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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPT. (0,1908.
THINKS PLAN IS GOOD.
Pres. Carter Advances Some
Strong and Novel Argu
ments Showing Benefits of
System.
When asked for an expression
of opinion on the guaranty de
posit system, as advocated by
the national Democratic plat
form, Mr. John H. Carter, presi
dent of the American National
Bank declared that he was
heartily in favor of the proposi
tion. Mr. Carter said:
"I must say I favor the idea
of the government guaranteeing
bank deposits. In this view I
realize that I am in the minority
among the bankers. The mat
ter of the issuance and circula
tion of money and the regulation
of its debt-paying power. I be
lieve all admit to be a govern-'
ment function. I believe the
government should go further
into the banking busines, rather
than leave it too largely ia the
hands of individuals/ The chief
argument used against the pro
position is that with the govern
ment guaranteeing deposits,
bank officials would become reck
less and the opportunity for
speculation and fraudulent U3e
of funds would invite advsptur
ers into the fieid of banking. The
next objection is that it would,
unjustly, discriminate against
the strong banks by put-!
ting the weak banks on an equal j
footing with them. \
'The first objection is based
upon a false assumption. You
might as well say that the bond
companies should not guarantee
the honesty of a bank official
now, because the guarantee I
would make him callous to the
interests of his stockholders and
depositors. It also falsely as
sumes that the stockholders of a
ban':, who are primarily inter
ested in the bank's welfare, be
cause not only of their invest
ment in its stock, but also their
liability to further assessment to
pay the bank's debts, would
elect officers of inferior talent or
less moral responsibility.
"The second objection can be
answered by saying that there
would then be no weak banks
financially. They would all be
strong. This is exactly what
the country wants, it seems to
me, for it is the weak ones that
always precipitate a panic. But
even with their deposits guaran
teed some banks will always do
more busiuess and make more
money than others, according to
the corresponding strength of the
financial management behind
them or to the personnel of their
officers.
"With the government guaran
tee of deposits would come, of
course, stricter supervision of
the bank's business, and swifter
and more severe punishment for
violations of the banking laws.
This safeguard, together with
the care exercised by the stock
holders primarily in the selec
tion of their officers, coupled
with the annual assessment
which would be levied upon each
bank in proportion to its deposits
to create a sinking fund to stand
between the depositors of the
failed bank and the government
treasury would, I think, com
pletely eliminate any risk on the
governments part of guaran
teeing deposits. -Ashevflle Citi
zen. -
Successful Woman Drummers
Woman drummers are becom
ing more plentiful every day and
they are successful, too. One
has but to go to the firms em
ploying these "ladies of- the
' grip" to learn that their sales
are as large as, if not larger
than those of the sterner sex.
This field for women is compara
tively new, but already so many
bright and clever young women
have entered into it who have
met with phenomenal suc
cess that it will not be long un
til they will stand equal chances
with the "knights" who have
for so long monopolized this well-j
paying business. And we have
not far to go in looking for a
reason for all this. In the first
place a woman is bound to gain
j recognition simply because she
:is a woman, for it is the hardest
j thing in the world for a man to
refuse a request made by a
woman, especially if the woman
be young and pretty and, of
course, clever. So, before he
knows what he is doing he is
J placing an order.
In many branches, such as
selling corsets, ladies' waists and
underwear, perfumery, millinery
toilet articles and dozens of other
things, a woman is better adapt
ed to the business of selling than
is a man and she is particularly
successful along these lines. A
successful woman drummer is al
ways in her element, for she is
sure of herself and knows what
she can do; it is second nature
for her to dilate and expand
on the srticles as she may be
selling. As a rule, these women
are quick at repartee, some of
them good story-tellers, brim
ming over with origjnal good
humor, and have a thorough
knowledge of men's weaknesses.
Senator Depew say 3 more peo
ple die from over-eating than
from over-drinking. We suppose
the beef trust is guided by pure
benevolence, therefore, in its at
tempts to get steaks, chops, and
things as far out of the reach of
common folks as possible.
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A Close Call,
In a miraculous manner, it
seems, Mrs. Pomerjy Ferguson
was spared from a most hoiriMe
death at the depot ki Lenoir yes
terday afternoon about 3 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson had just
arrived on the north-bound pas
senger train from a ten day's vis
it to relatives and friends in Mc-
Dowell and Burke counties. A
few minutes after their arrival
they were starting up the rail
road track to their home above
the depot when the shifting;
freight engine struck Mrs. Fer
guson. The engine was backing
up the road close beside the
freight depot when the tender
hit Mrs. Ferguson, knocking her
on her back between the rails,
and the engine had passed over
her body and dragged her several
feet before the engineer could
bring his train to a standstill.
The trainmen hastily extricated
the lady and placed her in the
waiting room where Doctors Mc-
Nairv and Moore gave prompt
medical attention. They found
her shoulders and hips right bad
ly bruised and a few abrasions,
but there were no bones broken.
While Mrs. Ferguson's wounds
are very painful, the doctors
think she will soon recover un
less there are some internal inju
ries. She was 'carried home on
a stretcher soon after the acci
dent, and we learn this morning
that she is resting quietly.—Le
noir News.
