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VOL. XXXVII;
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, APRIL 7, 1915.
NO. 35.
Y
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Happenings of This and Qthsr Nations
For Seven Days Are
Given.
THE NEWS J)FTHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place in the South
land Will Be Found in
Brief Paragraphs.
European War
The Berlin government announces
tlie German policy toward the English
will be an eye for an eye. Forevery
day of blockade and -starvation and
continued depredation the British ma
rine, merchant and naval, and the
British soldiers now prisoners in the
German lines will have to pay.
Sir Edward Grey, English foreign
minister, has intimated to Ambassador
Walter Page that the British govern
ment would appreciate it if the United
States would protest -to Germany
against the new retaliatory policy
adopted in Berlin. Sir Edward's re
ply to. the United States note regard
ing the holding up of American com
merce is very evasive.
French aviators made a raid on Ger
man hangars east of Soissons.
Five more vessels were sunk in the
North Sea just off Hull, England, by
German submarines. Three of the ves
sels were British, one belonged to Hol
land and the fifth was Norwegian.
The Turkish government has offi
cially denied the rumor that efforts
have been made to seek peace with
Russia. The Constantinople .war of
fice says suprising Ottoman victories
may be looked for in the near future
over British forces in the Suez, Sou
dan and Egypt.
The Turkish government has assur
ed the United States government that
reports that Americans at the mission
school at Urumiah, Persia, were harm
ed in an invasion of that place by
Moslem troops are entirely unfounded.
The Russian armies attempting to
invade Austria and Hungary are said
to have forced the Dukla Pass, which
is the gateway to the Hungarian plains
through the Carpathians. This is con
sidered the land crisis of the war, ac
cording to the British and French be
lief. King George, through his secretary,
Lord Stamfordliam, has issued a state
ment in which he endorses the senti
ment expressed to abolish drinking
among the soldiers in the army in
France.
Two more British steamers have
been added to the toll of losses from
German submarines. The Flaminian
and Crown of Castile w;ere sunk off
the west coast ofN England, which
makes five victims for the German
undersea monsters in a week's time.
It is announced from London that
the German army is preparing to
abandon its attack along the Yser and
concentrate in holding the allied forc
es from crossing the border this spring
when the Anglo-French troops really
begin activities.
The Russian war office at Petrograd
has issued a statement asking the Rus
sian people not to be impatient about
the Dardanelles, as it is admitted that
considerable time will be necessary in
taking the straits and the Turkish
capital.
Domestic
The Prinz Eitel Friedrich, German
auxiliary cruiser which sank the Wil
liam P. Frye, is already for sailing
from Newport News, where she was
laid up for repairs.
Eugene W. Chafin, former prohibi
tion candidate for president, and for
mer Gov. John P. St. John of Kansas
have petitioned President "Wilson to
call a special session of congress to
pass a law ' prohibiting the manufac
ture of liquor in the United States. '
Ninety-two ships used the Panama
canal during the month of February,
says Governor Goethals.
West Virginia has declared a mora
torium, as the state treasury is empty,
owing to the adjournment of the legis
lature without passing any of the ap
propriation bills, resulting, it is said,
from a desire to embarrass the Dem
ocratic governor of the state.
Frank Arbano, alleged anarchist,
charged with attempting to explode a
bomb in St. Patrick's cathedral in
New York, said on the witness stand
that the whole thing was a "frame-up"
on the part of the New York detective
force who wanted to make a brilliant
showing. He said the detectives them
selves lighted the fuse of the bomb.
Vice President MarshallNat Los An
gtles visited a moving picture farm,
where he turned the camera crank
and received $1 in wages as an extra.
The vice president pocketed the coin.
Joseph E. Davis of Wisconsin has
resigned as treasurer of the National
liemocratic committee to accept the
chairmanship of the federal board of
trade. - :
General Funston has been placed in
charge of the American artillery forces
along the Rio Grande to protect all
American citizens from any possible
tiring from the Mexican guns across
tlie river. '
The largest cargo of wheat shipped
from America this year has sailed
from New Orleans aboard the British
steamship Harperly. The cargo con
tained 404,700 bushels.
