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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER t .TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24. 1916. BOYS Oil BORDER : GET THEIR MONEY First Pay Day Since September n Firet Spreads Joy in The Camp ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM Captain. Mallory Attended The . Dedication of Gigantic Dam :. On The Rio Grande; Dam Will Form Lake 45 Miles '. Long and Six Miles -Width in Bf A. L. FLETCHER. Camp Stuart El Fuo, Tsxae, Oct. 23. Th, flrst aad Third JaVegimeato wer Mid off today. It is the first par day tha mea hare seen tinea September 1, aad there ia joy ia the camp. Tha ' Beeoad will be paid off tomorrow. Tbe mea were paid mostly ia fold. Maj. Wade H. Phillip, Third Begimeat haa beam appointed a member of aa em ; eiency board of certain office re of thia ' division. . Tha brigade enjoyed a half -holiday thia afternoon, today be in aoldier day at the fair and reunion of Bpaniah war 1 veterans. 4 General Tonne aad hia adjutant, Msj. Gordon Hmlth. are lavUed to a dinner at the Toledo Club tomorrow night, given by Major General Clement. (II vision commander, in honor of Brigads General Geo. H. BelL Jr. Cant. J. B. Malloy, Co. - L, Seeond Begimeat, represented General Young at the exereiaea held at Elephant Butte Dam Wednesday. A peelal train waa ran to tha dam from 1 Paso and Uep- taia Malloy went aa the guest of the El Paeo Chamber of Commerce. (Jap tain Malloy. who ia farmer, aeeus- teoaed to the broad and fertile acres of 1 hk Robeson eounty plantation, well watered and covered with abundant veg etation, found moch that waa new and interesting to hun around tola gigantic irrigation project that aa cost me uni ted States rovefnment S10,0OO,OOO. The KWhant Butt Dam ia the large it irrigation dam built under the direction of tha United States reclamation ser - .vine and the larrest maaa of masonry in the world. The dam ia l-W feet long, w4th a minimum width at tha baa of 15 feet, tapering to 18 feet la width ax tha too. 304 1-2 feet above bed rock. The wall ink down beneath the bed ef the Rio Grand river 103 feet, mmA aula foundation on bedrock. Tha lake formed by thia data ia 43 mllee long, average tlx milea ia width ad 66 feet ia depth. It will have 800 bum of shore line aad will afford stor age for 862,200j0O090O gallona of water, enoughaccording te the statisticians, to aover S,642Vi acre or iana w a -Aenth of one foot, It haa twice the mhuHt of the lake behind the Boots eelt dam and four times aa much aa the famous Aeauaa dam on tha upper X In Eirvot . .iThe rovemment figure on this dan reclaiming about' 180,000 acre-: t 3a, 45,000 aerea ia Texas. mpx xa via Hrxirn and the remainder in New Mex ico. Thia land bow lie Idle aad aa productive, but th backer of the pro ject deelare that its potentialities are tlm 11 lea and need only water to start thing to wrowing aad make this, arid rrtwian a vast trainary. The government is to be reimbursed for the construction of thia Dig dam by annual assessments on the , land, avaracinar 84 per acre, wnen ine urn la paid for the settler will own. hia own water right and the tolp dreamers who are getting out the advertising stuff about thl project paint a rosy picture of the profit that will come to the lucky settler when the dam ia paid for aad the sale of electric power irom ine dam reaches the proportions that it will reach. It is eatlmated that the dam will product 50,000 horse-power, aad the booster say Uuil we oiviaenas imm the sale of power will make orery set tler independent, or very nearly so. All of this may work out exactly as they say it will, hut why any sane maa ehould leave a State like North Caro lina to cone out here and take a ehaaee at the coming true of these dreams, is a mystery. One eaa but admire the grit, the industry and the magnificent faith of thee hustling Western people, who build Booesvelt and Elephant Butte lama and buck inhospitable aad frown ing Mother Nature to the limit, but there ia no good reason wny a man woo i Uvea in such a favored section aa North Carolina should leave it for the struggle for existence that he would invariably -fled "anywhere in thia arid country. 8a much for tha Elephant Butte, dam and the things that are claimed for it. For the benefit of any eurioua person who may desire to know where the yi.ma came from, it may be stated that It comes from aa ancient landmark that stands on the left bank of the Klo Grande, just nbovs tha eaayon across which the big dam waa built.. Thia kill or butt, because of its striking reaetablaace to th head of an ele phant evea to tusks, trunk and ears, waa called "Sleeping Elephant" by the chroniclers who accompanied the first Spanish conquistadoree that marched -through -this country la the last days of the Sixteenth Century. When the waters in the big" lake are at their highest, Elephant Butte 'will be below the surface, with the exception of only a small part of it. Tha butt ia Sfes gone waa a volcano and It sloping aides