Established 1899
1;J OF OPINION
MAXWELLJS COAT"
Prominent Citizen and Attorney of
Hi korv Writes Concerning the
Steamboat Prosition.
,p tfie Editor: The discussion or
,' (ri mrht rite situation through your
i >uis" bv >fr- Tate of the Just
i''lit Association and Mr. Maxwell
/the Corporation Comtnissiou has'
V .iiuch light on this subject and to I
a.iie words of the railroad pie-ti-i
fntslias reflected some light into the !
,where the people of the State.
i Vp been unaccustomed to see. From |
K reflected zone i life people have |
1 red such information all over the ,
it.' as it is causing them to ask the .
% dons: What, has becom i of North,
r .jna'f Corporal ion Commission? It 
;, u 'V cus .sion has served no other pur- j
Vit Ins aroused enough public in-;
& to cause the people to iuq.iire:|
R-jiy'a Corporation Commission any-j
* When the last legislature first dis- j
'.j the matterofcreating a special!
:. m ,',ission to negotiate with the ra.il
r id tonus of freight rate adjustment
2 ureal many of the people of the
u• were anxious to know the nec-
Li'vof. or a reason why this should
bedme. iti view of the fuct that the
r,r oration Commission already had
e authority to d-ai with such
n-oblems In fact the people already
knew the State was paying Bbont. *20,-
OnOtMa vear to support this govern
mental branch and realizing that one
of i > principal duties was to regulate
trailie (within the limits of the author-
Jiv «iven iti.it w »:s natural for the n to
asicl' Whv the necessity of a second
Cj:n:nisMOnV However, when thespe
ciai commission was anally appointed,
and the people wore informed that, its
power and authority wei every largely
a .lnplicatiou of those which the Cor
poration Commission has fur a long
tiiii- possessed, they were forced to
adopt one of two conclusions; either
tint the legislature was guihy of ex
travagance in duplicating machinery,
or that the Corporation Commission
lnd by its inactivity forced this neces
sity upon the legislature.
Tne history of the failures with
wiiich tiie governors and special com
mission met in their attempts to con
duct negotiations with the railroads are
too well known to admit of further
comment. They were simply the vic
tims of broken* faith on the part of
the railroads, and the breach was not
discovered until the legislature had
adjourned—and it was too late, For
them tiie people have no criticism for
the sphere ol their activiites was a
limited one. and within tlieii sphere
they accomplished all that was possi
ble. When, however, the legisiatu-e
had adjourned and the rail loads in
tneir premature realization of two
years of security and immunity, began
io laugh at the governor and the spe
cial commission, the people at large
began to take a hand in the affair
through the organization of toe Jus -
Freignt Pate Association. Thismove
meni on the pari of the people lias
been both wisely aided and encouragea
by the governor and the members of
the commission, The activities of Mr.
Tale unci his associates in giving pub
licity lo treight rale abuses had ar
oused an enthusiasm and spiiit of re
sist ance all over the stale. It had
given biith to a public sentiment
which is oftentimes much slrongei
than any laws which we can place on
the statute books: a public sentiment
Ahicli ihe railroads would not dare to
defy. At the height of this wave ot
enthusiasm which was moulding anew
public opinion, we find the Corporation
Commission suddenly ceasing its inac
tivities and through its chief cleik
coming forward with the astounding
proposition of a million dollar steam
boat company—the only panacea foi
our freight rate troubles. Were it not
for making a giave problem seem ludi
crous, we would be tempted to com
pare ..,r. Maxwell's proposition witii
some of the "cure all" patent medi
cines which we occasionally see on the
"bill boards." Again why was this
startling discovery made just at the
time when the movement which the
peope hid snarled had gained such
head* ay that we were beginning to be
lieve we could accomplish some good
despite the inactivity of the Corpora
tion Commission? if a lile of ineilia
w as in tne past so appealing to the
commission, is it not a pity that it
siiouid have discovered just at tnis
time that it was really created and
pai I to do wurk, and in the realization
ot this fact it became so anxious to
accomplish something, that it lias ac
tually engaged in heading off a move
ment by tii»i people to secure for them
selves a relief, which has always been
the duty of the commission and one ol
the chief purposes for which it was cre
ated. If uie railroads in the pasthave
hau the benefit of a policy of inactivity
on the part of the commission it cer
lainiy seems that the State should re
ceive equal consideration at the hands
of its w u servants.
