The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 10

renedim106VPOONEP 110'- 1 r--mhg- 1 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER GET BEADY FOR LIBERTY LOAN ORI GET READY ron LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE 1111010 I 'It ata Qt 4tiat OW C241 MARRIAGE STOPS SEDUCTION CASE BAPTIST DRIVE GAINS MOMENTUM REQUEST FUNDS FOR SCHOOL GARDENING tI1lOIb vi' SALEM WINS FIRST PLACE FOR REGISTRATION Establishes National Record For Completion of Registra tion and Seal Numbers PROVOST MARSHAL COMMENDS FEAT Committee Asks School Board To Appropriate $1200 For Teacher Direction HARPER STARTS WORK IN RALEIGH School Children Are Organised Under Captains and Lieutenants A committee from the Woman's Club Rotary Club and Mrs Chamber' kin county ftiod administrator art peered before the Raleigh school board at their meeting at 4:30 yesterday afternoon petitioning the board to sp propriate 12n0 art ealaries for the teacher direetore of the Raleigh schools ho will have charge of the United States school garden movement in Raleigh Tb0 sit teacher directors are Prof Hugh Montan of the high Khoo! Mies Elireheth Whyte of the Wiley Niel Mary Page of the Centennial Mins Marjorie Tate!" of the Lewis Mies Emma Conn of the Murphey and Mies Annie Hardy of the Thompson The beard took the matter under advisement The organization provides for one captain one first lieutenant and one woad lieutenant with a teseher director for eat company IA every grammar and high school Already something over nine hundred children in the white schoole have been enrolled In this army The captain and two lieutenants will visit the gardens of the company at intervals and make written monthly report to the teacher director as to the conditions of the gar dene and the authorities at Wanhington will be informed at intervals from RIleigh The Oleol oftlemi are: Web sehoot Vihhiant Patehelor rap Wit Katherine Whitten tirist lieutentint: James Moore second liefitenant Wiley Alez Davis eaptain Clarence linson Jr kat lieutenant Robert Adams osecond lieutenant Centennial Edmund Malkin's cap- taint leo tureen first lieutenant Daisy Bagwell iseennti lieutenant lawie school Kenneth Shillings captain Ruby Sadler first lieutenant Carl Penny seeonti lieutenant Murphey Billy Dortch captain: John Dixon liret lieutenant Haywood Dixon strand lieutenant Thompson Robert Perry captain Kenneth Nelson first lieutenant Natlitiniel Dunn peened lieutenant Speaks to Rotarians At the Rotary luncheon Mr Randall regional director of the southcasterti States representing the sehool garden movement matte a forceful talk its to what the movement would mean toward the increased food production in our country Secretary lane says this is the imrem(' question of the hour It is well known that a food shortage faces Anierica with little prospect of eonditions getting better co a patriotic appeal ie made to the American children of thepet garden armies and these children are an much in the war work so says President Wilson as are the men who don the uniform and go to France All owners of vacant city lots ore requested to notify Mr Beaman of tho Chamber of Commerce too every child without "pace in his own back yard may cultivate a lot instead Our motto is "a preen for every child and a child in every garden" Arrangements have been made with Wyatt and Bons to furnieh need to members of the school garden army upon the same term as formerly that is fifty cents worth of seeds will be fernished for thirty To get the advantage of this rate a child must be a member of tho sehool garden army nod munt have a blank properly filled out by his teacher director Chain Fl Clink rentn 'North yester wouni tits t) ritste the tr TWOS for et tug tt Brow Ti'' paign volt I losign mind State visit the codes On this ten took ron onni Stnto tret of 2 tom! giro of 1 whit of ntol' testt writ seri! era! tont pro In on 134 sob of A "'It 10f eto MU Iv!) trt 04 Stt 1111' It tt itS 0 tt jtt Itt I In Ii It 14 A RESE 1 (Adel tiot "Record of Promptness in Die patch of This Important Task That Has Been Thiel celled Throughout The Na tion" go Says Governor Adds His Praise Thelocal board of tho city of Win lo 1 ston-Sam has establinhed a national reeord for the completion Of tha Sept1 12 registration and alutignment of serial i numbers aceording to a communi-1 from Provoot Marshal General I Crowder to Governor Itiekett One of the local boards of Philadelphia press tispatchea state hoe eluimd this dia ilinetion of laying the national reeoril' but the recognition by the Provoot Mar-shill General Of the work of the local board of WinotonSalem nettles the in favor of the North Carolina board "I desire to most heartily commend the local board for ita patriotic labor and real which will some sa an inspirlog example to all other 'neat boards" Pays the Provost Marshal General and aptain kIrClirigli by direttion