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EIlCKORY Daily cord VOL 1, NO. 113 HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 19, 1916 Price Two Cents AMERICAN CAVLARYMEN CAPTURED BY MEXICANS Seven Members of Seventh Cavalry Seized by Bandits After Fight Cowboy Brings Report to Border Town Soldiers in Hot Pursuit. (By Associated Press.) Douglas, Ariaona, Jan. 19. Seven soldiers of the Seventh United States cavalry were cap tured early today by Mexican ban dits at Doyle Well, fourteen miles south of Hatchita, New Mexico, according to reports received here today. News of the capture of the sol diers was telephoned here from llachita early today. The mes sage said that a cowboy had ar rived there with the news short ly after midnight. The cowboy said he bad seen the fight be tween the soldiers and had es caped unnoticed by the Mexicans. Fifty cavalrymen have gone in pursuit of the bandits, and cow boys are scouring the country. ANOTHER PAVING CONTRACT Lincolnton, Jan. 19. The board of Aldermen has awarded another con tract to the Noll Construction Com pany to pave another block of the town with asphaltic concrete; togeth er with approximately three more miles of cement sidewalks. When completed, Lincolnton will have all the sdewalks of cement and most of her streets paved. Joseph B. Johnston, manager of the recently incorporated Joseph B. Johnston Ice & Fuel Company, who was badly burnt a few days ago while starting a fire with gasoline, thinking same to be kerosene, is reported to be improving slowly. CUlilTFOR (By Associated Press.) Washington. Jan. 19. Elimination of private profits, as an influence for war by government manufacture of all war munitions was urged in the senate today by Senator Cummins of Iowa, Republican. He pleaded for the adoption of his resolution which would authorize a committee to inquire into lans for acquiring and (construct ng plants to supply the army and navy with arms and all equipment, and to report on the legislation nec essary to prevent private manufac ture of such products. The senator said that he believed that somewhere between the "armed camp of William of Germany and the open dove-cote of William of Nebras ka, there must be an honorable abid ing place for a great nation, which is prepared to lead the world for peace, but will not submit to humil iation and insult." GOVERNMENT PLANTS Building and Loan Meeting Brings Out Facts in Hickory's Development Between twenty-five and thirty stockholders of the First Building & Loan Association met in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce last night, heard a gratifying report from the secretary-treasurer of the past year's business, unanimously re-elected the board of directors, and gave eloquent testimony to the benefits of the fourth largest building and loan association in North Carolina. The meeting was an inspiration. Twelve hundred Hick ory people have stock in the associa tion. Of this number 200 are colored, and Secretary-Treasurer Wootten informed the meeting that the col ored people were as prompt to make payments as the white share-holders. Printed copies of the report were giv en each member. The total assets of the league am out to $500,000-, no fewer than 350 shares of stock having been added since January 1. The average time required to mature shares is 333 weeks, but for the last two years the local association has been maturing stock in 331 weeks, and Mr. Wootten said it was expected that this time would be reduced to 330 weeks, there by giving the holders of shares a net interest (income of six 'and three quarters per cent. President G. H. Geitner called the meeting to c(rder shortly before 8 o'clock and at once called on the mem bers to ask any questions they lik ed. They were asked, too, and dur ing the hour the foregoing facts were brought out. Mr. J. D. Elliott, vice president, was called on by President Geitner to express the gratification of the directors over the expression of satisfaction as shown by members and Mr. Elliott did it well. He said the directors do their work free of charge, and ha thought it commend able in the association that so many men with small incomes had been en MUCH INTEREST IN CANNING CLUBS Newton, Jan. 19. It gives pleasure to every inhabitant of Catawba coun ty to note the interest taken in the agricultural work. County Agent Mask states that, through Mr. Flowers the Hickory Canning Company has offer ed three sizes of cai.s, one of their cappers and fifty No. 3 cans as a priz to the canning club work, same to be given to the one making the best record and showing the best ex hibit at the county fair. (Mr. L. F. Long has secured a 25 dollar scholarship to the Farm Life School which will be eiven to the member of the Boys' Corn Club mak ing the best record for Catawba coun ty during the year. The county ag ent wishes to express his apprecia tion and gratitude to Mr. Long for securing this prize. He would be glad if a similar prize can be secured for the best work in all the clubs of the county, poultry, pig, and canning clubs, and this seems only fair, as it would give each an equal chance. Agricultural clubs have been or ganized at the following schoolhouses: Minerva, Yount's and Pleasant Grove. At each of these schools hot beds and cold frames will be established to furnish the canning clubs with their early plants and also to supply the community