There again if the "steamboat prop
ositiofi" is the only medium througn
l 'ie state will ever be able to
ob'ain relief, would it not have been
more in keeping with the dignity of
tbe state for ;his proposition to nave
been submitted through the Corpora
tion Com mission oroneofits members?
"ecied with tne commission who has
t-ik-in enough interest in the matter to
ait'inpt to devise a plan by w nch we
j'Uy be able to obtain reliel? If this;
be.iueitis a sad reflection on the
Membership of the commission. If.
however, ihe commission is really fatli
e'" t J ihe plan, and wanted to give it a
try out'' and see how it i- took" with
who are really interested iu the
ma'tur of freight rates, before it was
** ,:, ing io admit the fathch-Od, then
We deeply sympathize with Mr. Max
vei. m h.s misfortune of h&viug been
made toe mouthpiece and incidentally
Uj e "goat."
)* u 1 regardless of who is the real
Ja; e; of itie speech, Mr. Maxwell is
upportinir i> dS one 0 f jjjg ovvll chil
iren, Ltlo commission has adopt
. " and attempted t» lend it added
Ijf "l l - v by making it an official pub
lication. Since we know that some
Jody wrote the speech and that Mr
-huweii delivered it, we now wanl
to locate and identify the "third'
person who is the author of the pre
ifcutojy remarks that appear in th
Pamphlet form of the speech, nov
"vwn as an official document. W
THE HICKORY DEMOCRA T
■ M
. e .?P? c sß ,3r UI,X,OUS to know who
»! vr « l >erso, > i" for we are sure
that Mr. Maxwell does not wish to be
for t,ie renQ ains
i which appear on pages 5 and 6, down
*h m P ol w t ' w ' iere the author stops
-md Mr. M txw*i|'s speech b»t;iiiß or
a ihe author says "quoting the lan
guage of Mr. Maxwell's speech from
now on." brom the author's com
ment we take such remarks as the
following: 'He finds that the (in
trastate rates) compare favorably
with local rates in any Stale, where
like conditions prevail, He discusses
at some length the rate basis to Vir
ginia cities, the lowest rate basis ob
taining in the country, and finds
that it is 'lie natural result of com
petitive conditions and development
of traffic to and from the p«rr of Nor
folk. and states candidly iheojinlon
that we have not. developed conditions
in this State that justify the apoli-
Cit ion of the same rate basis to our
circuitous lines handling relatively
t-hi'i traffic as is applied on tiunk
lines to tlm port of Norfolk, that
handle five and six times as much
tannage per mile or road as any of
such comment as tile above is not
called ihe North Carolina lines."
Certainly such comment as the above
is not calculated to give very much
stimulus to the movement which is
b ing backed by the people, and if the
Corporation Commission thought
that the people of the State ought to
have Mr. .Viaxwell's speecii in the
form of an official publication, they
might have employed an author fo'r
the booklet who would have given to
ic a class of comment that would have
t> en an aid and not a hindrance to
ihe efforts of the people to correct
freight rate abuses.
Mr. Maxwell and a great many of
the rest of us know that theoretically
fieight rates are supposed to decrease
with a decrease in operating expenses
and a rise in the density of traffic.
This theory, as a great many others
however, does not seem to work when
it comes to making a North Carolina
applicat ion of same for we find from
tne report of the Southern Railway
to the North Corporation
Commission that their ratio of operat
ing expenses to revenue for their en
tire line to be 68.71 while in North
Carolina it is only 59.28. Their gross
revenue per mile for their entire line
is $5,85*5.11, which in North Carolina
it is $5,786.26. These figures show
that North Carolina is either pro
ducing a greater density of traffic
Lhan is handled on the system as a
whole or that the State is paying
n.ore for the same service than is
being charged in other States through
which the Southern Railway operates
If it is density of traffic that is pro
ducing this increased revenue, why
does not the theoretical reduction in
rates come to pass? If it is because
we are paying higher rates than are
being charged ether Si«ite>, no! >o
favorably situated, why uoes Mr.
