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Last Thursday the United States Government cabled, Am bassador Gerard for presentation t) the German Government a lic te calling attention "to the grave situation which has result ed" from violation of American rights on the high seas, culmina te in the sinking of the Lusi tania with a loss of more than 100 American lives. iV communication expresses th? cor.iiient expectation of the United States "that the Imperial German Government will disa vow the acts of which the Gov ernment of the United States comn'ains; that they will make reparation so far as reparation is possible lor injuries which are without measure, and that they will take immediate steps to pre vent the recurrence of anything so obviously subversive of the principles of warfare, for which the Imperial German Govern ment in the past so wisely and so firmly contended." Below is given in substance the contents of the note: I.—The United States Govern ment calls attention to the vari ous incidents in the war zone proclaimed by Germany around tie British Isles, the sinking of th? British liner Falaba with the loss of Leon C. Tresher. at American; the attack by German airmen on the American steam er Cashing, the torpedoing with out warning of the American steamer Gulfight and finally the torpedoing without warning of the Lnsitania with its loss or mora than a thousand lives ot iKn-2umoitants, among them more than 100 Americans. 2.—These acts are declared to be inaefenibsle under internat ional law. The United States points out that it never admitted Germany's right to do them, and warned the imperial Government khat it would be held to a "sifter accountability ' for attacks on American ves.els or lives. A strict accounting,« therefore, is now asked from Germany. 3. —The usual financial repara tion will be sought, although Germany is in effect reminded that no reparation can restore the lives of these sacrificed in the sinking of the Lusitania and other ships. 4. —Expressions of regret may comply with, the legal rrecen dents, but they are valueless ac eompanied by a cessation of the practices endangering livas of non-combatants. 5. —The right of neutrals to travel any point of the high seas on neutral or belligerent mer ehantmen is asserted. 6.—ln the name of humanity and international law, the United States demands a guarantee that these rights will be respected nd that there be no repel ition of the attacks on merchai.tmen carrying non-combatants. 7,—Tne giving of warnings to the American public without of ficially commuri:ating tlem to Kie United States Government is commented on in connection with the German Embassy's printed advertisements before ir.e sailings of the Lusitania. but irrespective of the failure to ad- vise the American Government of Germany's purpose, the point is made that notice of an inten tion to do an unlawful act neith er justifies nor legalizes it. 8. —The suggestion is convey ed that the German Government •i course, could not have intend ed to destroy innocent lives and that consequently the German submarine commanders must nave misunderstood their instru ctions. The Ameiican Govern ment indicated its hopes that this will be found to be true, and u cessation of the unlawful prac tices thereby will result. 9.—ln conclusion Germany's ctiention is called to the earnest ness of the Government and peo ple of the United States in this situation. It is made plain that the United States will leave nothing undone either in diplo matic representations or other action to obtain a compliance by Germany to the requests made. The note throughout is couch ed m friendly tones, but is un mistakably firm. By the sug gestion that German submarine commanders must have misun derstood their instructions or that the German Government eouK not have intended to de stroy innocent lives, room is Kiven for a disavowal by Ger many of tie practice in the war zone and an assurance that fu ture attacks will be prohibited. TEE HICKORY DEMOCRAT New First National Bank Building Model of Architectural Beauty Now practically completed, lacking only a few finishing touches, the new First National Bank building here presents a handsome appaarance. Costing approximately $75,000.00, includ ing the site, the building is one of the handsomest of its kind to be found anywhere, and is a splendid example of architectural art. Work was commenced on the building last summer, the bank moving its office force and vaults to the Elliott Building on Eleven th Avenue, where they have been since the work has been in pro gress. They expect to move into the new building