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0000000o oooooooocoo* - 8 Quality Job 2 at Reasonab »ces X goooc 00000000 OOOCOOOOO Established 1899 INTERESTING ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS Condensed Paragraphs of Im portant Happenings the World Over. Cleveland— State and national prohibition was unanimously en- dorsed by the biennial conven- 1 Ma of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers." Berlin— The infant daughter of the crown prince and crown prin- \ cess was baptized in the presence | of the emperor and empress. BShe received the name of Alexander ine Irene. St. Johns, N. F.—Great ice fioas biccked the eastern sea board of Newfoundland. An em barm has been placed on virtual ly all shipping on this part of the coast. Auburn, N. Y. —Two hundred convicts in Auburn prison volun teered to knit woolen mufflers, sweaters, caps, mittens, socks and other articles for the Polish war suiferers. Athens—The condition of King Constantine, as disclosed in Mon day's report, was less satisfac tory than the people were led to believe though the physicians are considering another operation. A Viennese specialist has been summoned. Springfield, 111. —Governor Ed ward F. Dunne signed a petition asking the governor of Georgia to commute Leo M. Frank's sen tence of death to life imprison ment, "to the end that Frank, if innocent, may have a fair chance t 1 prove his innocence. P.t:sburg— Dennis K. Bullens and David J. Simpson were con victed and Samuel Wetmore was acquitted in federal court here of conspiracy to furnish inferior stiel for the United States. . gov ernment. Two others still are to be tried on the same charge. Washington —Victory for Rear- Admiral Beatty's attacking "Red'' fleet, which out maneu vered the Atlantic fleet under Admiral Fletcher and won a posi tion to establish a base in Chesa peake bay, closed the great war game which has been in progress off the coast since last Tuesday. Springfield—The Illinois house passed Gov. Dunne's deep water way bill. The measure, which provides for the deepening of a portion of the Illinois river so as to make a navigable water-way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, probably will be considered in the senate next week. Akron—Resolutions commend ing President Wilson's peace pol icies and his general conduct in meeting affairs of the the United Spates a rising from the Euro pean conflict were adopted at the annual convention of the Federal Council of Lutheran Brother hoods heie. I Portland, Ore.— ln a,statement issued here, United States Sena tor Chamberlain, of Oregon, chairman of the senate commit tie on military affairs, said nn less conditions changed material ly before the next congress tl e United States army and navy would be increasjd. Los Angeles—Tithing as «' means of raising funds needed for religious activity was pro pDsed by Kev. Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, of Los Angeles, in an address to the northern Baptist convention here. Dr. Brougher said every Baptist should give a tenth of his income to the church. Washington—Postal revenues for the first half of the current lineal which ends July 1, slows a deficit of practically $5,- Co),i. 1 00. Figures issued by the Postcfftee departments show the expense of the postal establish ment increased more than $9,- 000,000 as against the corres ponding peroid last year, while receipts decreased about $600,- 000. Amsterdam—Mme.-De Wiarf-, wil'e of the Belgian minister of justice, according to a Brussels THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Mr. Farmer! It will depend upon you as to whether or not Catawba County has a Fair this Fall. It is you who makes the show, bv exhibit ing what the soil of our County produces. We should be proud of our County, and our pride should be justified at the Fair, where people are "shown". In building up our County, we must make individual success, and strive to out do our neighbor. Fill Out and Mail to the Catawba Fair Association, Hickory, N. C. Do you want Catawba to have a Fair? About what dates? - Will you have something to show? Remarks Name Address - We want to hear from people from adjoining Counties as well as from Catawba. dispatch to the Telegraaf, was recently sentenced to three months imprisonment on the charge of corresponding with her husband. The sentence was commuted to deportation to Ber lin. Nothing has been publisheh regarding the nature of the cor respondence. Washington—lndications that American packers are about to move the British government to action in claims for detained car goes of meat products consigned to neutral countries became ap parent here after conferences be tween representatives of the packers and state department officials and