of the Adjutant (4111I'lli adds in a bulletin to the local boards of the State: The governor itibes to express hie 'thanks and appreciation to tho lora' 'mord of Winaton-Salem for establiah ing a national word and to Nil of tho boarda in tho Mato for tho aplendid record attained by the State as a whole" General Crosides Letter The letter of this Provost Marshal General to Governor Diekett recogniz jug the work of the Winston-Salera i board followa: '1 I Thomas Iliekett Governor of North re rolina Raleigh i'Nly Dear Governor Diekott "I am ill receipt of inforniation that the loeiii board for the city of Winston salon North Carolina rompleted the September registration and assignment of Wfitill number for their jitrislietiou lu ocloek ni Thuraday September 111 and delivered todivial confirmation to tho Westerit Cotton Tele: graph Company nt o'elolt rind that eertified forma No were in the city of Raleigh ready for deliver to they draft executhe of the State it 6:15 o'clock a in Friday Sept hilli ilium establishing reeord of prompt: nem in the dispatch of this Important task that ham boon unexcelled through out the nation I "I to most heartily eoniniend the local board for its patriotic labor I and zeal whildt will aorve us an inapir1 ing example to oll other hien! boards (Signed) IL CROWDER Provotit filardial General" How It 1Vas Done The local board of VinstonSalem I had a registration of 471a) with 2479 whites and 21s1 colored and at scatter! jug of ahem': I The board started out to mako a I record and did it Ilefore the regiatrat lion kir Kilykentiall of tho board Inotified tho Adjutant General of plans for organization to comploto the work of registration at mininAim time It Iwas done with a force of aeventy-five clerks snot twenty-livo stenographers In this force wka utilized tho clerical staff of the Ileynolds Tobaeco funnies lInnee Knitting Mills Waehovin Dank 1 ing Troia CtiMpaily Peoples Met' ehants Dank NMI Powell Gilmer corn-play The accounting IVIIN done under i the direction of Senator James A Gray -1 Tho Winston-Salem board member are II Dunn Kitykendall and 1 Dr Pepper Educational Conference of Denominational Leaders Closes Here IT'S A MAN'S JOB SAYS PETTUS Local Associational Meetings Will Be Held Throughout State Next Week "Book up and get together and put the job over" was the timely advice of-fared the Baptists at the closing ecsion of their educational conference at the Find Baptist church in this city yesterday morning by Pettus the man who put Wilson county over the top in the War Savings Stamps tawpaiga ahead of any other county in -ht btate Ni' Pettus sounded the noto of in the face of numerous difamities "It Si a wian's job" be deelared "hut west are we here fort If you haven't got your nerve with yen better keep tut of this campaign Victory is yours if you want it and are willing to pay the price" Dr Vann secretarytressurer outlined the general plan of organization and Secretary Walter Johneen of the Board spoke of the local conferenees that are to be held in each of the GO Baptist Associations in the State nest week The object of those atisoelational conferences is to inspire and drill the local leaders to do team work in the two months to follow They will not all meet the same day but will be spread out thrqugh the week to suit the local leaders It is proposed that one or more of those who have caught the intipiration of the Raleigh conference attend each of these conferences The Raleigh Association will bold its conference in the Tabernacle church here nest Thuratfity at 10 o'clock Dr Owen of Asheville has been secured to assist Dr Cullom in his arduous ditties as general manager of the campaign Dr Owen who is a very capable leader will continue to make Asheville his headquarters and will work for the most part in the western section of the State The conference is considered an epoeh-making one in the history of North Carolina Baptists Fires of enthusiasm for the million dollar movement were kindled that will spread all tter the State The morale of the Baptist leaders has been greatly intensified Many of them have come to realize that the gigantic task mist be undertaken at this time and that it can be accomplished A vote of thanks vru given to Judge Gilbert Stephenson who is responsible for putting on the intensive campaign similar to the one he is working so successfully in the War Savings Stamps campaign It was he who suggested the coupling of the Baptist eampaign with the government's campaigns for war securities It was this feature that made the million dollar campaign feasible and possible at this time LOCAL BOARDS STILL ARE MAKING MISTAKES Seventy-five Percent of Time of Disbursing Office Required To Correct Errors After more than a year of the opera tion of the Selective Service law sev enty-five per cent of the time of State disbursing office is required to return and correct