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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1917-12-27
Praying For the Pastor.

We have entered in upon an
other conference year. A great
many of the ministers have been
returned TO their old stations,
while others have been assigned
to new fields Of labor. The form
or as well as the latter have
no doubt already bagun their
work in the name Of the Master,
with a desire to improve the time
in taking hold Of every passing
opportunity to dc something that
is worth while. OF course the
pastor has a perfect right to ex-
peet the people to whom he min
listers to assist and pray for bin
in and out of the pulpit.
The pulpit and the pew are
more closely related than most
people seem to think. The
preacher, as a rule, is what his
congregation makes him. Ifeach
person would come with prayer
On their lips for their pastor. it
would be an inspiration to him
The results would be very few
Of the so called dull sermons;
therefore there would be little
room for aUlt-inding and so
much unjust criticism, which so
often comes from a prayerless
people.
1t is u SAD fact that bat small
per cent of he members pray for
their pastors, other tran in a
formal way in prayer meeting OF
on some other occasion while be
is present. Why not make the
pastor an object to prayer when
alone with God in secret? Til:
would help him more than undue
criticism. You should not expec'
the pastor TO do all the praying
for the church. The dnty 0,
praying is reciprocal. 1t is true
that mes of the responsible,
for the success of the church is
put npon him, while the members
treat it more Notwithstanding
church If convenient, giving aid
financially or otherwise when III
elined TO do so. Ii the growth
and spirituality of the church
does not measure up to their
BIT tndard OF expectation, they
shift the responsibility On the
pastor. They are really forget
full of the fact that it takes more
than a preacher to make the
church go.
Therefore, the congregation
must support their pastor in every
way possible, and if they do nc
Elubt results will come. Prayer
alone is not enough. They mus
be DC. workers with him in all the
activities ii the church, otherwise
Ile pastors ffofts will be a fail
ure II they expect him to be hi
best, has he not an equal right L
gEaand TIE same Of bis people
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1917-12-27
SUNDAY EXCURSION and Wsss-Ead Fares

Week end fares from above poln.,
TO New Orleans ana return, gons
saturday or Sunday returning ho'
day.
For further particulars call on agsD'e
or write: NJ. ], Mcmahon, u. r az
- ' New Orleans, H.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1917-12-27
Sheriff Sale. No. 30l2.
Ma0IAoDFjlie Bank
vs..
Warren Thomas.

Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue Of an order Of seizure and sale
issued out of the 26th Judicia}
District Court of La, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in above entitled cagsy.
ana 10 me directed. will proceed II
sell at public auction TO the last aDc
highest bidder, On
Evening star., 1917-09-06

brains with brains, heart with heart,
service with service and loyalty against
disioEa!ty and show the world the stuff
of which we are made.
we are at war. Regardless of from
which county we may have come or
from which country our ancestors may
have come, are all here in this
great melting pot of America. Our
children are here. All the hope for the
future Is here. The people of these
nit"d States are confronted with the
great problem of self government. not
a government which can be overturned
In the night We cnunot have u pro-
4TessIVe humanitarian, libe-ty-pro-
tSGt;ns government II it can he over
turned In the twink'ing of an eye"
The American Alliance for Labor md
Democracy hav,@p G'nuo-sd of the pro-
HmtnaiY work of crgan!x. ticn toda v
look up plans 70" establishing local
branches from con-t to coast In tho ca M
paisn TO bring organized labor w SOL
ldlY behind the government IN it's prose-
cut.on of the wnr and to Htamp out dis
!oNal and pro-Gerfnan activities
John Spargo. former member Of the
executive committees of the socialist
party, issued u statement denying re-
ports that n new socialist party would
be organized during the present confer
eNce.
Tonight Mr.. Gompers will address a
mass meeting In st. Paul Other speak
ers will include Mr.. Spargo Frank T.
Walsh and Charles Edward Russell
Evening star., 1917-09-06
SWISS ARE TO GET COAL;
GERMANS, MILK AND MEAT
Economic Convention Running Till
May, t31s. Ratified by Both
Governments.

