e Sywjpsis of President

A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER ^.VOl'EJJ TO THE UPBUILDING OK AMEJtlCANHOMKS AND AMERICAN I.NUl'STIJtC

BUKLfNGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTY, \K£>RTH € /& & & £ ’. ffelDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915

EARACA-PRILATHEA UNION MEETING.

a tion a i C o lu m nTlie City Baraca-Philathea Union' . CONDUCTED Ky

met at the Webb Avenue M. E. Church j. i>: Kcbsrtscc.last i.ight in regular business session.The feature of the business session was the election o£ officer? for tiie ensuing term, which resulted in thefollowing. A*.. 8. 0. Erowning, j„;g ,-a Sataiviaj' of laat week as well President; Dr. J.P. Spoon, Vice-Presi­dent; Miss Bertha Cates, Secretary;Miss Gertrude Isley, Assistant Secre-

UMVEKSITY OF SOUTH GABO- Li-VA ALUMNIBANQUET.

Piedmont Hotel, Burlington; ii. Monday Evening, December 27th, IS 10. ■

TEACHERS’ MEETING.:

The regular monthly teachers’ meet-

tary; Mr. Minter Coble, Treasurer; Mr. C. B. Way, Press Reporter; Mrs. Allie Burroughs, Pianist; Miss Allene Amick, Assistant Pianist.

The meeting was presided over by the President, Mr. J. G. Sogers. The classes winning the attendance ban­ners were: Star Philathea ef Webb Avenue M. E. Church and Senior Bar­aca of the M. P. Church. After the business had been disposed of a social hour was enjoyed. The attendance was not as large as the previous meet­ing:, due in part, to the cold weather and the remoteness o i the church in which the meeting was held.

The January meeting will be held in the’ Reformed Church on ihe first Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Graham, Dec, 6th,—-The Bo&rd of County Commissioners of Alamance County met in the Court House or. the above date at ten o’clock A, M., W. H. Turrentir.e, Chr. Protem; Chess H. Roney; Chas. F. Cates, and K. C. McBane.

Ordered: That D. tt. Elder and the other petitioners be ordered to finish thc road from E. M. Holt's place to Patterson's Miii aa per agreement by the first Monday in February and file report with this Board so the mat­ter can be settled.

Ordered: That H. F. Bass be au- thorized to furnish Mrs. Ban!

attended by the teachers of the! coun­ty, and showed to a marked degree the interest the teachers are talcing in their work. After a short tima spent in general session the Primary Teach­ers met with, Miss Jeffeoat,. County, Supervisor, in the Woman’s Club J room in the rear of the. Citizen's Bank j while-all the other teachers remained in the court rooai with the County , Superintendent for a study of as-j signed lesson in Teaching the Common Branches. Union dinner and hot cof- | fee was serve in the court room, on , a long table which had been prepared for the purpose. j

In January a regular meeting of the teachers is not scheduled, however,. when the primary teachers came to _ the realisation of the fact that two months would pass before they would again meet for a continuation of the , work they have begun they made in- ( quiry, “Why can’t we meet in Jan- | uary?” Such interest and enthusiasm; being demonstrated the President,; Miss Stockard, appointed a meeting of ! the primary teachers the second Sat-1 urdav in January 1916, from 10:30 to ' * 11. Every primary teacher in the, county is asked to show hw loyalty j to the cause by b6ing present at tfcSs; special meeting. ' j

Moonlight Schools. >Wc are pleased to report at this;

lime seven Moonlight Schools in thei-minty in operation. Graham has jmade the largest enrollment, makesijia- jghth. The largest enreilinent atj

nt Midway. Total enroll- ' in provisions to tbe amount fit. SJLflP . . u- •»- ,, v « • m • 1, -tt pH the schools is 270. Ages

range from 13 to 65, enrollment by ischools, Midway 65; Glenwcod 25;;Glencoe .25; Altamahaw 21; Ossipee'20; Elmire 15; Mannda'e 8. Thirty,ei ht teachers are now engaged in ;this campaign tc wipe out illiteracy!

The alumni of the University of North Carolina row" residing In Alar mar.ee count/, together with the pre­sent student body front Alamance, are most cordial!y invited to attend thi annual banquet of the. Alamance County Alumni Association ta be given at the Piedmont Hotel, Burling­ton, N. C.,. beginning sharply at' 8 o’clock, P. M., Monday evening, De­cember 27th. 191B. Mr. Young, pro­prietor of tlie hotel has agreed to furnish this banquet at one dollar per plate. Bring ypur wives, daughters and sweethearts and let us make this tiie occasion of our Christmas Holi­days. In order that thero msy be no hitch, or misunderstanding, you and each of you can attend; will please send your dollar and your name to Mr. I. C. Moser, on or before noon of Christmas day. “Your name will be placed in the pot,” and a proper ticket furnished you upon your arrival.

A delightful programme will be carried -out and a royal good time for each and every one is promised. Every one who ever attended the University, whether he graduated or not, is an alumne for the purposes this banquet and you are most cordially invited to be present. Should you not receive any further notice, this is ou? giit edge invitation and ia intended for you, Kopifig *noch Jand ali S Merry Christinas, r.nd. a most *Happy and prosperous New Year, w* arc yourB iti heart and soul for the welfare of oar dear old University,

W. H. CARROL, President,E. S. W. DAMERON, Sec’y.

1. C. MOSER, Banquet Manager.

DEMOCRATS SURE TO WIN, WIL­SON ASSURES LEADERS? RE-

PVEU C AX ISSUE IS LOST

Their 'Only Argument is Tariff awt * Ws Wili . Carry That, He Declare*; Host ti) Committee at White House Dinner—"Our Constructive Work Has Started An Irresistible Move* r iie iit Which Caiinct be Stopped,’* Says President, “Anyone Who Tells You Otherwise Talks Through His Hat.”

Washington, Dec. 8.—President

‘HlV-jiEB MILL BLAST CAST everyone—even the weeping dishevel- f*EA ll'S SHADOW ACROSS ALL ei women whose husbaiids and sons

. AMERCTA. .. ■■’ . '.‘.'ere . behind that ter.-fcOt fence, psr-. ' • ■haps dead or. terribly burned.',

iVhisper Goes Through. Wilmington At the site of thc road was a group . Tfi:'t DuPont Disaster is But Fore- of silent men who smeiHed overpovver- ■ runaer of Nation-Wide Eruption— : ..ingly "of other. They were-■’.workers Gei man Warnings Are Penciled on in tlie lyddite mills, where the air is Striiets; Eytry Stranger in City is rJwr.ys so heavy with the drug they Shadowed in Fear ef Spies, and 'are partially under its influence all Cluth cf Hcrror HotdB Every Heart the time.

__ _ ■ ; "Wc:!, they got to us this time,: allWilmington, De!., Dee. 5.— 13 the right,” said one of them, who looked

awfili explosion at the DuPont Powder ' more like a gnome than a human be- wprks, which blew thirty-one men to irig, his face yellowed Knd his hairatoms and: threw the i00,000 people of actually green from the picric acid Wilson told members of the this city into a state of abject terror,' fumes in which he labors. cratic National Committee at a 1only the first eruption of a volcano ! He was asked “what he meant by ton in the State toirig room of the which threatens to scatter death and “they.” White House today that the Republi-deatructibn throughout all America? ; “I guess you know who I mean, ali cans had no issue for the next

This question is on the lips of every right,” he muttered, and followed the paign except the tariff and that one here. j remark with a string 'of oaths. ocracy was certain to win. ■

And the suspicion is given strength , Another worker, was not sj reti- ‘‘Our constructive work has started by the sudden apperance on fences and . eent. an irresistable lftovem&nt which c&n-trees all about the town of posters . “We all have expected something not be stopped,” he declared. “Any- warning workmen of Teutonic blood like this, for months,” he declared. one who te’ls you otherwise is talking to quit thc powder mills or pain of “There isn’t a man among the 20,- through his hat.” d ath. 000 employed here who doesn’t believe Mr. Wilson said nothing to indicate■ iJriljish secret service men have European agents are planning day and whether he would again be a candidate warned the local authorities that there night to destroy these mills—and all for the Presidency, are st le«t six spies at work in the the 'others in America.’' Throughout his entire talk, which

--------- ----------- * dealt with subjects rangingmill* which every Teuton sympathiser .in the world would gladly see de- BEQUEST OF $18,000 TO RALEIGH Democratic chances of victory to fea- strayed. j CHURCH. tures of the isolated life of a chief

Although every German or known G<tR mn lympathsier was discharged the moment work was, begun on the enormous powder orders of the allies, deadly blasts have occurred at the ammunition shops with startling reg­ularity-^ least once a nzinth.

NevdNfyet have the hundred* o f" secret agents of the Dy Fonts and the'United States Government; who minir’.e in every grade of loeal society,; been able to trap the intriguing spies from Europe who, every one here is

1 sure, ere at work day and night try- i ing to hamper the output of the pow- ider mills.

------- -------------------- executive the President was inforWiil of Mrs. Andrews Wipes Out Debt Taking his place at the head of the

of Good Shtphetv Congregation— table, he thrust his hands into hisMoney Was Leaned Parish by Haa- trouser pockets, east aside what heband. termed his “dress parade” language.

___ and talked freely and confidentially.Democrats of all faetrins. RaUigh, N.-C-, Dec J,—Through thfr

wil! of Mrs. Julia M. Andrews widow his ~ k » _ enthum Ucally. Theyof Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice-presi- dcnt of thc Southern Railway corn-

left the White House in buoyant spirits, declaring that his optimism had inspired them with new confidence. It was the first time, committeemen

pany, the Church of the Good Shep­herd (Episcopal) of this city, gets a . . . . . , . , said, that their body had been receivedbequest of i?lH 000 the.t completely ’

in Alamance. The pupils of these schools are manifesting keen interest; in their work. We hope by next week ; •other schoo’s may be added to this ; list. I

hi < v • v ’1l>er month for thrco months ana pr*- *sent nn itemized account with this order attached. One notice issued.

Ordered: Thr.t Mrs. S. M. Horna- day be refunded tax on $550.00, same being for tax on lot which she did not own and erroneously listed inlai-s.

Ordered: That the matter of the road at Miss Mary Foust be laid over until the first Monday in January,1916.

Ordered'.That G. F. Murray be re- rf Woodlswl( CottBtry U felieved of road duty on account of dis- Clubabilities. on Saturday evening of this week

^ Ordered: That G.' Ab Fogleman be ^ ^ ^ Suptordered to repair the road from RoWteol! wiih the Woodlawr.TroOogwood to Mehan^fill . up holes ^ clufa and lect.jres cn ^and open ditches according to his best toiIowiBg subject3: UUs Jeffcoat, judgment. Also ditches to be opened s#nitat$oa. Mrs. Hometern a»h*m to TroUngwood. Ijtti)0T Devic»; Kr. Botortt<«,

Ordc-sd: That R. N. Cool, Steriff fhma Water W aAk pMSc is George T. Wiffiaowm, ehumu, -nvite(L ;

* appointed a committee to <jr»w tfce ___________________i t r Jaixwry term o f Superior

epurt. iOrdered: That E. L. Morrow be re­

lieved o f tME on $475.00 personal pro­perty—same being erroneously listed.

The Board njourned to meet on the firat Monday in January, 1916. j

CAHS. 0. JOHNSTON, t Clerk to The Board.

RESOLUTION URGES RENOMINA-j >fhere are 6.°00 Germans in Wi!- TION OF WOODROW WILSON rnington, most of them naturalized.

_____ j Every man. woman and child amongAdministration and Policies Also En- 1 them is watched constantly,

dorsed by Democratic National j F°r matter every stranger who Committee; 1916 Convention to Con- j ^ters tlie city is dogged by secret ser- vene June 11—St. Lonis Selected as ;vlCQ mer- a!ld ;s conscious of being fol- Convcniion City; Details Complete l°wed from the train.For Gathering | - our correspondent was talking

______ j with a man when a du'l “boom” broke„ „ -in upon the conversation. A breath- Washington, Dec. 7.—The Demo-

ENTRE NOUS CLUB.

A PIE SUPPER^

Miss Margaret Freeman delight­fully entertained the member* o i the Entre Nous Club Tuesday ev)tning from eight to ten o’clock. ■

Christmas embroidery occupied most of'the time after whjch delicious

j refreshments were served bj... -Miss, I Mary Freeman. .■ ■ v t,,-,.i The visitors present; -aiere. ffii>ft»Sy

-------- iReed, Cutchens and McAdame. .-,>sA pie super will be given at High- j . <•- •

land School House, Saturday evening, j “December ISth, beginning at 8:00 P.;M. .1

Everybody invited. {Tfte,..iE,vifc« >t,h«:!girls to come and brj(fg..j>%. .Oiher iitertaiatd th i taambers of the Killamusements wQl be pjjsvi^ed^fB^iita j K ir * ‘ KWb^Wiedhesday afl^r^on.evenu^.' | Embroidery ieeaied to W j ^ ^ f i e f

-Thecratic national convention of 1936 will be held at St. Louis beginning Wed­nesday, June 14, at neon. The Dem­ocratic national committee tonight named the convention city and adopt­ed resolutions calling for the r*nomifl» ation and re-election of Woodrow Wilson as “the trusted leader of na­tional Democracy."

Chicago and Dallas contested with St Lonis for the honor of the conven­tion, but St. Jxrais easily led from the start and won on the second ballot. When the trend of the voting was seen Tegat nwted that the choice of St. Louis be made unanimous, Pallas held secomi pti£ee«A the' first tmllot, hat was dieplaced bf-Chicago on ihe sec­ond roll call. :

WAKE FOREST GLEfi CLUB EN - <ffcfe*jilNED.

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KILL. KARE KLUB.

- 5iss Nonie- Moora delightfully en-

The proceeds «iB he ustd for the ( feature followed benefit of the school. ■ serVW by Miss Moart.

’ j)n Satttr ay aftcjncionj-from three [thirty to foor thiij^^^the home of Miss Sadie Steele,-' ti^J^Btre' Nous .Club, entertained th?. , jake Forest Glee Club.

There were about fifty people pre­sent and.the time>was tnjoyably spent; in chattily. Different musciel selec-; iioRs ^sre .rendered by the Glee Club,.

S$gdi fh«B, coffee and stints wer» servei by .il)B6es Verna Pj^qJIajv garet reiiman, Ruth hurstftp Sadie Steele.

les-s seieond elapsed, and then the whole building shook as if a giant had cuffed it.

Everybody dashed into the street and off in the direction of the historic Brandywine river. A great black “raush-room” of smoke, like the dis­charge of a volcano, was rolling sky­ward. U%y others, bareheaded and wiid-eyed, had run from stores and offices. Street cars stepped white

wipes out the bonded indebtedness.It was when the finances of the

church were readjusted three years ;iga for tils completion of tile $75,000 fcrntiite building, thi'.t Col. Andrews assumed the $18,000 bonded debt so that the funds would be assured for the completion of the church.

There was a confidential announce­ment of the bequest to the members of the parish nt live annual meelins that marked the close of the every member canvass of the congregation for parish support and missions. Col. and Mrs. Andrews were among the founders of the parish and Colonel Andrews was for a long while a vestryman and he and Mrs. Andrews were always intensely interested in the welfare of the parish.

PEACE ADVOCATES.

as a whole in the White House. They expressed regret that the text of the President’;; speech would r.ot be given jut, as they regarded it as a vigorous campaign argument.

At the outset the President said he wanted the members to feci that they were a part of a big family of which he was a member. He asked whether anyone present could suggest any campaign argument other than the tariff which the Democratic opposi­tion could advance, and they shook their heads. Nobody knew at this time, he added, what sort of a tariff measure must be framed to meet changing conditions resulting from the war.

Discussing parties and policies gen­erally, the President insisted that the Democratic view was tbat the ma­jority should rule, while that of their opponents was that a “board of trustees” should act for the people.

Touching upon the Mexican jn«b-The statesman who’s demanding motwmen luvd landui br* up peace—a lasting peace that will not ieni) he tald that same majority raiaat the sigh of death. , cease .«atil w*t* aces oMer—seems tbmiU. ^ fa ji^jco a* well as this.

“It’s ir. the upper Hagley yard,” always i» deJant wood; be struts a- country, without regard to the wishes MURft one shouted and all joined the _ round the neighborhood, a chip upon of persons residing in ©ttier countries prtiL-cHSion. j his shoulder. His every action seems w o hold Mexican property. He ex-

Three miles from the city all that jwy» “I’m bound that peace shall pressed tlie belief that in 'due time wsa Irft Kit a big. black powder store- jJ.come our way; if any man oppose, would corae in Mexico, whenhouse, nothing but a huge gaping if any men would block my schemes, the people were thoroughly tired of crater in the ground, » few splintered or sidetrack my pacific dreams, I’ll rri;i:ig disturbances, timbers and the horrible remnants.af surely pull their noses. Why breed. >"j,e President faced a united com-wfent had been men.: A3) were stopped at the outer bar­rier of tho works—a ten-foct barbed wire fence. : The guard was one o t the' 1,200 ex-soldiers under the command of Major Richard Sylvester, frtn&if chie/ of the Washington police, 4&>o h*ve pi*6ed. the whole munitions man­ufacturing section-in a state of siege.

