Hp*; * == ' , , ..."I It - J." | !*" ========= DELIGHTFUL SE FIRST BA GOOD CROWD WAS PRESENT ALTHOUGH : WEATHER INCLEMENT Fine Spirit Prevailed During The Meeting. There Were # Two Additions. All Invited To The Service Thlh Eve. la spite of the threatening weather quite a good congregation assembled at tiie First Baptist Church last evening and enjoyed what wat ^ the most delightful service of the whole series. Mr. Ham had recova ered from the aerrous strain doe t< overwork on Sunday and tleepleeaMH Sunday night, and preached s ktrong sermon on the "ghadow of a TJreat Rock In a Weary Land." AU preheat seemed to enter heartily Into sympathy with the spirit of th< meeting and a line spirit prevailed throughout the service. A spirit of , quiet earnestness pervaded the en tire ceagregatlon and at the close oi . the service every one was happy and ready for futurd worts. *?ere were two editions to th^ church?one for baptism and one under watch care. The services continue during the Week. It is to be regretted tha' a more people do not take advantage of the morning meetings for Bible study -and Prayer. These meeting* are a rich treat to those Who do &t' tend. One of the imperative needr , of tha age is a greater emphasis on me Roay ?na use ? me nora a Ood. To most people the Bible lr j Mr unknown book and, consequently | Jahovah la an unknown Ood. An other reran of this ia manifest lr empty churches on 8unday. Sabbath deaecmtlon ant loaa or Chrlatlan \\ hotte*. He mat. be blind, who 1. f itaoratt ofthe general tendency toJ m ward modal decadence that threaten* the. very foundations of Chrlatlan oltUttetion. The morning service begins prompt ly at 10 o'clock and the evening service promptly at eight o'clock. Mrs. J. W. Ham returned yester day from New eBrn and will assls* In the tottaic during the week. mW GIVE NQ1ICE IIIJHIPPE8S Washington, D. C.. July 15.?The U. 8. Department of Agriculture baa Just iaued a number of notices of '? judgment against shippers of adul- terated or m'MnWnded beer, tonic: 'ana liquors in violation 01 tne rooa and Drugs Act. The 8. Hirseh Distilling Co.. doln? bulanees under .the name of Mlnnet Cordial Co.. Kansas City, Mo., was charged with the inter-state shipment of a quantity of so-called extra - fine Jamaica rum, deecribed on the J ' \ label aa Jamaica fom. It was prov* od lo be a mixture of Jamalra rum/, % 1 and neutral spirits. The court 1m- -j "posed a fine of $100 and costs upon ' the company. -22 Aa Interstate shipment of beer by i thp Evanaville Brewing Association KranevlUs, Ind.. was alleged to be ? adulterated for the reason that ft i was-^ brewed from barley, malt and < cartal product# and not from "Jflnest Barley Malt aad Choicest -Hope," only, aa printed on the labels. The i company pleaded gtftlty and_ th'e court Imposed a fine ?f -100 and'] ooata. ? Tbe Independent Brewing Co., oi i Philadelphia. Pa., was fined $50 aad coats for tfie interstate shipment of adulterated and niMftraftded beer * Tbe label Indicated taht the beer < was brewed from "Choice Maft and Hope," but the government shdwed that a cereal or cereal product had been substituted wholly or In part * Ki. 'or malt < H. J. Oriel, a member of the firm of Oriel Trading Co.. Pentiicola, Fla. was charped with the interstate shipment of a quantity of so-called cog ftac, which Was labeled "Cognac (L. O.) Brandy-Proof 10 Stamp B . 48184, Penaacola. Fla." Analyafr showed that It conlmted In pdrt'ifo noutrol.plrtt. color* ?Wh cm- . met li I^rwi'jni lj ITipi ji pmrhj * ; V ./ [ASHI 1 * = ;rvice at Ti lPTIST church ill BALL IK AiERIGA . STILL POPULAR i i* "Pfa-a-a-a-a-ay Baw-aw-aw-l!" If tj not as new an expression of popular i impatience to have some one "start 't something" as some people may 10 think. Neither is playing ball for r f 11 Wag a strictly modern invention. t in fact thousands of years ago, 'way 6 down In Yucatan, impatient crowds t sat around in ball parks, yelled them 0 selves hoarse, beat one another In the back, and threw their feather ^ head-gear into the arena in the eif I: thualaam of the moment, just as wc a are dang today. Also there douftfb- *] less were Ty Cobba whose skill In * batting and fielding was such that d they could afford to hold up the ?j management occasionally for a few M more hundred jaguar skins a year b; by threats to quit professional ball e and go to farming. Of coures the game was not exaCtly base ball. But the point ie ? that 1^ was a ball game, that there *j were regular ball parks?or courts J ?and that there wqre professional