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V" fcfWV;ir Li ' -.4 5" 2 V.' VOL. XXVI fcOONE TTATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, JAN. 128, 1915 -1 mi 1 jTW -i If 6 X 11 ( fir 14 AFTEI TEE EAITKI3A3CE. ; Bom Diptcb to NewYork San. Maniacs roaming aimlessly a- ;J bout, menacing the sane survi Sf yore, half wild dogs and bands of Solves prowling amid piles of -bodies, men tearing frantically , - bnt in vain at heaps of wreckage : Cfrom which come thelaiht a n d 3 gradually weakening cries of their loved ones, women and children V dying of starvation and expose i ; ure, scores of old and young per . ; ishing beneath great heaps of ru - V ins from which the utmost efforts of the rescuers will be unable to s drag "them in .time, these are , "some of the terrible stories reach JS ing Rome tonight from the Gov eminent officials in charge of the relief work in the area devasta v ted by last Wednesday' earth quake. ' ' One of the men made mad by thp catastrophe : split open the skull of an injured survivor who approachedhim today for looting a ruined wine shop. Scores of men and women crazed by grief and hardship, are wandering a- bout the country, v a danger to I 'H- the living, for whose adequate pro tftil tection even she thousands of sol diers now on-the scene are insuf- flcient. Every village is now sui rounded by sentries, but despite their viirilance unsDeakable acts are committed by maddened ref ugees. Tonight the military re-" ceived orders to exterminate the bands of dogs and wolves which were preying on the dead. One of the most pitiful cases reported here is the case of a young man whose fiancee, buried in the i ruinscalled out to him to ave her if he loved her. All day fie.has been digging desperately at the wreckage, aided by the soldiers, who are moved to tears by his grief. Despite their efforts, there is no hopes of saving the girl, and her voice is gradually becoming inaudible The same , young manjtiad previously sav v ed himself, ms mother and his sis--ter from underneath the walls of his fai.en home, but could not find hisaged father. 'J, Strangers are not allowed to approach the towns and villages in rthe"8tricken area, . where the work of rescue goes on without "cessation. The task of digging newt tbca ttiU Utd the ruins rirtivorf and fading those who -; era unhurt b 'a reat that at- ' tamntt K" rv -tM th nn an n fl a nf bodies have been abandoned and they are now piled up in great heaps awaiting the moment when there are no more to save: isSeveral imploring voices were heard from the debris at Avezza no today and the soldiers are trying to reach them. Two girls were saved from the ruins of the girls's school and many "of the pupils are still alive an J are call ing out to the military to save them. . - A royal commissioner has as sumed charge of the earthquake area and has ordered the soldiers not to dig into the ruins unless they hear the moans or cries of victims. Officers have been spec iflically detailed to find out the most likely spots for excava tion. In Avezzano, as a result of systematic exploration, 15 sur vivors were rescued. They- were all thoroughly exhausted and badly injured and several had to ,.i be operated upon, crushed arms and legs being amputated. V The ruins are now ominously : Bilent, and moans are now heard i :'i :only rarely. The burial of the dead has Deen nasienea ior. sani tary reasons. It has been raining all day ana tne excavauug una .been made more difficult. Vanous reports coming -in from' the soldiers show that p scored of parsons had the mdst ij, tjaf velouj e scapes from death; in GENERAL MCWl (Tfellt i1? : Gov. Manning suwilids RImum asOovjoiaC. : Charles. Hert(erBcm,was inau gerated QqtVqS Ala. oitthe 18th inst. -i ' ; ; J'S' ; T Firein Trantaii J. entailed a loss of f 1,000,000 oiths 18th A belt; line1 electric railway '2s to circle the ancient, walls of P. king; Qhina. :: - V . : . The J9th of jahnary wa4:Gen. Lees birthdayV , 1. is a kptl hoi. iday inN.'C. i: Thr& .men were buried in - a shaft of a mine in Macon Co: K. C."a few days ago. ' v ; A bill has been passed to place a statoe of ZeJ. Yanir ih Statu, ary H$Hatagton. The Legisiatiire oT the state has invited Sec. W. J. Bryan to speak before it Jan.: 20th. 1 J.beytatroduced in the Legfeliture providing for a girls tteiormatory qr Rescue Home. ; Dr.