Dismal Swamp Waterway
Purchase Before Rivers
And Harbors Convention
H
National Body Next Wrrk
Will Take Up Mailer ?if
Urging Congre** to Make
Early Appropriation
JOB TO BK A DKI.K<; \ I K
Chamber of Commeree
Secretary Named A? llep
rewenlalive From Slate;
Kxjwets to Attend
The importance of an eail.v
Government appropriation for the
purchase of the Dismal Swamp
Canal, authorised at llit> last ses
sion of Congress. will bo urged at
the twenty-first convention of the
National Itivi rM and Harbor* Coii
gross at WashinKton Di-remht-r
and 10. Secretary 11. C. Job. of
tlit? Chamber of Commerce hero,
today received an appoint inent a*
a delegate at large from North
Carolina. He expects to attend.
The purchase of the canal
which, with subsidiary natural
water*, forum the ?h?riinl trans
portation link between I hits city
and Norfolk, wan agreed to !?y
Congress, but the inullcr of pro
viding funds for it was left to the
approaching session. I'roni Hip
standpoint of thin section. this
matter is expected lo prove by far
the most important to couie be
fore Iho National Rivers and Har
bors Congress next week.
Government funds available for
river and harbor work will In- ? x
hausted at the end of the present
fiscal year, except for a small
amount retained to provide for
emergencies, according to S. A.
Thompson, of Washington, secre
tary of the Ilivers and Harbors
Congress,' who is urging I hat ev
ery legitimate influence be
brought to bear upon the legisla
tors to offset the menace ot an
inadequate appropriation.
Other Advantages
Many arguments are advanced
In an effort to obtain prompt ac
tion by Congress on the Dismal
Swamp Canal measure. Add-'d
to the advantaKP'Of" Its shorter
length, It is explained that the
canal traverse* Inhabited country
throughout Its length of 22 miles,
and is paralleled all the way by
the George Washington highway.
Telephone facilities are available
along this road at convenient in
tervals ? a real advantage to ship
ping.
liclog entirely a landlocked
waterway, this canal, it is set
forth, is materially safer for nav
igation than the long* r Albemarle
& Che?apeak< Canal, wlilfh con
nects Norfolk with Currituck
Sound and Is the present link of
the Inland Waterway between
Carolina and Virginia waters. In
stormy weather, shipping encoun
ters severe hazards In traveling
that route, as was evidenced a lit
tle over two years ?go when a
tugboat, swamped by heavy seas,
sank with a loss of several lives
near the point where, the water
way enters Albemarle Sound.
From an economic standpoint.
It Is argued here that the open
ing of the Dismal Swamp Canal
would result in tho rapid agricul
tural development of the country
through which It passes, since the
present system of charging tolls
tends to divert most water traf
fic through the other canal.
.Not a "DKmal Km amp"
As a matter of fact, the name
of the canal and of the "swamp"
through which It passes Is decid
edly a misnomer. The so-call? d
swamp actually is 22 feet above
sea level, according to Govern
ment statistics and it Is far
from dismal. Itather it is a pla
teau which for lack of adequate
drainag?- has taken on the aspects
of a swamp Drainage enthusiasts
offer this as proof of their con
tention lhat the devlopment
which could normally be expected
to result from the opening of the
canal as a toll-free waterway
would convert the entire area Into
a veritable paradise.
The fertility of lands already
reclaimed by simple drainage mea
sure* along the route of the canal
is evident to any motorh t who
travels the George Washington
highway, built on the canal bank.
VlrKin soli, enrich**! by deposits
of decaying vegetation for un
counted centuries, is yleldlnu
golden returns to larmers with
vision and courage enough to In
vest In relatively Inexpensive
means of carrying off the surplus
water, y
As the name of the )m:hw?\
iudlcati**, George Washington had
a conspicuous part In the cutting
of the canal. He surveyed it about
150 years ago. and In 17*5 he
wrote James Madison about It In
the following fashion:
"It gives me great pleasure to
hear that our Assembly ft n i t
a way of adopting a mode for es
tablishing between Elizabeth lllv
er and Pasquotank, which was
likely to meet the approbation of
the State of North Carolina
"It appears to me that no coun
try In the universe Is better cal
culated to derive benefits from In
land navigation than this Is. and ,
certain I am that the consequent
es Individually and the source of
wealth to the country generally,
which will be opened thereby, will
fCooMoneij on Pay* <)
Guests Who Called
Informally Got
Well 'Cussed'
Not a very cordial reception was
kIvpii Hiiw ?: uests who called tit
tlio home of Koiinie Rodger*. col
ored. last night without having re
celvt-tl a formal invitation to pay
her a visit. Tho guests were Chief
of Police llolmi'S and Officers
Houghton uud Anderson. The our
come of the call was that Fannie
was sentenced to four months in
jail in recorder's court this morn
ing.
