TIIE ASIIEVILLE CITIZEN, MONDAY, SIAY 21, 191?.
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RECRUITING CAMPAIGN
FOR LOCAL GUARDSMEN
BIG MASS MEETING
AT THE AUDITORIUM
Two facts at work which will
make piano prices higher.
Only those who buy NOW,
can hope to obtain the bene
fit of present low prices
EVERY piano and player-piano offered for sale,
whether it is now in the hands of the merchant or
manufacturer, will be taxed 5 per cent, according
to the new revenue bill which is now before Congress.
Besides this, the duty on tuning pins, ivory, felts, varnish
gums, shellac, rubber and all other imported raw ma
terials entering into the construction of pianos and player
pianos will be increased from 20 to 30 per cent.
This plainly means that pianos will have to bring from $50 to $100
more than their present price. There is no evading it.
And this advertisement is published to call to the attention of
those who are expecting to place pianos in their homes within
the next few months, the fact that if they want to take advantage
of the low prices which are now prevailing they must do so
NOW BEFORE THE WAR REVENUE BILL, WHICH IS
NOW BEFORE CONGRESS, BECOMES A LAW.
This is a plain fact, that thrifty and prudent buyers simply CAN
NOT and should not ignore.
Dunham's Music House
The Home of High Grade Pianos.
will. rsK tf.nt on pack kqcark
THIS WKI.K.
All FVmr Organisation will Work to
Brine Their Strength l p to Uio
Full War Quota.
KI'LVDID TALK AKD SI.VGINfl
FKATUIK.
PAVING BIDS TO BE
SUBMITTED TODAY
BILTMORE SCHOOL IS
CLOSED FOR THE TERM
County Commissioners Will Receive
Estimate for Three Types of Work
on HendersonviUe Road.
Bids will be received up to 2 o'clock
this afternoon for the rebuilding or
the re-surfacing of the HendersonviUe
road, by the county commissioners.
The advertisements for the bids have
' lieen running for some time and a
large number "of representatives of
various paving corporations are . in
the city for the purpose of bidding; on
the work.
There will be three classes of bids
accepted. The first is for an asphalt
road on a concrete base; the second
for an asphalt surface, using the
present macadam road for a base, and
the third Is for a new concrete road.
The commissioners have practically
decided to use the county concrete
forces and construct a complete con
PAGEANT ON LAWN PROVES A
GREAT SCCCES&
Recitation and Declamation Medals
Are Awarded, and Certificate of
Attendance Presented.
Blltmore High school closed its
scholastic year during the past week
with appropriate exercises. Including
recitation contests, a declamation con
test, a play, pageant, and an address
by Governor Locke Craig,
The elementary recitation contest
was won by Willie Mae Led ford
whose subject was "Brier Rose." Kula
Reed was given second mention. The
High school recitation contest was
won by Artie Hare, who recited "Ole
DR. NORBURN ENLISTS
UNITED STATES NAVY
National guard recruiting will mart
this week in earnest unit the khaki
tent on Iack square will he used by
the recruiting offioem of the local
units, namely, Companion K and K.
Infantry; Troop B, ravalry, and the
Field Hospital corps.
Company F U now umtir command
of First Lieutenant I'M ward V. Jones,
Captain Carl Felmet having recently
resigned. Sergeant Join llunnlcutt.
recently appointed set-mni lieutenant.
Is ning the position h. Id by Lieu
tenant Russell Woody. resigned, and
who Is now attending the officers'
training camp at Fort ( Klcthorpe,
There are seventy-one enlisted men
and two officers In Cunipuny F. The
minimum war strength Is loo men and
the maximum strength l 142 men.
Lieutenant Jones ha nhtalned tlvo
new men for his company during the
pant few days and eetH to tlnd no
trouble In bringing the command to
its full strength.
Company K Is under command of
Captain C. I. Bard. l K. l'enlitnd Is
first lieutenant and Hansen Konn
second lieutenant. Company K has
gained a reputation ly the expert
shooting of the men and is known
throughout the stute guard as the
crack shot unit.
Troon B Is under command of Cap
tain Frederick Rutledge. Itufo Fltz
patrlck is first lieutenant and Jacob
Ktelllng la second lieutenant. The
troop has been lately supplied with
mounts and regular mounted drills
are held each week at Uiltmore, the
men having gained much proficiency.
