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GOVERNOR APPOINTS BODY TO
DIRECT CAMPAIGN FOR
STATE'S SHARE.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
ple. Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raleigh.
The North Carolina Library War
Council, which will have in charge the
management of the state campaign to
raise North Carolina's share of the
Million Dollar Fund for Libraries for
the nation's soldiers and sailors, wa3
appointed by Governor Bickett.
The council is composed of Mrs.
Clarence Johnson, Raleigh, president
State Federation of Women's Clubs;
Mrs. Lilliam Griggs, Durham, presi
dent of the North Carolina Library
Association; Judge Jeter C. Pritchard,
Asheville; Mr. J. Frank Wilkes, Char
lotte; Mrs. B. D. Heath. Charlotte;
Judge W. P. Bynum, Greensboro; Mrs.
R. J. Reynolds, Winston-Salem; Mrs.
James Sprunt. Wilmington; Mr. Geo.
W. Watts. Durham; Hon. Locke
Craig, Asheville; Mr. E. F. Aydlett,
Elizabeth City; Mr. John Sprunt Hill,
Durham.
This council met in Greensboro,
with the committees of the Greens
boro district. At that time, the coun
cil determined the goal which the
North Carolina workers will under
take. The districts into which the state
has been divided and the cities em
braced in those districts for the pur
pose of the campaign are the follow
ing: Charlotte District Charlotte, Pal
mer; Davidson, Mecklenburg; Con
cord, Cabarrus; Gastonia, Gaston;
Shelby, Cleveland; Monroe, Union;
Wadesboro, Anson; Albemarle, Stan
ley; Rockingham, Richmond.
Greensboro District Greensboro,
Guilford; High Point, Guilford; Reids
ville, Rockingham; Burlington, Ala
mance; Graham, Alamance; Winston
Salem. Forsyth; Mocksville, Davie.
Durham District Durham, Durham;
Chapel Hill, Orange; Hillsboro, Or
ange; Oxford. Granville; Roxboro,
Person; Henderson, Vance.
Raleigh District Raleigh, Wake;
Wake Forest, Wake; Louisburg,
Franklin; Clayton, Johnston; Fay
etteville, Cumberland.
Goldsboro District Rocky Mount,
Edgecombe; Wilson, Wilson; Kln
ston, Lenoir; New Bern, Craven;
Greenville, Pitt; Washington, Beau
fort; Goldsboro, Wayne.
Wilmington District Wilmington,
New Hanover; Lumberton, Robeson.
Salisbury District Salisbury, Row
an; Statesville. Iredell; Hickory, Ca
tawba; Lexington, Davidson.
Asheville District Asheville, Bun
combe; Waynesville, Haywood; Hen
dersonville, Henderson; Morganton,
ton, Burke.
Case of Attempted Bribery.
A special agent of the department
of justice here stated that papers in
the case against T. M. Stikeleather, of
Iredell county, had been forwarded
several days ago to District Attorney
W. C. Hammer, at Asheboro, and that
the arrest of Stikeleather on the
charge of attempting to bribe Dr. W.
G. Nicholson, who is chairman of the
Iredell county local exemption board,
should occur at once. It is alleged
that Stikeleather several weeks ago
offered Doctor Nicholson $25 to ex
empt from the draft a negro tenant
0n the Stikeleather farm near States
ville. Special Agent Dorsey Phillips
Was sent to the state to investigate
fte rumors growing out of the alleged
attempt bribery, and he stated that he
secured both oral testimony and affi
avits in the matter.
Rflulate Cottonseed Industry.
Information has come to the office
J state food administrator from
Washington to the effect that the cot
tonseed crushing and refining indus
try will, in all probability, be placed
Under regulations similar in some
Measures to those governing the sugar
"jaustry. This action was discussed
aj a recent meeting of representatives
of toe cottonseed crushing industry
, th the food administration at Wash
ington. '
If this program is carried into effect
.Would seem, judging from the re
it of regulations on the sugar in
U8tfy, that licensing must inevitably
a to the elimination of hoarding
a all forms of speculation
0 Buy Jersey Catte
d Mr R H. Mason of the office of
airy farming has gone for a trip to
certain parts of Ohio for the purpose
JerRbtaiDine two carloads of pure-bred
hi h v, Cattle- Most of the cattle
bJr wil1 nurchase have already
nd Prdered by citizens oi Harnett
Ushm Ville contles. The estab
C0Qent. of the calf club In Harnett
. ig nlreoW - m-
tits,
as many o fthe farmers in the
5 y of Coats hare orderad pure-
COUNCIL
NAM
Feed Soldiers Carolina Yarn..
