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rill! TEE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $L50 a IS One Square, one month - - $2.50 J Tot Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. I VOL. XL. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C., JANUARY 2, 1918 NO. 22s 1 i ''MILEAGE BOOKS FOR THESOLDEBS crcSENTS THAT WILL ENABLE EN in CAMPS TO SEE HIGH GRADE PRODUCTIONS. 4 . PUNS OF THEATRICAL MEN rretary Lane Reviews the Develop nt of the Science of War-Public Lands to Be Opened for Cultivation in 1913. Washington. The sale of "smileage" ......ks. to be presented to men at army amps and cantonments, is being ar ranged by a subcommittee of the war department commission on training camp activities. At each of the 10 Na t'oiial armv cantonments a theater has been erected which seats 3,000 men. Marc Klaw. of Klaw & Erlanger, a meiubor of the commission, has ar niiirttl for four companies of the fcriditest theatrical stars to play -Lhoatiris; Cheaters," "Inside the Linos," -Turn to the Right," and "Here Coir.es the Bride" all big successes last year in New York. He has also planned to have four companies of the highest-grade vaudeville performers play at these theaters. At National Guard camps large Chau tauqua tents, with seating capacity of from 1,."00 to 2,000, have been put up, and first-class vaudeville is being pre sented. The expense of operating this cir cuit of 04 theaters is met by admis sion charges which run from 10 to 25 cents. "Smileage" books contain 20 or 100 5-cent coupons, which may be pur chased by anyone for $1 or $5, respec tively, and sent to a soldier friend at the camp. The coupons will be ex changed at the box office for admis sion tickets. Sending a man a "smile age" hook is equivalent to giving him passes to from 10 to 50 performances of various kinds. Included in the recent annual report of Secretary Franklin K. Lane is the following : "When the bureau of mines was cre ated by congress five years ago It was tardly to have been imagined that the Snethods used for the "saving of life in the coal mines of the United States fcould become of vital use in the prob lem of saving lives and destroying lives in a world war; yet this is just what has happened. "The soldier's kit, which was so sim ple a thing in other wars, has had to be increased by a gas mask not unlike the helmet of a deep-sea diver, with a hex of chemicals adapted for offsetting the effects of the various kinds of gas the enemy is known to use. "When we came into the war we found ourselves prepared with the "Knowledge, the machinery, and the men to promptly meet the need of gas masks in great quantity and of a su perior type. Thus the men who had been on this work of meeting the gases compounded in nature's laboratory were found to have a reserve of knowl edge as to what gases will kill and what will choke and what will burn and what will hasten disease, which in a war of cumulative frightfulness would make the United States modest ly distinguished if it wished to so sliinp. As one of the group said : '"We chemists in America have nev er turned our minds to the destruction "f human life. Our work has been con structivethe -hemistry of the soil, f cement, of printer's ink, of the by products frorc petroleum and tar, of 30.000 things hich will make for a linger, a happier life for man. But if the world is to be turned upside down and instead of staying death and di sease and making new things that man tn use for his own ennoblement we are wanted to push forward the work of the destruction cf man and all his works we can become rivals of the wrst in such enterprise.' . "This is not the time to present the thin-s done and the things doing by these men of the necromantic science, ut when the day comes for casting up accounts and giving credit their work will not go unrecognized." Hundreds cf thousands of acres of lands in the United States, hifherto uutiiied may be placed under cultiva te daring 1918. An inquiry by the department of the interior shows that approximately 600, J00 acres on various reclamation pro jects and an area of Indian lands al most as large are susceptible of culti vation. Dancing is one form of amusement wm- provided on a large scale for '"e men of the army and navy. It Is one of the ways the war camps com munity service, under direction of the war and navy departments, provides wnuxesome pleasure for the troops. There are now approximately 19,000 speakers K the "four minute men," nc- nation wide organization of volun Jew speakers who assist the govern ment in the work of national defense l1 messages of vital na ; lniPortance to motion-picture theater audiences. enmttai) dGalers of insecticides are ex the licensin regulations ermg trade in white arsenic and iantpv . ue8- Ane only com- h lesMQUired t0 obtain are "uciesalers nn v.i juuuet S, A base hospital, several of which are already In operation overseas, consists of the people and material necessary to establish and operate a hospital without asking outside assistance ex cept the provision of shelter. This usually means a deserted hotel, an empty village, a group of huts or a number of large and small tents. The personnel of one hospital which is fully organized and waiting to be sent to France Includes 24 physicians and surgeons, nearly all of whom are now on active duty at cantonments or hospitals in preparation for their fu ture work. The nurses number 65, all having passed rigid examinations. There are six women stenographers and bookkeepers. Of the 153 enlisted men, 65 are orderlies or male nurses, and the remaining 88 are clerks, book keepers, mechanics, and skilled labor ers. The base hospital is a little world in Itself and must have cooks, butch ers, bakers, carpenters, engineers, etc. , The equipment for this one unit cost $140,000. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker urges men in scientific institutions to continue their training. "The government service .will de mand more and more scientifically trained men," said he, "and I hope those who are In charge of scientific institutions will impress upon the young men the Importance of contin uing their studies, except to the extent that they are necessarily interrupt ed by a mandatory call under the pro visions of the selective draft service law." Every effort will be made to use each student's special training in con nection with specialized occupations In the army, to afford technical students liable to call as great an opportunity through the National army as ff they had enlisted. In Porto Rico, which formerly Im ported thousands of dollars' worth of beans annually from the mainland, this product Is now being exported. Part of the war-emeriren-fv work of ) the department of agriculture has been to assist the territories to become less dependent upon the mainland of this country for their supply of food. The Alaska stations have greatly Increased the areas sown to grain and are able to meet Increased demands for seed grain. The Guam station Is distribut ing large quantities of seeds and plants for cultivation by the natives, and Ha waii has materially increased Its pro duction of food crops. While the demand for leather for many uses has taxed the productive capacity of the country, the amount used in ordnance equipment for sol diers is singularly small. The equi? ment furnished an Infantryman by the ordnance bureau (which does not In clude the uniform equipment from the quartermaster's department) contains only 10.2 ounces. The largest use of leather In this equipment is in the gun sling, which contains 7 ounces ;. in the oiler and thong case are 1.5 ounces ; bayonet scabbard, 0.7 ounce; pack carrier, 1 ounce. All meats and meat products for the army and navy are obtained only from Inspected establishments and bear the government stamp "Inspected and passed." - This stamp means that every step in the process of preparing tho meat has been under the constant su pervision of trained inspectors. At the camps all products are reinspected and laboratory analyses made to show that the foods have not been made injurious by tampering. Throughout the country there are 2, 600 inspectors engaged in this work. A censor's label on an envelope does not Imply that the writer or the ad dressee is under suspicion, but that its examination is thought necessary in safeguarding the' government's inter ests. Under authority of the trading-with-the-enemy act censorship of Interna tional mail has been established by the postmaster general. The work will be conducted at New York, the Canal Zone, Porto Rico, and other places where it may be necessary. Forms of regulations necessary to govern the proper marketing and han dling of animal and poultry feed are now being prepared by the food ad ministration. As in the case of industries dealing In staple foods for human consumption federal supervision of feeds will take the form of a licensing system. Infor mation contained in reports enable the food administration to detect hoarding, excessive profits, and to know the exact amount and location of feeds in the country. Cantonments throughout the country are being searched to secure all col ored men with technical training now in service for the formation of an artil lery regiment at Camp Meade, Md. Proposals to save coal by closing schools In Northern and Central states during January and February have not been met with favor by the fuel admin istration. When men called, under the selective-service law reach the cantonments they are given, so far as practicable, their choices of .army service. Infan try Is most often preferred, artillery second, engineer divisions are third in popularity, and quartermasters work fourth. Investigations so far made by the committee on classifications of per sonnel in the army, which has the matter in charge, prove that only 2 per cent of the men attempt to secure non hazardous positions. ES AWAY GUATEMALA 125,000 PERSONS ARE REPORTED IN THE STREETS WITHUOT SHELTER. OEEP FISSUES ARE OPENED Many Killed by Violent Shocks That Completed Work of Destruction Begun Christmas Day. Washington. Guatemala city, capi tal of the little Central American re public of Guatemala, has been laid in ruins by a series of earthquakes be ginningn Christmas day and culminat ing in violent shocks which complet ed the work of destruction. A cable gram to the navy department said 125,000 people were in the streets without shelter and that a number were killed by falling walls. Naval vessels In Central American waters have been ordered to the stricken city to render all possible assistance. Following is the brief dispatch which brought the news of the catas trophe : "Bad earthquake finish the