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A Home Newapaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Governmental Affairs.
VOL XII. 110. -41. FOTTBTH SERIE3
SAUSBTJRY. C, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 27rH,1916.
Wm. H. STEWART; ED. AND PROP.
LEECH Bfim BT ZEPPELINS.
Hiw Tksy Wtn.Cst Witl Stisa Siccess tni
tit tez:$ Est.
London, Sept 24. Of the 12
big Zeppelins which invaded the
British Isles last night to deal
death and destruction from the
skies, two today lay stark and
black masses, of steel and alum
inum in the little village of Man
gold, EsseV:County. They fell
victims of the antiaircraft de
fenses of Loudon and outlying
districts.
One. came down a flaming
torch, as did ihe Zeppelin L 21,
destroyed' three weeks ago,
while the second, disabled by
gun fire, effected a landing which
saved the lives of the crew who
ttonight are : prisoners in Eng
land. The crew of the first raid
er died in the consuming flames
of their own -ship, but they were
mot so terribly charred as their
predecessors.
This latest raider to light her
own funeral way on English soil
collapsed and was consumed
much more quickly than tne
tu 21. It is possible, though,
that some of. the men were still
living when the great vessel
struck the. ground. The cap
tain's body was found some dis
tance from the wreck.
The death and burning of the
first Zeppelin was witnessed by
tens of thousands of London's
residents but the wounding and
descent of the second raider was
a matter of doubt until today's
official statements were given
dut; Pew details are available j
of this second raider's condition,
but it is reported tint the crew
surrendered to special consta
bles.
Many who saw the shrapnel
bursting like skyrockets about
the invader, which subseq'ientlv
caught fije, think there must
have been several direct; . hits'
Many aeroplanes were nlolt and
attacked the Zeppelins iro.n all
sides.
Tne raiders took a heavy toll
of lives before their destruction,
28 persons being killed and U9
wounded in the Metropolitan
district of London. Two per
sons were killed, and probably
four and 17 were wounded in the
provinces
The property damage, While
widely distributed, is confined
for the most part to small subur
ban - dwellings and shops, al
though one railway station was
damaged, some empty carts be
ing destroyed and part of the
tracks torn up.
The roar of dropping bombs
was heard in many districts
where the raiders were invisible.
It is not believed that more
than twoor three invading Zep
pelins which crossed the east
coast succeeded in reaching: the
environs of London and that two
of these paid the death penally
gives the greatest satis Taction
to the military authorities. A
part frotn the loss of material
the casualties of the last two
raids, it is believed will have a
depressing effect on the moral of
the Zeppelin crews in the future.
Londoners were jubilant today
but there was not the same ex
ultant enthusiasm as three weeks
ago, indicating that the destruc
tion of giant sky-raiders is al
ready taken as an ordinary inci
dent in this unusual world war.
The fact that the airships were
brought down well outside of
London, both last night and
September 3, shows the care
with which the defenses
have
been developed. The efficiency
in dealing with the raiders was
further evidenced by the speed
with which the searchlights
piCKea up me nrst raider that turned partlyaway and sudden
appeared above the suburbs j y dissolved apparently into thin
about midnight. Suddenly a 1 air. Evidently the Zeppelin was
searchlight beam shot into tha ' beclouded in the smoke and the
starlit sky. Three more dazzling !
shafts followed and within 15
seconds the. whirring airships
were caught in the toils, and the
giius began sending up shriek
ing snrapnell shells.
For a minute or two the raider
Jcept its coui;se, then wavored,
Steel Car Shed 109x600 Feet to be Erected
at Spencer.
Washington, D. C , Sept. 23.
Greatly enlarged facilities for re
pairing cars at Spencer, N. C.
one of the most important car
repairing points on the system,
wuXbe constructed at once by
the Southern Railway to consist
of a new all steel car shed 109
feet by 600 feet with a shop ad
Joining 50 feet by 100 feet.
The new facilities will replace
the present small and congested
wooden shed used for this pur
pose and will permit a greater
output at less cost. The shed
will be equipped with overhead
cranes for handling car bodies
and materials and will have all
modern conveniences and econ
omic appliances, while the shop
will be provided with machine
t(Kils of the latest design for
this special line of work. Addi
lional track room will be provid
ed for handling the increased
number of cars that can be re
paired. The plant will be elec
trically operated with current
purchased locally. A transfor
mer house will be constructed
to take care of the current.
