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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
WORK OF Legislature.
Divorce Law Amended, Bill 10 Pay Expenses
Of Veterans 10 Reunions and Other Bits.

Senate, was passed in the House
Tuesday to amend the divorce
law. The vote was So to 81. The
new law makes an act of 2dul'2rv
Oh tie Trrt o. the husband sIuund
for divorce, the same as to the
wife.
Other bills passed by the House
are: To provide for exemption of
Yadisjn county from the general
primary law, also Graham coun-
ty; to amend law relative TO car
rying concealed weapons; to give
lodge keepers lien on baggage Of
delinquent lodgers; to protect
women: to amend law relative to
temporary larceny of automobiles
and other vehicles; 10 regulate
expenditure Of money due inmates
of North Carolina orpRanag ges: to
amend law relative to lnt2r state
passes neld by clergyme1i; to
amend law relative to use of auto
mobiles; TO provide for State
prison mana cement Investigation;
to Imend law relative to itemized
accounts as evidence in civil suits:
to allend law relative to aye of
corsent: 10 regulate fees of jns-
tices Of Ueace; to amend LAYS re
.ative IL compulsory educaltc7 Of
thc hli1d; to reg':l 4 sale OF
a1edicine. 10 amend law relat tive
70 arrest Of felonS; to authorize
p4yment of $50 expended for
trnop mobilization; to prevent
sale # impure foods drugs and
liquors; 70 amend law 1eia'ive to
ilymen's relief fund.
Pills introduced IN the House:
BY Gr.er to authorize 1orlnis-
sicneys of Iredell to paw expenses
Of veterans to reunions; to tax
dogs; to regulate sale cl gasoline,
to appropriate fund for school for
olirG and deaf; to regulate sale
eui distribution of agricultural
>ecls: 70 prevent forest fires; to
eNampt certain entertainments
rom license taN; to prevent toH
A;cta tctN e@n white at. col red
ra.l.; to Amend law reiat.A~ tC
liriug a"d serving; t. require
DWrcrs Of solvent credits 10 Gle
IS! ci sane; to regulate guardi-
ms and executors 10 dullnd law
relative - public printing; TO
save lite from fire, 10 E.~ere4l and
infectious diseases, 20 re-
: al l. collection Of taxes. to
aulenl law relative to seizure OF
listillefies b} sheriff, t. t~iieve
- Ii n law to a4lrj con7.:tu-
tion SO as to limit service of Ger
Tain officials. to provide for e!ec,
tion ot county boards Of educa
tion, 10 provide fer printing Of
to provide against in
+ ntllc blindness, to amend law
to speed Of automobiles,
10 protect convicts az air~t tuber
cular conta gion, to amend law
rel tive to commercial fertilizer,
to provide for 1ecapture oi cscap,
el lelous.
The bill to limit service of GER
tain officials would fix the limit
for constitutional Site officers at
two terms executive Officers Of
counties at three terms. excepting
educational, judicial, Legislative
and health officers.
The Senate has passed the fol-
lowing bills: TO require the erec-
ton of guide posts on the high
ways of North Carolina, to
the Governor to appoint
justices of the peace for the
several counties of the State to
{ a Lentz % succeed
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14

