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VOL. XVI.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N, C, AUGUST I, J 9 14. ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
NO. 139.
HEARD IN WILKES COUNTY. ' Wilkes Oemocratic Committee Set August
'id ana 31st.
What Our Town ('iirropiinili'iit Hoar
And Thinks lions of Interest
from All Over the ( (Hint j.
Division Superintendent Wo IN of
the Southern Railway came up yester
day. The brick-laying work on the
depot lias stopped since Saturday
night's rioting.
The many friends of Miss liutli
I'urlear, of Honda, will lie glad to
learn of her recovery from an opera-
ion for appendicitis. She was able
return home Saturday.
Mr. L. E. Diminetto opened the first
school in the county following the
close of the county institute near
Kendal yesterday with Miss Ada John
son assisting, Beaver Creek Academy.
Rev. A. T. Tardue, cf North Wilkes-
boro, Route 2, returned to his home
Saturday from Boomer, where he has
been assisting in a protracted meet
ing. Mr. Pardue reports a good meet
ing, Rev. R. N. Garner, of Hunting
Creek, passed throught town Monday
morning on his way to Haymeadow to
assist Rev. George Sebastian in a
series of meetings, which begun Sun
day. Mr. 0. II, Dillard's bain caught on
fire last Saturday from the thrashing
machine which was thrashing his
wheat. No damage was done as the
liro was extinguished before getting
scarcely any start.
As to county officers, a few names
have been mentioned and others
wi!ldoubtles3 come up soon: The
name of County Superintendent of
Schools Wright for clerk of the court
to run against Republican nominee
C. H. Somers,
Mrs. John D. Williams, of New
Hope township, Iredell county, died
last Sunday, July 20th. She was
about CD years old and is survived by
a husband and two sons. Rev. R. N.
Garner, of Hunting Creek, conducted
the funeral services.
Mr. J. S. Forester, of Keysville, Va.,
is visiting at Mr. Thorn W. Church
and may spend a few days on the
Brushy Mountain at the springs be
fore returning; this is his first trip
in two years. Miss Alice Forester,
his sister who has been living at the
homestead east of town, has been
thinking of returning to Keysville
with him to live.
Watauga Democrat: Mr. X- S.
Vannoy passed up Meat Camp on the
24th with 1,137 sheep and had 400
more to add to his drove before he
got to Shouns, Tenn. The Democrat
is of the opinion that the sheep had
been sold to our Mr. W. E. Shipley,
as he has handled a large lot for him
during the season, however, that is
some sheep for one bunch, in the
mountains.
Mr. Johnson J. Hays, candidate for
the Republican nomination for solici
tor, returned here last evening from
Yadkinville having attended the Yad
kin county convention and received
the entire 15 votes instructed of that
county; he left last night for Boone
to attend the Watauga convention.
Out of the 54 votes required to nom
inate he had 30 with a promise of at
least a considerable portion of Ca
tawba, for the first b illot. He was
expecting a share of Watauga's today
and Alexander's next week.
The county Democratic executive
comniitteo was held in Wilkeshoro
Kridav afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
hour was set to suit the train sched
ules and though seeing that the men
bers of the committee from theuppe
part of the county would be detained
too long to go up the river on the
o'clock train, Mr. II. C. Landon con
sented to hold it til 2: 15 as an accom
modation, as in case of the Re-
publican convention but those going
got too busy and failed to make con
nection, h fact had not gotten start
ed to the depot when tho Watauga
whistle sounded.
The date set for the Democratic
primaries was Saturday August 29th
and the convention "1st, tho followin
Monday.
The meeting was well attended and
enthusiasm manifested.
