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VOL. XXXVII.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, FEBRUARY 24, 1915.
NO. 29.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
Mat Has Occurred During the Week
Throughout This Country
and Abroad.
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
Gathered From All Parts of the
Globe and Told In Short
Paragraphs.
European War
The first ships to suffer from the
kaiser's British war zone proclama
tion were a French steamer and a
Norwegian tank steamer. While both
veie disabled by torpedoes they suc
ceeded in reaching shore.
England has decided to hold the
American steamer Wilhelmina laden
with foodstuffs for German ports. The
English policy will declare all food
stuffs as war contrabands.
No progress is reported along the
eastern war front. The situation in
the Carpathians is about the same.
In the west both Germans and
French are claiming victories. The
Teutons admit their losses to the
French at several points, but Berlin
dispatches state the imperial lines
have retaken many of their vantage
points.
Germany's proclamation placing
British waters in the war zone in the
effort to break the English blockade
on German food importations has now
gone into effect.
French victories, are reported all
along the path from the Oise river to
the sea. North of Arras they have
taken two German lines of trenches
and repulsed violent counter attacks.
The German losses were heavy, In
cluding a large number of officers.
Paris is jubilant over the victory of
the Frenchmen.
Berlin is celebrating the constant
news of further victories in eastern
Prussia and Poland where General
von Hindenburg is reported to be
driving the Russians steadily back to
positions defending the road to War
saw. In the Champagne district the
French successes have been marked
by the capture of two hundred Ger
man prisoners and the seizure of a
large bomb thrower and several heavy
artillery pieces.
Emperor William is expected to or
der 5,000,000 Germans of the in
dependent class who are unable to
give military service out of the em
pire during the rest of the war so
that starvation of the dependent class
es may be prevented. These refugees
are expected to take flight for the
Scandinavian nations, Italy and Switz
erland. Fnreio-n
Rumors cabled from Madrid that
Spain had declared war against Mex
ico are unconfirmed. It is believed in
the United States, particularly in
Washington, that neither the United
States nor the South American re
publics would permit any European
interference with this side of the
world at this time, and that President
Wilson would most rigidly enforce the
Monroe doctrine.
England has replied at length to
America's second note regarding the
use of neutral flags, provoked by the
Lusitania incident. Sir Edward Grey,
foreign secretary framing the note,
said that resorting to neutral flags
was not endangering neutral shipping
if belligerent war ships were careful
to ascertain the nationality of the ves
sel before firing on it.
Sir Roger Casement, leader of the
Separatist party in Ireland, who is now
in Germany will appear in Christiana
to uphold his charges that the Brit
ish minister to Norway and the Eng
lish government have conspired to kill
him.
Brand Whitlock, American minister
to Belgium, has notified the state de
partment at Washington that Ameri
can shipping is now assured of safe
entry into Belgian ports without duty
in making his farewell speech in con-
the German-British war zone. -
General Carranza, with 4,500 men,
is reported to be marching on Mon
terey to attack that city. The Obre
gcn evacuation of Mexico City in face
of Zapata's advance is denied.
The Chinese government has served
notice on the Japanese ambassador
to Pekin of its unwillingness to ac
cede to Japan's demands. Japan in
sists that China shall not again lease
any of her ports, islands or military
posts to any third country, as in the
case of Germany with Tsing-Tau
which Japan captured from the Ger
mans in the present war. Also Ja
pan insists that China shall hereaf
ter have stationed at various points
in the celestial republic no less than
twelve, if not more, "forceful Japan
ese advisers in China's political, finan
cial and military affairs." The Chinese
republic is unable to cope with the
Japanese military forces at this time,
states Lu Cheng Hsiang, but will not
willingly submit to any such intru
sions from Japan.
The five important figures in the
world's limelight now are Secretary of
State Bryan, Ambassador Gerard, Em
peror William. Count von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador to the United
States, and Herr von Jagow, German
foreign secretary.
