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BURLINGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 24, 1914.
OIMEMIIIKliT PMHUMS.; SCBOBl m
CoM««Bcement Exercises City .Gr«d-
I ed Schooto rf Burlington, April
M-May 1, 19H.
Progriim of County Conimenc«ment tu
be Held at GraSum Saturday-^
Address by Clarence Poe.
P, B. Fleming, Supt. | By Pnif, Boliertsoii.
’ Burlington High School
Class of 1914
Commencement Exercises
Friday 'evening, May the First.
;a . at eight o'clock.
School AuditOTium
Class Motto—“Omvaid.
Class Co!ors -Red and White.
AiJlass Klower—Rose.
CLEAN UP DAY.
Proclamation Issued by J, E. Moore,
Mayor of Burlington for Clean-
L'p Uay.s April 27-28.
Head the Warning.
to
Oass Eoll—Ralph Manning Ho't,
■esident; Annie Gertrude Ellis, vice-
president; Mary Francis Dameron,
secretary, Mars^aret Emniu Johnston,
treasurer; Annie Susan "Walker, Flora
Willard Smith, Sadie Vatxderford,
Blancise Catherine Thomas, Mary Lor-
f r^ne Isley, Sadye Alberta Trollihg-
&»^'Walter Pleasant Smith.
iJ^April 26, 8:00 p. m.—Baccalaureat*
feiermoi! delivered at the Methodist
^'Episcopal Church by Dr. S. B. Tur-
intinc, president Greensboro Colleije
■or Women.
CONTEST EVENING.
‘•Burl-
Cliamber of
PapeTfi on “Oral
by contestants for
the TuesdMV .After-
April 27, S.-OO P. M.
Contest No. I. Papers on —. .
gt«r” read by contestants |
;e given by
erc«.
Contest No.
ygierxe,” read
?nedal given hy
!»ooTi Clab:
Contest No. -5. Selections rend
from the Bible, by contestantiS for f.ho
$10 sivcn by the Rev. M. W, Buck.
, Contest No. 4. Annual Debute.
debatot^vrtiri^ awjtf3e'I thfe'
iohn Benners Gibble Medal, j sriiia-
^nently established in the liur!ir.p:ton
Hig-h School by the Rev* Mr. CAhhXQ
in i914.
APRIL 28. 8:00 P* M,
JtfwsicaU in charge of Music Teach
er, Miss Benbow.
I What promises to be a great day
lin the educational progress of our
j c6imty> is the County CoJRiHehceJnent
I which will be held in Graham on next
(Saturday. This fmal exhibtiirv^-), awd
(jionsuniraation of the years worit has
been in the plans of the year from the
beginning. And so teacher and stu^
dent, patron and friend of the cause
all have been working? toward and
lookinp: to the County Ccrhmencement
Hence large crowds are expected
from the dilferent communities of the
county. E%*ery mode of conveyance
will be brought into service—the
wagon, the buggy,, the carriage, the
automobile, the float, . the freight
truck. Several people will come from
out the county. Some of the neisrh-
borin^' county superintendents have
reported that they will come. Some
member.s of the Depanment cf Agri
culture will be present. Several form
er citizens^ of the county wiU make it
a ?euj4on for home coming-. A larg^e
rest -room i» being fitted up iiear the
court house for the ladies v/ho attend,
j The ifeneral program which folJovvs
I suggests in outline whut tho day holds
I in store:
i 10::^0—The Graded Schco! bell ■will
jrini? for five minutes and all students
on the school ground.'^
Com i men- respective namters.
i 10:40—-Grand parade of
I denis, arommitteemen und teacherK, led
by the Oi'Gidii Bani.1.
11:00— Literary Address )»y y]Rr-
pt-:'e Poe. Ksq., T'Jditor cf Th»* {*ro-
gre;'>ive PuimeTc
lli:OOPreyey'.tution 'erti!ic-ates of
Graduation.
—'Dinnt;-.r.
,. .^-1 —Cc4}t3st-fi - ih-» ’Rsc-i tv
Decliimatiou by sri-aduate?:.
■”;00—Fiehi Dny Exorciso.s on the
scho^l !o:round:« by the Graham School
and tho three State High Schools.
