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ESTABLISHED 1899
DEMOCRAT AND PRESS CONSOLIDATED 1905
com OF cum
LEADS STATE 111 AUTOS
Out of Total Automobile Tax Of
$76,169.40 Guilford Con
tributed $4,708.
Raleigh, Sept. I.—Guilford
county leads the state in automo
biles as reflected bv the license
taxes paid to the secretary of
state and of the total $76,160.40
collected by North Carolina, Guil
ford contributes $4,708.
This represents 18.425 automo
biles registered in North Caro
lina, an increase of 4.920 over
last year's reports which showed
13 505 in the state. It is esti
mated that the machines repre
sent S6OO each, and that makes
North Carolina more than a $lO,-
000.000 automobile state with
nearly $3.000,000 added last year.
The tax paid on the horsepower
in the machines goes back to the
counties, SO per csnt. of it, and
Guilford will therefore receive
quite a slice. That county leads
safely over Mecklenburg with its
$4,000.40, Buncombe's $3,595.50
and Wake's $3,519.40.
Alleghany has one motorcycle
and receives $1.60, but Mitchell
and Graham have no benzine l
cdors for taxation.
Governor Craig pardoned New- j
ton Maddox, of Buncombe coun- (
ty, who was convicted of selling ;
liquor in Buncombe at the July j
term of the 1915 court and sen
tenced to six months on the:
roads. The case is unusual and
it ends with the conditional par
don brought about by Solicitor
Swain, who prosecuted. Mr.
Swain says:
"Before the case was finally
disposed of in the Superior court
I had it in minds to request the
j'idge to let the defendant go up
on payment of a small fine." The
defendant is a nejarro drayman in
the citv of Asheville, and agreed
to carry a trunk from the depot
The trunk was filled with liquor,
though when the defendant made
the agreement there is no evi
dence that he knew the trunk
contained liquor. The solicitor
and the officers are convinced
that the negro was not the owner
of the liquor, but was the tool of
the owner, and are trying to find
out the real owner and offender.
The defendant has been upon
the roads more than a month.
He is a cripple, and his physical
condition is bad, so as to make
him incapable of work upon the
roads."
Governor Craig has pardoned
Lee Meredith, of Guilford coun
ty, who was serving five years
for manslaughter and had begun
his sentence at the December
term of court, 1913,
Judge Shaw and Solicitor Bow
er conclude that the boy shot the
dead man by accident while oiling
a pistol. The governor thinks
the 21 months service ought to
be sufficient punishment for reck
lessness for a 17-year-old boy.
Andrew F. Robertson, of Hen
derson county, who was convict
ed of manslaughter and given
two years for it, is also free now,
pardoned Saturday.
Robertson was beaten up in a
fs.tal fight and did not partici
pate in the killing, Solicitor
Newland recommended the par
don. Governor Craig says Rob
ertson returned to the house ol
the dead man who was then mor
tally wounded and assisted in do
i- g something for him. Robert
son had served 15 months.
George Penny, a Wake county
trucker, told how he escapee
murder and robbery Saturdaj
night through the rays of a bit
Seaboard passenger engine tha
exposed his assailants.
Penny was going toward Wak
Forest and had SIOO in his Dock
ets when he came between tw
railroad tracks and somebod:
shot at him. The money in hii
pockets stopped two bullets an
made him immune. As the ne
groes were shooting at him th
engi ie  ame to his rescue, throw
ing i b g light in the iai-esof th
rob >ers who fled they have no
bean c; ught.
Governor Craig mader:qu:stio
Gaping Holes Found in
Stern of Submarine F=4
Lost Off of Honolulu
Honolulu, AUG 1 . 31.— A
of bodies of the 22 men who went
down in the submarine F-4,
March 25, were found today en
tangled in the wreckage of the
interior. One body was removed.
The finding of the bodies was
announced by Rear Admiral C J.
Boush. A hole was ordered cut
in the forward compartment of
the submarine so far inaccessible.
Preparations have been made
to embalm the bodies as soon a?
they are taken out. If permis
sion is granted from Washington,
the cruiser Maryland will take
them to the United States.
After being raised from a
depth of 300 feet, the F-4 was
placed in dry cock yesterday.
The pumping out of the dry dock
was completed last night and the
F-4 lies on her starboard side in
dry dock.
In addition to gaping holes in
the stern of the submarine, a bitr
hole has been torn in the forward
part.
j The investigating bcari has
not decided whether the holes
caused the loss of the vessel or
| whether they were torn during
lifting operations.
