North Carolina Newspapers

SH3 THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT IS IDS W ™N A JIE NEARLY COMPLETED Expected That Reply Will Reach United States Tuesday or Wednesday. Germany's reply to the Lusi ♦ania note is nearly completed, zccord'm to intimations through diplomatic channels. The return I c e Emperor William from the [ e3S tern front is said to be await ed Wore the document is putir to final form. It may reach here today or tomorrow. The issuance by the British foreign office of an explanation of detentions of American car goes was rceived with much in terest in official quarters. While the memorandum explains sogie of the points taken up in a note under preparation t) be sent to Great Britain, some officials said that the United States had ob tained no satisfactory explanation of its oricinal inquiry with re spect to E igland's right to haul the cargoes of non-contraband, consigned to neutral ports, which c-innot be blockaded under inter national law. The Law Ignored. Sunday Sheriff Berry laid his offi:ial hands on a party of color ed jay riders from Hickory, who were hitting the road only in high places. The car had neither num ber nor license tag. The negroes .said it had ncne when it left Hickory, but the owners phoned the officers that the car had such when it left the garage. And this reminds of us that apparent ly no attention is paid to the local automobile law, either by the of ficers or drivers of cars. Of course we do not mean to say that all the drivers show this dis regard, but its is known that some of them have knocked the speed limit into a cocked hat time and time again. Cars are run at night without lights, and we have seen them with a pasteboard hung up ti fool the officers in the belief that it is a bona-fide license num and —it works. The number of cars is rapidly increasing. Let's have the law enforced before some life is forfeited. —Morgan- ton Messenger. Miss Finger to Wed. Mrs. Clara Finger gave a four course dinner party Thursday evening at her home in this city to several invited guests at which she announced the engagement of her daughter, Clara May, to Mr. Eugene Long of Bluefield, W. Va., the weddingto take place here June 15. The color scheme was pink and white and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Abernethy, Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Stroup and Miss Le nom Sourbeer were the guests. The bride-elect has been in Blue field for several years and is a trained nurse. She is very pop ular with a host of friends here who will be interested in the an nouncement of her coming mar riage. Mr. Long is employed in the manager' 3 office of the Nor folk & Western Railway Com pany at Bluefield. Culture in European Armies. The following aspects lof Rus sian, English, German, Belgian and French culture of soldiers in the armies now engaged in Eu rope, are taken from letters to the Department of State by Rob ert J. Thompson, American Con sul to Germany and England for the past nine or ten years but now resigned: "Of I.OGO Russian soldiers in the field, 617 can neither read nor write; of a like number of Ser vians, the number of illiterates is 414; for Belgium, 98 out of 1,000 illiterate; for France SO; England 10, and for Germany, in order to find an illiterate soldier there must be 2,000 to draw from, that is the percentage of illiteracy in the German army is one-fiftieth of one per cent. A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspep sia and constipation,—weakens the whole system. Doan's Regulets (25c Per box) act lively on the liver and bowels, At all drug stores. University Summer School. Chapel Hill, May 22,-The twenty-eighth session of the University of North Carolina Summer School for teachers will open Tuesday. June 15, and con tinue for six weeks, closing July 30. The school will be in session only five days to the week—from Monday to Friday. The regular period for registration will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15 and 16. The annual bulletin containing information about the instruc tion staff, general information, courses of instruction, special lectures, conference and enter tainments has just come from the press. Director N. W. Walk er of the Summer School will mail copies of the bulletins to school superintendents, princi pals, teachers and prospective students of the school. The text contains 58 pages and is compre hensive in its scope of incorpor ating all informatiDn available concerning the forthcoming ses sion. The section of the handbook devoted to special lectures, con ferences and entertainments carries the information that a series of public lectures will extend through the entire ses sion. Among the public speak ers that have