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17 V J. 1; ERY THURSDAY AT MORGANTON, 'THEs BEST TOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA' SUBSCRIPTION ONLY $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE . MORGANTON, N, C:; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1917 No. 10 A A I MR ) K1VEI! ASSOCIATION' , RiOr ASSOCKUIOli mil ... miiud session wan i-asi iiiirVh on Thursday, Oct. 4th, rmon was preach- !m ;.rv sc A. Lineberger, a for- ,-Y. the Association, out Ju-.-ir.whun". a. i uuji ' Va. His sub Hill in contrast. His u sst's laitl down their man's feet whose hit ; Acts 7:28. discussed four ,UI.M,- tion with it, -saying A su-KOsted contrast be .... ..i ?inl i Stephen. fl. eiviiifr .t reat promise to re- i the future. 12) fcaui super- worj-lnpintr form, naa iuu oi tor the temple. (3) Stephen .Vu l.. i;, cr in Christ. (4) Saul it'll - - Ihtteas Pharisee, and as proud vou' l live. Mepnen m- ; tlu. ..spel of Christ. C) Saul his ti'untinance, ote and his i ........ 1 . i . i i rf f ll T" l - jve n tne k'imiuu" It was - ,. . . , 1 A singular Introduction-1 a iMinii-n: (1) Saul met with rdijrien in Stephen.. (2) Saul ;n the following surroundings: visum ci a siiiiuiut v" iurm et a nouie iumwuise. . ht of a triumphant death. My 1 .v. n, how are you introducing ine h vi Christ to man: It was Al. A remarkable instance of Lis iaie for his church. (1) L's death was a terrible blow to Arch, but his successor was close l1 in Saul. (2) That successor reater than the martyr. No r the church: her champions line in due time. It was i i ith. A gracious memorial oi sin. U Paul remembered . before conversion. (2) To do sites a deep feeling of humility. umilitv inflames love and zeal, akes us hopeful for those that t. iflofed the discussion of the sub- v saying: "Let dying Stephen lered by the hope of young Saul's i i . i i . fsion; ana iex wickcu jouhs ejoice in that he can repent of us and be saved; and that the Fes laid down their clothes at a k man's feet, whose name was ood sermon; all enjoyed it. Ad- Jed till 1 :3 p. m. Dinner on the Is. If rim? session, uevotionai ser- by Rev. S. A. Rhyne. Letters churches read. There were 19 tinted, out of 21 or 22. Thr iving visiting brethren were ree led and welcomed: Dr. C. F.. er, representing State Board of tttion; Rev. J. D. Moore, reprc- e:r State Missions and the B. Y. li iork; Rev. Livingston Johnsa.-i Bro' f" ".T Tlinmnsftn. the. RihlL- Recorder; Rev. M. L. Kestler, th. : JnasvHle Orphanage; Rev. C. E lb, the Old Ministers Relief Board; those representing Associations ilows: Rev. W. W. Rimmer. Rev. Smith and Bro. J. F. Click, South Association; Rev. J. D. Moose, Mountain; and Rev. S. A. Rhyne well Association. The Associa- was organized by electing R.' C. ener Moderator and . . Whis Clerk. The reports oothe fol- rg subjects were read and dis fcd: Eiblical Recorder, by Living- Johnson; the Orphanage by M. L. r. Adjourned until 7:30 p. m. the night session, the following Jtvts were discussed: Old Minis- IMrt-f, by Rev. C. E. Smith; Wo ' Work, by Rev. Livingston John Ir. C. E. Brewer, Bro. J. F. nhour and Rev. C. A. Lineberger. friday's morning's session after ne business, was devotel to the rts on all missions Home, State foreign, and was discussed by the f'Wing brethren: C. A. Caldwell. A. Bowers, J. D. Moore, C. E. wr, J. F. Spainhour, W. P. Pat- J. C. J. Thompson and E. S. Whis- nday evening session was devoted the discussion of TemDerance bv I13- J. F. Snair.bnur W T Pott' M. m CAVWA&f Gwaltney; C. A. Caldwell and S. Whisnant; and Christian Educa- by Or. C. E. Brewer, "day night the Association and needs was discussed by the follow- brethren: F.. A. Bowers. J. F. maur and C. A PW tuiday morning the last session - devoted to the question of Sun- smool. it was discussed bv C. A. Pi ne, J. D. Moore and T. A. Drake. tr singing "God Be With Us Till ' -'l.eet Again," the Association ad- pned to meet with Mt. Zion next ar. C ';mf "fBettions-All in all, it was ;'"wmous session. The brethren the second church entertained tho "Kates nobly. The reports showed - owiauuu naa maiP snmp fogress The singing was fine, and -.. .-rance question got down every day doings. Tl, f urts and officers were tA fc,.. I , . .... v t a It and hope. Our brother t,i- 1 fY note when he said it was wrorn Kiaiu over tn V . . i r""tv "it-o uauor Anybody not TWENTY THOUSAND AIR CRAFTS FOR WAR "FRONT Washington, Oct.