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m -rr-v y v 11 v n n j v"v -rv -r tt a ta THE DATE ON THE LABEL IS THE DATE TOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. WATCH LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND DONT LET ' SUR SCRIPTION EXPIRE, ESTABLISHED 1S70. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH. $3.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME IX LUMBERTON, N.. OV MONDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1920. NUMBER 75 teyraHHUJ Iain 5 - . Of Injuries Aged Woman Died This Morning as Result of Injuries Received When Knocked Out of Buggy by an Auto Mr. Braddy Harrell Jailed But Probably Will Be Released This Af ternoon. CORONER'S JURY TNDS ACCIDENT NAVOIDABLE Mrs. Sarah M. Bass, aged about 60 years, died early this morning as a re- . suit of injuries received Friday morn ing when knocked out of a buggy by an automobile driven Mr. Braddy Har- re'l of St. Pauls township. The acci dent occurred on the Fayetteville road about 5 1-2 miles from Lumberton. A coroner's inquest was held over the remains today and the verdict of the jury was that "deceased came to h'-r death as a result of injuries re ceived when auto driven by Braddy Harrell struck a buggy in which she was' riding, the accident being un avoidable." . , Mr. Harrell was arrested last night an t placed in jail on two warrants, one charging that the defendant drove an automobile on the public highway when he appeared to be drunk and the other charging that the defendant drove an auto in a reckless and careless manner on the public highway, ran into and injured affi ant and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sa rah M. Bass, The warrant! were sworn out by W. E. McLendon, who was in the buggy and driving at the time of the accident. It is expected that Mr. Harrell will be , released un der bond this afternoon. The inquest was conducted by Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health officer, at the home of the deceased, near thfe scene of the accident The jury was composed of Messrs. C. M. Barker, J. H. Floyd, J. R. KinlaW, A, & fttf H- G. Webster and N. A. Russ. ' The auto struck the buggy as it was entering the Fayetteville road from the" Saddletree road. Mrs. Bass was thrown out of the buggy. She then walked back to her home, it ia said. Medals For Ex- Service Men Chairman of Local Red Cross Chap ter Has Received 250 State Medals to be Distributed to ex-Service Men of Robeson County. Mr. J. P. Russell, chairman of the Lumberton Red Cross chapter, hag received 250 State-medals to be distributed to Robesonians who serv. ed'in the army, navy or marinecorps during the world war. If this num ber is not sufficient to supply the demand, other medals will be fur. niBHCU. vccijr yCi0 Vi ai-mv naw it innrino onrns from ' this county is entitled to a medal and .ilf . ' .il.. ' -.a ,ii aA all that is necessary to get one is to present your discharge to Mr. Kus sei.ur - 1 an uZ'aUrS. "i of the bronze is inscribed: "Present- ed by the State of North Carolina;""-' "Z. for honorable service. ' the State is inscribed onf the f ront i and the words, "World War Service. The medal is suspended from a red. white and blue fob ribbon. 35,095 Bales Cotton Ginned 9,010 Fewer Bales Ginned in Robeson This Year to Nov. 1 Than Number Ginned to Same Date Last Year. There were 35.095 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned naw. Later Bethea, through Some jn Robeson county from the crop of body else asked if he would take him 1920 prior to November 1, as compared jto Columbia and see that he had good with 44,105 to the same date irom tne crop of 1919, according to the records f Mr. J. A. McLeod, special agent. Meeting Places for Community Ser vice. Alfordsville Monday night, Nov- 15. Philadelphus Tuesday, Nov. .16. Oakdale Wednesday, Nov. 17. . Floral College Thursday, Nov. 18. Centenary Friday, Nov. 19. Tabernacle Saturday, Nov. 20. Programme Dr. , Babcock's . Milk Test (two reels); Legend of the Wil low Plate; The Violet, Ray; Capt Jenks the Colbjer, (comedy) : Dreamy Dud Cartoons (comedy). M. N. FOLGER, Director Community Service, J. R. POOLE, . .... . Supt. Schools . Robeson County. Error In a Adv. ' ' ' An error in the copy caused the ad of the Capitol department store, Fay etteville, inserted in Thursday's pa per to read, "We aiin always to give the most desirable: merchandise at the cost prices The ad should have read, "We aim: always to give ..the most merchandise i , at the . lowest prices." The error was not made by The Robesonian,-but