The members of the troop have also
learned to play polo.
The Field Hospital corps is com
manded by Major Francis J. Clemen
ger. Lleu'ynant Ben Meriwether is
the only otrror local officer connected
with the sanitary unit. The members
of the corps are scattered over a wider
area than, any of the other Ashevllle
commands, but its headquarters are
here. It has been equipped with full
field supplies and Is probably the best
prepared local command.
All four of the local units saw
service on the Mexican border last
year a nd the two Infantry companies
returned In February. Troop B and
the hospital corps were sent back to
Ashevllle In March. Most of the
members of all four commands are,
in a sense, veterans, and It would not
require much drilling to fit them for
service.
The Ashevllle guardsmen will be
ordered to leave for their respective
mobilization camps within a short
time, and, in accordance with the
president's orders, they are now being
recruited up to full strength. Drills
are held at the infantry armory on
Broadway about twice each week.
The recruits are given physical ex
amination at once and are provided
with equipment and ; uniforms soon
after they are accepted. A busy and
successful campaign for new members
la expected by tn-uamandlng of
fleers of the four organisations.
Rev. Herbert Booth Delivers .Forceful
Address on "Signs of Times and
Coming of Lord.'
Prepare for the season on Ladies'
Suits, Coats and Dresses from our
Extraordinary Special Values
A splendid address, delivered by
one who was a complete muster of
subject, spirited and beautiful
his
singing and liberal pledging by
Huraca and Phllathea classes from
many North Carolina cities and towns
ss well as by different Individuals, i
were the three outstanding features
of the huge mass meeting held In the
Auditorium yesterday afternoon In
connection with tho state Uaraca
I'hllathea convention, which closed
Its annual session here last night.
Of the three features that marked
the meeting as one of the most im
pressive and resulting of all those
held, none stood out with more prom
inence than did the singing, under the
direction of Harry A. Hudson, a well
known Ashevllle musician. A large
choir of at least fifty voices, composed
of some of the best talent In the five
hundred or more delegates attending
the convention, led the singing assist
ed by an orchestra of ten uleces.
Hymns were sung that were well
known to nil present and everybody
Joined In the spirit of the meeting and
sang heartily.
Hefore the speaker of the after
noon, the ltev. Dr. Herbert Booth, D.
I.. began his remarks, Mrs. Lattl
more, a member of the financial
board of the state organization, took
the platform and In a few words told
of the urgent need of funds In order
that the work begun by the two
classes might be continued. The
amount pledged at the former meet
ings, she said, would not be Dear
enough. Pledges were asked for and
they followed thick and fast. It was
gratifying to note the large number
of pledges made by individual per
sons, many or whom were not con
nected either with a Baraca or
Phllathea class.
Two addresses were to Lave been
heard, one from the Rev. Dr. Booth
and the other from Marshal A. Hud
son, of Syracuse, N. Y founder and
president of the national organization
of Baraca and Phllatheas. Mr. Hud
son, however, was not present.
Shortly after devotional exerolses
had been conducted by Rev, F. W.
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Fine Upholstery Goods. We best the other fellows on them.
text book to get texts for sermons, or
subjects for Bible class sermons and
the like?" continued Mr. Booth. "It
Is Clod's charge. It Is His agent. All
who go to It in the spirit of prayer
and with an Intent of purpose to fin 1
out Ood's wishes and his purposes,
can easily find anything they desire to
know. But sometimes there are
passages that have to be thought over
a long while before their full meaning
Is revealed. God a word Is In perfect
harmony with Gods world. They
work together. In the Bible alone
can be read the only Intelligent ex
planation of what we read in our
newspapers.
"Much of -the Bible Is prophecy.
Half of Paul's sermons were
prophecies. Half of Peter sermons
were prophecies. They rammed them
down the Jaws of the Jews ani made
them believe them." Here Mr. Booth
cited the present great war was a ful
fillment of I some of the prophecies
MAY ORGANIZE NEW
RED GROSS AUXILIARY
Receives Degree From University of
Virginia and Is Now Stationed at
Norfolk.
crete road, but at the Insistence of J Mlstia." Lillian Lipe won second
several citizens that other types be
given further consideration they de
cided to call for the bids.