hN 81 if:4ii y Nal GlS-
Vic -Hiss dent Free Fr IS DrfSas
!. agi - z - i'u.;ding 35 s s;;yt
". " nshinston D. G.
Roman Catholic press and pul
pit aud platform are always dill
isent in claiming as a Roma1
Catholic every patriot of the ~ast
whose services were pecc ia" y
brilliant or valuable. It is i'm.
m192Tia! whether the p@rso;.. o
claimed by liIem were redlt
Nonan Catholics or noU if rile
ip1pFc { ill he deceived into be.
h''ving 'Il;tt !!ev We're L. ii
most brazen attempt at such de-
G. ptjnn lhe Canton, N. J Rom
.an Catholic National Hibernian
nt Jn'v. 1916. has bee, caught
w;t;I the goods on it.
Ihnse acquainted with the lis
tory Of the Revolutionary ,!,u
rcmom Der with admiration the.
iAroisin Of Molly Pitcher, who,
in The battle Of AoHu~u'I,, w.4c,
neg u5 j.. u "u-', y5,y., Ia
':t ! i'at Il "'.sy, tH,le iis
p:Aca @:li served the cnanol
With t. i'i'!-i: ar":l .,v 4i.:3 fffec.
during the remainder of the bat
IT, T i I'll SO i old. 81
|n:~ H3rt Iii -. li,n"t;,.: g.
ji"-27 al the American people
':ts !. nst'!* ;s.G i'r reu-lt cr
i u # = 't>"Dl'r'.; to lie. d. O..
II: = -.'3tt : v.;'n -. ......
Ill ..'''.:I ii ,5s:- ..jr ":.s5r-
la ~ "1>r:V,tis,.s:
-, III u it is. g,atity;s-t, -
A2l9t leans ri tile IriSn r,tur e
witness the honors paid t. tic
n IN )t'y Of Molly Pitcher, lnt
Irish girl who served L .uu q.
the battle OF Monm ,uth YES it j.
somewhat OF a reflection upun
ouf people that the represonta-
tlVes Of the A, 0. Fl were al>aut
from the ceremonies incident TO
the ereGtlnn of a mem. r,,. #
Carlisle, Pennsylvania Tls in-
cldent conveys a moral. while
irish soldiers were using the
sword the anti irish patriots
were using the PEN *
The trath is that Molly Pitcher
VAS neither Irish nor a Roman
Catholic, She Was of Germ. n
par4ntage and attended The lsar.
man Lutheran Church, as tie fol
lowing statement of fact " tne
Historian General of the Society
of the Sons of the Americas. Rev.
olutio shows;
"Molly Pitcher was BON Of
German parentage ard attended
"a Lutheran church. " so she VS.
neither Irish nor Roman Cath
olic The Journal of American
History. fifth Volume 1911, page
So"
1t was conclusively shown in
the course of a debate in the
United States senate on July 25,
1915 that the PRESBYTERIAN
Scotch Irish, known as Orane.
emen from the north Of Irelan 4
! played a most brilliant aid @reGi
table part in the Revolutionary
War, while the Roman Catholics
from ether portions CT Ireland
were almost totally absent from
! the American armies.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
Winter Brings Colds TO Children.


a chiio rarely goes through
the whole winter without a coiu,
and every mother sh nuld have u
reliable remedy handy Fever,
sore l'.Io.t, tight chest aco
crnnpy coughs are sure aymp
toms 4 dose Of Dr Bells Fiue
Tar Honey will loosen thu ,s5''r.m
relieve HE con9esled 'ungs an
stop the cough It's aA.,$eptlc
pine ha.sams heal aud >ootne,
For Group, whooping cuo"t, and
chronic bronchial troubles Try
Dr. R4,i's Pine Tar Honey. At
all d. uEgists 25G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
Pretty Coed.

And labor in the field,
If you improve your fields eac1
year
To grow a larger yield.
If you then raise your own sup
! plies
And sell to others food,
! Then | must say to you my friend
You are doing pretty good.
My friend, if you are merchan
And sell goods for a dress,
If by your honest dealing.
You make a good success
Ii YOU collect all the accounts
That on your books have stood,
Then | must say to you my friend,
You are doing pretty good.
My friend, if you are a LAWYER
And plead law at the bar
If by your knowledge, wisdom,
You make each case so clear,
So that by judge and jury
1t is plainly understood,
Then | must say to you my friend,
You are doing pretty good,
My friend, if you are a workman,
Building ships and homes fot
men,
If you can build them strong
enough
TO stand the wind or rain,
II you become an expert
In iron. steel or wood.
Then | must say to you my friend
You are doing pretty good.
My friend, if you help make laws
Fer the nation or the State.
If you work for every good cauSe
That makes d people great.
If you do all the good you can
The very besl you could.
Then l must say to you nay friend,
You are doing pretty good
Ny friend, if you are a doctor
Trying to heal mankind.
|! YOU do all to heal the sick
Broken limbs you bind,
And ii you nurse them tenderlY
rs faithful q ortoF> would,
Then must say to }'Ou nay friend
You are doing pretty good.
Ny friend, if you are teacher,
Teaching in different schools
If you can get yoar pupils
All to obey yotr rules,
II you can correct the pupils
Without becoming rude
Then | mus say to vop my FREUD
You are doing pretty good.
Ny friend, if you are a soldier
Upon the battle field,
Il ~ YOUR schemes or bravery
You cause your foes TO yield,
Ii YOU can conquer them without
The shedding OF much blood.
TneG | must >a- to you my friend
You are doing. pretty good.
My friend, If YOU are a minister
And try.to save the lost,
# YOU can shoW 10 all mank ind
What their redemption cost,
II you Can strengthen weak ones
!}y giving spiritual foo |,
Tnrn must sav to YOU my friend
You are doing pretty good.
Now listen all ye iaborers,
Que thing | wish to tell;
Tha ii we labor earnestly
And do our duty well,
Some day we will be rewarded
f ar better than we should,
And be forever happy
With all the faithful good.
A SUBSCRIBER
China Grove. n. Z. Feb, l'th.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
ONE DRAWBACK.

