Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE Officers of the General Batist State Association of Illinois Committee on Nomination beg to report as follows: Moderator Eld. J. F. Thomas. 1st Vice Mod. " W. P. Washington. 2nd Vice Mod. Eld. C. W. Norment. Recording Sec. Eld. P. B. French Corresponding Ste. Ld. J. B. McCrary. Treasurer Eld. H. C. Armstead. Added Members Eld. F. Bomar Cairo Eld. J. E. Haywood Chicago Eld. Jas Swanson Maywood State Missionary H. E. Mcwilliams. State Mission Board Chairman Dr. C. C. Phillips Cor. Sec. Eld. J. D. Davis Treasurer Eld. J. E. Haywood Other Members Eld. S. H. Pruitt Deacon R. Lewie Sister Sallie Thomas Chicago Sister M. Hudgin Cairo Sister J. w. wioston Otmstead Sister Carrie Casly Shawnetown Uriab Jenkirs Rev. J. A. Royal Chicago " L. Drane Chicago Rev. A. J. Bowers Dewmaine Rev. D. Johnson Dewmaine " B. H. Huhter Evanston " K. V. Howard Grand Chain " Robt. Grey Marphysboro " J. L. Martin Colips Deacon J. Simpson Hallidayboro " J. Baker Brookport Eld. Thomas Morris Metropolis Bro. Chas. Skates Mound City Deacon J L Tabor Educational Board Chairman Dr. B J Priace Chicago Cor. Sec. Sis. Frankie Jenkie Cairo. Sister willie Greyer Colips Sister Emma Parrow Cairo " J. M. Owens Sparta Eld. J. B McOrya Metropolis Committee on Nomination C. C. Phillips J. E. Heywood G. H. Mitchell F. Bomar Sister Stella Duprec " willie Greer " M. B Taylor Elder H. C. Armstead " H. E. Mewilliams Members of various Committees of National Baptist Convention (Unincorporated.) Foreign Mission Board H. E. Mewilliams, D. D. Chicago, Ill. Home Mission Board J. B. McCrary, S. T. B. Metropolis, Ill. Educational Board Dr. B J, Prince, Chicago, Ill. Evangelical Board Elder F. Bomar, Cairo, Ill. B. Y. P. U. Board Dr. W. P. washington, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Benefit Board Elder James Swanson, Maywood, Ill. Publishing Board Dr. J. F. Thomas, Chicago, Ill. Resolutions 'J. E Haywood, Chicago, Ill. State of the Country Elder H. C. Armstead, Pulaski, Ill. Vice President Dr. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, Ill. Notice The Teachers' Institute of the Mt. Olive S. S. convention will be held with the 17. St. Baptist church Friday before the 4th Sunday in Oct. Murphysboro. Bro. President, please arrange programs at once. We want a large attendance Send up a representative from your school also one dollar to meet the expenses. More later, M be ch Su Br pr lan rep als pet Institute Conductor. Subscribe For The Gazette. ANOTHER BIG BLAZE OCCURS FIRE COMPANY MAKES RAPID RUN TO THE DASSING HOME ON EAST 4TH STREET BUT ARRIVE TOO LATE TO SAVE THE BUILDING. Monday night, about 9:45 o'clock, the home residence of Mr. Charles Dassing, engineer of the Str. Geo. H. Cowling, was discovered to be on fire by Mrs. Dassing who had gone upstairs after some articles of wearing apparel and she at once turned in an alarm. The building caught near the flue on the west side of the building in the second story from an electric light wire, it is said Mr. Dassing made an attempt to put the blaze out by throwing pails of water on same but to no avail. The Metropolis Fire Company soon arrived and commenced to line up for business preparatory to putting the blaze on the blink but it developed that there was no water connections to be made nearer than th corner of Catherine & 7th Sts., and they were forced to go a long distance and return with the hose before they could commence throwing water. The house is a total wreck. A larger part of the furniture on the lower floor was saved but a considerable lot of furniture and general household goods clothing are in the second story of the building was burned and a large part of canned fruit in the cellar is said to be badly damaged. The house and contents were insured in the Miller Agency of this city for $3,000, which, it is said, will not cover the loss sustained. The building which was located on East 4th St, was a large 7 room, two story structure—dry as tinder, and burned rapidly. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Randolph which stood only a few feet distant from the burning building was not even scorched, but if the wind had been blowing hard there would doubtless have beei other buildings burned resulting in a serious loss to many. CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNS As the Journal went to press last week the case of the People vs Ed Baker was being tried. Baker was charged with burglary and larceny and was acquitted by the jury called to try the case. He was defended by H. A. Evans. Only one more case was disposed of Thursday before court adjourned. Ed Wade, colored, plead guilty to a charge of assault with deadly weapon and Judge Butler assessed a fine of $25.00 and costs. During the August term of court held which was adjourned until Oct. 2 by Judge Butler and finished up Wednesday, States Attorney, Walter Roberts should come in for a fair share of consideration due him in the excellent record made. There were 11 criminal cases called up for hearing, and States Attorney