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FSTABLISHED 1899
DEMOCRAT AND PRESS CONSOLIDATED 1905
f LENT STORM 14
VISITS CINCINNATI
Number of People Killed While
Property Damage Will Ex
ceed a Million Dollars.
Cincinnati, 0., July B.—With
-22 known dead, 10 missing and c
property loss that will exceed a t
million dollars, Cincinnati tc-
night was making a valiant ef- ,
fort to recover from probably the 1
worst storm of its history. j
At 9:30 o'clock last night the t
storm broke; one half hour later (
the city lay stricken. Its tele-
phone system had been paralyzed, (
its street car service suspended \
and its citizens were groping in l
darkness, trying to ascertain the ]
toll the storm had taken. .
Two steamboats had gon£ down i
in the Ohio Rivei; probably a
hundred houses were leveled; ]
half a dozen church spires had ;
fallen and when the full extent (
of the damage was ascertained ]
late today it was found that few j
houses had escaped damage.
Downtown streets were strewn ,
with electric signs and glass ]
while in the residence district ,
and in the suburbs, all traffic was ,
blccked by trees thrown across
the thoroughfares.
Some fifty clubhouses along
the Ohio River were swept into
the stream and floated away.
Tonight finds the city with its
street service virtually normal.'
The telephone service is rapidly
recovering and the city has done
almost miraculous work in clean
ing up the debris.
Search for bodies in th 6 collap
sed houses continues.
The storm plaved mary odd
tricks.
At terrace Park, a suburb, a
special train carrying race horses
from Latonia to the Eastern
tracks was wrecked and 19 thor
oughbreds were killed. Three
of their caretakers were killed
and a number of others, includ
ing several jockeys, were injur-
Among the race horses killed
were Little Father, Fitzgerald-
Blood Test, Brick and Mortar,
Margaret D., Brigs Sister and
White Wool. Blind Baggage for
whom the owner is said to have
recently refused an offer of $20,-
000, and Prince Hermis, are
missing.
Twenty-five members of the
Sigma Sigma Sigma Soroity in
convention here were on a river
ride on the steamer Estelle. The
boat was run ashore and tide up
but it was not until late today
that the safety of the party was
ascertained.
The Kentucky side of the river
was hit as hard as was Cincinna
ti itself. Damage to Newport,
Covington, Bellevue, Dayton,
* ort Thomas, Fort Mitchell, La
tonia and Ludlow, it is believed,
almost will equal damage done in
this countv.
Discouraging a Setting Hen.
( By John Yaller Cat, Indian Cor
respondent in an Exchange.)
Once Indian poultry raiser
Stew about and fret,
Him use it incubator,
But ole hen all time set,
Try hard to make her stop it,
Flans no work a bit.
Ole hen heap sure want to set,
An' simply wouldn't quit,
Souse her down in water,
Pen her up in coop,
Treat her to oyster soup,
Tear up the nest to pieces,
Try every plan to get him.
Yes, ev'y scheme him hear about
An' still that ole hen set.
Tie her feet together,
Put ribbons on her wings,
Put camphor ball in nest,
An' other scented things,
Drive her off heap roughly,
Say baa words a bit.
Ole hen not all discouraged, no!
She simply won't quit.
One day him rind it watch,
Ileau loud tick, you bet,
An' so him say to self,
May-be-sc-find it yet,
So hen on it loud watch,
Tick-tick, no stop a bit.
Ole hen sneal* off an quit.
German-Owned Wireless
Station at Sayville Taken
Over by Navy Department
Washington, July B.—Ameri
can naval officers took charge of
the powerful wireless plant, of
the Atlantic Communication
Company at Sayville, L. I„ which
will be operated by the govern
ment until the close of the Euro
pean war to insure against viola
tion of neutrality. This is one
of the two stations in the United
i States that maintains direct
communication with Germany.
The other at Tuckerton, N. J.,
has been under control of the
Navy Department since last Fall./
Capt. William Bullard, super
intendent of the Naval Radio
Service, took over the station,
presenting a letter to the owners
from Secretary Daniels. He is
empowered to made all prelimi
nary arrangements for the col
lections of tolls and management
of the plant and will use his des
cretion in deciding whether to
retain part of the present force
o- man the station with all Navy
operators. '
Authority to assume control of
radio stations and turn over the
proceeds of the business to the
private owners was given the
Navy Department by an Execu
tive order issued soon after the
war began. It is understood
here the protest filed by the Say
ville owners is merely a formal
action for th£ protection of legal
rights and will not be pressed in
an effort to interfere wiih the
Government's policy.
