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Established 1899 KIVIAT WILL NOT ACCEPT Offered 60-yard Hand icap and $1,000.00 TO MEET LITTLE JULY-20TH Richard Little Has Sent in His Resignation as Captain of the Harvard Track Team—Enters Class of Professionals Volun tarily and Resigns all Claims to Amateur Honors—Ascer tained Here that the World Champion Received From 4 New York Clubs the Sum of $6,000 for Making his Fam ous Run on June 11—Moser Gives Out Challenges. New York. July 4.—The execu tive committee of the Cornell Ath letic Association sitting in special session here today announced that it would not allow Richard Little to hreak his contract signed here in 1910 to be at Cornell from 1910 through 1913-14 if he attended school at all. This prevents the famous World Champion from be ing captain of the Har/ard track team next year. It is a serious blow f«»r Harvard, but owing to tHe strong antagonism between the two great universities no oth er action was expected of Cornell The finding of the committee was as follows: "Whereas Richard Little filed with the Dean of Cornell in 1910 on oblig atory contract registered as 4536 agreeing to be at Cornell, if in school, from 1910-1914, we see no rea son why the said contract should now be broken. *' Easton Wilmot, president of the Harvard alumni association, said today after he heard the decision that Harvard would take drastic means to break the contract legal ly if possible. The nature of an obligatory con tract from Cornell was fully ex plained by Richard Little here to day. and he says from its binding ciauses it will be impossible to breair it. They are made by all the star athletes of the leading universities, and this one was made by Little in 1910 before he realizßd his track ability. It does not compel him to go to Cornell next year, but if he is in school at all he must be there. Immediately after the decision of the committee Richard sent in his resignation as captain of the Harvard track team. Owing to the action of Cornell he will not be in school next year and has ac cepted a position as principal of the Newton Graded School. S nee the decision of Cornell Little announced that he was a professional athlete and resigped all claims to amateur honors. He has been a professional since June 11. It was ascertained here to day that Little received from four New York clubs the sum of six thousand dollars for making his famous run on June 11. This was about fifteen hundred dollars for every minute of the four minutea he ran, or over one dollar for every foot of the 5.280 feet he covered. Little enters the class of professionals voluntarily. He was not forced into it like Thorpe. He no doubt could have remained an amateur for many years as Thorpe, but he preferred to ac knowledge his professionalism. Muser gave out the following challenges here Saturday: "To any living man who will stay with Litfle on the one-mile run he here- ' by agrees to give $3 000. The conditions of the meet are that it will be held at any place agree able to the one accept ng on or before September 1,1913 " "To anv three men in Hickory who in a relay mile, each taking one third the distance, will meet and defeat Little in the mile run he will give t he sum of S3OO M On Saturday Litt e received a letter from Abel K viat asking for an 85 yard handicap instead of 50 as he had previously chal lenged. Little wired him back that he would grant him 60 yds. and give him $1,000.00 to meet him July 20. But Kiviat would fcpt accept. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT , Catawba Items. I Miss Emma Pitts has returned from a three weeks' visit in Sal isbupr and Spencer. Miss Ethel Brown of Long Lsland soent the week-end with Miss Gladys Lowrance. ' Miss Janie Leonard has re turned to her home in States ville aft tspending a week with Misses Winona and Lorean Leon ard. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hudson of Spencer came up in their automo bile Friday to at r .end the Junior picnic and visit Mr. ana Mrs. J. H. Pitts. Miss Beuld.h Little of Newton came down Sunday to visit Dr. and Mrs. C. A Little. Messsp. Paul Ward and Lonme Turner of Statesville. Claud i Jones of Ashevilie, and Wi : liams of Cleveland, were amoag the i Sinday visitors. Mrs. F. Y. Long has returned j from a visit in Marshville with j her sister Mrs. Griffin. Miss Connie Troutman Of Statesville, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. A. S ms. Coite Sherrill of Statesville, i is the guest of his father, W. L ! Sherrill. Charlie Abeanethy of the Southern, had his hand broken last week and is at home. Miss Lena Abernethy v is visit ing her sister, Mrs, RoKinsoirin Spencer. MissZula Sherrill who under went an operation for appendi citis at Dr. Long's Sanatorium two weeks ago, has returned borne. Miss Annie Laurie Lowrance is recovering from an attack of appendicitis. The election Monday for special school tax carried by a majority of thirteen. The picnic given by the Junior order here the Fourtn was large ly attended. The speaking was held in the grove in front of J R. Clint's. There were several prominent speakers, among them oeing Z. V. Long ot Statesvilie. RETURNS TO MORGANTON. Dr. J. R. Anderson Again With Deaf and Dumb School. Statesvilie, July 4.