When Chief Holmes knocked at
the door. I he woman refused to let
him in. While officers- were bat
tering their way into the house,
they heard sounds of breaking
glass inside, and unexpectedly a
large object sailed over the chiefs
head and landed in the yard with
a loud " plop." it turned out to
he a gallon jug of corn liquor, un
broken by the rough treatment.
When the officers had broken
their way into the building. Fan
nie addressed them all in decided
ly uncomplimentary terms, ad
dressing herself somewhat speci
fically to the chief, who finally
silenced her with a modest slap.
This terminated her tirade, and
she accompanied the officers to
jail without further ado.
In court this morning she was
found guilty on charges of being
drunk and disorderly, and of pos
session and sale of liquor, She
was given 30 days on th former
charge, and three months on the
latter. Judge P. Ci. Sawyer con
ducted the examination in the ab
sence of Prosecuting Attorney Le
Itoy.
Sl.OOO.OOO FIRK KM I 'T IKS
HOTEL ON THK STRKETH
Council Bluffs. Iowa. Dec. 3. ? -
Fire caused more than a million
dollars damage In the business
district here today. The flames
started in the basement of the
Continental Furniture Company,
when a boiler exploded. J. Mc
Manigal. night watchman, was
badly burned about the head.
Highly guests ?f tho C?rand Hotel
were forced to flee in scant attire
when flames destroyed the hotel.
LINDSAY WARRKN NAMKK
W KST POINT NOMINKKS
Congressman Lindsay Warren
today nominated for appointmeut
to West Point, A. J. Vinson, Jr.,
of Menola, Hertford County, as
principal, and Walter Jones Lup
ton. of Swan Quarter. Hyde Coun
ty. and Robert K. Drinn. of Hert
ford. Perquimans County, as al-i
ternates. These candidates will(
stand the e\aminatlon In March
and the successful one will enter
W<ut Point next July. The va
cancy was occasioned by the res
ignation of a .voting man from
this district at the academy.
TIIK IKANK OF KNULAXD
HA INKS DISCO! NT It \TK
Ijondon. Dec. 3.- -The Dank of
Knglnnd today raised its officio I
minimum discount rata to five per
cent, an Increase of one per cent.
Iiltl \ N It's FIN \ V < K BILL
PASSKS 4 HAMHKIt DKPITIKS
Paris, Dec. 3.- The Chamber
of Deputies today passed Premier
Itrland's bill for rehabilitation of
the country 'a finance* by a vote
of 257 to 22fL it was the fifth
ttotn of confidence given the new
ministry during the two day ses
sion.
After an all nlghl and all after
noon fight in the chamber of dep
uties for his financial measures,
the premier succeeded In forcing
the adoption of new advances from
Hank of France to the government
of 6.000.000.000 francs and a new
paper money issue of 7.500.000.
000 francs.
'AUKKW TO MOLITfOS
MILITARY DlltK4 "TOR ATK
Madrid. Dec. 3.- King Alfonso
has agreed to the abolition of the
military directorate and Its suc
cession by the civil cabinet under
Captain General Prlmo De Rivera.
The new government Is to take
the oath of office before the king
today.
The members of the new minis
try arrived at the royal palace at
II o'clock this morning and took
the oath of office before the king.
McLEAN SPEAKS I
ON GOVERNMENT ;
REFORMS TODAY
Addrc^ Convention of Lift*
Insurance IV?i?idpnlj< in
Annual Session at Nch
York City
CIUTIC1SM PKAISE
Governor North (.arolina
Explain* That Busmen*
Efficiency Pave* the \X ay
For Higher Ideals
Br Th? AiM?Ulrtf Prtu
Now York. Dec. 3.? -Governor
Angus W. McLean, of Norlh Caro
lina. today discussed state govern
mental reform* that are being at
tempted by his administration. He
was speaking on "Improved meth
ods In state administration." in
an address before the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents at
their nineteenth annual conven
tion in session here.
