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-crABUSKf821 ? - : ' GREEWsnOROl W. C.. TlSllRSDAYi :.1AY 20, 1015 ; . -bl 9&m. o!V r " 1 r ' " - -' " ' ' - - " - i NEWS IN BftiM 10CAL DKHS OF THE PATRIOTr FAR AND NBAR. . J jieall 111. Dr. W. P. Beall has .firpd to his home on Aahe- pr. bee efrect for several days by iil- BCS-oecia' Services. Special services beine held at the Moravian Turch. on East Lee street, . this j, lev. E. S. Crosland, of Win--Salem, is doing the preaching S'd good congregations are attend 3 ? services are held each evening t o'clock. Bay.Han-is. Mr. Archibald" S. r ot- jfobeson county, and Miss .Maude Harris, of Guilford, were married yesterday af noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Kirk-' man. 011 Reiver street. Revr R. D. berrill, ot Centenary Methodist church, performed the ceremony. ' On a Vacation. Rev. and Mrs. R. P Walker left Monday night on an extended trip to the Pacific coast. They will visit Mrs. Walker's parents ot Lamanda Park, CaL, and the'San' Francisco exposition. The Asheborp Street Baptist church, of which Mr. Walker is pastor, granted-him a,Ta Mrinn of two months. - -''-" . Ka - - ' Rev. Dr. Smith Here. -Rev. Drr.E; W. Smith, of NashviHe, Teim.jCke'n eral missionary secreMLrJ-.- 'Of . :,the Southern Presbyterian, church, was in the city this week on a vlsttto hs mother and other 'relatives); TPr. Smith is always a welcome visitor in Greensboro, where he spent so many useful years of his life.' Xdniits Authorship. Dr. C. W. Banner, who owns the six-story of fice building immediately north of the county court house property, has admitted the authorship of the anonvmous circular that was sent broadcast over the county in an, ef fort to prejudice the people against the court house bond issue. Mr. Justice Here. Mr. E. J. Jus tice, who is representing the govern mem in important oil land litigation. in California, arrived Monday night on a combined business and pleas ure trip. He went to Washington last niht for a conference with the attorney general of the United States and will return to Greensboro to morrow for a week's visit. Mrs. Jus tice remained in California. The I,ast Day. Saturday will be the last day on which voters can reg ister for the $250,000 court house bond election to be held June 1. As r.as been explained many times be fore, the law requires an entire new registration for this election, but in spite of all the publicity that has been given the matter, it's a safe bet that quite a few voters who desire to participate in the election will fail to qualify themselves. Mr. Andrew May Resign. A re port from Xewton says that Rev. J. b Andrew, president of Catawba (olle?e. has notified the trustees of tne institution of his intended resig nation of the presidency. Mr. An rirew is a native of Guilford county ad l as many relatives and friends among the readers of The Patriot, a'l of whom will be interested in the report. it is undersood that pres Sjre is being brought to bear upon r- Andrew in an effort to have him consider his decision to resign the Presidency of Catawba College. New School Location The Jamea t0 n high school is to be moved from tae old location to what is known as the Potter place, which is situated atout half way between the village and Deep river. The new location comprises about 30 acres of land and 111 provide an abundance of room fr the farm life school, the campus, tc Work on the school building a3 dormitories will be rushed so as to have them completed by the open jn of the fall term. The new build and equipment will represent an investment of about $25,000. W 1 dinner' Meeting. The -decora-jr.s for the big meeting of Shiners ler next week are going up rapidly, and rho business part of the city will a'" a most festive appearance in, a 'r two. The Shriners will ar 1 1 r , f i e next Tuesday and Wednes xi mbers of Oasis Temple, of ' arir,r,(. wiU be quartered at the rl hotel, and those of Khedive Tt n.,; of Norfolk, will have quar d! the MeArlnn hntpl Tt in pa- 1 tiiat there will be between l.OO'i rl 1.200 Shriners from North ( ar 'na and Virginia .'hfire for itie -"s ine local Shriners are mat; extensive preDarations for the nainment of the visitors. Walking to Reunion. An ;interi. etingyisUor in Greensboro Tuesday- .VasMr. George W. Sheram, a Con federate -veteran bf Georgia, ; who ja talking-, to Richmond, r Va., to. attend the! reunion. Although bowed beneath- tne freight 076 years, the old veteran appeared to be hale and liearty.' . He stated that lie was mak ing the trip to Richmond on foot "just for the fun of -the thing" arid expected to reach- Richmond Several days in advance of the reunion. He wiH have walked a distance ofxabout 700 miles from his home when he reaches the former -capital of the Confederacy. Whiskey and Potatoes. The lat est scheme evolved by the blind tigr ers and the Virginia liquor houses in an effort, to evade the anti-jug law is to ship whiskey