—Dr. J. R. Anderson, who has been practic ing medicine in this county foi two years, having his residence at Cool Sorings, will return t-» Morganton. Dr. Anderson was formerly physician attheD±ar and Dumb School at Morganton and he ha* again been elected to that p s tion. Men Who Swidled Davidson Indicted New York, July 3. —John Jones and Giorge Harris, alias George H bart, were indicted today on a charge of swindling El ward L*e Baxter Davidson, of Char lotte. N. C.. of s7o) in cash and a SIO,OOO draft through a fak* wire tipping game. Tne v were a - rt 8 ed Tuesday at the Pennsylva nia ttation before the dralt wa negotiated. Jones be'ire beirg arraigned today, trie*! to escape in a taxicab while walking int; court, but was caught. The two were held without bail for trial. J. Arthur Powell, a merchant ot Clinton, N. C.,- accompanied by a Bc.ltin 0.-e detective, showed the court an indictment brought i-i Baltimore charging Harris with swindling him out of $1,045 on June 7. Harris had witness es on hand who testified that hs was in England on that date, but he was held to await extra dition papers from Maryland. Loses a Hand. Granite Falls, July 6—Special. Mr. Cfaude son of Mr. L S. Berry living near town was taken to the Richard Baker Hos pital at Hickory vesterday where his right hand was amputated Young Berry has been in Mis souri for some time and while out driving last Winter his hand was frozen, and during the Sum mer gan-green set in, and when his mother brought him home last week the doctors here de cided that in order to save his life an amputation was neces sarv. The young man stood the operation well and is getting along nicely. Sunday School Picnic. A no more enjoyable time has been experienced than that of the Presbyterian picnic at Catawba Springs the Fourth of July. A large crowd was present. Mrs. Bettie Holden was there and en joyed it very much. There was plenty to eat and everything pas sed off very pleasantly. We are publishing this week the report for the month of Jurie of the Hickory Township Road C emission, Look it up on anoth er page. HICKORY, N. C.. THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1913 INFORMAL RECEPTION BY CHAM OF COMERCE Was Hickory's Big Social and Busi ness Event —A Liberal Patronage by Both the Social and Business Interests of the Towa Made it a Noteworthy Success. The reception by ihe Chamber of Commerce last Friday night was a most unique event in the civic life of the town, for~Tt"dis played a happy mmgling of friendship and felfOwship which will give rise to other and great er commercial and municipal de? velopments. To attempt to mention the features that lent most enjoy ment to the occasion would be an impossibility, for this entire evening was one of genuine pleasure and enjoyment; made possible largely by the absence of ali formalities. It was truly "All Hickory" assembled on a democratic plane. W,th Mr. Jov, sponsor for the occasion and host at'the reception, beauti fully and generously assisted by the wives of the directors, who prestded over the "ice cream cans" and "merry widow" punch dish pans there was assured to everyone a cordial and happy welcome. The merry widow punch which was served was a copyright from the drink which Georgia created and made famous by its aasociation with President Taft. Through the courtesy and gen erosity of Mr. Geo. Hall the oc casion was much enlivened by the music of the VictroJa whicfr he furnished, while the whole environment was made beauti ful and in every way attractive by the generous patronage which the women of Hickory accorded the evening. In every way the i eception furnished a * happy blending of the delights of society with the interests of business. From the view point of the organization's purposes and the dea of artistic decoration, the .c n?s from Hickory's various industries which cover the en tire walls of the large assembly rcorr, furnishes an idea which uniquely combines both the use ful and artistic in one The equip ment of the reading room was another feature wiiich rtrikinyly a; p jaled to those who had not previously made an acquaintance with the new quarters of the Chamber of for to' them the whole occasion furnish ed ona happy surprise after another. The success of the en tire event assures the Chamber of Commerce of a most liberal patronage in the event of their deciding to entertain again. Six Rules For Meadow Owners. 