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The Landmark, June 1913
VOL.XXXIX. STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,JUNE 6,1918. i seaCED NO.90. qcrenteerouisce . MR.CURLEE FOUND DEAD. Thos.J.Curlee Found Dead in Bed Yesterday Morning—-Was inUsualHealththeDayBefore— Other Deaths.“ Mr.Thos.J.Curlee was found dead in bed yesterday morning at his home on Allison street.Mr.Curlee worked all day Wednesday at the Statesville furniture factory and was in his usu- al health.when he retired Wednesdaynight.Members of the family heard him up in his room about midnight, but gave the matter little thought.Yesterday morning he failed to getupattheusualtimeandwhenhis daughter went to his room she found him dead.His position was natural, there was no signs of a struggle andthephysicianwhowascalledstated that death must have come very sud-denly while he was asleep,probablyduetosomehearttrouble. Mr.Curlee was a native of Alexan- der county and was in the neighbor- hood of 60 years old.He has lived in Statesville and vicinity for 12 years. Surviving are his wife and the fol- lowing named children:Messrs.Ral- eigh Curlee of Utica,N.Y.,William Curlee of Nashville,Tenn.,Robert and Claude Curlee and Miss Mamie Curlee,who are at home.One other son,Foy Curlee,mysteriously dis-appeared from Statesville nearly four years ago and whether he be dead or alive is not known.Mr.Curlee had about despaired of ever seeing his boy again and died believing that he had met with foul play. The funeral arrangements have not been made. w Mr.Wm.P.Gillespie,oldest son of the late Joseph R.Gillespie,died May 16th at Pendleton,Ore.He is survived by one brother,A.B.Gil- lespie,and by the following half- brothers and sisters,all of whom live in Wyoming:Messrs.Jo.and E.C. Gillespie,Mesgdames,Ralph,Ashley and Flake Hall. ”*© Mr.W.F.Mason,an aged farmer of Bethany township,died late Wed- nesday afternoon and was buried yes- terday at Damascus church.Mr.Ma- son was probably 75 years old and is survived by three children— Messrs.Walter and W.J.Mason and Mrs.S.A.Fowler,all of this coun- ty.His wife died about 18 months ago. TheCommencement at Barlim OFr-7 phans’Home. At the commencement of the Ba- rium ‘Orphans’Home school Monday there were two graduates—Flora Martin and Elizabeth McGilvary, who,having finished the tenth grade, will leave the orphanage.Of the ex- ercises Our Fatherless Ones says: “Annie Hartsell won the medal (given by Mr.Herbert Morrison of Statesville as a memorial to his moth- er.)This medal was given for high- est attainment in scholarship and de- portment and she had such close com- petition that Mr.Bowles of States- ville presented to Virginia Long and Cottie.Cherry each a beautiful goldpin. “As-a tribute to efficiency and per- sistent effort,Mr.Hill .presented to the two graduates and the threehonorgirlseachapinthatwasin- tended.as a testimonial to the value of a high average.“Honor girls to be ,remembered are the kitchen girls,to whom Miss Lyon gave a prize of $5—Ella May- how,Sc-ca'*Almond,Edna bradrord, Ethel McConnell,Cottie Cherry.” Our Fatherless Ones says the ad- dress of Rev.M.L.Kesler,superin- tendent of the Thomasville orphan-age,who was the commencement ora- ter,was an excellent one.The same paper states that Mr. Ralph Sharpe,who has had charge of the dairy at the orphanage,has gone to Monroe to engage in the dairy business and Mr.Robt.L.Sloan of Mecklenburg succeeds him as manager of the orphanage dairy. Graded School Teachers Elected— Only Two Changes. There will be little change in the faculty of the Statesville graded school next session.The school boardhasre-elected Prof.D.Matt Thomp- son superintendent for the twenty- third term and the following teach-ers are also re-elected:Prof.H.E. Craven of Statesville,principal; Misses Lettie Glass and Ethel Mc- Nairy of Greensboro,Alice Harris of Forestville,Annie Rabe of Salisbury, Jessie Massey and Marea Jordan of Durham,Mary Wortham of Frank- linton,Frances Nixon of Greenwood, S.C.,Nell Armfield of Statesville;Lucy Culbertson of Mooresville,Ellie Grier of Matthews,Bessie Crowell and Kate Finley of Charlotte.Misses Blow and Penaer of Green- ville,who were here last session, would not accept re-election and intheirplacestheboardhaselectedMissesAdelaideMorrowofMebane and Christine Rutledge of Mt.Holly.All the teachers of the _coloredschoolwerere-elected as follows:C. W.Foushee.of Statesville,principal,|. Rebecca Gaston of Savannah,AimaCarterofReidsvilleandSallieBeaty of Charlotte. Meeting Tonight to Organize.Freight Rate Association. All citizens interested—and all areinterested—should attend the meetingtonight,in the rooms of the Mer-chants’Association,to organize abranchJustFreightRateAssociation.This organization is to aid in the fightforjustfreightratesinNorthCaro-lina,which mean so much to all the MUST INCREASE SCHOOL TAX. Supt.White Estimates That More Money Will Be Needed Next Year. At the meeting of the county boardofeducationMondayMessrs.W.G. Reynolds,T.V.Bailey and J.R.Murdock were appointed committee- men for Scott’s High School for pe- riods of six,four and two years,re-spectively.The appointment of the new committee at this time was madenecessarybytheresignationofthe old committee. A:petition for an addition to spe-cial school tax district No.5,Barring-er township,was approved;”The board agr to pay one-fourth of the cost of an addition to the Har- mony High School building provided the amount does not exceed $300 .Supt.L.O.White prepared and fil-ed with the board of county commis- sioners an estimate of the funds needed for a four-months’school termduringthenextschoolyear.The es- timate calls for a slight increase in the salaries for teachers,an increase in the amount set aside for building purposes and an addition of $2,000 for the support of farm life schools at Harmony and Troutman in connec- tion with the State High Schools.Mr. White estimates available funds for next year as follows:General prop- erty school tax $18,182.90,general poll tax $5,596.33,corporations $5,- 307.20,State per capita appropriation $3,850,fines and forfeitures $1,200,a total of $34,136.43. Following is the estimate of funds necessary to give every district in the county a four-months school:Salary of superintendent $1,000,expenses and per diem of board of education $308,buildings and repairs $3,200, salaries of white teachers $19,562, salaries of colored teachers $3,573,in- cidental expenses of white schools $1,456,incidental expenses of colored schools $324,county treasurer’s com- missions $800,insurance $500,cen- sus $260,rural libraries $100,sta- tionery,etc.,$65,attorney fees $50, graded schools %6,538,farm life schools $2,000,a grand total of $39,- 736.It will be seen from the above es- timates that the deficit under the present levy would be $5,599.57 “A special levy of five cents on the $100 valuation and 15 cents on the poll isestimatedtobesufficienttomeetthis deficit.Under the new school law everyschoolmakingadailyaverageat-~ tendance of 40 is entitled to two teachers,the average attendance nec-essary heretofore being 50.The coun- ty commissioners ordered the coun- ty superintendent of schools to make an estimate for two teachers for each school which made an average of 35 or upwards during the past school year,the idea prevailing that on ac- count of the compulsory school law going into effect next year,those schools which made a daily average attendance of 35 last year will aver- age 40 next year.This will make a further deficit in the school fund and it will require an extra two cents on the $100 valuation to meet it.This, including the additional five cents on the $100 levied by the State,would bring the school levy up to 32 cents on the $100 against 20 cents last year. Miss Amelia Hoffmann’s Distinction at Randolph-Macon. The'graduating class at Randolph- Macon Woman's College,Lynchburg, Va.,this week was the Jargest-in Hs history.Of the eighty-four young women who received the degree of bachelor of arts,five were from North Carolina,among them Miss Amelia Hoffmann of Statesville,who had the distinction of representing the Jefferson Literary Society by reading an original poem at the open session of the Jefferson and Franklin Literary societies on Saturday night. Miss Hoffmann and Miss KatherineMcKieverwrotetheplaythatwas so successfully given on Monday night._Miss Hoffmann received very strong testimonials from the pro- fessors of the college,who testified to the excellence of her work and herfineprogressincollege. Arousing Missionary Interest— Church News. The Ministerial Association of Statesville is deeply interested in the Blue Ridge Missionary Conference to be held at Montreat June 27 to July 6,and the members urge all the people who can do so to hear Rev.Dr. E.C.Cronk in Broad Street Methodist church Friday,13th,.at 5 and 8 p.m.More than 50 stereopticon views willbeexhibited. Rev.Thomas E,Milholland,pastor of the Christian church at Mt.Ver- non,Texas,who is visiting in Alex- ander county,will preach at:Hiddenite Sunday afternoon and at SulphurSpringschurchSundayevening. Dr.F.E.Whitesides of Charlotte will preach at Fifth Street Methodist church Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Important Meeting of the CivicLeagueThisAfternoon. The Civic League will hold a meet-ing this afternoon at 4.30 o’clock.The Commercial club has kindly ten-dered the ladies the use of theirroomsforthepresent.This meet-ing is a most important one,as theconstitutionistobesubmittedfor adoption.Those who have alreadyjoinedandallotherswhoareinter- ested are urgently.requested to,be present.The many expressions of in-terest in the propo:work of theLeaguefromvarioussourceshavebeenmostencouraging,and the la- ¥pa 3 he d led to hope for.‘atioarejadSearnasare ilews MOORESVILLE BOND ELECTION. Town to Vote ona Bond Issue of$65,000 For.Water,SewersStreets—A Marriage—Other News, Correspondence of The Landmark.Mooresville,June 5—At a meetingoftheboardoftownmissioners last Monday night an €lection wascalledtobeheldonTuesday,the 8thdayofJuly,for the purpose of vot-ing bonds to the amount of $65,000fortheextensionofthepresentwa-ter system,street improvements and a sewer system.The amount of $20,-000 will be voted on for the exten- sion of the water system,$30,000 for sewers and $15,000 for improving thestreets.These amounts are based ontheestimatesmadebyMr.Adlai Os- borne,civil engineer of Charlotte, who was employed by the town re- cently to make the surveys and esti-mates of the cost.At this time it isimpossibletopredicttheoutcomeof the election but it is believed by a great many citizens to be a necessarystepforthetowntotake.With theseimprovementsMooresvillecanclaimtobeup-to-date in every respect,forthetownalreadyhasasplendidgrad- ed school,a water system as good as any so far as it goes,and electric lights second to none in this State. In urging Charlotte to improve her lighting system some time ago the Observer said that the city should at least have lights equal to those of Mooresville,which,it said,was say- ing a great deal. Yesterday morning about 8 o’clockattheparsonageoftheMethodist church,Mr.W.E.Mann and Miss Hallie Litton were united in marriage by Rev.C.8S,Kirkpatrick.Both are operatives at the Mooresville CottonMills,where they will make their home. Miss May McLelland,who under-went an operation at Philadelphia a few days ago,is reported to be do- ing as well as could be expected.Her brother,Mr.J.H.McLelland,is with her. The William Todd Vaudeville Co. is holding forth in Mooresville this week and will remain through Satur-day night. Miss Mary Templeton left yester- day for Davidson,where she _will spend several days.Miss HesterSteelehasbeenspendingseveraldaysinCharlottewithhersister,Mrs.D.C.Smith,who has been right ill.MissWayneKennedy,who.came home from Black Mountain recently in poor health,ig slightly improving.Chief W.A.Brown moved in- to the cottage on Moore avenue be- longing to Mr.S.H.Miller.The firemen of Mooresville have purchased a splendid fire horse from the fire company at Concord. Trinity College Commencement—Mr. N.L.White of Statesville a Graduate. Fifty-four young men and women composed the graduating class at Trinity College commencement this week.Eleven of the graduates were young women.Mr.Newman Ivey White of Statesville,son of Mrs.J.H. White,was one of the honor grad- uates.Other members of the class from this section of the State are Henry Arnold Dennis and Charles Cleveland Hatley,Cabarrus county; Henry A.Hayes,Jr,and Henry Lindsey Wilson,Winston-Salem; Hardin Franklin Taylor,Mt.Airy, and Frey William Terrell Charlotte.The Wiley Gray oratorical medal was won,by.Clinton Holt of Durham andtheBraxtonCravenessayistmedalby Kemp P.Neal of Monroe:The address was delivered by Sena- tor A.B.Cumming of Iowa.An in- teresting feature of the commence- ment was the announcement that a million dollars has -been added to Trinity’s endowment fund,making it the most heavily endowed college or university in the Southern States.Of this sum the General Educational Board of New York (Rockefeller) gave $150,000,the Dukes $650,000 and the remainder was subscribed in the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences.The to- tal gifts amounted to $1,420,000. About $420,000 has been expended in buildings and the remainder is added to the permanent endowment fund. University Commencement —Iredell in the Graduating Class. Vice President Marshall was the feature of the University commence- ment,which ended Wednesday with the Vice President’s address,which isdescribedaspleasing,the kind that North Carolinians like to hear.Hediscussedtheprinciplesthatmake strong citizenship.The degree of doctor of laws was conferred on Vice President Marshall and Dr.C.Al- phonso Smith,the latter of the fac- ulty of the University of Virginia. The graduating class was,verylarge.As printed in the daily papers the place of residence of the grad- uates is not given and The Land- mark is unable to determine how many are from this section.The fol- lowing from Iredell graduated withthednytesofbachelorarts:Joseph Younge Caldwell,James Oliver Over- cash,Jr.,and Miss Rachel SummersofStatesville;Frank Hunter -Kenne-dy of Houstonville.. The graduating class nurbere 84—67 bachelors of arts,ten bach- elors.of science,four bachelors of law and three graduates in pharma- cy.Ten degrees of master of artswereconferredandtwo.master ofscience.Gov.Craig delivered the di-plomas.The Governor also deliver-ed the address Monday at the unveil-ing of the monument to the studentsoftheUniversitywhowentfromthe COMMENCEMENT AT TROUTMAN The Sermon,Address and Medal Win-ners—Change of School Principals ”Personals, Correspondence of The Landmark. Troutman,June 5—The session ofTroutmanHighSchoglclosedlast Friday afternoon,the commencementexercisesbeginningwitnSundayaf-ternoon and extending through Tues- day.Rev.W.M.Walsh of States-ville preached the annual sermon atSt.Michael’s Lutheran church at.3:30Sundayafternoon.His able sermon was enjoyed by a large congregation.The.literary society celebration washeldMondayevening.The programmeconsistedofessays,declamations andadebate.The query was.“Resolved,That courses in domestic scienceshouldbeestablishedinthepublicschoolsoftheStateratherthan courses in agriculture.”The medals were delivered by Rev.J.Meek White. The declaimers’medal was won byRoyWagnerandthestudents’medal by Miss Iva Mae Haithcox,this being ise Haithcox’s second medal in two years’term.Dr.Martin of Davidson College delivered the annual address on Tuesday morning.He spoke on the line of the importance of an educat- ed life in domestic science and agri- culture as well as other courses.His address was well rounded and/en- joyed by everybody.Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock the doors were open again for the entertainment.A play was given entitled,“My wife’s Rela- tions.”The auditorium was crowd-ed to its fullest and people continued to come.People were here during the commencement from several dif- ferent counties and it would be hard to estimate properly how many peo- ple were here Tuesday evening.It was the largest crowd ever seen here on any occasion and the behavior generally was good. The faculty is leaving for theirhomes.Miss Celeste Lippard left Wednesday morning for her home in the country;Mr.Jas.S.Moffatt.Jr., will leave for his home at Due West,8.C.,Friday;Miss Kate Reid will al- so leave Friday for her home atJackson.Miss Nellie Rowe resides here.We are sorry to note that Prof.‘Moffatt will not be with us again in the school.Miss Reid and Miss Rowehavekindlyconsentedtocometousin.Prof Snell of Mississippi,now Due West,will succeed Prof Mof-full faculty has not been se-1 for the coming session. Our little village has been filledwithyisitarsduringthepastfew days and it is impossible to name all.Mr.and Mrs.Elmer Holtshouser and children and Mrs.Clarence Lentz of Winston-Salem are visiting their parents,Mr.and Mrs.A.L.Wagner. Miss Mae Little of Statesville,who is visiting at the home of her uncle,M.M.Early,is quite ill,Mr.Leon Brown,son of Mr.A.G.Brown,has returned home from Erskine College, Due West,8.C.,and Mr.Paul White, son of Rev.J.Meek White,who has been attending college at Franklin, Tenn.,returned home last week.Mrs. Jennie Edwards and her two little daughters closed their home and left Wednesday morning for the home of her father,Mr.Jule Settlemyre,in Catawba county,to spend the ‘sum- mer.Mrs.Edwards boarded students during school term. Work is progressing right rapidly on the foundation of the new coun-ty home,which is ‘being constructednear.Us. Mrs.Evalyn Smith Died This Morn- ing. Mrs.Evalyn.Morrison Smith died this morning at 2:45 o’clock at her home,corner of Kelly street and West End avenue,after an illness of about six weeks.Her condition had been critical for several days and death was not unexpected.Funeral serviceswillbeconductedattheresidenceto- morrow morning at 9 o'clock and the remains will be taken to New Salem church in the edge of Alexander county.for burial. Mrs.Smith was the widow of A, Newton Smith,who died years ago, and is survived by five children— Rev.John A.Smith,Mr.A.M. Smith,Mrs.Parks Wooten and Misses Etta and Lela Smith,all of States- ville.She was a daughter of the late Andrew Morrison of Shiloh township, was in her 83d year and was the last surviving member of her family. Mr.Cornelius a Man of Worth. Charity and Children. Mr.J.B.Cornelius,of the town bearing his name,has_recently given $20,000 to Davenport CollegeofLenoir.Mr.Cornelius had pre- viously given $10,000 to the Chil- dren’s Home of Winston-Salem.A man like this is worth forty thous- and of the kind who cannot see be-yond theix.family circle. Major Hale For Costa Rica. The President yesterday discussed with Senators a list of diplomatic ap- pointments.Among the men stated for places is Major E.J.Hale of Fayetteville for minister to CostaRica.The place pays $10,000 a year. It is.also stated that Mr.White- head Kluttz of Salisbury will get animportantdiplomaticpost. Mr.and Mrs.I.W.Gordon andchildrenhavegonetoStokescountytobeatthebedsideofMrs.Gordon’s father,Rev.\Pinkney Oliver,who suf- fered a stroke of paralysis the firstoftheweekandwasinacriticalconditionatlastaccount. THE LITTLE -KESTER WEDDING Salisbury Minister Finds Bride inrredell—Statesville People Married‘in Charlotte—Mr.Fred Anderson Married in Winston,, The marriage of Miss Annie LittleandRev.M.L.Kester of Salisbury took place Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at the home of the bride’s father,Mr.R.C.Little,in~Shiloh township.The ceremony was per- formed by the bride’s pastor,Rev.W.D.Haltiwanger,in the presence of a few friends and relatives.Im- mediately following the ceremony thebridalpair,accompanied by friends and relatives,drove to Statesville and Rev.and Mrs.Kester left on No.36 for Washington City,where they will spend a few days.On their return toNorthCarolinatheyexpecttospendaboutamonthvisitingfriendsand relatives before Mr.Kester assumes his pastoral duties in Salisbury.Rev.Mr.Kester has secured for his bride one of Iredell’s most fa- vored daughters and a young woman whose talents and qualities eminently fit her to fill the place of a pastor’swife.She was educated in the schools of Statesville and Lenoir College and is accomplished in music.Mr.Kes- ter is a graduate of Mt.Pleasant Collegiate Institute,Cabarrus county, Newberry College and the Southern Lutheran Theological Seminary in South Carolina.Since his graduation from the seminary in 1912 he has served acceptably as pastor of the Second Lutheran church of Salisbury. Their friends wish the couple a long life of happiness and service. &+* Miss Beulah Moore went to Char- lotte Wednesday,ostensibly to visit her sister,Miss Cora Moore.Arriv- ing in Charlotte Miss Moore was met by Mr.Noah H.Somers,formerly of Statesville,and they went to the home of Rev.J.G.Kennedy,where they were united in marriage.Mr. and Mrs.Somers are now at home in Winston. *”= The following is from the Winston- Salem Sentinel of last evening: “A marriage of quiet simplicit and unusual interest throughout the community was solemnized last eve- ning at 7 o’clock at the home of Mr.and Mrs.W.C.Wright in West End,when their niece,Miss Alma Whit-lock of Salisbury,was united in mar- riage to Mr.Fred Anderson,of Statesville.The ceremony was per- formed by Bishop Edward Rondthaler according to the Moravian ritual. “Mrs.Anderson is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.G.W.Whitlock of Salisbury and has a large circle of friends in Winston-Salem who will learn with interest of her marriage. She is a graduate of Salem College and was a former member of the music faculty of that institution.Mr. Anderson is a well known young busi- ness man of Statesville and is a mem- ber of a family of State-wide promi- nence, “The out-of-town guests at the wedding were:Messrs.E.0.and W. R.Anderson,brothers of the groom, and Mrs.Fred Palmer of Salisbury. “Mr.and Mrs»Anderson left last evening at 8:10 for points of interestintheNorth,after which they will re- side in Statesville.” THE NEWS OF TAYLORSVILLE. Sick People Coming to Statesville For Relief—County Affairs—Per- sonals .Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,June 4—Mrs.H.C. Payne and little daughter,Mary Ayers,are visiting Mrs.Payne's brother,Mr.W..L.Matheson,near Mooresville. Mrs,Marcus Moore,who has been ill for several weeks,will go to Dr. Long’s Sanatorium,Statesville,this afternoon for treatment.Mr.L.F. Davis will go to Statesville today to accompany his wife home.Mrs.Davis underwent an operation for appendi- citis at Dr.Long’s Sanatorium a short time ago and is convalescing. Mrs.William.Robinette,accompanied by Dr.S.T.Crowson,went to Dr. Long’s Sanatorium Wednesday morn- ing.Mrs.Robinette was operated onforappendicitisWednesdayafter-noon. Little Miss Elsie Hollar came home Wednesday from the Deaf and Dumb School at Morganton to spend vaca- tion with her parents,Dr.and Mrs. O.L.Hollar.Miss Inez LeGette,a student at Davenport College,Lenoir,is spending the summer vacation with her parents,Dr.and Mrs.W.Le- Gette. The county commissioners were in session Monday,Tuesday and Wed-nesday.Only routine business was transacted Monday.The jury listwasrevisedTuesdayandWednesday. The county,finance committee was in session Tuesday and Wednesday mak-ing the annual settlement with the county treasurer. Mrs.I.W.Somers and children ofStonyPointvisitedMrs.Somers’mother,Mrs.Sarah Feimster,thisweek. Dr.McElwee and a Motorcycle Cause Trouble.g While riding a motorcycle.yester-day afternoon Dr.Ross McElwee lost control of the machine and ran into Mr.J.G.Colvert’s Dueey,which was standing in front of r.Colvert’sstoreoneastBroadstreet.ThehorsehitchedtothebuggybecameregressedandranintoMr.©,E.Wilkins’carriage,which was _near-by,and both vehicles were slightly.Dr.McElwee was thrown Miss Mary Ramsey of Auburn,TIl.,|dahasarrivedinBroteersia.£0 spend moto »but was not hort, some with 2 4 i i 5 we et ae Cning,.ny nage’ BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWR ~The Iredell wheat crop is report-ed very promising.Harvest will be- gin in a few days. —Several of the stores began clos- ing at 6 o’clock the first of June and will continue it during the summer months.,¥ ~—<An iron bridge ,is being built across Fourth creek on the Mocks-ville road,The work is being done by a county bridge force. —Mr.L.R.Walton and family, who have been living on Alexander ° street for some time,expect wo move to Washington,D.C.,soon. —Mr.M.M.Morrison left this week for Blowing Rock to drill dee;wells for the mountain folks.He will probably be at Blowing Rock all sum-mer. —The county treasurer’s report of road fund expenditures is lengthy, but by reading it the taxpayer can see just how the money is being spent. —In the game of ball at Troutman Tuesday afternoon between the Ost- walt team and the Rexall team of Statesville,the Ostwalt team won,8 to 6. —Mr.R.H.Rickert has been con~‘ fined at home with illness since Mon- day.His condition was quite serious the first of the week but is now im- proved. —Mrs.Dorman Thompson,who at- tended Salem Female College com- mencement last week,was elected one of the vice presidents of the alumnae association. —Taylorsville Scout:The Morri-son Grocery .and Produce Co.has closed its house in Taylorsville and Mr.Floyd Lippard has opened a gro- cery,produce and feed business at the same place. —Modern passenger coaches are now being operated on the Charlotte and Taylorsville road.The mornin train to Taylorsville has an additiocoachtotakecareoftheincreased summer travel. —Early peaches are getting ripe. The Landmark was shown some sev- eral days ago and yesterday Mr.C.W.Greene of Turnersburg townshipbroughttotheofficesomechoiceonesfromhisorchard. ~The derailment of a freight caratElmwoodTumorningblock-ed:traffic on the Western road forabouttwohours.Passenger trainsNos.36 and 22 were both delayed onaccountofthederailment.|. —Mr.Newman I,White of States-ville,who graduated at Trinity Col- lege this week,has secured through Congressman Doughton an appoint- ment as assistant in the government”- fish laboratory at Beaufort. —Slight changes have been made in the schedules of four of the pas-senger trains on the Western road. No.16,west-bound,is now due to ar- rive in Statesville at 5.50 a.m.,No,35,west-bound,at 10.25 p.m.;No.36 east-bound,at 10.58 a.m.,and No.21, west-bound,at 3.28 p.m. —The Charlotte Observer of yes- terday says:“The many friends of Mrs.W.L.Nicholson will regret tolearnthatsheisquitesickather home on East avenue.Miss Maude Nicholson of Statesville arrived in the city yesterday and is the guest of Mr.and Mrs.Nicholson.” -—-Cashier Roberts of CollectorBrown’s”office reports revenue col-lections for last month as follows: Regular ises’3652.10,corporationlists$2,512.96.spirits $321.31,eigars $9,tobacco $389,151.04,special tax $58.34,a total of $892,704.75,whichigalittlebelowthemonthlyaverage for this year. —Vice President and Mrs.MarshallpassedthroughStatesvilleyesterday morning on No.11 en route fromChapelHill,where Mr.MarshallspokeattheUniversityWednesday. They got off the train at the sta- tion,on invitation of acquaintances,and shook hands with a small party of Statesville people. —Messrs.T.L.Dysard and R.H, Turner have bought Mr.C.E.Ritch- ie’s interest in the electrical business: of Ritchie &Mills and they with Mr. Oscar R.Mills have formed the M.,D,&T.Electric Co.The company hasfittedupquartersinthebuildingonwestBroadstreetformerlyoccupied by the MeLain grocery and will a general electrical business.Mr.Ritchie will continue his plumbingbusinesswithofficeandshowroonisinsthesamebuildingwiththeelec- trical company. Serious Fire at Hiddenite—Small Boys Responsible. Fire at Hiddenite Monday after- noon destroyed a large barn,a small dwelling house and a tool house,all the property of Mr.J.C.Thomas. The fire was started in the barn byacouple,of small boys who were at play in the building and the flamesspreadsorapidlythatpracticallynothingcouldberemovedfromthebarn,A pair of,mules perished in the flames,and a reaper,a threshingmachine,a large quantity of corn,feed,etc.,were destroyed.From thebarntheflamesleapedtothedwell-ing and tool house nearby and .be- ing’without firefighting apparatus thecrowdwhichgatheredwasunabletosavethesebuildings,though ae their contents were saved.buildings were saved by hard work.The dwelling house was occu byMr.Plumer Lackey and family.ThelossisheavyanditigunderstoodMr.ThomashadjwasinG “PAGE TWo.’ THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,1913. E ROOSEVELT CASE AS AN ing ILLUSTRATION. ‘The Roosevelt damage suit case is a fine illustration of what a newspa- per is constantly up against.In re- cent years,it had become a matter of common report that.Col.Roosevelt drank more stimulants than was good for him..In fact the current report was that he was more often full than otherwise,and so common had ‘the report become that it was pretty gen- erally accepted among those who heard it—first because it is human nature to accept an evil report more readily than a good report,and sec- ond because the report was 80 com- mon.Near a year ago an eminent minister of the gospel who lives in a Northern State told a Statesville man that he had snveruaren this report about Roosevelt-and found it true; that a picture of the colonel was ex- tant showing him so much under the influence while making a speech that he had to hold to a telegraph pole for support.On that testimony the Statesville man accepted the report as true.Another Statesville man said the story was common in Wash- ington and accepted as true.Anoth- er Statesville man had been told by a reliable man of one specific instance, the facts being furnished by a prom- inent and reliable citizen.Another Statesville man laughed at as absurd the suggestion that the report was not true.He had been in an Indiana town while the colonel was there and everybody,he said,recognized the colonel’s condition as “how come you June 3, Now in the face of this testimony a newspaper man who had not learn- ed caution by years of experiencewouldhaveacceptedthereportas correct.It was the natural thing. That’s what the Michigan editor did. But when it came to a show-down nobody could be found to say he had ever seen Col.Roosevelt under the in- fluence of liquor.On the contrary he is shown by overwhelming testimony to be exceedingly temperate in theuse-of intoxicants.The colonel takes a glass of wine or champagne on oc-casion and makes no concealment of the fact.He is strenuous,nervous, impulsive,somewhat erratic in man- ner and speech.Putting the two to- gether,somebody some time suggest- ed that the colonel imbibed freely. Somebody told somebody else it was true,and so the story grew until it became an accepted fact to many” thousands of people—and so strongly believed by many that they laughed at a contradiction as absurd. This is but an illustration of how false reports can become so common as to be actépted and how thousands and thousands of people are misrep- resented by the circulation of reportsthathaveanapparentfoundationand no foundation in fact.The seasoned newspaper man learns to handlethingswithcare.)With all hiscareheisoftentmposedon,for he is but human and must de- on fallible human beings‘or information.This will throwzomelight-on errors a newspa- per makes and also explain why a paper does not always publish current reports.Sometimes a sen- szational story becomes currént and when it doesn’t appear in the news- paper some people think the editoreitherhasn’t the nerve to publish it or he is showing favoritism to those affected.If the story is a proper one to be published—and not all sensa- tional stories are fit for newspaper ublication—the careful editor knows tter than to publish it until he is on the safe side of the facts,evenwhenheissatisfieditistrue. No lobby exists at Washington! vociferously assert those interested in securing modifications of the Under- wood tariff bill.Is it a crime for those whose business is being dam- aged or destroyed to:file a complaint and try to show Congress that wrongisbeingdone?they ask.All of which is an atte~~*¢o becloud the issue.They know that nobody ob- —fo those affected by the tariff ill endeavoring to show that changes should be made,if their efforts are confined to proper and legitimatemethods;and the people who are pro-testing innocence know perfectly wellwhatislegitimateandwhatisnotlegitimateinthismatter.They knowperfectlywellthatmethodsnotlegi-timate are not unknown at the na-tional capitol and at the State capi-tols during legislative sessions:thatmethodsofcorruptionarebynomeansconfinedtostraight-out buy-ing and selling;but that influence isoftenboughtindirectly,by social at-tentions,as Senator Kenyon says,and otherwise.If the people who arecryingoutthatthereisnolobbyandnoimproperattempttoinfluencetar-iff schedules in Washington are inno-cent,they need not be alarmed.Buttheirzealindenyingexcitesthesus-picion that they don’t care to havetheirmethodstoocloselyexamined. .ieeeeeeeeneeeneemeeneene) Mr.Ed.Proctor,an attache of theSalisburypostoffice,and Mr.W.M.Stoessel,an attache of the Philadel-phia postoffice,have exchanged jobs—Mr.Proctor going w PhiladelphiaandMr.Stoessel coming to Salisbury.Such exchanges are hecoming com-mon in the postal service.On’thebusinessandmeritsysteni,in yearstocomepostmasterswillbetrans-ferred the same way.The railroadsandothercorporationschangetheiramenthatwayforthegoodoftheserviceandforbusinessreasons.Theaffairsofgovernmentshouldalsobeadministeredinabusinessway, The voting of road bonds by DaviecountyprobablymeansthatashortlineoftheStateCentralHighwaywillrunfromGreensborotoWinston-Salem,oh Davie and Iredell toStatesville.ere_is a ‘good roadnowbetweenWirston-Salem andGreensboro;a bridge is to be builtacrosstheYadkin,connecting For-syth and Davie,and with a roadacrossDavieconnectingwithIredell’s SOCIAL LOBBYING THE DANGER Republican Senator From Iowa SaysthePresidentisRightAbouttheLobbyists—Senators Tell of Expe-riences.j “Social lobbying”-in Washington justifies every word President Wilson uttered in regard to the presence ofan“insidious”lobby at the capitol, Senator Kenyon of.Iowa declared onthewitnessstandbeforetheSenate investigating committee Tuesday.It was the first unequivocal statement insupportofthePresident’s attitude since the inquiry began. The Iowa Senator explained that hebelievedthemost“insidious”and powerful lobbying possible was the practice of flattering .Senators byhavingthemouttodinners,to “the-aters and on automobile rides,ingra-tiating the host with the distin-guished guests.Pointing to the sworntestimonyofEd.Hines,“a lumberking,”before the Lorimer election.in- vestigation that he entertained Sen-ators at a local hotel at dinners at atimewhenthelumberscheduleinthePayne-Aldrich bill was before theSenate,Senator Kenyon declared itwashisbeliefthatSenatorswerebe-ing entertained in this “insidious” way at present.:He also denounced ex-Senators forcapitalizingtheirprivilegeofthe floor for using it to lobby.Referring to one ex-Senator representing many railroads in Washington and often seen on the floor of the Senate,he advocted the enactment of legislationtoprohibitanex-Senator from be- ing a lobbyist. Several Senators let it be knownthattheyhadreceivedbyreg- istered mail what purported to be a reproduction of a letter from the American Cane Growers’Association of the United States sent to members asking for contributions to a fund for the use of “a large committee in Washington.”The copy was dated New Orleans,April 2,1918,and read as follows: “Dear Sirs:Your association has a large committee in Washington now using every effort posible to try and save the sugar industry. “We have hesitated about calling on you but as we are now overdrawn in the bank,it is absolutely necessa~- ry that we have funds at once and therefore call on you to please send one-half of your subscription,say, five cents a thousand pounds,on the crop of 1911. “This is very important and we would like to have remittances at once.” Other Senators testified that many people had talked to them about the schedules of the tariff bill but no at- tempt had been-made to improperly influence them.Senator Hughes of New Jersey said one of his visitors “left a piece of soap,one a safety ra- zor and a hat that fits me,”but he didn’t think they were trying to cor- rupt him.Senator La Follette said that four years ago a man came to him in the interest of tariff on hides and informed him that he already had engaged a page or two of advertise- ments in La Follette’s magazine.‘I told him if he did not hurry to the tel- egraph office I would beat him in or- dering a cancellation of his adver- tisement,”declared the Senator.Sen- ator La Follette said a legislator should occupy the same position as a judge and that it should be made an offence to speak privately to a Sena- tor about public business,Lippitt,the Republican Senator from Rhode Island,said he owned about one-quar- ter of a cotton cloth plant,capitaliz- ed at $6,000,000 and located at Provi-dence,R.L,and that he had talked with Senators about the cotton tariff. Senators who testified on the first day of the session knew of no cor- rupt influence with reference to the tariff bill but Senator Ashurst said he believed a “man named MeMur- ray”had been attempting to influ- ence ee the action of.Sena- tors with respect to preventing the cancellation of certain contracts he (MeMurray))held with Cherokee In- dians for the.sale of land whereby'‘he would receive $3,500,000.“He is the smoothest:lobbyist I have ever seen,”,added the Senator.“He could carry a bundle of eels upstairs with- out dropping a single one.” LT Men and Women Fell in the Street and Skirts and Suits Suffered. Washington Dispatch.: The crowd that frequents the soda fountain at the drug store at the cor- ner of F and Fifteenth streets,just across from the Treasury building, where women in their new gowns leave the street cars to commence the parade up fashionable F street,had a grand time for two hours Saturday.A barrel of syrup dropped from thetailendofatransferwagon,theheadofthebarrelcameout,and 50gallonsofjuicecoveredabout200squarefeetofsidewalk. Five women wearing tight-fittingskirtswentdownalmostinaheapwhentheystruckthesyrup.The tightskirtskeptthemfromskatingthrough,as the men did, Soon an army of drug clerks wereout“shooing”the people around theslickspotandescortingthosewhofellintothestoretohavetheirclothescleaned. Three men who dashed to the rescneofwomenlosttheirfeetandwentdownwiththem.Twenty-six skirts and 14 men’ssuitssuffered.Several women whoseskirtswerealittlehighandwhoworeoresSanaaunder-outfits,de-clin e offer of drug stohurriedhome.eee About 1 o’clock Monday morningfiredestroyedseveralbuildingsinthetownofAyden,Pitt county,in-cluding the hotel,two doctors’officesandthenewspaperofficesoftheFreeWillBaptistandtheAydenAdvance.Five recorders’courts came intoexistenceinRobesoncountyontheIst.By act,of the.cegislature thecountyisdividedintofivedistrictsandfiverecorders’courts are o'infivetownsinthecounty.Good law. Shake Of Your Rheumatiam.Mow ie the time to get rid of your rheu-Try,a twenty-five cent bottle of _woads at the Iredell-[_eonnection will be:mi ieBaia t Chamberla‘in’s Liniment and;e see how quickly atchaDOUGHTONMADECHAIRMAN. Our Member of Congress Promoted—Other Committee Assignments, Another chairmanship stotheNorth”Carorina %ation when the ways and means committeeannouncedthatRobertL.Doughton,of the eighth congressional district,had been elected chairman of thecommitteeonexpenditureintheDe-partment of Agriculture.The chair-manship.carries with it an extra clerk .and larger and more desiratleofficequarters.Mr.Doughton_hereaf-ter will have an office in ‘the mainbuildingofthecapitolinsteadoftheHouseofficebuildingasatpresent.In addition to the chairmanship Mr Doughton was given an assignmentonthegoodroadscommittee,whichpromisestobeoneofthemostim-portant committees of Congress.Oth-er committee chairmen from NorthCarolinaare:Godwin,reform in thecivilservice;Pou,committee on claims. Other committee assignments -areasfollows.Faison,merchant marine and fisheries,census and expendit- ures in the Navy Department;God-win,alcoholic liquor traffic and ex-penditures in the War Department;Gudger,public buildings and grounds, Indian affairs.and expenditures intheDepartmentofLabor;Page,ap-ropriations;Pou,*rules and expend-itures in the Department of _Com- merce;Small,rivers and harbor; Stedman,foreign affairs;Webb,ju- diciary;Kitchin,ways and means.Representative Webb is ranking member on the judiciary committee, Gudger on public buildings.and grounds,Stedman on foreign affairs, Page on appropriations,Small on riv- ers and harbors,Kitchin on ways and means,and Faison on merchant ma- rine and fisheries. By a rule passed by the present Congress,members of the “Big Ten” committees are ineligible for mem- bership on any other committee, thereby confining Webb,Stedman, Page,Small and Pou to one commit- tee. A mixed passenger and freight train,running between Mt.Gilead and Colon,on the Raleigh,Charlotte and Southern railroad,was wreckedTuesdayafternoonatDeepriver bridge,near Cumnock,Lee county. The engine,tender,three box cars and one coach fell into the river,kill- ing Bowden Stewart and injuring nine passengers and trainmen.Two or three of the injured are hurt se- riously. THE BRILLIANT STARS OF JUNE.By the end of June,Mars,Venus,SaturnandJupiterwillallbemorningstars,bat Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is at all times the “Star”medicine for coughs,colds, croup and whooping cough.A cold in June Honey and Tar Compound is taken.For salebyStatesvilleDrugCo. CORT! Whatcould be betterfor town or is as apt to develop into bronchitia or pmeu-| monia as at any other time,but not if Foley's | Richmond,Va. Norfolk,Va. It means a cool,chan kitchen,less work,better! cooking.No wood to cut—no smoke—no soot. Made with 1,2,3 and 4 burners; Indicator marks amountofoilinfona to carry—ne STANDARD OIL COMPANYWashingtoo,D.C.(New Jersey)Charlotte,N.C.{_-~ BALTIMORE Charleston,W.Ya, PILES Sor.t'sHEM-ROID |It quickly removes the internal cause. Bookie!from DA.LEGHHARDT CO.,Buftals,&,¥. |Sold by Statesville Drag Oo.and all druggists |}|cured Fire Proof Roofing countrybuildingsthanaroohng thatwon't burn—won't leak—thatislightningproof—tasts as long as thebuilding itself,andnever needs repairs ? Cortright Metal Shinglesmeet everyone of these requirements. Bewareofimitations—None genuine without the words“Cortright Reg.U.S.Pat.Off.”stamped on each shingle. For Saleby Vindex LAZENBY-MONTGOMERY HARDWARECO.,Statesville,’N.C. Shirts’ ee eet 9A prenatal omen guarantee 25 per worn and if they see that they “VINDEX.” Shirts with a guarantee that counts. The manufacturers of this Shirt cent better satis- faction in the way of color and wear than any shirt you have ever do not come up to this agree to buy them back at the price you paid with 25 per cent. added.When looking for Shirts pear this label: WE ARE SOLE AGENTS. disappear.Sold by|] Sloan Clothing Company ; The Tariff Taken Off I have just succeeded in taking the tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Matting is now 25c.,all 25c.now 20c.All floor coverings down in the same proportion.A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers will be sold at $2.00. Come and see.I will make it worth your time to come and see., ‘Respectfully, x x The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. COAL!COAL! Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow.Don’t stock up too early as you will have more slack or waste coal.July to September is the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality ‘and give you the exact weight Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY.*PHONE 205. a, Sea There is No Time Like the Present Time We were never better prepared at any time To Sell Youa Good Time Piece. Perhaps you never needed agoodWATCHmorethanat’thepresenttime; Twill take but little time to make a selection here.Our prices are low,and we guarantee satis.faction with each purchase. R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. FOR THE Picnic Lunch ——WE HAVE—— Olives,Pickles,Cheese, Pimentoes,French Sar- dines,Peanut Butter, Chipped Beef,all kinds of Cakes and Crackers. ’Phone your orders. Eagle&Milholland. FORNITURE REPAIRING,UPHOLSTERING,ETC.-:- Save your old furniture,chairs, etc.can work them over andmakeasgoodaswhenyoubought them,and in mostcases stronger and more serviceable.It does not matter how badly broken or dama:your furniture is,save itand give me a chance at it. My prices are moderate,and I guaranteea first class job,or nocharge. Varnishing,Staining,Enameling. See me for repair work of any kind I will give you satisfacto-ry work and save you money. D.T.MORRISON. May 27 —8t. NO TARIFF PRICES New People With New Prices! With complete line of heavy and fancy Groceries.We have bought the J.B.Gill stock of Groceries and are adding to it daily to make the stock complete.(motto will be quality and prices.By fair dealing and kind treatment we hope to have some of your business. Call and see us and get prices. Trade:We are now TotheCity making arrange-ments with the good farmers for fresh Butter,Eggs and Chickens, and would like to have yourstand- in aie ta fill them promptly. All goods delivered in the.city. Order in time to prevent delay. To the Farmers:See us before——_—_—_—————you sell your produce.We want it. Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. If it's something to eat Phone 27. weekly orders so “pe:may be Electric Irons ON APPROVAL. Good line of MAZDA LAMPS. RITCHIE &MILLS. "PHONE 415. THE LANDMARKFRIDAY,1913. LOCALRAILROAD|SCHEDULE. June 6, PE B E E E E R EE EE 6:20,Iwaves 6:45 p. North Carolinians More ConcernedAbouttheOfficesThan-the Tariff? Washington Dispatch to GreensboroNews. Congressmen returning to Wash- ington from the State are of the opin- ion that North Carolinians are not concerned to a great extent over theresultofthepresenttarifflegislation. Representatives Godwin,DoughtonandGudgerareoftheopinionthat the people of the State are satis- fied that the tariff will not hurt the country,and they believed the Demo- cratic party should redeem the plat- form pledges, “The people in my ‘section of.the State,”said Mr.Gudger,“are far more concerned about having Repub- licans removed from office and Demo- crats appointed in their places than they are over the tariff.” Representative Doughton said the folk in his district were greatly con- cerned about fourth-class postmastersandtheWatts-Justice controversy. NO SUBSTITUTE COULD DO THIS.- No inferior substitute,but only the genuineFoleyKidneyPillscouldhaveridJ.F.Wallich,Bartlett,Nebr.,of his kidney trouble.He says:“I was bothered with backache, and the pain would run up to the back ofmyhead,and I had spells of dizziness.I took Foley Kidney Pills and they did theworkandIamnowentirelyridofkidney Sold by Statesville Drug Co. For Sale! 8-room houseand 4 acresland. 4-roomhouseand €1-4 acresland S-roomhouseon Depot Hill and 2 vacantlotsatrear. trouble.” 4-room house,storercom and 1 acre let ooweetFrontSt. 9 vacant lots. Bmall stock of groceries. .C.B.MORRISON. Feb.14ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. I will have some of our latest style machines here in a short time.Comeover the first time you are in town 4nd see themandlet's talk it over. Cc.H.TURNER, Near the Depot. Iredell."Phone No.74,Bell No.7. FOR SALE! Splendid Suburban Home. Eight and one-half acres facing two macadam roads.Near enough for city water,lights and cement sidewalk.Barn,chicken houses,runs and all necessaryoutbuildings. A rare opportunity.——SEE— JOHN M.SHARPE, RF.AL ESTATE. Statesville Female College. One of the best Colleges for Wom- en in the State!Its strong points are climate,equipment,thorough courses of study,able teachers and moderate prices.-The cost of reg-istration fee,board and tuition for session is only $159.Send forcatalogue. REV.J.A.SCOTT,D.D.STATESVILLE,N.C. CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! NE HUNDRED acres about eight miles fromStatesvilleThererybeatsubsoil,newinfinestateofcultivationandenttrelylevedt,Twelve neres of fine bottom now set in meadow. Nice new house,extra large and convenient bamandotheroutbuildings,right on public high and inangus otgoed long-term school.Price reasonable terma .Pere ‘ZEB.V.LONG,Jan.17.AttorneyVALOMBLEFARMFORSALE, OES the most desirable and fertile farmsofIredelicounty,situated about eight mileafromStatesville,on public highway,and com tains 200 acres.Fine eapecially level land.About85acresofveryrichbottom,moatly in fine meadeow.Good pasture,well-watered.two-shouse,splendid outbuildings,rural delivery,schools.Price reasonable and terms good,ZEB.V.LONGAttorner, Jen.7, THIRDCREEK LANDOWNERS! The Third creek land-owners will take no-tice that on June 7th,1918,at 11 o'clock a.m.,the petition of the Third creek commis-sioners for the issuing of more bonds inaniddistrictwillbeheardat‘the clerk's of- DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. A beautiful cottage home for sale.Fiveroomsandabathroom,with all modernconveniences,Good barn on the lot.Situat-ed 6n.South Race street near Graded School,This is a very attractive residence,and ow-ing to circumstances,will be sold at a bar- bove da d final acti in |gain price.Terms very easy.See Zeb.V,tee en ae eek ee ee LONG,Atty.March 11.A full and lete stat,t of receipt and disbursements by the commissioners willbefiledintheclerk's office for the review It is important that all A. of the land-owners. those interested should be present J.HARTNESS,©.8.C,May,16,1913. FORSALE. Barred Rock Eggs fromselectpen,15 eggs by Parcel Post$1.25,or at the farm for $1.00 WALNUT GROVE FARM,H.H,BLAYLOCK, prepaid NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ! We,thé undersigned commissioners of theUpperThirdCreekDrainageDistrict,Iredellcounty,N.C:,will on TUESDAY,JUNE 10, 1918,12 o'clock m.,receive sealed bids forthedredgingofsaidcreedfromneartheAlexandercountylinetotheoldWattMillPlace,being about eight miles in length withanexcavationofabout185,000 cubic yards.Width of Channel 18 to 22 feet.For furtherinformationaddressL.O.White,Statesville,N.C, H.L.STEVENSON,W.E.MORRISON,A.SMITH,J.L._O.White,Engineer.Commissioners. "Phone No.4409.Statesville,N.C...R-S May 27,1918, COUNTY BUSINESSTRANSACTED Claims Audited and Paid—RoadWork-—-Mr.Moore SuperintendentofConstructionatCounty.Home. The county commissioners,in regu- lar monthly session Monday,ordered the payment of the following claims against.the county: County Home—J.G.Phriigg salary as superintendent,$40;-som Gabriel and Cora Talford,work,$8.50;T.W.Frazier,work,$5; Statesville Flour Mills $46.03,CashGroceryCo.$17,W.W.Foushee$8.70,all for supplies;W.S.Arthurs,two days’hauling,,$6;J.U.Lam- precht,work and material,$20.75.Jail—C.L.Gilbert,jailer,$176.60; city of Statesville,water $15.45, lights $5.54;Fred B.Phifer,supplies, $1.25. Miscellaneous—R.P.Allison,sup- plies for clerk’s office,$4.75;Deputy Sheriff Baity,conveying patient to county home,$5;Deputy Sheriff Al- bea,conveying prisqners to,jail,$9.- 25;R.W.Christy,conveying patient to county home,$2.50;J.W.Sprinkle, judge of election,$2;Miss Annie Marvin,services as court stéenogra- pher,$55;Statesville Sentinel,pub- lishing court calendar,$16;Sheriff Deaton,conveying prisoners from Rowan county $5,summoning jurors$20.50;S.A.Foster,boarding jurors,$6.50;Statesville Drug Co.,drugs,$8.80;J.M.Jurney,judge of election, $2;Deputy Sheriff Ward,conveyingpatientstotheStateHospitalatMorgantonandcountyhome,$10.40;F.A.Cloaninger,conveying prisonertojail,$3.30;J.A.Brady,suppliesforclerk’s office,$5;Mooresville En-terprise,publishing sheriff’s notices,$2.40;Bell Telephone Co.,message,30 cents;Long’s Sanatorium,expens-es of C.G.Upright and.Miss LilaWarren,*$79.50;W.M.Westmore-land,livery,$2.50;H.C.Cook,courthousejanitor,$40;Statesville Print-ing Co.,printing court calendar,$4.-35;Dr.A.Campbell,county physi-cian,$50;Moore &Moore,livery,$18;L.C.Caldwell,county attorney,$25;R.C.Little $29.70,N.A.Lewis$27,W.L.Matheson $36,R.F.Gaith-er $30.60,M.A.Feimster $52,forservicesonboardofcommissionersduringthequarter;J.E.Boyd,clerk-ing for board,$60.62;Jnd.“A.Arey,county’s portion of.salary as countyagriculturaladviser,$41.66;J.P.Lit-tle,conveying Frank Hair to JacksonTrainingSchool,$4.50. Mr.M.S.Ozment’s road force wasorderedtothePerthroadwhentheworkontheAmityroadiscompleted,and from the Perth road it will go totheMcHenrybridgeroad.Mr.V.B.Moore was elected thecounty’s superintendent of construc-tion during the building of the newcountyhome,at $2.50 the day.catetchsinieneneenasteaneteemememeny MR.DOUGHTON’S COMMITTEES. Chairman of An Important Commit-tee and a Member of the Commit-tees on Education and Roads. Correspondeace of The Landmark. Washington,June 2—Congressman R.L.Doughton has been selected aschairmanofthecommitteeonex-penditures in the Department of Ag- riculture.This position carries with it great opportunities for being ofservicetotheagriculturalinterestsofhisdistrict.He had served fortwoyearsonthiscommitteeandhisfriendsaremorethanpleasedtoseehisuntiringservicesasanindivid-ual member rewarded by the chair-manship.He may be counted on to A LETTER FROM The Beautiful Public Gardens and thePigeons—Hearing the Great Sing-ere—The Ladies Carry Canes~-TheBoysRobbedMr.Rintels of HisCandy. Correspondence of The Landmark.Boston,Mass.,May 29-—The dread-ed winter blasts have come and goneandintheirsteadsunshineandflow-ers reign supreme.While strolling.through the City Park,located jin theheartofthebusinesscenter,‘calledthePublicGardens,which by the wayisanidealspotandcoversseveralmilesofland,one’s sight is gladden-ed with a beautiful pond where swansandsmallcraftsseemtoglide!t6 andfro;and as the visitor passes |onthrough.the park,which leads tomanypublicthoroughfares,the’heart and eye are gladdened by the mostbeautifullandscapes,A thing whichtouchedmyheartmostwastowatchpeoplewhonodoubthavepassed:toandfromtheparkforyearsbringpocketsfilledwithpeanutsandstoptofeedbirds,commonly called pig-eons,which are the property of Bos-ton.These birds have become sotameandwisethatwhenoneappearswhomtheyseemtorecognizetheyfirstcirclearoundandthencomplete-ly cover his head,shoulders and armsandeatfromhislipsuntilthepood-ies are devoured.Since my previous letter we enjoy-ed hearing some of the world’s fa-mous musicians,such as Caruso,Madame Tetrazzini,Gadski,Calve.The last prima donna we had thepleasureofhearingandtheprivilegeofmeetingpersonallywasMadameLillianNordica,who after the con-cert presented mother one of herrosesfromahugebouquetofAmer-ican Beauties.She seems to be agreatfavoritehereasafterthecloseoftheconcertpeoplerosefromtheirseatsandpushedclosertothegreatstageofSymphonyHall,which wasdecoratedwithpalmsandshrubbery, and applauded until the tired primadonnasang“Home,Sweet Home.” I enclose a picture of the newestfadinBoston,ladies carrying canes.I think The Landmark’s Mr.Bryant. being quite up-to-date on style,can describe this latest fad to the fadhuntersbetterthanImighttrytodescribesame.This is a great baseball town andpeopleseemtoalmost“lose theireads”when Boston is the winner.One of the greatest rooters for thegamesisnonelessthanaformerCharlotteman,Mr.Sidney Rintels,who by the way is a cousin to theWallacesandHoffmannsofyourcity.He is evidently very popular in Ros-ton,especially his sweetmeats.Yes-terday the Boston Boys’High SchoolsdrilledontheCommon,about one thousand,I should say,and about one hundred of them tried to prove to Mr.Rintels that it was not wise to lethiscandybecomestale,as a mob rushed pell-mell,helping themselvestoabout$40 or $50 worth of theSweetmeatsandittookthepolice force to prove to them that the daywasnottotestthemeritofthecandybuttotesttheirskillindrilling.Nev-ertheless,outside of this violent out-k,the city fathers were prond of ys,especially of those thatdidnotparticipateinthisrowdiness.Before closing my letter I want tosayWelastnightenjoyedseeingSothernandMarlowein“Much AdoAboutNothing,”which was admura-bly presented. May The Landmark live long andprosper, HANNAH ELMA WALLACE. use the’full power of his new posi-tion for the farmers of his districtandotherswhoareinterestedintheupbuildingofagriculturalindustryMr.Doughton has been elected ‘amemberofthenewcommitteeqnroads—-a new committee but one pos-sessing an unusual opportunity to be|of service to the people as a whole.|This committee will very probably Jhavechargeof.the vue of |vast sums of money in Federal aidto |good roads construction and member-|ship on this body was eagerly sought |after by many members of the olderandsupposedlymoreimportantcom-mittees,Of scarcely less importance is his|selection as a member of the committeeoneducation.The work of this|committee bears a.vit>~~~>}the educational interests of the coun.|try and through its efforts the coun-try as a whole may expect beneficentresultstofollowalongthelineofFederalaidtolocaleducationalin-stitutions or direct instruction to thepeoplealongvariouslinesofpracti-cal education. Agriculture,roads and education.Improvement in each of these branch-es is what the eighth district needsmostanditshouldbeasourceofpridetoallinthisdistrictthattheirRepresentativeholdsmembershipon|three of the most important commit-tees of the House (the chairmanshipofone),which bear such a vital re-lation to their material welfare. } Building and Loan Associations in theState. A statement of the status of build-ing and loan association business for1912inNorthCarolina,issued byInsuranceCommissionerYoung,shows that there are 131 associa.tions,a gain of 17 for the year;thatthereceiptsoftheassociationsfortheyearaggregate$6,912,616,a gainof.$1,541,010,and the assets of the as-sociations amount to $9,581,773,againinassetsof$1,206,395.The as-sociations have in_force 243,554shares,a gain of 46,339.There are22,308 white sharehotders and 3,750coloredshareholders..The State con-vention of the Associated Buildingand-Loan Associations willbe in ses-sion in Burlington.June 11 and 12, TTS HOW'S THis? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catarrh that can-Hall’s Catarrh Cure.F.J.CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,0.We,the undersigned,haye known F.J.Cheney for the last 15 ears,andbelievehimperfectlyhonorabletnallbusinesstransactions‘and financtally&ble to carry out any obligations madebyhisfirm.Walding,Kin:Wholesale Druggista,Toledo,O.Hall's Catarrh Cure ia taken internal-ly,acting directly upon the~blood andmucoussurfacesofthesystem,Testimo Seeeeeemeneeeennenam Pellagra Caused By Infected Water, Say the Italian Doctors. Pellagra,the mysterious skin dis-ease prevalent in tropical climes,|which has baffled medical experts for200years,is caused by infected wa-ter,according to Professors ScalaandAlezzandrioftheInstituteofHygieneinRome.The scourge haslongbeenascribedtotheconsump-tion of bad corn,but according to theprofessors’announcement they havefoundthatinthedistrictsofItalywherethediseaseismostprevalent,the water is infected with flint stohejineolloidalsolution.The professors declare that the the-ory of the maize ptomaine is altoveth-er groundless..They are endeavoringtoinducetheauthoritiestoproceedwithathoroughexaminationofailthewaterintheinfecteddistrictsandwidItalyofthousandsofcasesannually.The professors have foundthattheinfectedwatermayeasilybemadesafefordrinkingpurposeslyputtinginteitaquantityofcarbo-nated chalk.In the United States,a commissionwhoseworkhasbeenmadepossiblebyagiftof$15,000 from Col.Rob-ert M.Thompson of New York and|John BH.McFadden of Philadelphia,has been at work for over a yearinastudyofthecasesofpellagrainthetheSouthernStates.The commis-sion’s final report is yet to be issued. More Than a Million State Bonds For*Sale. State Treasurer Lacy is sendingoutinformationrelativetothe$1,-142,500 4 per cent State bonds,bidsforwhichwillbereceiveduntilJune11atnoon,The list of the indebted-ness of the State accompanies thé cir-cular and shows the total bonded in-debtedness to be $7,500,000.AgainstthisindebtednesstheStateholdsstockinrailroadsandturnpikestotheextentof$7,206,810 and assessa-ble property to the amount of $747,-500,632.The proceeds of the sale ofbondsaretobeusedtomeet‘the def-icit in the ‘State Treasury and tomake:permanent:improvements. _SSPpr, Some Not Alarmed.Asheville Gazette-News.They on building and planningcottonmills,just as if a tariff law thatwouldutterlyruinthebusinesswerenotabouttobeenactedbyCongress. STNChamberlain’sCte and Diarrhoea Every familyer-without —exception shouldkeepthispreparationathandduring.thehotweatherofthesummermonths.Cham-berlain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-edy is worth many times its cost when neededandisalmostcertaintobeneededbeforethe sent free.Price.750.per bottle, all sta,Take "Ball's Posh Pilla for eonstipation. summer is over.It haa no superior for thepurposesforwhichitisintended.Buy itnow.anle by all dealers. BOSTON. ._PAGE THRER SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT AND HAVE SPECIAL PROPO-b SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY e :Be te am ae gerd ge gmHenkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. mason ransmedFLATOMOBILES| WE'HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WE ARE’OFFER- ING AT PRESENT AT REAL BARGAINS.CALL ON US OR "PHONE. Sie Pare ae ETT Carolina Motor Company|PHONES:LONGDISTANCE i : When you want any of the EMER- GENCY SUPPLIES mentioned in JOHNSON &JOHNSON’S Hand Book of First Aid here is the place to get them. Call or Phone. The Polk Gray Drug Company,@ ONTHESQUARE @PrescriptionSpecialists.’Phones 109 and 410. eeee Lrop Makers and Crop Savers Cultivate Your Crops With Our Line of Cultivators,Both Riding ed Walking Our line is complete.If it’s a John Deere,Moline,Rhoderick Lean,we have it;and last but not least we have the old Reliable Michigan Spring Tooth,fully warranted. A Big Lot of Hallock WeedetsWhichGoataBargain._ Give us your order ‘“‘quick’’for the wheat crop saver—the famous old DEERING BINDER, the best on earth.Only a few left. The best grain cradle made—Jonas Cline.Order now and have it ready. STEEL KING CULTIVATORS and Points ‘‘galore.’’The price to make them go. * Iredell Hardware Co. m-What the AutoistNeeds in the way of supplies we have.In- dicators,oil cups,clocks,tools,tires and 2 hundred others.We are pretty ‘sure we have something new youwouldwantifyousawit.Why not come and‘take a good look around andsee for yourself? Carolina Motor Company,Statesville,N.C,Local ‘Phone 170,Long Distance17%* ae 2 WEST+SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:WEAR secccseccoseeneeesSeppRNAS SIT 100“60 "ATCH—Watch the label on your eae .If renewals are not in by date ea label paper will be stopped. FRIDAY,June 6, The constitutional amendment com- mission is to meet at Morehead ‘City and later in Asheville,It is entire- ly proper for the commission to hold its meetings at a point where the members will be pleasantly and com- fortably situated,but it is doubtful if the commission can accomplish its seriots work as expeditiously or as well amid the diversions and distrac- tions of.a summer resort as it could at a more quiet place. 