FHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT.
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E. V. MORTON, - Editor and Proprietor
W M. REESE, - City Editor
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Tuesday,|August 24, 1915
"GUS" SELF FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
The announcement made in the
daily press Sunday th2t HOP. W,
A. Self of this city, htd decided
definitely to enter the race for
Attorney-General co North Caro
lina, carried with it a srreat deal
of interest throughout the Stste,
The item stated that he had had
the matter dnder advisement foi
some time and as a result o
strong pressure exerted upon
him by friends he was moyed to
decide. Mr. Self has always
baen a hard-worker for the Dem
ocratic party and he deserves the
place as much or more than any
other man in the State. He is
one of North Carolina's most
brilliant and shrewd lawyers and
polished speakers and is favor
ably known in every nook and
corner of the State. He has
stumped the State in everv cam
paipn for twenty years, was a
Parker elector, a member of the
legislature in 1903 and a delegate
to the Baltimore convention
which nominated Woodrow Wil
son. In his home town he has
always been held in the highest
esteem and this is true wherever
he is known.
In an article in this issue of
The Democrat on page 1, the rec
ord of many of the high schools
in this State wiH be found, which
explains what has been done in
Hickory in the way of education.
We want to ask every reader of
this paper to read this article
carefully and see what has been
done to educate our children.
Professor C. M. Staley deserves
much credit for the work he has
done here, and the Vecord made
as compared with other townt
much larger than Hickory. We
thank you, Professor Staley, fo:
the work done by you and your
associates. This is something for
Hickory to be proud of, and the
people who have children in
school and those who are inter
ested in the education of their
neighbors' children, are proud cf
tie record you have made. We
publish this to let the paople wh
have not kept in touch with th«
work know what has been don
in the schools here and to show
the standing of the Hickory
schools.
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
Reports of 30,000 Cases of Kidney
Trouble. Some of Them Hickoiy
Cases.
Each of some 6,000 newspapers of
the United States is publishing from
week to week, names the people in its
particular neighborhood, who have
used and recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills for kidney backache, weak kid
neys, bladder troubles and urinary dis
orders. The nuss of proof includes
over 30,000 recommendations. Hick
ory is no exception. Here is one .of
the Hickory cases.
Mrs, Elmina Hahn, 528 Chestnut
Ave., Hickory, says: My bacs pained
me so severely that I could hardly stoop
over and it was so hard for me to
straighten up again. I was kept a sake
at night and mornings was tired. I tried
Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got at
Lutz's Drug Store and they removed
the trouble and reduced the swelling
in my feet."
■face 5Uc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy--get Doan's
Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Hahn
had. Foster-Milburn Co , Props.,
Buffalo, N. Y. adv't
The second annual outing for
the employees of tne (Jarolina &
Northwestern Railway Company
was held at Eigemont Sunday.
A special train was run from
Chester leaving there at 6 a. m„
and it took on employees at
station until it reached its north
ern terminal. Last year an out
ing was arranged for the men
of the roadway department and
proved such a success that the
yenture was broadened to take
all employees from the track
men to the president. Tne colored
employees were not slighted as a
special car was carried for them,
so that ihey might enjoy a day
Qf rest in tne mountains.
The American Dollar,
The American dollar is the Big Fel
low in the financial this day.
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While the nations ofTCarojie areat war
this country is sitting steaay tn tfieDoat
and its affairs are moving along in good
shape.
A reason of the strength of the A
merican dollar can be found in the
excellent state of business in this coun
try. While there are some pessimists,
yet there are so many who recognize
the real state of affairs of business as
to overwhelm the "calamity howlers,"
and among these who are in a pjsition
to know affairs are the men connected
with the various mercantile agencies.
Yesterday there wera delegates from all
over the United Spates assembled in
Duluth, Minn., to attend the annual
convention of the National Association
of Mercantile Agencies, and most of
them declared that the businjss out
look is brighter than it had been for
three years.
While the American dolhr is strong
the English pound sterling, long the
stand barometer of the world, is weak,
Yesterday it was debased as never be- j
fore, for with the normal quotation at |
4 87 it fell as low at one time as 4.64, j
n;yer before in history having reached i
that low point, and the American dol
lar became the standard of the world's
finmcial m-rket.
The trouble was that England's cred- j
it went to smash when American man-1
uficturers demanded pay of goods sold j
abroad, the market having been recent- j
ly flooded with millions of dollars of
American bills against England and
her allies, it being reported in New j
York that last Friday $20,000,000 to :
$50,000,000 of such bills were present- \
ed to one banking house alone, and'
yesterday's bills were believed to be
far in excess to these figures.
