"No Such Convention Progri
Tw&-<Sfates Since Indian:
St ' ed In These Parts'?
jf . of the Man and I
Charleston. 8. C.. Feb. 13?Final Th
preparations for the Greet Men end an
Religion Convention for North end col
South Caroline are completed, ("hps. toi
Stelile of New York City, the 8ocIal Stl
Borneo expert and Dr. Allen ^ by
\ stockdalo. peator of one of Boston's ]sui
' 1 eraoct churchee. arrlvad here Sun- In
day tor the be*Inning ot the eight let
(?* day campaign. Laat night at 0 So
o'clock, the other distinguished wi
speakers roprmetlng the. Interna- mi
: tiojial movement, arrived from Dtrm1
, Ingham In time for a rest prior to Qn
, the opening of the convention at in
\ %:?# a. m. today nt tho Citadel th<
A Sonar* Baptist church. These men ge
-Include H. A. Weite ot Now York tbi
Kcity, expert on Boys' Work; H. F. no
LeFlamme. Toronto, expert on Mis- be
elons: W. B. Dkdsrwolf. Chicago, In,
expert OB Evangelism; A. M Hruner pa:
I of Chicago, expect on Comunlty Ex- pri
\ tension, and F. 3: Qoodman of New pot
\TOrt City, On Bible Stoffl. Un
| . Cbarleoton .has never seen such uit
. Unprecedented Interest In religious prt
(matters as la being shown by prac- am
Jtleally ever? ideal protestact chnrcb. No
rnmmm'' r
railBBJl FHEHS v
Tr
' / *M%|HMtoM tO fjp?<k*''
. O0?ki6ile<f StdeHe. S El
C/'J' ' - ' . Vv
Cleveland. <3.. Fob! 10.-^-Attorney
i\ (trad dsd rtfth .(vest. h ad come back
Vrt-*nneo^lln 0..i*?ai-?ndnevrsof "
I >y, deramepf bis h?llWl,r Spike. P
' *Wgrt? ff gW button, sod ofthe
I moid Uojfc death of -Un "eat, ?
/*r. Broo^sdses not go so 'far "as
go asbert without qualification that M
n
[/ Bat he does say that alt of thn'alrI
v nolisi seemed to combine In W
I is spurt of the theory advanced by
I JWny serious minds* clUsens of .
I VZanesville. that Tom. In grief for the
Month of 8pike, did dellbemtely end
. . Jblaawwnlno Urea.
J. Spike 414 tke watch-dogging
era nod Iho boo* of Mr. Brooke's ta
\NNMfU Engeaville*. Tom <fld the .
.mowing Dlelding tk?K, duties bw
{ween them, they - got atoog moat
\mlehblj together Opce. when Tom
I (pot half a (lay watching a mouse gi
jholr, waiting for the mouae to come M
l^loot, and fopnd, after all. that It wan di
^V, So on moonlight nlghta, wljephi
t "Vntojlto^get-ol to aine on anolgb- ni
I Hrt fence. SplKctopk' hla place and
| Hoaebia tnb-'mopedr boles, In addition' d<
I Jk> bio' fdifnlnr work as watchdog. a'
I err one who noted bow well .the t<
I two got along togothcr agreod that tl
I the aBcoUon the* had for e-acta other si
waa touching.*"' ajE; . ' c'.!i Drf a
V When Spike Sot the dog button t<
\and died with bit feet.ln the air, Mr. 11
Irooka waa In flevelnnd. When he u
I rbached . Zaneeslllo. on a visit, ha n
f Horned for the drat tlmo that Spike
I traa gone and that Tom also waa no
I" ? ' Tom's grief at the death of Splko a
F \ waa daaerlbed >< moat affecting He a
ate mile and seemed to hero lost nil n
> 'interest In hie work nt watching the U
|J ) mows holea Then, two dayautftar ?
llJ Bpthe'e death, a atroet car ran orcr d
1 bin Mr.Hronkn did not mo n kin- 1
I cclf, yoa uadendand, bat tboee who I
i,, ? claim that Ton deliberately
I threw hlmaeif In front of the cjfc. I
tj Spike dad torn Ho In the uni fOr*.
