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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-07-27

ton and banquets and great prepa
ration would be made.for the meet.
ing Of the President Of the, United
States; but very few are makina
preparations to meet God and the
j Bible and Christ and Eternity can
not save you against ysnr viii
Now want to ask you. do you pro-
I pose to live in sin and iniquity aud
serve the devil and go TO the judg-
ment with your tattered, filthy gar
ments Of sin and corruption, WIKI
the blood on your feet, instead Of
Your heart? Will you go right in
to the presence of the great God UNI
washed, unregenerated, unpardoaed
and unsaved? Every day performs
funeral march down to the grave,
and up to God, and without Jesus
Christ you are absolutely unprepar-
ed. The book says it is appointed
unto man once tG lie. Now you may
not believe, that it is appointed I'M
to man once to die. can walk
these streets and see the caved in
chests and emaciated faces with
/ eyes sunken in the sockets of their
heads and say what does that
mean-that the Bible is true, it is
appointed unto man once to die. /
go out to your hospital and see it
filled with pale-faced. suffering hui
manity, what does it mean-it is
appointed unto man once to die.
go to your undertaker's shops and
l see caskets and collins. What does
it mean-it is appointed unto man
once to die. see the funeral pro-
cessions tramp, tramp, tramp down
the streets of your city; what does
it mean? 1t is appointed unto man
once to die. l go out yonder to your
cemeteries and see those white, lone
some sentinels. What does it mean9
i rs appointed unto man once to
die.
Death Coming Along.
oh man, death is coming down
the road; soon that pale hearse and
after while, he will run through
a closed door, and will stand in
your presence and you will say,
Who is there? I am Death L
did not send for YOU No, know
you did not, but | have come I
am not ready That makes no diff
ference: you have had all your life
to get ready; | have come. But
can not 60 You must go. | have
come for my own. i have been fol-
lowing you from the cradle to this
house But hold on, Death. MY
God, my God oh you said there
was no God. You grieved my spirit:
you shook your head and resisted
the truth; you laughed and sneered
when thousands of people were 60
ing to the auditorium and hundreds
were giving their hearts to God; you
laughed, and criticised the preacher,
and said it was all fanaticism and
excitement. Come on, get ready
Oh, Death, can not CO. You must
go. oh, Death, don't crowd me, so
to the wall, don't breathe that cold
air in my face; you chill me. But
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-07-27

tional tent meeting and sat back
IN the rear with heart fun Of pre-,
JUDGE, and she heard the preacher
as he unfolded the Scriptures. pour,
ed out his soul in the message. and
told his congregation that thew
could not substitute church activi.
ties for spirituality and chulrhanity
for Christianity and righteousness
for righteousness, and morals and
protective work for the new birth.
and she sat there and took an In.
ventory of herself and she looked
up and said, God, if have ever been
changed from nature to grace, /
can not point back to the time and
place when it happened and if j
have ! don't know it and that is
good evidence that / have not, and
there and then she cried to God and
confessed Jesus and the sunshine of
heaven broke into her soul and God
planted the kiss of pardon on her
heart.
six months from that time she
was dying. She called her father
and mother and friends around her
cot and she told them that all
through the years that she had been
deceived and had substituted NOR
ality for Christianity, and she said
Mother, if had not heard that man
six months ago preach on regenera-
ton again, l would be dying today
unprepared to meet God. Oh! the
deceived souls that will stand at the
judgment bar of God unprepared to
meet Him. They have been rocked
and lullabyed and soothed and NOR
pinned and cocained with lavender
scented sermonettes and pussy
footed preaching-what an awful
spectacle when we stand at the
judgment bar of God!
This meeting is inevitable, 2nd
Cor. 5:10-For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ;
that every one may receive the
things done in his body, according
to that he hath done, whether it be
good or bad.
You and /, saint and sinner, high
and low, banker and bootblack, gen
eral and private, millionaire and
tramp, society woman and washer
woman of every strata of society and
every walk of life; you may not be
ready to meet God, you may not
want to meet Him; you may call
upon the rocks and the mountains
and the hills to fall upon you, and
hide you from His face. They won't
do it. The edict of God Almighty
has gone forth; you shall meet Him.
1t may be death and hell and eternal
damnation for you to meet Him, but
you must meet Him, now since it is
a fact, will you slight all the warm
ings that God gives you, live as
you live and die unprepared and go
into Gods presence, without any
preparation at all. If it was herald.
ed on the wings of the Associated
Press that President Harding would
take a holiday and thousands of
dollars would be spent on decora.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-07-27
Three Great Sermons Sunday
Cyclone Mack" VIII Close the Great Evanoeisic
Campaign at Rockingham Sunday, July Both.
You Are Earnestly Invited to Come
July 80, 1929
To the Friends of Cyclone Mack:

