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Established 1899 CHAMBER OF RECEPTION ON JULY 4TH. Everyboby Invited To Come And See The New Quarters IN EVENING FROM 7 TO 10 O'CLOCK * Besides a Directors and Secretary's Offices, the Chamber of Com merce is Now Equipped With a Large Room that Will Accom modate Several Hundred People—This Room Will be Used for Display of Hickory's Manufactured Goods, as an Auditorium, as an Assembly Room and as a Reading Room—Well Supplied with Magazines, Trade Journals and Newspapers—Open at any Time for the Convenience and Use of the Ladies and Gentle men of Hickory, as Well as Visitors to this^ity. The Di r ectors of the Chamber of Commerce take pleasure in announcing to the public that they will hold a reception at their new quarters, located on the second floor of the Black weider-Riddle building, on the evening of July 4. from 7 to 10 o'clock. There will be no speech making. but some music—mere ly an informal gatnering to in troduce our new qjarters to the ladies and gentlemen of Hicko»y We want all of our people t> see for themselves the rooms that are open to them for their use without any cost at any time for any legitimate purpose, whether it ue lor a meeting of a social organization, a club meeting (lauies or gentlemen,, or to while away a lew hours looking at the pictures and display and reading the magazines and newspapers on the tables. In planning for more com mcuitus quarters, the Directors or the Cnamber of Commerce thought they could see a great mar.y uses for the extra rooms thtyhave been fortunate enough to secure through the generosity of its supporting members. In our old quarters, with but one loom, we were frequently com pelled to refuse the use of the T«SSJII lEdOIF Daily Chronological Messages Receiv ed by E. C. Ivey. Lenoir, Jane 24 —For sometime Lenoir has been heralded as the greatest wireless center of the State, having many amateur sta tions, tut now she further enj«»y? the unique distinction of beinx perhaps the onlv town in the Unit ed States, certainly in the State, that receives the standard time daily from the Arlington station at Washington, and having it an nounced to its citizens by a bell that can be heard all over town. This scientific construction is the product of Eugene C. Ivey, man ager of the Citizens Light & Pow er Co. The wireless station is located in Mr. Ivey's home, from which wires are run to the First Meth odist Church connecting the beli there with his clock. A hammer with a iever is placed in the bel fry, so that it strikes the bell on the outside, and in no way inter feres with the regular ringing of the bell. A chain connects tit lever to an electric magnet of tn "sucking" or solenoid type. When a current of electricity pas ses through the magnet it pulls the chain and lever with great force, so that the hammer strikes the bell, A wire is run from tht belfry to Mr. Ivey's residence, a quarter of a mile distant, whert a large Seth Thomas regulator is located. The clock strikes th hours, and when it strikes it clos es the electric circuit, which actu ates the magn tat the church. I is three o'clock, the clocl strikes three, closing the circui three times, and simultaneous: the magnet pulls three separafc timps, striking the bell the sam number of times. Dry batterie are used to supply the electricity In che same room with «h clock is a complete wireless tele graph outfit for sending and re ceiving messages. The great Na vy wireless station at Arlington y sends out the correct tim twice a day, at 12 noon and 10 f m - This is sent out broadcast n these hours for the mariners a sea to correct their chronometer by. These time signals are r ceived and the clock is kept coi rected by them. The first strok of an hour struck by the bell ma be relied upon as being within 1 seconds; of WashiiiKton time. ] THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT room on account of havinp another meeting scheduled for same date. With the additiona l rooms we now have, several meetings can be held without conflict at the same time. We also want to assjre out rural neighbors that they are also welcome to use of our rooms for their convenience and pleas ure. They will find our reading and assembly room a very pleas ant place to meet by appoint ment any of their friends. It is also iust the place for their institute meetings, and business gatherings. The Women's Coun try Club has already been tender e i the use of our Assembly room, and we hope that they, or any other organization, will feel that it will be a pleasure to us to have them take advantage of this offer. In conclusion, permit us to re peat that our rooms are for the use and benefit of the ciiizens wt Hickory, and we hope you will turn out on the evening of July 4 and see what this organization has done, or at least is attempt ing to do, for your benefit. Very respectfully yours, Directors Chamber of Commerce, A. K. Joy, Secretary. the clock is more than 15 seconds slow or fast, then it is corrected by wireless time signal, as sent out by the Arlington Station. These signals may be noted 2,000 miles from the above sta:ion, it good instruments are used in re ceiving.