'■j:00—Exhibition of FIohIs ;it
House S(3»ar».
The cxhibiiion of Schoo! Products
will be shown throupph the day.
United States Troops
Vera Cruz to Reinforce
Embargo On Arms Restored
I h-ive named next Monday and
Tuesday, A^ril 27 and ^8 as Clean-
Up Days for the City of Burlington.
A!! citizcno arc requested to place I
their pans a;Mj trash of all kinds on
the curbinjr of the street in front of
thr-ji- homfs and the town \vas;:oi!3
will be iised in rtjmovins such cans,
trysh, etc., from the streets.
1 s!u'.j1 depend upon all our citi-
.^.ens to resporid in o;jr efforts to clean
up Burlington.
P.eniember the Days, and especially
Uemember Whai You .^re E.xpectea
to Du.^
This the 2Utdny of April, 1914.
J. E. MOORE,
Mayor.
APSfL. 29, 8:00 P.
Senior Reception.
M.
APRIL 30, S:00 P. M.
Class Night.
MAY 1, 8:00 P. M-
Graduating EKercises at\d Literary
Address by J. Moore McConnell, Pro
fessor of History in Davidson Ci[-
leRe.
Six .scholarships have been sc
oured from coUescs and universitio.'!
for worthy members of the Senior
Clan.s, desiring same.
Double Header, Sylvan and Burling
ton.
The pi,ople of Burlington, .Alamance
County and visitor will hav^ the p!e:is-
j3ce OTtnessing a double header at the
4-icdmont. Park Saturday between
SyKon High School and Burlinfftor
Hijh School. The niori.ing game wil;
be played at 10;o0 and the eveninjr
gaiae at 3:30 by the same teams.
Oak Ridge was scheduled at the
Park for Saturday eve.ning, but the
Jtamn was cancelled, thus both gamer
wilt be played by the local boys and
Sylvan.
This is the day the County Com-
mencement will be held and a large
ettondance is expected; Love wi”
\)iteh the morning game and Fowler
the .second Bsme of the day. Jact-
will umpire. Tha Burling
ton line np will be: Norman Garrett
Sam Bason, George Fowler, Walker
Love, Cerl Martin, Edgar Henderson
Butler Loy, SiJus Wilson and Van
Winningham.
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* COMPANY I READY- *
^ The Comraandiner OlRScer of Go. *
*■ 3rd. “Hoit Guards,“ au- *
* thorijses the stAtemdnt that he *
» iiis compftiiy are ready aad *
* wiJUssg to go to Mexico in thtt "
that their services are need- ^
■ ^ ed by U. S. GoTeruoent In *
* fovdTig it« issniea Cemnd *
Hoertft and Mexico.
Delightful Socioi Event.
0):o of the most enjoyable'socials
of (he season was lh« Rook Party
f^iven hy Mrs. E, L. Morgan Thursday
ovGDinK, April 2‘.ird, in hontir of
p:5jl of the lady school teacher.s who
are soon to leave the city. Progress
ive Kook wus played by uU present
with greatest pleasure and delight.
Refreshment?; were served consisting
of creiim, cuke, hot chocolate and
mints. Mrs. iO. L. Morj?an proved
her.'^elf a most admirable hostess and
•intil il o’clc :k her beautiful lioine on
We ^ Davis Street was tho scene of
iveliest n^crriment and social delight
Those present: Ulisses Taylor, Car-
•ie llornadiiy, Hyrd Dailey EUznbeth
Hancock, Lola Lasley and Ada Bell
hiley,-
I'r. C. A. Anderson, Clyde Horna
!ny. Dr. Spoon. K. R. W. Damo’on.
rio(?er (hint and Paul Morgan.
Mrs. A. L. Davis came a little late
'id added very materially to‘the so
ial pleasure of the latter part of the
vening. Each of the guests cxpre.'^sed
^reat delight with the snccesji of the
rtertainment and the event was pro
;ounced by all as being one of the
enjoyable social events ever \v\t
lessed in Burlington.
The more enthusiastic adhfcrents of
R. are still expecting that he wi!
top by, on his way home, and spank
he {Mexican situation into shope.
jrci*;i8boro News.
