G. COBB, Editor and Owner.
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L. XXXII.
MORGANTON, N. C, JUNE 15, 1916.
NO. 4.
ESIDENT WILSON
AT WEST POINT.
ent Imperative Duty of
imerica is to Be Fully Pre
yed "America First" is
Dominant Note in Wilson's
Kddress.
.ddressing the graduating class at
United States military academy
VTest Point Tuesday President Wil
touched on almost all the sub
s discussed by former Justice
rhes in his telegram accepting the
Publican nomination and alluded to
ericanism, militarism, prepared
s, peace, war and other topics of
ssing interest.
e told the graduates that they
;d "many extraordinary possi
ies," because no one could tell
it the immediate future is going
je, either in the history of this
ltry or the history of the world.
s the present imperative duty of
erica to be prepared, he said, to
that nobody mars the civiliza-
1 she has built up and being safe
If against interference from the
side, he added, "all its force is
hg to be behind its moral idea
mankind is going to know that
n America speaks she means what
says.
Fear of Militarism.
hi militarism he said:
(You know that the chief thing that
folding many people back from
husiasm for what is called pre-
edness is the fear of militarism.
ant to say a word to you young
tlemen about militarism. You're
a militarist because you are mili-
. .
K Militarism does not consist m
existence of an army, not even
he existence of a very great army,
itarism is a spirit. It is a point if
iv. it is a system. It is a trar-
v x
e. The purpose of militarism is to
armies for aggression. The spirit
militarism is the opposite of the
Han spirit the citizen spirit. In
puntry where militarism prevails,
military man looks down upon the
ilian, regards him as inferior,
Jiks of him as intended for his, the
Itary man's support and use and
jt as long as "America is America
spirit and point of view is im-
sible with us. There is as yet in
f country so far as I can discover,
taint of the spirit of militarism.
. The idea I want to leave with
t boys today is this: No matter
fet comes always remember that
t of all you are citizens of the
f ted States before you are officers
that you are officers because you
sent in your particular pro
ton what the citizenship of the
Ited States stands for. . There is no
ger of militarism if you are genu-
Amencans and I for one do not
bt that you are. When you begin
have the militaristic spirit not
military spirit that is all right
i begin to doubt whether you are
encans or not.
"Americanism a Pride."
peaking of Americanism he said:
We have drawn our people, as
Know, from all parts of the
Id, and we have been somewhat5
urbed recently because some of
p, though I believe a very small
f ber, whom we have drawn into
citizenship have not taken into
r hearts the snirit of AmenVa
have loved other countries more
they loved the country of
' adoption.
We have talked a erreat dpl
jut Americanism. It ought to
a matter of pride with us to
p what Americanism really con-
" m. Americanism consists in
rly believing in the principles
America and nuttinar them first
above anything that might by
fee come into competition with
And I, for my part, believe that
American test is a spiritual test.
P- man has to make excuses for
ft he has done as an American
ubt his Americanism. He ought
(Know at every step of his ac-
tnat the motive that, lis
f what he does is a motive of
no American need be ashamed
a moment. Now, we ought to
this test to pvptv msn wp Irnnw.
. j ' " -
i'VP mirrlrt- - 1 J J 1. l xL.i.
-6iii, tu iet it ue Known vnat
pdy who does not put America
can consort with us. But
0ught to set them the example.
ought
thinking American thoughts, bv
Plaining American nurnoses. and
r Noughts and purposes will
the test of example any-
re in the world, for ,they are
ned for the betterment of man-
GOQD ROADS RALLY JULY 4.
Burke County Good Roads Asso
ciation and Morganton Mer
chants' Association Join in
Planning a Good Roads Rally
For the Fourth.
Mr. J. Ernest Erwin, chairman of
the Burke county Good Roads Associ
ation, met with the Morganton Mer
chants' Association Tuesday after
noon, and it was definitely decided
that the two associations would join
in a Good Roads Rally in Morganton
on July 4th. Plans for the day were
discussed in a general way, and a lit
tle later the program to be carried
out will be announced. Mr. Erwin was
appointed to get a speaker for the
rally, and Messrs. N. Lazarus, B. F.
Davis and James McGimsey were cho
sen as a committee on arrangements.
A good crowd, representative of every
section of the county, is expected to
be in Morganton July 4th.
Exhibition Games This Week
With Spencer.
