The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-28
SECRETARY STOPS
CARES FOR AWHILE
MIR. Daniels Speaks To The
Naval Engineers at Annual
Dinner
THE MODERN ALADDIN
. D ALADDIN
They Are Commended For
Their Devotion To Science
and The Wonderful Results.
School of Daughters of Rev.
olution May Be Located In
Historic Halifax
(By w. T..

Washington, d. c.. April 25.-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Dal ieis broke |
from the department this even
ing, for a time, to attend the annual
Of the American Socit. of
Naval Engineers responding to the
toast, The Engineer, the Modern
The engineer, he said, was
the aladdin who %rubbered with an
Of steel the lamp of Goth cen
fury science, ~WhereupOn the genie of
power appears and hands out an AS
uan dam, or a Panama canal, or a
Westinghouse air brake or an Oregon
cruise around a continent. The navy
furnishes a wide field for the genius
of the engineer and he is indispensi-
bic to its success.
Honor Roll of Dead.
Mr.. Daniels paid a high tribute to
the officers and men of the navy, COM
plimenting their work in recent days
IN Mexican waters and concluded by
reading the honor roll Of the dead in
the lighting at Vera Cruz.
Homer l.. Ferguson, formerly naval
constructor of the navy, now general
manager Of the Newport News Ship
ping and Drydock Company, spoke on
1.-The Shipbuilding Industry and It's
Relations in Naval Powers Mr.. Fer
guson is from Waynesville, and left
the naval service to take a small po-
| S1lIOI WILL d private concern. his rise
has been spectacular.
Many prominent members Of Con-
| gress, including Senators William AL
den Smith, of Michigan; Bryan, Of
Florida; Thornton, of Louisiana; Rep
resentatives Mann, of Illinois: Fitz-
gerald, of New York, and others, were
honor guests.
Naval Reserves Ready.
VI low; fo1o-~o~ o~, Dol
eigh was received at the Navy De-
partn1ent today, addressed to Secre-
tary Daniels:
I'VE wired the Adiutant General
last week volunteering our services
for duty, but I wish you know the
first battalion Of the North Carolina
naval militia is at your command.
(Signed Charles L. Morton,
Commander"
Ovid c. Foote, of S~tatesville, was
today nominated to be assistant sur
geon in the navy. He has been "
the medical reserve corps since last
September and since April Is or
board the Illinois.
Halifax May Get School.
The North Carolina Daughters o.
the Revolution have been putting ir
strenuous work this week to have the
D. A. R. school for girls located il
Halifax and believe they have an ex
c~ellent chance of securing the prize
for the State. Mrs. Smallwcod, O
Washington, chairman of the Schoo
committee, today promised to go t.
Halifax next October and look owe.
the ground. She is very favorabl,
impressed with the location. Tn
daughters have raised a large fun
toward building the school, which
will cost several hundred thOuSan,
: dollars to complete. It is planned t.
, make the Willie Jones residence
(. part of the school The resolution
y asking the interest nd cooperation
: Of the National Society in restoring
/ and preserving this, the home of job
Paul Jones, has passed the conven
ton.
Representative stedman today rec
y commended G. c. Lynch to be postmas
ter at Hillsboro. Competition for tn
selection was strenuous.
He also sent in the names of fourt
class postmasters as follows:
Miss Lila Troxler, Browns Sum
nit: Lee s.. Smith, Guilford College.
The following were sent in by MI
Webb:
J. P. Phillbeck, Lawndale: G.. T
Y Satzer, Claremont.
Recommended by Representativ
If Goodwin:
Mrs. Emma j. Sutton, Elizabeth
n town; Edison B. Council Councils
- | MIS-. Nellie - SlIIShfdid tSdiil
O Chester o. Bell Little River Academy
e. William r. Love. Armour: francis
e Gualt. Lake WaccamaW.
Capt. T. lobe Of Burnsville. he
n written Representative Webb, volur
e teering to raise a regiment of trooI
e for the war.
POstmasters Confirmed.
A. H. Patterson at Kings Mountai
Walter Dunn -Laroque at kinsio
,e and Frank A. Moseley at Snow ii
were confirmed today