1. Do not sow without testing beforehand the r r »wer of germ ination :n the seed. 2. Do not sow anything but clean seed. Examine for noxious seeds with a magnifying glass. 3. Do not sow when soil is very dry and cloddy. 4. Do not cover seeds to a greater than one-half of an inch. Whe l covered two inches ve y lew, if any, will germinate. 5. Do not fail to exterminate all bunches of "broomsedge" and all "yellow dock" that may appear in the meadow during the summer. Never let these go :o seed. 6. Above all, do not forget to top-dress your meadow with suitable manure in the fall of ihe year or the spring. Feed your meadow and it will feed you, and if you don't you will nave to buy hay which no South ern farmer ought to do with the chance he has.—P. A. Bryant, in The Progressive Farmer. Clyde Hoey Gets His Appointment. Washington, D. C., July 7. — The attorney general announced this afternoon the appointment of Clyde R. Hoey as assistant dis trict attorney for the western dis trict of North Carolina As no confirmation by the Senate is nec essary and since the resignation of Judge A. M. Coble, of States ville, has already-been received, there is nothing to prevent Mr. Holy's immediate induction into the office.—News and Observer. Mrs. N. M. Bobbitt died at her home on Twelfth street in this city on last Wednesday afternoon and was buried Thursday, the fu neral services being conducted by her pastor, Rev. C: M. Erwin. Mrs. Bobitt was stricken with pa ralysis about two weeks ago and never rallied from the stioke. She leaves a son and two daughters. Mrs. Coffey, of Happy Valley, is visiting her son, D. F, Messiek, The Best Methods of Curing Hay. There has bee**- much discus sion as to the best time at which to cut cowpeas for hay. A* a rule, it is better to wait u?;ti! about one-fourth or one-half of [ the pods show color. By so doing the process of curing is rendered easier and less time is required. Moreover, the yield is somewhat greater than if cutting were done earlier. However, I have ob served conditions under which I believed it advisable to cut cow peas much earlier;* that is, when during periods of extremely dry weather there is very free shed ding, or yellowing t of the 4ower leaves preparatory to shedding, it is desirable to attend promptly to harvesting.. The standard r»|le for cutting red clover is when about one third of the heads have turned brown. It has been found that the best time for cutting alfalfa is immediately after the stage at which new roots begin to spring from the base of the old plants. Howeuer, in case the alfalfa turns yellowish, which in humid regions is usually the result of injury from the alfalfa leaf-spot, haying should be done promptly. This is with a vie if to getting a new growth, largely free from this disease. There can be no rules-of-tliumb in curing hay, but there is eon stant need for the exercise of the farmer's judgment. This is more easily brought into play if one definitely formulates some of the principles on which suc cessful hay curing depends, or some of the objects aimed at. Among these are the following: 1. Exposure of the leaves to direct sunshjpe for the shortest practicable period. 2. The minimum amount of breaking or detaching of leaves, pods, etc., during the process of handling. 3. Recognition of the need for well cured hay to pass through a slight heating or sweating pro cess, which, if not occuringin the shock, roust later occur in the stack or barn. 4. Prompt protection against rain. To secure the first end, raking should be done just as soon as practicable, or immediately after thorough wilting and before many leaves have dried. I have found it a useful general rule with cowpeas to rake as soon as a small proportion of the leaves most exposed to the sun would give forth a crisp or rustling sound when handled, and while most of the leaves were quite limp.