AU the ■wars of coTisejuence waged
.y the United States have started in
VptiL Many people would discern an
>special appropriateness in & war
;tarfcing on the first day of this
nonth.—Greensboro News.
Governor Colquitt, in view of the
levelo^ments of the days, is
loultless weariRg the smile that wont
ome off.—N^ws *nd Observer.
The word» of* the Frdsideat, "tlie
ourse I imrpose io ptttsaeT^’i^eve
jonsrreas any on^^a teacfi iif
^^eat in matter.
* '‘^■>->GrdaQabo»> .News.
ADDRESS OF !^. i HUDS6N.
An Inlcreii.ting Address Heard by an
Apj^recjafive Audiencv Wednesday
Night ai Baptist Church.
GOVERNUR CRAIG MAY BE ASKED
WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT FOR SERVICES OF
I Kuurs IN MEXICO CRISIS
Founder of Work.
Iro gJeat Hai-iica and Phih-ith.-^'i
-rr held WeJnesday night
id tre I:5aptivt Churi'h at vfii-.-h iitnc
th -* A. B'ad.-or:, founii-
^r- of tho ijni':ic:3-I\Si!aj;liea «)rganixa-
‘ion V;-iij'. the chief speaker of tho
evevsing. Mr, Huclr.0n .i3 a man'whoFt'
s5nf^hair Is becoming siJvfiry from the
passing years. In liis ijddft';^s Wed
nesday /iii?ht he gave the history of
!.he first Baraca Chjtss \vhlh he or
ganized at Syracu.'^e, N- V., twenty-
four years ago. At lhat time he wha
an ordinary business man being the
proprietor of three departnicnt stores.
Having ol>;-^erved the large r>iimber of
r*ien and boys who attended ehu?v;h
and never took any part in the worship
the idea struck Mr. Hudson that there
wws something for thesii sdlers to be
doinf7, thus the organi/atinp. of the
first Baraca Class was formed. Mr.
Hud^'Ou gave his experience hov; jif
ter becoming a tDhristiiin he decided to
will one soul for Christ later making
the number ter, and then one hun-
dreii and now he is endeavoring to
make the numher one imlfion. iMr.
ilu«(son w.'i.s cn route t-’> Durham
iwVtcMc' lie will be pro.'^ent at the State
ir.j* of the Karaevs and PhilatWas
'vhifh will be in session at that phioe
Sunday.
According to the in.structions quite
u iiJimber of the Rarara «nd Phiia-
thea Classc.^ of the towr; went
•grou pes.
TK'o services were opeiK'd with a
followed with a ]n':jyer by Kev.
Tuttle, the speaker wn.^ introduced
•'V i'ev. Kendail. Tho rneeting w^as
under the management of the City
Union of whicl> Mr. M. A. Coble
ni esident. A quartette was rendered
by .^^essr2, Amick and Amick» Boland
ar.d Robertson. The entire evening
was largely enjoyed by a well filled
jiiuvch of Baracas and Phihithea'J and
a few visitin^g friends.
Washingtor.. April 23.—Within thc‘
ne.'Ct 24 hours it is believed orders will
be sent to Governor Craig asking for
the services of tho State Militia in the
Mexican crisis. Iv. fact it is slfiled
upon high nulhai-ity that orders have
r.lrc-ady been .signed calling upon the
Gov-enior.f for Ihe aid of th?^ militia
of their states and thiy may be flush
ed to the j^over.nor.s before morniiio-.
Hundreds of letters have been re-
■eived hero from patrktic North Car-
>!itiians asking that they be aIlowel
to enlist to help out ii- Mexio. All of
Me.se I’equests hyve been tinted over
:o the War Department ;i:id act,jrd-
to tho present outlook quite a
"un-.l.er may be allov.’ed to .^crve. lAir
unlc.'i'i ali si(fiis frjil w! arc in for :i
ii>r,ger stitie tha.'i svnv »v_t.fcc-'c>
vhe;-. \'era Cruz v.’as (al-:ci? ovor t,y
ill e A;)3crican miirincfi.
