gsiablishsd 1899 STUDY OF THE COURT OF THE FOUR SEASONS, PAN AMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. To ilit* west of the jrreat Vourt of Honor at the Panama-Pacific International Exjxisition will come the Court of Four Seasons, one of the most elaliorate and beautiful of the ureal interior courts that will lie between tne huge exhibit palaces of tbe renin group. Tlie walls of the court will be parti/ formed bj the palaces of Liberal Arts and of Education and by tbe two great wings of the Palace of Agriculture and partly by the clanalc colonnades and peri styles tbat Ml! connect these buildings. The Court of Four Seaaons. in classic Italian architecture. Is designed by Mr. Henr? Bacon of .\>>v York, designer of the Lincoln Memorial, in haruiony with the title of the court there will, in each of ita four corners, be set groups of stat uary symbolical of the aeasona—Spring'. Summer. Autumn and Winter. The sculpture will be set In niches screened by colonnade**. Mural paint ings. also suggestive of the seasons, will form the background f«r the setting. Mr. Jules Guerln. the noted artist, has charge of tbe color: plan. The Court of Four Seasons will be 340 feet square. Conference for Education in the South. Two and a half billions of dol lars a vear. A stupendous pile isn't it? That is the value of the farm products of the South. Five tillion dollars a year is what consumer pays for these products. A wide discrep ancy The farmers of the South los" annually six billion dollars through vor farming methods, credk systems, interest, etc This great sum could as easily be saved to the farmers of the South by a correct system of farming, buying, selling and borrowing. Plans are now maturing (which will be thoroughly discussed at the conference to be hel-i in Richmond, Va. April 16-18) to remedy this discrepancy. It is hoped to formulate a plan that will at once give to the farmer a larger share of the money p3id by the consumer and at the same time reduce the price paid by the consumer. At this con ference the Southern farmer wiil unite in his deliberations with the editor, educator, min ister and business man. The chief remedy to be pro pose iis co-operation—co opera tion in buying, co-operation in selling, co-operation in borrow ing. This plan, it is contended, can harm no one while the pos sibilities are that it will benefic all classes. By adding to the farmers income he will be enabl ed to spend more on the luxuries as well as the necessities of life. He will be able to build better roads, better schools and better C lurches. This, in turn, would have the tffict of checking the exodus from the country to the town, causing a corresponding in crease in the amount of food products raised thus lowering very considerably the cost -of living, If the farmer produces wore and spends more, the rail roads will handle a larger ton nage producing a larger income b->th gross and net, the mer chant will do a iarger volume of business*, the banker will carry larger deposits from the farm er; the manufacturer will in crease his output because the farn er will produce a greater amount of raw material and, in reiurn, will demand more of the finished product. Experts in every department °f farm life will be called upon |° teil of the work which has been accomplished in their own sections. J. C. Caldwell will tell bow the farmers around Lake field, Minn, successfully conduct a co-operative store, creamery, Sjrainery e tc, Our own Watt will tell of the wonder ful success of the Catawba Other men whoJhave wrie things will be on hand to tell how others may do the same thing. And the beauty of this con !-r*r.ce Vvill be the fact that "'fig-winded oratory will not be slewed. Everything is to be informal, oniy men who know tneir business will have a voice u mee ting» Every address "Hi be short and extremelv Prac.icai Ways, means and re sets are the phases to be stress- Another splendid feature of Uiis eonierence will be the move- THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ment for the Country Church. Questions that are vital to the rural church will be discussed by men who have met and solved these problems. How to bring the church to the country people and make it reach the vital spot is the question that will be answer ed. The country pastor will find here much to help him in his work,and the country church will do a wise thine in psvir.y the expenses of its pastor while attending this conterence, The conference will be entire ly free. No fees charges or collections. Every one is entitled to attend, and it is hoped that the conference will add i mpetus to the rapid growth of the South. Declamation Contest at Lenoir Col lege. The first annual inter-high school declamation contest at Lenoir College was pulled off last week and was a howling success. This contest covers all the high schools of North Caro lina west of the Yadkin River, including Davidson cou n ty. Fourteen entered the preliminary contest from which eight de claimers were selected for the finals. The following is a list of the declaimers and the «nhiprt4' "Regulus to the Roma n Senate". Arnold Kimball. Con cord; "Wilson's Inaugural Ad dress", Eugene Presson, Monroe; "Popular