was in the copy furnished the paper. , ; Mr. Robert Monroe of the Lumber Bridge section1 isx a Lumberton visi tor today. Bethearetr30'lWrSgep8 Army Years In Pen Negro Charged With Killing Deputy Sheriff Kitchin Submits to Second 1 Degree Murder Evidence Indicated That Faatal Shot Might Hare Been Fired by Negro That Kitchin or Ro. ral Policeman Smith Killed. KITCHIN SAID HE GOT MAN WHO SHOT HIM Thirty years in the State prison at nara xaoor w89 , tne sentence imposed. upon John Henry Bethea, 'negro, chareed with shootinir and killing Deputy Sheriff J. A. Kitchin. byl1" Bolsheviki admit they lost 80,000 Judge J. Lloyd Horton. Bethea en- tered. a plea of second degree mur der, which was accepted by the State. The trial came up Friday afternoon and was completed about 7:30 Friday (evening. While no jury was impanel- ed in the case, the evidence was taken for hte records. A special venire of 100 men had been summond from which to select a jury. Rural Policeman W. W. Smith, who was with Deputy Kitchin on the night of July 2, last, when he was shot, was the first witness put on by the State. Mr. Smith testified that he and Depu ty Kitchin had started to search for a biockader on the night of the mur der."" When" hear the Seven Bridges they came upon a car stopped in the road. They stopped just before reaching the car for another, man to pass. After, the other man passed, Mr. Smith drove the car beside the one standing in the road. He then saw two women jump out of the car and run. This aroused his suspicion and Deputy Kitchin stepped out of the went around in front of the car where John Henrjr Bethea was standing, apd he (Pnilth) looked into1 the car He t AtiTifi rnor rnai . aMiidTnaviad Mth whiskey and called to: Deputy Kitchin, " wmhw vw t w BwwHva T i m , aqvising mm tna ttne car was loaded ."a peach of a weu," says: . care or our dependents. - This matter with liquor. At that time the firing! "Well No. 4 on the Larsen owned has been called to the attention of the between Kitchin and Bethea began, and operated by Senator McLeod (and county commissioners several times, He did not know who shot first. He 4other men) was shot Sunday and has .but they have taken no action, started around the car and met Ben not been put on the pump yet, but is in I JiVe visited the chain gang by com Belhea, John Henry's brother. Ben a good one. No. 3 made a flush of 250 mitjeef Wo found 27 prisoners one had something in his hand and he took barrels a day and Nos. 1 and 2 came white, 1 Indian and 25 negroes. They no chances, but fired at htm, the bul- let entering Ben's forehead. He fired one other shot at Bethea as he was fio in n0T,h, ir;t.hin fn,. in Rofhco 0A ,U V,- tiAY "S cin; uvuro uiiu " tu lie 1I1CU all the bullets from his pistol he call- ed to Smith for his gun. Mr. Smith ( asked him not to shoot any more, as t the two women were in the road l about Betheaa. Deputy Kitchin never j fell, but told him he was paralized when they went back to the car. He i then rushed Deputy Kitchin to Max- ton and sent him to a hospital at Ham- I ict. Sheriff R. E; MwjSa testified, , that Smith told hinif.thm'siory th next day after hte knijfcg.'and that the two women in the car told him that John Henry Bethea was the man in front of the car when the officers drove up. The women also told him , il i iL J .1 u t.li ! f. t tha nM t. w ,nnM r.:,, nv ' " I ' officer abcut their liquor. Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt, call- ed to the stand, presented Deputy Kiti hin's hat. The hat had two bul-1 iet holes in the brim, one in the front i l JfJl I side. No other witnesses were put ' V . . . The defense put on a number of t . -. T r. HIT : , uiUnn c c tBaf,ficA thnt h h , knfiwn Bethea for a number of years : and that up to the time of the killing (his character was good. J. H. Mea- j dows, an officer of the Bank of Little i Rock, S. C, said he had known Be-! car while it was stopped at the place thea for a long time and considered Ben stopped; that a puncture of a him "a very good negro." After the ! front tire caused them to stop near killing the negro sent word to him t the Seven Bridges; that John Henry that he had confidence in him and! was at the front of the car jacking wanted him to advise him what to do. it up when the officers came up. That He informed him that he would have ( she got out of the car when the of f i nolhing to do with the matter until cres came up so she would be on the he placed himself in the hands of the counsel if he surrendered to him. He 'sent the negro word that he would. Bethea came in and he carried him to Columbia in an-auto and-placed him,, in the county jail. While on the way to Columbia Bethea wanted to talk to him about the killing, but he advised the negro that all he wanted to know was, did he . kill Deputy Kitchin. The negro said he would swear he did not shoot Kitchin. J. D. Gibson, an attorney of Dil lon, said he knew Bethea as "a good negro." F. M- Huggins, of Lumber- ton testified that he had known Be thea and never heard anything against him.