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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The parishes and Sunday Schools
of the Episcopal Diocese of East Car
Dina have presented Bishop T. C.
Darst and his bride, nee Miss Har-
din, Of Wilmington, a wedding pres
ent of $500 in gold. The coin was
in a handsome silk bag, of the bish-
opric color, royal purple.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

A sad accident occurred in Goldsboro
Tuesday when George Davis, the nine
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Davis, died from injuries received
when run yer by the automobile OF
DR.. C. B. Hall, a dentist. The boy was
crossing the street, and two cars were
standing on the side Of the street, sc
it is thought he did not see the ap-
preaching, and DR.. Hall did not see
the boy till too late. No blame is at
tached to DR.. Hall, as he was going
slowly, and stopped almost instantly
Mr.. C. E. Mcintosh, for three years
chief clerk in the office Of DR.. Joyner
Superintendent of Public instruction
has been elected superintendent Of thu
graded schools of Hickory, and ha:
accepted. Mr.. w. H. Pittman, count!
superintendent of Edgecombe county
has been appointed to succeed MI
Mcintosh.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

TheTar Heel Rotarians returned
from Richmond last week singing the
praises of Richmond and of the lavish
hospitality of the Virginia Rotarians.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

At the graduating exercises this
week at the Union Theological Semi
nary, Richmond, an unusual feature
will be the graduating address deliv-
cred by atIayman. The man so hon
ored is Hon. A. M. Scales, Of Green's
boro. /.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The North Carolina Pine Associa-
ton held an interesting session in
New Bern last Friday. Mr.. A. w.
Turnbull, Of Bowden, N. c., is presi-
dent of the association.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The strawberry crop of the State
promises a good yield and fair prices
this wear. AT the present rate about
1000 cars will be shipped with a to-
tai value of more than $1,000, OO0.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

In a recent cleanup campaign in
Fayetteville, enough scrap iron was
picked up in the streets, back yards
and alleys to finance the whole cam
paign.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

Burke county is the sixth county
which will fight typhoid fever this
summer, the others being Cabarrus,
Mecklenburg, Alamance, Bladen and
Richmond.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

4 stirring and timely address by
Or. /. " .ssFaison, Of Charlotte, on the
care Of hahies was the feature OF
Statesville's '"baby. day" exercises. j.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The band of the North Carolina
School for the Blind, Raleigh, made
quite a hit on their recent visit to
oxford, where they gave two con-
.certs to a~ppreciatlve hearers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The Grand Lodge Royal Arcanum
Of North Carolina. which has just
closed i session in Salisbury, chose
.Asheville as the place Of meeting next
year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

The Fayetteville Choral Society
has made arrangements to sing at
the great music. festival at Black
Mountain in August, furnishing a
chorus Of 40 voices.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1916-05-11

After a thorough Investigation Of
the case of Postmaster J. E. Lyon at
Ellington, the department decided to
drop the charges, and Mr.. Lyon will
remain In office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

fulness, and to become worthy Of the
District Of Columbia"
Urges Increased Salaries.
William McK. Clayton, addressing his
fellow committee members, urged that
q system Of promotion for che employees
Of the library be provided. whereby de.
serving employees should be granted an
automatic Increase Of salary annually.
The report unanimously recommends
to the Board Of Trade . provision for
the extension Of the branch library
service which win insure facilities for
remote districts in the matter Of draw
ing books and reading-room accommo-
dations.
The report as sub nitted by Miles NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
Schedule of Contribution Days.

Days on which the children are to
bring their papers to school have been
scheduled as follows by Stephen q.
Kramer, assistant superintendent, who
has had entire charge Of this matter:
Bowen, Bradley, Fairbrother, Ambush,
Smallwood, Randall. Cardozo, Cardozo
Vocational, 8. J. Bowen, Greenleaf. Van
Ness, Lenox. Giddings, Dent, Brent,
Lincoln and Bell.
Friday-Curtis, Addison, Threlkeld,
Hyde, Western High School, Fillmore,
Jackson, Phillips. corcoran. Teniey. E.
V. Brown, Eaton, Weightman, Mont
gomery, Toner, Briggs. Grant and Ste
vens.
Monday-Sumner, Magruder. Force,
Adams. Morgan, Dennison, Garrison,
Phelps, Garnet, Patterson, Grover
Cleveland. Business High School Nc
KinIey Manual Training School, Morse,
Henry, Polk, old Central High School,
]. F. Cook, Twining, Armstrong Man.
ual Training School, Slater, Langston,
Dunbar High School. Simmons, Jones
and Banneker.
Tuesday-Wilson Normal, H. D.
Cooke, Johnson. Powell, Ross. Hubbard,
Bruce, Monroe. Petworth, Park View,
Miner Normal, Mott, Gage, Emery,
lexington. Hayes, Blair, Logan, Lud-
low, Taylor, Madison, Wheatley, Pierce
Webb and Blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
Dr.. Wilson Heads Galen Society.