—Charlotte Observer. Highland News. Highland June 23 —Good health is the best news at this writing. The one year old child of Mr. Hugh Harris, died Sunday morning and was buried in St. Stephen's cemetery. Mr. H. W. Harris, lias moved his interest in Chne's ba v bershop to Mr. J. E. Harris' store, where Mr. Liplett, is running an up to date shop. At a recent meeting of the town board it was decided to increase the speed from 3 to 15 miles per hour. Large printed signs to this effect have been posted and the otHcers have 8 rici- orders to arrest anyone exceed ing said speed The stork called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt, Sunday morning and left a tine girl. Mr. and Mrs. Clement Smyre, have gone to housekeeping in one of Mr. J. D. Miller's new cottages. Mr. Alva Lael, has moved into Mr. Holder's new house. Mrs Jame3 Sigmon, was carried to the Statesville hospital Sunday, in a very critical condition. Mr. Raymond Hunt, who has been working in Charlotte spent Sunday wilh his family. „ . . , Mr. Jenks Mill r, has just finished painting Hollars store, in which he has an interest. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Will Soon Go to Brazil. ! The following item was taken from the Eimwood correspondence of the j Statesville Landmark, of June 25th.;- ' Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clay and chil i dren, formerly of Hickory, are here on a visit to Mrs. Clay's parents. Mr. and [ Mrs. A. F. Hendley Mr. Clay weni t to Waynesville Monday to attend the r Methodist Missionary Conference now in session there. On July 12, Mr. I Clay and family sail for Brazil to wort b in the mission field. Mr. Clay is i printer and will be engaged in that ca fe pacity in the foreign field. Mr. anc 1 Mrs Clav have many friends at Elm " wood who, with the Hickory people re gret very much to give them up, ye | wish for them success and h?ppiness ii their new home and work. Mr. B. M. Thomasson, of Wan J Shoals, S C., is visiting his fath ir, Mr. J. B. Thomasson, who l > suffering from a stroke of para ' r . lysis. r Mrs R. D. Suiter and son, o y Washington, D. C., is here speno 5 ing the summer with Mrs. Bell It' Ingold, HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1913 EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVBN-: TIGS AT COHLt SPRINGS s | t n Fourth Annual Session of the West tern North Carolina Conference f Met June 23rd. to 25th. 1 The Fourth Annual Session of the Western North Carolina Conference ' met. at Connelly Springs June 23 t025, with a large number of delegates c and pastors in attendance. Davis, manager of the hotel a kindly gave us special rates (and lots 11 of goud things to eat) The sessions ' were held in the Methodist church v and were well attended by the people of Connelly Springs and Rutherford K College. It proved an ideal place for a such a conference and many of the ° delegates weit home hoping to have . the privilege of going back there next ® year. The first session of the conference " was held on Monday afternoon, Rev. E. L. Main, of Winston-Salem, presl- l ' denr of tne conference, presided with ® A. VI. West of Hickory as secretary. 1 The afternoon was given over to the A organization of the conference and ® appointary of the following com- •' mittees: Committee, of Nominations, S Committee of Resolutions, Com- d mittee of Re/isals, and Committee of ° Finance. * Ilev. W. E. Poovey, of North Ashe- ville, who is well known here, preach- v ed" a splended sermon on the text: "Thou shalt love the Lord with all thy hear*, and with all thy soul, and 11 willi all th.v mind, and with all tliy stiength: This is the tirst command- ll ment." Mark 12:30. He explained ® the ai (Terence between the words 2 "heart and soul". Heart being the 1 seat of feeling and soul the seat of authority. He said the human being " was governed by two desires, the de sire to serve and the desire to be a served. He laid these on the fact " thai in the small child the desire to * serve was strongest and that it must 1 be trained into the right direction C( from the very start and that this w work can best be done by the League, o He went on to say that if we wished I to serve good effectively we must be a wil.ing to serve Him with our whole L heart, soul, mind and body. p At 6:30 Wednesday morning about » 50 Leagueis gathered on the second L story veranda for early morningparyer J ( meeting which was lead by Rev. O. P. " Ader, of Ramseur. The morning session opened at 8:30 w in the church. The keynote of the service w;»s "Truth" .