i* AMERNWN, MAY 17, 1911 NQ. 222
PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Blrthd., Mr at Old VonL
(8peclsl wn OomvoataU)
Mia Mattla Bulla Roheraaa nUr
talaed qalte a number of bar Mends
at tka taaa of hacpaiewli. Mr. and
lira. J. B. Robereon, of Old Ford.
Thursday alpkt. May 11, tka aeear
eloa being bar twentieth^ birthday
Tka followiag vara praaaut: Mlaaaa
Paaala. Julia. Mlatle and Mary Ella
_ jaekaon, Con Inuar, Lillian Rodg
aa. Ee telle Robereon. Sadie Robaraon.
Cottle Blngletoa, Mlatle Raul, and
I.ucle Woo lard. Maaara Jamaa,
Hakar. Nat aad Frank Cherry Darid
aad. Arutbur Moora, Bok Wilson, 06
tha Wlllard. Vaaoa Paele, Laalla
Hodiaa. Robart Nut C loeper. Jodla
Rebate oa. Jonney Mnnaa and Ralph
im?m,
Tka parlor waa beeutlfuly deoorat
ad with raaaa aad farna. Tka dlalag
room waa daooratad with roaaa. On
tka tabla waa a cake with u manj
eaidrta aa eha waa Taarm old. also
snofhor one giving tka data of kar
birth, aad the rear ska waa celebrat
ing
She raoalred many baanUfnl and
neafnl praaeata. showing the high ea
taem In which aha la bald by her
friend* ...
Caka aad cream ware Barred the
goeata aad at 11 o'clock, pood byaa
ware said, and all want home wishing
Mies Robaraon a charming hoetaee.
and wlahlac her many mora happy
birthdays A
REUJIBDIie
.la THE SPEAKER
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A communication hu been receiv
ed from Captain Earl I. drown In
charge of * the United States Engi
neer's offlce for this district, situate
at Wilmington, N. C., to the effect
that he proposes to be m Washing
ton on er abont May SO at 1 o'clock
p. in. in the hall of the Chamber of
Commerce for the purpose of hear
ing rlews end having dlhcussed aa
to the a)5vieebittty of dredging the
channel beginning at the mouth of
Bunjan's Creek.
Captain Brown wiahes to hare as
full attendance of the citisey at this
meeting aa practicable so fa a full
and free discussion of the matter can
Ellison will be pleased to learn that
ahe la convaleeclag from her recent
operation for. appendlcltia at the
Waahlngtcn HoepltaL
ANNUAL MIES
ENCAMPMENT
Camp Glenn Again Chosen For
SoMfcrBoysTtfcSmmer
IT MEETING YESTERDAY
Tto fllMi lefellj' Oom I* to Cuv
FVom JnlfJO to 87 ? The DkIm are
Fixed by the Advisory Board ?
Coast Artillery to Fo*i Oeawell.
Raleigh, N. C.. May l?.? At a
'meeting here yesterday afternoon,
the advisory board Of the North Car
olina National Onardvflxed the time
and plhoe for the encampment of the
three regiments of Infantry and the
cbast artillery. The board met with;
the governor in hla office after arrang
ing details In the office of the adju
tant general. All three regiments
will encamp at Camp Glenn, dates
being as follows: r <?
? Witrd infantry. July 10 to 7.
8econd Infantry, July so to IT.
First Infantry. August 8 to 10.
Coast artillery at Fort Caswell, Au
gust 8-1*.
Bach 'of the three regiments will,
It is seen from the dates spend a
week In camp.
Those attending the meeting of the
MT>*ory board, were .
? Adjutant General R. U Leinster.
Brigadier Oeneral B. 8 fcoyster. of
Gtford; Brigadier General F- A. Ma
r^rd,rn;?coiJ?T-QmrdB":
lie print, etf the prosecutions 'of these
violators, and we not with pleasure
that the judgment Is generally a sent
ence to the roads.
