BIG CAMPAIGN
TO ELECT tOYAL
I'JAR CONGRESS
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National Security League An
I nounces Nation-Wide Non
Partisan Participation In
Fall Elections.
Active participation by it in the Con
gressional campaigns, Which will short
ly commence throughout the country
has been announced by the . National
Security League. The League declares
that unusual measures must be taken
to Insure the election this fall of a
Congress which will stand militantly
behind the carrying of the war to a
decisive victory. r. . .
The entire force of the League's 281
branches and its membership of over
100,000 patriotic American citizens will
! be thrown Into this campaign. The
creation of support of the movement
outside the League will also be un
dertaken by means of an active propa
jand among the leading citizens of
every state in the Union, Irrespective
of party.
Elihu Root Takes Lead.
! Elihu. Hoot, who is Honorary Presi
dent of the-National Security League,
at the recent Annual Meeting of the
organization laid particular emphasis
on the necessity of non-partisan sup
port of the Government to its ef
forts for the aggressive prosecution of
the war and the consequent ,impor-
. tance of this year's Congressional elec
tions. The matter was then taken up
by the National Executive Committee
of the League and the campaign decid
ed upon at a meeting attended by Al
ton B. Parker, who is Honorary Vice
President of the Security League;
James W. Gerard, former United
States Ambassador to Germany, one of
the Leaguejsjnce Presidents; S. Stan
wood Menken, President of the
League; Lawrence F. Abbott of the
i Outlook, and other prominent men.
; The League for National Unity and
j other great national organizations
jnave already indorsed the movemerft.
The Wading newspapers of the country
re also expressing their approval.
The following are a few of the fa
vorable editorial comments which are
appearing in all parts of the country: .
Editorial Approval.
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun: "The Na-'
tkmal Security League's effort "will
have the hearty support of all patri
otic voters."
Springfield -Mass.) Union: "This
idea is sound and eminently worthy of
serious attention. '
Des Moines (la.) Tribune: "Here In
Iowa we may well emulate this exam
ple which wiy lead to victory for j
Americanism regardless of party desig- j
..nation."
Saginaw (Mich.) News : "This cam
paign will have a strong and growing
following all over the country."
Helena (Mont) Independent : "AmeVi
. leans upon whom party lines rest light
;3.v and many who are strong for their
party will find reasons for commenda
tion of the plan of the National Se
curity League."
) 25,000 Letters. .
The League's campaign will be con
ducted by a committee headed by
Charles D. Orth, a prominent New
'York commission merchant. This com
mittee, as a preliminary step, has laid
the matter before 25,000 leading citi
: zens in all parts of the country and of
lall political beliefs In the following let-
er : ,
"The conduct of the war and, in
.fact, the very future of America are
dependent not Only upon the election
j-of a War Congress that will enact neC
essary laws, but upon the presence in
i the National Legislature of men of
?vision, ability , and broad experience,
twlm are the best qualified of our citi
zenship tp correctly solve the great in
ternal and international questions
nrhieh will come before the next Con
rcss. "Grave Duty."
"The National Security League, pur
unnt to unanimous action of its Ex
cu:ive Committee, has taken upon it-
jelf the grave duty of impressing
jtheso matters upon you and asking you
jto pledge your service for prompt ac
tlon to prevent disaster which might
I follow, the election of incompetent or
disloyal men to Congress. This can
he prevented through definite and con
icerted action on the part of loyal citi
jBJ, who are In the vast majority.
tNeg&ect and indifference may prove fa
jUL !T!ie remedy Is for every one to as-
: fuiw the personal obligation of speak-
,lng with or writing without delay to
Ipoliiical leaders, newspaper men and
i others who" form public opinion in
jtheii Congressional Districts. Make
jthenr realize sharply that the need of
I the nation is the election of men of ab
iolu:e' and unconditional loyalty who
jare determined to prosecute the war
(to victory and' who possess the
(Strength of character and unquestion
lod n ility to be of real service to the
icour.::y in this crisis. The problems
i
before the nation are such as to try
ithe vrry souls of the best men that we
jean rii'ct.