*lr. C. M. * Pickens of Lenoir made an address tl on • The Field of the Epworth 1 League", in which lie emphasized ;irst the needs of the tield and second the development of the tield. He made the statetnent that there are six hundred thousand people in North Carolina outside of the church, and calling attention to the fact that the n only way to get them into the church was to go after them personally. The j only way to develop the held is to ex- a cise the power ol« first* personal ex-! n perience; second, personal service 0 and personal influence. n The conference was then turned over to Mr. J. M. Culbreth of Nash- ® ville, Tenn, secretary of the Epworth f League work of the Southern Metho- § dist church. He spoke on the Quiet Hour Covenant, and asked those who £ observed a daily quiet hour to raise C l their hands. Twenty-four responded f and were asked to give in a sentence, c the reason why they observed the c quiet hour. Their testimonies were a rich treat and proved that this quiet ® hour is a necessity to the develop- t merit of a spiritual life. Mr. Culbreth g then urged each Leaguer to go home - dertermined to observe the hour . daily tor prayer and meditation, pre- L ferably the tirst hour of the day if E possible C , Rev. R. M. Courtney then told us c why he has no League in his church and was answered by J. O. Ervin, who tDld why lie has a League in his « church. Rev. W. E. Poovey also told fc why he does not- have a League, but both he ahd Mr. Courtney said they hoped to have one before next con ference. J Tuesday afternoon Mr. J. N»Patten, fraternal delegate frouo the North f Carolina conference brought us greet- j iHgs from our sister conference and also told us of the splendid work they i are doing. , , i The reports of several committees were then heard that of the nominat- t ing being the most interesting. After ( several changes by the conference the t following officers were elected for the year 1913. President, Rev. E. L. Bain; j Ist. Vice President, Rev. E. K. Mc- Clarty; 2nd. Vice President, Rev. H. H. Jordan; 3rd. Vice President, Mr. 1 Miller Pickens; 4th. Vice President, i Miss Ma Belle Hansard; Secretary, ■, Mr. A. M. West; Treasurer, Rev. C ] M. Pickens; Junior Superintendent, L E. Brown; Secretary Children ] Home Fund, Rev. R. E. Atkinson; i Editor League Columns; Miss Stanly i Hall; with the following District Secretaries: Ashe ville District. Rev. W. E. Poovey; Charlotte, Rev. J. C. Ervin; Greensboro District, Miss i Blanche Johnson; Mt. Airy District, Rev. R. G. Little; Morganton District, Rev. J. F. Armstrong; North Wilkes boro District, Rev. W. C. Jones; Shelby District, Miss MattieCamp; Statesville District, Mr. A. W. Cline; 1 Salisbury District, Rev. W. T. Al . bright; Way lesville District, Rev. J. , W. Williams; Winston District, Rev. R. tt. Courtney. Mr. Culbreth then addressed ths assembly on chapter, efficiency in the Epworth League. : bringing out the following points: . ist. Team work, which is just as nec essary in an Epworth League as in a baseball game, l 2nd. Accurate Records and Prompt Reports. 3nd. Financial Budget. 4th. Rotation in office, which will provide work for all the League 3 members and not leave it to the few wno have been doing it for years. He urged the old members to get out and give the young untrained members B an opportunity to show what they - can do. He also stressed the impor- Stance of the council meeting each . month. , Tuesday night Mr. Culbreth preach ed a strong sermon on "My Brother f and I" in wnich he brought out our I duty to our fellowmen as well as to l " our God 'He told tb« story of the e good Samaritan and then asked what was doue to prevent the next roan who came along that, way from being robbed. He said we should use methods of preventing crime, desease and sorrow and not save up cur work for those who are so unfortunate as to need our services. It is just as much our duty to take the tempta tions from before our people as it is to try to help them after they have fallen. He said our greatest sin against this