The North Carolina Executive
voiced an answer to the criticism
that America, as a nation. Is cen
tered on money-making; declared
that the same business methods
that prove successful in private
enterprise Bhould be applied to
ii governmental affairs; and sug
1 Rested that there Bhould be some
place in the American educational
system for "training In the princi
ple and technique of efficient gov
ernment administration" for those
who expect to spend their lives
In public service.
Referring to the "Intended crit
icism" which, when fully analyzed
becomes a positive compliment."
that America Is centered on "busi
ness and money-making, the North
Carolina Governor said:
"It Is a peculiar thing, this sug
gestion that In seeking to apply
more efficient methods to the con
duct of both private and public
business we must necessarily garb
ourselves in coarse livery, forget
ting entirely to strive for spiritual
value, not guaged by figures on a
price tag." -
"1 think we all agree that the
tr?e test of success in every under
taking. both private and public, is
?not that we make and save mon
ey. but the use we make of it in
our contribution to human needs.
So far from feeling a sense of era
i barrassment on account of follow
ing good business methods, we
{should scrutinize our habits in or
j der to make business methods
! more nearly universal In both our
I private and public relations.
I If today America has developed
a business structure which looks
on the world as Its legitimate ter
ritory; if sho can boast the larg
est fortunes, the greatest wealth
per capita, and the highest stand
ards of living among her laboring
clasHi-s; If she has sccumulated ov
lor half of the world s gold supply;
If her naturally and Industrial re
sounds are without parallel In the
history of nations, the answer Is
I that she. has fostered Individual
ambition and Initiative and has
left her citizens reasonably free
to enjoy the fruits of their enter
prise and to pursue happiness In
their own wsy."
The (.overnor pointed out that
It Is highly Important that gov
ernment. In It b relation to busi
ness. should use the necesssry de
Kree of regulation and no more
than absolutely necessary to In
sure fair methods and a fair
chance to all. He then pointed
out that changes of our "more
complex civilization" and how
those changes have effected gov
ernment.
"The great Industrial age In
1 which we live has Imposed new
Hnd vastly more complex duties
i upon government. With the util
ization of steam and electric pow
er. the telephone and the radio,
the person who would live the life
of"alT Individual, avoiding partici
pation In the affairs of society as
represented In government. Is
doomed to disappointment .
"To met those new obligations,
our democracy. If It Is to survive
and maintain Its position, must,
show ii constantly Increasing abil
ity to meet the test imposed upon
it by providing a system whereby
government with Its grestly en
larged functions can be economi
cally. honostly and wlsoly admln
1 lst?*r?'d.
"Experience has demonstrated
that success In private business Is
largely dependent upon the appli
cation of certain well known rules
Involving organisation, manage
, ment and business economy. If
we can learn to apply the same
i rules to the conduct of govern
ment. It Is certain that we can pro
iduce the same results approxi
mately at least, in government as
In th*? management of private en
terprise This application of bus
iness principles to government Is
both logical snd evolutional. To
duv the business of government
Is so intimately Involved with the
dally life of the cltlien. the rami
fications of both are so Interre
lated thst neither can progress
snd prosper without the sympa
thetic support of the other. In
time past the people have been
Inclined to give scant attention to
more business-like methoda of
I conducting government beeauae
' revenues were small and were
largely derived from Indirect
I sources Recently, however. U*
CooMotie^ ?>n ? ?
TROPICAL STORM
BRINGS WASHOUT
ON CANAL ROAD
Hif(hwa> Traffic Between
Elizabeth City and Nor
folk Korced to Detour
Above South Mill*
REPAIRS UNDER WAY
State Engineer* Give As
surance That Temporary
Bridpr ^ ill be Ready for
LJ?e Tomorrow Morning
Heavy rains In th?- wak" of the
tropical storm whoa- full force
struck thlr ?ectloa yesterday
washed out the George Washing
ton highway. b?'twwn this city
and Norfolk, about Ave miles
shove South Mil In. compelling all
trafTlc to dolour for hair h utile
or more.