To the Friends of Cyclone Maok
No doubt you have pleasure OF hear tnr the
reverend B. r. hcLendon preach at Rockingham
een Wag1ng the Richmond
Inc close OF the meeting reached
lions never before attained in this
people have either
Of God or have for the
first time.
M McLendon Will close ign Sunday. July
oo 1S22 There Will be three that date
steven IN Inc morning at three the afternoon
egn IN the evening You
pc az these three services
your friends.
On this day the friends are going
20 give MIN great freewll has
rendered We believe that Mr.
Acendon has ever held North he
Is now conducting that We
can give him therefore the largest
received in this state
Yours very sincerely,
Finance Committee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-07-27

There are all kinds
of cheap printing
butnone oft isreal.
~ cheap-at least
not on a basis Of
value. Cheap stuff
Is usually worth al
most what 1t costs.
Our printing isn't
the cheapest YOU
can &et. but IT'S a.
6Ood as the best.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-07-27

ne h0ur has come when we
preachers must not deal in glitter
ing generalities but stand as a
watchman on the wall and describe
the state Of the heart and Character
Of life and the peril of the soul. The
great need Of the twentieth century
Is q consecrated ministry, who will
without modification or evasion pro
claim the gospel 1t is not the mis-.
sion Of the minister Of the gospel
e give to man his opinions or pro-
claim TO them his notions and views
with reference to Biblical discus
siops or supposed modern discover
New-York tribune., 1922-03-19

The out-of-doors young
lady. She can tell you all
about the very best meth.
DDS of breeding dogs and
horses, and will if you give
her a little encouragement.
Knows just how to make
unsuspecting and trusting
hens lay overtime by turn
ing on the lights in the hen.
house two hours and a half
before sunrise, to say moth
ing of knowing just how
much bone fertilizer should
be used per acre, etc. Now
and then, just to show how
frilly and feminine she can
be when occasion demands,
the out-of-doors young lady
lends her presence to the
ballroom-but only now
and then.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-19
BY ". f. HILL

mz ~ hs Without background modern y9d the
with all the nor,
40
@ ca home dn % % he h Of the
cnary mn i one selling lace Chno""'
New-York tribune., 1922-03-19

The social lioness.
The young lady of the
artistic temperament
is always on hand at
teas, right next to the
lettuce sandwiches.
She is there to give
the affair color,
whether she paints or
writes or does an
tique jewelry. 1t
doesn't much matter
to the hostess as long
as some one Is on
hand who "does some
thing" The young
lady lioness in the
picture is simply
dying to tell some
listener all about her
latest scenario, 60
hanna Of Arkansas"
a 1922 version OF
Joan of Arc, and
really a spl e n d | d
idea!
New-York tribune., 1922-03-19

The young lady who
aspires to get "in." She
is always on the verge Of
landing in society, and
never quite makes the
grade. Somehow, when
ever papa finances a big
splurgy affair, with gold
dishes and diamond
studded forks, some
thing goes wrong-al- l.
ways The wrong peo-
pie get asked and the
right people stay away,
or else the party is given
in the wrong hotel. And
the young lady who
aspires is never quite
sure whether she's Gin"
or not. Never quite GER
tain just where she is,
but senses vaguely that
something is a little
wrong.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-19

