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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
'"t WHOLE WORLDS GFvTH-
SEMANE
International Sunday School Les
son Tor October fS is I'm the Garden
VI Observation-Disclosures 14:S2-43.
(By William T. Ellis.)


:" 'his hour Of Christendom's Geth-
"""ahe' 1T is appropriate that the
,"'h'hS OF the Sunday school should
80 allied to tarry for a week in that
Th where suffering is sanctifed.
80 t"rh' bruised and bereaved hearts
"'iiohS, which a week ago were
~ anu careless. are now urning to
haie,nory of the agony of the
il savior, in which he sweat. as
C,r"Ile' great drops OF blood. The
me-" OF GethSemane is a common
in. "uS ground today for this agoniz-
m, warning world. God grant that
pari Spilitual significance of the ex-
'rtIPhce may not be missed
howa,'nt ME of every individual.
an ltr shallow our nature. comes
sem Sentence which we call "Geth-
ba,"t Ella Wheeler Wilcox has
inn, t'a"E gathered this thought
me- q poem:
~p.1en youth, when seems the
Wbrn'uler land for singing mirth:
LUIS are glad and hearts are
W. dl'' "a shadow turks in sight.
s va not know it. but there lies
sEiaee' yelled under evening
Sotaevhna al must sometime see
hes our G~ethsep;ane.
| ''"S steps We go our ways,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13
STATE TOTAL 1884, 32
GreenyiIIe Was Close Second to
Wilson, Selling 4,956,273.
Kinston and Rocky Mount
Sold More Than 100000
Each: Four Other Towns Sell
More Than Million

wilson led the State in the sales Of
leaf tobacco during the month of Sep
tember. the sales at it's warehouses
amounting TO 5.131.3 49. GreenviIle was
= close second. with 4.956.237, Rocky
Mount and Kinston were next in or.
der. with something over 5000. O
each. other cities selling more than
Lao. 900 were F'armviile, Fairmnnt
%Smithheld. and Fair Bluff.
The total sales for the month were
3l.SS4.932. This was less thar the
amount sold in September, 1913. which
vas 4~7.3iI.030.
The list given ont by the DEPART
meut Of Agriculture yesterday folious
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Love n a hale to orr 6a,u
ooITowS sail like clouds a..
r. iausn. and say how strtu.- W.
W hurry on. n harryine. 90 "
rs y the borderiand Of woe
20 waits Tor YOU and waits for mo
forever waits G~ethsamanc
streams,
Behind the misty caps Of vaarn
Ciose TO the great salt fount 80
dhe garden lies: strive "a va, M
iou cannot miss it in your way
All paths that have been. ar shall bo
ass new through Cethsemana
All those who journey. sooD or Lotto
MUST pass within that gardens e.ta
MUST kneel alone in darkness tbara
ana battle with some fierce disnair
Iod pity those who cannot say
not mine, but thine who only pray.
Let TINS cup pass and cannot see
purpose in Gethsemape"
The Old Garden Itse,f.
a word about tn. actual,
spot where.the agony OF Jesus trans
piIed. VIII make more definite our
~ oddutn NJ tvctnSomanP
~ one OF the sacred sites concerning
Which there can be no doubt. The
present Garden of Gethsemane. sur
by a stone wall. ard contain
ing several venerable olive trees-one
OF them surely more thar a thousand
years Old-is in the are Of the Fran
csScan monks. There can be no doubt
II IT is not the actual scene of
the supreme Tragedy. !. is within a
lew yards Of it. The spot is one Of
the most affecting upon earth. and
the reverent traveller gees th;ther
again and again into that peaceful.
tenderly Kept garden to lei the dust
OF the world be swept from his spirit
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Every failure teaches "A man ser,e-
thing, If he will learn.
for our Light affection which u
Tor the moment Worketh for Ms nesre
aad more exceedingly an -eserDai
weight OF glory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

