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Evening journal., 1916-07-18
RAMOS SEANEN
TELL Of wreck
Half Clothed, Weak and Ema-
ciated, IA Survivors are
Landed Here
LIFEBOATS HELPLESS
IN THE TERRIFIC GALE

sharks devoured at least one and |
perhaps all of eleven men Of the
wrecked steamer Ramos, which sank
OFF the Bahamas last Wednesday, ac-
cording to the stories told by the
fourteen survivors who we're landed
in Philadelphia yesterday by me
steamer Jose. The rescued ones we're
picked up after drifting many hours
in two open boats. without food or
water Captain John McGoldrick,
master OF the Ramos, is one Of those
still missing
Among the survivors are several
Philadelphians. One is Frank Blaney,
21 years old, Of No. 1923 North Twen-
ty-second street, a son of ex-Leuten-
ant Of Police Hugh Blaney. The
youth was sent 10 St. 1osephs Hos
ptal 10 recover from an injured ankle
and the effects Of exposure 10 the ele-
ments.
nlanoy said he and several others
/ fell into the sea when trying 10
launch the small boats. He Chamber
ed aboard one Of the lifeboats Just as
! Harry Wichman, who was struggling
/ in the water a few feet away. was
]
screaming. His fate was witnessed
by a dozen or more Of his compan-
/ ions. who were helpless 10 aid him
Blaney and the rest OF the survivors
are Of the opinion that Captain Nc
Goldrick and the ten other soamen
met a similar end Sharks trailed
the lfeboats for fifty miles. he said,
and the shipwrecked men were forced
10 fight them of constantly with oars.
Ray Green 1S-year-old wireless
man of the lost ship, who, by sticking
20 the wireless when the ship was 60
ing down was one of the numerous
heroes Of the disaster was among
those landed az the Arch street pier.
Philadelphia. yesterday
Frank Blaney shipped on the Ramos
without his parents knowledge The
first news Of him received in several
weeks reached his parents yesterday.
when the officers Of the Jose tele-
phoned the former police lieutenant
that his son was among those saved
from the Ramos Young Blaney went
TO Europe about a year ago enlisted
in the British army. got a discharge
and was shipwrecked only a few
months ago. near KirKwall England
I'm through he said I'm going
20 get a job on land. I've had enough
I adventure"
After the rescued members Of the
: crew were landed they were taken II
a wagon to the Office OF the United
= States Shipping Commissioner, where
. arrangements we're made 10 provide
Z clothing for the men and sen,
y them 10 their homes Many Of then
o were barefooted The seamen's al
organization has volunteered to Loo
after the destitute union men unit
they can find new berths
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
England is Being Swepfb by an Epidemic
of Bad Boys War is Blamed for II

Spanish-American war. will under
stand how sorely tried are the Eng
lish women in attempting 10 keep
their sons in the paths OF righteous
ness The situation is aggravated
because the war has given rise to i'm
petuous actions and words on the
parts of the youngsters. who daily
read and hear Of carnage and passion
in the war zone.
In appealing for funds for a home
for boys today the Bishop of Manches-
ter declared that "onyone who has
seen a mother trying to manage a
boy between the ages Of IA and Il
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
No HAND TO GUIDE
NAVY IF WAR CONES
Board Of Strategy Declared
Great Need of American
Organization
NO COAL IN THE
PACIFIC OCEAN