—J. F. Duggar in The gressive Farmer. The Baraca and Philathea Meeting. The Baraca and Philathea contest for new members of thf First Baptist Church ended Sun day July 6th. Although the Baracas outnum bered the Philatheas, it has been a great help to both claSvses and the entire Sunday Szhool shall be benefitted in the end. The Baraca class has grown so large that they had to lease their room and meet in the main auditorium. The Philatheas are filling their room to over-flowing. Naturally there is only one thing left to do—build new Sunday School rooms large enough to accom modate these classes. Let the Philatheas and Baracas think seriously of this. We can do it! The business meeting will be held July 11th, at 8 o'clock. Tnere will be election of officers. After the regular bnsiness the classes will join in a social. A good time is assured to all pres ent. Philathea Class Reporter. Husband Claims the Shooting an Ac- cident. Raleigh, July 4.—The condition of Mrs. Floyd Prince, who was shot through the abdomen at the hands of her husband, near Mc- Cullers, Thursday, was reported as having undergone no change at Rex hospital today, though she is critically ill. Those who know Mr. Prince take his word for it that the shooting was an accident and up to noon today the author ities had not taken any action. To add to the seriousness of Mrs. Prince's illness is the fact that she is in a delicate condition, her accouchement being only a ques tion of a few weeks. According to the husband, who, with Dr. Judd, of Cardenas, brought his wife to the hospital Tnursday afternoon, he was fool ing with a pistol on the bed at noon Thursday, Mrs. Prince standing at the window. He had snapped the weapon several times not thinking it was loaded, when the pistol discharged, sending the bullet into his wife's abdomen. It was nearly 4 o'clock before a phy sician was secured. MARRIED IN CHARLOnE ON US! SUM! MORNING Mr. M. M. Horton, of Marion, Weds Mi s Jennie Vanderburg of This City. I A marriage which came as a dfcrprise to their many friends I here was that of Mr. M. M. Hor ton, of Marion, and Miss Jennie Vanderburg, of this city, which was solemnized in Charlotte on last Sunday morning. The following account of the marriage was taken from the Charlotte News of July 7th: • ' A very interesting marriage which came as a surprise to the friends of both parties was that of Miss Jennie Vanderburg, of Hickory, and Mr. M. M. Horton, of Marion, which was solemnized yesterday morning at 10:30 at the Methodist parsonage in North Charlotte, Rev. L. R. the pastor, performing the ceremony. "Mr. Horton and bride left im mediately for the west on a brid al trip. On their return tiey will make their home in Hickory. "Miss Vandeburg came to Char lotte about a week or so ago to visit at Mr. A. D. Vanderburg's. Mr. Horton joined her here "and they were wed"—the marriage being the sequel of a love affair of some months. The bride is an at tractive, popular young w mian of Hickory, her many friemis being won by traits >f character which define a noble, true womanhood. "The groom is prominently known in Marion and the sur rounding section. At pr-sent he is traveling for a large f irniture house in Tennesee. Wi,h him, as with all traveling men, "there is no time like the present" in a ca e of love and marriage, hence, the hasty but happy event of yes terday." General Manager Plan of City Gov ernment Success in Virginia Town Staunton, Va., July 7 —After a trial that has extended over a period of three years the people of Staunton are almost B unit on the proposition that the Staunton plan of city government is not jnly a great success but the best plan of municipal government that has ever been devised. Staunton is a city of 12,000 in habitant*. Before 1910 its affairs were administered by a city coun cil and a mayor. It is forbidden by law to abolish these institu tions, but it decided to hire a general manager, an expert in municipal affairs, to direct its business. It chose S. D. Hoi singer, a practical engineer. During the past three years Holsinger, who is und?r bond, has directed the various depart ments, has had charge of city improvements and purchased supplies. The mayor acts in conjunction with Holsinger, the general manager, and he city council acts as a safety valve for them. The scheme has worked beautifully. It is possible that the character of Staunton's general manager has had much to do vith the success of the system here. Some notion of Holsinger and his methods may be gain>d from his axioms on city govti-nment. Here they are: "City business should be trans acted with same financial insight as that required in the conduct of a private corpcration. "Contracts for supplies should be awarded on the lowest bids for the best material without favor or recognition of political 'pull.' "Merit must rule in the ap pointment of chiefs of depart ments—the best man for the job to get the place. "Petty animosities are to be discouraged and complete har mony demanded between de partments. "Reports of finance and re commendations should be sub mitted to an auditing committee every month. "Better salaries should be paid city employees, there should be more public improvements and greater school facilities. "Economy must rule in every thing so that the tax rate may be lowered and the property values increased bv reason of municipal development.'' Heat Killing Stock. (Special to News and Observer.) Maxton. July 4.