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[LY GAZETTE , FEBRUARY IS, IMS PRICE: TWO CBEtWi $ **«*CH Of RBY. W. E. ABE* NETHY. W D.. PASTOR OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LEAK8YILLB, N. C. At a mass meeting in honor of Woodrow Wilson, Dr. W. E. Aber nathy said in part: . In 1807, s Seotch-Irith immigrant named lames Wilson, landed in Philadelphia and seemed a job as printer. He became an editor, and was enabled to send his son to college. That son became a Presbyterian minister, and in IBM was stationed in Staunton, Va., where and when hir son Woodrow Wilson was born. North Carolina claims the honor of dodging the wing of his genius, for Davidson College still honors as holy ground the room where young Wood row studied. If there be any truth in "Calling and Election,” Woodrow Wilson is its finest illustration. Almost from the cradle, he seems to have felt that Hie day would dawn when a broken and blinded world Would look to him fot leadership. He wasted no day; he de voted his matchless Intellect to the study of statecraft. He knew thor-! oughly what history had to tell of men and nations. He was an in carnate mind, clear as an undivided ray from an unshadowed sun. Witson was not a "companionable man,” like Taft, or Teddy, or Bryan; ho suffered the isolation and the loneliness of supreme genius. He was ever the student, in cloistered communion with the pioneer souls and ; minds of all the past, a scintillating Blinking machine t^at, like the sun, dazzled the eyes it drew to look upon it. He know and he knew that he knew; and his seeming intolerance of advice or counsel, wag born of his consciousness of power and his deep devotion to truth. So utterly had he mastered the af fairs of time and men that, when he stood amidst the statesmen and diplomats of the world, he towered ebeve them like a giant amongst pigmies—tike Jove surrounded by the gods of Olympus. His commanding wdW Wentmnefcalleugad. - - . Woodrow Wilson was a crusader, v the apostle of man, the world’s great commoner. What WHberforce did for Britain: what Lincoln did for. Ameriea; what Howard did fog the i prisoner, - WUson essayed to do for > 'the oppressed of the planet. . j John Bright end Richard Cobden stood, one day, by. the grave of one who had starred; across that grave their hands met in a clasp in sanction of a sacred oath that they would never rest till there were no more pauper graves in England. So aat Woodrow Wilson, ono day, In the awful, sacred hush of his .study, the afterglow of communion with God •till on his nigged face; his pen poised like a lance of the old days when knighthood was in flower. What should he do? ' He loved peace; he hated war. Wo men worshipped hinr almost as God, for ho had kept their sons from war; for that, they had replaced him in the ‘ presidency. He had the prophet's vision; he foresaw the draped homes, the desolate hearthstones, the broken hearts of his own country-women if ■ he should unleash the dogs of war. But beyond that, he saw a crushed and bleeding world. Above the wail ing of womert for their dead, he heard the cry of nations under heel—and above all, $bat dear call which— whatever else he said—Woodrow Wil «* the worlds and despairing nations dared to lift hearts of hope when against the dan skies they saw the Stan and Stripes freedom flying with the flag of the LUn and tits Lilly. So when Wilson over the pro test of friends, would go to Paris, he said to Congress man December 2, 1918: "I feel it 1»? duty to go, to carry out the unselfish desire of onr country to contribute to a settlement for the benefit of all nations.” Wilson went to the world’s top, and touched heights no other human feet e’er trod. In the Pall of 1918, Ms colloesal figure eclipsed all other men. Mankind went mad for him. When he landed in Paris, he met an ovation surpassing any that France had ever accorded to her kings or presidents—even to her idol, the great Napoleon on his return from Elba. French cities linked his names with their bridges and boulevards. In London, his reception was greater than that given Wellington fresh from Waterloo. No returning Caesar, with the trophies of victory ever re ceived such welcome as Wilson in Some. Everywhere in Belgium, the grateful people hailed him almost as God. And now, I think, he must have re- j called on older time, of thronging thousands, and throbbing throats, crying: “Hail to the king who eometh In the name of the Lord.” And I think his prophetic ear must have heard that later cry ringing round the porch of Pilate: "Crucify him." Returning home he realised the truth that the prophet is not without honor save in his own country. When the aged mother of Robert Burned stood by the great shaft which his ad miring country had reared to Ha memory, she isU: “Oh, Rob., ye asked for bread and they gave you a stone.” When Woodrow Wilson asked his own Senate for a fair consideration of his plan for peace of the earth, pas-] sionate partlsanry and provincialism j bad resumed their sway, and the prophet’s dream was dead. One hope was left: he bdBev«Tte God, and fie trusted the people. Though his mas sive »lf*mth' erne broken, he appeal ed to the court of last resort, the masses. Grayson, his friend and physician, said: "You must not gp"; but the strong son of the