Education", Heniy Koonts, Mount Ulla; "The Great Destroyer", Robert Ridenhour, Concord; "Universal Education", Jjhn Wacaster, Wac"; "My Mother, My Country, My God", C. R. Brown, Crousej "America's Duty to Resist", John B, Ballard Lincointon; "The New South "Otis Evans, Granite Falls; "The Hand that Rules the World", Wade Furchees, Farm mgton; "Our Country—Past and Present", Robert Poole, Glen Alpine; Regulus to the Carthe- Harold Whiteomb, tiickory; "The Curse of Regu- Ijs", Jesse W. Dickens, Lin wood; "The Unknown Speaker", Herman Baity, Harmony; "keg : ulus to the Carthegenians", Homer Bollinger, Newton. The judges, Rev. J. D. Harte, | Hon.M.H. Yountßev.J. H. Wan-! namaker; Rev. Dr, J. L. Murphy and Prof. W. H. Little rendered the decision in favor of Mr. John B. Ballard of Lincolnton, giving special mention to Messrs. Harold Whitcomb of this city and C. R. Brown of Crouse. Mr. Yount in an eloquent manner present ed Mr. Ballard with the medal offered by the college. The contestants were pleasant ly entertained by the college during their stay here and at the close of the contest an informal reception was held for the de claimed. The Oakview Orches tra added much pleasure to the occasion by the splendid music furnished. This is a splendid innovation in school work in this section and it is hoped that the work will continue and that a larger number of the high school students of the section will enter from year to year. * 4 HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1913 FRIENDS OF NEW CHARTER. Hold Enthusiastic Meeting—Short Speeches From Many Prominent Citizens-lmoport»nt Resolutions Passed Unanimously. Friends of the new Chart* r had an enthusiastic meeting at Black welder Hall last Saturday night. The fchief subject of. dis cussion was the necessity o* having this »ew chsrter tried out the first year at the hands ot it.friends. Short addressee; were made by many prominent citizens, and it was the unani mous opinion of all present that no man or set of men could pro duce the best results in any busi ness, public, or private, in man aging a system of business that they had denounced as "unscien tific, dangerous and rotten." The purity of the ballot and city empleyees in local politics were freely discussed, following resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, we pledge our united support to C. H. Geitner for mayor of the city of Hick orv; C. C. Boat for Alderman of Ist ward; J. L. Cilley for Alder man of 2nd ward; J. L. Aber nethy for Alderman of 3rd ward and J. vV. Shuford for Alder man of 4th ward; and, Whereas the efficiency of a city government is decreased by the activity of its employees in municipal politics; and. Whereas, the onlv way such a condition can be prevented w:!l be through a city ordinance pre venting such political activity on the part of the city employees; therefore, be it Resolved, that the friends of the new Charter pledge them selves to use their utmost en deavor to have enacted a law, through city ordinance, prevent ing city employees from taking an active part in municipal politics; and be it further Resolved, that the friends and supporters of the new charter do hereby pledge themselves not only to the observance of the letter and spirit of Sections 23 and 24, Article II of the new Charter, now in force and opera tionv but tbat they will individ ually and collectively do all in their power to see that the pro vision of these sections are en forced. Sections 23 and 24 of the new charter referred to above read as follows: Sec. 23. Any person who shall agree to perform any services in the interest of any candidate for any office provided for in this charter, in considera tion of any money or other valu able thing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion, shall be punished by a fine not exceediug three hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months. Sec. 24. Any person offering to giue a bribe, either in money or other consideration to any voter for the purpose of inluenc ing his vote at any primary, general or special municipal election provided for in this charter, or any elector entitled to vote at any such election re cieving and accepting such bribe or consideration shall be fined a sum not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hun dred, or be imprisioned in the county jail not less than four months nor more than twelve months. Woman Charged with Murder of Her Child. By Associated Press. . Asheville, April 4.