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Established 1899
COUNTY TICKET VIS
MIMED SITUUM
County Convention Resolves to
Abolish Office of Coun
ty Treasurer.
The Democratic county con
vention met in the court house at
Newton Saturday. M. H. Yount
wis made chairman and F. M.
Williams, E. V. Morton, and C.
H. Mebane were elected secreta
ries Austin Wood, having been
chosen in the primary as the can
didate for register of deeds, W.
B. Gaither chosen for the legtsl -
ture and Walter Sherrill for c u -
ty tieasurer, all these gentlemen
were dec'ared the of
the cony ntion. Nominations
were then made for clerk of the •
Superior court. E B. Menzies,
of this city, Chas. E Long, of
Newton, and W. F. Gabriel, of
Mt. Creek, were placed in nom
ination. After three ballots Mr.
Merzies secured the majority of
the convention. An adjourn
ment of one hour for dinner was
taken. After the convention
was called to order again the
nomination for sheriff was taken
up. J. Poiter Burns was placed
in nomination from Hickory town
ship, E. S. Little, from Ciines
township and J. W. Philip?, from
Newton township. A battle was
begun and continued for about
three hours when Mr. Philips, of
Newton, was named as the choice
of the convention, on the 13th
ballot.
Enloe Yoder was named for
county surveyor by acclamation.
Mr. Lineberger was nominated
for coroner on the second baUot.
R. D. Rufty, of Catawba town
ship; Caleb Setzer, of Newton
township, and Shuford Whitener,
of Hickory township, were nom
inated for county commissioners
by motion, being indorsed by
their primaries; also M. L. Kist
ler, of Mountain Creek. C. M.
Yoder was nominated by the con
vention to succeed himself on the
board. This gives three old
mt-mbers and two new ones.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention: *'Re
solved by this convention, That
the office of county treasurer be
abolished and that the member
of the legislature be instructed to
introduce and have passed a bill
giving the commissioners power
to appoint some bank in Catawba
county as custodian of the funds
and to act as treasurer. This is
to go into effect after the expira
tion of the next two years.
"Resolved, That this conven
ion instruct its member of the
next general assembly to prepare
and introduce and have passed a
primary bill for Catawba county,
unless there is a state-wide pri
mary law passed by the next
legislature, in which event he is
instructed to vote and work for a
state-wide primary.
The following is the full ticket
as nominated Saturday:
For Legislature. —W. B. Gaith
er.
For Sheriff.—J. W. PhiliD3.
For Clerk of Court.~E. B.
Menzies.
For Register of j.Deeds,—A. F.
Wood.
For Treasurer.—W, L. Sherrill.
For County Surveyor,—Enloe
Yoder.
Foi Coroner.—Mr. Lineberger.
For County Commissioners. —
R. D. Rufty, S. L. Whitener, Ca
leb Setzer, M, L. Kistler and C.
M. Yoder,
* /
Rev. Harte Called to Monroe.
Rev. J. D. Harte has been call
ed by the Baptist Church at Mon
roe to the pastorate of that
Church. Rev. Harte will go to
Monroe this week and let it be
known when he returns what he
will do in regard to the call. The
Methodist Church had no service
last Sunday evening in order to
tfieet with the Baptist congrega
tion to enter a protest, through
their pastor, to the acceptance of
the call by Rev. Haite. We sin
cerely hope that the church will
"table to keep Mr. Harte in Hick
wy as he is loved by all who know
him and he has accomplished
touch during the six years he has
been in Hickory.
Republicans Meet Here Saturday.
The Republican county execu
tive committee held a meeting
here Saturday and fixed the date
lor their primaries to be held
June 20 and the county conven
tion June 27.
Mr. J. F. Click asks us to
state that he will not be a candi
ate in the Republican primaries
or any office. He had, at one
ime, thought of running for
2'ster of deeds, but has decided
10 the contrary.
snm rS Walsh is spending
viSL e . In Rock Hm
voting relatives and friends.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
t Summer Term at Appalacham Train
ins School.