American Consul Silliman has left
Mexico City for Vera Cruz, where he
will henceforth negotiate with the Car
ranza government.
James W. Gerard, American ambas
sador to Germany, has been invited to
a conference regarding the contents of
the American note by Emperor Wil
liam at his eastern war headquarters.
Domestic
Harry Chandler of Los Angeles, son-in-law
of Gen. Harrison G. Otis, owner
of the Los Angeles Times, has been
indicted by the federal grand jury
on tiie charge of planning a military
invasion of the Mexican province of
Lowtr California, which would be a
conspiracy to violate the neutrality
of the United States. It is charged
Chandler was found plotting with oth
er capitalists recruiting soldiers to the
invasion which was to be made to
serve his private interests in the ex
tension of his cattle lands and ranches.
The ter-centenary of Shakespeare's
death is being planned for general ob
servance throughout the United States
by the American Drama League.
Harry Thaw's trial has been set for
February 23, the same date as the Leo
Frank hearing in Washington.
The lower house of the Nebraska
legislature has passed a 'bill making
tipping unlawful. The state senate de
feated a bill making it unlawful for
clubs to dispense intoxicating liquors
to members.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt may be
called as a witness in the congression
al investigation now being held in
Wheeling of Judge Alston Dayton of
the West Virginia federal bench, who
was appointed to that place by Mr.
Roosevelt when president in 1905.
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City, the
chairman of the federal industrial re
lations commission, has publicly stat
ed that John D. Rockefeller controls
the Rockefeller Foundation and can
apply the enormous power it wields
in every field to almost any purpose
he chooses.
Mary Garden, the grand opera pri
ma donna, has sailed for France
aboard the English liner Adriatic and
will resume . her work among the
French troops in the trenches, where
she has been acting as a nurse.
Mrs. Ellen Mary McClellan, widow
of Gen. George B. McClellan, Grant's
predecessor of the Union forces in the
Civil war, died of pneumonia at Nice,
France. The remains will be brought
to America for burial at the old Mc
Clellan home at Princeton, N. J. She
was the mother of George B. McClel
lan, former mayor of New York, and
her husband was the Democratic nom
inee for the presidency against Lin
coln in 1864.
Washington
President Wilson and his cabinet
held an extra session to consider the
importance of the German intention
to maintain the British war zone dec
laration. Both the president and the
cabinet members view the situation
as the most critical the administra
tion has yet faced or that America has
faced since 1812. Decision as to what
will be America's course will not be
made public until Germany's official
reply to the American note is receiv
ed from Ambassador Gerard in Ber
lin. Secretary Garrison told the national;
woman's party, headed by Mrs. Robert
M. LaFollette, that he was strictly op
posed to the idea of federal manufac
ture of war munitions. 1
Congressman Bartholdt of Missouri
in making his farewell speech in con
gress before his retirement next
month, denounced the American press
for its anti-German attitude. He de
clared Americans were unfair to Ger
many in this war and said every
American citizen of either German
descent or German born was an Amer
ican at heart first and would be found
so in case of any differences between
the two nations.
Secretary Walcott of the Smithso
nian institute told the house naval
committee that although it was an
American, Samuel P. Langley, who
made the first heavier-than-air flying
machine in history, his country had
been the last to develop air craft.
Upon his statement the committee
has recommended the passage of a bill
authorizing the president to appoint
an advisory commission of scientists
to work on air craft development.
By a tie vote in the senate com
mittee on internal affairs the attempt
to reconsider the decision not to probe
the allegations of graft in the recent
senatorial elections in' Illinois and
Pennsylvania was lost, so there will
be no congressional investigation of
either the election of Senators ' Pen
rose or Lawrence Y. Sherman.