with needed plants. This arrangement will afford the teachers a splendid opportunity to give practical lessons in elementary agriculture. Where clubs are organ ized the county agent will give a se ries of simple lessons in agriculture, together with seed tests and facts re lative to plant life and soiU, also give advice as to pig raising. Through this method all schools cooperating will have an efficient and practical form of agriculture taught as part of their regular work. KEATING TO BE PRESENT Swift Arranges for Child Labor Con ference at Asheville. Asheville, Jan. 19. Congressman Keating, who introduced the Keating-Owen child labor bill in congress, and Congressman J. J. Britt will both be present at the child labor conference, which is to be held in this city February 3 to February 6. Dr. Felix Adler and other prominent men will also be present. Arrangements for the meeting have been practical ly completed by W. H. Swift, secre tary of the North Carolina child la bor committee, who has been here several days making plans for tne conference. abled to own their own homes. Mr. Wootten had stated that the average loan is $800. During the past year the assets haVe (incased $J2,00O, and the mark set for this year al ready has been reached, and the year is youn' yet. Mr. Elliott said the ideal of the association is to help the other fellow. Rev. J. D. Harte made the motion to suspend the rules and have the sec retary cast the ballots of the share holders for the eight directors. The shareholders wanted no change in the management. "Things are going good enough," asserted Mr. S. L. Whitener from the rear, and this sen timent was echoed by others. Town of Home-Owners. Mr. G. N. Hutton declared that the association was the biggest factor in Hickory for upbuilding the town. He referred to the many homes owned by Hickory people, pointed out the evident truth that a home-owner is always a better citizen. Mr. Harte paid tribute to the colored people of Hickory, saying that he had never seen a community in which the ne groes were better behaved ancr more thrifty. He referred to the fact that "Blind George" has paid for his home through the building and loan. Mr. J. W. Warlick made the motion to thank the board of directors for their attention and watchfulness, and the vote was given with zest. Other shareholders felicitating the commu nity on the benefits of the association were Messrs. J. W Bowles, R. L. White, J. C. Martin, C. T. Morrison. Board of Directors. (The board of directors re-elected are Messrs. A. A. Shuford, Jr., J. A. Martin, G. H. Geitner, W. B. Men zies. C. H. Geitner, J. A. Lentz, J. D. Elliott, and Dr. W. H. Nicholson. Officers will be elected later. The present officers are G. H. Geitner, president; J. D. Elliott, vice-president; G. R. Wootten, secretary-treasurer, and Bascom B. Blackwelder, attorney. LARGE STEAMER NOW AGROUND T (By Associated Press.) London, Jan. 19. The steamship Ryndam of the Holland-American line, is aground at Gravesend. No report has yet been received of the extent of the damages to the vessel. Neither passengers nor crew were taken off. The Ryndam, which left New York January 5 for Rotterdam by way of Falmouth, was reported in a cable dis patch yesterday at having passed South End down by the bows with a list to starboard and as having arriv edl ater at Gravesend. It was add ed that all the passengers were sav ed, but that three firemen were kill ed. The Ryndam carries a crew of 200 men and has accommodations for 2,906 passengers. COLD WEATHER HAS KILLED (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 19. The cold snap of the last few days already has cur tailed the spread of the grip, officers of the health d()artment assert. Other illnesses which were increas ing rapidly prior to the cold weath er now are decreasing. If the pres ent cold weather continues, it will put an end to the prevalence of pneumonia. An analysis by the board of health says that grip or influenza was caus ed by a pneumonia germ. GRAND LODGE MASONS TO ELECT OFFICERS (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, Jan. 19. Election of of ficers tonight for the ensuing year was expected to feature today's ses sion of the 129th annual meeting of the Masonic grand lodge of North Carolina. The morning session was devoted to receiving reports from standing committees, and during the afternoon degree work was exempli fied. Grand Master Frank P. Hob good, Jr.. who, it was announced was in tho wesf nnrl nmnlH nnt. at.t.pnH the meeting, arrived here yesterday af ternoon unexpectedly ana is presid ing over the sessions. MEXICAN DATA NOT READY FOR STONE (By Associated Press.) .Washington, Jan. 19. After a conference with President Wilson early today, Chairman Stone of the senate foreign relations committee, found that the Mexican information called for by Senator Falls was not ready for the committee today. Sen ator Stone said he expected to ask the committee to pass on the nomi nation of Mr. Fletcher as ambassa dor to Mexico, but would not bring the nomination before the senate yet. AWARDED $4,000 FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND Concord, Jan. 19. Mrs. Bettie Brown, whose husband was killed by a Southern Railway train five years ago, was awarded damages in Ca barrus superior court yesterday af ternoon in the sum of $4,000. She entered suit for $20,000. Her hus band was