in barrels labeled! and billed as potatoes. Three of these barrels were seized-by the pdlice offi cers at the express of fii-e yesterday and when opened 'were found to be well filled -with whiskey, each barrel containing a layer of potatoes at the top. fhe barrels were shipped to two negro women and a foreigner with an unpronouncable name. The foreigner; who is: an Abyssinian; was placed under arrest, but the negro women have not been located. . ; i. Returns to BaseballsMr. z Charles SJsson,. wju? was; a 'tqenjfcer ; the Greensporb Daeball Nteain in - the pennants winning - days; lias been made manager of the Charlotte team, which has been playing in mighty hard luck since the opening of the season. At the close of the last sea aoji.Mr. Sisson purchased his; release from Elmira, N. Y., and returned to Greensboro to engage in business with his father-in-law, Mr. G.1S Ser geant. The call of the diamond! was 8trorig, however, and. he capitulated tbthe overtures of the CharlQtte club ownefs. The Charlotte -teajn' has, won only four of the 21r games' played this-' season, and Sisson has a job on his hands In pulling the aggfegation out of the league cellar. MAY EMPIX)Y PHYSICIAN FOR HEALTH OFFICER The commissioners are giving ser ious consideration to a proposed re organization of the city health de partment and the employment of a capable physician as health officer, working out the plan something after the order, of hat employed, by the county board of health. At their meeting Tuesday afternoon the commissioners heard with inter est and apparent favor suggestions made by Dr. J. T. J. Battle that a physician be employed to. devote his full time to thepublic health of the. municipality. Dr. Battle stated that he believed a . man with an automo bile cou-kT Inspect the irie&t for the city market,- test : the milk, inspect the dairies, jconduct the mosquito campaign, examine the" school chil dren, vaccinate them and", perform the other dnfies-of the city health of ficer. ' There was some difference of opinion as to whether these things could all be. done by one person, but Dr. Battle thought they could, .and he stated that such an 6fficer as he suggested should not cost the city much more than is now being paid for part of the service. Mayor Murphy expressed' the opin ion that a health officer should be m f secured to give his full time to' the work. The 'other commissioners did not appear averse to the idea, and it is probable that the new plan will be adopted and put Into execution soon. Dr. 'Battle said that the recent rains and other circumstances have Intensified the difficulties in the anti mosquito campaign, and he feels that this year the problem of keeping down the, pest is to .be harder of solution than it was last year. Dull Days in Superior Court. Civil terms of Superior court are usually dull and uninteresting, and the term now in progress here is no exception to the rule. No cases of. importance or interest have . been tried. The jury gave J. M. Simpson a vorHirt for SI. 800 in a suit he brought against the Southern Rail way for $3,000 for -personal injuries. In a suit brought by the Fitzgerald Manufacturing Company against the Holt, Gant and Holt Manufacturing Coinpany the, jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $411.31 .ana allowed the defendants $225 on a counter daimfV - ;: 'Vvv? ;.y. . ' V Amos Powell wa jven a verdict fpr $14.25 in 'a suit against R. E. otei. Steele. BOND UEETIHG 111 HIGH POIHT LEADING CITIZENS OF THAT CITY HEARTILY FAVOR 7 "! THE PROPOSITION. Messrs. W. C. Boren, John N.-Wil son, it. K. King and Judge jn.. u. Eure were in High Point ..Monday night-tq attend a meeting of business men of that place for a discussion of the proposed $250,000 Court house bond issue. The meeting was held in the rooms of the Manufacturers' Club and was very satisfactory to the advocates of the bond issue. V. Mr. John N. Wilson, who in his capacity ofcpunty attorney and legal adviser to th'e boaTd of commission ers, is thoroughly familiar with all the details that have been worked out in connection with, the proposed bond issue, briefly related the move ment for a new court house, giving in some detail the history of the le gal fight over the site-of the building. He declared that there -was an over whelming sentiment for a new court house and produced argument to shbw that to erect a building- for court purposes alone would require an outlay of $t50,000, and that the interest on this would have to be paid annually- by the tax-payers, while by erecting an office and court building together, costing $260,000, the revenue from offices would be sufficient to care for the interest, thereby giving the county a credit able court house at no interest cost. Mr. Wilson gave figures showing that High Point and community had fared well at the hands of the county commissioners, despite contrary re ports by the opponents of the bond issue. According to figures