Personal Responsibility.
I WT' r people of your district will un
louh't illy take the right stand if awak
jenecl o the political situation in time
it sr .-tire the . bighest type of candir
ates u vote for in the prlma-ies. Ev-
ry izen chd airpcuy mnuence re-
ult t. '.hut f in?, and we earneatlv
hope iiat you win recognize the re -
.. Anfr
jfcjKn4liUty of go .doing."
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NEWS
' of interest to .
ALL OF 9UR READERS.
Mipp Ellinor Ramsay,
daughter of Jaines H Ramsay
of this citv, who ic now visit
ing her uncle in Seattle,
Washington, C C .Ramsay,
took a conspicuous part in
the 1 welling of a ehip, the
Oephray, just completed in
the Seattle ship yards. She
was sjiousor, for the ship and
her uncle, now chairman of
the board of county commit
sionerp, was one of the speak
era of the occas8iou.
The relatives, friends end
good people of F L Agner,
who Jivec about five miles
from Salisbury gathered at
his home on July 4th and
helped him and his wfeeel-
brate their birthdays, it be
ing then 50tb and 47th anni
versaries Rev Frank Fes
perrran offered prayer and
RevsC P Fisher and C R
PJess mtde appropriate
talks. Mr Agner also made a
talk indicating his apprecia
tion of both the excellent
dinner and many friends.
The Empire hotel which
had been conducted here for
years by O W Spencer and
Mrs Laura B Crouch, recent
ly c'osed, is now undergoing
repairs and it is hoped to
have it re opened on the
15th A Mr Martin will-be
in charge.
Douglas Collins, son of
(reo R Collins of Salisbury
-who joined the aviation
corps of the U S Army some
months ago and who is see
ing feervice on the Italic
front, was commissioned a
second lieutenant on May
18th. Mr Collius is making
a good record.
C A Owens of Thompson,
Ga, the home of Tom Wat to
has accepted the pastorate of
the First Baptist church re
cently vacated by Pastor C
A G Thomas. Mr Owens is
to take up his work on Aug
ust 1st. The church parson
age is to be ovetbauled be
fore hit? arrival.
The Main picture show con
ducted ty C L Welch is to
be improved and enlarged
The store room recently oc-
cuoied by W W Taylor has
been rented and after the
partition wall Wis remov
ed, this space will be added
to the piesent quarters,
about doubling the seating
capacity.
John Giles, a colored farm
er on the old Mocksville roajd
two and one half miles from
Salisbury, sent us a cotton
bloom Monday morning July
l,the first for tha season. The
first so far reported to t.hia
office1 Of course there are
plenty' of them now. One
man tells us he has bolls.
The Sons a lid Daughters
of Liberty of Rowan county
will meet in quarterly con
vention at McCorrb's school
near Faith, Tuesday night
It is e xpected 'that every coun
cil in the county will send
! representatives. B VV Jarrell
i 8 councillor and . will pre
side.
A monument was unveiled
Sunday afternoon, at the
grave of Ambrose A Thelps,
who died at
Camp Sevier,
Greenville, S C, , December
6th by the Woodmen of. the
I vVorld which he Was a mem
. Th -inpinnl nririrpss
Der. 1 nfl principal anareSB
: was by Rev OA (i Thomas
a A
A lai gQ crowd was "present,
Rev C L Miller, a uativejf j
this county who has been the!!
. pastor of the Lutheran
church, at Greenville, & O,
i for several vears. was a visi
tor here yesterday. He is
visiting relatives in the couu
ty. . .
.
Several large mail trucks
spent last night in the c ty
en route from Washington
D O, to Columbia. S C. This
is the beginning of parcel
post routes to be established
in, various parts of the souths
The tnuual teacher's ineti
tute will open in the Ellis
Street school, Monday Au
gust 5tb, for a two weeks'
term with Prof- A T Allen
and Mrs T E Johnston . in
charge.
W T Rainey, Jr., who was
injured in an autombiie acci
dent at Blowing Rock last
week, haB gone to Baltimore
for treatment by a specialists.