Mix well attempt to minimize and be
-tit»le our efforts to secure reliei from
this situation by trying to make the
people of the State believe tiiat we
can secure relief only through the
fiction of water rate competition?
Every one who has given any thought
to the question knows that our only
reliet must came through a breaking
up of the combination rates that ex
ist in Tavor of Virginia cities, and we
know equally as well that the graft
ing of a water rate fiction onto the
situation is not going to furnish the
needed relief. Nor do we agree with
Mr. Maxwell that the dignity and
honor of North Carolina will become
besmirched should we decide to exer
cise such power as the State may
possess in attempting to force a
solution of a situation which even
the raiiroads admit to be unjust.
Since the Corporation Commission
lias done so little to remove the in
justice of this situation, would it not
t>e good policy to give the governor,
the special commission and the people
through the Just Freight Rate As
sociation, a free hand in their efforts
to do what the Corporation Com
mission has failed to do?
Very rcspectifullv,
JOHN MITCHELL.
Hickory, N. C.
Announcement.
The annual meeting of The Farmers'
Mutual Fire Insurance., Catawba and
Burke Branch, will be held in Hickory,
tf. C., on the 4th Saturday, 26th of
July, 1913. (By permission, from the
authorities.)
The meeting willbe in the building
used by the Chamber of Commerce.
Tee Board of Directors will meet
stricdy at 11 30 a. m.
The regular session of the members
of the As-ociation, will open at. 1
o'clock. It is- the privilege and duty
of euery member to be present. You
are theaefore urged to come, and hear
the annual report, and exercise your
rights in voting for the officers, and
for, or against any other measures,
that may come up.
Newton, N C , July 9tli. 1913.
P. A. Boyle, President,
M. A. Abernethy, Sec. and Treas.
Granite Falls Items.
Granite Fslls July 14 —Mr. Will
Warlick of Gilkie, N. C. is visiting
Mr. D. H. Warlick, who is still con
fined to his room.
Mr. George F. Flowers ol
rfickory is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Flow
ers.
Mr Claude Berry, who had his arm
amputated in the Richard Baker Hos
pital came home yesterday. He says
he is feeling fine and expects to be
stout in a short time.
Mr. H. V. Russell is building a
large dwelling on his farm near town
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Shell ol
Laurinburg is visiting relatives in
town.
i Messrs. C. R. Payne and H. P.
> Hayes are laying brick on the Whit
' nel cotton milL
[ Tin roofs have been put on th
. bank of Granite and the building oc
■ cupied by Moore and Hoke.
Bishop James Atkins will preach ii
J the Methodist church next Sunda
. night.
I Mr. Oliver Wagner spent Su
e day at Drexel,
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. JULY 17, 1913
My Tomato Sermon.
And this is a sermonet growing out
or an experience in trying to ••aise
«>®«oes in Hickory in the summer of
1913. In March 1 plowed the ground
too wet and it run together and got i
hard. Second error about a month!
later was to plow again 100 wet and!
nave about the same trouble, adding
insult, and injury t> Mother Earth,
and we lost out and failed to gn that
good lesson of patience. 1 failed to
tarry long enough at Jerusalem And
the third sermon was to sow our seeds
too thick in our hot-house outfit and
when the time came to put out, they
were not strong and vigorous to with
stand the chilly winds and dry weather;
they could not endure hardness. Drv
weather and cold winds killed many
of our plants because of the errors in
beginning of plowing too soon and so
many young and older folks are reap
ing the harvest of starting wrong.