in several weeks, and then will be as com fortably and as luxuriously quar tered as any banking establish ment in the State. The building covers a ground area of 50x55 feet, having a full basement 11 feet m depth, with a first story and mezzanine 38 feet in height above the grade. The walls are of brick faced on the three street elevations with granite and terra cotta. The floors and roof are of reinforced concrete construction and the in terior partitions are of terra cotta tile, thus making the building en tirely fireproof. The building has three facades of French Renaissance design treated in three bays separated by Corinthian columns support ing an ornate cornice and para pat. The base supporting the columns are of Mt. Airy white granite and the columns and walls above are semi-glazed terra cotta with polychrome color in troduced in the ornamentation of the window spandles, frieze and parapet. The basement contains boiler room, fuel room, storage room for the bank, a fireproof storage vault 7x20 feet and toilet, Tne boiler and fuel room is entered only from the exterior and a stairway connects the storage room storage vault with the] "banking room on first floor. In the first story the public lobby, 11 feet in width, extends across the entire front and facing this lobby is located the cashier's office in the center, flanked on either side by the tellers' cages, in rear of which is an area 16x30 feet containing the desks of the bookkeepers and other working force. On the left of this work ing space is the private office of the president opening into both the public lobby and the working space, and on the right of the working space is a customers' room and stationery room. In the rear of the working .space is a book vault 7x7h feet. *nd a burglar proof vault, in two compartments, one of which contains several hundred safety deposit boxes and the other con United States Submarine Makes Record For Long Distance Travel New York, Mav 17. —"The fleet in these waters (New York Har bor) can get under way in two hours, and the ships are now prepared for action. Those were the words of Ad miral Fletcher, commander of the great fleet of American bat tleships now in New York Har bor, when he was asked about their condition. He probably had in mind the brilliant exploit of Lieutenant Thomas Withers and the submarine E-l. To join the naval display in the Hudson Riv er, the E-l had to go all the way from Key West. She made the trip under her own power with out stopping once. Tne officers think she broke a submarine rec ord for long distance travel, for the distance from Key West to New York is 1,230 miles. The journey from Key West be gan Friday, April 30, at 10 a. m. With the E-l were the, E-2, the Tonopah and the MacDonough. Captured 8 Gallons of Apple Brandy Deputy Collector P. P. Jones captured 8 gallons of apple bran dy it the home of Gird Austin in Alexander county last Saturday morning. It was in two small keps, one of them in the base ment of the house and the other hid near th? bouse. Mr. Jones brought it to Hickory and is hold ing same. If you don't want Pleas to get it, toys, you had better bury it de p in the ground and then thiow some leaves over it, tains separate boxes fcr money, specie and securities. The spec ial feature of this vault is the cylindrical door eight feet in di ameter and eight inches in thick ness. of burglar proof steel and provided with the latest and most approved design of bolts, time lock and anti-dynamite device. The lining of the vault is of burg lar proof steel, the walls and ceil in being' covered with polished steel plates and the floor of white tile. The main banking room ex tends the full height of the build ing and is lighted on three sides by the lower and clere-story win dows, in the rear opening into the mezzanine story situated over the vault and working space. This mezzanine contains the di rectors' room and ad ditional space for bookkeepers, etc. The floor and walls of the banking room are of light gray marble. The ceiling of the banking room is divided into three panels by deep beams supported on pilas ters. The cornice is enriched with ornamentations executed in piaster, and the pfnels are dec orated with a Renaissance design, which with the ornamentations of cornice and beams, are execu ted in gold, blue and gray, Tne screen enclosing the tellers' cages is of gray marble and light gold bronze and the lighting fixtures are of gold bronze with a touch of color to harmonize with the celling decorations. The furniture throughout is of special design executed in gray oak to harmonize with the gray marble