Committeemen present were Messrs
B. Frank Staley of Union township
Cicero Parsons ami Sam. Hall. Stanton
township; E. E. Parks, Antioch; J. A,
Profit and D. F. Shepherd, Elk; J
Elisha Jlowell, lioomer; J. (.;. Keins,
North Wilkesboro; C. C. Faw, Reddies
River; V. McGhinnis, Beaver Creek
R. E. Faw, Mulberry; A. M. McEwen,
and H. G. Minton, Elk; J. A. Poplin,
Edwards; A. M. Vannoy, Brushy Moun
tain; Mr. Durham of Rock Creek;
Chairman Floyd C. Forester presided;
H. A. Cranor acted as secretary.
Gentlemen from each township
made different suggestions while here
as probable candidates for the nomi
nations, among whom were Dr. A. J.
Eller for clerk of the court from
Lewis Fork, and J. C. Reins for sher
iff' from North Wilkesbt-ro township;
Superintendent Wright was mention
ed as a desirable candidate from Love
lace; II. A. Cranor for the legislature;
W. A. Pearson for sheriff'; R. N. Gar
ner from Hunting Creek for sheriff;
A. M. Vannoy and others heretofore
mentioned. Short speeches were
made by several among wh"m was
II. A. Cranor who said this was the
year for the Democrats to rally
round tho flag; that Republicans were
"dying like flies!" amid laughter.
Mrs. A. V. I-ooie EiittTtains jR'tis.
Mrs. A. V. Foote entertained a
number of married ladies of the town
last Friday afternoon at her home
on !)th street, serving punch and
Christmas 1914 cake. Out-of-town
guests present were: Mrs. Bizzell of
Norlina, Mrs. Landon Carter of Mis
souri, Miss Stella Foote of States
ville; Miss Nanye Wellborn, Wilkes
boro. To tin I'niiiarrieil.
On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Foote gave a delightful party to a
few friends oi the two towns from
8:30 to 1 L
Statesville Landmark: It is safo
to say if every individual who makes
a seiious charge against another knew
he would bo called to account, fewer
such charges would be made.
Democrats of Ashe Yesterday.
The Democracy of the grass county
met in its Jeffersonian town yesterday
and nominated its county ticket for
the coming campaign this fall.
Things stand about thus in Ashe:
Sheriff G. B. xlustin has served the
people of his county for eight long
years as a popular sheriff and it was
learned iiere Saturday would not be a
candidate this time.
Beginning with the same year Mr.
Walter H. Worth has been clerk of
the court, one of the most popular
men Aslie lias yet Honored, in busi
ness, politics and other things.
One of the strongest men the coun
ty has ever upheld with ballots has
been its register of deeds, George W.
Sawyer, four years in, of whom it is
said, carried the largest majority ev(?r
rounded up in the county.
Mr.E.A. McNeill has been treasurer
for Ashe two years. It was said Mr.
T. C. Bowie had said that he was not
a candidate for renomination for coun
ty representative again.
One Republican officer was elected
two years ago and that was Mr. Joel
Walters as county commissioner; Mr.
J. F. Scott, Democrat, is chairman of
the present board.
Mr. W. II. Worth has been chair
man of tno Democratic organization
since the resignation of Mr. Sidney
Eller w ho is a brother of former State
chairman A. II. Eller, (one of the
most searching and to date State
chairmen the party's had in recent
years) and a kinsman of North Wilkes
boro's citizen E. E. Eller.
NATIONS RUSHING TOGETHER
liiTimmv lh'clures Vtur Auint Itussiu
mill Annies of Kurope Kevin
to Move Mood Shod.
lHspnU'li from SI. IVU'i'sfoui'K, Aug- 1st.
Germany's declaration of war
against Russia has provoked in the
Russian' capital here a wonderful dem
onstration of patriotic enthusiasm.
The German embassador, Count von
Hourtales, at 7:30 tonight in the
name of his Government sent to the
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
official notification of tho declaration
ot war and two hours later an an
nouncement to this effect was made
to the people.
Tonight the capital presents a spec
tacle of extraordinary animation.
All leading thoroughfares are filled
with war frenzied people, marching
in processions, carrying portraits of
the Emperor, with flags waving and
and torches blazing. From time to
time there is an outburst of cheering
and singing.
