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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
oupREHENSIVE OPINION OF At
-naENY GENERAL MANNING
CONSTITUTES ACT.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
poinVs and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
nile, Gathered Around the State
Capital.

RsIeigh.-Under comprehensive
r,ling constituting the new act regulat-
ting the state and county convict sys-
TENS. known as the Turner Prison
Reform Act, Attorney General J. S.
Manning holds that, except for con-
tracts that were in force at the time
the act was ratified, there can be no
more hiring out of convicts to any
nersons, firms, associations or corpora,
tions by the Prison Board of Directors.
except to the state, public institution
owned, managed or controlled by the
state or to a county in the state. He
holds that a subsequent section pre-
scribing not over nine hours work
when convicts are hired out to "per-
sons, firms or corporations" does not
change that prohibition as to hiring
out, but only applies to contracts that
were in force when the act was passed.
The Attorney General rules that
under the law, in addition to the per
diem allowances to the three classes
of prisoners-1O cents, cents and 2
cents, respectively, for the benefit Of
the u6Q6uuO1AL A0UAAAOS, Iu0 OOV0E-
nor and Prison Board are merely au-
thoriZed to cast up the accounts of
the prison as to net earnings at the
close of the fiscal year and allot to
dependent families of convicts any
additional allowance from those earn
ings they may in their discretion deem
wise And if there is no dependent
family in relation to any convict he
cannot share in this allotment. Fur
thermore, the third, or incorrigible
class of prisoners cannot benefit by
the cents a day allowance except for
dependent families.
Section 10 of the act provides that
the State Prison Board and the State
Board of Health shall have joint SUI
pervision and control of county con-
Wet camps and county and city jails,
and then Section II provides that
the State Board of Health alone shall
exercise this control. AS to this,
Judge Manning holds that under the
general practice Of the courts the last
in order controls and therefore rules
that the State Board of Health has
this supervision and the State Prison
Board has nothing at all to do with
these county and municipal convict
camps and jails.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

ORDER CAME AFTER THIRD IN
PANTRY HAD BEEN MUSTER
ED OUT.
OTHERS HELD FOR SERVICE
Second Infantry and Companies A. and
d. Engineers Will Be Held For
Probable Police Duty.

Ralelgh.-Within an hour after all
the organizations of the Third North
Carolina Infantry, National Guard, ex-
cept the supply company, had been
mustered out of Federal service at
Camp Beckett, orders were received
from the War Department to suspend
rehabilitation. It was too late to af-
feet this regiment, but in consequence
OF the order the Second Infantry, or.
dered into camp at Camp Register,
Goldsboro, and brigade headquarters
ordered to Raleigh, will be held there
under arms, as will Companies A and
b, engineers, now at Charlotte and
Wilmington. Troops A and B. cavalry,
Asheville and Lincolnton; Field Hos
pital No. l, Asheville and Ambulance
been mustered out.
Brigade headquarters, including
General Laurence Young and staff,
were previously ordered to Raleigh for
muster out. It is believed that, under
this order, headquarters will proceed
to Raleigh to await muster out or fur
Their service.
In view of the orders given National
Guard organizations in other states, it
is expected that the North Carolina
troops held in the service will be used,
if necessary, for duties in the state.
The supply company, with much
property work to complete, will con-
tinue in camp here for several days.
In the meanwhile, no orders have been
received calling the demobilized regi
ment back into the service, and while
many of the officers, apparently are
expecting this, no comment was made
at the office of the Adjutant General.
The men of the Third showed pleas
ure in their release, now being enabled
to visit their homes, many of them for
the first time in nine months. Rous-
ing welcomes are in store for practi
cally all of the companies at their
home stations. But while this is so, it
is declared that little difficulty will be
encountered in getting the men mob
iliZed again, if the call comes.
The few days spent at Camp Beckett
were delightful compared to the sand
storms, the excessive cold of the
nights in Texas. Lieutenant Colonel
Claud McGhee expressing the thanks
of Colonel MINI and the regiment for
the courtesies shown by Raleigh
said
I'm coming to Raleigh we felt that
we were coming home and in our al
rival here we found that we were at
home.
Particularly do we wish to thank
the management of the State Fair
grounds for the use of their buildings
and grounds, and for the assistance
given us and the manner in which
they worked for our comfort
1--WE also wish to thank the manage
ment of the Rex Hospital for the ex
cellent attention and medical aid Civ
en- our sick.
I'VE regret very much that we have
not shown our appreciation by field ex-
ercises and parades but we have been
SO busy with detailed work that it has
been impossible for us to do So"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Plans Company Of Homo Guards.


