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THE R0BE80NIAN
VOL. LV—VOL. NO. 28, SERIAL NO. 35.
LUMBERTON, N. C., MONDAY , MAY 19, 1924.
COUMTHY OOt) AMD THCTH
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Two Most Remarks Me Services HeM at Onion
Tahernacle Yesterday Morning and Night
1
More That 3,000 at Service Last
Night and Many Were Turned Away
Scores of Church* Members Re
consecrate T^eir Lives After
Morning Sermon.
Great Sermon on Eternittj
Vast Crowd at Each Service Wonder
fully Moved by Sermons of Rev.
George Stephens—Morning Sermon
on the Hoiy Comforter—Scores of
Men and Women Went Forward
for ^Prayer Last Night and Many ]
Responded to Ca!) for Those Who
Have Been Converted Paring the
Series of Meetings —Orphanage
Chiidren Sing at Morning Service.
Two great services were held in
the union tabernacle yesterday and.
two great sermons were preached by ^
Rev. George Stephens. Two thou^-;
and peopie attended the morning
service and last evening more than
3,000 peopie packed the tabernacle,!
many being turned away for iack of
room.
Culminating in the reconsceration
of a host of church officials, and
members, Sunday school workers and
others, the morning service, which
began at 11 a. m., lasted until nearly
2 p. m., men and women by the
score giving voluntary expression to.
their acceptance of Christ as their;
personal Saviour and their definite
determination to make a new start'
in the Christian life. If it was a!
crisis in the union evangelistic cam
paign which began three weeks ago
last Thursday night, as Mr. Stephens
felt, there was every indication of
victory. Coldness on the part of!
church members gave pla<& to coh
cern and renewed Vows.
A Hart scene. I
Such * scene perhaps has never
been witnessed in Lumberton before,
at ieast not of such magnitude. It
beggars description. It followed a
sermon on "Every Christian's Birth
right", the Hoiy Comforter, in which
Mr. Stephens made plain that what
professed Christians need is the pow
er of the Hoiy Spirit. He said the
word for power in that connection isj
the same word^hat is translated;
"dynamic". From 'Scripture he i
proved that the Hoiy Spirit is a per-i
sonaiity as reai as any living body,,
a reai personality that has aii the
attributes that belopg to a sentinent
being.
Reading from John 1(3, beginning
at the 5th verse, his sermon center
ed about the 7th verse: "Neverthe
less I teii you the truth; it is expe
dient for you that I go away; for if
I go not away, the Comforter will;
not come unto you; but if I depart,)
I wiii send him unto you". The Com- j
forter is always referred to as "He"
and is not to be regarded as "It".
It is His office to convict of sin,
said Mr. Stephens; "thank God f!
don't have to do that".
Must Make ru!! Surrender.
In order to receive the Illoy Spir
it, said the preacher, you must have I
an open heart, a ciean heart, and
must surrender absoiuteiy and unre
servcdiy to God. The way some peo
ple's hearts are closed he likened to
a corked bottle, which might be
thrown into the sea and remain dry j
ns a bone inside. "God can pour out
His blessings ai! about you", he said,
"but it your heart is closed you wiii
never receive the Messing. God wants
to biess everybody in this tabemacie,
but if you wiii not receive the bless
ing it will not be forced upon you".
Claim the Power.
After a fuil surrender is made and
the Spirit comes to dwell in you, you
can claim the power, he said. "That
is the power that makes the differ-,
ence in men. When a man has unus
ual powpr it is not that he has a
. monopoly on God but that God has
a monopoly on him. That was what
made D. L. Moody such a power that
he shook three continents). He was
unlettered, ignorant, could not even
speak English correctly, and when he
began to preach had to skip over the
hard words. But he was so absolute
ly surrendered to God that universi
ties sat at his feet. He was fired
with a zeal to be the man through
whom God could show the world
what He could do in, through, by and
with a man who was absolutely sur
rendered to God. It was the same
way with F. B. Meyers when he made
a full surrender of his life. Before
that he lacked power, but after full
surrender his ministry was wonder
fully blessed".
A Great Question.
Last night's sermon was one of
the greatest Mr. Stephens ' has
preached. "I ask you to think with
me", he said. "I am not here to ap
peal to your emotion, though that is
all right in its place. What I want
you to do is to think."
