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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IV "THE UNION COUNTY PAPE -EVERYBODY READS IT 4 MAI r 1 m PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY P.IONilOE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1919. n.Z0 PER YEAR CASH. VOL. 23. No. 10. MONROE hi 1 1 1 ft m i va ii ii I. A. 7 AHMED lOHSK SEAUCIIKD Till: YY(Ml tOlt HOII tlOVSTOX , V. s I'tnind Sleeping in Mr. J. V. Iji- j llmn's Ham mid U'iiiK ii rn.ni Win- j ttow Details of tlie Hunt Recog iiUttl by Cap l'vi' 'l ifl. An ari.n d poe inu-.i!) ri.it proba b'.v a hundred mm searched the woods about a mile west and south west of the city from five o'clock in the afternoon until late in the night Sandav for Hob Houston, the convict who on last Tuesday escaped from the State penitentiary at Raleigh, but v Ithout avail. The search was begun i f ter Houston had been found sleep ing in Mr. J. W. Lathan's barn and had leaped from the window. About four thirty Sunday afternoon X-8. Lathan went to the barn to feed fc-r cow. Mounting to the loft she bad stopped to gather an armful of shucks when Bhe saw a negro asleep in the pile of shucks with only his head visible. Frightened, she raised r.n alarm which awakened the negro i,nd he leaped through the window .claiming as he went "Don't scream, ldy, I am leaving." Hurrying to the vonse she told her husband of finding a negro asleep in the shucks and a s-arch was ouickly Instituted. Mr. Lathan live on Sanford street the extreme nart of the city; When t:.e negro leaped from the barn win- daw he started east up an aucy wnun runs along side the barn in the direc tion of the city. Jim Richardson, col ored, who happened to be passing on a bicvcle. bearing Mrs. Lathan scream and seeing the negro running, gave chase. Houston followed tne atiev. ii is said, until Its intersection with Col lege street. Here he turned to his right and ran up College street to Its intersection with Lancaster avenue aid acain turned to his rlsht. Mr. H. J. Hlnson noticed a negro on foot : . lining as if possessed of a devil and e.iosely followed by another on a bi er cle pass his home on Lancaster av--uie just before five o'clock, but thought they were engaged In a friendlv race. Some distance beyond A!r. Hinron's l ouse Houston turned to Ms right into the fields and the negro m the bicycle was unable to follow Mm. " After securing arms Mr. Lathan End some of the neighbors entered upon the hunt. Leaving the road vhere Houston had turned they pro "ded to search the fields and woods ia the vicinity. In a stretch of the v oods they came upon four negroes Y. ho upon their approach ran. It was thought that one of them was Hous ton. Mr. Lathan managed to keep in sight of one of them until be enter ed a barn on Hon. R. B. Redwlne's fr.rm. a mile or more from where the chase began. Cornering him In the brm several entered only to find that h was not Houston. Meantime the officers had been no tified and had arrived on the Bcene with Capt. B. T. Fletcher's two b'.ood hoiieds.. The dogs took the fail which thev followed until they ov ercame a nerro who was forced to climb a tree. But again It was the wong negro. As the news spread that Houston r?.d been seen the crowd engaged in the hunt gradually increased. Every l;:ch of the Stewart woods were searched but the quan y had departed. It was thought that after entering tr-ese woods Houston must have turn ed to his left and crossed the Lancas ter road Borne distance further down. Mr. Hayden Shepherd reports that he saw a negro stop at an old house in the field some distance from his home and light a cigarette. Mr. Shepherd was not near enough to positively identify the negro as Houston but thinks that it was, as the negro h-? saw was about Houston's stature. A little after dark. Cap Davis, colored, was approaching Monroe on the Griffith road when he met a negro whom he positively identifies as Hons ion. He called to him to stop, with ort receiving a replv. He states that the negro seen bv him was barefoot t". This would lead one to think that th negro seen by Mr. Shepherd was Houston and that he continued across t? fields until he came out on the r-rifflth road where he met Davis Davis was weli acquainted with Hous ton. When on trial Houston attempt ed to make It appear that some of the stolen goods found in his possession had been secured from Davis. The search of the woods and fields proving fruitless, a member of the verse returned to Mr. L,atnan s Darn where the negro had seen and upon examination found a pair of shoes and a small quantity of cheese and crackers. Deputy Sheriff Fowler iden tiiied the shoes as the pair worn by Houston when taken to the penlten tiary. It was pointed out that Hous ton must have been sleeping in the ba n for some time. It is located near ihp home of his wife. From infor mation obtained one of the officers is lod to believe that Houston arrived in Monroe on a freight train Thursday night. The notice of his escape from the penitentiary did not arrive until Thursday morning. Returning from the search a num ber of the posse searched the home of Will Houston, a