Will Not Allow
Shipment of Metals
London, July. B.—Steps have
been taken by the British gov
ernment to prevent the further
export frcm Great Britain of
lead, spelter, antimony, nickel or
any other metal necessary in the
manufacture of munitions of war.
?'t was announced by Minister of
Munitions Lloyd-George in the
house of commons today.
Farmers' Institutes.
The Farmers' Institutes for
this section of the state will be
at the following places and dates;
Taylorsville, Alexander county.
August 2; Mt. Pleasant, Burke
county, August 3; Granite Falls,
Caldwell county, August 5; Oak
Hill, August 6; Patterson's
School, August 7; Dr. Ford's
Store, Auarust 4: St. James School,
August 9; L3noir College, Sep
tember 18. There will be many
things of interest at these meet
ings and the farmers are urged
to be Dissent and brinjr their
wives with them as the gooa wo
men add much t3 the interest of
the meetings and they are ex
pected to be there and take part
in the women's institute which
will be held in connection with
the men. We feel sure we have
the best farmers in CatawDa that
can be found in the state and the
only way we can prove this is by
attending these institutes and
show to those who have charge
of same that our people are al
ways ready to be instructed along
the line of farming. That is
what has made Catawba what it
is today. Be sure and come and
bring the family.
Traveling Man's Experience.
"In the summer of 1888 I had a
very serious attack of cholera morbus.
Two physicians worked over me from
four a. m. to six p. m, without giving
me any relief and then told me they did
not expect me to live;#that I had best
telegraph my family. Instead of dome:
so, I gave the hotel porter fifty cents
and told him to buy me a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dia
rrhoea Remedy, and take nq substitute.
I took a double dose according to the
directions and went to sleep after the
second dse. At five o'clock the next
irornine I was called by my order and
tcok a train for my next stopping point,
a well man but feeling rather shaky
from the severity of the attack." writes
H. W. Ireland, liOuisville, Ky. for sale
by Grimes Drug Co. & Luu's Drug
Co,
Although there have been re
ports of unneutral cryptic nns
sages sent from Sayville to te
picked up by submarines or oth
er vessels at sea in spite of the
naval censors, no charges of vio
lations of neutrality have reach
ed the Navy Department. Sec
retary Daniers in announcing the
taking oyer of the plant merely
said, the action had become ne
cessary on account of the refusal
of Secretary Redfield of the De
partment of Commerce to iss te a
license to its owners. The sta
tion has been operating under a
temporary arrangement.
In a letter to the N ivy De
partment Mr. Redfield recited
the fact that the plant was Ger
man owned, communicated with
a plant in Germany controlled by
the Imperial government, was
provided with its high-powered
sending apparatus after the war
began and had in charge of its
experimental work Captain Zen
nick of the German Marine Ser
vice. Under such circumstances,
Secretary Redfiald said, to grant
the station a license would be an
unneutral act.
Regulations now in force at
Tuckerton will be applied at Say
ville. No code messages will be
handled unless the officers in
charge are provided with the ci
pher key, and there will be liber
al paraphrasing to prevent the
possibility of secret codes being
used.
German Forces in
Africa Surrender
Pretoria, July 9.—General Bo
tha, commander of the Union of
South Africa, has accepted, the
surrender of all German military
forces in German Southwest Af
rica.
After suppressing the rebel
lion against British authority in
the Union of South Africa, Gen
t
eral Botha took command of
British operations against Ger
man Southwest Africa and head
led an invasion of that territory
late in February. He captured
Olymbigue May 4, the important
railway junction of Karibib May
6, and Windhoek, capital of the
German territory May 13.
German Southwest Africa* lo
cated on [the west coast of the
continent, extending from the
Orange river to the Cunene river
about 900 miles. It lies between
Portugese West Africa and Cape
Colony, extending eastward to
the British sphere. Its area is
322,450 square miles, and its pop
ulation 79,556, chiefly Hottentots
and Busbmer. The European
population in 1913 was 14,816, of
whom 12.292 were German. The
military force, including police,
is given in the latest reports as
2,992.
