Hickory Daily
CORD
HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENINGsIVlAY 17, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
jjjENENDOUS INCREASE
REVFMUE IS NEEDE
IN
Announces That rly Estimates of
o be Raised by Ta ion Were too
Kitchin
Monev l
LoW -Incomes to be Taxed re Over
I wo Billion Must be Provided.
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; lii.l him that it'
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,.f si.soit.OdO.OOo. by
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r'.::h as 10 ents oti
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., r:iie between
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; fray one-half the
.v-: year of the war.
nwe'nent created
SUPREM
E
T
HOLDS
BONDS
INVALID
ir.;i'iits were sue-
an increase of
..re between f0,-
'IV. lay they renew-
! Representative
i an am .'tul mr.it to
, 'ivimes of $(0,-
11 t. 17 1-2 per
' iv'Vd Mr. Kitch
, r ( f tlv.' ways ami
HiMHi-'c tlv.' tax.
..e nf ttu-furth
v. .pj.l f:i'l far
tVnd needed anl
-alias l.-vied on
from the bill
! !it and hat by
( !' the sur'j: in
' ! ly Representa-
! to disappear.
iid be )ossibU to
! .i-i'd rates on sec-
t'ttr also waned
i -' .'iits of the pro
i t'.il of enrvyinj?
fi; iiiii-nt for furth
i Vpfed in the rora
', ly an ovtrwhel
;a ration for fur
re made by the
The supreme court at Raleigh, As
sociate Justice Hoke writing the op
inion, upheld the injunction signed
by Judge Frank Carter restraining
the Burke county road commission
from issuing $300,000 in bonds for
road improvement. The issue hinged
on the vote on an amendment intro
duced in the senate and passed in the
house without an aye and ray vote
or rollcall.
In all legislation where money is
appropriated or bonds authorized
which is practically the same thinr
tho constitution requires a roll call
on ejch of the three sepaate read
ings, and it seems that when the .am
endment reached the house it was
adopt 1 without this formality.
The action atrainst the commission
ers v:is brought by R. T. Claywell
and otners and Judge Carter issued
a restraining order. The case seemed
to be good for the road advocates,
as the higher court has h'sld on sev
eral occasions, notably the Davidson
county road commission and bond is
sue, that the legislature has the right
to create county road commissions and
authorize them to issue bonds. But
the absence of the aye and nay pro
vision in the amendment upset the
calculations of the proponents, and
Burke will not have its system of
roads for some time yet. Lovelady,
Icard, Silver Creek and other town
ships have voted, however, for road
bonds and work is in progress
then?.
ItOYAL ARCH MASONS
MEET THIS EVENING
BAPTIST BOARDS FOUR LIVES LOST
TO REMAIN
SEPARATE
STEAMIER
By the Associated Press. i
New Orleans, May 17. The com-;
mittee appointed last night by the
Southern Baptist convention on the
consolidation of the Baptist boards
presented separate reports today,'
which were adopted by the conven
tion, i
Their reports provide that the'
boards remain separate, and that an'
j.;-- ... . I
oi;uiive committee oi seven be
named to supervise arrangements
.for annual meetings.
The president of the convention
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee of seven lawyers, ministers and
business' men to report on next year's
recommendations.
By the Associated Press. j
New York, May 17. The American!
teamship Henlortian has been torpedo-'
ed and sunk off Genoa, Italy, with the!
loss of four members of the crew, ac
cording to a telegram received here by"
the owners of the vessel, the Univer- ''
sal Steamship Company. i
The Helonian was not armed. She
left here April 27 for Genoa with car
go. She was a vessel of 2,921 tons
gross, was commanded by Capt. H.'
i crew .
ARMY TRAINING
! CAMPS FOR
i SOUTH
i
!
BRITISH PUSH FORWARD
IN SPITE OF RESISTANCE
Hindenburg Unable to Stop Creeping Advance
of Haig's Men Italian Offensive Succeeds on
Large Scale Bulgarians Restive Under
Hardships of Prolonged Struggle.
RUSSIAN AFFAIR
IN BETTER
SHAPE
By the Associated Press.
Petrograd, May 17. The cabinet
crisis has been settled. A declara
tion of the government's policy has
been accepted by the council of the
workmen and soldiers' delegates
at a meeting lasting until midnight
with but few slight alterations.
Williams and carried
of 39 of whom the majority weiv.
Americans.
FOOD
SPECULATION
10 FORE IN SENATE
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 17. To hurry
action on food control a sub-committee
has been appointed by the sen
ate to act with a like sub-committee
from the house.