Ifo v shall the farmers overcome the
disposition of the soil to g*t hard, and
my answer is to cultivate often and
toe very days that count for the most,
and cultivate from ;ill sides, not like
some folks who cultivate their minds
and not their hearts. Let us give
thought, and time to heart as well as
the head for out of heart, are the is
sues of life. 1 observe that some
plants show fruity sooner than others
and we note that it depends upon the
variety of planted seed and the char
acter of plant. The gardrner is look
ing for early results for lie gets the
pri'.-e; uiidso the great gardener desires
to see results early in our lives and it
may mean much to start right and
keep right and watch for the anxious
weeds tnat disturb the growing fruit,
and we observe again that the ground
became dry and opened like unto
chimneys and allowed the moisture
to escape and we suggest just here
the occasion of frequent cultivation to
overcome this very serious trouble,
and the lesson is to seek the opportune
moment to do the work. Keep at it,
work while is day for the night cotnet.il
when no man can work. The ground
gets dry and hard so do hearts but
showers of rain, showers of grace will
soften the ground and our hearts, but
sbmeone says that the scriptures read
that all things work together for good
to those that love the Lord but this
may put us to the test to show if we
truly love the Lord as the fulfillment
of the second part may depend upon
the position of the first. What are
we willing to do for him and what do
we love to do for him? We are not to
blame the Lord for bringing us into
trouble, but rather see that such are
largely of our own making but it
may be known and seen sometimes
that trouble was right in line of our
coming to the Lord. And the 9th
observation we make in answer as to
what became of the tomatoes, that had
an unfavorable start and some ripened*
•nto* fruit acceptable and good but
.iiany plants did not do well; but. when
the hot sun came, were wilted and the
fruit blistered l>ecause of not being in
line with his rains anil refreshing.
P. S. —July» 4. The storm came
during the night of.July 3 and was
very refreshing and the. ground was
made to give out new life and things
looked fresh and good again but as
you see 1 am putting a post script to
this sermon and that is not verv theo
logical as you see but as this is my
first effort on this subject 1 shall be
pardoned, perhaps but 1 was glad I
had not broken with him, and conclu
ded tie had forgotten us about Hick
ory for it was a question of compari
son to know why the rains had come
down all round us and not come to us.
I was close to the border line of im
patience and my faith was about as dry
as the ground that I had been talking
about; as I came down the street of
| July 3rd I met one of my neighbors
I and said to him it is very dry and the
storm has passed around us again and
he said it, will come soon as it is get
ting nearer each storm and my reply
was perhaps tomorrow and it came
that nipht, but I learned the lesson
from my neighbor, of holding on and
beine hopeful and always having a
prophecy in my heart and, and when 1
>aid to my wife before the storm if the
rain would only come it would make
roasting ears and she grooned in spirit
as she is very fond of roastiog ears,
and you ought to have seen me the
next morning after the storm I was up
at 5:15 p. m and out and cutting some
hard wood oak wood before breakfast
ind I thought of that hymn I nsed to
hear when I was a boy, December is
as pleasant as May when 1 am happy
in him, for I was glad of the refreshing
seowers; for it is dry and slow work to
get along forming without the re
freshing rain and also dry religious
living without the showers of race
and we do well to acknowledge him
in all things whether rasing tomatoes
or preaching the gospel and now lastly
and one word more as the preacher
and says aud now in this article 1 have
not sought to instruct anyone how to
raise tomatoes under a guarantee of
always having a crop, iu dry weather,
but to show how we may learn many
profitable things by the reverses of
life and it does not argue always we
•re mistaken to have difficulties and
even to fail, no not so, but up at it
again and fortify yourself well for the
future and if you not at first succeed,
try try again. Yours truly,
J 3 J. M. C.
A new road is to be built from
Ivev Cotton Mill to Brookford.
This road starts at E. A. Smith's
place, known as the NichoFs
place, and connects the public
road at Brookford Mill. This will
be a great benefit to Brookford
and West Hickory.
Prof. J, E. Barb has looked
ver the ground and says it Will
be a three per cent grade.
S E. Klllian, Esq., and wife
have gone to Blowing Rock, N. C.,
for the season to occupy their cot
and are prepared to take a limit
ed number of boarders, terms sl.
per day, or $6. Der week.
Mr. Clyde Witherspoon, oi
Newton, who was injured in tht
1 Maiden wreck was in the citj
r Monday. He will resume hif
work as mail cleik today.
• Mr. Jno. F, Setzer, of Hendei
I aonville, was in the city Monday
j "Giving the Gospe! to the Jew."