Roberts, out of the eleven, secured ten convictions, which, as Judge Butler remarked, did pretty well for a new States Attorney. LAST STEEL SECTION LAID WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE WORK OF CONNECTING UP THE SECTIONS OF THE BIG BRIDGE ACROSS THE OHIO AT METROPOLIS WAS COMPLETED. The last remaining steel section connecting up the tracks of the big bridge across the Ohio at Metropolis was placed late yesterday afternoon. To Foreman Franz, we learn, belongs the honor of being the first man to cross over the bridge, which trip was made on a hand car this morning. It is said that an engine will cross over the bridge this afternoon and couple on to one or more passenger coaches on the Kentucky side of the river, and that a number of the bridge people will go on an excursion to Paducah. The bridge workers have had ideal weather for the past several weeks and considering the small force of men who are employed in this work they have made rapid progress. It has been reported all along that, MOTTO : HEW TO THE LINE. LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS should nothing happen to prevent, the bridge would be completed and trains running over it by Jaunary 1, but in conversation with a gentleman this week, who is connected with the work and in a position to know, we learn that it will probably be some time in March, the latter part, before the full work in its entirety, is completed, as there still remains much to be finished before the big structure is ready to be tested and otherwise inspected preparatory to being received. There are yet about 133,000 rivets to be driven and a large lot of work to be done on the spans that will require considerable time to complete. Since the commencement of the work here on the bridge we are told that there has been a smaller per cent of men injured, seriously, or killed, from accidents while employed in the work, on an average, than has ever been known in bridge building where the contract called for so large a force of employees as has been engaged on the Metropolis bridge. The bridge officials, foremen and employees generally have at all times been courteous and obliging and have made mary warm friends in Metropolis. At last the dream of so many of a bridge over the Ohio at Metropolis is realized and the bridge is an accomplished fact. When fully completed, it will be one of the finest structures of its kind on earth, and will soon be a great gateway between the North and South. ATTEMPT MADE TO LOOT HORSTMAN HOME Friday evening, it is reported, an attempt was made by three men to break into the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wn. Horstman on East 9th St. Mr. Horstman was away from home at the time and when Mrs. Horstman first discovered the men in the alley back of her residence they were talking over the affair and one of the men remarked that it would be an easy mattr to rob the house as Mr. Horstman was absent. They had just commenced to force an entrance, when Mr. Horstman returned home from work and discovered the men. He called to his wife to bring him his revolver and she did so, but in the meantime the nervy trio of bold, bad burglarls became frightened and skidooed through the back alley, going East toward the railroad. The men were recognized to be white but their identity has not been discovered. "BUSTER AND TIGE" HERE "Buster and Tige" paid Metropolis a visit Saturday in the interest of the Brown Shoe Company of St. Louis. "Buster" gave quite a learned dissertation on shoes and after requesting the boys and girls to patronize Percy Epstein at the "White House Shoe Mart, he wound up the affair with presenting Master Charlie Green with a new watch and fob and Miss Spencer with a fine mirror. A large number of souvenirs were distributed also by Buster while Tige enjoyed a smoke. RESIDENCE AND STORE BURNS The Journal was given the information Monday that on last Friday night the residence and store of Lute Wilmoth, who resides near Mayberry Landing, Pulaski County, two miles below the county line of Massac, was burned to the ground, together with contents. Mr. Wilmoth is a brother-in-law of Uncle Ed Houchin of this city. Our informant did not state whether any insurance was carried on the buildings or not, but we presume there was to some extent, as stated by Mr. Houchia. SEE SIMMONS' BIG SIGN L. G. Simmons & Son, the enterprising merchants of Upper Market St., have secured the services of Mr. Ike Minor of this city, who is assisted by Mr. Jennings of Cairo, and they are painting for the Simmons Store a mammoth sign advertising the well known brand of Carhart Overalls. The big display sign is being painted on the side of a big brick building just across the street from the Simmons store and will be, when completed, 40x50 feet. This speaks well for the proprietors of the Simmons store and demonstrates the well known fact that they are the most progressive and up-to-date merchants in Southern Illinois, who believe in handling and selling only the best goods to be found at prices