Bids are uow being solicited
from contractors for the founda-
tiou work which will be com
menced as soon as contract has
been awarded and the remainder
of the work will follow promptly.
Doi't Neiiest Your Cell
Neglected colds get worse,
instead ol better. A stuffed
head, a light :hel must be re
lieved at once. Dr. Bell's Pine
Tar Honey is Naiure's rernedj'.
Honey and glycerine heal the ir
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Pine-Tar Th'ney Ts an ideal rem
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srrown-upa Al your
25 cents
Druggist
$1,000,000 Loss and Oaa Dead In Phoenix,
N. T- Fire.
Syracuse N. Y., Sept. 24. Fire
e-rly today destroyed the entire
business district and more than
half the industrial section of the
town of Phoenix, causing a loss
of more than $1,000,00
One person is known to have
perished. Eightv-two buildings
were destroyed .
The fire burned without check
for IS hours and the volunteer
fire department was made helpless
by the early destruction of the
water pumping station The fire
started from a hotel journal in a
power plant according to the
authorities.
Not a stors was left standing
and the people were tonight con
fronted with a serious problem of
food supply Looters in vaded the
ruins, and scores of deputies were
sworn in with orders to shoot.
Several paper mills s silk mill,
bank', several chair factories,
large warehouses, the potoffice,
four hotels and a church were
destroyed. One man was burned
and a number of firemen and resi
dents injured.
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Hooresville Will Get New R. R. Depot.
Mooresville, Sept. 22 Supt. F
D impson of the Southern Rail
way has written to President
Donald oi" the Chamber of Com
merce to the effect that within
one year from the 20th of Sept-
; emDer Mooresville will have her
new passenger station, something j
that ts 'very much needed and
desired.
lights lost her completely.
In the meantime, howt . r,
bombs were droDned and red
flares were visible as they hit
the earth. Then the , city wavs
quiet for an hour, the search-
lights flashing only occacionally
in the hunt for raiders.
'
JEWISH NEW YEAR FALLS ON THURSDAY.
More Orthodox Will Observe Thursday and
Friday in Celebration;
Rosh Hashanah (the - Jewish
New Year) also called Yom
Hazikoron "Day of Memorial,"
falls this year on Thursday,
September 28th. Itcommences,
however, the evening previous
since in Bible usage the days are
coon ted from sun-down to sun
down. The in re orthodox will
observe not only Thursday but
Friday as well, it being their
custom to keep a second day in
connection with practically all
the more important Jewish holi
days and festivals This custom
on their part grew out of certain
complex conditions in the calen
dation of early rabbinical times
and the practice, once estab-
lished, has been kept up by
them, even though the original
reason n longer obtains, rue
Reformed Jews observe only
tne day scripturally prescribed
The date of Resh Hashanah is
the first day of the month of
Tishri and the New Year now to
be ulhgred in is, according to
the traditional Jewish Calendar,
the year 5877.
Unlike January 1st. Rosh
Hashanah has been fully able to
resist secularization It is in
form and spirit a holy day dis
tinctively, not a holiday. Solemn
services characterize its observ
ance both evening and morning.
It is a time dedicated! to retro
spection, introspection and reso
luti i .s for the future. The day
bears the special designation of
Yom ha-Dinora Day of Judg
ment. With puaiut mysticism
the old tradition represents the
souls of men as being on this
day before the Divine Tribunal
at the auuual assizes on . high.
The great Recording Books lie
open aud-4he VhUivkUjiUeUuis
are set down, but (and this is the
significant element in the con
ception) the award in each given
case must be sealed by the per
son himself, meaning thereby,
that, though the varying issues
of the New Year proceed rrom
God's providence, no one's future
is determined apart from what
he himself is and does. Out of
the above conception has grown
up the familiar greeting inter
changed by Jews on Rosh Hash
anah, namely, "leshonali tovah
tikasevu," meaning "May you
be inscribed for a good year!"
An important feature of the
ritual f Rosh Hashanah is the
blowing of the Shofar or Ram's
horn. In ancient days the
sounding of this instrument was
associated with times of national
crisis and other solemn occa
sions. There are various fanci
ful explanations of the counec
tion of the Shofar with the cele
bration of Rosh Hashana. Each
of its dominant notes likewise
nas been given a symbolic sig
nificance. As the tones of the
Shofar are of a peculiarly pierc
ing quality the sounding of the
Shofar may be regarded as a
clarion -call "to the conscience to
. -
strive after the higher life in
New Year The prominence ac
corded to the ceremony of the
sounding of the Shofar during
the services has made Rosh
Hashanah known as the Yom ha-
Teruah, "the day of the Sound
iug of the Shofar." News and
Observer.