WAS on a tr>~ they slew na--
last
""FH cut 81 the wood Nr came
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Icre mmcu =.
Prayer Meeting Topic al the Yonn-
hri-ti,p -
u'asof. ets-for October IL -
Saao",ihe>> Nation. WI, not How -
He 3-I-f1
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Long ago. and beyond appeal tn.
saloon was found guilty Of criminal
completely in every form Of s,cia,
evil.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

thN William T EliSl
Dal'hs the past summer | ha,.
sa4@o with u great wanv ho,al-
keepers ln 1'rnnsvlyanf. uh
rooms have been always me nrr.r
Fart OF their business To a man :
ioana them convinced that ul,.-
the saloon must go Sex-
~"rh ! remarked upon the i'm
P~f"ttfnent IN their hotels r,pa,aiv
confessed that they uer- d.x.i.n,.-
thfs S'd" OF their business A. n,-n
afaiion Tor the inevitat.l. dav -.
i"e BARS must close Anybod, who
80 ""u'h OF men IN the saloon bust
ness can amplifk this ,..ma,,
most indefinitely. Th- >nar,- =
the approaching abolition ct tn. ],
loon Is ever h.fore the ewes ~ ~.
iiqhor men. IL would he2rten soma
w~eah-hnt@d and peSsim:sti. Cars
tians TO know how cnn,incaa -.
llquor men are Of the victary ~ ~.
temperance force
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

me one moHaenious truth that
may be installed into tn" minds and
consclences of the young is that no
body can safely tamper with an in
toxicating beverage. GA the red
book OF entire abstinence alone are
they safe.-CuNlRr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

The Oldest and commonest arga-
ments heard in license courts in be-
half Of applicants for bars il the
P1fd u necessity The statement
has been made So often tina il has
come to be widely believed. that Il
barroon in every hotel is a necessity
Of the travelling public. Every man
whose work calls him to sojourn in
hotelS. especially in small towns. can
TESTIFY that it Is not the commercial
travellers (Who constitute ninety per
cent. of a hotels patronase). who
p~atronlZe the bar, but the local resi-
dents SO far as the travelling public
Is concerned, the barroon Is need
less. Instead, it is the focus for the
spread Of the gansrene Of drunken
ness. ldleness and evil among the
local men The greatest source OF
social Infection in our American life
is the saloon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Facts and arguments are not want
ing IN the temperance Cause. Workers
,aefe are IN plenty Literature
bounds. The state Of the public mind
is favorable to the abolition of the
saloon. n need above all others
or the present hour Is that there shall
be put behind the temperance move
Inent the passion. the ire and the
force of an irresistible Christian SEN
tlment The constraining love Of
christ the divine zeal for the social
as we'll as spiritual salvation OF men.
and the united devotion Of the Chris
tlan church must lie given 10 the gun
pot of the programme of temperance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

What if men should establish fac
torres for making typhoid germs
and putting them into our wafer
n our milk We could
make men immune against the ty-
phoId, but We cannot make them i'm
1nune against the far more deadly,
manufacture Of intamnerance
Amos f. Wells.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

\ marvellous shifting of public
interest mas been revealed since the
European holocaust burst 7hara -
nowhere an enthusiasm FER !.
Inc anclent spell Of the glory u
arms seems To have been broken
instead. vast Gfnanitarian Ideals
nave Sripfed mankind. We find
ieopie Ia all walks Of hfr talking Of
SUCH great goals as a iand vish,,,t
lies or rates. of a nation free from,
1Sphold tuberculosis and other an
Gent ScourageS: Of an Industrial ar
der wherein the children shall no,
oF NafTlTced and workers shall MOI
lose their manhood Of "A 500 ial order
where Justice is done without -
SpeFt 10 persons and in solicitude for
the common welfare. Among these
widespread expectations and pur-
poses We find also the resolution =.
abolish the traffic i'll human flesh in
harmful drugs and III ir~foxicatin.
ttntors. The fight against the saloon
4 IN tune with the deeoest note @.
social thinking today. The stars and
fheir courses are lighting against
tiquOr-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

Saloonkeepers have dep.rda1
American ciSilization-S s Mcclure
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-13

The fact that the grandsons of the
men who first abolished the saloon
from Kansas are still keeping the
State dry and steadily *
more stringent the prohibition laws.
Is evidence in favor of q saloenless
community that will weigh with
faIr-minded men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
GEORGE +. BAKER
FOLLOWS MORGAN
In Imitation He Retires as
Chairman Of First National
Bank Of New York.