IBs* I’m o»'}t pi|£lic read,” your xarr f iwqjfettt protected. .ti*rh&re'Tsn’t!'iuch a thing in these parts, rson.ftihe replied; - 1 •

A sujitoi t others wS ‘'-4pri»Jg from everywhtre in an insttftt %ftn ’rein­forced thia'tone sentry and stopped

jthfcJiJ od lust in our sons? Why pur- mitte*. Leaders declared tonight ru- chase endless ships and guns, and mois of threatened breaks between make our taxe atiffer? Peacc is the friends of red B. Lynch, Minnesota %iiily righteous plan, and 1 can larrup committeeman, and Chairman WilHsfrii 1 !any man who has 'the-hwre to differ, y McCombs, having bsen promptly The Jingoes have’ sf gory creed, for disposed of.which they argue, threaten, plead, but Mr. McCombs and most of the other every sane man flouts it; our bulwark committeemen left for their homes and our shield is Peace, and I can tonight. The chairman wil! name the maul the axle grease from any man convention committee on arrange- who doubts it. B$ce is the balm for this awek, -wfefdn * m M - -every sore’ Pe ee is the weleom « it ^i'held' itsvfi&t tho door. thV greeting and the UessvXouw fing; if ar.y znan says_ to. that,. L.. ;r ._____I’ll knack his jawbone through his The Sixty-fourth Congress is now hat, and leave his backers guessing." proceeding to hold forth.

PAGie TWO FRIDAY, DBCKMCEK 1* Mlt.

A c r e F a r m F o r S a l e -We are offering the McPherson Farm near Snow Camp, N. C. with six room dwelling, lo» barn, graiary, g a iJ aa^te or^H irJ. p-actically ail fenced in.

O ne Hundred acres open far cultivation, balance in wood. ' This, is -known as' the fhornas Ml. McPherson tr«ct and adjoins Grey M;Phv:rs‘>n and others,S o i l R e d a n d G re y , a d a p te d to co tto n a n d sm a ll g ra in . P r ic e $8,750 00.

ALAMANCE INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE COMPANY.W. E. SHARPE. Manager

Well watered

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DO YOU SNOW that hundreds of publisher's would fie vlad to! send you a free sample copy o i their Magazine if they ony . knew jour address. It is our business to

since re dinj? Claude Kitchin’s state­ment, are waiting, to Hear the side of the administration presented more fully before making up their minds ou the national defense proposition. It is the journal’s opinion that a great

urnish Publishers only with the names majorjty of the people of the state af intelligent magazine readers. .111 - * ;. ..vou will write your full address. VERY 1 want to see Mr* Kitchin. s statementAVTI v tn /»**plain and send us: ONLY 10 cents (in Silver) or money order, we will send your name to several hundred pub­lishers within a year, who will send you FREE sample copies of hundreds (yes several hundreds) of the leading Standard Magazines, Farm Papers, Poultry Journals, Story Magazines, Reviews and Weekly Papcr3, Mail Order and Trade Publications, House­keeping Magazines,. Fashion Journals, Illustrated Magazines and in fact about all kinds of high-grade interest- j ing magazines coming to you in most i

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answered before they say how far they are willing to gi in spending money on batleships.—Winston-Salem Journal. - .

BABY LEFT ON PORCH.

LETTER WRITES ANNOYS MRS.g a l t :

Young Man Arrested Seems Dazed When Detective Appears Against Him in Conrt.

New York, Nov. 29.-—Charged with sending annoying letters ,to Mrs. Gait, fiancee of President Wilson, and also to her mother, Mrs. William H Bo'.l- ir.jr, a man who said he was Satnual White, twenty-seven years old. an in­ventor, was arrested at Thirty-first

-—------ ; ! Street today by secret service men andA girl baby, neatly wrapped up >:ij Detective Donoahoe. bundle arid apparently about two ! Mrs. Galt did not appear in court.

AS WRITTEN IN THE LAW. 'prohibition, we would hold it an ar- c -able relation between the two jus-bitrary and unwarranted interference title; upholding the statute a* a reas-

The decision of. the' Nor* Carolina; with the right of the carrier to trans- Supreme Court in the opinibn'handed; Port, with the right of the consignee down- this week in which the State|t° receive, and when it is understood anti-liqurr law in relation , to the j that the statute is but a means of quantity ol liquor which can be ship-j enforcing the State policy af prohi-

*,l-f0ri weefcs of .age, was found at the front j a detective making the complaint. Thei _> wu e * v • ... ii __j Af no c „,,„+WE-PO-AS-WE-SAY

so send a silver dime at once ar.d yoar.■ door of the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Eagles, on Swann'street,'betweenname wiil go or. our next month’s j

circulating list and you will be greatly Fourth and Fifth, by members -of the surprised at the results as we assure ysu that you will be more than well_ 1 . __fl __flL xL . _ ^ r mV X

prisoner was sent to Bellevue Hospital for. .observation.

In one of the letters the writer says household, last night, nnd was taken he had fallen deeply in love with Mrs.

pleased with the small investment.And you WILL NEVER regret it. Address the Magazine Circulating Co.,Box 5240, Boston, U. S. A. Circulat­ing Dept C-73. DON'T fail to write . YOUR full address EXTRA plain.We hsrve something in store for you j one —as a real surprise—if you will please let us know in what paper you saw this advertisement.

AWAITING AN EXPLANATION, j unfortunate ■ Dispatch.

in and tenderly eared for.The child .evidently had been left

there only a few minutes as it had been only a short time since some

had entered the house.Mr. Eagles stated to ihe police, to

j whom report was made, that he and j his wife would keep and care for the

y o u n g s te r .— W ilm in g to n

Mr. R. J. Reynolds sized up the sit.-iujntion pretty well when he told those i The way that Henry Ford is going Washington newspaper correspond- * at it shows that he has no worry about ents that the people of North Carolina,: the high price of peace.

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Galt.Tho prisoner said his father had r.

:::rge farm in Peekskill.“I am an inventor,” he said in a

dazed way. “I invented a patent egg- cairier and I invented a musical in- strume.’it.

“Do 1 know Mrs. Gait aod her moth­er? No, but I sa-.v them once at a poultry show in New York in 1913. I don't know anything about any in­sulting letters."

The Secret Service men say White says he heard Mrs. Bolling was mueh interested in music and so he wrote first to her regarding a musical in­strument—what kind he did not state —in the interest of a friend of his in Chicago.

| To this he received no answer, so | another letter was written. ' tfTiia, the ! man said, was meant for Mrs. Bolling, i but by a mistake he addressed it to Mrs. Galt.

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I Now is the time for the Spugs to I get busy, the Spugs being the Society jfor the Prevention of Useless Giving.

pod into the State was comes, as no surprise. It has been jthe genera! cpinion that the law en-;----acted at the last session of the Gen­eral Assembly would be sustained. -

Tha attack on the law was as to the illegality of the prohibition of the ■" |-j- shipment into the State of a greater! ^ quantity of whiskey than one quart in two weeks, the suit having bean brought in two phases; first, to force the express agent in the State to de­liver quarts of whiskey without re­ference to the fifteen day limitation; and second; to force the express com­pany to accept for shipment a great­er quantity than one quart at a time.The lower court sustained thc State law.

In both these cases the law as to the limitation in quantity and time was upheld by the Supreme Court. When the bill was introduced in the General Assembly it was carefully drawn, and was sorutir.i2.ed by some of the ablest lawyers in the State. In the form in which it was enacted into law it was the opinion of eminent lawyers that it would successfully run the gauntlet of the courts. In the Su­preme Court it was contsrued in con­nection with the Webb-Kenyon law affecting interstate shipments of li­quor and the opinion of the court, written by Justice William R. Allen, presented the matter clearly and: strongly. Ip it there was also set out! that the State policy of prohibition | was given authority under the police power. £n the opinion Justice Allan wrote:

“If considered without regard to the policy of the State in favor of

Justice IT ighes will have to keep going and net look back, or that ter­rifying Preside tial nomination may

8UStail!ed1 bition there seems to be such a reas-.; yet overtake hinx

onatie regulation.’

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‘That Girl looks like an Oasis in the DeserfAnd never was Oasis more welcome to sun-baked mortal.The cooling air of the rooun-, tains, the vigor of the ocean's wave, the contentment of the valley—all these are broughtto work-wearied, heat-bothered in street, home and office by

PEPSlColaBracing:, invigorating, refreshing— Drop in at the fountain- then»nd * ®*fcom*-back" that makes yoa you*11 know wh&t w* mean,feel lik-» WORK. It give# you whmt Put up in bottle*, toe, at youryou witt when you waot it. grocer's.

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A U C T I O N S A L EMonday, December 13th, 1915, 10:30 A. M. At Mebane, N. C.

We have bought the M. B. Stroud farm, south of Mebane lying on the macadam road from Mebane to Hawfield Church. We have sub-divided this farm into small tracts of two. three, four, five, six, eight, ten, fifteen and twenty acre tracts, and there is a nice 6-room dwelling on one of these lots, also large feed barn and all necessary out houses. Sale rain or shine. Be sure to attend this sale.

Farming was nevermore than it is today. Land wiil never be cheaper. These farms offer you a golden opportunity to secure a home a tract of land you can .nake a good living on and competence for the future. Think now, and ask yourself, “Can I afford not to investigate this sale and buy a farm?" Mother earth is the best banker and pays the largest d vidends.

ale will be conducted by th e American Realty & Auction Co. of Greensboro. N. C. I erm s of sale, one-fourth cash, one-fourth six m onths one-fourth twelve m onths and one-fourth in eighteen month?. Free prizes will be given away an I you do not have to buy to get a chance at ihe prizes. Rem ember the date, Monday December 13th, 1915 at 10:30.

M e b a n e R e a l E s t a t e & T r u s t C o m p a n yMebane, N. C.

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B y E M E R S O N H O U G H

Frora tiie Scenario b y G race C anard

A Story of Mystery and Adventure

IC cw rish t, 191$, by Wright A . Fstttissn )

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Kitty Cray, nev.-sp-iner Woman. finis le a. curio, shop of : l c o i n , th* mutilated inscription ory .\vlLieh arou v* her caVio ity sad-’,<? ,0s he:-, ::l t’.ie cr-c-i- ot l;cr lia.nafrins; .".lit,::-, ii> .--~t u> liu- pei:*.- clpality or n> pleco uel theKtery yy i-jiy in vi n>te>n, Shefolio wee, and on arrival in 0Ir*-tzho»Ten her . adventures whlia ■ eha nij the sccr t of the ee;?i tosri.'i:.

p a u sed f o r b r e a th in g sp a ce , H eard a s te a d y f o o t fa l l a d v a n c in g to th c d o o r , h ea rd t h e c a l s i v o ic e o f C o u n t F re d -

e r ic k . 'h im se lf..: " G e n t le m e n ! ’? ■ ;

T h e in tru d e rs , w h a te v e r th e e r r a n d o f - e a c h , t o o k t h e i r e y e s fr o m o n e au-

: o th e r a n d tu rn e d -now," r e c o g n is in g y e t a n o th e r m a n w h o s c a r c e h a d 'c o m e ia .

fr ie n d s h ip ...“You honor. ias greatly, gc-ntlemen,’’

Said Count Frederick with his usual coolness, in- any extraoriinary' situa­tion. , "Biii might I rsi£ why you care

Divided '.thus to- disarrange my apartment?As Kitty aprroacKad iiierlittle r o o m kno'>H *<** ?w“ W < **& .T +

of the count’s palace—which before now had pmved to oe something of a storm center in tho affairs of the Grets'-

SEVENTH INSTALLMENT

chapter xxv.

o f m y s e r v a n ts to a s s is t y o u in a s e a rc h m o r e o r d e r ly . ”

"1 v, a s s e n t b a c k h y m y m a s te r , " b e ­g a n th a E ir a r g e r — w h o w a s n o n e o th e r than B a r te f , th e la te s u c c e s s o r t o R u ­d o lp h in C o u n t S a c fc io 's g o o d g r a c e s , “ H e h a d l e f t C e r ta in o t h is b e lo n g ­in g s—-some s i l v e r c a s e s o f th e t o i le t . M o n s ie u r l e C o m te — h e d id n o t t r o u b le to a s X y e n a b o u t th em , an d n o w h e

s e n t m e — ”

t io f fe n c o in —rth e re ce.m e t a h e r th o c o n v ic t io n th a t t h e r e m ig h t be- e th e rs b e s id e h e r s e l f w h o w o u ld h a v e som e in k l in g .a s t o t i ie w h e re a b o u ts of. th e m is s in g p o r t io n o f th e c o in , a u d w h o m ig h t t h e r e fo r e a r r i v e u p o n th e s c en e a t m u ch t h e s a m e t im e i s th a t o f h e r o w n v is i t . S h e v.-f.s n o t a l t o g e th e r s u rp r is e d a t th e s r jild on in te r ru p t io n o f h e r la b o rs , ju s t at th e m o m e n t o l , ' l a ^ e d ! T h a t is m o s t p la u s ib le !

: B u t w h y s e e k f o r th e m in m y ro om s , 1 w h en h is q u a r te r s w e r e in q u it e a n ­

o th e r p a r t o f th e p a la c e , m y d e a r s i r ? ’ ’ " A s t o th a t ,” r e p l ie d th e o th e r w ith

c a lm e f f r o n t e r y , “I ca n n o t s a y . I only c a m e h e r e b e c a u s e th e s e r v a n ts to ld m e th a t th is w a s th e ro om . O f c o u rs e , i t t h e r e h as b e e n a n y m is ta k e — ”

"C e a s e , I s a y ,” e x c la im e d c o u n t F r e d e r ic k , fr o w rm u : n ow . h is fa c e f la sh in g .

H e tu rn ed fr o m U o lea u t o th e o th e r in t r u d e r in h is a p a r tm e n ts . R o le a u s to o d du m b . T h e o th e r sh o o k h is h ead . ’

“ M o n s ie u r l e C o m te ," s a id h e , A h e y o u n g w o m a n w a s h e re w h en I en ­t e r e d — w h e n th is m an a ls o e n te r e d . S h u p a s s ed y o n d e r—-w h en Ehe h ad th e o p p o r tu n ity — and to o k -with h e r on e h a l f th e c o in . T h e r e lis a th e o t b » r on y o u r f lo o r . S h e d is a p p e a re d — w e h e a rd

a c r y — ”C o u n t F r e d e r ic k s to o p e d a n d p ic k e d

u p t h * o b je c t p o in te d o u t t o h im . I t i v k b U is o w n h a l f o f th e c o in — o r th a t w h ic h h e h a d c a l l™ h is o w n — s in c e h e h a d ta k e n i t f r o m h er.

S o *h en , h e r e j e c t e d , s h e h a d fo u n d th e w a y t o h is m o s t s e c r e t h id in g p la c e — sh e w a s on th e v e r y p o in t o l su c c e s s w h e n th is la s t c o n tr e te m p s h a d in t e r f e r e d w ith h e r p la n s . A n e w fe e l in g o r a d m ira t io n f o r h e r k e e n ­n e s s a n d p e rs is te n c e o n c e m o r e c a m e to »C o u n t F r e d e r ic k ’s h e a r t . F o r a m o m e n t h e s to od r e g a r d in g h a lf-rs - g r e t fu l ly t h e b it o f m e ta l in h is hand .

" I sisa l! n o t o f f e r (M s t r in k e t to you . m y fr ie n d . " s a id h o g r im ly to th e m an B a r te l , a s h e p o c k e te d th e c o in , “ f o r o f c o u rs e y o u w e r c n o t lo o k in g f o r c o i n s - o n l y to ile t a r t ic le s — s i ! v e r o n e s , d id y e a s a y ; s ir ? Y rm b lia ll t a k e b a d e an e x c e l le n t s e t o f nsy o w n t o C o u n t S a c b lo . w ith m y o o m p li m en ts . T e l l h it:; th a t i t w o u ld s e e m i l l i o m o that a n y g u e s t o r m in e sh ou ld B u ffe r r is k o f l o t s e i th e r t o h is p e rs o n a f U is p r o p e r ly w h ile h e w a s b i i ic u lh m y r o o f ! "

W i th t h e r e s l in k in g w o rd s , w h ic h b r o u g h t c o lo r to th e o t h e r s fa c e . C o u n t F r e d e r ic k tu rn ed c o o l ly a w a y , a n d o n c e m o r e fa c e d I lo le a u . T h a t w a s in h is fa r e n o w w h ich d id n o t b e ­s p e a k r e m o rs e le s s n e s s , r e v e n g e fu l '

n e s s . N o , s o m e th in g s o f t e r la y in th t m a n ’s e o o i g r a y ey e s .

I M A For tbe time Kitty was ot tiie ; ie lie f that her senses must leave her j forever The sense o( solitude was & ! poignant torture.

H o w lo n g s h e h ad thus r e m a in e d !. s h e c o u ld n o t t e l l , w h en a t le n g th th e \ c lo s e - f i t t in g d o o r in o n e s id e o f th e : f o u r w a l ls o p e n e d . A n c ld w o m a n c a m e in , b r in g in g s o m e fo o d fo r h e r . : K i t t y t r ie d h e r in e v e r y lun ;?uage i w h ic h Ehe h a d e v e r k n o w n , bu t go t M j a n s w e r . T h e o ld w o m a n sh o o k h e r j h e a d , a n d a f t e r a t im e r e t r e a t e d s i- j le n t ly a s s h e h a d c o m e . |

C o t t la s b o e a s 'w e r to h e r ap r<cU f o r h e lp , K i t t y s a t d o w n c u e s m o re , t igh t- ; i n s h e r s e l f t o rc-ta in h e r fa c u lt ie s , h e r ! c a lm , t e r p o is e . E s c a p e ? H o w c o u ld j th e r e be.'-hope (© ► th a t? - F o r ;nio e s h e w a s a t her. -w it’s e n d ’ a s sh e lo o k e d ; a b o u t h e r ; S h e s a t l a c t - i y an d S i i e n t , .'■ too d azed , s u f ie r in g t c c u ac-h , ia a u 'o - . c e r t a in ia h e r o w n m in d t o p la n in t e l - ; i i g e n i ly a n y ’ c o u rs e o f actU m , £ ! ie ; v r a i . b ro u g h t t o h s r s e t f • * « r o e t j i a t fey : h ea r i;:!? t l ic ti-,!l;le c f o l i j e c t o n th e i l t c r a t h e r fe e t .