We are in receipt of the cur
rent number of "The Dew Drop,"
published by the Appalachain
Training School at Boone, from
which we reproduce the follow
ing extracts, relative to the sum
mer term:
There are three classes of stu
dents for whom thesumratr school
has been planned.
1. Young men and young wo
men who have never taughc, and
desire to review the public school
studies, and study the methods
of the primary grades.
2. Teachers who feel the need
of more preparation for the work
that they are now doing, and de
sire to know more of the science
of teaching.
3 Students who are disficient
or conditioned on subjects in their
courses and desire to prepare to
continue in their grades.
The regular facult/ will have
charge of the greater part of the
work. Other teachers will be
supplied as needed.
In addition to the daily after
noon lectures one popular lecture
will be given each week. These
lectures will be by prominent
college men.
Lovill Home will offer board to
80 women,, at $1.75 per week.
Each wnman does tome work.
The Home furnishes no bedding.
Each woman must bring a towel,
napkin, pair of sheets, a pillow,
and a quilt.
Newiand Hall will offer board
to 50 men at $2 10 per week. Men
clean their own rooms and th€
halts. Each man brings a pillow,
a pair of sheets, a blanket or
quilt, and a towel.
The summer term begins Tues
day June second at 10 o'clock, i
and closes July t«nth at 12 o' i
clock.
The last two weeks _ will be
counted as an institute far Wata
uga county teachers.
A teacher of instrumental mu
sic will give lessons at 25 cents
e£ch.
The chapel service will be held
at 1:33 p. m.
At the close of the term, exami
nations are given on the work
gone over. When these grades
with other credits are sufficient,
certificates are granted by the
County Superintendent of Wata
uga county. By courtesy these
certificates are endorsed in other
counties. adv't.
West Hickory News.
West Hickory, Mav 25. -Ar
thur Wilson, and family moved
from here to Brookford last week
Mr. Wilson, had been night
watchman at the Southern Desk
Company for several years.
Miss Vida and Lillian Aberne
thy and Jessie Burch spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Charlotte.
Miss Essie Shell, of Hudson,
yisited relatives here Saturday
and Sunday. Mr. G. B. Moore,
of Caroleen, visited the family
of G. W. Branch Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Chester, of Rhod
hiss, spent several days with her
mother, Mrs. M. J Smith.
Misses Nellie Wilson and Mar
garet Melton are visiting Miss
Avery Martin at Granite Falls
and are attending the commence
ment.
Little Kenneth Smith, son of
Mrs. M. J. Smith has been very
sick for several days. Mrs. Lydia
Craig is also very sick at present.
Items from Conoyer. R-2.
Conover, R-2, May 25.—C00l
nights and dry weather may be
good for wheat, but it is hard on
cotton. Much complaint is heard
about a poor stand. The cold
winds of May 8 and 9 killed con
siderable young cotton, it seems.
The dredge boat on Lyles creek
is making good progress, being
at the edge of the B. E. Smith
bottom lands.
The Oklahoma Indians who
passed through our section re
cently must certainly live high,
as they secured a fat hen at al
most every farm house along
their way, it appears. They
claimed to be from Oklahoma and
on their way to Florida. Some
one asked how they could reach
Florida by traveling toward A she
ville, whereupon an old squaw
shrugged her shoulders and re
plied she didn't know.
Child Cross? Feverish? sick?
A cross, peevish listless child, with
coated tongue, pale doesnd't sleep, eats
sometimes very little, s then again ra
venously, stomach sour, breath fetid,
pains in stomach, with dianhyea, gnnds
teeth while asleep, and starts up with
terror afl suggest a worm killer —
that expels worms, and almost every
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HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. MAY 28, 1914
BIStORMSCEI i
WIU LETTERS
State Historical Commission Re
ceives Valuable Collection
of Letters.^
Kale**. ,
The Stat* Historical Commission
has received a gift of an exceptional
ly valuable collection •( letters and
papers o>( Nathaniel Macon to be kepi
in the fire-proof cases of the commis
sion in the new state building* The
collection is a gift from Miss Laura
Eaton Alston, of Warrenton. There
are 60 or more letters written to Ma
con, most of them while he wae in
the United States Senate, which treat
public affairs most Interestingly from
the viewpoint of the historian.