The rain swpt away the em
bankment at the heod of a large
bridge on u lead ditch draining
the Hodges farm into the Dismal
Swamp Canal, according to In
formation received by long dis
tance telephone from W. 1. Hal
stead. of South Mills. Inspectors
of the State Hlr.hwav System vis
ited the break late In the after
noon. and It wan anticipated that
the damage would be *J*l,alrf"
some time today, unlets addition
al raina wldenod the Rap.
The bus?*s of the Mcl'herson
line, running between Northeast
ern Carolina points and Norfolk,
made their uaual trips yesterday.)
Bub drivers reported that the ae
itour was passable, and they ex-,
pected to maintain their schedule
i today The laat bua from Norfolk
to thla city, due here at G o clock. I
was only live or ten minutes late]
in arriving Mis O. F. McPhernon
In order to prevent delay on the]
part of bus passengers between
Ihis city and Norfolk, a foot
bridge wan rigged up this morn- j
Ing. and the morning bus f rom |
here was met by one from Nor- 1
folk at the polnl or the break. _ The (
buses exchanged loads, and there- i
by avoided the alight delay of J
traveling by detour.
Assurance was gives by State
'highway engineers that a tempor
ary bridge would be put In dur- ,
In* the day. and thai the ro*d
would be opened to traffic b> to j
morrow morning, at the latest.
West Meets East
In Game Law Test
Raleigh. ixc. l.-Wn( met
|F.aat before the State Supreme
Court In the argument of an ap
!>?>? I from an Injunction granted
by Judge James I.. Webb reatraln
llng the Game Comrolaalon of < "r
'' rltuck County from enforclnc the
(tame lawa applying to that coun
! ty on the ground that they are
! Invalid becauae being revenue
moaaurea they were not read three
separate times In each branch of
!tho Lnglalature and for the fur
ther reaaon that they* discriminate
agalnxt non-resldenta by InipoMiiK
i higher fees.
Application for the injunction
was made In Mecklenburg County
by A. Wylle Moore, e* al.. and the
Injunction was made rff.?ctlve
from December 1 until the hear
'Ing of the action upon Its merits.
The plaintiffs represent the hunt
era of th?' State who are seeking
a Statewide game law. and thev
i were represented In the argumen
of the appeal by Attomeya 6, \
Cochran and John Cansler. ?
Charlotte, while J. C. II. Bhrlng
lhaua. of Elltabeth City, appeared
for the Currituck Oamu CommiH
? alon. .
1 Declaring the local game )???
Invalid would not leave Cufrlturk
County without protection, it
la argued, aa the Federal game
law would remain In force, it
declared that the lleenae fee" an
mainly for revenue for building
roads and making other Improve
menta. It Is not denied by th.
Currituck authorltlea that mone\
derived from such sources ai
used for such purposes, but u i"
.declared that the game laws are
a proper exercise of the police ?
power of the State, and thai the
courta have uniformly held that
Ilhl. la legitimate and that "J P""
lice regulation will be declared
Invalid because of Incidental ret
e? An elaborate brief was filed bv
attorneya representing the plain
tlffa In the action In which It Is
Bought to show that the people
Currituck are attempting to ? s
tabllsh a monopoly on their
but thla objection la declared b>
the Game Commlaslon to be with
out serious foundation for the
reason that the entire act Is
stamped with the purpose of n
aound police M'Kulatlon
u| t|)KV TO srct'KKi)
McBAK IS MMLUPINK3
Wash In ft on. Dee. X. Assign
ment of Major-General Fred W
ftladen. now superintendent at
West Polnl. to command Phllll
plne department succeeding Ma
Jor-Gensral Jamea H. Mcltae who
ban already been designated to
command the Ninth Corps area at
Ban Francisco, was announced to
day.
MEI.LO* ISFOKMEU
FRiSCE U ISHES TO
TALK DEBTS U. l/.\
Washington, I??t. :l.? Swn**
lnr> Mellon luii receive! wnnl
from Finance Minister li??u?iM'r
i?f France exploring Iio|m? for
rarly renewal of negotiation*
for funding ih<' Fr?iir!i debt l??
the I'nlted Htates.