It is one of the shames of our
Christianity that we don't ap»'
preciate the Jew at his true
; worth. The time is ripe in their
(history to reach them with
the Gospe . Read the speeches
of the learned you will
note Low changed they are to
day about Jesus of Nazareth.
He is to them a great Hebrew
prophet. There is. but a step to
declaring Him the son of God. It
is the grandest work tjae church
ever attempted. It wHI be the
grandest achiev ment she will
ever master. The gospel has
been proclaimed in every land,
and translated in every language
of human speech. What is left to
do, but do that which the Saviour
commanded, ,M To the Jew first?"
Below if given a touching letter
from a converted Jewess show
ing how responsive they are to
the Gospel.
"I am very prou{ to say that I
also am a Jewess, although I
have accepted Christ as my Re
deemer, believing Him to be the
Messiah of whom the Prophets
and the Psalmist David foretold.
But it only makes me love my
Jewish brethern more dearly,
vhen I think on their noble past
and still greater future when
God has declared that lie will
glorify Himself in Israel. The
Jew is the 'Hope of the World.'
Jesus said, 'Salvation is of the
Jews/ (John 4:22). When He
went away He declared, I will
not return until you the Jew call
upon Me in f.he name of the Lord!
So the :ong-Buffering God and
the sin-weary world wait upon
Him 111 the name of the Lord will
the King of Israel, who once put
off the robes of State and came
in lowly guise to dwell among
men (and they knew and receiv
ed Him not), return and rule
over them. But how the Savior
does love Israel and yearns for
them to turn unto Him. *'Turn
unto Me. oh, Mv people, and I
will return unto thee.' 'I the
Lord am thy Saviour and Re
deemer, the Mighty One of
Jacob.' God said, *1 will come
Myself and not send another!'
When I found this passage I fell
on my knees and worshipped
Jesus as my Lord and My Giod.
my Saviour and my King! And
ile opened my blind eyes that
through the power of the Spirit.
I could understand the great
miracle of His birth and resur
rection, and the salvation of man
oy grace. He gave His life but
tie had power to take it again.
Glorious truth. Thou hast as
cended on high. Thou hast led
captivity captive: Thou hast re
ceived gifts for men; aye even
tor the rebellious also, that the
Lord God might dwell among
them. Psalms 68:18. 'Thy dead
men shall live, together with My
dead body shall they arise.' Isaiah
26:19. The holy birth of Christ
was not, as in ordinary births,
the creation of a new personality.
It was a divine person—already
existing—entering on a new
mode of existence. Miracle could
alone effect such a wonder. Be
cause His manifestation in the
human form had this miraculous
origin, God glorified Himself in
the eyes of men. He was be
fore the foundation of the world
was laid. 'I am Alpha and Omega,
the First and the Last, the only
; God, hear ye Me.'
"So while accepting Jesus as
; my Saviour I can still repeat the
Shemang, for Jesus and Grd are
1 one. I can never lose an oppor
; tunity of telling the Jews of
, Christ, who loves them more
than any people. He said, *1
' come but unto the lost sheep of
! the house of Israel, to seek and
I to save!' If the ninety and nine
, are gathered and Israel not re
' turn, the Good Shepherd of the
! sheep will seek until He has
I found him and bring him back
t with Him into the fold, even if
i all the nations of the earth have
' to be cast into the melting pot
to win him. The bigoted Christ
ians, masquerading as zealots,
. have by their cruel persecution
of the Jews kept them from
, coming to Christ, because Christ
i ianity spelt persecution for the
. Jews, but all true Christians,
j who truly have Christ enshrink
i ed in their hearts, love the Jews
the brethren of Christ; those He
j honored and loved, they seek to
j honor and love; but they are tim
id in making the approach to
them, but those who pray for
the return of the King know
5 that consummation will never
" take place until God's command
" is obeyed— 'And they shall bring
' all your brethren for an offering
* qnto the Lord, out of all nations,
upon heroes, and upon mules,
and in chariots, and in litters.
f and upon the swift beasts, to my
k holy mountain Jerusalem, saith
y the Laid, as the children of
8 Israel bring an offering in a
I clean vessel unto the house ol
• the Lord/ Isaiah 66:20. -
r. i "So my fervent prayer la that
' •»
JACK JOU SAYS BE
IBS QUIT 11. S.