(0badet.fe,Jl. of Greek in the State Coiversity, is criti cally ill at his tome on Main St. ; The post office at Obids. Aahe Co. was robbed on' the night of the 16th and; i05 of , stamps and moiey wen secutred;" V Francis will be the nam.o the new arrival at the WhiteHouse. The announcement has been made by Mr. Sayre. . . .. . ' Maj. R. T. Grinnan head-mas ter of the Bingham ;Schdol' at Ashevillo for 'many, years, died on last Friday. ; By watching the in coming mails the Syracuse N. Y." post of fice officials have found 80 differ ent ways of spelling Syracuse.. A handsome school buildine to cost $ 18,000 is being erected n thriving village of Elkin N. C. says a correspondent to the Charlotte Observer. ' I1 . son was born a few d a v. s ago to Mrs. Francis R. Sayre, daughter of President Wilson. It is said that the President is quite proud of the little boy, he being his first grandchild. , , . Rather than face the oeniten tiary a confessed forger off 250, OoO in" whiskey ware-house re ports, Charles. Ledowsky fifty yeats old shot and killed himself on the 20th. . ,- ; A bronze memorial tablet " to the Illinois soldiers' ol the war of 1812 has been installed in t h e State House at Sprinfield. It is a gift of the Daughters of 1912 pj Illinois. ... President Martin, of Davidson College, announces that he will soon begin a campaigner an ad ditional $100,000 endowment for the College, 50,000 being in sight, ' ' ; :Z- . '".A Constipation and Indigestion. "1 have used -Cham Urlain'i Tablets and must say they are i be bet 1 ever used 'for conxti- palion and indiKetioiLiM.v wife aiHO QHed tnm . for indigestion nnd they did her good' writ KugfrieS. Knight, Wilmington, u. uutamauie everywhere. . the catastrophe. Under wrecked, ruined houses litttle children have been found alive, although nearly dead from exposure and cold, but absolqtely unhurt, by tne crash 01 timber and mason ry. The endurance of women and babies is remarkable,1 for many of them are in need only ol food when saved afer long ordeals, imprisoned in wreckage and with the dead bodies of their families buried in the debris near them, uniiaren- dry; FOR FLETCHER'S UnlTtrtUy Jrwi tettjir. ; ' ; I The development of North Car olina as-well asthat of any other State, depends on the health and- intelligepce of its people; and the foundations of health and intel ligence must be laid duiing child hood. A. question always worth the consideration of those interested m educating or in getting educa ted ii,' how is North Carolina pro tiding opportunity for. .hf j chil dren to become healthy and in telligent mien and women? Does she open a free way for their de velopment, or 4oes she stunt the the growth of body and mind by allowing them to work in factor ies?" -V--; ' . : -' Brought into the form- of .a debate query, .the questiQn is: "Besolfed; That North Carolina should enact a law prohibiting all children under 14 years of age froin working inany mill, factory df manufacturing plant." AFFIRMATIVE ARGUMENTS. 1. Child labor results in men tal and physical retardation and incomplete development, for A No time for play, one of the chief agents of development is given. B. Very little, if any, time is given for school ' : 0 .The work is "frequently car ried on in badly lighted unsani tary buDdings. i II. Child labpr.defeats the very object of its employment, for A It tends to industrial deter ioration, for in retarding the physical and mental growth of the child, it prevents him from beco;ming1a skilled laborer. III. Child labor is cheap labor, and cheap labor tends to po ver ty, for ' ." A The total income of a fam ily working in an industry that regularly employs child labor is almost always less than that of a family working in an industry that employs only adults. IV. Child labor is detrimental to society hi general, for It promotes crime, for . work ing children contribute a much larger proportion of delinquents than do non-working children. B. It embitters the spirit of the child, Jor as it hinders his high est development as a citizen, It fills him, with., hatred of those whom uf considers responsible. V. It is contended that some forms of manufacture are depen dent upon child labor; but tho' child labor may be an economy and a convenienc it cannot be a it !i J ' 1 . necessujr iur any iorm oi jegic imate manufacture. ' VI. It is contended that the child offhe widow or the needy child should be allowed to work; button the contrary such chil dren should be given special pro tection so that their possibili- .ties for future maintenance may not bftftmited. n NEGATIVE ARGUMENTS. L Society absolutely : needs child labor in some forms of le gitimate manufacture, for A children are better fitted for some occupations than adults. It Many persons who are una ble to work or who cannot earn enough to support their fami lies, need the help -of their children.'