brother to Bob. Will admitted that he had seen and talked with his brother the day before (Sat urday). Houston has several sisters and a father-in-law living in the city and their homes were searched but without result. About six o'clock yesterday after noon the officers were notified that the negro had been seen near the pond which lies beyond the Bearskin cotton mill. . A number of men wers quickly collected and speeded to the ncene In tomobiles but upon arrival ttere could find neither hair or hide of Houston. Tho spot where he was reported k l-.ave been last wen is a i lonely ct.e and would make an ideal hid in place. ! lioustoi's criminal rccorJ is faiail- I iar to readeis of Tin? Journal. How (lines found i.i his possession were identified as ones belonging to Miss Hailie lteaslev and stolen from the loiae of Mr. i. It. Snyder. How when his house was searched a pistol that had been stol-.-u from the home of Mr. It. Adams, a watch that had been stolen from the Home or .Mr. m. l. Hovi a quantity of knives belonging to Mr. H. Q. McManus, and other things of lesser value too numerous to mention were found. It will be re membered that he was identified as the highway robber. He was arrested on eleven different charges and sentenced to ten years in state prison. On February 4. he was rallied to Raleigh to begin his sen tence. Thursday morning a message came form the authorities at the pris on btating that he had escaped Tues day, March 4. HOUSTON CAPTURED Since the above was written infor mation is received that Houston had been captured about a half mile be vond Mineral Springs about 12:15. He resisted capture at the hands of the posse which surrounded him, fir ing several shots at them, but no one was hurt. Several small shot filed from a shotgun by a member of the posse took effect In Houston's body but he was only slightly hurt. A negro was found hiding In a stretch of woods beyond Mineral Springs and Chief of Police T. M. Christenbury was notified that it was thought it was the person who rob bed the stores of II. A. Carter and the Winchester-Howey Company last night. Chief Christenbury told his informers over the phone to surround the negro and capture him. This was done and it proved to be Houston, who resisted capture as above stated. When captured he had in his pos session a high grade pistol which had been stolen from the store of Mr. H A. Carter the night before, about ten pounds of money In nickles and pen uieB, several razors, a suitcase a quantity of matches and snuff, a pair of overalls. All of which Is supposed to have been secured from the stores of Mr. H. A. Carter and the Win chester-Howey Company which were robbed last night. An entrance was effected to the Wlnchester-Howey Company by re moving. the sash from a window in the front -of the store and prizing off an Iron bar. The cash drawer was looted of its contents and an unsuc cessful attempt was made to break open the safe. Its combination and hinges were beaten off and the safe so badly damaged as to be worthless No particulars regarding the robbery in the store of Mr. H. A. Carter whose pistol was found In Houston's possession when captured, have been secured. Special Officer L. C. Robinson hap pened to be going to Van Wyck this morning on the eleven o clock train and when news of the capture o Houston was received the posse was notified 'o give Houston Into his cus tody, When the train reached Min eral Springs this was done. I' is tin derstood that Mr. Robinson will bring his prisoner back to Monroe on the six o'clock train this afternoon. Among those In the posse at Min eral Springs who made the capture were Messrs. Robert Winchester, Tom Corn, Arthur Coan, Bob Taylor, Mark Winchester. William Godfrey, Tom Long, Aaron Helms and Claud HMms These were all the uames that could be secured as there was not sufficient time before T'.ie Journal goes press. to From the robberies at Mineral Springs last night it Is thought that Houston must have decided to leav the county after having secured mon ey and other necessities for the trip News that he had been captured cans ed considerable excitement In Mon roe and no doubt because of it man a nervous person will sleep better to night.. Hands and Pockets. This is the story of a soldier who put his hand in his pocket to deceive his superior officer, and was cited 1 orders for bravery for doing so. His name is Ellsworth O. Terrill and he is a corporal. When he went over the ton in the vicinity of Hagenhack Alsace, France, on August 21, 1918 he had his right hand in his pocket In his case he did It to hide some thing, but he was discovered in the act, and for the offense he now wears the Distinguished Service Cross, glv en by General Pershing. Coroprat Terrlll's hand was mangl ed and torn by a piece of shrapnel He knew very well that If his Ser geant had seen that injured hand he would have lost his part In the conn ter attack which was then going on so he stuck It in his pocket, and dauntlessly went over tho top throw Ing hand grenades at the retreating enemy with his left hand. Suppose we think of Corporal Ter rill, when re put our hands in ou pockets for the Victory Liberty Loan Many hands will be put deep into pockets and withdrawn empty. Other millions will go deep to bring ou savings and then pledge future earn lugs to make the heroism of men like Terrill worth while. When the time comes for us to pu our hands in our pockets to answer the call of our government, we should forget our excuses and remember the hand that Coropral Terrill stuck in his pocket. To do the right thing U the thing to do. wit bout the smallest reference to oneself. E. Clinton. WILLIAM H. TAI-T SAYS HE- ueatuf j.KAta 1. 