work of others. Everything in ruins and be yond description as a result of the shock. One hundred and twenty-five thousand people are in the street. Parts of the country are very cold and wind Tents are needed badly. Quite a number killed by falling walls." The shocks probably occurred be tween 5:57 and 7 o'clock. Violent quakes were recorded at that time by the seismographs of the Georgetown University observatory and the dis tance was estimated at 1,900 miles from Washington. INHABITANTS IN PANIC HAVE FLED FROM CAPITAL San Salvador. Guatemala City, cap ital of the republic of Guatemala, has been completely destroyed by an earthquake. Many persons were kill ed in the disaster, xsome in their homes and others in the streets. The Colon theater, which was filled with people, collapsed. There were many casualties among the audience. Various hospitals and asylums and the prisons were badly damaged an! many patients and prisoners were killed. The railroad depot, sugar mills, postoffiee, the American and British legations, United States consulate and all the churches in the city have been levelled. The inhabitants in panic have fled from the capital. More than 80,000 persons are homeless. The stock of provisions in the city is scant and aid is required promptly. The Salvadorean government has suspended the official New Year cele bration and entered into mourning In sympathy with. Guatemala. UNNATURALIZED. GERMANS ARE TO-BE REGISTERED Washington. The week of Febru ary 4 was set aside by the department of justice for registration o. the half million unnaturalized Germt is in con tinental United States by police and postmasters in pursuance of President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation di recting this action as a means of min imizing the danger from enemy sym pathizers in the United States. Earlier plans for admintering the Registration will involve the gath ering of detailed information con cerning the business, relatives and habits of every German, together with his photograph and finger prints. Af ter registering he must carry a cer tificate card and may not change, his place of residence without approval of the police or postmaster. Violation of the regulations will be punishable by internment for the war. The orders do not apply to German women, nor to any persons under 14 years of age, because these are not classed as alien enemies by law. Sub jects of Austria-Hungary are not re quired to register. PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT BY PEACE DELEGATES Brest-Litovsk via Berlin and Lon don, Dec. 30). Provisional agreement on a series of important points, in cluding liberation of war prisoners and resumption of commercial rela tions was reported by delegates of Russia and the central powers in dis cussion of issues which, in the event of a general peace, would have to be settled among the - nations represent ed in the negotiations. This provision al discussion was terminated. . ENLISTED MEN SENT TO ' "PAPER ORDNANCE BASE Washington Investigation has been ordered by Secretary Baker of cir cumstances surrounding the misunder standing which caused enlisted men of the ordnance corps to be sent, to Rari tan, N J., for mobilization at an ord nance base which apparently exists only on paper. The arrival of some wo-score of the force was reported 'o Mr. Baker. Officers were sent to straighten out the tangle and the sol liers will be house at Camp Upton. EAR THQUAKE HP M'ADOO INSTRUCTS NEWRR WAR BOARD AS TO TASK OF OPERATING FOR THE PRESENT TIME AT LEAST. INSTRUGTIGNS HIE WIRED Traffic to be Moved by ;The Most Direct Route NowOpen Way for Traffic Pooling That Was Hereto fore Impossible. Washington. The railroads of the United States passed into government possession at noon Friday as Secre tary McAdoo, designated by President Wilson as director general of rail roads, was delegating to the railroads' war board the task of operating them for the present. The war board, comprising five of the country's foremost railroad execu tives who have been in supreme charge of the roads for the last nine months, were called Into conference at 11 o'clock .to discuss plans for weld ing all transportation lines into a sin gle government-operated system. They left the treasury department two hours later under Instructions to con tinue their functions and submit im mediately a plan of operation to the director general. Mr. McAdoo Issued his first formal order designed to speed up freight movements, telegraphing all railroad presidents and directors instructions to move traffic by the most convenient and direct routes. At the same time he ordered them to continue the oper ation ,of their lines in conformity with' the President's proclamation putting them under government control. There was no indication whether Mr. McAdoo Intended eventually to displace the war board with an organ ization of his own or to continue its organization for. the duration of the war. It was made clear, however, that it will continue the function until the director general decides that a better system can be devised. The order that freight move by the most expeditious route opens the way for a pooling of traffic Impossible heretofore-by reason, of, statutes jile. signed to prevent the practice by car riers operated under private direction. It takes from the shipper the right to route