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Established 1899 MRS.TOM'S PART IN THEJIECTION Governor Marshall's Wife Has tfie Memory lor Names. ROMANCE OF THEIR LIVES ,— 1 The Notification of the Indiana Ex ecutive For Democratic Vice Presi dency Honors a Record Breaker. By J. C. HAMMOND, 0/ Democratic National Publicity Bu reau. Indianapolis. —Just about the time that thousands of friends of Governor 'lhomas Riley Marshall were anxioua lv wanting to shake his hand in con gratulation on his acceptance as can didate for vice president on the Demo cratic ticket, a smiling woman step ped before him, and if one could have heard what she whispered in his ear ii would have been something like ' Now. hurrj .X Tom, and change your clothes." And Tom Marshall forgot to shake hands with the enthusiastic friends until he had carried out the orders of Mrs. Tom. Indiana has honored four of her sons ts vice presidential candidates on the flemocratic ticket, but the crowds that THOMAS R. MARSHALL. greeted Governor Marshall in the bis coliseum in the state fair grounds, In dianapolis, on Tuesday were the great est in the history of the party. The west wanted to show the east what could be done in notification honors, and, while Mrs. Marshall was happy, of course, over the honors for her husband, she was also worried, for her husband comes mighty close to being father, husband, son and part ner all in one. And when a woman has that combination on her hands to care for she has every right to be worried. Governor Marshall will never gain any honors as a hammer thrower. Ha is not built that way. While all the country was reading the vigorous words of Governor Mar shall which told the voters what he expects Democracy to do in carrying out the pledges for the next four years it's worth while to know what part a woman is taking in the afTalrs of the campaign—how Tom Marshall hap pens to be in tha position in which he stands today. The good peopla of Columbia City, Ind.. never thought Thomas Riley Mar shall was a "marrying man." For for ty years he had lived with Lis parents, nursing both his father and mother, , who were invalids, which was the rea son Governor Marshall was not a mar rying man. He felt his first duty wu to his parents. Meeting Mrs. Marshal;. After the death of his parents GOT ernor Marshall dived deeper Into his law practice, and one day an urgent case took him to Angola, Ind. His du ties called him to the county clerk's of fice, and there he met Miss Lois Kim- Bey, daughter of the county clerk, who *as assisting her father in the office! From that day Governor Marshall had more business around the country clerk's office In Angola than any law yer in half a dozen nearby counties. Governor Marshall was forty-two years of age when he was married, Mrs. Marshall being nearly twenty years his junior. The Marshalls had been married ®nly a few weeks when the future vice president was called to an adjoining county on a case that would consume eonie five or six weeks of his time. 'Now, I did not want to be starting oft like that," Governor Marshall ex plained to a friend one day, "so I just told Mrs. Marshall that I thought she should go along. And she did." Since then Governor Marshall has flf-ver made a trip without Mrs. Mar shall going along. They have traveled e ! s over the country together; they go to banquets and political meetings to gether until the friends of the Indiana executive refer to him and his wife as the "pards." "Tom Marshall Is not overstrong." explained one of his friends. "Whlls not a delicate man, his constitution is not of the most vigorous type. When he gets into a political battle he forgets his weakness. He gives all tnat is in him, and that will tell on B "> man. Mrs. Marshall soon discov *:ed that the governor would become heated in making a speech and the liext day his voice would be husky. ,£he decided that he had better give up k" " 1 THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT some of the handshaking and take care of his health first. So when you find him making a speech, when he has fin ished he does not stay around to hear the applause of the audience. Rather, he hurries to bis room and changes his clothing. "Some people have said that Tom Marshall Is not a handshaking politi cian. He is not. His wife thinksjt is more important to guard his health than- to carry out the old time policy, and sbe is correct, as she is in most all other things." "Home Air" Prevails. The Marshall home is typioal of the mistress. It is a home of books, and still one does not feel "bookish." One of the Marshall friends said he always felt like eating when he entered the Marshall home in Columbia City or the execxitive mansion at Indianapolis. Mrs. Marshall believes in a home first, and the "home air" prevails. "If Governor Marshall ever occupied the White House people would not know that historic institution," de clares an admirer. "Mrs. Marshall would have It a real home." People would feel comfortable even in the midst of the gold and glitter." But it is not only as a wife and the mistress of a home that Mrs. Marshall showS her ability. She is a politician and a clever one. She also has a re markable memory. Governor Marshall has earned the reputation of being in a class of story tellers all by himself. He oan remem ber stories, but he forgets names. A name is something to be cast aside with