1913. In levying a tariff on-automobiles the subcommittee of the Senate fin- ance committee has decided that a machine that costs $2,000 or less is @ necessity.while those that sell for more than $2,000 are luxuries.The Senators are evidently of,the opinion that one who pays more than $2,000 for a machine is simply spending money for “the bigof the thing,”but a machine that costs $500 might be a luxury to’a man who wasn’t able to own it.| There is a great deal of bare-faced lying being done these days about men small and great.And it has been so for a good while.Even Solomon, in all his wisdom,on one occasion reached the erroneous conclusion,he tells us,that all men are liars.— Asheville Gazette-News. Prof.Godbey should brush the dust off the Book and look again.He will find in the 116th Psalm,11th verse:“I said in my haste,All men are liars.” P.S.The Psalms are generally sup- posed to have been written by David, who was Solomon’s pa.A Congressman Doughton’s home peo- ple will be pleased té learn of his promotion to the chairmanship of a committee in Congress.His ad- vancement is a matter of interest and importance to his people as well as a deserved promotion for the Con- gressman.Mr.Doughton is serving his second term in Congress and his appointment to a chairmanship and his membership of the important committees on roads,education and agriculture place him in a position to be of special service to the people of his district.Mr.Doughton is a faithful and industrious legislator and has proved his worth as a mem- ber of Congress.NN Speaking at the University com- mencement at Chapel Hill this week, Bishop Strange of the Episcopal Church,said: “This cruel and cowardly custom of hazing,this survival of the darkageswheneverymanlookedonthe stranger as his enemy,comes from a twisted sense of right,from a per- verted idea of training or from the savage Indian blood revenge,visit- ing on another what was inflicted on me.” Good for the bishop.If every speaker at the University,while eu- logizing its glories and traditions, would give utterance to similar sen- timents,it would help to wipe out the savagery which has disgraced the Stato’s institution with a homicide. After the Sugar Lobby Now—Sim- mons Defines a Lobbyist. Ramifications of the sugar tariff fight being conducted outside “the halls of Congress gave the Senate “lobby investigating committee”a busy two hours Wednesday.With Senator Ransdell of Louisiana as the chief witness,members of the inves- tigating committee pried into -every phase of the fight between the free sugar and anti-free sugar forces and established the fact that general of- fices are maintained by both factions, and that a systematic and organized fight has been carried on for,and against the free sugar provision in- dorsed by President Wilson. The activity of the sugar tariff forces was partially responsible for President Wilson’s statement that powerful lobbying influences are at work in Washington to effect changes in the tariff bill.Many names of per- sons who will be summoned to testify as to their lobbying activities have been furnished the committee,Presi- dent Wilson furnishing some of the names.Senator Simmons,chairman of the finance committee,submitted a long list of names of persons who have appeared before the sub-com- mittees on the tariff bill.He also said he owned 2,500 acres of land on which grew corn,cotton and timber, but that the farms were leased to tenants.He defined a lobbyist as one “who persistently hangs around thehallsofCongresstoinfluencelegis-lation,” Insurance Commissioner Pressing Clubs Dangerous. Insurance Commissioner |Enochv |pressing that it is doubtful if atten- Thinks ]r Youngthinksitwouldbethepartofwisdamformunicipalitiestorestrictpress- aL Hen:Stirewalt,a farmer of ville,Rowan county,was acci- dentally shot this week and seriously injured.; A womn who gave her names as Lula Collins disappeared from a Ral- ‘igh hotel a few days ago and left a month-old’baby. Gov.Craig has pardoned Chas. Huntley of Anson county,who has served four years of a ten year sen- tence for manslaughter. Rev.James D/Andrews of Burling- ton hag been elected president of Ca- tawba College,Newton,to succeed President Bucheit,resigned. Near Colon,Lee county,some days ago,a negro boy employed at a saw mill was caught in the machinery, thrown on the saw and cut to pieces. Henry Whitley,the 16-year-old son of Chas.Whitley of Nash county, was wading in the creek Sunday, stepped in deep water and was drowned. The barn of W.G.Pollock,a farmer living near Mt.Olive,Wayne county, was burned a few days ago with a quantity of feed,farming imple- ments,a horse and a mule. Gov.Craig,who hasn’t been well recently,will go to Asheville next week to spend a month or six weeks and for the time Asheville will be the summer capital of the State. Reuben Barbee,a bad citizen of Durham who was often in the courts, died a few days ago.He killed at least one man and was twice tried for murder,being acquitted on both occasions. Dr.Archibald Henderson delivered the address at Salem Female College commencement this week.The grad- uating class numbered 39.The en- rollment of students in the school this year numbered about 600. Harry P.Harding,assistant su- perintendent of the Charlotte graded schools,has been elected superintend- ent to succeed Prof.Graham,who has been superintendent for 25 years. Prof.Graham was elected assistant superintendent. R.R.Hughes of Avery county was convicted in the Federal court at Greensboro of using the mails to de- fraud and sentenced to 15 months in the Federal prison in Atlanta. Hughes was brought to this State a few weeks ago from Spokane,Wash., where he had been captured.After getting as far as Salisbury the pris- oner,who was in charge of a United States marshal,jumped through awindowandescapedforacoupleof days. About a year ago dental offices in Asheville,and probably in other towns in the State,were robbed of a quantity of gold,the loss to Asheville dentists aggregating several hundred dollars,and the thief was never dis- covered.A few days ago the offices of two Asheville dentists were rob- bed in a similar manner.Dr.J.W.Faucette,who is a Statesville man, lost about $50 worth of gold and Dr. Maddox estimated his loss at $75 to $100. The State Board of Agriculture was in session this week and Com- missioner ,Graham made his feport and ommendations.The financial statement shows receipts from De- cember 1 to June 1 of $200,210.59 and disbursements of $112,087.43,leaving a balance,counting the outstanding warrants,of $93,912.54.There was a big increase in the amount of fertil- izer used in the State,the figures from December to June being 760,- 883 tons as against 620,512 tons for the corresponding period a year ago. MATTERS OF NEWS. The average cost of the college course of,the 300 seniors who will be graduated from Princeton University next month is $4,216,according to the statistics of the class.The minimum lexpense was $806,as opposed to a maximum of $10,000. It is stated that Senator Overman’s proposed investigation of the service will hardly be accomplished during the present session of Con- gress.So many other things are tion can be given to the work. Jack Johnson,the negro prize fight- er Who was recently con*ieted inChicagoofviolatingtheFederal white slave act,has heen sentenced to a year in the penitentiary and fined $1,000.Johnson appealed.He ig at liberty under a bond of $30,000. Attorney General McReynolds says civil |’ THE PIONEERS IN PROGRESS.They Must SufferUnpopularity tBreakDowntheWaufProjadiceandWhenTheirWorkiaAccom-ne They Do Not Get the Cred- J.Z Green in Marshville Home. The six-months-school bill,which passed the recent Legislature,‘rep-resents the most poe actiontakenbyanylegislativebodyinthisStateinrecentyears.This act oflegislationwouldnothavepassedbut for the strong’pressure that wasbroughttobearbytheFarmers’Un-ion and other organized forces,Pro-gressive ideas are seldom initiated inlegislativebodies.It is a rare thingthatarepresentativewillsupportameasurewhich\yhe knows will un-popular with his-constituents,it mat-ters not how meritorious the measuremaybe.It is also a matter of histo-ry.that pioneers in political reformsneverreaptheemolumentsofoffice.Those who blaze:the way mustof ne-cessity travel the unpopular way— must trample over preconceived prej- udices and superstitions,regardlessofintimidationorsocialostracism;and following the.initiatory work of the pioneer a long period of timemustelapsewaitingontheslowpro- cess of education to get in its work. For instance,when the Farmers’Al- liance was advocating rural mail de- livery its members were called im-practical dreamers,and when were contending for’such things as parcels post.and the government own- ership of natural monopolies,the in- itiative,referendum and recall,etc., they were considered extremists and radicals,but these ideas are not con- sidered extreme or radical now and are embraced by such men as Wil- son,Bryan,La Follette and other po- litical leaders. Theoretically,it’s mighty nice to live in peace and harmony and getalongwitheverybodyasthoughyou were in the midst of a love feast, and it may be possible to do so in some relations of life,but the ploneer who attempts to break down a wall of prejudice,ignorance and supersti- tion and open the way for higher de-velopments and for social and politi- cal reforms:that lead to better con-ditions and better living,does not, and cannot,at all times maintain that ideal harmonious relationship with all his fellowmen.The highest tribute I ever heard paid to the hon- neer was when the minister said of him:“When it came to a choice be- tween personal friendship and duty he always chose to do what he con- ceived to be his duty.”To be able to follow a line of duty when to do so will cause offense and perhaps make enemies of your personal friends,is an indication of an element of strength that is out of the ordinary. But it’s only in this way that all great reforms have had to travel. A Fine Section That Needs a Rail- road. Charity and Children, Ten miles of the railroad from Statesville to Mt.Airy have been graded and the work is being push- ed with all possible speed.Thre is hardly a section of the State more sorely in need of a railroad than that traversed by this road and it is a fine section too. The condition of Rev.Dr.J.M. Grier does not improve.It is said another operation will be necessary. Mrs.S.P.Kneeland,long a resi- ago at St.Johnsbury,Vt. 10c.the yard. stripes and figures. season’s newest styles that he always has regarded the final decree intended to dissolve the tobac-| co trust as an “obvious subterfuge| there is any proper and just way by| which he ean cure the evil,he will| do it.As an immediate step he is considering proposing to Congress a graduated excise tax on tobacco man- ufacturers, There was something of a flurry on the New York stock market Wed- nesday.The dispatches say “irregu- larity and heaviness which have been distinguishing features of the local stock market recently,culminated in an avalanche of liquidation during the first two hours,greater than any wit- nessed for many months,which car- ried prices of important issues to lowest quotations registered in a con- siderable period of time.” The South paid tribute to the memory of Jefferson Davis,presi- dent of the Confederacy,Tuesday,3d, Florida,Georgia,Louisiana,South Carolina,Tennessee and Texas,the day was observed as a legal holiday and in other States memorial exer- cises were held.In several of the Southern States the day is-known asConfederateMemorialDay. The Columbia University of New York announces that as the result ‘of ing clubs to territory on the outside|a i He ‘said that hehad-noticed that a.great many firesoriginatedinpressingclubs,which|been appoi {ppoirtted QueenWilhelmina lec-Le careless management are a jturer on Dutch history,literature and of the fire district. un n agreement between The Nether- eae?government and the Universi- ty,Leonard Charles Van Noppen has menace to the community,and he felt ‘language for the next i1m,acadthattownsandcitieswoulddowell|at Columbia.Van Nopadsle.k saattopassrestrictive.ordinances as of Holland but came to this’country°some of the more progressive have when six years old and was graduat-done.ed at Guilford College,N.C.,in 1890. and a miscarriage of justice,”and if| the 105th anniversary of his birth.! In seven Southern States,Alabama,' they |° esty and sincerity of a deceased pio-| Theodore Bryant Kingsbury,LL.D., for many years’a well-known newspa- per writer and editor,died Wednes- day at his home in Wilmington,aged 83:Dr.Kingsbury was for 13 years editor of the Wilmington Star and |’ later for several years editor of the Wilmington Messenger.He also con- tribu to other newspapers andperiodicals.He had lived in retire- ment for several years. There are 90 vacancies in the in- coming class of cadets at the Mili- tary Academy at.West point oc- easioned by the failure of candidates previously examined.Secretary ofWarGarrisonhasdirectedthatanextraexaminationbeheldatdesig-nated army posts on July 1 for ad-mission to the Military Academy Au- gust 1. President Wilson has appointedRichardL.Metcalf of Lincoln,Neb., editor of Mr.Bryan’s paper,the Com- moner,to be civil Governor of the Panama Canal Zone. iT.W.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET.‘PHONES «=SESEecm S.J.Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or on time,Terms to suit purchaser, Best equipped livery in town. ‘Phone 3.Day or Night. "PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats. Full line Staple and Famey Groceries. All kinds Country Produce. Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. All orders promptly attended to. F.B.PHIL FER,GROCER AND BUTCHER. Expert Examinations. Lenses that are correct, Frames that fit the face. Best material Anystyle.Able conscien-tious service.These things are emphasized | |]DR.R.W.WOODWARD, dent of Mooresville,died a few days| UNE SPECIALS -ONE PRICE.CASH STORE. One case of Figured Dimities bought at the end of season price to close.Solseasonfor124c,and 15e.yard.Our price Comes in a beautiful run of colors—Pink,Blue,Lavender and ‘Black;in These a nice,cool,airy dress for these hotdays.Notice display Poston-Wasson Comp’y, Where Everything Sells For Less. Fresh Candy Every Day! in my glasses.I match broken lenses,too. No,|Robbins Row.OPTOMETRIST, 613 8.Center St. [nme first of goods are this and just the thing forune in show window. } We have prepared to take care of your »Candy wants this summer. SEE OUR SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR CANDY CASE. Fresh as the morning dew, Pure as the driven snow— Right off the ice. _Just ’phone 80,no more worry.It’s fresh. ‘THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Prescriptionists. Drug Co.,, Coat Suitsand Mid--Summer Dresses Reduced One-Third. o ae Beautiful fabrics and beautiful styles in Suits and Dresses and every garment this season’s productions.Better look them ‘ over before the assortment is broken. These garments can be sent to you on ap- proval for your inspection.Give us the size and color wanted and they’ll be sent immediately,prepaid. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. The Store With the Parcel Post Service. PORCH SHADES Make a Place of Rest for the Entire Family. The hot,burning sun cannot destroy the pleasdres of your porch or veranda if youare the happy owner of AEROLUX “porcu SHADES.PORCH The wind cannot disturb your moments of repose, because these shades do not flap or rattle. Their variety of delicate colors make them adapt- able to any porch and its furnishings, They are impervious to all weather conditions and make ideal out-door sleeping rooms of any porch.A telephone call will bring the ‘‘Aerolux”man who will show you color samples and then if you wish, take the measurement of your porch.~ Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, Statesville,N.C. LISTEN! Every individual,firm or corporation should have a checking account here for convenience in paying bills,The cancelled check is a nev- er-failing receipt and an accurate record of your transactions.Your money is absolutely safe here,and you run no risk of losing it by fire or theft. {|We welcome new accounts,whether large or small Open a checking account here today. Merchants &Farmers’Bank of Statesville. ths SONAR eSSEN ONY ASN ERI LEE ABILENE THE LANDMARK TUESDAY.AND ¥RIDAY.Serica,inv West BROAD STREMT.OB:TELEPHONE NO.14. FRIDAY,----June 4,1910, I.O.O.F. All members are requested to meet next Monday evening.- GLIMPSE OF PASSING.THRONG. Personal Mention of People and Their Movements.5 Mr.J.P.Phifer of Lenoir was in town this week.Some time ago Mr. Phifer’s finger was punctured bya nail and as the injury was giving him some trouble he came to the Sanator- jum to have it treated. Mr. B.Kennedy and daughter, Miss Mary,.of Houstonville,attended the University commencement at Chapel Hill this week.Mr.Frank Kennedy,son of Mr.Kennedy,was one of the graduates. Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Hoffmann, Misses Carrie.Hoffmann and Amelia Hoffmann and Messrs.Wallace and Herbert Hoffmann,returned home Wednesday morning from Randolph- Macon Woman’s College commence- ment at Lynchburg,Va.,where Miss Amelia graduated:They were ,ac- companied home by Misses Ida,Cor- rinne and Miriam Clarke of Rich- mond,who are guests at the Hoff- mann home. Mrs.J.H.White attended Trinity College commencement this week. Her son,Mr.Newman I.White,was -a member of the graduating class. Mrs.H.C.Cook and Mrs,J.A. Hart are visiting relatives in the vicinity of Hiddenite. Miss Nell Patterson is at home from Hamlet,where she taught school. Misses Rebecca and Hassie Miller arrived home last night from Due West Female College,Due West,8. Cc.Miss Mabel Poston,-who is a teacher in Due West college,is ex- pected home tonight. Mr.Fred D.Bear of Wilmington arrived yesterday to spend some time with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.and Mrs.Sig.Wallace. Mr.and Mrs.B.Whitlock of New York are spending a few days with .Mr.and Mrs.William Wallace.They are en route to Asheville. Mr.Jas.Bradley,who has been clerk at the Empire Hotel in Salis- bury,is at home to remain until the 15th,when he wil!go to Greenville to become clerk of the New Proctor Ho- tel. Miss Christine Henkel of benoir, who has been in school at Salem Col- lege at Winston-Salem;is a guest at the home of Mr.C.V.Henkel. Mr.W.A.Bristol is expected to re- turn_today or tomorrow froma trip to Georgia. Mr.T.J.Allison was in Chapel Hill Wednesday to hear Vice Presi- dent Marshall's address at the Uni- versity. Mrs.A.J.Evans accompanied her brother-in-law,Mr.O.D.Oakley of Virginia,to Taylorsville Tuesday andspentthedaythere. Mrs.W.J.Poston and little daugh-ters,Katherine and Frances,are spending awhile at All Healing Springs. Mrs.Mary Mize and Miss Stélia visited Mr.and Mrs.J.V.Mize in Taylorsville the first of the week. Miss Mary Henry,who visited Miss Margaret Scott at the college,and Miss Waddell of the college left this week for their respective homes at Drake’s Branch and Charlottesville, Va. Dr.D.A.Garrison of GastoniaspentMondaynightinStatesville| with his brother,Mr.S.H.Garrison.| He was returning home after a stay in Rochester,Minn.,and Chicago. Mr.and Mrs:C.V.Henkel and children have returned from a visit to Blowing Rock. Mr.Frank Davidson of Chicago is visiting at the home of his father,Capt.T.M.C.Davidson,near town. Mrs.E.0.Goodrum left Wednes- day for a visit to her home people inColumbia,$.OG:Mesdames J.8.McRérie,&R.An- derson and Fred Slane spent Wed-, nesday at Davis Springs.— Mrs.J.R.Neal and child have re- turned to their home in Charlotte af- ter a visit to Mrs.Neal’s father,Mr. Walter Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Brawley is at homefromRandolph-Macon Institute -at Danville,Va. Miss Myrtle Keim,who is now in the millinery business at Laurinburg, spent Sunday in Statesville. Mrs.J.E.Kestler is here from Greenville,S.C.,on a visit to home people. Misses Grace and Ina Anderson came home Wednesday ni¢ht from Winthrop,College,Rock’Hill,S.C. Mrs.G.G.Parkinson and two chil- dren of Due West,S.C.,are expect- ed to arrive in Statesville tonight to visit Mrs,Parkinson’s father,Mr.M.E.Ramsey. Miss Arleene Gilmer will return to- morrow from Durham,where she vis- ited friends and attended TrinityCollegecommencement.; and Mr.RayMr.E,.G.Gilmer Lentz are here from Concord to spend a few days.They made the oo in Mr.Gilmer’s automobile. rs.Howard and Miss Laura E]- len Howard of Russellville,Ky.,will arrive in Statesville today or tomor- row to spend about three weeks attheInn. Messrs.Jack Wallace and\Alan An-derson are at home rrom Trinity Col- lege.Both were on the college hon-or roll for the seasion. Mrs.D..M.Furches has joined her sister,Miss Altie Corpening,in Ashe- ville and will.spend awhile there. Ada Money and Sylvester Barker,a‘couple from the extreme northernportionofthecounty,were given a hearing before Justice W.C.Moore Tuesday on charges of fornication and adultery..Barker gave $150 bondforhis,appearance at the next term MISS M.LONG’S ENGAGEMENT. Will Marry Mr.Land of Kinston inOctober—Mr.Van Hoy and Miss'Casey to Bé Married in Charlotte—Celebration of Jefferson Davis DaySocialEvents.ayTheengagementofMissMarie Long of Statesville to Mr.Ed,M.Land of Kinston was announced at afiveo'clock dinner given by Miss ElvyMcElweeWednesdayafternoonatherhome*on Water street,to the mem-bers of the Entre Nous club.Whileherfellow-members of the club knew that Miss Long was to be married, the announcement at this time wasquiteasurprisetosomeofthem.Af-ter all the guests had arfived they were ushered from the parlor to the dining room,where they beheld one of the most beautifully decorated rooms and tables they had ever seen.Pink sweet peas were in evidence every- where and the lights were shaded with pink.A huge bow!of sweetpeasoccupiedthecenterofthetable and at each plate was a tiny basket of the pretty flowers.The place cards were little cupids sitting on a wed- ding ring.e dinner was servedfromhand-painted china in five cours- es and it was between the first and second course that therealpurposeoftheaffair was known.Each guest had receiv-ed a little .pink heart-shaped box which bore on the exterior,“October, 1913,”and after the first course was served the hostess announced that the boxes could be opened.Lifting the lids of the boxes the guests saw lit- tle heart-shaped photos of Miss Long and Mr.,Land seated in an automobile, and this,coupled with the date,was all that was necessary to convey the information that the wedding of the pictured couple would occur in Octo- ber.In the absence of the club presi- dent the toast to the vride was givenbyMrs.Z.V.Long.The bride-elect’s response was a most fitting one. Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Howard have issued invitations for the marriage of their niece,Miss Nettie Paris Casey, and Mr.John Webster Van Hoy.The ceremony will take place on Wed- nesday,June 18,at 10 a.m.,at 906 South Tryon street,Charlotte.Mr. Van Hoy,who is now with the Jack- son Training School at Concord,is an Iredell man and until recently a resi- dent of Statesville. Mr,and Mrs:James P:-Cook of Concord announce the marriage of their niece,Miriam ©.Dumville.and Dr.Richard Morrison King.The cere- mony took place in Concord Wednes- day,the 4th. A total of about 80 Confederate Veterans,Daughters of the Confed- eracy and Daughters of the Revolu- tion attended the Jefferson Davis Day celebration given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.D.S.Thomas on Water street Tuesday afternoon by the Davis Centennial chapter of the Children of the Confederacy,and the occasion was one of interest and pleasure.The guests were met in the hall by a party of the children who conducted them to the ——room,where they were received by the following officers of the chapter:Mrs.D.S.Thomas lead- er,Margaret Brawley president, Juliet Bristol first vice president, Dorothy Gill second vice president, Mattie Feild secretary,Mary Loretz Cowles treasurer.After being serv- ed with punch the guests moved into rte UM FINAL ans’Homehool—-Work ‘TROUTMAN AND BARI Commencements.at Or,and Troutman High on New County Home. Correspondence of The Landmark County Home,June 4—This is com-mencement week for both Barium andTroutmanschools.The writer hadthe.pleasure of hearing the bac-calaureate sermon by Rev.Dr.J.M.Rose at Barium Sunday at 11 a.m.and by Rev.W.M.Walsh at Trout-man at 3:30 p.m.The address forBariumschoolwasdeliveredbyRev. M.L.Kesler,superintendent,of theThomasvilleorphanage,on Mondayat11andtheaddressatTroutman by Dr.W.J.Martin,president of Davidson College,at 10 o’clock Tues-day.This scribe will not attempt any report of the addresses more than to say that’in his opinion they were the’best he ever heard.However I wishtomentiononethingDr.Martin saidinregardtocross-lights in school buildings,windows on both sides.He said many young men who came tocollegehadtoabandonthecourseby reason of defective vision caused by these cross-lights in school rooms where they had gone to school. The contractors who are building the new county home have been onthegroundforseveralweekswitha large force,excavating and laying concrete for the foundation,whichwillbeofconcretefouror,five feet high.They will seon be ready tocommencethebrickworkbutnobrick have been burned yet,and not very many made.I have been told that the contractors say if the brick arenotreadyintimetheywillorder brick from Charlotte so that they can go on with work.Of course theycouldnotaffordtostopworkand wait. Mr.W.C.Perry,former superin- terident of the county home,is an applicant for cotton gin reporter,for Iredell and Alexander counties.Mr. Perry is an all right man for the place and we hope he will get the job. Notices of New Advertisements. A housekeeper is wanted in a good home in Statesville.Address G.,tare The Landmark. Ladies of Pressley Memorial church will sell cream Saturday,14th. E.G.Gaither has qualified as ad- ministrator of Turner Smith. Mrs.Laura C.Bradford,326 Mul- berry street,wants boarders. Zeb.V.Long,commissioner, re-sell land July 12. J.©.Steele has good roomy house to rent. B.A.Cowan,agent Southern Rail- Railway Co.,will sell freight at auc- tion July 3. The Five &Ten Cent Store sells articles at prices that puzzle. W.B.Guy,R-2,has lost a pig.Seth Lippard,Barium Springs,has a racycle for sale. Ladies of Race Street church will sell cream tomorrow evening. Huck Walton offers his household and kitchen furniture for sale. Underwood typewriter at one-third pirce.Jas.E.Tharpe. Seal of quality on goods baked at Home Bakery. will BOARDERS WANTED--Want.about sixboarders.Nice rooms,well furnished.Goodtablefare,well prepared.Close in—No.326 Mulberry.street.MRS.LAURA C,BRADFORD,‘Statesville,No C. June 6. NOTICE.—The Long Branch or Old ButlerMillisnowbeingoperated.We have flourandmealforexchange.R.E.THARPE,Manager.May 30-—-4t* FOR RENT—Five-room-cottage with modernconveniences,on Water street.Apply to J.8.FRY &SON.June 3. FOR RENT.—Nice 6-room dwelling on Da- vie avenue,close ini’Newly repaired,in- terior thoroughly sanitary,freshly kalso-mined.STATESVILLE REALTY & INVESTMENT CO.Nay 80--8t. Dr.Z F.Highsmith,eyesight specialistofCharlotte,will be here at our store againJune6th.‘Eyes tested and glasses fittedoesatisfactionR. personally guaranteed.HENRY JEWELRY CO. May 30-—2t. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of Tur- ner Smith,all parties holding claims againsthisestatewillpresentthesametotheunder- signed on or before the 7th day of June,1914, or this notice will be plead in bar of any recovery.E.G,GAITHER,Administrator, Statesville,N.C.W.D.Turner Attorney.June 6. Sale of Refused Freight. In accordance with the laws of North Caro- lina,I will sell at Public auction for freight, storage and demurrage charges,and for ac-count of whom it may concern,at the South-ern Railway Station in the city of States- ville,N.C.,July 3rd,1918,at 11 o'clock a.m., one car gas purifying sponge shipped to theStatesvilleGasCo.,Statesville,N.C.TermsCash.B.A,COWAN,Agent. June 6—18-20-27, SALE ‘OF VALUABLE LANDNEARSTATESVILLE. By virtue of an order of re-aale made bytheSuperiorCourtofIredellntyinthe ease entitled,“Mrs.May Agnes Long et.al. vs.Rachel E.Long,the undersigned com- missioner will sell for partition at the courthousedoorinStatesville,N.C.,at publicouterytothehighestbidderon SATURDAY,JULY 12.1913, at 12 o'clock M.,the following valuable tractoflandssituatedinStatesvilletownship,Ire- dell county,N.C.,and bounded as follows: First tract—Beginning at a stone on the south Lank of Third creek,Howard corner,and running with his line south 36 degreeswest87polestoapoplar;thence north 80degreeswest15polestoapine;thence south 31 degrees west 83 poles to a stake;thence south 7 degrees West 38 poles to a stake;thence south 89 degrees east 26 poles to a Stake;thence south 8 degrees west 138 poles to a stake,Howard's corner;thence south 87 1-2 degrees east 92 poles to an tron stake,formerly a post oak,Bostain’s corner;thence north 8 degrees west 116 poles to a stone; thence north 84 degrees east 72 poles to astake;thence north 44 degrees east 64 1-2polestoastakeonthesouthbankofThird ereek;thence up Third creek north 49 degrees west 96 poles to the beginning,containing 144 acres more or less,Second tract-Beginning at a stake,D.M.Howard's corner in the Brawley line,now John Hall's line,and runs with said line north 85 degrees west 24 1-2 poles to an tron stake in the Parker line;thence with theParkerlinesouth2degreeswest49polestotherailroad;thence with the railroadnorth63degreesesst27polestoastake;thence north 2 degrees east 36 poles to thebeginning,containing 6 acres more or leas. One-third cash on confirmation;one-third in six months,one-third in 12 months,with interest on deferred payments from date of confirmation of sale until paid,title retained until purchase price paid;possession given as the crops for the present year (1913)are removed,subject to the rights of the tenant, and full possession given January 1,1914. All rents and crops for this year (1918)re- served.This is the home place of the late Dr. J.F.Long,situated on the State highwaythreemileswestofStatesville.It is welladaptedtothecultivationofcorn,cotton, z et wheat oats and all farm products and e-ae your hens laying.D.J.pecially well adapted to stock raising and imball.7.-jdeirying purposes as well as truck farming.Members of I,O.UO.F.are calle@oit ia-well watered and in the highest state of to meet Monday evening. the parlor and dining room,which| had been thrown into one large hall| and filled with chairs.Here exer-| cises consisting of songs,recitations,| etc..were given by the children and talks on Davis were made by Mrs.M.| R.Adams and Capt.W.H.H.Gre-| i gory.The story of Davis’life was told by .33 children,each telling of some incident occurring during his career from birth to death.Follow- ing the exercises block cream,cake| and mints were served by the chil-| dren. The members of the Baraca class of the First Baptist church and a few outside friends enjoyed a joint social and business meeting held at i church Tuesday evening.The semi- annual election of officers of the clas was held,there were a number of| talks,followed by refreshments.The| officers elected are Messrs.J.B.