TIME TO ACT
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but generally return with greater inten
sity. Dcn't delay a minute. Begin
taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and keep
up their use until the desired results
are obtained. Good work in Hickory
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Mrs. D. D. Isenhower, 712 Highland
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I believe, by a strain from lifting. I
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HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1915
SOUTHERN DEIMESTO
BELP UPLIFT HEM MCE
Moved By Speeches at World
Christian Endeavor
Society.
Chicago, July B.—Moved by the
speeches of men prominent in church
and business life of the south, three
I
hundred southern men' and women
delegates of the World's Christian En
deavor convention in session here to
day, voted for the uplift of the negro
race.
Out of this idea is to grow the south
ern extension commitee of the Chris
tion Endeavor, which the Rev. Ira
Landrith, of Nashville, Tenn., calls
the begining of the Intel? denomina
tion Union of the Colored People.
"We are going to take the Chris
tian Endeavor into the pegro church
es," said Dr.' Landrith, "organize new
socjeties and help millioaa of blacks to
enlightenment. God haa placed at our
door the greatest opportunity for chris
tian work that ever any mis
sionaries anywhere,"
Until men rise up and **y: ' I will
not kill," nations will war with one an
other, according to Daniel A. Poling,
citizenship superintendent of-the united
Society of the Christian Endeavor. He
declared that neither arbitration treaties
nor neutrality agreements wifl be ever- J
lasting and universal peace. r
4 'The message of the Christian en
deavor is patriotic,' said Mr. \ Poling.
"The patriotism of the Christian En
deavor is practical and addresses itself
to the foes of the state.
"These foes are intemperance and
war. Against them, the young people's!
mo/ement hurls the flower of the world,
the youth of the kingdom, Christian
Endeavor can and will enroll millions
of young people from all sects, colors
and nationalities in the peace union
which was the vision of President Clark.
These millions will proclaim the fulfill
ment of the Sixth commandment: these
will declare: 'I will not kill.' "
The annual message of President
Clark, who is absent because of illness,
was read at the evening session.
A message from President Wilson re
gretting his inability toappear and send
ing his best wishes for a successful
meeting was read today.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, God in His infinite
wisdom has removed from our „
midst, our beloved sister and ;
friend, Mrs. Marvin Clay, and, "
whereas, she was an ideal Christ- *
ian, priceless as a church mem
ber, indespensable to the com- ,
munity, and the pride and joy of
the home, where she was ever a
devoted wife and mother, we the
members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of West Hickorv Methodist 1
Church, do adopt the following
resolutions;
First, That we bow in submis
sion to the will of Him whodoeth
all things well, striving each of
us to emulate her virtues, and
meet her in the great beyond.
Second. Thfct we extend to the
bereaved parent, sister and bro
thers, our deepest sympathy,
praying that God may keep and
bless them.
Third, That a copy of these re
solutions be spread upon our min
utes, a copy sent to the Christian
Advocate, and to the Hickory
Democrat, and Hickory Times-
Mercury for publication.
Mrs. M. E. Hutchison,
Mrs. B. D. Abernethy,
Mrs. Josephine Starnes,
Committee.
WILMINGTON EXCURSION
VIA SEABOARD JULY 22
The Seaboard Air Line will op
erate an excursion Thursday, July
22, on their regular train No. 14
leaving Charlotte at 5 a. m., ar.d
returning leave Wilmington on
their regular train Saturday, July
24. at 4:05 p. m., arriving Char
lotte 12:10 a. m. Fare for the
round trip will be from Charlotte
$3.50. This will «ive a most de
r lightful outing at the seashore.
: Tickets will be on sale at all
stations Cnarlotte to Lumberton,
■ incluciye.' For further informa
i tion call on your nearest agent
- or write John T. West. D. P. A.,
, I Raleigh, N. C., or James Ker,
' Jr., T. P. A., Charlotte, N, C,
Ancient Fortress of San
Juan de Uloa Will no Longer
be Used as Military Prison
Washington. - The ancient
Mexican fortress of Sin Juan de
Uloa, in Vera Cruz Harbor, is de
clared to be no longer a military
prison in a decree published by
General Carranza which has
reached the Stite Department. 4
"During the long years", the
decree says, " this fortress has
been used to confine in dark,
damp and unhealthy ce!l3 politi
cal prisoners and of en those
merely accused of rebellion and
sedition, subjecting them to se
rious sickness of bodv, incurable
maladies of mind and often to
many of them death.