quoted by him, during the year the commis sioners will have spent $52,000 upon the roads of High Point township, all of which was expected to be com pleted by he fall. This included two miles of asphalt road to be construct ed wherever High Point desired at a cost of $10,000 per mile. Mr. R. R. King warmly advocated the bond issue as a wise and safe business proposition; He showed how the interest on the $250,000 of bonds, which are to draw 5 per cent, can be cared for by rentals from the tenants of the building. Mr. W. C. Boren, chairman of the board of commissioners, clearly de fined the position of himself and the other commissioners and explained wny ne Denevea tne erection or a combined court house and commer cial building would be of advantage to the tax-payers of the county. Judge Eure also spoke briefly, ad ding his endorsement to the bond is sue. Several of the High Point business men present expressed themselves as heartily in favor of the bond issue, among them being Messrs. J. Ed. Kirkman, J. J. Farriss J. M. Hedge cock, Homer 'Wheeler and County Commissioner Jones. Messrs. Fred N. and A. E. Tate, W. P. Ragan and Oapt. A. M. Rankin stated that they had not reached the point where they were prepared to declare themselves, but nothing was said to indicate that they would fight the bond issue. The High Point Enterprise, in re porting the meeting, says the advo cates of the bond issue made clear cut arguments that won converts for their cause. Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds have been filed in the office of the register of deeds this .week re cording transfers of real -estate as follows: Calvin C. Clapp to J. M. Stewart,4 four acres of land in Morehead town ship, $300. Robert Morrison to D. L. Kivette.l a lot on the corner of Bragg and Spring streets, 60 by 141 feet, More head township, $1,350, R. W. Stone to Cora E. Inman, a lot on Lexington avenue, Morehead township, $250. . James Mundy to George Motley, a i lot on High street, Gilmer township, 45 by 165 feet, $10 and other con siderations. George Motley to James Mundy, a lot on High street, Gilmer town ship, $10 and other considerations. E. L. Ragan and R. R. Ragan to Jessie Burns,' a lot in High Point, $300. v Albert Griffin to Boss Inman, a I tract ot land in Friendship township, six acresv $700. x . " Mary J Wharton to Miss Nellie .Elliot, 'a: lot at : the intersection of Olive street and Bessemer avenue, 50 by 150 feet,' $10 and -other con siderations. . . - . DIOGESAIl COilYEllTIOH . HERB m u 1 'Irlldj 7. , ' ETiawtrsxu ,wiivwv oujiiiixxw 1N GREENSBORO. , The ninety-ninthhual conven- tion ot tne wortji .Carolina moceseoi the ' Protestant Episcopal church convened iufoly:Tririity church, on North Elm treejv Tyfesday morning at 10 o ciocjK witn - morning . prayer i and ine rou cau.vr'Ane opemng sex- mon of the.conyerftlon was preached a. i- a " wwjv wjr ikPT,,jpiouwB w. borne, oi ynanoue, na was ipnow- ed by the observance of the holycame to light when discovered by communion - Z , - ine -nrst business session was given over:- largely to the considera- tion of a-pension plan for, ministers and the widows and dependent chil- dren ot ministers. rne convention voted unanimously to adopt the plan, The movement for the adoption by the church of a pension plan was in-j augurated three years ago and rec- ommendedf by the General Conven- tion ot the Episcopal ch irch of thej United states wmcn appointed a joint commission to formulate plans for an adequate pension systems for the clergy and their dependents; rae,L system proposed was worked ont by J the bestactuanal expert of the cotin- try and it has placed itself under the supervision of the insurance depart-1 ment ot the state of New York, to j be regularly checked up by experts, The maximum pension allowed is $2j0ff;,whlle the minimum is $600. The age of retirement is fixed at 68. The system also provides pensions'! m ease or disability and pensions for widows arid orphans of deceased clergymen. Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire de- livered his annual address to the con- yen tion Tuesday night and was heard with interest by a congregation that filled Holy Trinity church: He gave a very-encouraging jeport bf the work of the diocese during the pastl year, and told of plans that are being worked out for the extension of all departments of church work. i !V 8terday reports' were; made oti the work of St. Mary's School, at Raleigh, and the Thompson Orphan- age, at Charlotte, both of which are under the control of the church. The condition of both institutions was reported as very satisfactory. The service last night was given over to the cause of missions and several stirring addresses were made by both ministers and laymen. The convention will come to close this afternoon. Our Navy as Good as Any. We are not contemplating war but as a reasonable degree of prepa ration is generally regarded as de sirable, it is