- T. L. Smith, an attorney, of Cheraw, S. C, testified that he had some dealings with Bethea and found him. "all right." fc. B. McLaurin of McColl, S. C, testified that he was at the hospital at Hamlet the night Deputy Kitchin went there. He helped carry him to the operating room. He asked the officer how it happened, that Deputy Kitchin. said he did not know, but he killed the man that rot him. W. B. McLaurin of Marlboro county, South Carolina, testified that Rural Policeman W. ,W. Smith told him he did not know who killed eBn Bethea, he- or Deputy Kitchin. ' Maggie Barnes, colored, testified that she was one of the two women in the car the night Deputy Kitchin was shot that she, her sister, Cain Manning, Ben Bethea and John Hen Wiped Out Army of Anti-Bolshevik Leader in South Russia is Wiped Out and a Number of His Generals Have Com- mitted Suicide. A Constantinople dispatch of the 14th states that the army of Gen eral Wrangel, the anti-Bolshevik com- mander, in South Russia, has been wiped out and a number of his gen- erale'have committed suicide. A mob m Sevastopol has pilUged the Ameri- - - .. - '"ays mat tne lighting at Ferekop 'and o.e not true bill. wa th most desperate character.! We visited the jail in a body and men killed. They claim to have taken ,wu pnBoners. iney owe ineir sue- cess largely to the use of poison gas. Saddletree Will Vote On Road Bonds $25,000 Bond Issue to Be Voted on December 3019 Townships Have l Voted Road Bonds. Saddletree township will vote on a $25,000 bond issue for building roads on December 30. Twenty Of the 25 townships in Robeson already have - ift. 1a v-j- hniMlnff.raailfl. Wi.h.rt h , township to vote down a v road bond ' issue. The election was ordered at i y of t county com , Ex-Senator Geo. "Struck Oil." B. McLeod Has Former Senator and Sheriff Geo. B. McLeodi of Lumberton has struck oil in navln nnnntiti in th. lT.n.o. nil I fields, where he has been ooeratine- for somtime. The Iola Kan Daily Register of Nov. 10, in a story tdlinreotomfesskm if the Legislature such a trAdAfni wMm, w iimaII ,Ma. v wvaBWAAVU. tivn 1 .avii rf vil n r 5, Lrsen lease," which it describes: as in around 200. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are pumping an average of" 50 barrels a day as yet. xt-t j :j ca . oha l an an 01 i .J . A Vil WtlCS III V( 1( 'jrCElCIUBjr and expects to do further developing, This is down nearly to Savonburg. The boys have faith in their ability to follow the rich pay. This oil is 34 gravity and commands a price of $2.50 at the field tanks." The DaDer referred to above riven about these wells a story nearly a column in length on the first page, first .edltfmn. Gasoline : Comes Down One-Cent nC)ragOn prices of gasoline will fce reduced one cent a gallon today in States in 'which the Standrd Oil Co, of New Persey and Louisiana operate, it was announced hi New York last night. Mr. If. K. Ivev of the Ravnham sec- tion was a Lumberton visitor Satur- day. Misses Elsie Thomnson. Marion Allen and Margaret Pone, students Meredith college, Raleigh, spent the week-end here visiting home- 1 folks. .. T? .. V, nil nlAti. fhot fhaiT loft horn., on the morninir of Julv 2: that Ben Bethea stopped at a house between Raeford and Fayetteville and the others went on to Fayetteville; that the whiskey was placed in the ground and could run if anything happened. She did not see Cain Man ning when the shooting took place and did not know where he was. Caswell Breeden, colored, testified that Ben Bethea had shot a man "in the fore shoulder." John Henry Bethea, the defendant, said he was 30 years old, that his ftome was near Little Rock and he owned around 100 acres of land where' he lived; that hte car he was driving on the night of hte killing belonged to him; that he was manned and has five children; that he was in the act of jacking up his car when he saw two men. One man came towards him and said "Don't run, or 111 shoot you." He asked, "What's the mat ter, white folks?" that as he turned a bullet struck his finger and he ran; that he had no gun and did not own a pistol. The