FERN. September f-Th" e"onoin!7
convsn;ioa drawn up r. Swiss aud Ger
man delegates has bce,. ratified by ca'h
side anG viii remain liz force until the
end oc Aoril. 1918. With tho proViso
that either nation ma! denoGnce IT by
giving two months notice. German!
viii permit the eXnortat!on of ZDo,oo'
tons Of coal and 10000 tons of iron
and steel moutllv. without formal
binding herself but declaring she VIII
do her utmost to bring about the de-
livery of these materials by con-
tractors. Switzerland will accord Ger
many a monthly credit Of 2o.OOO000
francs Tor the delivery of the coal.
this credit being supplied by a Swiss
financial organization and conditioned
on the Issuance. II swiss francs. OF
bills running for three months and
hearing the Endorsement OF j first
graIe German bank
Germany also WI furnish an i'm
portant quantity of chemical fertilizers.
II certain amount oe sugar to replace
that contained in condensed milk and
chocolate which are cXocrted, and also
seed cora. benzine and zinc. Switzer-
land vii, supply Germany with milk
products. in less quantities than last
year. ard viii permit the expectation
OF l0.Vg0 head Cf cattle.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Commends Altruism of U. S.

"a moments thought will decide that
there never was in all the world a
er.lt country that was so altruistic in
purpose and idealistic in its practices
IS : the republic of the United States. "
said Mr.. Gompers with thinking men
and women .count myself honored as
one OF the critics of the shortcomings
Of our government and our country. |
am not given TO hide or to gloss over
the wrongs which are committed
against our people.
Under all circumstances | have pro-
tested against wrong committed
against the meanest and humhlest of
our people in the United States and
have tried to be helpful so that the
wrong should be righted and the right
conceded and guaranteed. because I
realized that we in the United States
have not Yet reached the acme or per-
fectiou indUstrially. politically. judi
cially or socially. Is that a reason that
should lack in appreciation of that
which has been done and that which
has been accomplished?
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Democracy's Titanic Task.

Take country for country, take the
countries at war AGAINST each other and
see where liberty and q conscience and
freedom prevail. and beyond question
il VIII he admitted by those who are
:air enough to see the right and TO
dare 10 utter the right that the democ-
racies of the world are now engaged
IN one titanic struggle TO free the world
from autocracy, Imperialism and mill
tarism with one fell stroke"
Mr.. Gonpers said he had not believed
the war possible, and he continued.
Il doubt if there were many who We're
SO thoroughly shocked as l was with
the breaking out of the European war.
But it had come. And / have asked
myself. as / would ask those other men
who have not yet awakened from their
delusion. is 1t not time to recognize
when your country and your home is
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Gonpers Sounds keynote.

1t was the keynote speech of the con
ference OF the american Alliance for
Labor and Democracy. of which Mr
Gompars had just been named perma
neut chairman. and was punctuated by
applause from the two hundred accred-
tied deleSates-lapor leaders ana for
uer leaders of the socialist party-as-
sen. hied i'm the auditorium.
John SparEo, former member of the
cNcCutive committee of the socialist
D. ~ty. nom mated Mr.. Cornpers, and was
himself named vice chairman. Fran K
Morrison. secretary of the American
Federation cf Labor. was elected sec
retary and II. !. Mead OF Maryland. as
sistant secretary. Committees on per-
mancrt organization and resolutions
We're named.
Several members of the Peoples
Council OF America for Democracy and
Terms OF Peace. barred from meeting
in Minnesota and other states, We're
scattered through the audience, fnclud-
ing G. +. Eru@o. president OF the IN
ternatioral Brotherhood Welfare As
sociation. and one of the council lead
ers. Mahlon Barnes. There was no at
tempt 10 remove them.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Playing Into Enemy's Hands.

ITO ask the government to state its
terms of peace now is playing into the
hands of the enemy" said Mr. Comp
ers. referring to one of the Peoples
Councils demands.
The alliance. which met here to off
set the work of srch organizations as
the Peoples Council. and TO more com
pletelv American niz" labor" Will estab-
lish local branches throughout the
country. and" predicted Mr.. Comp
ers. Frank + Walsh of Kansas City
and other speakers. in three months
the wave Of patriotism VIII have swept
aside the disloyaiists and thrown their
activities open to the eyes OF the
world"
MT. Gompsrs spoke before local bust
ness men and later addressed mass
r1Teting
Evening star., 1917-09-06
TODAYS ENLlSTMENTS.