reassuring to learn from Admiral Dewey, who may be sup posed to know something about it, that our navy is as good as any navy in the world, in ships, guns and offi cers, and better in men. He would like to have the navy larger, but sees no other respect in which it could be improved Its efficiency, he says, has been improving in the last 15 years. This ought to silence 4 the Gardners of every sort who are in a state of panic over our defenseless- ness. we snail, go on ouiiaing a moderate number or pawesnips, out ' i. .. .... . . . the value of the battleship is still a matter of dispute, and the result or the war's teachings may be that we shall discontinue the big ships and build only submarines. Long Trip to Soothe Ms. Atlantic Citv. May- 18. For no other reason than to . convince his mother that h had not hecn iniured in an automobile mishap in which he figured recently. Gilbert Collins, son df Mr. and Mrs. N. Collins, owners of the Hotel Gladstone, in Chelsea, crossed the continent Irom the state w,v,4o. ka voafar - day. The chauffeur of an automo - bile in which Collins was riding was stricken with enilensv. a collision oc- Prrp1 .n ho woo nibH Wlien the news was imparted to Mrs. Collins she became . obsessed with the idea that her son was also badly hurt, and to allay her fears he made the trip from the Pacific coast Melons in plenty.. If the season continues favorable, there should be no scarcity of mel- ons In North Carolina this year. The v. -l. ti Honart. ent of ae-rwiitur estimates thatiPueblo, on the railway within reach there are 6,100 acre in watermeloris arid 21250 acres in cantaloupes in Ip statA this vaar - v SOME I)ENY EXISTENCE OF GTJTIiFORD'S DOG TAX LAW. The Patriot, has been informed by oort is beine circulated in certain sections or tne county aenying tne- existence of any law to tax dogs in Guilford. Just why any one should wisn to circulate a false, report of this nature is not apparent, since tne law is a fact that, speaks foritj seif As .published in -The Patriot , of May 3-, the law was passed by the legislature or iyi.3, but. in some manner was overlooked and only Clerk of the Court Oant. Anv r,er son Df an inquisitive turn of mind WhQ desires to read the law may do hs0 by turning to chapter 646 of theJ public local acts of the general as Sp.mhlr of 1913. The acf snfiHfies that an annual tax of $1 on every male and $2 on eyery. temale dog shall be paid." Inalmuch as this is the month in which property is listed for taxation, it would be a safe plan for every owner of canines to either count or kill his dogs before calling on the list-taker if there are any doubting Thorn- ases in the county who-refuse to be Heve in the existence or effective- ness of the dog law, they will have all doubts removed when the solici tor and the grand jury get through with them, for it is a misdemeanor to- fail to list Spot, or Ring, or Rover for taxation: PROTEST BY BAPTISTS AGAINST - PAPAL DELEGATE. Opposition to the endorsement of the National Anti-Saloon League be cause of centralization of power in the league made by recent constitu- tional changes developed when the report of the temperance and social service committee was submitted at the last day of the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston, Tex., Mon day. The work 6f the league was finally unanimously endorsed, Jio- ever, after the opinion bf the con vention had been expressed, recom mending to the league a change in the constitution so as to get away from the centralization of power ob jected to Protest against the presence at Washington of a papal delegate from the Vatican was made in a resolution passed by the convention. The reso- lution also condemned a bill now be fore Congress seeking to bar from the United States mails literature re flecting on the belief or practice, of any religious body. The establishment of a Southern Baptist educational commission to be composed of members from the dif ferent states embraced in the South ern Baptist Convention was made. A resolution authorizing the home board to establish a mountain school in Oklahoma was passed after con siderable discussion. The school will be for whites and Indians. The convention adjourned to meet in Asheville May 17, 1916. Hubby's Snakes Won Divorce For Wife, Testimonv that a box containing fe t t sauirming. twisting, . lirt was nlaoed in the- 1 " - o ; r sUtin roonf of the home or Mra. Grace Ge0rge, of Indianapolis, by a sister Qf her husband, Pern George, I - ani, tn bft ih nhW,eo. obtained a divorce for her in Superior court. Mrs. George alleged her husband was guilty or cruel treatment. Mrs. George, in her testimony, did mention me snanes, imi uer I i A A t 1 . 