I t m.-.s « h it o f s to n e •y .- fs jj-c 'd tigh t-.- l y i n - a l< tU « w ad . o f pa p e r . .S u .re )/ ’ i t h id iiL’C-a. m e a n t a s s en te con im u n i- c a t io n t o h e r — fr o m so ir .eon e o u ts id e th e rcc.ni. I t m u s t h d v e . ic m e t l i r o i ig i l th e w in d o w .

S h e o p e n e d th e 'p a y e r cu d .sm oo th ed i t cu t.. A s s h e r e a d i t *U 3 w o n d e re d h e w m a n y o th e r p e rs o n s th e re w e r e ia th is s t r a n g e c o u n try w h o c o u ld c la ln r a c q a a ii i ta n c e w ith h e r o w n p lan s .

“Better write an imaginary St cry f o r your paper and return to America. Give up t h e coins snd you will gain your freedom. Refuse and you will fare badly.”

*ho waited for -trim Impatiently enough at the rendezvous which had been established

“Weil, well; then, Bart-jl, ’ exclaimed th® count, “why tbe delay? What’s wrong? You are not going tc tell me the same story that Rudolph brought —you have not failed .”'

The shamefaced look of the other gave hint his own answer Count -Sachio liimself gitve way to hearty curses ail intomnetcj’ce. *

"The eount retained cne-hslf the coin,” v.rnt on the unfortun-ai" mi‘j- sehicr. "I doa’t know whiclV ii -wiis. The. girl—the young A’.::c:-;.'.:..i- .'Ot tie othfr piece.. I saiv her jiicU it up. But she uid ‘Lot ;:‘-t bul’l ’ . i don't know which cue the-did HCt, but I know th;-.t each 'has . b.:'.e-!iaJ5—’.he CCii.-u Lb.i g irl. f i e . M p f h s v c beeii a w a y hv .soine c'-h r•jcsr. 1 h?:'.rd.hor' gcrcuja, tl:ca all was silent.” . - . .

; . !3 E f fs r u d t m ? , It i.: .an o th e r tea*■-.■-7 v.hi-t I nyr.i:!-.y I-.uve dt“vas t-.i the jrirl ::uj \{.« co in -A s? w- cav< d y e a ? "

“V.-.i. civ-cllenc-'y,' J.coaMnot prevent the r-r.-.i.' i i ;.;us,and -thi count 1;'.: . .. J theether- l;’.::.n u>'do s:-.”

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f.(:. . . • fn'.!::\vr. ho:’ t u ;-rand t.gh ts li'.,-

"Sd. thC’-f. v. c-re two rre.-entbesiC's .vouriei!'.?'’

“Ves, it 8ten;ed.r,5 :il;ou:;’.' ■ voryone interested is the .coin cu aii at ones." ■

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her success.A s s h e s a w h e r : :e l f t h e o b je c t o f a

p o is e d w e a p o n , e l ie s w e r v e d a s id e in ­s t in c t iv e ly — c a lle d o u t in s t in c t iv e ly f o r h e lp .

“ R o i e a u ! ” sh e e x c la im e d , fo r , worn- a n lik e , s h e h ad l.-a rn ed th e v a lu e o f a. s t r o n g m a n ’s a rm , a n d h e r . f irs t th o u g h t w a s o f t i ie f a i t h fu l s e r v a n t w h o s o s t r a n g e ly h ad a t ta c h e d h im ­s e l f t o h e r o w n v a r y in g fo r tu n e s . A n d R o le a u c a m e h a s te n in g f r o m h is w a tc h in g p la c e o u ts id e th e d oo r .

H e s a w th e l i t t l e r o o m o c c u p ie d b y a m a n — w h o r .cw s u d d e n ly h ad e n ­t e r e d — a n d w h o r r e n a c e d K i t t y , so th a t , t o s a v e h e r l i f e a s s h e su pposed , s h e w a s o n tise jw i t i t o t s u rren d e r in g - t o h im b o th p iec-.a c f th e c o in . T h e s ig h t o f h is m is t r c s » in d a n g e r w a s e n o u g h f a r R o le a u . W i t h h is cu s to m ­a r y b a t t le c r y h e p lu n g e d im m e d ia te ly in to th e c o n fl ic t , c a r e le s s o f t h e th r e a t ­e n in g w e a p o n . In th e m e le e t h e tw o h a l f c o in s b o th w e re d r o p p e d u pon th e f lo o r .

E v e n n o w th e r u l in g im p u ls e o f K i t ­t y d id n o t q u ite fo r s a k e h e r . S h e s to o p e d an d r e g a in e d o n e o f th e h a l f c o in s , b u t tb e s t r u g g l in g m e n , s h it t in g h e r e SGd th e r e in th e r o o m , k e p t h e r f r o m s e c u r in g t h e o th e r . In t b e b lin d in s t in c t f o r e s c a p e s ite f le d n o w t o t h e o p e n h a ii, t a k in g th a t d ir e c t io n ■which le d b n ck f r o m th e fr o n t o f th c b u ild in g .

R o le a u h ea rd i e r p a ss , a n d c c u ld n o t jo in h e r in f l ig h t— t u t b e h ea rd h e r g i v e a c r y o f u’.a rm w h o s o c a t * 1' ha c o u ld o n ly gu ess . H is e n e r g ie s w e r e fu l ly o c c u p ie d hy tk e c o m b a t w ith th is

She Felt * Hard Hand Close U p a n Her Mouth. ;

stranger—whom n o w he s a w to be one o f Count Sachto’s men. He h a d noted him fit the hunting lodge. Ha himself had not time to reason aa to the pras- ence of thU new factor in tho general imbroglio, but at last, able to bring his own weapons into play, he stayed ; tha issue for a time. Tfcey botii had j tine to recognise one another as they j stood, the one a» much baffled as the : other, snd neither quite comprehend- in* what the other waa doing here.

Very naturally the sounds of all this confusion could not be concealed. The acroam of a womatt bad rung widely thraegh tbe hall*, and used aa they were to extraordinary circumstances hereabouts, the terraoU could not fail to Investigate the causa of this. They tautened in the direction of the «v- tm r, bat their advance waa stayed by tfe» eonnand of the »aater ot t i * p«]aee himself.

Tke men in the r u m « t*?

C H A P T E R X X V I .

S o l i t a r y C o n fin e m e n t.W h e n K itty in h e r b lin d im p u ls e OJ

s e l f -p r e s e r v a t io n s p ra n g o u t o t C o u a t F r e d e r ic k ’s ro o m , s h e d id n e t at. f irs t c o n te m p la t e c o n t in u e d f l ig h t . O n ce o u t o f r e a c h o f Im m e d ia te d a n g e r , s h t p au sed , lo a th to le a v e w h a t s h e had c o m e th e r e to o b ta in , a n d lo a th a ls o tc a b a n d o n h e r s to u t-h e a r te d a l ly i a b it t im e o f s tre s s . S b e tu rn e d hack , p a u sed ju s t o u ts id e th e d o o r on ce m o re . A s s h e d id so , y e t a n o th e r d o o i o p e n in g in to th e h a l l w a s pu sh ed s i le n t ly a ja r — o p en ed fu l ly . Y e t an e th e r m an , w h o m n e v e r in h a r l i f e h a d s h e s e e n b e fo r e , n o w s te p p e d o u t S h e f e l t a h a rd h an d c lo s e u p on h e i m ou th , m o r e th a n h a !f -a t i f i in g h e i s c r e a m f o r h e lp . “ S i l e n c e ! " s h e h ea rd h is v o ic e in s is t . “ G o o n a h e a d o f m e

O n c e m o r e K i t t y u n d e r to o k tc s c r e a m , a n d a g a in t h e f irm hanc ■ to p p e d h e r v o ic e . I t s e e m e d t o h e i th a t s o m e p u n gen t a r o m a t ic d ru t f i l l e d th e c a r w ith i t s fu m e s . S h i s t r u g g le d le s s v io le n t ly . E v e n t* s e e m e d t o p a s s b y h e r in a d r e a m a n d s h e r e g a rd e d th e m c a r e le s s ly a p a th e t ic a l ly . In sh o rt, e i t h e r in pari o r in w h o le , s h e h a d lo s t c o n s c io u s

n esa .W h e n a t le n g th s h e fu l ly r e g a in e t

h e r s e n s e s s h e was a lo n e — a lo n e will u t e r r o r w h ic h s e e m e d t o h e r m ore o v e r p o w e r in g th a n any s h e y a t h a t k n o w n , in s te a d o f h e r o w n apart m e n ts in h e r h o te l , in s te a d o f the t o o n of C o u n t F r e d e r ic k or the huntlnj lo d g e ot h is Quondam f r ie n d , C otm i Sacfrio, s h e fo u n d h e r s e l f su rrou n d ec by four barrsa walls—in what edlftc* or in what place, s h e could not guess There aeemed some sort of door- yea. Thor* was a small, high, bamx window; bat the latter waa at suet hsight as te b e almost beyond Int

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An O iii W o m a n Carno SB B r in g in g S o m e F ood to r H e r .

T h e s e .straiiRC- w o rd s s iu M e iu y b ro u g h t K i t t y b :.ek to a t r a in o . th o u g h t tv iilc ii f o r th e t im e h ad been b ro k e n . S h e fe lt, q u ic k ly a t h e r bcsu m a n d a t h e r w u is t f o r th e b i t o f c o in w h ic h s h e h ad b ro u g h t a w a y fr o i. i C o u n t F r e d e r ic k 's room . I t w a s g o iv - 'A : s o m e time- d u r in g h e r jo u r n e y fr o m C o u n t F r e d e r ic k 's p a la c e t o th is p la c e — lo n g o r s h o r t w h e th e r i t h a d b een , t h e c o u ld n o t t e l l— th e c o in h ad b.’ on ta k e n fr o m h e r .

K i t t y s p ra n g to th e s i l l o f th e l i t t le w in d o w a n d p e e re d o u t f o r an in ­s ta n t ; h u t h e r h e ld w as t o o fe e b le . S h e s a n k b ack , n o t s e e in g w h a t w o u ld h a v e g iv e n h e r g r e a t j o y t o see .

A p p a r e n t ly s o m e e y e h a d c a u g h t s ig h t o f h e r fa c e , b r i e f a s h a d b e en its a p p e a ra n c e . In tru th , I lo le a u . hound- l ik e , h a d ru n h is g a m e t o e a r th . I t w a s h e w h o h ad c a u g h t s ig h t o f h e r ju s t f o r a n in s ta n t. L a t e r s h e h ea rd o n c e m o r e th e t in k l in g o f s o m e fa l l in g o b je c t u pon th e f lo o r . S h e p ic k e d it u p— i t w a s a su b s ta n t ia l f i le , w h ic h e v id e n t ly h a d b e en f lu n g th r o u g h th e w in d o w ’ b y s o m e o n e h a v in g th e in te n t t o a id h er. T h is th o u g h t g a v e h e r h ope. A lm o s t a s so o n a s sh e g r a s p e d i t she f e l l t o w o r k a t t h e b a rs w h ic h h a d r e s t r a in e d h e r .

M e a n t im e , a t th e s c e n e fr o m w h ic h s h e h a d b e e n bo u n c e r e m o n io u s ly ab ­s t r a c te d b u t n o w , C o u n t F r e d e r ic k r e ­m a in e d s t i l l p o n d e r in g o n th e s t ra n g e e v e n t s w h ic h h a d b e e n b r o u g h t h o m e , so c lo s e t o h im . H e w a s t o o m u c h 1 p re o c c u p ie d in h is c o n c e rn o v e r th e y o u n g w o m a n ’s d is a p p e a ra n c e t o n o te c a r e fu l ly a n y th in g e ls e t h a t w e n t on a b o u t h im . W h e n o n e o f h is h o u se ­h o ld p la c e d a m e s s a g e in h is h a n d , fo r t h e t im e h e g a z e d a t i t , s c a r c e c o m ­p r e h e n d in g th a t i t c a m e fr o m th e roy­a l p a la c e .

Since he had left unattended the servant of Count Sachio. whom he had found in his own room, the latter s e is e d the present opportunity to es­cape from the {dace and to find hit own master, Count Sachio himseU—

a c t q u ic k ly . T e l l m e . w hu t h ap p en ed

t h e n ? "

" T h e C o u n t F r e d e r ic k a l lo w e d h e r to e s c a p e — s tr a n g e ly , he so .-m od ta h a v e s m a ll r e s e n tm e n t f o r l>or a f t e r a il. N o r d id h e h a v e to o m uch f o r R o le a u , w h o m h e m u st h a v e ra n k e d a w h o l ly fa ith le p s s e r v a n t . H e r?id n o t p u n ish h im — h u t e v e n s en t h im o ft a f t e r th e g i r l ! E x c e lle n c y , m y w o rd f o r tt , h e s e e m e d to m iss th e g i r l a s m u ch a s th e c o in — d id C ou n t F r e d ­

e r ic k . "F o l lo w th e m th e n . B a r te l. F o l lo w

R o le a u — i f y o u ca u fin d h im — lie w ii l le a d y o u t o th e g i r l , w h e r e v e r sh e m a y b e . F o r m y s e lf , I ca n n o t gu es s .”

I t w a s th is c o u n se l, fo l lo w e d d i l i ­

g e n t ly b y th c u n h a p p y m e s s e n g e r o f C o u n t S a ch io , w h ic h r e s u lte d in a q u ic k s h i f t in g o f th e fo r c e s o f K i t t y ’s e n e m ie s . I t w a s tru e R o le a u had g a in e d a c c e s s to a p o in t w ith in s ig h t o f K i t t y 's w in d o w , w h e re s i i l l he t r ie d to b e o f a id t o h e r— s t il l l ie p e d s h e s o o n w o u ld b e a b le to a id h e rs e lf . B u t h e r e h e w a s su rp r is ed b.v th e s e e m is s a r ie s o f C 'o a o t S a ch io— i t w a s n o n e le s s th an th e n o b lem a n h im s e lf

w h o le d th e fo r c e s n ow .

T h e r e fo r e w h e n , a f t e r a l l h e r to ll , K i t t y a t le n g th m a n a g e d to m a k e h e r e s c a p e th ro u g h th e b a r r e d w in d o w , i t w a s bu t t o fin d h e r s e l f o n c c m o r e a p r is o n e r— R o le a u o n c e m o r e a p r is o n e r w ith h er '. T h e fa c t o f c a p t iv i t y had n o t c h a n g e d o n ly th e p h a s e s o f ca p ­t iv i t y . S h e and h e r a l ly h ad o n ly ex­c h a n g e d c a p to r s . W h o h e r la s t p r is o n g u a rd ia n h ad b e e n K i t t y c o u ld n o t t e l l . N o w . w ith o u t dou b t, s h e w a s o n c e m o r e t o b e s u b je c te d to th e s c a n t c o u r t e s y o f th e n o b le m a n o f O ra h o f- fe n .

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b a d le f t a im Now he t e a m e d th a tth e m e s s a g e from th e k in g a s k e d fcfs a tte n d a n c e a t th e p a la c e a s e o o n a s m ig h t be . T b e k in g h a d , i t s e em ed , a c o m m u n ic a t io n w h ic h h e d e s ir e d tp m a k e t o C o u n t F r e d e r ic k f t on ce .

C on fou u d b is r o y a l h fg i in e s s !” ex­c la im e d F r e d e r ic k t o h im s e lf . “ 1 n e v e r le a v e h im bu t h e a s k s m e b a ck a t o n c e . H e is a lw a y s in s o m e tro u b le , a n d I a m il l-d isp o s ed n o w t o b e n u rse t o a s y .k iag . f o r I have a f fa ir s o f m y o w n t o tro u b le m e s u ff ic ie n t ly “

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d ocs r o t m a k e g i f t s u n req u ited . N o w th e y o u n y A u ie r ic a n h a s d isa p p ea red , and so .has th e c o in . P e rh a p s , ra th e r ,I sh ou ld r e v e r s e th a t, an d s a y th a t th e ' c o in ' lia s d is a p p e a re d , an d w ith i t a s . you n g . A m e r ic a n . A t le a s t , th a t is tr,

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b u t h a l f c o n c e a l in g h is r e a l fe e lin g s , g a u g in g t h e n ia ii b e fo r e b iin . th is im i­ta t io n o f a k i n g .

“ S h e w a s a : m o s t c h a rm in g y o u n g p e rs o n ," b egan th e k in g , t r y in g to c o n c e a l h is o w n th o u g h ts . 'D o you n o t th in k su ch l ia lr a s h e r s is r a r e ? "

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can b r in g h e r b a c k ."“ I h o p e it , y o u r m a je s ty — 1 h o p e i t

v e r y m uch . B u t th en , a s t o th e c o in ? ” h e added , s o m e w h a t m a iic io u s ly — fo r h e k n ew w e l l en o u g h w h e r e s a t th e w ind in r o y a l qu arLers . |

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th a t w e m ig h t n e n i io i i . ” .C ou n t F r e d e r ic k d id n o t add a lou d

w h a t w;t;; in h is o w n m in d — th e tru th — th a t : l i e c o in lia o m o re v a lu e f o r h im tiian lie ui a n y t im e b e fo r e now , had b e lie v ed .