North Carolina yams and every oth
ZZT?ty f SWeet Wato hi been
supplies
ing the United States Army rations
according to a letter Governed 3
Thomas Cruse, of the Quartermaster
S?Z? is and
will fV,r , , . . ttliu SO
win the soldiers be afto. i ;
fka ..4.,. . m -w sample
the taters." for the Governor says
that once soldiers eat them, they will
ea? The Ietter m Gen!
eral Crule was in answer to one the
Governor sent Congressman Dough
ton, the farmer representative from
this state in Congress, in regard to
numerous complaints that sweet T
tatoes would not be allowed by the
war department as a component of
the ,army ration.
loner 10 Congressman TVmcrh.
ton is as follows:
My dear Mr. Doue-htan- r
UlllylUCJC
nerewith some correspondence in re
gard to sweet potatoes. All I have to
say is that if the President, or any
body else fails to put sweet' potatoes
on the soldiers bill of fare while in
vul.u, nc uubs me soiaiers a
great injustice. Evidently these peo
pie do not know anything about North
Carolina yams. I hope that you can
do something to get the sweet potato
introduced in the military circles.
Once the soldiers eat them they will
fight for them."
Brigadier General Cruse wrote as
follows :
"My dear Sir: Your letter of the
15th, addressed to Hon. R. L. Dough
ton, member of Congress, relative to
the addition of sweet potatoes as a
component of the army ration, has
been referred to this office for action.
"In reply, I have the honor to state
that the uestion of the addition of
sweet potatoes to the list of articles
composing the army ration has .been
under consideration by this depart
ment, .and the Secretary of War has
decided that this article be added to
the list of supplies composing the
army ration, and all purchasing offi
cers were advised accordingly."
Adjt.-Gen. Can't Grant Disscharge.
Men who are serving in military
units that formerly composed the
North Carolina National Guard can
not receive discharges through the
office of the state adjutant general,
regardless of how meritorious may
be the grounds upon-which they make
application. All such applications
must be taken up through the regular
channels of the War . epartment of
the United States. The North Caro
lina National Guard ceased to exist as
such on August 5 last when it was
drafted into the federal service, and
became a portion of the armed forces
of the national government.
This was the statement made by
Adjutant General Laurence W.
Young, who explained that a great
number of applications are daily
reaching his office. In most cases
these applications for discharges
from the service are being made on
behalf of the enlisted men by mem
bers of their families, and not by the
men themselves. In many cases the
papers filed or voluminous. But Gen
eral Young says that his office has
no longer authority to act.
Preserve Sweet Potatoes.
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, of the Agricul
tural Extension Service, again calls
attention to the fact that it is of the
utmost importance that the large
sweet potato crop in North Carolina
be preserved during the coming win
ter months. As an aid in furthering
this work, the Extension Circular No.
30 has been issued, which treats in
detail of the methods to be pursued
in successful storage, and gives a type
of storage house which has been used
by the Pender branch station at Wil
lard with satisfactory success.
All growers of sweet potatoes are
urged to write for a copy of this cir
cular in order that they may be pre
pared for handling the crop this fall
Each year North Carolina produces
an abundant supply of this crop, but,
on account of improper methods of
storaee. practically none are kept
throughout the entire winter.
Prizes for Teachers' Essays.
For the best essays on "Why the
United States is at War," written by
public school teachers of North Caro
lina, prizes aggregating $300 are of
fered by the National Board for His
torical Service. To elementary teach
ers, five prizes ranging from $10 to
$75 each, and to high school teachers
seven prizes ranging from $10 to $75
each, are offered, assays must ue
submitted by January 1, 1918.
Similar contests are being . conduct
ed in 14 other states. The winning
essays in each state will be entered
in a national competition in which
additional prizes of $75 each will be
awarded.
Full information, including the con
ditions of the contests and references
to material, may be obtained from R.
D. W. Connor, secretary of the North
Carolina Historical Commission, Ra
leigh, N. C. ,
Secretary Issues Charters.
Charters were issued from the of
fice of the secretary of state for the
following corporations to do business
in North Carolina:
Piedmont Hosiery Mills, of Lawn
dale, with $50,000 authorized capital
and $10,000 subscribed. The incorpor
ators are Decatur Elmore C J Yel
ton and A. E. McKinney, all of Lawn-
d8Te Lawndale Auto Company, of
Wilson, amended it chair to Increase
!U cap tal from $2,00 to $100,000.