- 4. Twenty thou sand airplains for America's fighting forces in France, authorized , in the $640,000,000 aviation bill passed by Congress last July, actual are under construction. The necessary motors also are be ing manufactured, Secretary Baker announced today, and the whole air crafe program has been so co-ordinated that when planes and motors are completed trained aviators, as well as machine guns and all other equipment, will be waiting for them. "When this nation's army moves up to participate in the fighting," said the secretary, "the eyes of her army: will be ready." The types of planes cover the entire range of training machines, light, high speed fighting machines, powerful battle and bombing - planes- of the heaviest design, and embrace as well giant battle craft capable of the work of the Italian Caproni, the British Handley-Page and similar types. "Within a reasonable time, consid ering the period for preparation," Mr. Baker's statement said, "this country will send its first airplane to Europe. This airplane, from the tip of its pro peller to the engine, machine gun and camera, will have been made in the United States. "There has been a remarkably grat ifying response to the call for avia tors. This country'; has an unlimited supply of young men possessing cour age, self-reliance, good judgment and decision-the things required in the air service. This service today is fitting thousands of. Americans for flying.". Twenty-four schools have beei? au thorized, the statement reveals, and besides the thousands training . her, students from the United States are training in all the allied countries, while many of them are undergoing intensive schooling behind several of the battle fronts. The men now. in Europe will be turned over as finished aviators to the American troops in France. American machines also are being built abroad, and Mr. Baker said that approximately one-fourth of the num ber soon to be needed will be made in the' allied countries. In that connec tion stress was laid upon the necessi ty for greatly developing and expand ing the aircraft industry in the United States. . Time, too, has been required to brine under government control many of the-materials required for the. manu facture of aircraft both for this gov ernment and the allies. Provision also had to be made for the manufacture of the many acces sories to aircraft service at the front, sxich as machine guns, observation ap paratus and the like. The designing of a satisfactory mo tor a'so was necessary and the "liber ie motor" was the result of the coni- '.' cnorts oi me oest engine ouuu- cA at the country. Mr. isaKer an nounced that the department's earlier expectations and hopes for consumma tion of its extensive aircraft program are being more than realized. . X- . HEFLIN'S CHARGE TO BE INVESTIGATED Washington, Oct. 8. Five represen tatives were appointed by the House last Thursday to investigate state ments that some members had . been acting "suspiciously," made by Repre sentative Heflin, of Alabama, in con nection with reports of the use of Ger man money to influence Congress. Now "the investigators- dp not know what they are going to do about it." After four members of- the original committee -named by Speaker Clark had been executed from serving on pleas of urgent business, and others had failed in efforts to get excused, the committee held a gloomy meeting. It was found that the resolution pro vided that it should report its fund ings before Saturday; that Mr. Heflin desires many witnesses called from far states, and that the resolution give: no power for calling witnesses or em ploying assistance to conduct a hear, ing. Then they adjourned to "think the situation over." Another .meeting of the committee was held Friday morning in an effort to determine what shall be done. If members follow their personal incli nations, they probably will report to the House that nothing can be done this late in the session. Advisability of asking for broader powers is being discussed. Representative Heflin and the two newspaper reporters he accus es of having misquoted him may be heard and the inquiry ended with that Representative Stephens, of Missis sippi, presented the resolution. It provides that the committee shall in vestigate and then report "its recom mendation as to the action which should be taken by the House touch ing any person or persons involved in or affected y or. making these statements and charges." Represen tative Barnhart, f Indiana, is chair man of the committee and the other members are Veneable, Mississippi; DeWalt, Pennsylvania; Longwortn, Ohio, and Walsh, Masseehusetts. finished can learn good lessons at a democracy, free from human law, force and intemidation. . . . " LAFOLLETTE SPEAKS BEFORE SENATE IN DEFENSE STAND Washington, Oct. 6. Senator La Follette, whose expulsion