Army-Charlie Elmore. Maple apart
ments. Washington. D. c: Abram r.
Wingate. 2611 Garfield street north
west; ELLIS V. Ritts. Altoona. Pa.
Navy-Harry Augustus Adams. Lees
burg. Va
Third District Lnfantry-Andrew !.
Brown. Box -. Alahama avenue south
cast: Ernest T Peach, Box u, Ala bama
avenue southeast.
First District Cavalry-Charles l..
Fnck. 1910 5th street northeast
District Field Artil1ery-Raymond
Fitzgerald, 126 North Canitol street
William T. O'Connell. 2o2S Nichols ave
nue. southeast.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
GOMPERS PLEDGES
LOYALTY Of LABOR
AssaiIs Peace Fro9aga1dists
and penounces Efforts to d.
vide Ranks OF Workers.
WAR REFERENDUM FUTILE

MINNEA POLLS. M.nn.. Senternb Der e.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. Ecs'.F-
dav pledged the united support or or
seni-ed labor to the government in It's
prosecution of the war. ass2Ned pee ce
propagaudists and denounced the ru-
tile activities of those who would Spit
labor's ranks on the question OF war
Jrn attacked the arguments OF those
who declare the working masses want
peace and challenged pro-German So
c.eties to step forth into the open and
match their dis!oyaity against labor's
LOYALTY
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Traitors Like Scabs.

Il hold that traitor to his country
is upon n par WITH the scab to his
trade. l believe that men have the
right to express their dissent, but the
expression of dissent is one thing and
the organizing of 4 movement to de-
stroy the Will of the majority-that
is not right and cannot he tolerated.
AS the result of the efforts made by
the Am eric&u Federation Of Labor be
fore war was declared, the rights to
which The tojIers and the masses of
our people are entitled will be guar
anteed by the government.
In the midst of war there can be
no discussion with those who have
the guns trained upon Us. As a result
OF the efforts puJ forth by the or
gau!Zed labor movement, an agreement
was made between the Secretary OF
War and the president Of the Amcri-
can Federation of Labor wherein the
construction Of cantonmeuts all through
the country should be based upon the
union scale of wages. hours and condi-
tions of labor.
Men naturally. some of them re-
ligiously pacifists. saw the oppor-
tunity of making an attack upon the
American Federation OF Labor and.
over its head, upon the government.
Well. l would rather that they would
have had the opportunity Of running
themselves into seed than to be dis
mem bered BY any other means"
Evening star., 1917-09-06

tall building on Madison square. New
York city, for the special use of the
inspection division of the ordnance bu-
reau of the War Department.
The lease under negotiations Is for
period of five years and four months.
and the consideration mentioned is
s2OO, 600 Ore reason for the proposed
transfer of the ordnance division from
washington city to New York is thst
much of the work devolvinG upon it
Originates in the latter c.y.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
MISS E. B. RHoDER1CK BURIED.
Funeral Services Held in Frederick
Md. Where She Resided.

Funeral services 70: Miss Eva B.
Ehode:ick. eighteen years old. daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ Rhoderck of
Washington. who died SUNDAY. were
held yesterday at Frederick. Nd where
she had resided. Interment was in
Mount O'iret cemetery.
Many friends from this city attended
the teT1ices. Miss Rhoderick had been
~ for four months. She had wide
acquaintance in this city, where she
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Refers to Peoples Council.

Referring to the Peoples Council of
America for Democracy and Peace
Terms. Mr. GCmpers said:
Il am confident that if the conference
Of the so-called Peoples Council had
been held n the city of Minneapolis
and completed its work and if we had
followed it we would have matched
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Peace Conference for Vienna.

AMSTERDAM. September Ga dis
patch to the Weser Zeitung from Buda-
pest says that Austrian and Hungarian
delegations will meet in Vienna in
November to discuss internal and for
ecn politics and the question of peace.
Far-reaching decisions will probably be
taken. Ii is stated.
Evening star., 1917-09-06

was formerly employed in the .ChAo0s
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
offices. and in Frederick.
Three of her sisters and one brother
live in this city. They are Mrs. Agnes
Kidwell, Mrs. Mary Acker. Miss Naomi
Rhoderic6 and Harold Eaoderick.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
CAPITAL TO LOSE OFFICERS.
400 Employees Of Ordnance Division
Going to New York.