signified their in tention of addressing the teach ers on public topics are: Presi dent Edward K. Graham, Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Dr. Francis P. Venable, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Prof. Horace H. Williams, Prof. Collier Cobb, Prof. A. H. Patterson, Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Dr. J. I. Foust, Dr. H. |Q Alexander, Dr. Wm. Mc ! Keever, Rabbi Feorge Solomon, Dr. W. S. Rankin, Dr. C. W. Stiles, Dr. Edgar Banks, Prof. Logan Howell, Prof. Cilbert Pearson, Maj. W. A. Graham, Prof. E. E. Branson, T. E. Brown. R. D. W. Connor, and E. E.,Sams. The rural life conference week will be observed on July sto 10, inclusive. Dr. William A. Mc- Keever of the University of Kan sas will deliver a series of lec tures before the Rural Life Con ference. The topics of his gen eral subject are: (1). A Phil osophy of Education as applied to Rural life; (2). The Prepara tion for Rural Leadership; (3). Play and Recreation in the Coun try; (4). Inexpensive Home- Made Playground Apparatus; (5) A Co-Operative Social Union in the Country; (6). A New Dem ocratic Plan for Boys' and Girls' Club Work; (7). Some Welfare Work for Country Women; (8). The District School as Source of Rural-Mindedness, (9). A Bet ter Race of Men and Women. Dr. Edgar Banks, explorer, au thor and lecturer, will deliver a series of seven illustrated lectures on Archaeology and Ancient His tory. Richard T. Wyche, Presi dent of the Story Tellers' League of America, will give two read ings during the Summer School term. T. Gilbert Pearson, sec retary of the National Associa tion of Audobon Societies, will make two lectures on Bird Study. A series of 12 lectures on Inter national Polity and Conciliation have been assigned Dr. J. G. deR. Hamilton, alumni professor of history in the University. Rabbi George Solomon, who comes to the Summer School un der the auspices of the Jewish Chautaqua Society of America, will deliver a series of six lec tures on Representative Jews of the Christian Bra. Best Thing for a Bilious Attack. "On account of my confinement in the printing office I have for years been a chronic suSerer frcm 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 trearraent. 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. The Salvation Army is 50 years old this year. It was founded in 1865 by General William Bocth. STEAMSHIPS TO SAIL UNDER AMERICAN FLAG Lines to be Established Be tween U. S. and South- Central America. Lines of steamships under the Stars and Stripes sailing regular ly between the United States and South and Central America are shggested as one of the benefits which may result from the Pan- American financial conference here next week in a statement by the treasury department. "France, Germany, England and Italy," says the statement, "for many years have fostered commercial relations With our sister republics of Central and South America by subsidized steamship lines and chains of active and substantial banking interests. Only the United States has held back. Our trade with South and Central America has been steadily increasing but until now it has been without any support of established steamship lines—with one ex ception which till lately flew the British flag—and with practical ly no banking facilities prior to the present efforts which are be ing made under the federal re sarye system. "There is not a single regular American steamship service to any port in South America, ex cept to those of Venezuela and Colombia. Brazil, Chile, Argen tina, Peru and Ecuador do not know the American flag on reg ular vessels of commerce." Necessity Knows no Law. Therefore at the stroke of 9, Thursday morning, May 27, W. T. Sledge opens his door to the greatest mammoth sale ever at tempted in Hickory. As stated in the last issue of Ifik; Democrat Mr. Sledge has decided to retire from the dry goods business, and to do so he has put his entire stock, consist ing of ladies ready-to-wear shoes, dress goods, hats, childrens' ' dresses notions, suit cases etc, in the hends of James D. Ray & Co, of Raleigh, N. C. Nothing has been left undone to make this the greatest selling campaign ever to be witnessed by the people of Hickory. Notice the last page of this is sue of the Democrat, describing W. T. Sledge's retiring from business sale. Remember the day, Thursday. The date, May 27. The time, 9a. m. The place, W. T, Sledge dry goods store. The town. Hickory. The state, North Carolina. The sale that will demoralize competition and will bring thousands from far and near for the next 15 days starting, Thursday morning, May 27, at 9 a. m. Deeds Filed For Record. The following deeds have been filed for record: P. C. Hahn to Chas. H. Geit ner, for $3,500, store building in Hickory, southeast corner of pub lic square, facing Ninth avenue, now occupied by Cline's barber shop. W. F. Elliott of Mecklenburg' to H. F. Elliott of Iredell, for $250, Hickory lots. Chas. E. Sigman to George Price, for $1,650, two tracts of 9£ and 13 acres, G. S. Wootten, trustee, to Ell iott Building Co., for $250, lot in Bobtown. Hickory. H. L. Bumgardner, to Mrs, Lillie Hewitt for SSOO, 15 acres adjoining W. T. Massey and P. E. Kale. Joseph Neili to Alice Turner for S2OO, 10 acres adjoining Thos. Parker and W. T, Sanders. 