defendant then told of his surrender to Mr. Meadows the last Saturday in July. He said that he spent a while at the home of a "peg legged" negro, near Maxton, after the shooting, leaving there about 2 o clock the following morning. When asked how he got to the negro s house, h said he did not know, as he was lost John Henry is a black, thick-lipped negro and wears a mustache, The solicitor was assisted in the prosecution by Messrs. G. B. Pater son of Maxton and T. I Johnson and J. Dixon McLean of Lumberton, while the defendant was represente dby the firm of Messrs. Mclntyre, Lawrence St Proctor of Lumberton. A large crowd witnessed the trial, but there was no disorder. Grand Jury Recommends New County Home Suggests Passing Proper Legislation to Provide Adequate Facilities for Care of County s Dependents Jury Makes Other Recommendations in It Report Thursday afternoon and made the fol- lowing report: We: have passed upoa 24 bills of indictment, returning 23 true bills found 13 prisoners one white, one In- dian and 11 negroes. We found three prisoners in jail who are serving terms tin th chain gang but are physically unable to work. We found the jail well kept and in sanitary condition. We recommend that the walls of the jail be painted. Mr. Prevatt, the jail er, seems to be giving good service. We visited the county home in a body, and found 10 inmates i whites, 2 Indians and four negroes. The in- mates said they were well fed and well, tared for. We found the build. svrna' 41 s a n onI in m soniranr AAMiliftAn In ooi opinion the hog pens are kspt too near the buildings and we recora-, mpnil thnk thv ha vnt .t tA I hundred varda from them.' , Wo believe that the superintendent, M,, powers, is gmng as good service 'J ' . nr. ?a . . th prches and walls needing re- pairs. Wneed a new county home, with .,.: . : 'arrangements for more comfort, with less -dinger of fire and less waste of fni&jlnd mm Tftvunmnl that onr vt 1 atuirand Reoresentatives in the Gen- eral lAisembly have enacted at thel"" ?n" m! l!!:"e iiidtiAn a -Mat hA v i wtwivi wmj rv Mwvaoa a v w provide adequate facilities for the all appear to be in good heaalth and getting plenty to eat We found I Icampscfean and in good condition,: "j- lTi..-. J i I 1 J 1 1" or to fc replaced by a new one. Some of the blankets are old and torn, and we recommend that new blankets be furnished. We found the hog-pen too near the camp and we recommend that they keep their hogs at least two hun dred yards from the camp. We visited the various county of fices in the court house in a body and found them in good condition. We found a leak in the office of the board of health, which has caused some of the plastering to fall. The Sheriffs office below is damaged by same leak. -We recommend that the bridges of the county under the supervision of cour.ty commissioners have necessary attention at once. We recommend that some steps be taken to make witnesses more prompt in their attendance at court, as much time is lost in this way. We wish to express our apprecia tion of consideration and courtesy of your honor and other officers. Respectfully submitted, J. H. WISHART, Foreman. U. IJ. C. MEET NEXT IN ST. LOUIS. North Carolina Won the Banner For Largest Number of New Members In Children's Chapters. St. Louis won over Birmingham for the 1921 meeting of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy Grand divi sion at the 27th annual convention in Asheville last week. Miss Katherine Van Bibber of Bal timore won the $100 prize for hte best peace essay offered by Mrs. John C. Brown. Several thousands of dol lars were raised on the floor of the convention on an appeal from Mrs. Norman Randolph of Virginia, chair man of the Confederate woman s re lief. One of the first subscribers was Mrs. Richard Lee, aged 91, of Phila delphia, who claims to be the oldest delegate.. .Another, subscriber, was Mrs. John Jones of New oYrk, who sty 8 she has attended every annual convention of the U. D. C. North Carolina won the banner for having the largest number of new members in the children s chapters last year, 150 having joined in this state. Music Recital at Parkton Nor. 19th. Corrwpondene of Th Roberta iar.. Parkton, Nov. 12. On the evening of the 19th at 7:30 o'clock, the music class of the Parkton graded school will give its fall recital in the audi torium. MISS ANNIE WILLIAMSON, Directoress. Six Children Trampled to Death. Six children between 2 nd 10 years old were trampled to death in a mov ing! picture show in New York Sun day, in the East Side Italian quarter, as