Scotch' Covenanters answered: “I go-" He fell, lighting for freedom. It was a beautiful, human thing that though Grayson’s term in Washington . was ended, Warren Harding who] knew Wilson and loved Mm, ordered, Grayson to remain as long aa Wilson; lived. Coolidge continued the order. | Happier was Harding's fate than1 Wilson’s. Both were martyrs to the same ideal: for the "League" and the “Court" lead to tha same goal. Hard-, lng passed at once from the field to his Captain's presence; Wilson bowed tpd broken, lingered to see his plans trampled under foot by the many headed mob. And yet, "More true joy exiled) Marcell us feels, than Caesar with 4 senate at Ms heels.” Amidst the mis understanding and mlsreprsentation of hit own people, even of his own political party, the massive man stood as unmoved aa by the world’s a> piauee. Physical suffering, abuse qf enemies, and desertion of followers and friends, could wring no cry from that superb seal. Israel; however dark today, he saw| across the bills of the morrows the fruition of his hopes and struffle?. I Bowing before a tomb in France, be laid his wreath ppon it with the words: “To the freat Lafayette, from his follow-servant of liberty.” Speaking in the old Guildhall, Lon don, he told them of his vision of a world redeemed from the role of the j sword. That vision never left him. He was content to make his appeal from a distracted today to the sober second thonf ht of the agea. m | He loved the Lord with all his might end etraaft} and soul, and Us fellowmen as himself. I Earth’s supreme ssan said to SE&ORtttA the faith—1 am now reedy to he atered.” Wilson said simply: “I sm ready to go'."*' The “broken mecUne” lies to the Cathedral crypt to the city wherein be ruled for eight eventful years, but the strong spirit shad snrvi/*,to to spirc all dreams and dewt. of devo tion to freedom "Till the stars -re Another word came to him: Ye shall leave me alone; yet I am not alone—for the Father Is with me." No liner faith ever flourished in any' THE BOSTON STORE; * NEW ENTERPRISE j ON WASHINGTON ST.'j The More in the Millner building on j j Washington Street, Leaksvilie, form*1 j erly occupied by F. S. Miles, who ten ] | days ago vacated this store, moving j [ his stock of merchandise to Beidsville, ! hag been reopened and will be con- j ducted-under the name of The Boston! j Store by an entire new company of \ merchants, with Mrs. Annie Kaplon! j as proprietor, and J. W. Mitchell, of j Greensboro, as manager. The new firm has ordered a urge j stock of merchandise which is com- j ] ing in every day and is being placed j in order as it comes in. Mr. Mitchell said this morning that j while stock they had ordered was sr- j { riving it would be two weeks, i before all of it would reach here and j j be displayed. The reason for this, he explained, j was because the entire stock is now, j right from manufacturers and whole- j salera. j Mr. Mitchell also stated that they j would carry a full line of clothing and j dry goods, men’s ladies’ and children’s : shoes. D. L. GRANT WEDS MISS ANNE MAJETTK (Special to the Gasette) Chapel Hill, Feb. 13.—MUs Anne Morgan Majette, of Jesup, Ga., and Daniel L. Grant, of Chapel VM, were married here late yesterday afternoon and left immediately on their honey moon. Miss Majette is assistant to Prof. Frederick H. Koch, director of The Carolina Playmakers. She came here last fall from Boston. Mr. Grant is secretary of tile General Alumni As sociation of the University of North Carolina, and is well known through out the State. ■ : ' 1 Late News Washington, Feb. 13. — Attorney General Daugherty denied in com munication to Senate that justice de partment had made any settlement la war contract cases by which im munity from criminal prosecution was promised provided civil liability was met. (ByA|5p'Pr~a) 7~ Washington, Feb. 13.—The predie {{jpg will fofCC Coolidge to wiw every <Atafloa nee ted with oil leasee matte by Sena tor Robinson in reply to President’s refusal to accept Senate's advice and immediately ask for resignation of Secretary Denby. IBAfaaBBeillBlliaaaaailasiBlliaaaaaaBaaaaaaaaflBeiai■■is sibsbissiis siisaseaBaaiaaaaaaaaafaiaaaaaaeiaaaassi MRS. T. L M1LLNER ENTERTAINS SOCIETIES Thera «u a Joint meeting of the Missionary and AM Societies of the First Baptist Church Monday after* noon at the hone of Mia. T. Lee s Millner. Mrs. B. J. Moore and her circle c rendered an interesting program on | "Cuba.” Meadames P. P. Wilson, R. E. Foe- | ter and B. S. King gave instructive | readings and “Bits of Information s About Cuba” were given by other members. The subject of the Bible study was “The Crowned Life." Mrs. B. F. I vie, the new president ; of the AM Society, presided over the j business meeting of that society. Mrs. A. T. Hopper prsMed over the missionary' meeting. After the regular routine business in each society there was an election of officers for the missionary society for the ensuing year, which resulted as follows.: President, Mrs. A. T. Hopper. Vice-President, Mrs. J. Platt Tum-r. Secretary, Mrs. W. O. Jenkir~ Assistant Secretary, Mrs. . F. Parker. ; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. J. E Holmes. j Treasurer, Mrs. t>. J. Beeser. - Chairman Personal Service, Mrs. j John Smith. : Chairman of Uteatnre, Miss Anne j