When the food survey bill, now the
senate's unfinished business, is tak
en up again, Senator . Gore plans to
offer preferential railroad rates to
curb speculation in food prices.
By the Associated Press.
. Washington, May 17. The chief
center of the army training camps,
by the army department's decision
today, will be located in the south
east under the control of Major Gen
eral Wood. Twelve military camps
will be established.
Grouped by departments,, 12 of
the 32 camps are to be located in the
southeast, one in the northeast, fo
in the east, six in the south, one in
the central and six in the western
departments. Selection of sites will
depend upon transportation facilities,
water and lights and available ground.
FINE MONUMENT
EILED AT
NV
WILL ORGANIZE
DISTRICTS IN
COUNT!
RECORDS
MADE
M,- ar
of Shr.ivr-
'.'I- and Fran!:
the convention
u.'ian'uut,..
All members of Catawba chapter,
n?o. 0(1, Royal Arch Masons, are
urged to be present at 7 o'clock this
evening for work in the most excel
lent master and royal arch degrees,
hiirh Driest reaiW3(ts members
'not to forget the time and place.
FOREST FIRES RAGE
THROUGH MINNESOTA
By the Associated Press.
iNashville, May i7. One of the
most notable memorial efforts of
jthe Daughters of the Confederacy
I became an actual fact this afternoon !
when the $50,000 monument on Shiloh 1
i -u :i tu I
tor of the ,day was Bishop Gaylor.
BY RAILROADS IN 1916
By the Associated Press.
Duluth, Minn., May 17. From
many sections CQmejreporta that for
est fires, are doing damage antf un
less rains fall there is little hope of
relief. Fire fighters are at work.
Government Would Insure
Food Producers Good
in Food Control Measure
REFUSE HOME RULE
SETTLEMENT NOW
By the A-.
siwt, if -aium
j.r;.v
thority
prevent i-y
ton, expia.r.
inquirer. Reftrrin-'
sion reirur I
Press,
y 17. The govern-
.v,.r to fix maxi
! exercise the au-
jp corners or to
Secretary Hous
y in a htter to an
I liar niisapprehen-
proposal that the
government set a price on foodstuffs,
Secretary Houston said, there are two
methods the government has in mind.
"One is that the government be
given power to fix a minimum price
to stimulate, production," said the sec
retary. This price would be suffi
ciently high to insure the producers
against loss. The other is a maxi
mum price for food stuffs to break
up corners and prevent extortion."
Officers Elected and Plans
Made for Chautauqua to
Be Held Here June 23-29
ni (;'. ;r,:'' ,-.f
Chautauqua
Jane X'.-i'.i .... , ,
f (.Vimi'tv,,
whri the f,;;,,v
commiv,...
!'r . ,,
J'iev-Prci,!, ...
Wttary -
Irensur'T
ket !,.
'!":' guarantors of the!
v,i!l hs in Hickory
' '; I at the Chamber
'ins last evening,
'.' 'illicers t-.nd heads
'' rtv !.deeUsd:
'V. M. N'ichol.sun.
I. W. Warlick.
K. Joy.
' '. Menzies,
ert ising Committer
L. Mo-
torn (,f'u "ri(r f the direc-
xtn. . '"""p- ''hautauqua
, ' '! r UMHOciaiioii
n of the local
vfre giying their
li"ir money for th
niioinitv. Ilnvucir.
':' 'It, to make people
local people won
'" ''"rnriiunitien the
ocutjori. was doing
' " was not a profit
1 ,oa -.in fact cnu i
y th,
"arantnr
f '"if for ,
rthr.,,,,,.
nj"nallv
"inz 'it-
' delivered u fine lec
l' ''!' of their Chau
"'I 'iieir association un-
iul;,
,he n'"v(. ," '""l"r thoir charter.
!i 4ru Put,'- '?:'!,,"in'1.y. lucalion-
yny 'lefic i ,' ' ''"' nuK.';na maue
""tly Pa'tV ''!;'L ".""vht t'"",e throuKh
"y i-s '"eetings, while
!rnizut,o ,hl; 'XI'.'nso of the
Provintf th? T U Ui I'ut int m-program.
The speaker gave a short review
of the program, which is exception
ally good, and will be made public as
soon us the advertising and ticket
celling committees igdt organized.