The self . expressive
young lady. She has
a great many ideas
on self-determination
and believes in living
up to them. At least
twice a year the S. E.
young lady breaks
with her family and
either takes up typ
ing or goes into the
interior decorating
business with a girl
friend. She Is a
great student of
Freud and psyche
analyzes her friends
whether they want to
be psyched or not, and
tells them the most
terrible things about
h e ir sub-conscious
minds!
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
TO OCCUPY OWN HOME
Tulsa Nose WIN stage Intensive
Campaign This Month To pur-
phns, uCnduuartCrS

a home IN which 10 expects to IN
vost about $4,000 ls the purpose of
the weeks intensive campaign to be
made February rs to 20 hV the
loyal order of Moose, Tulsa lodge
No. 4I4. A blk feature OF the cam
paign will be the monster indoor
carnival and bazaar that Will be held
February rs TO 22. inclusive.
II IL not probable that the Moose
lodge viii build IL expects rather
to purchase building and the COM
mittce IN charge has several undo"
consideration. The carnival - be
made up Of sdcshows. booths and
dancing viii be held in the Frlck-
Reid building between Second aud
Third on Main. donated for use by
James McBirney g. w. Bynrd is
bazaar chairman, g. W. Jenni sccre
tary-trcasurer and =, NJ. Allison
campaign chairman.
The Draughon business cellogc
has given life scholarship. the pro-
cecds 20 be used for the Moose
building fund, u was stated yes
tcrday. \ meeting will be held
Wednesday might at Carpenters hall
at which plans Tor the bazar and
for the campaign viii be completed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04

Annual inspection by a war de-
partmcnt representative Of company
T.. the medical company and service
company of the national guards OF
Tulsa will take place IN the armory
Fob. 6, Z and 2, according 60 Cot l.,
j. r. Rooney. In charge battery G,
2nd field artillery. underwent In
spection This week from Capt. stacy
Knopf, artillery inspector with head
quarters ut oklahoma city.
A shed to house the equipment OF
battery & is nearing completion ad-
joining the armory. Among the
equipment not yet arrived are baud
Instruments for the service company
band. n musical organization OF Sa-
pulpa which affiliated during the
v'Irter with the band.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
CIGARETS SUPPLY
SLENDER CLUE TO
TAYL0R'S SLAYER

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
often remained up late. She said was
awakened the following morning by
screams of Taylors negro valet, who
upon reporting for work at Taylor's
house. discovered tho body of his
employer and fled down the court.
Charles Maigne, an actor who was
selose friend OF the slain man, was
closeted with Captain Charles X.
Moffatt OF the detective bureau for
more than two hours today.
The police refused to discuss in
formation given by Maigne. buI 1t
was indicated his statement was con-
sidered of some Importance.
Inc detectives who are working on
tne mystery are concentrating their
Efforts In hunt for a man as the
slayer It was learned this morning
hey have also begun a search for
elews to substantiate a belief of some
Of Taylor's friends that woman
may have been the directing genius
IN bringing about the directors
murder.
The seven detectives who were
most actively engaged in hunting the
murderer told the International
News Service that a complete probe
will Dc made of Taylor's past life in
an effort to get behind the veil OF
mystery surrounding the case.
among the various phases of the
ilWstigation was Il report that Tay-
iT had attended several so-called
snow" parties mt which narcotics
we're served from tea wagons. for
me purpose of obtaining local color
ior some of his pictures. The Staying,
one detective pointed out, may have
Veen an aftermath OF such u party.
An.- ar1
iormer valet-secretary of Taylor, for
whom warrants on charges of grand
lareeny were obtained by Taylor
several weeks ago. extends to Fresno
ANY sacramento, according TO the
ponce, although Sands was known
70 nave been here recently.
Jewelry stolen from Taylor's resi-
senee was pawned in Fresno and
sacramento and the pawn tickets,
with Christmas and New Years
greetings, were returned by mail to
,aaylor; Taylor in reporting this to
me police recently said that he rec
Sands
Sands, according TO a report made
%Year ago by Taylor on his return
iurn Europe, robbed him of jewelry.
Ssothlng and an automobile. Sands.
Aayior then reported, had been in
charge of the Taylor house. A war
snt on two charges OF grand lar
oeny was issued August 3.
tne second robbery of the house
,Ioported to the police was several
weeks ago. The rear door of the
nouse was smashed In and the place
thoroughly ransacked and stock
vi gold-upped clgarets and tewelry
aSen' according to the report TO the
vonee. A week later the negro
muse man found n gold-tipped chg
%et OF this variety on the door
yep. which Taylor reported to the
ponce as an indication that the rob.
"sr mad revisited the scene.
rms was followed by receipt of q
letter signed Alas Jimmy W" ap-
psrently mailed IN Sacramento, lr
which pawn tickets of jewelry
naWned In Fresno and Sacra mentc
were enclosed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
Told of Directors Death
Mary Miles Minter WeepS;
Miss NOrfnQnd Not FianCe