OWING 20 the difficulty OF obtaining
satisfactory Office space In this city, the
War Department is arranging for the
lease of two floors having accommoda
tions for 400 persons. ct tie top Of a
Evening star., 1917-09-06

A feature OF the draft parade 1T Chat
tauooEa Yesterday was tho presence
Of Union and Confederate veterans
marching are in arm.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
W. J. SLOANE
ESTABLISHED 73 YEARS AGO
Fall Carpet Displays

We offer unequaled values in the leading makes
OF Domestic Carpets the selection comprising the best
grades OF Wilton. Administer, Body Brussels, Velvet
and Ingram weaves, in profusion of new artistic
patterns.
Particular attention is directed to our splendid
Glendale Seamless Chenille Carpets, in wide
range OF beautiful plain colors, in stock widths OF g
r. IS and 20 feet without sean,s Also special ORDER
so feet wide
Our celebrated English Saxne Angora, Mosaic
and Velvet Plain Color Carpets (woven up to IS feet
wide}, and fine English and French Wilton and
Scotch Administer Figured Carpets of the
most luxurious character.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Sons of italy Select Boston.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September G.
After selecting Boston for the 1919
Grand Lodge convention and electine
new-officers the convention of the order
o: Loyal Sons Of Italy adjourned. The
following officers We're elected: .;u-
preme venerable. s. Miele, New York
city: assistant supreme venera Die, G.
DeSilvestre. Philadelphia: financial sec
retary. +. Demarco. Boston: treasurer
o. G.giio. Newton. Pa. supreme lee
turer. VI. Aibano. New York eity
Evening star., 1917-09-06
Religious Directors Wrong.

Now l know that there are some
religious, conscientious objectors and
they are opposed to war under all cir
cumstances = non-resiSters - and be-
lieve that that is the way out That may
)e somewhere in Timbuctoo, but not In
Germany or France or Belgium or Ser
bia or the United States. But l ask any
man or woman belonging to labor or
l,anization what would his attitude be
in the event Of a conflict between their
fellow workers on the one hand and the
employers on the other?
You know that In the unions, as a
rule. it requires 2 two-thirds vote or
a three-fourths vote be had before
any suspension of work can be under
taken Suppose there he one-fourth
Of the workers involved who are op-
posed to the strike for conscientious
reasons. for reasons best known to
themselves. If the workers in that
esta blishment walk out on strike, do
YOU mean to tell me that the minority
have the moral right TO remain at
Evening star., 1917-09-06

Ther haint much t a dimes
worth o liver these days after
you subtract tn butchers hand.
If at first you don't like Sue
cotash, try, try again.
Evening star., 1917-09-06


not time 20 recognize That the red oicod
In a man demands that he shall sale
guard himself and his fellow man, or
ne ought 10 perish in the struggief
Ridicules War Referendum.
Nov. there are rome people who
have .aid that this question of the
declaration of war should have gone to
- referendum vote. ] wonder il there
were a band OF dozen or more men
who were surrounding your home ana
who demanded your surrender o. E"c.
property. and while you We're con@!u-
.lug the SuLisCt they were ai&ora -
tnE thc,r receivers. killing your Tiis
and yoi!' children. Whistler }oU Would
call u mccctA.' for ths elaboration OF
tho subject u. a vote a. TO |AotAer
ynu should ce.eud yourself,
AS one who h&s for nearly his whole
NE been an advocate OK the Initiative
and tho Referendum In la&tsla.!on ns
well rs IN the labor movement. nm
free to ray th:s-that II a situation
occurred such as | have tried to out
line to YOU / would try to shoot before
:he other fellow.
The speaker detailed the causes OF
the war and said:
The United States has declared that
she can no longer live in safety when
there is stalking throuShout the earth
this thundecous machine of murder.
She has cast her lot with the allied
countries h3htiEg against thc greatest
military machine ever erected in the
history of the world.
We waut peace. To ask the govern
nent OF the United States now 10 state
specifically TIE terms Of peace is to
play, consciously or unConsc!ous!y, into
the hands OF the enemy. At this time
the military machine Of Germany and
Austria is upon foreign soil y peace
At this time must necessarily be pred!-
Gated. in part, at least. upon Germany's
conquest of these countries and terri
tories"
After referring to reports Of German
defeats in Flanders, the speaker shout
ed amid aprlauSe: Pack. hack back
from FLANDERS: back from Serbia, and
back. back from France, ana then per
haps we must determine the conditions
Of peace, but not until then.
Evening star., 1917-09-06

being ravagc1 and overridden Is Il
not time 20 recognize that the red blood
In a man demands that he shall sale
guard himself and his fellow man, or
ne ought TO perish in the strugglef
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

Let me suggest that every one who
creates or cultiva,es garden helps
and helps greatly to solve the problem
of the feeding of the nations; and that
every housewife who practices strict
economy puts herself in the ranks Of
those who serve the Nation. This is
the time for America to correct her
objectionable fault Of wastefulness and
Let every man and
every woman assume the duty of care
full. provident use and expenditure MS a
public duty. ss a dictate Of patriotism
which no one can now expect ever to
be excused or forgiven for ignoring. y
Woodrow Wilson.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
U. 5. ship sinks SUBMARINE

