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SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1917. GOV E MI G1ITS PJUDONSTOM E ''Conditioned ' Upon Good Con ' duct and Appearance at , Court for Three Year Governor Bickett announced thro oaditlonal pardon yesterday, granted to man whoa aggregate aentenee to! penal inititutiont were eight aad a half I year aad who had already served prac tically half of thia time. Ia each aaa the pardon wa conditioned npoa the appeareat of the paroled man ia hie aoaaty eoart enee yearly for three Team siv aararnnoe of good aeaavior. The pardoned men vare John Keid, erring; tern of six year nndor aea- teae of .Transylvania eoart for man laughter, hie erviea having been ba- gua April, 1915; Carl Palmer, serving a term of fourteen months on the public roada of Fonrrth for housebreaking aad larceny, to Which ho .waa aaateneed In July. 1918, and John Thompson, aerv lng fifteen month! on the roada of Da rid eon county for storebreaking, hsr lng been sentenced In July, 1916. Assigning reasons for tha pardon' of John Bold, Governor Bickett said: . "The defendant haa eerred about two year of hit sontenee, and tha county physician and aaotner physician, to ' gather with a great hoet of people, elga- ed tha petition, netting forth that Held ia aa afllieted man, drawn double with rheumatism, haa permanent evnratnro of the apine, aad ia nnable to do manna labor. Ho ia about 60 yeare old. Up . to tha time of hie conviction ha had ' nerer been indicted in court before, mttA limA ikji rntitAt.lnn nf MlBff a mnfl itixen.-- He haa given tha road au thoritiea no trouble aineo ha haa been an tha road, and all twelve of the Juror who convicted him and tha solicitor of tha diatriet aignod tha ap- . plication for hia pardon." Na Intention to Steal.' Ormatiag the pardon to John Thomp aoa, convicted of etorcbreaking, Gov ernor ' Bickett declared that while the . evidence appeared conclusive of the breaking in, there waa no apparent pur posa to steal. . Ooraraor Bickett con tused i Ba wat aaateneed to a term of fifteen nontha aa tha road force of Davidson county, 8iae hia aentenee he haa aa- and the teatlmony la coaelaatre that ne ia making a good eitixrs and doing ban eat work. Tha young man ia not a 1 1 , J . 1.-1 . . criminal elan. A petition for a eon- aitional pardon la signed by nearly all the representative citizen of Thomas ville, and Mr. if. U'Kesler, superintend est of the Thomasville Orphanage, aaw ma in peraon and stated tnat in nil opinion K wonld be a grievous blunder to aand thia young man to tha roada." i Palmer Ia Boy. I Carl Palmer la to, leave prison and take np a Job eeeured him by hia father in Winston-Salem. Offering tha pardon. Governor Bickett aald l "Tha defendant la a boy about 17 years of age, wboae mother ia prac tically an invalid. Hia father ia very poor, and haa obtained a position for Li son that' will pay l-50 a day in one of tha manufacturing plants of Win ton." The boy haa been on the road for about six months, and the super intendent report that while at first he war-unruly, he i now a good prisoner. A large number of representative peo ple certify that, in their opinion, neither society nor the hoy will be benefited by hia further punishment.". To Atlanta For Treatment (Special to Tha Newa and Observer.) Goldshoro, Feb. 24. Leslie Davis, son f Mr. W. H. Davis, of M6un Olive, who haa been confined to hia bed at a local hospital for several months, due to tha fracture of a bone In on of hia Jags, waa taken thia week to Atlanta. GV, where he will receive the attention of a specialist. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER Unseen Here Before We Show Monday Coat Suits Dresses Skirts Waists A comparison of value i all that it will take to sell out theae short ly. " ' . Especially showy is our assortment of Suits those pretty new shades which are to claim pre-eminence this Spring are in this show which may be seen here this week. The; main differencejn-our collection of better grade Suits is to be found in prices. In combination Taffeta and Serge and Crepe and Wool we offer rare values in Frocks; mny colors from which to make selection. KO I Department Store 0 L-f IS E. HARGETT STRETT. URG E HUMANITY IN PRISON CQrJTRO L Directors Raleigh Woman's Club Favors Abolition Cor poral Punishment The director of tha' Raleigh Woman's Club yesterday went on record with a strong resolution favoring the abolition of .corporal punishment ia the control of prisoner in the 8tate penal institu tions. In addition, the directors as serted their favor toward other meas urea introduced into the General As sembly looking