In front of the Kazan cathedral
each procession halts and a sudden
hush falls over the marchers, then
the strains of the national anthem
sung in harmony by a section of the
procession rises, the crowds listening
silently with bared heads. Then the
procession moves forward and the
demontrations are resumed in renew
ed ardor.
Jiens from (.erinaiiy.
Berlin, Aug. 1. Emperor William
signed an order mobilizing the Ger
man army at 5:15 o'clock this evening
A German patrol near Prostken
was fired on late today by a Russian
frontier patrol. The Germans re
turned the fire. There were no loss
Henderson Gold Leaf: It is not
exactly easy to understand just how
members of Congress who voted to
retain that mileage graft expect to
be ablo to look the people back home
squarely in the face and explain why
they did it, when they know and the
people know that it amounts to noth
ing less than their taking money out
of the public treasury that does not
belong to them. j
A semi-official statement issued to
night says that the threatening dang
er pf war necessitates that military
me'asures be taken for protection of
the German frontier and railway lines.
Restrictions, therefor, of the postal,
telegraph and railway services are in
evitable, owing to the requirements
of the military authorities.
London, Aug. 1. Events in the
European crisis developed today with
startling rapidity. The German ulti
matum to Russia, demanding that
Russia cease the mobilization of her
army, expired at noon, and at noon,
and at 5:15 o'clock this afternoon
the German Emperor signed a mobili
zation order.
The first shots in the Russo-Ger-
man war were exchanged between
patrols today near Prostken, 120
miles southeast of Koninsberg.
The only redeeming feature of the
darkest prospect with which Europe
has been faced for half a century is
that Italy has declared her neutrality.
How long that neutrality can be
maintained is an exceedingly debata
ble question.
Great Britian's position already has
been defined by Premier Asquith in
the British Parliament. He declared
she is under no formal obligation to
go to the assistance of France in the
event ot an European war.
The British government has made
full preparations in both services for
any event.
The present position therefore, is
that Russia, Franco and Servia are
arrayed on one side against Austria
Hungary and Germany on tho other.
How long the warfare will be con
fined to this plane, it is impossible
to foretell, nor can it be foretold
whether Belguim and Holland will
be able to maintain their neutrality
against their powerful neighbors, or
whether Great Britan will find her
self compelled to send an expedition
ary force to attempt to preserve that
neutrality.
Another factor, which has not
been given much consideration, is the
attitude of Turkey, which, if she lias
sufficiently recovered from thfl effects
of her late war with Italy, may be
able to throw considerable weight in
to the scale. It is generally under
stood that Germany has an effective
understanding with Turkey which
may lead to interesting developments.
At 7:30 o'clock the German Ambas
sador at St. Petersburg, Count von
Pourtales, delivered a declaration of
war in the name of his Government
to the Russian Government and the
entire staff of the embassy immediate
ly St. Petersburg.
Although after the warlike speeches
delivered by the German Emperor
and the Imperial Chancellor at Ber
lin on Friday, no other results could
be expected, hopes that the dread
event might be averted had been
raised by the intervention of King I
George in St. Petersburg and the fact
that the German Reichstag was not
to be convinced until Tuesday. Hence
the actual declaration of war had not
been expected for another day or two.
Now the die is cast and Europe is
to be plunged into a general war
which has been the apprehension of
European statesmen for generations.
It now is only a question of how soon
a state of actual war will exist be
tween Germany and France.
Late tonight placards were posted
in Paris calling for general mobili
zation and the German Ambassador,
although he had not been handed his
passports, was preparing to leave the
French capital. It is not known at
exactly what hcur Germany's ulti
matum to France, asking that coun
try to define what attitude she would
assume in case of war by Germany
and Austria against Russia was to
expire, but it is believed it will not be
long before diplomatic relations will
be ruptured or war declared.
The German Emperor and his ad
visers nave maintained to the last
that they made supreme efforts for
peace and that the last of the series
of appeals from Emperor William to
Emperor Nichols was a telegram re
pudiating responsibility for the ca
lamity threatening the world, on the
ground while Germany was mediating
with Austria-Hungary at Russia's re
quest, Russia by her general mobili
zation, was threatening Germany's
safety.