walls. The buildirg was designed and constructed under the supervision of Mr. P. Thorn ton Marye of Atlanta Ga. J. A. Jones of Charlotte, was the con tractor erecting the building, and the work was superintended by Mr. Geo. W. Ready of this city. Of Interest to School Teachers. TheApplachain Training School will use everv eff jrt daring the summer term to not only interest but to improve every public school teacher who may attend. You ought to know more than that the opening is on June Bth. Address. B. B. DOUGHERTY, SuDt., Boone, N. C. Adv't-5-20-4t.pd. Whole Family Dependent. Mr. Williams, Hamilton, Ohio, writes; "'Our whole family depend on Pine-Tar-Honey." Maybe some one in your family has a severe Cold —per fcaDS it is a baby. The original Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is an ever ready household remedy —it gives im mediate relief. Pine-Tar-Honey pen etrates the linings of the throat and Lungs, destroys the Germs, and al lows Nature to act. At your • Druggist, 25c. The E-l was flagboat. She set the pace, which was ten knots an hour. The E-2 did her best to keep it, but on several occasions had engine trouble, and had to be taken in tow by the monitor. The destroyer ran short of coal, sheered into Charleston to renew her suDply, and rejoined the oth ers off the Chesapeake Capes. "I'm blame glad to get out of that," said a sailor of the subma rine with a weary nod toward the E-l. "I'm dead tired. If I could only get a bath and a bed ' for about twenty-four—no, forty eight hours. "Look at me, look at any of us! Every stitch of clothing soggy. That's the way we've been ever since we put out from Key West. There isn't any dry place in a submarine. The inside metal sweats and drips all the time. And travelling with decks awash there's no way of getting things dried out." "Come And Let Us Save The' Kiddies."' London, May 12. —"There is one incident the world will re member in connection with the sinking of the Lusitania," said the Bishop of London today while presiding at a meeting of the Waifs and Strays Society. "When Alfred G. Vanderbilt was face to face with death, he said to his valet; 'Come and let us save the kiddies.' Those words will run round the world in a way no millionaires millions could ever do." HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915 Local and Personal Items of Interest Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hefner, a boy. Miss Mary Doll went to Char lotte Tuesday. ✓ Miss Fannie Penn White is visiting relatives in Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Wesley Martin and Miss Nancy Lang have leturned from a visit to Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Souther land expect to leave next week for the Panama exposition. Mr. Rowell Holt of Montgom ery, Ala., is visiting his wife at Mr. J. A. Martin's. Mrs. H. W. Warner, Miss Ola and Robert Jackson Warner, are visiting in Charlotte. Miss Mary Sue Bell of Morgan ton, was the guest of Miss Bessie McComb Monday. Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Stevenson have moved to the Dr. Fry house on Sixth Street. Miss Gertrude Hall of Lenoir, spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryan Jones. Mr. A. W. Cline, editor of the Davidsonian, Thomasville, was in the city Monday. Mr. Richard Boyd, who has has been spending some time in Charlotte, is expected home to day. Mrs. Bettie Holden and Mrs. Carrie Gamble left Tuesday for a visit to Raleigh, Hillsboro and Person County. Miss Annie Bell Martin of Polk ton, is expected in a few days to spend the summer with her cou sins, Mr. and Mrs. Hartsfield. Miss Effie Morrison of States vine, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. S. Smith, at her home in Kenworth. The foundation has been laid for the new house that is being built.for Mr. John Hartsfield, on Eleventh Avenue. Dr. B. B. Flowe, the State vet erinarian at Raleigh, spent the week-end with bv:* mother, Mrs. Flowe, on Thirteenth Street. Mr. Rufus McC. Jones visited his sister, Mrs. W. A. Hall last week. He was accompanied home by Master Bill Hall. Miss Mittie Shrum of Lincoln ton spent a few days in this city this week, the guest of Miss Maude Allen. Mr, Richard Little of this city, was last week elected superin tendent of the Newton Graded Schools, succeeding Prof. A. P. Whisnant. Mr. J. D. McCray of Clare mont, was among our callers Sat urday. He reports crops in fine condition and business lively in his section of the csunty. Mrs. Herbert Fields of Greens boro, is spending some time with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell, at their home 1208 Tenth Avenue. Mr. Geo. Melton