The Wilson administration merchant
marine bill passed the house of rep
resentatives after fourteen hours' de-'
bate and attempted filibuster by the
Republicans. The vote was 215 to
104. . Nineteen Democrats voted
against the measure, including Con
gressman Kitchin, the next adminis
tration floor leader: Congressman
Mann, the minority leader, gave up
his efforts at filibuster when he dis
covered its futility. He said while he
supported President Wilson in his ef
forts toward neutrality, he felt the
merchant marine would mean this
country would surely be drawn into
the European complications." Congress
man Alexander of Misouri was the
chief defender of the president in th9
debate.
Congressman Hughes has introduc
ed a bill providing for a federal cen
sorship of the moving picture films.
Although the merchant marine bill
passed the house, it has met with
strong opposition inthe senate where
it is said it is likely to meet the same
fate as the original bill. Opposing the
amendments to the bill are the pro
gressive republican leaders including
Senators LaFollette, Kenyon and Nor
ris, who state the bill as it now
stands is too temporary in its ef
fect. The Democratic bolters still
maintain that it is too permanent in
its provisions. The present bill as
amended is the work of Senators
Gore, of Oklahoma, and Weeks of
Massachusetts.
AMERICAN STEAMED
EVELYN BLOWN UP
CARRYING COTTON FOR BREMEN
SHE STRIKES MINE IN THE
NORTH SEA.
WAS NOT IN NEW WAR ZONE
First Government Insured Vessel
Lost. Sensation Results From the
News at Washington.
Bremen. The Amercian steamer
Evelyn which sailed from New York
January 29 with a cotton cargo for
Bremen was sunk by a mine off Bork
um Island in the North Sea.
The vessel's rcaptain and 27 of her
crew were saved.
The nationality of the mine which
destroyed the Evelyn has not been
established.
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel to meet with disaster as a re
sult of a sea warfare of the Euro
pean nations. She does not sink with
in the war zone Included in the Ger
man admiralty's decree. Borkum Isl
and lies directly off the German coast
at the mouth of the Ems River and is
German territory.
Martime records give the comple
ment of the Evelyn at 25 men so that
it is probable that all on board the
vessel was rescued.
The Evelyn was a single screw,
teel steamship and was commanded
by Captain Smith. She belonged to
Harriss, Irby & Vose of New York.
She was 252 feet long and 1,185 tons
net. She was built in Southampton
England in 1883.
Washington. The United States
government was advised officially of
the destruction of the first American
vessel on the high seas since the out
break of . the European war.
After a conference with President
Wilson, Secretary Bryan cabled Am
bassador Page at London and Ambas
sador Gerard at Berlin to make an
exhaustive inquiry as to the facts,
and, if the crew was landed In either
of their respective jurisdictions, to
furnish every care and convenience
to Captain Smith and his men.
Although the extent of the sea
zones of war proclaimed by Germany
was never defined exactly, the Bor
kum Islands are considered far dis
tant from the danger areas of sub
marines. The water of the viciniy
are mined for defensive purposee and
Germany always has piloted incoming
ships through.
FIVE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK.
Big Raid by German Cruiser Off Coast
of South Africa.
London The British steamers High
land Brae, Hemisphere and Potaro and
the sailing ships Sumatra and Wilfred
have been sunk in the Atlantic pre
sumably by the German cruiser Karls
ruhe. Crews and passengers were
landed at Buenos Aires by the Ger
man steamer Holger.
The sinking of these five vessels
and in addition, the British steamer
Viscount Humphreys was reported
from Buenos Aires February 18. The
Buenos Aires dispatch, however, said
that the German auxiliary cruiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm and not the Karls
ruhe, sank them.. This version prob
ably is correct, as it was given by
men on board the Holger.
Twilight Sleep Operation.
Raleigh, N. C. The condition of
Speaker Emmet R. Wooten, of the
House of Representatives, injured . in
an automobile accident recently con?
tinued to grow worse. Late in the day
an operation was performed on a rup
tured kidney. His physicians stated
he was resting better, though his con
dition is considered very grave. The
surgeons used the "twilight sleep" in
the operation.
