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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 21, 1916
NO, 123
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Establishment 01 Packing House "for his sake" hi ibis csttle o;;
; : - Makes Prosperiiy Permanent ffls 1 ' Illfl DOGSUOJA fh:.
is What It Has Actually Done In
ia and Everywhere Else in The
South Where It Has Been Tried
PR. BLACKWEU, APPLIES OLD
TtS'AMENT LESSON TO RELI
GION OF TODAY V
Georg
HIES
nni
urn
rMTURALLY
Makes It Unnecessary to Preach Against Evils of One
Crop System Even When Cotton Brings A High
Price,
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Before a number .of representative
Elizabeth City business men Fri
day evening at the courthouse-Mr.
John W. Greer of Moultrie, Georgia,
told of the revolution wrought in
the agricultural territory adjacent
to Moultrie by the establishment of
a jpekihgbjouse in that city. '
Mr. Greer was inyited td Moultrie
KfcecBuaeTU'i Jcltlzons felt that ' the
; town needetfactorlei If h was to
make furtffer growth - and ' de velope-'
njent and-they wanted - Ur:' Greer, to
tell, them what sort of a1 manufac
turing enterprise to undertake.
After studying the situation Mr.
Greer told the business men of
Moultrie that what they needed was
something that would br'ng prosper
ity to thousands of white farmer
who were tilling the soli in that sec
tion of Georgia and who. were grow
ing poorer from year to year.
He convinced his hearers, that
their -prosperity was inseparable link
ed with that of the farmers of the
town's contiguous territory xaHj that
)t they could make these, farmers
prospespus and rich the farmers
would fill, the (owns banks so
of money that the factories
come naturally and would
pay and "to stay. x
full
come to
cash he does not go ia debt. He
sells a few hogs.
- From an all-cotton county it has
changed to a county of diversified
farming. , What twelve years of
preaching failed to accomplish has
been brought about In two years
without any- pleading by the estate
lisjiment of a,1 pjfcklna; house:.
' Bank deposit hare , Increased
fifty per cent as a result of - this
silent revolution, apd land values
have been doubled.
I The mercantile bus'ness of the
toWn of Moultrie and of other
towns rdjacent to it has been doubl
ed and the merchant does the big
ger business on a cash Instead of
a credit basis.
I. The poulation both of the town'
,and the country around it Is rapid-
ly Increasing. Farmers are flocking
into, this territory where the pack
ing hcuse makes It possible for the
fa'rttre.r to sell what he raises In
me-iorra or pone ana beef and to
sell It on the hoof.
The foregoing paragraphs present
briefly what Mr. Greer put hefora
would I thosa who heard him at the court-
ma A ' i . , . .
nouso rnaay night ad no fairy
teles could have been given closer
attention or heard with greater In
terest. ' '
BEOIIS
KF 16
APPARENTLY TRYING - TO
WREST INITIAMVE FROM AL
LIES ON SOMME
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
(Un ted PresB Staff' Correspondent)
Paris, Oct. 21 TIub Germans are
apparently trying to regain the ini
tiative on the Somme.
Reprated and terriftq counter at-
ft
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The Secret of Poverty
He showed the Moultrie business,
men that the secret of the poverty
of the Georgia farmers was the one
Crop system of farming and con
trasted the per capita wealth of the
farmer, in Georgia with that of the
tanner of the states of the middle
s west.
, He told how as an editor he had
preached diversification in farming
tor twelve years without making a
. single convert and asserted that
twelve, more years of preaching
Would dp as little good.
He me4ethe Moultrie business
men see that what had brought a
bout diversification in th middle
west was live stotck and thai, the
: tWwinrof Hre stock was the only
way to bring about ovrsIflcptlon
' in, Georgia. . ' w - ;
V ; He brought the Moultrie business
' tan: to '.understand that the : sine
qua ry ln the. live stock lndustrr
' aJrket that farmers win raise
live stock when they can sell it al
, readily and as certainly as they .can
tell cotton and whei they are equal
ly As surt that ..they cm dispose oj
' U at the market-price.
n;,-y He persuaded the - Moultrie". busi
t eB" nien tp establish a packing
, nousein tnelr city. 1 ;
. - A result of that sfep, take
only to yeirs jigo all thst sectioil
a .of Georgia tais1 Undergone a verita
ble ' transformatlonf 1- ;' '
v;" -,,r a f ''y'r: .