AT meeting of the Galen Society
held at the home of DIR. J. Rozier Biggs
Monday evening DR.. Edward Comstock
Wilson was elected president of the
society. The other officers elected were
DIR. Charles Stanley White, vice presi-
dent, and DIR. Z. W. Titus. secretary
and treasurer. Several interesting
cases were reported, and the retiring
president, DIR. Carl Henning, read an
original essay on ocular defects A
smoker followed the business and lit
erary sessions. The following members
of the society were reported absent on
active military duty: Lieut.. Col. Reich
elderfer. Capt. II. ]. Bryson Lieuts. D.
W. Tastet and Joseph b. Began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
larger APPROPRIATIONS
FOR LIBRARY ARE URGED
Board Of Trade Committee Cites
Great Value Of Local In
stitution.

Announcing that last year was the
banner year of the Public Library, the
library committee of the Washington
Board of Trade, at meeting yesterday
afternoon, adopted a report to the
president of that organization which
urges increased appropriations for the
maintenance of the library.
A resolution was framed for adoption
by the Board of Trade which states
that The Washington Board of Trade,
recognizing the Public Library of the
District of Columbia as an institution
Of great and growing Importance in the
system of public education, indorses the
efforts of the trustees to secure addi-
tional financial support to enable the
library not only to maintain its present
state, but to greatly increase its USE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
Three Accidents Are Reported.

A motor cycle, ridden by Elton Nicely.
3101 14th street. was damaged last
night when 1t hit a pile of sand in an
alley in rear of 1915 Newton street.
collision between the automobile of
Mrs. Margaret Berry. Farragut apart
ments. and a wagon occurred at Goth
and E streets yesterday afternoon, the
automobile being slightly damaged.
Charles Williams, colored, 1874 Cor
coran street, received severe injury to
his head last night when his bicycle
struck tree in front of 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
HUNDREDS Of CHILDREN
GATHERING OLD PAPERS
Contributions Placed at School
Buildings for Sale to Aid Play
grounds Fund.

Today the bringing of old papers and
magazines to school for the benefit Of
the school Fairgrounds and other So
cial activities was begun, hundreds of
children bringing their contributions.
Work will go on steadily from day to
day, collections being made on the day
following that on which the young
sters bring the papers to school.
Children of the following schools
were those who today made the first
contributions to the paper playground
fund:
Webster. Franklin, Thomson, Abbott,
Seaton, Gales, Blake. Arthur, Peabody,
Hilton, Carbery. Edmonds, Lovejoy,
Maury, Bryan, Payne, Buchanan.
Cranch, Tyler, Ketcham, Van Buren,
and Birney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

shand. chairman Of tho committee, and
unanimously adopted. further sets forth
that:
"one Of the most interesting devsl-
opments IL the increasing use Of the
study and reference department.; also
that the separate industrial-arts divi-
sion. nine years old. ministers to an IN
creasing number Of business men, engi-
neers and mechanics.
"A splendid service has been rem
dered by the library, rejecting great
credit upon the enthusiastic and self
sacrihcing work Of the library force.
TT Is greatly regretted that the de-
mands upon the library and its con-
stantly increasing opportunities for
service to the people Of the District are
not more fully recognised and adequate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Arthur E. n. Middleton Makes
Charges Against Wife,