Tht, Coiiowing Mey.ii^:sn War .sur-
a list of '^-hom jjivcn oui
by the psrision office tonif;'ht. reiri-lo
in Nort||,Cr.ro!ina. They i-re;
E. Kiley iiltckwe’der, China (Jrove;
Jarr.e.>j K. Brown, Concord; .Samut'l
li. Dav-j.'i, HiJl.sboro; .John Cui'li.',.
Bird-,own: Benjamin J’ritciielt, &m-
cca; Ancil/ Rofjers, Murphy; .lames M.
Sweat, Waxhaw.
Hayes-Casey.
.Mr. LeRoy Hayes and Miss Sarah
.^:*sty were united in marriage at the
home of the bride at ten thirty Wed-
lesday nig’ht at Goldsboro. Tlie bride
iiid grcona came to this city and
v^ere given a royal reception at the
liome of the groom’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Hayes, of Msbare street,
Thursday night.
After spending a few days here
‘.hey will go to Richmond, where they
will spend a ^ort while before re-
taming to Goldsboro, whers they will
make their hame.
Mr. Blayes has many friends in this
county and town who are glad to leaia
at his happiuesa.
The way to guess what » ConstitU'
"jonailst eluef wiU do i$ :to gues* tlukt
fie win do the reverse of wliat a leas-
>nable and fair-minded miut ii: his
place woold do.—'News and Obaorvey*
• C*hifftain.
Vyashingtoi'., April 2:.'.—President
Wil'on today issued ihe foliowin;^
cumrneiit on tht slaiement of General
Carranza:
"1 wish to reiterate with the great
est earnestness the desire and i!ilv?n-
tions of this Government ,to respect in
every possi;;ic' way the sovereignty
and independence of the people 01
Mexico.
The feeiir.g and intention of the
Government in this matter are not
upon polilics. They go inuoh
deei-rr than ihut. Tfiey art‘ l a.sed u|;*
on a ge'.^uine friendship for the Me.-v-
iv'un poopie and a profound intei-cst
in I he re-estabiishment of their consti
tutional sysieni*
tduc * Mtixjcai! n;unicipal authorities to
rv^ume their duties and take up the
early admijnstration of the city. He
j'e])orts • negotiations fnirlv success-
nil. . ■ ^
U] wurk in the city is still stop
ped and no business is being trans
acted. The public ser\*ice utilities
havv stopped because the employes
.•el‘u.?c to run the eventual risk to
the?:r.-;elve.>‘ of re.«.u?nj,emxjloyment.
of nt'ccs.“.itie.' may
\v;il Ijf held steadily
I'dse tiiis oi'jct .
in vit^w i’lw; ()nr-
:.-ue \ with eonslsler.t purpos:-, f.;v
a- liiis ilovejr.in*?:-* i-onv'eriiud.
“I^ut we arc diaiin^r v.'ilh fi;,'..'-.
Vrhi'vever and whenever ihe d:xnitv ci\
the- Unite:} .S'ate^= i.-i fi'juted. it. i tU -
nnv>,r.;x: . ;;v the r;;::;-.'., i-T il.-
ili ':.i;s I;jvuued, o>- it,-- innij'j... ;* 'v •
liUiTe'! vvhvvc it )i;’.s she right ta ;;c-
tempv lo e.Kerci.-^e it, ihis Govcr:irr..*f’.
KOOi) GETTING SCARCE,
"'-vvy little food supply, has been
c>n.rt;;> into the city and it is thought
ilr.ii. jn ii few days the question of
f-'CH.'ing the people of th‘i city will be
come parr.n'.oun and that it is possible
the L lilted Slates wilt be eaiied on to
fun■^!^h fooJ. The watci' .‘'.upply is
cau.-'ir-g anxiety. ^
muti v.-hh ih'
■ .-jriiiaily
with ('e!’err.) *
t»e nr;-v/ con- 1
ATTACK NOT KXPLCTK)'-.
“.ihf farce.s are di.'^posed
« ri':o rainHind, and whi.’c .•\f?mir«sl
Ka';:,f‘r th-:! r;jru';r that they
;ii-e pJ'epar’?ijv h:; ruMs that
iv -ioiibtfi;; thi'S I'rA.^ i.: anti
!ii. fie.i-.-r ih:.i i;:iy
“ihe ;;jul I’at.uzeri
^■ynvcri uxn\y .-t 'll a. m. The Nash-
vule urriv.eJ at tho .srwne time l»ut f
i)HH’ceded down ii:o coast ”
iMOUK TROOPS roil HtncDEIl.