Tl who played the game for what there a: was "in H" tB them. Mayhap the { medium of exchange took the form of jaguar kins, pounds of cacao, ? fancy feathers, or what not, but K H( Was money all the same, and they ** could huy with It at the club, or In the market place as the case might s be. - They had their,peouU?jr system* * of "slang" too, at least In eome partr r of tM Americas, which translated in- I to English means atjout as much tc T as as ours. would to tb?m.._all ol 1 which is brought out by Mr. Frank lln Adams In big story "Indlgeneour Games In Latin America" In the July nunrfber of the Monthly Bulletin o. the Pan American Union. Washing ton. D. C. That the ball gtme la an ancient lust.tutlon In the America: . may be gathered from the following: "The ball game Is Indlgenoous t< the Americas. Perhaps the flrsi simian Inhabitants found true sport n in catching the cocoanuls toesed from t> the tall palms?certain it Is that sev- cl eral thousand years ago tho ball s< game had reached a bigh state of de tl velopmeut In the 70 cities scattered ii throughout Yucatan. On clearing tt away the matted forests enveloping these marvellous ruins, ball court? u were disclosed ~hear the most sacred temples, and fronv the elaborate hUrnrlvnhlm itnH nli>tn*ranha nrni. / menting the walls, much was learned or the complicated character of the sport. Centurlee after the passing it of these ancient Mayans, came the cl first Spanish explorers who found k that a younger race in contiguous tei p ritory, the Axteos, bad revived th< p old pastime into a "national game.' V wKh a stone "Ood of Sport" beam bIng on erery court. " ai "The peculiarity of these early 'u games wa at hat the ball, when. In oi play, was not thrown with the hand tl but struck by the hip, around which ci the player wore a protecting pad of tl leather. At eaclP end of the court d was a greet stone given at the N*w Theater tonight o Miss Jane. Every one attending s requested to bring a partner with heg^ The party will last from 7.30 o 10.30 p. m.. eo every one Wishing o attend will have all the titffe that hey wish to enjoy ell of the differ* nt kinds of amusements that will hf urniehed the hostess guests. T^e tege will be furnished with some ef he -tifeet scenery suitable for such cessions. First thsrs will be three eels of the very best selected anointed films, especially engaged for his occasion. Then the guests will & treated with one of the funniest ' riah farce comedies ever prsented t a gathering of this kind. This title comedy will be Intermingled with ' ome of the very latest songs and ' ances. Every artist that will take ' art Is a pnpll of grsat ability In 1 heir different lines. The stage har ' een wired for the special electrical ' ffectg that will be used for this ocuton. The imitations extended trough this paper includes every " arson In town, both old and young, there will be amusements that i 111 please every 9ns that attends. : here are no Invitations mailed to ] ny one, eo do-not hesitate to take < dvantage of this opportunity to see ' nd enjoy one of the beat evening? J f pleasure that you will have for 1 >me time to come. We predict a 1 irgo crowd for them tonight, fo*r 1 lis splendid troupe has certainly lade a big hit .here this week. , ffffiil FIR III TO THE SOUND The Boy Scouts returned thlr lornlng from their annual outing 1 n Pamlico river. The party was in barge of Dr. 8. A. Nathan! The touts, twenty in number enjoyed lelr outing Immensely and are loud t 1 praise of those who helped make , le occasion what it was. RKAK THIS NEWS GENTLY TO CALAMITY' SHOUTER8 By Senator J as. E. Martine, of New , Jersey. Id my own state, which Is a great , rauufaetnring community in the , Ity of Elizabeth, la a great plant, J Down as the Singer Sewing Machine , lant, employing 10,000 hands. We , at their product on the free list, fe were told oh all sides In Elizaeftb that we were Inviting calamity ad were inviting onr own defeat N > advocate patting sewing machines , n the free lfct; hot what has been le result? It. has been the annual uttom, at this time of the year, of >6 Singer Sewing Machine Company urlng every year that I have had ay knowledge of It?and they have sen there twenty years er more? , > close dojMLlPT. one month, as they I Ud, for. repairs and'for other psr^ sees. Within the past two or thhsc ; ijnr'l lenfti~~~from the Elizabeth ournal, the property and voice inf 1 aya past .of the distinguished and ( onorstole John Kean, my predecee>r, a protectionist and a Republi- ( in, that the situation has entirely . banged, and instead of closing down le plant for four weeks this year , iey notified their workmen on Mon* , ay last that no sfieh shutdown I ould take place; that a week would < e as long, as they could afford to ave the plant idle this year; tha my had sold out their stock of sewkg machines, and that their orderr , ere such *b to keep the Singer Sowig Machine pfant busy and hum- , ling for the re* of tho year. ' " GUESTS OF PARENTS Mrs. Edward Farrts of High Point r. C., la the guest of her parents Mr. ad Mrs. JL Ki Willis at their home orner of Harvey and Bast Second treats Mrs. Farris was accosapa 'I ? I I I C wedn^day afterno Mil! !