his freight as he wishes, and leaves to the railroad traffic manager the task of sending it 'most directly and where there is least congestion. TEUTONIC TERMS FOR PEACE NOT SUFFICIENT Great Britain and France, respect ively, through their prime minister and minister of foreign affajrs, have made known to the world that the terms under which the Teutonic allies seek a general peace are not suffi- j cient. And backing their prime minis ter, the British proletariat, represent-, ed by a national labor conference, has reaffirmed, without equivocation, that it is the determination of labor to continue the war. Fortified by the known attitude of President Wilson as to the require ments of the United States if the war is to end and a peace concluded, the utterances of Premier Lloyd Georare j and Foreign Minister Pichon and the ! almost unanimous sentiment of the i Eritish workers seemingly make cer tain that the Teutonic allies' proffer, given in reply to the Russian holshe viki proposals, will go for naught un less it is materially added and brought into line with the demands that the United States and the entente allies have laid down as the concrete basis for the discussion of peace. Nevertheless the bolshevik! ele ment in Russia apparently has not lost hear that something may come from the Czernin proposal, for the Brest-Litovsk peace conference at which it was made has taken a recess until January 4, and meanwhile Trot zky, the bolsheviki foreign minister, purposes to send a note to the entente allied embassies in an endavor to have them participate in further peace parleys, and also is drafting a note to the peoples of the world. PROHIBITION FOR TROOPS IN FRANCE BEING CONSIDERED Washington. Prohibition of - the sale of intoxicants of any description o members of the American expedi tionary force is under discussion be tween General Pershing and the French authorities. The war depart ment announced it had been so ad vised by General Pershing, who in order to clear up misunderstanding cabled the text of his order forbidding American soldiers to buy any intoxi cants other than light wines or beer. M'ADOO CALLS UPON THE MERCHANTS OF COUNTRY Washington. Merchants who have been offering to take Liberty bonds at par or at a premium "for merchandise were appealed to by Secretary McAdoo to stop the practice. "While I have no doubt that these merchants are actu ated: by patriotic motives," the sec etary said, "I am sure that they have ailed to consider the effect their of fers would have on the situation. We are making effort to have bonds pur chased for permanent investment. CENTRAL POWERS OFFER PEACE TERMS TERMS FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND GENERAL PEACE MADE KNOWN BY CZERNIN. THE CONDITIONS INSUPERABLE From' Entente Standpoint No Annex ations and . No Indemnities Accept able But Russia's Allies Muet Guar antee to Fulfill Terms. Terms under which the Teutonic allies will be willing to make "an im mediate and general peace" have been made known to the Russian delegates engaged in the peace pourparleys at Brest-Litovsk. The terms have been set forth in an address by Count Czer nin, the Austro-Hungarian foreig;i minister. As in previous Teutonic allied inti mations of what will be required from the Germanic viewpoint to bring about a cessation of hostilities and eventual peace, the latest terms are hedged about by conditions which seemingly are insuperable from the standpoint of the United States and the entente allies. The basic principles of the peace terms of the Russian revolutionary masses no annexations and no in demnities Count Czernin said he be lieved could be made the basis of a general peace, but that the Teutonic allies could not bind themselves to these conditions unless a guarantee were given that Russia's allies would recognize and fulfill them. Notable omissions in the statement of Count Czernin connected with the concrete demands of the United States, Great Britain and France, as already made km. n, are the ques tions particularly Oi the rebuilding of Belgium and Serbia, the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France and the overthrow of the militarist gov ernment in Germany and the forma tion in its place of a government that can be believed the latter demand as set forth by President Wilson in his address to Congress calling for war with Austria-Hungary. "'"Pending" he placing of Count ""Cze'r nin's proposals- before - Russia's allies, the Russian delegates to the peace conference have asked for a 10 days recess in the negotiations at Brest Litovsk. WALL STREET APPROVES GOVERNMENT'S PLAN Sweep'ng Advance in Securities Mar ket Follows Announcement. New York. Wall Street exressed unqualified indorsement of President Wilson's plan for the government to run the, railroads by. a sweeping ad vance in the securities market. The upturn was one of the most sensa tional in years. The assurances of net earnings and of the maintenance of railroad properties were the factors of the government program which pleased in-restors and dealers in stocks and bonds. The pessimism over the railroad outlook gave way to enthusiasm when the rather unexpected news from Washington was read. Orders to buy poured into broker's offices from all over the 'country, and the market was primed for a big advance long before it opened. Railroad shares, especially