Greensboro.-C. M. Vanstory, of this
city, has begun discussion of organ
tzing company of Home Guards, to
include men As years of age and older.
Several have offered to become men,
bers, including many Confederate vet
Grams. The first man on Mr.. Van
story's list is J. H. Rankin, who is
said to be nearly 100 years old, and a
veteran of the Civil War On account
of the act of Congress preventing the
organization of any armed group of
men in time of peace except Govern
ment military forces, actual work on
the organization can not be done until
there is some declaration OF war. AS
soon as war is declared, the ban will
be lifted and Mr.. Vanstory expects
then to enroll as many as 200 men.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Gas From Chestnut.

Morganton.-Wh may prove, and
in fact promises to prove, one Of the
great discoveries, has recently been
found at the Burke Tannery here, in
which it has been proven conclusively
that the pulps from the chestnut wood
after the tannic acid has been extract
ed will produce gas in such quantities
that it is to De used commercially for
both power and lighting.
This pulp has been considered
worthless and it has been a problem
how to get rid of it. In the future,
however, it is likely to be converted
into gas.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Name Building Commission Soon.

Name Building Commission Soon.
1t is expected that Governor Bick-
EFT will within the next few days an
nounce the appointment of the mem
bers of the state building commiN
sion that is to supervise the construc-
ton Of all new buildings that the state
Institutions are to have under the
act appropriation 100000 for this
purpose to be expended in annual in
stallments for the next five years.
Authorities of the State University,
State College of Agriculture and En-
cheering and numbers Of others have
already conferred with the Governor as
to the appointment of the commission
and as to what part the institution
authorities will have in this building
work, all being anxious to get under
way the building they are to have this
year with the least possible delay.
They have been given to understand
that they can proceed to have plans
OF buildings prepared and adopt them
subject to the approval of the Build
Ing Commission but that the award or
contracts and actual construction
must be directly under the superviS-
ion Of the Building Commission. One
institution was in the act of advertis-
ing for bids on a $4,000 dormitory
building a few days ago when the
President took a second look at the
appropriation and bond issued and
consulted Governor Beckett with the
result that this proceeding was held
up to await the appointment Of the
State Building Commission.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05


Maxnes mother
PickfOrGS
York"
tut or and
another
child was a
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Fatally Burns in Hot Water.

Wilmington. - The 21-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Bryan, Jr..
Of Wooster street, died as result of
burns received when he tumbled into
a basin of boiling water that had been
placed on the front porch of the Bryan
home for securing purposes. The flesh
was cooked from the great portion of
his body and his suffering was in
tense during the few hours he lived
following his injuries.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Governor Speaks at Conferences.

Wilmington. The afternoon session
OF the initial day of the statewide
livestock conference and exposition
was featured by an address by Cover
nor Beckett, who warned farmers to
prepare against the coming of the DOLL
weevil. The session was presided
oevr by Congressman John H. Small,
Others to speak during the day were
w. A. Graham, T. B. Parker, DIR. T F.
wager, Editor L. A. Nivens, Or. w K,
Lewis. H. A. Switzerland, DR.. Bradford
KnANn. and DR.. B. W. Kileora
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
II WILL DO
SOME COCO

k across the pond are hungry perhaps starving Having lived
cae the horror Of the situation of those unfortunate people
raising and little
/ m a
a
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Fear. Potatoes viii Be Wasted.

