win
dow ill the city is
' d . in this paper.
lavished 1899
IE MEXICAN !
SITUATION
t Makes Threat To Cut off t
s of Citizens Should Mexi-
Qity Fail in His Hands.^
ihington, May 10.--Presi-
Viisoa today received-at the
House, the Brazilian am
u Sinor DeGama. rank-,
ember of the South Ameri
[ediators seeking to com
l,c Mrx ican trouble. Nesth-
White House nor the am
|or would discussthe Visit, '
ere was reason to helieve
)e call, following a confer
f the thiee mediators at
jpenline legation, . dealt
hp question of Mexico and
-diation outlook,
ice Joseph P. Lamar, of
lited States Supreme court
ederick W. Lehman, of St
formerly solicitor, will re
tto the United States in
inference. This became
from an authoritative :
tonight. •
vekpment of the day that ;
to relieve anxiety."was
if the release of four news- 
correspondents arrested at
iCitv— Walter Whiffen, of
ssociafed" Preset Riehartf
g Davis, of the New York j
e; Aiedill MeCorrpick, of
ndon Times and A. J. Sut
ton, of the Washington Post.
Word of the release reached the 1
state department through the '
Brazilian minister at Mexico Citfr '
md dispatches came also to the j
British, Spanish and Brazilian ;
imbassadors, each of whom had
icted promptly in behalf of the
American newspaper men.
Secretary Garrison and Major
leneral Wotherspoon, chief of
taff, were at their desks for sev
ral hours today conferring over
precautionary military move
limits being matured.
Arrangements for transports
continue. The steamei Chippe
wa, of the Clyde line, at New
York today was substituted for
the Dorchester of the Merchants'
and Minors' line, which was
found unsuitable. At the navy
dppa**ment much anxiety was
felt over the reports that the
German steamer kronprinzessin
Cecelie actually had discharged
her arms and ammunition at
Puerto Mexico. Acting Secre
tary Roosevelt had called on Ad
miral Badger last night for in
formation on the reported land
ing of the arms. Mr. Roosevelt's
only announcement up to- night
fall tonight was that Admiral
Badger reported he would make
"urgent inquiry."
The adjutant general's office of
the war department has ordered
all enlisted men, which includes
non-commissioned officers, to re
port their availability "in case of •
emergency" and many seasoned
soldiers may be added to the ac
tive list.
Much apprehension is felt in
diplomatic quarters as to the fate
of Mexico City in case a sudden
revolt should overthrow General
Huerta and permit the entry of
the lawless hordes of Zapata and
other undisciplined rebel bands.
Foreigners in the capital are said
to number 6,000 not counting
Americans, most of whom have
(eft. Zapata is regarded as the
immediate menace. A govern
ment official who recently re
turned from Mexico described
ppata as the most revengeful' of
Indians.
,'A report has reached the for-,
eign legations here of a threat
has sent from time to
leading citizens and their wives
and daughters that if they are
captured Zapata would cut off
their ears and eat them fried.
Another from Zapata to the
daughter of a merchant is said
0 have informed her in the most
revolting language to prepare to
become his wife on his -taking
the town. The chief fear in dif
Piomatic quarters as to the city
-3 that it will be looted and ruin
ed by these people.
.the war department has not
been officially informed of the
rrestot Lieutenant Charles M.
*aigne, a retired army officer.
. ctln ? as correspondent of a
ashington newspaper, and un
P r arr e&t at Soled'ad. General
unston reported that Maigne
aa gone through the rebel lines.
thi! J' as Faic * by the Mexicans
at he was sent to the front in
pt ;. r ! Va , te capacity and had pen
rated the Mexican lines.
A VOTE for KIL
Preston means
cheaper freight
rates and rural cre
dits.
* Advl.
mii HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Lenoir Bank is Solvent.
Lenoir News.