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-"If war
should suddenly break on the United
States there would be no human be
ing who would know what 10 40 WIN
the navy. The Navy Department nas
no plan Of action. II has no estap-
lished agency TO develop such a plah'
II would have to develop an orgahlAa-
ton and work out a plan atter wal
broke
This charge is made IN the second
of its statements issued under the
onerv whats the matter with the
navvq' by the Navy League OF 'he
United STATES. 90
"a certain far-away possession ol
fho United States" continues the
abatement could not be defended IN
case of war because battlesh'ps Woulu
hurn mo an the coal they could carry
n reaching IT, and without luel'
would be unable 70 tight Inc zen.
eral Board OF the Navy not ions aso
wanted 10 recommend that a plle VI
coal be placed there for use IN case .,.
M war II asked itself TO whom suSh
recommendation should be maae
~ member was able TO answer 'na'
question. H. .ho
..In fact there is no agency IN the
Navv Department 10 handle sueh
rrohiem. Il IS a question OF war
~ intimate grapple for when an
armament is maintained Yet, strane'
as n NAV seem there is in the navy
Donartnent no organization 10 Wres'
~ with the problems OF actual war
rhon hosttlities break out in Europe
the one word go, flashed 70 ever
unit I'M the British fleet causeu taVl
instantly 70 act on pre-aIIailse-
nrocram. In six hours no GerniaI
ehip could have put to sea wilhou'
FIGHT. ,o,,te,
o,, ,he immense advantages that ae
,e ~ the forces trained in playing
49, u,ar game. II develops thar th'
a,,,es NJ Great Britain. Germany
Ieran az all the important nations o'
tne world with the single eNcep,lo,i
"a thc United States, have h'ghly shl'
Ell boards Of strategy or naNal gen
~s, stafs for Just this purpose
1onlv the United states Is shpsnoa
?. o,ates its navy in a hit or ms
fashion and knows not what 10 ,ss w
,rith ii when it Is made Ael inc ,'r
If the nation would depend on ~,
nav, II the country should hno USE
nlunced suddenly into war, as nav
hoen an the other great nations
~ world II would therefore seer
~. time that the nation listened
ts, to the naval authorities or IN
~erid and took their advice on re-
ouestons with relation to Whl'
tt,sre ie no difference Of opinion.
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
WOMAN AND WAR

A Western woman doctor declares
that women are physically ft for
service az the battlefront Probably
some exceptional women may be. but
are not the majority prone TO ailments
which make even household cares a
burden? Hence the necessity for that
great remedy which during forty
years has done more than any other
to felieve such ailments and mitigate
the suffering Of American Women
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
rSsrALLTNG REPORTING SYSTEM

employees Of the Gamewel FIRE
Alarm and Police Reporting system
are making rapid progress Installing
ne new switchboard IN the City Han
cne of the reporting circuits having
beer placed 10 operation on SATURDAY
II i thought that the interior work
viii be completed within three weeks
II viii require considerable time TO
make the improvements planned 10
ne underground system about the
city. however.
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
PASTOR LEWIS At pLATTsBURG.

The Rev W. T. y. Lewis, a former
pastor OF the old Rodney Street Pres
byterian Church. now pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church Findley
Ohio. IS among those who will spend
their summer vacations IN the United
States military training camp az
PlattsburE Mr.. Lewis plans 10 reach
the camp on August 10. He expects
to meet a number Of classmates there
His number on the list OF those whose
applications have been accepted Is
more than 10000
Mr. Lewis was born In England. but
has been IN this country for twenty
eight years.
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
May have TO REOPEN
Saloons TO KEEP IAIL'
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
DENVER. July 1S.-Colorado cant
run her jails efficiently without
saloons. There are only sixty occu-
pants in the hoos-gow here TO-DAY.
They're all so bad the warden cant
make them TRUSTEES and keep the
county property in good shape with
their labor. There used TO be an aver
age Of 500 Jail occupants when Oolo-
rado had saloons. and most OF then
were boozers. harmless ana nara
working prisoners. The only answer
seems to be 20 reopen the saloons SC
the jails can run.
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
THE BOYS WE'RE
sOUNDLY THRASHED
JUST THE SAME

LONDON, July 1s.-A kind
hearted and spendthrift woman in
police court here today failed to
save six little boys getting four
strokes apiece with birch whips
for stealing tickets to a scenic
railway.
Don't whip them" begged the
woman. standing up in court;
: "I'll buy them of at a dollar a
stroke" She raised the ante TO
IS. and as the bailitf led her out
she yelled:
Il bid $3.50 for the lott" But
the boys were lashed.
Evening journal., 1916-07-18
BY Hal O'FLAHERTY.

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
LONDON. June 23-(By MaiD-
England is being swept by an cpl
demic Of bad boys
Ever since war began thousands of
homes have been left in charge of
mothers. who had depended on their
men to discipline the youngsters. Tn
restrained. now that their fathers are
at the front. the fatherless generation
is running the gamut of mischief and
petty crime.
American mothers left in the same
predicament at the beginning Of the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
Sale Of Valuable Zeal state.