One body, found in the for
: ward comDartment, was identi
fied as that of George E. Ash
croft, of Los Angeles, gunner's
ma he.
Most of the bodies, engtangled
in the derbii of the submarine,
are in fragments.
up3n the governor of Texas for
Crowell Travis Smith, a soldier
in the army, who is wanted in
Stanly county for seduction.
Smith is now in Brownsville,
Crude Rum as a 4 Mystery."
The process of the manufac
ture of rum from molasses is
doubtless a secret, a profound
mystery, so far as thousands are
concerned who have no interest
in the matter, and perhaps to ■
many others who would put into'
practice the knowlege if they '
had it. Yet the problem: given;
a quantity of molasses, how to j
produce therefrom a quantity of j
distilled liquor, is so old, so;
elemental that there can, we j
t should think, be of no secret |
whatever about it to the revenue j
men. In the absence of actual
knowiege as to what is going on,
it would appear that the process
must be one of extreme simpli
city.
Much is said about the feroci
ous quality of the product. We
doubt if any new or mysterious i
methods of imparting deyilment j
into the distillation have been
either devised or discovered. It
is simply that it requires some
knowledge, some time and some
labor to remove from crude cane
spirits elements which combine
with the alcoholic content to pro
duce a peculiarly deleterious
effect upon the human interior.
Under the conditions of this
manufacture the distiller, even
if he knows anything of the pro
cess of rectification, is in too
big a hurry. He is in a hurry
to get some money, or to get
drunk, and to keep ahead of the
officers of the law. —Greensboro
News.
St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Rev. E. J. Sox, Pastor.
Sunday, September sth.
At 10:30 a. m., Children's Day
Service by the Sunday School.
At 2:00 p. m„ Divine Service,
by the Pastor on "Christ and the
Children."
Dinner will be served on the
grounds. Come and bring your
baskets, and lets us dine and
worship together; for says the
Psalmist: "Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity,'.' Psalm
133;1»
Boosters' Meeting
There will be a meet
ing of the Hickory
Boosters in the Globe
Theatre tonight at 8
o'clock.
Everybody Come!
Catawba Creamery to Take Manage
ment of Monroe Creamery.
The Monroe Creamery Com
pany has made an arrangeirent
with the Catawba Creamery by
which the latter will take ai d
sell all the butter which the Mon
roe Creamery can make. The
Monroe management remains tl e
same in all other respects. The
Catawba Creamery has a selling
organization such as requires
years to build up, and the trade
\£as made for the purpose of cut
ting off selling expenses and se
curing a surer and steadier mar
ket for the Monroe product. The
Monroe butter will continue to
go under its own trade mark
Monroe Journal.
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Mrs. L, E. Zerden is spending
a month with relatives in Balti- j
more, Md.
Mr. J, H. South worth of Niotß,!
Tenn,, spent several days here i
this week looking after his shoe
store.
Miss Alice Witherspoon and !
guest, Miss Mildred Stalling?,
have returned home after atten
ding Balls Creek Campmeeting.
Mrs. G. C. Witherspoon and
daughter, Beverly, have returned
to their home in Wilson, after
spending some time with Mrs.
D. H. Witherspoon,
Mrs. J. H Aderholdt, two
sons, Tom and Nail, and daugh
ters, Miss Lucile and Mrs, French
Rives, of Catawba, spent Sun
day with Mrs. D, H. Wither
spoon and family.
Miss Grace Patrick of Hickory
i has organized a music class here
and will give lessons - twice a
week at the home of Mrs. R. R.
Boggs. Catawba Correspond
ence Newton News.
County Agent Mask, who
attended the farmers' and agents
I meeting in Raleigh, states that
j if the county would give S2O, the
federal government of Agricul
ture will give S2O, to be divided
into three prizas of S2O, sl2 and
SB, for judging dairy cattle at
Hickory November 3-s.—Enter
prise.
Clarence Wilson, a youth em
ployed in the Newton cotton
mills, fell from the top of a
freight train on which he was
beating his way to Newton Sun
day night, a mile from ularemont
and was badly hurt, especially
about the head. He managed
to get to Mr. George Yount's
residence nearby and Mr. Glenn
Yount carried him to Ciaremont,
, where Dr. Moser fixed him up
i and he came on home on No; 35
Sunday night at 11 o'clock,-New
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. Whenever You Need a General Tonic
> Take Grove's
; The OH Standard Grove's Tasteless
i chill Tjnic is equally valuable as a
1 General Tonic because it contains the
) well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
' out Malaria, Enricbe3 the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System, $Q cent*
HICKORY, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915
Short,
Pithy Stops
®T By our GOOD'S BOX
WHITTLER
This is me. I am alone respon
sible for this stuff. My subject
is: "Every and Any Old Thing."