CREEK PROJECTS
AIRED IN HEARING
District Engineer of War De
partment Hears Mill Mci
and Others
No opposition. either ?ln'
city's plan to i-rwi it dam ;?t the
head of navigation on Knohbs
Creek. or to a proposal thai tin*
Government widen the creek at
severa 1 points and Install a turn
basin near the Newland Highway
I ros*lng. was voiced at a hearing
on th? two projects before I.ii'tit -
Col. F. A. Pope, of Norfolk, dis
trict mutineer of tl??? War Itftwri
ntent, at the Chamber of com
merce Thursday Afternoon. Col
onel Pope was accompanied by G
M Parker, junior engineer.
The dam proposal was taken at
1 rio o'clock. City Engineer Retts.
J C. Parker and other repreaenta
t ivea of the city and the I't lilt lea
Commission presented a- petition
for permission to hulld a dam 1 2<?
feet long, with an elevation of five
feet above mean low water, as a
menus of safeguardiHK the city's
water supply. The ?lain will have
swinging tide gatea to keep water
from backing up into the part of
the creek beyond it at high water.
'Contract for it has been l??i". con
ditional upon gpproval by the War
Itepartment . at a com of $23,000.
The hearing was brief, and con
sisted mainly in the presentation
of written reports.
Representative*! of Industrial
plants along Knobs Creek, own
ers of property abutting on the
creek, and others interested were
heard at the second heating, which
opened at 2 o'clock and closed
about half an hour later. It be
gan with an announcement by Col.
Pope that It was for the purposn
Of considering the proposed Im
provements. for which a prelimi
nary examination was nuthorlied
In the Rivers and Hnrbors Rill
approved March 3. last.
Colonel Pope explained that he
was here to obtain general infor
mation on the desirability of the
Improvements sought, adding that
If they were approved by the War
Department a survey would be
made to determine what should be
done, together with the cost.
Secretary Job. of the Chamber
of Commerce. Roy Chesson. of the
Chesson Manufacturing Co.. W. R.
foreman, of the Foreman-Derrick
son Veneering Co., W. T liove.
Jr.. Frank Kramer, of Kramer
Rros.. and City Manager Fereboe
then were heard on the need for
the Improvements suggested.
F.DKXTON TAKKS NMillO
ARRESTED IN NOltfOl.K
Edenton. Dee. 3.- Herman
Reazley, colored, who has been
wanted since February 1 11*24.
when he got Into a fuss over a
crap game with W. M. Rond. col
ored. and cut him with a knife,
ha* been captured.
Sunday night Reazley got on a
rampage in Norfolk and was ?r
rested for being drunk and disor
derly, and when questioned by the
police admitted he was wanted in
Edenton.
OfTlcer Rob Pratt went lo Nor
folk and brought him back, and
he Is now cooling his heels in jail
with two Indictments aualnst him.
FOURTEEN RESCUED
IN GREENSBORO F'RE
Greensboro, Dec. 3 -Fourteen
persons were rescued from a fire
trap by firemen early today when
blazes started In Leftwlch Arrarde
Rulldlng. There were no casual
ties.
MIX KHCAI'F. JAIL
At inula flee. 3 Six white pris
oners sawed their way through
iron bars and escapod from Dekalb
County Jail at Decatur early to
day.
THE MfiAOl l ??? * ^ riOXH
FIX EH (iltKKK IMHIMMTY
Geneva, Dec 'J. The League
of Nations commission which in
quired Into the recent Graeco-Rul
Ksrlan frontier ln< ld? ut finds, that
Greece should pay Rulgaria 2 ?? .
000,000 levas damage.
MMORTAOK OF l?.%lftl*n
Sacramento. Dec -a pos
sible shortage of raisins Is wen
by It. L. Notigaret. the exp'ti of
the state board of agriculture,
owing to Increased shipments ?f
fresh muscat gtapes.
cotton MARKET
New Vork. Dec. 3 Cotton fu
tures opened today at the follow
ing levels: December 20 4 5, Jan
uary 1ft. 72, March 19*7, May
\'* .13, July 1f? 0*
New York. Dec. 3. Spot cot
ion closed quiet, middling 2 0 . R fi .
a decline of 26 points. Futures,
closing bid: Dec 20.32. Jan.
March 19 73. May 19 37. July
19 0J. Oct 18 42.