The citizens of North Carolina are
fairly conversant with the prosecu
tion now going on In Durham. A few
days ago we received from Mr. Harris
clerk of the recorder's court of Dur
ham, an official list of blind tigers
convicted, with their sentences, and
we find that during the month of
April in ^the Recorder's court there
were 49 convictions. for which 'Judge
Bikes gave an aggregate road sent- J
ence of 86 years. With fsw excep
tions these defendants appealed to
the superior court and their casos
will most likely be tried at the May
term of court.
That the people of the city and
community are back of this move
ment la svldenced by the fact that
the strong law and order league has
been organized with Mr. (too. W.
Watts as president. Jas. H- South gate
Vice presldsnt and. H. N. 8now sec
retary and treasurer.- The executive
committee la composed of Gen. Julian
and state living In Durham. The on
ly purpose of this organisation is
to see that the laws, written on the
statute books concerning their com
munity. aril enforced.
A prominent citizen writes con
cerning this organisation: "It ts our
purpose to back up the authorities
In the prosecution of sll law break
ers and. strive to purge our town of
tnch characters."
The cause of good government hss
als ? stored a great victory In Wil
mington. It is, hollered by many that
more liquor lawlessness haa abound
ed there for the past twelve months
than any other place In the state.
Official Investigations by Mayor Mc
Rae had revealed a startling State of
affairs, abd there is no wonder that
that there was a purpose on the peAt
! of the good citizens to displsce their
I former method of government with
a new set of officials. The fire com
missioners were elected on Monday,
May 1st ^and took charge of affairs
on May 6th. The good government
lesgue that was organised In the be
ginning of the year has been con
stantly at work, and It is dbe to their
leadership and efforts that the chang
sttuation now prevails in. Wilming
ton.
A leading wholesale merchant of
that town speaks of the election as a
"signal victory for good government."
He says: "We won three representa
| tlves out of five and tbe other two
i are good men, very popular and men
ot ability. We will make some of
these blind tigers, if not all ot them
[-walk thej?lank."
Another prominent citizen wrttea:
"We trust the Aext two years -wfll
bring Wilmington to the front In
such a manner as will command re
spect of the whole stats."
Prom one of .the best towns In
Piedmont. N. C., we received a com
munication, dated May tad. from one
of the commissioners sleet In which
he says: "Ouf town voted a majority
Mfr 417 coaratuloMD Tmrtriat nd
"? wnwct to w* that prohlBTtlon
Mr*. JMN E- Mitchell entertained
fm frtenda at her hoM en But
Water street, reeterday afternoon
from 4 to * o'clock ? honor of ttn.
U. V King, of Oxford. N. Q? former
ly Mlai Addle FWtlacue of this city,
who Is tUIU&i her mother, Mrs. B.
F. Fortlscue on W?t Second street.
Refreshment* were served. Mid mil
present report * delightful time.
There will he a union praydfrmect
lag st the residence of Mr*. G. E.
Bd wards oa Seat Third fMrwet and
also at Mra. Carmack's oa Seventh
street tomorrow afternoon. uf? i
A Mass Meeting at Court House
Thursday Evening 8 Ociock
Washington Should Have It? All the
Cttlscns of the ONatr Asked to be
Preaeat Thursday Kigtit to Dis
cuss This Vital Matter ? All
| Should Attend. ^
| There will be b4ld In the Court
| house this .city, on next Thursdsy
ulght.a meeting to decide wbother
| or not tbe citlxens of the county will
decide to locate the State Institution
j for the care of the Feeble Mhided.
At a meeting of the Chamber of
I Commerce last aJght this question
wea. discussed and the result 1
that It wss decided to call a public
meeting at the courthouse on Ytrara
day evening to lay plans and iteans
for thin worthy cause. '
The hoard of tru#teea is U>,mset|
In the City of-Ralelgb
on June 8. If Washington or Beau
fort county is to secure this school
they must be np aad doing, if Ihey
.(continued on Four.)
the fact that the law and order lea
gues. good government lesguee and
the North Carolina anti-saloon lea
gue are all organtv*" the pur
pose of asslstlu them In doing their
work, ft Indicate a better day ahesd
aad glrea assurance that blind tlger
Ism in the state #111 be largely re
duced.