Those most closely connected'
with the First National Bank,
and know its condition best, say
it is perfectly solvent and has
ample resources to pay all its de
positors in full, but groundless
rumors which produced the run i
on it, have depleted the cash re- i
serves to such an extent that the i
examiner found it necessary to ]
clcse it Mr. Wi C. Newland has i
been named as permanent receiv
er, according to press dispatches i
from Washington, but he has not i
yet qualified and there is a strong ]
probability that the bank will be
opened in a short time without •
the necessity of going through «
I the routine of a receivership. Mr 
[ L. L. Jenkins, of Asheville was |
j Here Saturday *nd is expected to
! be here again today or tomorrow
to go into the matter in detail
and if the business interests of
Lencir will stand by the tfToris
and give ft assistance the i,a k
will in ah probability be reorgan
ized and open at an early date.
This will be a happy solution of
the trouble if it is consumated,
as in that case those who have
funds in the bank.will be able to
get them promptly and the busi
ness interests of the town and
community will not suffer, as
they will if the bank's affairs are
wound up by a receiver.
Frank Case To Be Statewide Issue
in Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., May-10.—The
case of Leo M. Frank is to be
come a State-wide political issue
in Geoiyia, it became known to
day, when friends of Solicitor-
General Hugh Dorsey announced
that he will enter the race for ,
the Governorship. Mr. Dorsey ]
is prosecuting Frank, who has
been sentenced to death on the
charge of killing Mary Phagan
and who is fighting for a new
trial. x j
Detective W. J. Burns and his ;
assistant, Lehon, made prepara
tions today through counsel for
contempt of court proceedings 
before Judge Ben Hill, booked
for next Tuesday. To this rnd
Lehon has engaged for himself
and his chief the services of
Judge Arthur Powell, formerly ,
Judge of the State Court_of Ap- 
peals. It is not known yet
whether Burns will be here for
the hearing on Tuesday. He has ■
said he would come if the condi
tion of his wife permitted. Burns
and Lehon are charged with con
tempt of court in that they per
suaded Anna Maud Carter, a ne- 1
gro woman witness in the Frank
case, to leave the State while she
was under bond.
Capt. Newland Killed.
The remains of Capt, Ben A.
Newland passed through here
Monday in a special car to Len
oir, accompanied by his family 
'and officials of the railroad with
which he was connected.
Capt. Newland, who was for
years a conductor on the Western
North Carolina railroad, was kill
ed Saturday afternoon, in Ten- i
nessee, by an accident to a rail
way motor car. Mr. Newland i
lived at Oneida, Tenn., and was
superintendent of the Tennessee
railroad, a bianch of the Loir's
ville and Nashville, He was
about 64 years old and a native
of Lenoir. He was a brother of
ex-Lieut. Gov. Newland and Mr.
H, T. Newland of Lenoir and So
licitor Thomas M. Newland of
Lenoir is his son. Four daugh
ters also survive. The remains
were buried at Lenoir.
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Great Singer Dead.
Batavis, Java, May 10. —Lillian
Nordica, the Singer, died here to
night,
Lillian Nordica was an Ameri
can singer of world wide fame.
Her admirers ranged from the
men of the Bowery section of
New York, where she had sung
at mission meetings, to the most
critical box holders of grand
opera houses in all of the world's
great musical centers. The pur
ity of her voice, employed in
many tongues, had delighted
hundreds of thousands since the
day, 40 years ago, she first ap
peared in public as soprano solo
ist at Grace church in Boston.
The State Journal of Raleigh
has suspended publication on ac
count of the lack of support in
subscription and advertising. This
breezy paper termed "a weekly
mirror of North Carolina Life/'
has been a great factor in the
> upbuilding of the State since its
 beginning and it is hoped the
publishers will be enabled to re
- sume its publication in the im
. j mediate future:
A boy's first love is usually
. old enough to be his mother. .