P~ursuantDto the terms Of a certain mort
gage deed of trust executed BIZ H. J., Misea
heimer and vile, Nora l.. AisenheimeI, 10
John l.. Rendleman, %trnstee, on July |,
1916, which is duly recorded in the Office
Of the Register Of Deeds for Rowan equity
in Book of mortgages No 81, page 81, de-
fault having been made in the payment OF
the note therein secured, and upon dt mand
OF the holder OF said note that said mott
gage be toreclossd, the undersigne'! w,ll
expose tor sale at public auction tor cash at
the court house door in Salisbury, on
Monday, January 9Th, 1917,
at the hour of twelve NJ. the following "a
scribed real estate: Silnats in the yillr- +
Of Rockwell; N c, adjoiningshe Junior II !
and the Lutheran church lot, b"ginning AT
an iron stake on South Main street Junior
Hall corner; thence south ff.v $50 deg
east forty-nine (49) fee TO an iron > axe on
Lutheran church corner: therce south forty
two (42) dec west one lluAdred eighty-two
feet to a stake on church corner: thence
korth sixty one and oue.half deg. " lest sixty
two amp one half feet to 81 STA e on t II
Rinthardrs corner; y ence north iorty-tve
and one-half deg east eighty-six and onf
half feet to az iron stake % 7. II tine
harcts coIner; thence sonth Fifty Deg. cas-
four aud one half feet 10 an ilon stake.
thence north forlv-fre and ont-hs't deg.
cost one hundred and ten feet to the begin
ming. same having been ira nsferred by 3. A
Earnhardt and wife, Emma Earnhardt.
This the 9th dav OF December. 1916
JOHN l.. kRNpLENAN. trustee.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
Sale Of Valuable Real Estate.

Pursuant to the provisions contained in C
Mortgage Trust Deed registered in Book
No. SIS, page ITO made by Brown Walker
to l.. E Trexler, for the protection and
benefit of the undersigned on the 9th day OF
February 1916, default having been made
in the payment OF this debt, for which said
mortgage was given to secure, the under
signed will sell at public auction, for cash,
at the court house door in Salisbury, on the
23rd day Of December 1916,
the following tie cribed property at the hour
of wv i've NJ beginning al n stake On the
east edge OF the old Mocksville road, corner
of the A.. VI, + Zion chu CHI lot, running
. SO deg; f with said line 435 feet t. a
stake. in 9 K ha,ris' line; thence :. l25
degrees west 100 feet to a stake; hence n
SO deg. west 435 feet 10 a stake III the east
edge of tue cd M"cksville road; thence N.
l29 deg. east with the east edge Of said road
10 the beginning. 0 aiming one acre. more
or less. SAID land being Il part of the trae,
of land cons eyed to c X Harris by John S.
Hende sun | v deed recorded i'll the office
of the egis er of Deeds of Rowan county
in Book OF eeds No 81, at page 664, ant
conveyed b. & X Harris and wife TO Brown
Walker on Aug. II, 1890, and recorded il
Book o. deeds No rs, page 81, in the office
of the Reg Ter OF Deeds for Rowan county
conveyed y the said Brown Walker tt
satisfy the debt provided tor in said mort
gage.
This November q. 1916.
l. E TRFxLER, mortgage.
I. G. Fur, attorney.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
OLDEST CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
Decorating Houses, Churches and
Streets With Evergreen Popular
Since Dawn of History. i

~ERHAPS the very Oldest of all
~ Christmas customs is that of
a decorating u houses, churches
and streets with evergreens,
AT the very dawn of history began the
worship of the trees, Or forest Worship.
and the groves We're mans first TEN.
pies.
All u instincts, our passion about
nature, are forest memories, for forest
worship "a universal.
In later times to each god some tree
was dedicated: Apollo had the laurel,
Jupiter the oak, and Greece for ages
had its sacred groves.
The forest worshipers could not
worship without giving, because to-
worship is to give, and these boughs
and garlands were the Oldest gifts of
man. Before he had learned to shape
offerings of his own rude skill he could
bring to the sacred trees and hang up
on them the first flowers and greenery
of spring and the perfect fruits OF au-
tumn.
These gifts, remember, were aever.
as with US, decorations; they We're sac.
rif1ces.
The Romans, with a fine eye for
beauty, used to garland their temples
and homes and gathering places and
even the big Coliseum with boughs Of
green and ropes of flowers. This par
ticular custom was received by the
Christians with a special sort of ap-
prevail, recalling, as it did, the fact
that our Lord entered Jerusalem amid
the strewn branches of the multitude.
We must not forget the welcome and
lovely mistletoe and holly. Indeed,
Christmas without them would not,
with US, seem quite complete.
Mistletoe was for ages regarded as
sacred by the old British pagans-the
Druids-and was surrounded with
great mystery and sentiment, little un.
derstood by us.
1t was supposed to possess healing
powers and that it could ward off evil
spirits. The reverence paid to this
little parasite seems to have been re-
stricted to it, only, when it was found
growing or the sacred oak trees in the
Druids' groves.
Once every year the Druid high
priest cut it with q golden sickle,
blessed it and distributed the sprays
among the people, praying aloud that
each one who received it might receive
divine blessings, of which it was the
symbol. Having received the sprays,
the people hung them above the doors
to propitiate the gods during the year.
The only remaining significance at
tached today to the mistletoe is the
idea that if a maiden is not kissed
under it on Christmas day she will go
unwed throughout the year. This idea
goes SO far back into the past that one
cannot trace it.
It is because the mistletoe is rare
and not easy to get that we found
and brought forward the holly, which.
though lovely, is used only as a sub.
stitute for the mistletoe.-New York
World.
r. ~a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
N0tiCe.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Rowan County