are of lava. '.It has not been active for thousands of years. North Caroline's twe troops of ear airy are .making a fin showing. The boya hare doae remarkably Una work who it is considered that they havs had horse less than a month. The Tar Eeel country bey ia a aaturei born horseman sud takes tor. cavalry drill lik a dock to- dough. They ars so enamoured of tha Ufa that fully one third of Troop A, Captain Fair, Uneolu toa company, hav signified desire to eater the regular cavalry service. : The squadron commanded by Captain Fair, eompoeed of Troop A nd B, NortbT" Careliaat" Jroojjr B, . Teaaeasee, aad Troop A, South Carolina, .which earn ant to visit North Carolina Bri- gade headnnartara -Weanday srent through movement that, were surprt lag. No one" expected - them to even try to pqll eff any such srante. They went through them with all tha skill and dash f regular, Th officers of the First aad Second' regimeata aad eeveral huadred Tar Heel soldiers turn ant te see the driU oa the'lafaa- try parade ground. Th Seeond Beg imeat Bead cam rat te furmiea music aad everybody enjoyed tha -drill im mensely. Captaia Fair make a iae major, win ning tha highest praise from expert eaced army men who watched him haadle hia squadron. Preceding the drill, Captaia Fair brought the officer of hia four troops to North Carolina Brigade headquarters aad introduced them.. Of eoaraa, tha officer of th two North Carolina troop. Lieut. C. H. Hineoa aad Lieut. B. C Laaeberger, of Troop A; Capt Frederick Butledre, Lieut Bofo FiUDatriek aad Ueut. E. L Burn, of Troop B, were not unknown at brigade headquarters, bat the other were new. Troop A. South Carolina, the famous Charleston Light isragooa, organized la 1733 aad ia exist ence ever since, is commanded by Capt W. M. Manning, son of Governor Bich ard I. Manning, of South Carolina. He is a Wast Point graduate and every inch a aoldier. Hia lieutenants arc Edward L. Well, Jr, and Henry F. Porcher. The Tennessee troop. Troop B. is com manded by Capt D. N. MrMillla aad hi lieu tenia t are P. B. Gilbert and B. W. MeMillia. COMPARE BOOSEVaXT NOW WITH ROOSEVELT THKIf New York, Oct 23. "Booaevelt Thea and Booaevelt Now," might be the title of a perfectly honest Bepublieaa compsiga brochure but it ia not like ly that it will be. At preaeat, the He pablicana are busy circulating eopi-e of CoL Boosevelt's speech at Lewiston, Me, in support of Hughes. Four years ago, tha same Bepublieaa were just as busy distributing copies of lira. Anni BUey Hale' book, "Bull Mooae Traila," which revealed the Colonel in the light of "Great Impostor." - Charles D. Hilles, th Bepublieaa Na tional chairman, told Mrs. Hale the morning after the election ia 1911 that her book "helped to kill tha Bull Mooae aad defeat the (Booaevelt three-term government, but it waa our misfortuns that, when, they got pulled away Irom Booaevelt, they went to Wilaoa, instead of Taft" Mrs. Hal ia her book deaerfbed tha thea President Booaevelt' nubile ha- miliatlon of Gea. Nelaoa A. Mile for hia criticism of a naval board' flndlngs ia the Bchley-Sampaoa eoatrovaray J)h declare that, if Gea. Miles were guilty of lei mejeaty thea, the Colonel bow is even a greater tinner for hia criticism of President Wilaoa, commander-in- chief of the American army, ia which ha, Booaevelt, ia but a minor retired officer. MRS. MARSH PRESIDED AT "WILSON MEETING Washington, Oct 23. Mr. Marah, wife of Alfred TL Marsh, formerly of Baleigh, presided at tha Woman's Wil aoa Union tonight Among th speak mrm mnm WhHeheiA Klnttx. A larre erowd attended the meeting. Charle Douglass, a Washington attorney of premiaeaee, also tpoka. He 1 a South Carolintaa, but ala motner cam irom North Carollaa. Mr aad lln B. Vf. Tramham. of Oreensboro, are at th WUlard. Th hearing ia the BaHlmor aad Carolina Staamahip Company against th Atlantic Coast Ult Bailroad ia th lumber rata eaae waa held here today. PBOF. ALB EST MILDaTNBEBG GETTING ALONG NICZLT. Prof. Albert Mildeaberg, deaa of tha muai school at Meredith College, waa reported last night aa getting along very nicely. He' underwent aa opera tioa last week at Bex Hospital. Drove lata Kirer. Chlcavo. Ilia- Oct. 23. Four person were droa-ned when aa automobile waa driven over the opea draw of the Twelfth street bridge into th Chicago Biver tonight Two women occupant of the ear were rescued. Destroyer Not Hit London, TJct Ur-A British admiralty announcement today declare there U no truth in a Berlin official tatemeat that a Britiah destroyer, operatiag off the coast of Flanders, was hit oa Octo ber 21, by a bomb dropped from a Ger man seaplan squadron. Name For Crauwra. Washington. Oct. 23. Acting Secre tary of the Navy Booaevelt announced today tbe armored eruicer washing ton, West Virginia and -Colorado had been renamed Seattle, Huntington and Pueblo, retetively. Th Stat will bci given to new battleship. The Weather Baleigh, N. C, Oct 23. 1916. For North Carolina: Fair Tuesday. Wednesday fair west, probably rain east portion; strong nortJb. aad northeast winds on the roast " Sunrise .6:29 am. Sunset .Sttl p.m. Temperatare. 