" ' from Credit . T Cash , V.
It has been changed from a "credit
oountry .to a cash counttry. . The
htttt mo quite complete, . Mass at 10:30, Sunday finrning,
- u, natii too mmou Buiiaing. The 'pub
th farmer finds WmHAtf cnri i ri. . .. .
Speaks For Farmers
After Mr. Greer had spoken num
bers of questions were asked and
suggestions made. Mr. F. P. Cohoon
speaking for the farmers, said that
they had this matter very much at
heart and that he had been appoint
ed by the Farmers' Union as a mem
ber of a committee "to look upon
the sfttiject. He pointed out that
with increasing attention to the soy
bern in this section ,the farmers
are anxious to raise more hogs In
order to prevent the waste of the
beans- which the harvester leaves
hi the field. Recent work against
hog cholera In this section has also
erred, to increase the farmer's to
terest In hogs, he said.
Mr. W. OV Oaithtetr was direct
ed, at Ike close of the meeting, t
appoint a committee of ten to .look
Into- the feasibility of estsMshing
a packing, house In Elisabeth City,
and the names of this committee
were made public this " mornlmj.
They follow: ,
tacks have been delivered by ythe
Teutons, especially north of the
river, for the past few days each
attack being preceded by a heavy
expenditure of ammunition.
Each of these- blows, according
to reports from French headquart
ers, has shuttered Itself against aji
impregnable French defense.
France is determined, for her part
to continue battering the German
lines all winter, despite rain and
snow, ftialntalnlng the initiative,
keqp'ng the enemy demoralized and
preventing the transfer of troops
from the Somme to other fronts.
It is the plan to keep the. French
troops as comfortable as possible
during the winter and the 'enemy
cs uncomfortable as, possible.
REVIVAL SERVICES AT
CITY ROAD CHURCH
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The Rev.. E. C. .Glenn who will
lead the revival sertlces at City
Road church will Arrive this morn-
Beautiful and strtlking was the
application -of an Old Testament
lfes;on to the rel'gipn of today by
Rev. Dr. C. S. BlacKwell at the
Riverside Chapel last night when
be unfo'.ded the story of the mag
p-nimity of King David to Mephl-
bosheth for Jonathan's sake. The
lessons he drew from the, story
where manifold and his application
of the old story to present .day life
was unique.
Wonderful Story
Dramatically ,he told the story ot
where King David, probably musing
over the past and - look'ng down
through the vista o fthe future, can
ed to know if any of the house of
Saul were present. Ziba was
brought before him and told him
that Jonathan's son Mephlbosheth,
who was lame in both feet, was liv
ing at the house of Machlr the son
of Ammlel, from Lodebar.
Graphically the speaker picttured
the probable Journey of the old ser
vant as he sped to Lodebar to give
the glad tidings to the young 'man
He told of how the young man
came Into the presence of David,, of
h's humility, and of his reward.
Lessons Drawn .
In, the application of the theme,
Dr. Black well charcterlzed Jerusa
lem as heaven; King David as God;
and Lodebar -as the sinful world.
David did not reward Mephlbosheth
for his jpwn sake" but for Jonathan's
sake he 'rescued him from the. ac
cursed .tend In which be had been
doomed" to make his home . Not on
ly did fep rescue him, but he put
purple tobes upon him, and adopt
ed him as h's son.
Anf.Qod forgives men for their
sine not (for the sake of the men,
but fori Jesus' sake . For His sake.
He will forgive men and give them
a. place' In vthe' heavenly home. For
His sake. will adopt men as His
children ;a&4' confer upon them the
precious' boons ot immortality and
an eternity bf-happiness.
. Because of Jonathan.
v Evetr-aa- David s0ua;ht out Mchl
bosheth and rewarded him for the
sake of Jonathan, God will reward
people for the sake of his son if
people will accept Him and follow
iis teachings. Mephlbosheth, mis
erable in -his affliction, condemned
with a prize on his -head, and living
a' life without hope, was suddenly
transformed because of thte friend
ship ot David, for his father, Into
a 'prince of the realm. ' .