FRANCE'S TIME
TO SNICKER AT
MITCHELL TRI AL
Nol Many Years \p> K:i
lire I'mlrtl Stall'-. W a*
IIiih ling Jli'rrily Mioul
DrryfiiM. \iTair
ITS Ml < II TIIH SVMK
?V-an-M Approach In Or?-y
fii-..-- I rial llii- V\ urlil lla
Sri-u anil (iiiifi Lroin Had
l<> W
It> ItOMCId T. sM\ll.
< to# it i ant Ii;s b, Tht A<t>*?rM
WashlnKiou. lit i* :: .\,,t hii
man> years ago the cm in. Fnilod
States wan howling ?iHi merri
ment over the manner in which,
the From h courts were trying
Captain A If ro?| Dreyfuss ' it
seemed i luii lime iliar any per
sons ??? tit !)??? i <??! with t hi' trial could
ai any moment arise and Irir
rang tie the* audience. Kvrii the
Jury was permitted to lake an ac
tive in t li ?? iiriH-ot'illncs
Now it should he i hi* turn of iht'
French to grin at Amoriea. for (he
Mitchell Is tin* nearest approach
to tho Dreyfus* affair in the niau
? nor in which ?t is being trlod. that
tin- world has over soon. Kach
Mlav brings some new and Harding
innovation If not sensation. Old
'Army officers rul? ihoir eves and
?h|< I hem Helves If such tliin km ran
he. The proceedings have lost
I lie atmosphere of H trial com
pletely. A French senator or dep
uty would feel entirely at home
In the hubhuh which ilally rocs on
In the ramshackle old pension
building Where a trial siaried
some five weeks ago, Inn where
now the|e is a daily ttonnybronK
alfalr. \\ ashiiiKion in ln'^iunlni: to
bcllnvn Hi., I || will bi- u mlrarli'
If the rust rliiKPtl without somt'
lakliiK a minch In the noun
anil vIcwIiik the furlher procoed
Iiiks from i lie well known homo'*
tall position.
With one of the presiding gen
erals referring to those proceed
ings as "damned rot" and another
characterising them as "disgruce
ful wrangling" which oucht to he
l^topped. It will he seen that break
ing point Is near. As a hiailer of
fact, hoth remarks have been
passed on to the War I Apartment
and it would not he iiiirprising to
observers if a mistrial should he
ordered or at least appealed for
by the defense.
To those who have followed the
trlnl It has appeared that Repre
sentative Frank Held of Illinois
counsel for Colonel Mitchell has
deliberately endeavored to preju
dice his case as well as lo rile the
j temper of the stern men in olive
drab whom he has faced dav after
day.
Air. Hi-Id at the very outset of
dl'l everything in his pow
er to slow up i ho proceedings. It
was evident ho Was trying his ease
before a far wider Jury than the
original i:t officers designated by
tho War I'epartment and cut to
nine by the challenges of the de
fense. Regardless, however, of
What his intent might have boon
Mr. Held hns succeeded beyond his
wildest dreams In "getting I he
Army's goat" and today he has
every in e tuber uf tho court with
III.- "Iieebb J.eblcs." That Olitv
two have lost their patience suffi
ciently in public to blurt out der
ogatory remarks has been amaz
ing tl? till' oulootperf
Mr field daily waves the red
flag and inwardly exults at tho
rears that results. The trial has
passed through three distinct
phases rtn4f of f||, ? HlJir(Ml
an an old time, reliable, easy
filnetionini; court martial Th?
mfttng. in the old census
building, however, was out' of gear.
The court should have convened
at a big army post. There should
ha vi. been the sound of bugles out
side. the tramping of martial
feet, the blaring of the hand at
Kuard mount or dress parade, and
above all. there should have been
iness mils, for If th?- ease hasn't
degenerated into a mess Washing
Ion never saw one. The appear
ance of Congressman Held and his
disdainful lac Met. oon robled the
trial the military trial of Its
grundo:ir The Congressional in
vest lKat ion phase, t he spreading
of the old dragnet Tin court it
self was responsible for this de
velopment.
At last has come tho free-for
all stage with everybody wratiK
llng and quarreling. It is not
; comic opera; It is nearer to the
buries#, im The prr ent situation
Was bou ml to ensue when the
court first let down bars allowing
the defense to put vlrtuallv tho
entire the ('tilted State* fiovern
mem on trial wirh Colonel Mitch
ell ? hoiMus "J'accuse" anil ??very
body else running around Iti cir
cles.
