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THE REVIEW COVERS ROCKINGIIAM Utl THE MO&NIMG DEW .VTD SURROUNDING COUNTIES LIKE -THE SUNSHINE ON A CLEAR DAY ?jT9 , l. r iyAy A'Ny AyJyAy EEIDSVILLE. N. C TUESDAY- APRIL .3, -.1917 VOLUME XXX No. 5. ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS! POSTMASTERS MUST STAND CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION a More than 10,000 first, second and third class postmasters were placed under civil service Saturday by exe cutive order of President Wilson. . Incumbents of offices are' not af 1 acted, but in the future when vacm cies occur as the result of (loath, rests ration or removal me civil Bern e commlsfllon will hold open, connp'Ui tive examinations. The name of fie hghest elgible canddate will then be nibmltted'to the President. No perse n nore than 65 shall be examined. Although the order Is framed to ri move postmasters from politics tiie senate, however, hag the right to re ject the President's appointees. Postmaster General Burleson mad-j this statement about theorder: . ' "Incumbent postmasters rendering god service and who continue to ad minister the affairs of their offices ith ability will not be distributed in such offices by any recommendation by the head of the department. It Is lue them, however, at this tim 10 ro?ke It clear that hereafter super visory officials of the department will be more exacting' In the enforcement of those postal rules and regulations which make for increased efficiency and postmasters will not only be ex pected to devote thejr time during of fice hours to a proper administration et their respective offices but they will be required to thoroughly acquaint themselves with the various postal a.' IMcies tin lor heir cYarge and in tM future to occupy such pa'rt of helr time not p : c given to administra tive work, 10 "ierformanoe to so.ne part of those activities." . . John C Koons, first assistant post- ikaster general declared the executive order "to be the most advanced step ever taken toward Increased efficiency and business like administraton and that no doubt the necessary legisla tion tfo place the positions entirely v.ithln the classified civil service1 will be enacted In the near future." THE SPANISH OFFICIALS DECLARE MARTIAL LAW Seiior Rhno, the Spanish ambasa dor has advised the State Department that he was in receipt of dispatches from the royal foreign office at Mad drd announcing the declaration of martial law in Spain. The occasion of the suspension of constitutional guarantees is said to be action of tu3 worklngman's union which, in the face of a critical internal situation and m defiance of the sentiment of both the press and the public of the nation, had declared a' strike. Tfce cable to Ambassador Rian de- tcribed the situation as follows: A manifesto having been publish ed by the representative of the work ingnnen's unions, proclaiming a gener al strike without fixed date, clearu with revolutionary purpose and with the idea of disturbing public order, which was very marked at a public meeting held last night, the govern ment has suspended constitutional REPORTED DISCOVERY OF A SUBMARINE BASS Reports of the discovery of a Ger man submarine base In the West In dies were received at Washington with little surprise. The navy depart ment however, displayed a sphinx-like silence. Secretary of the Navy Dan iels said, when informed of the In formation from Panama City: "You may say that the Navy De partment when shown these state ments said that no such information had reached here through official channels." Official Washington has been watch ing the Carribean sea ana the West Indies for several days, with anxious interest. Various reports of the es tablishment of German submarine hases in the West Indies and in the Gulf of Mexico have been received from various sources. It was stat9l tonight, however, that the seizure ol German war .vessels in West Indian waters would be contrary to interna- CITY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT guarantees after having arrested by tional law unless they were operating In JlnJnl a.... ,1. A .l.niM nf tllA OTIkn ' ( . 