Outcome of Jealousy.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon J. F. Hinkel, formerly a
policeman, shot and fatally
wounded Mrs. Emma Anderson,
keeper of a boarding house at
Seneca, S. C., and then shot
himself in the head dying in
stantly. Mrs. Anderson died
two hours later.
The shooting is said to have
been prompted by jealousy.
Hinkel had been trying to get
Mrs. Anderson to marry him and
she refused. Mrs. Anderson
was the widow of the late John
Anderson, formerly of Belton.
She had been living in Seneca for
several years and was well
thought ©f. She has a son,
Thomas Anderson, living at Bel
ton, Mrs. Anderson was shot
i twice, the first shot taking effort
in the ribs and the second in
the breast. Hinkel was a widow
er with several children.
And now Keep-off-che-grass
Coxey has indorsed Mr. Thomas
E. Watson's candidacy for the
Presidency. Indeed, Mr. Watson
appears to be fighting the up
hillest fight of them all.
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Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905,
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas it pleased God in His
wise providence to call from our
midst, on Aug. 2nd, 1908, Mrs.
Annie Winston Holbrook, there
fore be it resolved:
Ist. That we humbly submit
to God's will, knowing that "He
doeth all things well," and that
our loss is her gain.
l . 2nd. That we extend to her
stricken family our tender sym
pathy, commending them to a
loving Savior through whom
they may be reunited on the other
shore.
3rd. That these resolutions
be inscribed upon the Society Re
cords, a copy sent to her family,
to the Presbyterian Standard
and to the Democrat for publi
cation.
Mrs. H. C. Dixon 1
Mrs. H. M. Doll f Comm.
Mrs. Edgar Yoder J
As to Streets.
The rtcent rains have put the
streets of Hickory into a little
worse condition than usual—and
the usual run of things is bad
enough. All ditches overflowed
and the water ran down through
yards on a level with or below
the level of the streets, washing
out paths, uprooting shrubbery,
carrying deposits of sand and
otherwise destroying the lawns
of the property holders. This is
bad. We need to have a great deal
done to our side streets, but,
first of all, .we certainly need to
have these ditches dug out, and
deepened. The Democrat re
porter has gone so far as to as
sure His Honor, the Lord Mayor
that every woman on an entire
street will vote for him''if he'll
personally inspect this Work
and then put up an electric light
on "the dark corner."
Dr. C. A. Munroe's Work.
Rev. C. A. Munroe came in
i Friday night from Ora, S. C.,
i where he has been conducting a
! meeting for Rev. W.H.Hamilton,
one of the theological students
of the Presbyterian church. Dr.
Munroe preached nine sermons
and says there were a number of
accessions to the church during
the meeting, and a general re
vival of interestin religious things
among the church members.
Ora is a small place on the line
of the C. & W. C., road. Dr.
Munroe left Saturday for Frank
lin and will go from there to
Yadkinville inpursuit of his evan
gelical work. Not many men of
his years could so sustain the
burden of "the" care of the
churches.'* *
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There should be no question as
to Harry Thaw's sanity when he
is able to hold his own in a dis
pute with bailiffs and bill collect
ors generally.
More Room needed at Graded
School.
The graded school is full to
everflowing; 510 pupils, were en
rolled at the beginning of the
se ond week with thirty or forty
more to come in yet The seat
ing capacity of the building is
460. In the first five grades there
are 330 children, and only five
teachers. The first and second
grades have been divided; a part
of the pupils come in the morn
ing, and part in the afternoon.
In the third grade there are 80
pflpils, in the fourth 60, and in
the fifth 62. Something will have
to be done to relieve the conges
tion in those grades, and especial
ly in the second grade.
The school fund is hardly suf
ficient to pay the teachers already
employed, yet there is urgent
need for three more teachers at
least. All the rooms in the build
ing are occupied, so that more
room must be provided.
Within two years the enroll
ment in the school has increased
more than 35 per cent It has
become absolutely necessary that
more room and more teachers be
provided for the school if the
work is done that ought to be
done and that must be done.
The Mountain Schools.
Good news comes down the
line from our schools that are
doing so much good in the moun
tains of Western North Carolina.
Rev. Edgar Tufts, at Banner
Elk has one hundred girls in his
school, and can take no more. At
Plum Tree, Rev. J. P. Hall has
two hundred boys and hopes
[ great things for them, here and
hereafter. The hearts and pray
ers of afr thristain people, of all
denominations should be with
thesemen, and the humble, self
sacrificing missionaries who, at
every cost of self-denial and un
der all difficulties are doing so
much to help and uplift the peo.
pie of our mountain sections.
Morganton Canning Factory
This has been the best year for
the Catawba Valley canning com
pany, of Morganton, since the es
tablishment of their plantr. Since
the opening of the season 40,000;
gallons of blackberries and 40,000
gallons of apples, beans and to
matoes have been canned. The
canning of peaches commenced
last Saturday and preparations
are being made for the canning
of a large amount of corn, and
the company will also can the
corn from fifty acres for the State
hospital. _ A car load of black
berries was shipped north this
week. The loss of the compaiur
in canning this year is about five
per cent. Mr. J. A. Lackey is.
manager of the plant. —News* *
Herald.
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