44 1 8 p. m. 65 Highest temparatnr 65 Lowest tern pe rat ur ' - 41 Meaa temperature 52 Defldeaey for th day 6 Arerags daily xca sine Jaaui' ary 1st 0.6 PreclplUttoa (la lachea.) Amount for th B4 hour eadiag at 8 p. m. ..- J0O Total for th month to date .... 1.88 Deficiency for th month .62 Deflciener since January 1st 8.66 Stetiaaa aad Weather at 6 F. M. viaevTpa STATIONS 1! i Abilene , Aahevill Atlaate Baltimor Charleetoa Charlotte , Chicago .. Galrcatoa Jacksonvill . Kaoxvill .. Memphis 4. Montgomery . Xw Or New York Korfolk Baleigh ., Biehmoad .. Vleksburg .. Waahlagtca ., Wilmington Wythaviila .. ..m .. .. ...74f 21 841 M .00 w-..it-44-wSl til AO .. .. .. 62 -(-4 68 44 JX .. .. ...158 4-2 60 JB0 .. .. ...162 4-4 68 60 JX .. 156 0 62 40 jOO .. .. ..46 8 60 46 M .... 72 4 76 UiDO 162 4 68 521 J .. ...J5S 4-! 64 Sj JB0 m 4l 72 4 J00 Tm'.Hi 21 TO 40 X)0 lean -. . .. 7x1 641 JDO . . .. ..64j 4 -661 44! .00 P li 00 641 JDO .. .. ,.l5i-4l 64 42i JOS . ...(62 2 68 40 JM .... 66 6 78 44 JOO , 0. 6OH40 JOO 4- 641 4S1 M ai60l JOi-JOjSavaga OZUNA TROOPS LED WTO AN AMBUSH BY FRANCISCO VILLA Bandits Hid in Rocky Defiles Along Railroad and Poured Heavy Fire Into Purtuert El Paaa. Tex, Oct. 23-Fraariae Villa led the Carraasa vangaard, aadar Gea. Carlo Osuaa, into aa ambua be tweea Seata Tsabel aad Baa Aadres, oa th western. division ef the Mexico Northwestern Railroad Friday, a report received by one of th Federal depart ment's agent her today stated. ' According to this report, which waa obtained by secret' serric agents-for th Federal department, VUla retreated from a poaitioa outaile of Sua Andre, fartr milea oa the railroad west of Chlhaaaua City, toward Baa Andres. Thia lad th Carres xa vanguard into th trap which Villa 1 said to have set for them, the government report etatcd. The bandita who were hiddea ia the roekv defllea along the railroad poured a heavy tire into th Carranxa troop from behind reeks, aecordiag to the rcDort. The came court of information claim ta have confirmation of the report that the Carranxa troop tha retreated to Saata Tsabel, thea to Palomaa and are n,iw reported to be to Fresno, the first station west of Chihuahua City. Car raasa officials her admit there has boea heavy fighting between Santa Tsabel and Chihuahua City but General Gonial et la Juarex insists that he ha received no detaila. The report that General Oxuna haa been killed Is receiv ing eredeaee here ia official circle. NEW YORK SQUATTER KILLS SHERIFF AND WOUNDS FOUR OTHERS Whltoaton. N. Y, Oct 23,-Fail Stier, sheriff ot Queen county, waa shot aad killed aad four policemen and a deputy sheriff were wounded late today by Frank Taff, a squatter near here, before Taff eventually waa killed by a police sergeant after a siege of an hour and a half, ia which policemen, deputy sheriffs and bluejackets from the V. 6. torpedo boat blnejacketa tried to capture Taff. When bheriff &tier, accompanied by a deDuty and a policeman went to Taff 't thanty located la a strip of woods, to arrest him ea an order for contempt of court ha picked up a (hot gun and fired at them. The sheriff dropped to th floor mortally wonnded and Taff limbed to the roof armed with a rifle and a liberal supply of ammunition. Police reinforcements soea surround ed th shanty aad Taff, smoking a pipe. fired several shots which were returned by the police and deputy sheriffs. After five men had been wounded by the squatter. Folic Sergeant Fitxgerald ot taiaed an automatic rifl front th tor nado boat aad approaching th hut or dared Taff to urrender. Taff fired at Flttcerald. aad when th latter, a former Carted Ptate soldier returned the fire, Taff fU dead. Th nolle said tonight that Taff prob ably had been mentally unbalanced, dne te hi faUnr to perret tne invention of a "fin" propeller for motor boat. A Judcmnt of MOO obtained against him waa followed by a court order te show eaaa in supplementary proceed inca. He waa fined 8230, for failing to appear, aad his non-appearance ia court gain to pay the one led to issuance or the writ which eaaaed th tragedies to day. NEGRO'S VISIT TO HIS RALElCn GIKL PROVES VERY COSTLY Amos Bullock found U rather costly to visit a girl friend in Raleigh after he had skipped tha city following an scape from an officer, the amount he will have to pay out for the visit being in the neighborhood of 67, Vt and eoat and railroad far from th metro polis. He wna fined 850 and eota yee terday in city court for hia part of an affray and subsequent eecape. After, the get-away from the officer about three month ago Amoa journey- ad without molestation to the inviting domain of New Tork City. He had no trouble in walking boldly cn tie streets of that city for no one there ttnew he waa wanted ia Baleigh. But Amos' girl wanted him back and her plea finally Induced him to return to see her. He arrived during fair week and had only been here a few hour before he found himself behind the bar In th police itation. Pete