Taylor. Pianist, Mrs. T. H. Barker. Assistant Pianist, Mrs. J. Holmes. : , There are six circles In the Mis- j aionary Society. Three months ago = fee president offered a banner each j month to the circle with the largest : attendance. Miss Anne Taylor and j Mrs. W. O. Jenkins were appointed as a committee to make this manner. A rote of thanks is due the committee and Mrs. E. D. McCall for the lovely hand-painted banner in the society colors. This banner was won this month by Mrs. Holmes’ Circle, only mm of the members of her eirde be in* absent. .. There were thirty-eight ladies pre sent to enjoy Jhis program and the A Tale of a Bridge (Series, No. 4) A NOTWER bit of asphalt road work done by the cfffenty is what is known as the Boule vard and&lovenia Street, the later being the dividing 3fne between Leaksville and Spray. Glovenia was before paved impassable many months vgt the year, and Boulevard was not much better in wet weather. This paving was put dow* largely for the benefit of the people doing business and residing in that section. But >ing bUfs theii they too, contributed toward the cost, and who is trae today in all this section, who is not pleasd fli it the work was done? Th< re is still another section of road which should b| paved. That is from M. L. Heiner’s corner"4jf the graded school, a distance of about five hlocfca on Byrd Avenue, and two more on Bridge i^reet, connecting with Leaksville town pavemeitat the school building, making the-en fire distance from Leaksville to the Boulevard Inaddition to this, Byrd Avenue should he pav^id to Hamilton Street, two blocks, and also Hamilton Street from Brewer Dyers store to the peaksville town line, which should be done either by the State Highway Commission or the^County. Although these are only very [ small ptojecta, they are very important connect ing linkd, especially if through traffic is consid ered, Ofid at least one of them should be done by the County and the other by the State, as it forms part of the connection with the Ridge way, Va., road, without which the State's pro gram would be incomplete. And now we come to what the “Citizen’s Committee” declares is a private road to Colonel ; Mebane’s house, the lower end of the Boulevard. Ip the first place, this road does not go to Mr. Mebane'st house, and, it is not a private road or a private street. It has been made a public road. The Spray Water Power & Land Co. opened and graded this short Boulevard-Spray connect* ing link some three or four years ago and the Wd iW «*phaJi a year ago. : s s s c c I i s s E E There is scarcely a business man on the r BouleVard who was not in favor oi this project, and not alone that, but today they favor com pleting the link from the railroad to connect with the Spray bridge. Draper and Boone Road. While there are a number of other property holders on the lower Boulevard extension, Mr. Mebane’s is by far the largest interest involved, but what,if he is, this is about the only thing he has gotten, that did not add more to the value i of other property than it did to, his. But of course, if it is to be considered against public policy to do anything that will improve a rich man’s property, then why tax rich men? There was a time when the Boulevard used to "scrap” Mr. Mebane, but they are not now doing that any longer. The Boulevard is becoming more and more independent and are not given over to inter ference when it does not concern them. When they think Mir. Mebane is right, developing something worth while, they are with him; when they think he is on the wrong track, they oppose him. They will be with him in getting a short cut from the Boulevard to Spray and the Spray-Draper bridge, because they are looking forward to the time when they will have better outlets to all Elections as a matter of getting more conveniently situated to town and country shoppers. E E s E s E E E I | ] The question is, has Leaksville township se cured her share of hardsurfaced roads from the county, in view of the fact that die has over one-third of die population of the county and pays one-third of the taxes? Hasn’t every bridge and every mile of good roads added materially to the development -of the township, and hasn’t die county been col lecting property values? In other words, hasn’t Leaksville township kept pace with other town ships in the county? Yes, she has led them all and is going to move still further in the lead, if renegade politicians do not frighten business from investing here. Bitter political strife has never built up the business interest of any county and never will. Just because a few politicians who once [ Separatists Wage Fight in Bavaria With 17 Kille ■L O C A L S i Mrs. W. F. Gilley is very much in 1 disposed this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Pratt, Jr., spent Sunday in Graham with relatives. W. W. Hampton and G. G. Ivio •pent yesterday in Greensboro. j Mrs. N. B. Austin, who has been quite sick, is much better today. J Mrs. M. G. Wilson is very much im proved in health. j . | Mrs. P. M. Smith, of Lexington, is ' visiting in the home of her son, John Smith, on Boone Road. Be sure to see the minstrel tomor row night at Benton’s Grove graded school. { Fred L. Hegge is in Raleigh this week attending the Sheet Metal Workers convention. 