The town of Hendersonvllle
also lately come In for much news
paper advertising and comment be
cause of the fact that the law end
order ftague and good citlsens of that
beautiful mountain town hare deter
mined that liquor lawleeenees must
cseae, and their efforts are being re^
Since the local Buncombe county
law baa become effective, liquor law
leaaness baa very largely decreased
In AsheTtlle. and the officers snd best
citlsens are using It to still further
reduce this crime. Mr. Wiley Black
of bllad tiger fsms Is again In the
lime light, and It does not yet appeari
what he shall be. Tbe grand Jury
Quite recently has been msklng close
Investigations and It appears that^he
road forces will be increased ah\t
ly.
in cue city of New Bern, gopd re-1
suits have been secured In the past
sixty days and the force of good
government are mueb encouraged.
One of the wealthy men of that town
writes me In speaking of the blind
tigers: "We will drive them from oWM
midst/' The newspaper reports of the
first 'of the month informs us that]
Mr. B. P. Sanders of Newport had
just been convicted in the Federal,
court there for retailing and was
given a sentence of one year In the
penitentiary and a fine of $100. Some
time ago in conversation with a prom
(nent lawyer of that district he told
me that he considered Mr. Sanders
the worse criminal In the district.
Let this work .continue and ere
long the cry that "prohibition don't
prohibit" will be ehsnged to "officers
and cl tisane ho prohibit." One of the
half dosen most prominent characters
In our campaign for state-wide pro
hibition writes me under date of
April 10th: "Derail you can to form
taw and order leagues to enforce the
prohibition laws and prohibition has
come to stay in North. Carolina." Let
all the believers Is good governn^nt
take courage and press on ? the vic
tory ta ours.
R. U DAVIS. Supt.
1 ? N. C. Antl-Sateon taacue
miSSEM
MEES THURSHT
The Southern Presbyterians at
Louisville, Kentucky
13 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
A* Extensive Head 8enteanial Pro
gram imwied ud Mm; Import
ant Q?estlo? to be Discussed ?
T?e Elect Infant Clanse Again ?
Will Open at li o'clock.
Louisville, Ky., May 14.? With an
extensive program armnged for the
celebration of the seml-csntennlal of
the church, and confronted with
0ome of the moet Important ques
tions which have ever demanded iti
attention, the flfty-flrst General As
sembly of4 the Presbyterian chuch in
th#"Unltad States (Southern) will
convenne here next Thursday. Del
egates both lay and ministerial from
every section of the South will be
present.
The assembly will be opened at 11
o'clock a. m. In the Second Presh^
terian church, with a sermon by^pl
retiring moderator, Rer. Jonathan
W. Bach man, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Chattanooga,
Tenn. Three sessions will be held
dally.
Fifty years ago the Civil War
brought about a derision of the
Presbyterian church Into two brancu
es. one Is known as the Preabyterlan
church In the United States of Ame
rica, and the other as the Presby
terian church In the United 8tates.
It Is the fiftieth anniversary of the
establishment of the Southern Church
which will form a feature of the pro
gram* to be observed by the general
assembly this year. On the first ev
ening Rev. Henry Alexander White,
of Columbia, 8. C.. will deliver an
address on the "Origin of the Presby
terian. Church In the United 8tates,"
In which he wjll discuss the causes
Vltteh compelled the organisation -of
the Southern Church, the discourage
ments under whieh the church began
to live and the heritage of her mem
berahlp from the Scotch-Iriah, the
Huguenots and the English.
Probably the most Important ques
tion before the assembly will be thst
of the so-called "elect Infant" clause
smendment to the Westminister Con
fession. The reasons for the propos
ed change were set forth, following
the general aasembly at Lewlsburg.