improperly drawn vouchers according to a bulletin yesterday cent to the local boards with de tailed instructions for filling out these vouchers "If all vouchers filed by local boards were properly drawn all bills could be paid promptly" the disbursing officer states II I Me Calla Magazines for October Mayo Arrived I Kline Lazarus Raleigh's Thrift Store ----8 Big Departments Stylish all Suits and Coats At Positive Savings 1: Anything that even hints of say: 4 ing HOW days meets with the hearty a proval of thrifty least they are willing 1 A a ubiets sahnodw nCoats Therefore we i Nve sBaavy 1 ings" and we want to 114'i show you Every day this department makes some new friend for this store km If you come we'll convince III -1111111 you that quality style and value are well represented in our new Fall stocks I RoadytoWoar Department 2ad Elevator 4 OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED WANTS EARLY REPORT OF TANK CAMP'S NAME ON INFLUENZA CASES Mr Marshall Haywood Re- Ng Case Yet Reported in Ralceives Letter From Adjutant eigh Register Davis On General's Department Watch Per Outbreak Mr Marshall Delancey Haywood So far no um of Spanish Munn Marshal and Librarian of the North which has appeared recently in many Carolina Supremo Court has received Pections of the country has been official notification from the aka of ported in Raleigh but Vital Statistics the Adjutant General that his Registrar Davis has been notified to tine of Camp Polk as the Immo of the keep a close wateh for any outbreak in Raleigh Tank Camp has been accepted this eity The letter of notification foliose: Captain Walicr in a letter to "You ore informed that your sugges- Davis asks that continued inquiry Gun as to the namo of the tank corps be made among tho physicians and camp at Raleigh North Carolina has population in general in an effort to Jo-been accepted by the War Department cato any cases which may appear in (Signed) RAIA'11 HARRISGN Raleigh All caoets mut bo reported at Adjutant Generals OfTlec'1 once to the State Board of Health and wpckly reports of new cues are to be COUNTY REGISTRANTS made by Registrar Davis United States Pablie Health GET QUESTION AI RES in co-operation with tho State Board of Health is endeavoring to pre All questionnaires to registrants be- vent as far as pomade the spread of the tween 19 and 37 years of age have been dimese especially to the troops a sent out by the Wake exemption board order that measures to tontrol the dis No1 to men in the county and now the ease may be established it is desired to board its awaiting the return of the first ascertain the prevalence of influenza or batch before beginning elnesification grippo' throughout the State" says Dr In preparint the final dimpatch of the Waller papers the board was assisted by Chile Chritteron and Clarence Graves of Funeral Mim Hawkins Today Wake Forest and John Welsey Young The funeral of Miss Estelle Hawkins of Franklin county All of these men who died at Black Mountain Sunday Judge Timberlake stated did good will be held at the Chnrch of the Good work Shepherd this morning at eleven o'clock I r------ir' Under and Over Draft Age A comprehensive stock of SUITS and OVERCOATS for men of all ages and tastes SPIC AND SPAN STYLES $1750 $20 $2250 $25 $30 Nothing lacking in them Comfort of course That comes of the accuracy of the fit Touches of novelty und faithful workmanship Economy too Hats or Caps that are pleasing 0 ORWAINIGER The Ono Price Clothier --11 ose' el me 1 I 'Unless Your Subscription is Paid in Advance Your Paper Will Be Discontinued October 1st This is a Final and Positive order issued by the War Industries Board "Discontinue sending papers after date of expiration unless subsCrip- tion is renewed and paid for" Paragraph 2 Rules and Regulations Paper Section War induMries Board A EFFECTIVE OCTOBER119111 See that your subscription is renewed at once so you will not miss a copy Watch the Label On Your Paper ri Thome Cooper Hem Mr Themes 1 Cooper Wilmington leinkee and member of the Hate Democratie Exoeutive Committee wee in Rat-(doh yeeterlay on a businces Dr knot Now Capisin Dr A Knox ham reeeived totals- ne hie spooiutnitost as medics! aide to the Governor to rowed Major Long of Greensboro Dr Knox will as this work with the rink of up-tarn tlb New Corporation Charter wee imued from the offiee of the Secretary of State yesterday for the 'linden CAdunibus Real Estate Company or Illailenhom 1 with P25000 an- thorited capital anti 810000 subseribed The ineorporators aro Hutchinson Bridger Jr and Dunn all of Bladenboro 0 Lorgo-Nited Potatoes at Camay Home Digging of sweet potatom is new in progress on the farm of the County Homo and Superintendent Walter Hunter is dispotoed to question if any other farm can produce may sweets to surmise In site those from the County llom farm Ile was 'Mowing one yesterday that weighed 8 pundit Goes With