HICKORY. N. C.. THURSDAY.. MAY 14, 1914
A FINAL STATEMENT FROM E. R. PRESTON
This is the last opportunity before the
primary to make any statement. I will
not attempt any further discussion of
Rural Credits, Freight Rates, Immigra.
tion or other constructive measures. The
unusually early Primary and Mr. Webb's
refusal to meet me in a . joint debate
have made the newspapers the only way
in which I could get the facts before the
voters. Mr. Webb's friends say that he
is too busy to discuss these issues witk
me. Neither he nor they have ever ex
plained why he missed more roll calls
than he answered during the present
session of Congress up to March sth,
shortly before I challenged him to a joint
deoate, then he went to Washington and
got busy.
■
Mason-Webb Campaign Thunder.
The most constantly heard campaign
thunder of the Mason-Webb organization
has been that I could not carry Mecklen
burg county. At some expense to my
self and great labor on the part of my
friend*, a pole or count has been made
of approximately three thousand out of
the five thousand or more Democratic
Voters of Mecklenburg county to find
how they stood. This count shows 72
and a fraction out of every 100 men seen
for mCj 27 and a fraction for Mr. Webb.
This will give me a majority in my own
county of from 1500 to 2000 in proportion
to the votes cast.
The True Situation, Mecklenburg
The Key.
Ii this be true situation in Mecklen
burg, then the additional votes which it
is admitted we will get from the other
counties will make my nomination a
Certainty. My friends do not think that
CHILD KILLED BY
FALLING TREE
A little six-year-old son of Mr,
and Mrs. Pink Barger, who live
in the Barger neighborhood, was
killed Saturday by a falling tree.
The little fellow had gone with
a brother to the woods and while
the older boy was cutting a tree
the child went to sleep nearby,
the tree falling on him and frac
turing his skull. He lived sever
al hours after the accident, dying
aboutiour o'clock Saturday-After
noon. - '
The funeral services were held
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Sunday afternoon, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. A. L. A
large concourse of sympathizing
friends and relatives attended.
The family have our deepest sym
pathy.
Services at the Church of the
Ascension.
REV. §. B. STROUP, Rector.
Sunday, 7:30, Celebration of !
Holy Communion; 10.p. m., Sun
day School: 11 a. m., Morning
Prayer and Sermon; 8 p. m., ,
Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Monday. 8 p. m., Girls Friend
ly at Rectory.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.. Litany
and Address.
Friday, 8 p. m., Choir Rehear
sal.
First Monday in month 4 p. m.,
Womens Auxilliary.
Second Monday in month 4 p.
m., Guild Meeting.
Catawba Commencement.
Newton, May 8. -The com
mencement at Catawba College
takes place May 24 to 27. Sun
day, May 24, at 8 p. m., the bac
calaureate sermon will be preach
ed by the president, Rev. J, D.
Andrew; Monday at 8 p. m., cm
cert by Choral Society; Tuesday,
2,30 p. m„ art exhibit; alumni
banquet oto 8:30 p. m., alumni
address by Rev. Clarence Woods
ot Thomasville; Wednesday, 10:30
a. m., graduating exercises, 2:30
p. m., commencement address by
Gen. Julian S. Carr of Durham;
8:30 p. m., drama, "College Davs"
under auspices of senior class.
Wedding at White House.
Washington, May 7.—Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, young
est daughter of the president and
Mrs. Wilson, tonight became the
bride of William Gtbbs McAdoo,
secretary of the treasury, in the
historic blue room of the white
house.
Less than 100 persons and but
few officials heard the voice of
Rev. Sylvester W. Beach, of the
First Presbyterian church of
Princeton, as he united the two |
in marriage.
Death of Child.
Dallas Woodrow Yoont, the eight
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus
Yount, died Sunday night after a brief
illness. The funeral was hel 1 Monday
afternoon from Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church conducted by Rev. J. H.
' Wannemacher, after which the body
VM laid to reft in Oakwood cemetery.
the railroads and other powerful interests
opposed to the Interstate Freight Rate
Investigation, Government Aid to Rural
Credits Associations, and the Construct
ive measures to which I am pledged can
reduce 'this majority very much no' Ma
tter how great their efforts. The appro
priation for a Congressional Investiga
tion of the South Carolina Coal Rates
was authorized last Friday. Why can
not North Carolina have a similar in
vestigation upon all discrimnatory rates.