Los ANGELES, Feb. 3.--Iate this
afternoon II was learned that the
police have a man under close sur
veiliance in connection with the
murder OF William D. Taylor, movie
director.
1t was asserted that an arrst
might be made during the night or
early tomorrow.
tCopyrisht. .la22. Inter. Sews scrviee)
copyright. 1923 by the Chicago Evening
American.l
Los ANGELES. Feb. 3.--Through
the sllvered screen on which the
moving picture idols troop In silent
drama for their millions of admir-
ers. detecvties plunged today in
desperate effort 20 solve the mystery
in the staying OF William Desmond
Taylor, one OF the best known al
rectors in all fllmland
Behind the screen they ripped
straight into the private lives of
these public idols. They were or
dered to spare no person. however
mighty, II their investigation prom
ised to clear the tragedy that
stunned the world OF movies when
Taylor was found shot to death in
his South Alvarado street home.
Once Engaged To Mabel NOrmand.
He was slain. detectives believe.
less than half an hour after u visit
by Mabel Normand, screen favorite.
to whom Taylor was once reported
engaged Three moving picture
actresses, whose names are house,
hold words. were spitteo over "a fire
of close questioning by the detec-
tives as they carried on their inves-
tigation OF the faster moving picture
set of Hollywood.
The detectives pointed out that
score of smiling photographs of film
beauties smiled down at the ugly
scene of death and that larger one,
beautifully framed. must have gazed
at the raw crime.
The detectives sent into Hollywood
to run down the slayer of Taylor
were instructed to- OVERLOOK no whls-
per of gossip that might bring the
answer to the riddle of death. They
were told to inquire especially, 1t was
stated, about a recent-Sparty" where
dope, ether. cocaine and morphine
took the place of wine and whisky.
The party" ended in savage
brawl. 1t was declared, in which two
infuriated women attacked each
other and fought as men fight, until
tnelr clothes were ripped OH Both
OF them, the report insists, were
prominent actresses whose names
are known to the police. They were
to be questioned during the day,
One of the first visitors TO the
home ,of Taylor after the tragedy
had been revealed was Mary Miles
| Minter, who had been directed by
Taylor in several pictures. Accom-
panied by her mother, she hurried to
the tragic scene. She became hys-
terical and 1t was several minutes
before she was able TO speak.
Says He Was Wonderful.
"He was a wonderful man." she
exclaimed, "and everyone who knew
him loved him. 1 don't know of an
enemy he had In the world"
Edna Purviance, once leading
woman for Charlie Chaplin, who
lives near the Taylor residence, re-
turned home at midnight.
II saw the lights burning in Mr..
Taylor's study she said.
II thought I would just pay a
friendly little call. l rang the bell
and knocked at the door. When he
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
VIII Fight Gas Raise,

Plans thought by chamber of conn.,
rnerce officials and attorneys TO be
effective I'm waging war against the
Increased rates granted the Okla
hAna Natural Gas company. were
10 be made known at a public mass
meeting called at the court house
Friday night.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
Find Smallpox In jail.

An epidemic of smallpox threat
ened ID have its beginning In the
county tall here Friday afternoon
when Il was learned a negro pris-
amer had contracted the dreaded
disease. CONSERVATION reigned In
tho court house when news of tho
disease was made public.
Investigation by officials revealed
the fact that Charlie Hines. negro,
had shown symptoms of smallpox
but had not reached a severe stage
OF the malady. Hines was removed
10 his home In the country near
here and the remaining 4s prisoners
were vaccinated.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
Foundation Campaign
wiz Close Saturday