X ^
II ' wnfemrtk r<*. It '
|| 1 fKBVMMftd cloudituua. .Ptob*bIy i
'II -' "*"w wir ' i
rwa,__f* rv* I'ltt'
at Dtmihoa'a Coiokec'" rorT
im Has Been Offered In
i Roamed Unmolest To
Be a Study
Voy Prooleia
. .
e pastors sod laymen of, the City
> practically united to nutko the
ivehtlon the greatest In the hle7
of Kellgloua work In the two
tee. Credentials are coming In
every mall and delegations are eared
from more than forty points
tho two States. In point of popeIon
Abbeville, Chester, Greer and
rater ire leading ep to this time,
than/average of ten delegates and
re1 to follow. -
College presidents, leading pastors
d men srbo stand In tlie fore-front
commercial and political life in
? Carollnas, are entered as dolotes.
The reason for this is the fact
it it is generally understood that
*ich convention program has
en offered in the two States since
Mans roamed unmolested in these
rts. Not only is the1 program 1m- .
sssirely strong from the standhit
of the speakers, bot the entire
is Of the two days will be given
to s study of the Man and Boy
>blepi in the Individual church
4 this affects every church la
rtlVhad South Carolina.
* - o.WHers TO'END
HIS LITE.
JRMERLY OF^ GREtHVILLE
ENT TO NORFOLK ABOUT A
rtkK' AOO AND PURCHASED
THE RESTAURANT KNOWN AS
JORDAN'S RESTAURANT.
staarant. afr M Bank 'itrw, eomltted
tulclde W.ittbt'bT'tohaUBr
LK His dead bod^ aii tend 1b
id etrty this morning by l;?A.*athiraon.
a clerk, with die room full
! re* Iffme*- 'and the, windows
biod.andaltar the' city ooroder had
owed the cpypae <""> heard -the
atemenu of the employee 41 the
Jusei decided that anIguana was
dlock. Mr. Andeaaon had gone up"
i hie room and being unable to open
10 (loot-,, broke tttu.-ubrf won almoat
lined- by the odor of gas He Imledlatcly
opened the window! mid
ilephoned police headquarters. Ofcer
Rose aosponded and after sumlonlng
ens of the olty phyelclans he
otlfled Dr. Klght,- the city coroner.
Attempted Suicide.
From Mtsa Henderson, who la ealloyed
at thereetaorant. It waa learnd
by Dr. Klght that Mr. Hymtn had
ttempted auiclde yesterday atteroon.
She said he had been drinkog
and after speaking roughly to hie
rite went lpto hie r-oojn, locked the
oor and turned on lour gaa Jeta.
*bia condition waa found In U?. to
rerent the accbmpllshment of the
nan's - porpoee, nnd after be had
wad. aroused waa curried -for a walk,
a^he'bope the air wdtfW rerlwe Mto.
Mr. Hymn'n went np stairs
>bout % o'clock lot Bight he locked
lie room door cad alter lighting the
'&a iuriitd th'? fniir ifite ft* thon
Wm
Mr. Hymen net to Norfolk from
Ireentftt* N. C.. cboot 'a year ago
ind ha. In Co operated Ihe nr.tan
ant known as "Jordan'!'" at Bank
md mil atrecta. He lenrae a wlfo
tnd throo children Ilia body will
:n> ?nnt to Groonrllln for funeral and
KHtencn'.. .
Maeara. J. K. H4n and*. J. Berry
rSHr?"
NGTl
ptlon of Any
BWKBWETfi"
7^gl
i * *'
Wm ?9M
Maar wise people la tn*laad belli
to become prime minister in succession
this,, for they., prefer Uoyd Georte. Sir
Ibrelgn affairs and made a. treat hit li
German foreign minister; bat bis aatio
not so wall received.
IT'S LEAF YEAB SO.../
?
Together and Doable Wedding
Follows.
' J.- -iyj, vR'.'dsSSLii" * i
rott Worth. Tu? Feb. 11?The :
Croertbm* family, mother asd dnush- 1
lor. married at the same time today.