Preceding the opening of the sea
son for the Western Carolina league
the Morganton baseball manager ar
ranged for six exhibition games this
week with Spencer, three to be played
on the local diamond the first half of
the week and the other three in Spen
cer. Monday's game had to be called
off on account of rain and the first
game came off Tuesday, Spencer de
feating Morganton 6 to 2. A home
run by Martin and a sensational catch
by Billings, both for the locals, were
features of the game. Graham,
pitching for Spencer, struck out 13;
Evans, for Morganton, 11. Spencer
got 7 hits and made 4 errors; Morgan
ton, 8 nits, 2 errors.
Moganton's lineup for this season is:
Vassey of Wake Forest, catcher;
Holdings, Wake Forest, first base;
Hodgin, A. & M., second base; Bill
ings, Wake Forest, short stop, and
manager; Ellis, Wake Forest, third
base and utility pitcher; Thompson,
University of Tennessee, right field;
Martin, Clemson, center field, and
Williams. Universitv of Tennesson.
left! field.
The pitching staff consists of Evans,
A. & M.; Weathers, A. & M.; Fesper
man, Catawba, and Rutherford, of
Rutherford College.
MEXICAN SITUATION
DARK AGAIN.
District Meeting of Missionary
Societies.
The Morganton District meeting of
the missionary societies of the Metho
dist church, will be held in the Metho
dist church in Morganton, beginning
June 23 at 10 o'clock and closing June
24 at noon. Delegates from every
adult, young people's and junior so
ciety are expected to attend. Delegates
from all the churches which have no
missionary organization are cordially
invited.
We are fortunate to have with us
Mrs. B. W. Lipscomb, of Nashville,
Tenn., Home Base Secretary of the
Woman's Council of the Southern
Methodist church, who will add great
ly to the interest and helpfulness of
each session.
Those expecting to attend will
please send . names at once to Mrs.
James McGimsey, Morganton, chair
man of the entertainment committee,
so that every one in attendance may
be comfortably provided for.
Part of Friday afternoon will be
devoted to a children's meeting and
Friday evening to young people.
Every Methodist in Morganton dis
trict fall in line and lets make this a
missionary rally worth while.
MRS. M, B. GOODWIN,
District Secretary.
Meeting of Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
A meeting of the Democratic Ex
ecutive committee was held last Sat
urday at which time the following res
olution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Executive Committee that the mem
bers of this committee and its chair
man hold their offices until their suc
cessors are elected, and that we urge
our chairman, C. F Kirksey, to begin
at once a vigorous campaign for the
election of our county and State tick
et, j t
D. F. Denton was nominated by the
committee for coroner to fill vacancy.
Newland Claywell has been selected
by the chairman to act as secretary.
Mrs. H. M. Walton and children,
Hal Murphy, Jr., and little Adelaide,
of. Bemis, Tenn., are here to spent
the summer with Mr. Walton's par,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walton, of
Quaker Meadows. They are spending
this week in town with Miss Cora McDowell.
War Department Orders More
American Troops to Mexican
Border Renewed Raids Caus
ing Worry.
Washington" Dispatch, 12th.
Coincident with continuing reports
from consuls all over Northern Mexi
co telling of the rapid spread of anti
American feeling, the war department
today ordered 1,500 additional regular
troops to the border. Tonight admin
istration officials made no attempt to
disguise their . uneasiness and it was
officially admitted that there is grow
ing alarm over, what the agitation may
produce and the possibility of an at
tack on General Pershing's expedi
tion. No case of attack on the persons of
American residents in Mexico has
been reported, although there have
been one or two attacks on vacant
consulates and other American prop
erty.
Renewed Raids.
Part of theincreasing apprehen
sion here is due to the renewed raids
in the Laredo region. Several reports
dealing with the situation there have
been received. Officials declined to
reveal dgtails, but seemed inclined to
believe a serious purpose was behind
the bandit raid on the Coleman ranch.
Three raiders were killed and three
captured, on report said, adding that
they attempted to burn a railroad
bridge near Laredo but failed.
The State department through
Special Agent Rodgers, at Mexico City
has called the attention of the de facto
government to the anti-American out
breaks, which for nearly two weeks
have been spreading steadily. Many
towns have held mass meetings and
protested against the continued pres
ence of American troops in Mexico.
In two or three instances American
property has been attacked but no
threats against lives of Americans
have been made. Reports of consuls
telling of the agitation were turned
over to the Carranza officials more as
a matter of information than as rep
resentations. While his regular troops
are in control, apparently General
Carranza has earnestly tried in most
cases to prevent the holding of protest
meetings and in some places contem
plated meetings "and parades have
been prevented.
Bridgewater Items.
Correspondence of The News-Herald.
Mrs. G. C. Anthony spent Sunday
in Morganton with her brother-in-law,
Mr. Thomas Anthony.
Miss Julia Rust, who spent the past
winter in Bera College, came home
last Tuesday to spend the summer
with her mother, Mrs. J. R. Rust.