Federal Trade (ommiesion Mr A McKinney a well knewn aerountant of this city hue reeeiveil an appointment as ono of the examining seeountants of the ruited States Trade Commission and expects to leave tomorrow for Vashington to take up his new work Mr 'McKinney will leave his business here in charge of an assistant IP Didnt Recommend 2841 as Cotton Price Pr It Kilgore director of the North Carolina extension service yesreeeived from Seeretary of Agriculture Houston a telegram denying re ports that Secretary 'Weirton hail ex-premed hintself ns holding that 23 centio would be a fair price for cotton Mr Houston wired there was aboolutely no foundation for the tatement The seeretary's telegram came in answer to an inquiry from De Kilgore as to whether there was any truth in the published reports WILL START RILL SERVICE PROGRAM Mr Ossian Lang Here To Organize War Camp Community Service PROVIDE HOSPITALITY FOR CAMP POLK TROOPS AU Work To Be Put Under Way at Once Asks AU To Co-operate The United States War Camp Com munity Service is planning to start a full program of its activities in Raleigh Me Harry Allen district rep resentative of the service is now In the city to confer with various local organizatiens regarding the work Mr ()seism Lang will have cluirgo of the loeal organization of the service anti has also arrived here The progrnm ineludes information bureaus for soldiers and sailors and their civilian friends clubs and lodging facilities with shower baths cafeterias and entertainment facilities of wetly kinds community Ringing and festivals tier ramp hospitality centers girls' auxiliaries mobilization of agencies for surrounding Camp Polk with abundant opportunities for wholesome recreation All this will be put under 14 ley as rapidly as possible as a war measure of the highest importance The people of Raleigh are expected to en-operate so as to make him service a TOURing and make the men at Camp Polk feel thoroughly at home ill the city Mr Lang comes to Raleigh from Boston where he has been carrying on similar work in the service lie was formerly an editor of educational and patriotic publications in New York He Is also widely known as a letturer and writer and has served his eity and State in many offices lie believes that Raleigh is just the ideal city for making War Camp Comniunity Service all that the government hopes It will be for the soldiers away from home MUST ENROLL 100 TO MAKE SHAW UNIT Students of Draft Age Must Enroll By Oct 1 To Enter Students' Army President Charles Meserve of Shaw University announced yeeterday that nil students of draft age mnst be enrolled on or before October first if they expect to enter the Students' Army Training Corps The time requitement of the War Department are very etrict President Meserve and there ean be no delay if a suit is to be established at Shaw Utiversity At least one hundred students must be enrolled by October first if Shaw is to be rem-nixed as a unit for the training of negro registrants" SIX OPINIONS FILED BY SUPREME COURT Three Reversals In Lot But None of Oases Are of Importance Six opinions were filed by the Strprotne Court yesterday afternoon but none of them were of State interest The list follows: White Town of Edenton (Iowan No error Pritchard Williams Camden Reversed Mann Transportation Co at al Hyde Reversed Williams Williams et al Madam Reversed bail A Co Craven No error Byrd et al Byrd et al Pitt Af firmed Herbert Aiken Varina Man Returns From Camp and Weds Prosecuting Witness TAXED WITH COSTS FOR SIMPLE ASSAULT Cases Against Church Also Disposed Of He Is To Pay Back rand Tis cams against Herbert Alkoi a young man of Varina eharged with seduction under promise of marnago was aettled yestcrday lit Wake Superior Court when his attvrneys entered a ohm of simple assault after produeini vb deuce that the defendant and Miss Mary Moore the preeecuting witnees wore married Tuesday in Fayetteville The marriage of the two young people practically threw the case out of court but the charge of simple assault wu preferred against the defendant in order to taz him with the costs in the more PPriOLII charge Young Aiken and Miss Moore were married during a furlough granted Aiken at the request of Solicitor biorria who began efforts to have the defendant here for trial about two weeks ago The defendant aceording to SolicitAw Norris was inducted into the army at Aiken's own request after ho had been bound over to Superior Court under $2000 bond at a bearing In this city Aiken was given a presidential exemption it is said last year upon agricultural claims Church Case Disposed Of Another interesting criminal action was Ilan disposed of yesterday when Church former secretary and general manager of the Raleigh Grain and Milling Company and also presb dent of the old Raleigh Baseball Cluk submitted to a charge of trespass Ile was charged with false pretense and