from the senate for disloyalty has been urged in vanous petitions, replied to critics of his course in the war today in a long and carefully prepared speech. He ; asserted that the "war party," besides carrying on a campaign of "libel and character assassination" against members of congress who vot ed' against the war, was attempting to surpass discussion of war issues and intimidate the people themselves by invading their homes and unlaw fully throwing them into jail. The senator quoted at length from -Mexican war speeches of Lincoln, Clay. Webster and Sumner in support of his defense of the right of a mem ber of congress to assail the policy of the government, and dwelt at length upon the constitutional duty of congress, rather than the presi dent, to proclaim the nation's pur poses, in taking up arms. . He made no reference to the inquiry ordered yesterday by the senate into his speech before the non-partisan league at St. Paul, and dwelt with criticisms of himself generally. "Six members of the senate -and, as I recall, about fifty members of the house oted against the declaration, of w7ar," he said. "Immediately there was let loose upon those senators and representatives a flood of invective and abuse from newspapers and in dividuals who had been clamoring for warr unequaled, I believe, in the his tory . of civilized society. "Prior to the. declaration of war, every man who had ventured, to. op pose our entrance into it had been condemned as a. coward or worse, and even the president had by no means been immune from these attacks. Since the declaration of war, the tri umphant war party has pursued those senators and representatives who voted against war, with malicious falsehood and recklessly libelous at tacks, going to the extreme " limit . of charging them with treason against their country. It is not claimed that the senators who opposed the declaration of war have since that time acted with any concerted purpose either regarding war measures or. any others. They lave voted according to" their individ ual opinions, have often been opposed to each other on bills and, according to ray recollection, have never all vot ed together since that time on any single propositor upon which the sen ate had been divided." - Senator LaFollette declared that if he alone had been made the victim of these attacks he would not take the senate's valuable time for their con sideration. But, sir," he continued, "it is not alone the members of congress that the war party in this country has sought ' to intimidate. The mandate has gone forth to the sovereign peo ple of this country that they must be silent while those things are .being- done by their government which most vitally concern their well-being, their happiness, and their lives.. Today and for weeks past, honest and law abid ing citizens of this country are being terrorized and outraged in their rights by those sworn to uphold ther laws and nrotest the riehts of the people. - I have in my possession numerous affi davits establishing the fact that peo ple are being unlawfully arrested, throw-n into jail, held incommunicado for days, only to be eventually dis charged without ever having been ta ken into court, because they have committed no crime.- Private resi dences are being invaded, .loyal cit izens of . undoubted integrity and probity arrested, cross examined, and the most sacred constitutional rights guaranteed to every American citizen are being continually violated. "It appears to be the purpose .of those conducting this campaign to throw the country into a state of ter ror, to coerce public opinion, to stifle criticism, and suppress discussion to the great issues involved in this war," Besides quoting at length from he American statesmen wrho opposed bit terly President Polk's policy in the Mexican war, the' Wisconsin senator gave extracts from speeches by Burke, Fox, Lord Chatham and others in the British parliament attacking Great Britain's wrar upon the American colo nies He said he did it to show that the principle of free speech was no new doctrine borne , of the constitu tion of the United States. In support of his assertion that icon "gress should speak for the country in declaring the purposes of war, the senator cited precedents at great length. "It would be bad enough if the con stitution clothed the president with any such power," he said, "but to ex ercise such power, without constitu tional authority cannot long be toler ated if even the forms of free govern mpiit are' to remain: We know .that the people would resist, and if neces sary, resist with arms .in their hands, any scheme to clothe