A ,bill to regulate the number of
verses to be read from "the Bible in
the public schools in Vermont ' was
defeated in the lower house , of the
legislature at Montpelier.
San Antonio has been chosen by
the war department as the center for
army aeroplane demonstrations.
Many of the art and literary treas
ures of the late J. Pierpont Morgan
will be sold by his son.
. The Tennessee legislature has pass
ed a bill which places a ban on the
locker clubs of the state.
Abcut 40,000 workers in the sugar
canev fields in Porto Rico have struck
for higher wages. The labor problem
is seeing its first difficulties in that
new American possession. .
Governor Henderson has ordered all
tubercular convicts released from the
Alabama state penitentiary on parole.
All efforts to recover the crew of
the American submarine F-4 have
proven futile. The vessel will be rais
ed in time, but it has been difficult
to handle it. . It was located at a
depth of sixty fathoms in Honolulu
harbor. .
Washington
Hussien Bey, charge of the Turkish
embassy in Washington, has protested
to the state "department against the
reported killing of two"" Turkish sub
jects in Mexico by Villa troops.
Secretary Redfield of the depart
ment of commerce reports that busi
ness conditions over the country have
taken on a brighter look than at any
time since the beginning of Mexican
hostilities a year ago. .
President Wilson and former Presi
dent Taft were the principal speakers
at the laying of the corner stone of tfie
building erected as a memorial to the
women of the Civil war.
-Secretary Bryan and i Ambassador
Riano from Spain signed the peace
treaty between that country and. the
United States. Among the members
of the peace commission between the
two countries, as provided for by the
treaty, will be Senator Stone of Mis
souri. The state department announces
that investigation shows the cargo
aboard the William P. Frye, recently
sunk in South American waters by
the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, was not
American-owned. Baron von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, says the Ber
lin government is very regretful over
the horrible act and will gladly pay
for the damage done.
President Wilson has , announced
that a note will soon be ready to send
the kaiser regarding the sinking of the
William P. Frye by the Prinz Eitel
Freidrich.
The American reply to the English
note pertaining to the blockade has
been sent to Ambassador Page, in Lon
don to be transmitted to Sir Edward
Grey, foreign minister. The Washing
ton government says that Uncle Sam
will stand by his rights as a neutral,
and that his shipping shall not be In
terfered with by England or Franch.
To quiet the persistent rumors that
Secretary Garirson was to leave the
cabinet to accept the New Jersey
chief justiceship, Secretary to the
President Tumulty officially stated
from the White House that neither
Governor Fielder of New Jersey nor
the secretary of war had mentioned
the matter to President Wilson, and
that -iiere was nothing to it.
President Wilson informed White
House callers that his personal friend,
Col. E. M. House, now in Berlin, was
not trying to effect any peace treaties
with the foreign governments, as has
been rumored, but was merely keeping
him informed as to the exact condi
tion of European affairs.
Foreign
It is reported England will make
full reparation to Chile for sinking the
German warship Dresden within the
three-mile shore line limit of the Chil
ean coast. The Dresden officers, ar
riving in Valparaiso, wished to return
home under the shipwrecked mariner's
law, but have been compelled to in
tern until after the war. The Berlin
government is greatly displeased with
the act and serious complications are
looked for.
An agreement has been reached be
tween the Roman Catholic church and
the Italian government over the war
policy, it is said. Pope Benedict has
been unwilling to urge the Italians to
war until an understanding was reach
ed which would give back to the Vati
can its former temporal power over
some of the Papal States which were
freed by Victor Emmanuel I and Gari
baldi during the time of Pope Leo
XIII.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former di
rector of Mexico, who came into pow
er through assassination of President
Madero and whose power was broken
by President Wilson, has again sailed
from Barcelona, Spain, where he has
been spending the past winter. He
is said to be on his way to Mexico,
to precipitate another revolution. His
boat is bound for South America, and
it is believed he will land at Caracas,
and then cross later to Vera Cruz.
American citizens in Mexico have de
clared there was no intended insult to
the American flag by Zapata - troops
who shot John J. McManus, when he
wrapped himself up in Old Glory. The
British minister to Mexico has also
assured the United States government
at Washington on this matter.
. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria is
reported to be in excellent health this
spring, and has been taking a trip tc
Trieste and Trente" after visiting the
Karlsbad baths. '
The Villa-Zapata government in
Mexico has paid Mrs. Ruth McManus,
widow of John B. McManus, who was
killed in his own house by Zapata
troops, $20,000 indemnity. Mrs. . Mc
Manus has expressed her gratitude to
Secretary Bryan, of the state depart
ment for its efficient action and also
to Minister Cardoso, the Brazilian en
voy to Mexico, who acted so promptly
on the part of the United States.
RE TROUBLE IH
TiPICO DISTRICT
CARRANZA AGAIN ASKED TO, OB
TAIN RESPECT FOR FOREIGN
." FLAGS.
FOOD CONDITIONS BETTER
Oil Operators Buying Corn For Dis
tribution in Order to Relieve the
Situation.
Washington. The United States-: has
renewed its representations to General
Carranza to obtain respect for foreign
flags recently violated at Manzanillo,
asking that ho instruct his officers
there to afford protection to foreigners
and their interests'.
In the first note to Carranza a con
sular report was transmitted stating
that the British and American flags
had "been violated lay lawless Carranza
troops. That- was denied by Car
ranza and additional data has now
been laid before him with a reference
to the requests made in the first com
munication. , No reply , has been re
ceived. ' '.- ' " ..
A separate communication was sent
to Carranza calling hia attention to the
indiscriminate firing 'by his troops on
the oil tanks near Tampico, 150,000
barrels of oil already haying been lost
as a result of perforations made by
bullets penetrating the oil tanks.
Conditions in ' the Tampico district
gave officials much concern. "The dis
patches said "that the oil operators
are organizing for the purpose of buy
ing corn in the United States for local
diatribution which will be disposed of
at cost in order to relieve the situ
ation." From Manzanillo and the city" of
Colima came reports of further law
lessness. The State Department received a
dispatch, from Zacetacas confirming
the report that General Isabel Robles,
Secretary of War to General Elulio
Guiterrez had "surrendered on April
1 all of his command, much guns, am
munition and equipment to Genral
Villa's forces near Camacho."
BIG STORM ON ATLANTIC COAST.
Streets Flooded, Wires Down, Trains
Not Moving Along Atlantic Coast.
A snow storm of unprecedented pro
portions swept practically the whole
Atlantic seaboard. Snow, driven by a
northeast gale, which at times 'blew
70 miles an hour, held up ocean travel,
crippled telegraphic and telephone
communication, delayed steam and
electric trains and nearly dashed the
hopes of Easter paraders in New York
and New England.'
In Greater New York nine inches of
snow fell, a record for April and heav
iest et the year. It was accompanied
by a 60-mile-an-hour blow and early
crippled all surface traffic in the city
and environs. Hundreds of accidents
occurred. Upwards of 15,000 men at
tacked the snow and paid special at
tention to Fifth Avenue in an effort
to clear it for paraders. In New York
and otheT large cities the snowfall
proved a boon to the unemployed.
Norfolk, where no trains arrived
during the day and other places along
the Virginia coast, were hit hardest
by the storm. They also suffered from
lack of wire communication.
Although trains as far south as
South Carolina arrived hours late at
night, Philadelphia and other sea
board cities railroad officials pro
fessed, tjr see a gradual restoration of
normal schedules.
Italy and the War.
Paris. Giuseppe Bevione, editor of
The Turin Stampa and member of the
Italian Chamber of Deputies told the
Associated Press that he had a deep
conviction that Italy would begin war
against Germany and Austria before
the end of April. ,
French Steamer Sunk.
Fecamp, France. The three masted
fishing vessel, Paquerette of Fecamp
was sunk by a German submarine off
Etretat, nine miles southwest of Fe
camp. The crew was rescued.