} Reece president,F..T.Burke vice’ president,C.E.Sloan secretary and | class artist,J.E.Wilder assistant| secretary,E.V.Swann treasurer.A. ©.Johnson librarian,Owen W.Leon- ard press reporter,P.P.Purnell first teacher,R.T.Weatherman second teacher,C.E.Echerd third teacher. The evening’s programme included the Baraca song,“Duty and value of a Baraca class to the Sunday school,” by J.Paul Lednard;“What this class ought to be for the next six months,” by R.T.Weatherman;“What con- stitutes a hustler,”by P.P.Purnell; “Round table talk on method of teach- ing,”led by C.E.Echerd;“How a Baraca may best spend his evenings,” by F.T.Burke;“What I expect of the Baracas,”by Rey.Dr.Chas.Ander- son:“How a Baraca should raise his children,”by J.B.Reece;“How much ice cream should a good-sized Baraca eat?”by H.B.Woodward.The last two subjects were discussed in a hu-morous vein, Mrs.B.F.Long,president of the Eclectic Book club of Statesville,was made chairman of the art departmentoftheNorthCarolinaFederationofWomen’s Clubs at the recent meet-ine of the Federation in New Berne. Mr.Tolbert’s Leg Broken—News of Anity Community.Correspondence of The Landmark. Troutman,R-2,June 4—Crops arelookingwell.Wheat is getting ripeandwillsoonbeharvested. Mr.J.L.Tolbert met with a_seri- ous accident yesterday afternoonwhileworkingathissawmill.Alargebeltflewoffandstruckhimon the leg.A physician who was im- mediately summoned found that a bone had been broken. Mr.Thos.Morrow,who attended the old soldiers’reunion at Chattanoo-ga and also visited his brother,Mr. Gus Morrow,has returned home. The writer attended the commence- ment at Troutman.Everything went off well and was enjoyed by many. Can't Keep It Secret.The splendid work of Chamberlain’s Tab- lets.is daily becoming more -widely known.No such grand remedy for stomach and liver of Superior Court and the woman wasreleasedonherownrecognizance. troubles has ever been known.For sale by,alldealers, ‘ Nickel-plated triple draft and char coal iron.—W.H.Hunter,Troutman. Plain gold ring for wife or sweet- heart.—-H.B.Woodward. Your linen supply.—Mills & ton. June specials.—Poston-Wasson Co Clearance sale of millinery.—R.M Knox Co. Belk Bros. The First National Bank has valua ble banking facilities. Coat suits and mid-summer dresses reduced one-third. Pos Constitutional Commission Will He About Woman Suffrage. ar The members of the constitutional| amendment commission were in s¢ ,Sion in Raleigh Wednesday but the | only final action taken on any mat jter was a decision to hear advocates of woman suffrage,who had written from Washington for permission to appear before the commission.The commission adjourned to meet|at Morehead City June 24.It is ex pected it will be in‘session thére about two weeks and will later meet in Asheville. ADVERTISED LETTERS. Pollowing is a Hat of letters remaining fn|for the)the postoffice at Statesville, week ending June 3,1914. Mrs.Pennsylvania Blackmon,J.H.Barrett,Bill Cross,Rance Hall,Mies loner Hous- ton,H.R.Kilgore,N.-D.Mayberry,J.Ed war Stuart,N.A.Webb. Persons calling for any of the above will please call for “ad letters.”DEWEY L.RAYMER,P.M. N.C. STRAYED—Small black and white spottedpig.Notify W.B.GUY,Statesville R-2 June @, POR SALE—Racycle.Apply to SETH Lif PARD,Barium Springs.Phone 11-X-1. June 6, ICE CREAM—Ladies of Race Street churchwillsellic®cream at parsonage lawn to- morrow evening,beginning at 7 o'clockJune6 FOR SALE—Household and kitchen furniture HUCK WALTON,824 Alexander street.June 6. FOR SALE—Underwood typewriter,good 2*new at.1-8 price:Quick sale.JAS.E THARPE,Statesville,N.C.June 6. ICE CREAM—Ladies of Pressley MemorialchurchwillserveIceCreamat.the church Saturday,14th,7:30 to 10:30,June 6. HOUSEKEEPER WANTED—A housekeeper (not a cook).Good home in Statesville,with pleasant surroundings,Easy duties.Address,with references;G.,care TheLandmark.June 6 FOR RENT—Good roomy house,just remod- + eled and with all conveniences,will be ready in a few days,Apply to J.CG.STEELE.June 6 PUZZLES—It puzzles ua to know how theFiveandTen’Cent Store can nell ribbons, hosiery,soap,taleum powders;brooms,-tin, enameled and tableware at such very low prices,unless they buy these goods very much lower than they are usually sold.June 6. POTATO SLIPS.—A million of our famousGoldenSweetandNancyHalilSweetPota- to Slips for sale.No order too big for us. Immediate shipment by express.Price twenty cents per hundred;$1.60 inthousandlots.F.0.B.Statesville.R.W. ORR &SON,Statesville,N.C.May 80—4t, sell for cash and less.| ation,being partly seeded and well set iw clover and improved grasess.Forty acresofepenuplandand16to18acreswelldrain- ed bottom land.The balance of the land is |miwtly timbered,being level and a«sufficient |supply of timber thereon for all domestic par-|posees.There is a good two-story six-room house,large barn and other outbuildings,in- |cluding.one good tenant house,all in good|repair,ZER.V.LONG, June 6,1918 Commissioner. PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated triple draft Latest improved Charcoal Iron—a beauty and welcome in ev- ery home where it has been used. Try one at $1.98 and be pleased. Call and see*or write W.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C. June 6.—10t.* KeepYourHensLaying ‘And make money on eggs. Eggs are getting scarce and itt demand.Get a package of my PoultryFood.suse often doubles the production ofeggs.One extra egg a month from each hen pays its entire cost|D.J.Kimball. The man who puts the seal pon your deeds and instruments, they for woe or weal. We Put The Seal of Quality Upon the Goods we Bake ON OUR BREAD So Fresh,So Light,So Brown, Our Buns,and Pies,andCake. HOME BAKERY. Southern Railway Company Auction The Valuable Facilities :::: OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ARE AT THE SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK;WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESS,CREDIT,ANDFINANCIAL.CAPITAL,|WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORSAFEKEEPING. b> >> > >y Py PP P PP D ? DI P P E D ] 73 9 3 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 3 9 rf Nt19 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 > $100,000$33,000CAPITALRINOkKeaaan The R.M.Knox Company’s Clearance SaleinMilliner Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Starts Friday,J une 6th, and Lasts one Week. All going at unheard of prices. re In our Clothing Department we will put on for. Saturday,June 7th,the following specials: 75 Men’s Suits at 50c.on the $1. 50 Children’s and Boys’Suits,half price. 100 Men’s 50c.Shirts,25¢. 75 Men’s and Boys’Slippers,styles a lit- tle off,sold from $2 to $4,going at $1.00 choice. Come early,they won’t last long. —— The R.M.Knox Com’y. YOUNG MEN, ATTENTION! Those of you who want the newest, latest,smartest style will do well to see our fine of Blues,Greys, Pin Stripes,Mohairs and White Serges for this season. FREE,for a few days,a pair of Pants or a Fancy Vest with every Suit.You may take same pattern as Suit or any other pattern you like.Prices range from$15 to $50. “The Style Shop.” ADDEN &SALLEY. inecierneren ee ANTED—A man oe ‘collect Good contract for the r man. SEWING MACHINE CO.Salisbury,N. May 16-—8.t : FOR RENT.—Storehouse,East Broad atreet,|W |ntly vacated by Eagle &Milbolland.|STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT|co.May 30—8t. FARM FOR SALE.3 291 acres ten miles from Statesville,one mile from station on Statesville Air Line Railroad,graded sand clay road from Statesville to within half mile of place,one mile from school, churches,cotton mill,roller mill,store and postoifice.Eight- room dwelling,two tenant houses,two barns,all in good condition One hundred and fifty acres in cultivation,65 acres of which is very fertile bottom land,balance in wood- land,some fruit.One of the finest farms in the county for stock raising Offered at a very reasonable price. Other small farms for sale. ERNEST G.Statesville,N..C.{NSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE."PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. eae eeemahaNt Sherrill-White Shoe Company. Women’s Oxford and Pump Bargains For 98 Cents. We have a lot of Women’s Oxfords and Pumps in bro- ken sizes—Gun Metal,Tan and Patent Leathers—$3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 values.Your ce choice while they last 98c.Sizes 2 to 5. Come in and get a genuine bargain. Yours truly, SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.(S.B.Miller’s Old Stand.) eet ree a Seca WWW RINGS. We are going to show a window full of W W W Guaranteed Rings this week. W W W Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If a stone comes out and is lost, we will replace it free.Cost no more than ordinary rings. $2.00 Up. R.H.RICKERT &SON,Jewelers. (xfords For Spring 1913! BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD & FOSTER OXFORDS forthe gentleman who cares for style,comfort and service.We can suit your fancy.Also beautiful line of Ladies’Pumps and Oxfords in the different styles and leathers,Call and let us showyou. MEN’S FURNISHINGS. Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line.ofNeckwear.See window display. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company, Statesville,N.C. Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.©, Capital StockSurplus 30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000.00 you are cordially invited to open either check-ing or savings account with the Commercialae—of raarspertin N.C.We payourpercent.on time and savings deposits,fur-nish check books free for checkinerscootidte andgivecarefulattentiontoallbusinessintrustedto «us.We solicit your patronage and once youhaveopenedanaccountwithusyouwillappre-ciate the many advantages of dealin with abankwithlargecapitalandsurplus,which is notonlyaguaranteeofsecuritytodepositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking, W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,-G.E.HUGHEY, $100,000.00 —>Breaidend|~Vice President, Cashier,-Assistant Cashier. wee eeFRIDAY,June 6,1913, IT’S 80,SAYS MR.HITCHCOCK. The Former’Postmaster General In-sists the Department Was Self-Sus-taining.. In reply to the statement issued by Postmaster General Burleson,‘setting forth that the report of his predeéces-sor,Postmaster General itchcock,showing that the department was self-sustaining,was erroneous,Mr.Hitchcock has issued the following: “A committee composed in the main of newly -appointed assistants,having less than three months’expe- rience in postoffice business,attemptsinareporttothepresentheadofthedepartmenttodiscredit‘the financial showing made by the postal:serviceunderPresidentTaft’s administra- tion,f ‘“Their.statement is as inaccurateasitisgratuitious,for the public well knows that never was the postal ser-vice conducted more efficiently or mail handled with greater precision and dispatch than in the closing years of the Taft administration.During that administration,notwithstanding the great extensions of service and the heavy increase”in expenditures they required,the Postoffice Depart- ment was placed on a self-sustainingbasisandthatwasitsconditionwhen on the 4th of March it passed into the hands of newly-appointed officers ‘who seem thus far to have been ex- hausting their time and their energy in an attempt to detract from the rec- ord made by the devoted public ser- vants they sueceeded. “The postal committee of a Demo- cratic House of Congress endeavored last year in a similar manner to at-tack the audited accounts of the pos- tal service but after investigation that committee was fair enough to admit that the department had be- c@éme self-sustaining.The returns as to surplus or deficit are made up not by the Postoffice Department,but by the Treasury Department,where all postal income is received and all pos- tal accounts finally audited. “The Secretary of the Treasury re- ported the wiping out of the postal deficit and the record thus certified to in his fiscal report is likely to stand in history.If the Postoffice De- partment could have received a prop- er allowance for the cost of carry- ing franked mail,the postal surplus would have been much larger than that recorded and this is true after deducting the expense mcurred on ac- count of the postal service by the Treasury Department for the free quartering of certain postoffices in Federal buildings,an expense that is less than half the cost of the frank- ing privilege. “In the fiscal year 1912 more than 300,000,000 pieces of mail,having an aggregate weight of about 61,000,- 000 pounds,were carried free of charge under the franks of Congress- men and of the various government establishments.If postage at the usu-al rates had been paid on this mat- ter it is estimated that the postal rev- enues would have been increased by more than $20,000,000.” Some Facts About the Public Schools. From the office of the State Super- intendent of Public Education it is learned that the total available school fund last year was $4,448,752.57.The general county fund amounted to $2.- 216,965.66,the special taxes raised $1,179,166.68,and the State supple- mented the local funds with $216,429.The value of all public school prop- erty amounted to $7,380,616 and it will jump to more than $8,500,000 this year. For every day in the year during the past ten years a new school build-ing has been reared until over half the school districts in the State have seen neat,model buildings rise,rang- ing in cost from a few hundred to several thousand dollars,where for-merly stood’the log cabin. With the increase tn the appropri- ation by the Legislature the State fund will mount up to more than $600,000 to supplement the taxes raised by the local communities andwillinsureasixmonths’term in “év-ery district in.the State.Childrenwillberequiredtoattend.for at seastfourmonths. The ayerage value of city school houses is $16,472,and the average value of rural buildings is $676.62. Rural accommodations have been im- proved steadily. Glen Williams —Possession of His Liquor. Washington Dispatch to Greensboro News, The N.Glen Williams controversy, which wag one of the most sensation- al cases brought to the attention of former Commissioner of Internal Revenue Cabell during his entire ad- ministration,was brought to a closeMonday.night when CommissionerOsbornsignedanorderpostponing until January 1,1914,the former commissioner’s order removing thebondedwarehouseatWilliamsandits 27,000 gallons of liquor belonging to N.Glen Williams of that place,toLouisville,Ky.The action of Com-missioner Osborn means that uponthepaymenttothegovernmentof the taxes now due,amounting to over$27,000,Mr.Williams may take pos- session of the spirits which have been watched daily by government em- ployes for nearly five years. Colonel Osborn said he wanted thegovernmenttohavethemoneyand also desired to discontinue the extra expense to the \government incurredbyhavingseveralmenonguardat the warehouse day and night,whichwascostingthegovernment.practical- ly $15 a day. Take Plenty of Time to Eat.There is a saying that “rapid eating isslowsuicide.”If you have formed the habitofeatingtoorapidlyyouaremostlikelysufferingfromindigestionorconstipation,which will result eventually in serious ill-neas unless corrected.Digestion begina inthemouth.Food should be thoroughly mas-ticated and inaslivated.Then whenhaveafullnessofthestomachorfeel dullandstupidaftereating,take one of Cham-berlain’s Tablets.Many severe cases of stom-ach trouble and constipation have been curedbytheuseofthesetablets.They are easy to take and most agreeable ifi effect.Sold byall.dealers,‘ THE LANDMARK WILL INCREASE FREE LIST. Live Stock and Grain Will Be MadeDuty‘Free in the Tariff Bill. Reversing its former action in vot-ing to place wheat,flour,oatmealandfreshmeatsonthedutiablelist,the Senate finance subcommittee inchargeoftheagriculturalschedule Tuesday voted to place live stock, wheat and oats on the free list.ThetariffbillasitpassedtheHousehadfreshmeatsandflouronthe/free listandasmall/duty on live stock,wheatandoats.It was argued that eithermeats,flour and oat meal should be |:placed on the free list or that fresh meats,flour and oat meal should beplacedon,the dutiable list.The sub- committee at first decided to put adutyonfreshmeatsandflourbutlat- er decided to make the change the other way.This action,it was author- itatively stated,was taken to meet the views ‘of President Wilson,Sena-[—— tor Simmons,chairman of the finance committee,and other administration leaders who disapproved the decision to tax meats 10 per cent compensato-ry to a duty on cattle in the.Under- wood bill and to assess a compensa- tory duty on both flour and oatmeal. The vote to reconsider was taken in the subcommittee on a motion made by Senator Simmons,éx-officiomember,of all the subcommittees handling the various tariff sched- ules,when he returned to the cap- itol from a conference with the Pres- ident.; In this enlargement of the free list President Wilson is known to have,taken a leading part,as he did in the matter of raw wool and su- gar.As he still is standing uncom- promisingly for the wool and sugar schedules,so it is declared,he will stand firmly for free cattle,sheep and hogs and free wheat and oats, now that this has been determined upon as the party policy. The Rowan commissioners have adopted the report of the government expert with reference to the defects in the new Rowan court house now under construction,except that part of the report which recommends the expenditure of an additional $6,000.An inspector is to be selected to see that the contractor carries out the re- port of the expert.The vote to adopt the report was a tie,Hartinan and Peeler voting for it and Harrison and Bailey against it.Chairman Trott broke the tie by voting for the report. RS Dr.Jerome Dowd of Charlotte,a member of the faculty of the Uni- versity of Oklahoma at Norman, Okla.,and Miss Alma Watson of Norman will be married June 12th. After their marriage they will come to Black Mountain for the summer. Kideey Ailments Start with BACKACHE,DULL HEAD.- ACHE,BLURRED EYE SIGET,LOSS OF APPETITE,PAIN IN FIPS an SIDES,SORE and WEAK KIDNEY¢ and URINARY IRREGULARITIES. TO NEGLECT-MEANS q Loss of Health and Vitality TO CURE-USEFoleyKidney Pills TONIC IN ACTION -QUICK IN RESULTS Will CURE any case of KIDNEY o BLADDER TROUBLE not beyond the reach of medicine.No medicine can de @ore.Thegenuineisin a yellow packag? Statesville Drug Oompany. COWNELLY MINERAL SPRHS HOTEL» Connelly Springs,N.©, Right on main line of the Southern Rallway,midway be- tween Salisbury and Asheville. In the foot hilis-of the Piue Ridge Motintains, Is 1,200 feet above sea level. >»Splendid mineral water for malaria,indigestion,nervous-ness,rheumatism and allblooddiseases. Modern improvement,good orchestra,dancing and ether amusements.An ideal place to spend a vacation from standpoint of health or pleas-ure No consumptives taken. RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and cir- cularg giving our special rates to familes and parties..Wm.JEFF DAVIS,* Owner and Proprietor, Connelly Springs,N.Carolina. he If the New Recipe Is to be successful—be sure to useCITYFLOUR. The flour that never varies in quality;that ‘gives maximumsatisfactionineverybatchofbaking—best for bread,rolls,pastry,biscuit.A trial convinces quickest—sure to order by name CITFLOUR. City Flour Milling Co. BE PATIENT!] Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll be here in a day or two. A car of very fine Michigan Timothy. =J.E.SLOOP. See our newjline ot Couch Hammocks and porch goods.Swings from $2.50 to $15.Also {Iron Frame Lawn Benches and Wood Benches from $1.50 up. Call and See Our Porch Furniture. Statesville Housefurnishing Company. 3 ANY HOME : @ Sy|) CHILLS and MALARIA ——BUY A BOTTLE OF —— _HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20-——’PPHONE——20 Bindersand Mowers We sell McCormick Binders and Mowing Machines,machines that stand the wear and continue,to do the work.By using McCormick machinery your repair bill will be less,and the prices are as low as ma- chines of fess merif. We also havea big stock of home- made grain cradles,built by Mr.D. T.Pritchard of Hiddenite,N.C.,a man ‘“‘what knows how.’’ To those who have Champion Binders and need repairs,if you will get the number on your old part and let us know,we will get it for you; also repairs for McCormick Binders. Yours truly, Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co. HOR SALE. 365-acre farm three miles from Mooresville,near school and church,150 to 175 acres in cul- tivation,balance in old-field pine and original forest.Six-room house and five tenant houses onplace.Wells and outbuildings,Fifteen small farms..218 acres and good buildings in Elmwood at abargain.Several other large farms. TERMS EASY:CASH ORJON|TIME, W.R.MILLS,—Real Estate Agent.eeesooceoonroce “SAGESEVEN. ae °veayR5 |eceipts and Disbursements of Road Fund—County Treasurer’s R J i o oO Al RR eema os .:= =Pe |:J s Report For Second Quarter,1913 a A Sit Vole ta bein’640 ane ee ee eka eee 7 .::f pan stale B setecteres ay 5 D.:er ane tePakiceetoontoiskdBSAeBeeayigeeeoSgghBB|MAY.8D.Behpayoi bridge od elven.18 ».erchants &Farmers’Bankof S ill cs 851 Apr.a fs oeeeereceane x “We |May 3 Squth ;Maer ce oun Feb.28 Merchants &F ank of Statesville,Feb.Int.~...:;19.21|42"5 R.F,West,pay roll clearingforce ........1.pees 65.83 |a °em fayay oy tric ee ie}atmers’Bask 62 oe *21]Apr.5 M.$8 ,I cl NO 6-0 6-6-9.6asa rna ay 3 Southern Rai p ATOIGNG os ce ec e eee we nenpys e Feb.28 First National Bank Mooresville,Feb.Int....26.15 .§.Ozment,pay roll camp 3 ie corr ane ea 7 chy palo.-1s Feb.28 Check fro ank of Mooresville,Feb.interest ,......80.53 Apr.5 W.J.McNeely,pay roll camp 5 Bees ihccs gents tees “1458 y >for supple Ree 8 2 Mar.8 M.8.fromM.A.Earp for manure sold ....--00s020.+9.00 Apr.5 J.L.Corrickhoff,pay rol meee pers aM 4 EBBradford sei rea sae Apr.1 Merchants &Farmers’Bank of Statesville,MarchInt.....10.00 nee.5 Wis Chipley,pay roll extra camp ...............Sole 391.26|May 6 A.P.Head.i es tte :| re :ri National Bank of Statesville,March ae Int.....ben Apr.5M.A.ane ee cea geamp5........,Tey es nee ey ¢Ellen Bratcher,ap te cpsintegneoe eee *oe :af .mmercial Nati Blea acatecy nie 21 ‘_A.»roll cam eee oe :yi hai gang’020000000 :: x 7 =se a rere te oe 2421 a F iClogninacr aS rl esi Bp ets ocr enemannas wih}a ::PG.meer eeate =ae BANG rit MelseDeS he Sher re at.140]Apr B,Millaapec pes sam Ba coronas entasuntnts -T|May 6 N.B.Mi ry &Produce Co.,supplies ...........5 Apr.1 M.S.Ozment,horse feed ank of Mooresville,March Int..27.54 pr.5 D.T.Beish,pay roll bridges and culve W meaee Rice or 182.16|M "hraat seeline ae scree erie “1098. :|.:eet roe 0 A sheeseh on satan Bone 4 Apr.16 Iredell Hardwar."Ce during month of March ..........10.00 Apr.5 W.J.Morrison,overseer for work on B heat cad 255.35|May 6 C cays weppiian foe enghoagt's,AMlen:.a.1 052th.aaaeaoecetdarimonthofMarshas100Bae8DdsDarn,Oa Buffalo Shoals road 18.35 y .A.Thomas,crop damage eegdeverss ys 6.06 .Rk..refused lumber +o 91)Apr.5 J.A.Wyri of Mooresville,freight,cement,ete Pe ad hs gang 0S :pice ca mgemen vovver sos 401 Ape a Werte oor tot ca ,»Cte,2 141.80)May 6 Milli pe,supplies for chain gang ..Bitte e ee ewee 40.00 May 3 Merchants &Far ’Ba ooresville,April Int.......che 20.71 |ae 7.P.W.Jurney,corn |eee anaeee +»242.521 Ma "Cine eee ern =138 :,|;|:I camp Bovwressesn-:€Mile Peas SERNA Sev bane vieeags ieeea|bate cs 2 rl,Ape 020 207 Fag 9 Seerag hay ee ee -8.50 May :mith,supplies ..........%fas 10.00 May 3 First National Bankof §of Statesville,April Int.,...5.67!Apr.8 Jno.D.Gibson,wood BGs sans ccsccakeas SY s846|May ©N.#"lackwelde,opi pss ore et ny aed be ry a ie oe ae Ghee Se Cha maids§CRG Went May 3 Commercial National B nk e,Into feces 8.74 .B.Parks,repairing bridge geo vent 910 |Mf even crop dam “a :y .!me eae MeL ePERIN CPisnoknedkbekas a May 12 Cash from J.R.W ank of Sta e,April Int.....og |Apr 8 P.H.Lazenby,lumber CR EOUeT ANAC 19.10|May 6"eet aon ees we see is é :!:gg ay 6 aces cua Ciebieraceane ee uy 2 fe yan forma ley Ag ef Int,5+.ae Apr.é W.L.Gaither,supplies for chain gang ..................74.96 May :ys dohnson,GU MAIR ha cwsay cst ds cc endcads:‘35.00 ae a se Reraiee et acl eece ko mine ne oer Sea 6.75|May 7 Mooresvil ord,crop damage .....PRAY RY Se He re es desea:Vee May ee i Hardare tele ered tees.Pe sees pe Are.a2 ne eae,pe for chain gang.Sys Aea aan ME Waele oe May 7 Peder W eae Co.,oe ince ec ac cameras io er oe oat ake Gir vedssawee 1.00]Apr..A.er,supplies for ¢ie...eee:-00|May 7 cory songi Regia cyst eitiee .Bp ee ay 7 Peeler,Wholesale Grocery Co,oats ......pa ey 255.60 Total balance and receipts for quarter .............Ferean|aee see Drak eee Sank cents $180/Mey 7 DoE hone ee ach cose Sect :DISBURSEMENT ,626.Apr.9 T.D.Shufor BONT oe ccccvcesnaveges ty Boda a ee i cee ere nreenenneaNs Bie 596 8.Apr.10 d,lumber .......--.--“304 |ay,7 Brantl ays .. Feb.28 Oswego Bridge Co.,freight Apr.10 Dr.R.A.Bass,treating mules ooo 5.04|Mey 7 F.H.Brown,movingfwo houses age He5eee:ieee :aucune ee oo ap 10 B Mc techy 8,ee CRE 11.00|May 7 Taues rown,moving two houses .................ptteees 11.04 ra uo ance eneenie ae 42.10|Apr Sh ee ne —BID.oe vekes ea 50.50|w zenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.,terra cotta p arenes 70.00 ry,pay roll chain gang .....Apr.10 J.B :J Mm gang ..........2 eee Posner geen }i st Wr Honey,pao See re ree reheat Bee Ae i 4 2 Booch,engtnedring ex :ore geeeees carte May 7 W.M autre Co.,material ........pipe,ete.4gs-47 ot ee ae inane sess eas 3 ze 197 Bee ee peaeaenRinne s se sbeeseeascarens 85.75 |M i WA WOE ccs ch kos seceenegveccccccctssecs ; Mar 1 Wet Hartel eyrol wpa fore ma bacedecunhane 108 52 aa ”soeeene Montgomery Hardware Co.‘materi aruteeshaneans 150.00 May {s "Fleming,hip straps and back bands .................26.66 ee :fe sey my vl,caring naling,fleet tae oS eae a .arbors oe Co.,supplies for enginosts aiewokens vo May 7 W.L.coh en RAWUWED aio vce e caxnccfdekc esta ce a _Mar.uthern Railw Sp Sinko stkteesthband 238.23|‘Apr.vonblishing seaeetbe’s he 93 :eee : a 3 N.G.Moore,MAYWA freight on hay and pipe ....,.......5 *80.74 a 10 i Boke ki apes :oad mpsee eae ‘Mey f =ae e eee 3 Het me ene ee seis 8074 Apr 10 Ji i @ Tepoert 5.csiacdaeces 24.75|May 7 J.B.,Supplies for engineer’s office ................i a me sap hncne ‘thee 38%ie Dh Went cosets ‘eas MEE As ode vkp wa plebhines seu 138.74 |M y .B.Roach,engineering expenses ..............--2s.....7.25 These Yate ie cacacine BE AIS Batter ri aed ieneinieenegiteensnns $74 |May 7 °C.W.Hoover,bridge lumber BES co ceeeececcreedirrees 161.17 ae teens Ps iton a's ie ie 6 ap is se brantay,,overbece Sox.Gaie ;wnship ......62.60|May 8 W.E Roach,salary as engineer .......+...¢sse+rereseees .64.79 a :i alc 1 ori reas oh 05 Apr.10 F.i Mayes,overseer fea tie iowekqt tie 79.38 May 8 yp.Rumple amnithing VEEN EPR eiido av eat aacae se :1 Bh al rear rs sexes soa ‘.E.Turner 5o.,material ..SRI co eee ee 14.03 ss r 5 WRIA oy coc dn dak oka Di ocvuasicc cede doveee 5 rae aes +Gti isesahigg ooo vs 60.00 Apr.10 r.8,Fleming,repair work .,Bets cssscorenenenengah 31.47 May :HS ma Cline,wood and potatoes .....rippeotsbusasony:ino 16.55 Mer aa,imber pinouts er rerre mags are 8 arontiny &Kennedy,smithing ..Be isssseenmnkeehenages 1.25 ~id S Chas eaten crop damage in full .....gates natedoe“SrA 6.25 BE 4 Lona Mt Phen dia gece south fet bos Ave.10 Ac ame Grain &Provision Co.,oats -s050hs Sennaae 5,25|May 8A iat,Rican,ledge Soria a su si bons Medes ee Civ eee ss ao aoe.aaa ecemmaes 0.16 Mt.Nec 5.cote eae >‘MN Vedeuveawe 265,40 a an ae EMR ccc crundcaseensdWsdvsbsksbcsansinsy \ a =i al ne ‘26 Abr i Ee inns Cm 43.15 May :baa ¥.Huow,bridge lamber si...cssscacesicssecsececass 21.55 Bef {iim fei oc 18 |APr 19 Jw.towered”ae cceererererrereerstcess 42.15 |May 8 Polk Gray Drug Co,drugs Serer ceerereeeSeree |44.06 Mer!6 RA.Gaitherlumber jee-vssiccccsssiepnieisvicen er Ap are timpson &Steele,supplies .............-....s.0scccee,9.00 |M y oe uthern Railway Co.,freight .............0ssssce0ceee,1.50 ae eet Se cie ode 38.9Abr i DA Cthke,weed ochre tank 22.67 ra :avid Harmon,supplies for chain gangpaveksven oo dauedeas 141.04 t a oa =.ia ce 0.0 Ae i IredellHardware ss Ss oete Ms 0s ccseccaveaebeniaii 11.25 aay 9 See supplies for chain gang.................coos b .9 GE vdesntaieckhace */our Mills,ae.OOO R eC ere.»Se cemeeee se Mar.5 Mills &Poston,suppli SEDOUY BOUND 'cadasccscccecod cca stke ri ia -H.Beam,cation a eee "720 May 9 Ee r ‘Gatien eon rll camp 3 sevesnreseeretenee 38 Mar.5 Statesvil ,Wee war sas didi.ine iveacedebeames $195 |aor lt WH.Bartell,bu PEPES«....spaecccetues ban 172]May le eat Supiy Spi orcasgig2 a Mar.5 A.eee eee ne Ge,SRROTIES ccc cctideveeshue 38.00 aoerr ear Drug Can aedae ee ee 40.00 May 9 Southern,Walt mer ar supplies for shia ging sande $33 Mar.CONGR 4's 5s pails MSM ka Ae sid was Mase bere ar an 1 Aah eee eee -e taithan,eee OES Rea re Rae ates iy prisoners to chain gang from asa tae il >.H.Powell,com...er ee ene Se 6.80 May 9 TP.Wilson,er Fumo Pree gs Mer 6 ee erRe oso ons orb a essen geen aitcassees 7.70 |Apr.,S,Miseball,pupelies .s,uuioes.....:.<...c0¢ckeece.7.00 |wee Widen vppieg sec coc STITT is i ;—y D.Brady,Sane wbker prisoriers from Troy ......40.85 |Abr.i oe Tiagrere Co.,telegrams for engineer .___7.00|May ,xi.Tharpe “suppl astra attes seater a eB ar.Ex aa enad eWeek ee 85.69!Apr.11 J.B.P e,smithing ......see 1.13|May 9 Bl ‘(Be erieterswee Hie | Mar.6 R.L.Cloanii .stich seule pe vdwe bese bicses 8.23 pr.saParks,Cork...ce agioce 4.60 y ee Holland,upplice «»---+-+-+++-seccsereseusseae.ia ei be mere er 83 [fe It 4Pu nis Ns 6 Gl ls vad 0 «Aad ners 2 Oe etree hie pelea Sk nec neaA.B Lineberger,mith Wop.et ete Se i amlthingr VOM.........0s00ccccic ce,2,663.15 |May 10 Maid.Be A ERO TE OORR . te ike :eae eas eat Pr ghumple,smithing’vcveserssveseeecssclices ;ay aiden &Hayes,suppli SPR ARN e ve cedaccesteess 68 Bes rrrearebean ve censure ss ogee AS LE,Ripa rine sare EP op 5 re pam sae S May.$ne Garage,senvlagn WEE biddcWixcoosesestscecks 25.75 son 12 e L Manne roll bridges and culverts...2 12.00 May 10 i 6:Gaither,‘jr i pte earner rt uit ar..M.Cline,ten k VIGOR os cac seo vas sebsesesseccaces 600|\Apr12 W.C air a nn tates sess 132.08 ¥2 MEBs oo iafe viv ensonnerkaeesete . Mar.6 Jule Smith,7 ee GOES cchevceteccsands 750 Re 1.ys C.Henry,pay roll chain pane sa analieeeae 497.15 May i Ww 1 Haro py wllrepr fee cocci fF Mar.6 City Hay &Grain Co.oan Reee i aeeee 8.50 |Age.12 J.me gl a ee sorte ae May 10 A rsHoover,|maber--Se eat sia 2 r.6 C.A.Grose Bros,ne rteae eeeteneseeceeseeseeees 415.59,A -12 J.A.Gunn,supplies ........+..Oe sccdchoteee ioe 2 C.M.wr mappes fr chain gang oo 00000500 : Boe.6 6.A ee Dees,beanie.arth SINE,a pica hdco-2 12.45 |Abr.a pa W,Harts ee Ce...280 me 2 ¢M.Brown,supplies for chain gang ............,..--.5.35 Mam.30 Besthera Wallany Go.freladt SN a aiid addin os ota ae H.Hartsell,pay roll repairforce..............3.00|40.197.T.Plott,estimate No,1,Chipley Ford road ....vreees a6 02 Maik <i Biatensilié-Lisibad Go.akee A AePRN aaa ON rt gi-85|Apr.14 A.B.Lineberger,smithing ..0..0000000000000.0000000,287.37 |May 12 J.F.Scroggs,pay roll bridges and culverts ........-...."igs. Mar.7 Troutman &Suther,*a ease adcd eaves eobeuiy 10.00 aoe 4 C.Mi ieewh sulin...eee 4.25 |ay 12 M.O.Williams,board and horse feed for three days (Camp és Mar.7 W.C,Masten,Srentoae tee be Adiite des ada nike ccded-auts 8.25 o ie.L.Brown &Son,supplies a eeeeeeens 47.29 |May 12 7Ww.takesaeee steeesene Mar.7 J.K.Morrison Grocery &Produ SER ci cas Moe aae season 5.95 |a,4 J.