TH? mother. "Mr#.' Laura Crowthcrs.
forty. Mifyled Stanley jrolton. and
the daughter, Brilyn. eeventeen.
marrfad W. A. Scrogglne.
rlAie licenie for.heraelf. "And my
daughter lltonrlie ccneenta." ehr
?dd. UuiWJeV./
, Th. Sm.John Bloe M the htet
Met hod let church' ' perforated th?
oeremjpleg. The 4aiiahwr'wa?a*?riad
Am,. Bride and brtd?grrx>H?'
left on* a honeymoon trffFtQ Flo>!du
Ill'SXtKU ?X)B l-BESD^T.
Where Doe^Mtmey Home From reed
?r~7.- hy the CandtdatteT ~ 1Lav
lab
deotial candidates are an uiyntBtakable
sign of ' the present tlmW In
MJfchtgittf we have been seeing One of
the aspirants in the midst of a prolonged
and obviously costly tour.
Senator LaFollette 1a spending a
great dedl of cash, as may be reialtned
by any on? who haa paid railroad
farea and who will take the
trouble to calculate the expense iiu.
evltable in covering the thousands of
mllee of ground that' tb$ Wisconsin
man haa ajready gone over.^TSo
Banator Is not generally ratod aa bolag
wealthy It la not ao vary long
ago that hla political mirso waa supplied
by hla eollaa^M^ln the Senate."
In fact, but he seeroa to h**a found
Ontcuor Who I, furnlehlag th.
financial support (or (he LaPoliette
campaign?
Qorirnor Wilson of New ),rnf
hn now four headquarter,. In Trenllshmonts
la costly. Offlosa must be
rented, managers and clerks must be
paid, priming and postage bills mual
be met Dr. WUeon Is certainty not
rich. It la only a abort time tlnce
he waa oeeklng a Carnegie pension
Who l? supporting the "Wilson cac??
pslgnf
Champ nirtml Jlowrnor Her.
. *.-: { ' . v t
h i i n
rolina tuesday afte
^^hqjflsb^KvV
H^T '* "t , By.
** v?-v-.?v4'f*cii
r*? that 81 r Edward Gray ti dmtfnad
D wrdl?, the Fwten 'adtualk* ?u
i??oUto merits. This sort of cm*
H?OCT U rat do BO for notblns, ud
aetther of those cuMVd IB nc
lavishly . Who aro 'aopi^rtln'^tho
Clark and Harmon campaign*?
' Th? ?Hr* to be President df the
(lotted: 8tfcee Is a worthy ambition
(or aa? man. and one (or which the
contestant may properly lay out
money aa he deeam necessary for.attaining
the end he baa In slew. put
when men eat out for this goal hag
spend large auma which they
Personally posses* they mart hnfe
some person or persona behind |hem
to keep them supplied. Whatjmotlee
would Inspire such backers of
these four candidatesT IWdiWhr
la quite ee lcgltiiuete ee th? puraett
of the trrqaUancj. Ana it
made^retty freely. we notiw. AThu
curloaltr About the uublect utterly
is* C'Z **? -?
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I RIVER B0AD STATION BRIREK.
.; .... riq.: -1
On Bpnday. Feb. 6v Mrw. W.' A.
Alilgood. died alter a lob* ill&ssa.
The funeral tCrvlnea .orc wafo/%4
at the roaldOhco by lUu. Mvlkoow.
Of.. waehlnFTton Tbjje .warn a lerge.
' Wtduemtay Right.' Fob 1. Mr.
Will Bennett <u?d firs Aflggoori win
uhltSd In marriage. '?**'!'. f'
Mrs. s: F. Alligood and children
pf Washington, wqjrp guegU of Mrs.
Jfaroy Alligood last; week. / \ ?.-v >, c
; Monday night. January iilet. * Ihv
Wlleon C^lark'and &las Nanry Aliigobd
were married. Mr. L. M. Sheppard
performed the ceremony at Mb
home.
