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Boo& the Fair NOV. 3-4-5, 1915 ESTABLISHED Democrat and Preaa ( OIEMUH. ONE INJURED 11 BID AUTO ACCIDENT Automobile and Motorcycle Col lide on Newon Road With Fatal Results. Mr. G. Rome Blanton, aged 38, died at the Richard Baker hos pital here Sunday afternoon shortly before seven o'clock a 9 a result of injuries sustained late Saturday afternoon when a motorcycle on which he and his brother, Mr. H. Q, Blanton, were riding collided with an automo bile driven by Mr. C. M. McCorkle, at a point just below Oyama. V The Messrs, Blanton were coming to Hickory with Mr. H. Q. Blanton driving the machine and Mr, G. R. Blanton riding on behind. Just at the top of a little hill where the view is ob structed, and where people say it is impossible to see an ap nroaching machine more, than twenty-five yards, they suddenly came up on Mr. McCorkle and party of friends who were on their way to Newton, Both machines were hugging the curve, which is the left side of the road going down. Mr. Blanton evidently thought Mr. McCorkle would hold his position on the road, and turned to the left. At the same instant Mr. McCorkle turned to the right, a case of each mistaking the other's intentions with fatal re sults. Dr. T, C. Blackburn answered a hurry call for a physician and went to the scene of the accident. The injured men were brought to the hospital here by Mr. Tom Setzer, where it was realized from tne start that Mr. C. R. Blanton had no chance for re covery, He suffered from con cussion of the brain and never regained consciousness up to the time of his death. His body was turned over to undertaker J. W. Shuford, who prepared it for burial and Monday morning shipped it to Kings Mountain, Mr. Blanton's former home, for burial. The deceased is survived by a wife and two children, They had just moved here irom Charlotte and Mr. Blanton was going to take up work ihere. Mr. H. Q. Blanton, who is manager of the telephone com pany at Newton, suffered a badly (broken right leg. An operation vas performed on the injured 3imb Sunday morninig, and al though he will be unable to leave the hospital for some time, h«s chances for recovery are good. He is married, his wife formerly being Miss Fannie Crouch of this city. None of the auto party were injured to any extent. The motorcycle was wrecked and the auto put out of running com mission. The accident is very deplorable and sad, and we hope will result in the elimination of much reck less driving on our splendid roads. Boy Scouts Raise Good Sum The Boy Scouts of Troop 3 Nos. 1 and 2, of Hickory raised the sum of $250.40 last Saturday in a campaign for funds to finish equipping their new quarters and gymnasium on the second floor of the Hickory Banking & Trust CDmpany building. The scouts had set as their mark the sum of $300,00 but fell a little short. However the sum raised will go a long ways toward equiping their new quarters and they are very grateful for the :money subscribed. Mr. Richard Little has been elected physical instructor of the Scouts and itheyhave already been taking .lessons. ♦ Married at the home of Mr. Noah A. Whitener on September 10, Mr. Charlie Whitener to Misa Jennie Whitener. Both of the young couple are of prominent families and the Democrat ex tends to theiu all the happiness of life. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT 811 BURNED ID CAR Bl YAOUI INDIANS Southern Pacific Passengers Are Victims of Band in North ern Mexico. . Sandiego, Cal., Sept. 26. Eighty passengers of a Southern Pacific Mexican train were thrown into a car containing hay and the car set on fire by a band of Yaqui Indians Friday near Torres, Sonora, according to radio advices received here today from Hermosillo via Guaymas. Only twenty passengers have been accounted for thus far, the others having been burned to death. The Indians, according to the report, numbered about sixty and were deserters from one of the Mexican factional armies. They first derailed the train, which was running from Camp Verde to Torres, after which they placed the passengers, most of whom were women and children, fa the hay car and applied the the torch. So far as is known no Americans were on the train. Peter Wilfong. Peter Wilfong was 8 son of George Wilfong and wife. He was born and raised in what is now Catawba county. He had a farm on the east side of the South Fork river, and became owner of a part of his father'a farm. Here he raised a fam ily. He married Sueannah C. Hoyle. She was a daughter of John Hoyle and wife and was raised in what is now Catawba county. My grandfather, Jacob iSbu ford, married Margaret Hoyle who was a daughter of John and wife. Sueannah C. Wilfong, wife of Peter Wilfong, died June 7, 1828, in the 55th year of her age. Peter Wilfong died December 23,1841, in the 66th year of his age. Peter Wilfong and wife are buried at St. Paul's Church in Catawba county. Here they attended church. The Wilfong family were among the first members of St Paul's Reformed Church. J, H. SHUFORD. St, Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev. E. J. 6ox, Pastor. Sunday, October 3rd. Sunday School at 9:30 conduct ed by the Superintendent Mr. J. H. Fry, At 10:30 the chief service will be held with a sermon by the pastor on that most vital of all questions, "What think ye of Chritt''' For 1900 years this question has been uppermost in the minds of serious minded peo ple. Thousands have answered it to their everlasting salvation. Thousands more have ignored it or sought to igno.e it to their everlasting shame and ruin. What think ye of Christ? You dare not dismiss this question without serious consideration. Young Man in Trouble. Three young men giving their names as Wilbur Pearson. George Godfry and Frank O'Donnell and claiming to be from Washington City, were given a hearing be fore Esq. W. F. Hallyburton Saturday on the charge of enter ing the home of Rev. E. H. Tronat Valdese and removing therefrom several articles and a certain sum of monev. says the Morganton Messenger. The [evidence tended to show that jonly one of the pary, O'Donnell, knew where the articles were hidden and he was sent on to Superior court, being remanded to jail in default of the bond re quired. The two other defend ants were sentenced to a month each on the roads for beating train. piles Cured la 6 t« *4 Y./ur will refund money if ?AZO OINTMENT falls to cure any ease of Itehing, Blind, Bleedins or Protruding Pllesin stoW d*y»- | JfeeAf* Eta* wi Reifc W6» HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915 DOCTOR BROWN OAVNC TUNE IN CAMIA Hickory Man at Exposition Writes Entertainingly of His Trip. To the Editor of The Democrat. As I cannot write individually to my many friends I take this way of reach ing all who care to read. I left Hickory September 7, 1915 with some regret but I knew I would return in a few weeks, I had dinner with Howard A. Banks at his apart ments in Washington, D. C. Nothing of moment until I arrived in Omaha, Neb., at midnight, I was the guest of my old friend and chum the Vice- President of - the Union Pacific Ry. Dming my two days visit I rode over Omaha in a buzz wagon and saw a very beautiful city, many parks and pleasant drives. Another boyhood friend named Art accompanied the vice president and myself. Their largest hotel named the Hotel Fonten elle named after an Indian chief cost one and a quarter million dollars, and the meals were very palatable. . Taken down to the Union Pacific depot in the vice president's auto. I left my old friends with some sorrow, and eventually arrived in Salt Lake City at sp. m. This city is very in teresting. It lays in a basin which was in prehistoric time the bed of a great body of water. The grading around the new state caoitol shows the strata made by deposits from water. It is somewhat difficult to tell what is the most attractive in this city, the Mor mons', their Temple, the Tabernacle, the Assembly hall, the Utah Hotel built by the Mormon church or the Great Salt Lake some times called the Dead Sea of America. This lake is sixty milestone and eight miles wide. Many persons get an erroneous idea oj Salt Lake City. I think it has a com mission form of government. Sixty per cent of the inhabitants are Gentiles and forty per cent Mormons. Saltair is the bathing beach on the great salt lake forty-five minutes ride from the city. As this is ray third visit to Salt Lake City I spent most of my time resting. I heard an organ recital at the Tab ernacle. The accoustic properties are marvelous. Any noise or whispers de tracts from the enjoyment of the mu sic, so the doors are closed, and the recital does not commence until every one is seated, and absolutely quiet.The recitals are free, every day at noon, no collection. The tabernacle seats 10,- 000 persons the Assembly hall 3000. 1 asked a Morman M. D. how much the temple cost and he replied he did not know, "between one and two mil lion dollars." The roof of the taber nacle is self supporting and these is ten feet between the ceiling and the roofs. The panes of glass were carried before railroads on burros from the Pacific coast and each pane of glass cost about one dollar, guessing at their size I should say they were about 6 by 8 inches, perhaps a little larger. Two years ago I saw a foundation being laid in Temple lot. This visit I saw it completed, and it is called the Sea Gull Monument. It seems, so the story goes, that in 1848 the crick ets or locusts threatened the destruc tion of the crops. Thousands of sea 'gullsappeared and preyed upon the crickets until they were vanquished and the people saved from starvation. Since then sea gulls have been protected by State laws. It does not make any difference what the sentiment is, the monument is certainly very beautiful and a credit to any park or city. It has a square base with bronze tablets, a round shaft with round ball supporting two large bronze sea gulls. The street gutters have running water, the buildings while not large are handsome and the city is kept very clean. It would take too long to de scribe all that pertains to the Mormons and those things connected with their religion. I arrived in Frisco in the evening without seeing much of inter est except beautiful mountain scenery. Ohl yes. In the mountains of California near a place called Truckee nearly 6000 feet elevation, there is a very beauti ful lake called Bonner Lake. It seems that in 1843 a party of 23 men and women camped on the edge of this (Continued on Page Six.) CATAWBA COUNTY IS DENIED ANY DISCOUNT Fifteen PerCent Increase in Real Property Assessment Will Hold Good. A telegram came to the regis ter of deeds last week from Clerk A, J. Maxwell stating that the corporation Commission had affirmed the increased valuation of real property of this county, the increase being 15 per cent; and in about 10 minutes came another message saying: "Our telegram to you today should have read: 'Commission confirms increase of 20 per cent on real property in Catawba County.' " The conflcting messages threw the register's office in consterna tion, because they had gone ahead with their book work on a basis of 15 per cent increase, but after a moment or two it was decided that there had been a mistake, that the first telegram was the right one and that the increase of 15 per cent would stand and was not increased fur ther to 20 per cent. Big Day At Lenoir College The Quarto-Centennial Cele bration at Lenoir College last Thursday was a grand day for Lenoir College. Scripture lesson was read by Rev A. R. Beck, of Dallas, then prayer was offered by Rev. E. J. Sox, President R. L. Fritz gave a talk on the work of the college for the last 25 years; which was of great intei est to the large crowd that filled the auditorium. Mr. John J. George ot Cherryville, spoke on the needs of the college and how to get them. Mr. George's speech was a striking one and co the point as we realize that Lenoir College has done great good for this section of North Carolina. A Sermonic Lecture was de livered by Rev. S. P. Long of Mansfield, Ohio, who held the audience for about a hour, Mr. Long is one of the few men speakers who can hold an audi ence for an hour after hearing three such men as had spoken before him. After this there was a picnic dinner on the cam pus, the table being about 200 feet long and loaded down with something good to satisfy the inner man. The number of people that partook of this din ner was estimated at 1200 and after everybody had left the table there was plenty left for half as many more. At 2:30 P. M. Kev. A. L, Crouse was to speak on the founding of the college but was not present. Rev. W. P. Cline of White Rock, S. C. f formerly of this city, made a very inter esting talk on the college which" was very much enjoyed by the audience who have a yery warm spot in their hearts for Mr. Cline. Addresses by Laymen; Mr. J. M, Rhodes of Lincolnton, J. H. C. fluitt of D. W. Adderholdt Henry River, Attorney A. A. Whitener, Hick ory, concluded the programme. Mr. D. L. Russell, who was to speak, was not present on ac couxt of legal business at Gas tonia on that date. Reduced Fares on C. & N. W. Carolina and Northwestern Railway Company has granted the following reduced fares from Hickory account of the occasions listed Delow; Caldwell County Fair, Lenoir, October 13, 14 and 15. Fare from Hickory for round trip, 65c. Gaston County Fair, October 1215. Fare from Hickory, one way regular fare for round trip. Charlotte Fair, Charlotte, Oc tober 26-29. Fare from Hickory for round trip, SI.BO. Other stations on same .basis. See your ticket agent for further information, GERMAN NOTE IN CASE OF THE FRYE Will Not Destroy American Vessels Carrying Condition al Contraband Germany, in a note on the case of the ship, William P. Frye, has given the United States formal assurance that American ves sels carrying conditional contra band will under no circumstan ces be destroyed, even though deemed lawful prizes. The right to destroy American mer chantmen if carrying absolute contraband is reserved, but the promise is given that this will done only in case of extreme necessity as provided by the Declaration of London. These assurances, together i with the acceptance by Germany of the two proposals of the Unit ed States —the one to name a joint commission of experts to fix the indemnity for the loss of the Frve and the other to submit to the Hague the dispute over the meaning of the treaty of 1828—produced a favorable effect in official quarters. Just what the practical opera tion of the new assurances will be officials were keenly interest ed to learn, for under the lists of contraband proclaimed by Germany in relation for acts of Great Britain nearly everything previously known as conditional contraband has been made abso lute. It is not known as yet what attitude the United States will take in its next note, but it is understood that it may reiter ate its insistence that the treaty of 1828 and not existing inter national law make American ves sels immune from destruction irrespective of their cargoes. Germany, however, is anxious to submit to arbitration what the meaning of the treaty is on this point and it is possible that if no further cases of damage occur! during the pendency of the arbi tration proceedings, the Ameri can Government will be disposed to await the decision of-'the arbi tral tribunal. One thing which attracted at tention in connection with the German note was the evident necessity of submarine comman ders under their new orders to exercise the right of visit and search with respect to all Ameri can vessds to determine the na ture of their cargoes. The fact that Germany re ferred to its desire to demonstrate "its conciiliatory attitude" to ward the United States was re garded by many officials as evi dence that the Berlin Foreign Office was disposed to avail it self of every opportunity to re move causes that have led to the strained relations between the two Gevernments. Railroad Prospects Encouraging. A delegation composed of J. H. Pearson, J. M. Brinkley, A. C. Avery, B. F. Davis and C. F. Kirksey motored over to Shelby to talk railroad with the promo ters at that end of the proposed line. They returned greatly elated, and report things as be ing in fine shape at that end— people say they are going to build to Casar, regardless of what Morganton does. This is the right kind of talk , for when they get to Casar with their end of the line they will hear the spikes being * driven on the Bu rk e Division.—Morganton Messenger. Littleton Farmer Shot to Death by Negro, Littleton, Sept. 25. —J. V. Smith, a prominent farmer, was shot to death at his borne near here early today by William Alston, a negro employe, as the result of an argument. Alston was arrested by Chief of Police J t F. Cullom and was placed in jail here. He is said to haye confessed to the shoot ing. SCHENGK, PIONEER COTTON MAN, DIES Served as Major in Civil War and Built Fir& Cotton Mill at Cleveland. Shelby, Sept. 25.—Major H. F. Schenck, pioneer cotton manu facturer, legislator, financier and friend of education, died in the Rutherford Hospital this morn ing at 7:15, He was president of the Cleveland Mill and Power Company, Lawndale Railroad, board of directors of board of trustees of Thomasville orphan age. vice president of Lily Mill and Power Company, He would have been 80 years old in No vember. Major Schenck was active man of good habits, superb business acumen and unapproachable char acter. When the war between the States came on he organized company "F" Fifth-sixth Regi ment and had hignest respect and confidence of his men. At camp Mangum near Raleigh he was elected major in which ca pacity he served until ill health caused him to resign his com mission. He came home and took to farming in which he re gained his health. In 1873 he built the first cotton mill in Cleveland. In 1888 he built an other mill at Lawndale into which the Cleveland Mill was merged, during the panic of 1897, He never took to politics although the Democrats called on him to make the race for legislature in 1887. He was elected and served with honor and dis tinction. Micheal Schenck, his grand father, a German-Swiss who came to Lincoln county from Lancaster county Pennsylvania, built the first cotton mill in the State. Major was married to Miss Lou Lattimbre who survives at the age of 79 together with children, Mrs. Thomas, J, Ram seur of Lincoln county; Mrs. J. 0. E. Osborne, John Schenck assoziated with him in busi ness. Funeral will be conducted in Piedmont High School audito rium Monday morning because he was father of this institution and loved it more than anv other enterprise with which he was connected. Library Reception. The reception held at the Hick ory Free Library rooms last Thursday night was all that could be desired. More than 250 new books were added to the col lection, some of them being val uable volumes, The library room was decora ted with seasonable flowers and a Victrola furnished music. In the receiving line were Mrs. O. M. Royster, President J. J. Willard, Mr. and Mrs. A; K. Joy, Mr, and Mrs. C. M, Staley, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Ramsay, Mrs. Edgar Yoder, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mcßorie, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott. Mrs. W. B. Menzies and Miss Ada Schenck presided at the register and Misses Adele Kirkpatrick, Adelaide Johnson, Elizabeth McCDmb, Mary Field and Louise Jones served refresh ments. Hickory people are taking a renewed interest in their library. It is an institution of which we all are proud and one that is capable of accomplishing much good. Those who are taking so active an interest in the work are to be congratulated on the progress they are making. Two Valued Subscribers. We wish to thank two of our valued subscriber, Messrs Syl* vanus Cline and J. S. Starnes, both of Hickory, Route 2, for their renewals received recently. Both of these gentlemen ran their subscription up two years. We hope some more will do like wise. Dollar Day OCTOBR.E 7, 1915 New Series Vol. I. No. 34 WILMINGTON MAYOR IS AMONG THE INDICTED Moore and Several Others Are Charged With Violation of tfte Election Laws Last Year. Indictments were returned by the Superior court grand jury of New Hanover county at Wil mington last week against Mayor Parker Quince Moore, Council men W. F. Jones, Louis M. Bunt ing and W. J. Bradshaw and former Councilman D. N. Chad wick, Jr„ for alleged violations of the election laws in the last municipal election, and one against John J. Furlone, now superin tendent of streets and formerly recorder of the county, for vio lating the law in a special trolley line franchise election last; fall. The cases will be tried at next term. . . Indictments against May of Moore» Councilmen Bunting, and Bradshaw read practically the same, as follows: "That they did give or promise certain persons money or other things of value for the purpose of obtaining the political support and aid of such persons/' There are two indictments against former Councilman Chad' wick, one being the same as above and the other charging that he "did offer money or oth er things of value to one James M. Hall for the purpose of se curing said James M. Hall to withdraw as a candidate in an election then pendin&r wherein said Chadwick was candidate for councilman." Hall was elected, defeating Chadwick. Seventy-Five Bushels Average Acre Yield Corn Club Boys. Seventy-five bushels an acre is what the North Carolina Corn Club boys are putting as their this years average. Last week the officer in charge at the exper iment station at West Raleigh asked each of the boys to report an estimate of the years yield, and up to the latter part of last week about 1,000 had reported. It seems that this will be a good year for the corn crop, although it was rather unfavorable for a good stand to be attained in some parts of the State this Spring. The membership of the corn clubs in North Carolina is .about 3,000. At 75 bushels an acre the total yield would be 225,000 bush els, which will be a good addition to the State's wealth.. But many of the boys are planting larger areas than one acre, and it is thought that this will raise the State yield of the boys about 10,- 000 bushels. This year, T. E. Browne aays, will probably mean more to the corn club movement in North Carolina than any year since the organization of the clubs several years ago. The larger number of members will mean a great deal. The meeting of the bovs from all parts of the State at the A. &M, College in August will also mean a great deal jto the movement. But the greatest progress which the members of the State will make will be the increased better methods of cul tivation, fertilizing and harvest ing. ... A number of handsome prizes will be announced later. Various agricultural implement concerns have already made offers to the successful grower. A scholar ship to the A. & M. College will be awarded to the State winner. Deeds Filed for Record. The following deeds have been filed for record: Wm. P. Huffman to Mary C. Rink for SSOO, lots 3 and 4, south end Huffman home place, Hick ory. A. A. Yoder to Lula G. Wanne macher for $1,500, lot on 15th street, Hickory. M. L. Stirewalt to Maggie V. Powlas of Rowan county, for sl,- 600, lot on Charity avenue, near Lenoir college.
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