great duty is: Ist. Race prejudice, 2nd. Under valuation of human life 3rd Our neglect of childhood of our country. He explained each of these topics and g.tve illus rations to make them more forceful. He plead for the en listment of the young people in the work of remedying these evils. Wednesday morning session was given over to unfinished business and a round tabifcr of the work of tft6 second depart merit that of "Social Service", which was very beneficial to all. Each ofttie sessions were enlivened by special music by the Vanderbilt Quartett, which was well worth a trip to Connelly Springs. These men came from far distant points. One from New York City, one from Texas and two from Tennessee. This was a treat to all who attended the con ference and one that will never be for gotten. After the services on Tues day night they gave several selections on the hotel veranda. Solos by Miss via Belle Hansard of Andrews and Miss Clara Bowles of Hickory were very greatly enjoyed by all. Connelly Springs, being half way between Hickory and Morganton, there was some rivalry between the Leagues at those places. Morganton had 23 delegates and visitors at the conference while Hickory uumbered 29, and also having several delegates there all the time. The Hickory League has been quite honored this year having three con ference officers from her League and another having been nominated but not elected on this account. The Hickory League also has the distinc tion of being the only League in the conference (and probably in the state) who has sent or rather is, sending out three missionaries in one month. They are: Mr. and Mrs. J. VV. Clay and Mr. Auburn Setzer, Mr. and Mrs. Clay going to Brazil and Mr. Setzer to Africa. >v. r. Clay told the conference how that it was in the Epworth League that lie tirst started his work for Christ and how it his strengthened his life and helped to train him for the position which is he to fill in the work of carrying the gospel of Christ to those who have it not. He closed with this statement: "The League is the greatest institution in our church. It cares for the whole christian life as does no other department of the church." Canner Flowers at Work. The freecanning demonstration mentioned in The Ansonian last week proved to be an attractive affair here last Thursday after noon. Mr. E L- Flowers of Hick ory was here with several of his modern canning outfits and show er! the pecple how easy it is to can fruit by the modern, the coo way. Several dozen cans of tomatoes, plums, beans and berries were canned for those who brought fruit with them and the "El Flo ' canner was proven to besucha suc cess that a large number were sold by Mr. Flowers before he left town. Flowers is an inventive geniu , a man of most pleasing personality. He is now employed by the government as canning ex pert, but his canners can be se cured by those who wish to pur chase them. Much interest was shown in the work by the people of the town and county.—Wades boro Ansonian. The Appalachian Training School. Mr. Editor: The Appalachian Training school is now in the midst of its summer term. Every room in both dormitories, to gether with parlors and sitting room, is full of students. Many have found rooms in the town and community. The grading and building of macadam roads and the improvement of the campus goes steadily on, and it is generally believed now that it will be, when completed, the prettiest campus in North Carolina. Dr. Y. L. Jones, of Virginia, was a welcome visitor to this institution last week. On Saturday at 11 a. m. the student body was called into the auditorium, Superintendent B. B. Dougherty introduced him as follows: "Young ladies and gentlemen, I know you will join me in being glad to give this hour to Dr, Jones. He and I were class-mates at Carson and Newman college and at Chapel Hill. After graduating at the head of his class at our University, he became a city superintendent in the state oi Minnesota. Then he went to Harvard and began to stady for his Ph. D, degree, stayed till he won it. Aftei traveling extensively across the seas in the old world, he was elected a professor in the University of Arkan sas. He is now at the head of tli English Department of Sweet Briai col it ga, Virginia, which is one of th , newest and largest institutions foi , votnen in the South. He is one of the formost scholars, of his age, ii these United States. I take pleasure in presenting Dr. Jones.'' We could not attempt to give ai outline of Dr. Jones 1 address with out doing him an injustice. Its pur pose was to show how we reveal ti