Miss Ruth, Martin, of Marion, re
turned to her home Tuesday, after
spending a week with Misses Char
lotte and Glennie Anthony.
Mrs. M. L. Hildebran and son, John,
have returned from a week's stay
with her sister, Mrs. Dug Ennis at
Erwin, Tenn.
Mrs. Walter Stacy and daughter,
Annie, of Nebo, spent Saturday with
Miss Carrie Tate.
Mrs. W.' W. Rust and two children
are visitors at the home of Mrs. J. R.
Rust.
Mrs. T. W. Wilson, of Nealsville,
spent the week-end with her father,
Mr. M. F. Tate.
Mr. M. F. Tate was a business vis
itor in Morganton one day last week.
Misses Swannie and Rose Giles,
Nissia Ross and Mr. W. W. Giles and
Quince Simpson spent a few hours
with the Misses Ballew last Wednes
day afternoon.
The Southern Power Co. has taken
an option on Mr. C. B. Kincaid's farm,
recently purchased from Mr. Robert
Winkler, on Catawba river about
three miles above Bridgewater, and
the place seems to be alive with sur
veyors. It is reported that there will
be a dam built on this place.
The farmers are busy harvesting
their grain but are not very enthu
siastic over this year's yield.
The heavy rainfall and high waters
of last week have hurt the corn crop
some, but it is looking better since
Monday's rain washed off some of the
mud.
The gardens in this section are look
ing fine. Mr. R. A. Abernethy.had a
"mess" of beans the first day of June
and several others have been eating
beans the past week, with Irish po
tatoes most as large as a teacup.
Mr. T. J. Gibbs, of near Marion,
was in Bridgewater on business one
day last week.
Mr. S. P. Tate spent Tuesday in
Marion.
THE VOTE IN THE STATE.
Bickett's Majority 26,000
Manning to Be Attorney Gen
eralOnly One Contest in
Congressional Districts.
With the vote of Pamlico and Tyr
rell counties missing, the State
Board of Elections reported that Bick
ett for Governor received 63,121
votes and Daughtridge 37,017; Bick
ett's majority is 26,104.
Following is the vote for the
other State officers:
For Treasurer Lacy, 59,908;
Mann, 34,548. Lacy's majority, 25,
360. For Commissioner of Labor and
Printing Shipman, 62,808; Dellinger,
25,559. Shipman's majority, 37,249.
For Attorney General Manning,
43,332; Jones, 18,902; Sinclair, 18
036; Calvert, 12,847. Manning lacked
6,453 of receiving a majority.
For Corporation Commissioner
Lee, 61,933; Boyd, 27,619. Lee's ma
jority, 34,314.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
Graham, 50,250; McKinnon, 33,596;
Hobbs, 8,971. Graham's majority, 17,
683. For Insurance Commissioner
Young, 69,998; McClenaghan, 22,247.
Young's majority, 47,751.
For Secretary of State Grimes,
53,839; Hartness, 27,186; Clark, 16,
193. Grimes' majority, 10,460.
While Manning did not receive a
majority for Attorney General, it is
understood that Col. Edmund Jones
of Lenoir, second in the race, will not
ask for a second primary.
In the sixth district there will be
a second primary to decide on the con
gressional nominee, and it promises to
be a battle royal. The contestants
are Congressman Godwin of Harnett
county, present incumbent, and State
Senator Jo. Brown of Columbus. Im
mediately the fact became known
that Brown was second in the con
test, opponents of Congressman
Godwin began organizing Brown
clubs, over the district.
The vote in the sixth in the first
primary was 5,475 for Godwin, 2,228
for Brown, 1,889 for Little of New
Hanover, 1,441 for Nimocks of Cum
berland, 281 for Young and Harnett.
MR. DICKSON TO MR. AVERY.
To the Editor of The News-Herald:
In your issue of the 8th Mr. A. C.
Avery, in replying to Mr. Spainhour,
goes out of his way to say he has
heard that I had boasted that no legis
lation can pass at Raleigh if Mr. W.
A. Erwin and I are opposed to it.
Mr. Avery has been good enough to
say some kind things about me in the
past, and I trust he has a better opin
ion of me than to believe that I am a
big enough fool to think or say such
a thing.
Mr. Avery says Mr. Spainhour is in
consistent, in that he advocated State
wide prohibition and opposes corpo
rate extension by a majority against
the will of the minority. Mr. Avery
is too good a lawyer not to see the
distinction between the police power
of the State and the right to levy tax
es. The right of the majority to pro
tect themselves from the acts of the
minority that disturb or injure them,
is a moral right. But the levying of
tribute off the minority by the ma
jority for its own benefit is an exer
cise of power and not of right.