John Barclay Moon Dead.
Richmond, Va. John Barclay Moon,
chairman of the Virginia Debt Com
mission, for 20 years counsel for the
University of Virginia, and widely
known as an attorney, died suddenly
at his home in Albemarle county.
Canal Tolls Reduced 20 Per Cent.
Panama Under instructions of Sec
retary Garrison changes are being
prepared in the regulations for com
putation of Panama Canal tolls which,
it is estimated, will decrease revenues
from the classes of freight affected
aproximately 20 per cent. It was dis
covered that the fixing of tolls under
the Panama Canal rules at $1.20 a ton
was illegal, the rate being greater
than that sanctioned by law. This
arose from the differences between a
ton as defined by the Canal rules and
'a registered United States ton.
Eulogies on Senator Bacon.
Washington. Eulogies were deliver
ed in the house on the late Senator
Bacon of Georgia. Representative
Adamson portrayed the greatness of
the position Senator Bacon held in
public life. Representative Parks re
viewed the Senator's achievements,
and said he was one of the potential
figures in American history and one
of the great constitutional authorities
of Congress and conspicuous in mould
ing American foreign relations. Rep
resentative B'ughes eulogized Senator
Bacon's character and personality.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Movements Due and Their Local
Effects For the Cotton States,
Feb. 28 to March 7, 1915.
Carothers Observatory Forecast
Sunday, Feb. 28. The week mill
open with a cool wave in the East
ern Belt as previously forecast and
with warmer weather prevailing in
Western Belt.
Monday, March 1; Tuesday,
March' 2, Wednesday, March 3. A
Cool Wave is due to overspread the
South Monday and Tuesday, it is
believed, without . precipitation,
and it will bring 10 degrees cooler
weather, with light frosts in East
ern Belt nearly to the Gulf and At
lantic Coasts.
Thursday, March 4, to Sunday,
March 7. Rain setting in Western
Belt Thursday will overspread the
South Friday and Saturday in ad
vance of the cool wave. This
movement will cover the South Sat
urday and Sunday with moderately
cooler weather, minima ranging
around 50 degrees, with clearing.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Condensed for Busy '
People of the State.
The State Inter-collegiate Peace Ora
torical Contest, held at Meredith Col
lege In connection with the third
annual convention of the North Caro
lina Peace Society in progress there,
resulted in the first prize going
to S. Saddler of Atlantic Christian
College and the second prize to Earle
Levitte of Wake Forest College, the
prizes being respectively $75 and $50.
Samuel M. Hamrick, ex-postmaster
of Hickory, died at his home a few
days ago. He was 50 years of age.
" The baseball team at the Univer
sity is rapidly taking on shape.
Dr. C. V. Reynolds of Asheville,
was elected vice-president of the Tri
State Medical College for North Caro
lina. The Catawba Creamery Company
has plans for the erection of an ad
dition to Its creamery building which
will cost in all $6,000 or $7,000. In
crease in its business has made more
room necessary. A cold storage plant
will be a part of the addition.
The North Carolina Society at
Washington ave a banquet recently
Some of the speakers were: Secretary
Daniels, Representatives Page and
Stedman, Dr. H. P. Claxton and P. D.
Gold.
Members of the Good Roads Asso
ciation of Asheville and Buncombe
county, meeting in sixteenth annual
session, went on record as favoring
the construction of sand clay roads
for highways which lead into the
main thoroughfares. The main arte
ries of travel, they feel, should be
constructed of more durable material;
and they urged macadam with a
binder as the material for these roads.
The costly new municipal water
and lighting plants at Washington,
N. C, will probably be put into ser
vice about the 20th of this month.
The plants, together with a complete
sewe: ge system, were made possible
by a bond issue of $150,000.
From Newport News there sailed an
English merchantman with a boat
laod of horses for the English govern
ment, and with F. C. Herndon, a veter
inarian of Rocky Mount in charge.
MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices
in the Markets of North Carolina
For the Past Week.
As reported to the Division of Mar
kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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North Eastern North Carolina
Farmville ... 8c 42-4312 30.00
Jacksonville.. 7c 40c 28.00
Kelford c 35-40c 30.Q0
Moyock 7 -7c 45c
Vanceboro 7-8 c 40c 31.00
Washington. .8 -8c 30-35c 30.00
South Eastern North Carolina
Fayetteville ...5-8i4 40-45c 30.00
Kinston....'..7-8 c 45-48c 32.00
Maxton 7-7 35-45c 30.00
North Central North Carolina
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2000
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1800
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190C
150C
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Battleboro 7c 42-45c 32.00
Kenly 8 -Sc 42-43c
Louisburg 40c
Raleigh 8-8 5-16 42-45c
Riggsbee ....8 -8c 35c
Scotl'd Neck , 43-45c
Smithfield Sc .40-45c
Wilson 7c 45c
28.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
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South Centra
North Carolina
Charlotte 7-8 c 39c
Cleveland 35-42c
Kings Mtn...8 -Sc 39-42c
Monroe 8 -8c 40-45c
Mooresville . . . 8c 35-40c
Newton 8c 40-45c
Norwood 8c 40c
Shelby 7-8 c 39c
Statesville 7-8Yc 36-42c
Norfolk, Va. 8 -8&c
29.00
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31.00
RETAIL PRICES OF CORN FOR THE
PAST WEEK.
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Town White Yellow or Mixed
Charlotte 80- .95 .78- .90
Elmore '. 100
Mocresboro .... 1.00
Monroe 1.05
Maxton .... 1.00
Moyock .85
New Bern 1.00
Raleigh ..1.00-1.05 .93-1,03
Scotland Neck 95-1.00 .95
Shelby 1.00
Snithneld 1.00
St-Uesville ...... .90
Wilson 1.00
100-6 HOUSE VOTE
ON NflNUG LAW
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE BILL PRO
HIBITS DELIVERY OF LIQUOR
IN STATE.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happening That Mark
the Progress cf North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around the 8tate
Caoitol.
Raleigh.
After strenuous arguments of near
ly three hours the house voted 100 to
6 for the Grier bill for the prevention
of shipments of intoxicating liquors
from points without the state to
points within the state and delivery
within the state, the 'bill for which
the Stale Anti-Saloon League has
been working. The final vote passing
the bill was preceded by a vote against
a referendum amendment that was
offered by Williams of Cabarrus for
the act not to be operative until rati
fied by the people of the state at the
polls. This vote was to ,80.
Before the special order-hour ar
rived for the bill to be taken up, Rep
resentative Cameron moved that the
special order b displaced and set
for next Wednesday to give the sen
ate time to develop its amendments
and substitute the bills, the indica
tion being, Mr. Cameron said, that
the senate would considerably change
the mesaure before it could get
through that body. Displacement and
postponement were .strenuously op
posed by Mr. Grier, who said he en
tertained the highest regard for the
senate but that the house should pro
ceed to vote its conviction on this
issue without reference to the sen
ate. The house refused to displace
and continue the special order.
Argument on the bill began at
12:30, Mr. Grier opening for the bill
and arguing that the measure is con
stitutional, that it will not in any way
operate to the detriment of the Dem
ocratic party in the passing of it and
that it should not be referred to the
people for ratification, the people hav
ing, he said, already spoken.
Representatives Witherspoon, Wil
liams of Yadkin, Allred, Deyton and
others advocated the bill. Williams
of Cabarrus, argued for his referen
dum amendment, a& did Cameron, of
Durham. Representative Page spoke
for the bill.
Representative Hutchison made the
most vigorous speech against the bill.
He said that his people knew where
he stood. He had voted against the
prohibition bill in 1908, but he would
not do so were this measure the one
pending now.