I others our culture or the lack of it b; ! our use of English —ln attempting ti ' change pronunciation, southern, west ! em, or northern; by bad spelling; us I oi irregular verbs; and in the use o » adjectives and adverbs. It was one o : the most interesting and instructiv - addresses we have heard in man; i days. * Mr. Arthur Ingold of Morgar r ton spent Sunday with his mothei 3 Miss Essie Lea Robinson visite t Misses Pearl and Essie Moretz Q Lincolnton last week. COMMENT REVIVED BIGOTRY Even though a majority of the school board of the city of Charlotte have ar- j bitrarily refused to employ as teachers, I two young ladies on account of their j affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church, it is indeed gratifying to know that there still remains in the ''Queen \ City" enough patriotic citizens to as semble themselves in mass meeting and pass resolutions condemning such action. While Charlotte must necessarily i bear the greater weight of the blame I which will result from such action, yet ! the whole state will be held as an ac cessory in the harboring of a spirit of religious intoletance. Such action on the part of Charlotte's school board seems so incompatible with the Meck ! lenburg spirit of one hundred and j thirty-eight years ago that we can hardly think of the two scenes being acted upon the same stage. If there be honor in such action, we hope that a generous world will bestow it all up on those who love such honor; but if there be shame (and there will be) we trust that it will not be associated with the name of North Carolina. Noith Carolina does not make it a crime to be a Catholic, not does it make ic a bar to social and intellectual usefulness. Neither does North Caro lina recognize a monopoly of patriot ism by religious bigots. We believe that patriotism is communistic and that all churches are members of its socie ty. To those who would believe other wise, we respectfully giye them the information which has been unfolded through Charlotte's adoption of a new religious formula. Nor did the young ladies have an op portunity to defend themselves against the crime of Catholicism. Perhaps however, the spirit of fairness has not altogether deserted Charlotte's school board, and maybe in the realization of their error in part, they will resur rect and invoke the ''Trial by Ordeal" in order that the young ladies may have a semblance of justice meted out to them Apropos of the above situation is an incident of fifty years ago: Professor Wolcott Gibbs, an able chemist, had been chosen Rumfoid Professor at Har vard University. A year or two later Columbia College refused to appoint him to a chemical professorship. Was it because he did not understand chem istry? No. because he was a Unitai ian! That is, you should refuse to get your clothes from the best tailor because he does not make jack knives to suit vou. CURRENCY COMMENT With progress in tariff reform hav ing advanced far enough to assure pas sage of the present bill with the possi bility of only minor changes, the Dem ocratic Party now turns its attention to the passing of new currency legisla tion. On the 26th., what is known as the Administration currency bill was launched in the House by Representa tive Glass, and Senator Owen in the Senate, Chairmen of their respective committees on Banking and Currency. In addition to its approval by President Wilson, this bill seems to also cany with it the endorsement of the Secre tary of State, Mr. Bryan, and the Sec retary of the treasury, Mr. McAdoo. Prominent among its many features, is the establishment of regional reserve banks (twelve in number). This is not a new idea in banking, but seems to be only an enlargement of the clear ing house systems already so much us ed by the banks in all densely popu lated localities. These regional banks are to become banks of issue and ap proved depositaries of the local banks composing the district, and further serve as a bank of rediscount for its various members. Updn a basis of the combined assets of its membership, it will be empowered to issue cu.rency which will replace the present bank note, bond secured, currency issued by the various national banks. This seems to be the most admirable fea ture of the bill, for under our present system, United States Government bonds have been given fictitious values and currency issue so inelastic as to be unable to meet the demands of grow ing business or the needed require ments of panicky conditions. During the past 10 years, growth in the depos its of the National Banks of the coun ' try has shown an increase