Governor Marshall, and this is one of the regrets of his life, if he has any regreU. The governor is not a worrying man. He is somewhat a fa talist, but if he could he would like to remember names; but, not having that ability, he does not worry, for Mrs. Marshal] is the name remember er of the family. Sbe has a peculiar ability along this line. Not only does she remember the last name, but any combination of names comes as second nature to her, and she carries this ability on down ts the children and cousins of any on* seeking the governor. While the governor is shaking hands and trying to remember whether hla caller is Jones or Smith, Mrs. Marshall Is busy supplying the information and asking about ail the relatives. Ideal Partners. Governor Marshall has no brothers or sisters, and his parents being dead leaves him somewhat barren of rela tives. Governor Marshall's friends are en thusiastic over hie home life. When he has started on talking of his wife a new light in the Hoosier executive cames to the surface. They come near being ideal married partners. "I was talking to Tom one day," explained on? of his most intimate friends. "We were leaning back, and Tom had been telling some of his good stories to illustrate various topics of our conversation. We were waiting for Mrs. Marshall to come back from \ shopping tour, and I happened to re mark that I liked Mrs Marshall bet ter every time I met her. " 'Well, now that's the way she str'kes me, Jim,' he said, *We have been married some sixteen years, and as time goes that Is a long or short period, just as you think. To me it is but a fleeting day. Then I think bock over my married life and find I have prown to know Mrs. Marshall better every day. A man must not only love but he must also respect his partner in this life —respect her in all things Ghe must have wonderful qualities to make the love and respect grow deep er and better each day That's been mv history. " 'The fact that Mrs. Marshall has teen in sympathy in my work, my plav, my life, is good. But I have been MRB. MARSHALL. in sympathy with hers. Ours is not a one sided life. We have been part rers, and that's the way it should be In this world.' " Mrs. Marshall has watched over his administration of the affairs of Indiana with a jealous care. There has been nothing of the spectacular in his ad min istration. It has been a sane gov ernment. The laws that he has fought for and won show the spirit the man They are uplifting. They deal with the improvement of man, woman and child. While Governor Marshall is describ ed as a "tender hearted" executive, nevertheless, he Is a fighter Hs be longs to the old fighting stock of Vir gil, ia. Governor Marshall is not a dodger, tie has his opinions, and be lets then he known. While he is an organisation man, he knows that organisations are rot perfect—that they oan make mis t.»k*« it «»«y thinks H Is his daty to say so aod get the saying otsf tfce first possible moment - - - HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1912 BREAKING IT OPEN AGAIN —C. R. Maoauley, New York World. Mrs. Marshall is not satisfied with her domestic duties alone. She wants to do her share in problems of the po litical and business world. Mrs. Mar shall Is said to have discussed in de tail with her husband his actions on the Baltimore convention, and when it was seen that Marshall was the man -who was going to go on the ticket with Wilson he wanted to know what his wife thought about it. "It won't be any harder than being Governor of Indiana, and if the party thinks you are the man It only agrees with my opinion," she said, and that settled the matter with Governor Mar shall. Mrs. Marshall had the honor of be ing the first woman In Indiana to hold an office. She waa appointed county clerk of Steuben county by her father and held that office for a number of years. When Governor Marshall and his wife were about to be married she de cided that her last official aot of the office would be to make out the mar riage license. Governor Marshall ac companied his wife to the county clerk's office and watched her with care as she noted the records In the big book and fiUed out the license and watched her aa she carefully signed her father's name, with her own aa deputy. Mrs. Marshall, having blotted the Ink, said, "Now we can go." "Not yet," laughed Governor Mar shall. "Why, we are all fixed," explained Mra. Marshall, pointing to the license. "Yes, but I have to pay for it," re plied the governor "It's all right tot you to make it out, but it's up to me to pay the fee." And he did. Mrs. Marshall la a keen student, and, having established the practice of going with her husband on all his trips, be they short or long, they make it a point to carry along some bock. Mrs. Marshall is as much ot a hu manitarian as the governor. A glance at some of the bills that have been passed by the ltll Indiana legislature gives an insight into the governor: To curtail child labor. To regulate sale of cold storage pro* ducts. To require hygienic schoolhoaaea and medical examination of children. To prevent blindness at birth. To regulate sale of cocaine and oth er drags To provide free treatment for hy drophobia. To establish public playgrounds. To Improve pure food laws. To protect against loan sharks. To provide police court matrons. To prevent traffic In white slaves. To permit night schools. To require