There are letters in the collection
from Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van
Buren, Governor Branch and others.
Secretary R. D. W. Connor of the
State Historical Commission is rapid
ly perfecting the program for the un
veiling of the monument to the
North Carolina Women of the Con
federacy to be unveiled in Capital
Square here June 10.
The present plan is to divide the
ceremonies between the city audi
torium and the monument, the exer
cises to begin at the auditorium at
11 o'clock. The monument will be
presented to the State by Chairman
J. A .Long of the Monument Commis
sion, and Governor Craig will accept
It for the state. The details of the
unveiling ceremonies wUI probably
be published within a day or two.
The commission that procured the
monument as the gift of the late
Ashley Horne consists of J. A. Long,
Roxboro, chairman; R. D. W. Con
nor, Raleigh, secretary; Henry A.
London, Plttsboro; Mrs. F. M. Wil
liams, Newton; Col. J. Bryan Grimes,
Raleigh; Capt. T. W. Mason, North
ampton. The late W. H. S. Burgwyn
of Weldon was also on the commis
sion up to the time of his death.
The monument is the work of
Augustus Luke man, of New York.
Government Buys Mt. Pisgah.
Washington—The National Forestry
Commission approved the purchase by
the government of the Pisgah Forest
tract of the Vanderbilt estate neai
Asheville, consisting of about 86,700
acres at per acre or a total cost
of $433,5^1.30.
The tract contains most of the Van
derbllt estate, the Vanderbilt family
retaining only about 400 acres about
Buck Spring Lodge and about 11,000
acres around the family home.
A member of the commission stated
that he considered the Pisgah Fores'
tract to be the most attractive forest
In the country and although the price
was high he declared it was the
cheapest property yet bought for for
estry purposes.
The commission took up with Gov
ernor Craig a proposition to have him
secure legislation to have the State of
North Carolina co-operate with the
federal government to make the Pis
gah Forest a national game preserve.
The government will retain the
name Pisgah Forest given the tract by
the Vanderbilts.
Confer Honorary Degrees.
Wake Forest College conlferred the
following honorary degrees: Doctor of
laws on N. Y. Gulley, dean of the
Wake Forest Law school; W. J. Mc-
Glothin, professor of history in South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville; Henry Wood, professor of
German in Johns Hokpins University.
The degree of doctor of letters was
conferred on Clarence Poe of Raleigh,
editor of The Progressive Farmer;
Henry Jerome Stockard, professor of
English at Peace Institute, Raleigh,
and Gustavlus Arvid Hagstrom, pres
ident Bethel Academy and Theologi
cal Seminary at St. Paul, Minn.
Hapgood to Press Association.
Announcement has been made
that Norman H. Hapgood, • of Har
per's Weekly, is to be the orator for
the annual convention of the North
Carolina Press Association, to be in
session at Wrightsville Beach June
24-25. ft is a notable fact that a
straw ballot as to the preference of
the editors of the state as to who
should be invited to deliver the ad
dress, taken some weeks ago by Pres
ident Clarence Poe, with eight to ten
editors of National reputation, result
ed in favor of Mr. Hapgood.
Secretary Daniels In Raleigh.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Mrs. Daniels arrived in the city a few
days ago from Charleston, S. C.,
where on the night before Secretary
Daniels delivered the annual address
at the commencment of the College
of Charleston, following commence
ment addresses at Davidson College,
and at the Charlotte High School.
Secretary Daniels left in the after*
noon for Goldsboro to visit his mother
going by automobile, and left Golds
boro that night for Washington. Mrs
Daniels remained for a few days.
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Week's Decisions of Supreme Court
Opinions in 19 appeals were deliver
ed by the Supreme Court. It is ex
pected that the arguments for the
term will he concluded iu a few days
and that the Supreme Court will com
plete deliveries of opinions soon and
adjourn.
In Sprague vs. School Commission
ers from Wake the court holds that
school commissioners of Raleigh can
not under the Constitution issue $50,-
o#o bonds for new school buildings a?