in cash of , $350,000,000, while the total increase in the growth of deposits amounts to over $3,500,000,000, which increase ' is largely represented by the expansion in loans. With actual cash represent i ing only 10 per cent of the increase in - our wealth, as measured by bank de " posits, and credit representing 90 pei ) cent, it logically follows that the inad ) equacy of actual money creates the - necessity of making approved credits i ® basis of currency issue. The ne? f banking law will make the cecessarj e provision for this and to that extent i 7 favorably commends itself to both thi public and business world. Another feature of the new law pro l " vides for a national board of control '» which board is to be seven in numbe d and composed as follows: Secretary c if the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture Comptroller of the Currency and ton Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 appointed by the President. Since th fitst three are also appointees of th President, it follows that he has the ap pointraent of the entire boird that is t ; have absolute supervision of our bank I ing system. When we consider tha this board is to have authority to fix discount rates; suspend requirements for thirty days; compel one reserve bank to rediscount paper for another reserve bank; and supervise the issu ing of treasury notes, we become a lit tle suspicious of this highly centralized authority It is an American habit to be jeilous of too much "One Man"' power, and yet we are proposing leg islation which places the regulation of our entire currency system practically in the hands of the President. So long as this authority is honestly and wisely exercised there need beno oc casion for alarm. The American idea has been, however, to adopt safe-guards that will preserve a possible abuse of authority. This policy Has served us so well in the past that it seems t!ie part of wisdom for us to contemplate its future usefulness before its elimina tion in the present case. The following was taken from the Piedmont Press of September 9th, 1876: "Summary of the Real and Per sonal Property of Catawba coun ty: Acres of iand 247,415, valu ation $1,044,388. Value of town property $94,655. Horses 1,851, valuation $103,439. Mules 1,160, valuation $75,509. Jacks uation $1,475. Jennets 18, valua tion $387. Goats 48, valuation S4B. Cattle 7,042, valuation $47,305. Hogs 13,075, valuation $17,493. Sheep 8,301, valuation $8,167. Value of farming utensils, etc,, $214,72, Money on hand or on deposit $74,047. Solvent credits $201,201. Stock in incorporated companies 5,420. Other personal property $115,011. No railroad franchise. No income and profits. Total value of personal and real property $2,001,831. Listed polls, white 1,318, colored 197. County tax $4,912.66." Complimentary to Our Road Makers, An automobilist just returned from a trip to Hizkory suggests that when it is the pleasure of the commissioners of Mecklenburg county to learn something about a sand-clay road that is vastly su- ; oerior to macadam and can be built for something like one-third the c,ost they should journey up through Iredell, which has built 3ome excellent road, and on to Hickory. It had been raining con siderably when the Charlottean went over this road, but it was good traveling, the road between New*on and Hiclrory in Catawba county having an especially fine surface. —Charlotte Evening Chronicle, The above clipping is compli mentary to the able commission ers who are directing the build ing of the sand-clay roads in Hick ory and Newton townships. Ca tawba county not only does things but does them well. Bill to Pay for Cotton Seized During War. Washington, June 27.—Depos its $11,000,000 of government bonds in banks of cotton growing states would be authorized by a bill introduced today by Senator Smith, of South Carolina. The bonds would represent the amount held by the treasury for cotton seized at the time of the civil war, claims for which have not been adjusted, and theamount jf the revenue tax on cotton col lected by the government just af ter the war and before the su preme court held the tax uncon stitutional. Senator Smith said today that the money pnperly belonged in the cotton states and that the government should keep it on de posit there until all claims against it have been settled. His bill specifies that the money is to be deposited in the Southern banks "for the purpose of aiding the produces in marketing the cotton crop." "Went Back on the Devil." From issue of the Piedmont Press of September 9th, 1876: 4 'As we suppose is