W. L. Brown. LIKES THE RECORD .Dr. R. Wood Brown considers the Hickory Daily Record as a good sub stitute for the Washington, D. C, daily, so he has stopped the latter. The doctor still subscribes for three dailies and three weekles so he will not want for reading matter. The doctor considers a good daily well read a good educator. SEND LETTER TO CHILD (By Associated Press.) i Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19. At the ; ohservanpp o-f the Robert E. Lee an niversary today various chapters of . r.hA i mucrhtpra nt tne a onieaerauv united in sending a letter to General Lee's only surviving child in Virginia. CARLSON SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN THE PEN Hendersonville, Jan. 19. Charles A. Carlson, formerly of ISrdoKiyn, who was convicted in superior court here last week of securing $10,000 from Dr. D. J. Fuller by fraud and false pretense, was sentenced to serve five years in the state penitentiary. OFF OAS GRIP MONTENEGRO IS STILL IN (By Associated Press.) Paris, via London, Jan. 19. 'The following official communi cation was given out today: "The wireless news of the sur render of the Montenegrin army appears somewhat premature. It is now announced from anoth er source that the conferences be tween Montenegro and Austria have been broken off, owing to the severity of Austria's condi tions. "The king, the royal family and the diplomatic corps are about to proceed to Italy DOCTORS DELAY TASK No Post-Mortem Examination Mrs. Hopewell s Body Yet. New Bern, Jan. 19. Due to the fact that all details have not been completed, Drs. Raymond Pollock and Joseph F. Patterson, appointed bv Judge H. W. Wheedbee to go to a point six miles from Kinston and ex hume the body of the late Rachel Hopewell whose husband is now confined in the Craven county jail on a charge of poisoning her, did not make the trip yesterday as had been expected. Just when the body will be exhum ed is not definitely known, but it is probable that this will be done some time during this week. 'The affair continues to be one of the main top ics of conversation in New Bern and Bridgeton and there is much interest being manifested in the outcome of the examination. WESLEY FEDERATION (By Associated Press.) Fayetteville, N. C, Jan. 19. Dele gates from Wesleyan Bible classes met here today to organize a Wesley Bible class federation of North Car olina. An address by Bishop Kilgo was one of the features of the meet ing. The federation will be the fourth in the south, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama, being the oth er states. MARKETS tnmnwnwmntnmmiwnit NEW YORK STOCKS (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 19. The same spe cialties that contributed to yester day's activities were Vagain promi nent at today's opening. United States Steel, Industrial Alcohol made a new high record. Bethlehem Steel, after opening down a point soon ad vanced to 492. Leading stocks show ed no definite trend, except New York Central, which rose to a record price. War shares were lower at the out set. ! NEW YORK COTTON (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 19. Easier Liver pool cables were followed by an op ening decline of four to eight points, but active months sold eight to twelve points net lower during the early trading. Trade interests bought on the decline, however, and the mar ket steadied at the end of the first hour, with a net loss of three to five points. CHICAGO WHEAT (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 19. Wheat prices weakened today on the assertion that the tightening of the blockade of neu. tral ports would complicate difficul ties of buyers. A record advance in ocean freight rates between the Uni ted States and Greet Britain was another bear factor. Opening pri ces with May at 1.31 to 1.32 and July at 1.24 were followed by a sharp decline. COTTON FUTURES New York, Jan. 19. Cotton futures opened steady and closed steady. Active months Open Close January 12.30 12.19 March 12.45 12.37 May 12.69 12.59 Julv 12.82 12.72 October 12.78 12.70 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 12 c Wheat $1-50 i : i ; i ; ; 1 1 tti: ; : ; : : ; i : :;: ;iniiin; : n ; i ; niitr THE WEATHER Forecast for North Carolina: Fair and not quite so cold tonight and Thursday; gentle to moderate nortn east to east winds. COMPARATIVE WEATHER January 18. 1916 1915 Maximum 37 60 Minimum 11 49 Mean 24 54 Rainfall 1.48 Mr. Herbert Lowery of Newton was in the city today, Mr. M. Mcintosh of Charlotte was a Hickory visitor today. KING NORTH CAROLINA LEE'S BIRTHDAY IS OBSERVED (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 19. The 109th anniversary of the birth of General Robert E. Lee was observed through out the south today with eulogies to the Confederate chieftian by patriotic societies and in schools. Lee's birtdhay is a legal holiday in North Carolina, Alabama, Geor gia, Mississippi and other states. JACKSON DAY ( By Associated Press.) Richmond, Jan. 19. Stonewall Jackson's birthday, which falls on January 21 is being celebrated here today with that of his commander, General Robert E. Lee. in whose honor state, local and business of fices are closed. I OF (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 19. A laborer who was kept from dying yesterday by the transfusion of blood was said by physicians today to have a good chance for complete recovery. The