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A cold does not get well of it
setr. rne process or wearing
out a cold wears you out, and
your cough becomes serious if
neglected. . : Hacking coughs
dram the energy and sap the
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ness of Dr. King's New Discov-
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PICKETING ON NEW YORK CAR LINES,
How Labor, Refusing ti Work. Attempts to
Prevent Outers mm So.
New York, Sept. 24. While
several unions, representing vari
ous trades, met today and discuss
ed plans for the threatened "sus
pension of work'' Wednesday in
aid of the carmen who quit their
places September 6 active picket
ing of the transit lines which
have been declared "unfair" by
organized labor was begun by
thous nds of men and women
Sentinels were posted through
out the city to Watch for union
men riding on the cars. All
cases of the kind will ba reported
to the unions to which the men
belong and fines will be assessed
it was said.
Eight hundred coopers, affiliat
ed with the longshoremen's union,
it was announced voted in favor
of a general strike. They will
take no further action, however,
until a definite decision is reached
by the longshoremen, it wusaid.
Except for sporadic attacks
against elevated railway trams
by men lurking on housetops,
there was little outward change
in the situation. Service on the
subway and elevated lines con
tinued normal, while surface car
travel showed improvement.
What few attacks there were up
on cars today were or a minor
character, according to the police.
No one was injured. Jitneys and
various other vehicles pressed in
to service during" the strike an
parently did a thriving business
especially on the East Side of the
city where many union sympath
izers refused to patronize the
transit companies.
Forget Yonr Aches.
Stiff knees, aching limbs, lame
backmgke life aSu rden . I f you
suffer from rheumatism, jrout,
ulmbago, neuralgia, get a bottle
of Sloan's Liniment, the univer
sal remedy for pain. Easy , to
apply; it penetrates without rub
bing and soothes the tender
flesh. Cleaner and more effec-
ive than mussy ointments or
poultices. For strains or spains.
sore muscles or wrenched liga
ments resulting from strenuous
exercise, Sloan's Liniment gives
quick relief. Keep it on hand
for emergencies. Atyour Drug
gist, 25c.
No Business Concerns Left in Hiddenite.
Statesville, Sept 23. As a
result of the disastrous lire at the
little village of Hiddenite Friday
afternoon and night the entire
business section of the town is
completely wiped out, with the
exception of one or two small
store buildings which were locat
ed in an isolated part of the town.
A visit to this town by your
correspondent since the fire oc
curred discloses the fact that
there is practically no business
enterprises left.
Formerly a thriving and pros
perous little town of around six
hundred inhabitants, located in
Alexander county, near the foot
of the famous Brushy Mountains,
and with a business section which
comprised a large roller mill,
planing mill eight or ten stores,
in addition to a drug and hard
ware store, and other various es
tablish men tStHbe place now pres
ents a spectacle -of ruin and de
solation. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy.
This is a medicine that every
family should be provided with.
Colic and diarrhoea often come on
suddenly and it is of the greatest
importance that they be treated
promptly. Consider the suffering
that must be endured until
- physician arrives or medicine can
beobtained, ChamW.ain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
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OF POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Politicians s are Tiyiw to ' ton, M tb Ftt-1
pie Are Harching fram Victory to Victory.
Romanism dies hard io Florida
the same as elsewhere. The
treatment being accorded the Hon
Sidney J Catts by his disguntled
opponent, W .V Knott, and bis
Roman Catholic backers and
henchmen, after Catts honestly
and fairly secured the Democratic
nomination for . governor at the
June primaries, is enough to dis
gust every citizen who believes in
law and order.
Knott is contesting the nomina
tion of Catts and in the course of
the contest it develops that Knolt
is gaining voles. The latest re
port is to the effect thai he has
gained 401 votes, leading Catts
by 134 votes, while prior to the
recount Catts hd a plurality of
267 votes.
According to Florida papers
with the cour ge to print the
truth, ballot boxes have been
opened, ballots changed in Knott's
favor and in some instances Catt's
entire vote stolen and destroyed.
The matter is now before the
supreme court of tffe State. Knott
has applied to the ccurt to be !
placed on the ballot as the legal
nominee, while Mr Catts is con
testing the legality of the recount
of ballots.