customarj in all printing offices, our devil gathers up all the waste papei and sells it, the proceeds of which are expended for apples, melons, etc. The last lot sold was to Esq • Bruns. The paper weighed vers heavy, and Mr. Bruns thought ii had been dampened for that es i pecial purpose. An examinatior J ensued, when it was discovere r that they were Radical exchange! t and the lies contained thereii s caused the unusual amount o weight." , Miss Prue Thomasson has re :r turned home from McCombs City >f Miss., where she has been visit 1.1 ing her sister, Mrs. J. B. Mac irlham for the past three months. DIRECTORS CHOSEN. Yatauga Electric Company Stock- * holders Meet at Hickory, ipecial to The Observer. Hickory, Jane 27.—The stock aiders of the newly incorporat •d Watauga Electric Company net here today and organized ind elected the following direct jrs: J. H. Beal, Lenoir; John Grregg, Globe; W. L. Holschauser, Blowing Rock; K. C. Menzies. J. L. Riddle, N. S. Dasher and Dr. H. C. Menzies Hickory. The directors selected N. S. Dasher president and treasurer, and J. H. Beal secretary. The work on the telephone line from Lenoir to Blowing Rock will begin immediately and be hurried to completion. This line will be built to give the people of Blowing Rock and the section it goes through long distance telephone service. The line will probably be extended to in-."' ide Mortimer, Edgemont, Linvisie, Boone and other point's. This f ; -operation received its charter weeks ago with an autf > >rized capital of $50,000. When the mountain points through which the com oany will place their lines get this service they will have direct telephone connection with all points reached by the Bell system. LIQUOR CAPTURED. Rowan's Wide-Awake Sheriff Bags a Negro With Booze. Special to The Observer.* Spencer, June 29.—Sheriff McKenzie made still another im portant capture of liquor at the Spencer passenger station shortly after midnight this morning taking Frank Sumner, an East Spencer negro, into cus tody with four gallons of Virginia booze and one doz *n bottles oi beer. The sheriff had inside in formation that the whiskey was being brought to North Carolina on southbound passenger train No. 29 and with Deputies Nash and Krider met the train in Spencer. They stationed them selves on the dark or "off" side ,of the traiii aaa Sumnsi- stepped | right into the arms of the sheriff. He had a big suit case unchecked and also carried the beer. He was taken to Rowan jail to await trial. ___ $9.30 for One Gallon. A certain citizen of Ruther ford county who no doubt thinks it is awful to live in a county where liquor cannot be delivered by express, made three trios to Shelby and paid the fare of a friend recently before he was able' to get possession of his goods. In the final wind-up his gallon of liquor cost him $9.30. Since the Webb liquor law came into effect, intoxicating liquor cannot be delivered by express in his county so he ordered a gallon to be sent to Shelby. He made one trip, but it had not come, so he went home to return later. He did not know that the state recently passed a law saving that an express agent cannot deliver whiskey except to the consignee himself and that the consignee must be known per sonally by the agent or be properly identified. The Ruther ford county man was not known by the local express agent nor was there a man in town who could vouch for his dentity. The patron much chagrined went home the second time to get some one to identify him. The shipment was delivered but the whiskey cost him $3,50 with 60 cents express, and three round trip tickets for himself and one for his friend, making a total of $9.30. It is understood that he has "sworn off."—Cleveland Star. We learn that a big automobile party is to pass through Hickory about the 10th of July. . The own ners of a certain make of cars will make a tour of the state. 1 About fifteen cars have been en tered and several more are ex r pscted. Cars from the eastern I part of the state will start from • Raleigh on Mouday, July 6th, and i will join the western division at , Winston-Salem on the 7th. Stops will be made at Salisbury, Moores i ville, Statesville, Hickory, Lenoir, t Blowing Rock, Linyille and sev eral other points. 1 A vigorous crusade is being s waged against the speeding of i automobiles and motorcycles and f it is meeting with the approval of our citizens in general. Signs have been posted on all the prin cipal streets and in conspicuous \ places giving the maximum speed that a machine may attain on . that particular street and the law is being strictly enforced.