a result of panic following a cry of fire caused by smoke from a paper elogged furnace flue. ; . . As the outcome of rivalry between XZZa : i"K i . . . . " ni Z i uuui-in, J ti u iT ,' Srii ' j, and lulled by Earl Powell, aged 17. Trawick To Pay Mr. Spell ,$2,500 Man Who Shot Red Springs Attorney following Anto Collision rays: Heavy Damages Dr. Locklear's i - . . T . . , Read Sentence Changed to Fine-! -License been issued for the Other Cases. marriage of Pat C. Carroll and Nannie Superior court for the trial of crim- C. Johnson ; Harold L. Townsend and inal cases closed Friday evening and""11 Monr0 iJudra J. Llovd Horton. who nrMiiW ,eft at 8:60 the same evening for his home at New Bern. A large number'; "i cases was aisposea 01 during tne term- The cse red er hte re- IP"" ne proceeamgs puousneu in , i Thursday s paper was prepared were: i . '"jy Chavis, crime against nature, found guilty. The jury found that . A Urge number of MiditrMt tra8 Chavis was insane and ordered that n va he be carried to the criminal insane 1 : i. -1 T i i. i. ""XJ!. , uihiiiic, vanning vuiitcoi- wfuiio, nut irvsBcu wili leave. Will Walters, bigamy; plead guilty; sentenced to 9 months on the roads. Will Mercer, trespass; plead guil ty; fined $100 and cost. Agnes Howell, fornication and adul tery; prayer for judgment continued until the July 1921 term. Broadas Hayes, violating automo- ."'; plead guilty; judgment sus SW. , Bobbie Johnson, resisting officer. Jlead guilty; prayer for judgment I . tttY :V ' "LJl'!A,.i that he pay the prosecutirisr witness. Annie rvans, souu. Rich Wall, abuse of female child un- II -1J. k Z, Z X XV ,en" .tenced to 3 years on the roads. tinued 1 until th J.n. meDl C0??Uluea .nnU tto. nrjr TT S a. I . j x V" ...f1! IV"? the defend- 55 d naid thT Z .tli;u7 ' T - w..v. tt mm fixed at $1,000, whihh he made, Clarence Trawick, three charges: carrying concealed weapons, nuisance and assault with intent to kill; judg ment suspended upon payment of cost and $2,500 to the prosecuting witness, A. P. Spell, which was ac cepted in settlement of all civil dam ages. Trawick was chareed with KdsKnll' roiS a?mhmnSht lthl S JhEh hTi a0 woen tne auto in which he was shooting Mr. Spell on the Lumbertonv Vam.K COlliaea W1IO one driven bv Mr. spell. H. B. Culbreth, violating the au tomobile laws; judgment suspended upon payment of cost. Judge Horton changed the sentence of Dr. G. W. Locklear from a 12 months sentence to begin if in Robe son county on January 1, 1921, to a fine of $250. Dr. Locklear was charg ed with marrying a white wom an and living with her in this State in violation of the law which prohib its inter-marriage of races. Campaign For Better Schools Campaign Launched to Arouse Inter. cut in Higher Education and Care of State's Unfortunates. CJ.A I T r A A I Greensboro Special, Nov. 12, to Char lotte Observer. Following a powerful exhortation delivered by Gov. Bickett here to-' night at a banquet of the Greensboro I Chamber of Commerce, attended by COO representative men and women of the State an exhortation to find a! way to make the State school system more effective, to extend the facili. ties of the higher institutions of learn- ing and to care for the unfortunates of the State J. E. Latham of Greens- boro proposed a plan to remedy con. ditions, which was adopted unani mously. Mr. Latham backed his plan with money, heading a subscription list of 8 men and one woman who gave $500 apiece to start the thing off. r The scheme involves a campaign to inform the people of North Caro. lina by means of newspapers, public meetings and advertisements of con. ditions, which speakers here tonight characterized as deplorable, and to endeavor to arouse such an interest in higher education and the care of North Carolina's unfortunates that there will be kindled among citizens and taxpayers an emphatic demand for adequate provision for all young men and women seeking a higher ed ucation a well as those unfortunates who are the special objects of the State's interest and care. The plea of Gov. Bickett for bet ter schools rural, city, high for better educational facilities so that young men and young women need not be turned away from the colleges, as 2,508 of themwere turned away this year, was a very strong one. He told of the prosperity of the State, richest of all the Southern States. and said that the people should be willing to spend whatever is neces sary to make North Carolina first in education and thexare of her unfor tunates. This is no time for re trenchment along that line, he said, Case of Smallpox at Chain Gang Crap. A case of smallpox has developed I nrinnr homo. mtft-A rv. v d ' " " w.. Midm lb. .Hardin, county health officer, went to - the camps, near Fairmont this morning to render medical aid. COTTON MARKET. Middling cotton is selling on the local market today for 17 1.4 cents the pound. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL XTBTTft Miss Podie Todd of the Bellannr section has accepted a position as saleslady m Mr. K. M. Biggs' store. ku wvm mu muming. Mrs. J. F. Robinson of Laurin- burg brought her small son to Dr. W. W. Parker of Lumberton to havo 'his eyes examined yesterday :n.. t..i..- -i.T' h 'o can.ped.here Saturday night They making a cross-country trip on army trucks. Mr. W. J. DuBois, proprietor of theDuBois bakery, has recently in stalled a refrigerator and meat slicer. Mr. DuBois will give a demonstra tion Thursday afternoon of this week from 3 to 6. Hot coffee, cakes, crackers and sandwiches will be serv. ed free to ladies. Mr. A. D. Prevatt has sold his farm at Pembrake and wll move with his family the last of December or. the first of th year to a farm ho has purchased In Bladen county, 12 miles below Clarkton, on the Clark-ton-White Hall road. Mr. Previtt and his son Mr. Clarence Prevatt were Lumberton visitors Friday. . . Ben Vernum, colored, was arrest ed Thursday by Chief of Police D. M. Barker on the charge of larceny. Ho was carried before Recorder E. M. Britt immediately after his arrest and sentenced to Seven months on the roads. The evidence was that Ver num relieved another colored man of a suit of clothes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Townsend, who were married on the 3rd inst, returned this morning from their bridal trip. They visited Niagara Falls and other points of interest in Canada, New York and other North ern cities. They will live at the home of the bride's father, Mr. C. M. Fuller, Chestnut and Sixth streets. Thangtog Proclamation "In Plenty, Security and Peace Our People Face the Future," Says th President in Calling for Observant of the National Thanksgiving Day. President Wilson Issued his Thanks giving proclamation Friday night saying that 'in plenty, security and peace, our virtuous and self-reliant people face the future" and setting aside Thursday, November 25, for the usual observances. The text follows: "The season approaches when it be hooves us to turn from hte distrac tions and preoccupations of our daily life, that we may contemplate the mercies which have been vouchsafed to us, and render heartfelt and un feigned thanks unto God for his mani- fold goodness . ... inia is an old observance of the American people, deeply inbedded in our thought and habit. The burdens and the stresses of life have their own insistence. "We have abundant cause for thanksgiving. The lessons of the war are rapidly healing. The great army of freedom, which America pnt t the defense of liberty, returning to the erateful embrace of th nation. has resumed the usful nursuit at Peace, as simnlv and as Dromntlv j it rushed to arms in obedience to the j country's call. The equal justice of our laws has received steady vindica tion in the support of a law-abiding people against various and sinister at tacks, which have reflected only the baser agitations of war, now happily passing. "Ir plenty," security and peace, our virtuous and self-reliant people face the future, its duties, its opportuni ties. May we have vision to discern our duties; the strength, both of hand and resolve, to discharge them; the soundness of the heart to realize that the truest opportunities are those of service. "In a spirit, then, of devotion and stewardship, we should eive thanks in hearts and dedicate ourselves to the service of God's merciful and lov ing purposes to his children. Wherefore. I. Woodrow Wilnon. President of the United tSate of America, do hereby designate Thurs day, the twenty-fifth day of Novem ber next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer and I call upon my coun trymen to cease Irom their ordinary tasks and avocations upon that day, giving it up to the remembrance of God and his blessings, and their duti- iui and grateful acknowledgement" There was another break of 1-4 e a pound in the price of raw su gar Thursday, states a New York dis wtch, with Cubas selling at 6 cents ost and freight, a new low record for he season. The decline came under continued pressure from producing countries and the poor demand for re fined sugar. DH. WILLIAM W. PASSES ' ' EYE SPECIALIST Offlco: National Bank of Lutertft? .41-- BaOSas.-- J