medical supplies as part of a train equipment. Governor Marshall has also played an aotlve part in providing for protec tion of labor, as is exampled by the following acts: To create a bureau of inspection for workshops, factories, mines and boilers. To establish free employment agen cies. To-require full train erews. To require safety devices on switch engines. To require effiolent headlights on engines. To require standard cabooses. To provide weekly wage, etc. And Governor Marshall has con sulted with his "partner" on all these bills. He is quoted as saying a man can't go far wrong in taking the ad vice of a wife—lf she Is his partner as well as his wife. The divided Republican party is like the boy "blowing against »ie wind." There will be a lot of bluster, but it will not take votes away from Wilson and Marshall. Having exhausted hie supply of ad jecth 4 in denouncing Taft, Roosevelt is now leading a campaign of denun ciation of every one who does not agree with himself. Farmers have pulled against the abort end ot the yoke long enough. Wileen and Marshall promise to see that the pulling is made more nearly •ten. ROLLA WELLS IS EARLYONTHE JOB Democratic National Trasorer Is Alter Small Contributor. THE PEOPLE ARE TO HELP There Is to Be No "Tainted Money" Used in Electing Wilson and Mar ehall. New York.—A small, sauoth shaved, middie-sged man wiih a coat of tan that gave evidence of m-ich outdoor life recently came into Waldorf carrying a suit case early tbe after n»ii and as "&Mla Weils, St. Louis, Mo." The smooth shaved little man. who is to be the watchdog 6i the Wilson campaign money from now on, was asked for vital statistics, whereupon it was learned at first hand that he is a banker and ex-mayor of St. Louis, Is fifty-six years old, was graduated at Princeton in 1876, or three years be fore Governor Wilson was graduated; that he has two sons who are Prince ton men and a grandson who some day will be a Princeton man; that he had no notion of seeing New York this summer until the Wilson organi sation selected him as its treasurer and that just at present the one thing that sticks out in the appointment in his mind ie that the new job cut In se riously upon a most beautiful vacation which he and Mrs. Wells had been en joying in a camp at Little Traverse bay, Michigan. Mr. Wells believes in getting at his desk at 8 o'clock in the morning. "We are going to raise our cam paign fund through the small contribu tions," said Mr. Wells. "I am sure that a large part of the money will be raised by popular sub scription. * 'The people have confidence in Woodrow Wilson, and they will give what they can of their means to elect such a man president. "I am a great believer in publishing broadcast, before and after election, the various contributions made. "There sre men who can well afford to give the committee $6,000, but I want to assure the public that we are not going to have any tainted money. "We are appealing to the people, and we are relying on them to help elect Wilson and Marshall "I have two boys who have been 1 graduated from Princeton, one five years ago and one seven. But it is not because ours is a Princeton family that I lfte Governor Wilson. He is a great big man and the type that we should have in public life." Woodrow WMlson says this is not a time to be afraid to "speak out in meeting." That he was not afraid is demonstrated by his logical speech in accepting the Democratic nomination. * Roosevelt was willing to crawl from the White House to the capltol in 1908 if he could help his friend Root. To day he would like nothing better than meeUng Root up a dark alley. The Democrats are depending on the small contributor to help elect Wilson and Marshall. The appeal is being made to the people, and the people aire responding. The Demoorata are not taking the •lection of Wilson for granted. They are working and working harder than in a score of years and working as a united party. Farmers have awakened to the folly of the so called blessings of a protec tive-tariff. Winning with Wilson means mors than a mere Democratic victory it means restoring real prosperity. LOCAL ROAD PROBLEMS. Mr. Miller Endorses Road Course Published in Democrat. Editor Hickory Democrat: I have been reading that home course in RoadhMaking by Logan- Waller Page, T)irector Office ot Public Roads U! S. Dept. of Agri culture, with much interest, ar.d would like to call special attention to two paragraphs in Lesson No. 6, July 4tb, as follows: One of the most frequent faults with our present earth roads is that they are located where they should not. be. Grades are too often unnecessarily steeD, drain age is poor or entirely lacking and streams are seldom crossed at the most favorable bridge site. To relocate these roads entirely or even to a large extent is out of the question. The general loca tion of the present roads must be maintained because of the farm improvements which have been made along them. But wonderful improvements can be made by modifying the location of short sections here and there. Instead of going over a steep hill it is often feasible to go around it on a much easier grade with out materially increasing the dis tance. - lam glad to see that there is at least one in high authority that respects the civil rights of American citizens. There are some people that call themselves good road cranks, and verily, I believe that