—The excessive heat for the past several has been in the way of the loss of live stock, J. A. Mcßride haviner lost two fine mules and Neill Alford one. Two other losses having been reported from the same neighborhood, Floral College. A temperature of 102 has been reported, this reading being from 'a thermometer hanging in the thade of a back piazza. Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 Presbyterian Church Notes. Next Sunday is the midsummer communion. The service will be held at 11 a. m. and it is hoped that all wiir try t> be present. Our book of church discipline censures all who neglect attend ance on this ordinance for three eonsecytive times, and while the sessions seldom enforce this rule, it should cause all who have been negligent to seek a revival of their religious vows. Nothing sacred than this holy sacrament and no christian should let world liness or indifference rob him of the blessing of grace it bestows, thru faith, penitence and secon secration. r Think! How long has it been since you revived your vows of love to Christ? Maybe this the time of revival. Preparatory service V'ill be con ducted on Wednesday, Thutsday and Friday nights and the pastor lecture on the "Divinity of Our Christian Faith," a study in Christian evidences. It will not be a parade of doubts, but an ex amination of the reasons of faith in Christ. On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'- clock, the regular Household meeting will be conducted with baptism of infants as a part of the service. At this service the pastor wishes to begin a series of sefmons on child psychology, un der the title of "The Saintship of Loddie." There will be three or four sermons in the series. In these days, nothing is more im portant than this study of child iife, and the pastor suspects an earnest and numerous audience. Boone ftems. Boone, July Bth.—Quite a number of distinguished visitors honored our school during the last two weeks. Among them Mrs. Stratton, a repre sentative of the W. C. 'i. U., Pro fessor P. E. Seagle, of Raleigh, repre sentating Ginn & Co., Dr. Royall, of El kin, and others. The weather for some time has been unusally warm for this section, still to one from east of the Ridge it would be called pleasant. To *ll who swelte: in the heat below the moun tains we would say, come to this beautiful little mountain town and be comfortable all tfie days and nights. Com ra erc erne at at the Applachian 5 Training school will include Friday July 11. This is always an intetest ing occasion for the many friends of this institution. It is a time of re union and a good time generally. This year being the tenth anniversary of the school, will be one of unusual interest. The address will be deliver ed 10:30 a. m. on Friday the 11th The Class Day Exercises will take place at 2p. m followed by the pre senting of diplomas and honors. These of cours. will be interspersed with in strumental and vocal music. To these exercises all are cordially invited. At night the Alumni Association will give its annual reception to its members and some guests specially invited by them. This will close the very best summer term the school has ever had, having enrolled nearly 250 for this term, and far beyond the 400 mark for the year. The Seniors left on Friday, the 4th, for a three days' trip to Linville and Grandfather Mountain, chaperoned by Professor D. D. Dougherty and Misses Bridge and Lackey. Quite a number of the other students went to Blowing Rock to-day (Monday) for a little outing. r A Resolution of Respect. Whereas, God in his providence has removed from us, by death, our sister and co-laborer, Miss Mary Jane Poovey, a faithfu' member of Bethany Lutherancon gregation and Sunday School of West Hickory. Therefore be it resolved: First, that we bow in humble submission to the will of our heav enly Father. ' Second, that we express the sense of our great loss in the death of so faithful and consecrated a worker in our congregation and Sunday School. Third, that we will strive to em unate her Christian example. Fourth, that we tender our sympathy to the mother and fam ily of our deceased sister. Fifth, that a copy of these res olutions be spread upon our min utes and published in the county and our church papers. Signed: Mrs. H. A. Heavner, Mrs. S- L. \bee, Miss Fannie Cline, and Miss Mamie Walker. Committee. Married in Burke county last Sunday at the home of H. A. Adams, Mr. Walter W. 