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“ .Make m e ," lu; r a id a s h e la id upon th e c o u n te r h is p ie e e OI th e c o in — 'a r e p l ic a o f th is— ab so lu te ly , lin e fo r lin e , s o th a t I m y s e l f c a n n o t t e ll th e tw o a p a rt. D o y o u h ea r m e? C an i t b e d o n e? ”

"Y e s , e x c e l le n c y , " s a id th e w o r k m a n , : “ i t can h e d o n e— so n ic e ly th a t 1 my- ; s e l f s c a r c e ly c o u ld t e l l th e m a p a r t .” !

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yo u a d u p lic a te .”It w a s t h e r e fo r e o n th e m o r ro w

th a t C o u a t F r e d e r ic k w a s a b le o n c e j m o r e t o v is i t th e r o y a l p a la c e w ish a • m in d m o r e a t p e a c e w ith c ir e u m -1 s ta n ces . W i t h h im h e c a r r ie d w h a t ■ w a s a p p a r e n t ly th e k in g 's h a l f o f th e j c o in w h ich h e h ad g iv e n t o th e y o u n g j A m e r ic a n s o c a r e le s s ly , a n d w h ic h n o w a t o u ce h e c o v e t e d a g a in — s in c e j th e y o u n g A m e r ic a n h e r s e l f w a s g o n e .

“ S o s o o n ! " e x c la im e d M ic h a e l. "V o u a r a th e a c m e o l ' puuctilionsnes/ i an d e ff ic ie n c y , m y d e a r c ou n t. Y o u a r e in d e ed a m a u c f re su lts . G o n o w to m y c a b in e t a g a in a n d h e lp y o u r s e i f to su ch je w e ls a s y ou fa n c y .”

“ N o m o re , y o u r m a je s ty . I th a n k you . I f I h a v e b een o f s e r v ic e I a m p le a s ed . J e w e ls a r e n o t f o r m e . T h e y a r e f o r w o m e n — a n d n o w o m a n Sias je w e ls fr o m m e n o w . I h a v e r e fo rm e d , y o u r m a je s ty . 1 sh a ll b e t a k in g m y ­s e l f t o a m o n a s te r y n e x t .”

K in g M ic h a e l la u gh ed lo u d ly a t th is j e s t on th e p a r t o f h is fo r m e r b o o n co m p a n io n . “ N o t s o f a r a s th a t f o r m e ,” h e s a id . “ I a m n o t y e t r e a d y f o r a n y m o n a s te ry . I s w e a r I can r e m e m ­b e r a q u e e n ’s fa c e an d a q u een 's f ig u r e w h e n 1 s e e tbam, w e l l a s e v e r . And 1 sa w th e m b o th h e r e n o t s o lo n g a g o . I th o u g h t I h a d s e c u re d th e c h a n c e to s e e th e m y e t again— w h en I g a v e h e r aa o u r g i f t th is w h ic h y o u h a v e r e ­s to r e d to m e now. I t s e e m s 1 f a i l e d in th a t. B u t sh ou ld t h e s a m e case c o m e u p again f o r a c t io n — sh ou ld she by i » t e # ’> o r accident meet us a g a in — I a m in possession once more ot what fo r m e r ly was mine. P e r h a s s the ai-

tslr cmM be undertaken de novo, m t dear count She gave it to you te return to ne? Well, d o matter, osly I hope that in some way, on some day. she will come back again."

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ic e .

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K i ; ; y , l e f t a lo iio o n ce m o r e , fo u n d h e r s e l f in b e t te r h e a r t th a n , sh e h a d b een bu t n ow . A t le a s t, sh e h ad s e e n H o le s !*— had -fou n d ou ce m o re p r o o f c f ii is f i i i t h f j in e s s an d b is e f f ic ie n c y . S u r e ly ! ;e w ou ld h e lp h e r t o e s c a p e y e t i'SU in . A u d a s f o r S a c l i io — b e t te r h e . .

0 .r 'v .U -m .tsh tt.k a ew s o m e th in g , than * •s trc r .:;c r o f w ^ : n . . « h e .knew, n o th in g at a i i ! Of la te d e s p a ir had b e e n k n ock - .1.-'3 a t V.ex- h e a r t ia such fa s h io n th a t

. ih e tu rn m o ss o f .op p o rtu n ity fo u n d n o■y e ' ’ ! ' : y bat r o w sh s fcecaa to - j.- la n '■ ■OLice -:nore; ■ ■ : . . . ! y

S 1:jj -sou gh t to s tu d y th e e x it s “o f th e .a p a H ’r e n t in .w h ich s h e . fo u n d -h e r s e l f T i c r y w e r e tw o d oo rs ; s o i t 's e e m e d , fcc-th - fa s te n e d . S h e p u sh ed s tr o n g ly a t enz; it s p c n e d b e fo r e h e r. S h e st.'.od o n ce m o re fa c e , i f fa c e w ith C o u n t S a c h ia ; th e m o c k in g c o . is p i r a - .-. to r v.-;;o liral o f la ta h ad . s o m u ch t o uo. w ith l . e r o w n m is fo r tu n e s !

: “ T d a d e m o is e l ie ! ' ’ s a id h e . “ I a m so p le a s e d ."

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n a n t ly , “I w a s n e v e r sb m u ch d is ­p le a s e d as 1 a m n ow . S o th e g e n t le ­m en c f th is c o u n try In th is w a y sh o w th e i r q u a lit y — in th e ir t r e a tm e n t o f w o m e n ? I c o m p lim e n t y o u .” •>

" y o u r w o rd s a r e a t . le a s t b e t t e r th a n y o u r a b sen ce , m a d e m o is e lle — I l ik e n e ith e r . ’ ’

“ A n d w h a t o f m e ? W h a t s h a ll I s a y c f a m a n w h o t r e a ts m e a s a c r im ­in a l? K a y , a c r im in a l w o u ld b e t r e a t ­e d b e t te r iu ms; c o u n try — h e w o u ld , h a v e a t r ia l . T h e r e w o u d b e p ro c e s s o f la w , o b s e rv a n c e o f th e la w . Is th e h a b e a s c o rp u s w r i t a th in g u n k n o w n iu th is c o u n try — h a v e th e p e o p le n e v e r y e t w ru n g th a t r i g h t f r o m th e h a n d s c f t y r a n ts ? In to y c o u n tr y th e r e a r e s o m e re c o u rs e s w h ic h a n y c it iz e n m a y h a v e .”

" Y o u r o w n c o u n tr y ? W h y d id y o u e v e r le a v e it , m a d e m o is e l le ? 1’

“ T h e re a s o n s c o n ce rn m e a lo n e , s i r . "" In d e e d , y o u m is ta k e — th e y d o n o t

c o n c e rn y o u a io a e . W e a r e m a n y o f us in th is c o u n try a ls o c o n c e rn e d w ith th e m . W e w o u ld th a t y o u n e v e r h id c o r c e fr o m A m e r ic a . T h e r e a r e m a n y re a s o n s m o v in g l o th a t . A n d , in d e ed , w e e v e n a sk y o u r re tu rn lo y o u r o w n c o u n try . ’ ’

“ So, th en , i t w an y o u r m e s s a g e t o m e th a t 1 g o t? M o s t m e lo d ra m a t ic o f you , C o u n t S a eh io— bu t b y w h a t r i g h t d o y o u d em a n d m y r e tu rn ? "

“ T h e r e a r e s o m e la r g e r ig h ts , m a d e m o is e lle , w h ic h n e e d s m a ll e x ­p la n a t io n .”

“ B u t w h ic h a l lo w y o u to h in d e r m e In th e p e r fo rm a n c e o f m y c w n d u t ie s —- t o a sk m e t o ho u n fa ith fu l to m y em ­p lo y e r s ? W h y , y ou e v e n a sk m e to d e c e iv e th e p u b lic— to p re s e n t a cou n ­t e r f o i l— tu p ro ten d th a t I h a v e d o n e ' w h a t I e .yvc not d o n e ”

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g la d .”"V o u h a r e a s t in g in g to n g u e , m a ­

d e m o is e l le , " s a id I ’ o u u l H nch i-y r e d un­d e r h is s w a r th j sk in . ‘T e r h a p s i l w i l l g r o w m ild e r i f l e f i unused . I sh a ll le a v e >. ii h e r e — «:» :■ ! y e n a r e w il l in g io say j c u a re ;i; ; v. iih ( ' . r e ! ")ITyii a n d r e a d y t o re tu rn lo v e u r o w n cou n ­t r y . T h is land , ir .y je y .y . i^ e ile , can

k e e p its o w n s e e r e ia — it cnul-.i e v e n c lo s e . .V (T th e s e c r e t o f th e d is a p p e a r ­a n c e o f a y o u n g w o m a n — a a d le a v e h e r fa t e a m y s te ry . I tru st th a t 5"ou w i l l r e c o n c id e r w h a t y o u h a v e sa id .'"A m o m e n t a n d h e h ad le f t h e r ou ca more-. K e fo r e h e p a ssed th ro u gh th e d o o r s h e g la n c e d b ey o n d . T h e r o o m w a s o c cu p ied , a p p a re n t ly , b y b is fr ie n d s — e s ca p e o n th a t s id e w a s im ­

p os s ib le .T h e o th e r d o o r s t i l l r e m a in e d fa s ­

te n e d . K i t t y tu rn ed t o i t w ith bu r­g la r io u s in te n t— u s in g an a r t le a rn ed w h e n sh e w a s a s c h o o lg ir l. W i th no* b e t t e r In s tru m e n t th a n a h a irp in , sh e h ad s e en w o n d e rs d o n e a t o p e n in g lo ck s .

H e r b r isk in te r c h a n g e o f c o m p li­m e n ts w ith C ou n t S a c h io h a d s e t h e r p u ls e s s t ir r in g o n c e m o re . S h e w a n t­e d t o set o u t— sh e w a n te d t o e s ca p e , a n d s h e p ro p o s ed to e s c a p e . O n es m o re . ee , sh e a d m it te d t o h e r s e l f , sh e w o v ’ i b e w i l l in g en o u g h t o ta k e th e »< ’ ! o w h ic h but n o w s h e h a d £ v .ied — w il l in g en o u g h t o ta k e s h ip \ c k h o m e , to s e e th e fa m i l ia r s k y 1 n e o f h e r o w n c i t y , to f in d h e r o w n p la c e b a ck in th e s m o k y a n d g r im y c it y , h e r o w n p la c e in th e hum a n d g r in d o f th e o ld n e w s p a p e r . H o w g o o d i t w o u ld s e e m t o h e r n o w t o s e e th e fa c e s o f th e lo c a l r o o m . T h e y m ig h t c h a ff h e r a l l th e y l ik e d . V e s , s h e w o u ld g o b a c k h o m e .

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At Indianapolis, last January, Pres­ident Wilson assured a partisan meet­ing which tie there addressed, that “this country is not going to use any party. Lh?{ cn.vn-ot do continuous and consistent team work.” The t>emo- cratie party is showing that it cannot do this. Bryan, Kitchin, Bailey, Fitz­gerald and others, on one subject or another, are at odds with the Presi­dent. Though commanding a majority in both House and Senate, the Presi­dent caiiriot bring his party to -work and vote with him on the vital ques­tion of national defense. “Continu­ous and consistent team work” is no longer a Democratic characteristic; and this country is not goinpr to use that party any more.

found,—pot even in tae county jail.THIRSTY JACK.

NEW* YORK LETTER.

TAILORED SUITS AND EVENING FROCKS'

Won at Opening Ereats of the Seaa- o b ; Eaertald Green a Favored Col-

Hie announcement of the Presi­dent’s purpose to consult with Repub­licans regarding his plan for national defense indicates a change in his at­titude almost as great as tbat shown by his ahift on the question of military preparedness. It is only ten months ago that Mr. Wilson went to Indiana­polis and made his Jackson Day speech. His utterances then demon­strated his opinion that the Republi- •u party merited no consideration whatever in national affairs. He de­clared the party to be a "covert and a refuge for those who are afraid,” la that why he is now turning to the Republican party? Is he afraid thst k«« belated conversion to preparedness cannot be imposed upon his party in Congress and is he .therefore turning to the Republican party as “a covert m>4 a refuge?”

A NOTED PRISONERJAIL.

BREAKS

Mr, Editor:—Ths fellow® up my way are laughing at your apparent corpriee that contraband ? liquor cannot be kept in the county jail. They say the joke is on you because you are just now finding it eat. It does look like a brand new jail that ensct the county ten thousand dollars .ought to hold any kind of pris- mcr, but' John "Barledor has beer, ar­rested, seized' and taken prisoner by the strong arm. of the law and placed in the county jail for safe keeping where ft would he supposed he could tie quiet and unmolested for many years until he became old, ripe and ready to render valuable aid to any

Nev|- ritf^a^ial*jjsa»^ V in fill) swing; itopened in a blaze of glory with the .swinging V tck of . the Metro­politan1 doors lat^ in This $rsf night. aa always, drew die usual brilliant, opera-going audience, wonderfully e>wned in the soft shades so much favored for formal evening wear this winter. The white throats, beautifully dressed hair, and gleaming jgwe's distracted the attention more than once of even the “dyed-in-the- wool” music lovers, who are usually immune to clothes when Caruso is to be heard. .

The Favored Pale Tints Among the prevailing shades worn

by the gorgeous “firstnighters” were pink, blue, and white, with here and there a stunning black frock, or one of vivid emerald green. This shade o f green is an exception to the rule of white-, or pastel shades, now so mod­ish; there were several entire gowns i:: this shade at the opera and the most striking and artistic costume no­ticed at the Horse Show, some weeks earlier, was also of this green. It is wonderfully becoming to a woman with v>-hite hair and a youthful face. Black is favored for evening, too, and erved as an attractive touch of con­

trast among the pale tones in the “golden horseshoe.”

The Matter of Fans and Glares Among the most fascinating acces­

sories accompanying these attractive costumes ~were the fans; these were not the small, useless fancies of sev­eral seasons past, but large, graceful fans of ostrich; curled and uncurled. Many1 were in white, or the pastel ■hades; one especially attractive fan waa of midnight blue, uncurled ost­rich.

NOT JUSTIFIEDBRYAN.

cf these, too, but th* euy-liaed dlda^ JS. tailored suit o f broadcloth, giiliH l t f • duvetyn, whipcord, and novelty h*eksi . ■and stripes. _jf™ y daU-cotoJtf viz-1 Miami, F!a., Dec.'S.—President Wii- tures were worn, .trimm-jd, afceoorse, | son’s Pan-American policy does not with fur or brfdd. J- justify Ilia preparedness program in

SAYS MR. igent. toteyif1 WOif^Federal ’ officers said the sUit _td ’£.; BABBES? PLAN.

partme.it had received from the :ish govermjtant copies of the w o i i S f a ^ - * 7.—Intejurban piaoa ler.Ur to von Urite'.in denouncing tfes pres«ntj$d,ree<i»tly to fhe county com-

An exceptionally effective suit of Uars g rff n duvetyn, was Mbdevith .'i flounced skirt and flaring p^jra i •in the coat. A wide soft collar, of

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the eyes of William Jennings Bryan. Bsyain commented favorably today oh t Cfce portion* of th* president’s mes­sage; bearing on thftPhilippines, Porto

dark f<jx and a . barrel M a t Qt-f<>* R »r\ a government ship line and ru- aecompttnj^d the suit. Other effective ral credits,details 4f?re (^m atch ing spats, the “But wheii the president touches < n wide velvet tbe mftx^ticlc. the s^l»«oe ef preparedness he en-.Another tai’orvd suit, ten a.' hew' field " said Bryan, “andafternoon. 11| ipllj i i 11 i'H V recommendations

government’s action'itt this. matt*(l- . _< iwisjoibarts-and chamber o f eommerc* . -— :— :------ -— ■— -. were not approved by

ENTENTE WILLING TO DISCUSS ; {he' iBteftwfcaW committee of the cham- PEACE. j"bir in' kesaieb Thursday at 11:30

Would Consider Serioan Fnemy Governraeata, Says quitb.

«as of dark blue gabardine, nutda s&fc 'w & fad i?cxmii?g opposition in. both a Russian blouse coat, %|)d. .9e ing yaitles. Tjse jn| ons which he gives skirt, trimmed with harrow'bandk .of |.d not s«iy}Mt'^ impropriations for seal;.a small ball inuff of beaver 'j-wtiieS'leutipi,'’*'.-®oiid -:9Ir. Bryan. seal was carried, and spats of white j ’V -— —r- -- •••' corresponded with the white faille rib-; BRAZU^AS JEWELS FOR WIL- bon on the stiff-brimmed hat. 1 SON WEDDING.

THE COLONEL HAS WAR IN HIS Washington.. Dec. 8.—A brncelet ofHEART. -Brasilian jewels and o corsage of rare

. trophica! fdathera eame today to Mrs. I caimct apeak Norman Gftlt, the President’s fiancee

I as wedding gifts. They Were broughtToronto, Dec. 8.-

in Toronto until the war is over, cannot trust myseli for I would c»i-- by Dr. A. J.Ue Oliveria Botelho, cf tainly say what would be unwiae to Brasil, first to arrive of the delegates to. I car,not speak except on what to the Pan-American Scientific Con-; is in' my heart and the thing that is ; g-res ,. which 'meets here December, in tny heart now is war. I am criti-' tho 27th. cizinjj my own country and I ean-

London, Dec. 8.—“If proposals of a serious character of a general peace ar put fonward by the enemy govern­ments they will first be discussed by the allied governments. Until this contingency arises I cannot give any further pledge.”