Negro Pugilist Reaches Havre And
Declares He Never Intends to Re
turn to This Country—Bondsmen
May Have to Pay.
By Associated Press.
Havre, Fiance, July 10.—Jaclc
Johnson, the colored pugilist, ar
rived here today on board the
Corinthian and immediately on
landing announced his determina
tion to never return to Mie United
Sates. He said he would in the
future take up his residence in
Paris.
Go After Bondsmen.
Washington, July 10.—Jack
Johnson's announcement that he
would never return to the United
States caused department of jus
tice officials to bring about the
forfeiture of his $30,000 personal
bond pending in Chicago for his
appearance in connection with
white slave indictments upon
which he has not yet been tried.
Judge Carpenter a few days
ago declined to declare the bond
forfeited until it was clear that
Johnson would not return when
wanted. The department of jus
tice. it is said, will probably seek
official confirmation of his an
nounced purpose not to return
and present the matter again to
Judge Carpenter.
Government attorneys express
ed no regret over the negro's an
nouncement. A few days ago of
ficials considered the advisability
of asking France to deport him
upon arrival but it was decided to
let the case take its usual course.
Their view was that there could
be no objection to his absence
from that country and if he should
ever return, the year's imprison
ment sentence would always be
enforceable, provided the circuit
court of appeals approves the ver
dict.
France May Deport Him.
Washington, July 10.—Jack
Johnson may not find refuge in
France in the opinion of the state
department officials. They say
that while probably there is no
provision in the extradition treaty
with France, under which his
surrender could be demanded, the
French authorities, even without
a formal appeal from this govern
ment may deport Johnson, as like
most European countries, France
is understood to have laws pro
hibiting the immigration of a per
son convicted of a crime in his
own country.
The Sunshine Club.
The Sunshine Club of the United
Farm Women are doing fine work.
Have 16 members, meet every first
Saturday afternoon of each month 3:00
p. m. at Killian's school house. The
object ycu see is to bring sunshine in
to our homes by improving our home
and community life. And our colors
are yellow and white, the sun's rays.
Our motto is:
4 'Let us be * little kinder
Let us be a little blinder
To the faults of those about us
Let us praise a little more,
Let us be when we are weary
Just a little bit more cherry
Let us serve a little better
Those whom we are striving for."
Programme of last meeting, "Can
ning fruit and vegetables'' paper by
Miss Ola Propst, Discussion, "odds
and ends of housekeeping" Mrs. J.
O. Lutx, Discussion, the care of the
baby by Mrs. L. H. Seitz, Discussion,
! the use and home manufacture of
grape juice, Miss Sarah Lutz. At
other meetings we have had demon-
I station of myonaise dressing com-
I parison of homemade bread made
with Fleishman's yeast and bakers
' bread. An ice craem supper at which
we made $8.50. Plans were made
' for a picnic at Baker's Mountain soon.
At our last meeting several visitors
: were present and they are always wel
( come we are glad indeed to have visit
ors or members from other neighbor
' hoods who might be benefitted by at
tending our meetings and encourag
ed to organize a United Farm Wom
' en's Club in their own school house.
The President.
1 Want Mebane Job.
Washington, July 14.—Repre
; sentative Stedman has received
> applications and endorsements
> from nine candidates for the of
. fice of postmaster at Mebane.
> There may be others. Those so
• far entered are: P. M. Cheek, H.
■ B. Wilkinson, W. S. Davis, E. Y.
• Ferrell. James T. Isely, William
| Satterfield, George E. Holt, J. S.
r Vincent and James T. Dick.
I J. A. Spence of Asheboro called
, on Representative Page today in
, the interest of E. L. Auman, a
, candidate for postmaster.
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> Israel will claim Jesus as their
f Own Messiah; that God may
i glorify Himself in 'lsrael, My
f lost but found/ whose return to
His Father's house will cause re
t jtcing in Heaven J"
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
BLEASE WILL MPLV
WITH THE mum uw l
South Carolina Governor Wires Sec
retary of War He Will Assist
National Guard of State in
Getting Federal Aid.