American Army Officers Recalled
Washington The five American
Army officers on duty as miliary ob
servers with German armies - havt
been ordered here and their places
will not be filled. The reason assigne.1
by Secretary Garrison for the recall
order was that their missirfh had been
fulfilled. That statement, it was an
nounced, would be the war depart
ment's last word on the matter, lx
is known, however, that other reas
ons, largely of a .personal character,
were considered by army officers, in
determining to withdraw observers.
Big Steamship Cdmpany Fails., . ,
New York. The International Mer
cantile Marine Company, the giant
steamship combination organized it;
1902 by J. P. Morgan "& Co., whicL
placed under one control some of the
principal English, American and Bel
gian steamship lines between the Uni
ted States and Europe went into the
hands of a receiver. The company
has for six months been unable to pay
interest on its $52,744,00 four and v
half ; per cent, collateral trust bonds
said to be on account of war.
1
TAX ASSESSORS ARE
APPOINTED BY STATE
CORPORATION' COMPLETES ' AP
POI NTMENT OF TAX ASSESS
ORS COMPLETE LIST.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered . Around v the State
Caoitol. .
; Raleigh.
-, The Corporation Commission com
pleted the appointment of the county
tax assessors, one for each county in
the state, to serve for the 1915 gen
eral reassessment of real estate to be
made throughout the state under the
new revenue and machinery act. These
assessors will qualify in time to begin
their work May 1. . They N will have
general oversight of the work of the
county tax listers and will visit each
township and go over the property
lists with the lister and seek to have
a general equalization maintained.
They will go over all the lists and
then sit with the County Board of
Commissioners in the final equaliza
tion of the assessments in the county.
They are as follows: ,
Alamance, S, H. Webb; Alexander,
H. J. Burke; Alleghany, D. C. Dun
can; Anson, George S. Ledbetter;
Ash, H. H. Burgess; Avery, John F.
Davis; Beaufort, George E. Ricks;
Bertie, W. H. Pritchard, Bladen, O.
L. Clark; Brunswick, J: W. Lancas
ter; Buncombe, John H. Weaver;
Burke, J. C. McDowell; Cabarrus, J.
Van Hoy; Caldwell, I. W. Thomas;
Camden, J. E. Cook; Carteret, W. M.
Wehb; Caswell, A. Yancey Kerr; Ca
tawba, Charles H. Bost; Chatham, J.
3. Burke; Cherokee, H. N. Wells;
Chowan, M. H. Dixon; Clay, J. V.
Curtis; Cleveland, W. B. Newton;
Columbus, W. J. Grimsley; Craven, J.
A. . Patterson ; Cumberland, F. A.
Marsh; Currituck, P. N. Bray; Dare,
Theo. Meekins; Davidson, J. W. Lam
beth;" Davie, S. A. Woodruff; Duplin,
J. W. Swinson; Durham, S. C. Braw
ley; Edgecombe, S. S. Nash; Forsyth.
Z. T. Bynum; Franklin, B. T. Greene;
Gaston, J. White Ware; Gates, H. G.
Benton; Graham, W. D. Crisp; Gran
ville, J. C. Howard; Greene, F.u
Rouse; Guilford, E. G. Sherrill; Hali
fax, J. W. Pierce; Harnett, F. H.
Taylor; Haywood, F. W. Miller; Hen
derson, H. W. Allen; Hertford, A. I.
Parker; Hoke, J. D. McGoughan;
Hyde, C. E. Mann; Iredell, Z. V. Long;
Jackson, John M. Watson; Johnston,
W. A. Edgerton; Jones, F. Brock;
Lee, W. S. Witherspoon; Lenoir, C.
W. Howard; Lincoln, W. H. Sigmon;
Macon, J. A. Porter; Madison, M. C.
Buckner; Martin, W. C. Manning;
McDowell, J. D. Blanton; Mecklen
burg; W. F. Stevens; Mitchell, R. G.
Wilson; Montgomery, D. I. McKin
non; Moore, N. A. McKeithan; Nash,
Johnson (county auditor); Ne,w Han
over, Charles W. Worth; Northamp
ton, J. S. Grant; Onslow, F. W. Har
gett, St.; Orange, Cicero H. Jones;
Pamlico, E. C. Ross; Pasquotank, J.