No one can be opposed to it except ne
railroads interests.
Mr. Webb and the Judiciary.
A few of Mr. Webb's friends are at
tempting to use the fact that he may get ■
the Chairmanship of the Judiciary Cofp
raittee as a reason for his continuous Re
election. If Mr. Webb does get tl is
honor, it is one of the strongest reasqhs
for my nomination rather than his re
nomination for the SEVENTH time. A
number of Democrats in the various
counties have done me the honor to say
that they would like to see me represent
this District in Congress, but thought
Mr. Webb should be be re-elected ufftil
he could gratify his very natural de#re
to be head of the Law or Lawyers' Com
mittee of the House. A Congressman
does not take until the next y|»r
after election. If made Chairman n|w,
Mr. Webb will enjoy this pleasant honor
the remainder of this session and the
next session of Congress. He shotfld
j then be willing to retire gracefully \lo
private life, or as Mr. Clayton has done, j
get some Judicial position for which his
work upon the technicalities of the law
has qualified him. It is a similar case to
the prevailing custom as to a member of
the legislature who is continuously' re-
WALT MASON ON FLIES.
Says "Swat Early and Avoid the
Rush."
The early fly's the one to swat.
It comes before the weather's
hot, and sits around and files' its
legs, and lays at least ten million
eggs, and every egg will bring a
fly to drive us crazy by and by.
Oh, every fly that skips our swat
ters will have five million sons
and daughters, and countless
1 first and second cousins, and
aunts and uncles, scores of doz
ens, and bilHon rileres;
so knock the blamed thing all to ,
pieces. And every niece and
every aunt—unless we swat them
so they can't—will lay enough
dodgasted eggs to fill up ten five
gallon kegs, and all these eggs,
ere summer hies, will bring lorth
twenty trillion flies. And thus
it goes, an endless chain, so all
our swatting is in vain, unless
we do that swatting soon, in
Maytime and in early June, So j
men and brothers, let us gird up
our loins and swat the flies! And
sisters, leave your cozy bowers, 
where you have wasted golden i
hours; with ardor in your souls
and eves, roll up your sleeves and
swat the fllies. ]
A Quarter Century of Progress. ,
When the North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts opened
its doors in October, 1889, it had one
building and sixty-two acres. In 1914 j
it has twenty-one buildings, besides
barns and farm buildings, and the
acreage has grown to four hundred and
eighty-six.
In the same period the enrolment j
has grown almost tenfold, from seven - .
ty-two in 1889 to six hundred and
eighty-two in 1914; and the faculty roll
has increased hom eight to fifty-five. 1
The physical valuation of the Col- 1
lege has gtown at a rate which is aston
ishsng. In 1889 the College had one
building worth $35,000, and sixty-twp
acres of ground worth approximately ,
$2,500, The present value of appara
tus, furniture and machinery alone
(about $226,000), outvalues about
six times the whole initial equipment
of the College. With the present value
of grounds and buildings added, it will
be seen that the State has considered
the College a highly desirable invest
ment. , The figures, in round numbers
are as follows:
Present value of grounds, $89,000;
building, $587,000; apparatus, furni
ture, and machinery, $226,000. Total
$902,000. From $37,500 to $902,-
000 in twenty-five years, even allowing
for the natural increment of land value,
represents a marvelous story of progress.
The State has emphatically and practi
cally indicated that the industrial train
ing of her sons is worth its cost.
When the College was started, heads
of industrial establishments and farm
managers were shy about employing
technical graduates. Now these same
classes of business men visit or write
to the College seeking its students,
and the success of the graduates amply
justifies the change of attitude. Turn
where you will in North Carolina today,
i and you find A. and M. men materially
[ contributing to its industrial leadership,
r The same is true in other states. The
t A. and M. man more thau holdi jhis
own wherever he goes. Some gbod
■ day we hope to get them all back Into
, the Old. Nors St*t«,
elected until he becomes .Speaker and
then retires.