"This world would be a pleasanter
place if there were not so many fools
in it,
eyes; but it would be more diff
cult to make a living."- g."-DaIlas
News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
NOT FAR WRONG.

g First Urchin-What's an autocrat,
Chimmie
Second Urchin-Its guy wot
owns an automobile.-Boston Tran
script.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
NOT so BAD.

'My good woman, you ought not
to castigate your children"
'I don't, ma'am, 1 only wallops
'em."
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
ArTHE SOUTHERN RESORT.

Newlywed-Lend me V, old
chap, and I'll pay you in the morn
ing! I'll go through Bessie's clothes
tonight while she's asleep!
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
HIGHLY NECESSARY.

"Why is the official spelling Of gov
,.ernment with big G?''
"Because they could hardly begin
(goyernment without capital" ,.,,e,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
INJUSTICE

Beaver-Fur is in fashion.
Fox-And we who have to have it
naturally don't get a chance to wear
it.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
Judge K. n. Da.;Ias Dies in Greensboro.

Greensboro, FEB 8-Judge
Robert Martin Douglas, son Of
Sterh4n A. Douglas. and eight
Years justice IF the State Sup.
reamo Court, lied at his home
here today at the age of 6s
years. He had been in failing
health for several months.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
Piles Cured n & 20 vs. E.s,ys

Yo"r druggist viii ietuno r.otev Il PAZc
OINTMENT fails to cure any >a@t OF I:c!,;.tg
Blind, Bleeding or t:udipg piies :: 6to l4days
The first application gives Ease sud Rest Soc
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14

!. :. / / =. 4.,a - lie Lev =,
; i Ma. T. EEsilhes sh> B;e.":1 j;
Ssc.aas us l.ss Whole System. Sc ceaes
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-02-14
VIM. II. STEWART, ED. AND PROP
FL; filIIs;sa? III DDS a. % salIis Pitcher.

~ q ih.slt.O Nations.
Vic i'iss dent Free Fr IS Drfsast
!, agi - :; Is i'u:;dipg 35 s st;rs+
". u nshnston d. G..
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
NOT FIGHTING MEN
By Nathan Cole. Former Publicity
Director of United States Brewers
Association, Now Editor Of
Coles Weekly, Dry
Magazine ~

No cause is advanced by personal
attacks. Any just cause is weakened
by directing assaults against individ-
uals.
Occasionally it is quite necessary
that the action of the system be shown
by object lessons, and individuals are
used for that purpose. But, as gen
eral rule, even that can be avoided.
individuals are not responsible for
widespread evils. Almost invariably
they are the result of we'll established
systems, and those systems are
strongly intrcnched in commercialisr,
money-making.
The American people seek the
easy way of getting money, the way
that requires the exertion of the least
energy if not the way that requires
the least intellect. Thus those who
might otherwise be upright and de-
pendable citizens are inveigled into
lines of commerce that destroy repu-
tations and character.
The American saloon has earned
its reputation as debauching inf1u-
ence by its persistent degeneracy from
place where gentlemen were wont
to gather for social association and
intercourse, to a rendezvous of the
vicious and criminal element of So
ciety, and, indeed, the saloon has
played its part in the creation and pro-
pagation of the type known as the
underworld"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
Anti-Saloon League
Starts Big Fight
For Dry Illinois
Headquarters Committee Believes
Next Legislature Will Pass
Referendum
BY State Superintendent