.- ; c ; HI. Under" present educational conditions, North Carolina is bet ter with child labor than without it for y . " r v ; A At presdnt the compulsory school law oe3 not apply fo children between 12 and 14 years of age, and even if did, it vyould effect. them four months in, the year, and We children, are much better oB employed' in the facto- Ttfcpl Visilldbnltfn IVts v ; TvutC:t. Recently three leading men spoke at the Men's meeting atCleve land on the subjectss, "Things I Wish 1 Had Know Before I was Twenty-One." G. Leonard Fels, the fi rst speaket, gave in by twen ty-two men. Here they are. Ev ery word is worth reading: 1. What I was ebinc- to do for a living, what my lifework would hp - 1 2. That in v health after thirty depended in a large degree on what I put into my stomach be- fore I was twenty-one. ' 3. v How to take care of money. 4. The commercial asset of be ing neatly and sensibly dressed. o. mat a mans nabits are mighty hard to change after he is twenty-one. 6. Thata harvest deDends ud- on tejsteds sown; wheat produ- a I Vta U'lfoftt. thiatloa Hpinor fnrth thistlesTraffweedssDoileoodDas- ture, and wild oats sown will w a o a Surely produee all kinds of mise ry and unhappiness. 7. That things worth while re quire time, patience and work. 8. That you can't get some thing out of nothing. '9. That the wbrld would give me iust about what I deserved. 10. That by tie sweat of my , . brow would I earn my bread, 11. That a thorough educa tion not only pays better wages than hard labor, but it brings the best of everythingelse name lir mswminvAhia wnrt haffor .ti. .wi- i..-J iuuu, mure vi luc nuuicauius iua. uikb auu pleasures ui nie, uettei folks to live and deal with, and, best of all, the genuine satisfac tion that you are somebody wor thy of respect, cpnfldence, and the priceless gift of friendship. 12. That honesty is the best policy, not only in dealing with my neighbors but also in dealing with myself and Qod. 13. The value of absolute truthfulness in everything. 14. The folly of not taking ol der peoples advice. 15. That everything my moth er wanted me to do was right. . 16. That "dad" wasn't an old fogy after all. If I had done as he wished me to do, I would be much better off physically, men- tally and morally. 17. What is really meant to father and mother to raise their sort,-, 18.. What hardships and dissa- point ments would be entailed by my leaving home against my parentis wishes. 19. Wore of the helpful and in- spiring parts of the Bible, partic- t.. l u ;iH with tilie i l!e of Christ. 20. The greatness of the oppor- tunity and joy of serving a fel- ries than idle, and out of school. IV. The proposed law does not do more than touch the edge of the child labor question for A. It prohibits child labor in "any mill, factory, or manufac turing plant tnd this does not extend to so-called protection over the thousands of child la bor workers ore the farms. o The number of children em ployed in niilli , factories and manafacturing plants is snail compared with. ' those employed on farms. for out of a total ol 84.27Q engaged in gainful pur- suits74,080 are engaged ia ag- "cul ture. - ' v Children in. mill communi ties are much better off t h a tt those who are era ployed in ' agri cultural work, for A North Carolina mill o.-nera have adopted the ijiacticeoif pro viding sanitary h( imes and Vthus the piuportion of those adve rse ly affected thro dgh work niust be small. i mPfctdTitar. The pistol toting, coupled with blindtiger whiskey, is one ot the crying evils of the day, none will gainsay. Letoue ol those ha bitual, cowardly, pistol-toter K xuiiBu up mix uiiuuu6 key and imagine that somebody has done him an injury and he forthwith snuffs out a life. Var- ious and sundry laws have been enacted against him but he-still flourishes. When one is convict- ed, as ageueral thing the presi- ding iW lets him off with; the payment or cose in tne case ana ne is armea again to resent any "insult" that may be offered him with a bullet. A bill is now , be fore the Legislature to impose a tax on the owner, of pistol equal to the poll tax, and impose a toe or fifty dollars and six moh'JM imprisonment on