=Sharpe,pay roll camp 4 .Fa 3O SRI.snakes 121.75 |May 12 a are Foushee,oil cloth ..........beseeeeseeeeseesens “Ts Mar.7 Dr.R.A.Bass,treatin l uce Co.,supplies ........88.41 A 14 >W.Hager,nails ............we atggt tts t teeterseeees 368.82 |M .12 Moen wie parted 08 06 boas oar machi i Mar.7 H.G.Morrison Cmar BREN,WUle.o chi soniccnpaneccenss 19.00|.tamsey-Bowles Morrison Co ‘ey fon canalpene Nae .70|May Loman imave 6 Bens tribe eee §ene Ptr ieee=.of le oneonneocee 2.00 |Apr "ise ieee .,supplies for engineer ....11.25|oe 12 Logan Stimson &Son,drugs .rt ams for engineer .....1.61 Mar.7 J.R.Dagenhardt,corn eraig Pebruary sc 5...cee 10.00 |oe is Fred H.Brown,work ies 32s MMMM...occncceccees 4.00|i y12 A D.‘Troutman smithing oi eer a iS san hain ee 10.05 |aee 15 z i —-supplies .............eearee 7.20 |May 12 w.re Soletenshairoan &cei isin as :a We.0 tiastneke creatine toe Mhnenmine townelio -..j -a0 ..rue q Pon gt ©o.e800 ©©Oewme©06 +666©wees vs -..Feimster,;:Sete ttt eee e eee nnewsenenes . Mar.7 W.W.Hartness,overseer for Sharpesburg township ......10.00 Apr.15 G.W.Hue oh eee +o ttt ee ee eee eeeseeeees leslaey aC G ieent lumber vovreenreretsrnmncnsessigee a Max,1 Jeo.A.White 11 loads of wand =501-22.0+0--32.50 |Apr.15 J.A.Davidson,lumber .........:Ce 13.50 |May 18.C.G.Hoovers mpii..+02rsshgqcncsascsennssenastioters noe pany,one d ;theses cserees 1.70!Apr.15 E.F.©»Mamber ...........085 900 an é WOE ccciovrere|Ape 18 BB:Graves boring for wheelers 000000000 020 Rolie Racoaae omeoe 3=:ms :seats office...-2.e.U A ..sa AME WT EIOOESE HEC Re eee teen eeeneees 5.0 be 2 os .MraMareavet Rageta econ Gamat \. te icy =tot peighhpdsof od =.ai |spe i Zimmerman erin MEETS.sso c race cc 240.80 pany 13 Southern Railway Gia tea Rogers,crop damage .....25.00 pe 55ate ae for Concord township 000100011,8.68|Apr.1 Pt aati ks Bene ee 40.00|May14 J.E.Sloop,rock salt <.......00000cccccecesseeeeeeeeees 124.91 Mar.8 Brantley &tomehs peegeetasnseieresednnesveeseresecat 6.00 oa 7 Jamison,McKenzie &Evans “aaa ee 16.95 May 4 BS.Bevent:snaplies fet SRGMWPlR snc sis ssachatniieyan 2 a 8 J.L.Corrickhoff wf roll aeé chbvebeebesiacutaiaanes 37.05|ioe 15 Battun,Brown &Co.,coal i ee 116.62 May id 5B Slo Sn em Oo Sees crore Hy aeteanhae ts r.8 M.A.Earp,pa;PG oe.thyepecrsamerenseee 293.99 15 ‘The Harris Granite Quarry Go,rock 222200 56.38 |May ;B.Sloop,corns...-scsseesseseeseseeesesuseree.188Mar.§MA Earp ayrol ca .Bares Mayotucrsaeatss>ts:ote Apt 'Henkel-Craig Live StockCo.fecdin nialSUORGG he beseaeens 188.28 May if ¥B.Mills,entabotindk WOnk 05 ae 1.86 Mar.&8.D.Chipley,pay roll aoe predvietdiciccbecceccue 75.97 |=i6 B.P.Young,smithing oxi :eet 340 May $F HS worton Col Safad22-2ctcs is Mar.8 M.S.Ozment,pay roll ER ID 5 on ths 00 obs wane buidiaeas 397.30 noe B.P.Young,smithing'..............ola 3.40 Maw 6 S.chernctuibenee tes Rina Rey 208 Mar.8 J.A.Wyrick,pay voll c WON Gc vu vce babi ccs sdcoscsoe 373.56 ram 16 B.P.Yeung,salthine <2 +1 1.05|May 6 ,P Mil Pie op ppepeiDORAS 10 Mar.8 D.A.Beam,smith seb oo .mengre sh arsph Atrepeyts 300.70 aus ?-S.Boyd,car of hay kas.aul Beareess 1.75 May 18 W aware ‘sab &On.ees soe Reet a reincecssione 1a Mar.8 J.O.Gaither,pay roll bridge ‘tani Lc kolhe bikin 6 Pw hed oben 16.85 4 16 spe ge Railway Co.freight on four a te te 278.58 as 16 Sot “—on Oi BOER sen evs etrerst wenn vers F780 —8 Troy R.Cloaninger,pay roll cia 3 edb iwibkadeutanoses 278.43|eee:16 St Ss.aoe nails“etc...cars cement,etc...518.64 May 7 ns “Ki eaeoe Cow freight -6.....eecsseeccesersress m8 ar.8 D.L.Beish,yey Bok blr owed sh babe se<es 5s 43 |Apr.16 §umerset ieee ataakes Sees tose:3.481 May 78D.Chipley.mam a gst ieesnseyevanensMeee ee Mar.11 Fred ot Gonuar ee pages area Ainge|"oie epg pi werak oe 16 W.F.Hall,drugs aarjanig 7.)eos ff!SS 700 Ma 17 5A,Worth tot toll cop eas pape serra i Mar.11 A.C.Rumple lumber Oi s Civkb wee nhs adhe sebs odes 4.40 a 16 W.H.H.Summers,supplies ieee.2 7 Saami 1.50 |y ay 7 5 >Myriek,Pay Fell Gey Teper eens sérsybanendenbs sik _Mar.11 Jas.M.Sharpe,eeees eacocetcstietiedbytsedag 13.75|a 7 Bob Eagle,crop damage —eee tS 2 9.0.0.8 5.50 mee 7 :4 Cine aurea ee reerorerneryaviie 130 =<*Mar.11 Peeler Wholesale Grocery Co.,suppl SUreceharccabessce 3.17!Aor 17 Harness,Vehicle &Supply Co.,supplies...-..5.00 May 17 oie tomes ee soreaetreae i445beeswhelosiaSrGaes3.17|am 17 T.W.Frazier,t&Supply Co.,supplie@ veeeseeesecceses,4.45.1 Mar 4 =Ls Corrickhofi pay sasettctvesusverseersereytirerts 424.45 “Mae 1 Wee Soman Ca Senet aa 18.76Apred7 A.A.usbaty wall bucket nc.-csustcereerecs eevee:45 May 17 W.J.McNeely,pay roll os.evceseveeerseeeeeeseenseunes 325.76 Mar.11 GC.L.Brown oe ee ares 14s 460 pheno ince uaa eini ye’13 :pr..papee,Vehicle &Bapety Co.camel ings...:a ;Wha .;ish Ry roll bridges‘3 :in IST REE i|2 :bie rown &ont,ppl ccascabd aes a _Hy PB ware:Mahle &for engjneer »strings ............:6.35 May ‘9 a =_—pay rol)bridges-and cspephedneetsyeenys ee sa38 ,ge PieA es aii gaa ape 2 Abr ven,W.She eet -neabmet tekinngees +s ess 53.0 y 17 T.R,Cloaninger,pay MON eeats StS * te Ht ora ind Pov Co sien 252.84 Ap.18 Southern Railway a eee i Pies 7.60 ne 17 Southern.Railway Cois freight «......ce.cscssreasseess 128.77 at Oe ati cea Se I Patani (28|Apr.19 }_8.Oxment,pe Te ME sere tee eweeeeBereeecess 82.06|4 ay >/rede choot Oa ee re ean 21.61 Mas oe ee eee Coddle Creek township .....sete aes:i -mt we SitTEA otis comp ee orn $9 ar “i -~Jurney,corn ae Bt pth ETA SN lee a anh ly 338.50 aH a :mr ColoGreekiownship 59.52 |Apr.19 J.A.Wytich,pay rol ’ID we RMEM EYES i 60 6-22 cree 958.07 may if arege erin 6 Mik eeee 63.75, ie Er mebersete rl Ne 10 i ®Wont ,Ba?I Sr Sa ss SMS Vaso h is cc.254.36 atone Blillsaps,Se erat sem Naeen 194.13 :“hi 3 =einer 4 19-B F..De amtre-casnp .ces eet a ay If .R,Campbell,five moma ante secs e tratesS53Eisen 1.93 =dT.et,tour itu a:Ont beta cr ;avant ore m4 bees &Pome ee o oo COC ERSSEV Feet 1”=es 19 Southern Setar ti:tomlin ca coma Cree eee eee eeree 1.40 ar 12 J.R.Hie,cor oe seesaneabanssestetspesrapeieien .ao Apr.19 Iredell Telephone Ca.h oe BOC EHC eee sees 3 00 May ’C.Cc.Tharpe,supplies Cee ae ee ee eas 124.91 eee kee ere sReessasage stot rea orr 28 3 Ae E 5 T.Smith eee et:tne Pewai sve seus 2.50 a 19 F.R.Sharpe,pay roll camp 4 Elenestieeeeer yr eerrr 14.40 aa .-Gaither,cabbage potatoes,‘ete j Fi FSCS ocho oe 2 17.50 doe >o gees for engineer ee eee ase May mn Souther Railway Coy free i ny Ser inet .13 N.-S.Gaither,1]by :_ss ea Cea dee us bbb ob eu .39 74s iL Omen ai wk 2:2.25 |}ie CG.W.Sprink way Con freight oncoment =.........249 fp Mas 4 WF Stinger tember sist tise 6s Ape 19D.Bea pay el bide and cls 2222220 32)May 21 CW.Sprinkle overncer for New Hope township o.0-“us GPR Tag a gamea.codigonnnyee IS Che)rep abe ate doee Spee ‘an -19 J.L.Corrickhoff,pay rol ‘CURR Peseees 145,19 lage,08 Stee ty 9 Sante damage ......Pestteteeeseerens 0 aoe a “4 R.Sharpe,Sie voltae county horse two months 186 ae 7 M5 ."hoe pay Dt ites van;eee SS 221.35 Mey 29 pb 2 E.Moore,crop damage ....::c.scs4ssessslscsns a r.15 J.F.Scroggs,pa AMP 4 ween en eeseefevevereseces voii00 |Apr.19 M.A.Earp,pay roll BCAMP vsvneieeesecseeessces 21.35 |May 22 Harris Granite Quarries Co.stone...002....cccccesuet itesBisropayrlloiseeppesieesicHlisssgeencs.292.68 a i9 reer SsCloaninger,sie rod win gMMmmestneseesse+280.64 a =im 5 en wae i Wes a ee 578.81 :beepde s and culvertooo (sta |“19 Lee Glee eapelice 2 OF tes esse 72 66 Nedee ate leekatee aaah Wks OPS Ga ok Ok 95 Mar.15 C.L.Murdock,pay roll repair force .......dhes.scceccee,73.66|Apr.19 W.P.Millsaps,payroll br idges and culverts.+00 |My 4 WG Hen pap Polllig’ooops cs an a W repair foree2002000100000 002000)sas ak I lsaps,pay roll bridg Pp ne 5.00 |a :enin,lumber cecwiece<:.70 Mar.15 CL.Mardos a yo camp fe ee io an]Apt 21 Logan Stimson &Son eyagi culverts Peer reeesei se 213.77 ae a W.C.Henry,pay roll chain gang ..........+..s+000e0ee 5.25 bar i Gf tues bo p2a veessesevdeerlioiin 196.70 ioe 21 Southern Raiiteay on cen POWOEM tess iscsses 25 oeby CL.Musdock,pas toll seth©os occ ecu rk 288.67 Bar eG Mer te co si |APr a2 So seam Coy freight.--csseessegeeeesecee.ag|May 24 W.I.Hartsell,pay roll repair spuegtttreteeterenseestes 954.59 te i :G Smith,émith work RETe :‘u are oH r T.eine suppliesROA 60006 6 CPEMEMES epee es ecess 35.89 Mee *io een et roll bridges and amedlae tone por :econ ene vk EINE 48}Apr gun Pmenrae te Freese eee e ea teeeeeeenegsewers 4.62 |)>.S.Powell,lumber and nails B vcceceeecees a Sena i,Debi,abe ors teeesecee G51 |Ane 08 Sine Bletioeet aut m,supplies ...6.0.0.4.‘02 |May 26 Dr.R,A.Bass,treati Wie verbinecbeccesceeciona 12.59 3 Mar.21 W B poe one typewriter ....syxcs cdsiecseee 12.50 |Apr.22 South ME ORI IIMIMING 0...nasosokcuts 95 |May 26 Smith ie ss,treating mules ..........+.0sesecuees 1 Et.:B.Poe CIPO W TRE oes nnsr net edie events sa 60.00 ‘Scat cinpeceeceseen 1288|Ma ave ee ae it a ae re eee Apr.22 Southers Railway Sa 9 |May 28 Southern Railway Co,,freight .............+--..2.....‘8.64 raed =Go,advertising bond eae SI $0.00 |Aer es WG x mpbell,smithing .........+...............12.88 |May 28 Southern Railwa a ae Shenaedcecssunsniinuein 4 17.94 Mar..pley,pay roll extra camp -............-......,15,00|Apr.24 First |NUON WUE MAMIOS .......«gb tie isis ils ces 4.55 |May 28 St aking Oh arabika tdvaleae Man22 J.W.Atbes alee (a tate wee 136.37 |Apr.24 Southerh,Ballwewsa Mooresville,frais Bei:1540 eee Adams Grain &Provision Co.co penton veatae :fe Mar.22 M.S.Ozmer plies for chain gang ...RO er aseees 65°Apr.25 H.C.Tomli 30.,freight ......:.eo SS »-40 |May 28 Jamison,McKenzi Evans,angles \.......ss0ssscs,3 8.Pies ore ees .C.Tomlin,supplies f in gay...sisssseg yey raven pow share :a3 Mar,22 R.F West.t »pay roll camp 3 ........96.05 |Apr.25 John Parker.pplies for chain gang ..|Mey 29 Staseeville Gs is Yor wha eng oo .Wes ra hha Ra ent ae SSOscath Ee Pen,RTS 3 ets :38Mar,22 W.J.McNe pay roll clearing camp ...........0.-000-0...243.56 |Apr.25 First Nati ,crop damage ...............ES oe |May 29 Statesville Groc lies for chain gang ..2....,ee Hira Wp Nety pornos ob cc BR Ag Wop Mireles os Leo ees ee eo “ ar.22 M.A.Earp ae EMME i ctr iccenesdiance f pr.25 G.W.Baity,Bp dumber.....+.s-seepetieesseeceecney 92.ye eeee a oa sete aoe ;i.ULvig adeebee Pau eameseo 84.‘mor +OTOP GAIDAGS:444 «=54 ‘ Mar 2 Florine payrollogp 3 occ UR Ape C.K.Grow Ba api’SST cree Dae alee ee.mas f .T.Beish,pa Hl bri Pee heyethieisieedes nas .outhern RailwayCo.,frei NMR9seteatinhallliga 2.10 |ih Deum ser aitaner ne dele crt i ie Mar.22 J.O.Gaither,pay roll bridges and culverts ,68.32 |Apr.26 W.C.Hen pO osc ckewe "gq |May 81 M.8.Ozment,Be orice teuec ..Pa oe eelee ie ae COCSOeee ..es |ee©eeeee 866S «é :.si —a <ses so. Mar.22 J.A.W ier,pay roll bridges and culvert;-174.63)Apr.26 C.L.M ry,pay roll chain gang ......Wat un ie eo iif .A,Wyrick,pay roll WEE aie.iceceeccs 114 .L.Murdock,pa roll ANE ++Feber seer evvevess 287.84 <Rasps pay roth camp Bao kg nsbesdedi.2.8 Mar.24 Imperial Cotton Oil Go,ox Mesessicvices .64|Apr.26 W.J.Morrison,Foul camp 2 ....+++¥0%s 2 [May 31 J.A.Wyrick,pa artes es my Mar.24 S T Holland ie MMR se issocasein 178.35|Apr.26 W.H.H son,repairs on road .........................350.02 |May 31 J.A.Wyrick GW emg Pei ceric 7 de ,livery f :Se SL 50s e eed 17 .H.Hartsell,pay roll en etesFeSte 3.00|.Lalnstony par ells es ne ai Mar.24 Imperial Cotto ry for engineer ....17!Apr.26 3.F.8 :Mees ant eeivele Maya &Choy,pay alt ci ee ‘Oe a ee eran each sseneee 20..F.Seroggs,pay roll brid AN 10 eeSoci ee ipley,pay Dein ome sic seis a Mar.24 J.Patterso .0.,coal ......,“.00|Apr.26 J.L.H ?ridges and culverts Mey Bt &,D,Chipley pay roll re CAMBssescssdasieah .K.‘eepeline Fo tee a Me OND MOE ci 5.05...ced ay acs es ov cos :|sas Ta z au Mar.29 Manufacturers’ae oO eer or 27.47|Apr.26 F.R.S MN Fe Seis bios 0 6s hu UMMRS Sas os oe oo :378 eevee a Millsaps,pn he c ring camp ooo sass 2 Mar.29 J.T.Smith ord Publishing Co.,advertising bonds . 21.60|Apr.26 FirstNation ,pay roll camp 4 ..........tek 33.75 May 31 R.F,West,pay roll cl ring camp--.l.csscloliss.208.85 Mar.29 W.H.Hartsell’pes ve tees esteaens 3 ising bonds 22.00)Apr.29 J.W Sherrill,Beak ot Mooresville,freight ..............“3840|Mar SE:&MeNéely,pay Poll worse sceeees LTTE ‘itaie Mar.29 J.F.Scro ,pay roll repair force ....:........-...-..-00|Apr,29 South Lae Da ipoonbox mood ae *ments for gare arias iTFSerreacllpayrollrepairforeevis........+.0,;128.08 Be ase cer Sxpremn 0 boxOFgpeds 1...aa .,: ee 29 -C.Henry,pay roll thatereeten CGiverts biencscece 144 e aay 2 Southern Raliway Co.,freight ete reesto sais rev Total eet fr the second quar i _Mar.29 C.L.Murdock,pay roll hisehaeeis beledk weeks wt ay 2 Bailey Orchard Co.hay ........---.Resee CEU GAY twa ca 14.94 |otal reeeipts for the second quarter 1913 .;..$161 626.14 Cae Mar.29 F..R.S ,pay roll camp 2...,218.93 |May 3 M.S np MAY cesecerscenes ose Setenevseeicny A880 ,~R,Sharpe,pay roll camp 4......................,mes 288.83 Ma 3 M,S.Ozment,pay roll camp 3 Bhs elk)60420 a eee ates Mar.29 J..O.Gaither,salary from March Pe ests:CCeCia 314.10 M y 3 J.A.Wyrick,.pay roll camp 1..........0........0......504.80|B sa ee Mar,29.M.K.Brown,corn .....to Mar.2%......00.65.00 May 83S.D.Chipley,pay roll extra camp seas See Ui viet eed 358.62 |sense $0 Sonn eee ae es i ae oad L.EB.Hedrick,repairing’etal Ae Manieey cu ib Gs cuss’vee 2.25 a.3 W..J.McNeely,pay roll extra gamip i ssaeeeiesivdecckecs 50.614 N “ie === Mar.31 a -eae.ME Liveiii ta.ie bin likskeaaigeee alee ies He ieee awe,se edis uta chris 69.61 |ae "ote,ct neWSae :*+oW,ity,‘str.Wee 4 teed’SOON EMV Cw deeb wks On :8 JL.Corrickhoff,payfollcamp 6 -....Ge ERUP EANCabboas 862.12 i )te ofl ot = Pee 55 050 «contetescsdeccates 34a|May i KS:Weetipeyvell exten exp”...cuits.”tilt.)SEMAR|eta’aee ataaeah er Stans Noaee setae de Cet Spor ea ll ae 8.50;May 3 Troy R.Cloaninger,pay rollcamp gies,616 Himonth'of Sune to take Feturnsofityper aan bo oe os ~<*Eee elds ee etn se 46.86 ;ahh 5 *ss “iio Take sare a .m ;i fa allt25 Ns i 4 no ene Se cas xa rd eh rs): se ie ie gE tgs siecle % PAGE EIGHT. THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,1915, A PROMISING WHEAT HARVEST. Rev.J.H.Booth Returns to Catawba _.An Old Land Deed. Correspondence of The Lavdmark. Statesville,R-3,June 3-——Wheat harvest is here and the crop promises to be the best that has been in this part of the county for years.A good crop of crimson clover has been har- vested also. Tate,15-year-old son of Mr.T. 8S.Loftin,has been very sick with typhoid fever for the last three weeks. His condition at present is slightly improved. Rev.J.H.Booth of Buies’Creek, Harnett county,who is visiting his daughter,Mrs.Floyd Gabriel,preach- ed at the Troutman Graveyard school house Sunday afternoon.Mr.Booth was formerly a resident of Iredell. He expects to make his home at Ca- tawba and is on his way there now. As there seems.to be a revival of the ancient,our neighbor,Mrs./E.B. Troutman,has quite a collecti n of antique things.Among them|is a land deed,dated Jaly 11th,1788,\near 125 years ago.This deed is made to Andrew Neill,conveying 400 acre of land along the waters of Norwodd’s creek for the pitiful sum of fifty shillings.This Andrew Neill was the guardian of Robert Cavin’s orphan children.Norwood’s creek is in this vicinity,but at that time this was Rowan county.The State seal is a bulky affair attached to the deed like the pendulum of a clock.Owing to the scatteréd population of those days,land monopoly was really a necessity,but with the dense popula- tion of our country today,provision must be made for the coming genera- tions by the preservation of our soil and forests. June 6, i Vanderbilt’s Jersey Cow Has Won World Championship. Asheville Citizen. George W.Vanderbilt's registered Jersey cow,Kola’s Katherine No. 206,275,has just broken the world’s Jersey record for butter and milk production on a 120 day’s test.The test was started January 24 and end- ed May 23,including the starting and stopping days,and in this time the Vanderbilt Jersey broke the recordformilk,for butter fat and for esti- mated butter for the total period,and also the record for one day in all par- ticulars.The former record was held by Lo- retta D,,No.141,708,and was made at St.Louis in 1904.During the test of the Vanderbilt Jersey she gave atotalproductionof6,086 pounds of milk,containing 287.25 pounds of but- ter fat,according to the Babcock test. The estimated butter for this period was 387.94 ponnds.The average milk production per day was 50.71 poundsandtheaveragebutterperday2.81 THE NORTH IREDELL COUNTRY. ‘Crops,Sick Folks,Church Services, Personal Items, Correspondence of The Landmark. Harmony,R-2,June 4—Everybody in this section seems to have plenty to do.Cotton thinning is in full blast.Early oats are ripe.Consider- ing the dry weather we had early in the spring,corn is looking well.The showers last night will help the gar- den vegetables along. Mrs.J.W.Grant has the fever Miss Virginia Spann:has:been sick. Mrs.Alice Cass is suffering’from a sprained arm.; Miss Nettie Casey of Jennings is visiting in Charlotte.A Miss Fowler of Statesville is visiting Misses Win- nie and Clyde Jennings at their home at Jennings. Mr.Julius Heath came up to Union Grove church and conducted a singing Sunday evening.A large crowd and good singing.Mr.Heath is;a good organist as well,as singer.* The pastor at Union Grove,Rev. Mr..Self,came up in his automobile. He preached ‘at the church “in the morning at 11 and at Trinity school house in the evening.Good attend- ance at both places.The pastor at Winthrop preached Sunday and Sun- day night.He will also be there the fifth Sunday—day and night. Mr.E.E.Grant has gone to Boone to attend the Teachers’Training School.He will be gone about six weeks.Mr.Wm.Trivette is at home from Richmond,where he is attending a medical college.Mr.Dollie Triv- ette has gone to Wilkesboro on busi- ness.The.Sunday school at Unian Grove is progressing nicely.. Mr.H.P.Van Hoy,who visited home folks last week,has returned to Concord,where he is a teacher in the Jackson Training School. A WORKER APPRECIATES THIS. Wm.Morris,a resident of Florence,Oregon, says:“For the last fourteen years my kidneys and bladder incapacitated me for all work. About eight months ago I began using FoleyKidneyPills,and they have done what other medicines failed to do,and now I am feeling fine.I recommend Foley Kidney Pills.”Sold by Statesville Drug Co. DAVIE ROAD BOND ELECTION. Majority For the Bonds 651—The.Strange Opposition in One Town-ship—The Good Effect’of JudgeLong’s Work in Davie Court. Correspondence of The Landmark.... Mocksville,June 4—Mr.J,F.Har-ris went’to Greensboro Monday totaketreatmentforanoseandthroat trouble.The question of good roads forDaviecountywassubmittedtotheelectorateofthecountySaturday, May 31,and carried by the handsomemajorityof651byofficialcount. Bonds to the amount of $175,000 will be issued and open for bids about July Ist.We léarn that every township inthecountywentforgoodroads;but,strange to say,the most decided:op-position was shown in Jerusalem township,where.the matter of good roads as @&local issue was first agi- tated,and in which the first and:only section of sand olay road in the coun- ty has been built..But what is good for a township is good for the county as a whole,so the voters of the coun- ty have spoken in no uncertain terms, We cannot refrain from remarking as to the salient effect of the last term of Davie Superior Court upon a certain element of the citizens —of said county.Prior to the court Davie was noted for her blind tigers, drunkenness and rowdyism among a certain class of her citizens,but now all is quiet along the Potomac.Since the stream of the ardent has been checked,there have succeeded sober- ness and peace;and we believe that all good people will join us in wjsh- ing that the present conditions may continue ad infinitum.And we fur- ther wish’to say that we believe that these happy conditions are very largely due to the work of Judge Long,who presided over the last term of our court. Katherine L.Norton,New Bedford,Mass.,|-| says:“I had a terrible pain across my back,with a burning and scalding feeling.I took Foley Kidney Pills as advised,with results certain and sure,The pain and burning feel-ing left me,I felt toned up and invigorated.I recommend Foley Kidney Pills.”For sale by Statesville Drug Co. economical as pounds. During the first month,the Van- derbilt cow produced 1,851 pounds of milk,or 95.23 pounds of butter.The second month she produced 1,591 pounds of milk,or 85.67 pounds ofbutter.The third month she produc- ed 1,415.50 pownds of milk,or 83 pounds of butter,and the fourth month 1,228.50 pounds of milk or 72.21 pounds of butter. This record beats the record of Lo- retta D.for the period by 284 pounds of milk,by 7.09 pounds of butter fat and by 7.91 pounds of butter.The record also beats the St.Louis recordforonedayby8.15 pounds of milk and by .81 pounds of butter. This gives the Vanderbilt JerseytheJerseychampionshipoftheworld for butter and milk,as the tests were conducted according to official regu- lations.Se Japan's Reply—Contents Speculative. Japan's rejoinder to the United States’reply to her protest against the California anti-alien land law,de- livered personally by Ambassador Chinda to Secretary Bryan Wednes- day,sets.out why the Tokio govern- ment continues to regard the Webb law as discriminatory against Japa- nése in derogation of the qualities of treatment prescribed by ‘international law and a violation of the treaty of1911. The Japanese note was very long and its nature entirely argumenta- tive.Secretary Bryan and Ambassa- dor Chinda were in accord that no good purpose could be served at this time by a public discussion of the del- icate question and therefore both of- ficials gave notice that any attempt to publish what might purpert to be even the substance of the three com- munications which now have passed between the two governments must be based éntirely upon speculation. It is known,however,that the whole tone of the rejoinder is that of a dig-nified and orderly presentation ofJapan's view on the case,conclud- ing -with an invitation to further ne-gotiations.Nothing in the nature ofanultimatumiscontainedinthenote.cuatsninsmmmamsuumatinnsieathiiinine People Drinking Less Coffee. People in the United States aren’tnearlysuchcoffeedrinkerstodayastheywereyearsago,according tostatisticsmadepublicbySecretaryofCommerceRedfield.In 1909 the av- erage consumption per capita was over 11 pounds and the average im- port price was seven and a half centsapound.In 1911,when the averageimportpricehadadvancedto10.3 per pound,the average consumption per capita was but 9.3 pounds,and in 1912,with the average import’price 13.3 cents,the average consumptionwasonly8.9 pounds.Secretary Redfield estimates that according to the totals of imports so far,the fiscal year ending June 30willshowalargervaluethaninanyprecedingyear,though the quantitywillfall.considerably below other years. Baxter Davidson and Clyde Rug-gles,citizens of Charlotte,engaged in discussion of religious topics onthestreet,says the Observer,and each faling to convince the other withtalktheytriedtoknocktheirargu-ments into each other..No damage ofconsequenceandeachisofthesame pe The Standard High Grade Paints covering 300 square feet per gallon, would have to sell at $1.67 to be as at $2.25 per gallon,because Davis’ will gover 400°square feet under the SAME CONDITIONS that the other paints will cover 300 square teet. ———FOR SALE BY——— Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville,N.C. Ready -Made Dresses! See our line of Ready-Made Dresses for Ladies and Children—much cheaper than you can make them. Goodfline of Oxfords and Pumpsfrom $1.98 to $5.00 New arrival of Hate for the whole family.» AT D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. Write to the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in a city to ship pianos direct to customers.He pays $200 per month for a store room where he keeps them.He pays $300 per month advertising in mag- azines.He sends out $200 worth catalogues per month.He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month. A salesman (who does store room can be secured not run wagons)and a in Statesville for $100 per month._Now tell me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PIANOS for the least money. S,LEONARD,Salesman in Statesville,NC A HOT GROUNDER will have no terrors for you if you wear one of our baseball mitts.You need not.be afraid of the hottest grass cutter ever hit.Better get one before the next game.-You’l)find them, with the other baseball goods, all grouped in a convenientpart of the Book Store.They make a hit with all who see them. Book Store. 124 West Broad Street. BELK BROTHERS. Learn to trade at Belk Bros.Pay cash,it takes less. No credit stores can match our values.When you trade with us you only pay for what you get,not what some one else gets.WE SELL FOR CASH AND FOR LESS. (Oxfords for Men,Women,Children Our odds and ends counter is fullofgenuinebargains.Come and lookthemover.50 pair Oxfords put on it today,98c.One lot Oxfords in all leathers,$1.48LadyBessinTanandBlack,1.98OldLady’s Comforts,$1.50 kind,1.25Men’s Oxfords,all kinds,onethatyoushouldsee,1.98 One lot in Tan and Black,But-ton and Ties,:Ask to see our Selwyn and Char-lotte Oxfords. Gents’Furnishings. Lion Brand Shirts 95c.Good Shirts,coat style,only 48e.Poros Knit Union Suits 79¢.Dimity Shirts 37 4c.Short Drawers 37he.Good Union Suits only 48c.One lot short Drawers only 25¢.25c.Lisle thread Hose,slightlyseconds,124¢.Silk Half Hose 25c. Clothing. Boys’Wash Suits 48¢e.and 95c.Men’s Clothing—ask to see ourBlueSerge,»€7.95Lookatourtwo-piece Suit,, Boys’extra size Suits just receiv-ed,17 and 18,Brown and Blue,4.98-and $6,98,with full peg pants. Boys’Pants,all sizes,eto 18, 25c.,48¢e.,98c,and up. Panama Hats,$5 kind,our price $2.98 Piece Goods. We have added to our piece goods department this week,and to keep the enthusiasm from waning we start another value giving for Saturday and Monday: All éolors in fine Ratine 28 in.wide, 50c.value,our price " 40 in.Floral Voiles with Bulgarian horders,35¢.value,our price 23c. One lot 32 in.Cotton Crash in short lengths,8to 10 vards,value 25c., our price while they last 10c.yard. Notions of All Kinds. We haven’t room to mention them. 2 cards good Buttons Be. 2 spools Cotton2ballsCotton1packageHairpins Best Needles1spoolCoats’Crochet CottonWehaveafulllineofHosieryfrom10c.to 98c. Our Big 5 Cent Counter. Extra good values for Saturday and Monday:Yard wide PercaleGoodDressGinghams Good Lawn Yard wide Sheeting,short lengths, OUR 3 1-2c.COUNTER. 5e.Calico,good aie,Good Apron a ms 3he.10c.yard wide Dress Ginghams 6c,10c.Madras 6e, Be.Be. 34e, Ten Big Stores Over North and South Carolina EnablesUstoUnderbuyandUndersell. Next Week the Great Missionary Convention WILL BE IN SESSION HERE. 72 in,Pure Linen Damask, Rippalet Counterpanes 72x90 forMarsailesCounterpanes Our homes will be filled with visitors.Is it as complete as you want? 70 in.Damask with Napkins to match 70 in.Linen Damask72in.Pure Linen Damask,Flowers and Dots, One Case Missionary Towels.extra values. How about your table Linen? 50c. $1.00 1 plain with Satin Borders,: 72 in Double Damask,Napkins to match,: One Case Crochet Counterpanes,extra values,for $1,$1.35 and $ $2.25 to 5.Yours truly, ° Floral Decorations —=*MILLS &POSTON. Aa ES eT i.a ~Wife or Sweetheart and get it?June Weddings,Wants a nice plain Gold Ring.Why don’t you come One that will wear alifetime.Solid Gold 10 and 18 karat—which do you want.I’ve got them. H.B.WOODWARD,Jewcler. This establishment is al-ready booking orders for bride’s bouquets and floraldecorationsofallkindsforthemanyJuneweddin STORM INSURANCE! to soon take place in theSouth, We have a thoroughlycapablecorpsofdecoratorsforspecialdecoratingforalloccasionswhentheworkofthefloristisre-quired to make the event@SUCCESS, If not convenient to callwriteusforsuggestionsonweddingdecorating. Van Lindley (o., GREENSBORO,N.C. POLK GRAY DRUG (0., Lo¢alAgents, Middle, Statesvill 547 Center \St. Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. One has to but pick up any‘one of thedaily papers of recent issue and read the headlines proclaiming the terrible destruction to life and property as of the tornadoes and wind storms which have pre- vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern, Southern and Western States alike bear tes- timony to experience whereby the loss and dama; to property interests insurance is man’s sole way of confronting the situa- tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nature have brought into be- ing constructiye agencies ofman. wind disturbances is impossible, and common,Ite other name is us.