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n ooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUOO g Quality Job Printing § vat Reasonab r e Prices § Roooeooooooooooocooooo ESTABLISHED ISW DEMOCRAT AND PRESS CONSOLIDATED M- BUNCH OR.'3OSSIP IN STATE CAPITOL Raleigh, June 24. —North Car olina's wis iom eight years ago has been many times recalled to dgy when additional excuse for indulging hope for this state's constitutions 1 amendment was sought. The northern papers, particu hriy the Democratic and inde pendent ones, have been per haps nrjst jubilant over the de feat of the perpetual grandfath er clauses in other constitutions. The Ntw York World's "Repub lic at Last" leaves the locals to think that the World assumes North Carolina's oyerthrow. But new evidence creeps out while these metropolitan papers jubi late and the state's hopes are heightened. Today representatives of the o'den days recalled that when the amendment was adopted and be ing put to vote. Representative Fuller a negro of Warrenton, arose to explain his vote. He declared that the spirit in which the majority had passed the amendment was such that he was uncertain as to the way he should vote. He did vote "no" but he doubted its being the best for his race. In 1907 quite a large element of both Democratic and Repub lican parties favored an exten sion of the grandfather clause. Senator Butler has been includ ed among the many Republicans who believed in that extension. In a caucus during the 1907 gen eral assembly strong Democrats pleaded for the larger opportun ity to the white illiterate. Per haps the strongest opponent was /Attorney Janeral Bickett. \ Mr. Bickett declared that such an extension would convince the courts if the amendment ever came to their review, that North Carolina was trifling with the law and not sincere in the amend ment that it did pass. He prophe sied that if the state passed such an amendment to an amendment the law would have no standing in the highest courts. He told a story, too, illustrating the dan ger of holding no incentive to the dominant whites to become liter ate voters. "People advance as they are driven," Mr. Bickett said, and related the narrative of the frogs in the hole unable to jump out. One day they all came out. A black snake was under them. Thereupon on of the most ter rorles3 of the unterrified soke up: "Mr. Chairman," he said, ' I hoDe I would never iive to hear the great sovereign Democracy of North Carolina likened unto a bunch of toads in a hole,'' and sat down. But the enterprise failed. The majority were against the exten sion which meant perpetual dis crimination against the black. The Raleigh Democrats . believe it will avail much. President W. C. Hammer, of the North Carolina Press associa tion, has made Edward E. Brit ton, of Raleigh, chairman of the entertainment committee and left to Mr. Britton the appoint ment of his own committee. Today Mr. Britton announced his aides. They are Henry B. Varner, of the Lexington Dis patch: J. J. Farriss, of High Point; Miss Lucile Mae Smith, of Skyland Magazine, Winston-Sa lem James 11. Caine, Asheville Citizen, Asheville; Isaac S. Lon don, Siler City Grit, and James H. Cowan, of the Evening Dis patch, Wilmington. Ihe entertainment committee will have something to do. The South Carolina editorial associa tion after it 3 meeting will ad journ nnd come to North Caro lina to hold a j ;int meeting with Niith Carolina editors. One of the days to be made memorable will be the vi>it to Mount Mitch ell, a whole day bting set apart -for that excursion and climb. The South Carolinians come to .»aD i9i3inofnofi f -t! - rIT THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Montreat upon the adjournment of their association and this joint session, one of the stunts of President Hammer is going to be the biggest thing ever. The office of Governor Craig receive} from Asheville today nctice of the respite of Charles K. Trull, whose execution in the state's paison had been set for July 2, next week. Tne date now set is August 6. Tt uli's attorneys indicated six weeks ago their line of proce dure. They have found facts which they believe will justify them in the hope of final acquit tal of a capital felony. Trull's friend testified against him in the lower court and eyidence that the fellow was habitually without money made it impossi ble to overcome the evidence Truirwas found with S4OO. He will contend that his friend slip ped that money to h'm and Trull was caught. Trull's case, purely circum stantial, found no legs upon which to stand in the Supreme court. It was desperately weak, but new evidence is said to be stronger. Adjutant General Young is sued a half score of commissions today that will have considerable military interst. Russell C. Woody of Asheville, is made second lieutenant of com pany F, of the first North Caro lina regiment; James A, Leonard is commissioned captain of com pany A, of the third regiment, Lexington; Guthrie E. Robbins, of the same town, is made first lieutenant of the same company; James Freeman Hatch, of Ral eigh, is appointed first lieutenant of the coast of artillery corp3 and Lee A. Layton, second lieuten ant. H. W. B. Whitley receives a j commission as second lieutenant of company G, second regiment of Raeford; E. 1. Burn