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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01

If there is wanting a desire to know
what God teaches. There should DO
the spirit which characterized Cor
nelius when he sent for Peter to come
to him in order that Peter might tell
him the truth of God. His readiness
to hear moved the Holy Spirit to move
Peter to respond to the call. Cornelius
had no claim other than his eagernesS
to know the truth.
II. Patience in Listening TO What
God Has to Say.
In verse three we are told that Ezra
read to the people from the Book Of
God from morning until midday, and
the people were attentive to the words
of the book. 1t cannot be understood
in moment or an hour. If we would
master it we must give to its study
more than a few odd moments; and
patience is required to gain, little by
little, an understanding of the truth
which it teaches.
III. Reverence in Our Treatment Of
the Book.
In verses four to six we are told that
when Ezra stood up to read all the
people stood and bowed their heads and
worshiped the Lord with faces to the
ground. There must be no flippancy
in handling the Word of God if we
would come to a good understandings
of its truth. Too often we make q
Book common by our much handlin
We must guard against all ill-chose}
jokes ard rid dies viii Vii e l tend to .
away our reverence for the Holy
Scriptures. We must approach it with
bowed heads and with the worshipful
spirit if we would have it speak to US.
w. Intelligent Listening.
In verses seven and eight we see
how their minds were exercised and
thought awakened. They began to ask
questions and the men appointed to
read spoke the word distinctly, gave
the sense and caused the people to I'M
derstand. If we will think as we read
and question when we do not under
stand the Spirit himself will cause
us to understand. We should pray
that ministers everywhere would read
the Word to the people distinctly and
give the sense Of what is read, and
then not stop until by restatement
and illustration and by all means
they have caused the people to UNDER
stand.
v. Sorrow Because of Conviction.
In verses nine to eleven we see how
with their openness of mind they gave
conscience chance to do its work.
They became convicted and a Cody
sorrow sprang up. They felt God had
a right to condemn them and they
were exercised in conscience. We
read the Word of God in vain If we
do not allow it to point out our evil
and it's consequences. But when we
do. so allow it we come to the next
step.
vi. Faith in Its Promises.
In verse twelve we are told that
when the rulers told them of the truth
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01

The Very Name Jars on Him.
Cant you find congenial work."
Madam, for me no work is con.
genial. - Boston Evening Transcript.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01
vi. Faith in Its Promises.

In verse twelve we are told that
when the rulers told them of the truth
and how they could rejoice because Of
what God had done even in spite of
their sin, they believed the Word and
put away the sorrow. When we read
of how the Lord has forever blotted
out our sin and covered it with his
own blood we are to believe the Word
and rejoice, in spite of our sin, that
God has put it away to be remembered
no more against us forever.
VII. Obedience to What Is Learned.
The faith is proven by the degree
o. obedience which we render to the
light we receive. Indeed obedience
is after all the only proof that we do
know the Bible. The eagerness, pa,
tience, reverence, intelligent listening,
sorrow and faith will all be useless
without the obedience to what is
taught. James says faith without
works is dead-it never was alive.
Fulfilling these seven conditions win
bring us to the place where the Holy
Spirit himself will delight to be our
daily teacher revealing the things Of
Christ to our hearts and giving us that
joy of the Lord which win be a tower
of strength in all the trying expert
ences of life.
A signboard stands at a crossing
where two roads meet. Children spell
out the words for amusement, young
people read it from curiosity. the old
pass by too hurried to notice it. An
old man, comes and tries to read. He
Is real traveller and we are ready to
help him find the right way. So the
Holy Spirit gives the truth only to the
one who is ready to. travel the right
road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
NOW TINE FOR BATH
SAYS DR.. williams