the president with power to plunge this country into war and then continue the war as long as he desired." , - ,: Senator LaFollette said no convic BURKE'S SUPERIOR COURT For Civil Cases Only Two .Weeks' ' Term This term of court convened Mon day'of last week, Judge M. H. Justice presiding. "..The court adjourned on Wednesday of this week, or would have done so, but a lawyer being sick, did not open t?ll Tuesday. . . . The jury for last week were: H. O. Connor, R. F. Berry, A. A. Dale, C. F. Buff, D. A. Greenhill, Tillman Curtis, J. G. Mabe, Jesse. Huffman, A. H. Cornwell, E. Borders, R. C. Baird, R. A. Whisnant, J. R. "Chapman, T. P. Buc, and M.. L. Lowman. - - The following were the proceedings for last week: .... R. L. Wilson vs. William Williams, continued by consent. - Isaac Oxford vs, Ilutton & Bour bonnais Co., judgement' as of non-suit. Plaintiff appeals to Supreme Court. - Brintie Poteet vs. Mark Poteet (di vorce) judgement. The bonds of mat rimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant are dissolved and they are divorced. ' - Amos Swink vs. Thomas Chapman, continued for plaintiff. D. W. Wellman vs. Thomas Chap-" man, continued for plaintiff. .. J. G. Gibbs vs. Penny Bros., contin ued and both parties allowed to amend pleadings. . J. W. Bailey vs. Dr. H. F. Long, judgment as . of non-suit. . Plaintiff appeals . to. Supreme Court. Morrison vs. - Shireman, continued. . Davis vs. Perkins, remanded to trial judge of Morganton Township - Re-' eorder.'s court. F. R. Parks vs. Burke Tanning Co., judgment as of ' .non-suit. Plaintiff appeals to Supreme Court. Jarrett vs. Shuping. Referred to D. E. Hudgins. - Thos. Townsend vs. Smith Mfg. Co., judgment, as of non-suit.' Shoup vs. Crump, continued until December term. A. W." Helton vs. J. B. Holloway, continued "until December term. Glass Co.- vs W." A. Leslie, continued by consent. Coleman vs. Southern Express Co., ut for Tuesday of next week. Sallie L." Avery vs. A. C. Avery, Jr., continued by consent. A. C. Avery, Jr., vs. Sallie L. Avery-, continued by consent. ; Newton Ice & Fuel Co. vs F. P. Gillam. Plaintiff recovers nothing.' Morrison vs. Walker, set for next Monday. Ballinger vs. Mozeek, set for next Wednesday. The jury for this week are: J.' S. Wrise, Luther Shuping, Z. B. Glaze-' brooks, Stokes Penland, A. J. Wacps ter, T. V. Denton, L. T. Waters, II. C. Goode, J. M. E. ' Carswell, John W. ghull, S. B. Brinkley, J. M. Dellinger, A. A, Butler, Hassell Beach A. L. Lefevers, 'L. A. Simpson, " and J. Mackie Huffman. As court never convened until this morning (Tuesday) we" can't get the proceedings for this issue. ' ' CABBAGE AND MORE CABBAGE Mount Airy Times-Leader. . ; Perhaps never before in the "history of -the Mount .Airy produce market have so many cabbage been brought to market in one day as were brought here ' last Monday. ' Long strings of wagons loaded with cabbage poured in to town along the various roads lead ing down from the mountains until the town was full of them. It is esti mated by the produce dealers that not less than 150 wagons loaded With cab bage come town last Monday. All found market for their cabbage; -the price ' ranging " from 80c to $1.00 per crate of 100 pounds. There were large quantities of apples here also. Chest nuts are coming ' into market also. The Irish potato crop in the moun tains is also heavy, but they will keep and the farmers are not bringing" so many to market. They are waiting for better prices. The prevailing prices for potatoes is from $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel. Apples sell' readily at from 60c to $1.00 per bushel; per haps " some " extra fine ones sell for more than a dollar. ' Subscribe to The Times. Only $1. tion was stronger with the people to day than that there should be no fu ture wars except in case of actual in vasion unless supported by refereri dum.. . , . "And," he added, "because there is no clearness of undersiahding, ho uni ty of opinion in this country, on' the part of the people as to the. conditions upon Which we are prosecuting this war or what the specific objects are, upon he attainment of which the present "administration would be will ing to conclude 'a peace," it becomes still more imperative each day' that congress should assert its constitu tional power to define and declare the. objects of this war, which will afford the basis for a conference and for the establishrnent of permanent peace: The president has asked : the German' peo ple to speak 'for themselves oh this great world issue, why should not the American people voice their convic tion through their chosen represeri tatives 'in