within reach of all, and then they follow up the suggestion by advertising same. WILL ATTEND REUNION TO BE HELD FOUR DAYS, OCT. 16- 17-18-19. SEVERAL OLD CIVIL WAR VETERANS OF MASSAC COUNTY SCHEDULED TO GO IF APPROPRIATION ADMITS. The State of Illinois has appropriated the sum of $40,000 for transportation of its resident participants in the Vicksburg campaign and salute and the Government, by an appropriation of $159,000 made, will furnish quarters, provisions, etc. The reunion to be held at Vicksburg on October 16-17-18-19—four days—is for the Blues and the Grays, and all will share alike in the appropriations made. The survivors of the Vicksburg battle or those from this county who took part in same and are scheduled to go are as follows: Capt. William Tindall. Owing to the appropriation made being insufficient to meet the demands made for transportation to Vicksburg, it is said, a large number of the old Civil War veterans who participated in the Vicksburg engagement and have made application to the Government for the proposed free transportation, w... not be able to attend as they are not financially prepared to pay transportation and other incurred expenses of the trip. Many of the old Civil War veterans who would like very much to attend the reunion at Vicksburg and had made arrangements to go, feel badly disappointed from the fact that their services rendered to this country in its darkest days of parish merits a proper recognition, which they seem to think has been denied them upon this occasion. This will doubtless be the last time "the boys in blue and the boys in gray" will ever meet around the camp fire at the old historic battleground near Vicksburg as they are rapidly answering to the last roll call, and it seems that a proper appropriation for every surviving soldier who fought beneath the starry folds of the old flag, and those who opposed them in the engagement at Vicksburg in '63 to attend the reunion. Those who are scheduled and receive the necessary transportation permits will leave here next Monday morning, October 15 and expect to return home on the 20th. M. E. CHURCH HAS NEW PASTOR Rev. Van B. Sullins and family will leave this week for St. Elmo, in the central part of the state, where he has been assigned a spassador of the M. E. Church, and Rev. C. D. Shumard, of Vandalia comes to Metropolis to succeed Rev. Sullins as pastor here. From what we learn concerning Rev. Shumard the members of the M. E. Church have cause to feel proud of their new minister. He has been pastor at Mt. Carmel, Mt. Vernon, Belleville, Vandalia and other points and comes to this city highly recommended. He will preach next Sunday morning. Rev. Van B. Sullina and family since coming to this city have made many warm friends, who, together with the Journal, wish them "good luck" in their new location. WE LOSE GOOD MAN R. M. Cooper, who for the past five years has been connected with the Metropolis Bending Co., will leave Friday for Struthers, Ohio, the place of his birth. The family will not go for some time. Mr. Cooper takes a good position in the steel mills, as a mechanical engineer, a work for which he is well prepared. He retains his interest in the Metropolis Bending Co., and will probably be back once a year to visit among us. The Coopers are most excellent people and their many friends in Metropolis regret to lose them. Our best wishes for success and happiness goes with them. Harry Bonds and family left, together with their furniture and household goods for Turner's Landing, Ky. Monday morning to reside. Harry will try the farming business next season he says. MRS. S. L. SHOOK WINNER At the demonstration made Saturday by Mr. W. W. Weaver of Rockford, Illinois, representing the "Free" Sewing Machine, sold exclusively by L. F. Parrish, there was a big crowd in evidence and most all present held tickets for the drawing, in which a sewing machine was to be given to the one holding the lucky number. It was agreed that five tickets be drawn from the box, the fifth ticket drawn to be considered the lucky number. Ticket No. 4716 pulled down the prize and was held by Mrs. S. L. Shook, who resides in the city. And then a horde of disappointed, dissatisfied people began to growl and murmur as usual and each one swore that she know "some body else would get it—they always did," but that did not detract any from the fact that Mrs. Shook was well pleased with the machine awarded her by Mr. Parrish. ALL REGISTERED Radical changes in draft exemption regulations will be announced by the War Department within ten days, according to Seymour Morris, chairman of Appea Board No. 2, who returned from Washington yesterday. Registered men will be divided into classes to determine the order of their liability for service. "The new system will be more equitable," said Mr. Morris. "It will make for greater uniformity and speed in the determination of exemption claims. "Classifications will be based upon personal obligations and economic and industrial usefulness. The man without a job and without dependents will go first. The next class will include those who can be most easily spared. same plan. "The man with a small business will be given time to close it out with a minimum of loss. While the man in the earlier classes are being called, he can be shaping up his affairs. "Married men and others with dependents will not be taken until those in the preceding classes have been exhausted." "The new system will enable existing machinery to complete the examination and certification of the remaining 8,000,000 registrants with a speed impossible under the old regulations." Mr. Morris said the system is being drawn up under the direction of the provost marshal general and is practically completed.