$? Mil! San Diego, Jtoly IS.?What I doubtless the greatest movement ev er imtuguarted iflth the purpose o beautifying and Morning a city, wa begun here at a [ taaa meeting alnted, streets cleared of all weeds md rubbish, bare walls adorned with window ledge flower boxes, and . . : , '' hanging baskets iron* roof ledges iqjl. flower gardens will* ppear everywhere, until 8an DIegd becomes one great, fragrant, beautiful bouquet. ifr CllVENIEICES I want to tqll you about two conveniences 1 have recently found fTiat will help you. One is a moth-proof closet for only $1. It comes folded and packed flat. Postage paid for the above amount. It js made of heavy card board rendered moth-proof by some process, and you have only to open It up, and pack your winter clothing In it. tie It up again, and stand it back In a closet. So you have a cedar closet! The one I have Is 36 Inches long by 18 high and 18 wide. There Is enough room to pack at least six suits of heavy outer clothing. I have In mine all my winter oral dresses. The other helper a glass jar with fitted top through the center of which runs a metal dlsher spirally twisted. Moving the d*?her up end down It Is turned around by the spirals passing through the hole In the top. Thus by only moving It up and down two movements are given It. Eggs, mayonnaise, anything can be beaten very quickly in this.?L. M. C., In The Progressive Farmer. \ SHORT BUT UNIQUE UNDERGROUND TRIP While few visitors to Washington fall to pay a vllst to the handsome martrle office building of thS"8enate and House many miss the unique experience of having a ride on the only underground system In the world. In lees: than half a minute, the lawmakers descending the basement by one of the Senate offices many roomy elevators, are whisked off in a little Sight-seated open car, under the car tracks and lawns by the underground mono railroad and next moment find themselves safely landed In the basemen^f the capital. If tfcMmono rail cars happen to be full there Is a^o a small auto at the Senator's or visitor's disposal whloh makes the same journey with tqoal celerity. Owing to some ffult in construction of the tunnel the ground ta the street has settled and consequently the tourist who vlsiti the Congressional Library can see by depression In the road bed of the Capitol Tmotlon Company's tracki exactly .where the tunnel extends. Members of the House being M numerous and so much youngsr gen rally speaking, are not provide* with slmllsr underground road. b?< have to walk over te the oaptte! at?lh? tr *bt Frwr AILY ON JULY 15. 1514 THE TOBACCO MARKET IS ! PTIS , The tobacco market 11/surely going; to be far in expectation of the moat sanguine. The farmers of this r county are more than Jubilant as to I the outcome and notwithstanding I the heavy rains of yesterday and the day before the crop le going to , be favorable in every particular I The weed is being cured with care , 'and forethought and It the prices are I even falt the farmers of B^ufort I oounty should have no apprehension. The tobacco market In this county i this year should be a record breaker. The crop so far Is evidence of tblr fart. crmt OH OF MS Washington and surrounding section wag visited by one of the larg nst rains of the season yesterday af ternoon and night. Inasmuch as thf farmers were beginning to pull tobacco It was feared that the rain would Injure the plant. Mr. T. E. Smaw was here today and states that In stead of Injuring the tobacco in hit opinion It did It good. Mr. Smaw states that his entire crop was bene fitted and the prospects are that Uk farmers of EfcatWOTt etronty will rear a harvest this fall. MISSOURI BANKERS SEE GOOD TIMES AHEAD St. Louie. Mo., July 16.?Bankers of Missouri, each in touch wfth the actual financial business and crop Conditions in his territory, believe that the State Is on the verge of one of