The Junior Ciutauqua in the morn
ing will of itself more than pay for
tul .af nf the Chautauqua,
providing the children of Hickory can
be interested in the movement. Every
child holding a junior ticket, (which
i tu. ,.r;n nnlv cfint S1.00. ana
will be good for the entire seven day
program) will take part in we mwu
ing programs. This part will.be un
, xl. . i: nf trained men and
women who have made a stuay oi
child life, and will consist pi scory
telling, plays, dramas, puyaivai
ture, etc. ...
tu riirtwlnrr centlemen constitute
the guarantors for this $1,400 educa
i: i n.ni,om and tViev ask the
cooperation of every citizen in "ici--
;n moVinir a success Of tne
m y n.."rt ....
c .a .v., r'l-.aiitniirma for iyi(:
O Well til II I Wi c -1
Dr. W. H. Nicholson, A. K. Joy,
K. C. Menzies, J. L CUley, Unas, xi
w P. Huffman. Lewis II
Warlick, A. M. West, W. B. Ram
say, W. A. Self, J. W. onuioru, .
v r.!l A T. IVfoaerf. ,Dr. H. O.
Menzies, J. A. Moretz, E. Lyerly,
H. C. Lutz, B. . tJiaCKweiaer, o. i
aii-,i t w Wnr-iiVk. F. A. Hen-
derson, H. P: WSlliams, J. J. Ailard,
t wr ir.iiintf .t. W .I5.huford Geo. W.
liall.'o. M. Sigmoi, H. W. Warner,
Tlf T ITnnllAO -T VI
If. 11. ueaner, . umit -
n. PL Watson. Rev. W.
R. Bradshaw, C. E. Mcintosh, N. J.
Sigmon, P. A. Setzer.
By the Associated Press.
London, May 17. John Red
mond, leader of the Irish National
ists, in the house of commons today
rejected the proposal of Premier
Lloyd Geordge for a settlement of
the home rule question, but accepted
the proposal for a convention at the'
end of the war.
By the Associated Press.
i
Chicago, May 17. (Returns issued
by the interstate commerce, commis
sion and made public today .show one
; of the greatest safety records for
the railroads in the year 1916. In
the summer the roads hauled more
passengers in their. history and only
two passengers were killed. Only in
one summer quarter was this record
equalled.
""Three hundred and two railroads
reporting to the bureau of railroad
news and statistics for the fiscal
year show complete freedom from ac
cidents to passengers on their 183,
933 miles of track. This report em
braces more than half the milage of
the United States. Three railroads
have gone through 13 years without
a single passenger fatality in train
accidents.
By the Associated Press.
Amsterdam, via London, May 17.
The reichstag- has adiourned uiitiil
July 5. The Socialist and Democrat
ic deputies voted against the military
budget, both factions uniting to op
pose it.
ASHEVILLE IS HOST
ELECTED AS HEAD
OF WAKE
SCHOOLS
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR JOS. H. CHOATE
By the Associated Press.
London, May 17. A memorial ser
vice for the late Joseph H. Choate,
former American ambassador to Great
Britain, will be held at Westminister
Abbey on Monday.
By the Associated Press.
Raleigh, May 17. Edgar W.
Knight, professor of education at
Trinity College, Durham, and oiie of
the best known educators in the
south, today was elected superinten
dent of the Wake county schools to
succeed D. F. Giles, recently appoint
ed a member of the board of institutes.
MARKETS
BRITISH
REGAIN
COTTON FUTURES
GROUND, SAYS BERLIN
i
By the Associated Press.
Rerlin. via London. Mav 17. The
H which was caDtured bv the
Germans in the village of Roeux yes
terday morning was later lost as a
result of heavy counter attacks by
the British.
A REAL DISAPPEARIG BED
Brooklyn Standard-Union.
A Hisameariner bed has loner been
desired as an adjunct of household
economy in these modern days of
small houses and lew rooms. va
devices have been contrived in
the way of folding beds, convertible
couches and other attempts at con
cealment of the real purpose of what
is needed to give rest in the night
watches. Now to these has been add
ed one that takes no floor, wall or
closet room for its bestowal. It is
completely concealed in the space be
tween floors to which it can be hoist
ed after use in its lowered position.
A ceiling pannel, which descends with
the bed, keeps it out of sight in the
d at nitrht a similar panel
covers the opening above. The bed is
raised and lowjenea iry carxes ias
tened to the four corners and oper
ated on a winding drum, to, movi
with a crank is inserted in a small
opening in a side wall or closet.
WJhen needed the bed is lowered ir.to
the room where it is used, and after
being made up it is wholly concealed
when the room is put to other uses
than sleeping.
By the Associated Press
,New York, May 17. (The cotton
market opened steady today and eas
ed back and fluctuated within a nar
row range towards the middle of the
morning. iSentiment seemed to be
more cheerful and the stronger tone
of the stock market indicated that
Wall Street interests were buying
The close was steady.