NEW YORK., Jan. 1s.--George F.
Baker, chairman OF the board Of the
First National bank. retired today as
a director OF the Chase National BACK.
This was the one change OF oat-
standing importance In the directo-
rates OF the national banks OF New
York at the annual meetings % their
stockholders today. Mr.. Uakcr was
succeeded on the board of tie Chase
by John J. Mitchell. president of the
Illinois Trus. and Savings bank OF
Chicago, -rho resigned from the board
OF the First National Theodore N.
vail, president of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. sue
ceeded Mr. Mitchell on the board Of
the First National
Mr.. Baker announced last week
when the Morgan retirement from a
number Of directorates waa publish
ed that he intended ITO re: Off all
the boards they'll let me-"
The First NaHonars close nifilia-
tons with the Chase was ore OF the
central points Of the Pujo commit
tee examination of Mr. Baker. II
was Shown at the hearing that the
First National interests. through The
banks associated company. the First
security company, owned 2s.!S2
shares az the $1,000 snares II Chase
bank outstanding. Several lays he
fore Mr.. Baker testified ut the hear
ing on January 9. 1918. It was learned
that 1900 shares Of these holdings
OF Chase bank stock had been sold
III MI. Bakers suggestion to Albert
Wiggsn. president 81 the Chase Ma
tional hank. and associates AZ MSS
cor&iderec today that M Isaxer' "a
tfratnxnt from IN C1nAa hoard war
= ~ xfsl 4 IN ~ kle ~ IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
SENATE TO APPROVE
SHELTON WILLIAMS
Only Question of Time That
Opposition viii be Quashed
and Richmond Man Made
Comptroller of Currency.
Many are Wavering.
-7ass! 's1z! 7.F :. -------- ~
BY GEORGE III. MANNING.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s,-rhe ui-
innate confirmation OF the appoint
ment OF John Shelton Williams, OF
Richmond. as comptroller of the cur
rency following his nomination by
President Wilson today. is assured.
but the probable date when the OPP
uncertain. although 1t will be at a
day early enough to serve all the pur-
poses of the administration.
President. Nilsson and Secretary Nc
Adoo are known TO have made UP
their minds some time ago to the
appointment of Williams. who Is at
present assistant secretary of the
treasury in charge OF the fiscal bureau.
to the Office of comptroller. which.
under the new currency law. also
makes him a member Of the federal
reserve board.
Wilson Is Certain.
That President Wilson Is certain OF
his confirmation was shown when he
did not take advantage of his oppor-
tunity to appoint Williams while con-
gress was in session as a recess ap-
pointment' He could have appointed
him at once then and let the senate
take its time In confirming him But
neither the president nor Secretary
McAdoo have any particular desire for
haste In Williams appointment. Mr.
Williams himself declared today that
1t was not the preseE. intention for
him to join the other members of the
organization committee in their West
ern tour, during which they will give
hearings to determine the location of
the federal regional reserve banks.
He will remain In Washington.
whether or not he lis confirmed. and
look after the details OF the commit
tee at>this end OF the line. and also
be In charge OF the department as act
ing secretary OF the treasury. His
salary Of $12. eco additional as mem
Der OF the reserve board will COM
mence from the date of his confirma-
ton.
Owen lis Favorable.
His nomination was referred during
executive session OF the senate late
this afternoon to the committee on
banking and currency. Of which Sem
ator Owen Is chairman. Owen is par
'ticu1arly favorable to Williams ap-
pointment. and will do hts utmost
to secure the approval of the COM
mittee.
Senators Martin and Swanson are
anxious to have Williams appointed
at once and during the day sp-
preached several of the Republicans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
TO PASS GUARANTEE
LAW THIS SESSION
Bill to Be Reported by Senate
on Banking and Currency at
an Early Date.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-It be-
came known today that the senate
committee on banking and cure acy
will soon report . bill providing =
plan for guaranteeing deposits held
in banks In the new federal reserve
system.
Like action will In due season be
taken by the corresponding commit
tee In the house. and the indications
are that bank deposit guarantee law
will be enacted at this session Ut con-
greas. The senate committee already
has given consideration 10 the subject
and II has been disclosed that ma
jority. including Senator Nelson, OF
Minnesota, Republican. favors tho
plan.
It will be recalled that the senate
incorporated guarantee plan in the
Glass Owen bill. but the provision
was eliminated in conference. When
the house adopted tho conference on
the banking hill. Chairman Glsse, OF
the house COMMITTEES. announced that
early action would he taken on d
meaAure guaranteeing deposits held In
federal Lanks
The senate guarantee plan provided
that after the federal reserve banks
had paid 8 per cent on their stock
AMI created surplus that a fund
should he created guaranteeing all de-
positors In the federal reserve banks.
A mobilization OF this plan viii to
proposed in the bill shortly !, be re-
ported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
Tuelue Freeze
,.--lsa-Aeu, York
INTENSE. COLD NOT EQUALED
SINCE 1899 IN EASTERN
STATES.

