North Carolina Newspapers

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Tne city commis- ..fni-dov aftornnnn tuuuiaiI sioners jwiuoj - .rdinances for the paving of Tate ,.treet and West Lee street from the end of the present paving tooutnj Elm street. The work will he done iv the city and concrete is the ma- trial that will be employed. X. V. Carter Dead. Mr. T-t W. A 3 A l-i Carter died yesieruay at uuuu at ui home in mis cn.j', iuhuyiu6 illness. He was 58 years old and ia irmed by his widow md l7csu-5 dren. The funeral and interment take place this afternoon at Pleasant- Tille church, Rockingham county;; - Examine Officers. An examina- JOn 01 OIIICCIS ui luc iiuuu uwyuuo Coast Artillery will be held in this city November 8, according to an or- cer just issueu iruui me umuc ui mc adjutant general of the North , Caro- ina National Guard. The examina- ion will be conducted by experts from the United States war depart ment. Approaching Marriage. -Mr. and Us. John M. Dick, wha moved from ' ' iMMl iWn ii " i ' i Greensboro to San " AntoniOi-r-Tex about two years ago, have announced he approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Lucy Marshall Dick, and Dr. William Forrest Bell, of Asheville. The ceremony will take place at the home of the bride's pa tents September 2 9. Opens Office. Dr. M. Harrison, optometrist, who has been with the SchiSman Jewelry Company for sev eral years, has opened an office on he second floor of the Greensboro National Bank building. He is pre pared to test eyes and fit glasses hen needed and guarantees his ork. His card will be found else where in The Patriot. Xesro Hospital. The negro physi cians of Guilford county have inaug urated a campaign for funds for the establishment in this city of a hospi tal for colored people. They believe such an institution would be a bless ing to the race and are endeavoring to enlist the sympathetic co-operation of the leading colored people of the county in the movement. More Convicts. Monday's Patriot announced that six convicts had been sent to Guilford from Caldwell coun ty to work on the roads of this coun- Six other prisoners have been received from Yadkin and Davie counties. These minifies do not Maintain a P.nnvint fnro and nro find to Mre their prisoners to Guilford l the rate of 25 cents a day. Gilford's Onfininjy- aiiHfnrd f.nl- le opened for the fall term vftster- day -.vitVi v. i i. i uic migesL uuiuuer oi tu Gents ever reeiatorpd fnr thk nnAnin? ay. The !n Memorial hall at 10 o'clock, and "j addition to the students and fac JKy. were attended by a number of ne fiends of the college. Address J ere made by Dr. Thomas Newlin, new president of the college; Dr. L- Hobbs. president emeritus, and r J Elwood Cox, chairman of the rd of trustees. Mr. Booth's Job. There is at least aan in Guilford county who did arm reCeiVe With a shout of J'0 the J-ouncement that the state tax mission had made an increase of v yer cent ir. , . . x . ent of m me reai estate asse3- A. I Bool me COlintv TTa ia -Mr- XXftlMa l- clerk to the county auditor. . 4US un me tax books. file : nni: "nishpH i - . . J.': J00 fni. 4-1, - mic Heaviest part oi lire UllS VDOK t,1 M lif!r , ""cu news ui mo -ased now if ; "his , 11 13 necessary to go over all a.i -coouifnr whs remivnn. an and make the authorized fiecp valuation of every where she had been receiving treat ment fS 'seVeral Greeks. She was 45 ears plA and. is r survived by her father, thtee KtArk -.v wvruj OtO vai 1 IQU W T 1113- ton-Salem yesterday afternoon- and the funeral and intermeat will take place there today. Ifgles Jiyjiloftty'a auction sale of mules held here Monday wasfDle was the decision of the board to attended by a number of bidders. The mules brought an average price of $.6 1.6 0, which, in view of the cir cumstances, is not considered a bad deal for the county. The mules had been used- tin oad work, some , of them having- been purchased when the permanent improvement of Guil fords roads was begun. Buffalo Revival. The revival meeting - at Buffalo Presbyterian church is now in progress and will continue until Sunday night. Rev. A. W. Crawford, of this city, is doing the preaching and is presenting the plain, simple gospel in a soul-stirring manner. The congregations are in creasing daily. Services are held at 10.45 A. M. and 7.45 P. M. and a cordial invitation is extended to ihe public to attend. - More Insurance. The authorities of,, the State Normal and Industrial College have decided to take out ad ditional fire insurance to the amount of $160,000 on the property of the college, thus increasing the insur ance carried to about $360,000. The property is valued at about $725,000. The insurance will be placed by the