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Rowan County
In the Superior County February Term ZIG
l.. F. Roseman
W..
c. s. Minor and wife
Olive P. Minor
The defendants above named will take
notice that an action entitled an abo has
been commenced in the Superior Court Of
t. owan county North Carolina to enforce
specific performance Of contract to convey
certain lands and the ii Ia to all that land
situate in the citysofS ,lisbary and describe
by metes and bounds in Book of Deeds No.
los page 456 to which reference is hereby
made which the descendants had contracted
and agreed to sell and convey 10 plaintiff;
and the said defendant, will further lake
notice that tn. Y are required to apper at
the term o. the Superior court ofsaid county
to be held on the 18th day Of February 1917
at the court house Of said county in Salts
bury n G and answer or demur to the COM
plant in said action or the plaintiff will
appl, to the court or the relief demanded
in said complaint.
This November 4, 1916
J. Frank McTubbins. clerk.
John l. Rendlemrn, attorney.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
SECOND Rec mi DUNN
TOWN.

The farmers around here are
about through gathering their
crops and We are row ready for
old Mr.. Winter.
The school a. Ghsen's is being
taught this winter by Frank
Bryant of Scotch Irish township
Some of our Jol,ng fellows are
working at the Kesler cotton mills
at night.
Last Thursd@,r night was a
regular winter night with snow,
-sleet and rain II d general mix
+tnre.
4 Nj. House and family have
moved on Kerr Hoit's land and
will farm for niu rcxt year.
Harvey Lowd # and wife visit
ed relatives in Davle county last
week.
James Cooley is building a
dwelling house near Woodlsat
and will move III it when COM
pleted.
Miss Lille Cooley and Charles
Masket were M led on Dece&
Der 10th at L.e' lion LUTHERAN
church. Miss &>51ey is a daugh.
ter of James God;e;.
There is lois of hunting arourt
here now and Buauy Colonial
is having a tough time.
There will be d Christmas tree
exercise at Gay chapel Christmas
night. OLD TIMER.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
ST. PAUL'S.

Dec. 15.-The farmers are very
bnsy blowing tae;r corn gro211
and getting ready for Chris las.
There will be ID Christmas tree
at St. Paul's Christmas day at ;
o'clock. The public is cordially
Invited 10 come and enjoy the
day.
TIE Webb has purchased several
Belgian hares and expects to sup
ply the country with rabbits.
DR. H c Honbarger has gone
into basket making See the DR.,
Or call Lee Webb tor baskets,
r Rogers visited at Mrs John
Bring1e's Sunday night, Dec 18th.
George Walter of Kannapolis
has moved to the Peeler farm
near St Paul's.
George Sti,lwell moved On to
. A W Winecoh's farm near Sum:
net.
Miss Ada Reed has, come home
from Elon College to spend
Christmas.
Miss Blanch Rusher of Hender-
sonyille is spending several weeks
here with friends and relatives.
Master Ray Sloop shot himself
in the hand while engaged in
hunting with a -1-shot rifle.
Lee Webb was on his old run
Sunday night. l won't say
where.
Listen for the wedding bells.
The writer of these items wish
Is every reader a merry Christ
mas and a happy new year.
Whenever You Need q 1ensras t9~
Take Grcsa'S
The Ga Standard C1ove's 1T4
GhQ Tonic is eGua%1y valuable -,
Ca&akSas Tonic +: :ause it coutais-- '
Nagak1own tonic properties of QUINi%
aNWON. 1t acts "a the Liver, peas
va Malari@ EAlicies the Blood AZ
Gxa5ds W the Rhols System- 50 cens
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
t. ;UKAa Z IA $
E|Written by
CUR CORRESPONDENTS.
GOLD HILL.