To regain and mantain her credit
the view was expressed-in New York
yesterday that England must either es
tablish in this country a huge loan or
credit conservatively put at $500,000,-
000, or acquire in England a large a
mountof American securities to be
placed in the U. S. for a temporary
HERE THEY ARE—THE ATTRACTIVE BILL AT THE CHAUTAUQUA WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
credit. It is understood that negotia
tions are now on to end the Dresent sit
uation of England s rinances brought
about by the immense expenses of the
war and the lost business caused it.~~'
News & Observer.
Wife -S Birkeep
A stray leaflet this office
contains sora.: mi-.hty good advice. It
is addressed to tbj man who cannot
get along without his drinks, presuma
bly the man who never gets drunk
just keeps up about fifty pounds of
steam. It is not an appeal to quit
drinking, but advises him how to go
about it. Siys the leaflet —Start a sa- )
loon in your own house. Be the only
cutomer (you'll have no license to
pay). Go to your wife and give her two
dollars to buy a gallon of whiskey, and
remember there are about sixty-.jine
drinks in a gallon. Buy yojr drinks
from no one but your wife, and by the
time the first gallon is gone she Will
have about eight dollars to put in fcne
bank and two dollars to start business
again. Should you live tea years and
continue to buy booze from her, ar.d
then die with snakes in yo.ir boots, she
will have money enough to bury you;
decently, educate your children, buy •
a house and lot, inarry a decent miia. j
and quit thinking about you entire- ,
ly."—Greensboro Recoid.
Picnic at Cookville.
Rev. J. L. Murphy was the
speaker of Chi; day at the Mascnic
picnic, held under the auspices
or the Mfcson'e lodge of Coc k
vilie at that pines Friday. Nc t
withstanding a drizzling rain tho
affair was a fcrand success and
the dinner was one of the best
aver served at a picnic, coc sist- j
ing of many varieties of K°od
eatables and a whole beef killed
forthe occasion. wi':h a wa;?on
load of watermelon?, for dessert.
Dr, Murphy's subject was "The
Grit of a Master Mason," and
his remarks were enjoyed by ail
v. ho heard him
ON GALLOWS. SAYS
BE RILLED TEN MEN
Georgia Man Executed For Death
of Three, Tells of Seven
Murders.
Ten men were killed by Wil
liam McGriffe handed at Moul
trie, Ga., according to a confes
sion he made on the gallows. He
was executed for the murder of
W. S. Washington, a wealthy
naval stores manufacturer, July
11,1911. On the same day he
killed two negroes, Dan Showers
and Henry Green.
He had confessed, officers say,
to these killings before mount
ing the gallows. Just as the cap
was being drawn over his face
he requested that he be allowed
to make a statement. Then he
said he had killed three men in
North Alabama, two in South
Mississippi, and one in Louisiana.
He said he killed an officer at
Tallahassee, Fia., before murder
jing Washington. He was not
: interrogated as to names; places,
ior dates of the other killings.
• Mc'.iriffa escaped after killing
Washington and was captured
only recently.
Submarines Make Record for Week.
j Fourteen steamers, with a total gross
tonnage of 47. 698 have been sunk in
48 hours by the German subma
rines. This toll, which establishes a
record for so short a period was more
than twice as heavy levied by under
water craft in the preceding week
Three other vessels reported torpedo
ed may add another 26,965 tons to the
i aggregate destroyed in the past two
days. So far as known there has been
no loss of life, except in the sinking of
the White Star Liner Arabic.
The recrudescene of submarine ac
tivity bearan on Angust 12 and in the
week ending Aug. 18 the British Ad
miralty reports officially, 13 vessels of
a. total tonage of 22,970 wre sunk, 11
of them by underwater craft and two
of them by mines. Thi3 makes a toul
known loss of 70.668 tons of shipping
in nine days.
Ten of the vessels sunk in the last
two days were British, three Norwegian
and one Spanish. The total toosge
known to have been lo3t Friday was
26.674 and Thursday it was 21,024,,
The largest vessel whose lois has been
confirmed was the Arabic of 15,801
tons. Reports that the Lapland of Iti
-640 tons, and the Nicosian 6,529 tons,
have been sunk have not been veri
fied. The fate of the J)unsley, report
ed torpedoed just before the Arabic,
was sunk has not been definitely de
termined. The British Press Associ-i
--tion has denied the reported lossof the
Bovic of 6 500 tons.