Sir Cecil Spring-liice British ambassador. New York—John Burke, form er manager of the commissary department of the Panama rail road, indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government in ac cepting commissions in connec tion with tobacco contracts, ap pared as a government witness today at the trial of Jacob Salas, a tobacco merchant, an alleged participant in the conspirrcy. Chicago—The police campaign against baseball pools was widen ed to include the arrest on lot tery charges of cashiers of res taurants, which have been offer-; ing tickets to local baseball parks as prizes to patrons. Those taken included a cashier in one of the string of restaurants operated by Charles YVeeghman, who has been giving away passes to games# of his Chicago v oJeral team. Rockland, Maine—The torpedo boat destroyer Cushing showed a wide margin above contract re quirements on her official stan dardization trial here. Her fast est mile was made at the rate of 30.6 knots per hour and the aver age of her five top speed runs, 1 with and against the tide was 29.68. The contract calls i for twenty-nine knots. A maximum of about 18.000 horse power was developed. Swift Company Indicted. Chicago, May 28.—Swift and company were indicited by the federal grand jury today charged with yiolating the law regulating interstate shipments of meats and packing house products. There were 29 counts in the indictment, of which 25 bear a maximum fine of $20,000 and a minimum fine of SI,OOO each and the remaining four of a fine of $5,000 each. An indictment also was return ed against Armour and company and Joseph Ginsberg and Wil liam Euckerman, who are charged with conspiring to violate a fed eral statute in the shipment of frozen eggs alleged to have con tained decayed material. Restored to Good Health. * 'I was sick for four years with stom ach trouble," writes Mrs. Otto GanSj Zanesville, Ohio. "I lost weight and felt so weak that I almost gave up the hope of being cured, A friend told me about Chamberlain's Tablets, and since using two bottles of them I have been a weU woman. For sale by Grimes Drug Co. and Lutz's Drug Store,j not with jealousy, but with co operation. The County Fair is a co-operative institution, t helping us to continue our onward strides. Let's get together and keep "Catawba" to the front. We wish every farmer who is really interested; who will bring something to exhibit, or bring himself; will answer the ques tions below, so we can get the spirit of the people. A Valuable Insecticide. Agent Foster calls attention to arsenate of lead as a yery valu able thing for use in destroying insects on many varieties of plants and fruit trees. It may be used at any strength from 3 to 15 pounds to the 100 gallons of water without injury to the leaves of plants, for the reason that it contains little, if any, sol uable arsenic. It is ordinarily used at the rate of 4 to 6 pounds to the 100 gallons of water. Arsenate of lead can be pur chased at almost all drug stores in the form of heavy pastes in cans, ready for mixing with wat er in the right proportion. It should be dissolved in a small amount of water at first and stir red until the mixture is about as thick as cream, then balance of the water added slowly, keeping the mixture well stirred while adding the water. Apply the solution to the plants with a spray pump or sprinkling can. Place Must be "Hanted". Writing of the Gilbert-Hopkins land suit being tried in the United States court at Asheville, The Citizen says: Some humor was added to an otherwise tedious hearing when one witness told of the troubles of tenants of one of the tracts in dispute. He told of the occu pancy of the land by a man who had a dispute with a neighbor a few miles away and disappeared. Then, he said, another man came to take possession of the land, but he died. Still another came, accompanied by his wife, the witness testified, but be went crazy. "Well, what became of his wife?" an attorney asked, 4 'Aw, she's always been crazy," the witness replied. No others came, it was sworn, and it was well that they didn't, for the witness added: "The buildings all burned down and there's nowhere to live on that land n6w." A TWICE-TOLD TALE. One of Interest to Our Readers. Good news bears repeating, and when it is is confirmed after a long lapse of time, even if we hesitated to believe it at first hearing, we feel secure in ac cepting its truth now. The following experience of a Hickory man is con firmed after Three years. H. W. Jones, revenue officers, 620 Eighth Ave., Hickory, says: 4 T was bothered by weak kidneys for some time. I finally got a supply of Doan's Kidney Pills at Lutz's Drug Store, and began taking them. They helped me more than any other medicine I ever tried. I was surprised and delighted with the results. They regulated the actions of ray kidneys and toned up my system. One of my children also took Doan's Kidney Pills with success." Statement given February 18th, 1911). 