man was suffering from gas poison ing. The treatment which was dis covered by a physician was tried suc cessfully on animals, but not before on a human. PUN NEW STREETS IN WESTERN HM Plans for building new streets and repairing others in what is known as the Fifteenth street improvement district were taken up by city council last night, and it is hoped that work can be started soon. The resignation of Citv Manager Cornwell was ac cepted, but his successor was not dis cussed. Smallpox also came in lor a share of attention, and reports on vaccination were made. Hundreds of Hickory people are being scratches, and it is expected that the disease soon will disappear. It surely will if the people will be vaccinated. DELEGATES NAMED TO REPRESENT STATE (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, Jan. 19. Governor Craig today appointed the following dele gates to represent the state iat a hearine to be held in Washington, January 28, before the agricultural committee of the house of representa tives on the Appalachian forest re serve: Hugh McRae, Wilmington; C. C. Smoot, 'WUkesboro; Frd N. Tate, High Point; George Powell and Wil liam Plummer, Asheville: H. E. Fries, Winston-Salem, and Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. T (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 19. The na. tional conference on immigration and national Americanization which plan ned to unite in the interest of the immigrant, opened a two days' ses sion here today. The meeting will close tomorrow night with an ad dress by Colonel Roosevelt. SMALL FIRE LAST NIGHT Fire last night completely destroy ed the gasoline pumphouse belong ing to Mr. John F. Newton in High land, endangered the stables and res idence near by and caused a loss of $300. There was no insurance on the pumphouse, Mr. Newton said to day, but all the rest of the property was protected. The Hickory fire de partment was summoned, and it was to the good work of the firemen, Mr. Newton said, that the blaze was con fined to the one building. It is not known how the fire started. JUDGE DANIELS HOME BURNS Goldsboro, Jan. 19. For two hours firemen heroically battled with a stub born fire confined to the home of Judge Frank A. Daniels. Most of the household effects were cafely car ried from theh ome, but the resi dence is practically destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown at this writing and was discovered about 7:30 o'clock. The damage is estimated at $5,000 fully eovered by insurance. N SOUTH ANSUSON BLOOD H AGO ROOSEVELT SPEAKS THURSDAY N RUSSIANS ARE TURKS BACK IN CAUCASUS Constantinople Now Says Turkish Troops, Heav ily Reinforced, are Holding Their Own-Russians Making Progress and Stell Ring is Thrown Around Enemies. MOSQUITO AS TO BE LOOSED IN TEXAS (By Associated Press.) San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 19. An army of mosquito-eating bats, seve ral thousand strong, will be turned loose in San Antonio next month. If, as has been predicted for it, the army succeeds in crippling seriously the activities of the germ-laden mosquito population, many other cities may fol low San Antonio's example and es tablish their "municipal bat roosts." Dr. C. A. R. Campbell, who has made a special study of bats, is re sponsible for San Antonio's bat roost. The institution came into existence last spring. It was not a success in its first year owing to the fact that it was established late in the spring, and its population was not numer ous enough. This spriner there is a large army of bats on hand and it is expected to get an early start. Doctor Campbell says that one bat in the course of a single day will eat one thousand mosquitoes. He ex pects hordes of mosquitoes to perish daily, and that by the end of the BLUJ11I1C1 IMC HlbCCLS Willi be almost, if not entirely, missing from this locality. The night of the bats will begin about February 15 and from then un til April 30 they will fly about all night long, trailing and devouring mosqujtoes. Doqtor Campbell says that the more malaria, typhoid and other germs a mosquito carriers, the better the bat relishes it. After April 30 the bats grow less hungry and more sleepy. By the end of July their flight totals only ab out two hours. Soon thereafter the season for baby bats arrives. A neighboring city having written to Doctor Campbell asking him to get rid of mosquitoes, he replied: "Breed bats." Then he s-ot another letter inquiring, "But when you've got rid of the mosquitoes how do you get rid of the bats?" URGES THE EMPLOY OF TUBERCULOSIS NURSE State Board of Health Recommends Employing Visiting Nurse With Red Cross Seal Money. Make no mistake and employ a visiting nurse is the advice of the state board of health in one of its recent bulletins. This suggestion on the part of the board is apropos the decision that many towns and seve ral counties are now being called on to make m regard to the proceeds raised from the recent sale of Red Cross Christmas seals. Not a few towns, large and small. are puzzled over the question of what use to make of the money. With many the deliberation is centered on a tuberculosis visjting nur'se; oth ers with smaller sums are interest ed in helping some incipient case take treatment at a sanatorium, and others in various forms of local anti tuberculosis work. But the board especially empha sizes the fact that the visiting nurse is not