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 our drug stor •. I got im mediate relief lrcm that dreadful heav iness after eateng and fnai pain in the stomach," writt s mrs, Linda Harrod, Fort Wayne, 'li d. For sale by Men zies Drug Co, and Lutz'i Drug Store, HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1915 Odd Fellows Close Annual Conven i tion. Ilendersonville, May 20.—Fol lowing the appointment of offi cers by the Odd Fellows the elec tion of officers by the Rebekahs this morning and transactien of detailed business the Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly, which convened here Tuesday night adjourned to meet in Wil son on the third Tuesday in May, 1916. The appointive officers of the Grand Lodge are: Grand mar shall, C. G. Morris, Washington; grand guardian, A. M. Martin, Granite Falls; grand conductor, S. B. Currin, Wilson; grand her ald, R. D. Sisk, Franklin; grand chaplin, Rev. Z. Paris, Lincoln ton. The office of assistant grand secretary was created after a sus pension of four years and J. D. Berry of Raleigh, who previous ly filled this position, was ap pointed to assist Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell of Raleigh, both in office and field work. The manner of segregating the Grand Lodge and the home funds, which the grand secretary has been doing, was changed today and subordinate lodges will re fund tbe home funds direct to the treasurer of the Orphan's Home and that portion of the Grand Lodge funds to the' grand secretary. Reports showed that the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs during the last year had donfe gratifying worlr. Grand Representatives W. F. Evans of Greenville and M. L. Shipman of Henderson ville will attend the Sovereign Grand Lodge at San Francisco. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs have enjoyed an interesting so journ in the city, the last hours of the Rebekahs being made so cially pleasant with a reception given by Mrs. Hattie Reed Whit aker this afternoon. A Refreshing Book. Passenger Agent Reid of the Carolina & North-Western Rail road is out with a new publica tion for the benefit of the Sum mer travel, and on the front cover is an attractive lay-out. pano ramically, of the country between the headquarters of the road in Chester and the prospects at the foot of Grandfather Mountain. Incidentally, the mountain scenes which the book carries are of an inviting character. The winding course of the railroad is indicated by crossties—the turnpikes by ropes. By next Summer the ex pectation is that the front cover picture will show the crossties laid along the gap between Edge mont and Pineola. Judging from the picture of the route it would be an easy job.—Charlotte Ob server. A Crazy Belgian. Mr. J. V. Powell, who lives out on route 3, was in town Satur day. He tells that on Friday evening a Belgian, who could speak a little English, was at his home. The man appeared to be about 35 years old and Mr. Pow ell thinks he was crazy. The stranger was wearing a heavy overcoat; he looked as if he had not been shaved or had his hair cut in months. He said he ran all the way from New York to escape the Germans. He shut his eyes and asked Mr. Powell if did not hear the roar of cannon, declaring that the Germans were killing all of his people. He hur riedly left and nothing further has been heard of him.—Morgan ton Messenger. Smashed to Pieces. London, May 21.—The French steam trawler St. Just, of Arca chon, was torpedoed and literally smashed to pieces near Dart mouth yesterday afternoon. Thir teen of her crew were drowned. The captain was the only surviv or. It is stated that no warning was given the vessel. Feel languid, weak, run down? Headache? Stomach "off?" A good remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters.- Ask your druggist. Price SI.OO, SPY, KUEPFERLE RILLS HIMSELF Man Who Claimed to be an American Citizen, Ends His Life in Prinson. Anton Kuepferle, who claimed to be an American citizen, once residing in Brooklyn, and on trial in London on the charge of giv ing military information to the enemies of Great Britain, has committed suicide in Brixton prison. It is reported that he hanged himself. Kuepferle left a message writ ten on a slate bearing testimony of the fairness of his trial and confessing that he was a soldier. He said he wished to die as a soldier and declared he could not bear to go to the scaffold as a spy. Kuepferle's trial began Tues day at Old Beiley police court. At the opening the proceedings were public, but yesterday's ses sions of the trial were in cam era, "in the interests of national safety." The charge against Kuepferle was that he had attempt 2d to communicate to Germany infor mation respecting British war ships and military forces. He pleaded not guilty. The prose cution contended that while he claimed to be a naturalized American citizen he was in real ity a German. He was charged with writing letters addressed to neutral country in Europe inter lined with words in invisible ink, making known valuable facts re garding English military dispo sitions. Kuepferle arrived at Liverpool February 14. He had a pass port signed by Secretary Bryan dated 10 days before he sailed from New York. He represent ed himself as a woolen merchant. From Liverpool he went tor Dub lin and then to London, where he arrived February 26. Murphy-Kale. Thursday evening a quiet home wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Locke Kale at Newton, when their daughter, Miss Claudia, become the bride of Mr. Fred Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mur phy, of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. M. Biles, pastor of the Newton Methodist church, in the presence of a few invited friends, after which the happy young couple come to Hickory by automobile. > Mr. Murphy is a pressman em ployed at the Clay Printing Co., here, and has a host of friends, who wish he and his bride a long and happy life. Uncle Jesse Happy. It has been some fortnights since Uncle Jesse was happier than he has been since Friday evening. It was then, his daugh ter, son-in-law and three grand children from Mocksville, Mr. C. F. Stroud and family, reached his home on Eighth Street, and he has been in high fever ever since. He thinks he has the best looking daughter in the world. While he thinks his two grand sons are just like him—good look ing—yet he does not hesitate to say that his little granddaughter is the best looking child all out or in doors, and none excepted. Farmers Institutes. All farmers interested in hav ing a Farmers Institute in their section of the county this sum mer, will meet in the office of the county agent at the Court House, in Newton on Saturday, May 29, at 10 a. m. The Direct or in charge of the Farmers In stitutes at Raleigh would like to arrange dates as soon as possible. All farmers interested please be present. H. K. FOSTER, County Agent. For any itchiness of the skin, for skin rashes, chap, pimples, etc., try Doan's Ointment, 50c at all drug 'stored Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905 Railroad Passenger Got Just Judg ment. ' In the State Supreme Court de cisions handled down this week railroad patrons will find the big gest interest in the case of Hall man against the Southern i ail way, wherein a passenger gets affirmed judgment against the company for putting him off the train at Barber. The passenger bought a mile age book at Hickory and had it pulled from Hickory to Winston- Salem. Ke alleges that the agent at Hickory told him that the eastbound train would con nect with the North Carolina Midland at Barber for Winston- Salem. The train, a great loaf er sometimes, was late. Mr. Hallman says he asked several times about the connection, was assured that it would be made and further advised that if he missed the Barber connection he would be permitted to travel the longer route. He did miss the connection and alleges tnat the conductor and the ticket collector refused to allow him to proceed, that he agreed to turn over his mileage book until he could get to Salis bury, that he agreed to allow them to pull the difference be tween the two routes, but the of ficials put him off. And the jury gave him a verdict of S4OO. The road appealed. Judge Allen writes the court's opinion and holds there is au thority for the contention of the plaintiff that the agents of a common carrier have an implied authority to guarantee connec tions.