‘We insure everything insurable. the result has been enormous.Tornado While prevention of ossibleeaeis onsultnsurance, Realty &Investment Co."Phone 54.J.F.CARLTON,Manager. STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,JUNE 10,19138. URANO * 4 WILL GO AFTER THE FLIES. Aldermen Decide to Furnish FlyTraps—Free Band Concerts—CityLimitstoBeSurveyed—Street Work. Various matters were before the board of aldermen at its regular monthly meeting Friday night.Peti- tions from Mr.George R.Anderson and others asking for work on west Front street,and from Mr.J.C.Mor-rison and others asking for work on Highland avenue,were referred to thestreetcommitteewithinstructions.toreportatnextmeeting.A petition was algo presented by citizens livingontheBoulevardandadjacent streets asking for new overheadbridgesovertherailroads.The mat- ter was referred to a committee com- posed of Messrs.Bristol,Shelton and Ausley,who will confer with the railroad authorities. The matter of relieving meat deal- rs from license tax was brought up but action was deferred until next meeting. Provision was’made for the build- ing of several connecting links of con- crete sidewalks on streets south of the railroad.A motion to rescind the ordinance providing for work on the sidéwalk on the west side of Mulberry street,north of West End avenue, was defeated.All extra street forces were ordered discontinued when the work now in progress on west Front street is completed. The city engineer was instructed to re-survey the city limits and estab- lish and designate the lines with markers.There has been some con- tention about the corporatelimits by persons who claim they are paying city taxes when they are not within the limits. The Mechanics’Band proposed to the aldermen that it would give free concerts on the street near the square two or three evenings a week duringthesummerifproperprovisionwas made for them and the board agreed to furnish a portable platform for this purpose. The Aldermen decided to make an experiment toward getting rid of the flies in the business district.It will purchase a dozen of the large traps similar to the one which has been on exhibition here and it is believed that if the back lots,stables,stalls,etc., are kept in good condition and a suf-ficient number of these traps placedabouttownthenumberofflieswill be greatly decreased inne Woman Sentenced to Be Quartered and Burned in Iredell. The Landmark learned within the past few days that Judge Walter Clark,in his recent address before the North Carolina Federation of Wo- men’s clubs at New Berne,said that it is a matter of record that in Iredell county a woman was sentenced to be quartered and burned for the murder of her husband.The date at which Judge Clark fixed this event has not been learned and the records of Ire- dell do not show it.However,the records of the county,except an old book of wills which dates back to 1800,were burned in the fire which destroyed the old court house thatstoodinthesquare.If this sentence was passed before Iredell was form- ed in 1788,the records of Rowan county,of which this territory was then a part,should show it. Under the old English law per. sons were often sentenced to be“hung,drawn and quartered,”but it will be news to most people that in Iredell county a woman was sen- tenced to be burnt and quartered.The Landmark isn’t anxious to have the fact established,but since the mat- ter has been brought up it would be interesting to know from what rec-ord Judge Clark quotes.This isn’t intended as a denial of the statement, for Judg@?Clark is well posted and unusually aecurate in matters histori- cal,but The Landmark is seeking in- formation. Proposed New Routes for the Cen- tral and National Highways. The success of the good road bond election in Davie probably .means that not only the State Central High- way may be diverted from Greens- boro via Winston and through Davie and Iredell to Statesville,but that the National Highway may be divert- ed from Winston across Davie and via Statesville. The route of the Central highway would be more direct from Greens- boro via Winston and through Davie to Statesville than from GreensboroviaSalisbury.The National High-way,which now runs from Washing- ton via Roanoke,Va.,to Winston-Sa- lem and on south via Greensboro, Salisbury,Concord and Charlotte, would also have a more direct route to come from Winston through Davie to Statesville and go from here directtoCharlotte.In both cases the trav-eler would miss the ‘mud of the bad roads across Davidson county,that county having refused to improve itsroads. There is now a good road fromGreensborotoWinston,a.steel bridge.will be built —_acrosstheriver.connecting Davie and Forsyth and with a good roadacrossDavie—now assured by thebondissue—to connect with the Ire-dell good roads,travelers can come,through to Statesville and go west*f over the Central highway or south )to Charlotte, Chas.Moore was found dead neartheRowancountyshomeThursdayandacoroner’s jury decided that death resulted from natural causes;Moore had been an inmate of theatdifferenttimes. THE CONCORD PRESBYTERIAL. Representatives of Home and For- eign Missionary Societies in Con-cord Presbytery Will Be in SessioninStatesvilleThisWeek—Pro-gramme of the Meeting. The Concord Presbyterial,compos- ed of representatives of ladies’home and foreign missionary societies inConcordPresbytery,will be in ses~ sion in the First Presbyterian church of Statesville tomorrow,Thursday and Friday.The officers of the or-ganization are Mrs.W.B,Ramsey of Hickory president,Mrs.J.R.Camp- bell of Newton vice presiden:,Mrs. E.F.Reid of Lenoir recording sec- retary and treasurer,Mrs.W.B. Menzies of Hickory corresponding secretary,Mrs.E.D.Browmof Loray secretary of*young people’s work,Mrs.J.H.Reftd of Davidson secre- tary of literature.Mrs.E.D.Brown of Loray and Miss Carry Leazar of Mooresville are members of the exec- utive committee and Mrs.J.B.Gill of Statesville is vice president for Iredell. The first meeting will be held to- morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.Fol lowing is the programme of the meet- ings to be held each day:~- Wednesday,4 p.m-—Devotional service;greetings the president; address of welcomé by Mrs.B.F. Long;response by Mrs.E.F.Reid; address,“Sanctifying Our Common Tasks,”Mrs.R.W.Orr;announce- ments;social half hour.8:15 p.m. Invocation and greetings by the pas- tor,Rev.C.E.Raynal;public ad- dresses on home missions by Dr.A. A.McGeachey of Charlotte and Rev. Edgar Tufts. Thursday,9:15 a.m.—Devotional service;enrollment of delegates;syn- opsis of minutes-of last meeting;re- port of executive committee,report of officers and report of societies;dis- cussion of institute plans,business and announcement of committees. 4 P.M.—Devotional service;confer- ence on mission study,led by Rev.H.F.Williams;conference on “Our Duty to the Negro,”led by Miss Ar- rowood;prayer service.8:15 p.m— Publie address (étereopticon)by Rev. H.F.Williams,editorial secretary of foreign missions. Priday,9:15 a.m.—Devotional service,roll call and minutes;“A Model Mission Band,”Statesville Junior Miriams;chorus,girls from Barium Home;conference on “Young People’s Work,”led by Mrs.E.D.Brown,secretary of that department;address,“How Our Societies can Co- te with Assembly's committees of Young People’s Work,Sunday School Extension,Christian Educa- tion and Ministerial Relief,by Mrs. L.W.Curtis (read by Miss Mun- roe.)4 p.m.—Devotional service, minutes,reports of committees and business;messages from Africa and Korea;symposium,“What the Union has Meant to Me;”prayer;adjourn- ment.8:15 p.m.—Public address by Rev.C.N.Caldwell,China. All the ladies of the town are in- vited to attend all the meetings.The regular sessions are for ladies only. The evening meetings,when public addresses will be made,are open to the public Arrested For Bigamy—Larceny Case in Court. Elmer Whité,a negro charged with larceny in Alexander county,has been placed in Iredell’s jail for safe keep- ing until.Alexander Superior Court. Dock Luther,a white man wanted at Albemarle to answer a_charge of bigamy,,is in jail here awaitingthearrivalofofficers.He was ar- rested near Mooresville and browght to Statesville Saturday. Herbert Redman,a colored boy who figures in the police court quite frequently,was sentenced to 20 days on the street force yesterday by Mayor Caldwell for cursing on the streets.4 Carl Williams,a 16-year-old youth of Union Grove township,was given a hearing before Justice Lazenby in Statesville Friday afternoon charged with the larceny of a purse contain- ing $60 in money and some valuable papers,’which were taken from the home of Mr.J.E.Dacons.The theft occurred several months ago.Many witnesses were examined,there was much arguing by attorneys and the hearing consumed six hours.The de- fendant was held for the higher court under a bond of $300,which was giv-en. B.C.Campbell,colored,has been placed under $150 bond for his ap- pearance at Superior Court to answer a charge of assault with a deadlyweapon.He struck Jim Dean,anoth- er negro,with a piece of timber two or three weeks ago.. Funerals of Mr.Curlee and Mrs, Smith. The funeral service of Mr.Thos.J.Curlee,who was found dead in \bed Thursday morning,was held at theresidenceonAllisonstreetSaturday afternoon and the interment was in ®Makwood cemetery.Mr.Curlee was a member of Race Street Methodistchurchandhispastor,Rev.J.J. Eads,conducted the service. Rev.C.E.Raynal,assisted by Rev.W.M.Walsh and Rev.J.H.Pressly,conducted the funeral of Mrs.EvalynMorrisonSmithSaturdaymofningatthelateresidenceofthedeceased,corner Kelly street and West Endavenue,and’the remains were takentoNewSalemchurch,in the edge.ofAlexandercounty,for burial. J.B..Russell,nominated by Presi-'dent Wilson.for collector of the port of Boston,declined to ‘and thenominationhasbeenwithdrawn. EVENTS AT MOORESVILLE. News of People—Business Change— Many Automobiles—Mr.Turling- *ton and the Dog. Correspondence of The Landmark..Mooresville,June 9—Rev.J‘W.Jones left Saturday for Newton topreachyesterdayattheMethodist church for Rev.Mr.Byles,the pastor, who is assisting in a meeting atDavidson.;The second quarterly conference of the Methodist church here will beheldnextThursdaynightat8o’clock by the presiding elder,Rev.L.® Mann. Mr.8S.J.Craver,for years railwaypostalclerkfromMooresvilletoWin- ston with headquarters here,wasa visitor in town Sunday.His run now is from Roanoke to Charlotte. Mr.B.W.Kerr has sold his fur+niture repair shop,which he has been running for nearly ten years,to J.T.Brantley.Mr.Brantley took charge immediately and will continue the same line of repair work and screen manufacture.Only a few years ago automobilesinMooresvilleweresoveryfewthat the statement,“he has an automo- bile,”always caught attention.Of late they are purchased so fast that the only expression brought out is, “he has one,too.”The latest is a handsome Hupmobile touring car which C.F.Melchor purchased Sat- urday. Mr.S.A.Lowrance left a week or so ago for Seffner,Fla,to plant orange bushes during the summer “wet”season,which is considered the best time for planting.Since the wet season was somewhat delayed heisspendinghistimeinWinterhaven, his winter home. On Saturday afternoon G.G. Freeze sold at auction a large part of his stock of groceries,which were damaged by the fire which recently almost totally destroyed the store house in which he conducted his busi- ness. Prof.E.Randolph and Mrs.Ran- dolph will leave Wednesday for Hick- ory,where they will visit Mrs.Ran- dolph’s mother for several weeks.InthefallhewillgotoChapelHilland take a special course during the next year.Prof.W.C.Ariail of Green- wood,S.C.,who was recently electedsuperintendentofthegradedschoolheretosucceedE.Oscar Randolph,resi was in town for a shortwhilelastFriday.He met a numberoftheteachersandtalkedschool matters over with them.He will not move to Mooresville until the latter part of August. Mr.and Mrs.Will Robinson and children of Spencer have been visit- ing Mr.Robinson's mother and other relatives here for several days.Mrs. F.8S.Starrette spent several days last -week in Concord,her former home,visiting relatives.Mr.Marvin Brown left Friday for the sanatorium at Salisbury,where he will be treat-ed.Mr.Brown has been in poor health for several months and found it mecessary several weeks ago to get a leave of absence m the de- partment—he is rural mail carrier- until he can regain his health. Miss Maridn Moring of AshborospentSundaywithMissHattieWil- liams and will leave t@day for her home.She was on her way home from Chester,S.C.,where she teach es music.Miss Kate Finley of States=ville was the guest of Mrs.A.C.KerleySaturday.Mr.and Mrs.M.RShoafandchildrenarevisitingrela-tives ‘in Mocksville this wéek..Sheriff Deaton and his son,Fred Hyams, were vicitors in town Saturday.Mr. J.H.MeLelland returned from Phila- delphia Saturday morning. Charles,the four-year-old son ofRev.C.S.Kirkpatrick,who had the misfortune last week to get his arm broken at the elbow,was taken to Salisbury Friday for an X-ray exami-|‘ nation.It was found best to re-set the arm,which was successfully done.Charles was accompanied by his father and Dr.W.0.Gilmore.Mr.W.D.Templeton also went to Salis- bury Friday on account of an opera-tioh which Mrs.Templeton was to undergo.She stood the operation well and doing as well as could be ex- pected. One day last week Mr.Z.V.Tur- lington received a bite from a small,insignificant cur dog which caused him no uneasiness at the time.Later he thought it advisable to send the dog’s head to Raleigh for examina- tion so that he might know there was no danger of rabies.Saturday he received a telegram from C.A.Shore,director of the State laboratory,say- ing there was no evidence that any-thing was wrong with the dog. Mr.Bagwell a Member of the Gradu-ating Class—Home From College. Mr.J.Ed.Bagwell of Loray wasalsoamemberofthegraduating class at the State University last week.\This gave Iredell five mem-bers of the class.The other members,Messrs.Jo.Caldwell and Oliver Over-cash of Statesville and Frank Kenne-dy of Houstonville,have returned totheirhomes.Miss Rachel SummersishereenroutetoAlabamatojoinherparents,ex-Sheriff and Mrs.W.A..Summers._Mr.Bagwell,who spent a fewdays at his home in Lo-ray,has gone to Franklin county toworkwithEngineer’Fallis.Mr.Long Gaither,a student attheUniversity,is at home for the va-cation. Mr.Newman White,who graduatedatTrinity,and Mr.Godfrey Kimball,a student at Trinity,are at home.Mr.White,who hag been appointedanassistantinthegovernmentfish laboratory at Beaufort,will leave forBeaufortFridaytotakeuphiswork. y ible that, Pe Aeom,i oi THE NEWS OF TAYLORSVILLE. Mr.Mitchell University Graduate—Personal Items—Alexander ManMovestoStatesville—Death From Appendicitis—Marriages. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,June 9—Mr.Mitchell R.Ingram,who graduated at the Uni-versity,Chapel Hill,last week came home Thursday.Mr.Ingram took themasterofartsdegree.His father, Mr.R.M.Ingram,attended the com-mencement at the University. Mr.Crawford P.Burke,who isagentfortypewriterswithheadquar- ters at Durham for the summer,Spent the week-end with his parents, r.and Mrs.R.B.Burke.Mr.andMrs.Floyd Lippard and baby,Miriam,and Mr.Jack Wyckoff spent Sunday in Statesville with Mrs.Lippard’s mother,Mrs.Ellen Frezell Wyckoff.Mr.Carl Rogers and family of Lit-tle River township moved to:States-ville last week.Mr.Rogers has apositionwiththeplantdepartment of the:Bell Telephone Company. Miss Clara Kerley,accompanied by her father,Mr.Spurgeon Kerley,ofSugarLoaftownship,and Dr.S.T. Crowson was taken to Dr.Long’s Sanatorium,Statesville,Friday morn- ing for an operation for appendicitis. The operation was performed Friday.She had suffered several severe at- tacks of appendicitis within the past two years and the operation was too late to save her life.Death oc- curred at 11 o'clock Saturday morn- ing.Her remains,accompanied by her father,were brought home Sat- urday night.The funeral was con-ducted at the home Sunday by Rev. Ernest Buomgarner and the inter- ment was in the Daniel burying ground.Clara was in the fourteenth year of her age and is survived byherparents,four sisters and threebrothers. Mr.Finley Davidson and Miss Mol- lie Beckham of Stony Point were married here yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Echerd House, Rev.L.P.Gwaltney,pastor of the Baptist church,performing the cere- mony.They went to All HealingSpringstospendafewdaysbefore returning to their home.at StonyPoint.Fhe bride’s parents are dead and she had made her home at Mr.Pink Watt's. Mr.H.D.Lindsay and children—Hugh,Jo.and Elizabeth Lindsay—are in Kernersville today to attendithemarriageat11o'clock of Mr. y's mother,Mrs.H.W.Lind.:and Mr.Cameron Witherspoon of G ro. Report of Third Creek Commission- ers, The commissioners of Third Creek Drainage District made their report to a meeting of the district land- owners held at the court house Sat- urday.The drainage work is now virtually completed to the Rowan county line and the total cost of theconstructionofthe15milesofcanal is approximately $25,600.In addi- tion to this $4,010 in interest hag been paid on the drainage bonds.The canal is 22 feet in width at the up- per end and 34 at the lower end,the average width being 28 feet,and istenfeetdeep.It is estimated that 600,000 cubic yards of earth was ex- cavated,160,000 more*than the gov- ernment engineers estimated would be necessary,ani 1,860 acres of fine bettom land has been reclaimed at a cost not exceeding $14 the acre.Ac- cording to the figures of the.commis- sioners the canal has been opened at 4 1-2 cents the cubic yard,while thelowestbidontheworkwas7.4 cents the.eubie “yard.‘These figures..in- clude the cost of the dredge,which is still the property of the drainage district. Cool June Weather. It is the privilege of The Landmark to state,as a matter of news,that the weather the past few days has been a trifle cool for June—so ¢ool that fires and overcoats were more comfortable than thin sammer clothes.The weather bureau Sunday sent out the following:“Generally fair weather with mod-erately low temperature in the east- ern States,the great central valleys and the lake region and local rains along the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts are predicted for the early days of the coming week.For the section west of the Mississippi val- ley generally fair weather and tem-peratures above the seasonal average are promised for the entire week.”The old people used to talk about aharvesttimethat.was so.cool that men wore their coats to the harvest field.This must be a repetition of the cool June of the long ago.Thecontinuedrains,by the way,are liké- ly to interfere with the harvesting, now ready to begin. Stolen Papers Found. All the valuable papers which were taken from,the store of Stimpson & Steele at Turnersburg about three weeks ago,when the safe in the storewasbatteredopenbyrobbers,are again in the possession of the owners.They were found one day last weekinanailkeg,near the store fromwhichtheyweretaken.In the kezalsowasthesafedrawerwhichcon-tained the papers,The papers wereinconditionandthefact.thattherehadbeenrainssincetherob-bery leads to the belief that the safedrawerandthepaperswere.slippedintothekegprobablythenightbe-fore they were found.Had they beeninthekegeversincetherobberytheywouldhaveshownsomeeffectsoftheexposure,and it is more than proba- they would have been discov-ered sooner. They Endorse the Freight Rate Fight ~~Justice and Others Commend- The United Commereial Travelers’ Convention,composed of traveling men in North and South Carolina,which was in session’in Salisbury Friday and Saturday,decided to hold its next meeting in Greenville,S.C. C.O.Keuster of Charlotte was elect-ed president and James Mac.Con- nelly of Statesville was elected.chair- man of the executive committee. The convention adopted the follow- ing resolution:; “We congratulate the General As- sembly of 1913 upon the policy of the State that there should be no greater charge for service by the railroads for hauling freight a short distancethanthechargemadeforhaulingit a longer distance,.when the short haul is included in the long. “We earnestly approve the steps being taken to inform the people of the discriminations practiced by the railroads against the State in the matter of freight charges. “We congratulate the Governor of the State and Messrs.Justice,Coun- cil and Broughton,the special com- mission,on their fight for the State. “We recognize that Mr.Justice has for years,in the face of misrepre- sentations and unjust abuse and often with but little encouragement,con- stantly kept up the fight until the people have become informed and we believe the people of North Carolina are practically united in their de- termination to support the Governor and the special commission in their fight for.the right. “We pledge the State authorities and the Just Freight Rate Associa- tion our earnest support in their fight for just freight rates. “We earnestly hope and urge that our honorable Governor will call an extra session of the Legislature at as early a date as possible looking’to the adjustment of the discrimnatory freight rates now practiced by the railroads against North Carolina.” The convention also adopted a res-olution asking the Legislature to pass a law requiring the railroads to re- deem mileage on trains. Governor Appoints Gettysburg Bat- tlefield Commission. Goy.Craig has appointed the Get-tysburg battlefield commission of fiveveterans,who will assemble there Ju-ly 1,2 3 to commemoratethe ser-vices of North Carolina soldiers on that battlefield.The veterans named are Judge W.A.Montgomery of Ral- eigh,J.A.Long of Roxboro,Cyrus B.Watson of Winston-Salem,Maj.D. ©.Waddell of Greensboro and W., Frank Utley of Apex. The resolution that passed the Gen- eral Assembly provided for the pay- ment by the State of the expenses of a commission of veterans,three of whom must have been in the engage- ment.It will have been just 50 years in July since this great battle was fought and Confederate and Union soldiers from all sections of the coun- try will gather on the field in reun- ion.In addition to the commission- ers.named many veterans from North Carolina will attend the Gettysburg celebration. Can Regulate Intra-StateRates, ‘The power of the States to fix reasonable intra-State rates of inter- State railroads,until such time asCongressshallchoose.to regulaterates,was upheld by the SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesinthe Minnesota freight and passenger ratecases. At the same time the court laid down far-reaching principles ing the valuation of railroad ‘prop- erty for rate-making purposes .and according to these held that the Stat® of Minnesota ,would confiscate the property of the railroads. Mr.J.F,Reinhardt of Lincoln Coun- ty Dies Suddenly. Mr.John Franklin Reinhardt of Lincoln county,widely known as Jack Reinhardt,died in the Char- lotte Sanatorium yesterday after- noon just after he had undergone an operation.The anaesthetic affected his heart. Mr.Reinhardt was 69 years old and Was prominent as a cotton mill man and legislator,having represented his county in both branches of the Legis- lature.He is survived by his second wife and a number of children of his first marriage. States At a preliminary hearing at Mor- ganton Friday Peter Swink admitted that he struck the blow that caused the death of Plato Saine.The two fought at a singing in Burke county recently,at which there was a gener: al row.Julius Hoyle,who was charg~- ed with the killing,was exonerated.Swink claims self-defence and was released on $1,000 bond. At Hickory yesterday the fire de-partmentwas called out to extinguish a fire on one of the Pullman cars on passenger train No.36.The fire originated from a hot box and therailroadpeoplehadbeenunabletoextinguishitwhenthe-train arrivedinHickory. Dissolution of the so-called East-n,kodak trust is askadstn a civilanti-trust suit filed in affalo,N.Y.,yesterday by order of Attorney Gen-eral McRaynolds.Violation of the Sherman anti-trust law is charged. Noah Massengill,a white man whoescapedfromthechainganginJohn-ston county last March and who killedW.E.Strickland when the latter tried to arrest him,was captured yester- y morning in Johnston county. #Hi ate 2 le Bia overn- BRIEF ITEMS.OF LOCAL NEWS --The Bob White calls in field and wood at this season are many—anomenofalargecropofbirdsthecomingseason.: ~The meeting to organize a branch of the Just’*Freight Rate As- sociation,which,.was to have beenheldFridaynight,failed for lack of a quorum.: ~~-Messrs.Algy Bradley and Edwin Ramsey have sold their news and ei- gar stand in the Hotel Iredell lobby to Mr.W.B..Crowson.Mr.Bradley has wone to Charlotte to take a position as clerk at the Central hotel. License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Alice Miller of theStonyPointcommunityandMr.Bos- tic I.Warren of Shiloh township;Miss Josephine ‘Redman and Mr.E. Preston Jordan of New Hope town- ship. —-A dozen or more members of the local council of the United Commer- cial Travelers attended the meetingoftheGrandCouncilinSalisburylast week.Mesdames Chas.H.Turner,E. M.Hicks and Frank Lentz accompa- nied their husbands. —A teachers’institute,conducted by Mr.J.H.Mclver and Miss M.M. Hudgins,will be held in Statesville the second week in July,beginning on the 7th.An institute for Alexan- der county will begin at Taylorsville August 4 and will be conducted byMr.J.L.Teague and Miss Corrie A, Carter. —-The public is asked to remember that Rev.Dr.E.C.Cronk will speak, under the auspices of the Statesville Ministerial Association,in behalf of the Blue Ridge Missionary Confer- ence at Broad Street church Fridayafternoonat5o'clock and Friday evening at 8 o'clock.Address illus-trated by stereopticon views. —The sheriff’s sale of land for un- paid taxes was begun at 12:30 o’clock yesterday and property in Barringer, Bethany,Sharpesburg,Fallstown, Concord,Eagle Mills and a‘part of Statesville townships was sold.Thesalewillberesumedatnoontoday. There were a good many bidders atthesaleyesterdaywhobidinthe roperty at the amount of the taxes. rior to the sale a land office busi- ness was done in the sheriff's office, many tax receipts being taken up atthelastminute. FOR THE FORT DOBBS PICNIC. Committees Appointed For the Cele-bration at Fort Dobbs July 4th. The committee in charge of the ar-rangements for the picnic at FortDobbs,near Statesville,July 4th,has appointed the following patronessesforthevarioustownshipsofthe county: Creek—Misses Katherine Coddle Templeton,Corinne Deaton,MissesJohnson,Mrs.R.H.Morrison and de- scendants of Capt.James Houston.Eagle Mills—Miss Mary KennedyandotherdescendantsofChristopher Houston and Thomas Young. Turnersburg—Misses Lois and Ad- die Steele and other Turner descend- ants. Sharpesburg —Mesdames Jno. Summers and R.E.Hill and MissNoraKingandallKingandHill descendants. Olin—Miss Mary Lawrence,Mrs. M.A.Tomlin and other descendants' of’James Byers. Bethany—Misses Maggie Craw- ford,Mabel Dunlap,Effie Morrison,Mesdames Leland Adams and Geo. Watts. Concord-—-Miss Ora Sharpe.andotherdescendantsofCapt.Wm. Feimster. Shiloh—Miss Maggie Watts Mrs.Matilda Gray. Statesville—Misses Mattie Hall, Sallie Davidson and Mrs.Chas.Craw-ford,descendants of Capt.Alexander Davidson. Chambersburg—Misses Allie Arey,Irma Furches and Eleanor Murdock. Fallstown—Miss Scroggs.Union Grove—Misses Winnie and Clyde Jennings. Cool Spring—Mrs.D.P.Sartin. These ladies are requested to at-tend this picnic and bring a good del- egation of neighbors and friends,withwellfilledbaskets,to enjoy the day, and at the same time commemor-ate the deeds of their valiant fore-fathers, Wilkes Man Got Three Years For Shooting a Neighbor. In the Federal court at GreensborolastweekEckBaugusand_Robt. Hayes,citizens of Wilkes county, were convicted of conspiracy to as- sault a private citizen..Baugus was sent to the penitentiary for three years,Hayes had just completed serving a term of 18 months for re-tailing and was not sentenced. Sometime ago Chas.Shatley,who.,lives in Wilkes,was called to hisdooronenight,was shot and serious-ly wounded.It was for this offenceBaugusandHayeswereconvicted,their grievance against Shatley be- ing that he had inted out Baugustoadeputymarswhohadawar-rant for him.The case was tried atWilkesborocourtbut.the jurycouldn’t agree.It was taken up atGreensborothenextweekwithresultstated.At ‘Wilkesboro:Buck Baugus,father of \Eck, sent to the penitentiary for.$ for retailing.H @ son of —Buck Baugus,an :named Coffey,have just ¢terms of 18 months each tor theeseoffence.. Snow is reported to have f: and & yesterdayinthemountsingof wood county.Pe 73}JARIDVARK WUESDAY,----June 10,1913. COMMENTON VARIOUS MATTERS "Phe number of delinquent tax- payers advertised in The Land- mark recently attracted attention and yemarks from newspapers all over the State.If those who thought Ire- dell was breaking a record will ex- amine last week’s issue of the Greens- boro Patriot they will see that Ire- dell is not at the head of the list. Col.Jo.Reece’s county of Guilford a few laps ahead of us,for while the list in the Patriot makes more than a page)it is ‘announced that the taxes of High Point town- ship—the most:populous township in the county outside of Greensboro— are advertised in another paper.Tre- dell cheerfully yields the palm to Guil- ford *** The New York Sun,a Republican standpatter in tariff matters,takes this sensible view of the tariff bill: “The Democratic party,under President Wilson’s leadership,has made up.its mind what it wants to do about the tariff.The Underwood bill is the product of.careful deliber- ation.Whatever may be the ultimate effect of the measure on the prosper- ity of American industries,the De- mocracy is entitled to make the ex- periment on which it has courage- ously staked its political fortunes and future.The bill will be enacted nearly in its present form.Obstruc- tive tactics in the Senate can only prolong the uncertainty of the situa- tion,so far as business is concerned; and nothing could be ,worse for the country than a prolongation of uncer- tainty.” *** “If you are going to have anything to do with politics,don’t let the pessi- mists lead you to believe that every- body and everything connected with politics is corrupt.There is not a single particle of truth in it.”This was the advice given by Speaker Clark to the woman’s national Demo- cratic League in Washington the oth- er night.“I know the 434 Represen- tatives in Congress like a book,”de- clared the Speaker.“I don’t believe that there is a single man in the House whose vote can be changed or influenced by the use of money—not ene.”’Which is a mighty fine testi- monial to the members of Congress, rovided Speaker Clark knows what be is talking about.All of us,how- ever,have heard public men give character testimonials which we knew were not correct.They may have thought they were saying what was true,but they didn't know. a a * People oftenly solemnly assert that they can’t do certain things if exist- ing conditions are changed.Some who make the assertion are really in earnest;others bluff to save a special privilege.The changes are made and they go on as before—sometimes bet- ter off by the change.A few months ago the management of almost any national bank carrying government funds would have solemnly asserted— would have testified under oath if the “occasion demanded—that the bank could not afford to pay Interest on government deposits;that govern- ment deposits didn’t pay as a_busi- ness proposition any way,and that paying interest on them was out of the question.Secretary McAdoo didn’t ask the banks if they could or would pay interest.He gave notice that after a certain date 2 per cent interest would be collected on gov- ernment deposits.When the date came round just seven banks in all the United States that had been carrying government money surrendered it. The balance not only held on but someaskedformoreandbanksthatwerenotdepositariesWereanxioustoget 43n.Of course the banks are not los- ing money by the proposition,but you couldn't get them to admit be- fore that they could-do it.Cases of this sort are common,almost every-day occurrences.It’s so.with thetariff.The big interests that profit by the protective tariff don’t want tolosethegraft,hence they cry “ruin” to alarm the couritry.-Other interests’ simply fear a change.They don’t really know whether they.will be hurt;they may be benefited;but they’re afraid of a change,and so they join the big interests in a cry of alarm. **o That was an unusual case of the South Carolina jury at Aiken,which told the court when the evidence in a murder trial was concluded that its mind was made up and no argument on the part of the attorneys was desired.The court permitted the jury to retire without hearing the attor- neys and a verdict of not guilty was returned in less than two minutes. The lawyers would probably object to this becoming a custom,as mostofthemprizetheopportunityto address a jury and incidentally ad- vertise themselves before the audi- ence in the court room.Sometimes, too,they think they must make a noise to please their clients,as many clients think a lawyer hasn’t earned his fee unless he shouts and sweats before the jury and abuses the other side.While it would not be wise to eliminate argument in.all cases,for a proper argument often helps a jury to a better understanding of a case,it would.be a good idea to cut down argument,The vain repetitions,the bombast and the demagoguery so of- ten heard in the court room,not onlyconsumethetimeofthecourtbutdonothelpandofténhurtthelawyer's case with a sensible jury,and donothelpthelawyerintheestimation of sensible spectators.In Iredell Su-perior Court the other day a lawyer “pemarked to the editor of The Land- mark:“If you were to print the law- ears’hes to the jury you would sued for libel,”and he further re- marked that most of the talk was “rot.”This,be it remembered,is not the opinion of a layman but of one of the profession.