1 OVER THREE YEARS LATER, Mr. Jones added: I use Doan's Kid ney Pills whenever I have backache or kidney complaint and always get re lief. I confirm my former endorse ment. '' Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Jones had. Foster-Milbum Co., Props,, Buffalo, N. Y. Read TfceHickory Democrat. HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915 MERCHANTS' ASSOC ATION MET THURSDAY NIGHT June 24, 25 and 26 Decided on * as "Bargain Days" For Hickory. A well attended and enthusias tic meeting of the Hickory Mer chants' Association was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Thursday night, presided over by the president, Mr, Geo.E. Bisan ar. The membership committee re ported that the membership of the association had nearly doubled in the past year, and that sev eral more would join later. Thecivic betterment committee reported that they had gone be fore the city council and recom mended that the council arrange to place boxes for the reception of all waste at intervals on the streets and also that they pass an ordinance making it; a misde meanor subject to a fine to throw' paper on the streets. This same committee instigated the move which resulted in the streets be ing oiled to allay the dust. The bargain day committee re ported that they had decided on June 24, 25 and 26 as "Bargain Days" for Hickory, which was adopted. It was agreed that each merchant be given equal ad vertising space in order to avoid one having the advantage over another in the way of publicity. Arrangements are being made to have plenty of ice water, pic tures on a canvas in the park at night, and many entertaining features for the above days. Mr. B. B. Blackwelder was elected attorney for the associa tion, and arrangements were completed to have a telephone installed in the name of the Hickory Merchants' Association. This matte? taken up some time ago by the president and sufficient deposits have now been received. Messrs. Roy Abernethy, A.M. West and W. L. Boatright were appointed a committee to decide on what holidays should be ob served by the merchants. An invitation from the presi dent of the Asheville Merchants' Association to the meeting of the State Association which will be held in that city June 15,16 and 17, was read and Geo. E. Bisan ar, president; S. L. Whitener, vice-president, Miss Annie Downum, secretary and treas urer, A, M. West, W. I. Cald well, Roy Abernethy, Robert Martin, Hugh Williams, J. A. Bowles, A. L. Moser, H, C. Lutz, Dr. W. B. Ramsay, J. A. Moretz and E. V. Morton were appoint ed delegates to this convention. It was moved and carried that the State Association be invited to hold its next meeting in Hick- ory. ( It was also moved and cairied that an invitation be extended the Farmers' Union to meet in j Hickory and the merchants . agreed to take an active part in entertaining the delegates. They went on record as being j in favor of a fair here this fall and expressed a willingness to j cc-operate with the city and chamber of commerce in work ing up a fair. It was reported in the meeting that the Southern Railway Com- i pany is now depositing all money taken in here in one of the Hick ory Banks. This means addition al deposits of something like $25,- 000 to $50,000 per month, which had heretofore been going to Salisbury. Some months ago this matter was discussed in a meeting of the association and the president, Mr. Bisanar, wrote to Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway Co,, asking that the money be de posited here. Within a short time he received a very cordial letter from Mr. Harrison, in which he said he had instructed ; the treasurer to order the de- L posits made here. We want to * congratulate Mr. Bisanar for this move which is meaning so much for the city in the way of a larger money circulation, and to thank Mr. Harrison for taking so much interest in our hustling little city. Approve Committee's Action. Ajtlanta, Ga, May 31,—Rail road executives representing ninety percent of the entire mile age of the country, among them officials of leadfng southern roads, at a recent meeting ap proved the course of the Com mittee on Railway Mail Pay in its efforts to secare from the U, S. Government adequate compen sation for transporting the mails and urged that Congress enact a law giving the Interstate Com merce Commission the same juris diction over mail traffic that it now has over other classes of traffic. Unanimous approval was giyen the following relorms of the present law which the Committee has urged. 