state insurance commissioner, who looks after all the insurance carried by the state on its property. Better Babies Contest. The better babies contest, which was a feature of the Central Carolina fair in 1913 and 1914, will be repeated at the fair this year. .Dr. W. M. Jones, the county physician, is director of this department, and he and Dr. J. T. J. Battle will examine the babies that may be entered for the contest. Ex aminations will be made daily during th fair, the hours, bieng .frofhv.10. hntlfP-F OHilock In; tho f6renoonv Prizes will be awarded as usual. Witness Skipped. The Municipal court Tuesday very reluctantly enter ed a nol pros in indictments charging ten nogroes with retailing liquor, this action being necessary on account of the failure of the prosecuting wit ness to appear. The prosecuting wit ness is a young white man who had been employed by the city as a detec tive, and he appeared to have a bona fide case against all the defendants. It is presumed that the detective was either bought off or frightened away from the city. More Room Needed. Already it is apparent that the city schools, when they open Monday, will need COsderableadditional rpom to care foerxhe increased attendance. Su perintendent -Mann announces that the Lindsay street and the Asheboro street buildings will need at least four additional rooms and the other buildings will also be crowded. In order to accommodate all the chil dren, it may be necessary to teach classes in relays, having a portion of the pupils attend in the forenoon and others in the afternoon. Mr. Combs Resigns. Mr. W. M. Combs has resigned his position as manager of the savings department of the Greensboro Loan and Trust Company and will sever his connec tion with that Institution at the end of the present month. Mr. Combs has been connected with the Greensboro Loan and Trust Company for 11 years and for the past seven years has been manager of the savings de partment. He is a very capable young business man and enjoys the confi dence and esteem of the public. He has made no announcement of his plans for the future. Jones-Renn Wedding. Mr. James A. Jones, of Charlotte, and Miss Em ma Lockhart Renn, a popular young woman of this city, were married in Centenary Methodist church last evening at 6 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. D. Sher- rill, pastor of the church, and was at tended by a large number of relatives and friends of the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Jones left soon after their mar riage on an extended trip to the West. They wijl Visit " Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, rSan Francisco and btheit' points of interests Mr Jones is a leading citizen and business man of Charlotte. His brfde is a daughter of the late Rev. Dr. J. J. Renn, a well known Methodist minister, And for several; years has been a teacher in the Greensboro public schools. PROTEST 10 PER CEHT RAISE COUNTY COMZVnSSIONERS WILL ASK TAX COMMISSION TO RESCIND ORDER. Of the business transacted by the county commissioners at the Sep tember meeting, held Monday and Tuesday, perhaps the action of in terest to the greatest nuirber of peo- enter a vigorous protest against the order of the state tax commission in adding 10 per cent to the assessed value of real estate in Guilford coun ty. The commissioners are unani mous in the opinion that the assess ment should not be raised, and steps will be taken at once in an effort to have the state tax commission re scind the order. The total assessed valuo of real es tate in "the county this year, as re ported to the state tax commission by the county commissioners, is $15, 301,781, and if the order for the 10 per cent increase stands, the assess ment will be $16,831,959.10. This would make the assessed value of all property in the county considerably in excess of $33,000,000.. Other Matters. A number of people residing in Glenwood, southwest of the city, filed a petition with the board asking that the Telfair sanitarium be estopped from emptying its sewage in Mile Run creek, a quarter of a mile in the rear of the institution. The petition ers claimed that the method of dis posing of the sewage caused foul odors in the community and is re sponsible for the breeding of many mosquitoes. A report of Dr. W. M. Jones, the county health officer, did not bear out this contention, how ever. Dr. Jones stated that he ,had made a careful examination of the situation and was convinced that the evil odors and mosquitoes complain ed of were due to the presence of hog pens and Open closets in the neighr borhood. He found no fault with the sanitarium's sewerage system. On this showine the commissioners took tioiMeswMtn4Hinfiwin4a. trom