B. Leigh; Pender, T. J. Armstrong;
PeTquimans, T. J. Nixon, Sr.; Person,
J. S. Noell; Pitt, W. M. Moore; Polk,
H. H. Edwards; Randolph, E. L.
Moffitt; Richmond, N. D. McDonald;
Rdbeson, George L. Thompson; Rock
ingham, Samuel Somers; Rowan, J. B.
Kerns; Rutherford, George Bigger
staff; Sampson, George L. Peterson;
Scotland, T. C. Everett; Stanly, L. M.
Moody; Stokes, E. W. Carroll;
Swaine, L. L. Marr; Surry, B. F. Fbl
ger; Transylvania, W. L. Aiken;
Tyrell, J. R. Pinner; Union, Rufus
Armfield; Vance, J. K. Plummer;
Wake, H. G. Holding; Warren, H. B.
Hunter r Washington, H. A. Leitch
fieldi Watauga, Smith Hagaman;
Wayne, J. W. Thompson; Wilkes, L.
W. Lunsford; Wilson, W. M. Wells;
Yadkin, J. W. Pacej Yancey, J. H.
Edwards. .
Ellsworth Gets a Better Job.
Godwin D. Ellsworth, now in the
office of First Assistant Postmaster
General Roper, was promoted from a
$3,000 to a $4,000 position. Mr. Ells
worth, a North Carolinian, is doing
well in Washington.
Compliments Major Graham.
Maj. Graham, Commissioner of .Ag
riculture, received a letter from Mr.
Garland Daniel,' Secretary of the Cen
tral Carorlina Fair, of Greensboro, in
which he stated that at the meeting of
the secretaries of the North Carolina
circuit of fairs he was directed to ex
press to the commissioner the appre
ciation of the various fairs for the, in
terest that the department of agricul
ture had taken in the fairs. - Mr. Dan
iel also stated that the secretaries
wanted to get in closer touch with
Commissioner Graham.
Enlarges Report of Markets.
The division of markets, state de
partment of agriculture, ; has made a
new departure in adding to its weekly
market report of prices In all sections
of the state such produce as grain, but
ter, eggs, beans and cow peas. The
weekly report shows prices of eggs on
the larger markets 20 cents and prices
as low as 12 in some of the small and
more remote markets. Butter ranged
from 25 to 35. cents for North Caroolina
creamery butter; cow peas $1.50 to $2;
soy beans $1.50 to $2.30; corn around
$1 per bushel.
W. S. Fall is State Highway Engineer.
The State Highway Commiasiun,
formally organized here under the
provisions of the special.act of the re
cent Legislature that "provides $10,000
a year for the operations of the com
mission, selected W, S. Fallis of Hen
derson as state highway engineer, in
charge of the highway work of the
state under the direction of the com
mission. Quarters for this hew divis
ion of state work will be equipped at
once and the work of the commission
got under way. . . - '.
Mr. Fallis is an experienced high
way engineer who has had special
service in m5ny sections of the state
and has been for a long while closely
identified with North Carolina high
way construction. He built the fam
ous highways In Franklin, Youngs
ville and Leesville sections of Vance
county, and has given expert assist
ance In road building in Columbus,
Wilson, CheroTcee, Edgecombe, Hen
derson, Granville, ; Polk, Rockingham,
Onslow, New Hanover, Durham and
other' counties. ..'-.,,
The work that the commission will
undertake through its new highway
engineer Is co-operation with counties
in the way of ..expert assistance in
road building. There are already 20
counties that have "spoken" for such
assistance, Assistant engineers, are to
be called into the service as required
to meet the demands made upon the
new division. : .
The organization of the commission
was perfected with the designation of
Governor Craig as the chairman and
Col. Benehan Cameron as chairman
pro tern and active head of the com
mission, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt as
secretary, and E. C. Duncan, W. C.
Riddick and Doctor Pratt as special
advisory committee to co-operate with
the engineer in the details of the
work. The other members of the
commission are Guy V- Roberts and
Prof. T. F. Hickerson, the latter be
ing the member from the engineering
department of the State University.