Mr. Avery asks how long the town's
contract .with the Alpine Cotton Mills
should stand. There was no time limit
set when the contract was made; had
there been, the Alpine people would
not have built their new mill.
This question was carefully inquired
into by a committee of th T
of 1913 and twice investigated by a
onmiai uuinmuiee in iyi and dis
cussed before the House of Repre
sentatives, and each time they said in
effect that the town must stnnH Vv ?fc
contract.
Should Mr.' Avery succeed in break
ing the contract heWn tho
the Alpine Cotton Mills, he will at the
&ame time advertise to the world that
Morganton does not keep faith.
Respectfully,
JOHN A. DICKSON.
. MBBBy
Kibler Drug Company Opens for
Business. .
On Monday of this week the Kib
ler Drug Co. opened for business in
their beautiful new building a few
doors above the nostoffice. The interior
finishing of the store and the hand
some furnishings with which it has
been fitted have been the objects of
much admiration from all who have
visited the store. No gaudiness mars
the simple beauty of the rich, inlaid
mahogany fixtures. The fountain is of
the sealed-tight, sanitary type. The
store is very attractive and would do
credit to any city. Dr. Ralph Kibler,
in charge of the business, needs no in
troduction to Morganton people, hav
ing been born and reared here. His
return to his native town is warmlv
welcomed by his friends who bespeak
for him much success.
ITEMS FROM WORRY.
Correspondence of The News-Herald:
On account of the recent rains the
progress of harvesting wheat has been
greatly delayed. It is generally re
ported that wheat is very good and
there is a larger acreage on John's
river than has been for a number of
years.
Miss Cornelia McDowell, who at
tended school as Fassifern the past
session, came home last Friday to
spend her vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Tate spent last
Friday in Morganton.
Miss Grace Pearson, of Morganton,
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. W. M. Michaux.
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Arney, of
Chesterfield, spent Sunday in our sec
tion. Miss Mary Sue Bell, of Morganton,
was a guest at the home of Mr. G. S.
Ramsaur last week.
Miss Nannie Lynn, who was a stu
dent at the Normal, Asheville, the
past session, is now at home for sev
eral months.
Miss Addie Ervin, of Morganton,
and Mr. White, of Durham, were call
ers in Pleasant Valley Sunday even
ing. Miss Zalia Henderson was a Mor
ganton visitor Thursday.
Mr. A. C. Copeland made a business
trip to Morganton Saturday.
The Worry sluggers will cross bats
with the Johns river team Saturday
afternoon on the latter's ground.
Mrs. C. A. Edmonson spent Thurs
day in Cherry Fields with her mother,
Mrs. W. C. Henderson.
Rev. Mr. Pastell, a former pastor
of the Table Rock circuit, will hold
services at Arney's chapel Sunday
night, July 2nd, at eight o'clock. Let
everybody come out to services for he
is a very able speaker and we feel
sure his message will be beneficial to
all.
Mrs. Milas Kincaid and Miss Nannie
Lynn spent Sunday with their sister,
Mrs. R. V. Michaux.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the home of Mr. Plato Anderson
Saturday night with plenty of "old
time" string music on the grounds.
All are invited.
We are very sorry to note the sud
den illness of Mr. George Watkins
and trust that we may soon chronicle
his recovery. c
Mr. Beecher Ward Anderson, of Le
noir, made a spin over in our section
last Sunday with his new car.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McConnaughey
and Mrs. Emmie Forney, Miss Susie
Perkins and little Miss Mary Perkins
Kent attended services in Morganton
Sunday.
Mrs. W. N. McDowell spent Friday
in Morganton.
Mr. Erwin Whisenant and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I. D.
Whisenant.
Mr. Lewis Lynn made a business
trip to Morganton Monday.
Mr. L. D. Henderson was a visitor
in Collettsville Sunday.
Mr. G. S. Ramsaur made a business
trip to Hickory one day last week.
Last Sunday Mrs. E. McK. Goodwin
and Mrs. J. A. Shuping, of Morganton,
came out to Arney's chapel to assist
in organizing a foreign missionary
society. Mrs. Goodwin made an ex
cellent talk and it was enjoyed by all.
TEG.
June 13, 1916.
LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Work is going along rapidly on the
Sunday school addition to the First
Baptist church.
Rev. J. E. Gay, presiding elder of
the Morganton district, preached at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
Friends are much concerned that
Register of Deeds J. B. Holloway has
typhoid fever. Mr. Holloway was
taken to Grace Hospital Tuesday
night.