congress?" " .. : JUDGE BOYD DELIVERS . RINGING CHARGE TO FED-- ERAL GRAND JURY United States District Judge . Speaks in Impassioned Voice Against Slack ers and-Those Who Hinder. Govern ment in Prosecution of the War. The Charlotte Observer, in. giving an account of Judge Boyd's address before the grand jury, had the follow ing to say in their issue of Oct. 4th: Upholding th cause of the United States in entering the war against Germany and rebuking "slackers" and un- patriotic citizens in stern voice, Federal Judge James. E. Boyd, upon convening .United States district- court here yesterday morning,. delivered one of, if not the finest, charge of the many fine ones he has spoken from the bench in, Charlotte. So eloquent did Judge Boyd become that-for the first time in the history, of . the local district court the audience could not restrain itself, but burst into loud ap plause. Choosing his words with that fine sense which characterizes all his chargeSj Judge BovH in clpnr-pnt tones; the aliens that are within the borders of the United States, but sometimes; he stated, .by Americans themselves. Duty of Americanism He said, in part: ' . . "' "There was a time, as you know, that the widest difference of opinion existed in this country as to where the rights of the state ended and the rights of the federal Government end ed. That was all disposed of by-the civil war. We, on this side of the line, used to. be very strongly insistent that the state had the larger power and that the rights of Congress stopped at the state's boundaries. We don't think that now, but realize, with Daniel Webster, that "the union is one and inseparable, now and forever. "And I want to say in this connec tion that there is absolutely no. section of the country, in my opinion, that is more unshakenly loyal and patriotic ally pledged to the support of the government of the United States than the people of the south, the home of the great body of the original stock of Americansl This brings me to ;i very important matter, that of the war and the duty of Americans under the cir cumstances." Judge' Boyd then, reviewed some of the causes that brought the United States into the war.. ' He said the sea Was the common highway, of mankind and that it was unsurpassed effrontery for the imperial German' government to mark off a zone and tell the gov ernment of the United States and its hundred -million people that they should not enter that zone, except in peril of their lives. "Suppose also," said Judge Boyd, "that you and "one of your neighbors who were living peacefully together should have a third neighbor who should tell you for any reason that the big road in front of your ,house was under his control and that you dared not pass that way, except at the peril of your life. Suppose, further more, that' your son, instead of tak ing your part, should take the part of your offending neighbor in his unlaw ful conduct and" in the face of that neighbor's threat to destroy you would still take ' his part ? What would you think of that ? " "That son,' my fellow-citizens, is a correct picture of the disloyal and unpatriotic citizen that we are seeing now here and there in our country- Every ' 'slacker' and every disloyal citizen who is hampering the United States government in its war-nakirig policy and seeking to make the war unpopular is in the same position of the ungrateful son." No Slackers in 1775 "Suppose," said Judge Boyd, "that our forefathers had been slackers in 1775;" suppose the patriots of Meck lenburg county who assembled' here on May 20, 1775, and fearlessly de clared in the face of the odds against them that they would throw off the British yoke, had be0n slackers; sup pose' that the brave men throughout the sparsely settled colonies had been weak-kneed and slackers, like some we have today, where would you and I who enjoy the heritage they left us Have been onw? Here in the United States' in time of peace we haVe such large liberties that we hardly realize there is any such thing as law, so lit tle are we hampered, and" yet, in spite of these considerations, when we are forced into war by the most war-like the. most unrelenting and barbarous w 1 ; 1 l 1 1 1 "1 i K nation that has ever waged war, some of our citizens quake and tremble and whine that there was no need for us to get into the war." "This country," Judge ; Boyd con tinued, "has always been the asylum of the oppressed, and sometimes I think it has been too largely, a home and asylum of - the oppressed of all lands. I sometimes think we have al lowed too large a stream of unassim ilable and indigestible elements of population to