His subject was "Where Will You
Spend Eternity", his text but three
words, from John 16:5—"Whither
goest thou?" He said in part:
Greatest Questions.
"The Bible asks the greatest ques
tions. God called fo Adam, 'Adam,
Where art thou', and He has been
following men with questions ever
since. 'What shall it profit a man if
he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?' 'How shall I escape
if I neglect so great salvation?' and
the greatest of all questions, 'What
shall I do, then, with Jesus?'
Eternity.
"Where are you going to spend
your eternity? Some people treat it
as a joke. The person who makes
sport over eternity is a fool. It is no
question to make sport over. Some
people treat it indifferently. They
eat, drink and are merry. Heaven,
hell, judgment, eternity— these to
such people are mere words. They
will not be indifferent when the end
comes.
"If death ended all I would want to
die right now. Tell me I will never see
my wife and children again when
they are put Into their graves ? It
does violence to common sense. I
shall see my mother again, and know
her. I know there is a life beyond
the grave. It has been the inspiration
of the finest poetry, of the sublimest
in literature and art and invention.
It takes the sting out of death.
I "ere m an Eternity.
"I want you to get seven points
about eternity. Not ail of them are
original with me. I have read every
thing I could find on the subject.
"First, there is an eternity. Sup
pose you live 90 years— eternity is
just ahead. It is a wonderful word,
in the same class with heaven, and
Jesus, and mother, and home. It is
inexpressibly sweet to me. It means
that the battle will be fought, the
victory won. But if you have not
accepted Jesus it will mean the end
of hope.
Somewhere.
"Second, every one of us must
spend eternity somewhere. How
many of you during the world war
received letters which began, 'Some
where in France?" (Many hands
went up). One thousand years fron^
now, one million years from now,
trillions and quadrillions of years
from now you will be somewhere in
eternity. Don't let old Pastor Russel!
tell you anybody will be annihilated.
If you live in this life without God,
so you will live throughout eternity.
Don t listen to any one who tells
you that death is annihilation. That's
a lie. There is no such thing as ces
sation of being. You will live on and
on and on—there is no such thing as
end to eternity. Everybody ought to
take time to think about th<*
Time and Eternity.
Third, the question of where we
shaii spend eternity is vastiy more
tmportant than where we shaii spend
this earthiy iife. Whether you iive
in a hut or in a paiace, whether you
are rich or poor, is of smaii momen'
compared to where you wiii spend
eternity. We taik sense about tho
body and about temporal things. Taik
about an evangeiist scaring foiks!
^ou iet an insurance agent get after
you! You taik sense about insurance
and the things of iife, but when you
taik about more important things
you taik nonsense.
"Suppose you were going some
place where you knew you were go
ing to iive 40 years, and it wouid
take you 24 hours to get there. Sup
pose you had to ride in a stuffy car,
with no conveniences, a miserably
uncomfortable piacc, What wouid you
care if you knew that at the end of
24 hours you wouid iive in a paiace?
"To be poor is not necessarily to
be miserable. Some of the most mis
UNION MEETING
* No services today or tonight. *
* Tuesday. *
* Prayermeeting at 6:30 a. m. in *
* the tabernacle annex. *
* Mass meeting at tabernacie JiO to *
* 11 a. m. - *
* Evening service at 7:30. Ser- *
* mon subject, "Shams and Hum- *
* bugs.'\ *
* Business women's iuncheon at *
* First Baptist church at 6:15 p. *
* m., and women are invited to *
* gather at this church at 7 p. *
* m. to march to the tabernacie *
* in a body. *
* Men's I'rayermeetings. *
* A prayer service for men wiii *
* be heid in the tabernacie annex *
* at 7 p. m. every day this week *
* except today and Saturday. *
* Meeting wiii ciose two weeks ^
* from iast night. *
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erable people in thp world arc rich.
Some time ago a man jumped over-'
board in mid-occaji, and when a life- i
line was thrown to him he laughed!
at it. It was learned that he was !
worth 6 million dollars. Money can
not satisfy the deep craving sof life.