Wushingtoj/, April 2:i—Three regi-
of infantry at Kan Prancisco
and the artillery at Fort Riley, Kan.,
were ordered tonight to report to Bri
gadier (Jenera! Bliss for .iervjcc along
tht Mexican border.
A l;rigad€ of infantry and'some ar-
ti'ievy win l»e dispaUihad from Gal
veston to Vera Cruz to co-operaie w/th
the navy there. Secretary »arrison*s
statement foUcwa:
*‘The Departmeiit has been in re
ceipt of many telegrams from places
:iior-.iv the border showing appreheu-
t^i'in, and t'O relieve tho ten.-don I have
orde'ed tuiditional troops to report Lo
tJoiiora? Bliss, to he distributed at
such places as he iinds ndvi.^ablc un
der the circumstances.
‘*TI:rec regiments of infantry ai the
presidio t f San I'VrirJcisco will r:^nor(.
U> General Hliss together witli s.nnit
ai tiilery from I'\.*rl Riley.
‘'Und;‘r orders from the Depurtmeni
'!Tn> niufsilions of war will :Jt pre^ei:L
nrTinitted to go over the border.
*‘A brigade of ii/fnntry iVJid
nrlilU-ry will be dispatched from Gai-
vi.-'lon lo Vera Cruz to o(5-oper:iLe
\vifh the navy there.”
troL it now do-ihr-,
, Haei'ta iri tne teri il''’'j nc (r/v. v-oh- j ‘ ■ —■ — ■
irol.;. Thnt he does i>>t ri;rh!fui!y y ^>yn;a!s tonight j-aid lit
coiiuol it diics not ;tiv.'r f.u-t, lh:it ; ““'ccted .Afjnii!.-;! Badgur to desig-
he docB control it. i thought best
“We yrp iiowcvyr. onlv I “^oops ordered
.wLlIi thoi;« whoiu \w conmiiin.ls ;U'.i! ^ I'‘'*'‘ei'd from G.ilve,stoii to V«ra
th,« v,-i.o I.. !;i.s .support. Wit!, ™-''t>CTat-‘ with naval forces,
'tht'.st^ tt-i> must d(;Mi; They do no,.
iawj'uily fepresi’til the peojiie of Mex
ico. In liiat fact \\‘e rcjoico becaus*:-
our juarre! is not wiilj the Mexican
11)eople and we do not desire lo dictate
their afTairs. Mut we must ojiforoe
our rightful lemiii5ds upon those
whv‘m the existing authorities at the
place where we act do, for the time
iieing, represent."’
After issuifig this stJ‘.teinent the
S’re.-,ideot canceled the day’s routine
efjgagements to devote his attention
l‘> the ^^e^.i{•an situation.
THK DAV-.s HEATH LI.ST.
Those killed in tod.uy’s ware
D. J. Lane, acamar.; E. H. Frohlick-
.stein, ordinary .seamai,, and E. C.
Fisher, ordinary .soamati.
Anfi-.American Urots.
Diego. CnI., .Aprii —Te!e-
j.vr-.^shie ndvices ve^eivcd here r.t
p. r.t. f7-.nn Ameri;u',n Consul (uiyar.t j
tell cf ar.li-American rioting *at Kn-1
-scn;;r=la. Hle.xican feclerals and the 1
populace, according to the reports |
wer^ attiickiiic;: the Anioi'i-'ans. j
Ihf Morit->r Cheyenne n-.AV iu ihej
."Vwi Die-'{» hi.rbor will lea’.'cs iinnv'JL- '■
;'U-!y rush ordciv: fo?' Uu* M*x-
V.';.shii-,nu>n, .April i'!.—Private ad-
vi,-e.s reachiii^- Ium'O today in code I'rom
.Mc.vicc) (^ity, di.flc-io.sin;' th.i! (he 7M
t*> l.OCO .\nicric;ifr:; there wore in dan
ger, Slava bucn communic.itcd lo Gov
ernment oniciais.