Tho campaign rpr muds fo- the
Woodrow Wilson foundation In this
city ana county viii CLOSE Saturday
according to Mrs. Preston G, West.
Ncc chairman Mrs West has in.
structcd all workers 90 continue
solicitation throughout the day AMI
~ turn in thcr reports SATURDAY.
niEht ur at a general meeting ui
workers to Doe callod for Monday
Mrs. West stated that she had NJ
reports Friday ana could not report
any Increase in the funds. though
she knew personally of contributions
received by n nuWhcr ot worker
Tho quota for Tulsa and Tulsa coun
" Is $4,000
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
Nercs of Sapulpa
JURORS RETURN
DEATH SENTENCE
Find Negro Guiltyof Muir
der After Deliberation
of Half an Hour

spsSApt spssShApttTI,pA, M FEB. 3.--Death by
.,sn,,ocution was the verdict of a
s'.,rict s.t court jury trying Lee Peters,
u,ss,, srn for first degree murder. after
a dsiIberatlon OF 80 minutes Friday
afternoon s ,.,,s .noo,,,
IN death J. A. Anderson. negro toi-
~ ,svnent of 20 cents worth Of
sarhsege. av Tried on the same charge
~. me last term OF superior court,
p,,srs was sentenced to 10 years
in The state penitentiary.
The doomed negro has served two
,.rr,s AZ McAlester for larceny, and
according TO his own statements, has
stood trial for the murder of four
Tren. Defense attorneys declared
NV would take an appeal.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04

didn't answer Il I thought he had
gone and left tho lights burning.
Just think-all the time | was try
ing the door he was lying dead just
"A few feet from me-"
Mabel Normand remained in Sc
clusion today in her dainty rose and
old ivory boudoir. She was persuad-
ed to speak Of her friendship with
the murdered man.
There was no affair Of the heart
between us" she said. "in spite OF
reports that we were enageged 10
marry. His friendship for me, l al
ways felt. was for girl who liked
outdoor sports he liked and whom
he wished to help from the great
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04

storehouse Of knowledge he pos
sesscd
FRANKLY. I liked to 20 out with
him. There was a wondrous dignity
and sense OF seclusion in his quiet
well bred manner. We were the
best OF pals I think that tells u
better than anything else.
1t seems impossible that such a
high minded man should have an
enemy who would murder. And II
seems horrible that he should die
such n death.
II regret that my visit to his home
should have Interested the police II
seems cruel that l should be dues-
toned about Il. | have been broken
up all day But | am In tho midst
of big picture and must 40 back
10 my work as best ! can"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
Set Murder Trial.

Hearing of murder charges
against Legus and Tom Brown, well
known Indians. will begin In district
court here next Tuesday before
Judge Lucien b. Wright. The
Brown brothers are charged with
shooting to death Richard Nelson,
negro deputy, and Dave Coston,
negro garage hand, in an argument
following an auto accident when
Downs car collided with one occu-
pied by the two negroes. The shoot
ing took place on a public road near
here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
SENIORS YICTORS
OVER YOUNGSTERS
Defeat Third Year Boys in
Fast Game by Score of
g to 3.

The Seniors advanced one notch
nearer 10 the flag by defeating the
Junior team to 3 in one of the best
ball games Of the season at the
school diamond Thursday evening.
Eller who had pitched stellar ball
for the Seniors was out of the game
and Minzey went the five innings.
pitching snappy ball The near-grad
batmen knocked Heidi, the Junior
moundsman out Of the box in the
third inning. driving in FIVE runs.
putting the game on ice. The Juniors
started with a rush. expecting TO
conquer the league leaders who were
without the service Of a pitcher. But
they had not figured on Minzey, for
he hurled the ball in champ form
and only seven hits were made off
him. The Senior infield worked like
a cog behind their hurler, nipping
several runs in the bud and helped
their pitcher out of several bad
holes. The only obstacle remainine
for the Seniors is the Soph nine, who
promise a royal battle when they
cross bats next Thursday To win
the league leaders must emerge vic
torious three out of their remaining
five games. Two of them will be
played with the Freshmen. who have
not been able to win one single game
Score: + II 2
Seniors .................6 10
Juniors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
BEN-HUR CONGRESS
TO BE HELD IN CITY
On May 10 and 1l-Over 500
Delegates From Indiana Git
les Expected TO Attend.

over 500 delegates residing
throughout Indiana will attend the
State F'raternal Congress of the
Tribe of Ben Hur 10 be held at the
Castle hall, here, May 10 and II.
Invitations have been issued to 50
various Indiana lodges and accept
ance has been received from a large
number II has been assured that
delegates from Muncie, In
dianapolis, Gary. and Hammond
Will come in special cars.
The committee of the local tribe
which is in charge Of the convention
is planning 10 make il one of the
largest ever held in this city. All
of the local merchants have been
visited by the committeeman and
will decorate their places of business
in the T. B. n. colors for the an
nuaI congress