Salisbury-"Tell the people not to
plant potatoes" is the request made to
the newspapers by Mr.. M. l.. Jackson,
a prominent citizen of Salisbury and
large farmer. So many people are
gardening this year who have never
gardened before that Mr.. Jackson
fears many perfectly good potatoes
are going to be wasted. PLANT only
the eyes of the potato and eat the
rest of it," says Mr.. Jackson. This
is, of course, no new doctrine, potato
raisers knowing all along that this
is the way to do 1t.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

1,enoir. to promote the general Dus1-
ness interests of the town OF Lenolr'
NJon.stock corporation. The incorpor.
Lenoir Merchants Association OF
.4ors ore. w. J. Lenoir, Fl. w. court
nov and e. M. Hukill, Jr., all OF Ae'
noir -.
.pbodes Automobile Company, Oh
r4ordersonyille, to buy and sell a"'o'
mobiles, with 100000 authorized cap p
tai and $4,000 subscribers. IN" ~
generators are: F. s. Wetmur' =,
Mock Rhodes and s. H. HuoSlnS' -
of HendersOnvillo.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05


sion filed hurried lunchward
enthusiastically and with
Sale a 1t
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Farmers Buy. Hiah Price. Cattle.

interest in good, pure-bred cattle
continues in North Carolina in spite OF
me high price of feeds. Recently I'VE
men accompanied Mr.. L. I. Case, OF
me Office Of Beef Cattle Field Work,
70 the East Tennessee Shorthorn
BREEDERS Sale at Knoxville, Tenn, and
brought back 13 Of the best animals In
me show. These men proved to the
satisfaction Of the Tennessee farmers.
anyway, that they were there for the
vest on hand and they got them, one
"an' Mr.. R. C. Hunter, of East La
porte Jackson county, paying 1856 for
one pure-bred COW.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
,..u. m.nx Insurance Licenses.

There are $4,000 licenses for 1nsur'
ance companies and their general spe.
cial and local agents TO -be~gotten OUT
NV the State Department of Insurance
as of April / and the entire office force
of the Department is now on this 1on'
Anril / being the opening OF the ne"
insurance year" for the. state.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

North Carolina Naval Reserves
There is every indication that the
Moth carolina Naval Reserves will be
nohIIized in connection with the war
nranarations, which the government is
messing with all possible dispatch
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

darkened the sidewalk up and down
as far as the eye could reach.
A man and a woman, both young,
plainly dressed, of type which at
tends to the p to w ledger and an
swers the telephone, stopped suddenly
in the center of the crowded sidewalk.
The crowd eddied and whirled away
from them, passing to the right and
left with quick outward steps. Sud-
denly the man threw his arms about
the girl and kissed her.
Thof no rt of tho oroxud UT thin ava
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

lnnuman treatment or pflSOners I'M
der sentence of death.
''The practice of combining prison.
ers In a death room for long periods I'm
a species of refined torture, which In
only in appearance less than the Old
type Of tortures," Mr.. Lewis said
''In former times every device for in
flicting torture on the condemned man
was used. The torture Of our modern
system is mentally just ~s great "a
ever. In this one respect we have NOT
kent mace with the deYelonnent off
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05

phlIOsOphically, It was brought out
when the board of education started
legal action against such parents in
the municipal term court.
About a month ago truant officers
of the board of education noticed that
a large number of children were cross
ing the Fort Lee ferry at hours when
they should have been in school. In
vestigation disclosed that they were
acting in motion-picture sudiOs in
New Jersey. The officers got about
25 of the children and saw their par
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Ne" Enterprises Get Charters.

charter was issued for the Tobac-
- warehouse Company, Of Carthage,
S"pltal $4,000 authorized and $4,000
, ~. by L. B. Clegg, s. H. Mil
ell H., H. A. Mcdonald and others.
n, mere is also charter for the Spray
p n"mOer Of Commerce, for Spray,
buckingham County, for the industrial
~ ~ civic development Of that manu-
49,. lng municipality. The incorpor-
are S. H. Marshall, N. Fl. Nc
crn. o. Leathers & Company, OF
v,tS"sooro, to conduct a cigar store,
$4,000 authorized capital
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Three Die of Measlea.