The du^pati'hc's. v hi'-ii were from a
soiiii'o if uncnie;,;i„r.erl i;iistworlhi-
TV-, ai;i biire U)i;;iy’;; il;,t;-, set f.irth
ili;u r,u-!)^: of -\UiXJC:ut.s wore fornjins'
fr :ivt i-A rii(^'’ir:; n dt>iuos'.Htratitjns.
ih;;:. Aiiii-ri,-:..i: tho .streets liaii
becTi nm! thi'oati'iied with vi^i-
1'. iu:ii u'oro ooricoi'.tT'at-
al. t!:'' lor cnotii.tl |>r'--
.'tioii,
if",' (;
MUST SURRENDER TAlMPICO.
Brownsville, I'ex,, April 23.—Goii-
era! Znmgozx., federal eomniandt !' at
Tami:ico, Mexico, has been ^^iveii 2!
hours to surrender by General Lui.-,
Caballero, commanding the constiiu-
lionalist forces which have been bo-
ijffinfv the city, according to a mes-
asfio siven ont at constitutionalists
rcadrjuartors at Matamoras tonight.
This was considered here as dis
posing of the report that federals and
institutionalists at Tampico had unit
ed to oppose the .Americans.
Xt was said by constitutionalist of-
ncials that the American consul at
Tampico and the commanders of the
American warships int he harbor had
been notified by General Cabaallero
3f his ultimatum to the federals.
The dste of th« nltimatnra was not
given, but at Matamoras ofRcials in-
bimat^ that they expected news of a
battle late tomoimw or the next day.
:Vprii i','!.—Adniirul
l!.i(':;i'v tijp.i.^hl reported to the Navy
l>ep;:’.lrnc”!t. that tbreo more men had
i'Ocn killed -:inj twenty-five wounded
in li;c iiplitiiiff at Vt'va Cru/.
t^r-vvetary Haiiieis tonight the
rowr in this statement:
Vi'.-iv..; Proi)U)'i-!,;
' .!; r.,, !jie ho:iJ;illes of :>
.'.pt'i;'!;;! on o(h^ of ib.c i:.c
ni,'.."e lo the
vvuiiM i-iforniativi;’, i.. how \c>
m:ilv nuji’.cy eninijrh lo p.iy fnr ,i
t’hit'k,?;! at the piit'es now prevailiiiq- in
llr-.ielp-ii.—Newvs and Observer.
CARRANZA'S POSmON.
PraddoBt Teaterdsy' lismed Fff«a]
in Beply to the Kebei
:..4tW MEN L.\NDED
“Admiral Badger wires tonight that
hiiidcd the battalion front the Min-
■.i--:;ota, Michigan and South Caro-
yesterday afternoon and that the
Janding forces now ashore totals
about 5,400 lUvin. The Minnesota,
Chester, l>rairie and San Francisco
are lying in the inner harbor.
“Admiral Badger reports that as
a result of de-sultory firing which con
tinued about the city last night and
thii morning three more American
sailors were killed and about twenty-
five wounded.
CITY IS OCCUPIED.
“The landing party now occupies
all the city and outposts have beeij
stationed on the sandhillsi the fiear
*ho have been engaged inconstitu^
ing defensive works.
“Admiral Badger, in commaad on
store, is making every effort to iu-
* .\ATrt).\AL ClTAftD A PAKT *
* OF U. S. AUMY IN Tf,ME '
OF WAR.
The United States Senate and *
* Hoi: of Kopresentatives in ses *
* sif^ \,.j(iay passed ai'i act deiiring '*■
* ni e clearly tho part the Niv,.i nai '
* G:;.ird is to have in case of wat. ’
* 1’he act says that tho National •
* Guard is a part of the regular
* army of the United States in time *
* of War. »
The Shild Weltare Congress has
commenced its session in Washington.
Its possibilities for the child life of
the United States ore practically
boundless.—News and Observer.
To be.able to confirm whatev^ oce
pleases is not the work of an intelli
gent man,, but to be able t^ .see that
the trutli is tn»a and that t»e falss is
fslae and to coisflrm, is the marie of
an intelligent man—Swedenborg.