—Landmark. Reunion of Shuford Families. Representatives of the Shu ford family met in the Reform ed church of Hickory, Thursday, aid formed an organization for the purpose of holding a reunion of the various Shuford families some time during the summer on the original Shuford farm on the S)uth Fork. Mr. J. W. Shuford was elected chairman and Mrs. E. L. Shuford, secretary. Mr. R. L. Shuford was appointed chair man of a committee on arrange ments and Dr. J. H. Shuford, chairman of a committee on pro gram. The Shuford ancestors were among the first white set tlers in the South Fork valley and their descendants are nu merous. This is one of the most noted families in Western North Caro lina and have been noted for their integrity of character and uprightness of life. The effort to hold this reunion i? to be commended and the oc casion under favorable conditions will bring together one of the largest gatherings ever seen in the South Fork valley. Food Short in Mexico City. Mexica City again is facing a serious shortage of food, accord ing to state department advices, j Secretary Bryan said that repre sentations had been made to Car - ranza looking t3 the shipment of supplies bv rail to the capital and that the situation had been brought to the attention of the American Red Cross. I Of Interest to School Teachers. The Applachain Training School will use every effort during 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. ArlHrp*33 B. B. DOUGHERTY, Sunt., Boone, N. C. Adv't-5-20-4t.pd. Whooping Cough. "When my daughter had whooping cough she coughed so hadd at one time that she had hemorrhage of the lungs. I was terribly alarmed shout her condition. Seeing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy so highly recommend ed, I sot her a bottle and it relieved the cough at once. Before she had finished two bottles of this remedy she was entirely well," writes Mrs. S. F. Grimes, Crooksville, Ohio. For sale by Menzies Drug co and LuVs Drug Store. A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE HERMAN FAMILY Originally Came lo This County About the Year 1785—Walk ed From Pennsylvania Here (By G. M. YODER.) There was George Herman, son of the original George Her man, who lived in the State of Pennsylvania. About the year 1795 he left his father's home and walked all the way from that. State to the beautiful Southland, landing finally at the home of Pioneer Henery Weidner. ' It was always said that he came expressly to learn the blacksmith trade and during the time of the serving of his ap prenticeship became so attached to this country that he resolved to go back to his father's home and bring them to this county. So he left on foot and walked back to Pennsylvania. His fath er agreed to the proposition. They soon disposed of their land and other property and came through by wagon teams, land ing here safe and sound. They soon procured a large tract of land on the waters of Lyles Creek, where they settled down for life. The original George Herman's children George, the plotter of this movement. Wil liam, Peter, Michael and daugh ter. Another daughter, who had married, would not consent to corae with them. After they had settled down, George began to look around for help-meet. This he found in the person of beautiful Elizabeth Eserlinger, a German lady, whom he soon mar ried. He then built for himself and wife an old-fashioned log house, as was the custom in those days, on the Newton and Hickory public road not far from where St. Timothy church is now lo cated. Here he also erected a black smith shop and followed the trade as lone as he was able to work. The children of this mar riage were William, George, Dan iel, Benry, Andrew, Elizabeth, Sallie and Lina. From these have sprung the Herman family and ! kindred generations in Catawba and other counties of this state. Bill Confers Extraordinary Powers. Rome, May 20.—Premier Sal andra introduced a bill this after noon in the chamber of deputies conferring on the government extraordinary powers in case of war. A committee was named to give this project immediate con sideration . To Hear Frank's Petition. The Georgia prison commission has set Monday, May 31, as the date for beginning a hearing on Leo M. Frank's petition asking that the sentence of death pro nounced on him for the murder of Mary Phagan be commuted to life imprisonment. Melons in Plenty. If the season continues favor able, there should be no scarcitv of melons in North Carolina this year. The truck crop specialist of the department of agriculture estimates that there are 2,250 acres in cantaloupes in the state this year. Lame Back Lame back is usually due to rheu matism of the muscles of the back. Hard working people are most likely to suffer from it. Relief may be had by Massagiug the back with Chamber lain's Linament two or three times a day. Try it. For sale by Menzies Drug Co. and Lutz's Drug Store One of the most expensive woods in the United States is boxwood. It has been quoted at 4 cents a cubic inch and about $1,300 by the thousand board feet. . Cheapest accident insurance—Dr. I Thomas' Eclectic Oil. For Burns; , scalds, cuts and emergencies. Al) ' druggists sell it. 25c and 50c;