The Greensboro Patriot from Greensboro, North Carolina • Page 1

7 T3V I 7 Z.t'i'" PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ESTABLISH! 1 GREENSBORO, N. MONDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1915 VOL. 94 WO. 13 'L TEACHERS OF COUNTY LOCAL NEWS IH BRIEF FO SOUTHERN RAILWAY MATTRg BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL. Died L.ast Mr.

G. E. Clark, a well known citizen of Greensboro, died at his home on South Eugeite MERCHANTS JOLD MEETING GREENSBORO BUSINESS MEN IN ANNUAL SESSION NEW OFFICERS. IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE'S LAWMAKERS IN. THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

ORU MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE READERS OF THE PATRIOT FAR AND NEAR. On His Old Job. Mr. Exton Bar-jur has disposed of his interest in firm of Hiatt Barker and is asriB with Thacker Brockmann, re he served the public acceptably for several years. Property Leased.

The city commissioners have leased to R. L. Steed several acres of land surrounding the septic tank on South Buffalo cretk. The lessee will use the land for agricultural purposes. Sudden Deatl Mr.

William Richardson, a brother of Mr. L. Richard-j-on, of this city, died suddenly Fri day afternoon at his home in Selma. He was 72 years old and is survived bv his widow, a son and three daughters. To Build New Churcli.

The members of the Methodist church at 1'Ieasant Garden are considering plans for the erection of a new church building. They propose to build a church to cost not less than $5,000. Negroes to Meet. A tall has been issued for a meeting of the colored citizens of the city in tha court house tomorrow night to consider several questions of local interest to the race, especially the establishment of a public library. Revival Meeting.

A series of Evangelistic services will begin at Westminster Presbyterian church Friday night and continue through the next week. The pastor, Rey. C. E. Hodgin, will be assisted by Rev.

Robert King, of Kenansville. Social Meeting. A large number of the members of the congregation of Asheboro' Street Friends church enjoyed a social meeting at the church Friday night. A splendid supper was a pleasing feature of the evening's entertainment. Buys Farm.

Mr. R. D. Douglas has purchased from Messrs. W.

H. and Clarence Woods, administrators, the home place of the late J. R. Woods, in Greene township, consisting of 2 63 acres. The purchase price was something over $5,000.

Fourteen Arrested. The police officers of the city yesterday arrest ed 14 negroes charged with retailing, this being the biggest blind tiger raid made here in a long while. The prisoners were locked up to await trial in Municipal court today. Home Burned. The home of Mr.

A. C. Coletrane, who resides about miles south of Greensboro, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday night. The members of the family were aroused by the flames about midnight and had time to sav-e but i 1'ttle of the household effects. Adopt Children.

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher McCulloch, of the Alamance church community, who have not ben blessed by the arrival of children in their home, have just adopted a boy and a girl, and one of their neighbors tells The Patriot that they are as proud of them as if it had befri a case of twins. Revival Services. An interesting ari helpful revival meeting is in pro-frfss in the Methodist church at Pleasant Garden.

Rev. D. H. Co-man, an evangelist of the Western North Carolina Conference, was called to the assistance of the pastor, Rev. p.

L. Terrell, and has been preaching splendid sermons. Miss Barbara Neese Dead. Miss Barbara Neese, a well known woman southern Guilford, died yesterday the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. ('.

M. Jobe. She was 64 years ld and had been in failing health a year or more. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Jobe, and two brothers, Messrs.

John and Frank -N'eese. increasing Force. The convict force of the city is being increased the city court sending negroes to thrf'. body instead of to the county roads. The good weather now is en-abMng the department of public works of the city government to be-sic work on streets in the greatest need of improvement and a strong body of convicts can be used.

Mrs. Frank Sink Dead. Mrs. Frank Sink died suddenly Saturday nignt at 11 o'clock at her home on Spring Garden street. She was 42 years old and is survived by her husband and seven children The fur.eral was held from the home this horning at 10 o'clock and interment ade in Greene Hill cemetery.