THE REVIEW, HIGH
The Smart
Two-piece or three-piece matched
ets in millinery are among the smart
est things shown in the new displays
for fali. The two-piece set is just
right and designers have made it pos
sible to select a hat and bag a hat
and collar or a hat and cape or scarf,
made to match; or, if they do not
match in materials, some touch in
trimming makes them kin. A silk hat
trimmed with chinchilla, for instance,
Is bound for life to a high chinchilla
collar by a veil that fails from the hat
and is sewed to the upper edge of the
collar.
Leading the vanguard of matched
sets came the hat and bag to match
and this fancy is altogether so pleas
ing that hat and bag sets are quite
likely to be found also in the rear of
the fashion parade along about Christ
mas time. If you contemplate some
thing unusual in Christmas gifts that
hat and bag set pictured here ought to
prove interesting.
One of the smartest of smart sets
is of brilliant green satin brocaded
with gold and finished with green che
nille tassels in the bag. The hat, to
be worn with it, has a crown of black
velvet and a narrow rolling brim of
the green and gold brocade. At the
A call has come from France, to the
Red Cross, asking for 150,000 woolen
garments for the men at the front.
These include sox, mits, mufflers,
sweaters, and they must be made by
women. Everybody that is anybody is
knitting, and everywhere milady goes
her knitting in a knitting bag of sorts
Is sure to go, too like Mary's lamb.
People who never touched a knitting
needle before have mastered the art
of knitting sox and find the work fas
cinating. When we contemplate the brief his
tory of a pair of sox we realize that
the task of furnishing them will never
be through with until the war ends.
Supplies of sox must be sent In relays,
one after the other, because, sturdy as
the knitted woolen ones are, they will
wear out.
Mufflers are easier for the begin
ner, and the sort of sweaters required
are not very difficult. They are sleeve
less and are really chest and back pro
tectors, All the knitted garments
must be made according to stand
ards, which will be furnished by the
Red Cross to those who apply for
them.
A luxury that can be made by worn-1
en who do not knit if there are any
will interest them. Feet that get sore
in the trenches can be rested and
helped to heal by felt slippers, and
these can be made by women at home.
As we care for the comfort of our men
when they are at home working for us,
so we must care for their comfort
when they are away working a'nd
fighting for us and for those that come
after us. No woman can be indiffer
ent now and keep the respect of her
associates. Whoever she is she de-
serves the poor opinion of her char-
POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.
Set in Millinery
back a flat tassel made of green che
nille ,falls from the crown, and small,
flat flowers, made of chenille are set
about the crown.
A successful costume depends more
upon handsome accessories like these,
than many of us realize. A plain, dark
gown of satin i black or other color,
is lifted into brilliancy by tricks of ele ! Association of instructors and Inves
gance, in hat and bag or hat and scarf, , tigators and Poultry Husbandry, at
and is equal to formal wear by these j College Station, Texas, Dr. B. F.
means.
Small Breaks in Lace.
Where there are only a few threads
broken in Irish or Swiss lace they can
easily be repaired with a needle and
thread the same size as that used in
the manufacture of the lace. Place a
tiny knot at the end of the thread on
the needle and draw this through the
place where the broken thread joins
the bodv of the lace. Havine done
this, draw a succession of loop knots
over the floating thread very tightly
close to the base. Now follow with
the new thread the course that the old
thread has taken, and do the same
with the other loose end, knotting it se
curely close to the body lace. Cut
away the loose ends and the break is
no longer perceptible.
acter, that her indifference will inspire
in her associates.
A new order of things socially may
grow out of the banding together of
women for war ork. It will be an
impossible and hopeless personality
that Is not benefited and uplifted by
helping in the hour of need.
Separate Waistcoats Now.
London and Paris have taken an
other step toward the masculine in
fashions and makers are producing
separate waistcoats, to be removed at
will. They are made of the softest
materials, with a striking pattern and
and often they are knitted, and are
cut roomy. Pockets at the sides with
a watch fob hanging out of one of
them are customary.
Under these waistcoats, of which
plain shirtwaists are being worn, the
jabot or fichu and the transparent
sleeves are visible. It is customary
with women wearing such waistcoats
to remove the suit coat.
Use for Out-of-Date Blouses.