NEW YORK. Jan. f3-Intense
cold, which has not been equaled
since 1899. swept the Eastern States
and seaboard to-day. AT midnight to-
night the official thermometer on the
White Hall building had dropped TO
six below zero. AT that hour the
4, tal record in the Metropolitan dis
trict Of deaths from exposure or other
vice directly to be attributed TO the
stosm, was an even dozen, and re-
po-ts were still coming In. The num-
Der of those overcome by the caid
and injured by the caprices of the
wind was considerably higher,
The cold was intensified by gale
which. late in the forenoon. reach I'd
its highest velocity Of seventy-one
miles an hour.
The suffering among the poor was
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
HUtRTA RAISES
DISTRESS SIGNAL
ID Unable to Meet Semi Annual
Payment on External Debt
of Mexico.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13--Secre-
tary Bryan today had no comment to
make on Huerta's announcement that
the selni-annual interest payment on
the external debt Of Mexico would
not be possible. and said he had not
heard OF 1t officially.
Well.informed officials here see no
reason why the default on these pay
ments should affect the situation 50
far ~ the United States Il concerned.
Most Of the government securities OF
Mexico ara held In Europe. chiefly in
France. Great Britain and Germany.
American holdings being confined
largely to the interest In the National
railways
The disclosure Of HuertA's. financial
need Is really regarded ~ source
Of qualification here. II the view is
taken that by discouraxing the loan
ing Of money to the Mexican gov
eminent President Wilaon meant TO
bring on IT. bankruptcy. II has been
accepted as inevitable that eventually
Huerta would reach the point where
he would flnd himself unable to meet
his financial obligations abroad. and
that he would be quick to sacrifice
tnsm tn order to meet uurs pressing
needs N home. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
City Endorses
Wilson S Action
OF WILLIAMS AS
ss+e4--s-spes
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
PLE.AsES ALL.

The announcement that John Skei-
ton Williams had been appointed
comptroller OF the currency. while it
WAS not entirely unexpected. created
great interest In Richmond yesterday
afternoon and caused good deal Of
comment among the business men OF
the city. who were unanimous in COM
n,ending President Wilson for the Wis
dom he displayed in making such a
selection.
The Chamber of Commerce, the
Business Mems club and other COM
mercial organizations adopted reso-
buttons endorsing the presidents ac-
ton.
Chamber Of Commerce.
Richmond, Va.
January IS. 1914.
Hon. John SHELTON Williams.
Assistant Secretary of Treasury,
Treasury Department,
Washington, D. c.
The Richmond chamber Of COM
merce, by special action Of its board
Of directors. have requested me 10
convey TO you the chambers sincere
and 1t particularly
fCoufinuad ON Strrn page1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
COMMISSIONERS ASK
FOR THREE MILLIONS

After an all-aftcrnoon session
yesterday Commissioners Whittct
and Hirschberg, OF the adIntnis-
trativc board, completed their
budget To be presented the n
nance committee tonight.
The board will ask for nearly
tho whole amount OF the pros
pes4lve income Of the city for
the current year. They do not
expect to get 1t all. But they do
expect much for street improve
ments and repairs and extensions
to tho water and gas DEPART
Ments.
- - The tentative report wsbs
printed IN The Firganian y0A-
tcFt1ny. There will ho feN
Ch1saee III tllAt report. 4.
I;s H. e01aI xn0ant n III
at y y. = e y N q, 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
CONFIRMS THORNTON
TO SUCCEED ALLAN
Nomination as Postmaster at
Richmond Approved by Sem
ate in Executive Session.
Expected to Take Charge
Within Few Days.