Wi' Va., by Rev. David M. Sweets,
editor of the Christian Observer as
follows:
"In regard to the 'Elect Infant
Clause,' the assembly suggested s
chsnge In Chapter X, Section J. of
the Confession of Faith which, it. 'is
thought, will remove the charge
against the Presbyterian church of
teaching Infant damnation. This
chsrge hsve often been 'made by
those who are ignorant of the real
teaching of the church and the pro
posed change is intended to meet
such unfounded criticisms of the
church. The proposed amendment
was sent down to the Presbyteries
for their concurrences as follows:
'Of those whom God hath given to
the Lord Jesus to be his seed, such
ss are incapable of being outwardly
called by the ministry of the world,
sre regenerated and saved by Christ
through the 8pirit who worketh when
and where and how he pleaseth."
PICTURED black eye
SECURE8 A DIVORCE
Aurora, 111., May 15. ? Mrs. Drusc
cllla Hllllard Crego, of Aurora, did
n't want any one to see her after her
husband gave her a black eye, the al
lele*. Bat she did. want that black
ve to coat him dear.
So Che posed in private for a pho
tograph. When It waa developed It
showed up the decorated optic with
telling effect. Satisfied (hat . the
picture would support her charge of
cruelty, Mr*. Crego brought suit for
divorce.
Her husband, George M. Crego, la
much older than Mrs. Crego, and Is
wealthy. They eloped two years ago
the bride having a job as telephone
operator.
She won her divorce and took $7,
000 aa a caah settlement after waiv
ing her dower rights.
/Maes This Morning.
Low masa was celebrated at the
realdence of Dr. J. M. Gallagher on
East Main street this morning at g
o'clock by Father Gallagher of New
Bern. Quite a number were prea
COME BACK
Is ttilMiin of the People of North
Carolina.
To the people of North Carolina:
I have the names and addressee
of many who hare gone west In the
past years from your section and
am sendlngf them such literature as
will Influence them to come "back
home," but there are many others
whose names I do not have. I ask
you, thereto re, ^o~s!t down right now
and send them to me. Tt is greatly
to your owiTTttterest that we have
more people in the South, and you
can easily help the cause by sending
me the name' and addrets of every
one who Is In the west and northwest
and whom you wish to see "back
home." We can settle this problem
of Idle land In the South If we want
to bad enough. Let us get cur ab
sent friends either to come "back
home," or send us other good people.
But by all means let us at least In
vite them to come "back home" and
give them good, solid' reaaons why
they should.
Slnccrely yours,
W. D. ROBERTS,
See. "Back Home" Association.
Johnson City, Tenn.
The Faculty and Pupils
ot Littleton College
eordlally invite you to be present j
their approaching
Commencement Exercises.
May twenty-first to twenty-fifth
nineteen hundred and eleven
Littleton, North Carolina
May 11, 11:00 a. m. ? Address
fore the Y. W. C. A. by Rev. R. G.
Willis, Noftb Carolina Conference.
May 22, 8.00 p. m ? Graduating re
cital.
May 11, #:30 p. m. ? Aft&uol Con
cert.
May 24, 0:10 s. m.? Art Exhibit.
11:10 a. m. Baccalaureate sermon !
by Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D.,[
Charleston, 8. C.
6:^0 p. m. Class day exercises.
8:10 p. m. Missionary address by
Rev. W. B. North, Ph.D.. N. C. Con
ference.
* May 25, 10:00 a. m. ? Graduating
exercises.
11?3V a. m. ? Literary address by
Mr. Clarence H. Poe, Editor Progres
sive Farmer, Raleigh N. C.
THE PUTS OF
THE OIL COSE
Unlawful Acquirement of Wealth
By Oppression Says Justice
CO. ACCEPTS DECISION
Two Points Made Clear by Its Gen
oral Solicitor ? The Stock Market
la Held Strongly ? a Powerful An
alysis of the Pacts ? A Masterly
Application of the Law.
New York, May 16. ? The first
word from the Standard Oil Com
pany on the decision against It yes
terday of the United States Supreme
court came today. It makes two
points clear: First, that there will
be no contumacy by the company ?