any one w.uo . . I may M convictea ox carrying! a wuueoreu ncauuu, uuw uu w gh. This little not str0DK eQ0U word "shall" of course -would help Rome, for it will not let the sentence be discretionary with a judge, who fines in some instan ces and suspends in others. - The carrying of concealed weapons will never be checked until the punishment is made much heav ier than any yet proposed. Mor. . grown messenger. Apply Sloans Freely For Lum iago Your attacks of Lumbago are not nearly so hopeless as they seem, lou can relieve tnera ai- most instantly by a simple ap nlioo Hnn rt Slrtan'a r.inimonf nn tbd bacij an(j i0,,,8 Lumbago in I a form of rheumatism, and yields readily to Sloan's, which pen trates quickly all in through the sore- tender muscles, limbers up the hack and makes it feel fine Get a bottle of Sloan's Liniment for 25 cents of any druggist and have it in the house against colds, sore and swollen joints, rheumatism, neuralgia; sciatica and like ailments. Your money back if not satisflen, but it dops giyeaimost instant relief. It's a suggestion which the Warren ton Va. Democrat makes: "Whe should not only give our farms names, but those names should be neatly painted on a sign over each entrance, together with the name of theownerof the place. End while we are about it let's do another good job and give a name to every country church, schoolhouse, and ceme tery, and public place of every nature, and have the names of those conspicuously displayed." We believe that giving farms, schools, etc., such names and ad- uertising them would do a great Li i j. : i i and a desire to make them what they ought to be. The Progress ive Farmer. Men may change their climate but they cannot change their na- ture a man that goes out afool cannot ride nor sail himself into common sihse. Addison. I low man. That Jesus Christ was with tpe r ' V as an Elder Brother and Friend in every activity and relationship 22. That Gods relationship to roe was just as helpful as that of a good shepherd toward his sheep or of a father toward his son. 23. A faithful friend is a strong defense. He that hath found a friend hath found a treasure. A poor man may be said to be rich inthft midst of his novertv so long as he enjoys the interior sun OA Prion Iwliin nhoam likft A annbeam. charms like a good S7 . v a u " is like a golden chain, gufldes ,a Heavenly star.-The Ic UU1WO Ainv a guiuvu vushu, mmuv. into dust. professional:: J .0. Flotehor Jobft B. Blastaoi ; Fletcher & Bingham. -: ; ATTORNEYS AT-LAW. BOONE, NORTH CARO. WflI practiot In the aonrta of W uug nd adjoiatn ooantiet. Cm tni nd prompt atteotioo. givra to " niattowontnutwl tow, J) g M. Peavler. f, Tnata DImmum of tho Eye, Ear Nose anil Threat BRISTOL. TENN. T. E. Bingham, Lawyer BOOJjIE, ..... . N.C IPromptattention -given to 4 t v ill l ftU matterg of a legal nature Collections a specialty Office with Solicitor F. A. Lin. ney 1-29, ly. pd4 Silas M. Greene, JEWELER Mabel, N. Ch All. kinds of repair work: done; under a positive guar antee. When in need of any thing in my line give me a call and get honest, work at honest prices. . Watch Rpairino A Spectaltyb VETERINARY SURGERY. "IJiava been oattinur much ttadr on thli subject; bare received , my diploma, and am now well equipped for the practice ot Veterinary 8 Jr. gery In all Its branohei, and am the only one in the oounty. all on or addreas me at Vilai, N. . R. F. DA . Q. H. HAYES, Veterinary Surgeon. E, S. COFFEY. ATWRhEx AT. LAW', BOONE, N. C. Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 13 Abstracting titles and souectioD ot claims a special &F ll-'ll. Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney SPECIALIST - CTI, BAR; BTOBI, THBOAT A5D CHXST XTKB MXkUlSKD VOR OliASBES . ' FOURTH STREET Bristol, Tcnn.-Va, cirvMTi isi n TiVKTVU I EiAiJAU i-N U U vll liiO hXVi YER -LEN01B, N. 0,- WW Practice Regularly m ibe Courts of Watevga, gj lt. L, D. 1MB, ATTORNEYAT LAW. . Banner ak, N. C. 1 . : luvvtw vuv ui w vi f vi i - and eurrouading counties. Care- attention given to au matters nature" F. A. L1NNEY, ATTORNE? AT LAW, . BOONE, N. C, -. v ; : Will practice in the courts of ths 18th Judicial District in all matters' of a civil nature, v 6-11-1911. IB. F. LovllL W, R.LovO ) LOVIll OC LOVlll I ATTORNEYS AT- LAW I . RO OAT7. N. CL Sp:cial attention given vto 'i.f . cntnt v ??meJ? . W??? V,- i' . :.;c 'S:-
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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