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