Mrs Rainey is improving. .
The Spencer pchool board
has set September 9 as the
date for opening the high
school. Several new teach
?rs have been added to the
faculty, additional rooms are
being provided and the build
ings prepared for a record
attendance this fall.
The Drum Medicine. Com
pany of Charlotte is now 1cm
cated in the Mint Cola build
iug, Salisbury, aud is pre-,
paring to put its product on
the market. Among the.
Salisbury people on its board
of directors are: E W Tatum,
W 'C Maupin, Leo Wallace
andJ H Ramsey. E li Drum
is president and general
manager.
A New lusurancs Company.
After occupying .an office
over the Main Pharmacy for
over fifty years, J Allen
Brown, Salisbury's Veteran
iLsurance agent, hap merged
his business in a new con
cern to be known as the
Brown Insurance and Real
Estate Company. This com
pany is a consolidation
of the insurance department
of the Wachovia Loan &
Trust Companys insurance de
partmnt and j Alien Brown
& ?ou. The new firm " will
occupy a room in the Wash
ington building, No 120 N
Main Street. The following
are officers: J Alien Browu,
president T B Brown Vice
president Frank R Brown
treasurer, H H Blown secre
tary, W F Snider. L H Clem
ent, Haydep Clement, H A
Rouzer and & H Brown are
among the directors.
K .
Robert Boll Injured at Spencer.
Young Robert Bell, son of
Conductor R C Bell, of the
Southern railway, was pain
fully hurt by falling from a
caboose on the Spencer yard-5
nday-night. One arm was
broken, bis fac and shoulder
bruised, besides other injur
ies. He was given prompt'
medical attention and will
recover. His father had just
gone out on his run when
the lad was hu. t.
Sultan of Turkey Dead.
Mohammed V.. Sultan of Tur
key died last Wednesday nighti
says a Constantinople dispatch..
Mohammed V." 35th soveriegu
of Turkey in direct descent of"
the House of - Osman, founder of
;ile empire .came to the throne
'by a coup d'etat on April 27.
j 1909, after having been held for
33 years a prisoner by his brolh
et Sultan Abdul II in the rovl
cr ouiiduauuui u, m tne royal
palace and garden of Const anti -
nople.
Walter Lee Hopkins, a lit
tle more than 23 years old.
Was 'drowned in South JRivi;
-near the old Ford and Lind
swy mill, Thursday after
noon. Mr Hopkins, with a
number of otherse-were bath -ing
in the 6tream when he
stepped off into deep water
and though able; to swim
some, must have lost control
of . himself and called tor
help. A companion went to
hi? 'assistance and ; made an
eftort to resecue him but was
unable to do so. The young
man soon sank and after
some efforts his.body was lo
cated and brought to the
bank, bat too late to save his
life. Mr , Hopkius wa a
Weaver in. the Salisbury Cot
ton Mills and a son of J F
Hopkins who resided on
East. Thomas street. The
remains were brought to the
city'and the funeral was held
froh) the residence Friday
afternoon. The interment
was in Chestnut Hill.
Miss Roxie E Fesperman aged
86,v died at the home of A F
Quillman at Franklin Saturday.
The funeral and interment was
aJBethel- Sunday noon.
lrs Sarah Jane Fleming, aged
58died at the home of her son,
W'B Fleming, in China Grove
Monday afternoon. Her re main
were, taken to Iredell county
yesterday for interment.
Mrs Caroline L Harrison, aged
65, widow of the late Thomas J
Harrison, died at her home on
East Innes . Street last night.
The funeral was held from the
house this afternoon Rev W A
Lambeth officiating, the inter
ment was in ChesnuoHill. Five
sons and four daughters survive
W f Honey cutt, a promiment
ci'izen of Rockwell, died quite
suddenly at home Monday after
noon. ! He was found dead and
being a sufferer from heart di
sease this is said to be the cause
of his death. His remains were
taken to Iredell county for inier
ment. He leaves a lamily and
many friends.