—Chicago Examiner. In Illinois A Hundred years Ago. A Bank Cashier Who Cut One of the first banks of Illinois was located at Shawneetown, and was built of logs. A traveler who visited Shawneetown in 1818, found about thirty log houses there. "The chief occupation of the inhabitants is the salt trade," he wrote. "There is here a United States land office, and a log bank is just established. The chief cashier of this establishment was engaged in cutting logs at the moment of my arrival." The first white settlement at Shawneetown is said to have been in 1800. A jail was erected in 1810 and a court house in 1815. The land on which the town was located belonged to the United States until 1814, when lots were sold at auction to residents. The blinding was brisk and the lots sold for good prices. Two years later, however, the ground was inundated by the river, even as it has been frequently since that time. In 1816, lot owners petitioned Congress to relieve them from paying further installments on their lots. They said they had purchased the lots at an excessive price and "that within a few months after the sale of said lots, our town was visited by a most destructive epidemic, which nearly depopulated the place, and immediately after, in the same winter, the whole of the town on the river was inundated, the water being from 1 to 20 feet over the whole of that part of town, that alarmed and disheartened, many persons have ceased to improve and have abandoned the place, and others have been deterred from settling here." The salt works on Salt creek was the most important factor in the early development of Shawneetown, together with the location of the land office there. The salt was sold to settlers all over that section of the United States. BROOKPORT There are several sick among our people at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Ambros Wyly, Lost their youngest child after a short illness. (Buried Saturday afternoon at Siloam Cemetery near Unionville. We extend to them sympathy. Rev. J. E. Reddick, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church was returned for another year. Our public School is prospering under the leadership of Profs. Lee R. Crim and Edgar S. B. McCrary Elder J. B McCrary, pastor o Unity Baptist church held his regular monthly meeting Sunday with much interest manifested and the Lord's Supper was observed Sunday night. The members and pastor will hold a week's Fair in the basement of the church, beginning the 19th and continuing for one week. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Wm White entertains at 6 o'clock dinner Sunday evening Mrs. I. J. Brazelton, of Chicago; Mrs. Louise Johnson, Mr. Elmer Sims of Bruckport; and Rev. J. B. McCrary. All the viands of the season was served. Miss Mary White the daughter served the guest in her painstaking and cheerful manner From what we could observe there is to be a wedding in that home before many moons. Elder J B. McCrary, was a special guest for dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Wm Tittsworth. Mrs Nora Davis is on the sick list. Mrs. McGodwin, has been very sick but improving slowly. COMPANY M. LEFT FOR HOUSTON TEXAS. Company M. 8th III. Infantry commanded by Capt. Arthur A. Williams, left this city at 6:30 p.m. today for Houston, Texas, where they go in trainig preparatory to go to France. A Holiday was declared by Mayor McCartney from 2:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. At 2:30 a parade started at the Court House headed by the Metropolis Band, (white) followed by the Company, then civilian and then the school children they marched to Washington Park where speeches were made, a big send-off were given the boys, who are ever ready to sacrifice their lives for their Country's Flag. Here's to wishing Capt. Williams and his command Good Bye, Good Luck and God Bless them, and if it should fall his lot to cross the mighty waters and face the enmie in the trenches that they will act nobly they part and do honor to themselves as did the "Famous Tenth Cavalry." Metropolis Gazette THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . . ILL. MHS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER. J. B. McCRARY, EDITOR. FRIDAY OCT. 12, 1917. Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Entered as second-class mail matter, at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. B. Address all communications to J. B. McCRARY, Box 107 Metropolis, Illinois. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity such week. One Year ..... $1.50 ix Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 40 Single Copy ..... 05 In Advance You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication. KINKY Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky ARMY WANTS says her hair was flat, and short tuilil she now uses Exelento com- bined, as it is 24 inches long, wet and silky. Don't be fooled all your life by using some fake preparation which claims to stretch of the hairy hair. You are just fooling yourself by using it. Kinky hair cannot be made straight. You must have hair first. Now this EXELENTO QUININE POMADE is a Hair Grower which feeds the scalp and roots of the hair and makes thick, nappy hair grow long, soft and silky. It cleans dandruff and stops Falling It at once. Price 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write for Particulars EXELENTO MEDICINE CO. ATLANTA, GA. Please pay up! your subscription. Can you afford to loos your race papers for want of support? It is up to you. What are you going to do about it Mr mon payer? Decide by paying up please. If you have any Race pride and leve for truth, you will pay your subscription. We are toiling day and night to give you the news. We solicit your patronage at the Leader 900 Pearl St. We are pleased with the many nice things said of the Gazette, but we appreciate the money you owe us the more. NOTICE. Colp. Ill., Aug. 1917 I am authorized by the State missionary Board chairman, Dr. C. C. Phillips, Golconda, to serve notice of those that pledged themselves to contribute to the work of State Missions during the General Missionary Baptist State Convention, Carbondale, May 1917 to communicate with the corresponding secretary at once or not later than the 5th Sunday in September at which time the Board the Board will be called to meet at Colp, Saturday before the 5th Sunday. All members of the Board are expected to be present or contribute $100 one dollar. C. C. Phillips, Chairman. Golconda, J. D. Bavis, Cor Sec Co'ps, Ill. A Slow Youth. "You broke off the engagement!" said Mande. "Yes." replied Mamie. "I was terribly disappointed in him. He came around for our elopement with a motor car instead of an aeroplane." $100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's catarrh cure is the oely positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's catarrh is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & cO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Fried Fish every day at the Grand Leader Cafe. The Gazette has just received another lot of new type faces and other material which adds much to the output of the work of the office. We deserve your patronage. We have a full line of cards, Letter Heads, Envelopes and other material. Let us do some of your work. Let us do your minute work and any other church advertisements. Mes James Leah Reed, Cora Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Simms Georg'a Mae Garnett and Little Vernon Harmon motored down to Cairo, Sunday to see the former's niece. Rev. George Crippens wife, and son Cyrus visited Rev. Benj Long and family of Choat, Sunday. Miss Arie Gatewood, is seriously sick at her home on 6th St. Mis. Tommie Herron is so better at this writing Mis. Josie Living and daughter arie wee it to Bloomington, Ind. visit Hirison Wyly of Brookport, is down Monday on business. Those who were to have papers printed in the Association, Woman's Convention and Sunday School Conventions, either from Mt. Olive on East Mt. Olive send them in now, I you want them printed —Ed. Dr. C. C. Phillips, sends in his dollar pledged to Mt Olive Baptist Association. Who will be the next? Dr McWtwilliams forgot to leave his, also Dr. Carter of Centralia. Let us hear from you. Gus Blakemore went St. Louis, Monday on business. Mr. T. A Urquhart, of Paducah, Ky., visited his family several days last week. Little Joseph Edgar Jr.. is sick at Brookport but is better at this writing. Mrs. Joe Mayberry visited at the home of G. W. Long, of Belgrade Tuesday. Misses Nollie and Mable Parks have returned from Chicago, Ill. where they visited their brothers Mrs. Emma Thomas and son Will went to St. Louis, on business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Wyatt, of St. Louis, Mo. are in the city to attend the bed-side of Mrs. Wyatt father who is very sick. News reached this office of the death of Bessie Cowper, of Deatur, we extend sympathy to the bereaved family. Miss Nesta Blackwell has returned from Murphysboro, where she visited for several weeks. Mrs. Minnie Albritton has returned from an extended visit to points in Kentucky and Indiana Mr. George Collins still remains very sick. Mrs. Emma Simmons of Chicago, was in the city for a few days this week she left for her home: Thurs'ay, sh w accompanied by her mother Mrs M. ie Claybrooke who will spend e winter with her. Miss Mary Lue Blackwell and Mr. Wm Forse Jr., were quietly married last Thursday night. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Forse and no doubt will make a good husband he is a Corporal in Company M. 8th ill. Infantry and will soon leave o for the trenches across the mighty ocean to fight for his Country's Flag. The bride is the most estimable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Blackwell, she is industrious and of a sweet disposition and will make a good partner to go out upon the matrimonial sea. Here's to hoping them a long and happy voyage. SPARTA. ILL. Mr Editor: Allow me space in your worthy paper to say that our church and Sunday School are doing nicely Our School was opened at 9:30 a.m. by Rev. P B French he also reviewed the lesson At 11:00 a.m. Rev. French ascended the rostrum and selected for a text. But woe to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed, Mark 14:21. At 3:00 p.m. the church reassembled in a prayer and praise meeting and spiritual time was manifested Rev. French also preached a strong sermon and then delivered the Lord's Supper. At 7:30 p. m. the pastor preached another able sermon from Matt. 24:44 Mrs Tildie Dickerson, of St. Louis, Mo., was down last week to attend the funeral of her son Julius Wittaker. Mrs Margaret Miner of St. Louis, Mo., was called to visit her eight-year-old grand son who was very sick but is somewhat better at this writing. Mr. Eli Williams and family are expected to leave our city Tuesday next for Sumway, Colo., to reside indefinitely. Mr. H. L. Bartholomew, went to Peoria, this week to attend the Grand Lodge of Masons. Rev. P B. French attended the attended the church program given by the Freewill Baptists in last week in Coulterville, Rev. French and Rev. M. E. Parnell visited Carbondale, where the latter stood a successful Examination before the Board of Barbers. Miss Mamie Johnson, left last week for Terre Haute, Ind where she has employment. Miss Maude Foster is indisposed this week. The Carnation Club reported for the month of Sept. turning the sum of $300 over to the church. They will meet at the home of Pro J. T. Lavesque this week, they will also give a Banquet at the Miner's Hall Saturday night, Mrs. Malinda Foster, President The Golden Leaf Club reported $29 00 to the church and will meet at the home of Mrs. Jeanette McGuan, Mrs. Ida Cushionberry, President. The church is blessed both spiritual and financial. Moneys paid in from all sources $43 00 Just Holding Gum in Trust A little seven-year-old Boston girl came into the house the other day chewing gum vigorously. Her mother was horrified and ordered the little one to throw the gum away. The usually obedient child shook her head firmly. "I can't throw it away," she said, "because it ain't mine. It belongs to Barbara, but she lent it to me till two o'clock." FRENCH INDUSTRY IS RECOVERING Natural Thrift and Economy Promise Rapid Progress EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING Our Great Ally Possesses Recuperative Powers Which Justify Belief That She Will Meet and Solve Triumphantly the Problems Which Confront Her After the War. With Paris Boulevards echoing with "vives" for American troops our interest in the warfare of our ally vastly increases, and the facts are not lacking to encourage the belief that she is already on the road to recovery from the blow of invasion by a ruthless enemy. One of the most important de 922 Marshal Joffre and the French Mission in America. developments is the announcement that one of the largest banking institutions in America concerned with foreign trade, the Gunranty Trust company of New York, has opened a Paris branch to handle the rapidly increasing volume of French business. This action may surprise many persons who had thought of France as bowed under a calamitous invasion. The bank, however, gives figures indicating that France is not only meeting her military and civilian problems with a stout heart and never falling courage, but is re-establishing her export business with this country. In 1914, the year of the outbreak of the war, imports from France to this country totaled $141,446,252. This total was reduced to $77,158,740 in 1915, but last year the value of French imports to the United States rose to $102,077,060. "A nation that can achieve such a commercial recovery while her territory is being ravished by the invader," says the Trust company's statement, "possesses recuperative powers which I General Perahing Arrives in France. justify the belief that she will emerge from the present conflict prepared to meet and solve triumphantly the problems which confront her." The commercial and industrial record of France, following past wars, indicates that she should recover quickly from the actual physical destruction inflicted in the present conflict. The reconstruction of railroads, the erection of factories to replace those destroyed, and the replacement of the mechanism of industrial activity that will be required and that is in part already planned, offer a peculiarly inviting field to American capital and