1l : t-. mother did not hesitate to tell about them. Her SOn-nl-l&WrShe said, tOId her that his sister had arrived at his house to spend the winter, accom- panied by her pet snakes. There wre about forty of the reptiles. . Juoge uiuiora saia mat Bnae I .a i , . i - i M I v t mm m x 1 x A Lmieat. constitute an eiemeiii ul 1 cruelty if kept about the house, and the thought that with the other tes- timony to the effect that George pad strucK nis wire ana naa a naoit ui breaking the dishes, constituted suf ficlent grounds for a divorce Americans Reported Safe. Immediate fears for the safety of 65 or more Americah settlers in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, where Yaqui Indians are on the warpath have I been relieved bv advices to the state and riavy departments at Wash- j ington. The Americans, the reports I said, had concentrated at Yaaui of the coast, but for the present the ere waiting antf hotter for rcstor. tion oi oraer. . DEIMmiPlftHirSiREPIil IS, EXPECTED TO BE CONCILIA TORY IN TONE AND MAKE f : ' concessions. : v- r V AdTices from Washington stata that two important factors' are wbrk-f ing. to delay for another week" Ger-! many's reply to ' President tWilson's( ' note on the Lusitania disaster. Theyf are: ' - ' '' ' ; '. First, the next few days . are ex, pected to show whether Germany will be confronted with a new mill-; tary situation by the entrance .ot Italy, into the ,war. ' ' " , Second, interested diplomatists here, believe the interim of delay; will reveal whether the United" Spates of its own. initiative will send v a general protest to the allies against-' alleged violations pf International law by interfering with commerce between American ports and neutral) European countries. ( Officials here gejuerally think the) Austro-Italiari situation may absorb i the attention of the German govern n)ent and delay 'final composition 'of the reply. It is realized that should Italy become a belligerent, Germany & would lose all hope of obtaining foodstuffs or. other supplies through ? tKe Mediterranean, and, if Roumanla followed Italy's lead, as predicted, the wheat supply- irom southeastern Europe would be cut off. 'in'such circumstances, .it was . explained ; in diplomatic quarters,' German would find the submarine even more inval-1 uable x.as a weapon for reducing ( enemy .supplies and commerce. ' The idea " that the United States i will send a note to the allies seek- 't irig modification of the J order-in- .. council has its origin in quarters where the convection:, is held " . that ; sue,h a move ' would demonstrate to Germany that the United States in tends to be equally vigorous, in in- ; sis tin r on the observance of neutral rights by! Great Britain and her al- : lies, making unnecessary an offer by Germany to return to the maritime ) rujes of -international law if thecal-' lies do likewise. , . . ' Although without definite' Infor-. ma tion, there is a disposition in well informed quarters to believe the president will witbThold any repre- . sentations to England until Ger many's reply is .received, because of - a desire to obtain a frank under standing with Germany without com plicating the situation as existing be-, tween the United States and the al lies. ' . it is; known that tot several weeks - there 'have been under preparation two notes eventually to be sent to Gi-eat Britain, one dealing with the general subject of contraband and w. the other embracing, general re'prer sentations on detentions of vessels plying between -neutral ports carry- . ing non-contraband American goods. , In diplomatic ..aj;ten.'frie'oUy io Germany it fa confidently believed that the German reply to the United States' will be conciliatory and make broad concessions in principle, if it is certain that strong efforts will be made to induce the allies to aban don their V commercial embargo. There is.little fear-now that any pas senger ships, will be torpedoed while the diplomatic discussions are in progress, for.it was pointed out that since the suggestions of the Austrian and German embassies ip . Washing ton that the submarine program be. suspended had reached. Vienna and Berliu there had been no such at tacks, although many opportunities apparently -had presented- them selves. . ; In the general ejaculation in offi cial and diplomatic circles as to the f possible severance of diplomatic re lations between the United , States and Germany, Brazil and,; Argentina are most frequently mentioned as the nations likely to take over the diplomatic Interests of the' United States in Germany and Austria, as well as those of countries whose,, af fairs now are caredfor by'the Amer ican embassies and consulates. England Will Retaliate.' Lord Kitchener announced In the house of lords this week that "since Germans' persist in the use of asphy xiating bombs, the allies must pro tect their troops by employing simi lar methods." The English war lord did not go; ' into details regarding 7 the. "similar hietfiods the tllies Intend to adopt He- spoke briefly of the allies Vpros pects in the summer campaign " near future; we wilt H ln.;sitisfac tort position regarding; tne supply oi , v. ' " - v. : 'ij . ,r.i--.--.4 v. - .J- -i