. Mrs J M Barringer, xf Mount
Ulla, died Thursday morning
about one o'clock at Long's San
atorium, where she had arrived
a few minutes, ago She was
brought there for treatment, but
was in a dying
condition when
she; 'arrived and
nothing could
bexloije for her. She"is surviv
ed by her husband ,nd children.
The remains were taken home
eady Thursdciy morning and
interment will be at Thyatira
church. The Statesville Land
mark.
The many friends here of Percy
Grime? will svmnhathize with him
in the death of his father whiclil
took nlrice in Lexinerton last
night . Mr Grimes was 65 years
d'd, one oi Liexmeton s most
prominent citizens and probably
the largest mill operator in the
stated1
Class F to bs Called to Colors in Ant
Washington, July 6. State
draft executives "were directed by
Frovost Marshall General Crow1
et today to have local boards call
up for physical examinations
.immediately all "new registrants
under jthe new selective draft
law wh5o are placed in class one
District and local boards and
medical advisory bodies are to
be instructed to speed up the
'work .so as to-have the new class
availabe for call to the colors in
August.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled, with worms have an on-
r healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
1 ruls, there Is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two 6 three weeks will enrich the blood, im-
thoainn mnA aota9a rraatrmtith
i ninsTon to the whole system. Nature wiuthea
throwoff of dispel theworias, and the CWldwffl be
ia perfect JalUu Pksaw to tak. 60c per bottle.
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Ail Offices IncIflfUnsc Policemen, ReQQested
to Enforce the state flif.oraobils Laws.
The board of county cum.m:s
sioners at their regular monthly
meeting transacted the folio wine
business:
Ordered that Br ingle's Ferry
road be built on present survey
from Poultnwn tu the river, and
said work be paid for out of the
special township fund.
Ordererf that work on the Suw
s
and Enochville ro;td bo feferred.
The committee on the Concord
road from 'Vill Bridge io Barber
recommended that said road be
built as soon as fundsare availa
ble.
It was ordered that Aith the
help of the members of Low r
Stone church that the township
force build a certain piece of
road at Lower Stone church.
Ordeied that John Gaither be
given $45 a month for services
rendered the county as guard.
The following committee was
appointed to look over thTi road
from Pools Town lo Corinth
church; Brown, Kesier and
Rainey.
Ordered that Concord road be
surveyed froin Mill "Bridge to
Barber.
Ordered that the tax on mov
ing picture shows be fixed to
Messrs Kester, Eainey and
Brown were named a committee
to look over survey of road from
Withrow's Creek to Amity road.
Ordered that, tliQ r6ad from
Amity to Sherr ill's Ford road be
built from Sherrill's Ford road
o Withrbw's Creek underline
supervision of road superinten
dent, with repair force and hired
abor.
Ordered that Eainey and
Browq look over road leading
by Nathaniel's church. to Ca
barrus county line.
It was ordered that the report
o f Committee on Community
Building be and is hereby ac
cepted. Said report is that the
county not make appropriation
of $1,' 20 as requested by Cham
ber of Commerce.
Ordered that on account of
financial condition of Hie county'
there be no increase in the ap
propriation for home demonstra
tion work, and it was further
ordered that the same appropri
ation be made as was done last
year. -Ordered
that teams now on
township road wortr oe taken to
North Main street.
At the second day's session it
was ordered that the matter oj)
taking the teams from township
torces ana puttinff them on
Jtforth Main street be re opened.
At a special meeting a number
of taxpayers, were heard as to
tax assessments.
It was ordered that tho board
take up with Mr Fall is the mat.
ter of building a sand clay road
from Salisbury to South River.
Ordered that the Salisbury
road be discontinued from forks
of the road west of Frank Cor
rell's to the forks of the Salis
bury and Concord roads, east of
M t Vernon coiored church.
Ordered that Concord road
from Gulletts bridge to Matthew
Rex's be built by township force.
Ordered that the sheriff, all
deputies, chief of police and pa
trolmen be requested t do all in
their power to see tLat the state
automobile law relative to uum
bers is enforced.
It was ordered that Vessrs.