Arthur Z. H. Middleton late yes
terday afternoon filed a suit for an
absolute divorce from Nance A. Mid
dleton. Earlier in the day the wife
had filed a petition for a limited d.
vorce on charges of cruelty and
drunkenness.
Mr.. Middleton charges misconduct at
their summer home, near Rockville and
at Frederick, Md. A correspondent is
named. Attorney Crandal Mackey ap-
pears for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
PROGRESSSHOWN
BY THE SOLICITORS
Committees Collect $61O To-
ward the Fund Required for
Friendship House.
NEW STATION ESTABLISHED

Workers for the f1ve-thousand-dollar
tanned $50 as the result Of two days
contributions at stands downtown The
amount obtained yesterday was $3.50 and
was contributed at the various stations
as follows: Woodward & Lothrop's, sac
O'Donnelrs $3.50; Palais Royal. s26
Kenn's, s14.50; Goldenbergs, S13, and
at Friendship House, 324 Virginia avenue
southeast, IS.
Beginning tomorrow, an additional sta
ton will be opened at Ograms drug store,
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge Of the various
stations arc as follows:
ODonnelrs-Mrs F. L. Towner, Mrs.
l. J. Law, Mrs George Knapp. Mrs J.
Homer Smith, Mrs w. e. Chamberlin,
Mrs E. c. Hamilton, Mrs. Emma W. An
Brainerd, Mrs. Melville D. Lindsay, Mrs.
Jason Waterman. Mrs. H. P. Gould. Mrs.
John S. Beach. Mrs. Robert J. Kempton.
Mrs c. R. Ball and Mrs. Walter L. Gift.
Woodward & Lothrop's-Mrs. Henry
Clay Newcomer, Mrs. Arnold Werner
Spanhoofd, MRS. =. II. ELY, MRS. T. J.
Kempt, Mrs. E. E. Seward, Mrs. E. R.
Harvey, Mrs. Caleb s. Miller, Mrs.
Thomas G. Hensey, Mrs. Chauncey C..
Williams, Miss Ellen F. Butterf1eld,
Miss Mary K. Porter and Miss NJ. c..
Garst.
Kann's-Mrs. Charles c. Jacobs, Mrs
Charles Dietz, Mrs. John W. Kind1e.
Mrs. James T. Casebeer. Mrs. ]. Weir
ich, Miss Hazel Allen, Mrs. Lulu Kirby,
Mrs. A. Arthur Miss NJ. Keithline and
Mrs. George Burklin.
The Palais RoyaEMiss Ludwig. Mrs.
Hamilton, Mrs. Clagget, Mrs. Symons,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Bowdler. Mrs Bright
well, Mrs. Vernstein, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs.
Bickle. Mrs. Colson, Miss F. Briggs and
Mrs. Edwards.
Go1denberg's-Mrs. Jessie Hunter,
Miss Eleanor Watson, Mrs. William
Oldham. Mrs. jeanette Lashhorn and
Mrs. Kate Morrison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

financial provision made to permit it 70
fulfill its purpose In the community.
The trustees. whose disinterested
and efficient service should receive the
hearty thanks Of the community, ask
for $29,230 moro for next year to en-
able the library to increase the foroe
slightly. to pay better salaries to the
librarian and q few other offlcers and
to purchase moro books than 10 now
possible. It is noticed that the net in
crease In accessions to the library was
only $3.50 volumes last year, . smaller
number than in former years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
New Red Cross Teaching Centers.

announcement was today made by the
American Red Cross that the demand
for the courses of instruction, conduct
ed under the direction of the national
committee on Red Cross nursing serv-
ice. has developed to such an extent
during the past year that teaching
centers have been established in certain
of the larger cities of the country.
Centralized teaching centers have
been established in New York, Chi
cago, Los Angeles and Cincinnati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

Andrew J. Pstefs. assistant secretary
Of the Treasury. 10 20 aAdrses the
womsn's Wilson Union In its hsal-
quarters st r and 18th streets tomos-
row evening At SIS o'clock. Mr. Peters.
a. member Of Congress from Maaoa-
chusetts, was one Of the leading demo-
Gratis Of the House. The invitation
was extended to him by Mrs. H q. c.
Bryant ana Mrs. 8. H. Boyd, . oonn-
mittee Of two appointed to provide Q
speaker for the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
Mothers Club Limited.