Mrs. Carlton Ledford, of Winston- alern, a sister of Mrs. Sink, died I HELD MEETINGS SATURDAY. The monthly meeting of the grammar grade section at the Guilford County Teachers' Association was held in he court house annex Saturday morning at 10.30 o'clock. Mr.

H. W. Reynolds, principal of the Center school and president of the grammar grade section, presided. Several chapters of "Geographic Influences in American History" were discussed by the teachers. Miss Kime, of the Pomona school, talked on "The Appalachian Barrier and the Great Lakes;" Miss Rosa Case, of the Muir's Chapel school, discussed "The Prairie;" Miss Ida Millis, of he Guilford College graded school, took as her subject, "The Story of the Civil War," and also talked on "Cotton, Rice and Cane." Altogether the meeting was very helpful' and interesting.

At the next regular meeting, which will be held on the 13th of March, the grammar grade teachers are expected to discuss how to make agriculture and civil government inter- estingj The Guilford County Primary Teachers' Association also held a meeting in the court house annex Saturday. Miss Bettie Aiken Land, of the. Pomona school, president of the association, presided. Miss Madgair Coble, of the Pomona school, gave kn interesting talk on "Story Telling." This was followed by Thefitory of the Three Bears," told by Maribell Thomas, of the Proximity kindergarten, who, in tellinjf-the story, illustrated tho principles which Miss Coble had givenj The story was presented in such way as to make it realistic to the children, special attention be ing given to gestures, tone of voiie, etc. Lizzie Mclver Weathersnoon supervisor of drawing in the training school of the State Normal and In dusxnai was present iTd- aiscussed with the primary teachers the subject of drawing.

Mrs. Weath er3poon is a woman of culture and has made a careful study of the sub- i ject of drawing and, therofor ai'lr to give the teachers raar.y holy- I ful suggestions on this somewhat rather neglected subject. 7'. teach- ers present took advantage of ihe op- portunity to ask questions anil earn ed mucn valuable inform r.tuu-. The primary teachers are doiiiji ood work in these meeting and getting much valuable information to carry back to their school rooms for practical use.

Their are al ways interesting, and the teachers are very enthusiastic in their work. MRS. ELVIRA BOON DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS. Mrs. Elvira Boon, widow of the late ex-Sheriff C.

A. Boon. died early Thursday morning at her home near Sedalia. She had been an an invalid for years and helpless for a long while. She was in the eighty-fourth year of her age.

The funeral and interment took place Friday at noon at Bethel Presbyterian church, the services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. E. Redding, and Rev. S.

M. Rankin. A large crowd was present and the graves of both Mrs. Boon and her husband were covered with a profusion of floral offerings. The following grandsons of Mrs.

Boon served as pall-bearers: Charles Boon, Percy Cobb, Clyde Clapp, Leslie, Porter and Robert Troxler. The flower-bearers were five granddaughters and one great-granddaughter of the deceased: Misses Marie Summers. Lizzie Dick, Myrtle Boon, Nola Dick and Joy Garrison. Mrs. Boon is survived by six children, who are: Mrs.

B. C. Troxler, ot Mill Point; George Boon, of Greensboro Route Mrs. G. L.

Summers, of Gibsonville; Mrs. J. S. Ferguson, of Hartshorn: E. E.

and Miss Zula Boon, who reside at the old home. The following eight step-children also survive: H. M. Boon, of eMphis, R. A.

and R. M. Boon, of Indianapolis, J. D. and, D.

L. Boon, of McLeansville; Mrs. John A. Cobb, of Greensboro Route Mrs. Mattie Clapp.

of Sum-merfield; Mrs. John F. Dick, of Greensboro Route 2, and Mrs. George Summers. The Patriot was glad to receive a call Saturday afternoon from Mr.

John S. McMasters, of the Alamance church neighborhood. There has been much interest aad speculation in local real estate and business circles during the past tew days over the announcement that the Southern Railway has purchased or secured options on practlclaly an entire block of property on East Washington street. With the exception ot the Doak the purchase and options include all the real estate between East Washington street and the railroad tracks from Lyndon street to tire sidetrack in the rear of the wholesale houses on South Davie street. It is one of the biggest real estate transactions in the history Of Greensboro.