"fhe Constitutional goverr
ment, interpreting the aspirations
of a people and a National sen
timent, desires to blot out this
stain upon the name of Mexico
by despots and dictators. It will
j change the use of this Federal
| structure and devote it tb other
Big British Powder
Mills Dynamited
London, July 9.—The big Cur
tis powder mills at Hounslow,
Middlesex, virtually were de
stroyed today by a series of ex
plosions, which wis heard ten
miles away.
Some Recolections of War Times. 1
There will b; a reunion of some Con- j
federate soldiers in tbe town of Newton
during the month of August.
M. L. McCorkle organized a com- £
pany "F" to the Thirteen Regiment,
North Carolina Volunteers, known at a (
j later date as the Twenty Third Regi
! ment. ]
1 was in the town of Newton on the ,
| day that Capliin M. L. McCorkle and j
j his Company left for the army,
It was a fine day in the summer of 1
1861. I was then eleven years of age
and rode a horse home that evening
after the soldieis had left for the army, j
This horse may have been the horse ]
that A. A, Shuford rode to town when ]
he left home for. the army.
The company had a march that day. Mr.
J. T. Dellinger was drummer when the i
soldiers were getting ready to march, i
He was raised in the South Fork coun
try of Catawba County and was called
,4 Tom Dellinger.*' He was a good man
and was liked by all that knew him.
He died May 1878. The company
during that month was under the di
rection of one of the lieutenants. Jacob
H. Miller was first lieutenant and was
commissioned June 6, 1861. In the
spring of 1682 McCorkle resigned and
returned to his his home. Miller was
elected Captain. He was killed May
31, 1862 at Seven Pines. While in
i the court house square captain M. L.
McCorkle made a short speech to the
soldiers. While making the Speech
he said the sobers should tell their
I friends good'b> and be at the depot
in time to take the train for the army.
A few soldiers of this company are
living in Catawba County at this time,
( W, L. Killian lives at Newton N. C.
r M. Adaey Huffman lives near Hickory
N. C. Alfred Baker lives in Catawba
County near his old home. W. Thorn
ton Cline lives near Plateau in Catawba
County. P. A, Hoyle live at Newton
N. C. He became a member of this
company during the latter part of the
war. Barton Baker lives in Catawba.
He became a member of this company
> during the later part of the war. He
was a good soldier and has a good farm
. near Bakers mountain.
j J. H. Shuford.
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7 •
"Last winter I used Chamberlain's
Liniment for rheumatic pains, stiffness
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t- When baoy suffers whh the croup,
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service ot public administration
which will make it more worthy
wnile preserving it as a histori
cal monument."
The fortress was built by the
Spanish conquerors of Mexico
and has no value for military
purposes. Recently General
Carranza occupied it as his offi
cial residence. For years it had
been used by Mexican authori
ties to imprison military and oth
er prisoners and there were sev
eral hundred such within its
walls at the time of the Ameri
can occupation of Vera Cruz.
The commander of the fortress
did not resist the American for
ces and no shots were fired from
it. A few days later the Mexi
can garrison marched out, leav
ing their arms behind and the
American authorities liberated
all prisoners not held under court
sentence.
Austria Offers
Concessions
Pari?, July B—A Havas dis
patch from Rome say 3 the Gior
nale d'ltalia has received the fol
lowing from Sofia:
"A conference was held Mon
day by Dr. Von Bethmann-Holl
weg (imperial German chancel
lor) Gottlieb Von Jagow (Ger
man minister of foreign affairs),
Baron Burian (Austrian minister
of foreign affairs), Count Ste
phen Tisza (Hungarian premier)
and Titu Majoresco (Roumanian
premier) to discuss the attitude
of Roumania and Bulgaria. •
"Roumania is said to have
been offered Bakowina and- Bofr
sarabia for her neutrality unti
the end of the war."
Miss Payne of TaylorsviHe Accident
ally Shot.
Miss Hessie Mac Payne, 18-
year-old daughter of Mr. J. R.
Payne, was accidentally shot at
her home in TaylorsviHe about 7
o'clock last eyening, and danger
ously, if not fatally, wounded.
She was brought to the Sanator
ium last night for treatment.
Particulars of the accident are
meager. It is learned that Mr.