The Mothers Club is another very
important group. Because of the lin
tied quarters, the membership has had
to be limited to about twenty. OF these
nine have been members Of the club
ever since its organization. about seven
years ago. The club is educational as
well as social. Many talks are given
through the year by competent persons
on subjects relating to child welfare or
homemaking. One meeting a month is
devoted to a cooking lesson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
MY NEW FACTS ABOUT
J PHONOGRAPHS"

'Al my life have been musieally dumb
and here in second the musical gifts Of the
world were mine.
"Iwas filled with the glow Of achievement
Cautiously l pressed the simple little
device together the tone swelled to the
full Vocation volume. / drew it apart-the
music faded to the daintiest pianissimo.
Il put into the Vocation fine tenor
record Of Somewhere Voice is Calling,
and played it
THAT big, wonderful voice was my own!
simply controlled it by the pressure of my
fingers upon the Graduola instead of by the
stretching of the vocal cords in my throat.
Il spread the tone color in rude, rich
daubs. Perhaps the result was execrable.
But l can't believe music which sounded
SO good to me would not appeal to others.
That song came from the Vocation with
my heart and soul behind it and in it. Good
or bad it was my own-and the most in>
teresting music in the world to me-
'The Vocation has shown me that music
holds pleasure for me that have never
known before
'The Aeolian Company has discovered
wonderful new lead in photograph making.
They have introduced the missing element
-drt!
"And the Vocation is as different from
other monographs as mellowed violin
made by skilled, old artisan, is different
from a commercial violin turned out me-
chanically in factory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

George Murphy died at Hagerstown,
Nd, as a result Of a gunshot wound in
flicted by George Hitzellerger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
children's Recreation Center.

Friendship House is the recreation
center of it's neighborhood, and many
groups Of boys and girls Of different
ages are meeting there daily. In the
evening every room is filled with the
older boys and girls, having wholesome
good times in a wholesome atmos-
phere.
Down in the basement is the boys
clubroom. where there are various
games, etc, to entertain them. For sew
eral years the settlement rented an old
building and used 1t as a gymnasium,
and as it was the only available gym
nasium in the entire southeast section
Of the city. except for the one at East
ern High School. 1t was crowded every
night. The building was sold last year.
however, and no other suitable place
could be found to fill this great need.
There is group dancing, sewing and
a study class, each group under the di-
rection of a leader. Last year there
were about 375 boys and girls enrolled
in the various clubs and classes, and
about fifty women in women's clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18
Y. M. c. A. Talks. i.

corps of physicians examine every member
who takes any work in the gymnasium. This
examination is worth $500 to any man who is
interested in his health. It enables the physi-
cal director to give each man Just the exercise
suited to his particular needs
This work may be taken at your convenience
In one of the classes or individually. The gym
nasnm is open from am. until 10 pm. every
week day. The facilities offered members are
the finest to be had in the city.
You can add weight OK take of fat and re-
place it with healthy tissue. When you begin
to use the gymnasium regularly you will forget
your troubles and 60 home to dinner with an ap
petite that viii be surprise to your wife. After
dinner you will have that good old down-onfhs
| farm tired feeling that makes you want to 80 30
bed and sleep a. you have not slept since you
mere a younsster.
Any business man knows that this sort Of
treatment is. going to send him to work in the
morning with clear brain and vigorous ply
siQue. that he 20 much desires; that it will add
years to his life and dollars to his income.
The cost Of all this is very smalI-only SIS 4
year. including individual steel locker and many
other privileges not mentioned here.
Ask for further information.
Young Mems Christian Association
Tel. Main $50. 1875 1t. s.v.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-18

do You take the phoncgraph tor granted!
Il did. I heard them at my friends &C.
easionally-played our own sometimes and
enjoyed it.
"But all the instruments were quite on
level in quality. The fine qualities of one
were equaled by the slightly different set of
another.
1T struck me that all of the makers had
followed their leads to an impasse. And l
was right. Phonograph development needed
new leaven to start it forward again.
Some talk had heard of the Aeelian-
Vocation interested me. And one day stop
ped at De Moll & Co.'S to see what the new
instrument was like.
81 tell you was sold from the start. First
of all the Vocation is the only phonograph
/ have ever seen that is a fine example of
cabinet making In case wood and finish it
is like handsome piano.
Then tone 800.
Il am not musical or literary enough to
be able to describe the Vocation tone 1t is
simply the tones of voices and instruments
unchanged And it is full of personality
the very first record on the Vocation brought
me up tensely: listening to every phrase.
Il was lost in the music thrilled to it
as if an artist were actually playing to me.
mo phonograph ever impressed me that
way before. The tone was natural and
vibrant with the personality of the artist!
That was it!
Then l tried the Graduola
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