Sow Committees Play Their Part.
After the passage of the. Anti-Trust
legislation which President' WilsoQ ex
pressly asked Mr. Clayton to remain in
of, the Judiciary Committee will
resume its usual and technical duties and
will become in the language of the
street practically, "a dead ope," In so
far as National legislation is concerned
Committees are like actors, and the Ju
diciary will have then played its part be
fore the National Foot-Lights. This
Committee will then carry with it no
special leadership nor additional advan
tage in workinge out the vital questions
confronting our District. , ''
Mecklenburg county has 1 for more
than twenty years been/«'helpiftig the
Webb family politically, •finan
cially, in the sense of its citizebs being
• very considerable part ofitbe taxpayers
of the Judicial and Congressional Dis
tricts. .There.being only two 'candi
dates, one from Shelby and one from
Mecklenburg, we appeal. not to,*; those
connected with Mr. Webb'or hoping for
favors from him, but to the disinterested
Democrats of the other counties of the
District, Cleveland county included, to
give little recognition to our |at
this time.
If my friends in the various counties
will stand by us, go to the poles and
work; a.-.d we hold the large majority
we now have in Mecklenburg, as we in
tend to do, we will surely win.
In conclusion let me say that It is a
source of gratification to me as I know
it is to Mr. Webb that this campaign has
been so entirely free from ' personalities,
E. R.
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LOCAL AND FEHSONAI
ITEMS OF TIE tlTl
■■ '* 1 V*
Mrs. E. L. Shuford is visiting
at her old home in Ackworth,
Ga. »
Mr. W. T. Sledge has return ed
home from a week's trip to his
old home at Laurinburg.
We are glad to see Prof. Bahn
able to be out again after a con
fi ement to his room for several
days.
News-Herald:' Mrs.
J. J. Hefner and children, of
Hickory, are visiting relatives in
Morgan con
Mr. Roy Lawrence, who has
been in New York City for the
past three months, returned to
this city Saturday. .
Misses Edith Suttlemyre and
Mattie Sherrill attended com
mencement at Rutherford Col
lege yesterday and last night.
Mrs. C, F. Stroud and three
children, of Mocksvllle, are spend
ing some time with her father,
Mr. J. F. Click.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. P. Trout
man, of Statesville, spent the
week-end with their coUsifys, Dr.
and Mrs. Paul Troutman.
Morganton NewsrHerald: Mrs.
John Miller and little son, of
Hickory, are visiting Mrs. Mil
ler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Lane.
Mrs. W. G. de Berry and son,
William, of Miami,. Fta., are the
guests of her mother, Mrs. M. G.
Leach.
Mrs. N. R. Peacock and little
daughter, of Jacksonyillej Fla.,
are here on a visit to her tlarents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. D, Abernethy.
Mrs. H. D. Abernethy and lit
tle daughter, Clarissa, left Satur
day for Salisbury, where they
will spend some time . with rela
tives and friends.
Don't forget next Saturday is
the day the primary is held in
the different voting precincts and
you should go out and vote. Do
not forget the dav, Saturday,
May 16.
Sunday, May 10, at the Church
of the Ascension, Mrs. E. A.
Smith sang during the offertory
Rock of Ages to a new setting,
whose beauty was brought out
by her interpretation.
Rev. L. N. Taylor, of Oxford,
will preach May 24 at the Church
of the Ascension. Rev, Taylor
is a friend and classmate of sev
en years standing at College and
Seminary of Rev. S. B. Stroup.
Morganton News-Herald: Law
yers who attended Burke court
this week were: Messrs. Charles
Bagby and D. L, Russel, of Hick
ory, and Robt. Evans, of Ruther
fordton.
r Mr, Bodeinheimer, of New
York City, spent the week end
; with Mrs. Bourbonnais. It will
i be recalled that he waa among
l those injured when the Hickory
) inn was burned, but has entirely
recovered.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated i£os
Iyey Dots. I
West Hickory. May 12 —T e
West Hickory band gave an i e
cream supper in the mill park
Saturday night. A large crowd
was present and everybody seem
ed to think the boys had made
wonderful progress for the short
time they have been practicing.