No one speculates anymore as to
*hat the \ erdlct will be.
They Just Wonder If some day
' ourt i?n i going to blow up and
bust."
A M K,\ l> OV I.1ST YK.-tlt
S Paul. Doc 3 Staple lines
in whole sale trade report Immed- J
late and future business satlsfar- !
tory with total volumo well ahead |
of last year and good Increases es
pecially in dry goods, clothing and
hardware. I
For Safety
Til*- activities of thi' mysterious
maniac who roam* Toledo. Ohio,
siriTiH nnd clubs women In the
iliirkii?aMH have I In-own women of
that rli y iiiio terror. Above Is
kIiowii on*' kIiI wlm Is wearing
lier brother's overran helmet as
I'lOteCtiOll.
ELKS PREPARE
FOR MEMORIAL
lmprcNhivc Annual Servicc*
In IJ?* Held at Alkrama
Sunday Afternoon
Tli4? I { e v . K. S. Love, new pal
lor oi ihe Kirsl Methodist Church,
will hi- ihe speaker al the Impres
sive annual memorial service of
IClivtahet h City Lodge Klks,
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
ihe A Ik rant a Theater. Thin will
\ hi? the lirat occasion for many
Elizabeth <? It y folks of oilier con
gre^ations to hear Mr. Ix>ve, who
;is dcHcrlboil as a clear, forceful
and entertaining speaker. Indi
cations ????? thai tin* theater will
be crowded.
The service i* held l>y the Elks
each year hh a iribtite of respect
and love to the memory of tneir
departed brethren* and 1m rarely
benutlful. It is accompanied by
sacred and seini-nacred music by I
a selected choir, and Includes the
reading of the names of all mem
ber* of the lodge who have died,
both during the past year and In
the years pree?-dlnu it from the
date of organization of the ElkB
Club here.
A special miniillttee from the
club. comprising Frank Jonea and
N. I{. Parker aa active solicitor*,
are catherinu contrihutlonn for
the annual Elks' Christmas tree,
at which aeveral hundred children
whom Santa might mlaa other
win*1 will be remembered in abun
dant fashion. It is hoped this
year to put on the entertainment
on a larger scale than ever before.
CLUB BOND ISSUE
PLAN UP TONIGHT
Discussion of a propositi for is
suance of $20,000 hi bonds for
further improvements ,ii the Ellz
abeth ciiy Country club will lie
l a k ??it up at a meeting of the
hoard of director at the Chamber
of Coinmerce tonic lit al 7:30. A
part of the nioin-v would be used
lo improve tin- urounds ahoift the
hantlsomc new bonding, and per
haps lo pni Into condition for
winter travel the road Ihrough
the properly.
In Ihe event the bond Issue is
tiULhorlxed. It is anticipated that
only a pari of the money would
he spent at present. The dln-etors
are considering aeilonsly a pro
posal to extend lo IH holes th?
present nine hole golf course, and
there Is a likelihood lhai a part
of the bond Issue would be used
for that purpose al some later
date. Membera of (he board have
stated I hat they preferred a sin
gle Issue now, with a view to tak
ing en re of these future probable
expenses, lo merely authorising an
Issue sufficient to inftet Imnvdlat'1
needs
There is some discussion also of
s plan for the building of better '
wharf and docking facilities at the
club, and for the Improvement of
the bathing bench there, an a
means of adding to the summer
time enjoyments of ihe -members.
4HOI* x M? NMIM. ? \\ I I fl
THK SHOP - O.W OI'K
No nec?| for anyone to frown
>?1 III-I .it the difficulty of dc?
?hllng on? - unit finding ? the
'?|Clht I hrMina* present*.
TIimI'm nil Uken rare of by
the H||(.p-o-??ipf!
\ on won't know whnl re* I
? hopping i omfort l?? until you
(urn to thl? unusual holiday
gift -giving guide In our Ctaftnt
fled Heel ton.
Save your energy for Ihe
Christ limn Im?IHh)n ? don't*
waste It on ungnMevt Christ.
iniik -hopping. Ilrnd t be Hhop
'h*H'0|M' !
I
URGES NEED OF
PRAYERS GOD'S
PEOPLE IN CITY
"Sonic Thing* Will No!