The time has come for a bath. eAyQ
DR. Ennion G. Williams. state heAitA
commissioner. Lest he might seem
entirely too personal. the head OF tn
health department rushes to Observe
that he is speaking about towns AND
not people.
The health bulletin which just goes
| to press calls attention to the splendia
efforts that dame nature Is now mAk~
ing for the Qualification OF tne
world, and il urges the people OF Vic.
.Ziuia To get attuned 10 the clements
Naturally the health bulletin is not
concerning itself entirely with aes-
thetics Cleanliness means health.
! whether of person or premises; anu
( that is the phase OF the cleanup
when particularly appeals to the
/ health men. The most dangerous OF
; the germ enemies live In hltn, ana
I those are the "varmints" whose scalpS
are wanted. The L. S. public health
service is continuously sounding notes
I of warming The returning soldiers
may bring back germs OF strange oil
/ seas =. They have been in cholera IN
! fected places; and they may be car
riers of the germs that give That ter
/ rible disease. But germs are gem
orally harmless unless they have other
than human carriers: and II there are
/ no flies, there will he no spread o.
I cholera Furthermore, even IL tnero
! are flies, there will he no cholera epi-
demic where there is no filth for the
/ les TO carry. So says the health com
missioner; and he fs wise old owl.
The bulletin gives the same promise
for typhoid On the whole 1t is =
stro.g argument for town bath.
! The cootis. In such quantities a.
may he anticipated in America, Is not
anything like the problem of the hte1I
But it must be Remembered that Soma
of them have had military training or
have become expert in camounaEe.
That kind carries trench fever; and
all kinds carry typhus---so the cootiA
is also an object for the hunter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
COURT Of APPEALS

The United States circuit court of
appeals reconvened yesterday with the
following Judges and officials In atten-
dance: Circuit Judges: Hon. J. c.
Pritchard. OF Ashvilie, North Carolina;
and Hon Charles A Woods. of
Marion. s. c. District Judge. Hon.
John c, Rose. OF Baltimore. Md. !;
Clerk. Claude NJ. Dean. and L. s
Marshal, John Ct Saunders.
II being conference day no cases
were argued. bat the court went into
conference upon cases heretofore ar
gued and remaining undecided.
Cases in Cali: G. Z. Hosier. VS.,
United States OF America. error TO
argued by Henry Bowden, and
Thomas II, Wilcox of Norfolk. for
plaintiff in error, and by Hiram NJ
Smith. L. S. attorney. Richmond. for
defendant in error; Lamberts Point
Tow Boat company. owner and claim
ant OF the tug ''Pocahontas'' vs.
Hughes, Master. and c. ct al. appeal
from the district court at Norfolk TIC
be argued. by Hughes, Vandventer
and Eggleston of Norfolk, and +. f.
Blodgett. OF Boston, for the APP
peailant. and by kirlin, Woolsey and
HickoN OF New York, and Edward r
BaIrd, JF.. ana W lllcoX. COOKE anC
Wilcox, and Hughes Little and Sea
well. of Norfolk. for the appelles
New York. Philadelphia and Norfolk
Il. Il. company. VS.. Hughes, Master
and c.. ct al; appeal from the distric,
court a Norfolk. TO be argued by
Wilcox. Cooke and Wilcox. Hughes
Little and Seawell. of Norfolk. for the
appellant, and by Kirlin Moolsey ant
Hickox. OF New York, and Edward Il
Baird. Jr., and Hughes, Handkerchief
and ggleston, OF Norfolk. and f, f
Blodgctt. OF Boston. for appellees.
Opinions: Bank of Reidsville. eft al.
vs, Burton trustee. on petition tt
superintendent and revise and c., dis
trict court at Greensboro, n. c
Opinion by Judge Rose. revised; Mar
tinez Butler Navigation corporation
VS.. Norfolk Shipbuilding and DR.,
Dock corporation: appeal from th'
district court at Norfolk, Va. Opinion
! by Judge Rose affirmed.
Howard r. Showalter, VS.. United
States of America. ct al. error to th'
district court at Matrinsburs. w. Va
! Opinion by Judge Rose. affirmed
Judge Pritchard dissenting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
SERIOUS CHARGE
is NOT SUSTAINED
Young hcn Arrested As Alleged
Highwaymcn to be Heard for
Transporting.