D. R. Leonard, of Alta Vista,
Va.. is here on a visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Leonard.
Mrs J. C. Melton is very sick
with rheumatism.
Prof. G. C. Cook spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives
and friends at Hudson.
Mrs. Chas. Jones and baby are
spending several day 3 with rela
tives and friends at Brookford.
Mrs. E. B. Brown gave a birth
day dinner last Monday in honor
of her oldest son, Thomas.
Little Jay D. Lindsay, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lindsay* is
very sick with bronchitis.
Ilenry Clay is very sick.
We are glad to say that little
Ola Birch, who has been quite
sick, is well again.
Frank Williams, of Alta Vista,
Va.. has been here several days
visiting hL aged mother who has
been very oick for several weeks.
Roby Johnson is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
John SOP.
Horace Pendleton is having a.
nice dwelling built on his lot near
Dr. Hick's residence. W. A.
Shook is doing the work.
%
Wins Clapp Medal.
Newton, Msy 10.— Rev. J. B.
Stroup, Rev. W. M. Sikes acted
as judges in the third intercolle
giate contest for the Clapp mem
orial medal at Catawba college
last night. The voung gentlemen
who made speeches were. Milas
J. Kluttz.of Lenoir college,whose
subject was "Honor to the Plow;'*
George A. Ingle, of Catawba col
lege, "The State and the Indivi
dual;" Craig M. Yoder, of Lenoir
college, "The Common People;"
Russell Whitener, of Catawba
college, "Twelve Years' Progress
i of Education in North Carolina."
The medal was won by George
A. Ingle, of Guilford county, stu
dent at Catawba. It has only
been about a week since Mr. In
gle won the declaimer*s medal
given by the Philomathean socie
ty. The Clapp medal is given an
nually by Clarence Clapp in hon
or of his father, who was presi
dent of the Catawba college for
a number of years.
South Fork Institute Commencement
The Democrat is in receipt of
the following:
The Faculty anl Students
of
South Fork Institute
request your presence
at their
Closing Exercises
May fourteenth and fifteenth
nineteen hundred and fourteen
Maiden, North Carolina
The following is the program
to be given:
Thursday, May 14, 3:00 P. M:.
Declamation Contest, Address by
Mr. Geo. P. Webb, Shelby, N. C.;
8 P. M., Exercises by Primary
and Intermediate Departments.
Friday, May 15,11 A. M., Ex
ercises by Graduating Class,
Commencement Address by Dr.
J, H, Gorrell, Wake Forest Col
lege; 3:00 P. M., Debater's Con
test; 8:00 P. M., Annua) Concert.
CONFIRMED TESTIMONY.
The Kind Hickory Readers Cannot
Doubt.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test. „ „
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all.
Thousands gratefully testify.
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Hickory readers can no longer doubt
tVio PvlHpnrp
It's convincing testimony—twice
told and well confirmed.
Hickory readers seould profit bv
these experiences.
Mrs. Fannie Propst, Twelfth St. &
Second Ave., Hickory, N. C., says: "I
suffered a great deal from nervous and
dizzy spells and my head and back
ached. The kidney action was irregu
lar. I didn't sleep well and got up in
the morning feeling tried. I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at Moser & Lutz's
Drug Store and used them. They made
me strong and well. lam pleased to
confirm the endorsement I nave given
Doan's Kidney Pills before."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply as for a kidney remedy—get Doan's
Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Pro
pst had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.,
Buffalo. N.Y. adv't.
Burial of Mrs. Geo. W. Cline.
The body of Mrs. Geo. W.