Prof. M. H. Stacy was first named for
this place on' the commission, but he
could not serve and Professor Hicker
son was named in his stead.
Vhat Our State Taxes Paid For.
The per capita cost of our state gov
ernment in North Carolina in 1912
was $1.46. According to a recent bul
letin of the Federal Census Bureau,
ft was spent as follows :
Charities, hospitals, and cor
rections 49 cents
Public education; 44 cents
Interest on bonds and bor
rowed money 16 cents
Apportionments school equ- .
alizing fund, etc 13. cents
Protection to person and
property 9 cents
General government ex- 1
penses . . . ' 9 cents
Miscellaneous and general
printing, insurance, etc .. . Scents
Public health and sanitation 2 cents
Outlays new buildings, im
provements, etc 1 cent
Highways less than half cent
Libraries less than half cent.
Recreation less than half cent.
Total $1.46
Carolina Children's Bureau Chartered.
A charter was issued for the Caro
lina Children's Bureau, Asheville, for
the purpose of investigating and car
ing for children in cases of neglect,
ill treatment, orphanage, abandonment
and giving temporary or permanent
care of white children. The incorpor
ators are Rev. J. M. Horner, D. D.,
bishop of the -Western Carrolina Mis
sionary Dioqese of the Episcopal
church; Rev. J. C Rowe, D. D., Char
lotte; E. P. Wharton, R. L. Thomp
son, Jidge Thomas J. Shaw, Greens
boro; Rev. G. T. Wright, Bryson City.
Name Mt. Mitchell Commission. -
Governor Craig announces the ap
pointment of the special commission
provided by the recent legislature to
purchase the summit-of Mt. Mitchell
to preserve its native, forest as a pub
lic park. There is an appropriation of
$25,000 for the purpose. The commis
sion consists of G. T. Deyton, of Green
Mountain; W. F. Watson, and M. C.
Honeycutt, of Burnsville; Wilson Hen
sley, of Ball Creek, and T. Edgar
Blackstock, of Asheville.
Wants Land For Sheep Raising.
Commissioner of griculture Graham
has received a letter from Mr. G. -W.
Wishon of Larchmont, N. Y., who
wishes to correspond with parties in
this state for the purchase of a thou
sand acres or more of land suitable
for sheep raising.
Adjutant Musters Out Company C.
Adjutant General Laurence jW.
Young ordered mustered out Company
C, of the North Carolina National
Guard, this being the Henderson com
pany. Lack of care of property and
failure of enlisted strength to attend
drills were some of the principal de
linquencies assigned as the reason for
mustering out the company. Capt. J.
C. Bell is in command of the com
pany. The Adjutant General stated
that if the citizens of Henderson want
ed to organize a new company prefer
ence would be given to that city.
Insurance Licenses' Expire. '
Insurance licenses over North Caro
lina expired recently and Into the
State Insurance Department during
the day poured a mass of mail matter,
by way of renewals of licenses for in
surance companies practicing in the
state. According to Commissioner
Young, North Carolina accommodates
about twice as many insurance com
panies as any state in the Union for its
size ' and population. But there ap
pears hus far to be no evidence of
cessation of activities of any of thuse
companies In North Carolina.
STATE LIBRARIANS
II HEW OFFICERS
MISS MARY B. PALMER OF CHAR
LOTTE NOW PRESIDENT OF
ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL CONVENTION CLOSES
Session Was an Especially Busy One.
Round Table Studies and Many
; Interesting Discussions.
Raleigh. New officers to direct the
destinies of the association took for
mal charge of the deliberations of the
North Carolina Library Association,
presiding for the last day of the an
nual convention here. They ' are:
Miss Mary B. Palmer, Charlotte, pres
ident; Miss Nan Strudwick, Univer
sity of North Carolina, first vice pres
ident; Miss Eva Malone, Trinity Col
lege, second vice president; Miss Car
rie Broughton, Raleigh, secretary and
Mrs. A. Griggs, Durham, treasurer.