Columbia, S. C , July 10.—In a
telegram addressed to Secretary
of War Garrison today by Gov.
Cole L. Blease, the latter indicat
ed hia willingness to comply with
specifications of conduct for the
resumption of Federal assistance
to the South Carolina National
Guard.
Secretary Garrison, in a letter
received today, notified South
Carolina's chief executive that he
must resume proper relations
with the War Department before
Federal assistance to South Caro
lina's organized militia would be
resumed, saying that he expected
Governor Blease to give co-opera
tion and assistance in requiring
the militia to comply with the pro
visions of the law.
Complying with the mandate of
the Secretary, Governor Blease
today addressed the following
telegram to the War Secretary:.
"All South Carolinians endeav
or to do their duty. If these boys
are allowed a chance they will do
theirs and I shall do ail I can to
encourage and assist them, and
you can count upon my co-opera
tion and assistance in bringing
about a compliance on the part of
the National Guard of this State
with the provisions of the militia
law as enacted by Congress, un
der conditions of my former let-,
ter and reply thereto.
"Wire orders for encampments
beginning July 17.''
Washington, July 10. —Rela-
tions between the War Depart
ment and the Militia of South
Carolina, broken off recently be
cause Governor Blease refused to
comply with the Federal regula
tions, were resumed today when
Secretary Garrison received a tel
egram from the Governor an
nouncing his intention to co-oper
ate with the Federal authorities
in every way. Secretary Garri
son immediately telegraphed Gov.
Blease that he had issued orders
for the continuance oK Federal
aid to the Militia of South Caro
! lina and also had revoked a form
er order which would have pre-,
vented the attendance of regular
Army officers at the forthcoming
State encampment.
Last week members of the
South Carolina congressional del
egation, together with several
officers of the State Militia, called
on Secretary Garrison in an effort
to heal the rupture which follow
ed previous correspondence be
tween the Department and Gov-,
ernor Blease. The Secretary told
his callers that if Governor Blease
would comply with the Federal
regulations Federal aid to the
South Carolina Militia would be
restored.
Highland News.
Highland July J4—Mr. Albert Mil
ler, and Miss Minnie Bolick were
married Suuday July sth at the home
of the brides father Mr. Davidson
Bolick. Rev. J. E. Barb officiated.
The Shuford mill will stop Satur
day for a period of one or possibly two
weeks. This mill has had a good
business since its opening, this being
the first time it has stopped more than
one or two days successively.
Mr. James Sigmon made a trip to
Staiesville Sunday to see his wife who
is in Longs Sanitorium. She is expect
ed home this week.
The new well at the chair factory
which was bored to a depth of some
304 feet was almost completely de
stroyed by a charge of dynamite.
Mr. and Mrs. David Fry, of Oyama,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Hill Fry, Sun
day.
Mr. Noah Lael, and daughter, Mrs.
Ekard, and Mr. Lafayette Herman
and family spent Sunday in the coun
try, visiting relatives.
Mrs. A. E. Cline visited Mrs. C.
L. Ekard, Sunday. Mrs. Kate Whit
low, of Huntersville, is spending sev
eral weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Hunt.
Mr. Robt. Lael, has sold his motor
cycle to Mr. Marcus Bolick.
Mr. P. B. Hartly Dead.
Mr. P. B. Hartly who had re
cently moved from his country
home to Lenoir died last Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock after
two weeks' illness. The deceas
ed was born in Caldwell county
and was 55 years old. No better
citizen was ever raised in this
section than Mr. Hartly. He had
recently moved to Lenoir to have
the adva: t tges of the school for
his children. The funeral took
place at Harper's Chapel near
Paterson. He leaves a wife, three
sons and one daughter to mourn
the loss of this good man. Mr.
Cloyd Hartly is at Foot Hill San
itarium with typhoid lever.
Much Enthusiasm is Shown at Con
ference.
( Special to The Observer.