Newton. Mrs. George Sigmon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Wright,
who have lost two daughters by meas
les, is dead Of the same disease, and
fourth daughter is reported as in
extremic
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Convict's Heart Is Surely in the Right Place
d ORTLAND ORE.-A good English poet said that:
Stone walls do prison make,


Recently an inmate of the Oregon
state penitentiary afforded gilded B
lustration of the truth of that figure
when he contributed exactly onehalf
of his worldly goods-$17O-fOr the
succor of "the poor little kiddieS
across the pond"
''As sit here" runs his letter, 'it
just struck me what a lot shut-iA&
have to be thankful for after a5k
Here I am, for instance, with fun
stomach and nothing in particular to
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Base Crowd Stirred by Couples 0scuIatory Act

u had
endy flowing
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
Palesef GOTHAM
1;;|ah D dl!665fhle!ECITIES
Calls Death House Relic of the Dark Ages

NEW YoRK-Abolon of the death house in Sing
~ torture advocated Burdette
OF the department Of
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-05
"Move" Children Neglect Their School Duties

NEW YoRK-Paren whose children
studios
and take the absence children
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
Remember the 2Sth of March


Ever since the township option law passed in the Pro-
bton question has been uppermot the Legislature OF Illinois
FOR the storm had been gathering reach its
the 18th of last Machhe day dispose
Of all and dry legislation
option restricted county eccaac-
erzed previous aemptsto control by legislation the liquor traffic
The organization had always defeated these And
they able accomplish their ends under Never before
they oer the people of the state direct aront
In substance etey said to the people: 1--WE cannot trust you
with the liquor business On other questions appreciate
advice represent you but regards the liquor
traffic represent ourselves.
So pushing the statewide referendum which proposed to
the people the baotbox whether saloon licenses
should granted the the leaders drove the
liquor into conflict with the people The 18th of March is
high mark offensive in the Legislature Of Hi
Mark ihencefort the of the liquor forces in the
Legislature is destined to decline.
Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad Accord
their blind policy of crushing merclessy all opposition the
They announced that the liquor question
of the few better than the of the
many This comparison odious the people The liquor ques
the peoples question: not question to be decided by lit
of that happen to get into the Legislature This
was the proverba that broke the caneps back
Next campaign the liquor forces will have face these
people again.
1--WE want your support election day. understand the
liquor business better than YOU.
you fool all Of the people part of the time
The fooling with buzz-sawremember the 2Sth of
March.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
Southern District Of the Anti-Saloon League
By Z. E. Mclaughlin

The political Importance this district attestcd not by the
Legislature by that the majority of these dry
The part of the district having agricultural interests
has long dry. The farmers have for booze.
The central section having mining interests has recently
become dry. The miners have for booze
The of the district having several cities bordering
other strong amxtue negroes and foreigners has
yet become dry.
The ndenberg line OF the liquor traffic in Southern Illinois
reaches from Cairo Carlyle passing through Mound City,
of Pulaski county; Muphysboro of Jackson
county, Chester OF Randolph county Waterloo,
Monroe county Nashville counyseat of Washington
county This represents the last stand OF the liquor traffic in south
Illinois.
in each OF these who willing make the sacrifices
organize e1ectuay the
The already created in other parts of the district has
begun affect the liquor interests i'll these
There has notable reduction of the number
OF saloons.
The southern district empire itself 1t has OF
$50 square mlesa territory larger than Belgium slightly
smaller than Switzerland 1T has population OF threequarters
million There dozen states Union each OF which
has a smaller population than this district.
There hundreds OF churches One denomination alone has
The League the cordial cooperation Of the pastors
We need thousands OF acknowledgement the
supplement efforts in the organization of the coming
tribute freely support the regular work and the special campaigns
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
Legislative Situation IL, the Southern District
w
By w. ]. Moore
I. Territory