The trial of the six men charged
with robbing the state prohibition de-
partment of a quantity of contisca ted
liquor came to an abrupt end yester-
day In the Henrico circuit court when
J. c. Roys, er, alais j. II. Chandler. and
B. Parker were acquitted by the jury
of highway robbery.
The commonwealth attorney entered
n nolle PROSE- in the cases of trans
porting in this instance against these
two men and against G.. Ciucci, acquit-
ted Friday of highway robbery Nolle
prossee was also entered in the cases
of Willie Butcher +. L. Nash and John
Lander, charged with highway rob-
berry and Transporting.
The question of submitting a con-
fession as evidence was again brought
, up and argued in practically the same
manner as in the Ciucci trial. The two
men on trial yesterday were alleged
TO have verified the confession made
to prohibition officer Sweet by Ciucci
Judge Scott ruled in the former trial
| that the confession was not voluntary
| and. therefore could not he entered as
evidence against the accused.
! In ruling out the confession as evil
| dence yesterday, Judge Scott said that
/ Officers Sweet and Hall told different
| versions of the confession, falling &c
/ agree on several important points.
! NJ ]. Mills, chauffeur for the prohf-
! bition department. again failed tc
| identify the prisoners as the men who
| held up the car he was driving ant
removed the whiskey. He further
testified that no firearms had beer
| presented at the time and that the
| nearest approach to threat was adj
vice given by one member OF tht
! party, who told him there was "Nt
use in shooting, we can do as much
( OF that as you"
Having been declared guiltless o
/ the serious charge OF highway rob
| berry for which the minimum penalty
| Is eight years penal servitude and tn
maximum the electric chair. the si'
men will now ne tried by the state
for transporting whiskey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
PERMITS ISSUED FOR
WORK TO COST S55,250

Building operations for this week
started off with a rush, Building In
spector Butler issuing permits for the
erection OF new homes for Rich
m onders aggregating ss5.25o. Taking
as an indication the hundreds OF ap-
plications OF contractors and private
citizens that have been granted this
month. which will be record break
ing one for the building inspectors
office. the Build your own home
campaign is getting we'll under way in
Richmond.
Among the permits issued yesterday
was one 10 Robert p. Powell to erect
three story apartment house at
Monument avenue and the Boulevard.
to cost $4,000.
Others were to r, NJ Anderson, to
build a frame-stucco dwelling, cost
ing $4,000, at the corner of Hawthorne
avenue and Brookland Boulevard;
Walter c. Schaaf for the erection of
Eve brick dwellings on West Allen
avenue and Cary street. TO cost VIZ
900: r. w. Showater. to erect a frame
stucco dwelling. costing $4,000 a.
Montrose avenue and Brookland Bou-
levard: Virginia Realty and Construc"
ton company. rrame-stucco building
s425o, 6o4 Second avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
DOCTORS SAY
THE NEW CALOMEL
IS BEST MEDICINE
New Variety, Called Calotabs,
Is Purified and Refined From
Nauseating and Salivating
Effects-Medicinal Virtues
Retained and Improved

According to the worlds greatest
physicians and medical authorities
calomel was the best and mos. un:-
yersally useful of all medicines. Medi-
cal authorities prescribed caioniel for
almost every disease and explained
that It was the best and surcst of all
system purifiers. They say that Gallo
mel cleanses the liver. stomach bowels
ard kidneys and purifies the blood
from all poisons. making the system
pure and clean so that nature can
quickly restore the health.
Now that science has purified Gallo
mel OF all its nauseating and danger
Gus qualities. the new kind of Gallo
mel. called "Calotabs." is even more
popular than the old. As liver
cleanser and system purifier Calota5s
are more effective man the old style
calomel, yet are entirely delightful In
effect. One Calotab at bedtime. witt,
swallow Of water-thats all. 70
rausea, no salts, nor the slightasr un-
pleasantness. Next morning you
awake feeling nne. with hearty APP
petite for breakfast. Eat what you
please and go where you please--there
is no restriction OF habit or diet or
danger of salvation.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages. price thirty-five cents
Your druggist recommends and guar.
antees Calotabs. and will refund your
money II you are not delighted with
them.--(edv.l @
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
OTHER STATES ADOPT
VIRGINIA BUDGET LAW
Governor of south Caroitns Sends Sec
Rotary to Richmond 10 study OPP
Grafton OF Document

Three states, tr.ev being North Caro-
Nna and South Carolina and West
Virginia have modelled their budget
laws after that passed by the Virginia
Legislature Those familiar with the
act declare that such action by the
eister states Of the Old Dominion is a
signal compliment and demonstrates
forclbIy the progressiveness and lead
arship of Virginia
The last state to ADOPT the virgtrl Ia
MIDGET law as a model Is the Palmetto
STATE Of which Robert A. Cooper IL
governor The South Carolina execu-
tive has sent his special representative.
Benz w. Sawyer, budget secretary of
that state to Richmond to observe the
operation Of tire Virginia law and TO
Aequaint himself with its most eff
cActous handling.
Mr.. Sawyer spent some time with
Colonel Leroy Hodges, aide 10 Gov
ernor Davis, yesterday. who although
not officially known as budget secre-
tarv, fulhlls the same duties with re-
spect to the Virginia law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
PRAISE IS GIVEN BY
SECRETARY LANE