only considered by tuberculo sis experts the greatest single agen cy employed in anti-tuberculosis work but that her records in North Caro lina prove it. The board says: Probably the best recommendation that can be made in the interest of the visiting nurse in North Carolina is that wherever she has been em ployed means have been found to re tain her, and the towns that experi mented first with the visiting nurse, many of them are now employing two or more instead of one." GOLDSBORO MINISTERS CONDEMN LYNCHING Goldsboro, Jan. 19. The Golds boro Ministerial Union denounced lynching in ths citv in the following strong resolutions: "Whereas: There has recently oc curred in our community an atro cious murder, followed by a horri ble lynching, we, the members of the Goldsboro Ministerial Union, feel it to be our solemnd uty in the first place to express our horror of the crime of the negro desperado, ex tending at the same time our heart felt sympathy to the family and friends of the murdered man. "In the second place, we would also condemn the subsequent crime as unnecessary and demoralizing to the community. "We further regret that this lynching seems to have the seili-ap-proval of many people of standing in the communitv. This is almost to be more deplored than the lynching it self. We fail to see how right thinking men or women can condone such deeds. Much less can we un derstand how any man regarding himself as a follower of the Christ can approve of thel awless doing to death of a prisoner, however, crim inal that prisoner may have been." Too many congressman seem to think that pork barrels furnish ade quate means of fortification. Chica go News. PRESSING (By Associated Press.) Further news came to hand today of the campaign in the Caucasus where the Russians recently began operations over a wide front, and are admittedly making progress against the Turks. Constantinople now an nounces that the Turkish armies re sisting the Russian forces have been reinforced and are checking the ad vance. It is announced that the Rus sians have been defeated. On the other hand a Russian offi cial statement claims that the cam paigns in the Caucasus are develop ing favorably. Importance is attach ed to these campaigns, because al though isolated they are regarded by military observers to be taken into conjunction with the British opera tions in Mesopotamia. They are throwing al ine against any possible advance by the Turks into the orient. Little new light has been thrown on new happenings in Greece. News of strongly aggressive movements on the part of the allies came from Ger man sources yesterday. Announce ment in London last night, however, said the British government was ntt advised of this. A dispatch received in London says Emperor William was in Nish, Ser bia, yesterday Accoijdirtg to this information, which came from Nish by way of Berlin, the German empe ror met King Ferdinand of Bulgaria at Nish. A French official statement issued this afternoon says there is nothing to report since the previous announce ment. 2,535,768 IN ALL (By Associated Press.) (London, Jan. 19. The parliament ary undersecretary for war announc ed in the house of commons this af ternoon that the total number of Ger man casualties, as published in Ber lin, amounted to 2,535,768. Of this number, he said, 588,986 were killed. INCREASE FOR MECHANICS (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 19. Increases in pay averaging five per cent will bt given master mechanics in the navj yards throughout the United States Secretary Daniels announced today. , WHO GOT IT? Several months ago Mrs. R. Wooc Brown donated a new saddle anc bridle, to be sold for the benefit ol the Boy Scouts. Who got the out fit? it is asked. TICK ERADIGTION ALSO EDUCATIONAI iWashington, D. C, Jan. 19. As j result of ten years' experience) 1i tick eradication, the federal official in charge of the campaign are con vinced that the hearty cooperatio; of the people themselves is aosolute ly essential to success. The depart ment of agriculture's representativ in the field, Stiherefore, have bofci warned of the danger of beginnin; systematic work in any county b fore public opinion is ready to len vigorous support to the enterpris It frequently happens that a few c the more progressive farmers ar earnestly advocates of tick eradics tion, while the rest of the commi nity may be Either inidifferent a actually hostile. In a number of ii stances in the past when tick erad cation has been begun under the circumtasnces it has ben rouncz n cessary, after two or three year for the federal government to witl draw its men because the results their work were, to a great exten mullified by popular indifference. 1 make a success of eradication, all ca tie in the county must be dipped rej ularly. In practice, this is only po, sible when the great majority of tl people are so strongly in favor .; the work that they will insist xvpt the enforcement of the necessai regulations. Recent instructions sent out fro Washington to the men in charj in the infested regions directed the to procure a list of voters, in ai county in which there were manife tations of local interest in tick erac cation. Circular letters and phai phlets explaining the evil of the ti and the possibility of its elimin tion are then to be sent to this li: GERMAN LOSSES J
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