We had another snow here Saturday
night. . '&
The weather Is too cold for an idvalid
to collect and mall much news
this Week. .. \ '
ANTI-SALOON MKETf*(^ ;!l
Though the attendance at the
meeting of the Anti-Saloon league
wee email laat night, th. eddiwee ef
Mr., Wooley we. Hatened to- wWh
marked attention ^
Hit nouli war# of* STfh order,
para, chaate and impoaaloned. Ha
daalt la facu and praaantad then I*
a farcafal manner. So entirely diffarant
frotq the aaaal diacoaraaa
*z#m
Speeches made a* Mr. Woo ley's was
=2? SfUr JUS33
prohibition and law, anfOreement. *
Mr. R. L Darla spoke fcr about
M mlnutaa ,
i
? the weather man threaten a ?
with a probable anow tall tfcla aran
lM^t^a^tV^H sHB ha warmer
lp?pplp '
R wmunS?i'
C ''j ' ' ?.J? 5.t>
Vicarite of North Carolina Gires the
Z Following Vnlee for Ragnl*k-j
, ; Uom of Lot '
Wednsaday, the Slat, one work
from Valentine's Day. la Aah Wad- "
if day. From that day until Easter
Sunday the ritualists world will array
itself In purple?the penitential
color?-and refrain for 40 days from
pleasure indulgence.
In the vicarite of North Carolina
the following regulations will he observed
: All
the week days of Lent, from
Aah Wednesday to Sunday,
are fast days of precept,,ou one meal,
with the allowance of a moderate
collation In th? evening.
Tho church excuses from the oh- *
ligation of fasting (but not of abati- p
nenco from flesh meat except to spe- f
clal cases of sickness) the Infirm, ?
those who are-not 21 years old^hose
whose duties are of an exhsusiog or p
laborious character, women In prer- ?
nancy or those nursine inlets, and
all who are enfeebled by old age.
- The following dispensations are
granted tor this Vicariate by the au- 1
thortty of the Holy See.
t
i The. use of flesh meat; Sf also of
leggs and white meata. Is permitted
at every meal on the Sundays of
pent, and at the principal meal on
Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and on "
Saturday, with the exception of Bnfber
Saturday and Holy Saturday. ?
/ ii. " ^ N
! The use of white meata la allowed ?
pf9rj day la Lent at the evewlag
collation, aad also at the' principal *
fflseaJoa the days on which the nee of
tnMl - is :
neon iumi is iv> uiuuBu. .
Ill *
A small piece of bread, with a cap .
Of coffee, tea or chocolate, can be
taken in the morning. p
17 tl
.. Where it is not convenlenuto take
the principal meal afmooh, it la law-1
ful to invert the order,.apd take ^
Collation in tbd morning and dinner ..
In the evening. % t c
aag^rryrffrl*
which ere permitted. * - 4 ,
vr. "
On 8amlaya there te neither 'at
nor abetlnence, but Hah cannot be
nabd wtth .fleeh matt at the same ?
meal at any time dnrlns Lent
VII.
Thoee who are exempt from feat- T
tor may partake of deeh meat at erei?:'meal
daring the day w^en by .
portal tndalt fleeb meat is permitted h
at the principal meal.
Tla. thee for fattming the Kaate} L
Precept of Communion In the Vicariate
extend* bom the drat Bandar In
Lent to Trinity Sunder. inclusive. 1 '
INSANE. BE OUTWITS ;1
IISYUIH AnENDANT*
tfonUnrc People the Keeper' |.r tfiej*
Craxy One end. Kaine "
' r JBZM* - .Uheetj. - q
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, '*1.
Trenton. Feb. 12?Samuel Weik*rformerly
one oj-.t^c most, prominent
lawyers'hero, who has.been an in.
mate, of |*e'State 4utipe.lvr.tlM-**' il
nan. lor MunU ? mtpifhoi.>?.as out
i .V) attendant today. '
Walkerhoor de<j a.troUey car,.the at- 1
I tendant. /allowing. Walker paid- hl?
own fare. but. Iba attendant had nc 1
money ana Walker would net' pay *
for Mm.
When the attendant tried to -ex- '
plain to tic conductor that ho had
an inmane man 'n charge the con- '
due tor locked at the rut'llng Walker '
end concluded that If either war a j
lunatic It waa me citandent J
"lle'a no more ineaaa than yon."
taunted J.he fare collector. "80 qui:
y^nr kidding and pay ar get off."