The bids will be opened later in the
afternoon and the final decision of
the county board will probably be an
nounced then. The board has re
served the right to reject any or all
of the bids. The road in Buncombe
county Is about nine miles in length.
When built it will probably be eigh
teen or twenty feet wide throughout-
Buster Brown
SHOES
for
Graduation
Biltmore Ave.
honors. Henry Fisher won the decla
matlon contest, with "Mark Antony's
Speech," and Charles Clapp received
honorable mention. The students
medal was awarded to Robert
Pursely.
The spring pageant was given late
last Wednesday afternoon, ana iuu
students took part. The pageant was
organized by the teachers and the
school piano was moved out to the
school campus and appropriate music
was played throughout.
Pupils who achieved some signal
honor during the year, were placed
in the hall of fame by the faculty,
These honor pupils are Artus Moser,
Willie Mae Ledford. Henry msner;
Artie Hare, Annie Murphy.- Robert
Pursely, Beatrice Trantham and Maud
Trantham,
The following forty-nine pupils
were awarded certificates for being
neither tardy nor absent during the
enure school year of nine montns
Blanche Creasman, Elizabeth
Moody. Lottie Towe. Kerlee Griffin
Sarah Marshall, Reed Kltchin, Harold
Butler, Tom Lanning, Myrtle Wag
oner. T.ucy Stevens. tteywara jrow.
era, Elmer Moody, Vaughan Rock,
Armold LAnnlnsr. Lawrence Haws,
Henry Shroat, Flunoy Griffin, George
Matheson, Mark Matneaon, wmie
Mae Ledford, Charles Clapp, Ruth
Bradford. Ruth Howell. Robert JTirse-
ly, Beatrice Baity. Lela Carland, John
Matheson. Clifford .rowers, aiou
Rock, Eva Shroat. "John Lanning,
Paul Matheson. Lester-Smith, How.
ard Ledford, Mary Matheson, Greely
Griffin, Hugh Bryson, Francis Roberts,
Helen Trantham, Clyde Baity, Es telle
Baity, Orville Haws, J. v. Buuer,
Georgia McMlnn, Maud Trantham.
Fred Herron, Annie Murphy, Mason
Leftwich and Texle 6mlth.
t. m. l worm
(Contributed.)
Rev. M, M. -Jones, of Greensboro,
delivered an address en "Personal
Bervlce" at the T. M. I. yesterday af
ternoon. The meeting was largely
attended. The closing exercises of
the first, second and third grades of
Hill Street school will be held at the
T. M. L tonight at :I0 o'clock.
- The repairs In the T. M. I- audi
torium are completed, and the work
la ..-the . building - is progressing
favorably. - v. . ,.
. Dr. Charles 6. Norburn. of Ashe
vllle, is among the city's contribution
to the United States navy and has
entered the service this past week
with a record out of the ordinary. Dr.
Norburn had the distinction of being
graduated from the University of vir
glnia, in the department of medicine,
one month or more in advance of the
usual time owing to his desire to en
ter the United States navy, combined
with his scholarship. His marks re
celved on the final examinations at
the university were so unusually high
that in the physical examination for
the navy which followed the con
f erring of his degree certain minor
points wers waived. Following a brief
period in wasmngion, tne depart'
ment permitted Dr. Norburn to return
to his home here for a visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Norburn
Last week he received orders to re
port at Norfolk where he Is now
stationed at the navy hospital. Af
ter an Interval of two weeks he will
be ariven another physical examlna
tion, passing which he will go into the
service as a surgeon with the rank of
first lieutenant.
AROUND TOWN
LEAVES FOB TREATMENT.
Mayor J. L. Crook, of West Ashe
vllle. has left for aommerset, Ky.,
where he will remain at the Ander
son sanitarium for treatment for
rheumatism. F. B. Ingle will act as
mayor during Mr. Crook's absence.
GOING TO CAMP.
Sergeant Walter J. Griggs, of Com
pany F, received an order by tele
graph from the adjutant general al
Raleigh, to report at the officers'
training camp at Ft Oglethorpe,
WILL REMAIN HERE.