1 A 1 1 J J , Judicial orders the signors of the man ifesto. . .'Absolute1 tranquility reigns over Spain and the government trusts in the common sense of the workingmen arid the efficaciousness of the meas ures it has adopted to preserve pub lic order. All the press condemns the bttltude of the representatives of the workingmen." Baby's Eyes Valued at $25,000 The value of a baby's eyes was re oetly fixed at $25,000 by Judge 'Frank J. Murasky of California, who gave judgment for that atmount to the par ents of little Mary Hubio, one year oid, against a graduate midwife. It : was alleged that the midwife failed to care for the baby's eyes properly a birth and now the eyes are sight less. In making the judgment, the Judge said: "A pair of baby's eyes are priceless, no amount of money that this or any ther court could give no (matter how: large the amount, would compensate for the loss of this baby's sight." "There axe hundreds of blind peo ple in North Carolina today, about one sixth of all who are blind, whose eyes are sightless for, this same rea son," S3,ys the State Board of Health "'because their eyes were neglected 'during the first days of their: life. Which might have been due to a care less midwife or nurse or to the ignor ance of parents, nurse, and all. "This particular form of blindness U all the more sad, because is It preventable. It Is caused by a germ that gets Into babies' eyes at birth, caaustng what used to be called ba bies' sore eyes, now known aa Oph 'tnaimia Neonatorum. Because the prevention of the disease Is so simple end easy is probably why it is so much neglected. The prevention con sists of properly washing and cleans ing the baby's eyes after Its birth with a one' or two per cent solution of silver nitrate. Many states have laws making this treatment 'compul i,ory on the part of the physicians, mid wives or nurses." Capitalists Buy North Carolina Farr B. N. Duke of Durham and New York in Durham confirmed' a report that "Overhllls farm," m forty thous and acre tract of land near Fayette; vtlle, had been purchased by Percy Rockefeller and W. A. Harriman for use as a hunting preserve'. Mr. Duk and other capitalists, including Wal ter H. Marshall, of New York and Congressman Wlllam Keut. of Call fornla, had considered the establish ment of a half million dollar tourist hotel at "Overhllls" but the project was abandoned because sufficient sub crlptions of stock were not obtained . The purchase price of "Overhills" ! understood to have been In the neigh borhood of $600,000. " ' TRAINED ANIMALS The management of the Sparks Shows have made a study for years to give a clrcua program replete in all particulars, and knowing full well the importance of some high-class antawl acts on tlie program, have this year imported from Europe several acts that cannot fall to create a sensation. The acts imported from across the ccean this season include a spectacu lar equine drill and pyramid perform ance by a group of Arabian stallions that is said to bo the most beautiful piece of horse training over attempt ed. The herd of performing elephants under the .direction: of the!r famous from some point under the Jurisdie- tlon of the United States. T (Under the above department The Review will publish from time to time short articles on educational topics and other items of interest in connec tion with the schools. It is the pur pose of this department to acquaint the people to some extent with the underlying purposes of various school activities as well as with the more yislble and tangible results of these activities. " In short, the purpose is to attempt to let the people know what the schools are trying to stand for and how they are trying to stiamd for it.) THE MAN WITH THE HOE trainer; L6u!3 Reed, witf f produwH -oa 4hu-aa the chief fexeeuti? groupings, pyramids and maneuvers heretofore thought 'impossible. A group of forest bred African will also hold an Important place on this inter esting program on account of the wonderful control their trainer, ' Mr. Fritz. Brunner, has over most really ferocious iman-killing beasts. The extensive menagerie carried by the show also affords unusal inter est to. those who ere fond of studying animal life. In it are presented many new specimens hitherto unknown to the zoos of America. . . . Besides the trained animals some of the world's greatest gymnasts, aer ialists, acrobats and equestrians have a place on the bill, and after the grand opening spectacle, , which is brilliant In Its coloring and massive In effect, the program will go forward with so much ran end vigor, the acts will be'of such a high order and class ified to such a nicety, that the most critical audjence cannot help but be pleased. The1 Sparks Shows will give two complete exhibitions in this city on April 12th, at the grounds known as the Burton Show grounds near the Graded School. J At this crisis in our history the maa with the hoe Is no less Important than the man with the gun; the man !n the plow furrow Is as necessary as the man in the trench. With bo large a part of mankind engaged in destruc tion, there Is a greater reason for all who -can to cause the' earth to yield her Increase. 