1 v.iki i.y AM-it-. l! M.iii'idns f Dik-s tt lai.l., ii.e t'nu'i.; i.i Will I'a'l ol Kiitilirati ai. As It Will I'rubaU) W Materially Caangeil. William II. Tart, writinnf for the Wiwhl.iL'Iiin I'nsl. sava lliul lailuieof ratification of the altered League of Nations covenant would indefinitely delav peace. We quote his article as follows: The Senate resolution, moved by Senator Lod-e and supported by 37 senntors. has been hailed as an indi- ation that the covenant of Paris is ot to be ratified. It niav perhaps hear this construction, though its dec- larations do not necessarily imply this. It declares that the sense or tne prisea -it. per cent or an snips ciear Senate is against the acceptance of ing from United States ports, as com he present covenant. It should be ne in mind that the present cove- aut is merely a report from a com mittee of the conference, signed by he representatives of the fourteen at ions who are dictating .he present peace to Germany. It now conies up n the conference for discussion, re- ision and adoption. I ndoubtedly he covenant needs revision. It is ot symmetrically arranged, its mean- ig has to be dug out and the lan guagc is ponderous and in diplomatic patois. The form of the covenant Is ex ilained by the fact that it is a com- roinise. France has been struggling for a league which should have more teeth in it. should be a more com- ilete organization with an interna- ional police, completely formed and constantly on duty, under orders of a league commander to meet any emer gency involving the action of the league. So far as the United States is concerned it could not furnish forces for an army of this kind, to be order ed by a league official war without a formal declaration of war in each case bv our Congress, and its author-1 itv to use the forces for that purpose, We may assume that there was the. same difficultv with other nations. Nor Is the exlsitence of such a police force necessary. France had in mind an attack by Germany upon her, like that made in he war just ending. Not only did France not succeed in getting the In ernational police force, but she did not succeed la securing a fixed and definite obligation on the parr or The nations o fthe league to furnish mil tary forces to protect the covenants of the league The only clear, positive obligation of the members of tho league Is to evy a boycott on the outlaw na tion. The executive council recom mends the amount of military force each nation should furnish, but It seems to be left to the nation to fol low its own Judgment in this regard, and not to declare war at all, if it deems the boycott all that it ought to do under the circumstances. This part of the covenant might be clar ified. The covenant should also be more definite as to when its obligations may be terminated. It should be more definite by a larger reservation of the Monroe doctrine. There are other am blguous phrases. One of these, for In stance, is in respect to the executive council. Will it need a unanimous vote, or will a majority vote be suf ficiont where there is no specifica tion The view of the senators that peace should be first negotiated and then the question of the league of nations should be taken up In a more leisurely way, cannot of course con trol Mr. Wilson. He believes, as many do who know the European situation, that the league Is essential to the treaty In order to make the treaty practical and effective. Almost the first vote of the conference was that tho league should be an integral part of the treaty. We may, therefore, an ticipate that it will be, as it ought to be. Mr. Wllsou will, therefore, return with the signed treaty having the cov enant in it, and with its threads run ning through all the articles of tht treaty. It will thus be difficult by amendment to strike out the cov enant and leave anything of the treaty of peace. If, however, the Sen ate Insists on amending the treaty by striking out the covenant it win oe indefinitely postpone peace, the im- mediate consumption of which it now declares to be of the highest import- ance. When Mr. Wilson sends the treaty to the Senate with the covenant in it. therefore the situation will be very different from what It is now. The covenant will probably be changed o meei many or me reasonanie ODjec- tions that have been made. The Eu- ropean countries are doubtless quite willing to consent to them. They have a deep interest in securing for me league me prestige ana power or the i nlted States, as well as the ad vantage of its disinterestedness and typical aemocracy. iney are anxious to secure the assistance of the