Open Close
Mnv 20.03 20.2'
July - 19-90 20.25
October 19.41 19.87
TWemher 19.50 19.98
January
.19.50
20.00
HICKORY MARKETS;
Cotton 20e
Wheat - '-?3.40
SOM
E
OPTO TION
AGAINST
WAR
BUDGET
T
0 BARACAS-PHILATHEAS
By the Associated Press.
Asheville. Mav 17. Delegates from;
all parts of the state were here today
for the opening of the convention oi
the Baraca and Philathea classes
of North Carolina. Preparations
were made to entertain 1.000 visitrs.'
The first session will be neia at tne
Rnt.terv Park hotel tomsrht and the
convention will conclude Sunday. -
FAMOUS FRENCH AIR
FIGHTER IS KILLED
By the Associated Press.
Amsterdam, via London, May 17.
( iThe Telegraaf quotes a statement
printed in a German newspaper that
the famous French airmen, Captain
Duma, who was reported missing,
was killed behind the German lines.
The Catawba food commission has
issued the following circular letter:
At the meeting of the Catawba
County food conservation commis
sion held in Newton last Saturday, it
was decided that each man on the
commission, on next Saturday, May
19,, 2 p. m., organize Jsis district
into an effective working unit, in or
der that we may better serve cur
country in this great world war.
Feeding the man that directs the gun
is more important than feeding the
gun. Our part seems to be service
at home, producing food for ourselves
and for those serving in other ca
pacities, so let's do our part well.
There are many things that you
must do to have an effective organ
ization: Have a committee of leaders and
energetic workers, composed per
haps of men, women, boys and girls.
Not more than eight or ten should be
on this committee, however.
Organize your community on bus
iness principles to take care of the
surplus fruit and vegetables. Do not
let any go to waste jwe may necd
all these for our soldiers or our own
use beiore we produce another crop.
Buy a canner and an evaporator to
can and dry the fruit, estalish this
at a central point in your community,
arrange for some one to gather this
surplus fruit once or twice a week,
keeping an accurate record of the
amount each man furnishes, so that
he may receive pay for same when
it is sold.
Urge each family . to can and dry
large quantities of fruit and veje
tales for home use. Put up a bar
rel or so of kraut. Increase the yield
of corn and sweet potatoes, especial
ly, as these are our leading food
croglr. Increase the yield by
planting all available land in cow
peas, soy beans, velvet beans, and
millet. Plant an acre in buckwheat
for cakes this winter. Raise a few
more chickens, keep a brood sow and
raise more wheat.
If you need any seed, eggs or pigs
call on the county agent and he will
as,sif you in , getting i these.
Please send the names and address
es of all the farmers in your district.
By the Associated Press.
The Germans have failed to stop
tht British advance. The mo3t fu
rious and sustained counter attacks
have withered before the blasts of the
British artillery and the sapping of
the Hindenburg line continues.
The tremendous efforts made by
von Hindenburg to gain the initia
tive have failed. Von Hindenburg
apparently has used every ounce of
force at his command to regain the
villages of Rouex and Bullecourt.
This failure is summed up in the
British official statemen1j
"Our troops made progress in the
Hindenburg line."
More ominous for Berlin is the
wabbly condition of the Austrian
ally, as shown in the great blow
struck by the Italians west of Triest.
The Italians have opened their spring
offensive in brilliant fashion, attack
ing on a wider front and with greater
force than in any other previous op-
l eration. General Cadorna appears
to plan a great flanking movement
against the Torso plateau, the great
natural banrier defending Triest.
The developments are in too early
a stage to permit judgment of its
exact import.
The allied offensive in aMcedonia
continues with considerable success
for the British forces, but the fight-
i inf? l.t on ailh n tiwmsnilmic cuaU
- - " .UIV
and of such sporadic character that
its results are some what obscured.
Reports come from Bulgaria of
'widespread discontent and this may
have been induced by General Sar
rail's attack.
The Russian factions have patched
up a truce, but the outcome is still
dubious. In any event, it seems that
Russia will not be able to render any
military assistance for months.
WO
CAVALRY
ADDED
T
TO
R PS
GUARD
GE
RMANS
CAPTURED
6,000 MEN IN MAY
By the Associated Press.
TSerlin. Wav 15. So far during
the month of May, says the official
statement issued today, tne uer
mans on the western front have tak
en 2,300 English prisoners and 2,
700 French.
FRENCH WAR MISSION
EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
CHICAGO WHEAT
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, May 17.V--May wheat!
broke as much as 16 cents a bushel
on assertions that entente govern
ments would sell back huge future
deliveries they Tou,ght in the Un
ited States. Opening prices with
July at 2.22 and September at 1.95
to 2.00 were followed by fluctuations.