enterprise. Tentative steps have already been taken by representatives of American engineers and business men in this work. PETER This is a new photograph of Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator, who is director in chief of the food training camps to be held at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ill., Sept. 7-15. M This is the official uniform of the wo men will have charge of the food conservation exhibits and demonstrations to be staged by the government at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ill. Sept. 7-15. FROM THE GARDEN TO THE FAIR THE FIELD This photograph is typical of the work being done by hundreds of boys and girls in the state of Illinois. These boys and girls, members of Uncle Sam's juvenile food army of 800, 900 youngsters, will do their bit in the work of food conservation by exhibiting their products at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ill., Sept. 7-15 A PRIZE CONTENDER 1 This little pig isn't going to the market—at least not for avail. It's going to the Illinois State Fair, Springfield Ilis., Sept. 7-15, where it will be entered in the prize contests. It will be one of the exhibits conducted by the boys' and girls' clubs of the state, who will take part in the work of the food training camp at the Illinois State Fair. CENTRALIA Please allow space in your valuable paper to say that we attended the National Baptist Convention unincorporated at Atlanta, Ga. We had a great convention. We hope to do constructive work for the Master's Kingdom. All seemed to go down wit a new zeal. It was great to be there and hear for yousef. Rev W. P. Washington was with us on the 4th Sunday and preached two able monies at 11:30 and 7:30. We were made to rejoice at both services. Please find $1.50 for the Gazette. d $1.50 for the Gazzette. Yours for success. E M Long The only way to get the genuine New Home Sewing Machine is to buy the machine with the name NEW HOME on the cam and in the legs. This machine is warranted for all time. No other like it No other as good The New Home Sewing Machine Company the New Home Sowing Machine Company. ORANGE, MASS. OVERTAXING INDUSTRY. Taxes are not alone the burden of the rich. They inevitably descend along the scale and are generally shared in some proportion by all. When excessive burdens of taxation emphasize the competitive disadvantages of any community for any branch or class of business that community will invariably suffer a decrease in the industrial development and prosperity of all within its boundaries. In many sections of the country reports show that industry is often subjected to continuous and unreasonable burdens of taxes in one form or another. This condition is due in part at least to a mistaken public attitude toward industrial operations or a prejudiced, ignorant or indifferent opinion on the part of public officers and politicians. The history of industrial communities where such burdens are imposed, however, is the best evidence of whether such a policy pays anybody. Two manufactures in similar lines of business, one operating a plant in Massachusetts and the other located in Connecticut, were recently comparing notes. They discovered that for every $100 in taxes which the Connecticut plant pays per annum the Massachusetts plant was paying $1,000, or ten times as much. The answer to this situation is that Massachusetts has been falling behind in the percentage of growth as an industrial state compared with some of her neighboring communities where industry is not so often aimed at by burdensome, unnecessary and unreasonable laws. The following open letter by J. W. Powell, president of the Fore River (Mass.) Shipbuilding Corporation, addressed to the employees of that company in a recent issue of their "family magazine," The Fore River Leg, presents in a fair way the average business man's view on excessive taxation of industrial plants: "What is good for Pore River is good for Quincy, and what is good for Quincy is good for Pore River. "The officers and employees of this company and their families make up more than a quarter of the population of the city. Their interests are the same as the interest of Quincy and of the Pore River Shipbuilding Corporation. "This company's business is building ships, which brings us into competition with companies building ships in other States. Anything that Pore River must do in this community that other shipbuilding companies do not have to do in their cities will, in the long run, hurt us. "Today there are more ships to be built than there are yards to build them. When the war is over there will be more shipyards than there are ships to build. Then the yard that builds the cheapest will take the contracts, and the yard whose costs are highest will discharge its men. "The other big shipyards do not pay big taxes. Some of them pay no taxes at all. If you own a house and rent it you add your taxes into the rent. If you rent a house you pay the taxes when you pay your rent, so the company must add its taxes when it gets a ship."