"necessary expense" after the election
on the question ordered by the Legis
lature has failed to receive a majority
of the qualified voters, although it did
gtet a majority of the votes cast. It
was hoped that there being compul
sory education the "necessary ex
pense" could be construed as allow
ing the bond issue.
The full list of opinions delivered
by the court follows: Drainage Com
missioners vs. Home and Farm Asso
elation, Washington County, affirmed;
Sprague vs. School Commissioners,
Wake, reversed; Rhodes vs. City of
Durham, defendant's appeal affirmed
plaintiff's appeal dismissed; Bond vs
Pickett Cotton Mills, Guilford, affirm
ed; Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern
Railway vs. Mecklenburg Manufac
turing Company, defendant's/appeal
no error, plaintiff appeal error; Can
sey vs. Seaboard Air Line, Randolph,
no error; Uwharrie Mining Company
vs. Candor, Montgomery, affirmed;
State vs. Johnson, Avery, new trial;
Fisher vs. Toxaway Company, Tra
nsylvania, affirmed; Myers vs. Norfolk
& Western Railway, Wilkes, no error;
Hooper vs. Hooper, Henderson, new
trial; Wallace vs. Barlow, Wilkes, no
error; Burris vs. Starr, Catawba, in
plaintiff's appeal no error, defendant's
appeal no error; State vs. Shaft, Bun
combe, no error; Lance vs. Russell.
Buncombe, modified and affirmed
with costs against the plaintiff;
Wynn vs. Grant, Buncombe, no error;
Myers vs. Asheville, Affirmed; Schas
vs. Life Assurance Society, Bun
combe, new trial; Belk vs. Vance,
Buncombe, no error.
Compare Farm and City Labor.
"What Is the labor problem in your
home county or town?" "What sug
gestions have you to offer for the im
provement of labor conditions in your
particular vicinity?" These topics
were furnished an economics clasß of
40 University students by Dr. C. L.
Raper, head of the department of
economics and correspondent of the
Unitd States Rural Organization Ser
vice, as a basis upon which to gather
some first-hand information relative
I to labvr conditions In North Carolina.
The investigations embraced some 30
representative North Carolina coun
ties. The findings unfolded by this
Investigation are of general interest
for the twofold reason of the general
i conclusions arrived at and the detail
ed content of the papers presented.
Extracts of B. A L. Report.
The forthcoming annual report of
Commission of Insurance James R.
Young on the growth of building and
loan associations in this state for the
last fiscal year will show gratifying
advancement and improvement. The
showing will be that receipts the past
fiscal year aggregated $7,756,599,
compared with $6,912,616 the grevi
ous year and that the assets of the
associations aggregate $11,071,156,
compared with $6,912,616 the previ
ous yeaT. There are 288,333 shares in
force compared with 243,544 the pre
vious year. There were 18 new asso
ciations formed the past year, making
a total of 138 association in the state.
Qovernor Offers SIOO Reward.
Governor Craig offered a reward
of SIOO for John T. Cox of Stanley
County, he being a fugutive wanted
on the charge of killing Deputy Sher
iff Dan T. Tolbert near Badin recent
ly when the officer was attempting to
arrest him and A. E. Cole on the
charge of selling whiskey. Cole jvfis
arrested and testifies that Cox fired
the fatal shot.
Craig Commutes to Life Sentence.
A. W. McLean and Judge Walter
Neal were successful in their efforts
with Governor Craig to procure a
commutation to life imprisonment for
W. T. McKenzie sentenced in Robe
son County to die in the electric chair
June 12 for the killing of his brother
in-law Peter Jones. Both men had
been highly regarded. McKenzie was
a rural mail carrier and man of good
habits. The Governor explains that
habits.
Map of Soils is Ready.
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, state chemist
and director of the soil survey and test
farm work, says the soil map for
Bladen county is just completed, mak
ing about one-third of the state now
surveyed and mapped as to types of
soil. The work is now being pushed
in Wake, Union and Rowan counties.
It is estimated that 10 years will be
required to complete this work with
the co-operation of the state depart
ment of agriculture and the United
States department as now organized
for the work.