The amount of money involved in the deal is not known. The Southern is acquiring the property for depot purposes, and it is understood that the work of constructing new freight and passenger depots will be begun as soon as all the details can be arranged. Thtf plans look to the erection of thd freight depot on the Washington street property and tht- passenger station on the side occupied by the freight depot that was abandoned some years ago, on Depot street, between 5buth Elm and South Davie. A efinite annonrcemcnt as to the plans may be expected as soon as th Southern completes the purchase of he various pieces of property involved. RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE IS TO BE CURTADLED.

A sweeping reorganization, of the rural delivery mail service throughout the United States for purposes of economy will be completed within the next six months, in accordance with amendments to the existing postal laws and regulations issued Saturday by Postmaster General Burleson. The effect of the new regulations will be the discontinuance of many routes in sparsely settled communities, the reduction in frequency of service of many routes, re- aTraigTn-f many routes where duplication may exist and increasing' the difficulties in establishing new routes. Data upon which changes in existing routes are to be based will be by postmasters. During one month of each quarter every piece of mail carried by rural carriers shall be counted and weighed and an accurate account shall be made of the number of patrons served. Routes on which the quantity of mail collected and delivered has averaged for six consecutive months less than 75 pieces per month per mile are to be discontinued unless they can be rearranged so as to come under the new rules.

This regulation will make the greatest changes in North Carolina of all the new rules, for three are many routes serving sparsely settled communities canuot show ihe required number of pieces of mail. Routes which have service not more frequent than three times a week will have the greatest difficulty in getting daily service. The requirement for increase of thrice-weekly service is that 150 pieces of insil per mile per month shall te lelivered to families numbering four to the mile. Postmaster Douglas says the new repulations will not affect any of the routes running out of Greensboro, but he could not speak as to all the routes in the countv. Earthquake and Tidal Wave Destroy Tonus.

TutuiJa. American Samoa. Feb. 12 An earthquake and a tidal wave accompanied the hurricane which swept No Man's, Island of the Sa-moan group, first reports of which reached here two days ago Fuller details received today show that three persons were killed. Entire villages disappeared.

Those of which traces remained were ruined. All shipping either was destroyed or badly damaged. Three-fourths of the cocoa palms, on which the islands depend for nourishment, 3nd 'heir commerce in copra were leveled and all the remainder injured. Some plntation were wiped out. It will be a year before any food plants can be brought into bearing again and three thousand inhabitants are destitute.

American gunboat Princeton is conveying food, clothing and temporary assistance but the need for further aid is urgent. The South seas have known hurricanes before, but the situation left in the wake of this on is described as unprecedented. street last night at o'clock, fol-wing an illness of 18 months. He was 66 years old a.id is survived by his widow, three sons and four daughters. The body was carried this morning to Charlottesville, the former home of the family, where the funeral and interment will take place this afternoon.

Aged Woman Dead Miss Amelia, Langley died Friday afternoon at the home of her nephew, Mr. C. P. Lang-ley, on West Market street. She was 77 years old and had been in feeble health for quite a while.

The funeral was held from the residence Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock and was conducted by Rev. R. Miller, of St. Andrew's Episcopal church. Interment was made in Greene Hill cemetery.

Studying Farming. Many negro farmers of the state are attending the fifth annual convention and school for negro farmers at the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the colored race. Among the speakers that have addressed the meetings are E. S. Millsaps, E.

H. Anderson, C. S. Browne, Doctor Lyman, Doctor Fulton, Doctor Ross, Miss Mahler, Prof. E.

C. Combs, C. R. Hudson and others. All subjects of agriculture and husbandry are being discussed.

School Board Meets. The Guilford county board of education held a special meeting Saturday afternoon, in the office of County Superintendent Foust, to consider several matter that relate to the educational advancement of the county. The only definite action taken was a decision to enlarge the grounds of the Pomona graded school, this being made necessary by the increased enrollment. The establishmnet of a training school for colored teachers and other matters will be considered fit another meeting of the board to be 'held today. InsuTance Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company was held at the company's home office in this city last Thursday, when very satisfactory reports were submitted of the past year's business. The reports showed the insurance in force to be about the gain for the year being about $2,500,000. The assets of the company amount to $5,500,000 and the surplus fund is richer by 000 on account of the accumulations of the past year. Following the meeting of the stockholders, the directors held a. meeting and re-elected the of ficers of the company.