He charged that the petitions that
have flooded, the legislature were
worked up through manufactured
sentiment stirred up by Supt. R. L.
Davis of the Anti-Saloon League,
whom he charged with making a
spectacle of himself from day to day
in the house. - He believed the bill,
if passed, would re-act and destroy
much of the good that has come from
the original prohibition measure. In
deed, he regarded this is the most
drastic measure ever attempted to be
put upon a civilized people.
Honor to Clerk W. T. Aycock.
There was adopted a resolution as
to the death of Engrossing Clerk Wil
liam T. Aycock and the yesident
was directed to appoint a special com
mittee from the senate to accompany
the remains of Mr. Aycock to Free
mont where the interment was made.
This committee was announced as
follows: Senators Stevens, Johnson
of Duplin, McNeely, McLeod, Mc
Auley and Haymore. It was decided
that the senate would adjourn at noon
as a tribute to the deceased and that
the senate 'in a body would accom
pany the remains to the union sta
tion at 12:30 o'clock. Provision was
made for a special floral tribute by
the senate and another floral design
by friends of the deceased in the
house.
Discuss Suffrage Bill in Senate.
Scarcely had the sensation in the
House of Representatives over the
Judge Carter-Solicitor Abernethy in
vestigation episode abated when the
senate started an exceptionally spir
ited and spicy discussion of the Hob
good woman's suffrage bill that com
pletely overshadowed it and quickly
filled the lobbies and galleries with
the most intensely interested specta
tors the ladies thronging the three
galleries and applauding suffrage ad
cates enthusiastically. The bill was
finally tabled.
House Bills Pass Final Reading. ,
Bills passed third reading: chang
ing boundary line of Fairfield school
district, Hyde county; relative Ho
election of comissioners in Hertford
county; reiaitng to court reporter for
the ninth judicial district; prohibiting
hunting and selling quail in Surry
within certain terms of years; change
boundary line between Ashe and Wa
tauga; providing for a pension fund
for Wilmington police department;
authorizing construction of road from
Lynn to Tryon, Polk county; incor
porate town ow Townsville.
Tax Newspapers Running Contests.
Following final approval of the three
remaining sections of the revenue
bill, the House passed the bill on sec
ond roll-call reading and it took its
place on the calendar for final read
ing and passed. Speaker- Wooten and
Chairman Doughton, in charge of the
I urn ior me joint nnance committee,
agreed tnat the bill can go immediate
ly to the senate without any engross
ment, there being so few changes in
the bill in the passage through the
house that engrossment can be dis
pensed with.
The house in committee of the
whole adopted the Mintz amendment
to section 57 of the revenue bill
changing the special tax on newspaper
circulation contests from $50 for week
lies and $150 for dailies to $10 for
weeklies and $25 for dailies; and vot
ed down an amendment by Williams
of Cabarrus designed to allow coun
ties to tax illuminating oil companies
in addition to the state inspection
tax. Other amendments gave the
state treasurer $2,500 for enforcing
collections of taxes and $6,000 instead
of $2,50 to the state auditor for en
forcing the machinery act. The vote
on passage of the revenue bill was
unanimous, except that Bryan of
Wilkes, Republican, asked to be ex
cused from voting on the ground that
there were features of the bill that
he could not endorse.
Two Big Features in House.
The House passed by a large ma
jority the Seawell insurance bill to
give the State Commissioner of Insur
ance the power to raise or lower the
fire insurance rates after the manner
of the law in Kansas, as recommended
by the legislative investigation com
mission, but defeated by a vote of 70
to 40 the bill of the State Department
of Education and Ecate Teachers As
sembly to provide uniform examina
tion and certification of public school
teachers, the vote being on a motion
to table.
These were the two big features of
the House proceedings. The passage
of the Seawell bill was without de
bate having come over as unfinished
business from the long discussion of
the measure. The debate of the Sen
ate bill for examination and certifica
tion of teachers was long and spirited,
with Chairman Mintz of the Commit
tee on Education leading the fight for
the 'bill and his Wayne County col
league. Representative Matt Allen, as
one of the chief opponents, and Rep
resentative Smith of Cleveland, for 20
years a teacher, as another of the most
'vigorous opponents.