The foregoing was Premier As­quith’s reply made in the House of Commons today to the request of Philip Snowden, Socialist member for Blackburn, for a pledge that no pro­posals fsr negotiations based on the evacuation: of conquered territory shall be rejected by the British gov­ernment without .the knowledge of Parliament. Premier Asquith added:

“As soon as proposals for peace are put forward it will be the desire of the government to take Parliament in-

Tfrnts P t l ’ In .drafting resolutions concerning As- h&e proposed line onder the ^Un* of

j Junius H. Harden,' the Mnntitttee' j:iid it would be glad to consider o;lv»r plana by Harden or other par- tifc .--Durham Sun.

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not do so elsewhere.”Thus Colonel Rooseve.t gave his

refusal when asked .to address,-the Tortonto club tonight. . -

DECIDE YOURSELF... . — « — .

The Opportui i'y ia Here, Backed By Burlingi .n Testimony.

Don’t take our w .d for it.Don’t depend on a stranger’s state­

ment.Read Burlington endorsement.Read the statements of Burlington

citizens.And decide for yourself.Here is one case of it.W. A, Lay, prop.-, of livery stable,

Davis St., Burlington, says: “As soon as my kidneys are not acting

WOMAN FIGURESCASE.

IN NOTED ; sible moment.”

New York, Dec. 8.—A New York 1___ ;___ ^ .. j society woman whose identity was

Henry Ford’s proposed peace ex- j shielded was brought into the gov- pedition to Europe wi.l at least add J eminent investigation into the activi- to the gaiety of the nations. 1 ti->s of Franz von Lintelin, German

as they; should, I take _a few doses to its confidence at the earliestj.es- « Kidney Pills and they

; v.-avs fix rao up in good shape. Doan’s-------------------- i Jtifiney Pills enn’t be beat for a lame

At least before Villa gets ready to'; back.” carry out his threat of licking the - Price 30c, at all dealers. Don’; whole United States he will be coni-: simpiy ask for a Kidney Remedy—get peHed to give Gcneral-Carranza that'Bonn's Kidney Pills—the same that shave. It’s a bad scrape his in in, Mr. Loy had. FOSTER-MILBURN anyway. Co., Prop., Buffalo, N. Y.

D«rk Green Duvetyn Suit

The matter of gloves with the sleeveless frocks, and all were sleeve- j

good citizen in case of a spider bite j less with one or two exceptions, has •r briar scratch but they do say he j probably been a problem with many; breaks jail every time without leav-1 white gloves, coming just above the ing any trace as to how he get& away. | elbow, were generally worn; now and

It does look like one of those iron 1 then -one noticed a pair in pale pink cells would hold a keg of good liquor! or deep cream to match the frock; but it will not, they say. j one or two pairs of black., too, were

Mr, Editor, you say it is reported worn. The universal use of tulle, that it is first poured out and then malines, or the fine-meshed net was poured in and disappears. Of course, the very noticeable; it was used to veil h disappears. Nothing mysterious the neek and arms, as a scarf, in the about that, but where is the jailer hair, or billowing, pannier-fashion, when the pouring is done ? He should over the hips. The men with their be responsible for his prisoners, black suits and white fronts made an especially one of this character (which excellent background for these pretty doubtless he is) but we never hear women and their delicately colored t«U cf his being brought -to account frocks.and made to tell how his prisoner1 Daytime Suits at the Horse Show got oat of jail. He certainly ought • The daytime costumes at the Horse to be made to tell how it is possible Show were quite aa interesting as for a keg of corn liquor to get out those worn in the evening. While t i jail without fcis knowledge or con- there were many attractive one-piece Mat *ad%t .the same time leave no dresses worn under smart separate sign or trace as to inw it got away, coats of cloth ^fur, the tailored suit, What sinners are mice and men! as in day* ganr*by, wa^xoost in evi- A m do be troshlesoote tunes! Not dence. Not the straight mannish suit A “wee drop” Sre Chriateas can be entirely, although there ware many

C H O O S E

Y o u r G ifts W ith C are

The g i f t is ever a co/islant r tm in d e r o f rise giver, h e w im portan t it is ihen that \ u t rem em brance b e a suitable

se lection . Heref you m sy find danty p ieces for persons/ id orn m sn t.

i !.•>CAMEOS

Tha Cameo is posset cd real character and tinction, being carved by hand.

The white liead on * pink back ground and n ii(. Ii brown head on a dark brown back ground are th< most favored and we have assembled * cb<> cc col lection of these Cameoa.

Cameo Brooches, $5.00 and up Cameo Lavalierres, $3.60 and up Cameo Rings $4,50 and up

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K i -, < v ‘ 'V''4A \

VANITYSterling Silver Gorman Silver Oh! Filled ... Mesh Bags ___

CASES........ $10.00$2.75 and up....... $12.00$1.50 and up

TIE CLASP.Solid Gild, $1.00 and up.

No chargs for engraving.

Wc carry a complete line of Watches in nickel, gold and gold filled cases; In- gersoll, Elgin, Waltham, Rockford. South Bend and Illinois, fronv $1.00 up. Also a nice line of Bracelet Watches.

For 45 years we have recommends; and sold' the most reliable makes of American Watches at moderate priccs, and our reputation for satisfying our customers is ah asset of which .we are justly proud.;-

W e carry a o m p lt te lin e o f S ilv e r W sre in S te rlin g p la ted , everyth ing fo r the 1able, Cut J i !a s * and Hand Pa in ted

China. A/so a co m p le te l in t o r p la in and fancy Stationary. \

Also Toilet Sets, Military S<jts, Manicure Sets, Writing Sets, in

Sterling and Plato.C. F. A Diai.iond Ring for $6.00 and up.

A Set Ring $1186 and up. •A Signet Ring $1.00 and up. /J, Kings, Rings, 3§igE> DiamowTSei

and gShgnet. L-

The Je w e le r

iCorner Main and Davis Sts.

Burlington, N, C.

•> ; C U F F kSolid Qpld- an«'GoI<£ FSHj$, 25c and No charge for engrav- ing. -

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Still Hem-/ Ford has thfc'saMe right‘. as anybody to spend his own miney in

<^; his own way.

Kev. J. E. Pritchard Was s business visitor at Elon College yesterday.

|.' >'OB SALE—Dry Stove Wood, $1.00'o r $2.00 Loads. Phone 488.

Mrs. X Elmer Long of Grahain fc.-f spentyesierday with Mrs, W. L.D}ck

in Durham.

Pine cocoanut* at Ralph's Place, and ■ some nice bananas. Corns and pay us

% call.

The teyenth installment of the aerial j • story, “The Broke!: Coin," appears ml this issue. Reid it.

Aii taxpayers whose 1914 taxes are unpaid wi!l please take notice and pay up promptly, as I shall be required to advertise if ihese taxes are not paid by January 10th, 1916..

This December 8th, 1915.A. "W. COLE, City Tax Collector.

Tailoring that .fits your form; purse and personality—T. N. Boone, the tailor.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Faucette have returned from a visit with Mrs. Fau­cet te’s father, Mr. J. J. Cheek, and other re’.Elives in Durham;

‘ "White Kid Gloves, no charge if not cleaned; a new pair if ruined—Sani­tary Pressing C'ub, T. N. Bone, Pro­prietor.

There wil;. be a box party at Glenn- wood School at Alamance Mills to­morrow (Saturday) night at To’cloek

sand the public is cordially invited.

Order your holiday suit, now and he glsa, it isn’t a uniform—T. N. Bine, the tailor that satisfies.

Imitations of hutter are alright v.-hen you cannot do any better, but noth;r.g gives those cakes flavor like I utter. Ralph's Place has some fresh country butter that will flavor your cake “fit for n king.1’

B. H. PayneWill pay you more money fpr

your

■: r u e sAlso Chickens and Eggs.

-LOCATED AT

S. Allen’s Meat Market

If Bryan doesn't watch cut Henry Fold will yet snatch that Nobel peace prize from him.

No, Pauline, the short ballot has nothing to do with the prevailing style of skirts. ,

When Greek meets French these days the talk is evidently germane to

Mi's, G. Rapor of Winston-Salem is the guest of her father, Mr. J. R. Mebane. After spending seme ‘time

jn the city she will go to Greensbora, 'and High Point to'visit relatives be­fore returning to her home in Wins­ton-Salem.

Columbus sai.ed to America in 14B2. Any child can tell you that, but listen to what the farmers and grows folks are laying, “I am going to Ralph's Place to buy apples and candy for

kChriatmas—-saw some. fine one* there

INDIGESTION AND NERVOUS- NESS . ■

are overcome by Mrs. Joe Person’s Remedy, which purifies the blood and tones up the system. Mrs. Mary Am- andia Nash, Lumberton, N. C., waa a severe sufferer from acute indiges­tion, which brought on extreme ner­vousness, suffering dai’y with catarr­hal , headache. Mrs. Joe Person’s Remedy relieved ali these ills and she endorses it as the best medicine in the world.

Give Nature a Chance.Mrs. Joe Person’s Remedy purifies

the blood ard permits nature to re­pair the damage of the ills brought on by impure bIo«|—iBkiigegtior rheumatism, scrofula, eczema. Get the blood right and most ills are cur­ed.

Your druggist should have Mrs. Joe Person's JlenTedy. If he hasn’t, send us his name and one dollar for large bottle,REMEDY SALES COPORATION,

Charlotte, N. C.Mrs. Joe Person’s Wash should be1

used in connection with the Remedy for the cure of sores and the relief oi inflamed and congested surfaces. It is especially valuable for women, and should always he used for ulcer­ations.

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The gift season is now at hand as most evrey one prefers giving useful presents we want to suggest this following' items for your consideration which will r.id you in making youv Chrisfmas selections:

Ladies and Men’ House Slip­pers. SiJ: and Lisle Hoiscry, Hen’s beautiful Neckwear up to $2.00,. Handerchiefs, Suspend­ers, Shirts, (cotton and silk) from 60e to $5.00, Hats and Caps, Collars, Night Shirts, Umbrellas, Gloves, (Kid Work and Knit) Rubber Boots, Rub­ber Shoes, Rubber Overshoes, Men’s and W omen’s heavy buek’e arties Overshses, Over- Gaiters, Wool Soles for Cro­chet Slippers. Every conceiv­able style in Men, Women and Children’s Shoes.

Make our Store headquarters for Your Christmas Shop ping.Foster Stsue Co.

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CHWHESTPSPILLSDIAMOND

the other day., and Ben Davis.”

Wine Saps, Pippins

Are yau in on this aarly Christmas shopping business? There’s only fourteen shopping days left before j Christinas.

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G t io tmetallic boxeueeateA irlUi

E o l T b y ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERETIME

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* Miss Beta Elkins very charmingly entertained the Home Crocheting j flub at the home of Miss Lena Line- hcrry on Ireland Street last Tuesday night. The time was spent in crDchet- ing and soda'. chat. Several musical selections were rendered by Miss Thel­ma Powler, and a vocal aolo by Mr. Ross Stevens. Refreshments were served. Before leaving all voted Miss E'kir.s a most charming hostess. j

Ful! Dress Suits for tho Holidays' S22.00 to $60.00. Made to your meas- j ure—T. N. Boone, The Tai’or.

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Something Doing—In the butter and eggs, candies, fruits and grocery lines for a few days nt Ralph's Place, the place you will eventually trade. Why ■ not begin now?

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We clean fcr you; We press for you; ; V>ra dye for you—Sanitary Pressing ■

*■ Club, T. N. Bojtie, Proprietor. j-------- j

Appies, orangas, Tai'.gerins and i f ape jVui: at Merchants Supply Co.

. High Class made to er r - c'.ithes, jT. N. Boore, The Tailor That Satis fies.- i

If you wart the best fruit, the Mer- ch»Kts Supply Co., have it.

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

At the regular meeting of the board of aldermen for the city of Burling­ton, heid December Sth., 1915, said j Eoard passed a resolution requiring j me to advertise for sale the property j of all persons whose taxes far 1914 reinain-anpaid January 10th, 1916.

BUT THIS WILL NOT EFFECT YOU, IF YOU TRADE WITH US. WE HAVE ON HAND ABOUT

200 BARRELS OF FLOURBought before the advance, and can save you money. We carry the

foI!owing brands in patent Sour:

Melrose, Dan Valley, Hico

Best, Dixie Patent and

Pride of Alamance*.ALSO SUV RAL BRANDS OF GOOD STRAIGHT FLOUR.

OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT ON OATS, SHIPSTUFP, SWEET FEED, MEAT, LAD, AND EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINE.

We are celling fruits, nets, candies, raisins, oranges, and 'trape fruit at very low prices, quality considered.WE ASK A TRIAL ORDER AND WILL SAVE YOU MONEY..

We handle Hunts Supreme Brand of Canned Peaches, Pine Appies, Apricots, and Pears, NOTHING BETTER UPON THE MARKET.

Yours for quick service.

L o n g a n d B ro o k s»

Front Street.

I his land is a part of the lands of W. F Jones, und lays along both sides of the street car line, between fhe Park and Haw River. It has been opened up w ith beautiful streets and will be offered in laigelots, of from one- fourth to one acre in each.

THE OPPORTU N ITYTHIS IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY EVER PRESENTED, AND POSSIBLY THE LAST,

TO BUY MODERATE PRICE LAND ALONG THE CAR LINE AND IN LARGE LOTS. IT IS NOT HIGH PRICE LAND. BUT BEAUTIFUL, W E L L LOCATED LAND THAT SHOULD SELL FOR A MODERATE PRICE. WE GIVE AS OUR OPINION THAT IT W ILL EN­HANCE IN VALUE, AND

If You Buy Right Y o u Can’t Go W rong

THE TERMS O F SA LETHE TERMS ARE EASY. ONE-THIRD CASH, ONE-THIRD IN SIX MONTHS AND

ONE-THIRD IN TWELVE MONTHS, WITH SIX PER CENT INTEREST ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS* OR A DISCOUNT OF TWO PER CENT FOR ALL CASH ON DEFERRED PAY­MENTS. EVERY BUYER CAN TAKE A NUMBER OF LOTS AT THE SAME PRICE HE, BUYS ONE AT.

T H E PR IZES W E G IV E A W A Y

FHONE 200. NEW ISLEY BUJLMVp.

$ 7 5 . 0 0

WORTH OF CHINA AND GLASSWARE, SILVERWARE, GUNS, ETC., WILL BE GIVEN TO THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE SALE. ABSOLUTELY NOTH­ING REQUIRED BUT THAT YOU BE ON THE GROUND AND PUT IN YOUR FEE CARD. WE DO THIS TO BRING YOU OUT AND DO NOT REQUIRE YOU TO BUY. THERE WILL BE FIFTY PRESENTS TO GIVE A W A Y . B E A M O N G THE WINNERS BY BEING ON TIIE GROUND.

FREE STREET CARWE HAVE ARRANGED FOR FREE STREET CARS FOR EVERYBODY— NO EXCEP­

TIONS—AND THE CARS W IL L LEAVE GRAHAM. BURLINGTON AND HAW RIVER ABOUT 12:45 P. M.

Good Band of Music and a Great Big Jolly

Time for all

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Graham, North Carolina

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P R I N T

BRITAIN SEIZES VESSELS FLY- ING AMERICAN FLAG.

Takes Ameriean Transatlantic C*. Ships Without Prize Coart Pro- erodings; United States Make Pro­test—Amazement Felt at Washing­ton Ovre Move: Lin* Foreign Own­ed, British Say.

W a s h in g to n , D ee . 3.— O ff ic ia l a n - j

n ou n cem en t t h a i th e A m e r ic a n s te a m - j

sh ip H o c k in g h a d lin en r e q u is it io n e d

b y th o B r i t i s h ; G o v e r n n w . t . w i t h o u t .

t i ie fo r m a l i t y " o f p r i z e c o u r t p r o c e e d - j

ings w a s r e e a v e d b y th e S ta te D e ­

p a r t m e n t . t o d a y in a 'd e s p a t c h . f r o m

Consul- G e n e ra ! .Y o u n g , a t H a l i f a x ,

iv h e re th e s h in h u s b a e a d e ta in e d s ia c e

<he w a s so;:; cm V - :i B .rk is ii -w orsh ip

H vhU e. if.K I h j v .- iy f'. cr.i N e t : Y o r k t j

N o r f o lk . .

T h is p ro ced u re - w i l l , l e .v ig O M U s '.y '

c o n te s te d 'b y th e -U a ita d S tu te s G ov-.

c r ; . s » n * b e in g m e g s ’. a n d in v i o l a ­

t io n u f th e -vectssn u ed r ig h t s u n d e r

iK te r ! ia t io : iu ’ . la w . . 'C f i ic ia ls o f th e

'. <le.p;U'tme".y h a d b een ritore. c r less jk t-p tk -.il r a j fa rd ir .g o ff ic ia l r e p o r t s o f

ih e ir .len ti.nns o f G r e a t B r i t a in , e x -

. p re s s ed fra r .U a m a z e m e n t \yheri th e y

ic a rn c : } th a t :.h a . H o c k in g a c tu a lly , h a d

br.e.n r e q u is it io n e d . T h e U n ite d

S ta te s , it w a s s a id , w i l l d em a n d th a t

i h e s h ip b e r e t a i l e d in p r iz e e ^ u r t ,

c n th e iihargre d i e t she is p a r t l y G e r -

m an o w n e d , and th a t th e p r iz e c o u r t

: : : l p r o m p t ly in th e ca se .

'• ■'•'rled to S e iz e O th e r V e s s e ls .

. . rn ia t io n o f o ffic ia l r e p o r t s -e -

th e a c t io n in th e H o ck in g , c a s e

.-iiic ia is h e re to b e lie v e tb a t G r e a t

S M i:: in in ten d s t o ta k e o v e r f o r it s

ow n use o th e r i-esse !? o f th e f le e t

ow n ed b y th e A m e r ic a n T r a n s a t la n t ic

C o m p a n y , i f i t h a s n o t d o n e so a l­

r e a d y . T h e c o m p a n y h as in fo r m e d

th e S ta te D e p a r tm e n t th a t i t s s h ip

G e n e s e e , a t S t. I .u c is , W e s t I d le s , h a s

be r e q u is it io n e d a n d th a t th e K a n k a ­

k e e , n o w a t s ea , bound f o r P o r t S ta n ­

l e y , F a lk la n d Is la n d s , in c h a r g e o f

a p r iz e c r e w f r o m th e B r it is h c ru is e r

M a c e d o n ia n , w i i l b e r e q u is it io n e d u p ­

on h e r a r r i v a l a t p o r t . R e p r e s e n ta ­

t io n s r e g a r d in g th e H a c k in g p r o b a b ly

w i l l in c lu d e a ls o th e ca s e s o f th e G e n e ­

s e e and th e K a n k a k e e .

Pleasure- in the

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D !l> Y O l * K N O W T H I S .

T h e a m o u n t in p e n s io n s b y

: h « U n iu -d S ta te s ^ o v o r n m «n t to p e r ­

son s in thi.'* M .ate ij? larger than the a m o u n t p a id L y o u r s ta t e g o v e r n m e n t

to «>u:* fo u ie u c r a le p u n s ion ers , A r e -

ount r e p o r t o f th e p en s io n b u re a u a t

' W a r .h ir .^ to !: show.-. th a t t h e r e . w e r e

L-tst y e a r 3^*1 i> fe d e r a l p e n s io n e r s in

th is s t a t e a n d th e a m o u n t p a id th e m

w a s $73*’ , 7 H . T h e r o a r e n e a r ly 15 ,-

OiHt conTcriisKi'u p en s ion e rs ( v e t e r a n s

:tmi u'fsl<nv-s i.»j iJjjs s t a t e w h o a r e

pa id n o t 'juKc- h a ’ f a d o l la r s .—

♦ hntham R oord .

We h-’ Ve 1.01 the slightest doubt

i'L;t that Mi\ Ford could have p len ty !

aU.-iti’ti i f ho had just invited ;

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makes reading and sewing real pleas­ures these evenings.

L a m p sThe Rayo gives a steady light that can’t hurt the eyes. It requires almost no attention. Its simplicity of design makes it easy to keep clean. \ou don’t have to re­move the shade to lightit—just lift the gallery and touch a match. Most con­venient — most efficient — most economical.Use A la d d in S e c u r ity O i l c r D ia m o n d W h ite O i l to obtain best results in O i l Stoves, Lam ps and Heaters.T hc Rayo is only one of our many products especially suitable for use on the farm.

S t a n d a r d H o u s e h o l d

L u b r ic a n t S tan d a rd H a n d S ep a ra to r

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Mica Axle Grease Eureka Harness Oii ■VlaJrhiw Liquid Gloss

If jo u r (IcuUt does not carry rhtrn:, write to our inrnrest sMtinn.

STANDARD Oil COMPANYr.A' - imuiu; ftoskl-.ei'-'i. D. i: t.harioitr. N. C.

Norfolk. Va. l,hlr!e-.te«. V.VjL.Kiciu,iu..J. S. V-

A.- M., in their hall on Monday evok­ing, December i3th, 1915, » t 7:30 o’clock. Let all Master Masons take due notice thereof and govern them­selves accordingly.

GEO. W. HATCH, W. M.CHAS. V. SHARPE, See’y.

Secretary McAdco might propose a tax on hit air arid collect it from .Congress. . .

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BURUNGTON, N. t Office ».j3Bmi7 & 8, Seco:.-i F.---! of First Nationai Bank iH.r.u' n

Office Phone, 337-J. Resident Phone, 337-L.

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BURUNGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Dr. G. Eugene HoltOSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN

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Burlington, - - - ? N. C.

Dr. L. H. AllenOPTOMElRlSr

Kit'inK Gkisses - A SPl CIAtdV Office over C F. NEE iK’S Store.

Burlington, N. t'

Vyli.en ihe coU winds blow, and the snow sieet and rain desccnd,. put

i :rc t;» your cattle. Feed them the best feed to be nad. Be good i ) > our dtiu-jb brutes. The cow that feeds the family, and the horse

pi ivv. irc: th e best friends. The Automobile wont go without ■'Hie horse cannot jjo without food. Its an old say, that

s the mare go, but this is not true Unless vou invest that

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OPINIONS REFLECTED JX CAR­TOONS.

I t is always particularly in t e r e s t in g

t ij le a rn the o p in io n s o f v a r io u s c o u n ­

t r ie s on matters of n a t io n a l interest. There is naihinB more expressive o f

sw .u n -.w u .h v . i th e c a r u r in s appear- i’ i' ';v. :i::y £•» day. i t i:! w e l l , there-

f ... I.-I i-;nei:i'.er \lust ea ch Sunday ;; ; . u t - i ,■.:..i i .• is n*v c » you t a see

< . ■: : ;...i?.i.;it and A m e r ic a n ca r -

j toons—a page of each being printed !in the Magazine Section of The Phila- j delphia Press.; There are ninny other splendid fea- ' lures in this magazine including fic­tion articles on Science, Art, Music, I a page of Poetry and Fun. The Philadelphia Press is proud of its Sunday Magazine which is splendidly illustrated and printed ia color. Look it over next Sunday.

It is rumored that the While Honn has picked the -Democratic candidates

; for New Jersey next year. A Mr. , Katzenbock is to run for Senator and 'a certain Judge Haight for Governor. | This is certainly kind of Mr. Wilson to relieve his party of all trouble in the matter of nominations—but :;up-

1 pose his party should insist on mak­ing the nomination for itself.

MASONIC NOTICE.

There will be a called communica­t io n o f Bula Lodge No, 409 A. F. ar.d A. M.. in their hall on Friday even­in g , Ilecem’oei 10th, 1915.. at 7:30 o’clock . Work in “Third Degree.” There will be a regular communica­tion of Bula Lodge No. 409 A. F. and

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lo the way they pay their doctor, dentists, grocer, butcher, baker,

coal man, rent man, milk man and every one who extends them

credit As this book is used by all business and professional men

of Burlington and vicinity as their guide in extending credit we

trust you will find it to your interest to call on anyone to whom you

may owe money and pay up. If you can't pay all, pay as much as

you can, so they can give you as good a rating as possible.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

EPISCOPAL CHUBCH.

X b Chureh * t The Hoi; Comforter.

Th* Reverend Jahm B rn en Gifcbie, Bect«ir„

it.8arrbm Every Sunday, 11:0# A,• a l 7:30 P. M.

,Holy Communion: First Sanday, 11:0# A. U ., Third Sunday, 7:30 A . If.

Holy and Saints’ Days, 10:00 A . I f. . .Sunday School 0:30 A. M.

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The public is All ' Paws Fr««.

cordially invited,■ Vested Choir;

Kev. M. W. Bock. Paator.

Sunday Warship, 11:00 A. H-, hk- 8:00 P. M.

Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. J. ii.. Vernon, Superintecdent-

Praise and Prayer Service*, W *dw» day at 8:00 P. M.

Christian Culture Clas*. Saturday a 4-.0U P. M.

Chureh Confertaca, Wadnaaday M fore First Monday ot each m>>au> 7:30 P. M.

Observance of Lord’* Supper, F ir* Sunday in cach month.

Woman's 0oun,. First Monday of «ae<.

Mouth, 3:30 P. M.

THE METHODIST. PROTESTAWi CHUBCH.

Eaot Davis Street.

*K«v. George L. Curry, Paator.

preaching Service* every Sunday at 11;00:A. M., and 8:00 P. M.

Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 8:00 P. U.

Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Societies every Monday afternoon after First Sunday in each month.

Christian Endeavor Society meets at 7:00 Every Sunday Evening.

Sunday Sehdol, 9:30 A. M. M. A Coble, Superintendent.

Good Baraca and Philathea Clanaft-You are Invited to attend all thasc

services.

FRONT STREET . M. E. CHURCH 1 SOUTH.

Key: JJ. JI,. Tuttle Pastor.

i'-’ees, S. 42.32 chains, to the begin-._____ 'iniag, containing 66 38-100 acres, less

By virtue of the power «£ «!• eon-, '5 acre 5» slilJ ,ot- wit- tainad in a certain wortgsg. de*d:acrt3> raor<! « less- executed- to Coble-Bradshaw Co., os! COBLE-BRADSHAW COM AN Y, . tha 8th daiy of March, 1915, by James . Mortgagee.Leath and wife,, and duly registered j This the ICth day of November, 1915. in the office of the Register of Deeds •for Alamance County, Book No. 67,I kING OFFERS TO TRADE 8 WO-

' MEN KOR UMBRELLA.

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MACEDONIA LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Front Street.

Rev. T. S. Brown, Pastor.

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Moriaintr Service 11:00 A. M.Vespers 8:00 P. M.

Services every Sunday except morning of Third Sunday.

Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. Prof. 1. 3 . Robertson, Supt.

-i’eacbers" Meeting Wednesday 8:00 P. M. (Pastor’s Study).

Woman's Missionary Society, Firs> Thursday. Monthly, 3:30 P. I f.

L. C. 8. Society, Second Thursday Monthly, 3:00 P. M.

Young People'* Meeting, Second Sun­day at 5 P. M

i-eacc lo those who enter, liiessings to those who go.

(v.i.-hitig every Sunday, li:0u A il. and 8:00 P. M.

Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper offering for Church charities, F'rsf Sunday in each month.

Sunday School, every Sunday, 9:50 A. M.

Prayer. Meeting, Wednesday, 8.00 P. M.

Board of Stewards meet on Monday, 8:00 P. M., after Fourth Sunday of each month.

Woman’s Missionary Society mec-f 4:00 P. M., on Monday, after U and 3rd Sundays.

Parsonage, next door to Church, Front Street.

Pastor’s Telephone, No, IBS.Ring—Talk—Hang TJp—“Busy.’"

HOCUTT MEMORIAL BAPTIST

CHURCH, WEST BURLING­

TON, jf. e.

Preaching Second and Fourth Sunday?, Morning and Night.

Pages 92-95, of Mortgage Deeds, to secure' the payment of a certain note, and default having been made in the payment of said note, the undersigned mortgagee will expose to public stde to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door Of Alamance Coun­ty on Friday, December 17, 1915, at i i o’clock A. M., the following land conveyed by said mortgage deed.

A certain piece or tract of land ly­ing and being ia Alamance County, State aforesaid, in Boon Station Township, and described and defined as follows, to wit:

Adjoining the lands of Ava and C. A. Tickle, John'Williams, Petsr Michael and others, and bounded as follows:

Beginning at a crooked white oak tree on S.-side of Travis Oeek corner with said Ava Tickle, running thence with the meander of said creek''courses.J and distances as follows: . S. 61 '.£ degrees, E. 4.15 chains,. N1 85% de­grees, E. fiO iks., N. 13 degrees, E. 2 chains, S, b2 degrees, E. 1.80 chains, S. 15 degrees, E. 1.15 chains, S; 1'.; degrees, N. 1.06 chains.. S. 4.7 2-3 degrees, E. 2.27 chains, S. 57 & de­grees, E. 54 Iks., S. 69}j degrees, E. 1.85 :chains, S. 77H degrees, E. 1.114 chains, to an ash tree on North bark of said creak; as follows.to exclude C. D. Gerringer’s still lot S. 76 54 de­grees, W. 2.79 chain*, to a rock, the j

Chief Officer of Ship Just la From Africa Telia of Monarch’s Business Proposal Which He Detliaed.

Prayer Meeting Every Night at 7:30.

Thursday

CHRISTIAN CHUBCH.

Corner Church and Divil Street*.

Rev. A. B. Kendall, D. P.. Paator.

Preaching every Sunday <1:09 A.. and S:no V. M.Sunday School, tf:46 A. M. John R.

Foster, SuperintendentSenior, Intermediate and Junior £n- . deavor Societies meet for worship every Sunday evening at 7:00 P. M..

Mid-Week Prayer and Social Service, every Wednesday at 8:00 P. M.

Woman’s Home and Foreign Mission­ary Society meets on Monday after the first Sunday in each month. Mrs. Ada A. Teague, Pres.

Ladies' Aid Society meets on Mond- day after the second Sunday in each month, at 8:00 P. M. Mrs. W. R Sellars, Pres.

Aid Society Tuesday Night After fourth Sunday, Mrs. G. D, Smith,

President.

Sundry School Every Sunday at 9:30 A. M., W. M, Williams, Supt.

Fresh fr^m a voyage to Darkest Africa, S. Walter Hickey, of the four- master Judge Boyce; which arrived here yesterday, maintained that the least current market rates in Opaho made one umbrella “swappable” fo; tight women. - Also the brunkette Kiiij.' . '.hat territory declared in his choicest lingo, according to Hickey, that the man who accepted the um­brella would get all the better of the' bargain, as you can shut up art timbrel], '. 'The-.Judge Boyce brought 703 casks of jja.'rii oil, • ar.d'this is the first cr.rgo if .that kind ; that ever came direct f.-oni Africa to this city. Ths yoyags required sixty-four days.

Captain William M. Maritine and u crew' of 'nine brought the1 ship to this city. They stopped at several ports o;] the way out and got hold of 2. cargo thai would appeal to the in­habitants ofthe African continent. At Cfabo they found 20,000 natives, all of whbm ivere willing to swan, their palm oil for knick-knacks nrcd j trinkets. |

The second day after the ship’s a»- j rival it rained “cuts and dogs," and I

N. E. corner of s?id still lot; thence j chief Officer Hickey put up his silk j S. 88 degrees, W. (B. S. &.) 1.2n j umbrella, and this bit of fashionable' chains to a rock corner with said still • and epw:hal furniture attracted Kin;? jlot; thence S. (B. S. S. 1 degree 12’ E.) ; Garumbagul ...... ............ .4 chains to a rock corner with said t.n ctii> hAw tlift ---- 1--* 1 -lot; thence a right angle from S. Hi degrees, E. N. 88% degree*, E. 1.2& ;0 chains; thence a right angle N. 2 d*-: n natural

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While hunting bargains in dry goods.

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grees, W. 4 chain*, the beginning containing in still lot .5 of an acre, more or le**; thence N. 76% degrees, v.ut E. 2.79 chains, to the above mention­ed ash tree on creek; thence S. 39%

s attention. He wanted to sec how the umbrella worked and when it was shown ta him he wanted

trade something for it, but Hickey, diplomat, gave it to the

King.Later when Hickey visited the royal

the King clapped his bands and out stepped eight of the most prised Women of the King's household. King

d»grees, E. 70 Iks., N. 74 degrees, E. Garry offered the eight in return for ’ "' iron bar on rock the umbrella

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A most cordial welcome is extended you tn attend all our meetings. Wo want you to feel at home in our ser­vices.

JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor, Graham, N. C.

2.0S chain*, to an or. N. bank of aaid creek corner with Sidney Pettigrew; thence S. 7 degrees 32’ W. (B. S. 10 deg. 22’) 34.31 chs. to a rock corner with said C. A. Tickle and Pettigrew; thonce S. 4VS> degrees, W. 5 chains to a rock corner with said Williams in public road to Gibsonville, N. C.; thence N. 87 de­grees, W. 12.75 chains, to a rock cor­ner with said Michael; thence N. 8 de-

and intimated that he was ready to do business for all the white men’s stock on the same basis. The chief officer says he is going to return ti Africa with a lot of silk urn - breUas. which he will trade with the king for a lot of palm oil. He offers ia t*t one of these same umbrellas that his story is true in every detail.

THE PROTECTIONIST

T « everyone who believes in Protection sod Prosperity a sample copy for the asking.

GILLIAM GRISSOM, EnterGreensboro, N. C.

REFORMED CHURCH.Corner Front and Anderson Streets.

Rev. D. C. Cox

Sunday School every Sablwth •* 9:46 A. M.

Preaching every Firs! «n<i Third Sab­bath at 11:00 A. M.. and 8:00 P. tf.

Mid-Week Service every Wednesday, »,:(«} P. M.

Everyone Welcome*

Parsonage Corner Front linmr Streets.

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A cordial invitation extended to all A Church Home for Visitors me<f tot

Stranger*.

WKRB AVENUE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH

Rev. E. C. Durham. Pastor. Preaching every first Sunday at 11:8* * A. M., and 8:f'i> P. Ai. Second Sun­

day at 8:00 P. M.Sunday School every Saolay st 10:00

A. M.A. M. H. F. Moor*, SnyerinteftAttt

Eve»rbody Welcom*.PRESBYTERIATi CHUBCH.

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Kev. Donald Mclver, Pastor. Services every Sunday at 11:00 A. M

and S:00 P. M.Sunday School at 9:4b A. M. B. R

Sellars, Superintendaat.Prayer Meeting, W*daeaday at 8:t>i:

P. M.

the Public {« cordially invited ta t il service*.