Blouses have a disconcerting way of
looking out of date after any length
of time. If there is a little girl in the
family cut the waist down to make a
long-waisted dress, using plain mate
rial for the tiny skirt.
Button Spats to Be Worn. "
Buttoned spats promise to be as pop
ular as ever for fall. The new spats
fit beautifully and come in soft shades
of gray ar.d tan and in the new olive
drab which ia fashionable because U Is
the "soldier color.'
V2
VIOLATION OF LAW SERIOUS
U. S. District Attorney J. O. Carr
Says Supreme Court Must Decide
Child Labor Law.
Wilmington. Speaking of the Keat-
ing-Owens childv labor law and the i
recent decision of Federal Judge Boyd
in declaring it unconstitutional, Unit- j
ed States District Attorney J. O. Carr j
declared that the person or persons
who violated this statute are gambling
with the supreme court, for if this
tribunal reverses Judge Boyd's decis
ion, those who have violated the sta- !
tute will be indictable, despite any-
thing that Judge Boyd may have said
relative to the constitutionality of the
law. Mr. Carr stated that he would
sit tight and await the ruling of the
highest court in the land on this all
important matter.
Six Community Fairs for Catawba.
Hickory. Catawba county will
have six community fairs this month,
just before the county fair, which will
be held at Hickory at the fair grounds
September ;.5-28. This is the initial
experience of Catawba county in hav-
ing community fairs, although the
regular county fairs have always been
a big success. To Homer B. Mask
and Miss Mary Rowe, county agents,
and Prof. Geo. E. Long, county super
intendent of schools, is largely due
the credit of working up this move
ment in the various communities.
The dates for these community
fn ri: ci 1 -t r-
Terrell, September 18; Killian's, Sep
tember 19; Rockett, September 20;
Yount, September 21; Minerva, Sep
tember 22. The officers and directors
of these six community fairs number
100, and back of these officers and
directors the county agents have a
small army of producers who are vy
ing with each other
Kaupp President Poultrymen.
Raleigh. At a recent meeting of
j southern section of the American
Kaupp. pouitryman of the Animal In
dustry Division of the North Carolina
Experiment station, was elected presi
dent; and Mr. Thomas J. Conway, of
College Station, Texas, secretary.
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of organizing tne instructors, in
vestigators and poultry husbandry in
the south, and Doctor Kaupp attended
in the interest of the work in North
Carolina.
Since being with the North Caro-
j lina Experiment station, Doctor Kaupp
j has accomplished good results in the
i organization of the poultry interests of
I the state, and in putting the experi-
mental work of the station on a better
footing than it has ever been before.
Several organizers and scientific
bodies have already recognized Doctor
Kaupp's efficient work in North Car
olina, and this new honor is in keeping
with the good work he is doing.
Raleigh Plans Many Gardens.
Raleigh. The city of Raleigh lias
planned to make itself a model for the
cities and towns of North Carolina in
the matter of gardens, having taken
as a motto, "A garden for every home
j 12 months in the year." For the ac
j complishment of its purpose, two
trained women have been employed as
j garden supervisors, and a course in
! elementary agriculture has been in
I troduced in the city schools.
The chamber of commerce, through
its food coommittee, has been promot
ing this plan, and has distributed,
through the co-operation of boy
scouts, a garden schedule for the fall
months, a copy of this schedule being
placed in each of the 4,100 homes in
the city.
A number of North Carolina cities
are urging utilization of fall and win
ter gardens, but so far as is known
no other city has taken such well-
directed, systematic and effective
steps in this direction as has the city i
of Raleigh.
Negro Shop Helpers Strike.
Rocky Mount. After their demand
for an increase of six ajnd one-half
cents an hour in pay had been refus
ed, about 400 negro helpers employed
in the machine shops of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway here went on
strike this morning. The road, it is
understood, offered the men an In
crease of four cents an hour but this
the workmen declined.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEF8.
Governor Bickett commissioned six
teen notaries one day last week. This
is the largest number of notaries ever
receiving commissions in a single day.
Durham has awarded a contract for
50,000 yards of street paving.
Twenty-three American ambulance
men have been decorated by the
French government with the war cross
during the last week for their work in
the tecent heavy fighting. They in
clude Lansing M. Paynen, Durham,
N. C.
Kinston public schools will have a
brass band this year.
A movement is on foot by business
men at Albemarle and Badin to estab
lish a bank at Badin.