1. That the mails be weighed, and the pay readjusted, at least once a year on every railway mail route, instead of once in four years, as at present. 2. That the railroads be paid for, or relieved from, the duty of carrying the mails between railroad stations and post offices. 3. That the railroads be paid for apartment post office cars— for which the present law allows no pay—on u pro-rata basis with the compensation for full railway post office cars. Among the lines operating in the South represented at the meeting were: Southern Rail way, Norfolk and Western, Ches apeake and Ohio, Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, N. C. & St. L., R. F. and P., Atlantic Coast Line, and Seaboard Air Line. The General Managers Association of the Southeast and the Short Lines Railroad Associa tion were also represented. In Memorial. Mrs. Caney Simmon, nee Shell, was born May 26, 1843, and died May 24, 1915 and was aged 72 years. She was first married to Mr. Eli Rink in 1862 and in 1867 to Mr. Sigmon, to this union two children were born, who, with her aged husband, five grand children, two brothers and onfi sister survive. She was bap tized ii the Lutheran faith and confirmed by Rev. P. C. Henkel, D. D., and remained faithful to the Lutheran church through her long life. Funeral services were held from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and conducted by Rev. M. L. Stirewalt Tuesday morn ing, May 25, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Professor Staley Elected Superinten dent. At a called meeting of the City Council last Thursday night Prof. C. M. Staley was elected to suc ceed himself as superintendent of the Hickory City Schools. The Democrat wants to congratulate these gentlemen on their decision in this matter. Prof. Staley has done a great work for Hickory and it is the opinion of almost everybody that the last term of school was the best Hickory has ever had. There will be a meet ing of the City Council tonight to elect teachers for another year. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a remedy that every family should be provided with, and es pecially during the summer months. Think of the pain and suffering that must be endured when medicine must be sent for or before relief can be ob tained. This remedy is thoroughly reliable. Ask any one who has used it. For sale by Grimes Drug Co. and I Lutz's Drug Store. Zeppelin airships rr ade a raid on the coast of England last week and one person, a woman, was killed. At the same time a French aerial squadron attacked a German chemical factory and killed several soldiers. The name —Doan's inspires confi dence—Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney ills. Doan's Ointment for skin itch ing. Doan's Regulets for a mild lax atiye. Sold at all drug stores, Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905 Local and Personal Items of Interest Prof. E. J. Abernethy of Caro leen, and Miss Irene Abernethy of Cullowee, spent Wednesday in the city, the guests of Miss Precyous Hahn. Mr. A. F. Somes of Bloomfield, N. J., spent several days last week in the interest of the Em pire Cream Separator Company. Miss Liliie Belle Hahn, and Mr. K. C. Duke of Charlotte were guests of Prof, and Mrs. G. W. Hahn Sunday. Miss Carrie Dunn of White Oak, arrived in the city Saturday to visit Miss Precyous Hahn. W. J. Shuford spent last Fri day at Greensboro in the interest of The Guilford Creamery Co. Mr. C. M. Turbyfill went to Greensboro Thursday to spend several days. Prof, and Mrs. G. W. Hahn left Friday for Columbia, Charles ton and other points in South Carolina. They will be gone sev eral weeks. Mr. C. H. Geitner has pur chased the building adjoing the one now occupied by Cline's Barber Shop and is having a new front put in. This building will, we hear, be occupied by the Hen dley & Regan Furniture Co. Mr. L. Flagler has bought the lot adjoining the store now oc cupied by A. H. Parker and will build a new store room there in the near future. Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lowe Friday morning, a fine 11 pound boy. Mr. 0. G. Wolf and family are spending some time with Mr. Wolf's parents at Rural Hall. Mrs. Earl Carr returned home from Statesville Saturday. Rev. W. R. Bradshaw conduct i ed a protracted meeting at Bry | son City last week. Mr. H. F. Elliott of Catawba, was in the city last Thursday on business. Miss Helen Springs has re turned home, after spending some time with friends and rela tives at Charlotte. • Mrs. W. B. Councill left Fri for Annapolis, Md., to visit her son, Howard, who is there in school. Miss Margaret Springs went to Spartanburg, S. C., Friday to spend some time with her sister. Miss Margaret Taylor left yes terday fcr Clemson, S.C., to vis it relatives. Lenoir News: There is some