the greatest eras of prosperity in its hlktory. In a number of letters to the St. Louis Republic, replying to inquiries as to the exact conditions In the state, they have declared in no uncertain terms that Missouri is entering with the coming installation of the new curerncy system, on a period of exceptionally good business. The majority of letters received by The Republic ascribe the optimistic outlook to the bumper whea? harvest, its already noticeable ef feet In financial circles in certain district^ and the belief that the new currency system when In operation win increase me uubuusi pruByvtu} of the state many fold. * , Many of the writers have gone Into painstaking detail and show In their letters Just what the situation is in their own sections or the , state. The Inquiries were sent ou' regardless of political creed or belief and with the request for repllet In the same spirit. This has been done. , Those in the farming districts pin ( their faith to the bumper wheat , crop, the greatest Mtmouri has evei known, and the fact that the harvest has gone on without hitch and thr farmers are having few financial worries and are able on this crop t( take up old obligations without the necessity of malting new. Corn, too, has a good prospect. In some sections of the state they have { had plenty of rain, while reports form others show that the corn has a good stand and that with seasons ble weather will Join with the wheat ' In making this a great year for Missouri. at . at ? a Some of the letters follow: , R. B. Price, president of the ttoone County ffattonal Q^nk of Columbia, Mo., is a typical optimist: The oat crop .will be short and 'tha grass ntft over one-half crop." J. It. Dllfendertor, cashier of the Bonk of LobenoP, MO., forecasts prosperity under tho now currency lew. * e 1 "Tho new currency lew wtH he o! 1 crest benefit 19 the country In my eOMmvtlon," wrttee Mr. Dtjenderf.r "BMnteu will pick uy In tho Bert elkty deye. If we here the proper ees | 'PM/l 1 IN TO CITY. **-8hertB X. O. Spencer of Bwen NEV HEAIlilf; IS SCHEDOLED FOR mjm The preliminary hearing of Earl Overton charged with a criminal -assault upon Lillian Brown is to be heard before Recorder W. if. Hooker In the town of Aurora this evening at eight o'clock. The defendant is to be represented by Rodman and 'Bonner. As yet the prosecution hat no counsel. ' The prisoner was brought to the county jail Sunday last and since that time has been an Inmate. What the outcome of the preliminary is to be this paper cannot state, however. It la surmised that the case will at tract more than ordinary attention. DR. 6HAW DISAPPROVES CATECHISING THE PRESIDENT The suffragists of the country art almost unanimous In sending hearty congratulations to Dr. Anna HowarJ Shaw on the firm sMthd she has taken regarding the recent action of the small faction of womcn^ho call ed oa the president aud enduavorei , to catechise him In regard to his suf frage beliefs. As president of the j National Association Dr. Shaw hat tuvob n iovi; rr I 11LCU BU upcil lOliei to Mr. Wilson In which Bho frank ly deplores the repeated demande of the small body of women who pose as the representative of the su^ fraglsts of the dountry. As a matter of fact this delegation was not only not authorised to opeak for the National organisation but by a vote of Its officers?representing the suffragists of every state In the Un Ion?were refused, not a year ago, their request to become affiliated with the parent organisation. 1.* was ownlg to the 111 advised methods of the Congressional union and Its published Intention of "fighting the Democratlr party" that saused Its appllsation to be denied. Dr. Shaw in her letter mentions the splendid work of the National Congressional Committee, of which I Mrs. Medlll MsCormtck Is the able chairman and rpoints out that while the committee has diligently endeavored to secure favorable Congresslon al action, at no time since Kovem ber 1913 has any delegation from the National Association endeavored to secure from the President anj further expression of his views. "We greatly deplore," Dr. Shaw declares, "any act in the name ol womna suffrage which mars the rec ord of dignity, lawfulness, and pa triotism which has marked the con duct of the campaigns to obtain. , VISITING MRS. CADDKI.lt. Mrs. F. A. Ward of Puntagoda 71a.. la visiting Mrs. L. R. Caddell at her home on West Third street. Mrs. E. W. Rountree and children of Pun-1 lagoda, Fla., are her guests. They arrived here Sunday afternoon last PRAYER MEETING. There