Payne had a 22-caliber rifle,
watching for a cat that had been
killing chickens. The weapon
was accidentally discharged and
the ball went through a dish pan
struck the floor, glanced and
struck Miss Payne, taking effect
in the abdomen. The young wo
men was brought to Statesville
in an automobile and at the Sana
torium it was found that the
t wound is very dangerous. The
intestines are perforated, which
makes recovery very doubtful.—
1 Landmark.
Outcome of Mexican ,
Fighting Causes Anxiety
Increasing anxiety is felt in
official circles over the situation
in Mexico City. No word was
received yesterday concerning
result of the fighting between
the Carranza and Zspata forces,
but meagre official advices re
ported renewed hostilities on the
outskirts of the capital.
With reports at hand describ
ing the conditions in the Mexican
capital as pitiful and rapidly
growing worse on account of the
food shortage, officials anxiously
awaited the outcome of the fight
ing because of the possible effect
on the safety of foreigners there.
It is hoped that the United
States Consul General Shanklin
and Charles J, O'Conner, in
charge of relief measures in
Mexico City, will soon be able
to arrange for the transportation
of of food to aid the famine
stricken population of the capi
tal.
Apprehension had been some
what relieved during the day by
New Series Vol. I, No. 15
PRICES PAID FARMERS
DECREASED DDR E JUNE
Decrease Was 5.6 Per Cent
Which Brings the Price to Be
low the 7 Year Average.
Washington, July 9.—Prices
paid farmers for the big crops
grown this year decreased about
5.6 per cent during June, accord
ing to a department of agricul
ture estimate today. This brings
the price to the farmer below
the seven year average for July
by one-tenth par cant althojgh
the level is 1 par cent higher l
than a year ago an i 13.2 par cant
higher than two years ago. Rec
ord breaking acreage and tha
good condition of crops generally
is regarded as the cause.
The composite condition of all
crop 3 on July 1, was 2.3 per cent
above the 10 year average and
1 6 per cent above the average
on June 10 this year.
While crop quotations were
going down the price of meat
animals to producers increase
eight-tenths per cent from May
15 to June 15.
The condition of minor crops on
July 1 announced today was as
follows:
(One hundred representing the
10 year average condition.)
Hemp, 111.7, millet, 108.6:
clover, 107.5; timothy, 104.6;'sorg
hunv, 103.8; alfalfa, 103 6,- cab
bages, 103.2; onions, 103.1; hops,
103.1; sugar beets. 102.3; field
beans. 102.1; tomatoes,lol.B.
Anna Catherine Welch.
Anna Catherine Welch was
born April 27, 1835, and departed
this life July 2. 1915. being 80
years, two months, and five days
old. Sister Welch was baDtized
in infancy, and united with the
Methodist church, in which she
the day of her death.
She was married to J. CV
Welch, September 16, 1866, from
which union nine children were
born, and four of these have al
ready preceded the mother into
the spirit-world. Surviving her
are J. C. Welch her husband,
Mrs. N. W. Fmpst, Mrs. A. H.
Whitener, John J. Welch, and
Mrs. B. L. Hull, children.
Though a great sufferer the
last years of her life, sister Welch
endured to the end with Christ
iike patience, and remained
strong in the faith of her Saviour
speaking to this writer ofien, of
that hope and consolation which
she enjoyed in Christ. We de
posited her remains in the chui ch
yard of Bethel Church, July 3, in
the presence of many friends and
loved ones, and as we turned our
faces homeward, we felt that a
"mother in Israel" had been
taken from our midst.
E. O. SMITHDEAL,
Pastor.
receipt of a dispatch at the State
department from Vera Cruz,
stating that the investing Car
ranza forces intended to facili
tate attempts of foreigners to
quit the capitafand' to transmit
their messages to the outside
world. The department's ad
vices added that the Carranza
officials were confident of taking
Mexico City in a short time.
The contention between the
Red Cross and Villa's agency at
Washington over the attitude of
Villa's officers toward relief mea
sures resulted in a statement
from the agency that Villa forces
had cffered every aid to alleviate
suffering in wan disturbed dis
tricts,
Miss Mabel Boardman of the
Red Cross, asserted there had
been lack of cooperation by both
Vilia and Carranza officers.
Truth is as impossible to be
soiled by any outward touch a*
the sunbeam,—John Milton.