Work For the Idle. Mr. W. M. Weatherly appeared before the city commissioners Friday afternoon with a proposition that the city provide work for the unemployed people of the community.

He thought it would be a good idea for the city to buy "fnachinery and do its own street im provement work, instead of letting" it out to contractors, and he also suggested that the municipality might engage in the manufacturing business to good advantage. Mr. Weatherly estimated that there are about 3,500 idle people in the city and county, and he thought it would be a fine thing for the city to provide, jobs for those who are out of work. Beautiful Sentiment. Mr.

W. J. Armfield, of High Point, who has played no small part in the development of the financial and industrial life of Guilford county and the state, has just celebrated his seventy-first birthday, and in commemoration of the event he sent to many of his friends and business associates the following beautiful sentiment: "At the age of 71 I can truly say the world has been erood to me. The days are very beautiful and life still has its charm. I hear the music of the winds, read poems in the sunny landscapes and see pictures in the stormy clouds.

God rules and is merciful." Mr. Armfield has thou sands of personal friends and busi ness acquaintances who wish for him many happy returns. Peace Contest The state intercol legiate oratorical peace contest for a first prize of $75 and a second price of $50 will be held in the audi torium of Meredith College in Raleigh Friday night. Nine colleges will be represented, these being as follows: Atlantic Christian College Wake Forest, Agricultural and Me chanical, Trinity, the University, Eton, Guilford, Davidson and Lenoir. The Hobgood equal suffrage bill had an airing on the floor of the senate Friday, giving Senator Hob- good opportunity to warn his fellow senators that equal suffrage is a coming issue and that it must win in this state ultimately.

He said his "house was divideu against it self," but that this only went to show that in his advocacy of the bill he is tied to no apron string. When the bill came up Senator Johnson, of Duplin, moved to indefinitely postpone, as the house had done the duplicate bill by Roberts. of Buncombe, in that end of the capi-tol. Hobgood strenuously resisted this and resented alleged efforts to cut off debate. Johnson insisted this was not the case and, with reiterated charges by advocates of the hill, he withdrew this motion and made another to table the bill and give a direct expression on the measure.

However, this was finally in turn withdrawn, and the bill set as a special order for Thursday of this week. Provision for a legislative reference librarian kto perform his duties under the direction of the North Carolina historical commission is made in a bill just introduced in the senate by Senator Thompson, of Onslow, and carrying an appropriation of $5,000. The librarian would collect and prepare in accessible form references for legislative committees, and other state officials tnd for the counties and municipal government, keep the recorls and sap-ply the specifiic informa'ion wanted. He would also keep the stale revisal revised up to date and perform any other duties that the state historical commission might requiie of him. Tomorrow will see the final passage of the revenue bill in the house and its transfer to the senate, where it is thought that it will come in for very few changes, and also.

most probably the final passage of the machinery bill, which, howveer, has not come into the house from the joint finance committee. Some sort of a state-wide primary will also come in during this week. most probably in the senate, where a sub-committee has been working on a substitute for the Weavcr-Hob-good and other primary bills introduced. The Weaver child labor bill is to be a special order in the senate Tuesday morning, coming up under unfavorable report from committee through favorable minority report. An important special order in the house is that of the senate bill for uniform examination and certification of public school teachers.

It is set for Wednesday at noon. (irt Another Man's Money. Carl Larkin. a young white man about 20 years of age, as in the Greensboro postoffice Thursday just after he bad obtained $15 on a postoffice money order that belonged to another. He was given a hearing before United States Commissioner Collins and bound over to the next term of Federal court.