Move Until Christians Be
gin to Pray," Dr. Fuller
Toll's Congregation
AN EARNEST AUDIENCE
Most of Those Who Heard
Preacher Ijjst Night Earn
est Christians Indicated
At Close of Service I
Attain the auditorium of the
Finn llaptiat Church was well
111 loft Wednesday night to hear
Dr. Kills A. Fuller, who is erpect
?'?! to clone two wwkH of preach
ing here next Sunday. There waa
rain and storm all day. and dirt
streetn nnd rnads were made well
nigh impassable, ho that with rain
still fulling at the hour for aer
vice many from the country and
not a few from the city were pre
vented Irom attending the aer*
vices.
As a result the preacher spoke
to people who for the most pert
were earnest Christians, aa waa
made evident at the close of the*
service l?y the large number who
remained to Join with Dr. Fuller
and the pastor In prayer that their
own hearts might be cleansed aad
that the unsaved might be
reached. Most of those who re
mained for the after service were
burdened for the salvation of
some member of their family,
some friend, or some cloae asao
ciate In business, professional or
social life.
The m (usage of the evening
was one designed to search the
hearts of a Christian congrega- ^
tlon uh well as to reach those who
make no profession to Chrlatlan
Ity, the preaching reading aa the
Scripture lesson Mark's story of
the healing by Jesus of the man
possessed of a devil after nine of
the disciples had sought to enat
the evil spirit out and had failed.
Mountain to Valley
"Jeaus," said Dr. Fuller In sub
stance, Wednesday night* "had
Just stepped out of the heavenly
atmosphere of that momentoua
and significant conference on the
Mount of Transforation when In
the presence of Peter and Jamea
and John he talked with Moaes,
the law giver, und with Elijah,
the prophet, about His death and
resurrection, in the valley at the
foot of the mountain he had come
upon a motley throng of people ,
surrounding the other nine dis
ciples whose countenances were
fallen because they had failed In
a great task. Jesus had given
them power to do the very thing
that they had attempted, and yet
In the face of the great need of.
a distressed rather and before the
eyes of the hostile scribes eager
to see them discredited they had
been unable to cast a demon out
of an afflicted boy. And when
later they asked Jesus the secret
of their failure he told them that
this kind can coQie out by nothing
save by prayer. And I tell you.
beloved, there are still some
things today that will move only
when God's people pray.
"Here were a father and moth
er in sore need of help. They had "
an afflicted son -one of the deep
est tragedies that can come to
parent*. Oftlmcs. perhaps, In their
little home in the country^de
they had talked over their mis
fortune and comforted eaah other
in their grief Their son had
been the constant burden of their
liven. And then they heard of
J'-nus Perhaps their faith waa
small, hut their need wan so des
perate that they were ready to
grasp at a straw. And today whet)
men see their desperate need they
stin will come to the Great Phy
sician. it Is unbecoming for one
to cry out Tor health until he real
ises the need of healing, ilut when
h man can get to the point where
he can pray from his heart 'God
be merciful to me, the sinner,' he
Is nor far from the Kingdom.
has thrown down a challenge that
Grace has never failed to accept.
Hanger in In realised Need*
"The fact that we do not real
ize our need does not remove It.
A man may have ? deep need and
be unconscious of if. may be com
placently asleep over the most
dreadful danger that ever threat
ened his soul Would to (lod that
something might come into the
lives tif such men to take away
their false hopes and make thani
realize their lost condition.
"You .nay that the Christian
claims to have a hope that Is gen
uine and that Is based on eternal ^
truth nnd that fadeth not away,
but tii.ii I can not prove It. Din
It ever dawn upon you who nay
this that the Christian Is the only
one who is busy trying to carry .
his hope to those who have It not?
If you who are unchurched and
who make no claims or profeaaion
to Christianity have a hope th.it
Is as good as mine, why aren't
you an busy as I am trying to tar
ry your gospel to other people?
I tell you that I know whereof I
apeak and that testify
what I have seen with mjr own
eyes. My own experience and th"
experience of thousands of others
whom 1 have seen find Joy aad
hope In the place of desolation
and despair confirms my faith.
"If I could get the falae hopes
out of the hearts of the unsaved
they would flock to the feet of
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