Dec. 16.-Married at the home
of the officiating magistrate near
Gold Hill December 18th, Miss
Carrie Earnhardt, and. Willie Hol-
mes Holshouser both of the st
Peters neighborhocd in Provl-
dence township, julius A Earn
hardt, a justice of peace OF Gold
Hill township, officiating.
J r Nussmau who had his hand
amputated few weeks ago Which,
he got in a corr shredder and
badly mangled is about well
again but is LETT in a bad conai-
ton with o-i~ r1e arm, Or
thumb aud two /, = 5 left. The
aeighbors will { ND put a ROOF
on his house next Wednesday as
the old one is In i bad shape.
Marshall Cup of Charlotte IS
at home with his mother at Cola
Hill and I guess he will huat
&ome.
Will Troutman will move back
to Concord tomorrow if the snow
is not too deep.
James F Leonard of this place
will move to Badin in a few days
where he will work and we are
sorry to see him leave as he is a
good neighbor. But they will go
all the same. A SUBSCRIBER.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20
Piles Cured In S to IA DAYS

Your druggist viii refurd money II oAZo
OINTMENT fails t. >;.-c any case Of Itching,
Blina. Needing o1Prs , ing Piles in 6to l4daya
The SJst Applicant. :sses E&e and Rest. Soc.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-12-20

51s tluinine Enat Does not nTysGt irg mr..
because OF its touic and laxative effect LAXA.
1--WE BROMO QUININIEis better this ..dicsry
gEi1is1a and does rot cause nerve ness ,ue
-&sss eGR i" asas&. %<Ht=rrh~r the full name ano
IS L. fN~ -. ,
The Washington herald., 1916-10-16
DEER BATTERS OUT LIFE
DASH AGAINST FENCE
Open S:45 A. M.

Canton. Pa, Oct. IA doe deer which
had wandered from the woods, east OF
Grover. killed itself by dashing against
heavy wire fence, around farmers held
near here, Yesterday morning. The deer
appeared on the farm owned by B. c.
winters, where it was discovered in the
midst OF a herd Of cattle.
The animal had evidently been chased
out of the woods by COgs and was in an
exhausted condition. When the superin-
tendent tried to rescue 1t from among the
cows. which he feared might squeeze 1t
10 death, the animal ran against the wire
fence with such force that 1t battered it.
self to death.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-16
PARK VIEW CITIZENS
TO Celebrate tonight
Parades, Music and Dancing Features
of Weeks Program.

The celebration conducted by the Park
View Citizens Association Of the opening
of the New Park View School and the
completion OF the paving of Georgia ave-
nue., will begin tonight This celebration
is expected to be the most pretentious
community celebration ever held in
Washington. Continuing for five days, it
will include parades, receptions and
nightly musical concerts and dancing.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons, of the
District Supreme Court, will deliver the
principal address tonight, when the
| school building will be dedicated by the
Board OF Education. Rev. John Van
Schalck, jr., will preside. Music will be fur
nished by the Third Division Orchestra.
Rev. Walter F. Smith will deliver the in
vocation.
DIR. A. B. Crane will present the school
with a nineteen-foot American nag, a gift
from the citizens association. It will be
accepted by Miss F. S. Farley Miss
Helma Cheesman will sing. H. H. Tai
madge will sing the Star Spangled Ban
ner." after which the audience will sing
| America"
The participants in the automobile pa
rade, which opens the celebration, will
assemble at o'clock for inspection by
the judges, Howard Fish, chairman;
Lewis Thayer and Ringold Hart.
The parade, which begins at $50 O'Clock,
will start from the points designated for
assembling OF the units, namely: Band
wagon and committee section, on Georgia
| avenue at Morton street, facing south: :
merchants section. east on Georgia ave-
nue. at Park road, facing south police
and fire department section, in Park
| road at Georgia avenue, facing east: Pet
worth section, in Georgia avenue at Otis
place, facing south: private automobile
section, in Park road at Georgia ave-
nue., facing west.