Endorse Ship Purchase Bill.
A joint resolution introduced in the
senate by Senator Ward and in the
house by Representative Grier of Ire
dell, passed both branches of the Leg
islature endorsing the Administration
ship-purchase bill that has been pend
ing in the United States Senate for
some days under such strenuous con
ditions. It passed ' the house without
opposition, but in the senate Senator
McMichael pronounced the resolution
a "slap in the face" for Congressman
Claude Kitchin. Senator Ward de
nied that anything of the sort was in
tended, but insisted that he and the
North Carolina Legislature have the
right to differ with Congressman
Kitchin on any measure of public pol
icy. Mr. McMichael's- vote was the
only one against the resolution in the
'enate.
$20,000 For Mount Mitchell.
The Senate received from the Com
mittee on Appropriations the bill for
$20,000 to be appropriated for the pur
chase of a portion of the forest cover
ed top of Mount Mitchell. It came
from committee with favorable report.
Many House Bills Passed.
Improve the roads in Albemarle
township, Stanly county; provide for
local improvements in municipalities;
authorize bonds by Hot Springs; auth
orize bonds by the commissioners of
Pasquotank county; amend the 1913
local law relative to charge for the
reconnection of meters; authorize
bonds by the commissioners of Polk
county; provide for an election on
bond issue in Bladen county; extend
the time for the organization of the
Northern Railroad Company; regulate
the working of convicts in Bladen
county; require the Atlantic Coast
Line to fence its right-of-way through
Columbus county; amend the law as
to the Elizabeth City Graded schools.
Protect parties within drainage dis
trict who receive no benefit from the
drainage; provide for the erection of
a monument to Confederate soldiers
at Burgaw, Pender county; amend the
Lee County primary act; abolish the
office of treasurer in Columbus coun
ty; amend the charter of the Carolina
& Tennessee Railroad; fix the salaries
of certain officiers in Bertie county;
change the time for holding the Wilson
county courts; submit the stock law
to an election in certain sections of
Bladen county; authorize the Jackson
county commissioners to correct er
rors. Senate Bills Pass Final Reading.
, Amend the Warsaw town bond act;
empower Jackson township, Nash
county, borrow money for road pur
poses; provide for resubmission of
the question of bonds for the Greens
boro Atlantic & Northern Railroad to
aid in the construction; allow town
ships in Swain county to Issue bonds;
amend the South port poll tax act;
amend the Caswell county turnpike
and tolls road N act; amend the road
law of River township, Warren coun
ty; prohibit the use of dynamite in
Bladen county streams.
INIBWIONAL
SlINMTSfflOOL
Lesson
iBy E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago.)
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 28
SAMUEL, THE VICTORIOUS
LEADER.
LESSON TEXT-I Samuel 7:3-17.
GOLDEN TEXT-Hitherto hath Jeho
ah helped me. I Samuel 7:12 R. V.
Having prepared a "guilt offering,"
6:4-9, the Philistines started the ark
back towards Shiloh. As a punish
ment for their sacrilege and perhaps
for their boastful pride, God punishes
the men of Beth-Shemesh and finally
the ark finds rest in the house of
Abinadab, 6:10-21, 7:1, 2. For 20
years Israel was under 'discipline In
bondage, v. 2.