'The altendant appealed to other
paeeenger* to land him a nickel, hot
all aharnd the couductor'a
plcloua. The attendant had te got
off. lie ran at fall apead haeh to the
IDItlni. and Informed Warden Atch
*f. Wko got out kt? UtHKUD<>ll? and 1
started la | nreutt. Walker area at '
tha rajlu ay auUwa awyittaa a trVn '
Walker^ >0(hlu greeting lie
made. ?1 objection to koine baek to
g^iaXaa.
KlCHSaON GETS (mil AIR.
Beaton, rah. 1?.?*h? ft-.. CUrlottre
V. T. itlcheson wa? allowed
i yard liberty and left HU roll yeater
| day lor the Bret Una eteoa hie aa;
aaaraaoa la court a moath aco, wkea
ha pleaded aollty to the murder of
I Mlaa Aria Uoaall.aad was rent eared
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TPNT/^
. nwrai
Almost Everybody Has 1
mas?How^ Much Longer
God Knows, BuJ from
They Will Stay Drui
mas," Writes a VI
to His Hoi
Who is Newberry? Ia It it produclon
of Lather Burbaak'e or are the
Late meats In the following letter
Titten by him to "The Witt Preaa." i
ubllshed at Witt, Illinois, an ejnaatlon
from an jnfoslon Of Annanias !
lood? But we reproduce Mr. Newerry'a
letter verbatim oh It apeared
in the western paper, and let
ur readers judge:
KTTKR FROM NORTH CAROLINA
rrlngton Township Cititfn Writes
Interestingly From the Tar
Heel BUtr.
Washington, N. C., Jan. 9. 1912.
Idltor Press:?
I arrived here last Thursday
ight, or Friday morning. This town
At about 7,9*0 inhabitants, about
ne-third of the population being
'egroes. It Is on the Norfolk A
outhern railroad and the Alberlarle
river. Its principal industries
re oysters, Ash apd lumber. Faymig
it s side-line. Most Of the peole
are too laay to work, and don't
now bow, if they wanted to.
Oysters and fish come In here by
lie boat load, and are shipped to all
arts of the would. Cat ish Is the
heapest flab on the market. The n??,
Ires won't hat it, but the Negroes do
oeause it is ebsap.
Throe cars of mules arrived last
ight from fit. Louis, and host of
ism were fine ones. They use as
ood s class of horase and r mhfts
era ss is seen *
lunch up to- a great lodg freight
esse], carrying coal, coke, cotton,
otton seed and ootton seed meal,
tc. bringing It here and taking it
way.
Oysters are Bne this year. People
all me they1 are the finest in years,
"hey sold at the dock here Saturday
t 7ft Minta rw?r hnnhvl and rtn Unn.
my we bought some Jot CO cents per
ushe). I hare bad them roasted,'
ried, stewed and raw, and they cerainly
are line.
We have had some vary cold
reather here/ They-tellme it'Www
be coldest for many, years.' It made
be people stay dome to the Area
fWfclle there Is a lot of wealth
pe, and where you And a farmer
Rio is up-to-date you wlR find a hig
^rm. The majority ofytorsaers are
ery pooy. I never saw mo many In-,
liferent peopld; they haws'not'fedt
j?y, hustle- about 'fhem. ' Evert the
romen, when'tWy cook a meal, they
VERS TOU BORN PffB. 13?
.IIERE'H YOUR H0RQ8C0PB.
There Is only one' unlt&hy day.this
veek, whldh 'Is the 17 til - The 14th
-St. Valep'tihe's Pay.,. howpvor>
vhlcb is a happy and fortunate day.
rhe significance of St. Valentine's
Say you all know; but the origin-of
h? day may not he so uniretsal. Val- j
tntine was a presbyter of the Church
ind suffered martyrdom under the
Smperor Claudius about 270 A. D.
Phere is a tradition in England that
m this day every bird chooses Its
nate, which Is referred to by
ibmheepere in hie "MfdsunUner <
eight's Dream"?
'Saint Valentine is past;
'Begin these wood-birds but to
couple now?" 0
. The custom of choosing valentines
was practised In the house of the
English sentry as early as 147IL, It
m then dfeUrjninwi by lot what I
man and #o?w rtoald ba coupled;
am for the day! It ) anhl b^om?
that "VatotfhM" mmm tha find voman
j**a by a man an tbe 14th of
4a
comfort. U4 dislike Intensely having
to (It oat ut "lathr; for a 1Mb*
It a woman yoe tool that MWOhilnlt
not hare to do thlo; It I* MM roar aatnral
inhere trt won err '--"i?? v.