Gnrnaa waa tried upon the charge of having more liquor in hit possession than th law allows, hut judgment was continued until tod.iv. Pete denied the ownership of a suit ease of liquor found by Officer Mike Pierce in the Greek's room in tha-Trade Building. He was at work shining shoes at a plae on, FayettevUl tract whea arrested. Jim Cope land waa fined 85 and eostt for druakeaaeaa. If he had beea able to remember th nam of a "friend'' who he said gave him the liquor Judge Harri would only have taxed him with th cost. H couldnt remem ber th nam ef th alleged obliging gent Thomas Freeman, found guilty ef disorderly conduct and also aa assault oa Sua Washington, waa fined 810 aad eosta... ' J. 0. Pearee waa forced to pay 610 aad eosta to Clerk Uaekay just because k thought it was no harm te carry a pistol ia hia jean. . d. H. GUI was taxed with th cta for violating th traffle ordinance by falling to step Jiis ante whea aa offlecr told him to do so. Pat Broad wall waa laed 85 aad eoU and Joha Joa fiaed 83 aad eost for druaksaa. TEACHERS WIN FBOM F REACH EBB IN BASKETBALL Wake Forest Oct tWTh teacher war rleteriouaavTtb preacher to night ia tha initial gam of th later elaa rte, wiaalftg 29 ta 1L Th teacher forged away from a 12 te 11 core la tha last two miautee ef play. DowQ registered vvy point for his team, ear a goal by alia toa. . liae-upi j ' Teacaera Peattteaa Pi then Sower ......i. B. F. ........ Powell MeKaaghaa . I F. .. Ward .... V ........ Kl U. Heradoa . CONSIDERATION OF THE UNEMPLOYABLE Morgan', Memorial of Boston and Good Will Industries of ' .Brooklyn Commended St Louie, Mo, Oct 23. Employers of the United State should give a larger consideration to the problem of the un employable, the Eev. Eraeet M. Stir, of New York tatd ia an addrctt ia tha toeial servie forum of th Protestant Episcopal general convention . hero to day. Mr. St ire distinguished between the unemployed, "those able to work and unable to obtain emplormcnt" and the "unemployable, thote. who would work but are incapacitated by physical or mental infirmities". He urged that Christians throughout the country follow the lead of the Mor gan memorial ofl Boston, and the good will Industries of Brooklyn in saving tbe self -respect of the unemployable by giving them three or four hours work daily, such aa they eaa do despite their infirmities. Over torn opposition th re-election of Bishop Arthur Seldea Lloyd aa presi dent of the board of missions, th most important board of the church waa eon finned in th House ef Deputies today. He previously had beea re-elected by the House of Bishops. The opposition, according to state ments mad oa the floor of the Hon, waa iatended aa a protest against the action of the board in sending represen tatives to a Pan-American missionary conference of Protestant denominations in Panama last February over the ob jections of several members. Be-elee-tion of George Gordon King, of New port, K. L as treasurer of the board" of missions and the election of the mem ber by th House of Bishop also waa confirmed in the lower house. A resolution offered ia the House of Hepatic by the Bev. Martin Aigner of Fraaklia, Pennsylvania, aad referred to tho committee on prayer book, would substitute ' the word "of th Holy Catholic Church'' ou the title page of the prayer book for the worda "of the Church . Leaders of the convention aa iertd that since the ehureh 1 named ia ita constitution "The Protectant Epia- eopal Church of the Caited States of America" the proposed snbetltutlon eaa have no effect on the church title. Karlier declarations that there probably would be no attempt In thia convention to change the ehureh name, were reiterated. The fifty years of service as a Bishop of the Bight Bev. Daniel S. Tuttls, of St. Louia, presiding Bii.hop of ths Church, was commemorated today at a joint seuion of the two houses. The Right Bev. Davis Reasums, Bishop of tauisiaaa, paid tribute to the work of Binhop Tuttle, especially that of his arlier days In the missionary fitlda of Montana, Idaho aad Utah. REVIVAL SERVICES BEGLN AT PULLEN CHURCn SUNDAY Announcement hat been made of a erlea of evangelistic meetings to be held at Pollen Memorial Baptist church for two weeksT beginning Panflsy, Oc tober 21, snd continuing until November 12, the aetviecs to be conlucted by Bev. B. E. Neighbor, paetor of the Tabernacle U Augusta, Ga. He will be assisted by hia arm. Charlea E. Neighbor, who will have Charge of tbe tinging. Be.' B. E. Ncizhbor, who haa beea leeured to conduct this revival, was formerly pastor of th First Baptist fhurch of Salisbury a nd is now paetor if th Augusta Tabernacl. which is a tented hureh for the masses. His huroh msintaina a corps of five paid workers. Hs ia regarded aa ons of. the foremost preaehera and lecturers In th United States who are engaged ia millennial theology, having addressed important conferences on the second rowing of Christ His motto is "We nreach Christ, who died, who is risen, hn is coming again." Hia son, who will