Underwater craft fcrpsdoed cn Fri
day the British steamer R?stormes>
on Eslkine, City of New York, Samara,
Gladiator, Bittern and the Ben Brachie
with a total of 22 729 tons. The No -
wegian steamer Sverresborg and Bias
and the Spanish steamer Pjria Castillo
also were sunk, making a grand total
of 26,674 tons,
The vessels sunk Thursday were
Arabic, 15,801 tons; the Grodno 1,955
tons; the Serbino 2,205 tons and the
Magda 1,063 tons, a total of 21,024.
All these were of British registry ex
cept the Magda, Norwegian.
Taken by Mistake or Stolen—
A valine on August 18, about
6:30 p. m., was left in Southern
white waiting room with rav
name on end. It contains notic
ing of value to any one except
an English gold coin of about
$5.00 dated 1767 and two one dol
lar gold pins and and a lot of
fractional currency, running in
denomination from three to fifty
cents. If located please com
municate with
W. J. WOLF* 1 ,
2t. pd. Tobaccoville, N. C.
Hawaii, with a population of
200,000, had a foreign traie last
year of $76,000,000. The trade
total was but $6,800,000 in 1897,
the year before annexation to
this country.
Good Cheer in Sorry Times.
The figures for the first half
of the year are distinctly encour
aging. Railway earning are
getting larger, and the same is
tree for the revenues of the
telephone and telegraph compa
nies. Steel, coke, and pig iron
are more in demand, ard cotton
consumption is in excess of that
for the same period last year.
Building is one of the few basic
industries which does not faU in
with the general trend toward
greater activity. Crcp reports
are ail that can he Hesired,
though summer fleed i may mar
the record in some localities. At
the same time conditions abroad
have put our country in a com
manding, if not in the leadirg,
I financial pesition. Any great
| development here will necessary
j wait on that settling ot world
[conditions which alone can make
i the industrial future reasonably
predictable. Meanwhile the
United States is growing all the
time —slowly, it is true, but with
tha solidity of an oak. One very
interesting proof of this is spec
ulation in war, near-war, and
maybe-war stock. "Uncurbed
insecurities''seems a fit descrip
tion. All these faces show that
the material basis is here for
whatever advance we are capable
of making. There never was a
time in our history when busi
ness statesmanship had so exten
sive a field as it has to-day
Colliers Weekly.
Pictures of Leo Frank
Dr. F. B. Hicks was showing yester
day two photographs of Leo. M. Frank,
taken while he was hanging to the tree
near Marietta., Ga., last Tuesday. The
body was clad only in night clothes, the
face covered with a handkerchief, arms
handcuffed in front and the bare feet
tied together with a rope, while the
wound in his neck made by a fellow
prisoner a few weeks before the lynch
ing was plainly visible.
CARRANZA WILL MOVE HIS
CAPITAL TOJPEO CITY
Washington, Aug. 20 -General Car
ranza, it was learned here 'tonight, j 3
preparing to move Irom Vera Cruz to
Mexico City at once and to have h's
government established in the old ca;-
ital by the time his response to tie
Pan-American peace appeal reaches
Washington next week.
Private advic.-s frcm Carrarza to his
Washington advisers today said he ex
pected to be ?n Mexico City Mor.-
d;y.
Accordinc to all information reaching
here, Carrarza in replying to Secretary
Lansing and the Latin-American diplo
mats who aficred to aid in the restor
ing order in Mexico will reject the
peace conference proposal and urge
recognition of his government as the
surest guaranty of peace. That Car
ranza's generals intend to let their chief
answer to the conferees for became ap
parent today when the Carranza agen
cy made public responses from four of
them, including General AguHar, gov
ernor of Vera Cruz arrived, stated that
it would be a breach of dicipline lonhe
generals to answer independently
Jose M. Cardoso, Brazilian minister
to Mexico, was welcomed heie today
by Secretary Lansing, who expressed
the thanks of the United States for his
untiring efforts in looking after Ameri
can affairs in Mexico for the last year.
Tomorrow Mr. Cardoso will mset Pres
ident Wilson and discuss the Mexican
situation with him,
Despondency Due to Indigestion.
"About thre months ago when I was
suffering from indigestion which caus
ed headache and dizzy spei'ls and made
me tired and despondent. I began tak
ing Chamberlain's Tablets," writes
Mrs. Geo. Hon. Macedon, N. Y.
"This medicine proved to be the very
thing I needed, as one day's treat
ment relieved me greatly. I used two
bottles of Chimberlain's Taokts and
they rid me of this trouble." For si!e
by Grimes Drug Co. & Lutz Drug C .