Htd agatnnt what yo(u thlnh to the
njantloo of Fate. U a man, you
ttlmk, also, that yoo are enhtted to
moot the calls of everyday boaintu
life, and yon thro Id bo allowed tree
In what direct lone th-y oeeta to take
.
mo. no
" 1 : ."/ ,.? / ?. e
jfajiram WL
Been Drunk Since ChristThey
Will Stay Drunk
Appearance I Think
ik Till Next Christ
altor to Our O* ' p.
me Paper
will lit dow^ftncTtalk until the food **
become* cold before tliey will ask
you in to eat. Everybody has plenty
time to talk and be sociable. Almost
everybody has been drunk since
Christmas?celebrating the birth ot '
Christ How much longer they will
Btay drunk Qod knows, but from
appearance I think they will stay
drunk till next Christina*.
All tho hauling is done In a onohorse
cart, and a white man will fro
without anything to eat in order to
get a Negro to do his work for hint.
If anything is misplaced they will
curse a Negro for stealing It. and if
they happen to find it some piste
they say "the d?d Negro was drunlr
and left It there."
This la a prohibition state, and I
there is not a saloon In town, fest ^
they get tfihywhiskey just the same
1 wish you and Betty and Joseph 73
and Claud were here to eat oysters
with me. 1 am certainly having a
time here, ss people have plenty of
time to entertain.
Land is as high hers as in Witt,
and a good place Is Just ss bard to
buy here ss there. It is h good
country In which to get areuad; anybody
will take you any piaee or anywhere.
One old fellow told m# be
bed. throe horses, and that 1 could
take either of them, hitch it to a
buggy and go where I pleased, come
back when I d?d pleased, and it
was already paid for.
I hope to be heck opoo. u Illinois
is good enough for mm.
Brisfly con-men ting an the above.
w? do- not know Mr. Newberry, bat
we dQ know that he la not a representative
' citisee of the state from
which he hails. We do know that
water seeks Its level and If Mr. "Mowberry
has found the class of
here of whom he writes, that he-has h
mads a dill sent search, and foMd (
his level. Three arrests for drunkenness
during December and op to
the time he penned these lines? And
oat of a population of "7,000"' nearly
everybody drank! Bnt what's the '
udr/Tdr.'"Newberry, yon say littaofe
Is good enqugh for pou, and, according
to our way of thinking, North
Carolina is a blamed sight too good
for you, and yon havs the permission
of the good people who serve
you cold grub to return. Before going,
however, iet .ns add that about
90 per cent of your letter is a bap<?
fabrication, * _ #
i
WubI learn to outgrow. Yon MUST
outgrow this before you can attain
succccs In tb}f world! It lb po good
-klcklqs againot -the 'prlckr;" The
sooner you buckle to nr.d attack a *
distasteful and difficult task the
poouer will the deslrod-for opportunity
come to yhu. Then you can
follow the call of your heart. You
have good natural talents, but these
must be cultivated to be effective. Ife
short, you must learn to develop your
will, and 1 would recommend to you
a hook by Jules Payqt. entitled "The i
Education of the WIDL.." If yon ..!l
once learn to overcome this inertia
in yourself, which Is a natural and
Innate characteristic^and no fanlt of
your own, you should make a grand
man or woman and a great success
Born This Day?Talleyrand
TRUNK CHECK TO *40,000.
JliNalif to Eoo?- Jjj
I Jewelry wortb $4#,W. carried by J
F Crane, a member of a Newark. K.
Union BtaUba waa found hy -k? po
lino May la |?K b<m? mK
em to a trwa* In the baoaf* room o
nt tbc -tatlon awaltta* rhlptnoot to .9
Sf-r.v? ' ? i-^?v 3s Jif'ifsi SrMfeft'1 M;v'c '
PoCoi offlclala w?r? ataraoMI whan
word run from Njwark that Cram
had Jownlrr worth I4#.o#o In hlf
u
Laarj win bo taurwatad to aoto-thmt
'(jfe y