Brown, Hall ard Kester secure
teams for the work on , North
Main street.
fienet Takes Oath of Off ice.
Washington, J al y 8.
Christie Benet, of Columbia
S'(J. who was abD iiiited last
Saturday by Governor Man
umg to serve the fix months
uuexpired term of the late
Senator Tillman' of South
Carolina, tock the oath of
0ffrce tO1 a V SLl; d WHS Pea t eft
. , , . ri j
111 tQd Senate. ril Crefien ,
tials werepront'iby Seu-
; at0r Srnith cf South Caro
!, :
lina.
MUCH aOADWOSK IS CONSIDERED.
. M iss Ada Gobble, daughter of
C A Bobbie, and ; Wyrtt
of S pence, were married in Lex
ington Monday evening. The.
couple will live in Spencer.
The marriage of Mtes Clara
Elizabeth Miller, daughter of
Mrs W B Duttera, and Ensign
Judson B Shaw of Georgia, took
place at the home Of Rev and
Mrs W B Duttera; Salisbury,
Nfonday evening. The home
was beautifully decorated and a '
reception was held after the
ceremony which was preformed
by Dr Duttera. - 1 he couple eft
for Georgia. va Western North
Carolina. '
Miss Addie Alma Rotty and
John Lewis Kepley of Providence
townships-were united in mar
riage At the parsonage of Union
church Saturday night, Rev C R
Pless officiating. They will
make their home with the father
f tne groom.
Th9 Salisbury Red Cross. -
At the annual meeting of the
Salisbury Red Cross held in tho
old court house Friday ovening
reports werve read which showed
that this organization bad had .a
vecy successful year, me
membership during the year has
increased from 225 members to
3,6oo. VV B Strachan, the treas
urer reported that $6 514.51 had
been received and . that $6,384.-
4'4 had been expeuded. Branch
chapters exist in all parts of the
county and more .will be organ-
izid sn. 3o,l32 articles have
been made and furnished to the
supply depots. Tne election of
officers was gone into and result
ed as foil ws: W F Snider, chair
man, J M VcCorklf, vice chair
man, Miss Annie Neave secre
tary and VV 3 Straehau treasur
er. ' -
Tha Fourth a Bis Success.
The celebration of the- Foutji
of July in Salisbury was a big
success. A large number jof
people were in Salisbury and the
urogram was carried out in full.
The Liberty Dinner on the
Crego lawn netted the ladies of
the Red Cross something over
J700, and the Canteen workers
took up a collection of more than
200.
Dr Cyrus Thompson ot On
slow county was orator of the day
and made a splendid address
wiiich was heard by a large
number of people.
He was in:
troduced by. A H
by A H Price, Esq,
which took place just after the
big Hag was rais ed on the court
house lawn. The flag was acepted
by Mayor Woodson for the city
and Chairman Hall of .the county
commissioners for the county.
A H Snider acted as master of
ceremonies. "
Lams Shoulder. .
Tnis ailment is usually caused
b rheumatism of the muscles.
All that is" needed is absolu e
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rest and a tew applications of
Chamberlain s Liniment. Try
Troops and Dfceriers in Battle in Arkansas.
Little Rock. Ark., July 8 -The
Vlephope operator a t Heber
Springs, la,te th,is afterncou, re
ported that figfetteg is taking
place in the hills near that town
between .draft resisters a de ""
taehoient of national army sol
diers, a company of tha fourth
Arkansas regiment and sheriff's
posses from three counties.
The operator said that the sound
of tiriiig h id heen heard in the
town all afternoon ind that it
was reported that oue man had
baen killed. No report has been
received of the result of thg
fighting At noon the resisters
were reported to be fleeing aud
setting tire to the woods so that
the -smoke would conceal their
movements. The posses and
i soldiers were reported m hot
pursuit.
fhe CJiRisa That Does Not Affect tho Bead
Eecacse of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE i better than ordinary
Quinine and doea not cause nervousness not
ringing; in head. Remember the full name and
look lor the signature of & W. qrqv$. JOq
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