I "And Samuel spake . . . say
ing," vv. 3-8. It is possible that at
times Samuel was a fugitive, but that
he was praying, teaching and preach
ing "the word of Jehovah" we are as
sured. At last Israel was "drawn to
gether, v. 2 R. V. margin. Undoubted
ly Samuel's pure life and his faithful
witnessing had as much to do with
this assembling r,s did the oppression
of the Philistines. Samuel told the
people plainly that In order to be de
livered from the Philistines Israel
must "return unto Jehovah with all
your heart" The putting away (judg
ing) of sin and all idols is the first
step of any real, genuine repentance
towards God, Isa. 55:7. When Israel
adopted Ashtaroth and the "strange
gods" they possibly did so with no
thought of forsaking Jehovah, but
rather with the idea of "enrinching"
their worship. Such liberality, such a
federation of religions is weakening to
the cause of faith, Matt 6:24, I John
2:15, James, 4:4. Samuel might be
called "narrow," but his exhortation to
Israel that they return to the love
and worship of Jehovah, to the obedi
ence of his laws with whole-souled de
votion, was the first, and the most es
sential requisite to their freedom Is
rael's response (v. 4) meant not alone
self-denial, but a revolt against the
Philistines. This meant also the giv
ing up of amusements and profits which
might accompany such worship. The
word "heart" includes the will, affec
tions, motives and powers of soul.
Not merely a surface emotion, but a
deep change of heart and character.
It is .sad to recall that this was a
reformation, not a regeneration (ch.
8:8), but such is the history of an
emotional reformation. One day, how
ever, we shall see that one will last
last, Rom. 11:26. Samuel is a type of
Christ as a prophet and also as an
Intercessor, Heb. 7:25. Gathering the
people at Mizpah ("a lookout") he
caused the people to look to God.
Such a gathering was an evidence of
that unity of the people of God which
must ever precede prevailing prayer,
Ps. 99:6, Heb. 10:25. The meeting
began by a prayer by Samuel who
was nearest to God. They than poured
out water upon the ground, a symbol
of their utter helplessness, also of
the pouring out of their hearts before
God, II Sam. 14:14; Ps. 62:8. Israel
also "fasted" an expression of sor
row for sin which was so deep that
they could not eat, and a sign of the
humiliation of self and an earnest de
sire to find God, Dan. 9:3, Acts 13:2, 3.
II. "And Samuel offered . ..
a burnt offering," vv. 9-12. Twenty
years of bondage bred a spirit of fear
in the hearts of the Israelites and, in
their extremity they turned to Sam
uel to intercede for them. Christians
have a better one as their interces
sor, I John 2:1; Heb. 7:25; Rom.
8:34. Israel no longer places its
trust In an outward symbol as when
formerly they sent for the ark, ch. 4:3.
All real prayer is preceded by sacri
fice, ani the only ground we iave upon
which to approach a hply. God is to
shed blood, Heb. 10:19, John 14:6. This
Is also a type of entire consecration.
The lamb of Samuel's sacrifice 13 a
type of our Christ who entered into
God's presence for us by his own
blood," Heb. 9:11, 12. Having thus
properly approached God, Samuel
criel for Israel, and "the Lord heard
him." John 17:9. In the midst of this
the Philistines gave battle (v. 10)
evei as Satan often makes hie
fiercest assaults upon us in the midst
of our holiest exercises. God "thun
dered with a great voice," v. 11, marg.,
bringing discomfiture and fear to the
enemy, I John 5:14.
The Heart of the Lesson. This les
son is a great revelation of the powei
and effectiveness of intercessory
prayer. "Moses and Aaron among hi?
priests, and Samuel among them that
call upon his name," Ps. 99:6, seem?
to place Samuel at the head of Is
rael's intercessors even as Moses and
Aaron led the prophet priests.
Prayer for others Is not only a duty,
but a privilege and 1oy as well.
Too few Christians are interceding
for others. The sincere prayer lor
others Is inevitably followed up by
service for others, even as Samuel
prayer was followed by his service
judging Israel.
This, lesson also emphasizes the
need of appreciation of God's mer
cirts. Abraham erected his altars; Ja
cob and Joshua erected memo
rial stones to recall signal blessings;
Samuel calls the one he erected "Eo
enezer." for "Hitherto Lath Jehovah
Helped us."