OCTOBER 31, 1915.Leave Winston-Salem.

(5:30 A. M. daily for Roanoke and in­termediate stations. Connect with Memphis Special for South west, also main line trains North, East and West with Pull-

' man Sleepers, Dining Cars.2:10 P. M. daily for Martinsville, Ro­

anoke, the North and East. Pullman Steel Electric Lighted Sleeper Winston-Salem to Har- isburg, Philadelphia, New York. Dining Cars North of Roanoke.

4:15 P. M. daily for Roanoke and local stations, Pullman Sleepers.

Trains arrive Winston-Salem 11:10 A. M, 1:10 P. M., 9:3S P. M.

Trains leave Durham for Roxbore, South Boston and Lynchburg, 7:00 A. M., daily and 5:80 1\ M.( dally ex*«pt Sunday.

„W. B. Bevill, Pa**. Teaff. Mfr. W. C. Saunders, Ceit. Paw. Agt.

SOUTHERN PLANS USING MO- TOR CARS IN WAR ON JITNEY

Probably Two Trips Each Way Daily Rctwevn Raleigh and Durham.

The installation of a motor-car ser­vice between Durham and Raleigh as additional traffic facilities between

! these two cities was the contemplated move that took shape here yesterday between Southern Railway officials. The suggestion originated with W. H. Tayloe, of Washington City, general passenger traffic manager of the Southern Railway system and his co- laborers on this division voted the innovation aa full of promise. The details of the "motor car will be work­ed out later. The cars operated ba- tween Raleigh and Durham will be supplementary the regular traffic

& +£>*• se5-vice- The increasing business ofthe jitneys between the two cities and complaints of inadequate accommo-

Your children’s feet need shoes Nations for passengers wishing totravel between the two points in mid­day are responsible for the proposed move. Ths cars wiil operate ovsr the j railway tracks now in use and prob-l ably two trips each day will be the schedule. O. F. York of Raleigh, traveling passenger agent., and Ma- gruder Dent, of Richmond, district passenger agent, co,iferred with Mr.

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REM ING TO N203 Shepherd Bldg-.

T Y P E W R IT E R CO.Raleifch, N. C.

Good Times Coining!Plenty to eat and

that give them freedom of action free from hurt or pain. Buster Brown Shaping Lasts are so fashion­ed that their tender feet will remain free from blemish. When you get these feature* combined with good style and long wearing qualities, you have a perfect children’s shoe, or in ether words, a Buster Brown Shoe.

A beautiful piece of Ro jeri

Let’s

wear in these good old U N IT E D S T A T E S :?

have plenty GO O D ML) IC and icel and live bet er.

Right now our store is so fwii of nice

Pianos, — Organs and Sewing Machinesthat we can hard ly put any m ore in.

Prices are going higher W e bought 25Osrwns at old prices and 1h“ prices wei

we wu! sell att1, , , . .. . ,, '.vent up from $4.00 to$12.50 each this month, while these last; we will sell at the

Silverware to all m s king a pU- Taybe on the proposition. The prac­tical realization of the plans wili signify an innovation in the State—

rchase of $3.50 or over.

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W here Your $ W orks Wonders.

no other points are accommodated by semi-st reet-car routes. Passen<re:s and baggage will constitute t>e luggage An additional Pullman sec­tion was ordered for Durham to New York by the railway officials. The feasibility of a Pullman train was dis- cusped.

oid prices.Parlor Organs $50.00, $55 00, iiiO 00. $65 00 up to $125.00. Church Organs $25 00, $35.00. $!5 0 ‘ np to $200.CO Nice Pianos, $175,00, $200.00. $225 00, S2 5s) to $900 00. Sewing Machines §l0.ti0, $15.-a), $25 CO to $60 CO.

Easy terms, 10 years gr.rjrsnUe and delivered ia your home free.

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N. C,

25 years in Same business, ia Same town.

Patronize he Dispatch Advertisers.

6 I M Ftertcd and BfffSeift

tag* because of tit* economic readjust­ments which the world must jfpevi- U R v wltoesswithlo tbe next genera­tion, when peace shall Have st last re­sumed it* healthful tasks; Is the per­formance of theae tasks I believe th*Americas to be destiged {o pjax their parts’tijfee ther. 1 aM”laterested to fix'

8i '^tiiuitiitt^atioB oa t&i3 .prospect now = iiectfdse ucleius . y o t t ' w i t h i n your

view and permit'tfee. full. significance of it to command your thought 1 can­not dud the right light in which to get forth the particular matter that Ke* at the yery-front of my whole thought aa I address you today. 1 me an na-

FOR GREATER REGULAfl ARMT ! ttonal defease. .■ Jv'o pue who realty comprehend* the ; spirit of Hie'great pejple for whi>2l

tain gletnepfes in. ^ur Na­tional Life Serioiis

,\'e,-.,".ce to Ptzc:.

■ Washington Dec. 7,—“resids-nt Wil­son today delivered the foUowiiig. ines- sage to congress: . .

Gentlemen ot the Congress: Since I last had the privilege . of- addressing you on the state of the Union the war of nations on the oilier side Of the: sea. which had then only begun to disclose its portentous proportions, has extend­ed Its, threatening and sinister scope until it has swept within Us flame

n r m n w ia . m *.

STRIKING POINTS IN fTHSiDE^T W tSSfrS i^SSAOE

Th* department of war contemplate* an increase ef the steading4?«a*tk*<&0» «ttc*r* -

I.19VW en.Heto* w>ewanddiaeipl Incd «itiWMW» v

ieMiotiy for th* cowgKaaAaid**^ he navy upon a filial taothtg of

I democracies are.no: lieii rc'nt. They '.’do not- «<hSk or djsire -ji;£r.'sitTl)Sff i thought is of individual i£;er&y;la:id of ‘ tliei fror- lahoiv that-su-piiorts. life, r.’id-f . the '."'.censored thought that'QUlci:ens , which rluris Sensaiaiured shs’i be ;'it... Coriqiiest and dominion are not i.:> I carried out; but.it dees make Ce-n.:te :-'our reckoning,.or cgret-abie to o!;r { and. -explicit' a .-program. which .-.has principles. But just because ye de- ' heretofore been only implicit, lin'd h'. it,and unmolested develop®* and j the.minds of the two committees on

undisturbed .fixcrsm^q^ef our

tore* of th* regular army from » d 1Q2MB M tlfftd *UU» to 7,t3# ,

■ .T fh **.'1 airtwnugo of ia., fw »pi*h*«i*t** pJanforputtitstrength %Ht effici*ncy. i

Jh% Sfnvttt threats j$*>nsf~*ur national peace and safety K*>o been ytt^r«# j* ith i»o u r qwh* borifers.

it \» mi wMry fw reason* of .national efficiency anddevelopoienl-ihatw* *fiouid-h«v* agreat merchant marine.

It aeetifm.ta me,* dear dictate of prudent statesmanship and frank finance thajip wfe?t w par* now to undertake we should pay a* we go. Wo should be following an almost universal example of modem gov -. ernmcnt if we were.t* draw the greater Fart;*rj$v*n the whole of th* revenues we need from the income taxes, r i.; .

We have been-put ta the test in the case ftf (taxic^ and we have ctccd t;:e test. Whrth - 1 we have bsmct.tcdiAe'xi^ohy ceurjfc we li:ve purotied r«i«a;f!s to be *»en. . Our «* «e «r »u 2tr.4lte -hNttptncienc* ahd pras?5r;ty of the rtciis ef. Central and .Soi)th,jA««iei*ca' is notE-tlred. - ■

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b* 4 r m i m l i w *M*. tlfeM M M .! Hk« *M» *Those t fu a a , taker * * * U l p H i itrnawtil B m m M * tkai * « * ” for th* prasaat fiscal y * w which I j (nto it* o «p ■»<«— i .^ bare already (iTen. diaci«*a our fiaas- out of zraat . fM * «to*k> soch aa i eial problem for the year 1917*. As- i . some of tfc« best asd ztrrm

JWnin$. ttat the U ie s lmpoecd by tfce aleaMttts of that little, top tow i * tent? c w a u e act and life ! * » ; ,t w t i i « o a t in a hi«S 4a j,o f ol4 m

tPL& toeeW i** m to tz*» UauMa#id Hpa*7^e***J*a»at t * « had darken** Dm

o f . t^ jJrenoo* -Ss«»4NM » v ^ f e ^ioftaow>of :ttw oUar ttauona end Mt liifl.^ tft^ .it. -tiut ^afcrfnTii here-—that t M -for the Paa*a» c «»* l ’* « l agaU ^ . jqT sm* o «k l»* *sd *Kh tree choiew « about :twanty-8v* «*llttoli>B, and tl)& ...«( au^trae» MnM -«ver turn to - the i^ditionai expooditures for the m a iio reactlOB a*aio»t the eo »e r »army and navy are authorized by the congress, the deficit" In the general fund of tlie treasiiry ou th8-<hirtieUiOf Jtine, m u. will be jjearty two bun-

. .djed and; thirty-five millions. To thia if. . teaM,- ftfty EJil’ions should be

t » rspres<?nt a ssfo v/orkin-s bai- an<ie io r die treasury, and twelve mil­lions, to include tlij usual deficiency.

ment aad neopSe who had welcome#and bwtnred Uieai and seek to teak* this proud country ^wce xrtdre a hob-' bed of BuropeaB i»assloi>. A ilttl* while, a go . *ncb a tbinc would Imiv* s«emed luci!edil»t*.v:’,Becan*h'ilt* w a » incredlJjle we -, njjW« wk" p)%itti*ktion for.. U. W e (rautd<have .iS^i^ifinoet a£!ia;neil i..tolisre|»B«. for-It; '-^s- i f wo

estimates'!!! 1937; and. therie additions, .were suspicious 'i*urael¥es,:o}ir:o

own Hvcs upon our own principles of right .and. liberty, we resent,, from whatever quarter it may come, the ag­gression wc. ourselves will not prac­tice. We insist upon security in prose-

some portion of every quarter of tha ■ cuting our self-chosen iinep of nation-globe, not excepting our own hemi­sphere, lias altered the . whole face ot international affairs, and now presents a prospect of reorganization and re­construction such as statesmen and

al development. We do more than that. We demand It also for others.

Question of Preparedness.Out of such thoughts grow all our

policies. We regard war merely as apeoples Dave never been called , upon -means of assertipg the rights of a peo- to attempt before. j pie asainst aggression. Anu we are. We have stood apart, studiously neu- fiercely jealous of coercive or dic- tral. tt was our manifest duty to do tatorial power within our own nation so. Net only.did we have no part or ' QS of aggression from- without.. We interest to the policies which seem to -will not maintain a standing army ei- Tiave V.'ought the conflict on; it was cept for uses whi 'i ar:- as necessary■ ■ossary, if a universal catastrophe

avoided, that a limit shouid . the sweep of destructive war i eome part ot the great family

. .:.»>n3 should keep the processes oi juace alive, if only to prevent col­lective economic ruin and the break­down throughout the world of the in­dustries by Which its populations are fed and sustained. It wns manifestly the duty of the self-governed nations ot this hemisphere to redress, it pos­sible, the ’balance ot economic loss and coafusior. ln the other, if they could do nothing more. In the day of readjustment and recuperation we earnestly hope and believe that they can be of infinite service.

Ameriean Nation* Partner*.In this neutrality, to which tbey

were bidden not only by their separate life and their habitual detachment from the politics of fiurope but also by a clear perception of international duty, the states af America hare be­come conscious of n new and mors vital community interest and moral partner?Iii;! in affairs, more clearly conscious of the tuauy common sym­pathies and interests and duties which bid them stand together.

There v.as a time in the eariy days <■( our own great nation and of the re­publics figittiiii; their way tu inde­pendence in Central and South Amer­ica when thr government of the Unit­ed States looked upon itself as in some sort the guardian of the republics to the south of iu.r a.i against any eu- croachmenis or efforts at political con­trol from the other side of thc water; Ceil it its duty tu piay the part eveh without invitation from them; and I think thst we can claim that the task was midertiiken with a true and dis- iutcres-tcd i-nthusiasm for the freedom ot the Americas and the unmolested self-sovernr.ieut of her independent peoples. But it teas always difficult to maintain slid: >• raie without offense to the pride of the peoples .hose free- : aor.i of action we sought to protect. : and without provoking serious niiscon- < cptions- of our motives, and every thoughtful man of affairs must wel­come the altered circumstances of the , pe w in whose light we now stand, win tlieu- *s no claim of guardian- ! t. i ii or thought of wards but. instead, ; -u!l and honorable association as of ;

between ourselves and our

in times of peace as in times of war; and we shall always see to it that our military peace establishment is no larger than is actually and continu­ously needed for the uses of days in which no enemies move against us. But we do believe in a body of free citizens ready and sufficient to take care of themselves and of the govern­ments which they have set up to serve them.

But war has never been a mere mat­ter of men and guns. U is a thing of disciplined might. If our citizens are ever to fight eSectively upon a sudden summons, they must know how mod-

naral affairs and disclosed i;i the de­bates of. the two houses but nowhere formulated or formally adopted. It seems to iue very cU ar that k v. iii be to the advantage of 'the country for the congress to adopt a comprehen­sive plan for. putting the navy upon a final footing of strength and effi­ciency and to press tbat p’.aii to com­pletion within the next five y ars. We have always looked to the navy of the country as our first and chief line of defense; we have always seen it to be onr manifest course of pru­dence to be strong on tlie seas. Year by year we have been" creating a navy which now ranks very high indeed among the navies of the maritime na­tions. We should now delinitely de­termine Jiow we shall complete what we have begun, and how soon.

The program to be laid before you contemplates the construction within five years of ten battleships, six bat­tle cruisers, ten scout cruisers, fifty destroyers, fifteen fleet submarines, eighty-five coast submarines, four gun­boats, one hospital ship, two ammuni­tion ships, two fuel oil ships, and one regular repair ship, ti le proposed that of this number we shall the first year provide for the construction ot two battleships, two battle cruisers, three s "t cruisem, Qfteu destroyers, tive fleet »abmartnea, twenty-five coast

■of other...nations in rivalry pf their own trade, and ere. without means to extend bur commerce -even where the' doors are' wi.lst <#<***aad oar-- goods desired. 3udi*«' siteafion is not to be endiii-ed. It is of Sapita! import­ance not only that the United State*

would make a. total dsficSteirsaaii 'M?o" hundred- and ni.nety-s.evc!! millions. I f the present taiccs should be.eontiniied .-throughout this yaar and the ne.a, however; there -v,'0-!.l:i l-e a balance in.; the: treasury of souie seventy-six and a iiaif millions at the end of the-pres* eat fiscal-'year, and a deficit; at the end of the next year of oniy some iifty millions, or, rac’.coning in sixiy-tft’o millions for deficiency appropriations

. . . , K comrades, and neijbboi^l But th« ugly and incredible thing has' actual­ly come about and we are witbiout adequate federal laws to deal with it.1, urge you to enact such laws at th*' earliest, possible moment and feel that in d o i»« so I am urging, you to do nctlwg- less titan sav* Ih^Hohfir and self-respect :ef the naflon?* Such crea­tures of passion, disloyalty, and'an-

______ ___ _______ ___ __ archy m ust , be crushed out. They -‘artshould be its-owti carrier on the ssaa : 6n(j a safe, troaaitry belance at the end . not many, but they are infinitelyand enioy the economic independence j 0f t e J.CWP( .tbta! deficit, of some malignant, and the band of our ptfnwwhich only an adequate merchant ma-' 0I1C imn red and twelve millions. The should close over them at once. Theyrine would give It, btff also that the ; obvious moral of the figures is that it have formed plots to destroy property,American hemisphere as a wbol* , jg a pitain counsel o? prudence to con- they have entered into conspiracies’should enjoy a like Independence and i t(DUe ail of the preeBnt taxes or their against the neutrality o t the govern-seif-suSiciency, if it is cot to be drawn equivalents, and confine ourselves to ment, they have sought to pry into

E“” P ! tte problem of providing *112.000,000 of. new revenue rather than $297,000,- 000. .

N e w S o u rc e s o f R s v e n u e .

How shall we obtain the new reve-

ern fighting is done, and what to do | submarines,, two g tin boats, and one« _ ... . ' V <1ia abaA* flarAwhen the summons comes to render themselves immediately available and immediately effective. And the gov­ernment must be their servant in this matter, must supply them with tlie training they need to take care ot themselves and of It.