Cline of Lenoir, who died in that
place Monday, was brought here
Tuesday and buried in Oakwood
cemetery. Mrs. Cline will be
remembered by many of our peo
ple having lived here for a num
ber of years.
4?or Weakness and Loss of Appetite
TJ» Old Standard general strengthening tome,
GROVE'S TASTELESS drill TONIC, drtres out
Materia and builds up the system. A tnm togto
sod tort A;4»tf?er, Fm adults and shSdrm. Me,
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JUNIOR ORDER
IN FINE SHAPE
Hickory Men Attend Meeting in
Statesville—Some of the
Work the Order is Doing.
Messrs. J. H, Sigmon and G. A.
Thompson were the frepresentatives
from Hickory to the District Council
meeting of the Junior Order at States
ville last week. They report that the
meeting was a very enthusiastic one,
and that the Order is growing rapidly.
I One interesting report at this meeting
I was, that nearly every Council in- this
district is carrying several shares in a
building and loan association. Ten
years ago Piedmont Council took ten
shares in the First Building and Loan
Association of Hickory. When these
shares matured, the Council took
shares in a new series. The Council
adopted this plan of maintaining a per
manent fund for emergencies.
The Junior Order has become one
of the strongest fraternal orders in
North Carolina. This growth is not
surprising when one considers the
principles for which the Junior Order
stands. The fundamental principles
are: stringent laws to prevent undesir
able immigration from foreign count
ries; patriotic devotion to the Hag of
our country and the things which it
symbolizes; the extension of our public
school system until illiteracy shall be
completely wiped out; the use of the
Bible in the public school? as the basis
for teaching morality and virtue, but
without any sectarian bias or prejudice
whatever. And for these principles
thirty thousand Juniors in Neath Caro
lina stand four-square to every wind
that blows.
The report from Piedmont Council
shows that it is in excellent condition.
There has been considerable gain in
membership, and the interest in the
principles of the Order is growing
stronger all the whille.
A Jury's Action.
It is an old saying that you can nev
er tell what a jury is going to do and
it is a true saying, but one in superior
court yesterday afternoon just before
7 o'clock took a new turn at the bat.
It was a simple case of larceny. A bell
boy at one of the hotels was charged
with stealing some money from a guest,
ft was hotly contested, bat what KM
the evidence makes no difference so
far as this story goes. The jury remain
eb out some time. Just before court ad
journed for the day, judge Lane had
them come in and asked if there was
any prospect of an agreement. The
foeman said he thought they might;
that ten were on one side and two on
the other, whereupon they were sent
back for further deliberation.
After an hour the judge was sum
moned and the jury filed into the court
room. Asked if they had agreed, the
foreman answered they had. "How do
you find," said the clerk, ''guilty or
not guilty" "not guilty" replied the
foreman. Then thesolicitor had the jury
polled—that is, each man was asked
how he stood—when low and bebod,
two of the panel said "guilty." They
had agreed to a verdict of not guilty,
after hanging out for over two hours,
then after agreeing to a judgement of
not guilty, they back pedaled at the
last moment. Judge Lane promptly
discharged them, This heads all the
action on the pan of a jury ever heard
of in these oarts. We do not know
what further action will be taken, but
the defendant should be discharged at
once.—Greensboro Record.
Resolutions of Respect.
On April twentv-third Our
Heavenly Father called from the
ranks of our Sunday School, Ora
May Sigmon. She heard "Well
done thou good and faithful ser
vant; enter thou into the joy of
thy Lord." We will indeed miss
her. Therefore be it resolved:
First. That we as members of
the Sunday School do bow to the
will of the "One that doeth all
things well." One has been tak
en away. "We weep not as
those having no hope."
Second, That we extend to
the family of our departed our
deepest sympathy in this their
sad bereavement "Comfort ye
one another."
Third. That a copy of these
resolutions be sent the stricken
family and one b6 placed with
the records of our Sunday School
Miss Ollie Hoyle
Miss Eutelle Wolfe
Mr. Fred Murphy, Committee.
Courage is a thing you always
have until you need it
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