come in and: then allow them, instead of, becoming American ized, to hold in contempt the princi ples on which this government was founded.. ... No Right to Protection . "I tell you this is a time when the man , who is not willing to- take his part in the . conflict and consecrate every might and every energy of his being, to the defense of the United States government has no right to the protection of its flag. I want .to drive that home to you and let you realize that the man, who, when he knows this government was founded on the interests of the common, man, the theory that no divine monarch but he people themselves should be sov- rign when he realizes - this, I say, nd yet hangs back refusing to take is part in the common hardship and et enjoys the ; .protection that this fcrstem of government has afforded Ir j. - .'"ii i t A t im, my patience is uxteny exnaustea id the man wins my withering con- mpt' said Judge Boyd, as he again Irought his clenched fist down on . the fesk the spectators broke into a round r vigorous applause. "Some people say we have no cause b be in this war." Judce Bovrl re lumed. "If there is any man in this ouse .that holds to that opinion, I wish he would stand up and let me ave a look at him. No cause! The ending of innocent women and chil- ren ; to an untimely and horrible eath - with the Lusitania; no cause! he butcherv of that tender nurse. Edith Cavell! No cause! The depor-r tation .of unoffending and helpless Belgian women and children into slavery; the practicing of all the bar barities that savage ingenuity can suggest in war practice, even to the bombing of hospitals and school chil dren. No cause!" . "V : Agents of the Kaiser Then there are, I am ashamed to say, several persons holding high of fice in the United States Who are so far unworthy of their heritage and who are so insensible to the privi leges they enjoy under this great gov ernment as to make them a stench in the nostrils of all true citizens; allies and agents, they are, of Kaiser Bill, Col. Bill Hohenzollern of Potsdam. They should be pointed out, -all of them,, and stigmatized as unworthy of American citizenship and never again allowed to hold office in the gift of their fellow-citizens." This ringing statement w-as met with a vigorous wave of applause. 'Such people," Judge Boyd contin ued, "ally themselves with masters of murder and rapine and are totally undeserving, of, the respect and con fidence of their fellow-citizens." I am talking in a pretty streneous vein, I .know, but these are streneous times and demand, strong thought and quick action by those -who realize the situ ation and know how contemptible and undeserving are those who would dare hamper the government-in its duty and nullify all the most sacred prin ciples, for which our forefathers bled and died and on which our Govern ment is based. For War to the Knife "I don't, believe in war and no rea sonable man does believe in it, but when the most war-like nation on earth villainously conspires to domi nate the world and to hold all other governments in contempt we would be unworthy to be called a nation did we, who first tried the experiment of government founded upon the will of the people, fail to .come at the call of distress of our brothers-who are fight ing for liberty in other parts of the world. In that case I am for war to the knife and to the knife hilt, and all good citizens are under obligations to uphold the hands of the Govern ment in the righteous enterprise in which we are engaged." The grand jury is composed of the following citizens: W. S. Clanton foreman; A.- A. Farrar, .J S. Saun ders, T. J. Gettys, S. C. Eddleman, A. Pink Widenhouse, C. C. Heilig, N. L. Whitesides, F. . D. Koon, F. Davis Brumley, G. L. McManus, R. C. Per field, W. G. Brown, Columbus Heav ner, John Price, C. W7 Boyd, Charles A. Cook, E. P. Camp and W. J. Hutch ison. - ' GOOD WOMAN PASSES Died at her home near Mohganton, on Sept. - 30th, 1917, Mrs.' Mary Ann Denton, widow -of ' William Denton. The deceased was IS years old, mother of 14 children, 9 living and five dead. She has 35 grandchildren. . She was a good mother, a, kind neighbor and a consistent member for 40 years of the Baptist church. She was buried -Tues-av. Oct. 2d, at Pleasant Grove church where she held her membership.' Truly a good woman passes over the river, taking-with her to the glory land the love, of all who knew"; her. THE NEGROES DRAFTED IN THE NORTH NOT TO BE SENT TO THE SOUTH Nearest Camp South Is. at Annapolis Junction -Thos. S. Beall, of Greens boro, Wants War Department "to Take ? Steps to Club ' Advancing: Prices of Equipment For Officers.'