This map of the soils is being fol
lowed up by ?he department with
analysis of the soils and with spec
ial experiments on all new types of
soil as to the best means of culti
vation and crops best adapted. Spe
cial bulletins as to these are being
issued, that on the mountain soils
being already out and being used to
great advantage by the farmers of the
mountain sections of the state. There
are four other special bulletins now
in the press as to special soils in dif
ferent sections of the state and these
iare calculated to be of great benefit
to farmers, truckers and others.
SENATOR BRADLEY OF
KEHTUCKT. IS DEAD
A Distinguished Republican and
For Forty Years in. Public
Life.
Washington.—William O. Bradley
United States Senator from Kentucky,
died here at 9:46 p. m. after a linger
ing illness aggravated by a fall.
Senator Bradley was one of the
most distinguished Republican leaders
of Kentucky in his generation. An
orator of unusual ability, for 40 years
he had been prominent before the
people of his state and the nation.
Born in 1847, he was only 14 years
of age when War Between the States
was declared. Twice he ran away
from home to join the Union army,
only to be taken from the ranks by
his father because of liis extreme
youth. As a page of the lower house
of the Kentucky Legislature he at
tracted such attention that at the age
of 18 a special act was passed by the
Legislature, enabling him to practice
law, If he proved his qualifications be
fore an examining committee. He
satisfied the committee of his quali
fications and made law his profession.
Faced with a strong Democratic
majority in his state Mb. Bradley
often suffered defeat for office. Twice
he was defeated for Congress-; and
four times for United States Senator
after receiving the nomination of his
party.
In 1887 he was defeated for Gover
nor, but Teduced the Democratic ma
jority of the preceding gubernatorial
campaign from 47,000 to 17,000. It
was this showing that led to bis prom
inence as a vice presidential candi
date the following year.
In 1895 Senator Bradley was elect
ed Governor of Kentucky. Victory
again settled on his banner in 1903,
when a Democratic Legislature by
eight votes, after a deadlock finally
elected him to the Senate., Tis term
would have expired MaTch 3, 1915.
His last speech was delivered on
May 6, when he spoke against the
repeal of the Panama Canal toll ex
emption law.
METHODIST HAVE ADJOURNED.
In Session 18 Days the Quadrennial
Annual Conference Closes.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—After being
in session font 18 days the quadrenfal
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, formally ad
journed. The selection of the place
for holding the next conference has
been entrusted to a special commit
tee named for that purpose. It is gen
erally believed that either Richmond,
Va., er Atlanta, Ga., will be chosen,
both cities having extended pressing
Invitations.
Despite the fact that strenuous ef
forts were made to clear the decks
of all business at night session, ad
journment came with many petitions,
memorials and resolutions ?till on the
calendar. The majority of the dele
gates will remain in the city for a day
or so, numerous board meetings hav
lng been called to meet immediately
after the adjournment of the con
ference.
Interest in the last sessions cen
tered la the decision of the confer
ence to not again submit to th'e an
nual conference the question of Chang
ing the name of the church; the ad
option of a committee report recom
mencHag stricter regulations of evan
gelists traveling within the bounds of
the conference and the adoption of
the resolution that both sides have
four years consecutive jurisdiction In
the various mission fields.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee on education recommended
that $105,000 be raised annually, to
be spent at the discretion of the
board of education and that all money
due the theological department of
Vanderbilt University to June 30, 1914,
be paid. j
Detectives Assert Innocence.
Atlanta, Ga. —Declaring their only
crime "his been possibly the public
announcement of our belief in Leo
Frank's innocence," Daniel S. Lehon.
Southern manager for William J.
Burns, the detective, issued a state
ment here defending himself and fel
low operatives of the charge of using
improper methods in obtaining affidav
its wlflch were used in an effort to ob
tain a new trial for the factory super
intendent. Mr. Lehon was indicted
for subordination of perjury in connec
tion with the case of Frank.
Roosevelt is Resting.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. —To all appear
ances Theodore Roosevelt has recov«
ered entirely from the effects of his
trip into the South American jungles.