The headquarters committee OF the
Anti-Saloon League held its monthly
injecting at Hotel Leland the evening
following the vote on the statewide
referendum bill This committee
consists of 10 members, chosen by
the State Board of Directors, body
consisting OF 100 members represent
ing the different affiliated organiza-
tons of the state, to carry on the
work during the interval extending
between the annual and semi-annual
meetings of the Board. 1t was Off
cially decided to launch campaign
to wrest the Legislature from the
control and dictation of the allied
liquor interests of the state of Illinois.
The campaign was started to secure
enough members of the Illinois AS
sembly to submit the liquor question
to the vote of the people of the state.
The vote on the statewide refer
endum bill was closely analysed. 1t
was gratifying 10 know that the bill
only lacked 10 votes OF having enough
to secure its passage. Had the vote
been taken at time when the two
sick members of the Assembly, who
arc strong drys, could have been
there, taking into consideration those
who were willing to help submit this
question providing votes enough be-
sides theirs could be secured, the bill
lacked only six votes Of the constitu-
tional majority necessary to submit
this question to a vote OF the people
of the state.
This bill registered in the Senate
contest 81 for it as against Is opposed.
Counting together the vote in the
House with the Senate vote, in the
two Houses each side registered %
votes for the bill. More than 100 of
the present members of the Illinois
House have positively stated that the
bill is fair and the question ought to
be submitted to the people Many OF
these, however. did not vote their
conviction for the reason that they
were obligated to the liquor interests
and controlled by them. The House
vote has demonstrated that six people
under the absolute dictation and DOM
nation of the united liquor interests
of the state have kept two millions of
voters of the state of Illinois from an
opportunity to express themselves on
this live state issue.
The Anti-SAoon League OF the
state of Illinois officially annonnccs
that the campaign of the people of
the state against the domination of
the Legislature by the minority self
ish liquor interests of this state has
begun. We do not believe that these
will ever again be able to
control this Legislature The fight is
already on for a General Assembly to
be elected in the fall of 1918 that will
trust the people with this problem.
The liquor interests have said by their
actions that they are afraid to stand
or fall on an honest public verdict on
their business.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
Every Endorsed
Man Made Good

There was no man endorsed by the
Anti-Saloon League in the primary
and election during the last cam
paign who failed to vote for the
referendum at Springfield. In fact
every man who was not owned and
controlled and absolutely committed
in the primary and election and held
in line by the liquor interests voted
for the referendum.
The only man who ducked was
Representative Fred H. Cole of the
oath district. He had told many of
our friends that he would vote for the
referendum, but in the primary he op-
posed the candidacy of Hon. Francis
E. Williamson, one of the highest
class men who ever sat in the Illinois
Legislature and defeated him in that
primary His district is dry but Mr..
Cole served the vets in failing to
vote for the referendum. His constit-
uents will not fail to know that no
vote amounts TO the same as vote
against the bill. Mr. Cole will be re-
membercd by the dry voters in that
district in his campaign for re-eiec-
ton
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
BARKING UP
THE WRONG TREE

For the past several weeks we have
been receiving sample pages of liter
ature and various other advertising
matter from the Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association, asking free in
sertions of the same with view of
favoring their cause in the fight
against the Anti-Saloon League. The
climax--we suppose it was meant for
the climax-reached this office Tues
day in the form of 130-page booklet
called The Anti Prohibition Man
ual."
The editors note in the Manual
says 100000 copies have been dis
tributed throughout the United
States; that the purpose is to furnish
quick and easy means of answering
arguments offered in support OF Pro-
hibition;" that this book should be
the constant companion etc.
II seems that the main purpose is to
try to capture the press of the coun-
try in an endeavor to keep editors
from fighting booze, and at the same
time get as much free advertising as
possible for the booze mills. So far
as the editor of the Republican is con-
cerned this notice is really more than
he cares to give, but he is doing it for
the purpose Of saying to the aforesaid
home-wreckers and dispensers of liq-
uid hell that they are barking up the
wrong tree when they think they can
get any of their advertising-either
paid or free-in the columns of the
White Hall Republican as long as the
present editor is proprietor of the pa
per. We will add here that we will
not feel at all sighted if our name is
marked off of the exchange list" of
that Association publication, for we
are at a loss to know how it ever got
there in the first place. We do not
care to receive such news" for the
paper is so wet that it don't make very
good kindling, and it's cinch that
we do not tie it up with other papers
that we sell in bundle lots, for we
have too much respect for the homes
we send papers in, to disgrace them
with such literature.
We repeat, Mr. Manual" this is
once you are barking up the wrong
tree.-Whitc Hail Republican.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
TEACHING TEMPERANCE IN
THE SCHOOLS
How School Teachers May Cooper
ate in the Prohibition Campaign