And readers, if yoy fail to get
your "portion in due season,"
lay it on. the good sense of the
printer's devil in Morton's
office. He's to keep out every
thing not decent enough for
serious thought.
Democrats, if they are demo
cratic, will nominate Gus Self
for Attorney General. This can
be proven by all sensible people
and me and Eph Hahn. Gus
is as good looking, as well quali
fied and as worthy as any thes?
have mentioned, and a heap
more. I don't know who we
will, try to beat him with. But
he will have to be an awful
good runner. Tell the truth, I
can't see how we cm sp ire Gu*.
He's be in here so long that here
wouldn't be here without him.
Gus is Hickory's willing pack
horse. When it is impossible to
get such speakers as Bryan and
lawyers as Judge Clark to speak
in school, church and state, or to
expound constitutional law, Gus
is always handy, ready and fully
able. And he always pleases.
In fact, we have no one qualified
to take his place here. And
when they try him, they will
have no one qualified to take hi*
place at Raleigh, either.
This is a fast age. A Ford,
ever, can't keep in sight of it.
And the Ford, you know, is the
fastest and longest winded thing
on wheels. It will take air ships
to keep up and see what all is
going on.
And the courting boys and
girls now will live to see the air
alive withships—that is if they
marry soon. The sooner people
marry, the longer they live. Es
pecially men. Old bachelors
soon die, or sour. Old maids
generally turn to sugar.
There are more laws, lawyers,
courts and crimes than eyer be
fore. The reason is, there are
more folks, But for the laws
and courts, crime would increase
500 per cent. Yet good people
say you can't make Deople, and
thereby communities better by
law. Why have any laws, then?
Remove sin and temptation from
boys and they will grow up to
be good, moral citizens. God
said his "law was perfect con
converting the soul," Good
human laws, enforced, will con
vert human life. The need of
the age in every calling,sprofes
sion and vocation, is more prac
tical, common sense thinking.
As one thinks so he speaks and
acts. One whose mind is filled
with book learning, poetry,
beautiful phrases, enlogies,
speeches and sermons—all com
mitted to memory—has no room
for practical thought. Such a
mind is simply a vase fillei
with plucked evergreens, buds
and roses which take all one's
time watering and trying to keep
them fresh. One with his arms
filled with flowers can't dig up
the grass and weeds and culti
vate the needed crop. This is
why the weeds and grass are
chocking out the good seed. Si,
let us throw down our flowers
and try to think what tools will
be most suitable to destroy the
grass and weeds in the minds
and hearts of thefolksbefore it is
too late and harvest time is past.
Like fruit bearing trees, shed
the beautiful flowers and let the
fruit grow.
The Next Best Thing to the Pine
Forest for Golds is—
Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey which goes
to the very root of cold troubbs. It
clears the throat and gives relief from
. I that clogged and stuffed feeling. The
pines have been the friend of man in
5 driving away colds. Moreover, the
i pine-honey qualities are peculurly ef
-5 fective in fighting children's colds,
5 : p emember that a cold broken at the
I' start greatly removes the possibility o
• complications. 25 c,
Atrocious Murder Done
In Alleghany County
Charlotte, Aug. 31.—Accounts
of one of the most atrocious
crimes ever committed in Alle
ghany county, one of the border
counties of the state reached here
today. "Aunt Mary" Lawson, a
white woman 80 years of age,
disappeared from here home sev
eral days ago and her body badly
decomposed and with the throat
cut was found Saturday hidden
under some hay in an old unused
barn two mile i from her home.
Escaped Aviator is Sent
Back to Switzerland
Paris, Aug. 31.—Eugene Gil
bert, the French aviator, whofce
return to Switzerland, after he
had escaped from interment, was
orderea by the French govern
ment, arrived in Berne Sunday
escorted by Captain Dufour of
the Swiss army, according to a
Havas dispatch from Berne.
The aviator, w hose recent es
.first £l)urcl)
~pl)ilatt)£a Motes
Lust Thursday night the Phi!-
atheas and Baracas were inyited
out in the country to Miss Beat
rice Sigmon's. About 100 ac
cepted this invitation and all had
a nice time playing kames, and
then we had an old fashioned
"watermelon feast," which was
enjoyed by all, young and old.
Cards were received last week
from Miss Marjorie Whitener,
Geneva Miller, Jo Moore and Mr.
West.
It is with regret the Cla3s
gives up Miss Erroll Bolc'n and
Miss Sadie Ery. Mis 3 Bolch
goes away to teach school and
Miss Fry to Greensboro. We
know our our loss will be seme
other class's gain.
The class received an invita
tion to a birthday party next
Thursday evening at Mrs. A. P,
Whitener's. This Jparty is to
raise money for our repairs on
parsonage and each member is
requested to go and pay a cent
for every year old,
Baptist Outing to Thomasville
and Return, Monday, Sep
tember 6, 1915.
Special train from Asheville
will leave Hickory 10:25 a. m.
Round trip fare from Hickory
$1.50
Graduated fares all intermedi
ate stations to Salisbury.
Children under 12 years of age
halt fare.
Visitors on this date will be
given an Arbor Concert by the
children of the Orphanage,
The farms, dairy, buildings
j and grounds, will be open for the
I inspection of visitors.
TheßaDtists of Western and
Piedmont Carolina are urged to
participate in this Annual Out
ing. Keep in touch, with what
you are aiding in the Grand Work
performed by the Baptist Church
in the Thomasville Orphanage.
Encourage those in charge bv
giying one day in the year to a
visit to Thomasville.
Fot further information, write
to or csll on the undersigned: J.
H. Wood, D. P. A., Asheville, N.
C., or G. F. Stradley, Chairman,
Asheville, N. C. 8-31,-9-3.
Health and Happiness Depend
Upon Your Liver.
That sluggish liver with its sluggish
flow of bile is what makes the world
look so dark at tim*s Dr. Kings New
Life Pills go straight to,the root of the
difficulty by working up the action of
the liver and increasing th; flov? of
bile. Dr. King's New Life Pills cause
the bowels to act more freely and drive
away those "moody days." 25c. a
bottle.
A bloody knife identified as the
prcperty of Jeter Joiner, a negro,
was found near the body. Jeter
was arrested and placed in jail at
Sparta, the county seat, pending
a full investigation by the author
ities. He maintains that hfe is
innocent.
On account of the condition of
the body there was no evidence
to show that the old lady had
been assaulted, but the allega
tion is made, the murder being
committed to cover the crime.
cape was said to have been effect
ed after he had withdrawn his
promise not to try to get away,
was received by the Swiss staff
commander as an officer interned
without giving his word of honor.
All the Swiss newspapers, the
dispatch states, declare that a
most excellent impression was
created by the return of Gilbert.
i|att& of IGafoir
Hand of labor, hand of might,
Be thou strong in things of right.
Master thou of crafts untold,
Driving them in heat and cold; -
Working high and working low,
That the world may brighter grow;
Press, the loom and traffic great,
Know the drive behind thy weight.
Hand of labor, rude and fine,
Things of carta are mostly thine.
Mines of gold and fields of wheat,
! Harbors deep where pennants greet;
Ships of war, canals and locks,
Roads of steel and bridges, docks,
Strain thy sinews day and night,
Be thou strong in things of right,
•
Mills and shops in clang and loar,
Foundry fires and molten ore;
Sullen mines and heaving seas,
Lands of rock and timber trees;
Cotton fields as white as snow.
Forges black 'mid flames aglow,
Strain thy sinews day and night,
Be thou strong in things of right.
Hand of labor, great thou art:
Be thou fair, and bear thy part
Like big souls, sincere, intense;
Stoop not low to base offense,
Nor, in heat, forget that men,
Large and small, all kind and ken,
Have their place and must remain
'Neath the sway of guiding brain;
—Lilburn H. Townsend.
Annual Popular Excursion To :
Richmond, Va., Via Southern 1
Railway Tuesday, September ,
7, 1915,
Southern Railway will operate annual
September excursion to Richmond on ,
Tuesday, September 7, 1915, from North ]
and South Caiolina territory.
Special train consisting of both day ,
coaches and standard Pullman sleeping
cars will leave Charlotte at 9:15 p. m.,
on Tuesday, September 7, arriving Rich
mond following morning at 7:20 a. m.
Returning, these tickets will be good
on all regular trains leaving Richmond
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember 8,9 and 10. Can spend three
whole days and two nights in Richmond
if desired, or can return on any regular
train Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 8, 9 and 10.
Passengers from all branch line points
can use regular trains into Charlotte,
Greensboro, Salisbury and other junc
tion points connecting with the special
train. This will be the last excursion
to Richmond this season and will be a
first class trip in every respect. Ample
time to make side trip to, Norfolk, Peters
burg and City Point.
Following low round trip fares will
apply from stations named:
Charlotte $4.50
Nlorganton 5.00
Statesville 5.00
Salisbury 4.50
HICKORY 5.00
Newton 5.00
Fares from all other intermediate
points on same basis.
Pullman reservations must be made in
advance.
For further information apply to any
agent Southern Railway, or
R. H. DeBUTTS, TX P. A.,
[ Charlotte, N. C.
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New Series Vol. I, No. 30
DEWS OF TIE WEEK
FttOl WEST IICKORY
Local and Personal Items of
that Hulling Town and
Community.
West Hickory, Sept. I.—Mr.
R. M. Knox bought a farm from
Mr. A. K. Keever one day last
week. The farm is in Caldwell
county.
Mrs. Edgar Sigmon and chil
dren of Newton, are here visit
ing her parents, Mr, and Mrs, T.
W. Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Barger
gave a birthday party and supper
Friday evening in honor of their
son, Edgar. There was a large
crowd of young people present.
The West Hickory band furnish
ed the music. They all report a
nice time.
Miss Jimmie Abernethy is
snending several dsys with rela
tives at High Shoals and Long
Shoals.
Mr. John Milton of Greenville,
S. C., spent Saturday and Sun
day here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Hamrick
of Newton, have moved here.
Messrs. Roby Hanby and Floyd
Daves spent Wednesday in Mor-
Ranton.
Mr. David Branch of Rhodhiss,
spent Saturday night and Sun
day here with Mr. G. W.
B-anch,
Mrs. Nina Murphy has been
qji'.e sick the past week.
Mr. Henry Mitchell spent
Thursday in Brookford on busi
ness,
Mr. Make McKenzies and Mas
ter Albert went to Statesville
Sunday to visit Mrs. McKenzies,
who i 3 still in the hospital. Her
many many friends will be glad
to know she is getting along
fine.
Mr. Roy Lowman has been
| quite sick for several days,
Coach Excursion to Washing
ton D. C., Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Southern Railway will operate a low
fare per capita excursion from Salisbury,
Greensboro, Reidsville and intermediate
points to Washington, D. C., Tuesday,
September 21st, arriving Washington
Wednesday morning, 22nd. Returning
these tickets will be honored on any
regular train handling day coaches up to
and including train 29 leaving Washing*
ton at 4:30 p. m., Friday, September 24th.
Round Trip Fare From Hickory
$5.50
Under this arrangement passengers
can, if desired, have three whole days
and two nights in Washington, allowing
ample time to make side trips to Balti
more, Philadelphia and other points.
This is the last excursion of the sea
son to Washington.
THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE
SOUTH
For further information see nearest
agent or write R. H. Deßutts, D. P. A.,
Charlotte, N. C.
Last Excursion to Portsmouth-
Norfolk via Seaboard Tues
day, Sept. 14th.
The Seaboard Air will operate
their last cheap excursion to Portsmouth
Norfolk Tuesday, September 14th, 1915,
leaving Charlotte and other points on all
regular trains that date. Trains leave
Charlotte at 5:05 a. m., and 7:30 p. m-
Rate round trip from Charlotte only
$4.50, and correspondingly low rates
from other stations. Good to return on
all regular trains leaving Portsmouth up
to and including train 15 at 9:05 p. m.,
Thursday, September 16, 1915.
This will be the last opportunity to
visit Norfolk and seaside resorts at this
low price Special Pullman sleepers
will be operated on train leaving Char
lotte 7:30 p. m. Make your reservations
early by applying to Jas. Ker, Jr., T. P.
A., Charlotte, N. C.
For further information call on your
nearest agent or write either John T.
West, D. P. A., Raleigh, N. C., or Jas.
Ker, Jr., T. P. A., Charlotte, N. C,
Every Home Needs a Faithful
Cough and Cold Remedy.
i When seasons change and colds ap
pear—when you first detect a cold af
r ter sitting next to a person who has
sneezed, then it is that a tried anl
tested remedy should be faithfully used.
"I never wrote a testimonial before,
hnt, I know positively that for myself
I and family, Dr. King's New Discovery
' is ihe best cough remedy we ever used
r and we have tried them all." SOc. ao4
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