and Miss Victoria Spann were united in marriage at the Baptist parson age in West Hickory Saturday night, Rev. W. N. Cook perform ing the ceremony. A freak in the way of a Buff Orpington chick witft four legs and feet was reported to this of fice Monday. The chick belongs to Mrs. Garland Deal, who lives near Pitt's Store and was alive and healthy, at that time being two days old. Prof. S. J. Honeycutt has re signed as principal of South Fork Institute at Maiden and Mr. Downs, a native of Cleveland county and a graduate of Wake Forest College, has been appoint ed to succeed him. Mrs. T, F. Stevenson expect 3 to go to Greensboro Saturday to attend the Commencement exer cises at the Normal College. Miss Mabel Cooper, of Taylorsmlle, is a member of the graduating class. A small blaze caused by a de fect in the electric wiring in the residence of Mr. John A. Eckard of Eighth Street Saturday re sulted in a fire alarm being sent in. The fire department re sponded and extinguished the blaze before any damage was done. The young Musicians were de lightfully entertained last Satur day afternoon by Ellen Stuart Menzies. After a musical pro gramme a memory contest on practise rules was held. In this three had the highest number, Alice Lyerly, Mary Rogers Shu ford and Louise Setzer, Alice Lyerly drawing the prize. Deli cious refreshments and beautiful selections on the Victrola brought I the meeting to a close. The City Cjuncill has re-elect ed all the old officers of the Hick ory Volunteer Fire Co. They are H. E. Whitener, chief; E D. Yoder, assistant chief; C. C. Gamble, secretary and treasurer; A. T. Yoder, first foreman; W. F. Bruns, second foreman; L. D. Fry, superintendent of fire alarms, and George Starnes, driver of truck. Rev. Poly C. Wike of Chicago, 111., will preach at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday, May 23, at 3 o'clock p. m. He is one of the interesting visitors in the city this week and will preach the baccalaureate sermon at Le noir College Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the services at Holy Trinity, and al so at the college. Rev. Wike is a former Catawba county man and has many relatives here. Mrs. G. S. Watson was host ess Thursday afternoon, May 6, to the Needle-Craft Club and a number of friends. The guests were greeted at the door by the hostess and shown into the rear hall where punch was served by Miss Rachel Pugh. After the business meeting was over all engaged in fancy work while Miss Doris Hutton read one of O'Henry's stories. After deli cious cream and cake, served by the hostess, assisted by Misses Pugh and Hutton, adjournment was in order. Mrs. Ia Wood en tertains the club in June. The commencement play to be given at Lenoir College Tuesday evening, May 25, at 8;30 o'clock, promises to be one of the bright est features of the week's pro gramme. The usual serious ex ercises attending commencement will be broken by the production of "The Hoodoo," the be3t com edy ever giyen at the college. If you have a care or worry, go to hear old Aunt Paradise try to keep order among the wedding guests and see the Spiggot fami ly presented in its best form. You will not regret this evening of merriment. Don't miss it. Tick ets will be 25 and 35 cents on sale at Lutz's Drug Store. City Manager Cornwell has a notice in this week'a-issue caMing attention to fire alarms, request ing parties sending in an alarm to give street and ward number. The city is divided into four wards by a line directly east and west along the railroad and north and south by a line passing the west end of the passenger sta tion. Ward No. 1 is that part of the city lying north of the railroad and east of the square; No. 2 south of railroad and east of square; No. 3 south of railroad and west of square, No. 4 north of railway and west of square. It is well that people bear this in mind as it will greatly help the lire department in locating the fire more.quickly. Last Saturday about noon during an electric storm which passed over this city lightning struck and instantly killed Miss Annie Wilson, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. W.B. Wilson, at her father's home at Startown. The children of Mr. Wilson were at play near the barn when the storm came up and sought shel ter within. The deceased was on a wagon under the shed in front of the barn when the bolt struck and knocked her to the ground, killing her instantly. The lightning set fire to the barn and Mr. Wilson had pulled the wagon from under the shed and was fighting the fire before he discovered the body of his daughter lying on the ground. The annual