The Cabinet will meet again tomor
row to consider Great Britan's at
titude in the crisis. The Government
will have to make its momentous de
cision between the two schools of
thought which prevail here one ad
vocating that England hold aloof and
only seek to protect Dutch and Bel
gian neutrality, and the other arguing
that the entente with France entails
England going to the assistance of
France if that country is attacked by
Germany.
Despite the official view that there
is a friendly feeling between England
and Germany it is impossible to avoid
observing among the general public
deep-seated antagonism toward that
country.
A dispatch from London, Friday,
July 31, says:
Personals.
his
Mr. W. S. Castle is visiting
daughter, Mrs. C. B. Gentry.
Mrs. D. W. Vinson left this morn
ing returning to Augusta, Ga.
Miss Dimmette, who has been the
guest of Miss Annie Lewis, Wilkes
boro, was on the out-going train this
morning.
Mr. Jas. Jones, of Oak woods, went
$500,000,000 CURRENCY.
Kiurnrrnry Curreni-y Is Maile Availa
ble Administration Arts Prompt
ly to Hoassiirt' I lie Xation.
WnsliiiiKti Inly liM.
President Wilson and the adminis
tration acted promptly today to re
assure the country against any threat
ing financial dangers growing out of
the European war situation. First
to Elkin ti.is morning.
Rev. C. F. Fields attended a meet- the resident took steps to complete
ing of the county board of education immediately the organization of the
yesterday.
mr. vi. v. vvnite, oi unariotte, is
visiting his brother, Mr. Joe White.
Mrs. W. J. Kinyon, who has been
visiting Mrs. E. M. Blackburn, return
ed to her home at Dellaplane Satur
day. Miss Ruby Blackburn returned
with her and will spend a few days.
Mr. G. E. Davidson carried two con
victs, who have been at work on the
VV. & Y. R. R. R., to Raleigh Satur
day. The little daughters of Mrs. J. H,
Johnson, Misses Tat and Sam, went to
Winston-Salem Saturday to visit Mrs.
Roby Sheilds.
Mr. J. J. Ross went to Washington,
D, C, Saturday to attend to business.
Mr. C. Call left Saturday for New
York City via Raleigh to attend a ,
meeting of the State Election Board.
At this meeting they will appoint the
couiity election boards.
Mr. W. W. Call left Saturday for a
business trip to New York City.
Miss Nellie Hamlin went to Roar
ing River Saturday where she will
teach in the graded school which
opens Monday.
Misses Mary and Sadie Franklin,
Ma ide Greenwood and Molly Roby,
of Elkin, passed thru town Saturday
en route to Goshen, where they
will attend a house party.
Mr. S. A. Palmer, of Tampa, Fla.,
came in Saturday evening to visit his
daughters, Mrs. W. A. Sydnor and
Mrs. R. M. Houck.
Little Miss Underwood, of Pennsyl
vania and daughter of who before
marriage was Miss Jennie Vyne, is
visiting her uncle, Mr. L. Vyne.
Mr. W. B. Matheson, of Taylorsville,
died in the Sanatorium in Charlotte
Friday morning.
Mr. S. H. Dula, of Winston, went
up to Ferguson yesterday on business.
federal reserve board so that the new
currency law may become effective.
Secretary McAdoo expressing ap
proval of the closing of stock exchang
es throughout the country, announced
that a $500,000,000 issue of emer
gency currency waiting at the treas
ury department, would be made im
mediately available to national
banks.
To make more easily accessible this
emergency currency, authorized by
the Aldrich-Vreeland act, the senate
late today, at Mr. McAdoo's suggues
tion, passed unanimously an amend
ment to the currency law modifying
the clause providing that banks of na
tional currency associations, to avail
themselves of the issue, must have
outstanding currency notes "secured
by bonds of the United States to an
amount not less than 40 per cent of
its capital."
Surround Negro Cabin and Run Them Out.