The last day of the convention was
an especially busy one. The work of
the day opened with a round table
study of public and -college libraries,
Miss Mary Palmer of Charlotte led a
study of public library work Rural
extension service ; was discussed by
Mrs. A. F. Griggs , of Durham, Miss
Jennie Coffin of Raleigh treated the.
methods of featuring North Carolina
publications in the public and college
libraries; Miss Annie Pierce of Char
lotte discussed the essentials of. chil
dren's work in the public libraries.
The featuring of local history col
lections in connection with puhlic
libraries came in for treatment toy
Miss Bettie D. Caldwell of Greens
boro. The college library section of the
convention was under the direction of
Miss Annie F. Petty of the State Nor
mal College. Specialrfeatures for this
section were treatments of "Discipline
in College Libraries," Miss Forgeu
of Meredith College; "Problems of
Catalogue In College Libraries," Miss
Malone of Trinity College; "Reference
Work," J.f P. Breedlove, Trinity Col
lege; a general discussion of college
library work led by Miss White of
Guilford College.
Carter-Abernathy Hearing Closed.
. Raleigh With one final plea on the
partof counsel for C. E. Abernethy
to expunge from the records of the
Craven court all reference to the con
tempt findings against him by Judge
Frank Carter, the hearing before the
special legislative committee investi
gating the conduct of Judge Carter
came to an end. Adjournment was tak
en until April 26th, at which time the
committee will make up a report of
the investigation for submission be
fore Governor Craig.
When the hearing closed it was af
ter six hours of oral argument by at
torneys for solicitor Abernethy and
for- Judge Carter. Four hours of this
had been continuous. When the com
mittees took Recess at luncheon, the
members came to the conclusion that
the whole matter ought to be finished.
They came back with this determina
tion and Chairman Doughton announc
ed that the committee would sit un
til all the speechs were completed. It
was a long sit, but they, stood their
task manfully.
The question now remains as to
what the committee will . returns to
Governor Craig as their report. The
powers of the' committee are purely
recommendatory, but there are a wide
range for the recommendation to the
Governor and the Legislature.
f Southport Has Building Boom.
Southport. More than $100,000 will
toe spent in making improvements at
Southport during the coming few
months. The improvements and new
"enterprises include: $40,000 for water
and sewerage plants; $25,000 for im
provements at the' quarantine station,
which include , building a wharf 40
feet wide and 300 feet long; $2,000 for
a shrimp factory; $10,000 for life-saving
station; improvements at Palmet
to Island,, and a number of residences
It seems that a good size boom is on.
Tarboro Observes Clean-up Day.
Raleigh. W. A. Pattellor Jr., writing
for Supt. H. B. Smith to the State
Department of Education says that
National clean-up week was ''observed
in Tarboro Nunder the leadership of
the schools with exceptional success.
The pastors , of the churches co-operated
by delivering special sermons on
general and personal dealiness and
250 or more homes were . cleaned or
all rubbish accumulations and the
town authorities furnished every aid
in procuring the most extensive r
suits possible.
' Sixty Join Catawba Clubs.
Newton. Three-score boys and girls J
in Catawba County have been enrolled
in poultry clubs organized under the
direction of H. K. Foster, demonstra
tion agent. These clubs are for the
promotion of poultry production, - and
while competitive in order to have a
proper stimulus, the main object is to
achieve real values that can be turn
ed into dollars. A big exhibit of the
results of the work this year of these
amateurs will be held here next fall,
when prizes will be given for the best
showings. - .-! .
SDM
MOOL
Lesson
(By E. O. ST2LLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago.) ,
LESSON FOR APRIL 11
DAVID ANOINTED KING.
LESSON TEXT I Samuel' 16:4-13.
GOLDEN TEXT Man looketh on the
outward appearance, but Jehovai looketh '
on the heart I Samuel 15:7 R. V. .
' After the events recorded in last
Sunday's lesson , Samuel : retired . to
Raman never again to see Saul's face.
Samuel "mourned" (15:35) i. e., be
wailed and lamented the deposed king.