emptying its sewage into Mile Run. The board decided to have the road leading - from High Point to Archdale put in first-class condition, the work to be begun at once. The work will be done by the convicts at present employed on the Mechanics- ville road. The board voted to add 16 feet to the width of the Greensboro and High Point road for a distance of two miles leading out of High Point. The work of repairing this road, which was begun several weeks ago, is progressing satisfactorily. An order was made to have the Kimesville road repaired from the end of Asheboro i street to the inter section o the Tabernacle road. The commissioners made an appro priation of $25 a month for the next year to assist in paying the salary and expenses of Miss Grace Schaef- fer, the home demonstration agent of the couuty. An appropriation of $25 a month was made to the District. Nurse and Relief Association to be used in the treatment of tubercular patients in the county. The following jurors were drawn for the two-weeks' civil term of Su perior court to be held in October: John W. Summers, Charles W. Sum iners, J. E. Foust, J. G. May, J. T, Shoffner, R. F. Amick, Alfred Ap ple, J. R. Faucette, R. B. Andrew, C. D. Cobb, Z. M. Shoffner, J. Henry May, J. L. Tate, W. O. Doggett, W. L. Martin, C. C. Slack, J. A. Ham- ner, E. B. Tatum, V. E. Barker, J. Rush Hodgin, J. S. McMasters, E. R. Tucker, W. M. Moore, B. J. Walker, J. E. Stack, R. B. Boren, H. V. Simp son, D. W. Starbuck, C. W. Lee, C. D, Sellars, Will W. Wolfe, N. F. An thony, W. B. Belton, A. H. Williams, J. H. Frazier, B. F. Copeland, Wright James, A. L. Jones, T. M. Westmore land', D. L. Donnell, James Smith, O. L. Tucker, V. D. Sale, A. J. Barland, M. H. Wheeler, J. W. Montgomery, E. F. White and L. E. York. Arbor Day October 5. Governor Craig has issued a proc lamation oalling on the people of the state to observe as generally and ex- tensively as possible Arbor day, fori which the state department of edu cation and other organizations, along with the womens' clubs, are prepar ing programs especially adapted to the different types of school district and neighborhoods. The date ia Q3- tober 5. IS CAIEI RADICAL. AlbanjiriN. Y.. Sent: 7The state constitutional convention is com- nlete. Tnarsday nieht the basic law- makers cfil meet to approve the completed .document. The coarention's output is believed to be practically complete. The new constitution to be" submitted to the November electorate is; sigend .with. I the general label of "radical, but constructive." It purports to make I for "moe systematic, scientific and economial government," and is char- acterize&ias a non-partisan organ. It changes jhe old basic law throughout the whole length, committing six new own against the Austrans and Ger articles and about thirty new pro- mans, whose advance at most points posals tof-the voters. It reduces the has been stopped- In places the 150 state.departments to lets than a score. :.i . Many ibig and sweeping features stand out in. the proposed constitu- tion. I; It proyhles for home rule for cities and counties. It eliminates the law's delays and simplifies practice. It plans the reorganization and im- provement of the state's militia. It provides for a nine-headed unsalaried conservation commission, charged with the: protection and development of the state's natural resources. It for more than a week, and to military constitutionalizes the existing public observers those two towns seem fair service commissions and protects the ly safe unless the invaders can bring barge canal and other state waters and properties. It permits the legis- lature to abolish sweat shops" and prohibit manufacturing in dwellings, It empoiwers the legislature to make sufferera from occupational diseases beneficiaries of the workmen's com- pensatipn law. It systematizes taxa- tion and generally prevents future exemptions. But perhaps the proposed consti- tutions biggest deDarture looks to- ward women's suffrage. Provision is made for. incorporating the legisla- tive amendment, eivine women the vote, into the organic laws in the event of its approval at the fall polls. stm another battle is being fought Important propositions, too, were. Ior the triangle of fortifications far turned; down by the convention. It ther SQuJn, of which Rovno and Dub- reiuseq pcrpu legislation." It refused to establish literacy test for new voters. It re fused to create proportional legisla tive representation. It refused to grant broader educational powers to the state. It refused to establish compulsory military service. The convention's adoption led Re- publican majority leader Wickersham to declare, "the proposed, amend- ments present the most