we have some real (good road) cranks at the head of our road improvement propo sition. Director Page fully ex pressed my sentiment. Make changes where it can be done without the damage of farm im provements. Our good roads cranks say that good roads will benefit and en hance the value of property. That is true in general but not so in particular. Suppose, for in stance, you take a small farm and in order to satisfy those that seem to care nothing for the civil rights of a citizen the road is changed from the front to the rear of his house, thereby necessitating the" cost of several hundred dollars to re-arrange his buildings, to say nothing about the damage for new road bed in improved farming land. No one with any home pride would care to front the road with the rear of his house. Now then, in this case the public is benefitted but the individual is damaged. Who should bear this damage, the individual or the public? Common sense would say the public, notwithstanding the fact that the good roads crank would say otherwise. Good roads would benefit the public, and in order that all citizens fare alike the public (county or township) should pay the damage. In connection with our road improvement in Hickory town ship we have the proposed State Central Highway proposition. It is claimed by some that there is a law forbidding tbe building of public roads within 300 feet of a railroad. For my part I am from Missouri, and I am not by myself either. Right here 1 would like to quote one paragraph in a letter from the Assistant Attorney General in reply to my letter of inquiry: ''August 14, 1912 "Mr. P. L. Miller, "Hickory, N. C. "Dear Sir:—ln reply to your letter of the 12th inst,, I beg to say that I know of no general statute forbidding the building of public roads within 300 feet of any railroad that applies to Catawba county. I cannot say whether there is any local statute on the subject." If there is such a law it must be local, and if so, when and who had the law passed? The citizens of Cataw ba county are due this informa tion. Let the ones that know anwer. There is no excuse for such nonsense. The automobile is here to stay, and the man or woman that can pass the auto in the road is just as safe, or more so, in passing the train even though the road be within 50 feet of the railroad. If our road commis sioners would produce the most and best results with the limited amount of mone> at their com mand they will only make changes in roads where it will not damage farm improvements even though they improve some parts of roads that are within 50 feet of the railroad. If in 100 years—the railroad company would happ= n to n jed some part of the road tor railroad purposes they would just replace the road. Director Page says you cannot change the road where. Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 there is farm improvement > Justice to the civil rights of th 3 citizens say no. What say the road commissioners? I hesitate to be personal but I am informed that one of the Hickory township commissioners said that they were not going to do any grad ing, and that, they were going ti survey the roads and that the one it hit was fortunate and that the one they missed was unfor tunant. How does this compare with Logann Walter Page, Director Office of Public Roads, U. S. de partment of Agriculture? How does it compare with the civjl rights of the people? Why not survey a reasonable straight road from Newton township line to Hickory for that State Cen tral highwaj', and if it must be, put it 300 feet from the rail road, do some grading, cail for personal contributions, ask the state and county for aid and it is very probably that our National government will make some ap propriation for road improve ment and this state central high way will likely get the benfitoLthe National appropriation. Why make the distance between Hick ory and Newton 15 miles when it is only 10 and infringe upon the civil rights of the citizens in or der to not do any grading. The distance may not be an item with the automobilist but it is quite an item with which the most of us will have to use. The building and up-keep of the ex tra milage will soon more than i pay the cost of grading a reason able Straight road and would be a credit rather than a discredit to the county and community. If nothing but a terrace road then go where you have the room to wind around without damag ing farm improvements. P. L. MILLER MORGAN-DOAK. Interesting Marriage at Rural Re treat by Youg Man Well known Here. Mr. F. Groyer Morgan of Mauldin, S. C. and Miss Lett ; e Doak, of Rural Retreat, Va., wt e ! quietly married by the Rev-Alex lander Phillips, D. D., at his !! home in Wytheville, Va., on the ! ! afternoon of Aug. 13. j The participants had been at-, tending the Womans Missionary Convention of the Lutheran Syn ! od of S. W. Va. in session at St. 1 John's church near Wytheville, and, before returning home, de i dided to dispense with all super | fluous ceremony and expenditure and the wedding was the result. The bride, the ward of Mr. and Mrs. N. M, Buchanan, is one of the most popular and accomplish ed young ladies of the home community, and is a leader in the class of the Lutheran church at Rural Retreat; possessing many talents of the highest type, and making friends and admir ers of all her acquaintances. The groom is a member of the Senior class