Four days at Sagamore Hill have
brought back his full measure of
strength. As he sat on the broad
veranda of his home he appeared to
be as fit physically as before he went
away. The colonel held a long coun
cil of war with a few political asso
ciates. The political outlook in New
York and Ohio' was taken up.
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CAROLINA PEOPLE.
Charlotte Has Big Celebration.
WHhout unpleasant incident of note
and under ideal weather conditions
more than 75,000 people from Char
lotte and territory within 100 miles
and more took part in the greatest
celebration, the anniversary of the
signing of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion. The dawn found the city streets
filled with visitors and regular and
special trains from all points In the
Piedmont Carolinas added their quota
until the city was one solid mass of
humanity when the time for the pa
rade arrived. The size of the crowd
has Been variously estimated, from
the ultra coni&rvative to the other
extreme. Some estimates have run
as high as 90,000 and a few as low
as'6o,ooo, but according to those fami
liar with large gatherings, 75,000 ap
peared to cover the erowd. It was a
larger crowd han was here when Pres
ident Taft was the guest of honor, and
larger than when Vice President Adlal
Stevenson was here years ago on a
similar occasion. Narrowed down to
its final analysis, it was the biggest
assemblage of people ever seen In
Charlotte. It was also one of the most
orderly. There were very few dis
turbances among the throngs of suffi
cient importance to demand police at
tention, and with two or three excep
tions there were no accidents and
these were not of a serious nature.
The presence and address- of Vice
President Marshall was alone a fea
ture far beyond the ordinary.
Go v. Baldwin at Wake Forest
North Carolina's part in the devel
opment of the nation was treated by
Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecti
cut in his address bere in such a man
ner as to leave no doubt that the
New England statesman is as proper
ly proud of the past A this state as
would be becoming In a citizen of an
other. Introduced Po hie audience by
Governor Craig at 10:30 o'clock, Mr.
Baldwin did not dee up anything like
all the time that would have been
gladly given him by his audience
which he held for an hour in Wingata
Memorial Hall. He selected as hla
theme, "The Contribution of North
Carolina to the Development of
American Institutions."
Gastonia School Burns.
At 2:30 o'clock in the morning the
Gastonia Central Graded School build
ing was practically destroyed by a
fire which threatened nearby struc
tures. The fire was discovered about
2 o'clock and had grained such head
way efforts to control it were Ineffec
tive. School closed, a week ago and
no one is supposed to have been in
the building, so nothing concerning
the origin of. the blaze can be ascer
tained. The building cost the city
of Gastonia $30,000 and was erected
within the past few years.
Odd Fellows Elect Offleere.
Election of officer* for the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows resulted as fol
lows: M. L. Shipman, Raleigh, grand
representative; W. F. Evans, Green
ville, grand master; T. L. Green,
Waynesville, deputy grand master;
Guy Weaver, Raleigh, grand secre
tary; R. J. Jones, Wilmington, grand
treasurer; W. H. Overton, Durham,
trustee for five years.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
The work of construction on the
large addition to the Beaufort coun
ty tobacco warehouse has commenced
and will be pushed rapidly to comple
tion, also a stable with 150 stalls will
be built in connection with the ware
house for the benefit of farmers
bringing their tobacco from a dis
tance.
That the approcahing Buncombe
county convention of the Democratic
party will call for some bitter con
tests beween the Reynolds and Gudg
er forces in the congressional race
was evidenced when at the meeting
Upon his return to Asheville from
the meeting of the general conference
of the Southern Methodist Church,
President Newell of Weaver College,
announced that that institution has
been named as one of the mountain
schools of the church and will receive
an income of $3,000 annually from the
conference.
Interest has been aroused in the
establishment of a creamery tor the
farmers of Cabarrus. The matter is
being agitated and not only the farm
ers but a number of business men
have evidenced interest and stated
they will take stock.
News* that is of special interest to
the members of the Reformed church
In this state comes from Lancaster,
Pa., where the general synod of that
church In the United States is In ses
sion. It brings the information that
the general synod has upheld the pro
test against the establishment of the
Central Carolina Class.