striking pro- eran in state trnvprnmpnt ver nr- sented to the people of any state." Work of Superior Court. The September civil term of Su perior court convened Monday after noon, with Judge M. H. Justice on the bench. The first jury case taken up was a suit brought by R. C. Prince against Dr. A. H. Johnson, a dentist of this citv. The Plaintiff asked fnr $5,000 damages for injuries alleged .vr usou OU9M1UCU lli IUC CAll Cks tion of a tooth by the dentist several years ago. The trial came to an end Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, when the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Yesterday morning the case of I. E. Jones against the city of High Point was taken up and the hearing of evidence consumed the entire day. The plaintiff is askinsr for damages in the sum of $5,000 because of cer- tain sewage disposal in a stream that flows through his farm. The case was heard last spring and he was awarded $1,300 damages. The presiding judge set the verdict aside, however, on the grounds that such a sum was excessive. Says War Mav Last 15 Tears. Dr. Ralph L. Thompson, of the factiitv of st t.4 irnivnrauv s Louis. Mo., who returned Sunday from France,,where he was a physi- cian in a British hospital, predicts that the European war will last from five to 15 years. Dr. Thompson said the deadlock in the western theater seemed unbreak- toproniwt..ne3feafter ksWhat imwW4imim;w uwauBr able and that the permanent nature "Enemy aeroplanes have been at of the British hospitals and of other' tempting numerous sudden raids on British preparation testified to their ur territory, but everywhere they HHef that th 0rrin win h innr The British have just finished build ing a $130,000 steam laundry back of the battle line, he said. Mr. J. M. Cunningham, chief dep uty in the office of the collector of in ternal revenue at Statesville, has re- returned to , his work after a short vacation vit.to flativea and frieads f J here. EIIPEROR TAKES COIWAHD RUSSIAN RULER GOES TO THE FRONT ST 1KB IN O EVENTS ARE EXPECTED. The action of ;Emperor Nicholas in placing himself at the head of nis army and the visit of the French commander-in-chief, Gen. Joffre, to the Italian frontier are believed to toresnaaow stirring events in Dotn the east and west, in which the armies of all the allies will co-oper- ae is declared the Russians al- ready are beginning to hold their Russians are on the offensive. taga remains tne aanger poiui, oui the fact that the Russians continue to occupy the town after the Germans have -advanced to the Dvina leads military writers to believe the Rus- sians feel reasonably sure of tneir ability to defend tne river ana in time to push westward and relieve the pressure on their forces on the shores of the Gulf of Riga, West of Dvinsk and Vilna the Rus- sian offensive has held the Germans UP strong reinforcements. East and southeast of Grodno the Russians na taken up new positions across the river St. Chara and its trioutaries and are protecting the railways run- ning eastward and northward to the Russian interior. Further southeast, among the for- ests and swamps on the northeastern edge of the Pripet marshes, a great battle is in progress between the army of Prince Leopold and. the Riis- sian center. Amid the marshes Von Mackensen is working hard for a de- cisive result, He reports that he has taken two Russian positions. The Austrians ' and-'Russians are facing each other across the Sereth river in Galica, where the fighting is continuous. The stands the Russians are making suggest that their muni "ons supply is ample, a etrograa correspondent says the ammunition shortage has been corrected, and that while the production is slow it is in cessant and growing in activity and method. For the thirteenth successive day the allies have bombarded German positions in the west, only varying their artillery activity by occasional air raids, sapping and mining opera tions and bomb throwing. In this fighting the Germans also are taking Part and success rests first with one siae and tnen tne other. Along the northern frontier of Ser bia the Teutons are strengthening their positions on the Save and the I Danube. Dresumably preparatory to I ' - - - a new offensive Italians Gaining Ground. The following official communion tion has been issued from the Italian general headquarters: "Frequent and spirited reconnais- sances have resulted in encounters with enemy detachments which were obliged to yield and retire. Similar actions, but of greater importance. occurred September 4 in the Adige Valley, near Marco, and in the San Pellegrino Valley along the Avisio, at a place west of Costabella, where we destroyed some entrenchments of the enemy "n tne mezzo 5asm our troops attacked and put to flight enemy de- tacnments m amuusn on xne siope oi M . 