of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Colum bia, S. C., an 'O9 graduate of Lenoir College and expects to take - the M.. A. degree at the University of South Carolina next Spring. He has been can vassing in Virginia for the Lu theran Qhurch Visitor beginning at the S. 13. Normal Institute at Rural Retreat where they be come acquainted. The couple will be at their respective homes in Virginia and South Carolina during the remainder of vacation, and will spend the winter in Co lumbia. Breezes from Across the River. Rev. A. L. Bolick held communion services in St Matthews church (Cald well county) on last Sunday. This was the second service held in the new church, which is practically com plete and is a credit to the community in which it is built. Fred, the little son of Arthur John son, was brought home a few days ago fiom the Richard-Baker Hospital, where he underwent a serious opera tion. Rev. J. A. Yount, of Watauga county, who is spending a vacation at his old home in Catawba county, will hold services on next Sunday at Friendship Church, Alexander county. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Bolick took their little son Wayne to Richard- Baker Hospital on last Monday where he underwent an operation for hy drocele. The little fellow stood the operation alright, and it is hoped will be able for removal in about a week. • Miss Newman, of Orange courty, Va., is visiting at the home of Mr. D. S. Henkel in Caldwell county. Children Cry « FOR FLETCHER'S , CASTORIA I FIIEBS INSTITUTE WEUfITTEMBEB Court-House Crowded at New ton Last Saturday. R. W. SCOTT MAKES A SPEECH. Messages of Misses Devane and Webb Listened to intently— Demonstration in Can ning by Miss Eck ard and Mr. Ciine. Written for the Democrat by Dr. R. Wool Brown. | We visited the Catawba Coun ty Farmer's Institute last Satur day, and saw much and learned a great deal. The meeting was very interesting * and the at tendance large, almost taxing the capacity of the- courtroom. Mr. R. W. Scott spoke on deversi fied farming. The condition of the soil, rotation of crops and the necessity of proper fertiliza tion was dwelt upon. Mi. Kerr in a very happy manner present ed the poultry subject very acceptably, the choice of stock, and care of the bipeds. Mr, Kerr laid great stress on the fact that jjoultry was omnivo rous, therefore not expensive; that there is not another farm animarl which would eat almost everything except shoe leather. Miss Devane dwelt on the necessity of giving the children of the Farmer a good education. She emphasized the fact that be cause a child was born on a farm, that was no reason why it should grow up illiterate. Miss De- Vane's remarks were well re ceived, Miss Webb spoke on the fire less cooker. We can endorse her statements because the fireless cooker is a boom to every housewife in city or country. Miss Webb with a miniature cooker made by herself, demon strated how a home-made fireless cooker could be made out of material found in almost every household. Miss Webb under stood her subject and was listen- ed to with marked attention. Mr. Walt. J, Shuford in his pleasant way addressed the Institute. He spoke of the probability of there being an Agricultural Commission for Ca k tawba county. He earnestly re quested a large attendance at the Tenth Annual State Farmers Convention, Roundup Institute at Raleigh, August 27th to 29, inclusive, The railroad fare will be reduced from Hickory, rooms will be furnished free and meals only 25c. Miss DeVane and Miss Webb spent Saturday night and Sun day as guests of Mr. W, J. Shuford, later visiting the stock farm of Mr. R. S. Shuford. In connection with the Far mers, the Girl's Tomato Club gave a demonstration of canning fruit The Catawba County Canning Club numbers 40 girls of whom .25 were present, dress ed in red uniform. This club was organized in January, 1912, to bring girls together socially and tc teach them the art of canning. These girls are very proficient in their work. Miss Maude Eckard, county collabora tor, and Mr. A. W. Cline gave a practical demonstratiou in pre paring and cooking fruit and sealing the cans. Mrs, Chas. McKinnon, of Raleigh, State collaborator, lectured to the 25 girls, all dressed in red uniforms seated in a circle around her. In 1910 there were 326 girls members of canning clubs. To day there are ovei 25,000 in this State between the ages of 10 and 20 years. ♦ We do not know much about farms or farmers, but our visit to Newton has demonstrated to us that the Catawba County Farmers, their wives and child ren cannot be excelled and are a credit to this or any other county in this union. We are extreme ly well pleased that we attended the Farmers' Institute at Newton last Saturday. Misses Max and Lois Braw ley, of Statesville, are visiting in the city. Flying Men Fall victims to stomach, liver and kidney troubles just like other people, with like results m loss of appetite, back ache, nervousness, headache, and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there's no need to feel like that as T. D. Peebles, Henry, Tenn., proved. Six bottles of Electric Bitters," he writes, "did more to give me new strength and good appetite than all other stomach remedies I used." So they help everybody. Its folly to suf f« r when this great remedy will help you from the first dose.- Only 50 cents at C. M. Shuford, Moser & Lutz . nd Grimes Drug Co.