'Armies cannot fight un less they are fed; but it is not on thn battlefield alone that lack of food courts disaster. When hunger enters the homes of the people, disease fol lows and death Is victorious ovel thousands. Their names do not appear in the casualty lists of the armies but they are no less the victims of wsr.' Not only against the enemy in th ? field but against want and disease and death at home the man with th hoe must stand guard . With a full sense of the gravity p: the hour and 4he . responsibility rest NORTH CAROLINA LEADS The New York Sun of March 28 carries an interesting account of the work being one by the canning clubs of North Carolina, whteh shows that North Carolina is head and shoulders above the other states in the anion In this work. The article is illustra ted with a picture of a "Canning Club In Action" with an Insert of Mrs. Jane McKimmon, who has charge of the work. "Did you know that the government has a splendid thrift plan Just for girls V is the question asked in the heading of the review of the North Carolina work. The article points out that the government will give a dollar for every dollar that is appro priated by the State. Under this plan the Sun calls attention to the fact that last year the State of New York spent 6,000 of the federal money ana North Carolina spct f 42,000. A Iarro part of this money was spent for teachers and directors in the work. While 184,000 looks like a large sum of money, its expenditure last year yielded a product of 663.447 cans of goods, the totol value of which was $104,241.89. Concluding the article says : . "The point of this narrative lies in this: The United States government has some money to spend on young girls. In the south the girls hare The fully equipped aerial coast pa trol station station at Port Washing ton. N. Y., together with an air cruis er fitted with two 200 horsepower mo tcrs and an air plane gun, were offer-; made god and are getting the money. Girls have proved that they can be come expert in this particular branch of the culinary art. Let New York girls and New Jersey girls and girls all over the country learn to can. It la as practical a way to aid In nation al preparedness as scraping lint for t ",! dre'-rg." AeV Sro club of America by Rod mam Wanamaker. Announcement ot th rift was made at a dinner of the) A-n club at which former Ambassador James W. Gerard was one of the srr.kers. and which was attended by a great commonweaitn, uovernor Bickett has proclaimed April Bth as "Planting Day," and he1 solemnly calls upon the people to diligently plant and till, to the end that the harvest may be abundant and none want for bread. This call is not alone to the planters of great fields, but to oeveryr one who has a little spot of ground for his use. Even the ctty dweller is urgefl to diek his back yard into a garden which will help to supply hs needs. In times of peace and in years ol greatest plenty, there are people 1.; this country, especially in the groat cities, who want for food. What shall these do when the stress of war drives the price of food products still far ther beyond their reach? In the cities there are always those who suffer on isocount of Insufficient food, and yet within the limits of these same cities there are always vacant lots and idle men capable of producing enough to supply this want to a large extent If it Is our duty In ordinary times to save this wasted energy it is infinite ly more so now. The only effective force against the bread riots la the man with the hoe. Let the force be mobilized in the cities as well as In the country. It will be good for the city man cf leisure to lay aside his golf stick and dig in the earth unltl ai little honest sweat stands upon his brow. His food will taste better and his bed will feel softer for it. And if he has any soul left in him, he will be entranced as he watches the miracle performed under his hand. He puts into the soft earth the seeds, and waits a little while for Gcd to do His part The rain comes and pats down the loose soil and the sunshine warms it, and then it looks like everything has stopped; like God has forgotten this tiny part rf fi" great world. But presently a tender shoot struggles through the earta crust