evidence being gathered in re gard to the killing of John Hice recently at his home in North Catawba township. On the 19th a pair of pants were found in the Catawba river about two miles from the home of Hice and the pants had stains on them that are thought to be blood stains. They have been sent to Raleigh for an examination and analysis of the stains, we are told. Then a S2O gold piece that is said to have belonged to John Hice has been found in the channels of trade and identified by marks made on it by Hice. We hear that Mr. Leonard Hice, a brother to the murdered man, was pres ent when the gold piece was marked and can identify it if it is the same piece. The big re ward offered for the capture of the murders has caused a stren uous effort to unravel the myst ery of the crime and while these facts are being gathered have not developed enough yet to cause the arrest of anyone. Greatly Benefited by Chamber- lain's Liniment "I have used Chamberlain's Lin iment for sprains, bruise 3 and rheuma tic pains, and the great benefit I have received justifies my recommending it in the highest terms," writes Mrs. Florence Slife, Wabash, Ind. If you are troubled with rheumatic pains you will certainly be pleased with the prompt relief which Chamberlain's Liniment affords. For Sale by Grimes Drug Co, & Lutz Drug Co. 000003000300000000000 x ThelfDemocrat Leads § in News & Circulation OOOOOOOOODOCX3OOOCOOOO FURIOU) OFFENSIVE AGAINST MUSCOVITES Great Battle in Mid-Galicia Still Rages; Italy's Entrance Litde Noticed. Austro-Bungarian head-quar ters, via London, May 28. —The great battle in mid-Galicia still continues in a furious offensive against the Russians north and south of Przemysl. Italy's declaration of war against Austria apparently has not affected the aggressive force of the Austrian army. The superiority in artillery which the Austrians established in the first stages of the war, owing to tne introduction of the new Skoda six inch howitzer and the loan of a number of German eight inch batteries, continues to be the determinant factor, the Russians being shelled or bay onetted out of one position after another. The wedge which the Austro- Qermans drove across* the San riyer north of Przemysl Monday is steadily eating its way deeper into the Russian front. The point reached yesterday to the villages of Chotynice and Krus zowice, six miles east of the San and 14 miles northeast of Przemysl. The besiegers also are steadily progressing from the south and yesterday obstinately assaulted the heights south of Medika, the key of the Russian position and barely eight miles east of the forts of Przemysl. Only a nar row strip 12 miles wide is now open between the two wings and this, it is believed, will be closed when the heavy artillery is brought to the tops of the tops of the two wings, thus every where completing the investment of Przemysl. Victorious passage for the Teu tons also is reported from the right wing in the vicinity of Stry. The Russians are said to have been driven back into thfir last defensive positions before Stry. The following invitation has been received: The Faculty and Students of the Blackstone Female Institute request the honor of your presence at their Twenty first Annual Commence ment . June fourth to sixth nineteen hundred and fifteen Institute Auditorium Blackstone, Virginia Bilious Attacks. When you have a bilious attack your liver fails to preform its functins. You become constipated. The food you eat ferments in your stomach in stead of digesting. This inflames the stomach and causes nausea, vomiting and a terrible headache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They will tone UD your liver, clean out your stomach and you will soon be as well as evsr. They only cost a quarter. For sale by Grimes Drug Co. & Lutz Drug Co, Killing "frosts throughout the lake and Middle Atlantic States Wednesday night broke all weath er records for May. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la borers, rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Fine for cuts, burns, bruses. Should be kept in every home. 25c and 50c. The course of the United States Government in the matter of the torpedoing of the Nebraska off the coast of Ireland last week has not been determined. Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Bitter tas»e? Complexion sallow? Liver, perhaps needs waking up. Doan's Reeulets for bilious attacks. 25c at all stores. The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church in session at Newport News, ad journed Thursday at 12:30 o'clock. (Dyspepsia is America's curse. To restore digestion, normal weight, good health and purify the blood, use Bur . docks Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug 'stores. Price, sl.oo^