Capt Rice, OF the American steamer
Mongolia. which has arrived at Brit.
ish port told the Associated Press that
the Mongolia had fired the first gun of
the war for the United States and
sunk German submarine.
The submarine, Capt. Rice said, was
about to attack the great liner, in
British waters on April 10. He de-
elared there was absolutely so doubt
that the U-boat was hit ana there was
every reason to believe it was des-
troyed. The naval gunners on board
made clean hit at 1000 yards. The
perlscope was seen to be shattered.
The American steamship Mongolia,
vessel of ID. CHS tons, owned by the
international Mercantile Marine Com
psny, left an American port for Eng
land on April on her second trip since
Germany's submarine declaration of
February |.
The Mongolia carried crew of Uni
ted States navy gunners in charge of a
Lieutenant She is one of the largest
vessels under the American flag.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
STANLEY ASKS CO.OPERA'
ton OF MINISTER'S.

In his first war proclamation issued
by Gov. A. O. Stanley he calls upon
the ministers of the Commonwealt to
announce from their pulpits next Sun
day the imperative duty Of all Ken
tuckians to produee as much foodstuiis
as possible IN order that the provision
ing OF the allies of the United States
may be carried out.
He says the crops 20 which specific
attention should be given are corr, soy
beans, and other field beans. cow peas
and buek-wheat lie also says it ia the
duty of every farmer TO produce as
much livestock as possible, by all means
keeping breeding stock at home. He
urges that we 90 after the Migrants.
saying;
1--WE call on the County Judges.
Mayors and civic organizations of the
towns IN assisting in getting all idle
labor to the farms and We cal ON the
County Judges and MAYORS to rigidly
enfore the vagranr laws. There are
thousands OF boys in the cities and
towns from Ii to Is years old who are
not employed during the summer. ANY
boy too young to enlist will do his
country q patriotic service by helping
in the production Of food crops.''
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
PATRIOTIC SONG.

One of our colored citizens, Milton
Sneed has written words and music to
a song entitled The Patriotic Mother.
This song has been copyrighted and
many are the predictions IL will make
the author both rich and famous. 1t
was sung for the first time Tuesday
evening at the Colored Commence n emit
and will be repeated at the Patriotic
Rally next Monday evening where we
are sure 1t will meet enthusiastic appl-
ause, No one could accuse our colored
cirizens of lack of patriotism after
knowing how they sang and appreciat.
ed this song and after hear X the
patriotic atterances of the principal of
this school.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
FRANKLIN CAR
Uses Twenty One Pints Oh Gasoline On
Test Run OF "a Miles.

The Franklin Motor Car Company,
of Lexington, gave their gasoline
economy test Friday from Lancaster to
Richmond thence 10 Nicholasville and
to Lancaster. distance of "a miles.
Judge Fred Frisbie. Messrs l.. N Mil
Ter and T. w. Morrow acted AS judges.
The start was made from the Record
office and the run was made in a stiff
was offered for the one guessing near
est the amount of gasoline used which
was given Mr.. Jesse Sweeney who
guessed the exact number of pints
used. The gasoline used was stock
gasoline purchased Of J. f. Stormes.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
What WILL HAPPEN
When Draft Bill Becomes A Law.

When the Draft Bill now before Con-
gress becomes a law, this is what will
happen:
Flrst-The President will designate
by proclamation day of registration.
the voting precincts being used as the
smallest unit for enrolment. The Gov
errors of the various States will be
asked to have the Sheriffs of the coun-
ties appointed registers to take the
names of all males he tween the ages of
~ anu -. Those who refuse TO enroll
will be arrested.
Second-The State officers will ex-
empt from military service persons
engaged in industries. including agri-
cultural. found to be necessary to tire
maintenance of the military establish
ment OF the effective operation of the
military forces. or the maintenance of
national interests during the emer-
gency.
Third Those not exempted will be
reported to the War Department. which
will make further exemptions.
Fourth hit is estimated that by Aug
ust LIST, the 800, 600 men desired will be
in training camps. In the meantime
the Government must provide equip
ment for the recruits.
Fifth 1t is estimated that the reg
istrstlon will result in an enrolment Of
1000. 900, and about 40 per cent of this
number will be weeded out on account
of physical disabilities. The 500, 600 to
be selected from the remlining 60 per
cent, will be chosen by lot.