- Washington, Oct. 8. None of the northern drafted negroes will be train ed in southern states, according td' an announcement made at the war de- partment today, Negroes from 'the north were today assigned to the -following camps : Yaphank, Wrights town, Annapolis. Junction, Chillicothe, Rockford, Des Moins, and Fort Riley. The nearest camp to - the southern states is that at Annapolis junction, Md., just on 'the outskirts of -Washington. . Senators Simmons and Overman and the members of the state delegation, as .well as senators and congressmen from other states, have urged the de partment not to send negroes south. For a time Secretary Baker was in clined to disregard-these requests' but unless he again changes his mind none, of the northern" drafted negroes will be trained in southern territory. Some -time ago Senator Overman told Mr. Baker -that the southern peo- . pie could take care -of the southern negroes who are called to the. colors. But he urged him hot to send those from the north of the Mason and Dix- on line. The people of the south un derstand the southern negro and can handle him all right, Senator Over man says, but to send the northern negro south would be doing nothing -short of causing useless trouble. 1 Judge Biggs Is Making Good Senator Overman left for Salisbury . tonight. Senator Simmons will remain in Washington for several days as will ' also Representatives Pou, Stedman " and Small. Major Stedman expects to leave for Greensboro about the mid dle of the week. -Thomas L. Critcher has been - ap pointed . postmaster at Bamboo, Wa tauga county,- and Conrad E. Thomas ' named at Broadway, Lee county. - Fred L. Carr, of Wilson, the first private secretary Senator Overman . employed after being elected to the . - United States senate, was here today.'. A. W. Campbell, of Wilmington, -and F. F. Spencer, of Asheville, are here. - The contest case from Judge. Boyd's. , court to test the constitutionality of the Keating child labor law, was plac ed on the docket of the United States Supreme court today. It is thought that the case will be advanced and that . an early decision will be handed down. The Daily News ; correspondent " learns today from. a high official of the department of justice that J. Crawford Biggs, of Raleigh, who succeeded the late E. J. Justice, as special attorney for the department of justice, is mak ing, good on the Pacific coast. Attorney-General Gregory is so pleased with the work of North Carolina lawyers that he has his ear to the ground to find another. It is not known, however, what posi tion he has to be filled. Effective December 1, 'a rural de livery route will bei established from Osborne, Richmond county. Capers Congratulates Pou Representative Pou has received a letter - from Former Commissioner of Internal Revenue John G. Capers, of South Carolina, commending him for his speech in the house a few days ago on the war. Mr. Capers is a Repub lican but he believes like the North Carolina congressman, that this is no time for politics. Mr. Capers' letter ' follows: "I have not had the pleasure of meeting you personally, but as a mem ber of the Washington district com mittee on publicity for the second lib erty, loan bond issue, and one of the local speakers for the district's eff-. orts to raise its quota of $20,000,000. I cannot refrain, from writing you of the help and inspiration I gained in reading your eloquent and truly mas terly speech on this great war and the justification of the attitude ' of the United States. "You summarize the situation from the record of facts, past and present, and present therefrom an unanswera ble argument which should make ev ery so-called American who opposes the President and Congress, in what it has done and is doing and proposes to do, hang his face-forever In shame. "I wish several million of your speech in Congress on the 3rd instant could be printed and distributed by the' federal government. It is an effort your children and your children's chil dren will be proud of as well as your country." Uniforms Cost Too Much That the war department; should take immediate action to curb the high prices which officers of the national cepartment have been compelled to pay forms, revolvers and other articles which the ; young men must have or disobey orders, is the suggestion made today by Thomas S. Beall, of Greens boro. Many of, these young men who have been ordered to duty by the war department have been, com pellel to pay. $75 for uniforms Worth $35; $28 for (Continued on last page) 4 V A
Burke County Times (Morganton, N.C.)
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