1 A M 1 A 1 Monte Robon and Penetrating their refuge, capturea arms ami ammuni- tion "In tbe Goritnica Valley (upper Isonzo), one of our detachments drove the enemy from a wood whpre he nad been embarrassing our lines nis fire' and later occupied the I wooa' I nave oeen ooiigea to retire rapiaiy Prof. Ernest Brockmann, of Mays ville, Ga., is in the city on a visit to his brothers Messrs. J. L. and C. J. Brockmann. Mrs. J. Frank Gorrell and children have retrirned to their home at Lxixaf berton after yMttf4i& i city. BRINGS PROSPERITY 1 if ' - ' rT--i-tS. .vJ;.. l if 'Of 3 conscientious 4 scruples againstimak- ; , -c3r vy. vwaua9 t'lTrsnnrcn sent v . r asm no a ing war munitions with which the f areign ' nations may murder each other. Isaac W. Frank, president of j; he United States Engineering : and ; Fundrj' Company, stated here today . that his company nas turned down '-' orders for munitions totaling in value many millions Of dollars! Mr. Frank a&o stated that the policy of his com pany would continue the same and ? that no materials that could be ap plied to war munitions would be -manufactured. fin his statement Mr. Frank de- ? clared that he is against war and ; could not conscientiously manufac- ' ture munitions. He stated, however, 1 that,, while he holds such a view of ; the matter, he sees no reason why others who do not think as he does should not take advantage of :the ) business offered. He admitted that i is neither "immoral or illegal' to , manufacture munitions. Mr. Frank stated that his company hid suffered ,ao monetary loss be-): ciiuse of its refusal to accept war or ders. As a matter of fact, he said, te United States Engineering "and L undrx,Cmpany never, hadmore Dusmess-'on-iitswnooicr-thanat-the r present time. Much of this business v ifor export.? BTe also intiniated tnatl the position he had taken relative to i the manufacture of ?war Thflriftiona had probably redounded to the good ; of hircompairy W the tomr 4 of large orders given by buyers whose sym pathies coincided ' with hia Wilson Seeks No Indorsement of f Himself. PFeidet Wflson; through: "Secre-. -3 try Tumulty, has reiterated his re- fusal to take any political advantage of the .extraordinary international situation. Tumulty sent a : letter tot Sheriff Kinkead, of Hudson county, N. Y., '. declining an invitation to attend a meeting of the Hudson county Demo cratic, committee, scheduled fcrf Sep-v meeting's object, ns stated dn -Kin kead letter, -rwas ta endorse the president. It was my understanding when we .discussed this matter some weeks ago," said Tumulty's letter, "that the meeting you had in mind was merely a meeting of the Hudson county Democratic committee, for which you were anxious to procure the services of Senator Lewis, of Illi nois, as the speaker. "I had a talk with the president about this matter and he deeply ap preciates the generosity of the sug gestion, but New Jersey is his own state, the men who would act in this matter are his own personal friends, and he feels that it might seem as if he were taking advantage of the ex traordinary situation now existing to gain some personal advantage through such an expression of confi dence by them. "As I said In my. letter to State Chairman Grosscup a year ago, this would be inconsistent with his whole thought and spirit, and he shrinks from it as from something that would embarrass him, rather than help him." Love's Vigil Lost to Death. Reading, Pa., Sept. 6. Dr. Mich ael Austin fought for five days and nights with practically no sleep to save the life of his fiancee, Miss Ma rion Forman, of New York, and lost. The young woman died this morning in intense agony from bichloride poisoning. She was a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Max Luria, on Mineral Spring road, and last Monday com plained of severe headaches. A phy sician was summoned and prescribed some pills. Some time later Miss Forman went to the medicine chest and took several tablets, which she thought were her headache medicine, but proved to be bichloride. She was removed to the hospital and Dr. Austin scarcely left the bed side during the long struggle against the inevitable. 1 Form Association. Managers of a number of moving picture and vaude ville shows in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Car olina held, a meeting , here Tuesday and organized the' south ? Atlantic Theatrical Managers' . Association. Mr. 1a. Ql 'Schofield, of this city, was elected ; president and Mr. Sterling aad treasurer. 1 mmmmwmm I':'- f.. - '. "if Kin Si ..k '1'- t - t , ;?j..t ft fx MX v ft ' J t 1; . i ti- 1 " r l--4 1 1 1