Some folks are traveling on a mag
nificent train, with booze and in
lawlessness, traveling at break-neck
speed to the prison-house of the
damned. The rich man was not in
hell because he was rich, nor was
Lazarus in hell because he was poor, j
but one was in hell because God was
crowded out of hi3 life and the other j
in heaven because he accepted salva
tion.
You Can Know Where.
"Fourth, it is possible for us to !
know beyond the shadow of a doubt!
where we shallspend eternity. Jesus
knew, and Paul and Stephen, and a!
countless host of saints who have:
testified in their dying moments to
the glorious certainty of an eter
nity. in heaved; while Voltaire, who<
offered Q millions to any man w^p
would give him (f hours in which to
prepare to die, and another infidel,
who offered 6,000 pounds to apy one!
who could prove to him there was no
hell; and many others who were un-}
saved have left awful testimony to
their certainty in this life of spend
ing eternity in hell. Men know in this!
life where they will spend eternity.
In One of Two Places.
"Fifth, everybody listening to my
voice will spend eternity in one of
two places. 'There is a heaven to win
a bell to shun'. Every day you live
you are nearer one or the other.!
You are walking on the brink of the
grave, with just a heayt-beat between
you and eternity. Don't deceive your
self into thinking that the language
about hell is merely figurative. Back
cf God's figures are facts.
Settled in This Life.
"Sixth, the question of where you
wit! spend eternity wiii be settled
in this !ife. Don't ict Russeiiites de
ceive you into thinking you wiii have
thousands of years after death to
prepare. Father Time carries no me
dicine case. 'It is appointed unto men
once to die, and after death the
judgment'. There wiii be no second
chance. Every one of us must give
an account to God. I can't understand
how.any thinking man o^ woman can
go on year after year unprepared to
meet God.
Determine Your Destiny
"Seventh, the question of where
you wiii spend eternity wiii be de
termined by what you do with the
Lord Jesus Christ. -It is not a ques
tion of what you do with George Ste
phens or with your pastor. If every
body eise was a hypocrit that wouid
not save of excuse you. Don't try to
hide behind some poor ragged church
member. 'He that beiieveth on the
Son hath everiasting life: and he that
tdieveth not the Son shaii pot see
life but the wrath of God abideth on
him."
Mr. Stephens cioscd his sermon
with a touching story a^out a Chris
tian Governor who went to the ceii
of a condemned man and ied him to
Christ and when the man found out
after he ieft that it was the Gover
nor he went to the scaffoid bemoan
ing he fate that-had denied him
knowledge of the fact that t&- Gov
ernor was in his ceii, so that he
might have pioad for pardon, if he
had on!y known/
You cannot stand before the great
white throne and say that you did
not know Jesus was in this taber
nacle tonight', he concluded; "The
Spirit is striving with you to accept
(Continued on Page Five)
Senate Overrides Veto
Bonus BiM !* Now Law
Washington, May 19 (United
Press)—The senate this after
noon passed the soidiers bonus
bit! over the President's veto by
vote of 59 to 26. The biii now
becomes law, the house having
passed it Saturday.
6 Dead, 1 Dying,
Seven Injured In Sea
board Wreck At Apex
Raieigh, May 19 (United Press)—
Six persona are dead, one is dying
and 7 are hurt as rpsult of passenger
local crash into a Seaboard express
at Apex Sunday afternoon. The lo
cal was iate, running 25 miics an
hour, and telescoped the standing ex
press. The dead include 5 negroes
and a news agent. Engineer O'Daniel
of Raleigh is thought to be dying of
his injuries.
B. T. M. High School
Final* This Week
Tuesday Wili be the H'g Day—^Enter
tainment This Evening—Sermon
Yesterday.
Commencement exercises of the
Barker-Ten Mile high school began
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock with
the baccaiaureate sermon by Rev. T.
McM. Grant, pastor of Chestnut
Street Methodist church of Lumber- {
ton, at Barker church.
This evetung at 8 oclock the sec
ond intermediate entertainment wii!
be given.
Tuesday will be the big day with
the graduating exercises at 10 o'clock
followed by the literary address at
11. Lunch will be served on the
ground at 12. Oratorical contest for
medals will be held at 2:30 p. m. The
play, "Bean Town Choir", will be
given by the high school at 8 Tues
day night.