sermon was preached to the Jr. O. U. A. M., last Sunday morning in the first Presbyterian church by Rev. J. G- Garth. His text was taken from Psaim 119:97. There was a large number of the members of the Junior Order present and the sermon was one that gave a lasting impression upon those present. Mr, Garth dealt large ly on what the order stood for, the reading of the Bible in public schools, etc. He said there were only ten States in the Union that prohibited the reading of the Bible in the schools. There is nothing more beneficial to a country than the studying of the Bible and christian education. Christian education is one of the greatest needs of our country and that is one of the principals of the order to which you be long. Feel languid, weak, run down? Headache? Stomach "off?" A good remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask your druggist. Price SI.OO. Chile is irrigating more than 2,300,000 acres of land and has nearly as many more available for irrigation. I Advertise in The Democrat. Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905 Delightful Reunion Of The Lutz Family A delightful family reunion and birthday celebration was en joyed by 100 people at the old homestead of the late J. B. Lutz in the celebrated Dutch Dairy Farms section Thursday, when the children, grandchildren and other relatives and friends of the family gathered to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Mrs. Bar bara Cline Lutz. widow of Mr. J. B. Lutz. It was a typical Ca tawba county affair and every one of the big gathering thor oughly enjoyed the day. Rev. V. L. Fulmer, pastor of the Lutheran churches in New ton and at Zion and New Jerusa lem, read a scripture lesson, made a short and appropriate talk and ' Offered prayer. These formalities over, the company was invited to the genuine Ca tawba Dutch dinner spread up on a long table under the shade of the trees in the yard. Cataw ba county cooking never showed under better conditions and there was, as usual, four times too much for even 100 people to eat. A short history of the Lutz family was given by 'Squire S. E. Killian of Hickory. He stated that Mrs. Lutz would be 72 years of age the next day and her chil dren and friends had gathered to do her honor. lie recalled that Mrs. Lutz, who was Miss Bar bara Ciine, was a sister of Mr, Cicero Ctine and Miss Luvina Cline; and Mr. Cline, a patriarch among the company, stated that he and his two sisters were all left of a family of 13 man and women, . Present at the meeting were all the children, even in number, who, with the number of their children, are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Lutz and 6 child ren, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Baker and 6 children, Mr. and Mrs. W. ti. Lutz and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Lutz and 3 children, Mr. and Mr 3. Lewis H. Seit-z and 8 children, Mrs. Mattie Bolick and 1 child and Miss Sarah Lutz. Following, the dinner, which ranged from fried chicken and about every other «ort of meat a farm affords. to iceereatn «ncr cake, the afternoon was spent lin pleasant conversation and in specting the more than 100 head of fine thoroughbred Jerseys which belong to the 6 Dutch Dai ry Farms. The day proved per fect as to weather and nothing occurred to mar the happiness of the occasion save regretful thoughts upon the absence of the head of this splendid family of Catawba county people. Mr. J. B. Lutz, deceased, progressive farmer, far-seeing citizen, advo cate of schools and supporter of churches. He was missed by ev erybody from this affair which in past years has been made com plete by his presence. The Flora of The Old North State The flora of North Carolina, particularly of the Western sec tion, is more remarkable than even a native might suppose. It embraces six thousand separate varieties, a greater number than is produced by any territory of similar size in the world. For many years the State has been the source, practically, of the Nation's supply of crude vege table drugs, One writer says: "More than seven hundred dis tinct species of important medi cinal plants grow wild in the State, and furnish an industry the volume and importance of which is appreciated by few out side of the medical and pharma ceutical professions."