United States in order to maintain peace in Europe, we may De sure mey are en - tlrely willing to leave to the United States and other American nations indicated In a statement Issued Satur the policing of the western hemis- day by Mr. Hoover concerning the phere until such time as an American power shall seek the assistance of Eu- ropean powers to meet emergencies on this side of the ocean. The friends of the league are not discouraged over the question of its ultimate ratification. They sincerely hope and believe that with the chang- ed relations of the Senate to the trea- ty and with the changes In the cove- nant. a sufficient number of Senators may be secured to take this treat step forward toward world peace. AMV.HIi MIIUIIAX T CRAFT li.YIMi THE EYE M:.1 I'nxliii l s'.i I'.iiiUd to Tin II.M.IIII I 'oil- I. 'I I U II. I, in Mali) Year I Kh t .illfVlilS mr-il i t .1 fl ilium i fc . i .... it .1- I iv Fei tt'v fnt time since ihe days i f the I.lliions "rliiuiei hlU.. ArU'l'l- can imnhaiit craft now are !i'ig the wivn seas, carrying products of tne init i States to tne larineresi corners of the earth and bniiKin home hoih essentials and luxuries. The shipping board announced lo- day that the American merchant ma- line fleet, built up under the spur of wars necessity, now represented nearly one-fifth of the entire sea-go- ling tonnage of the world and com- pared with !). 7 per cent before the war. Trade routes not traveled by Am erican craft for more than 50 years once more are invaded, with new routes established to China, Austral ia, New Zealand. India, the Dutch luast indies, the west coast ot Airtca and polls on the .Mediterranean. Ships Hying the Stars and Snipes plso are running regularly to South Am erica. Gnat Britain and continental Europe, as well as Canada and Mex ico. The fleet now engaged in overseas commerce consists of 351 freighters. 84 freight and passenger vessels, 71 oil (ankers, 230 sailing vessels, and 16 miscellaneous ships, aggregating 1,961.23!) gross tons. Of this total. 406.. 128 gross tons are employed In trans atlantic trade. 315. 025 tons in trans-pacific trade. 402,721 tons in South American trade, 761,252 tons in Carribean and Mexican trade, and 76,014 tons in Alaska and Canadian trade. When the army and navy return to the snipping hoard the 353 ships with wnien tney are operating the coni- nierciai tieel under the American flag, the tonnage will be increased by 1.8 1 3. 2al cross tons, making the to tal 3.834,750 gross tons, with many hundreds of thousands of tons build ing or under contract. HOllOKS STOP I-'KKKUIT TRAIN XKAU WIXGATK Ajiylk'd Air Brakes Traffic Held Up Some Time Arresl.s Made In Con sequence Three (Jo To Roads. Hoboes are supposed to have ap plied the air brakes on about forty five freight cars on an extra train near Ray's Fork creek west of Win gate about eight-thirty Sunday night with the result that a draw head was pulled from one of the cars and traf fic tied up for some time. The opin ion was expressed that the hoboes probably Intended to rob the train which was loaded with merchandise The train had crossed Ray's Fork creek coming in the direction of Mon roe when the conductor remarked to engineer Horton that something fell out of that car hack there. He had hardly spoken these words when the air brakes were applied and the coup ling of one of the cars parted. In vestigation disclosed that the brakes had been applied by turning a rod on the sixth car from the engine. When the rod was turned it applied brakes on the other forty five cars in the rear of It. The parting of the coupling neces sitated the bringing in of the six cars next the engine to Monroe and returning for the forty-five left stand Ing on the main track. Regular freight number 85 following the ex tra on which the brakes were applied whs help up by the cars. When the crew arrived in Monroe with the six cars Mr. L. C. Robinson special Seabord officer, accompanied them back for the other cars, where upon arrival they found about ten men, supposedly hoboes, standing near the cars. When the cars were coupled and started back one of the men, who later gave his name as R E. Hudson, climbed aboard to beat his way to Monroe and was placed under arrest Some time later Clarence Meeks and Archie Leathers, who Office Robinson states resembled men seen .,,-nnnd the freight train, were placed umjer arrest on a charge of loitering around the depot here. Arraigned before Recorder Lent I11(md yesterday morning, they de nied havlne anything to do with the nnnlvlne of the brakes on the train. Recorder Lemmond required them to siL.n a i,oni for twenty-five dollars an(i o anoear at a certain hou an(j 8t,0w they had secured work other tramps arraigned yesterda morning were Earl Branshaw and vy. M. Pemberton, both young white ,en. and Dennle Hopkins, colored They were sentenced to thirty day 0 the roads Hoover to Onit Relief Work In July That Herbert Hoover, the Allien can f00d administrator, and lately ap iminted director general of the inter uuied relief organization, is to cease ha relief work In the summer was wheat situation. He intimated that a majority of his co-workers