toward the betterment of prison conditions in North Carolina Tbe resolution adopted and ordered forwarded to members of. tha General Assembly reads: "Whereas, the Constitution of North Carolina forbids the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment, nnd "Whereas, the public conscience de plore the continued inhumane treat ment of prisoner In North Carolina. and " ) ... "Whereas, a bill haa been introduced by Honorable R. T. Beaslev at the present session of tha General Assem bly which will if enacted into law for bid corporal punishment in disciplin ing of prisoners in this Htalo; now therefore, 1 "Bo it resolred by the Woman's Club of the City of Raleigh, that we most heartily endorse the provisions of the bill introduced by Mr. Beasley, and we desire fjli? .ourselves oa record as favoring the paasag of thia bill, and the passage of the other measures which have been Introduced at. the present session of the General Assembly looking to the betterment of prison conditions ia North Carolina and for the protec tion and care of tha dependent families of the prisoners." BRITISH TRANSPORT VETERINARIAN IS HERE Dr. W. D. Falsoa, who is now with the British government as transport veternary officer on H. J. T. Manilulay", is in the eity for a' few days. Hia brother, who is a etndrnt at A. and it., ia very ill with pneumonia. Dr. Faison landed in Newport News, Va., Thurs day and came directly here. On th trip he went to fialonjea, Greece, anil then to Egypt. He has . some interest ing war stories, aa he waa in the war zone all the time. Dr. Faison , sails again for Egypt- about tea days. He is an old A and M. man. aad hia many friends here are glad to see bun safe home again. Y LIBRARY 1 - HUDSON-BELK CO. Just Received Another merit of Dresses... . These are beauties, call and see them. Prices ranging from . $12.45 to $22.'50 Ship In the lot you will find many wonderful bargains.. New. Coats and Coat Suits every day. Come often, we are always glad to show you our merchandise. Our Dry Goods buyer, W. 1. Hudson, Jr., left for New York City last night, where he will join about 25 Belk buy ers. Watch for our new Silks arid Dress Goods. - We .will have everything the market affords. . New Line House Dresses 79-98, 91.29, $1.48 HUDSON-BELK CO. ' 16 Stores Sell For Lea For Gash E5 tlU4UU4lttM4llllil If WmilMMWIlllMt)ttWniWmWMWfWlllimnmWp1IMWMMMIIIIIIMM?inOMM1llIIIIMIWIMI 4UulUlillUHUUUIimUIMIUiUIUillMUllUIWiliUililUiMWUiUIUIltUtWUMUUlUMUiUUlliuU i nwftmfmmiwfmitinmwmmnnnmifr 3 UlS SERVICE GROWS Librarian' Annual Report Showi More Intelligent Use of Books by Raleigh People . Th Olivia Xaney library has iteadl ly 'grown In usefulness during the past year, according to pi annual report of th librarian, Mist Jennie Coffin, made to th board of director. Mies Coffn calls particular attention to th mora intelligent us mad of tha aatalogue, periodical Indexes and reference books by the atudeata of th eity. "With each added year," aays Misa Coffin in her report, 1 feel that the importance of the work of"thia Institu tion is felt by the citizen of Raleigh, th colleges and book clubs. As far as I eaa see the attendance haa increased, Meredith College atill -leading the schools. ' " "Th tabulated part of my report will show th eloaing of tha library nineteen days, five of the w closed for th installation .of new etacks, and re arrangement f other. The. ten books reported missing after our last Inventory was completed were as fol lows: Stephen' "Life opJUn'dseer", Martin' "Human Body", Sargent's "Toasts for th Time", "Boy'a Book of Indian Battles", two book of adult and four of juvenile Action. Books to the value of 60.50 were bought for the general collection and paid for with money received from the rental cglfee tion. Last summer a new flooring was laid under the soda fountain iu the drug store, costing with a few other necessary repairs about 118.00. . "In the matter of gifts of book", the library haa not received the number it did last year but I wsh to especially note tire completion of a set of Marden books by Mr. Erwin A. Holt of Rur lihgton, N. C. These are mwh rend by the public From the Johnsonian and Kentaees Book Club and Dr. Ueorge Snmaiey wa have received some valu able book aa well as - a number of novels from Mrs. John Park and other patrons. "The resignation of Mis Ellen King December 1, leavea na without a second assistant, consequently the repairing of and this work Is accumulating." The detailed report of tha- library work follows: Number of volumes at beginnin of year, 13i83 ; number of volumes added by purchase, 483: number of volume added by gift, 115 j number" of volumes added by binding, 64; total ad ditions daring year, 682; number of - volume missina at i n vent aw 10 j number of volumes lost- bv patrons, 8; total number at end of year, 14 43 ; number of periodicals aud perioaieaia subscribed for, 51 ; number periodical donated, 2.?; numbW of pam phlets entered, 957; number of pamph lets catalogued, 259; total number of borrowers. 