«¢@ In sentencing three negroes con- victed in Cumberland Superior Court of homicide,Judge Ferguson express- ed.with considerable force the opinion that the increase in murders is due 4 in part to the replacing of the old form of indictment with a vew form, which,he said,treats murder as if it were no more than a petty offense. The reading of the old indictraent, said the judge,was a serious matter and carried a feeling of solemnity to all who heard it and a realization of the enormity of his crime to the man charged with taking human life.Col. Broadfoot,the dean of the Fayette- ville bar,concurred in Judge Fergu- son’s view.It-is unquestionably true that the crime of homicide in this State is treated asa petty offense, generally speaking.Convictions for first degree murder are 80 rare that one on whom the extreme penalty of the law is pronounced naturally feels that he is discriminated against,and on the ground that it is proposed to inflict on him a penalty notcommonly inflicted for such offenses,appeals are often successfully made for clem- ency.Murder has ceased to be mur- der in North Carolina,Under —the technicalities of the law,which\,tavor the criminal,if there is conviction at all it is second degree ‘murder or man- slaughter and the judges rarely im- pose the full penalty for these offen- ses.The law is to blame first,the judges next and the juries least of all. In the first place the law gives the defendant in a capital case practical- ly the privilege of selecting his own jury and of course a jury favorabie to the defendant is selected;and not unnaturally all juries are affected by the apparent disposition of the courts to impose light sentences,the cus- tom of the Governors to commute sentences and to pardon,which has become so common that the general public has ceased to regard these mat- ters as seriously as the gravity of the crime and its frequent occurrence warrant.Putting a little more so- lemnity into the bill of indictment and the proceedings would help but would not remedy the evil.The law should be changed so that justice would have an even chance.Remove the technicalities and impress the se- riousness of the offense,and the sen- sible impartial juries which could be selected would soon respond to the situation.Then when there is 4 con- viction for second degree murder or manslaughter enough punishment should be imposed to make the of- fender and all others realize that it is a more serious matter to take human life than to sell a pint of liq- uor or steal a chicken.Hundreds and hundreds of men are at work on chain gangs in the State today for petty misdemeanors,while men who have dyed their hands in the blood of their fellows have either received no pun- ishment,or if punished have in too many cases received no greater pun- ishment than is imposed in a case of misdemeanor.The punishment im- posed in homitide cases in North Car-olina compared with the punishment in misdemeanor cases is a disgrace to our judicial system,a travesty on justice.And last but by no means least,our Governors should cease to act as an appellate court,re-trying cases on exparte testimony and over- ruling courts and juries.The exer- cise of executive clemency-within proper limitations is right and prop-er.But the too frequent setting aside of the verdicts of the juries and the affirmations of the courts tends to create disrespect for the law 8 causes crime to be lightly regard- MATTERS OF NEWS. Henry Carter Stuart of Russell county,Va.,candidate for Governor of Virginia in the Democratic pri- mary to be held August 5,was unoffi- cially declared the party nominee when entries closed last week with- out opposition to his candidacy.The State Democratic committee will later declare Mr.Stuart the official nomi- nee.The forestry commission,consist- ing of Secretaries Houston,Lane and Garrison,Representatives Hawley and Lee of Georgia,and Senators Smith of Maryland,and Galinger of New Hampshire will meet on the 16th to determine whether the government will purchase 86,000 acres of land of- fered by the Vanderbilt estate as a part of the forest reserve.Members of the commission recently inspected the land. The pupils of the public schools at Pittsburg,Pa.,recently organized a strike against S.L.Heeter,the su- perintendent,on the ground that he was guilty of immoral practices.The charges were investigated and Heeter discharged for “making improper ad- vances and taking unwarranted liber- ties with women.”The only woman member of the school board voted against discharging Heeter.She said the charges were prompted by poli- tics. The work on the extension of the Carolina,Clinchfield and Ohio rail- way from Dante,Va.,its present ter- minus,to Elkhorn City,Va.,is beingpushedasrapidlyaspossible,and the track has already been laid and bal-lasted.A large force of laborers isnowatworkdiggingatunnelthrough Sandy Ridge Mountain,one mile from Dante,which will be 8,260 feet long and it is expected that this tunnel will be completed in less than a year, which will complete the line.The reorganization of the customs service,which is to become operative July 1,1913,may not be placed im op-eration until January 1,1914.Acting under’a recommendation of Secreta- ry of the Treasury McAdoo,the Sen- ate committee on commerce has voted to report favorably a bill to defer the proposed.reorganization.Mr.Me- Adoo held that while the plan approv- ed by President Taft was an improve- ment over the old plan,it contains objections which may be overcome ifitsoperationisdelayed. Miss Julia Frank,72 years old,bet- ter known as “Mother Frank,”is dead at her home in West Stony Creek,N. Y.She adopted and reared 10 chil-dren and for 40 years had attended Memorial Day services in that vil- lage and decorated the graves of every soldier buried here.Miss Frank's sweetheart,a soldier in the Union army,was killed at the battle of Bull Run and for more than 50 years she kept a light burning in her window in anticipation of his return.She never accepted as’authentic thereportofhisdeath. STATE NEWS. Miss Jessie Smoak,daughter of Mr.D.E.Smoak,and Mr.R.B. Pharr,one of the publishers of the North Wilkesboro Hustler,will be married tomorrow.The Progress says Mr.J.W.Pless, a prominent:lawyer of Marion,is be- ing urged té become a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomi- nation in the tenth district.° In Cumberland county a few days ago,while a thunderstorm was in progress,a 12-year-old boy stepped out of the door of his home with a hoe on his shoulder and was killed by lightning. The Marion Progress says Which- ard Godfrey is held.for trial with- out bail to answer a charge of crim- inal assault preferred by Lillie Reid, a crippled orphan girl who has been living at Godfrey’s home. The Governor has pardoned Julius Clary of Davie county,who has serv- ed about half of a three-year sen- tence for manslaughter.Pardon rec- ommended by trial judge and _solici- tor on the ground of newly-discovered evidence.Newton News:The.Junior Order will hold a picnic at Catawba on July 4th.The ceremonies will be in charge of the council at.that place. All the councils in Catawba and Ire- dell with the general public are giv- en a cordial invitation to attend . ~At the recent term of the Federal court in Wilkesboro five citizens were sentenced to the Federal prison in Atlanta “for distilling and retailing. Buck Baugess,Lloyd Parlier and Grover Church got 12 months each, Chas.Chambers and Lewis Prevette 15 months each. The Charlotte assay office,locally known as the United States mint, which has long furnished an easy job for patriots who desire to serve the government,will cease to exist as a government institution on the 15th, Uncle Sam having declined to have his leg further pulled to maintain it. At the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture last week five oil in- spectors were appointed for a term of two years each.C.J.Taylor of Al- leghany county was appointed for this (the eighth)congressional dis- trict and N.W.Clark of Hickory was appointed for the tenth district. The jobs pay $3 per day and ex- penses. «Bishop Horner of Asheville last week appealed to the President to commute the sentence of William E, Breese,convicted of a violation of the national banking laws at Asheville. The President took the case under ad- visement.Governor Craig,farmer Governor Glenn and Senator Sim- mons have appealed to the President in behalf of Breese. Becoming enraged at her neighbor. Mrs.Goldsmith,Helen Miller,who occupied apartments in the same building with Mrs.Goldsmith in Asheville,slashed Mrs.Goldsmith’s throat with a razor,inflicting a wound that was near fatal.The Miller woman was sent to jail.The trouble was the result of a quarrel over a trivial matter. President Venable of the ‘State University has been granted a year’s leave of absence on account of im- paired health.Prof.E.K.Graham will be acting president of the Uni- versity during Dr.Venable’s absence. The board of trustees ordered that the president’s salary of $4,500 a year be paid him during his absence. He will go abroad with his family. B.F.Keith,collector at the port of Wilmington,is about to work him- self out of a job.His commission does not expire for nearly two years and he might have been allowed to hold on until then,but recently he set about making certain changes among his subordinates,doubtless with a view of fixing certain friends in permanent jobs,and now Senators Overman and Simmons are trying to have him removed.The North Wilkesboro Hustler says the finance committee appointed by by the last Legislature for Wilkes county,composed of R.L.Church,A. M.Vannoy and ©.H.Kilby,two Dem- ocrats and a Republican,has diseov- ered rea!estate in the county of thevalueof$100,000 that was not.on the tax books last year.If evéry county had the right sort of man to go af- ter the unlisted taxables he would earn his salary many times over. Clarence A.Shuman of Salisbury was hanged at Hot Springs,Ark.,last week for the murder of his wife.Strong effort was made to save Shu- man’s life,friends in Salisbury inter- esting themselves in nis behalf.The Governor of Arkansas visited Shu- man in jail without letting Shuman know who he was.After the visit the Governor decided that he would let the law take its course!A plea of insanity had been advanced for Shuman.: The Sundry Civil Bill Blocked. Democratic Senators declared lastweekthattheywouldlettheill-fated sundry civil appropriation bill die be- fore yielding to the demand of the House that the membership of boardsofgovernorsofsoldiers’homes be re-duced.:7 Vetoed by former President Taft and left unacted upon by the last Congress,the apparently “hoodooed”bill has left President Wilson in a quandary as to whether to approve its much-discussed provision ‘to ex- empt farmers’organizations and la- bor unions from prosecution under the Sherman law. The bill carries $116,000,000 and provides for the customs’service,life saving,immigration and __public health services,inter-State commerce commission,mine rescue work and many other important branches of the government,if it is not passed “by July 1 emergency appropriations will be necessary.LT Can't Keep It Secret. The splendid work of Chamberlain’s Tab- leta in daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles has ever been known.For sale by all dealers.} ee ‘ot Shake Off Your Rheumatism. Now is the time te get rid of your rheu- matiam.Try,a twenty-five cent bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and see how quickly your rheumatic paing disappear.Bold by all dealers. a ;:Lm CCing bodies. a eae—wv to insure its healthfulness. It is made in a_plant enamelled inside, Cream.Let the kiddies eat it. You can buy it in pints and quarts, paper,é and put up in an air-tight carton. FOR SALE BY Fair Play For Mr.Justice. Thomasville Davidsonian. The Statesville Landmark,in com- ing to the rescue of E.J.Justice _of Greensboro,says the insinuations that Mr.Justice is leading his freight rate fight in furtherance of his sena- torial ambitions is uncalled-for and should not be injected at this time. The Landmark is right.The time has come when it is almost unheard-of for a public man to take a stand for or against a given measure without some two-by-four ever-dreaming and ever-scheming ward politician,bring- ing his motive into question.We hold no brief for E.J.Justice.We have not promised him our.support.He has not asked us for it and we are not saying whether we are for him or against him for the Senate.It is but simple justice,however,to state that Mr.Justice was on the firing line fighting for lower freight rates be- fore his name was ever suggested for the Senate.His study of the ques- tion and his fight for relief reaches back through a period of years.Any man who reads the papers of North Carolina ought to know that this is true,and the man or the paper that deliberately circulates anything to the contrary knowing this to be true is deliberately circulating a thing that he knows to be untrue.| Editor John B.Sherrill of the Concord Tribune and Times,has been elected a trustee of Trinity College| to succeed the late Judge Montgom-| ery. EXPERIENCE =i OF MOTHERHOOD Advice to Expectant Mothers The experience ox a«ddherhood is 4 try~ ing one to most women and marks dis- tinctly an epoch in their lives.Not one woman in a hundred is prepared or un- derstands how to properly care for her- self.Of course nearly every woman nowadays has medical treatment at such times,but many approach the experi- ence with an organism unfitted for the trial of strength,and when it is over her system has received a shock from which it is hard to recover.Following right upon this comes the nervous strain of caring for the child,and #distinct change in the mother results. There is nothing more charming than a happy and healthy mother of children, and indeed child-birth under the right conditions need be no hazard to health or beauty.The unexplainable thing is that,with all the evidence of shattered nerves and broken health resulting from an unprepared condition,and with am- ple time in which to -prepare,women will persist in going blindly to the trial. Every woman at this time should rely upon Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable invigorator of the female organism. In many homes 6 oOoneschildlessthere4 arenow childrenbe- cause of the fact that Lydia E.Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound makes women normal, If you want special advice write to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co,(confi- dential)Lynn,Mass.Your letter will be opened,read and answered by « woman and held in strict confidence. PILEStyirieakands HEM-ROID It quickly removes the internal cause. Booklet from OR.LEONHAROT CO.,Suttala,&.¥.dreggtete.old by Statesville Drug Co.and all Compound,a most valuable tonic and PURE ICE CREAM This is the one Ice Cream that you needn’t be afraid to give to the youngsters.For ou from Government inspected cows.©It Purity Ice Cream Company Richmoad,Virginia Statesville Drug Com’y.ss *25kH4 There’s no treat’so good’ aa or so good for them—as*a mg saucer of pure ice cream.It cools and nourishes their grow- It’s what their sys- tem demands these hot summer days., To be sure of it’s purity,order only r cream comes is pasteurized immaculately clean—white Human hands never touch it, Go to the nearest dealer and pe Velvet Kind Pure Ice ake it home to the family. wrapped in parohment Sy _thin tat A*ideal Christian HomeSchool.Prepara:Expression,Physical Culture,P Music.ightrainedinstructors.Takes o Mnal =a ee : Sy Mnlinin oe ~srers —FOR — YOUMGL WOMEN Sag and Collegiate courses,Aey,Business,etc.Conservatoryo£9 staff of experienced,collegeandteachestheindividualstandardmaintainedby100»Unsurpassed health record.Brick buildings.Steam heat.Excellent table, Goodball, mnasium.Parklike campus,Ooncerta,lectures,tennis,basket-rite for our catalog beforeselecting thecolloge for your daughter. GEORGE J.RAMSEY,M.A.L.L.D.President.Raleigh,N.CY The Tariff Taken Off I have just succeeded in taking the tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Matting is now 25c.,all 25c.now 2c.All floor coverings down in the A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive same proportion. price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers will be Come and sold at $2.00. see.I will make it-worth your time to come and see. Respectfully, The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. COAL!COAL! ' Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow. as you Don’t stock up too early will have more slack or waste coal.July to September is the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight Remember also that we.carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. '"PHONE 205. | The man who puts the sealUponyourdeedsandinstruments,Bg they for woe or weal. We PutThe Seal ofQuality Upon the Goods we Bake ON OUR BREAD So Fresh,So Light,So Brown, Our Buns,and Pies,and Cake. || ’HOME BAKERY. iL _FOR THE Picnic Lunch +—_WE HAVE—— Olives,Pickles,Cheese, Pimentoes,French Sar- dines,Peanut Butter, Chipped Beef,all kinds of Cakes and Crackers. ‘Phone your orders. Eagle & Milholland. FURNITURE REPAIRING,UPHOLSTERING,ETC.-:- Save your old furniture,chairs, etc.I can work them over and makeasgood as when you bought them,and in mostcasesstronger and more serviceable.It does not matter how badly broken or da your furniture is,save itand give me.a chance at it. My prices are moderate,and I guaranteea first class job,or no charge. Varnishing,Staining,Enameling. See me for repair work of any kind Iwill give you satisfacto- ry work and save you money. D.T.MORRISON. May 27 —8t. NO TARIFF PRICES New People With New Prices! With complete line of heavy and fancy Groceries.We have bought the J.B,Gill stock of Groceries and are adding to it daily to make the stock complete.Our motto will be quality and prices.By fair dealing and kind treatment we hope to have some of your business.Call and see us and get prices. Tothe CityTrade:We.are now.Inaking arrange- ments with the good farmers for fresh Butter,Eggs and Chickens,and would like to have yourstand- weekly orders so we may beabletofillthempromptly. All goods delivered in the city. Order in time to prevent delay. To the Farmers:See us_before—_————————you.sell your produce.We want it. Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. If it’s something to eat "Phone 27. FOR’SALE! Splendid Suburban Home. Eight and one-half acres facing two macadam roads.Nearenoughforcitywater,lights and cement sidewalk.Barn,chicken houses,runs and all necessary outbuildings. A rare opportunity. ——SEE——JOHN M.SHARPE,RAL ESTATE. CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! NE HUNDRED acres about t miles fromStatesvilleTheverybeatsubsoil,newfmfinestateofcultivationentirelylevel, sieSeep ea=e ee FARM FOR SLE THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,-June 10,1913. ee ville.WESTERN ROAD.Train No.15,due 6:55a.=Train No.16,east-bound,due 11:20p.mlheedGoeaeNo..west-bound,due 3:26p.m.TrainNo.$6,west-bound,10:22 p.mTrainNo.86,east-bound,due11:00 a m.Trein No.22,east-bound,due 1:20 »m.Train No.12,east-bound,due 6:46p.m.AND TAYLORSVILLE.From Charl otte.Train No.16 ar.9:60,leaves 11:00 a.Traian No.24 Train No.23 ar.10:10,leaves 11:00 aTrainNo.16 ar.6:20,leaves 6:45 yp. Uncle Sam After the Bird Shippers. A news item sent from Sparta,Al-leghany county to the daily papers, says that about 20 merthants andcitizensofAlleghanyhavebeenin- dicted in the Federal court at Abing- don,Va.,for shipping birds out of theStateanditisexpectedthatitwillcosttheAlleghanycitizensapretty good sum to settle with Uncle Sam. Parties interested should take notice that it is now a violation of Federal as well as State and local laws to ship birds out of the State.At the recent term of the Federal court at Wilkesboro J.E.Vannoy,J.M.Mc- Neill and E.E.Eller were fined $5 each and costs for shipping birds out of the State. Confessed a Murder But is Safe. Lee Cage,a member of the Iron Moulders’Union,of Wheeling,.W. Va.,confessed in the United States District Court at Columbus,O.,that he killed Detective John J.Reardon of Pittsburgh,at Steubenville,Ohio, in 1910,during labor troubles. It developed that Cage had been tried at Steubenville more than a year ago on a charge of having murdered Reardon and that he was acquitted, he refusing to take the witness stand. Having been in jeopardy once, Cage cannot be tried again on the same charge under the.constitution and laws of Ohio. ~ECZEMA FOR 20 YEARS, Cured by Our Reliable Skin Remedy, Saxo Salve. For twenty year I suffered from eczema.My skin would break out and itch and burn terribly.I heard of Saxo Salve and decided to try it.Af- ter two or three applications I found great relief and before I had used one tube I was completely well.If it will benefit others.who suffer from eczema you may publish my letter, as I believe Saxo Salve will do just what you claim it will.”-—A.Pritchet, Shelbyville,IL ' ft is astonishing,even to us,to see how Saxo Salve,our new remedy for ekin affections,allays the itching, softens,soothes and heals the skin all sorts of eruptive disorders, such as eczema,barber’s itch,ring- worm,tetter,ete. it is guaranteed to help you-—we cheerfully give back your money if it coes not.W,F.Hall Druggist, Statesville,N.C. P.8.Eczema sufferers tavariably need a blood tonic.Try Vinol on ourguarantees, in from 3)on public mb 9 cae con-tains200acres.Fine About a Good pastors,wellwatered.a tro sey 2 ’ir soo, Jen,7, Procrastination Is the Thief of Time! §While.not likely to De%..,al-ronymie of the individual.who appropriates a Watch without permission,it does deseribe your peglect to provide yourself with a thoroughly reliable time piece. Never before have good Watches been offered at lower prices. Don’t Procrastinate! R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. M.,D.&T.Electric Co. We have taken over the elec- trical business of Ritchie & Mills and have moved to W.P. McLain’s old |stand on West Broad street.We carrya com-plete line of Fans,Irons,Fix- tures and Lamps.Let us fig- ure on wiring your house. Our work is guaranteed andourpricesreasonable. We exchange new lamps for your burnt out ones.M.,D.&T.ELECTRIC €0.,‘Phone 415.128 W.Broad St. PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated tripledraft.Latest improved Charcoal lron—a beauty and welcome in ev- ery home where it has been used.be Maes at $1.98 and be pleased. and see or writeW.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N-C. June 6.—10t.* POTATO SLIPS.—A million of our famousGoldenSweetandNancyHallSweetPota-to Slips for sale.eee eeImmediateshipmentbyare CALL FOR A CLEAR TRACK. When Dr.McEtwee Again Mounts aMotorcyéleHeShouldRememberMr.Henkel’s Experience at Blow- ing Rock. Dy.Ross McElwee,who had a near-disastrous experience,in trying torideamotorcyclelastweekandcamenearcausingasmash-up or two,should call for a clear track the next time he mounts a motorcycle,as Mr.Vance Henkel did when he was rid-ing the horseless buggy down hill at Blowing Rock.°Years ago when Mr.Henkel first began handling horses he was_the proprietor of a livery stable at Blow-ing Rock.One day he hired a horseandbuggyto’a young man to takehisgirltoride.In a little while the news came that the horse had run away and wrecked the buggy.(Mr.Henkel may have assured his Pa-tron that the horse was as gentle asalambandifhediditwasso—the runaway was the result of the driver not knowing how to handle a horse.)Learning of the disaster,Mr.Henkel started out to pick up the remains of his property.He found the running works of the buggy in condition tooperateandhestartedtopull‘the vehicle to the stable.The route wasdown-grade—it’s mostly down-grade or up-grade at Blowing Rock.ThenitoccurredtoMr,Henkel that his vehicle would run of its own motion if given a start and that he had just as well ride as walk.In the language of Uncle Remus,“So said,so done.”Mr.Henkel got on the run-]- ning works of the buggy,pulled the shafts back as steering gear and started out.The going was fine. Then a thought came to Mr.Henkel that took the joy out of the ride. Just ahead there was a curve in the road and it occurred to him that some other turn-out might be on that road and coming in his direction.The road was single track and there were no sidings.If a team coming from the opposite direction should be on that road beyond the curve a collis- ion was inevitable.There were no brakes on Mr.Henkel’s horseless buggy and he could not stop.Allthesethingspassedthroughhismind in a flash.The only solution he could think of was to give the alarm for a clear track and he wasted no time in giving the alarm.With a yell that awoke echoes in the moun- tains for miles around and startled the natives,Mr.Henkel called out for everybody to clear the way,take to the timber,hunt cover.-Fortunately the way was clear and Mr.Henkel had a safe deliverance. When Dr.McElwee mounts a mo- torcycle again he should call for a clear track. How So-Called Gypsies Hoodooed a Negro and Robbed Him. A band of so-called Gypsies, ing through Cabarrus county last week with wagons and horses,saw one Walter Witherspoon,colored,cut- ting oats hard by the highway,andthisiswhattheydidtoWalter,as he explained it and the Concord Tribune relates it:“Walter said they put a piece of silk cloth on his shoulder and tied a knot in fit.Then monkey signs were made.By this time Walter was be- coming somewhat hoodwinked.More knots were tied and Walter’s hoodoo gained firmer grip on him.The Gyp- sies were also in a gripping business and they gripped Walter’s coin—$2v in cash.One Gypsy held a finger on Walter’s breast and another made curious figures on the ground. pass- came a thoroughly bamboozled ‘nig- ger.’In the meantime other Gypsies were loading a wagon with oe there was more coming to.Walter. Strange herbs and roots were pulled| from a bag and rubbed on him.This| was sufficient.What the silk cloth, knots,monkey~figures,etc.,failed to| do was performed by the roots and|herbs and Walter became hopelessly hoodoed,hoodwinked,bamboozled and| honeyfuggled all at the same time. In the meantime the oats continued to be piled high on the wagon and the Gypsies evidently decided that they were through with Walter and left him to wonder just exactly what kind of an intellect he possessed.” Walter’s employer and the owneroftheoatfieldheardoftheperform-ance and he got the sheriff and a| warrant.Meantime,however,a neighbor made the thieves unload the oats and they were not arrested,al- though it is not stated that they re- turned the coin. Newspaper Men and Congressmen Have Spelling Bee. Washington Dispatch.An old-fashioned spelling bee,con-ducted by the National Press club of Washington and billed as “a contest between newspaper men and states- men,”was won by Representative Frank B.Willis,of Ohio,after fifteen Washington correspondents,seven Senators and seven members of the House,had been “spelled down.” It was an evening of merriment inwhichPresidentWilson,Secretary Bryan and a host of other official folk joined.David F.Houston,Secretary of Agriculture and long a_schoolmas- ter,was “the pronouncer.”He en-couraged the spellers at first by a se- ries of easy words,giving Senator Ashurst of Arizona “cactus”and Sen- ator Poindexter “moose,”but later onhedealtthemostdifficultwordshehadbeenabletofindafteracarefulsearchofthedictionary.\The\ranks.is thirty 7s thinned quicklydfinallyonlySenatorPoindextercalRepresentativeWillisremained.The Senator misspelled “hydroe-phalus”and Mr.Willis,a formerschoolmasterhimself,was awardedthechampionship.. HOW'S THe?‘undredWeofferonH Doliars Re-for an of Catarrh that can-not be ouined Hall’s Catarrh Cure.Toledo,O.co.,have known F.é rears,andperfleimallbeseaeSeoneest®iS Smaneiallyiecarry4°ions madebyhisfirm.Wal a Marvin,violaente sts,Toledo,O.Hall's Catarrh iw taken internal-ly,acting directly spon the blood and|eymucoussurfacesitem.TestimoLtpaic,per tle, ‘PaleHall's Pils flor stnatipation. This | was too much for Walter and he be-| But | a ECONOMY IMPAIRS EFFICIENCY What Postmaster General BurlceonFoundandWhatHeHasDoneto Improve the Postal Service. A statement issued from’Washing- ton says that when Postmaster Gen-eral Burleson took charge of thePostofficeDepartmentMarch6he found persistent and serious.¢om- plaints throughout the country of gen- erally unsatisfactory mail facilities. A thorough examination into the com-plaints disclosed that undue stress_on economy by the former administra-tion had impaired the efficiency oftheserviceandthedifficultieswere intensified by the increased volume of business on account of the parcel post and.the reduction of the workinghoursofpostalemployesbyactof Congress. During the 90 days of the new ad- ministration about 1,000 additionalclerksandapproximately500addi- tional city letter carriers have bees attached to the various postoffices throughout the country and besides these additions to the regular force approximately $1,000,000 has beenauthorizedfortemporaryclerkhire and about $500,000 for temporary city letter carriers.These unusual finan- cial demands made it necessary for the.Postmaster General to go to Con-gress in May for an emergency ap- propriation of $600,000,which was promptly granted,and $300,000 al-lotted for temporary clerk hire and a like:amount for temporary car- riers. Op March 5,1918,there were about 2,200 vacant postmasterships of the presidential grade and some 300 have become vacant since.Of these more than 1,800 cases have been briefed and about 1,500 nominated to the Senate.Of the fourth-class post- on March 5,including those which have become vacant since,amount- ing to about 4,500,more than 1,700 have been filled as the result of civil service examinations or inspectors’re- ports,leaving at the present time about 1,000 of the presidential grade and some 2,800 of the fourth-class to be disposed of.These are being dealt with expeditiously. Within the last 60 days 488 pe- titions for rural delivery routes have been disposed of,resulting in the es- tablishment of 203 routes,involving an annual expenditure for mainte- nance of approximately $19,000.By the establishment of these new routes and the extension of old routes more than 200,000 people are now receiv- ing their mail at their doors instead of at remote postoffices. The custom of backstamping mail was abolished to expedite delivery, it being found that the benefits of backstamping were far outweighed by the more prompt delivery. The condition in the railway mail service was found to be most urgent. Through mistaken ideas of economy the clerical force had been so reduc- ed as to affect efficient service and car space cut down to a danger point.With the advent of the parcel post system on January 1,which increased tremendously the volume of businesshandted,additional clerks and increas- ed car space were most imperative. But nothing was done to relieve this, it being left to the new administra- tion to restore the efficiency of this important branch of the service.Nine hundred .and ten additional clerks have been added to the service since March 4 and increased car space cost- ing $267,000 a year has been pro- |vided. These and other changes for the efficiency of the service have been made by the new Postmaster General. A Will That Made Business For Law- yers. One Phillip Reagan of Lincoln county,who died more than 25 years lago,seized and possessed at the time lof his death of 140 acres of gand lo- cated near Triatigle,in Lincoln coun- ity,left a peculiar will—one that has made business for the lawyers,al- ithough Mr.Reagan doubtless did not so intend.The will provided that his land should be rented out for 25 years after his death and thé rent |profits.thereof kept by his executorforthattimeandtheamountac-cumulated at compound interest forthesaidperiod.,At the end of the 5 years,it was fyrther provided,the |iand should then descend to his grand- jchildren.His own children were tohavenopart,either in the lands or the rents and profits thereof;but the entire accumulation was to go to his grandchildren at the end of 25 years; and in the event of the death of the grandchildren with children,to the great grandchildren. Mr.Reagan’s two daughters and three sons didn’t think much of their father’s will and its provisions wereignored.They sold the land to Jos- eph King and it is owned by the King family now. The 25 years named in the Reagan will expired last April and now a score or more of heirs who were beneficiaries under the Phillip Reagan will have brought suit to recover the land.The land is more valuable than when it was sold to the Kings 25 years ago.It is now worth $50 to $75 per acre,The heirs not only demand possession of the land but they seek to recover the value of the accumulat- ed rents and interest for 25 years, an estimated total of $31,850.Good pickings for the lawyers iftheheirshaveanymoney. No Campmeeting at Rock Spring. The Mooresville Enterprise is in-formed that it has been officially de- cided that there will be no campmeet- ing at the famous Rock Spring camp-ground this year.In lieu thereof abigMasonicpicnicwillbeheldJuly At Campmeetings have been held atRockSpringfornear100yearsandthe.Church ple who control thecamperoud‘have decided that thedayofthecampmeetingispassed. | Chamberlain's re.Cholera and Diartheea Every family ube hkeepthispréparationathandduring thehotweatherofthesummermonths.Cham-berlain’s Colle,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-Seat eet eee oe cork Stemsatesandisalmostcertaintosummerfeover.It hee no superiorpurposesforwhiehi#mm intended.now.Wor sale by aM deniers, 43,+A masterships which were found vacant |. ||PAGE TH nan SHIRTS WITH THE NEW. \EASILYADJUSTABLETOVARIOUS SLEEVE PAT.BOW.26,1992 SHERRILL-W HITE SHOE CO. FLATOMOBILES WE}HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WE ARE;OFFER- ING AT PRESENT AT REAL BARGAINS.CALL ON US OR "PHONE. Carolina Motor Company ’PHONES:LONG DISTANCE 175LOCAL170 When you want any of.the EMER- GENCY SUPPLIES mentioned in JOHNSON &JOHNSON’S Hand Book of First Aid here is the place to get them. Call or ’Phone. The Polk Gray Drug Company, B@ ON THESQUARE @PrescriptionSpecialists.