It proposes to obey the decree; and,
second, that It will be some time be
fore plans of reorganisation are giv
en out. The company haa Insisted
throughout that no plans had been
formulated In advance of the decree
and the statement made today hy
Mortimer V. Elliott, general solicitor
for the company, takes the aame at
titude. He said:
"Having only before us the press
reports of Chl^f Justice White's oral
opinion and the remarks of Justice
Harlan and not having yet teen the
opinion of the court In full. It is law
(possible to make any lengthy state
ment.
"The full opinion lfiust J>e read
and studied by my associates and
myself before It can ha Intelligently
dult with.
I Continued on 4th page.)
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IDT MIT
Si Before it C? Get Started '
ZfPPlB'SUlEST SHIP
He Was HjMtlij Oat M a Trip With
Elgkt f mm Aboard Whea a
Gut of VM Drove It Back Upon
Ita 8 a?ft mmd Broke It to Piece*.
Duesseldorf, Rhenish Germany,
May 16? After a six week's career,
the Deufsc.hlsnd, the latest model of
Count Bepptttft's Ul-fatel dirigible
balloon was abandoned on the room
of Ita ahed a total wreck. The pas
sengers and crow escaped Injury. The
accident occurred at Deutachland was
released for a passenger trip. Eight
paasengers,^our men snd four wom
en, were seated comfortably In the
cabin, the crow wore at their posts
and two hundred men on the ground
clung to the guide ropes as the pow
erful craft slowly emerged from her
berth under pressure of over half a
million cubic feet ^>f gaB and strug
gled to be free.
As the airship cleared the shed a
violent gust of wind drove her back
against the entrance. At the lmpacf
several balloonetta burst and the re
leased gaa destroyed her equtlllbrulm
The wind lifted the airship bodily
and she dropped upon the shed's
roof, her back broken and her hull
dangling over the edge.
The good old summertime got hex?
before the spring arrived.
' -i .I. ' 1>
KING OF BAVARIA 81E8
THE TENOR FOR $7,500
Prague, May 16. ? An unusual law
suit waa filed here in which the King
of 8axony, a*, owner of the operji
house at Dresden, is suing the tenor.
Karl Bttrrl^ tor breach
of contrast. ? ?
Burrlan was engaged to sing In
Dresden, June 1, 1906. to July 81.
913. A condition was that he would
ttend alt rehearse la and be permit-*
ted to sing In Amsrlca between No
vember 2g and February 28 every
year.
He left Dreaden November l, 1910
and had not returned February 28,
1911. He aswsred no letters. The
court hss given blm three weeks In
which to answer the charge.
WOMAN AT m TEARS
RAISES A CORN CROP
'r"" >s
Evanavtlle, Ind., May 15. ? Al
thougm 88 years old. Mrs. Martha
Spradley, living In Warrick county,
has broken ftroumd for her corn crop.
She will pleat a large acreage of
corn this summer snd will do her
work with oat assistance
| She and her daughter have never
I employed a hired hand.
INDIANA HOR8KMKN
BEAT DAVID HARUM
Hammond. Ind., May 15. ? John
Marovlch, of West Hammopd, and Jo
seph Moeller. of St^egl^t* Park, not
ed as the DftTld Harum twins, of In
diana. arranged to swap horses. Both
animals were blind and were candi
dates for ? glue factory. Moeller
wanted $10 to boot, but finally came
down to $1-. Maoovjch refused, but
offered hla horse for Moeller's with a
drink to boot.
i)n the way to ft saloon Marovich's
horse dropped dead. The men fought
Moeller asserted Marovlch had walk
ed the horse too fftst. While the men
were arguing ft stranger came along
and stole the other horse.
THE SKKTIES '
. CNE A PIG NIC
HeM at the H. W. Bona Pun ??
Yeeterdaj.
The John H. Small Debating Socie
ty and the Cornelia* Club of the
Washington Public Schools gave a
P??ie at the H. W. Bow.n farm on
Patrilleo rlrer yesterday. t?e party
wenV.4o?n to the ten* In macons
ZMt <??y waa pleaauro and
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