An election has been called by the
Cleveland county commissioners for
June 27, at whleh lme the county
as a wh#le will vote on a subscription
of SBO,OOO for two railroads; $40,000
for an electric line from Kings Moun
tain through Shelby
State Fish Commiesion J. H. Le-
Roy is drafting a state-wide fish law
which will be presented to the next
leesion of the legislature for enact
ment. Mr. Leßoy has been commis
sioner for two years and he has made
i study of the present inefficient fish
law and the needs qt better legislation
to protect the indurtry In the slat* ,
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rHIS is a live town.
Advertise here and
get busy, -o- -o- -o-
FUKNUIII WORKERS
flam Co on STRIKE
Morganton Manufacturing Plant
Tied Up Once More—No
Early Settlement.
Morganton, May 24.—The
strike, which tied up the Morgan
ton Furniture Company's plant
for 10 days a few weeks ago, and
which caused considerable inter
est throughout the country, ow
ing to the peculiar circumstances
which brought it about, was re
peated Friuay morning and the
shop completely tied up for an in
definite period.
The original strike, brought
about, say the strikers, by a too
exacting and abusive foreman
who was brought in from Grand
Rapids, was considered settled,
and after 10 days the men went
Pack to work with the under
standing that the foreman would
be laid off. In fact, he was un
til the men had worked a week.
Friday the management, it is
said, decided to again send for
the foieman regardless of the un
derstanding with which the men
returned to work. Every one of
the strikers again walked out,
causing a complete tie up for an •
indefinite period. A vain effort
was made before to fiil the places
of the strikers here, so there is
ittle hope of an earlv settlement.
Tfce men in the other depat tments
Oy refusing to do the work of
their striking fellow workers,
making the tie up of thh output
as complete as before, with far
less hope of an early settlement.
The fact that the men were
not striking for more money or
shorter hours, and without the
slighest organization or union;
the completeness and peculiar
phazes of the strike caused con
siderable notice in the manufact
uring and labor papers through
out the country.
No violence or trouble is ex
pected, the men all being quiet
citizens, most of whom were rear
ed here.
Southern Railway Assisting Fruit
Growers.
Atlanta, Ga.. May 24—Antici
pating unusually heavy fruit and
vegetable crops throughout the
Southeastern states, the Southern
Railway and affiliated lines,
through their market agents sta
tioned at Atlanta, Cincinnati,
Washington and St. Louis, have
begun an active educational cam-'
paign for the purpose of assist
growers and shippers to success
fully dispose of their products.
With this end in view, an il
lustrated pamphlet has just (been
issued giving full information in
regard to marketing and proper
methods of preparing, packing
and loading the various kinds of
fruit and vegetables grown in
the South. This pamphlet was
prepared after very careful study
and should be invaluable to South
ern growers and shippers. Eight
een illustrations are snown of
proper containers to use. Copies
of the pamphlet will be furnish
ed interested parties for the ask
ing.
SHORT TALKS TO FARMERS.
At Closing of Startown High School
Friday, May 29.
During the Commencement Ex
ercises at the Startown Hieh
School, a number of short talks
will be made in order to interest
farmers in the benefits that will
result from the establishment of
a Farm Life school in the county.
The speaking will be on the school
grounds and will commence at 1
p. m. All farmers are urged to
be present and listen to some in
teresting speakers such as Mr. J.
Y. Killian, Mr. E. S. Millsaps
and others.
Rev. Taylor Preaches Here.
The Rev. Lewis N. Taylor
preached at the Church of the
Ascension last Sunday, both
morning and evening, and de
lighted a great many with his
eloquence.
Rev. Mr. Taylor is a liff-long
friend of the Rector, S. B. Stroup,
and is here with his bride, who is
a cnarming young lady from Pas
saic, New Jersy.
They are spending the end of
their honeymoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Stroup at the Rectory.
Health a Factor in Success
The largest factor contributing to a
mans success is ondoubtedly health. It
has been observed that a man is sel
dom sick when his bowels are regular
—he is never well when they are con
stipated. For constipation you will find
nothing quite so good as Chamber
lain's Tablets. They not only move the
bowels but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. They are
sold by Moser & Lutz and Grimes
Drug Co.