Some shots were fired in the bottom
lands below town Saturday night said
to have been at some negro brick
layers sent here by contractors of the
Southern for construction of the new
depot. One of the negroes is said to
have been shot in the neck; some say
he might have been wounded another
way.
Perhaps the most cowardly part of
the night however was enacted by
surrounding the foreman of the work
Mr. J. P. Yount and cursing and heap
ing abuse at him while he was unpro
tected by night and unarmed.
The trouble is said to have arisen
over the fact that the contractor had
sent negro brick-layers here to con
struct the depot and theie is ob
jection to placing them in this section
to compete in that work.
It is said that one of the negro
cabins in the bottom in the row near
the fair ground was surrounded, the
door opened, the negroes assembled
therein were dispersed; and that some
slept all night out in the corn field.
Mayor Barkley and Officers Lasley
and Kilby are at work on the case
and some of the participants are said
to have long-distanced.
One citizen, Mr. E.L. Hart, happen
ed to be sitting on his porch that
hour and saw the flash from a pis
tol which appeared to go straight up.
Sentiment of the large majori
ty of North Wilkesboro's citizens is
doubtless pronounced against such
There are only two factors toniirht lawless action due more perhaps to
..... s .ti.:.- i:t. ..i.i i
tiling me uiu v. ime iignming
a spirit of public or private ben-
giving the faintest hoDe of averting i something iKe ohl white lightning'
" than
a general European war.
First, Russia and Austria are en
gaged again in direct negotiations.
becond, both Great Britain and!
efit.
The fact that men are honored for
what they have more than for what
France are using their utmost endear-' they are causes the criminal instincts
(Continued on fourth page) j MeL!'
Wilkes Folks in Mont. Business Improving.
Tn the North Wllkesboi-o Hustlor.
Livingston, Mont., July 2C Love
ly weather now in Montana with just
wind enough to make it pleasant and
clear. Gardens are just now coming
in good. We had a rain on July 24th
which did our gardens and farmers
lots of good.
We expect to have a lot of fruit in
Montana this season. We learn
that the potato crop in
North Carolina was short this year.
Well, the potato crop in Montana nev
er makes a failure, but as to corn,
Montana is no good for it but wheat
is fine.
The Park County Fair will begin in
Livingston on or about the 12th or
15th of September.
Mrs. M. H. West, of Hunters Hot
Springs, v'isited her sister, Mrs. A. J.
McNeill of Livingston, this last week
and returned home yesterday after
noon; she was accompanied by Mrs.
J. L. Davis and kids. Mrs. Davis will
spend the week with Mrs. West. Mr.
J. C. Lewis, switch-tender for the N.
P. R. R. Company, had a nice little
ice party at the home of his sister,
Mrs. A. J. McNeil's, on July 19th.
Mr. Arthur Caudill, Mr. John Gould
and Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have gone
to HanteTs &ot Springs to spend the
afternoon. Mrs. McNeil will give an
ice cream supper on their return.
Mrs. W. II. West gave a nice din
ner to her many friends near Hunters
Hot Springs on July 19th. Miss Ber
tha Cady retired to her school near
West Boulder this afternoon being ac
companied by her brother, Leonard.
?ome pretty nice buildings are be
ing put up in Livingston this summer;
are most ready to build a nice sckool
house on the east side of town; the
new postoffice building was completed
at this place a few weeks ago at a
cost of several thousand dollars.
Business is getting good again on
the N. P. Railroad; they have put the
shop men back on steady time. We
hope to see it get still better as quite
a number of men have been without
work in some places. The N. P. R.
R. Company shops here furnish work
for several hundred men.
Both friends and relatives of Mrs.
Leona Lewis are very glad to learn
that she is coming back to old Mon
tana as we think she has stayed long
enough in North Carolina.
Success to the Hustler and its
readers; let us hear from Beaver
Creek.
The cheaper the automobile, the
more noise it makes. Henderson
i
' Gold Leaf. In which respect it is al
I most human. Charlotte News.