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V CHRIST CHURCH
'.ReT. C. A'. Ashby Is attending .the
General Convention brthe Ep'scdpsJ
chuTch .at" St. Louis, andihla. pulpit
yilll be filled Sunday evening', by
Rer. Smith ol the Charlotte Orphan
tg;v Lay service will be held Sun
day' morning. ' , , '
ST. ELIZABETH CHAPEL'
Ing to take charge of the services
tomorrow. Mr. Glenn Is one of the
most successful evangelist and ' In
teresting speakers. V
We wish to extend .to the commun
Uy a cordial Imitation to attend
these ' services and assist in them
tt wl'l be worth while to
Mr: Wyland sing. He and Mrs. Wy
land will have charge of the sing
ing during the coming week.
PEARL STREET METHODIST
CHURCH x
.k Preaching at 11:00-a. m. subject
"Progress in Christian Life."
y x Sunday school at 2:30. p. m. ,
Epworth League at 7:.00p.m..
, Preaohlng at 7:30 p. m, subject
"How" to become Son of God."
; And laen. oiay become princes of
the,: heavenly realm by following
Christ' teachings.- The, speaker de
clared tbt if It were possible for him
to make people princes of the blood
roya ;df ;EnglandK that ; they jrould
rush over themselves to have the
mdraol vierorme4.? But,- for some
Inexplicable reason, they are not so
hear ! V'0 lBlJ t0 , become potentates
orpine spmiutj yeaim. The King
of Kings Ad the Lord of Lords li
knocking at the doors ot the hearts
of men, .but. they are silent,.', God
is momentarily calling upon people
to come, Ttromisfng rich rewards lor
service and obedience. - 1 -J
' MaMIe no Delay. -, ; .
Dr. BlackweH dwelt on the rap
idity with which Mephlbosheth. ac
cepted the offer of King David. He
did not argue that hef wae- afriad
, WANTEDClerk with experience
In furniture and , housefurnlshings.
pply by letter, g'lving experience,
reierncesTShfl. sajarry exepcted.-Pa-m'UarJty
with local trade will he
advantageous. ' r v.y . -..
. P. W. MELICK CO. It
the - chariot would breafc 4own' that
the' Jonrnoy fatiguing, that he
was ashamed to go before the" king
in hie old clothes look'ng like : a
hayseed Or that heid not feel like
making the trip. He went at ones.
V : j Modern Application ;
the 'speaker applied all of these,
excuses to present ttty conditions.
(f
1 on Next Pae(
LEADERS 8TOPPED PREDICTING
CAKHTINQ COUNTRY- "AND
NOW SAY LANDSLIDE
(By United Press)
Shadow Lawn, Oct. 21 Back after
what he regards the most successful
trip of his campaign, President, Wil
son fi preparing to launch his most
vigorous efforts during the two re
maining weeks before electm
uemocrauc leaders no longer
merely declare that the President
"1 "carry the election,': but pre
dict an absolute "landslide."
Seymour Cahoon
The home of Mrs. T. S. Daven
port on West Burgess street was
the scene of a pretty wedding this
afternoon at ha.f past one o'clock
when her heice, Mis Jeanle Ca-
r
icon became the bride of Mr. John
W. Seymour.
Decorations of beautiful simpli
city made the setting of the wedd
ing scene a lovely one, an abound-
ance of ferns and potted plants be
ing used effectively;
As the wedding music Was ren
dcffel.:byMr.J .N. Loftin the brt-
al, party entered. Miss tula White
In a costume of purple broadcloth
with bat and gloves to match, and
Mr. Sim Burgess, were the only at
tendants. . '
The bride whs attired in a hand
some going away gown of blue
broadcloth wTUt "hat and gloves to
harmon'ze.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. 1. N. Loflln In a very Impress
ive manner, only a few friends and
relatives being present. Mr. and
Mrs. Seymour left on the north
bound train on their wedding tour
nd upon their return will make
their home In Elizabeth City.
Mr. Seymour Is the son of Mrs.
.Margaret Seymour of this city and
young man of ability and attrac
tive personality. He Is now em
ployed by Mitchell's Department.
Store.