03 number of borrowers registered during the year, 573; .number of temporary borrowers, S3; estimated rcrcrenee attendance, 972; books drawn from rental collection, 1,151 ; nunil.cr of books repaired in library, 2,142; num ber of catalogue cards made, -l.Stlfl. Tho figures of circulation aro siirnifl- csnt: Total circulation dnrina vear. :u:,M- number of volume's of fiction- circulated 31,0116 biography, f.83: irenernl wnrk. 4; philosophy 253; religion. 227; socio logy. 417; philoiorr. 3 science. 14R'. useful srts, 127; fin arts, 236; iitera- rure, ot.y; travel nnd history, 627. The largest daily circulation was January 20th, with 280; and th small est daily circulation was December 18th, with 35, while the average daily circula tion was 117 with 294 days open for cir culation. Tho financial statement follow t Receipt I'nexpended balance $ 2JC.75 City appropriation ....;.'...'.t4 J.OOO.OO Rtat of drug atore 600.0 Rent of office 3990( Kent of ball mj0 ';;', i02-85 Ueiunded , from Insurance on ' on plat glass window.,,'.... J3 iff - HO n n '5i .rin nrrt Furnishing The Home Need Not Be Expensive Here SH" a r urthermore, rrom guch a stock as ours, U a small task, and one you are sure to get genuine pleasure from. Because here you get real "Furni ture Store Service." Men experienced in Home Furnishings with tasty ideas are at your service, suggesting and arranging furniture in such ways that-you get an exact idea how1 your home will 'look before you purchase a single piece.1 Come here tomorrow and let us show you just how rea sonable we can furnish four or five rooms. ROY ALL & BORDEN The Home of Dependable Furniture Goldsboro Raleigh Durham FX7 - V T TO ni '. XT- t : f Total receipts Expcadltara New books Uuplicate books K"; Periodicals ... Binding bouk Binding magazine Insurance ) Repairs. and improvement. Fuel Salaries Library aervie,..;.) Janiotr service ..... Supplies M rurnitur and fixture "!"" uruerai expense. ,.,)r f ...... 4,885 47.17. 136.90 761 63.153 289.78 430.75 145.11 1,505.00 444.00 197J5 150.00 001.56 Total expenditure Balance en hand . ...14,445.00 RECRUITING E KEPT BUSY HERE Nearly. Hundred Men Sent Into Service From State Dur ing February ..tiM RED CROSS SEAL SALE INCREASES 50 PERCENT According . to figure just completed by the 8tat Bed Cross Se.l Con.rn.s sion, of which, Dtv L. B. McBrayer is executive aecrctary, tha sal of seals in . yor B0'd an Increase of 60 per cent over tnat of the vear before, while th Increaao for the United States waa only 30 por cent. Th total number of seals old for th year m6 tlifiKiJX. Of this amount 798t9 waa kept by local committees for nso in the towns and communities where the seals were sold, while th American Rod Cross received Sl.206.32, and while lil.1.37 waa paid for the expenses of conducting tha campaign, Including Tuberculosis Sunday aad th purchase of a moving picture tuberculosis film. The remainder of the ram raised, which amount t,. 2,045.17, ia to b used by the Htate Ked Cross Beat Commission for fighting tuberculosis her in North Carolina. According to a letter from the. na tional association to Dr. McBrayer, tho aal of seal for 1018 In the Unifed State amounted, to I,000,OCiO, which was an increase of 80 per cent over the salos of tha year, before. 8ince the beginning of th sale of seal in fhia country, which was In 1908; 406.001 haa been raised. ,..- ..,.... . . Th result of th 1016 Red Cross Beal campaign, according to Dr. McBrayer, is nigniy gratifying to the eomunssmal Th return show 4hat better result were obtained from mll tow as than ever beforer A list of tha cities and towns making standard record sales will b published later. . A visit "to the central station of the recruiting district of North Carolina fu't the United State army, 304 South Fnyetteville street, finds a crowd of soldiers, who are bury from eight a. m until five n, m. each day. Thrr is plenty of work these days but they al ways find time to answer any questions relative to tho service in the United States army, fur that is part.. of their job. A few questions put to a member of the recruiting party brought facta that arc not generally known to the public. First Lieutenant Edward B. Dennis, coast artillery corps, is the officer in cbargo of