Mrs. p. +. Munford, of this city, Is
in receipt of the following compii-
mentary letter from Franklin Is
Lane, secretary OF The interior. iE
which praises highly the Communists
League bulletin issued in t.ns hfty'
The Secretary Of the Interior,
Washington. d, c., April 7, 1879.
Dear Mrs. Munford!
| wish it were in my power to place
your Community League bulletin in
the hands of everyone throughout the
country. Ii is pract, cal, and should
say. complete. At any rate, 4 the or
CARNATIONS you suggest were effected
in each county and The things suggest
ed were done, this would be much
more conteuted, happy and prosperous
land
The thing That SO impressed us witt
your work is that il Is so sensible
i that you 10 not waste your time witt
the discussion of vague theories a
wide as the world, bar get right dowr
! to the one big job Of the world--mak
/ ing the home and the home town anc
all it's parts better 10 look at ano
/ live in and work with,
1 / shall be glad to hear Of your con
! tinued success. and will help you II
any way possible.
| Cordially yours.
! FRANKLIN X. LANE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
ENDORSES NOV. MEN1

At the office of James y. Bolts.
federal director. L. s. employment
service, it was stated that the execu-
tive committee of the general war
time commission of the churches have
notified the department OF labor of it's
endorsement of the observance of sun
day, May 4, as employment Sun
day." which will mark the inaugura-
ton of a national campaign by the
churches of the country to assist the
United States employment service and
cooperating agencies in finding Jobs
for returning soldiers, sailors and war
workers.
The war time commission has sent
a statement to John b. Densmore,
director general of the United States
employment service, announcing that
all churches have been requested to
organize church welcome committees
and that appropriate posters have
been distributed" said Mr.. Bolts. The
wartime commission also considers
! is appropriate that Sunday, May 4,
should be both Employment sun
| day" and Mothers Day" Following
| is the wartime commission state
ment:
Sunday May 4th, has been deds-
mated as 'Employm ent Sunday by the
United States department OF labor and
the president has appealed for it's uni
{
the day in this way has received the
approval of the executive mmittee
of the general wartime commission
of the churches.
The commission calls on the mini
sters of the congregations of the
| twenty-seen denominations which CO.
operate through the war time COM
mission to do everything in their
power to assist the United States en-
pioyment service through the obser-
vance of this day.
The Observance Of Employment
Sunday IS in accord with the general
policy of welcome and OF assistance
! which the wartime commission II
urging upon the churches. Congre-
| cations everywhere have been re-
auested TO form church welcome com
, mittees 10 greet the discharged sol
diers and sailors and, 10 assist them
| in every needed way This week the
| general wartime commission Ii
mailing to lis, 900 clergymen through
out the United States a letter from
the director general OF the United
States employment service with
poster TO be displayed in each church
and suggestions of ways In which tbs
churches may cooperate with ths
United States employment service
There liz also included plan for the
organization of local church welcome
committees prepared originally by ths
Brotherhood of st Andrew.
ut seems peculiarly appropriate
that on the first Sunday in May. vhicl
for a number OF years has been OBJ
served a $ Mothers Day, the Christ
Liam people of the United States Should
consider the welfare of the return
ing lads of the army and navy wht
are seeking to be reabsorbed into th'
normal round OF civil life. Surely NJ
mother could be honored in a better
and more practical way than in tn,
knowledge that through the efforts o
the church she loves, her own boy ha.
been aided to find the work that woulC
insure the beginning OF a useful ca
reer.~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
COLEMAN AFTER ROAD
MACHINERY FOR STATE
Highway Commissioner Goes to Wash
ington to See That Virginia ts
Not Overlooked I'm Distrfbu-
ton by War Department