By the Associated Press.
'Raleigh. May 17. The newly cr
ganizr cavalry troops C at Wilming
ton and D at Andrews have been re
cognizee! 3 units of the North Caro
lina national guard, it was announced
today at the adjutant general's oilfice.
EXPRESS
COMPANIES
EXPECT TO SAVE
75 PER CENT
OF
BIG
E
MAY
RE
INREAS
E
Mr. D. T. Bush, representing the
bridge construction part of the state
highway commission, made a thorough
inspection of the steel spans of the
Moore's Ferry bridge yesterday, and
said that he believed about- 75 per
oent of the steel could be salvaged.
Mr. Bush had charge of the salvaging
and reconstruction of bridges in
Wlilkes county, and made a splendid
record of achievement in economical
reconstruction.
Asked as to the possible cost of
putting in shape the two steel spans
of the bridge now buried in sand at
Moore's ferry, Mr. Bush said unless
he was badlv mistaken it couM he
"done for about $2,000, and the mate
rial would be worth about $12,000 af
ter he got through with it.
With these two steel spans in the
center, and wooden truss spans to
connect on each end to bridge the
gap made by the July lood, Cataw
ba and Alexander counties would get
a first class bridge at a low cost.
THE WEATHER
For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Friday; moderate winds mostly
west.
Washington, May 17. Speaking for
Vioe Premier Viviani, Marshal Joffre
and other members of the French
war mission, General Counsellor 13 o
irelnnne issued a statement thanking
the American people for the recepcicn
accorded the mission during its tour
of the eastern and middle western
states.
"The whole mission." he said.
"was deeply gratified by the reception
it met with everywhere, and not oniy
gratified, but surprised at the uni-
i versal enthusiasm shown
"Among many regrets there is one
the mission particularly wishes to
express and that is that in spite oi
its keen desire to doN so, it was ut
terly unable to visit New Orleans,
Richmond and a few other southern
cities. It had intended to do so, but
urgent business recalled it to Wash
ington. The mission hopes that all
the towns which so kindly extended
invitations to it will understand that
only considerations of an imperious
nature could have prevented it fiom
visiting them."
By the. Associated Press.
Mew York. Mav 17. Rumors that
the principal express companies were
about to file with the interstate com
merce commission for an increase in
rates were met by a statement from
the office of the Adams Express
Company that an analysis was being
made of present rates to determine
the extent of the higher cost of oper
ating.
U-BOAT BASE
Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
The Rritish attack on Zeebrueee. a
u-boat base on the Belgian coast, and
the destruction oi submarine sneas
there is in line. with recent reports
thaV Enigland'p navy is about to come
to closer grips with its pirate foe.
Rolcnnm has a shore coast, and the
British already hold part of it. If
the u-boats could no longr start out
from Zeebrugge, which is uncomfort
ably near the Straits of Dover, they
would have to come all the way from
the German coast. The desperate ef
fort the Germans are making to hold
nn af T.ens near the Belerian line, is
perhaps thus explained, for if the
Rr t oh nnce broke tnrouen so near
the sea northern Belgium and its
coast would be untenable. The first
activity of land forces in Belgium
was reported several days ago and
increased pressure in that sector can
probably be expected if the tide be
gins to turn against the Germans
just across the line in France.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
By the Associated Press.
' New York, May 17. -The British
steamer Sarpagus has been torpe
doed and sunk.
BACK IS BROKEN BY
FALL OF MACHINERY
Mr. Atwell WTatts, son of former
Sheric J. W. Watts of Alexander
county, was probably fatally injur
ed yesterday at Patterson when .some
machinery which he was helping to
unload fell from a wagon and broke
his back. 'He was placed in an au
tomobile and carrjed to Dr. Long's
Sanatorium at Statesville, the car
passinig through Hickory late yes
terday. IMr. D. W. Brown of Hickory, who
formerly was in business with the
young man's father, said Mr. Atwell
Watts ws a splendid boy and the
news of his accident was distressing.
Mr. Wbtts is in general charge of the
business at Patterson.
Mr. W. X. ReLd has takten jthe
place of storekeeper for the Carolina
and North-Wfestern, relieving Mr. J.
R. McGill, who has gone to Columbia,
until the company names a success
or. Junior Sewers Meet
The Junior Sewing Club held its
regular meeting with Miss Aileen
Wihitener yesterday afternoon. Elev
en members were present. Rook
was played and afterwards delicious
refreshments were served. Pir.no
selections were given by Misses Mi
riam Whitener, Kathryn Setzer and
Elizabeth Barkiey. The. next meet
ing will be held with Miss Kathryn
Hatcher, May 30.