reTuiting in the Ktate of North Cariilinii, with headquarter in this city, but the lieutenant ha in charge twelve auxiliary station scat tered in various towns ia th State: Durham, Anheville, Greensboro, Char lotte, . Winston Hftlcm, Kiuston, Hick ory, '.Beidaville, Washington, Mt. Airy, i.uniberton and ttaaton. Tne headquar ters of the district was moved to Ral eigh from Charlotte in November, 1916, 'in officos are located on the third floor of the building at tho corner of South Kayetteville and Martin streets. AU applicant are examined and accept ed at titcw) offices sliould they pas the examination required by- law. Daring the month of February th North Caro lina diatriet lias furnished nearly a hundred men for the various, branches of service In the United State army. There being fifteen men at the Raleigh station in one day to be seat to the recruit depot at Columbus Barracks, Ohio., A number .of men ar rejected each month on account of various rea sons, tho law requiring a very strict ex amination .on an' applirant'a physical, moral and mental qualifications. But there are fewer rejection ia North Carolina than in many other location, this 8tate furnishing very desirable material f or soldiers. - .- All enlistments are purely voluntary, and the purpose of the recruiting party is to furnish' all information in its power to persons desiring information relative to service in the army. A sol dier Is stationed at the doorway of all the offices for recruiting, whoso- sole duty it ,i direct applicanta for enlist- i ment to th proper office and to aa swer any question that the general pub lio may desire to ask about the ser vice.' , Th new army bill, approved June 1916, makes the service well worth in vcstigating( and haa very maay inviting features to any young man in search of a career, provided he is physically qualified, can reed and writ th Eng lish language and la of good charac ter. Th pay ia .the 'moat liberal of anv armv in th world, the rattona are better and taking into consideration th IW inc ' 'r jratm tu mileage at discharge, quarters aad medical attenuauce, together with tit advantages offered for travel aad oppor tunities to attend th vnriou army aar rieo wchoflla and chance f or stndy and learning a trade th thro year with the colors mako a good" business propo sition and. fit a young maa for his r turn to .civil Ufa to U t aaef uL' and valuable citizen. Th opportunities that ar bow offered to. an enlisted maa for promotion to th rank' of commis sioned officer or to' rh higher grade of non-commissioned officer bare never erred the United States, aad men in the before beea equaled, and compaya vary favorably with ehancea for promotion la civil life uid any young man with con fidence in himself and the will to do, noed have no fear that hia efforts in the army will not be recognized and re warded by promotion. The organisa tion of the new regiments will' ereat man vacancies for Intelligent -and in dustriou soldiers for th non-commissioned officers grade. A Bold inr' in standing civil service examination is bot' required to make as high a grade aa required of thos who have never in the service or who have served are given preference in the appointments, t hero are many ex soldiers holding gov ernment civil service' positions. Any time you happen to see a man ia uniform wearing th wreath and X. 8." you can knew that he ia a member of th recruiting party, and he will answer any question relative to th service and he will be glad to do that' his business. New EjtterprlM Por Goldsborw, (Special to Th Nw and Observer.) : Goldsboro,' Feb. St. The Ooldsbar Trult and Produce Company. 1 a new enterprise for this city, with D. ii. Prince as president and treasurer, and Air. David M. Prince, Jr secretary, in corporated with an authorized capital of 50,000. They will do a wholesale fruit, produce and commission business. J, S. SCHOHELD'S SONS CO. , MACON, GEORGIA THE LARGEST ENGINE AND BOIliER BUILDERS IN THE SOUTH We also bifid Tanks and,, Tower, Oil Storage Tanks, 8m ok Stacks, and do all kind of Uheet and Plat Work. '-"'--to , W call particular attention of sawmill men to Th "Schofleld Cornish Water" Back, Return Flu Portable Boiler," with ngin'ta match. Write us for Information and prices, Desk "C," - J. S. SCHOFIELD'S SONS CO. tt Macon, Gau ..,fw II I " - iff rJ f.'F; w .t i a ....' . staiio out from the: cnovD-- WEAR CROSS AIID LIUEIIAEI CLOTHES- Smkrt, stylish, dash ing and then some. ' These ready-to-wear clothes give you self reliance and poise.. ' S15.00 S20.00 ' $25.00 cross & uiiEimn Th Clothiers
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