Mocksville. July 11.—The Win
ston District Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
South, convened Thursday the
10th, in the First Methodist
'nurch of Mocksville with a full
ittendance of pastors and lay
lelegates.. Rev. Plato T. Dur
ham, presiding elder, was in tha
ihair.
Great congregations attend
every session. All the different
interests of the Church are re
ceiving special consideration.
The connectional men are here,
presenting their different causes.
Among them are, Dr, S. B. Tur
rentine, president of Greensboro
College for Women; Rev. W. L.
I Sherrill, secretary and treasurer
of Davenport College; Dr. tl. K.
Boyer and Rev. W. 0. Goode,
managers of the Children's
Home, Winston-Salem.
Splendid reports have been
made by all the pastors in the
district, especially in finances.
However, the thing of para
mount r Merest in reports of the
oastors is not financial matters,
but spirtual. Great stress is
being laid upon the need of a
deeper Go J consciousness on the
part of all uie people.
Before coming to Mocksville
to hold the district conference,
Mr. Durham had preached night
and day for four weeks in two
churches in Winston-Salem to
great congregations. Perhaps
never in the history of that city
has there been euch a powerful
declaration of the Word of God,
and so great awakening and
quickening of human souls. To
day at the close of the Doctor
Durham's wonderful sermon on
the text of scripture, "Thus
saith the Lord, return ye to the
old paths," there was a wave of
spiritual enthusiasm that rolled
over the great congregation -
tears of deep penitence were
seen in every eye and a wonder
ful consciousness of the presence
of the Holy Spirit felt in each
heart. The old-fashioned wpy
of seeking God at the altar was
sought by almost 100 souls.
Strong men wept recommitted
and reconsecrated to Jesus Christ.
Never in the writer's life have
his eyes been permitted to look
upon such a scene as was enact
ed today.
Ivev Dots.
July IS- The mill shut down here
for the 4th and the hands went to dif
ferent places. Some went to Conover
and some to Lenoir, and they report a
nice time at both places.
Mr. Burch Lawter from Rutherford
was here several days Last week visit
ing his daughters, Mesdames G. W,
j Branch and W. C. Sparks and Miss
Ola Lawter.
Mrs. Mary Amey went to Gastonia
last week to visit relatives there.
Mr, and Mrs. B. C. Crowder were
here several days last week visiting
their daughter, Mrs. A F. Sweesy,
Mrs. R, M. Lawrance died here
last Thursday, and was buried at the
cemetery in Hickory Friday. She
had been sick several days. She leaves
a husband and several children, the
youngest being only about 2 years old
to mourn her departure. The family
have the sympathy of all the neighbors
in their sad bereavement.
Miss Edna Burch was in Gastoaia
several days last week visiting her
sister, Mrs. Beulah Price.
Alvin Berry from Morganton was
here Saturday and Sunday visiting his
uncle, Pink Berry and family.
There has been several cases oi
fever in our town recently, but wc are
glad to say they are all better and there
arS no new cases at present.
Richard Poovey has been here sev
eral days visiting his sister, Mis R.
Heffner.
Mr. T. L. Spencer, the crippled
boy, orator was here Saturday and Sun
day. He made a talk on the lot near
P. K. Bakers store Saturday night.
There was a large crowd present, he is
a line speaker, and seems to have a
bright mind.
Mr. E. B. Brown from Durham was
here last Saturday and Sunday with
his family, who live here.
Mr. John Clay the master machinist
at the Ivey mill, spent the 4th at
Lenoir, He reports a fine time.
lO'i A.
Killed by Negress.
Danville, Va., July 14.—News
was received here tonight from
Critz, Patrick county, of the kill
ing on Saturday afternoon of
John Joyce, a farmer, at the hands
of Lucy Gilley, a negress, who
was placed under arrest on Sun
day following the action of the
\ coroner's jury. R. L. Ratliffe, an
I eye-witness, declared that the ne~
i gress demanded payment for
• whiskey in front of her dwelling
: when Joyce refused it. Seizing a
• rifle she shot him. Joyce tried to
i escape but the woman fired again
i killing him. Ratliffe in the mean
. time ran to secure aid and return
• ing found the body where it had
fallen,