and faces the day. In some mys terious war It gathers life and strength and beauty and from th dark ground, crystal rain drops and the shining sun. The birds sing in Joy while the great miracle is being per formed, and in due season the harvest comes an the man who has had a hand in this creation feels a ( new kinship with nature's God. His soul is lifted up and his body is made stronger by the exercise it has had the frasi. wholesome food It haa produced for Itself. In this way we can take part in God's great ' movie" and with tha poet sing , There's a klnshlo with the weather In our souls from day to day; We tan laugh and sing together, We can turn our shado swgray. As ihe edn shine so we blossom; As the clounds throng, so we we??; There's a deep within each bosom Anjwers unto nature's deep. As the day's ipooJ ro oar mood is. In the sto-m, oar souls are storm; Iu the sunshine we are sunny, To thu Ugr-t our spirits warm. Sate Journal ! n tbo fifth trangular debate wici Winflton &alcrv and HIgn Polni hald last t"t cay n:ght - Reldsvilte ww B i3vi'it j, UvMfin agi.imt High Pcint in V ;r6ton-Salemi and lui' wo to one o.e- apalnst W'nston-Salem fn High Point. The question was, Resolved that the federal government should own and operate the railways Mesrs. Frank Hall and , Nathan Womack uphed the affirmative against Hieh Point in Winston-Salem aad Messrs. Charles Smith and Arch'? Wilkinson espoused the negative jgainst Winston-Salami. Winston-Salem, was represented by Messrs. Alan Wright and Percy Pow- oll and defeated High Point which was represented by Messrs. Carlton ZUrkraan and Moreland Lynch, in Reidsville on the same nght. Winston Salem had the negative and High Point the afflrmatlive. The debate was a spirited one, and the decision ot two to one in favor of the negative was rendered by Messrs. Francis Womack, Ira R. Humphreys and J. W. Dunn. ; . : After the debate the Senior Class gave" a delightful reception to the vis iting teams, in the school building.. 'Mr. Gustafas, teacher of manual fralni'ng, accompanied the High Point debaters, ; and Mr. Jeter, teacher of History, the! Winston-Salem debaters. : In " the total of ten debates held, Reidsville bks won five "and lost five. High ' Point (has won three and lost ,seeLVhilwtnston-Salem has won eeven and lost three. While Reids ville has never won both debates in any year, she has never losj botn. Winston-Salenn has won both debates three times and lost both one time. High Point has won both debates onoe and lost both three times. The 'bat ting" averages of the three schools ore as follows: High Point 300,, Reidsville 500, Winston-Salem 700, of a total possible 1000. MRS. C. A. WHIT8ETT WINS $2.50 GOLD PRIZE yuue a number or solutions to the missing letter contest published ii; the last issue of The Review have been received. The first correct so-. lution was received from Mrs. C. A. Whltsett of Reidsville, to whom the prize was accordingly awarded. The solution is as follows:: , G New Southern Hotel E Gardner Drug Store, i N W. B. & J. F. Wray. E Climax Barber Shop R Citizens Bank. A Minnie Lee Jones Hat Shop, L Fred DeGrotte. , V Boylos Bros. O Trent & Trent N Piedmont Tailoring Co. F Reidsville Motor Co -A Chas. Fetzer, Druggist. L Piedmont Drug Store. K J. S. Hutcherson. ECleggs Pool Room. ' N Morrison Jewelry Co. H Walker Hide & Junk Co. A Reidsville Candy Kitchen. Y Royal Cafe. N Tucker's Drug Store. General Erich Von Felkenhayn oi Germany., ,. : SIBLEY'S SUPERB SHoWs HERE ALL- THIS WEEK Are you troubled with nnice? Mice bave become so numerous , ana so troublesome In the graded school that (he children of the fourth grade have decided to try to get rid of them. Va rious and numerous traps and devices are being tried. Below is submitted a paper on the subject by a member of the grade. HOW TO GET RID OF MICE There are many ways to get rid of i mice. They may be caught in traps, cats will catch them, and they can be poisoned . Thnra are a nunlber of traps,, but I think the round woodon one with four holes in it is the best. The best bait for this trap Is cheese. When the mouse puts its head in the trap the trap springs and holds hira fast until he Is ead. Sometimes four mice are caught in one niglht. Mice are apt to go into the trap if all crumbs ana mhnr foods are1 moved away. Then when the mice get hungry and come to get food they will not find anything but the: cheese in the trap, and if they eat It they will get caught Cats will oaitch mice if there is not too much, furniture in the room for the