Teachers WHO are anxious to find
the best material TO use in giving
talks on temperance to their pupils.
can find nothing better than this bud
get OF so leaflets, prepared especially
for their use. A short talk from one
of these leaflets each day for month
previous to election day, supplement
ed by giving the leahct to each child
to take home, with request to read
it to the family, or have the parents
and older brothers read it, will create
lots of temperance sentiment in any
community. These leaflets are to be
used in the order given.
l.-What is Alcohol
Effect of Alcohol on the Brain.
3-Effect of Alcohol on Circulation.
affect of Alcohol on Nerves.
5.-Effect of Alcohol on Character.
effect of Alcohol on Heredity.
7.-Alcohcl and Disease.
S.-Effect of Alcohol on Sex Life.
9.-Alcohol and the Spiritual Life.
lO-Alcohol and Citizenship.
ll.-Alcohol and Child Life
12.-Alcohol and Government.
l3.-The Best Machine Made.
l4.-The Best Part of Us.
l5.-How We Catch Disease.
l6.--How 10 Live Long.
lido No: Catch tuberculosis.
lls.--What the Armies Learned.
l9.-Wcighing Down the Safety Valve
20.--Look Outl
21.--Asleep at Their Post.
22.--Waste in Health's Bank Account
23.-Drink Pulls on Graveyard En1.
24.-What Happened to the Kittens
and Puppies.
25.--The Typesetters.
26.-Rifle Shooting in Swedish ARM.
27.--The Relief of Ladysmith.
pa Fathers Mistake.
pa Wolf in Sleeps Chothing.
30.-Daddy and His Two Little Boys.
OUR OFFER
The above budget of 900 leaflets go
leaflets of each OF the 80 titles) will
be sent postpaid on receipt OF our
special price of $3.50. Ask for School
Teachers Budget, and start this val
liable work in your own community.
FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
This budget of 900 leaflets is splen-
did for general distribution in any
community. You can use it whether
you are a teacher or not. Send $3.50
for the budget today, and start the
good work.
Young Peoples Cooperative Tenn
perance Bureau, Westerville. Ohio.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
House of Representatives killed the

statewide dry bill. This measure
would have submitted the vexatious
saloon problem to the voters OF the
state. and it is difficult to understand
the line of reasoning back of the OPP
position to such submission.
1t is true, of course. that the regula-
ton of the liquor traffic is Legislative
matter. At the same time. the ques-
ton of whether saloons shall exist is
broad problem of public policy, con-
corning which it is desirable that the
opinion of the public be ascertained
and followed.
In refusing to submit this question,
the lower branch of the Legislature
made record that will not set well"
with the voters. They are likely to re-
sent its assumption that they are not
capable of passing on this subject.
That the State Register agrees with
this is shown by the following edit
orial which appeared the day the bill
came up TOT maj dCllon.
The Statewide Prohibition Bill
1t is understood that the statewide
Prohibition bill will come up for ac-
ton in the House today. This bill was
passed by large majority in the Sem
ate some weeks ago. The bill does
not become law through its adoption
by the General Assembly. 1t is in fact
a referendum measure and if it passes
the House must be referred to a vote
of the people of the entire state at the
general election of 1918. The bill
therefore is in line with the accepted
democratic doctrine that the People
shall Rule doctrine that is being
adopted by the monarchies of the
world as we'll as by the republics. 1t
is unnecessary to say therefore that it
will be voted for by all forward look
ing members of the House whatever
may be their individual views as. to
the final acceptance of the measure by
the people at the November election
in 1918. The Representative will. be
bold, indeed, who dares record his
vote against the bill, thereby declaring
that the people of Illinois shall not
have the privilege or right to decide
for themselves whether or not the bill
shall become law.
Many people who do not believe in
Local Option by communities and
who will vote against making = town,
county or city dry, favor the state
wide Prohibition of the liquor traffic
and will vote at the polls in favor of
this measure. Whatever may be their
motive for favoring this bill, they
should not be deprived of the right to
express themselves at the polls.
The members of the House who
vote in favor of referring the measure
to the people of the state will be do
ing their duty to the people. Those
who vote against it will be trying to
muzzlc the people they claim to repre-
sent on a question that is one Of the
livest and most important questions
of the day. Representatives 6pp65ed
to dry communities or dry state can
vote for the statewide referendum
bill with clear consciences, void of Of
Tense to any citizen, and should do so.
Let the people decide what they want,
as they have a perfect right to do.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-06
What DRINK COST One WOMAN

Maud popular singer who used be billed the
Beautiful X She had had
a the clubs getting a
single
Today Maud
troll her for liquor Her skim to upon
bced pmpy neglected
teeth missing Her only chance play and the Bdewe
where she the always her the glad hand
Maud X. asked how she started drinking
did could
tell long sob about having life and started
the downward slide But that would be gallery
here brought did
not have after the shows but thought al
popular find myself the when
the drink would my head and
just kept losing it, month after month.
It's the old who of it, of the
slow and decline decency until here
without money friends sonnyhng