IRESIDENlFcOOLlOGE
RECOVERS FROM COLO;
HOLDS CONFERENCE^
Washington, May 19 (United
Press)—President Coolidge has re
covered from cold which kept him
confined Saturday and had a break
fast conference this morning. He ex-!
pects to resume all executive office;
duties. The conference this morning
was with 7 senators whose votes on
bonus clash are doubtful. It is said
that th€y are being urged to support}
the veto.
MUSCLE SHOAL SUUPORT
ERS WIN FIRST VICTORY
Washington, May 19 (United
Press)— Supporters of Ford's Muscle
Shoals offer scored first victory in,
the senate today when Senator Mor
ris announced he would join them op
posing adjournment until question is
settled. In an effort to end sessions
of the agricultural committee this
week, Norris ordered night sessions
beginning tomorrow.
EVELYN NESBIT'S APPEAL
IS FORMALLY WITHDRAWN
Philadelphia. May 19 (United
Press)—Eveiyn Nesbit's appea! for a
new trial to decide the sanity of Har
ry K. Thaw was formally withdrawn
by her attorney, William Gray, who
said that he thought he could win the
appeal but Evelyn was willing to let
the matter drop.
KEEP UP WITH
GREAT
EVANGELISTIC
CAMPAIGN
Sermons Reported
DAILY IN THE
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jMaejanahfGoMege IhisWeeti
Sermon Yesterday—Senior Claaa
Play is Taesday Night sad Wed
nesday ia Last Day.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rad Springs, May 18—Today was
the usual sermon to the graduating
class of Flora Macdonald college. Fol
lowing was the programme, taking
place at 11:15 a. m. in the college
auditorium. Many out-of-town peo
ple were present.
Organ Volnntary—Miss Marjorie
Orton, director.
Processional: "For all the Saints".
Anthem: "Holy is God the Lord"
(Downs) College Choral association.
Invocation.
Hymn.
College Psalm.
Scripture reading.
Anthem: "Today Most High and
Holy" (Johns)—College Choral As
sociation.
Sermon—Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour,
D. D., pastor First Presbyterian
church, Wilmington
Closing prayer.
Hymn.
Benediction. *
Sevenfold Amen (Stainer)—Col
lege chorul association.
Organ Postlude—Miss Marjorie
Orton, director.
Monday, May 19, will be the usual
commencement quarterly given by
the students of the conservatory.
This will begin at 8 o'clock. All are
urged to attend.
Tuesday night at 8 will be the Se
nior ciass piay, "The Yeiiow Jacket"
which is a Chinese piay, being given
under the direction of Miss Rockweii
of the University of North Carolina.
The cast inciudes the entire graduat
ing ciass. Work has been going on
for four months and costumes are
absoiuteiy authentic and carefuiiy
and exquisitely made.
Commencement exercises wiii be
Wednesday, 21st at 11 a. m. in the
coiiege auditorium. The public is
cordiaiiy invited to attend ail things
scheduled.
American World Fliers
Resume Their Flight
Paramashuri Islands, May 19 (Uni
ted Press)—The American World fli
ers resumed their fiight at 7:30 today
hopping off for Yetorof Island, 500
miies southward. They are endeavor
ing to reach Japan before bad weath
er, which is expected Wednesday, sets
in.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION FIGHT
RESUMED IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, May 19 (United
Press)—The railway legislation fight
was resumed in the house when the
Democratic-Progressive coalitio* at
tempted to force a vote on the Bark
ley bill abolishing the railroad labor
board. The Barkley bill is regarded
as the opening wedge for revision of
the transportation act of 1920. It
was held in committee for months
before its advocates brought it out
by petition under the new liberaliza
tion rules.
POSSE HUNTING FOR NEGRO
WHO ATTACKED WHITE GIRL.
Savannah, Ca., May 19 (United
Press)—A posse of 100 is searching
for a negro who assaulted an 11-year
oid giri on the outskirts of this city
SUnday. The authorities fear lynch
ing if the negro is found. The child
is unconscious and her condition se
rious.