mice to hide behind,. Cats rare more apt to hunt mice if they are hungry for meat, so It is better not to feed them too much meat. In ge:ing rid of mice by poison, th most important thing is not to put U where animals or children can got it if they eat it it might kill them. The best poison for mice Is "Rough on Rats." Spread the Rough on Rats on a piece of bread as you would butter. Put pieces of the bread where the mice can get it and keep all other crumbs that they eat away. NATHAN MATHEWSON March 26th, 1917. Fourth Grade. The Sibley Superb Shows arrived here yesterday and haj located ou tnc i;jtton lot next to the graded school opening their shows for business Tuesday and continuing each after noon and evening during the balanto t f the week. The Silby Shows cc:u- i rite twelve high class attraction. among them are several of especial merit. The big water circus f eatur it g Miss Margaret Offer, the world's chsfmplon heavyweight swilmmer and diver supported by a clever company1 ot real legitimate girl; champion swim mers and divers from various coun tries is well worth a visit. The Bhow ;s ciean, euuoaiionat ana seasauonaw Dious collecton of freaks in animal life a big show Ja ai maJnanoth tent- is another of the numerous shows that is espeoally nteresting, Tho ani mals exhibited being all alive. Then there is the Barnes Comedy Company who present an up-to-tbe Minute entertainment; Ada "Tht Strange Girl, an attraction appealing to the morbidly curious; The Golden Days of 49 a splendid reproduction of the days in Calif6rnial in 1849 and others of , which lack of space forbids mention. The Sibley Shows also car ry the lateBt type of Ferris Wheel . a beautiful merry-go-round, and the Iv rest sensation in riding The Whip. Prince Nelson, In one of the most thrilling high wire acts ever conceiv ed, also performs twice daily. This is a free act. A, SHREWD FAKE PULLED OFF BY REIDSVILLE MAN German Submarines Cause Loss In answer to questions from the representative of the Associated Prers concerning German submarine activi ties Sir Edward Carson, first lord of rhe Admiralty said: "German statements are exagger ated but no one suggests that sub oaarine warfare does not cause vsry serious damage both to neutrals and beligerents. The losses, however, do not exceed the estimates on which we have baaed our policy and after most careful consideration it la abundantly clear that German hopes of starving tie out are quite Illusory. So far neu tral countries hare suffered more from German methods than have tho r -"- rents." It Allows Each of Us On Evary Thrss Days This Ysar. One potato every three days to each person in the United States, Instead of one potato every day, is the limit al lowed by the 1910 potato crop, accord- The last Issue of The Review ear ried a story to the effect that Go. A, Bristow had received a telegram, frevi Secretary of the Navy, Joseph ua Dan iels advising him that he had been pre moted from first quartermaster, ' (thV rink he said he held when mustered out from the naval service thirtdpn years ago) to second lieutenant, nd instructed hiim' to report to the Brook lyn Navy yard at once. It haa since developed that Bristow faked, this telegram himself. Also three or four others purpotlng to come from Commander Peary of Thildadelphia, Ithe first one granting him a thirty days' furlough and an other ordering him to report at Sa vannah. Ga.. to hold a Court Martial Bristow Is undoubtedly crazy. Ote of his friends voluntarily loaned hlox money to pay his fare to Savannah He used a part of the money in pay- ing off some debts around town. In stead of buying a ticket to the Georgia city he bought a ticket to Greensbqro, volunteering the Information to the ticket agent here that he had received later orders to report at Greensboro where he would be Joined by a narr officer. The two would be furnished transportation, ao he told, at Greens-, boro. y When he reached Greens boro he went to the Proxlpilty Cotton Mill and told the superintendent be had been Instructed to open a naval re cruiting station there and would have his tent in a couple of days'. His ap' pearance and actions aroused sus picions and Corporal Wilson, the army lecruiting officer In Greensboro, was notified and asked to Investigate Bris tow. Corporal Wilson examined the telegrams, which appeared genuine in every way, but certain statement made by Bristow aroused Corporal Wilson's suspicions and he came to the conclusion that Bristow was da rn en ted. He called up the police here and started