also would return to Drivate life. Sneaking on various problems con nected with the wheat situation, M ' Hoover said that they would need to be solved by someone else, "because neither myself nor most of the men In the food administration will be able to continue In the service of the government arter next juiy. "We also must earn a living,'' Mr I Hoover said COUNTY Oi I It His ON SALARY. ! legM.ttioii Tlii i tine IVnluiv of Fliettim I iiinii Count) No More ( a; I'halN K...I.1 CointitUsbiti W ill Manure County lluiitwi,. t iUn. rii.tfoim to N- L.iili (tilier 1 , i.l Maltei. Qr.iie a i,i;;..ber of important meas ures affect iag only t'niou county were passed by the legislature which ad journed tod;:y. Our representatives have been industrious and in addition to local measures which have been handled by them, they have had an important influence on general legis lation. Union county showed up well in both houses and her represen tatives gained the confidence and re spect of both bodies. Representative Kedwiue ought to go back two yean I rom now and become speaker of the! House. Among the several items of local lefrUilation are tho following which e now laws: All county officers have been plac ed upon salaries. The clerk of court ill n-ceive $2,100 per year with an llowance of $9uu for his deputy. The sheriff gets $3,000, with an al lowance of $2700 for all deputies. The register of deeds gets $2,100 iih $300 for an assistant. The chairman of the board of coun ty commissioners will receive five dol lars per day und the other members four dollars. Game laws have been amended so lhat the shooting season for birds has been changed from thirty day3 to fif teen. The thirty day limit was set by the legislature of 1903 and has re mained the law since that time. The present law allows shooting from the flecnth of December to the first of aiutary. Opossums can be hunted now only during November and De niber. The county couunisisoners re to appoint a game warden to en force I he law. Street carnivals arc prohibited from showing in Union county. In order to encourage the breeding f pure bred cattle it is forbidden that n y one shall charge a fee for service f a scrub bull In Union county. In the matter of road legislation there are important changes. A county system has been provided with commission of ten men from differ em sections of the county. These ten men elect an executive committee of three who will have active manage ment. All other laws are repealed. The commission may take over the chain gang if it desires. Certain nds of vehicles that do excessive damage to roads are forbidden. If the Bvstem Is adopted by the county commissioners they may levy a road tax and a bridge tax. and may Issue bonds to meet Federal aid on petition of a certain number of voters. The road law will be published In full by The Journal at an early date. Free labor Is abolished. The charter of Monroe has been amended so that five wards are crea ted with an alderman from each. The trustees of the graded school are em powered to issue bonds within the school district. The county commissioners and the aldermen of Monroe are authorized to build a cotton platform In Monroe on the fifty-fifty basis and the same right is given as regards the other towns tn the county. Hereafter the State and county prl mary will be held on the same day In Union county. ' The county commissioners and the city of Monro? are authorized to con tribute to the Ellen Fitzgerald Mem orial Hospital, and also to the erec tion of a suitable memorial building to the soldiers of the county In the world war. The fees of cotton weighers have been Increased to twelve cents per bale. Under the general bill a small In crease In the fees of Justices of the peace are allowed. PK.ACK COXFKHEXCE DITIDKS HUNS MUST HAVE FOOD Hunger Is a Bail Counnelor So tier- maiiN Will Have Food If in Kelui They Comply Willi Terms of Hie January Armlstiee. Sunday's Associated Press dispatch from Paris says: Stephen Pichon. the French foreig minister, In his talk with the corres pendents today, discussed the bearin of the food situation in Germany on the speedy conclusion of peace. He said that the urgent need of supply In? Germany was recognized by all the goverments represented at Paris, The hunger with which Germany was confronted, he added, was a bad counselor. No one could be dead t the Inhumanity of continuing pres ent conditions there, and the supreme council had resolved to send German all the food that country required On the other hand, however, this could not be done if Germany ceased working and did nothing to make cer- tain that the expense caused to the entente countries and the demobiliza tion should be met. In signing the armistice last Janu ary, Germany agreed to hand over her commercial fleet, to be used in re vlctualling Europe generally, and Germany particularly. Yet, continu ed the minister, at a recent meeting at Spa the German delegates declared that the arrangement was unsatisfac tory and that they would "absolutely refuse to part with their ships." The allies were wllHng. Mr. Pllhon went on, not only to supply food, but to accord credit to