accompany him In the capacity of alnger, Is a graduate of the Moody Bible School at Chicago. H rill have charge of tha gospel song tervica which will precede each sermon, rrrloe will be held crery night at 7:30 o'cloek except on Saturday. The revival comet sa a climax to the work la the church during the past four weeks which has been unparalleled In the history of Pnllen Memorial church. Cottage prayer aerviect will he held this week in preparation for the revival. EIGHT OF JURORS FOR BLACK MURDER CASE (St Om lalikrieil' Galveston. Texas. Oct 23. Fight of th jurors who will try John Copeland, Marehsll, Texas, banker, for the kill ing of Wm. Black, an anti-Cathnlie lec turer. In Martha!! on February 3, 1915, were secured in the district court here today. It U expected that the jury will be completed by noon tomorrow. Self defense will be one of the pleas mad ia Copelaad'i behalf it was Indi cated at today's session, which opened th trial. Six of the jurors selected were Protestants and two were Jews. Copeland, a member of the Catholic Church, took no part in selecting the Jury. Geo. Tier and Geo. Ryan, who were Indicted oa the semr charge aa Cope land, are expected to be placed ea trial whea the eas against Copeland ie dia eosed of. Th case were transferred to thia city on a change ef veaue. 'Copeland,- -Tier, Byaa aad Joha Roger, all residents of Marshall, are mid to have beea endeavoring to dis suade Black from continuing a eerie of lecture ia that eity whea the shooting, which rem I ted la the death of the lee turr aad Rogers, occurred. ST. MART'S STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO ABMENIANS. The fund raised ia Baleigh for th Armeaiaa war sufftrer ha beea ia- ereaeed by th aaaouacemeat that 838 waa donated by tbe students ef St Mary' School This money was col lected at chapel services' Sua day. Thl additiaa brings th total cash raised for the offerer to- about 83 Gerard Ta Bee Prealdeat 1ST ! IH . Long Branca, X. J. Oct 28. James Gerard, AmericaBt Ambassador te Per- many will see President WUsoa her to morrow for the flrrt tim iac hi re turn from Berlin. It ta expected Mr. Gerard will report te tha Prealdeat oa the official and popular attttud ta Ger many toward the. sntmariae queatioa. Peac aad thr subject ala may be discs seed. . I- DOUBTS REMOVED AS , TO WHO'LL BE ELECTED, SETTLED, IT IS WILSON Spider's - Web in Huntington, West Virginia, Lets Out i The Secret (Sminii s ta oiw.l Wade bo ro, Oct 23. There Is ao long er necessity for doubt aa to whe will be elected Prealdeat en November 7th. Political prophets have mad their guesses, party leaden have mad thtir prediction aad politician hav made their elaima, but th oracle has poken aad ths only uncertain question aow It the majority and ths manner la which this election will b accomplished. Up ia Huntington, W. Va, there is aa infallible sign by whieh resident of that city will swear, not only swear but put up real money (o back th judgment of their prophet Mr. Charle E. Archer, aa engineer on the Atlantic Coast Lin, running be tween this place aad Floyd's, 8. C. haa just returned from a visit to the West Virginia eity and brings the wonderful story of th destiny of our country for the next four years. Mr. Archer pos sesses considerable property in and near Huntington and while visiting one of his propertiea, hi attention waa called to a phenomenon in th shape of a spider web. This web was about two feet la elrenrnfereaee and suspended at th top of aa opea door to aa out house. In the center was the spider's nest and just above him was woven into the silky skein letters that formed ths word "Woodrow", Just beneth his bed were characters forming th woSd "Wil son". The specie of spider that has be come famous as a progaostlcator is knowa aa "The Gold Bug" spider. Hs la about th size bf a man's thumb with two gold streaks down his back ever a black coat Mr. Archer states that the first tim thia specie was noticed la that section waa during ths fall Me K in ley waa elected President, at which time hs wove MeKinley name ia his web. several weeks before election and each sueeeaaive election he has correctly foretold the successful candidate for Presidsnt Mr. Archer la willing to hack the au thenticity of his story and offers to bet heavy odds that any one who makes the trip to hia Wet Virginia home will be convinced that he is correct. At the first appearance of thia phenomenon thousands of people went for miles to satisfy their curiosity. SCOTLAND NECK Scotland Neck, Oct 23. Mr. D. Bay Boyette entertained Tburtday corapli mentary to Miss Cornelia Josey. As ths guests entered they were greeted by Mr. Boyette and invited by Mis Kate Boyttte tu th tea table, where Mee- dames W. F. Butterworth and A. Me P'wcll served tea and sandwiches. ' Ths shsded lights and profusion of red dshliaa made a charming affect The guests were then Invited into the living room. (Suggestions of Hallowe'en were here apparent in the black cat every where and the iaek-o'lantrns which hed a dim, ghostly light over the cn. In th dining room the table waa at- trartlv with Hallowe'en decorations. TRe table favors were black eat and pumpkins filled with mints and tiny crocheted baakets filled with salted nuts. Mrs. Charles J. Shields and Miss Hate Boyett served a delicious three-course luneheoa. At the eeaclttslea of this the ribbon extending te an Immense pump kin pie in the middle of tha table were drawn and the contents revealed the numerous dainty packages which were presented Miss Josey, who enthu sUstlcally examined them, finding beau tiful handwork gifts of ths Scissors Club, of whieh she la a member, and of th other present 6h expressed her thanks in well chosen words. Mrs. R. 0. Josey, Jr, then proposed a toset to the hostess, In which all Viined heartily, Another delightful social event was a handkerchief sheerer givsa Miss Cor nelia Josey by the members of ths Junior Auxiliary st the home of Mrs. Gus White. Mrs. White received the door and invited ths gueat to the ing room. There a moving picture contest and a geographical contest sharpened the wits aa well aa created Intense in terest At th conclusion of theee-Mis Lois Speed brought in a number of pink packages and cars them to Mis Josey. A perfect shower of exquisite handker- ehieft was revealed. Miss Josey is leader of this organization and ex pressed her appreciation of the love of the members. A delicious salad course waa served. Just as sll were leaving the hostess presented Miss Josey with a bouquet of pink Killarnsy roses. According to ths customs of th club an elaborate card ' party was given Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L, McDowell in honor of Miss Maude Leggett and Miss Laura Clark, who had made the highest scores during the past year la ths Lucky Thir teen Club and th Four Tsbl Club. Monday afternoon th Bound Table Club was entertained by Mrs. Will H. Josey. Ibsen's "Doll House" was studied then a dlseusalon of current events was led by Mrs. Will Josey. Mr. W. H. McDowell entertained the Scissors Club Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6. The Recreation Club had a delightful meeting with Miss Fanai Gray Tues day afternoon. ANOTHER ARREST IN SLACXMAIL.SYNDICATE cm New Tork, Oet 23. Details of the operations of tha alleged couatry-wide "blackmail- syndicate" veer amplified here today wheScv- charge war filed against James A. Brown, a Brooklyn restaur pwnr. wajertiag that In company with Edward Donahue and Wm. Butler he had . Impersonated a txrverameat officer In Atlantic City, September 80, 1815, "so as to defraud a eertala person, whoee nam at the present time, is withheld for public policy." ' Browa waa arrested her Saturday night ia connection, with ths frauds which th authorities said wer perpe trated ia many part of the country by mean ef the Maaa act. ' Member of the eonSracyaialdt hav-ae aured 821,500 ia Atlantic Cltjr alone. Doaahn aad Butler ar held la Tombs priaoa awaiting trial. Homer T. French, another mmeber cf th al- leced "syadieatei" pleaded guilty to day "of srtortlag 615,000" .from -Alfred B. West, a tea aad coffee merchant aad was seatenoed to 18 month la th Fed eral prisoa at Atlanta, Faint heart ne'er won fair lady whea it preferred a, brunette HANLY TURNS HIS GUNS ON WILSON (St aw lmirw. Boehester, N. T, Oet. tSr-J. Frank Haaly, Prohibition presidential candi date today turaed hi guns oa President Wilson, declaring his "staad-patiam" on the liquor questloa outstripped the "Aldriehee, Cannon aad Pnroea ia their blindest aad hour" most "reactionary Haaly baaed hia attack oa letter re ceived by the Prohibitionists from Sec retary Tumulty declaring that tha Preal dent'a attitude on the liquor lean had stood unchanged for almost six years. "He has not changed hia mind on Cits issue ia six years, though the whole world has," Haaly shouted. "Other events have educated him. Paaama tolls, woman suffrage, the legality aad desirability ef tariff duties laid for protection, military preparedaess, each in turn hat educated him aad compelled him to change hia mind and inaugurate new policies toward them. But oa this issue he still is a bourbon, forgetting nothing, learning nothing, standing where he stood six years aso." A long line of men, standing doable file, carrying huge American flags and banners, led by a band, tonight escort ed Banly and Ira Laadrith, the Vice Presidential nominee, to the hall where they spoks to a large erowd. FAIR AT FAYETTEVILLE. Opeaa Today' With Prospect f Moat Saeceasful Event Ever Held. . - ISSMlSl M TM U OMTW.I Faywttevlll, Oct 23. With greater reservations ef spec than have been taken at thia time ia any previous year, th fifty fourth annual Cape Fear Fair will open here Tuesday morning. The officers of thafatr- -delighted with the prospe-t for the most lueeeas ful aeaalon in the history of ths asso elatloa. "The demand for space far exceeds snythiag ws have ever had be fore," said Secretary B. M. Jackson. "More space, had been reserved Sunday morning than waa the rase at the open ing of the fair last year." Tuesday, the first day of the fair, will be Educational Day, and will be opened with a big educational parade. Every white school child ia Cumber land and adjoining counties will be ad mitted free on thia day. Tha fair will really be a four-dh, affair this season, and Tuesday, instead of being a sort of odds-and- cads day, will be one of the really big days of the fair. All exhibit will be in plae by Monday night - Th educational, community rlub, and canning club exhibits will be the dis tinct feature of the fair this year. Educational exhibits hsve been booked by the State Board of Health, the State Agricultural Department, and th pout try clubs, th Fayetteville public school (on of th first exhibits In place), the schools of tbe county, the city negro schools aa dths otate col ored Normal school, situated here. Mason te Mt New Bern, Oct 83-The annual fall reunion of the Ancient aad Accepted Scottish Bits of Fremaaonry, Censis tory No. I, will be held In New Bern beginning Wednesday and continuing until Friday, and Indications are that this win be one or tue most eonipicu ons events of ita kind held hare In several rears. There will be a large number of candidates for the various degrees on hand snd considerable time will taken up la the work of conferring the decrees upon tnese. There ar a number of social feature planned for th occasion, Including a banquet, whieh will be attended by every Mason in th city and many from surrounding sections. No Aaaoanceaient From Dr. Caw Washington, Oct 83. Th Evsnlug Star of today said: "Although It haa been announced ia Durham that Bev. Dr. Beajamia I). Gaw, pastor of th West Washington Baptist Uhuren, is to ac capt th call to the pastorate of the First Baptist t hurcii or mat euiy, re cently extended him, the pastor stated this afternoon he would not make aa announcement of his decision hare for several days. "According to th news from Dur ham, Dr. Gaw la to take up the work there oa the second Sunday -la Febru ary. "If he goes to the Durham pastorate Dr. Gaw will succeed Dr. Joha J. Hurt, who haa recently taken up the pastor at of a church in Wilmington," Champ Clark Speaks For Wilaoa. Rr Um mrmi4 rnaa. 1 Greenville, Ky, Oct 23. Champ Clark, Speaker of the Houts, address Ing a largs audience at the court house here late today in behalf of President Wilson voiced approval of the adminis tration's record. He devoted himself largely to a discussion of domestic ques tions which aroao during President Wil ton's administration. Referring to the Adam son 8 hour law, he emphasised the fact that a majority of the Bepublieaa rotes in ths Houss had bean east in its fsvor, and asserted that a determined- effort by a tingle member of the Senate would have blocked its passage. Storm Off Florida Caaat (BTUw fiinlml Pun Washington, Oct 23. A tropica storm of unknown intensity Is off the Florida ooast, apparently moving north and will cause strong nortnsriy winds, probably reaching th intensity of galea Tuesday off Georgia and northern aad central Florida. Thia informs' ioa was contain ed in an advisory storm warning issued by th weather bureau tonight which cautioned ahippiag from Savannah . to Jacksonvill. Warnings today war dis played from Fort Monroe te Jackson villa. Dtk af a Child. M&roa, Oet 2& Biehard, the three year old ana of Mr. aad Mrs. J. Chealey MeCaaklll, did at their horn here yes terday aJaeraooa at 8 o'cloek following a week' Illness. . Th funeral will b held tomorrow. Th eonditloa of Mr. Martin Luther McLean, which haa been quite serious fer .th past few weeks, la markedly im preved the past few days, and he Is able to tak short drives ta past day or two. - . - ; .. Wllaea-Blekett Oak la Charge, Mr. J. M. Brougbtor Jr, stated last night that th speaking" of Governor Blekett oa th night of November 1 would be under the auspice of th Ba le) ghWilon-Bickett Pub, ofwhkhMr. Clyd Douglass i president Kecweglaa Steamer Sank. -(as isitisl rw. London. Oet 23. Ths Norwegian steamer Baftsuad, 680 tea, has beea sunk, say ButerS Christianla eorree- Jnoadeat, Th JUDGE 111 IfJ STRONG SPEECH Shows What Democracf Has Done and Is Doing For State and Nation IJL (eswdal TU Mm sb Weadell Oet 2V-Ctac the weed f the popular cUeg song, Judg Jam 8. Manning advised th young mea ia ths large audience that faced him at Wendell tonight te "B a Tar Et horn, a Tar Heel bred, aad whea yea die, be a Tar Heel dead." Th speaker had just shown ia striking contrast koW that North Carollaa not ealy ha the most economical government ef any Stete ia the Calon-eave on bat that It also offer unexcelled opportunities to men in every walk' of life. Jadge Manning spoke In plae ef Bspreseata tire Pou, wh was prevented from speaking by a severe cold, aad hat speech was enthusiastically received by . one of the largest audiences that ever ' gathered for a pololtieal speaking ia this section. Mayor McLean, of Wendell, presided ... over the meeting and p reseated th , speaker. The meeting was held ta th auditorium of ths Wendell school, which haa on of the largest and beet quipped school auditoriums la th county. The audience was eompeead largely of the eitlrens of Wendell, la eluding many ladies. There were ala ? resent many , representative eltiaea rom the ' eountry around 'Wendell, Among the county Democratic fores who were present- wr Clerk ef th Court Mial, Register of Deeds Wood, Mr. T. K. Holding, candidate for th Bouse ; Mt. W. C. Brewer, candidate for commissioner, aad County Chairman J, M. Broughton, Jr. ' 1 . Judge Manning discussed both Stats and National issue, and hia maaaer of handling th vital question ef ta " campaign completely won his andieae. Frequrnt applause .was given his Utter aacea, aad at th close eld-time Demo- . crate told' the Judge that it was oa ef the best Democratic speeches they had ever heard. - In discussing State issue Judge Man ning took up the challenge of Mr, Linney and boldly championed the roe- ord of the Democratic party. He based this part of hia speech upon the three things which Mr. Linney haa de nounced, but which Judge Manning pre claimed as matter of Slate pride, nams ly, the school system,, th treasurer's office and appropriation aad taxation. He had his. facta and h appealed te the audience from the record. He quoted ths figures to show what our school system was In 100, and thea bowed th remarkshl progress that has been made nader Democrat! adminis tration. '' "They charge that Ben Ltey lu V antiquated system of book-keeping, but that ia not the chief cause ef their eeav plaint," declared ths judge. "The trou ble with them 1 that that snttq4U4 . . system caught a Bepublieaa appelate , misappropriating funds, aad they have been matf ever since." He pointed out that the present treasurer has handled over fifty million dollars snd that fre- -quent audita hav failed to seveal the misappropriation of a siagls cent The judge thea took up the charge of eitravagaae and high taxatioa. H compared tha eost of government. State and county, in North Carollaa with that in California, showing that California' government ia mors than six time as eipen-i- s aa our. Other States war compared and the eoaeluaioa was reaeeV ed that North Carolina ia getting more for her money than any Stete ta th Colon. At th am tim, North Caro lina Is neither a cheap State aor a hag gard. She stands at the head ef the procession of Southern States ia ths valus of her manufactured product aa well aa in ths number of people m-) ployed, by manufacturing eoneeraa s Disrasing national laauea, Judge Maa.., ning praised the Beserve Banking Aet a a wonderful achievement To this, legislation he attributed very largely the marvelous' prosperity of ths country todays "The Republican te nv their -ft cant understand why the eouatry so prosperous under Democratic ad' -ministration." H recited the history ef panics In this eountry, emphasising th Roosevelt panic of 1907, aad thea. touched upon condition aa they ar -today. H quoted today's market price on cotton, tobacco and other product,, and th anline fairly howled it de- light. "It may be temporary," b eld', "but there ar tome mortgage biaf paid off this year that have beea hang- ing ever the heads of our farmer since . the days of Teddy the Mljhty. aad whea a mortgage it paid ita paid, aad I call that permanent" His picture of the little home with ita cloud of debt t lifted under the rsncfieent influence of our new currency and farm credit -law made a deep impression em thai farmers and merchants aad houerwive who listened intently. Judsre Manning concluded with ar splendid defence of a foreign policy an f the pert of Prealdent Witaou that "ha won victories without th sound af a gun, and achieved permanent peace wtta honor." He called apon every voter present to go to ths poll ea electtea day and register his approval ef estf great President and hia party. SENATOR SIMMONS : j , SPEAKS INSALISBTJRT i m ammwe ea ml Salisbury, Oct 2S.-The Bewaa eowrt houee was packed te overflowing tonight with pHP' of all elaase eager te near - r address by SeU F U. Bimwoas.- Many were unable to get ia th balld- r i.. (Vl 'A. H. Borden, aa eld Demo cratic war aoree, presided, aad called oa Mayor Walter H. Woodson, enair man. to present Senator Simmons. Mr. WmhM wa leuadlr applauded when he thanked God that Democracy ia ia power la county. State and nation. He , presented Senator Simmon as the chalrmaa ef the most Important com mittee of the Senate at WashUgtea.v -' After felicitating Bowaa ape am splendid - type ot Democracy eaato Simmon stated h sould never forgive himself if he should fall te die fttata laauea. a feci a ert ef sens! responsibility f orJKertharollna. Hs declared he eouia never cm tor ine life of him why thsr should ever be any question a pou nauiiuvi v Democrats in power. Thia wm the first appearance ef Seaator Simmons ia thia section of North Carolina la tha pre-, ' ent campaign, : J
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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