—Following the finding of her 3-year old granddaughter's body in a moun tain cave, Nancy Hannah, an aged resident of Haywood coun ty, was arrested yesterday char ged with the murder of the child It is charged that the prisoner left her daughter's home a month ago with the child on the pre tense of taking it to the county home. Developments are said to have shown, however, that the child had not been, taken to that place and searching parties were organized. The cnild is said to have disap peared a month ago. It was tne daughter of Lizzie Hannah Put man. a daughter of the prisoner and the former's husband, Will i Putman, is being held as a wit ness. Pushing Work on New Road. Rev. J. H. Shuford informs us that the new railroad from Wilkesboro to Boone, ~is - now completed and trains are run ning to within three miles of Granden City, Caldwell county. The engineering corps have been moved to Cooks Gaps near Boon*. Work will be rapidiy pushed to completion. COMMENT J i That is a commendable act on the part of Secretary of State Bryan to*teach a Bible claes at . young men each Sunday. It is j something of which any nation; i should be proud to have in high j ' p'aces men who are consecrated christians a»d are anxious to nelp spread the glad tidings In the death of editofr BoyMr of Wadertoro, North Carolina looses another of her gifted song, and th§ Carolina Press Assodtftion tr.iJenl officer, Mr, Boyiin, waseditor oV The Messenger and Intelligencer and was doing splendid work in his chosen field. Secretary Daniels at Bottom Of a River. Norfolk. Va., April &—Secre tary of the N&vy Joeephua Dan iels spent eight minutes on th bottom of the Elizabeth River, on board submarine torpedo boa* D-l to-day. Congressman E. E. Holland of Virginia, Kear-Ad miral Doyle, Commandant of tht- Norfolk Navy Yard, ana two ot her naval officials also took the dive. It was Secretary Daniel's first experience on a submarine, and he declared he would never for get it The little boat took th plunge in thirty-fivefeet of water and remained submerged for eight minutes. She went down in the eastern branch of the Eiiz abeth River, about 290 yard from the spot where the receiv ing ships Franklin and Richmond are moored. Drastic Law Against Car Breaking, Federal Law Makes it Hazardous Washington, D. C.. April 2, — Car and depot chieves will find their operations in the future more diffisult than in the past and will have to face prosecution in the Federal Courts as well at before state triunals as the re sult of the bill introduced b\ Representative C. C. Carlin, of Alexandria, Va., passed by both House of Congress, and approver by the Preisdent. This act im poses a maxium fine of $500,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten vears for any persot convicted of unlawfully break ing into any railway car contain ing interstate or foreign ship ments of freight or express, oi of stealing or obtaining by fraud or deception from any car, de pot, platform, vessel, or wharf any freight, express or baggage which constitutes or is a part oi any interstate or foreign ship ment While the Carlin Act in no way infringes on the jurisdiction oi ihe state courts, it puts the whole power of the Federal De partment of Justice behind the detection and prosecution of per sons guiliy of stealing from cars or depots, since it will be practi cally impossible for thieves to distinguish between interstate and intrastate shipments. It is confidently expected that this law will have a powerful effect in breaking up thefts of this character which not only involve | a serious loss to the railways and cause great inconvenience to shippers and travelers but are a constant menace to railway em ployees and the traveling public since it is notorious that car theives do not hesitate to inter fere with trains or resort toother expedients to serve their own purposes, regardless of the con fequences. Death of Henry P. Rudisill. Mr. Henry P. Rudisill, one of Catawba's prominent citizen', died at his home in Maiden Wednesday, of heart failure. He was stricken with severe pain at his heart and died in 30 minutes. Mr. Rudisill was 70 years old and was a Confederate veteran, hav ing lost an arm in the Civil War. He is survived by a wife and eleven children. His sons are R. A. and George Rudisill two prominent merchants of Maiden, John T, F. Frank, Clud and Doruse. Daughters are Mrs. Deitz the wife of a Lutheran minister, Mrs. Perry Carpenter and Mrs. T. R. Barringer. The children except one or two all live in and around Maiden, Mr. Mr. Rudisill was always a lead er in progressive movements and his death will be a great loss to the community. The funeral services were held yesterday at the Lutheran i church in Maiden by his pastor, Rev. J L, Cromer, after which - his body was carried to Salem tor iitoerment WI SON BROKE PRECEDENT. Delivered His Message in Person to Congress. President Wilson Tuesday broke the pc cedents of a century when he appeared in person in the halls Of congress and delivered his views of the tariff question. This,is the firel ♦ime since John Adams that 8 president has appeared in an official capacity before congress In 1813 exactly one hundr* years ago, the custom was triec to be revived when President Madison waa invited to take part in the deliberations of Con gress, but the president declined Since then no president has even suggested joining in the delib erations of Congress. President Wilson made known his plans to Democratic leaders that they might prepare for the event. Friends of the president sug gested that such a proceedure was fraught with embarrass ments as his action would b construed as that of a dictator But Mr. Wilson declared that congress would not misunder stand his purpose. He only wishes to get in closer touci with congress and endtavor ti maintain harmony between the executive and legislative branch es of the government. North Carolina "There." The following from the Richmond