'Walker to Miss Fannie M. Roney, both of Catawba county. The marriage was well attended by the friends of both the bride and groom. H. A, Adams, J. P., performed the marriage ceremony. Master DeWitt Messick is spend ing a few days in lienoir this week. MH. AND MB. HNSWI HAVE RETURMED From a Delightful Trip to Gettys burg, Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis. Mr.-and Mrs. John Robinson have just returned from a trip to Gettysburg, Baltimore, Washing ton and Annapolis. While in An napolis they visited the Naval Academy. Mr. Robinson met the paymaster and was* shown through the cooking department. It is as sanitary as possible, also the dairy barn. These are inspect ed every day. They buy nothing but the best food, and after ex plaining to the paymaster how our creamery is run he received a trial order for a tub of Catawba Creamery Butter. If this proves satisfactory they will use 5000 pounds per month. He is also ex pecting an order from some of the office men in Washington. Miss Chad wick's Trip. Miss flelen Chadwick's friends will be i t erested to hear of her , trip to tli"-* top of Mt. Baldy, in California. June 18 she started for the mountains from her home in Upland, Cal., with her Bible girls and one boy. After reaching the head of the car-line they walked eight miles to Camp Baldy where they camped for the night. At 4 p. m. next day, they start ed with a burro for the top. They walked till 8:30 p. m., having, reached the pines, then had sup per and rested till 11 p. m.. then on till 12;30. The rest of the party camped there, but Miss Helen and one girl with blankets canteens, kodak and flashlight, started on. "The moonlight shed a clear silver light and we were for above everything except shade and a few stunted pines. On and on, ever up and round and round the lower peaks, across the divide and finally into snow at quarter to four in the morning. The other girl crave out there, so I dropped everything there by ner side and went on alone reach= ing the top at 4:25 a. m. just as the sun's rays streaked the East with, rose, and the moon was still high in the sky. To the south in the broad valley could be seen some twenty towns and cities (their lights had sparkled all night long,) among them Upland, Red lands, Riverside, LO3 Angles and Pasadena—some of them seventy miles apart. Tothewesf in a slight haze lay the ocean and Catalina and to the north lay a panorama of that vast desert re gion, hundreds of miles of it with all its wonderful coloiing and un developed resources. As we went down the mountains were cover ed with sunshine and our big val> ley shone beautifully green with its orange groves. Oh it was all wonderful and worth the trip ; but we were a weary and foot sore crowd by the time we got back to camp that noon. We rested over night and came home the next evening and then ended our little jaunt of something over thirty miles." SHOT HIMSELF. Granite Falls Young Man Found With Bullet Hole Through His Head. (Special To The Observer.) Granite Falls, July 6.--Last night about 11 o'clock Richard Keller was found one mile south of town with a bullet hole in his head, the ball entering the right temple in front of ear, ranging up and coming out near top of head. Dr. 0. J. Corpening was called and dressed the wound and the young man is getting along all right. Mr. Keller, who is about 19 years old, had been to see his best girl and left a few minutes before 11 o'clock. There seems to be some mystery about the shooting as to whether it was ac cidental or an attempt at suicide and the young man refuses to talk. Funeral of Branson York. The burial services of the body of Branson York were held in Oak wood cemetery Friday even ing by Rev. D. M. Litaker, pas tor of the First Methodist church. Branson was a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. York, of Charlotte, but formerly of this city. Since June sth, he had been a sufferer from spinal meningitis, and had been in ! a hospital at Charlotte until the end came on the night of July 3. He was thirteen years and five months old, The floral offerings at the grave were beautiful. The deceased is survived by a father and mother, two sisters and two brothers. The entire family have the deepest sym pathy of all our good people if} their sad bereavement.