forgery in securing 19000 from a bank of this city on a Phipment of grain before it arrived His plea of guilty was accepted upon condition that be pay to the bank WO now and 101000 every year until the 030o0 is fully returned In giving the defendant's side of the ease him attorney stated that Church had used none of tho 0000 personally but that it had been absorbed by the Raleigh Grain and Milling Company in which he was only en employe and small stockholder The indictment resulted counsel stated from unsettled market conditions in the fall of 1917 Louise Price Acquitted Although she served a 30-day jail sentence upon conviction of vagrancy about four months ago Louise Price yesterday was acquitted of a similar charge in Wake Superior Conrt The fury returned its verdict shortly after receiving the ease for dellberation The principal evidence the State relied upon to convict the defendant was given by policemen who told of conditions they observed at the IT0111012'S house in East Raleigh A EMPLOYEES i TALK SAFETY FIRST Insurance Commissioner Young Speaks at Organization Meeting Seaboard Air Line employes on the Virginia division of the road met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday morning and perfected the staff and safety first committee of their division of the Seaboard electing Mr IL Teague division superintendent as chairman The railroad men were addressed in the morning by Mr Young State Insurance Commissioner and in the afternoon heard Mr IL Leard supervisor of paasenger operations Mr Young discussed the importance of conservation of waste and fire prevention as it relates to railroading Ile called attention to the growing do-mend for conservation everywhere and complimented the Seaboard's management upon stressing the safety first campaign over its system Commissioner Young proffered the services of the insurance departments staff to the road in any way the department might co-operate with the road Superintendent Teague presided over the meeting The office forces of the Seaboard in Raleigh together with enginemen agents and trainmen employed on the Virginia division were in attendance The meeting of the safety first committee of the road will in the future be hold monthly the mornings for talks on pertinent topics and the afternoons for discussion among the members of the committee SPEAKERS ARE FEW FOR FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN It Connor Head Speak ers1 Bureau Announces a Number of Engagements To furnish speakers for the fourth Liberty Loan campaign in North Carolina is going to be a diffieult task according to Mr Connor bead of the speakers bureau The men available as apeakers Mr Connor maintains are busy with the courts selective service or other war work that it is difficult to disengage them He announces however that Senator Taaker Polk of Warrenton will speak at Dunn September 27 Wilson Raleigh at Yanceywille September 27 Judge Manning of Raleigh at Elizabeth City September 28 Bryan at Asheville October Dr Clarence Doe of Raleigh at Jackson villa data not determined Walser of Lezington at Dobson Oetober 7 iiiit IA I Pi -1 dll vt fi 010 1 FORMER RALEIGH MAN DEAD FUNERAL TODAY Mr William A Price a former reai dent of this city died suddenly early yesterday morning at Crewe Va while he was at work as inspector for the I Norfolk and Western Railway Mr Price was 71 years old and for many years was engineer for the old 3 Raleigh and Gaston Hallway Ills fireman at that time AM the late Blake of OM city He wu a sister of I Mrs A llardiewho formerly lived here and an uncle of Mrs Henry Bunch of this city The body will be brought to Raleigh for interment and it will be aceompan ied by Mrs Hardie The body will or- 11 rive this afternoon boot 6:30 o'clock and will be taken immediately to Oakt! LI wood cemetery Ile was a member of William Li II Lodge of Masons of Ole city and the I burial will be with Masonic bonus The pall hearers will be Meseta Pare A Brig" A Watson Bard Christopher Edwards Brine and Burnes "Just Come to the Vogue" Over the top with the best of Felts Big values for $350 Notice to Masons epedal communication of William Hill Lodge No 218 will be hold at 530 this afternoon to attend the funeral of our late brother William Anson Price All members are y44fleeted to he present and all Master Masons are invited to attend By order: A MATTHEWS McCLENEGHAN Sec PETER MINILLIAMS ARRIVES IN TULSA Peter Mc William' the only veteran from the Soldiers' Home to attend the Confederate Reunion at Tulsa Okla writes Hie News Observer that he I arrived and feels like a "six-teener" Vie letter says: "I arrived 1 here all Feel like a sirteener Found a good plate and will have a good time Fine city and plenty of money here From an old Rebel deep dyed in McWilliams More people would danee if they i mild esempe the demands of the (id: Or The ro OD For Mon The (Vigor Mon 1 4 4.