will be prayermeeilng In all the different churches of the lcti; this everting at the usual hour with | the exception of the First Baptis? Church, where mr series of meeting* Is being conducted. K-OR SWAN QUARTER. Mrs. Charles Wahab and Mrs. George Spencer have gone to Swan Quarter, N. C., to visit relatives and friends. TO ATTEND CONVENTION. J. F. Cowell and Mrs. Cowell left yesterday (or Hot Springs, Va.. fori the purpose of attending the Fertiliser convention. They expect to be absent several date. Their many friends wish tem a pleasant outing ItV. fretful Is Washington Park. A MESSAGE OF HOPE. The only cure for cancer la to remove every vedllge of the disease. The only sure way to do this is by a surgical operation. If taken at tha beginning, the majority of cases of cancer are curable. All cm? will end In d*a-b It let alone. Reeorde of our best hoepttalv prove that thePchaaoes of cure are very Mgfe with early operation, and that theoe oiuaoos decrease with every day of delay. | Early diagnosis la tbaraforu all ssu vs J ^_mm^Lam-w^mSSSStKt' 9 No. IK HOliWEDDlRG ] THIS liNG WAS INVITING I ?^ . ? ?? 1 Amid the presence of a few in* j 'vlted guests and friends Miss Nellie Wlnfleld was happily united In mar- i rlage on East Main street this morning at 10.S0 o'clock to Mr. J. 8. WUlard. The ceremony was impressively performed by Rev. Robt. V. ffofs,' r ? pastor of the Christian Church In the' presence of a few friends. The bride and groom immediately after the consummation of the nuptials left for northern cities. They expect to return wfthin the next few dayB. PRELiiir ' PLANS HAVE BEEN EOIPLETE ' 4* Mrs. Robert Baker, chairman of the recently cerated Woman'b Auxiliary Department of the American Highway Association, announced today that she had completed her pre ' liminary plans (or organizing the women of the United 8tatea into a strong organization which will w*>rk continuoubly for the Improvement of the roads of the nation, especially rural roads. At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee at which Mr. Leonard Tufts, chairman, Hon. Logan Waller Page, Director U. S. Office of Fuhlic Roads and President American Highway Association, Mr. Fairfax Harrison, President Southern Railway, Mr. A. G. Btchelder, chairman Executive Committee of the American Automobile Association, Mr. Richard H. Edmonds, editor Mann facturcrs" Record, and others were present, it was decided that a Woman's Auxiliary Department should be established to aid the women who have been working individually for better roads in their various communities. The women of the country she Id learn the value of good roadB, not only to the nation as a whole, but to individual women and children. It is the opinion of the officials of the American Highway Association that -if the women had an organization through which they might obtain all needful infcimation concerning roads and the most effective means of organization, inquiry and propaganda, they would become a powerful influence for efficient handling of road funds and adequate road building and maintenance. "Millions of children in the United StatoB," said Mrs. Baker, "are educated in rural schools and ret at certain seasons, because of the deplorable condition of the roads, the children are unable to get to school. t Discipline is destroyed and the continuity of study is made impossibly. Good roada wili bring consolidation" ' of the one room schools Into good graded schools and the use of school wagons." The country churches are not as a whole showing healthy growth and it is upon these churches that the virility of the city churches depend. Women all over the land Should rally to the support of the good road's movement when Its vital influence upon the home, the school and the church is so plainly shown." Arrangements are being made to , hold a conference of prominent women under the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary Department in conjunction with the Fourth American Road Congress In Atlanta, Ga., during the week beginning November 9th. C> THE NEW POST CARD. A brand new poet card has Just been issued by the Post Offlce De-, partment which will replaoe the one now in use bearing the well known pfoflle of the martyred president. The new card le printed In green tnl I and Instead of the portrait of President McKlnley the stamp very properly bears the portrait of tee event Democrat Thomas Jefferson. Wags of course will now again get off the old, oM Joke and declare Uai al- .' ^ though the new postal is green, it