Both Mr. and- Mrs. Seymour are
Important factors in the Blackwell
Memorial Church choir, as well as
active members in the church and
Sunday school;'
At a miscellaneous shower given
lasT" evening by Mrs. D. D. Dudley
on East Burgess street the bride
was the recip'ent of many hand
some and useful gifts, which gave
some Suggestion of the popularity
of the 'young couple among their
large coterie of friends In the city.
MACKENSON V A83UMES OFFEN
'-'iVst-TJT- EFFORT HAl'T RC U-
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, MANIAN ADVANCE '
Arredondo Is
.Going Home
(By United Press)
Mexico CTty, Oct. 21 Elizo Arre
dondo, Ambassador Designate to
Washington, will return to Mexico.
to resume his, place o nthe Carrahza
Cabinet it was authoritatively learn
ed here today.
It Is reported that; he will be sue-
in Washington by, Luis Cale
bra, the present head of the Mexi
can Pfoce Commission.
FIR8T METHODIST-CHURCH
The pastor, Rev.- J. ,L. Cunning-
glm," will occupyhis pulpit at t both.
morning and evening servlcss.
At th evening -service he wjll
preach the third In his series of
sermons on. The Home" This aeis
tnon will be a special message to
parents., '.-.-'.;. .,:
Thexpubllc Is cordjplly Invited to
attend. ' ' - '
' (By United Press)
London Oct. ; A great battle
Is raging along the Dobrudja-T front
where Mackensen has .'taken the of
fensive, against the Russo-Rouman-an
armies in an effort to halt the
recent offensive movements by the
RoumanfShr. ;.;..
In a counter offensive in Transly
van a the'Bulgars and Germans, at
taftking lp ihe region of Kobardja,
captured the town. Further pro
gress in this region la reported,
checked. '
Desperate fighting Is gtlll In pro
gress southeast or Mona'stlr, where
the Serbs, suported by the Frencn,
are "Racking along their whole
front. Thd Serbian advance yetew
day menaced the strong Bulgarian
position at Kenall barring the way
tH MomTsttir. The Serbs are now
advancing upon Kenall from . both
the eolith and the east.
Berlin reports that Mackensen's
armies have forced the Russian-.
RoumrSTTh line . at many points on
the Dobrupja -'front, takings three-
thousand " prteoners i and twenty
three .maWne guns,..; r. . ; ,
Newl from Petrograd-is to, the
ettecf that -the Slavs are victorious
all long. jthe Eastern front.
CXLM NOW AT ATHENS;
Vice Admiral Du Fouraet, com
manding the allied fleet' In Greek
waters, lias assumed charge of the
lltuatlon at Athens nd has taken
dractic steps to prewent . further '
rioting. Greek police and gendarmes
now perform their duties' under the
eye of the Commander who ap
proves alt police orders, having re
celved thee powers through 'his sp- -polntments
by the Greek, Ministry '
as "Chief Inspector" of the police. "
Athens" dispatches report that the
new arrangement has brought calm ,
to the Greek capital, through nego
tiation w4tb) the allies have ' been
temporarily suspended.
Evidently He ;
Was Only Crazy
(By United Press) '
Pittsburg, Oct. 21 Richard fCul
left, the youth who Veaterday per-
sIlentTy ettemped to reach President
Wilson during an automobile toud
of the city, may" spend the rest "of
his life In an asyrum '- '';;.
He was today committed to Mar
snalsea Asylum, following nthe In
vestigation' of physicians. Cullen
maintained that he -only wantetl to
"interview" the President In regard
to hi Torelgn policy. The - family
physlc'an of Ihe boy, howevejr, j-
ported that he had treated - Cullen .
on TBursday for acute mental dis
order, , . . .":''.:;-,'. ;,: :
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Germany Is "
GreatiyAroiised
" : (By "United Press);
Amsterdam, Oct. ' 21 Germany la
seriously aroused over Norway's de-
.ofcree prohiETting the entrance of sub
marines In Norwetgian waters or
port, ajccordTnr to ilvlces , from
Berlin. A , strong protest from the
German government Is expected. ;
In
'BURLAP For cotton bags at 8c
a yard In fifty yard bundles. It Is
,worth more, but ,. We are overstock
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