Dr. Herbert Booth the evangelist
will remain in Ashevllle for another
week and will preach next Sunday at
the morning and evening services of
the Central Methodist church.
BArTKa TO CLOSE.
All banks will be closed today, in
observance of Mecklenburg Declara
tion day.
CIRCLE TO MEET.
The Fannie Heck society of the
First Baptist church, will meet this
afternoon at 1:80 o'clock with, Mrs.
P. C Page, of 110 Cumberland avenue.
IN COUNTY JAIL.
"Red" Brltt was arrested last night
In the cotton mill section, on a
charge of retailing. The warrant was
sworn eut before a magistrate, and
Brltt was placed in tne county jail.
Denmark has only ene UllteraU in
SsjfiH 1,000 at population, :. . v . -
Interest Shown in Work in West
Ashevllle Cause of Meeting to lie
Held There.
The extensive interest In Red Cross
work shown in West Ashevllle has
created the suggestion that a Red
Cross auxiliary will be established
there, similar to the auxiliaries to be
formed at Waynesvllle and Hender
sonviUe this week. To consider this
matter a meeting of all persons In
terested will be held at the home of
Mrs- Robert M. Wells tomorrow at
8:30 o'clock.
A number of West Ashevllle resi
dents are of course members of the
Ashevllle chapter, and a number of
ladies living In the suburb attend tho
semi-weekly working parties at the
Masonic temple, but it is believed by
a number of workers that more ac
tive Interest would be stimulated by
the creation of a unit which would
make a 'direct appeal to West Ashe
vllle, and provide an easily accessi
ble work room.
Tag day was a great success In
West Ashevllle, and It Is urged that
all who became members then at
tend the meeting Tuesday.
BODY OF SOLDIER IS
BURIED IN MORGANTON
Stanton, Mr. Booth was Introduced
His subject was "Signs of the Times i made In thl Bible. "Don't fool with
and the Coming of The Lord." the Bible, "he said. "Get down and
"It is difficult to talk on this sub- i what God really does mean when
Ject," said Mr. Booth, "for the reason , he makes three fourths at His Wo.-d
prophecies."
Next Mr. Booth alluded to the dress
of the present day woman. "Don't
think for a minute that education Is
Christianity. Tou. have to get some
of those delusions out of your hoads,
Neither Is democracy Christianity,
Wealth and soclar position do not con
stltute Christianity either. The poor
'down and outs' have Just as much
chance with God.
"God said 'look for the general
signs.' He has never left the world
without leaving some signs looking
towards His return. There will be
signs so look for them. The fact that
the fig tree has been putting on
leaves in the past twenty years has
ca sed a great stir among the peo
ple of the Jewish race.
"The Bible cannot be doubted if the
Jew is studied.
" "What time is It Watchman,' asks
the Bible T Watch the Jew. He is the
minute hand on thw dial of God's
clock,
'iGod is busy getting the word ready
for something after while. The next
step will bo the mobilization of God's
forces for the march against the
devil.
"Watch for the signs of the times
"Don't be sound asleep when the
call comes,
that It has so very many different
avenues of thought serious thought
Therefore, one cannot do It Justice,
unless he has had ample time to pre
pare his remarks and sufficient time
to deliver them. Mlno is the topic of
the hour. It deals with the coming
back of the King.
"Jesus Christ went out of this
world, but he Is coming back. He is
coming again as the king of his peo
ple king over all. The Bible says
so and if it is not true, tnen tne
Bible is full of many, very many falsi
fications. Every prophecy In the book
of books leads up to the greatest
event In history the coming back of
the Lord.
"The chief difficulty with the
modern church," continued the
speaker, "Is very much the same as
with the church of the olden days.
The hlgh-browed, learned scholars
could see how the Messiah could
come as a King, but they were blind
to the truth that first He must come
as a Savior. -They didn't know Him
on the streets of Jerusalem. They
mistook Him for an lmposter. The
same blindness has come on the
church of today. We accept the truth
that with 'His stripes we are healed,'
but we are blind to what the Jews are
alive to how near His second coming
Is and that He is coming as King. .
"Christians have -many homes,
among them one in heaven. But this
latter home Is a long ways off. No
one Is In heaven yet: no one Is In hell.