state Highway Commissioner
George u. Coleman will go to wash
ington today to represent Virginia 6
interests in the matter OF distribution
by the war department TO the several
states in the union of quantity OF
road building machinery and other
equipment used by the government in
this country and abroad during pre-
parations for and actual participa-
ton in the conflict
Distribution OF the pieces will be
undertaken in the national capitol to-
day and II Is for the purpose of see
ing that Virginia gets such imple--
nents as will prove OF service and
benefit and not a lot OF junk that
would not be worth hauling 10 the
several parts OF the state where road
work either is under way or In con-
temptation, that the commissioners
goes TO Washington.
Commissioner Coleman knows what
or road building machinery is service
able and what is not and he said yes
terdav that he would see that Ftr-
GINA got only what would be of act
uai use and not serve merely to en-
cumber the states highway opera
lions.
Distribution OF the road building
machinery is in line with policy re-
Gently adopted by the government ir
d.snosng of motor trucks and Other
mechanically propelled eQuipmen
among postal and other departments
The Richmond postoffice recent,
rec we'd eleven large trucks that hac
been used in the army transport ser
vice and which are being utilized II
hauling mails between the general of
fee, sub stations and railway stations
and wharves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
DIR. MAIzKE SPEAKS TO
GIRLS At MEETING

DR. Edith Hedges Matzke OF the
Social Morality committee War WORK
Council Young Womens Christian as
ISOLATION will be the speaker at "A
mass meeting for girls next Wcdnes-
day evening at eight o'clock, The
meeting will be held in the John
Marshall high school auditorium and
very large number OF girls will at
tend. All girls. particularly business
girls, are invited to hear DIR. Matzke.
During the two weeks Or Make
has been in town hundreds of girls and
women have been thrilled with tho
message she is giving them. Unit
March or this year DR.. Matzke has
been lecturing throughout the country
under the auspices of the war depart
ment commission on training camf
activities During her connection WITH
the government and at the present
time she is on leave of absence IRON
Cornell university, Ithica, New York
where she is medical adviser tc
women She has travelled extensively
in this country and in the old worlf
and is a woman who cannot fan hu
attract and hold the attention of every
group she addresses.
On Wednesday afternoon of mex
week DR.. Matzke will speak at the
Woman's club. Many or the mem pef'
have already heard her and are anxi
ous to hear her again and also to pro
vide opportunity for many others Il
have the same opportunity.
Two more lectures may ha schedul
ed for next week, Those desiring tf
have DR.. Hatzke address certain
group should communicate with the
local organizer. Miss Mary Lancas
fer smith Mt the Young Women i
! Christian association. North Fiftf
street. at once The lectures are par
of the program of the war work coun
ell Y. w. c. A so there is no loCa
| expense attached to these lectures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
EMPLOYMENT SUNDAY.
A Proclamation by the Governor
of Virginia.

Whereas, The church organiza-
tons of the country have united in
an effort to assist in finding work
for returning soldiers. sailors,
marines ana war workers, and have
designated Sunday, May 4, 1919. as
Employment Sunday" to be OBJ
served in all churches; and
Whereas, The president of the
United States has requested the
people of the United States uni
versally to observed Employment
Sunday as day of fresh dedica-
tion-to the mutual helpfulness nee
essary to enable us to work out IN
the months to come the difficuft
problems of employment and indus
trial reorganization; and
Whereas, The secretary OF labor
OF the United States has requested
proclamations endorsing Employ
ment Sunday; now,
Therefore. l. Westmore1and
Davis governor of Virginia, request
that Sunday. May 4. 1919. be
observed in all the churches of this
commonwealth as "Employm ent
Sunday" and that the obligation
resting upon the nation to provide
employment for our returning
heroes and war workers be made
the subject Of all sermons and
Bible-class discussion on this day
Given under my hand and under
the Lesser Seal OF the Common
wealth this twenty-sixth day OF
April, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and nine
teen. and in the one hundred and
| forty-third year of the common
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
REV. GEO. c. z|EGLER
GOES TO ROCKY MOUNT

Special to The Richmond virginian.)
Wytheville, Va. April 2Sth-Rev.
George c. Ziegler closed his ministry
with the Christian church, Wytheville.
yesterday having accepted call to
Rocky Mount. N. c DR., Ziegler leaves
today for his ne~ ncld OF work.
The convocation of Southwestern
Virginia will be In session at Christ
church. Pulaski, from Tuesday to
Thursday of this week. Rev r.. II.
Craighill Of St. Johns church. Wythe-
vile, Is dean Of the convocation.
Frosts and ice for the past three
mornings have been very destructive
to fruit in certain localities In this sec
ton while in others the damage Is
thought 10 have been very light.
Mrs. Emily Graham, daughter OF
one OF the leading families Of this
section, Is critically Ill in New York
Of influenza