Southern District districts with 30
counties follows:
Foy-second dsrict-Counies OF Clay, Clinton, Ehingham
and Marion.
Foy-fourth dsrcCounte of Jackson, Monroe, Perry
dolph and Washington.
Foy-sxt district-Counies of Jasper Jefferson Rhand
Wayne
oy-eighh distrct-Countes of Crawford Edwards Galatn
Hardin Lawrence, Wabash and White.
dstrictCounties OF Alexander Franklin Pulaski I'm
ion and Williamson
Fifty-6s dsrict-Counes of Hamilton, Johnson, Massac,
Pope and Saline.
Senatorial Districts the-th 46th 18th 5Ist
are without saloons While remaining districts the
countes-Clay Mariohave saloons, in the
5oth district county-Union is saloonless
The majority of precincts the remaining counties of these
districts with exception Monroe which is the only totally
county in the district dry
T. Attitude of Senators and Representatives
In six dstrictshe 46th 18th and 5Istwc have
a totally dry delegation in the Legislature.
Fory-seeond district:
Senate campbell DRY.
IIousc-Mac Mackin and Thomson DRY Lager WET
Fory-iourth district:
Senate Hewitt, DRY.
IIouse-Wison Eherton DRY; Friedrich, WET. .
Fiftieth district
Senate-NIler, DRY.
Ilouse-Odum and Fets Dry Curren, WET.
III Leadership
The Southern District has furnished splendid leaders for
the dry Legislature The of such Percy
Wood English Kane equally faithful
by the generations for their loyalty righteous
the interests Of the people who have honored them
w. Progress
In the last legislative campaigns the Southern District
has gains OF Senators and three Representatives
notable fact that in the three campaigns mentioned
above League only candidates for whom they fought
Republican, who defeated the Democratic land
slide of 1912 district where the majority Of the
Of that particular party wet Two years after the defeat
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
Illinois Baptists
Favor Referendum
Urge All Christian Men to Vote at
Primaries on September II, 1918

The following resolutions were
passed unanimously by the Illinois
Baptist State Convention at Moline
on October Is:
Whereas, A special grant from the
Legislature is necessary in order to
permit the people of Illinois to vote
on the question Of statewide Prohibit
ton, and
Whereas, The minority system Of
representation has made it possible
for the liquor interests to so concen-
tratc their votes as to nominate in
dry districts their henchman for rep
resentativcs,
Be it resolved, That in the present
crisis of our country, and the close
relation of the liquor traffic to that
crisis, the Christian men of the state
will be recreant to their duty if they
fail to register their votes in the next
Primary election for the candidates
in their own party who will pledge
their vote for the submission of the
Referendum Prohibition bill. This is
all the more obligatory in view of the
fact that the Primary and not the gen.
eral election settles the matter of our
next representation in the Legislature
Inasmuch as the next session of
Congress will consider the matter of
National Prohibition, and inasmuch
as there will be in Washington from
the 10th to the 18th of December, a
gathering of the Anti-Saloon forces
from all parts of the United States,
Be it resolved, That il is the sense
of this Convention that in this crucial
time of our nations history, every
single church should be represented
by 1T least one delegate to this Con-
vention. The tremendous significance
OF such a gathering in its influence
upon the national government cannot
be estimated. Let the Christian forces
of the country show the government
that they are earnestly demanding an
opportunity for authoritative express
sion upon this vital matter.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-09
could not have passed the present
local option law.
Great Progress Made

The growth Of the work is shown
by the following facts. The first To-
cal option elections were held in No
vember after the law went into effect
in July, in the counties not under
township organization. At this cleo
ton more than rs per cent of the
precincts went dry.
In the following spring when the
counties under township organization
voted there were IL counties that
voted i'll this district In these II
counties there were 12o townships, of
which 128 were organized and voted.
When the vote was counted it was
found that 123 Of these had voted dry.
OF the five townships that did not
vote dry, two were in Franklin, two
in Jefferson, and one in Jasper. The
one in Jasper afterward voted dry,
but | do not think that the other four
have ever voted dry.