The State Journal from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 7

Friday, February 25, 101G. THE STATE JOURNAL. 7 "Congratulate me, Freddy. Last night your sister promised to marry me." "Oh, she promised mother she'd marry you long ago." Life. Woman Admitted to Bar.

Miss Lillian Exum Clement, Ashe-ville's first and only woman attorney, took the oath necessary to finally qualify her as a lawyer last week in the presence of friends and almost the entire membership of the Ashe-ville bar. Judge W. J. Harding was presiding and time was taken to ac-cord Miss Clement an impromptu STOCKS AND BONDS Friday afternoon in beautiful Oak-dale cemetery at Wilmington, with every mark of tenderest regard. Many friends and relatives from a distance were present.

The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. J. M. Wells, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev.

Dr. Alexander Sprunt, of Charleston, S. Rev. Watson Fairly, of Fayetteville, and Rev. Dr.

A. D. McClure, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian church. She had been in declining health for some time.

Everything known to science or within the power of a devoted husband and loving friends had been done for her comfort and restoration. She is survived by her husband, Dr. James Sprunt, with whom she had been co-laborer in many beautiful works of philanthropy, and by one son, Mr. Lawrence Sprunt. The tenderest sympathy of the whole State will go out to the bereaved ones, because few men have done so much in recent years to win the respect and admiration of the people of the State as has Dr.

James Sprunt. c. t. Mcdonald Successor to C. C.

McDonald (Established 1890.) Raleigh, N. C. N. C. State Bonds a Specialty.

Have handled more State Bonds Than Every One Else Combined. cies in Chicago are combining to supply jobs for boys in the hope of keeping down the crop of youthful criminals whose activities demand so large a proportion of the energies given to the prevention, punishment and cure of lawlessness. All sorts of jobs are offered, but the officials are discriminating in awarding them. As dangerous as it is for a high-spirited boy to remain idle, they realize that there are worse evils. Tasks which offer no hope of advancement and make no demand on initiative sicken the boy of all work.

If he finds himself becoming merely a machine unit, he will rebel to the extent that he is alive and sensitive. The purpsuit of adventure and easy money is natural reaction from hopeless drudgery. Also jobs which are not lasting are recognized as unwholesome. Enforced idleness from frequent layoffs spoils a boy's ability to apply himself. Fitting jobs to boys formerly was a simple matter because fathers passed on their trade and crafts to their sons, and individuality counted.

It was more interesting to make shoes by hand, for example, than to stand at a machine performing one small operation in the construction of a shoe. Occupational training is one step in solving the problem, but under the present system, boys and jobs for the most part are thrown indiscriminately together and the misfits exact a penalty from society. Baltimore Sun. A Booster Dinner. A Greater Raleigh dinner was held at the Yarborough Hotel Tuesday evening, when 248 business men met to launch a movement for a greater chamber of commerce, and to set in motion plans for the accomplishment of great things for Raleigh.

The speech of the evening was delivered by Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College, who sustained his reputation as a brilliant speaker. Mr.

Albert L. Cox, president of the Raleigh Rotary Club, was the toastmaster, and John A. Park responded to the first toast, "The City of Raleigh," by giving a long list of the suggestions made as to Raleigh's needs. A letter was read from Mr. C.

W. Gold, of Greensboro, and Dr. D. H. Hill spoke.

Walter Clark, Jr. J. M. Broughton, Jr. CLARK BROUGHTON Attorneys at Law RALEIGH, N.

C. General Practice in State and Federal Courts. Dr. Pratt's Annual Report to the Geological Board. The Parker-Hunter Realty Co.

HOUSES for RENT FIRE INSURANCE 204 Fayetteville St. RALEIGH, N. C. Home Coming Week. The North Carolina Home Coming Week received consideration Tuesday, when the committee appointed by Mayor Johnson met in the Senate chamber and delegated to a sub-committee of five the duty of drafting a plan of organization and plans for the celebration to be reported at a subsequent meeting.

Those present of the committee besides the Mayor, were: Mr. Wm. H. McDonald, Dr. George W.

Lay, Mr. Marshall DeLan-cey Haywood, Dr. George J. Ramsey, Col. J.

Bryan Grimes, Mr. R. D. W. Connor, Mr.

B. H. Griffin, Mr. V. St.

Cloud, Dr. Charles E. Brewer, Alex. J. Feild, Dr.

Albert Anderson, Dr. Charles Lee Smith, Mr. Edward E. Britton and Mr. W.