Instances of glaring fraud come
to light in many precincts where
a recount has been made and the
fraud always happens to be in
favor of the candidate Rome
would prefer to see recognized.
If this fraudulent recount is al
lowed to stand and if Mr Knott
is placed on the ballot at the
general election as the legal
nominee, every patriot of the
State, regardless of former affilia
tions, should go to the polls at
the general election ia November
and scratch out the name of W.
V. Knott and iusert instead the
name of Sidney J. Catts
This is the only sure and effec
tive way of rebuking-the treason
able hand of Rome in Florida
politics, and the onlv way to re
deem the State in the eyes of the
outside world.
It will be remembered that early
in the game, before the primaries
the Romanized democratic State
committee of Florida attempted
to disfranchise every voter worthy
of the name by ruling that no
man should vote who belonged to
any secret society that had any
thing to do with politics.
The same crowd that tried to
disfranchise the Catts following
then are trying to steal the elec
tion from him now.
The people repudiated the Ro
mish gang's first treason
Now let them repudiate their
attempt to steal the nomination
from a man who won it fair and
square!
The surprise of the campaign
wzs the defeat of Congressman
Daniel J. McGillicuddy inthesec
ond'district, says the New York
Times in speaking of the Maine
election
It would indeed, bo difficult to
overestimate the significance of
the Maine election, and especially
the defeat of Congressman Mc
Gillicuddy, the zealous subject of
the pope, whose political record
has been so pleasing to the up
holders of the papal system who
are waging war against our fun
damental democracy.
This congressman, though less
offensively anti-American than
Messrs. Gallivan and Fitzgerald
has proved himself a most faith
ful representative of the papal
sovereign in his votes and influ
ence in Congress, We call to
mind no instance where he has
failed to support the measures
desired by the Roman hierarchy.
Constipation the Father of fflany Ills.
Of the numerous ills that affect
humanity a large share start with
constipation. Keep your bowels
regular and they may be avoided
When a laxative is needed
take Chamberlain's Tablets.
They not only move the bowels
but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. Ob-
tamable everywhere.
Kiffen Rockwell Killed Few Hours Alter Pro-
- s.Pt 24.-Aeriai fight-i
ing in which Sergt. Kiffen Rock- I
well of North Carolina was mor
tal! y wounded yesterday morn
ing by a German airman t ok
place over the town of Thann.
The body of the American avia
tor fell in reconquered territory
in Alsace near the spot where
Rockwell shot down his tirtst
adversary five months ago. ,
Rockwell was serving as a
volunteer in the Franco Auieri-
can flying corps on the Verdun
front. A few hours previous to
the engagement he had been pro
m ted to the rank of second
Lieutenant but died without
Knowing of the new honor. Ht
already had received the mili
'ary medal for shooting down a
ertnau two sea-Ler .near llart-mans-Weilerkopf
in May. He
it :'t i do i awollier before
Ve dun and had participated in
a ihi illi iij combat in which near
ly all the Franco-American to.
til la was engaged with a strorg
-vt rr T i
merman iorce. ne was wounaea
during t ie ti. ht by a fragment
of shell while enausjed alone with
three adversaries.
State of Ohio, City of j
Toledo, Lucas County, j
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo,
county State aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of One
nunarea uoiiars ror eacn ana
becired bv the use of Hall's
Catarrh Our. Frank J. Cwtwrv.
Sworn to before me and sub-
scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. Glbason, Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken
internally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimon
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F J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
Address: F. J. Chenev & Co..
Toledo, O. Sold by all drug-
gists, 75c. Take Hall's Family
Pills for constipation.
Deaths Due to Carelessness en Railroad.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 20. Death
overtook 174 persons, while walk
ing on tracks, swinging trains,
or otherwise trespassing on the
property of the Southern Railway
during tne year euaea June auia,
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Despite all warnings of its dang-
er, the practice of trespassing on
railroad property seems on the
increase! For the three previous
jrcaia tuc uumuci ui ncapasacia
killed on the Southern was as
follows: 1913-155; 1914-126;
1915-146. making witn ivib a
total of 601 lives sacrificed ' to
careiessness. statistics snow tnat
the great majority of railroad
rpQrasafr5 Irillprl arp 11sffll1 riti I
7,ens. Wage earners, using the
tracks while walking to and from
their work, rurnisn a large pro
portion while fully a third are
school boys, killed, while "hop
ping" trains.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 21. As the
result of automobile drivers fail
ing to heed "Stop, Look and Lis
ten" warnings, there were 57
automobile accidents at crossings
ot public highways with Southern
Railway tracks during the year
ended June 30, taking a toll of 12
lives and 59 personal injuries. In
1915 there were 69 such accidents,
resulting in 12 deaths and 58 in
juries. According to States, the
number of accidents, deaths, and
injuries in 1916 were as follows:
Accidents: Alabama 7, Georgia
11, North Carolina 11, South
Carolina 17. Tennessee 10, Vir
ginia 1. Deaths: Georgia 2,
North Carolina 4, South Carolina
3, Ten.i.ioce 3. Injuries: Alaba
ma Georgia 8, North Carolina
14 South Carolina 14, Tennessee
13 Virginia 1.
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When others see how ouicklv vou
get over your cold by taking
Chamberlain s Cough Kemedy
they are likely to tonow your ex-
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u
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TUBERCULOSIS WEEK IN DECEMBER.
It is Suggested N. C Will Observe Mena!
Tubercuiosis Week Dec. 3-10. Inclusive.
It has been suggested that
tuberculosis week be observed
in North Carolina the week of
December 11-10. This week has
been set apart by the National
Association for the study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis in
which spectal attention may be
gived this all important subject
in every State in the Union.
Through the Tuberculosis Bu-
reau of thts State, of which Dr.
L. B. McBraver rf t,hi fifato
. w v-- - Vb U w
Sanatorium is at the head, efforts
will be made to enlist the co-op
eration of the churohos. tha
schools, and all anti-tuberculosis
aud public health organizations
in bringing tuberculosis to the
attention of the people.
During the week three special
feature davs will be held. On
Wednesday, December 6, which
is National Medical Examination
Day, an effort will be made to
get every body, men,
. .... " .
women,
a id children, whether sick or
Well, to have an examination to
fi'id out ifthey have any inpay
ments or defects oi' their bodies
t iat need attention. On Fridav.
December 8, known as Children's
Health Crusade Day, it is hoped
that the schools will pay special
attention to fighting tuberculosis,
and on Sunday, December 3,
which will be observed in this
State as Tuberculosis Sunday.
speciai sermons will be preached
atld exercises held in the church
es featuring this grave and
timely subject.
Are Yea Looking Old?
Old age comes quick enough
without inviting- it. Some look
old at forty. That is because
they neglect the liver and bowels.
Keep your bowels regular and
your liver healthy and you will
not only feel younger but look
younger
When troubled with
constipation or biliousness ti-.ke
Chamberlain's TaMcts. They
are intended especially for these
ailments and are excellent. Ei -iy
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150 Gallons Still Is Captured.
Acting on a tip received from
Sheriff Sprinkle, of Davie county,
I . M .
Kevenue Utncer Taioert accc .n-
panied bv Deputy Sheriff Graham
ft Salisbury Saturday, u ale a
rjde of thirt v-eiffht ar les u. iuto
yacjHn county and on the lai Is
ot 1(ot)ert KeaVeS 1 U ti 4. CCl-
plete distillery in f ill operiticm.
Three nun who w re lendi the
still succeeded in escapi on
approach of the officers buc t ie
The still consisteu oi a t ppor
worm ot ?.bO gaivm capici:yt
i mice
lO-gallon fernicnter "id
aii
appurtenances trat : o to
make up a com r. etc wr skey
factory. The plait woulo in
ventory $350. Si aie low vvk-cs
were destroyed but ihe plant was
new and there were no completed
spirits.
Clear bad Skin From Withui.
Pimply, muddy complexions
are duo to impuT-iuj u tee blood.
Clear up the sk?ri by iaking Lr.
King's Now Life P'iis. Tbeir
mild laxative qua;ifus remove
the poisons from ,he yste a and
brighten the eye A full, froe,
non-griping bowe- movement is
the reward of a doe of Dr.
King's New Life Pi1.' the niht
beloie. At your Druggist. lic.
Forecast for September.
From 4 to 11, fair, some stormy
west and south, a i i c-o!.
From U to 19, c.i neabk md
mild witii threo i.uj-N nl .-ng,
some clear and ; A.
From 19 to 27, frequent show
ers along, and cod.
From 27 to Oct. 4th, cool
showers and colder from Pacific
storms northwest
September shows fairly good
weather here only. Some cool,
froof at it of month.
mostly .outhwest and
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