those under greatest degression in the wide spread decline of recent months .re corded extreme gains of 5.to ten points in the representative group, 12 to 18 points in the less active divi dend Issues and 3 to 13 points in nu merous non-dividend stocks. The bond market for rails kept pace with the movement on stocks, various underlying or junior issues advancing 3 to 8 1-2 points. Industrials and the many related stocks which figure in daily market dealings were Ignored in the first up swing of prices, but were taken up vigorously later on the theory that every line of trade will be stimulated by the upbuilding of the railroads. misplacing of cars cause coal Shortage Washington. President Wilson's decision to take over the railroads will keep the senate coal inquiry within narrower limits than originally plan ned. Members of the manufacturer's committee, investigating - both coal and sugar, are disinclined to go Into the transportation' difficulties, now that they believe improvement is ir sight, and in the hearing touched onlj casually upon the lack of railroad fa cilities blamed for coal shortage. BROTHERHOOD'S BEHIND GOVERNMENT'S PLANS Washington. Heads of the foui railroad brotherhoods conferred with President Wilson, discussing in de ta.il the part the employes will play under government regulations. A. B Garretson, of the conductors, said af terward that wage increases were not mentioned. Mr. Garretson added thai the brotherhoods were behind the gov- ernment operation plan, and th president had known It for twt weeks. ITT IVER ALL RAILROADS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSUMES CONTROL AND OPERATION OF ALL ROADS. SEC. M'ADOO TAKES CHARGE As Director General He is Expected to Direct Unification and Operation of Roads Through Present Manage ment. Retains Cabinet Place. . Washington. Government posse3 sion and operation of the nation's rail- roads for the war was proclaimed by President Wilson and became effect ive at noon Friday, December 28. Wil liam G. McAdoo, retainiag his place in the cabinet as secretary of the treasury, is placed in charge as direc tor general of railroads. Every railroad engaged in general transportation, with its appurtenances including steamship linen, is takes over and all systems will be operated as one under the director general. In a statement accompanying his proclamation, the president announc ed that as soon as congress reassem bles he will recommend legislation guaranteeing pre-war earnings and maintenance of railroad property in good repair. Government backing will be given to new issues of railroad securities that a ready market may be found. Great Surprise. The president's move, although forecast for weeks, came at this time as a great surprise to nearly every body in Washington, including rail road officials. It had been generally believed that he would await the re assembling of congress before taking any step. He acted through Secre tary of War Baker, under authority conferred in the army appropriation act. Management of the roads will re main in the hands of railroad officials and the railroads' war board, com prised of five railroad heads, will con tinue to direct actual operation under Secretary McAdoo's general supervi sion. The chief practical effect of govern ment operation will be to permit a complete unification of all rail sys tems, impossible under private opera- ticn by reason of statutes prohibiting I pooling of rail traffic and earnings. The roads themselves had gone as far as they dared in this direction, and it became known only that they had been warned by Attorney General Gregory that a violation of anti-pooling laws could not be permitted. Interurbans Excepted. Although the proclamation applies to all electric lines engaged in gen eral transportation, local interurban systems are specifically exempted. Congress will be asked to guaran tee earnings equivalent to the aver age net operating income for the three-year period ending June 30, 1917. Railroad experts estimate that this will cost the government next year in the neighborhood of $100,000,000, which can be raised in large part by increased freights, if the interstate commerce commission grants the roads' application for the 15 per cent rate increase now pending. Otherwise it will be paid largely out of the gen eral government funds. The interstate commerce commis sion and other government agencies which have to do with the railroads ' will continue to perform their func tions as heretofore, except that they will be subject to orders of the direc tor of railroads. Railroads Not Blamed. The president makes it clear that his decision was not made because of j any failure on the part of the rail- -oads to perform their whole luty in so far as they could while hampered as they were by legal restrictions. The plan of - control as outlined in the proclamation and statement leaves much unsaid as to details, but the general scheme appears to follow closely the British system. VICE-ADMIRAL WEMYSS BECOMES FIRST SEA LORD London Vice-Admiral Sir Rosalyn Wemyss nas been appointed first sea lord in succession to Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, according to an official an nouncement just issued. Admiral Jel licoe has been elecated to the peerage in recognition of his very distinguish ed services. The hope is express? I that his experience may be utilized later in another important post. GENERAL BLISS WILL BE RETAINED ON ATCIVE LIST Washington. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss will he retained on active service as chief of staff of .the army after he reaches the retirement age Monday, December 31. Secretary Baker an nounced last week that this had been decided upon by President Wilson. It had been believed generally General Bliss would continue in active service.' but that some younger officer would assume the burdens of the chief of staff. 0ER1E KE PRISONERS HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE GOVERNOR BICKETT MAKES A SHORT TALK IN PRISON CHAPEL. GOOD MUSICAL PROGRAMME Mrs. T. W. Bickett Reads Superin tendent Collie's Proclamation to the Prisoners. Raleigh. Standing In tho chapel of the State prison, before a Christmas tree, around which were grouped gift for each prisoner in the Institution, Governor Bickett expressed his whole hearted Christmas sentiments, wish ing for them the pleasures that come from without, the happiness that comes from within, and the blessed ness that comes from above. The oc casion was the celebration of Christ mas at the prison, this year on a scale more pretentious than ever before. Entertainers from Raleigh were there and the Christmas spirit was conta gious. Governor Bickett went to the prison just after having pardoned John Wag staff, of Guilford, who has served five years of a ten-year sentence imposed upon his conviction of highway rob bery in which, it was alleged, he se cured $2.50 from a negro. By Superintendent J. R. Collie's orders, Christmas tree celebrations were held at the Halifax farms and at the various prison camps. Word received by him from Halifax was to the effect that everyone was busy In the preparation for the event. Superintendent Collie has, likewise, just mailed out $3,000 in earnings of the prisoners to their families or de pendents, few of the checks amount ing to more than $15. The money rep resents the earnings of the prisoners since April; set apart for use of their dependents. The exercises were presided over by Mr. R. L. Gray, editor of the Raleigh Times, who paid hgh tribute to Gov ernor Bickett and his administration for the work done in behalf of the men and women the world has forgotten. Songs by the prisoners, of a sacred character with Christmas appropriate ness, preceded the formal program, but the entire assembly, guests and prisoners alike, stood while they sans "America." The special music for the occasion was by a quartet composed of Mrs. Horace Dowell, Miss Harriet Day, Mr. J. J. King, and Mr. W. G. Phillips. Besides leading in the cho rus songs, the quartet sang, "It Camo Upon the Midnight Clear" and "Silent Night." Opening the program, Mr. Gray pre sented Mrs. T. P. Harrison who offer ed prayer. Governor Bickett followed Mrs. Harrison, and in answer to the eloquent outburst of applause which greeted him after Mr. Gray's eulogy, he Informed his hearers that he had not come to make them a speech. "I came," he said, "to engage with you and with those gathered here In the celebration of the birth of Him who came into this world and gave up His life that all the world might be free. "I am sure I truly Interpret the heart of North Carolina," he added. "When I wish for you everyone a merry Christmas, I am sure I Interpret the heart of the State when I say that the State takes no pleasure In the Im prisonment of any human being. The State is anxious for you to be free as you can possibly be yourselves. It brings to me as the representative of the State a very real joy whenever in the exercise of the grave responsibili ties which have been imposed upon me, I can open the prison gates for anyone. "But let us for the moment forget our surroundings if we may. For after all, stone walls do not a prison make nor iron bars a cage. All of you win if you may and may if you will see around you the marvelous light, and feel within your souls the joy of th children of God. And I hope that everyone of. you, during the Christmas season, may have the pleasures that come "from within, the happiness that comes from without and the blessed ness that comes from above." Th master of ceremonies. In a hu morous vein, then presented Col. Fred A. Olds, as "The Cheerful Liar." Col. Olds bowed acknowledgment of the tribute, paid his compliments to the good judgment of the presiding officer, and then, telling a tale in which Gov ernor Bickett, squirrels, the Capitol Square, and Christmas were all involv ed, brought rounds and rojinds of ap plause from the assembly and an af firmation from Governor Bickett on Mr. Gray's introductory verdict. Then came the gifts, distributed to each one of 'the prisoners as his or her name was called. Fatal Auto Accident. Bladenboro. An automobile ran into the Seaboard cotton platform at Richardson, a small station four miles west of here, the aftermath of Christ-, mas day, wedging Itself beneath the platform. None of the nine occupants escaped Injury with the exception of two babies. Colonel Hester, a pros perous lumberman, is dead from hav ing his spinal column driven upward into the brain and the deaths of other3 in the party are expected momentar ily. Colonel Hester, owner of the car, which was a Chevrolet, was driving. 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