J. Martin. The sub-committee is composed of Mayor James I. Johnson, chairman; Mr. W.

H. McDonald, secretary; Mr. R. D. W.

Connor, Col. J. Bryan Grimes, Mr. E. E.

Britton and Mr. Marshall DeLancey Haywood. Lye in the Blockade. (Sanford Express) Sheriff Leon Lane, of Chatham, who was in town Tuesday, tells The Express that blockade stills are now more numerous in that county than they have been in years. He and his deputies have upon an average of one a week for the past three or four weeks.

At some of these stills the officers found empty lye boxes which showed that the blockaders had adulterated the liquor with concentrated lye. When in Raleigh Visit THE NEW YORK CAFE 13 E. Martin St. A GOOD PLACE TO EAT At the annual meeting of the geological board, held Wednesday in the office of Governor Craig, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt reported investigations made during the past year.

One of the most promising items was that North Carolina may safely claim a good and profitable deposit of gold. Dr. Pratt's report follows: Plans for the coming year comprised investigations into the marl and limestone deposits in Eastern North Carolina; mica in the west; and gold in the Carolina belt. At the same time, the board will co-operate extensively with the State fisheries commission and the State highway commission. Work in the forestry during the year has embraced fire prevention activities in co-operation with the United States forestry service in three reservation districts.

They are first, in Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe, and McDowell, Tryon township in Polk county; third, Linville district embracing parts of Avery, Caldwell, and Catawba counties. Wardens and patrolmen in these sections, while not able to prevent fires in every case, did not let them get beyond control. The assurance of obtaining within a short time, certain areas in Eastern North Carolina which will be known as a State forest and which will be used for demonstrating the reproduction of the long leaf pine and the loblolly pine, was announced. A good part of the activity of the geologist during the past year was the testing of the gold deposits in North Carolina. From the data obtained, Dr.

Pratt is confident that North Carolina has gold that is of commercial value and can be worked The Hagedorn Music House HIGH-GRADE PIANOS AND PLA YER PIANOS Columbia Graphophones and Records Small Instruments and Sheet Music 4 South Salisbury RALEIGH, N. C. Conference for January, 1917. The North Carolina Conference for Social Service will meet in Raleigh during January, 1917, according to the decision of the Executive Committee of the Conference, which was in session Tuesday in Raleigh in office of Dr. Clarence Poe.

One of the topics discussed was the establishment of a Social Welfare Board to have as its duty the conservation of the moral health of the State just as the State Board of Health has to do with the physical health. Present at the meeting were, besides Dr. Poe, Dr. E. K.

Graham, president of the University of North Carolina; Mrs. T. W. Lingle, president of the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs; Mr. M.

L. Kesler, Superintendent of Thomas-ville Orphanage; Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health; Mr.

Adams, Superintendent of the Associated Charities of Charlotte; Mr. C. W. Tillett, of Charlotte; Dr. William Louis Poteat, president of Wake Forest College.

profitably. The ore is continuous, has depth, and carries its value. For this reason he thinks North Carolinians of the gold sections are warranted in advertising their deposits. The Carolina gold belt in which the deposits are found embraces the counties of Mecklenburg, Union, Catawba, Rowan, Davidson, and Guilford. Researches into the iron ores of Ashe county made a year ago and concerning which the report has been published, have resulted, according to Dr.

Pratt, in much interest. Work of exploiting has already begun, and Dr. Pratt looks for splendid ore from that county in the near future. Report on mushrooms in North Carolina will be off the press soon. It will treat of the commercial and edible mushroom and will be illus trated completely.

The Hudson-Belk Co. THE ELEVENTH STORE TO BE ADDED TO THE BELK STORES ASSOCIATION, has only been opened a short while, but is now the talk of Raleigh and surrounding territory. Hundreds of customers have visited our store during this time and have gone away more than satisfied. We want everybody when you come to Raleigh to make our store your headquarters. We want to get acquainted with you and want you to get acquainted with our store.

Come in and let us show you. No trouble to show goods. THE HUDSON-BELK CO. Twelve Stores Sell for Cash for less. Store on Martin Street in Commercial Bank Building, Raleigh.

C. Death of Mrs. James Sprunt. The announcement of the death of Mrs. James Sprunt, which occurred on the 17th instant at her home in Wilmington, brought deep sorrow to her many friends throughout this State and elsewhere.

In addition to her relatives and many personal friends, she had won the admiration of a host of others through her beautiful Christian character and deeds of kindness. She was laid to rest last Getting Jobs for Boys. Federal, State and municipal agen.