Times Dispatch will be read with in terest in North Carolina: If North Carolina continues to be''a vale of humility between two moun tains of conceit, South Carolina and Virginia/ * to use Dr. Alderman's quant characterization, it will not be because the Old North State lacks cause for No less a personage thin Colonel Tankard L. Littleberry, of Pow hatan County, was heard to assert with great positiveness, as he set this week under the elms of his native heath, meditating upon the future of this na tion, that "if things keepon going like they are going now, Cousin Woodrow'll make this a government of North Car olinians, by North Carolinians and for North Carolinians." It does look that *ay, it does, indeed, Colonel Tank. The Tarheels are so busy "pointing with pride" these days to their bumper crop of high Wilson appointees that the consumption of "white lightuin," has decreased 17.2 per cent, according to I the figures compiled by the Secretary of the Interior of North Carolina. It has been claimed by "certain parties'* for a long time that "North Carolina is a good State to be born in,'' and, judging by the number of job seekers who wish they could be born again, and born in the Old North State at that, the assertion is not without merit. Look at the Tarheels there in the frcnt row at Washington, discerned by the Baltimore Sun. First and not least is Joscpbus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, the first North Carolinian in the Cabinet since James C. Dabbin was Secretary of the Navy iu 1853. Right beside him is David F. Houston, Sec retary of Agriculture. Then there's Commander Victor Blue, hero of the Spanish War, who has just been made chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and Dr. Rupert Blue, whom President Taft appointed surgeon-general. There's Walter H. Page, just appointed ambas sador to England. They all were born in "the strip of land south of Vir ginia.' ' George Gordon Battle, Senator O'Gorman's law Partner, is said to be slated for the United States district attorneyship for New York, just va cated by Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, and another Tarheel, Captain W. H. Osborn, seems to have clinched the United States commissionership of in ternal revenue. Some of the promin snt "Down Homers'' who have gone oot of power with tbe Republican party are "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Ex-Sen ator "Joe" Dixon, the Bull Moose«s manager in the last campaign. "We don't begrudge North Carolina one bit of it. They are sturdy Amer icans, these North Carolinians, making gool citizens wherever they settle.We know, for we havs thousnds of them in Baltimore," aveis the Sun paper, Amen! say we, amen! To cop a slang phrase, the North Carolinians are "there." We have millions of them in Richmond, and we'll take as many more as we can get. Why not? Isn't Richmond the capital of North Caro lina? Farm demonstration plots have been started at the Star town and Rcckett school houses. The land for the Startown plot has been donated by Mr. G. W. Wilson and for the Rockett school by Mr. George Simmon. The citizens of these sections are to be congratulated on the pro gressive spirit shown by these gentleman. Mr. Foster the county commissioner of agricul ture is a tireless worker and is doing great things for Catawba county. This demonstration work for the betterment of the schools means a new era for Ed ucation in tfte county.—Catawba i County News. Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 SERVICE BUILDING, FIRST STRUCTURE TO BE ERECT ED BY THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNA TIONAL EXPOSITION.. BIDS have l>een let for the Bervlce Building, the first structure to be erected upon the Panama-Pacific International Exposition site The structure will be three stories in height and will be occupied by the exposition force during the building of the great fair, it will be 150 feet square with an Interior court of 58 by 104 feet The environing grounds will be picturesque with Sowers, fountain!* and statuary. The first fioor will be occupied by the auditor, treasurer, railroad exhibits, admissions and concessions, police. Information, tele graph and emergency hospital departments; the second floor will be occupied by the architectural, mechanical, electrical and civic engineer ing departments: the third floor will be used for blue printing, photo graph and color studios. It Is expected that the building will be com pleted by the first of the year. HEALTFUL BREAD. Hickory Milling Company Putting Out an Excellent Flour. At the risk of considerable free advertising, we are going to tell our readers something of the ex cellent flour now produced by the Hickory Milling Co. Mr. Caldwell stated to a represena tive of this paper Monday, that he is now buying his wheat al together from Pennsylvania where he is enabled to get only the very best—each bushel weighs 62 pounds. Before being ground into flour this wheat is subjected to a process that removes every particle of cockle, every broken and unsound grain and every thing in anyway foreign to the soundest of wheat. The grain is g.