—Elizabeth City Independent. Best Thing for a Bilious Attack. "On account of my confinement in the printing office I have for years been a chronic sufferer from indiges tion and liver trouble. A few weeks ago I had an attack that was so severe that I was not able to go to the case for two days. Failing to get any re lief from any o'her trearment, I took three. of Chamberlain's Tablets and the next day 1 felt like a new man," writes H. C. Bailey. Editor Carolina News, Chapin, S. C. For sale by Men zies Drug Co. and Lutz'sDrug store. You never can tell. The man who bets his bottom dollar may not have to dig very far. Cheapest accident insurance —Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. For Burns, scalds, cuts and emergencies. All druggists sell it. 25c and 50c. The daily ration of a Japanese soldier in the held consists of three little bags of rice and a bunch of vegetables. 000000000 DOOCOOOCOOOOO 8 The Democrat Leads § 8 in News & Circulation R CCXXX3OOOCOCXXOOOCCXXX3O GAVE RELIEF AFTER REPUBLICANS HAD FAILED Splendid Triumph For Reformed Monetary System of the Country. The American note, indicating the possible imminence of war, shook Wall street and the stock exchange, the dispatches inform ed us, but it is noticeable that it did not shake the country finan cially and the thought of a panic has not even been suggested! Why? is it not directly due to the federal reserve banking measure that rescued the country from the thralldomandthe vicissitudes —the hopes and fears—of Wall street and of the stock exchange by decentralizing the currency system, distributing the people's money and credit equally in all quarters and relieving them from dependence on Wall street for the use of their own in the fre quent seasons of financial storm and stress that shake that specu lative center? It is a phenomenal fact that the country has undergone a week of uncertainty of the future and suspense constituting the severest test that thecountry has experienced since the civil war without a tremor of the general financial system! Under the old svstem all of the national banks would have been in a foot race to withdraw their reserves on deposit in New York, these reserves would be doing service on call in Wall street, to support, inflate, or puncture the stock market, the rates would have soared out of sight, the in terior and country banks would have been drawn upon and denied any currency-in return for the transaction of the legitimate bus iness of themselves and their customers. As it is. legitimate commercial, industrial and productive busi ness is going right on as usual, without a breath of disturbance. P-in's weekly review spys: "The l£Velopments of the week afford proof "f the essential stabif itry ana power of theTmSireTal and business structure. "The effect of the new war developments has not materially changed the generally favorable aspect of the trade situation." Despite the un certainty "there is faith in the ability of the nation to adapt it self, with financial readiness, to every contingency that may arise." Bank clearings for tho week show an "increase of 23 G per cent over last year." Busi ness of every sort reflects "pro gressive improvement." Rail road earnings "make a better ex hibit." The number of idle cars has "notably fallen off," and "failures and unemployment have decreased." Surely this is the acid test of and a splendid triumph for the reformed monetary system of the country that the incompetent, sneered at and contemned demo cratic lawmakers at Washington gave the country for its financial relief after four successive repub lican administrations had failed to do so,—Knoxville tinel. Peanuts and Pigs. The peanuts is beginning to re ceive the attention it deserves says the San Antonio Dispatch. It is a machine planted, machine cultivated, machine harvested crop requiring less labor than cotton and much more profitable. A contestant of the Texas Indust rial Congress for the 1914 prizes realized 1,200 pounds of pork from an acre of peanuts which at 8 V cents a pound amcunt3 to $lO2. The hogs gathered the nuts, so there is no harvesting expense. How Mrs. Harrod Got Rid of Her Stomach Trouble. "I suffered from stomach trouble for years and tried every thing I heard of, but the only relief I got was tem porary until I saw Chamberlain's Tab lets advertised and purchased a bottle of them at nur drug store. I got im mediate relief lrom that dreadful heav iness after eateng and from pain in the stomach," writes mrs. Linda Harrod, Fort Wayne, Ind. For sale by Mer>- zies Drug Co. and Lutz's Drug Store, A news agency dispatch from Madrid declares there has been received in the Spanish capital information of a grave revolu tionary movement in Portugal. One report is that a revolution ary committee is in control of the situation at Lisbon. For any itchiness of the skin, for skin rashes, chap, pimples, etc., try. Doan's Ointment, 50c at all drug, stores.