It is with these ideals in mind that the plans of thc department of war for more adequate national defense were conceived wtilcli will be laid be­fore yon, and which i urge you to sanotion and put into effect as soon as they can be properly scrutinized

hospital ship; the second year, two battleships, one scout cruiser, ten de- j stroyera, four fleet submarines, fifteen , coast submarines, one gunboat, and ! one fuel oil ship; the third year, two | battleships, one battle cruiser, two j scout cruisers, live destroyers, two j tleet submarines, and fifteen coast : submarines; ths fourth year, two bat- j tleshipB, two battle cruiser*, two scout | cruisers, ten destroyers, two fleet sub­marines, fifteen coast submarines, one ' ammunition ship, and one fuel oil . ship; and the fifth -year, two battle

and discussed. They seeui to me the ships, one battle cruiser, two scoutessential first steps, and they seem cruisers, ten destroyers, two fleet suh-10 me for the prefli-m sufficient. marines, fifteen coast submarines, one

Larger Army Plan. gunboat, one ammunition ship, andThey contemplate an increase of the ano reP®lr ship,

standing force of ihe regular army [ More Men for the Navy,frotn its present strength of ii.023 ■ The secretary of the navy is askingofficers and 10:2,9SJ enlisted men of also for the immediate addition to thoaii services to a strength of 7.13G personnel of ths navy of 7.500 sail-ofliecrs and 134,T«>T enlisted men, or*. l.JflO apprentice seamen, andor l-il.Sl”. ali told, all services, 1,500 marines. This increase wouldrank and file, >>y she addition i he sudlcient to care for the shipsof fifty-two comixinies of coast j which are to be l Onipletcd with-artiilcry. fifteen companies of en.c;i- I In ihe Pacal year 1817 and al30 for theneers. ten reitinients of infantry, four j number of men which nnist be put inregiments of lield tiriillery. and four i training to man ti;-’ ships which willaero squadrons. l:: . idos 750 cllicei's ; he cO!r.plete;l early in 101 S. it is alsorequired for a great variety of e.vtra j necessary that the number of midshipservice, especially the all important 1 men at the Naval academy at Annap-dwty of training thc citizen forco of I oiis should be increased hy at least■\hi(!; I shall presently speaic, 792 j three hundrednoneommissioned officers for sorv- ; If this full program should be e.ar-

Without such independence the whole question of our political unity and setf-detemtnation is very seriously clouded and complicated Indeed.

Moreover, we can develop no true or effective American policy wlthoct ships of our own—hot ships at- war, but ships of peace, carrying good* and carrying much more; creating friend­ships and rendering indispensable services to all interests on this side the water.

Must Provide Ships.With a view to meeting these

pressing necessities ot our commerc* and availing ourselves at the earliest possible moment of the present un­paralleled opportunity of linking th* two Americas together In bonds of mu­tual interest and service, an oppor­tunity which may never return again if we miss it now, proposal will be made to the present congress for the purchase or construction of ships to be owned and directed by the govern­ment similar to those made to the last eonsress. but modified in some essen­tial particulars. 1 recommend these proposals to you for your prompt ac­ceptance with the more confidence because every month that has elapsed since ths former proposals were mad* has mside the necessity for such action more and more manifestly Imperative. That need was then foreseen; it 1* now acutely felt and everywhere real­ized by those for whom trade Is w»!t- ins but who can find no wmveyanc* tor tlieii goods. I am not so much in- lereytcd in the particulars ot tlie pro- Ktain as . am in taking immediate ad­vantage c-; the great opportunity which awaits us 'f we will but act ln this emergency.

The plans ior the aruiQd force-t nt the nation which 1 have outlined, r.u'S for the seller*! policy of adequate preparation for mobilisation and div fenso involve of course very lui-go ad­ditional expenditures oi money—«.\- I pcnditlires which wiil cons:den;h;y ex- j cued the estimated revenues of tho

:very confidential transaction ot the government in order to serve interests alien to our own. It is possible to* deal with these things very effectually. ' 1 need not suggest the terms in which

nue?lt seems to me a clear dictate of prudent statesmanship and frank finance that in what we are now, I hope, to undertake, we should pay as we go. The people of the country are

they may be dealt with.Are Disgrace to ttie Nation.

I wish that it could be said that only a few men, misled by mistaken sentiments of allegiance to the go ran -

emitted to know just what burdens of j mehts under which they were born,taxation they are to .carry, and to know from the outset, now. The new' bills should be paid by internal taxation.

To what sources, then, shall wa turn? Thia is so. peculiarly a question which th3 gentlemen of the house ot representatives arc expected under the Constitution to propose an answer to that you will hardly expect nje to do more than discuss it in very gen­eral terms. We should be following an almost universal example of mod­em government if we were to draw the greater part or even the whole ot the revenues wc need from the in­come taxes. By EOmewhat lowering th* present limits ot exemption and the figure at which the surtax shall begin to be imposed, and by Increasing, step by step throughout the present gradu­ation. the surtax itself, tha income taxes as at present apportioned would yield sums sufficient to balance Uie books ot the treasury at th* end of the fiscal year 1917 without any­where making tUe burden unreason­ably or oppressively heavy. The pre­cise reckoning* are fully and accurate­ly set out In the report ot the secre­tary ot the treasury which will be im­mediately laid before you.

And there are many additional sources of revenue which can justly be j resorted to without hampering the ic j dustries of the country or putting any too great chargc upon individual ex- ! pendilurc. A one per cent tax per j gallon on gasoline and uaptlia would i yield, at the present estimated pro- I duction, $lu,0u0,ii00; a tax or 50 cents J per horse power on automobiles and j

! intern."! explosion engines. $15,000,- Igiive/umcht. :t hi nsatio my duts by | ., stamp on bauk checks, ilaw, v.lic-iicver the estimates of os- j proi,ai,iy $is,000,000; a tax of 25 cents ! pondsture 'lu' cv>i>mutes of j por ton on pjg jro;, $io,0&ft,009; a tax 1)evens);', to eal! thi- ii'.ienno!! oi tha ; -(i rc:1js p(»r ton oil fabricated iron 1 iongress to the met and hUsE'.'Si any | a,lt| slee; probabiv $10,000,000. In a means of meeting tne dehciency that ; eou?;try ot great industries like tliis it ;

ought to be easy l?> distribute the bur- '

Ice. in drlil. recruiting ar.d the like, and the necessary quota of en­listed men for the quartermaster corps, the hospital corps, the ord­nance department, and other similar auxiliary services. Those are 1 he ad­ditions necessary to render the army adequate for its present duties, duties

ot the department, an effective navy consisting of 27 battleships, of the firat line. 6 battle cruisers, 25 battleships of tbe second line, 10 armored cruis­ers, 13 scout cruisers. ) first-class

ici. ucrth and south. Our concern for j our own continental coasts and bor-| cruisers, ;; second-class cruisers. 10■i'Uliori in the interest of ail Amer- ! which it has to perform not only upon

ried out we should have built or build- ias hi 1921, according to the estimates of survival and standards of classifl-

it may bc wi*;' ur possible for lae to suggest. 1 an svady to believe that it would ho my d:.;,. to do so in any case; and 1 feel parti; uarly hound to speak of tlie mailer wh >i it appears that the deficiency wil) arise directly out of the adopt io:; by the congress of meas-

caiiou followed by the general board j ( t _ o s j my6t.ij- urge it to adopt.

ihe independence and prosperity of the state* ol Central and South America is net altered. We retain ucahated tbe spirit that has inspired u* through­out tbe whole life cf our government aad «W «h was so frankly put into words by President Monroe. W e still mean always to make a common cause of national independence and of po­litical Hbsrty in America.

Attitude Toward Mexico.W e have been put to th* test is

tbe ease of Mexico, and -we have stood tbe test Whether we have benefited Mexico by the course we have pursued remain* to be seen. Her fortune* are in her own hands. But we have at least proved that we will not take ad­vantage of te r in her distress and un­dertake to iotfose upon her an order aad gentKnment of our own choosing.

W e will aid asd befriend Mexico, but w « will not coerce her; and our course wlUi regard to her ought to he suffi­cient proof to all America that we seek no political suzerainty or selfish control.

The moral is, that the states ot America are not hostile rivals but co­operating; friends, and that their grow­ing sense of community of interest, alike in matters political sod in mat­ter* economic, is likely to give them a xew significance as factors in inter­national affairs and in tbe political ljlsl: ry of tlie world.

D: wtnf the Am*rlcM Together.7 r* is, 1 venture to polat out, an

op-1 *1 slgnificanc* just now attach­ing . > tbi* vbole m *U *r ot drawing thc cantata together ia boads tt baa a n t i * partnership and mutual advsn

ders and at our interior army posts, but also in the Philippines, in the Hawaiian islands, at the Isthmus, and in Porto Rico.

By way ot making the country ready to assert some part of its real power promptly and upon s larger scale.

third-class cruisers, >0S destroyers, 18 fleet submarines. 157 coast submarines, ® wswi.tflr , 20 gunboats, 4 supply ■hip*, tS fuel chip*. 4 transport*, S tenders to torpedo vessels, 8 ves­sels ot special type*, and 2 ammnai- tlcn ships. This would be a navy fit-'* ""*• wr ** ■ "'•o'- -wv* i (ion u

should occasion arise, the plan also j te<l to our needs and worthy of ©nrcontemplates supplementing the army by a force of 4C0.009 disciplined citi- sens, raised in Increments of 13$,- 000 a year throughout a period of three years. This it Is proposed to do by a process o f enlistment un­der which the serviceable men o f th*. country would be asked to bind them­selves to serve with the colors for pur­pose o f training for short periods throughout thT«e year*, and ta cost* to the colors - at call at any time throughout - an additional "furlough” period of three years. This force of 400,000 men woutd be provided with personal accoutrements as fast a* enlisted and their equipment fcr the field made ready to be sup­plied at any time. They would be assembled for training at stated in­tervals at convenient places ia asso­ciation with suitable units of the regular army. Their period of annual training would not necessarily exceed two months in th? year.

At least so much by the way of preparation for defense seem* to me tn be absolutely imperative now. W * cannot do less.

Th* Naval Program.The program which will b * laid be­

fore jtrt by th* secretary sf the nary is sirnitarty conceived.' It involv** aniy a shortening of th* time within

traditions.But armies and instruments ot war

are only part ot what hat to be con- cfdared if we are to consider tbe sst- prone matter of national stifeeBeiaa- cy and security in all Its . upeetjL l ite r* are other great matter* wki*fc ■will be thrust upon our attmtioa whether we wOt or not. There la, tar example, a very pressing qne«Ues a t trade and shipping involved in this great problem ot national ftdatmey. It Is necessary for many weighty r * » -

A l lo w :-;r. ih o r e fo r e , t o s p ea k b r ie f ly c f th*- p rt-se ii! s la t e o f th e t r e a s u ry and o f i In- (.s ea l t.-lrriis w b ic b th * I.e x t y e a r w i l l p r o b a b ly d is c lo s e .

S ta te o f th e F in a n ce s .

On thc thirtieth of dime last there was an available balance iu the gen­eral fund ot tbe treasury of $S04,i;o,- 1H.7I. The total {-atimated receipts tor the year ID II. en the assoatptiw tbat the emergency revenue ateattcs passed by the last ccagres* will not fe* extend ad beyond its present limit, tit* thlrty-flrsl *ot December, lfttf, * * < that Ih e present duty of one cent p*r poatvl on *nga.T wltt to d,.seontia9«& after tht first of May, IfelS, will fet I t t M W W Th* balaiw* ot Jua* last aad these estimated MY ease* coat*. U>ey*£ors. to a grand total of |7?4,- 4S6,W*.?S. Th* total estimate^ dfe- bnrseaaeatc for th* present fiscal y * ^ , intiuding $S5,ooo,ooo for the Panaaa caaal, tl3.0M.6M tor probabl* de­ficiency appropriation*, asd $}*,- *00 for miseallaaeous debt redeaijt.

sons of national tSciency aad dere l-: tl“ *- wU1, » »S M » l .* 00; and opulent that we should have a g rea t ' *»>»nce * *“ * gmunl fuad cI merchant marine. I « • » ■ * » * iU * • reduced to $20,4*4,-

It is high time w * repaired onr mis- ' tmKT* ,!Urr « » * » « « Mt, Ittake and re*n«n«d our commercial lad* - ! continued beyond its present t in * U*»- pendence on the seas. j nation, would produce, during th* half

Need « f Merchant Marine. i J * ' *b°.0t tU ,M #rFor it is a , » * « t o n of independ 090 Th* du* ° * “ *

*Ece. If other nations go to w ar or **ek to hamper each other's com­merce, our merchaat*, it seen*, ar* at their mercy, to do with a* tbey please. We must ua* their ships, and - use them as tbey. determine. W e hav*, not ahips enough of our owa. W * cannot handle our owa comraerce on the *ea*. Our independence le pr*r\n-

on sugar, if continued, would produce during the two mouths ot the tl*oal year reaaitning after the first of Hay, about $15,904,900. These two atnw, aatoenting tegetber to fS (,M 0,0M, tt added to the revenues of the second ta n of th* fiscal y*ar, wonid ytet« tha treoanry at th* « a at th* year aft available balance of

The additional revenue* rtgoSnddal, and is only oa land ftad. wtthto- » (mr_ ^ n,, arM ram af iiBrurr tmt owp bordira. W * a w asi Ukslyta be perroittad to wa *v*a th* ship* would, as st jrrtin t nTftyalfd

dens of taxation without making them anywhere hear too heavily or too ex­clusively upon any one set of persons or undertakings. What ls dear is, that the industry ot this generation should pay the bills of this generation.

I have spoken to you today, gentle­men, upon a single theme, the thor­ough preparation of the nation to care for its own security and to make sure of entire freedom to play the impartial role in this hemisphere and in the world which we all believe to hav* been providentially assigned to it. I have had in toy mind no thought of | thlqg.in the field ot federal legtelatioB.

had been guilty of disturbing tbe self- possession and misrepresenting tha temper. and principle* of the country* during these days of terrible war, when it would seem that every man who was truly an American would I instinctively, make it bis duty and hia pride to keep the scales of judgment even and prove himself a partisan ot no nation but his own. But it cannot. There are *om* men among us, and „ many resident abroad who, though boro and bred in tbe United Stata* and calling themselv** Americana, hav* so forgotten themselves and their honor as cltitens a* to put th*ir passionate sympathy with one or th* othar side ln the great European ocu- flict above their reyard, for the p*ae* and dignity of tha linited States. Thay also preach and practice disloyalty. No laws, I suppose, can reach cor­ruption* ot tbe mind and heart; but I should not sp*ak ot ether* without also speaking of these and expreMlOjf* th* even deeper humiliation and scorn which every self-possessed and thoughtfully patriotic American must feel when hs thiDks s f them and ot the discredit they are daily bringing upon us

While we speak of the preparation of tbe nation to make sure of her security and her effective power wt must not fall Into the patent error of supposing that her real Ktreugth' conies frotn armament* and mere safe- guards of written Inw* <

What Is more important is. that thir industries and resources of the coun­try should he available and ready for mobilization.

The transportation problem ts an exceedingly serious and pressing one in thia counti?. There has from time to time of iato been reaJton to fear that our railroads would? not much longer be able to cope wltSt it successfully, as at present equipped and co-ordained. I suggest tbat it would be wise to provide far a com­mission of inquiry to ascertain by a thorough canvass of the whole qu*a> tion whether our laws aa at present framed and administered are a* serv­iceable as they might be in the solu­tion of the problem. It is obviously a problem tbat lies at the very founda­tion of our efficiency as a people. Such an Inquiry ought to draw out *v*ty circumstance and opinion worth con­sidering and w * need to know all side* of the matter if we mean to do aa*-

any isunediat* or particular danger arising out ot M r relation* with other nation*. W* am at p*ae* with all th* nations of th* world, and tbwe is raapon to hope that no qimtion la c*otioTersy b*tw*w thi* aad other governments wiil load to any serious bnaeh of amicable relations, grave as Mia* diff*r*ne** t f attitude and policy h*ve b en and may y*t turn* out to it*, t am aorry to say that the grav«(it tiuwot* against o*r tattoo*! peace sod **f«ty have bn*n uttered within «gr. cwn borders.' Thera are ifltisens of the Halted Stata*. I Mush to admit, barn nader atbtr tags but welcomed aade? our genwous naturalisation laws to the full freedom and oppor­tunity oi America, who have poured the poison of didoyalty into the. very arteries of our national tfe; who hav* ■ought, to bring the authority and good name of our government into contempt, to destroy our Industrie* wherever they thought St effective for their vindictive purpose* to etrik* at them, and to debase our politic* to tit* Bses of foreigs Intrigue. Their number is not great's* compared with tka whole number o f those sturdy feo*U by which our nation ha* been enriched ln recent geaerattona out ot virile foreign Mocks; bet tt is grtft *W*iigh t o hav* brought l t < l dbgrac* ■fan an aad to k *v*-attto K Mjces- rnry that we should pe-owptly 'OV** aa* et itoomm* of i*w by wfcie* wu may he purged ef their corrupt tia- tewpcrs. America a*v*r witness**

Nagulatlen * f Railroad*.No one, I a a sure, would wish ta

tak* any backward step. The sagala- tiaa o f the railway* at tha country ky federal commission haa had admirable raaultt aad ha* tolly fta t ified -fee hope* and espectstioa* ot thaa* by' whom th* policy ot rtgttUiion we* orfgieaily proposed. Th* queatien lit not should we. undo? It 1*.w bbSSt tb * r * I* anything «i*a «rc cca do t u t would supply ts* with affective mean*, in the very p m e s * o f regula­tion, for betteriag the conditions o«- «t*r which the railroads are operatdfe and for making them mofe useful n r r - ant* of the country as a whole. It *eem* to me that it might be the part ot wisdom, therefore, before further legislation in this field is attempted/to look at the whole problem o f co-ardia*.- tion and efficiency In the tali light or tt fresh assessment of circumstance aad opinion, as a guide to dealing with the several parts of it.

For what we are seeking now, wh*} in my mind is th* single thought a f Utfs message, is national efficiency aad Mcurlty. W e mme a grwat — W o*- W * st vuW serve tt ia th* spirit eg its peculiar genius. It ia the feo ic* of common men for y>lf-govr a y «*t. ta- d us try. justice, ilh» t o ^ A js | U a . W e should *e* to it t is a ^ l Um fm o laatnt- m*ut. so facility M V lf*c<e( law, te make it cuiM cBt ti| fHg MB t a n urith energy, safety * *< | w w | S | e ee *e . la Uhl* w « are no M iH n K fT lu t karakls aad prophet* ot ft haw

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