Macon, Ga., May 19 (United
Press)—Two young men are held in
jail charged with criminal assault of
a white woman 80 years old. The al
leged assault took place at the wo
man's residence between Gray and
Milledgeville Sunday night. The
men gave their names as Wade John
son and Garrett Benford.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE BOYS
STEP LIVELY, DRIVE IN
FULLER'S FILLING STATION ,
Comer Chestnut and 2nd Street
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* PONT FAIL TO REGISTER *
* In order to vote in the June *
* primary persons who have not *
* registered are asked to do so at *
* once. The registration books *
* will close May 24th, and no one *
* will be allowed to vote who has *
* not registered. Mr. Ben. G Floyd *
* has charge of the North Lumber- *
* ton registration book and Mr. *
* Ed. Glover the South Lumberton *
* book. *
See the registrars today and regia-!
ter for the Democratic primary.
Chief Justice Matter C!art(
OMin ftateigh This Morning
Never Regained Consciousness Fa!
towing Stroke of Apopiexy Yeater
day—On Bench 39 Yearn*
Raleigh, May 19 (United Press)—
Chief Justice Waiter Clark of the Su
preme court died here this morning
foUowing a stroke of apoplexy he
sufferer) yesterday whi)c dressing for
church. He never regained conscious
ness. H was 78 years o!d and had
been on the bench 39 years without
missing a day. This is thought to be
a unique record. He was a widower
and is survived by 3 sons and one
daughter.
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Girl*' and Boy*
Poultry Club Ha*
Splendid Meeting
Mr. Dukes Gives instruction in Sac
peasfai Methods—Ciuh Encamp
mcnt Discussed.
Saturday morning, May 17th, at
the curb market budding in Lumber
ton the boys and gir)s pou!try club
had an excellent meeting. Mr. 0. 0.
Dukes, farm agent, taiked to the
children at length on the care of
baby chicks and successful methods
in growing chicks. He presented to
the children various types of home
made equipment and urged each child
to go home and make such equipment
for his own flock.
Miss Fiax Andrews, home agent,
then had the children join, her in club
yells and songs, after which she dis
cussed the cicb encampment which
wii! be heid at Lake Waccamaw on;
August 5th, 6th, 7th dnd 8th, thus
giving the chiidren four days of reai
instruction and deiightfui recreation.;
Each chiid was asked to write a
story of his or her pouitry for thej
year, giving in detaii the history of;
the clock, and aii the interesting things
connected with their care. This story
wiii be completed after the encamp
ment, and a prize of $5 will be offer
ed for the best and most original
story by any club boy or girl be
tween th* age* of 10 and 18. - *
Those present at the meeting were:
W. R. Atkinson Jr., N- C. Stubbs
Jr., Ruby Jenkins, Beadie Leggett,!
Stephen Ward, Archie Ward Jr.,
Willis Prevatt, Roscoe Phillips, Clyde
West, Thomas Toyton, Bert Meares,
Lucile Lewis, Mildred Powell, Mar
garet E. Stubbs Mary Lou Hardin,
Ada Atkinson, Grace Atkinson, Plim
ma Davis, Gertrude Israel, Lena Nor
ton, Glen Dora Bissell, Sallie Mack
Prevatt, Helen Wilkerson, Linwood
Singletary.
Buie News Batch
Poor Stands of Cotton Cause Some/
to Re plant—Epworth League Or
ganized—Personal.
By W. H. M. Brown
Buies, May 16—Quite a lot* of the
cotton through this section has not
come up good. Some of the farmers
have poor stands. Some will plant
part of their crop over again. Mr.
J. L. Gilchrist, who has in charge a
large farm of Mr- John F. McNair
says he will h$ve to plant about 59
acres over again.
ivtr. ana Mrs. w. M. Pate, who
had made their home in the Buie and
PhiiadeiphuS communities for the
past severai years, moved to Hamer,
S. C., this week. Mr. Pate hoids a
position there as operator for the A.
C. L.
Dr. C. G. Vardeii passed through
here Monday on his way to Charles
ton.
Mr. G- C. Baxiey spent Monday at
Lumberton.
Messrs. J. L. Prevatte and J.
C. Snoddy the iatter of Red Springs,
were Lumberton visitors Monday.
An Epworth League is reported as
having been organized here at the
M. E. church iast Sunday night.
Miss Ciaudia Haii of Pembroke
spent the week-end here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Z, G. Haii.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pameii of St.
Pauis were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs R. A. Meivin Monday.
Miss Annie Harris was a recent
Fayetteviiie visitor.