It was noble for Samuel thus to be
grieved over Saul's sin; still, God had
work for him to do. There is a sor
row that "worketh repentance" which
Is pleasing in the sight of God, but
that idle sorrow which spends itself
in unprofitable mourning is detrimen
tal to man and a hindrance to the
kingdom of God (ch. 8:7; 15:1 Men
may. fail but the kingdom goes for
ward. We do not interpret, verse 2
as suggesting any subterfuge on God's
part but rather that God refused to .
pay any attention 'to Samuel s fear
God answers fear by giving us duties
to perform and in their performance
we are delivered' from our fears. . i
I. David Chosen to Be King, vv. 4-10.
Saul, the clamorous choice of the peo
ple, was not succeeded by David "the
man after God's own heart" for sev
eral years after this lesson God's
will in this matter was . shown to
Samuel progressively: (a) in chapter
13:14 Samuel is informed that God
hath sought- "a , man after his own
heart;" (b) in 16:1 he 'is told to go
and find the king ywhom God had pro
vided; (c) in verse 12 Samuel
is at last definitely told whom God
has selected. This selection is in ac
cordance with the prophecy made cen
turies before regarding the kingly
scepter Gen. 49:10). Of come it'
was high treason, this atft Samuel was
about to perform, and Saul yet had
many friends and supporters (v. 2).
God seems to have permitted Samuel
to use one avowed purpose to con
ceal the real one, but "such a course is
one to use but sparingly" (Maclaren).
God can and does protect those whom
he sends (Ps 34:7) and "man is Im
mortal till "his work is done." Just
what or how did not .concern Samuel
for-he had God's promise (v. v3). A
step at "a time was sufficient and In
taking each step Samuel was to tell
thai exact truth.
Thus God guides and tests his serv
ants. Samuel was a judge as well as ,
a prophet (ch. 7:16) and the people
of Bethlehem were agitated at his
arrival. It may be, too, that these
elders were fearful of incurring the
displeasure of Saul. There was no
occasion for fear, as Samuel's purpose
was to sacrifice and his mission one of
peace even as"the angelic messengers
who quieted the shepherds with their
message of "peace" when ''great
David's greater son" was ushered into
the world. Jesse was a grandson of
Ruth the Moabitess and also a de
scendant of Rahab the harlot. On
his father's side he belonged to the
strong tribe of Judah. He was evi
dently a man of some , wealth, certain
ly in his children. After the sacrl
fice and before the feast Samuel is
made acquainted with the sons of
Jesse. The first, Eliab, was tall and
good to look upon and at once Samuel
fixed upon him as the certain choice
for Jehovah.
II. David Anointed King, vv. 11
13. Seven sons are set aside and yet
Samuel did not . hear the voice of
God's approval- In seeming dismay he
asks, "Are here all thy children?"
Jesse seems to have made a careless
and reluctant reply that the youngest
was away from home tending sheep.
Thereupon Samuel asserts that "we ,
will not sit down (to the sacrificial
feast) till he be brought hither " It is
from such lowly positions that God is
constantly promoting men to positions
of responsibility and prominence.
Witness Carey, Livingston, Moody and
a hundred others past and present.
David at this time was about fifteen
years old (Beecher). His name means
"darling," significant of the affection
of his mother, whose name is un
known, but to whom David twice
makes reference (Ps. 86:16; 116:16).
David was short, compared with his '
brothers, but had bright eyes (v. 12
marg.) and a fair face a'"comely
person' (v. 18). David was agile and
strong and though seemingly scoffed
at' by his brothers and neglected HSy
his father it did not pervert his good
nature nor turn him from the perform
ance of his duties. Samuel did not
greet David as he had greeted Saul,
he may have been dispappointed. This
gives emphasis to the words in verse
12, "Arise anoint bim: for this
is he."
David is anointed, set apart, for the
kingship, but is not equipped nor does
he enter upon his offices till later.'
In this he is a type of Jesus who
shall yet reign on David's throne.
Verses 13 and 14 tell of the develop
ing contrast in the lives of Saul and
David. David the young king, poten
tial only at this time, is a great in
spiration to the young of all ages in
that, (1) He did his lowly work
thoroughly; (2) While doing it he
sought to cultivate and improve him
self (v.18); and (3) He gave himself
wholly to God; hence the record "'and
the Lord Is with him" (v. 18). -
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