German language will not be abol
ished from the program of Trinity Col
lege during the coming term accord
tog to information obtained from mem
bers of the faculty. It is possible that
the classes in German will be cut
down, and not carried forward with
the same enthusiasm as in past years.
This, however, will be due mainly to
the shortage of instructors, and not to
the European war.
YELLOW STREAK IS
NOT TO BE FOUND
THERE IS NO DISLOYALTY
NORTH CAROLINA, SAYS
GOVERNOR BICKETT.
IN
GERMANY IS WATCHING IIS
j
Governor
Bicket Urges Perfect
Unity in Address Given Under
Auspices of "Four Minute Men."
Raleighj '1 know the people of
North Carolina. I have been through
its valleys and over its hills, and if
all the books were torn up I could
make a geography of the state. From
Cape Lookout to Slick Rock creek
there is not a yellow streak."
This was the declaration of Oover-
; nor Bickett when he appeared at a
1 local theatre under the auspices of
j the "Four Minute Men," and he was
! greeted with tumultuous applause.
"When individuals enter a fight to
the death they fight with the who!
force of their bodies," declared the
Cnvornnr "Sin tniiof TiotJnno fiivkt
v, L .
hi uai c iuc uicuiuiuiu cumi
the entire weight must be thrown
into every blow. If Uncle Sam is to
win against Germany he must fight
all over, from the dig of his toe Bails
to the sweep of his whiskers."
"There must be perfect unity of
purpose and will. This unity will re-
suit first in the sureness and the
weight of each blow delivered. It will
secondly have a telling effect on the
nerves of the enemy.
"When individuals are engaged in
combat they watch with intentnees
the eyes of the other, and when a
weakness shows in the eyes of one he
is at his opponent's mercy. So it is
with the nations. The Imperial Ger
man government is watching with
taut nerves the eyes of America. If
it reads therein a oneness of purpose
and will, an inflexible determination
to throw every man and every dollar
into the fight, then the fight is won
already. On the other hand, if it sees
doubt and division then Its hopes
are keyed up, its courage Increased,
and it will continue the great war
with a still greater fury.
"In this crucial hour of the nation's
history that man who attempts to di
vide the thoughts of the people, or
who in any manner tries to divert
their will and purpose, is an ally of
the German Kaiser. Every move made
by such a man is strength to the
Kaiser's arms, his words are sweet
music to the Kaiser's ears.
I "Yet we find men here and there
i who do not seem to understand the
difference between a debate and a
fight. Prior to April 6 last, there was
a great debate in progress as to
whether the United States would en
ter the world war. Then it was legiti
mate, and highly proper, to hold opin
ions and express them. But on the
sixth day of April the Congress of the
United States acted. Right then the
debate ended and the fight began.
Now opinions do not count, it is deeds
for which we look. No loyal Ameri
can citizen has the right to hold any
opinion save that aimed at the de
struction of the Imperial German gov
ernment. There are just two sides to
the fight, and there is no room for
neutrality. Every citizen must be
either on the side of Germany or the
United States. The only question is
whether Uncle Sam is going to lick
Bill Hohenzollern, or whether Bill
Hohenzollern is going to lick Uncle
! Sam.
"Every man, every woman, every
child is in the fight. Failure to do
the utmost is in itself aid and com
fort to the enemy. The question is.
under which flag will you register?
Shall it be the black eagle of Ger
many or the glorious Stars and
Stripes?"
In closing Governor Bickett paid a
beautiful tribute to the men who on
the far-flung battle lines will give
themselves for their country, and urg
ed complete concord among the peo
pie at home to back them up.
Head Nurse Has Resigned.
Morganton. Miss Nannie I. Kersey,
who has been head nurse at the North
Carolina State hospital here several
years, has resigned, on accoount of
failing health, to take a much needed
rest. The great responsibility of this
position and the duties connected
with it are very trying and few peo
ple have been able to hold it more
than a few years. Miss Kersey's
resignation is a distinct loss to the
hospital, as she was a woman of
splendid executive ability, as well as
an efficient nurse.
Resisting Draft Law.
Monroe. J. Wesley Helms, young
white man, was given a hearing be
fore United States Commissioner M.
L. Flow a few days ago on the charge
of having failed to register. His age
was established at 21, and he was
required to register in addition to
being bound over to the federal court,
which convenes in Charlotte the. first
Monday in October. At first young
Helms denied having attained his ma
jority, but the evidence presented by
the government was so strong that
he admitted he was is the wrong.