Cotton Market
tteoorted hv J H Maryinv
Middiing cotton is quoted on the
iocai market today at 28 cents the
pound.
We sei! the very best automobiies—
Marmon, Cadiiiac and Buick. M it's
a good automobi'e you want see—
W. 0. THOMPSON,
Lumberton, N. C.
Senior Mass Oat) Exorcises
MfioraKiaionaM Cottage
New Fea'ers fntrodaced into 1924
Commencement—Many Visitors
Kars Arrived.
C3. responttance of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, May 17—Senior class
day exercises held this afternoon in
the Woodiand theatre were feator
eff by the reading of the ciass pro
phecy by Miss De!!e Bethea, 1-atta, S.
C.; the ciass history by Miss Mar
tha Norden of Hope Mi!!s; the iast
wii! and testament hy Miss Helen
Pope of Mount OHve; the singing
of the ciass song and the lowering of
the ciass colors, biue and goid, from
a tali staff planted in the middle of
the theatre.
Following these exercises a new
feature was introduced into the 1924
commencement when both seniors
r.ndjuniors met in front of main hall
and after marching and counter
marching to special music slowly
proceeded to the fountain in front
of the main building, where each se
nior placed her cap On the head of
the Junior accompanying her. Both
classes then lined up on the campus
facing each other and sang songs of
farewell, the notes of the alma mater
bringing the entire audience to their
feet for the final chorus.
Many visitors have arrived from
all sections of the state and the re
union classes are expecting to have
well-attended meetings on Monday
and Tuesday.
Item* of Local News
—Regular communication of St.
Alban's lodge No. 114 tomorrow
(Tuesday) afternoon at 6:30. Short
business meeting. Good attendance
is desired.
—Mr. W. H. Haney and family
moved today from the Jenings cotton
mil! village to Entwistle, where they
will make their home.
—Tomorrow (Tuesday) being a le
gal holiday all the banks of Lum
berton wiH ha (dosed* The pint Na
tional bank of Fairmont also will
observe tomorrow ae holiday.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McNeill re
turned Saturday from an auto trip
to Wilson. They stopped over in
Rocky Mount Friday night and heard
Rev. Gypsy Smith, who is conducting
a revival there, preach to an audience
of 8,000 people in a large warehouse.
—The condition of Mr. H. B. Jen
nings, who is undergoing treatment
at the Baker sanatorium, Charleston,
is reported as improving. Mrs. Jen
nings returned from Charleston Sat
urday after having spent several
days with him.
—Analysis of the eity water sup
ply, according to Town Clerk and -
Treasurer J. P. Ruses!!, shows that
the water is in perfect condition for
drinking purposes. By having it
analyzed wgularly it is kept in ex
cellent condition but is in even let
ter condition now than ever.
—air. ana a&rs. iom Parham w
turned Wednesday night from Che
raw, Bennettsvilie Md Dillon after
spending several daya on their honey
moon. Mrs. Parham before her mar
riage was Mias Aima Kiniaw, daugh
ter of Mr. nd Mra. Chariie Kiniaw
She was empioyed in the sewing de
partmeht of Mr. A B. Bruton's
place of business and Mr. Parham is
an employee in th^ bus line service
conducted by Mr. Bruton.
—The Young Women's auxiliary
of the First Baptist church wiil meet
Tuesday evening at 6:15 at the
church. They are inviting as their
guests members of the Business and
Professional Woman's club and all
other working girls of Lumberton.
The girls are requested to go direct
ly from their work to the church, as
lunch will be served. Mrs. Perkins
and Miss Burbridge, members of the
Stephens evangelistic party, will
have charge of the program.
—The committees from the Wo
man's club and the Business & Pro
fessional Woman's club are confident
of victory in their drive for a half
holiday every Wedneaday afternoon
during the summer months. Peti
tions were carried to a large hum
bcr of merchants and business men
and the results were very gratifying.
The committees will continue to pe
tition those who have not been ask
ed and will be called on today or to
morrow.
St. Paul, Minn., May 19 (United
Press)—Six persons were burned,
two perhaps fatally, when a carload
of gasoline exploded today at the
Fire Craig Oil and Refining com
pany's piant. A11 buiidings and tanks
were razed. The loss is estimated at
$106,060.