is chosen second lieutenant of troop B, Asheville; Maj. S. Westray Bat tle, of Asheville, is retired with the rank of brigadier geueral; W, S. Ross gets his credent als as first lieutenant of the coast artillery, Salisbury; Thomas B. Marsh is second lieutenant and Walter S. Blackmer, captain of the Salisbury coast artillery corp?, Dallas Zollicoffsr is captain of company M. first regiment, High Point; Phillip W. Hardie, first lieutenant of the coast artillery; and Frank Pa ee second lieuten ant of the same company, Greensboro, Arnold H. Vander hoof, of the naval militia, Ashe ville. The Auto Transit company, of Wilmington, was chartered to day to do a passenger, freight snd baggage business, C, D. Weeks, N. G. Shaw and the Jit ney BJS cnnpny t iking thesl,- 000 paid up cap tal. The author ized amount is $25,000. The Raleigh Iron Works t which was given a concract for SIOO,OOO worth of projectiles for the United States navy, has de livered 500 of the 12.000 pieces and has 500 more ready for de livery. The company built within four months a factory equipped to make all necessary parts of the projectiles of the 5 to 8 inch type From the navy department ex pressions of satisfaction have the local company is runnine day and night to finish its orders. These are target missiles but the company is able to make those used in field fighting. When Sec retary Daniels gave this order to the Raleigh firm he escaped the whole criticism which the north ern press has been in the habit of heaping upon him because of his partiality to his state and city. »-JT3S Oia tores, oiner lieniesiei Won't CJ«. The worst cases, no matter of how long striding, .■re cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter'# Antiseptic H'ealini Oil. It relieve* Vnia and Heal* •» the ume tons. 26c, 6Qc ; fLw, ilmrirtua Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be • % For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody but unbowed. Beyond the place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade. And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find me, unafraid. « i It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishments the I am the master of my fate, [scroll. I am the captain of my soul. —William Ernest Henly. State's Oldest Mason Is Claimed By Death Charlotte, June 24—C01. Lewis S. Williams, one of Charlotte'e oldest and most venerable citi zens, died this morning at six o'clock. He would have been 90 years of age next Christmas day. He was long a leading figure of the town and is the last person who was here in 1836 when be came to Charlotte from Concord. He was a pa&t Grand Master Mason of the Stat 5 and also the State's eldest Mason. The fu neral will be held tomorrow at 5 o'clock with Masonic honors. He is survived by one daughter, M-s. J. P. Caldwell, city editor of the Charlotte News. Tried and Proven. Co-operative enterprise in Ca tawba has passed beyond the stage of experiment and doubt into that of tried and proven suc cess. The Creamery is five years old. Last year it put into circulation among the farmers some $200,- 000. The disbursements for the month of March were SIB,OOO. The county has now gone with ejual success into co-operative egg collecting, fire insurance, potato marketing, and a farm ers' building and loan associa tion. Western North Carolina has entered upon a new chapter in agricultural development. Crop growing is being topptd-off with live stock production and farm industries. - Marketing farm wealth on four legs instead of four wheels s a great step forward. No farm community ever yet grew rich selling crops alone at any price whatsoever. The next quarter century in our grain-growing,! hay and for age counties will show great gains in good roads, good schools and churches, diversified crops, more and better farm animals accumulated farm wealth, home comforts, conveniences and lux uries. A certain, steady, weekly in come the whole year round means economic freedom in the farm regions. It means a self supporting, sell-financing, self directing democratic civilization. ' University News Letter. HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1915 *+*++♦+++♦*+*++*♦*♦4 t LOC A.L AND PERSONAL. + » ♦ %♦* + + •*• + + * + + + + + * + + * + * Morganton News-Herald: Mrs. Walker Lyerly of Hickory, was the guest several days this week of Mrs Eck Abernethy. Mr. Vernon Stewart, son of the late Hosea Stewart, and Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of the late Juniu9 Miller, both of Clines township, were married by Rev. G.P. Drum at Newton Thursday. Blowing Rock Item: Mr. Ed Hoover, amone Lenoir's popular young men, spent a few days here last week, roming with Mr. N. S Dasher. Hickory's big tele phone man, the Viry sight of whom is good for "the blues"— good to drive them away. At a meeting of the creamery managers in tha Carolinas, Vir ginia and Alabama, hSld i n Statesville, an organization was effected for the purpose of es tablishing headquarters to han dle the products of all these southern creameries. Mr. W. J. ShuforJ was made ; temporary president, and Mr. J. A. Reid of Raleigh, temporary secretary,and Mr. Shuford is also director. The object is to employ a business manager and a central office through which all business may be handled, with a view of get ting market facilities bettered. Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la borers, rely on Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Fine for cuts, burns, bruses. Should be kept in every home. 25c and 50c. Who Pays the Cost? Knowledge in fire prevention means the saving of life and property. Don't that appeal to you? If not, there must be some thing lacking. What is it? You can do your part, no matter how little that may be. It keeps and means encouragement to others ana helps reduce the fire waste, which means a saying to the in dividual. You are taxed to pay the fare losses of others. You may think you are not, but as a' matter of fact you are, and you can readily learn this truth if you will study the fire loss in your own locality. Dyspepsia is America's curse, -To restore digestion, normal weight, good health and purify the blood, use Bur docks Blood Bitters. Sold at all dru stores. Price, SI.OO. Rev. D. L. Whitener of Wilsonburg, W. Va. Rev. Mr. Whitener, who with his fam ily is on a visit to relatives in this coun ty, will conduct a meeting at Warlick's Chapel July 4. He is giving his entire time to evangelistic work and after this meeting is over he will be open for oth er engagements. Just "Polymuriel." Nice, sounding word that — Polymuriel. It doe 3 not set you at odds with the dictionary as does Przemysl. Indeed "Poly muriel" is not the name of eith er an Austrian, Hungarian, or Russian town. Though it ha 3 the sound it is not even the names of the charming young ladies, Polly and Muriel, mixed up. No in deed, it is the name of a dress. It's the product of the mind of a New York young woman who won a prize of $l5O for design | ing a dress held to be of posi tively universal utility, and it can be made out of any old kind of goods—or 'new kind of goods —that may be .desireJ, that is if any one desires to be enveloped in a "Polymuriel." Having no diagram at hand we will attempt to explain. The "Polymuriel" is a dress planned to be worn all day long. When the fair ladv who is the posses sor of the "Polymuriel" arises she can put it on for breakfast table use. If there's a morning bridge stunt on she can appear in the "Poly," she can golf in it, she can fox-trot in if, she can ap pear at a theatre party in it. Anywhere, everywhere with "Poly." Simplies things, you see. No more changing ofclothe3,no more keeping the man on the job of waiting at his task, for women will always be on time. No more ca'licg on "hubby" to "hook m?up at the back. Ends the days of fashion. Fine thing that "Polymuriel." And it has pockets in it. Will it be worn? My son, do not as 1 * foolish qj?stions. Of course it will not be. Who ever heard of a woman wio would be satisfied with one kind of dress. "Polymuriel" mav as well retire with the other discards. She's not wanted.—News & Observer. New Laws. On and after July Ist no agent in this State can insure any prop erty in a city or town until he has inspected the same; and he must stamp or write on each policy an analysis of the rate. These are requirements of law and a noncompliance subjects the agent to a cancellation of li cense. Deeds Filed for Record. D. E. Flowers to M. L. Bolch for sllß lot No. 1 adjoining C.C. Cline. Q. A. Hedrick to SarahJPharr for SIOO, lot on Piedmont avenue, West Hickory. Q. A. Hedrick to R. R. Reed for S3OO, lot No. 7on Piedmont avenue. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a remedy that every family should be provided with, and especial ly during the summer months. Think of the pain and suffering that must be [endured when medicine must be sent for or before relief obtained* This remedy is thorsughly reliable. Ask anyone who has used it. For sale by Menzies Drug Co, and Lutz Drug Co. adv. Marketing the Farm Eggs. (From the office of Poultry In vestigations and Pathology. Ani mU Industiy Division North Carolina Experiment Station.) The families of the cities want s'rictly fresh eggs, they are tired of storage eggs anJ eggs sold them for strictly fresh country eggs which are not, (the writer having lived in the city for more than twenty yea-c speaks from experience) and they are willing to pay the highest prices for them. Will you deliver to them this first-class product? Now with parcel post it is within your power to come in direct touch with the city consumer. How are you going to reach them? Most farmers look upon esrgs as a by-product of the farm and in many instances the hens are compelled to forage for them selves and are not provided with proper shelter, feeding and care. When the hens forage for a living and go without care it may be true that the money their products bring in is clear gain, but on the other hand if they were properly cared for, watered, fed and housed they could be made one of most prof itable branches of the farm. They should be placed on the proper basis they deserve. The losses to the egg industry which are avoidable is about 17 per cent and includes rotten, stale, held, dirty, heated and cracked eggs. Don't keep broody hens around on the nests used for laying hens. A broody hen is not a profitable hen and if she is not needed for sitting and brooding purposes break her up at once — don't put it off from day.to day until finally she gets discouraged and gives it up herself. If she is broken up from sitting she should