Larkin and a companion by the name of Dague, both of whom are from Ohio, had been serving a term on the roads for beating a ride on a train. They finished their terms Wednesday evening and were Dague had written home for money and was expecting a letter. Larkin started To town ahead of met the carrier and got the letter containing the order. Dague phoned to Postmaster Douglas, ho found Larkin getting the money when he went to the money order desk. Death of William A Jobe.

Mr. William A. Jobe, a well known and highly respected citizen of the Alamance church community, died at his home about 2 o'clock Saturday morning. He had been ill for a long while, suffering from a complication of diseases, and his death was not unexpected. The funeral and Interment took place at Alamance church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev.

Dr. E. C. Murray, the pastor. Mr.

Jobe was a good citizen and will be missed by the people of the community. He was about 55 years old and is survived by three daughters and five sons. Hi wife died about two years agi. The annual meeting of the Greensboro Retail Merchants' Association was held Friday night in the Odd Fellows' hall, on West Market street. Mr.

J. M. Hendrix was elected president for the ensuing year, succeeding Mr. J. Norman Wills.

Mr. C. H. Grantham was elected vice president and Miss Muriel Joyner was re-elected secretary. Discussing the relation of the merchant to the bad pay customer, the retiring president stated that the merchant should bear in mind that his goods were his money and that he was not really favoring a customer when he gave him too burdensome credit.

Mr. Wills -reported the success of advertising contract with a local paper which was paid for by voluntary subscriptions, and declared that the tobacco market and other semi-public industries fyave been aided in their growth by Merchants' Association propaganda. To the resolution of 3 year ago that the association furnish aid to worthy merchantile enterprises which are temporarily embarrassed, by the extension of credit on proper recommendation, Mr. Wills devoted a few minutes of approval. He commended the spirit of brotherliness which has enabled the merchants to aid each other.

Upon motion from the floor, the address bf the retiring president was made a matter of permanent record. Miss Joyner made the report of the secretary-treasurer. This report showel that $404.69 in debts has been collected during the year by the association for its members. Mr. R.

C. Bernau, chairman of the advertising committee, told of the work of his committee in uncovering fake advertising schemes and pre venting their successful operation in the city. Shop-lifting will be vigorously prosecuted, regardless of the posi tion of the thief, when discovered, the association decided by endorsing the recommendation to that effect made by Mr. J. M.

Hendrix, who was chairman of a committee of investigation. Mr. H. E. Cartland offered a reso lution, which was adopted, whereby the merchants pledged themselves to prosecute each case of the giving of bad checks for goods which occurs the city trade.

It was pointed out that this misdemeanor is becoming more common, and after consideration of the law under which the cases an be handled, the resolution was adopted. By resolution, too, it was decided to prosecute persons who ob tain goods for approval and retain them unpaid for after demand is made for their return or their money equivalent. Mayor T. J. Murphy spoke briefly upon invitation.

The association endorsed the city banks' Christmas savings plan. The work of Mr. Wills, the retir ing president, was warmly endorsed by resolution. Mrs. John A.

Barrlnger Dead. Mrs. John A. Barringer died Fri day morning at 3 o'clock at the fam ily home on Ashe street, following an illness of three or four days of pneumonia. It was not generally known that Mrs.

Barringer was crit ically ill, and the announcement of her death came as a distinct shock to the community. Mrs. Barringer was the wife of Col. John A. Barringer, one of the most prominent members of the Greensboro bar, and a daughter of the late Robert M.

Sloan. She was a woman of deep culture and refinement and was greatly beloved by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, and a daughter, Mrs John D. Waldrop, of Norfolk, and four sisters Mrs. Fannie Logan, Mrs.

Neil Ellington and Mrs. Julia Mebane, of Greensboro, and Mrs. Jefferson Scales, of Staten Is land, N. Y. The funeral was held from the home Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Rev.

Dr. Melton Clark, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Barringer had been a member since early in life Interment was made in Greene Hill cemetery. Mr. G.

A. Kirkman, of Greensboro Route 1, was a welcome caller at Tho Patriot office Saturday after I noonv- c- t.N- 1 i i It i i 1 I last Monday. v..