an investigation which un aovered the fact that the' telegrams were faked and had not been received! ai uie runuu uuice aero in imiSTlU3. Bristow had in somel way secured , quite a number of the Postal telegraph receiving blanks and enevelopes. Tfle telegrams he1 showed were typewrit ton. had check numbers of the, send ing and receiving offices, the initial? of the sending and receiving operators and were n every detail properly filled cut. So cleverly and cunningly were they prepared that they would fool anybody. In order to further carry out the deception he had arranged with the Postal messenger boy to de liver these telegrams from time to time. :, The text of the mesages were cor rect in every way. The only defect In the first message was that the first message was that It was adressed to i;eo. a. -unsioi ' insteaa oi "jjnsiow Even this apparent error would ha more calculated to divert suspicion of fajking rather than arouse1 sua picions, as the natural supposition would be that this was in an error in transmission. I Bristow was adylsed by , Corporal Wilson to return to Reidsville and he inff to Eurana IT. ftrnhh tha "nntofn king" and owner of extensive potato camo back Saturday night He mad lands near Carbondale, Colo, His fig- a rambltn statement to his wife ures are. based upon an average of 100 wn,cltt convinced her that his mind potatoes per bushel and a total pro. 1 bad become unbalanced. Sunday duction of 250,000,000 bushels, which 'morning Bristow himself went to Ke means only a bushel and a peck, or corder Humphreys and asked that he 128 potatoes, this year for each Amer-' De taken Into custody. He told the re lcan. (corder that he had been feeling queer "In knowledge of potato culture and : ,DB Pas few days and he was fearful fertility of the soil farmers in the ' 'bat he was losing his mind and might United States are from forty to fifty do Borne irresponsible act if left to years behind the farmers of Europe, j himself . He explained ' that when a The potato crop is the most difficult ; child he sustained a fall which In one to grow. This vegetable ia most! lured his head and that on one or two previous occasions he had had lapses of his mind. He showed knife wounds on his body which he claimed easily affected by bad soil and weather cditssaid Mr. Grubjb. "If farmers "of America siudlea' the 11 - A . 1 riBiug vt potatoes ineir crops wouia were self Inflicted while under a teu average from 200 to 250 bushels an'!'rcnu7 aberration of mind. Recorder acre Instead of eighty bushels as at Humphreys Bent him to Wentworth to present Some of the best farmer, awalt an eiam,natloa es to his luna,T. aS .1 on-n " y2elLl- h,gb " e ! found to be of unsound mind SaXL 2. wm LZ 7 heQWe wlU doubtless be sent to the ?n do this we will see material decreases , . . in the celebrated high cost of hW , "'i- ranton. . - i Bristow hae been living In Reldsvlhe -. I for more than a year. His actions at Certainly a Coincidence intervals have appeared aueer and Yesterday in a lou.' Hie pacraph J some who have noticed him particular wc said this about Hn r And n all this lam burly we haven't heard th t f M len T'llman. He la iapi it-crvlng his wasted strength to tut t a patriot ic appeal when Cortr.s3 meets. The tld pitchfork soldier w'll ricg true."'. And then when we picked up the Columbia State ye-.vrtsr evenl-c. af ter the editorial was written and in type and printed, we saw where Ben had visited Columbia the day we were writing, visited his physician to ste that he was fit and fine, and aaia he was going to Washington to vote for war. Just a little remarkable, that is all It may hare been that we had Old Ben on the Telepathic line and got his message. Those who know what wireless does - can understand bow this is poesIMo. Greensboro Re cord. ' arere of the opinion that he was un der the Influence of some sort ot dope. But the most distressing part of the whole thing is that he has a wife and five small children ranging in a?3 from three months to seven years. The family is absolutely In destitute circumstances and the another has so living relatives. The fate of the un fortunate family rests on charity. - Secretary McAdoo's three sons have volunteered for service In the naval reserve In case ot war. They are Francis H. McAdoo, a New York law yer; William G. McAdoo, Jr., a senior at Princeton, and Robert IL McAdoo. We hare a few corn planters at old prices. Bur now before they are all gonel RoiisTilla Hardware Co.
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