return to laying in about 10 days. Don't keep mongrels or pullets that don't reach ma turity by early winter. Keep clean nesting material in the nests as soiled eggs don't" pre sent a pleasing appearance to the city buyer and they don't pay so much for them. Provide special rooms for the sitting hens and keep the room closed so they will not be molested. Collect the eggs twice daily in hot weather. Store them in a clean, dry, cool room and market them twice a week. Sell your eggs in attract ive packages and sell on a cash basis, delivering only clean, fresh and large eggs should weigh at least 24 ounces to the dozen. Under such conditions ynu will find it profitable. This cffice can give you infor mation as to how you can best market your eggs. • Reunion August 19th. August the 19th. is the date this year for the annual Confed erate reunion in Newton, and discussion of plans for it has al ready commenced. It is cor sidered that it is time to begin getting ready for the event. Last year, it will be recalled, the reunion had to be postponed until later date than the third Thursday in August, on account of the street work. Nothing this year has arisen to interfere with the regular date and the reunion promises to be the usual big af fair when thousands of people will gather for the county's big gest public affair and home coming celebration. From now on activities looking toward re union will increase and before long full preparations will be made. —Enterprise. Greatly Benefited by Chamber lain's Linimemt. "I have used Chamberlain's Lini ment for sprains, bruises and rheu matic pains, and the great benefit I have received justifies my recommend ing it in the highest terms," writes Mrs Florence Slife, Wabash, Ind. If you are troubled with rheumatic pains you will certainly be pleased with the prompt relief which Cfiamberlain's Liniment affords. For sale by Men zies Drug Co. and Lutz Drug Co, .i-ciujivyjti 5:•!,, rn^r iv^Tsut j>od&d & - g-uießeniocrat Leads ; o, § in Girciriatwjt* ft j -50660 xK»pc^ppck:p^ ,^v^ C:New Series' Vot'i/fe&Gg " " O, JM. WM TBTO: - WIESIIS EFfKJHEt ofiii*. r Local Fire--Fighters Mako Rc markable tin^Rafllltonsfj day Night.jar>i edj nl Through the W. P. Huffman, proprietor^ Huifry a test run of the Volunteer Fire Company wikS made last Thursday night which fully demonstrated the efficiency of Hickory's splendid bunch of, fiiemen. In the presence of a 'ew invit ed guest', a false 1 larra was turn ed in from the 1 otel and in 3 min utes and 14 seconds the firemen were there and had a stream of water going in the third story, having reached that height by means of the ladder equipment from the outside of the building. Sixteen of the 20 members of the fire company were on the truck when it arrived. Considerif g that the big truck had to turn 5 corners in making the trip, it was done in a remarkably short time. After the test, the guests, who included City Manager Cornwell, Mayor Shuford, Aldermen Rudi -Bill, Moretz, Abernethy and Whitener, Recorder Campbell, and the firemen, were invited by Mr. Huffman into the dining room where delicious refresh ments were served. Speeches full of praise for the firemen were made by several of those pres ent- After returning to the square, James Vilias, proprietor of the Busy Bee Cafe, treated the "boys" to cigars. Mr. Huffman, who conceived the idea of the test, attended to all the details, his purpose being to give a demonstration of the protection the Huffry would have in case of fire and to give the firemen an opportunity to famil iarize themselves with the run they would have to make and the easiest means of accessibility should a fire break out in the ho* tel. Hickory has a fire company and equipment equal to any of them, outside of the largest ci ties, and their knowledge and effhiency in fighting fire 9 is with out a peer. >. i Change Ordered in Routing Mail Complaints that censors tam per with neutral mail passing through Great Britain . resulted in the issuance of an order t y the Postoffhe Department, direct ing that all mail from the Unit ed States for Norway, Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands, be dispatched on steamers sailing direct This is the remedy suggested by the Swedish minister who re cently filed with the State D. - partment evidence that mail from the United States had been cen sored in England. As the coun tries in which mails originate control the routing, the order will affect only outgoing mail. It is expected here, however, that similar steps soon will be taken by at least some of the Eu ropean neutrals. Under the new arrangements mails to the northern countries will not leave as frequently but there are several regular direco steamer lines and no serious de lays are looked for. A general inquiry into alleged tampering with mails, at home and abroad, is being conducted by the Postcffice Department, charges having been made that mail of embassies and legations of belligerent countries bag been opened on United States railway mail cars. . i Sweden, it is said, has protest ed sharply to London against in terference with mails. Accord ing to information r(aching hero Swedish firms have suffered so greatly from interruption of their correspondence with Amer ican concerns that their business actually is.threatened with tuin.