1 j Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Treadway and daughter, Marjorie, spent the week end in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va. I _ j Beverley Austin and Ofis Slayton motored to Greenville, S. C., this morning to be gone a few days. D. N. Paschal has returned from Richmond, Va., where he spent a few days with his family. i W. W. Hampton, of Leaksville, went to Worthworth today and quali fied as a member of the Board of Commissioners, succeeding Dr. W. F. Pruitt, of Ruffin, who resigned. On February 4th, at the Baptist Pastorium, Dr. W. E. Abernathy united-in marriage Carl J. Neal and Miss Elizabeth Grey Mitchell, both of Reidsville. By request this notice has been delayed. (By Associated Press) Berlin, Feb. 13.—Fighting be separatists and inhabitants of raaBene in Bavarian Palatinate night, resulting in killing of sever persons and wounding of twenty, cording to dispatches today. The casualties occurred fighting for possession of the govern* ment building which was eventually set on fire. Of those killed, fourteen were separatists. High C°mmiision Take Hand Duesseldorf, Feb. 13.—The Inter allied high commission has declared a state of seige in the Piermasens dis trict and have ordered the dissolu* tion of certain nationalist organisa tions. Dispatches from Piermasens say eight separatists and six of their at tackers were killed in fighting Iart night but telegrams from Kaiser lauten estimated the dead at than sixty. A SENATOR J. C. BROWN | NOT IN LIBEL SUITS To the Citizens of Rockingham County: Permit me to say that I have no connection whatever with the liboi suits recently brought by three mem bers of the present Board 0f County Commissioners of Rockingham Coun ty against the Citizen’s Committtee and the Reidsville Review. I make this statement publicly for the reason that my name has through error or misapprehension, been pub lished in several newspapers as coun sel, and because I desire that it b* understood that I have no connection with the litigation. J. C. BROWN. Madison, N. C. Feb. 9, 1924. % . 1 Mrs. A. W. Dunn is entertaining n few of her friends at her home on Patrick Street this afternoon. Read Your County’s Daily Paper First. Crisis Arise Over King Tuts Tomb Lid Then Clos m Si (By Associated Press) Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 13^—Owing to what he characterized as "discourtesy” of the Egyptian public works depart ment, Howard Carter closed Tutank hamens tomb and abandoned opera tions. It is understood the crisis was precipitated by refusal of the Egypt ian government to permit the wives of excavators to visit the tomb. In the presence of a gathering rep resenting the elite of Egypotogy, the lid of Tutankhamen’s great pink sar cophagus was raised, and a stupend ously magnificent mummy case, cov ered with plates of solid gold, was brought to light. The moment was the most dra matic in the history of the dramatic discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb. By general consent of those present, the mummy form case which indu bitably encloses the king’s mortal re mains, immeasurably surpasea in splendor and beauty even the pre vious magnificent treasues the ex cavators in this tomb have brought to light. The mummy case is perfectly' In tact. It is described as one of the most wonderful things of its kind that ever has been found. The pharaoh is represented in high re lief, covered with sheets of solla gold, more and twice life siset, hie serene and beautiful face exquisitely incised with glittering eyes of arago nite and a long up-curved beard Ot solid gold. The flail and sceptre which the king grasps in his crossed hands are of glided wood more than three feet long. From the walat down the broad wings of protective goddnesses met across the knees to shield the pharaod from danger. Sensational Proof Is Expected Before Oil Senate Committee (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 13.—There were further indications today of impend ing developments of first importance, in connection with the designation of government counsel to prosecute oil lease cases. The question was talked over with President Coolidge by Chairman Lenroot of the oil commit tee and Senator Curtiss, Republican whip, and afterward there was in creasing evidence the committee would refuse to give approval to otte 'or both of the men nominated as counsel by the President. Karl Schuyler, Denver attorney, telegraphed Senator Walsh, Demo crat, Montana, he has in his poi sion correspondence which he thought the Senate o& committee should have. Walsh said he would be summoned at the same time Welsh received a tele gram from D. F. Stackaback of the Denver Poet, saying he had good •on ho believe the correspond Schuyler1* ifcpermjtly ie to -withdraw nomination of Silaa Strawn as special government com* sel in oil cases and it is possible the name of Atlee Pomerene also will be withdrawn. RELATIONS WITH HONDURAS SEVERBD vasnmgton, Feb. 13.—The diplo itic relations between United States and Honduras have been severed by the State Department. LATE WIRE NEWS - Washington, Feb. 13.—Leo Stack* Denver oil man testified before I oil committee that Pioneer Oil Com* pany officials had told him fidentially week before Teapot E was leased that Sinclair was : on, Feb.
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