Children Day Services will be held
at Zion Baptist church next Sunday,
June 18th, beginning at 10:30 a. m.
Dinner will be served on the ground.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Mr. W. C. Ervin, of Morganton, had
the honor of being chosen delegate
from this district to the Democratic
convention in St. Louis. He left Sun
day to attend upon the sessions of that
great gathering of Democrats.
Mr. C. F. Foister, of Asheville, had
a narrow escape from suffocation
from ammonia fumes Monday when
an ammonia pipe burst at the Storage
Supply Co., where he works. He was
discovered just in time. Mr. Foister
formerly lived in Morganton.
When John Deal went to the home
of Luther Carswell about 4 miles from
Morganton Saturday to take some'
calves to satisfy a chattel mortgage
past due, Carswell slashed him with a
knife. Rich Tate, a negro, tried to
get Carswell not to fight, and Cars
well stuck his knife into Tate.
Quarterly conference was held at
the Methodist church Monday morning
with Presiding Elder J. E. Gay, pre
siding. Delegates to the district con
ference to be held at Glen Alpine July
13th were selected: Messrs. I. I.
Davis, J. L. Nelson, B. F. Davis and
B. C. Williams; alternates, Messrs. R.
T. Claywellond J. R. Clodfelter.
From Hendersonville the news
comes that Rev. W. F. Womble, for
merly pastor of the Methodist church
here, had the misfortune to break one
of his ribs Saturday and was unable
to conduct services Sunday. The ac
cident happened while the minister
was helping on the new building
which the Wesley Adult Bible class of
the church is erecting in the grove
back of the church. He fell and
struck his side on a piece of timber.
A Good Way to Improve Poor
Land.
When your wheat is cut, waste no
time in plowing your stubble and
plant peas or soy beans in rows about
three and one-half to four feet apart.
Work the pas about three times and
at the last working of the peas sow
down rye and plow it in with culti
vator. By the first of November the
rye will be sufficiently large to -hold
up cattle and you will find it one of
the cheapest ways of feeding your
cattle. Pasture the rye only in dry
weather. The rye can be turned under
in spring for corn or soy beans. If
the peas are planted by the 1st of July
most of the peas will mature before
frost.
This plan will give you an oppor
tunity to get rye sown in time to make
a sod before cold weather. It also
gives you an opportunity to grow a
summer and winter cover crop for the
benefit of soil in the same year. The
rye should be sown from middle of
August to middle of September to get
the best results.
If you have never grown any ab
ruzzie rye, you should not waste an
other year's title before you sow some.
It grows well in Burke county.
E. L. PERKINS,
County Agent.
News From Chesterfield.
Correspondence of The News-Herald:
Mr. Charles Hensley and his mother
Mrs. F. M. Hensley, spent Sunday in
Morganton with Mrs. Hensley's
daughter, Mrs. Knox Fincannon,
whose baby is seriously ill.
Mrs. Alvin Berry and baby, little
Margurite, of Atlanta, Ga., came Fri
day to spend the summer at the lovely
home of Mrs. Berry's father-in-law,
Capt. W. B. Berry.
Messrs. W. W. James, E. B. Hood
and Mrs. Hood went to Gilboa church
Saturday to the quarterly meeting.
Mr. James was at the meeting on Sun
day also.
Mr. Robert Sides, of Lenoir, is here
on a visit. Mrs. Sides and children
have; been with homefolks for several
days.
Mrs. Eliphus Crouch, of Hickory, .
was a guest at the home of her broth
er. Mr. Robert Kincaid, several days
the first of the week.
Messrs. Thomas Hallyburton and
John Smith attended the service 'at
Nci'th Catawba church Sunday.
Mr. Joe Kincaid, of Griffin,' Ga.,
Capt. L. A. Bristol and son, Benedict,
of Morganton, visited relatives and
the homes where their happy child
hood was spent.
Mr. J. V. Powell spent Thursday
night of last week with. his friends,
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Goodson, in Mor
ganton T:;v. Setzer, a blind man, preached
a good sermon Sunday afternoon at
the Hartley schoolhouse.
Mr. Lonnie Wall was a business vis
itor in Lenoir last Saturday.
Rev. Joseph Benfield and family
passed through here Sunday evening
on their way to Morganton to visit
relatives.
Farmers are busy in their crops,
will soon be in their harvest. Some
rye has been cut. Wheat and oats
are not so good as they would have
been had it not been f for the dry
weather we had.
Children's Day next Sundav f u
! Pleasant church. Everybody -cordial-ly
invited.
June 13, 1916.
' Miss Ruth Jenkins is visiting rel
atives in Asheville.