WASHINGTON. Jan. i3.-The SEN
ate In executive session late this after
noon confirmed the nominations OF
Hay r. Thornton 10 be postmaster al
Richmond: William G. Menefee. at
Rocky Mount. and Charles A. Funk.
houser at Dayton
1t was the intention Of tire admin
.ssratlon and Representative Monta-
que To have thornton nominated ana
confirmed about December 10th. so
that he could relieve Postmaster
Allan promptly at the expiration OF
his term December 14th. but unlocked
for delay at the postofIice department
and the presidents Illness before the
holidays prevented his nomination
until the day before congress ad-
lourned.
The senate committee approved
Thornfon's nomination yesterday. and
ne WIS confirmed to-day The papers
for Tharnton's bond have been filled
out. and will be forwarded to him
tomorrow, and unless he encounters
a hitch in arranging his bond should
return the papers here Thursday
President Wilson will sign his COM
,nission at once. and 1t In possible he
may take over the office Friday or
Saturday.
The only Virginia postmaster now
nominated and unconfrmed Is James
A. Lawson. OF Danyiile. The senate
con .mtttee has not acted on his nomi-
nation and probably will not Tor sew
eral weeks. lie. is not the choice OF
Senators Martin and Swanson for the
office. and unless they bestir them
selves In his behalf considerable de-
lay may be encountered in commit
te. and Afterwards upon the floor 4
the senate.
sketch 81 Hay Thornton.
Hay +, Thornton. slated for the po-
sition OF postmaster Of the city OF
Richmond, ID a native OF the city OF
Norfolk and Ia 4 son Of the late ID.
r. Nice. Thornton. Mr.. Thornton's
father was for years = purscr IN the
United States navy. His mother was
Miss Dade. daughter of the late Gem
erai Lawrence r. Dade, OF Orange
county, Va, who. for many years
prior 10 the Civil Wal was one OF the
leading figures In the politics Of Viz
ginia.
Mr.. Thornton has spent all OF his
life In Richmond, with the exception
Of a year or two in Florida and Chi
cago. He has an extensive acQuaint-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-14
sketch 81 Hay Thornton.

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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-07-16
REVOLUTION IS NEAR
ANARCHIST DECLARES
Berkman Says wen Get Our
Rights by Bloodshed"--
Flags Rockefeller.

New York. July 14--In little court
In the rear of the headquarters Of the
anarchists yesterday, hundreds OF per-
sons viewed the urn containing the
ashes Of the three victims OF the ex-
plosion on July In Lexington ave-
nue. tenement house. On Saturday
last the police refused to permit the
urn to be exhibited at the Union square
memorial meeting.
Alexander Berxman, anarchist, spoke
at q demonstration. He spoke from q
stand decorated with the anarchistlc
red and the mourning black. He had
q red and black band on his arm and
red carnation pinned to- his coat. Sur
rounding the stands were banners ex-
ecuted in red and black. One pro-
claimed:
"caron. Hanson and Berg did not
die in vain"
Berkman launced into a bitter attack
on John d. Rock efel1er.
These men may have been murdered
by the agents OF the capitalistic crowd"
he said. IF so, John d. Rockefeller Is
responsible for their death. He has
committed many murders and would
not stop at this. Or maybe the men
were murdered because of their loyalty.
They were either victims of a murder
plot or are martyrs to the cause OF
liberty.
II hope they were martyrs and were
killed by bomb they expected to use
against the enemies Of labor. We are
now ready to resort to physical force.
We will get our rights by bloodshed.
We are advancing toward revolu-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-07-16
GOODYEAR BALLOON
is DECLARED WINNER
Last Of Eight Contestants Lands
Comparatively Short
Flights Made.

st. Louis, July 1.-THE balloon "San
Francisco 1915 landed IL miles south
east Of McLeansboro, ILL.,, at 10 Sunday
morning according to telegram re-
lceived from r. s. Cole the pilot. All OF
the balloons that sailed from here last
Saturday afternoon now have been
heard from and the winner of the ma
tional elimination race to select the
third American entrant to the interna-
tional race that will start from Kansas
City next October Is the balloon Good
year" This balloon landed at Con-
stance, KY, about 800 miles from st.
Louis H..
'rhe dispatch to the Associated Press
said:
Balloon San Francisco, 1915, landed
easily IL miles southeast OF McLeans-
boro at 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
actually travelling 1853 miles in a round
about course In light variable winds.
ION leaving the motordrome at st.
Louis, the balloon rose straight up half
a mile, then drifted slowly west at the
rate Of four miles an hour We threw
out much ballast on account of the In
tensely overheated gas cooling rapidly
In the evening. We drifted all night,
finally landing here among hospitable
farming community on the way to
church" ~