Germany, but Ger many must first declare her willing ness to lire up to the conditions of the January armistice. Mil KKTARIUS HAMKI.S AND IJAKI It WILL ;( AliUOAD Part) to Intitule Y.al llxjxiW Who Will study T)ks tr Shiv Ab senco f I'l-oiilent ninl llenN ef Army ami Navy at S; iue Time I-t Without Precedent. Secre?ary Daniels and a party of American naval experts will leave for ! Europe next week to discuss with allied naval officials the best type of capital warships to be built in the future, based on the lessons gained in the great war. Because of conflicting opinions on this subject among Amer ican officers, the Secretary has been asked to submit a definite recom mendation to the next congress ,ln December. It also was learned Friday that Sec retary liaker would sail lor Europe about April 1 to close up ihi business operations of tho American expedit ionary forces. He will be absent bout fix weeks, and probably will rrive overseas before Secretary aniels returns home. Thus President Wilson c.J the heads of both the army and navy robnbly will be away from ih? cotm- ry at the same time, a t.ituanon which many officials said was with out precedent. The Naval Secretary will be accom panied by Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of construction and re pair; Grifflii, chief of the bureau of steam engineering; Katie, chief of he bureau of ordnance, and Com mander Foote, his personal aid. The party will lie joined overseas by Ad miral Bei:lo:i, chief of the bureau of operations, who is attached lo the American peace delegation, and Vico Admiral Sims, commanding all Amer ican naval forces in European waters. While all deductions to be drawn from war experiences will be discuss ed in detail,- the American mission will address itself particularly to the question of future types of capital ships. It has been the judgment of the navy genlial board, charged with fixing the military characteristics of new ships, that the United States should continue to build dread noughts of constantly increasing pow er and battle cruisers. This view 13 held by Rear Admiral Fletcher, chair man of the general board, and form er commander of the Atlantic fleet. Women's WorW Badly Needed by the Red Crocs. The work of the women of the country is still greatly needed In or der that the Red Cross may maintain Its program of helpfulness to the lib erated countries of the world. During the war the knitted articles produced by the women of America were largely Instrumental In provid ing adequate clothing for the men at arms. These articles are still need ed for the women and children of the liberated countries in Europe. North ern France, Belgium. Serbia, Italy, Rumania, Greece, Montenegro, Pales tine, Albania and other countries are to be furnished with the garments that are needed most acutely. In many of these places the textile mills have been destroyed and hence ma terials for clothing are absolutely tin- purchasable. This Is particularly true of knitting mills; hence the knit ted garments from the Red Cross will fill immediate needs. The small sweaters designed for children will be worn as soon as received, as the sum mer climate in continental Europe Is such that these sweaters will be need ed at once and during the entire sum mer in many places. The long stockings for children, the shoulder shawls and mufflers for women are also required and the Red Cross will supply the necessary wool for the manufacture of these gar ments. Every Red Cross Chapter is urged to reorganize Its knitting sec tions and also to keep busy with the making of refugee garments material for which will also be supplied on re quest. Used clothing is also needed and the Red Cross is now conducting a campaign for these articles for tho people of the same liberated countries as those needing the knitted articles. Shoes, too, are requested and while It is hoped that the articles contributed will be practical in character, almost any kind of clothing can be utilized except that made of very thin ma terial or that which is torn. Junior Red CrosH members as well as all adult members of the Red Cross are asked to aid in this campaign which is one that means no financial tax on the people but merely an or ranized willingness to help. Publici ty Chairman. Seventh Grade Examinations. Teachers who are expecting to hold examination for pupils In their school who are completing the seventh grade this year, v III please make applica tion to me -t once for questions for entrance examination Into the high schools. (Many schools on account of the influenza will not be able to complete the grades, but there are some that will be able to do this, and such will please notify me at once If they expect to hold the examination. R. N. NISBET. County Superintendent. St. Paul's Episcopal tTiiircli. Services during the week: Tuesday Holy communion at a. m. and evening prayer at 4. Wednesday Litany at 7:30 p. Thursday Morning prayer at evening prayer at 4. Friday Evening prayer at 7:30." Sunday, March 16 Holy commun ion at 7 a. m. Morning serive at 11. Sunday school at 3 p. m. and Men's Bible Class at 4 p. m. Evening pray er at 7:30. m. 7: