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THURSDAY WILL BE BIG
DAY OF CATAWBA FAIR
Nearly 2, OOO School Children and Young Men
and Women to be in Procession Dairy
Cattle Judging Tomorrow Holiday
Throughout City.
AMUSEMENT PROGRAM
:4 Aeroplane flight at 11:30 and 3:30. g
O Free moving pictures at Hub 1:30
;J to 3:30.
II Slide for Life at 2 and 8. g
H Hand concert at 3 and 8.
Moving pictures at Hub. g
Moving pictures at new theatre, g
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With today's events out of the
way, the fair management bent its
energies to making tomorrow Edu
cational Day the largest feature of
the week. Nearly 2,000 school chil
dren and college girls and boys will
be in the parade which will form at
tho First Baptist church and start
promptly at 10 o'clock and proceed to
the postolfice, where the children will
disband. The visitors then will go to
the fair grounds for the aeroplane
flight and exhibits.
Friday's Program.
Friday's program will be similar
to that of tomorrow, except that Ca
tawba's banner livestock will be car
ried through the city and shown off
to the visitors. There were more
head of cattle in the big tent last
night than ever before by noon of the
first day, and other exhibitors came
in during the clay with their cattle,
horses and hogs. The fair manage
ment was brimming over with joy at
the good showing and, with ideal
weather in prospect, there was noth
ing lacking to make the event a com
plete success.
Dairy Cattle Judging.
A feature of tomorrow mornin"'
will be the dairy judging contest, in
which both girls and boys will parti
Republicans Make Gains
Woman Suffrage Loses
In Elections Yesterday
(By Associated Press.)
Elections in ten states yesterday
emphatically defeated woman suffrage
in New York, Pennsylvania and Mas
sachusetts, and the Republicans elect
ed their ticket in New York, New Jer
sey and Massachusetts.
In Kentucky both parties claim a
victory in the gubernatorial contest.
Stanley, Democrat, has a majority of
9,000 over Morrow, Republican, on
incomplete returns.
Mississippi, the only other state to
elect a governor, went Democratic.
In New York former Governor Wil
liam S. Bennett was elected from the
twenty-third district to succeed a De
mocrat. The Republicans carried
the two other congressional districts.
In Nev York the Republicans re
tained their control in the lower
hou.-e, although they lost one member.
In addition to defeating the suffrage
amendment by about 210,000 votes,
the proposed constitution drafted by
a convention of which Elihu Root was
president was lost by a safe majority.
Samuel V. McCall, a Republican,
defeated David I. Walsh, a Democrat,
of Massachusetts, for governor by a
plurality of 6,663. The Republicans
retained control of the Massachusetts
legislature.
WATCH
LANE FLIGHT
It flew.
Hundreds of people will admit it.
There was no joker in the advertise
ment that two aeroplane flights would
be made daily during the three days
of the Catawba County Fair.
Hundreds of people watched the
birdman ascend and thousands saw
him in the air, heard the burring of
his motors, saw him in his various
evolutions and watched him until he
descended. Flights will be given twice
tomorrow and twice Friday.
GEORGE NOT SO WELL
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 3. The condition of
King George, who was injured at the
French front by a fall from his horse,
v.as not so good today, though his
general condition was reported better.
IU in abl to take solid food.
HUNDREDS
AERDP
cipate. Mr. Homer H. B. Mask, coun
ty agent, carried over 40 youngsters
to the Dutch Dairy Farms and to the
Oakview Dairy Farm where they in
spected the fine herds of Mr. Lutz
and Mr. Shuford, and the youths
ought to make high scores tomorrow.
They will receive $40 in prizes.
The cattle judging will take place in
the afternoon tomorrow. The only
judging events this afternoon will be
for horses and hos.
Holiday Tomorrow.
As usual, the manufacturing enter
prises, stores, schools and many pub
lic places will be closed tomorrow so
that everybody can attend the fair,
and a monster crowd is expected in
Hickory. Judge Adams will be in
vited to attend the fair, and it was
hoped that Catawba superior court
would adjourn for the day. The fair
management wanted the judge to see
what Catawba had in the way of fine
cattle, agricultural products, home and
pantry exhibits, to say nothing of
the school exhibits which will af
ford quite a contrast to what the court
is compelled to observe in the course
of duty.
For Bigger Fair.
The C. & N.-W. shops will be closed
tomorrow and the railroad men and
their families will make merry with
the rest of Catawba folks. A tele
phone message from Newton today
said that the Fidelity Hosiery Mills
of that place were closed down to
day in order that their employes
might attend the fair, and the man
agement appreciated the courtesy.
Everybody has taken a greater inter
est in the event this year than usual,
and everybody is saying that there
ought to be large "-rounds, buildings
and an enclosure for next fall. It is
more than likely that a movement will
be begun right away for a permanent
location and the movement pushed
through the spring and summer to a
successful conclusion. Everybody is
for it. And everybody is for enlarg
ing the scope.
The Republicans were returned to
power in Philadelphia, where their
candidate was elected mayor by 35,
000. In New Jersey the Republicans
gained a state senator and a member
of the assembly and will continue in
power in both houses of the legisla
ture. Statewide prohibition lost in Ohio.
The Republicans elected their mayors
in Toledo and Cleveland. The city
of Toledo will take over the control of
all electric street railways and lights.
The proposal was defeated in Detroit.
President Silent.
Washington, Nov. 3. No comment
was made at the white house on the
result of the elections yesterday nor
woman suffrage.
BOTH CLAIMING IT
(By Associated Press.)
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 3. With re
turns from nine counties still missing
Democrats claim Stanley had been
elected by 8,000, while Republicans
said Morrow had a safe majority, pos
sibly 5,000.
FRENCH REPULSE A
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 3. Announcement was
made at the war office today of the
repulse of a .Bulgarian attack on
French troops at Kivolak.
GREENSBORO GIRL IS
KILLED BY A TRAIN
(By Associated Press.)
Greensboro, Nov. 3. Southern Rail
way northbound passenger train No.
44 this morning struck and instantly
killed Nellie Wright, 11 years old,
who was walking along the track at
Rudd, north of Greensboro. She en
deavored to climb an embankment,
but slid back on the track just as the
train approached.
Mr. L. F. Long of Newton was a
Hickory visitor yostorday.
BULGARIAN
ATTACK
Grea
IS
FORCED TO
T
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. 3. The war office an
nounced today that Field Marshal von
Hindenburg had been forced to with
draw his line between Swenton and
Ilsan lake on the northern end of
the Russian front.
Mr. F. A. Clinard and Mr. Gwyn
Lenoir of Yadkin Valley are in the
city for the fair.
'S UNIQUE
PLAN FOR RELIEF
(By Associated Press.)
The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 3.
The "tally ho!" of a coach horn,
blown by an American, calls out the
people of the villages in the vicinity
of The Hague two or three times a
week just now, as a well-equipped
four-in-hand ig the rnds,
the team also "tooled" by an Ameri
can. It is the war which is respon-.
sible for this unaccustomed sight in
Holland. The entire proceeds of the
coaching trips are handed over to va
rious societies for the relief of refu
gees from Belgium and other non
combatants of all nationalities ren
dered necessitous by the hostilities in
progress in the neighboring countries.
Thee oach itself is appropriately nam
ed "Relief."
The idea was worked out by Mar
shal? Langhorne secretary of the
American legation and some collea
gues. He one day found a mail-coach
relapsing into decadence in a livery
stable. The sight of it took his mind
back to the old coachin- days in Vir
ginia, and, as he soon afterwards met
Aurel Batonyi, the American "whip"
who had just come through from re
lief work in Belgium, the idea of
coaching in aid of relief work and at
the same time combining with it an
element of sport was born instantly.
A four-in-hand team was got to
gether after much search and was
soon worked into shape, and the trips
began first to summer resorts in the
near vicinity and then extending to
Leyden and Haarlem and other far-off
cites. Relay teams were sought and
found available at convenient stages
and now the coach runs regularly with
either Mr. Langhorne or Mr. Batonyi
holding the reins all the receipts
from the passengers oing to the re
lief of non-combatants, while the par
ents of the idea themselves defray the
expenses and in return get not only
their snort but the knowledge of do
ing a good turn to deserving people.
GERMANS DENY ANY
PEACE PROPOSALS
(By Associated Press.)
Madrid, Nov. 3. Formal denial was
made in a statement at the German
embassy that von Buelow intends to
discuss possible peace terms here and
in Washington. A dispatch several
days ago said he was in Switzerland,
where he was said to have been sent
by his government to discuss peace
terms.
ALBERT LUTZ WINS
PRIZE AS BEST
That Mr. Albert Lutz knew exact
ly what he was doing when he adged
his way into the float of the Philathea
class of the Methodist Sunday school
all will insist when they read that he
was awarded the five dollar check giv
en by Mr. James Villas for the best
clown. The contrast was so marked
between the young ladies and the
clown that the committee spotted him
from the start. And Mr. Lutz was the
best of the three clowns in the pa
rade, the majority of people will ad
mit, and they will o. k. the verdict of
Messrs. W. X. Reid, W. W. Wheeler
and H. L. Yoder.
The committee burdened with the
responsibility of naming the prettiest
girl in the parade had not reached a
verdict this afternoon. There were so
many glorious girls to select from that
anybody might pause. And that is
what Messrs. J. D. Elliott, K. C. Men
zies and S. L. Whitener were doing
this afternoon. They . admitted it.
They will announce the result as soon
as an agreement is reached, and some
young lady can claim a ten-dollar gold
piece left at the Record office by Col.
Robert Ransom.
Beneath Her Notice.
"Does your wife lecture you?"
"Me?" exclaimed Mr. Meekton.
"Why, Henrietta wouldn't waste her
timel ecturing a little bit of an au
dinc lilt mo." WaehinfftoB Star.
HINDENBURG
REIBEA
AMERICAN
CLOWN
VILLA LEAVING
AGUA PRIETA
TODAY
(By Associated Press.)
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 3. General
Villa, forced by hunger and a scanty
supply of ammunition to abandon his
plan for an immediate assault on Agua
Prieta, commenced withdrawing his
army today, and shortly after 9 o'clock
most of his army was making its way
towards Anacaka pass, twelve miles
southwest.
A Calles recoinnoitering party of
40 or 50 men ran into a Villa machine
gun and was cut to pieces, according
to American observers today. Only
five or six men returned to the city.
Villa's forces suffered severely in
the march across -the desert of Mex
ico, and were said to be almost ex
hausted after their two days' assault
of the fortified border town.
Fresh troops are reported north of
Garda pass, heading for Agua Prieta,
A brief attack was made early last
night on Calles' outerworks, but fir
ing early ceased, but it was expected
that fighting would be renewed some
time today, -
IJ8inipncr?"V8 the
iceable. . r r-r hiivM
MAY CROSS
BORDER
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 3. President
Wilson and Secretary Garrison are
considering whether to authorize Gen
eral Funston to cross the border if
he finds it necessary to do so in order
to check Mexican raids.
Secretary Garrison today refused to
confirm or deny that General Fun
ston had asked for such authority and
the white house also was silent.
The latest reports from Douglas
said that the Villa forces were with
drawing toward Nogales from the at
tack on Agua Prieta.
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THE WEATHER
Forecast for North Carolina: Fair
continued cool tonight. Thursday
fair, light north winds.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
November 2. 1915 1914
Maximum 76 77
Minimum 47 43
Mean - 61 60
MARKETS
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NEW YORK STOCKS
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 3. Specialties, not
ably General Electric, together with
low priced rails, were higher at the
resumption of tradii g today. Erie,
Wabash and Pennsylvania made frac
tional advances, but trices as a whole
suggested increased speculative deal
ing. Bethlehem Steel advanced four
points.
NEW YORK COTTON
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 3. The cotton
market opened barely steady today
at a decline of ten to thirteen points.
January contracts at 11.72, while
March sold at 11.92 and May at 12.06.
Prices showed rallies from the lower
levels. .
COTTON FUTURES
New York, Nov. 3. Cotton futures
opened barely and closed steady.
Months Open Close
December 11.52 11.60
January 11.74 11.75
March - 11.96 11.95
May 12.09 12.08
July 12.15 12.14
LOCAL MARKETS
Hickory cotton
Hickory wheat
11 c
$1.20
DEMOCRAT WINS
Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 3.
Former Congressman Stanley, De
mocrat, on the face of incomplete re
turns from all districts except the
tenth and estimated returns from that
district apparently has a majority of
4,667 over Edwin D. Morrow, Repub
lican. A financial journal publishes rules
for discovering counterfeit bank
notes. What the average man wants
is a few simple rules for discovering
the genuine article. Houston Post.
A stubborn man is simply one who
doesn't think as wo do.
CONTINUE FIGHT
OF
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 3. "France will not
sign a peace agreement until after
her restoration by right of victory
and until she shall have obtained all
guarantees of a durable peace," said
Premier Briand today.
This statement was included in the
ministerial declaration of the new
cabinet which was read before the
chamber by Premier Briand.
L PLAY
MAKES GREAT HIT
"The Colonel's Maid," a rich come
dy, was presented to perfection by
Hickory high school students in the
Hub theatre last night before an au
dience that filled the auditorium and
applauded its pleasure. It would be
impossible to name the "stars" in the
cast, jas; ach.icme didso welLr - j 't r
loTbeRnrictcjwere as' follows1''
.T? Characters.' r f f
r' Coloflel Robert Kudd, V widower 't
N. C; Colonel Richard Byrd, a wid
ower of S. C, mortally antagonistic,
Glen Frye, H. S. Bost, respectively.
Marjorie Byrd, Bob Rudd, not so an
tagonistic as their respective fathers,
Mary Abernethy, Ewart Huffman.
Mrs. J. John Carroll, a widow, and
Colonel Rudd's sister-in-law, Oneita
Miller. Julia Carroll, her daughter,
'SadV iWhitener. Ned Graydon, a
young gentleman of exceedingly faul
ty memory, Hilton Bowles. Mr. James
Baskom, Colonel Rudd's lawyer, Robt
Garth. Ching-ah-ling, the Chinese
cook, a bit impertinent, but by far the
most important individual in the cast,
Carl Plonk. Time, the present. Cos
tumes, modern. Synopsis: Act I
Early mornir"- in the kitchen of the
Rudd bachelor establishment. Act II
The Rudd library, five days later.
Act III The same. Evening of the
same day.
COLONEL YODER A VISITOR
Col. Geo. N. Yoder, who is nearing
his 90th birthday, was an interesting
visitor to the Record office today. Dur
ing the last few years, the colonel
has taken to a typewriter, and for the
last year has done all his writing and
correspondence on a machine. His
hand is as steady and his ees as good
as ever, however, and he picked up
the keyboard from a desire to learn to
operate it. Colonel Yoder has writ
ten a historical sketch for the Record
and said today that he would send in
some other articles on Catawba. No
body knows this county as well as he.
City council last night awarded the
contract to G. A. Huggins to grade
Highland avenue from Ninth avenue
to Fifth street, the contract price be
ing 18c a cubic yard. A cement side
walk will be laid on Ninth avenue from
Eighth to Ninth streets. The city
will do the topsoiling, Mr. Huggins
doing only the grading.
Gouncil also considered a number
of improvement projects, out no ac
tion was taken on these.
Good Pay for Good Men.
Charlotte Observer.
The commissioners of Iredell county
have employed a superintendent whose
duty it shall be to look after the up
keep of the roads. His salary was
fixed at $150 a month. The Moores
ville Enterprise is inclined to be just
a little bit critical. "While we have
no objections as to who may land the
job," says that paper, "yet it is rea
sonable to suppose that the county
could secure a man for that par$cu-
lar job at $1,000 or ?1,ZUU a yearno
would be just as competent and -attain
iust as good results." The Ob
server is disposed to the view that!
the commissioners made the alary
one of some consequence for the;par
ticular purpoes of impressing orijjfehe
Ti5 Vie has an imf6r-
tant duty to perform and thatthre
must be a constant exercise ox'
dell was the first county in Jortn
Carolina to vote a big bond issue for
road building, and the county Jzis
equipped with a splendid system of
trood roads. Should the superintend
dpnt prove the riht sort of a ma
he will not only be worth his saiar;
i- .mintir Vmt. will save it man
dollars that formerly went to the re
pair expense account. Where the jip-?;
keep of the public roads is concerne
tho- Observer believes that there is
,no mistake in the policy ef avgood
salary for a good man. J t -
Pessimism is a thunderstorm, that
sours th milk of human kindnata'
SAYS
AND
PARS
HIGH
CONTRACT
AWARDED
FOR
GRADING
WORK
telly Fair
FIRST DAY OF
BEST IN ITS HISTORY
Street Parade and Short Speech By President
Robinson Featured Opening Day Exhibits
Unusually Good and Numerous Scenes
on Streets and at Grounds.
The Catawba County Fair is again
with us.
It came almost with the dawn of
day, was crushed in with the warm
sun, and was made glorious by a great
throng of people from every section
of the county and many sections of
the state. All doubts of the success
of the first day were dispelled be
fore 10 o'clock, when the city began
filling up with visitors, and decorated
automobiles came rolling down the
principal streets from town and coun
try.
The school children were released
from their desks at 10:30 and soon
they helped to swell the crowds on
the streets. People came into the city
from the fair grounds, where the ex
hibits were being entered all forenoon,
and it looked like circus day, with all
that circus day means to any North
Carolina community, : - . -
Interspaced W th'e' faW, da thtofcg
apples, chestmrfs' aMoWgeVMany !
of the stores were decorated, and al
though this was not a holiday, busi
ness practically was suspended in
honor of the occasion. The street?
were alive with color, and the decora-ted
automobiles, Boy Scouts, fire
department, band, pretty girls, mili
tary company and other organizations
made a fine showing as they marched
by or rolled by in the parade. They
were greeted with applause by the
crowds that lined the sidewalks.
The Other Side.
And across from the city at the
fair grounds there was something do
ing. Roosters crowed, hens cackled,
pigs squealed, -spielers barked, mild
eyed cows stamped patiently, horses
pawed, the crowds laughed and talked
and kicked up the dust. But it was
the fair. The merry-go-round was
grinding, the ferris wheel was turn
ing, the trip to Mars was ready, the
eating booths were doing a thriving
business. It was life at the fair
grounds.
Large Number of Exhibits.
The exhibits were more varied and
larger than in several years, thanks
to the new interest in Catawba coun
ty, and everybody enjoyed the exhi
bits. Entries continued to pour in
during the day and the accommoda
tions were hardly equal to the de
mands. Soon the majority of the
crowd joined the throng on the streets
in the business section to await the
parade.
French And English Are
Rushing Troops To Aid
Serbia In Big Campaign
(By Associated Press.)
London, Nov. 3. The landing of
French troops at Kavala is reported
in a Sofia telegram to Berlin and
seems a likely sequel to yesterday's
information that British and French
transports had been sighted off the
Greek port.
Whether these forces will be able
to connect speedily with the other
troops aligned against the Bulgarians
from Kivolak to Strumitsa to relieve
the pressure there and by a possible
flank attack threaten the rear of the
Bulgarians is problematical, but the
appearance of the French and Brit
ish troops is regarded in London as
substantiating Premier Asquith's an
nouncement that Great Britain and
France were in full agreement where
by this end might be obtained.
With this reported landing of troops
the ' Balkan situation has developed
st series of rumors, including the re-
GOT 450,000 VOTES
(By the Associated Press)
New York, Nov. 3. The majority
against woman suffrage in New York
is placed from 100,000 to 200,000. The
vote for it was 462,120, against 667,
307 a majority of 159,167. These re
turns included New York city's dis
tricts complete.
. The city disapproved of the cause
by a majority of 89,372.
I --Indications show that more than
450,000 votes had been cast for "votes
'or-women."
THE FAIR
Parade on Time.
The parade passed through the bus
iness section at 10:55, five minutes
ahead of schedule. While it was not
as large as the directors of the fair
had hoped it would be, there were per
sons on the streets who declared it
was much better than many parades
at the State Fair. Certainly it had
something on many parades at county
fairs. Arriving at the o-rmmH ehm-t.
ly before 11:30, President John W.
Robinson opened the fair in a few well
chosen words. He told the people of
the county that it was their fair and
he congratulated them on its success.
In the Procession.
Heading the procession were Pres
ident Robinson and Mayor Shuford
in an automobile. Next in order were
city, council, Captain George Lyerly
and his handsome military company,
the Boy Scouts the Hickory band in
Kerr's big van, horsemen, Mr. II. P.
Lutz's automobile, and it was a beauty
in its dress of farm products and car
rying pretty girls; the Philathea class
of the Methodist Sunday school in an
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pretty iHs and. Ir. Albert Luts A:
bew of other prettv cirlsf Tn n ma
chine decorated with autumn leaves;
Hickory Free Library, with young
ladies reading books.
Beside the decorated automobiles,
the organizations and floats, there
were a number of undecorated ma
chines participating, both from the
county and city.
The Fire Department.
Old scenes and old runs were re
called as the fire department rolled
by. First was the bucket brigade of
ii) years ago. Next came "Old Jake,"
the faithful old animal which had the
honor of drawine the first fire wagon
here eight years ago, driven by the
first driver, Mr. Ned Hayes of Gas
tonia, who came u especially for the
occasion. And Jake was brought in
from the farm yesterday afternoon
a?:d when again introduced to the fire
alarm, he wanted to go. Following
Jake came the two-horse hose wagon
of seven years ago, and then the hand
some motor truck, tastily decorated.
Chief Whitener and his men had pre
pared well for the oecas'on, and they
drew applause.
Some Old Members.
Four members of the first company
had honor seats in the parade. They
were P. A. Rowe, chief: C. A. Moser,
Ned Hayes, W. J. Kennedy and W. L.
Seaboch.
The members of the resent com
pany are:
Present Company.
Messrs. II. E. Whitener, chief, E.
D. Yoder, assistant chief, A. T. Yoder,
first fireman. W. F. Burns, second
fireman, L. D. Fry, superintendent of
fire alarms, C. C. Gamble, secretary,
H. L. Yoder, Joe Rinehardt, T. S.
Keever, C. E. Keever, J. C. Williams,
A. O. Mitchell, J. L. Leach, D. T.
Applegate, George Starnes, L. I. Set
ter, L. F. Abernethv, J. H. P. Cil
ley and James Villas.
! port that the Serbians, surrounded by
i Bulgarians and Au.strians are re
treating to the Albanian mountains.
These rumors, however, are discred
ited here since the official communica
tions from Berlin and Vienna record
no such developments.
The size of the German forces op
erating against Serbia is fixed at 160,
C00 men, according to an authorita
tive statement that has reached Lon
don. The number of prisoners cap
tured by this force is surprisingly
small. The Austrians have captured
20 Serbian officers and 6,G00 men. The
paucity of officers is taken here to
?uggest that there are many civilians
among the Serbians.
Petrograd offers the information
that additional German troops have
been sent to Serbia, and the opportu
nity will soon come for the Russian
armies to develop their offensive in
the east. -T
T
TOWN IS CAPTURED
(By Associated Prest.)
Berlin, Nov. 3. The city of Usi
pee in northwestern Serbia has been
captured by the Germans. This an
nouncement was made today by the
war office.
To be haiy you must forget your
self and remember others.
AN
ER
SERBIAN