All are somewhere between the two
places. They are waiting to be
mobilized by the Lord for a final vic
tory over the powers of evil. It can
be seen in the doctrines of the Lord's
return to earth, that he is not only a
great Savior, but a great politician.
He has a great plan. ' It Is to bring
victory out of defeat. Of the 260
chapters In the new Testament no,
less than 13S of them refer to the sec
ond coming of the Lord."
Speaking of the signs of the times,
Mr. Booth said that everv true min
ister should be a watchman, always
on the lookout for these signs. Not
only should ministers be watchmen,
but also should every Bible class
tearhor be a student of the Bible. j
"The Bible was not written for a
GAPT. W. J. CALAIS IS
DEAD IN SAVANNAH
A tolegram announcing the death
of Captain W. J. Calais, In Savannah,
Ga., Saturday night .has been received
by friends in Ashevllle.
Captain Calais, who has made his
home In Savannah with his son for
several years, Is a former resident of
Ashevllle. . '
The son, John H. Calais, will ec
company the body of his father,
which will reach Ashevllle at I o'clock
this afternoon, fiervloea will be eon
ducted at the cemetery shortly after
wards. ' .
Pallbearers will be: O. R. Tennent
Harry Redwood, Frank Turner, Mc
Leod Patton. Alex Jones and William
M. Redwood. '.-.. .
COMMENCEMENT SOON
AT FASSIFERN SCHOOL
Commencement exercises will be
held at Fasslfern School for Girls at
HendersonviUe next month., The fol
lowing Invitation has been received:
"Mrs. McBee and Miss Shlpp re
quest the honor of your presence at
the tenth annual commencement of
Fasslfern sohool, June 4 nd 5, 1917,
at HendersonviUe, N. C."
Hawaii has 171 public schools ami
30,205 pupils served, by 804 teach
ers.
A meteorite weighing about twenty
tons Is reported to have fallen recent
ly at Bezorrus, In the state of Pernam
buco, Brazil. .
The needle of the compass does not
point true north. The north magnetic
pole does not coincide with the north
pole.
Black and White
Ointment
BRIGHTENS UP '
Dark or Sallow Skin
BEFORE AND APTKR EFFKCT.
Colored neoDle by the thousands are-
clearlng up and brightening their dark
or sallow skins by applying Prof, Plough's
Black and White ointment It Is a
great scientific discovery; as the oint
ment Is about the only preparation that
bleaches or lightens up " dark skin to
such a light, delicate healthy tint as to
fool most a rev body. Besides Black and
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ishes, as bumps, pimples, freckles, tan
or skin sores of anv kmd. In fact Black
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smooth, soft and of a light healthy tone.
Send 26o (stamps or coin) and receive a '
box by return mall, or send .0Q for S
boxes. Simple amotions go with each
box. Many affents are maktnr a ootl
and easy living selling Plough's Biac
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MORGANTON, May 20. The body
of Ernest McGalliard, the young
Burke soldier who died at Fort Du
Pont. Del.. Wednesday, reached home
on the midnight train last night. The
funeral, conducted by Rev. E. E. Wil
liamson, was held this morning at
10 o'clock at the resiaence oi tne
brother of the deceased, Hardy Mc
Galliard, and burial made In the
family plat in the town' cemetery.
Durant Woodward, the colored
man who was Injured In the runaway
near the Morganton station a week
ThnrarliLv died Friday night,
death being caused indirectly from the
Injuries he received. Woodward was
thnnrht to be the least seriously In
jured of the three victims of the run
away, when Rev. and Mrs. Hagaman
were thrown from their buggy as the
colored man's runaway team collided
with it The minister and his wife
nra par.nvnrinr. though slowly, and
Woodward was thought to have every
chance of getting well when a sud
den change for the worse Friday re
sulted in his death. His age was
much against his recovery-
i KNOW THOUSANDS OF
BOYS AND GIRLS WHO UJ
POST T0A5TIES
EVERY MORNING
As it is not the custom of this house to
carry any Garments over a second season
we are marking all our Spring and early
Summer models
At One-half Price
Among these models' are Suits, Gowns, and Wraps
Afternoon and Dance Frocks, Blouses, Skirts
and Sport Hats
PLACED ON SALE TODAY v
In Our
GROVE PARK INN SHOP