-ound under absolutely sanitary conditions by the test and most approved roller process. No talc, chalk or other foreign sub stances is allwoed in the flour. It goes to the buyer as pure as flour can possibly be made. Mr. Caldwell stated to the writer that he is standing by every sack put out, &n 1 any p r son who does not find the pro duct entirely satisfactory will have the purchase price cheer fully refunded. We are writing this because we would like to see this enter prising firm enjoy a more liberal patronage from our own home people, We believe in buying everything possible at home and when such an excellent product is to be had there is no excuse for buying elsewhere. Hickory Graded School Notes. In the three primary grades of the Hickory schools there are en rolled 292 pupils; in the four grammar grades. 241; and in the four high school grades, 130. Of the pupils in the first seven grades, 91 live in Ward 1; 192 in Ward 2: 99 in Ward 3; and 151 in Ward 4. It is very likely that next year the high school grades will be moved back to the North build ing. Six teachers in the new South building could care for the primary and grammar grade pu pils living south of the railroad', and six teachers could care for these grades on the north side. In this way the smaller children on the way to and from school would not have to cross the rail road tracts, For several months the teach ers have been making* a careful study of how best to apply the principles of psychology and ped agogy to the work in the differ ent grades. They are striving to arrange the work of each grade in conformity to the natural laws of mental development and growth, and in accord with the knowledge gained by experience in the school room. Some changes in the work in the high school are being work ed out. In the high school grades the pupils will be given a choice in the subjects they study. Those who expect to go to college will choose those subjects which will prepare for the University and the colleges of the state. Those who cannot go to college may select other subjects that are of more direct practical val ue, The purpose of the school is to render the greatest service to the greatest number. PLANS COUNTY CARAVAN. Farm Demonstrator Working on New idea in Catawba. Newton, April 4.—The farm demonstration commissioner for Catawba has an idea in mind that, if put into practice, as he is planning: to do this fall, will mean much for the farmers of the country. His idea now is to start a farm caravan through the county conducted on the same manner as agricultural cars carried over the country on the railroad. A number of promi nent speakers will accompany the outfit, which will consist of all the different farm products grown in the county, several of the best breeds of live stock, the different kinds of soils and any thing that can be used as an il lustration towards better farm ing. The best ways of breeding and caring for stock, selecting of seeds and preparing land for their reception, and studying the different soils will all be dis cussed in meetings held at the public school houses. Catawba farmers have never been awakened as they have been during the past year. The institution of this new office has done wonders. South Fork Items. There seems to be no important news from this section just now. Every on seems to be keeping the eleventh commandment by attending strictly to their own business and leaving others alone. The peeple are busily engaged in farm work preparing their tands for planting. Much of the land has to be disced owing to the heavy rains of late. • I noticed on my way to church Sun day a field planted to corn, the earliest perhaps in the county. Wheat is growing nicely and the indications are that{there will be a bum per crop. Oats also are growing splen didly; the peach crop will be cut short perhaps 80 per cent on account of the recent cold snap. There are a great many sweet pota toes yet in the county to be marketed, but the farmers are rapidly placing them onthe market. Mr. Enloe Yoder has on hand still about 250 bushels. A large congregation was present Sunday at Grace church to hear a splen did sermon bv Rev, L. L. Lohr. Com munion service will be conducted by Mr. Lohr at this church on the third Sunday in April, v Mr, Enloe Yoder, our popular coun ty surveyor is kept busy all the time. We must congratulate the editor on getting out such a newsy paper. It should find a welcome place in every home in the county, especially where there are children as it will teach them to be good readers. It will be worth a three months schooling to those children as it will be new every week and will interest the children in cnr rent history and keep ihem posted on the important happenings of the coun try. Lee Ramsour has moved into his re modled house. Lee Yoder is putting in an extension of the telephone line from the origonal South Fork line to his heme, F. A. Yoder is out with his pea threshing machine threshing the peas of all the farmers of this section. Mrs, J. A. Ycunt visited her father; G. M. Yoder last Sunday. Mr. Hidebran has put up a sawmill near the Yoder school house on N. A. Whiteners's land. The general health of thisjeommun ityis good at present. Col

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