b. ii f1t /. " + al rs II al s4 z ( 5f p La
Wild imaginlnEs. which III turn proved
dlsappoIutIng5Lo the insured.
Iouay most good com DanleS have
discarded the itlntrant agent anu
nave local representatives whose on4y
nope Tor success Is dependent upon
their honesty. understanding Or the
business anu IntelnEeut treatment OF
their clients. Inc old time promises
IN regard to dividends have Deen dis
placed by the actual results or the
past, dating largely from the invrstI-
satl0n ot 1905, Wnen practically all
companies operating in the states Ut
New York and Massachusetts were
compelled to Issue annual dlvidcnu
pUllcleB with a standard form or pol
ICY.
No good life Insurance company to-
day promises what lts dividends will
Dc in the future any more than your
local bank, should you wish to pur-
chase stock. will guarantee to you
what it's future dividends will be.
You must yourself determine W their
conn arative assets, surplus, insurance
VI force, expense or doing business,
etc, what thefuture will bring forth
IN the shape or dividends
heed Not Die to Win.
In the early days 81. life insurance
It was necessary to die 10 win. Such
ID not the case at present. "A life In
surance policy is a security which
always possesses definite value. AS
TO the best form or policy that Is a
matter to be determined by thein
fvidual applicant. his income. number
\ OF children, age and other intimate
/ matters that should be considered by
agent and client conhdentially; In a
trough way we may say that the man
who wants an absolute investment
the face OF his policy in cash, the
father for his son. the professional
man. the healthy man who is going
Ito live. the merchant who can save
I and lay aside from his business buys
endowment insurance.
The man who wants little more
protection for the same money. the
man who wants to buy life insurance
that Will be paid up In full at a given
i#time, that he can put away In his safe,
no more premiums to pay, the man
who wishes the good features Of both
1 protection and investment buys TWEEN
I ty-payment life. The man living
close to his salary or his income. the
man who invests up pretty close eth
er in his business or outside OF it.
| Will q lSiLAllys " 4 4iAOL41SA Is" 4loA4A ~
must protect to the best or his abil-
Ity, buys ordinary life.
They are all good, all have the
same square deal. adaptable to diff
ferent conditions. Dividends annual
/ Nv are provided. If you wish and Al
slight extra cost. your premiums can
be waived IL case Of total and perma-
! Continued on page 42.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

yellow press, which took advantage
aUf the interest OF the people 10 make
charges and accusations on the front
page 10 be cOntrauicttd the next day.
IN some obscure column SO as to re-
IleVe themselves OF a libel charge
from companies already struggling
with the real problems confronting
them But this Investigator Will
LIS accompanying mlsrepreSentations,
which would have wrecked most busI-
uesses, LETT the life insurance business
stronger and more fully understood
than ever before. In fact, IL really
paved tile way for the great mission
which is before it.
A great change has taken place.
No longer do the people and state
egard the great life insurance com
Danies Us a big octopus to be Dreyed
upOn by the state legislature at It's
Wits end TO raise money. The life
insurance company Is nOt#no leglti-
nate prey, to be threatened with adj
verse legislation andin a great many
instances past To be victims OF a plain
uoId-up. Today they know that life
insurance is the great bulwark OF the
nation. and that an unjust tax upon
The life insurance companies is di-
rect tax upon the common people
tor, after all, the average policy OF
The American life insuranceH company
(excludtng industrials) is about ST.
600.
Itinernnt Agent Disappears.
In the natural progress OF the bus
mess a great change has also come
about, not only In the management
l.of the companies but also il It's
agency methods. The time is not
Efar distant backwards when the ay-
t#erage life insurance man was looked
upon with little respect. He con-
lsductcd himself much as the old fash
toned book agent. or the peddler who
when once he set his foot inside your
door you could dispose OF him only
| by buying his ware or gently kicking
him down stairs. lie held out to
l8his prospect allurtng figures, some.
times furnished BY the company, but
more often tile product Of his own