*Phones109and410. [ti Makers and Crop Saver! Cultivate “Your Crops With Our:. Line of Cultivators,Both Riding Sd Walkin Our line is complete.If it’s a John Deere,Moline,Rhoderick Lean,we have it;and last but not least we have the old Reliable Michigan Spring Tooth,fullywarranted. _A Big Lot of Hallock -WeedersWhichGoataBargain.~““"" Give us your order ‘“‘quick’’for the wheat crop saver—the famous old DEERING BINDER, the best on earth.Only a few left. The best grain cradle made—Jonas Cline.Order now and have it ready. STEEL KING CULTIVATORS and Points ‘“‘galore.’’The price to make them go. Iredell Hardware Co. PAGE FOUR. THE LANDMARK BROAD STREET. WATCH—Watch the label on your .If renewals are not in by date om label paper will be stopped. TUESDAY,----June 10,1918. e MANUFACTURING SENTIMENT. 4 Not all the “insidious lobbying” against the tariff bill is done in Washington.Persons who are in- a terested in maintaining high tariff Bs .rates have embraced every opportun- ity to stir up opposition to the bill. ‘:Newspapers’and individuals have .been besieged with letters from in- ‘terésted parties calling attention to P this or that schedule which,it is as- serted,will work great harm to this or that interest if allowed to stand, :and it is urged that telegrams or let- a ters be sent to members of Congress urging them to vote for a higher rate.Manufacturers have also been ”besieged in the campaign to work up a sentiment.Mill men have received orders quoting a low -price and were told that the price would be lower still in a few weeks.Recently Mr. H.A.Yount,secretary and treasurer ef the Bloomfield Manufacturing 3 ;Company,Statesville,received an or- der quoting 38 cents for goods,and the party ordering gave the cheering information that the price would be y 82 to 84 cents in a few weeks.Mr. Yount’s reply was that if the price was going to drop 4 to 6 cents in a few weeks the party was very fool- ish not to wait until the drop came. As soon as this letter got to the party making the order,Mr.Yount got a telegram to ship the goods at his own price.The bluff didn’t work with Mr.Yount.It is this sort of business that is being used by self- .jnterested persons to frighten the J timid and manufacture sentiment against the tariff bill. It’s only three years since the Fed- be eral census-takers came along and exposed the claims of many towns and cities as to population.But the Ef claimers seem to think the public has ;had time to forget the census figures and they’re again out in the open wiht the usual big claim.Charlotte, for instance,claimed 45,000 to 50,000 in 1910 but Uncle Sam’s count show- g ed it had just 34,136,Now the claim y is made that “Charlotte is a fifty- :thousand town,”which would mean E that the population.has increased i about 50 per cent in three years. It hasn’t,of course.Greensboro is more conservative.Some years ago %a census directory man claimed some forty-odd thousand for that town, be which was more than the whole of be Guilford county had at the time.The census-takers found,in 1910,just 15,- 895 people in Greensboro.A few days ago Greensboro had a census taken by local officials and the town 3 is given about 19,000 population, which is about 25 pér cent in three years.The claimers will be free to F run riot with the figures for seven|a years—antil the Federal census-tak- .ers come along in 1920to expose them. flies.They of course realize that the main thing is’to eliminate the places that breed flies and draw flies,which meansa clean-up campaign and close attention to sanitary —regulations which will not only require clean premises but that food products of- fered for sale shall be screened. LAI The result.of the good roads bond election in Davie county,in addition to its other innumerable benefits,may result in bringing both the national and the State central’’highways across Davie county,This will place Mocksville and Davie on the main thoroughfares of travel from the North to the South and from eastern to western North Carolina,and will bring the town and county to the front. The Charlotte Observer is in agree- ment with The Landmark’s sugges- tion that the constitutional amend- ment commission,which is to meet at’ Morehead,will not find the summer resorts conducive to serious and sober work.The Observer says: Morehead is a good place to play,but it is thé poorest place that couldbeselectedfortheprosecutionofany sort of serious work. Fact.Amid the distractions and diversions of a summer resort is ‘not a place to write constitutions.ED Before the collectorship contest is settled and regardless of how it may be settled,The Landmark wants to set the newspapers straight on the name of the Iredell candidate.They call him Austin D.Watts ahd it’s probable that two-thirds of the people in his own county think that’s his name,but it isn’t.Mr.Watts’cor- rect “entitlement”is Alston David- son Watts.He was named for his uncle—Alston Davidson—who was drowned in,the Catawba river many years ago.The name Alston is for Gov.Alston of South Caroljna.How- ever,the Iredell man never bothers about the name.If a commission as collector is handed him with the name written Austin he'll take it and let it pass. The first issue of Sky-Land,a mag- azine published at Hendersonville,is to hand.It is an attractive number editorially and typographically.Miss Mae Lucile Smith is editor and man- ager,T.W.Chambliss associate edi- tor,Robt.C.Goldstein and William A.Varty contributing editors.Gov. Craig,Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels,Senators Overman and Simmons and Dr.Joseph Hyde Pratt are pa- trons.The subscription price is $1 per year,10 cents a copy.The con- tents 6f the June number include special articles by Dr.Pratt,Com- missioner of Agriculture Graham and others,descriptive articles,North Carolina poetry and fiction.Sky- Land is the only publication of its kind in the State and The Landmark hopes it will succeed. It is a pity that when the Senate gets through with the schedules it cannot cut out the speech-making and put the tariff bill to a vote.If a long-winded speech ever converted anybody we never heard of it.—Dur- ham Herald. It is indeed a pity this cannot be The aldermen are to be commended| for inaugurating a campaign,against The Fort Dobbs chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution is.ar- ranging for a celebration at the sité of old Fort Dobbs,about two miles north of Statesvlile,July 4th.Some yeats ago the Daughters erected a marker on this spot,thus rescuing it from oblivion,and the picnic on the 4th of July is designed to familiarize the people of the county with the his- tory of Fort Dobbs and Iredell’s Co- lonial and Revolutionary history.The picnic isa county affair and the numerous descendants of Revolution- ary ancestry in the county,and ‘others too,should be especially interested in this celebration.The younger gener- ation should be made familiar with the deeds of the forefathers,fromwhichtheymayreceiveinspiration, and thus the fires of patriotism kept alive for the promotion of good cit- izenship and the advancement of civ- ic righteousness. FINED FOR SHIPPING BIRDS. Wilkes Men Who Had Shipped Thous- ands in Federal Court—Others In- dicted. An item on another page of The Landmark tells of the prosecution in the Federal courts of citizens who have been shipping gdme birds out of the State,and that certain citizens of Wilkes were fined $5 each in the Federal court at Wilkesboro for this offence.It seems that wasn’t the end of it for the Wilkes people.The News says that E.E.Eller,J.E.Vannoy and J.W.McNeill,mer- chants of North Wilkesboro,pleadguiltyintheFederalcourtatGreens- boro last week to shipping birds out of the State and were fined $100 each and cost.In addition to these cases the grand jury returned true bills in the cases of ten other persons for the same offence. The News quotes District Attorney Holton as saying there has been a wholesale and flagrant violation ofthislawagainsttheinter-State ship- ment of quail and other game,and that shipments have been made in enormous quantities.A general pros- ecution of such cases has been in- augurated and he said the govern- ment is determined to stop the infrac- tions of this law,and other violators will -be brought into court. Charles Brewster of the Depart- ment of Agriculture in Washington,a witness against Vannoy et als.,stat- ed that the firm of Vannoy and Me- Neill alone had shipped in the last season over 14,000 quail from the State.Eller,it was testified,had al- so shipped large quantities.These birds were shipped to Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington City. The first move of the Department of Agriculture was to indict the com- mission merchants of these cities who had handled the game birds shipped in violation of the law.The mer- chants paid their fine and then gave information which lead to the in¥Vesti- gation in North Carolina, The Effect of Woman Suffrage on Marriage and Divorce.~~ Denver,Col.,Dispatch. An investigation to determine the effect of woman suffrage on marital relations has developed that Colora- do has a_greater percentage of mar- ried women than has any one of 33 other States.Two of the 15 StateswhichexceedColoradointhatrespect have for years recognized the right of women to vote.The figures furth- er show that only six States,except Pardon Asked For Frank Propst ofAlexander. Former Lieut.Gov.Newland ofCaldwellcountyandMarshallYountofCatawbacountyappearedbeforeGovernorCraiglastweek,asking thattheGovernorpardonFrankPropstofAlexandercounty,who was convicted of second degree murder three yearsago.Propst is serving a seven-yearsentence,along with a man by thenameofBowman,on the charge ofconspiracyleadinguptothekillingofoneHefnerwhileinanaltercation over a chicken fight.This is the sec- ond application for a pardon for Propst. The Vice President Better Looking Coat Suitsand Mid- Summer Dresses Reduced One-Third. Than His Pictures. Salisbury Post. Judge Clark of the StatesvilleLandmarkisherebynotifiedthatthe Vice.President is a much_better looking man than his pictures would f lead us to believe,and if he©still { thinks he is better looking thanBrotherMarshallhehadbetterperk ;| { up. SALE OF VALUABLE LANDNEARSTATESVILLE.\ By virtue of an order of re-sale made by the Superior Court of Iredell county in thecaseentitled,“Mra.May Agnes Long et.alvs.Rachel E.Longt the undersigned com- missioner will sell for partition at the courthousedoorinStatesville,N.C.,at public outery to the highest bidder on SATURDAY,JULY 12.1913, at 12 o’clock M.,the following valuable tract of lands situated in Statesville township,Ire-{dell county,N.C.,and bounded as follows:jFirsttract—Beginning at a stone on the ‘ south bank of Third creek,Howard corner, and running with his line south 35 degreeswest87polestoapoplar;thence north 80degreeswest16polestoapine;thence south $1 degrees west 83 poles to a stake;thence south 7 degrees west 88 poles to a stake; thence south 89 degrees east 26 poles to a stake;thence south 8 degrees west 138 polestoastake,Howard's corner;thence south 871-2 degrees east 92 poles to an iron stake,formerly a post oak,Bostain's corner;thencenoyth8degreeswest116polestoastone;thente north 84 degrees east 72 poles to astake;thence north 44 degrees east 64 1-2polestoastakeonthesouthbankofThird creek;thence up Third creek north 49 degrees west 96 poles to the beginning,containing 144acresmoreorless.Second tract—Beginning at a stake,D.M.Howard's corner in the Brawley line,now John Hall's line,and runs with eaid linenorth85degreeswest241-2 poles to an iron Parker line south 2 degrees west 49 poles stake in the Parker line;thence with the \ to the railroad;thence with the railroad north 63 degrees east 27 poles to a stake;thence north 2 degrees east 35 poles to thebeginning,containing 6 acres more or less.“One-third cash on confirmation;one-thirdinsixmonths,one-third in 12 months,with interest on deferred payments from date of confirmation of sale until paid,title retained until purehase price paid;possession given as the crops for the present year (1913)are| removed,subject to the rights of the tenant,| and full possession given January 1,1914. All rents and crops for this year (1913)reserved.This is the home place of the late Dr J.F.Leong,situated on the State highway three miles west of Statesville.It is well adapted to the cultivation of corn,cotton,wheat oats and all farm products and e«s- pecially well adapted to stock raising and dairying purposes as well as truck farming.It is well watered and in the highest state of Beautiful fabrics and beautiful styles inSuitsandDressesandeverygarmentthis season’s productions.Better look themoverbeforetheassortmentisbroken.These garments can be sent to you on ap- proval for your inspection.size and color wanted and they’ll be sent immediately,prepaid. Give ‘us the cultivation,being partly seeded and well set in clove?and improved grasses.Forty acres of open upland and 15 to 18 acres well drain- ed bottom land.The balance of the land is mostly timbered,being level and a sufficient supply of timber thereon for all domestic pur-poses.There is a good two-story six-room house,large barn and other outbuildings,in-cluding one good tenant house,all in good > repair ZEB.V.LONG,June 6,1914.Commissioner. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. The Store With the Parcel Post Service. BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME! TEN CENTS A DAY WILL DO IT. two which have woman suffrage,haveasmallerpercentageofsinglewo- men.Denver has a larger percentage of married women than has any of the important cities of the country except Cleveland,Detroit and LosAngeles,and a greater percentage ofthepopulationofColoradoin1910consistedofchildrenunderfiveyearsofagethaninamajorityofthe Did you ever stop to realize that almost half of your life is spent at home?Andyou,mad- am,almost all your life?Make your home as \comfortable and cosy as possible.A pleasing home guarantees happiness and there isn’t a 7 room in your home but what you could make 'brighter by adding a necessary (piece or two. There is more down-right prevarica-|done.It would be infinitely better tion about the population of towns |for business interests of the country and the number of people at public |and everybody concerned to have the gatherings,when it is desired to|matter over,so that the uncertainty hoost the crowd,thari any other one |as to final rates would be ended and thing,possibly,itt Nore Carolina.business could p@ adjus.<.u 4d the new whieh oe =:=.conditions.The benefitsof an early i t intention of having the settlement would be general;the de- national capital set an example for lay can be little if any benefit to other civic and State governments in anybody.It will delay business ad- the framing of marriage laws,Cuno justment that much longer and will of vanRudolph,commissioner of the Dis-course hurt to that extent.But thetrictofColumbia,is at work on a bill Senate considers it"undignified—to which pig ee —before Con-hurry about anything or to be busi- ow.undamentally the proposed ness-like in its proceedings.There- law makes compulsory the production|fore September may be with us whenofacertificateofgoodhealthby|the tariff bill reaches the President.prospective bridegrooms before the District government would issue li-United States Cirevit Judge Noyes, cense to wed.Similar agitation is on|who has resigned,says he quit the job in various parts of the country and/because he can’t support his familythisisoneofthelawsofthefuture.|and educate his children on the sal-By and by it will be accepted as a ary of $7,000 a year.The Charlotteproperrestrictiononmarriages.In|@bserver does not look “for a gen- some parts of the country,in ad-|eral exodus from the Federal benchvanceoflegalenactment,ministers |in the South through any such cause.”have proposed to require a health|No;and there will be no lack ‘of ap-certificate before performing a mar-|plicants for Noyes’job on this ac-riage ceremony.A Chicago minister |count.But it will give an.opportuni-refuses to take fees for a marriage ty for those on the bengh to set up aservicebuthewillnotofficiateunless|clamor for increased pay.Becausetheapplicantshaveahealthcertifi-|an official can’t support his family on cate,as ied $7,000 a year doesn’t mean that theInWashingtonlastweekex-Preai.|Salary isn’t sufficient;it may meandentTaftdeclaredheis“the hap-|thats the official’s family is too ex-piest man in.the United States.”The |ttavagant.Some folks would spendLandmarkisn’t going to dispute the |$25,000 a year as readily as $7,000 ex-President’s word,but some of this |if they had a chance at it and then States north of the Mason and Dixonline.The record.was exceeded in alltheSouthernStates,where the negroraceformsuchaconsiderablepartofthepopulation. The figures are less encouragingwhenitoomesto.dinorce.In Coloradoonewomanoutofevery84wasdi-vorced.Utah had a record of one wo-man divorced out of every 33,Idahooneoutofevery118andWyomingoneoutofevery103.All these suf-frage States.For somé of the otherStatesthefiguresare:Maine,oneoutof105;New York,one outeef 991;Pennsylvania,one out of 296;Ohio.one out of 134;Indiana,one out of109;Illinois,one out of 144;Michi-gan,one out of 126;Wisconsin,oneoutof176;New Mexico,one out of106;California,one out of 75. Weather Bureau Folks in Bad. Washington Dispatch. Thirty-one employes of the weath- er bureau have been reduced for con- nection with the alleged political ac- tivity which resulted in the recent dismissal of Chief Willis L.Moore. Henry H.Heiskell,professor of me- teorology,and D.J.Carroll,chief clerk,have been suspended withoutpaypendinganinvestigation.Charg-es have been preferred against 50employesinall,alleging that they procured increases in salary or pro- motion in grade in return for promot-ing Moore’s etandidacy for secretary of agriculture in President Wilson’s cabinet.Thirty-one already havebeendemotedtotheirformerstatus, Copies of the charges and all otherpapersinthecaseshavebeenlaid before the civil service commission. Fourteen cases are held in abeyance.Moore was dismissed and Chas.T. Burns,his chief lieutenant,was de- $14.50 This Massive Hall Rack is made of Golden Oak,nicely finished.Height 77 inches,18x36 inch French-bevel mir- ror,four double hat hooks,a large lid to seat for rubbers.Price $14.50—#1 cash,balance 50c.each week. dl az low as $12.50.Fitted with glass fronts and sides—$1.00down, balance 50c.per week. cash,balance 50c. Come to our store,select what youneed,have it sent home and then pay for it with your @ pin money,or as low as 10c.aday. %\your liberal inspection.Come in if only to look. Liberal Credit.Terms. A special ba a Our special low priced ChinaCases inlndanenyey 9cone is American Oak Chiffonier has six 19x36 inches,is plain and neat. Has three drawers,all fitted with Jocks and wood pulls,no brass to}and wood pulls. tarnish.Italso hasa fine French + plate mirror 18x20 inches.$1.00}ance 50c.per week. Weinvite $9.00 This Desk is made of Golden Oak. The inside is nicely partitioned with pigeon-holes.The top is nicely orna- mented with a 4x18 mirror.Our price is only $9.00—81.00 cash,balance $1.00 per month. Only $10.75.This beautiful full size drawers fitted with locks $1.00 down,bal- week, happiness has probably come to him since time enough has elapsed for him to forget the small vote he received in 'the last November election and the 4,man responsiblefor it. A ‘ha? _aRRETERRRIRNERNETETE, y Support the Civie League.If the Peet ladies receive the aid and encourage- >.ment they deserve they will trans- ">form Statesville in many respects be- fore a year passes.They-have under- cry for more,while others would live comfortably on $7,000 a year and save something.The govern- ment should pay its servants a sal- ary sufficient to maintain them com-fortably and in a style that reasona-bly comports with the importance ofthejob.Bunt the government isn’t called on to pay big salaries to ena-ble officeholders and their families to put on a “lot of dog”—which is an- taken important and much-needed work.Help -push it along. other name for an unreasonable amount of style. moted after an investigation in whichSecretaryHoustonreportedthatBurnshadtraveledaboutthecoun- try at government expense,ostensiblyonbusiness,but actually doing polit-ical work for Moore.nenExamination.of applicants for teachers’certificates will be held in arty counties of the State July 10an:erentSRT Cores Qld Sores,Other Remedies Wea't Care The worst cases,po matter of how long standing,are cured by the wonderful,old reliable Dr.Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil.It relievesPainandHealsatthesametime.2c,60c,$1.00,Sore,ee $12.50.We offer this as theverylowestpricedSideboardof merit..Made in either AmericanuarteredOakorplainOak.s large:plate mirror.$1.00down,balance 50c.per week. CRAWFORD-BUNCH FURNITURE Co. Plain and rich,only $10.00.: This large Turkish Couch is made}Special $4.50.American Quar- of Chase Leather,The spring }tered Oak finish.Top 17x30 in..The ee ue,rai down,Well made,well finished.$1.00 balance 50c.per week.down,balance 25c.week. wR —— — — — — — THE LANDMARK———————PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 120 WEST BROAD STREET.TELEPHONE NO,14 TUESDAY,-June 10,1913. GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. Personal Mention of People and TheirMovements. Mr.J.H.Hoffmann,chairman of the finance committee of the grand lodge of Pythians,left yesterday for Winston to attend the meetingof ‘the grand lodge,which begins its sessions there today.Mr.Wallace Hoffmann, representative from the local lodge,will go to Winston today.and other Pythians may attend the meeting.Misses Ida and Corrinne Clarke of Richmond,who are visiting here,are spending a few days in Winston. -Mr.Jonas Culbreth is here from Charlotte on a visit to his parents, Mr.and Mrs,E.W.Culbreth._ Mrs.D.L.Raymer and children have gone to Elkin to spend a week with relatives.i Mr.J.‘D.Cochrane,Jr,arrived Sunday evening from Cincinnati, Ohio,for a.visit to home folks. Miss Mary Lee Austin came home Saturday from Murfreesboro,Tenn., where she attended Tennessee Col- lege.She was accompanied by Miss Fay Poole of Taylorsville,a fellow student,who-remained here until yes- terday,when she left for her home. Miss Margaret Click,who spent several weeks with Miss Lucile Kim- ball,returned yesterday to her home in Elkin.Mrs.Clyde Moose is here froin Salisbury on a visit to home people. Mr.Moose spent Sunday here,re- turning to Salisbury yesterday. Miss Esther Curry of Climax,Ga., who’was the guest of Miss Margaret Scott,went to Old Fort yesterday to spend a few days.She will return to Statesville the last of the week for a brief stay before going home. Mr.A.J.Evans returned to Lynch- burg,Va.,last night after a brief visit to his family.: Miss Beulah Culbertson of Rock- ingham is spending a few days with her sister,Mrs.Will Gaither.She is on her way home from Newton. Mrs.C.E.Warren and baby and little Miss Mary Warren left Friday for a visit to relatives in Charlotte and at other points. Mrs.Frank Bryant and little son, Frank Rives Bryant,are visiting Mrs. Bryant’s brother,Mr.George Rives, in Charlotte. Mrs.Rock Morrison has arrived from Miami,Fla.,to spend the sum- mer with her parents,Mr.and Mrs. W.W.Foushee.Mr.Morrison will join her here next month. Mrs.J.H.Richardson and children, who spent several weeks at the home of Mrs.Richardson’s father,Mr.8. W.Stimson,returnec Saturday to their home in Asheville. Mr.and Mrs.H.L.Steele and chil- dren of Columbia,8.C.,are visiting Mrs.Steele’s parents,Mr.and Mrs. W.Lo Harbin.Mr.and Mrs.1.J.Moroney of Rock Hill,8.C.,are guests at the home of Mrs.Moroney’s parents,Mr.and Mrs J.F.Harbin. Miss Marie Harrison has returned from a month's visit to her aunt,Mrs. Jacobs,in New York. Miss Stella Dale of Marion,is visit- ing her brother,Mr.Chas.C.Dale. Wedding Serenaders Cause Death. Toronto,O.,Dispatch. Injuries due to wedding day horse- play caused the death of Mrs.Edith Trimmer Hood,an 18-year-old bride of three weeks.She had jumped from a wagon to escape serenaders Friends of the couple planned an elaborate serenade,which included a joy ride on a farm wagon for the newly-weds.Hood laughed but the girl became embarrassed and finally angry.Wresting herself free from her laughing tormentors she leaped from the wagon in a hysterical at- tempt to escape,but straw in the wagon tripped her and she fell head- long,injuring her head.. The frightened serenaders gather-ed about the bride,urging her to rise,but she was unconscidus.Mrs.Hood was finally carried into her mother’s home by the young husband and abridesmaid.She recovered consciev= ness but was never able to rise from the bed.A blood clot formed on her brain and she died.(Serenades for weding couples,in- cluding horseplay,is a relic of barba- rism that still survives in some parts of the country.It should go along with hazing at schools and colleges and other forms of savagery that should have disappeared long ago.— The Landmark.) Again a Change—A Countervailing Duty This Time. Revising their policy again,Demo- cratic leaders in the Senate have de- cided to put a countervailing duty on imports of live stock and grains,fresh meats and flour and other grain products. These agricultural products are to be classed in the free list in accord- ance with the recent decision,after a conference with President Wilson,but they will be free listed with a string to them.A countervailing duty means that the United States will charge on imports of cattle,sheep,hogs,wheat,flour and such products,a duty com- ,pensatory to any duty they may be charged by another country against America on her exports of ‘the same commodities. This decision has been reached in the Senate finance sub-committee in charge of the agricultural schedule, after repeated conference with other members of the finance committeeandDemocraticSenatorsparticular-ly interested in agricultural raw ma-terial and products.By the imposi- tion of the countervailing duty thepartyleadersnowbelievetheywill satisfy “everybody,farmers,millersandmanufacturers,since all are to betreatedalike, To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine.ItCoughandHeadacheandworksofftheColeD:ists refiind money if it fails to cure.E.W.GROVE’S signature on each box.-260. CIVIC LEAGUE BEGINS WORK. Committees.Appointed and PlansMade—A Rest Room the First Ob-ect--Musical Entertainment to‘aise Funds. Reported for The Landmark. The Civic League met on Fridayafternoonandperfecteditsplanof organization.While the attendancewasnotsolargeashadbeenhoped for,the interest manifested was allthatcouldbedesired.‘The presi-dent,Mrs.R.W.Orr,appointedchairmenofdepartmentsas_fol- lows:Finance,Mrs.J.H.Hoffmann; civics,Mrs.J.C.Fowler;member- ship,Mrs.R.E.Nooe;programme, Mrs.J.B.Armfield;publication,Mrs. B.F Long.Sub-committees from the different wards are yet to be named.The meetings are to be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.A resolution of thanks to the Com-mercial club for the use of its rooms was passed unanimously. The first work definitely decideduponwasthatofprovidingarest room for the ladies from the countrywhocometotowntodoshopping. In this the co-operation of the mer- chants will be asked.The ever pres- ent question of ways and means was discussed,and it was decided to give a musical entertainment in the near future,under the auspices.of the League,for the purpose of raising necessary funds with which to make a beginning.The undertakings were discussed and it is not doubted that as the work progresses many oppor- tunities for usefulness will open up. To those who have signified ah in- tention of joining later,the League wishes to say that now while plans are being formulated and work mabp- ped out is the time when aid and counsel are most needed.In this day of an awakened civic conscience our town cannot afford to be behind in providing the things that make for health,beauty and good morals.In order to realize its ideals,the League will need the sympathy and kindly co-operation of our citizens.It might well take as its own the motto re- cently adopted by the State Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs,“The union of all for the good of all.”By this con- certed effort Statesville may become as a city set upon a hill,an example and an inspiration to all who behold it. Mrs.Steele Entertained—Measuring Party. Mrs.A.P.Steele entertained at hearts Thursday afternoon at her home on Mulberry street.The game was played at eight tables and Mrs. C,V.Henkel won the prize.The guests were met at the door by Miss- es Marie Long and Elvy McElwee and were received in the parlor by the hostess.Punch wag served by Mes- dames Lois Long Hackett and Z.V. Long prior to the game and at its conclusion ice cream,cake,salted nuts and mints were served.The house was attractively decorated with sweet peas and roses. Quite a party of members and friends of the First Baptist church at- tended the “measuring party”given by the Pastor’s Aid Society of the church at the home of Miss Laura Lazenby Thursday night for the bene- fit of the Sunday school library.The height of each guest was measured and a charge of five cents for each foot and one cent for each additional inch was made.A_spelling match was the principal source of amuse- ment,the old reliable Blue-back being used.A company of young ladies served ice cream and cake at tables arranged among the flowers and shrubbery on the lawn,which was illuminated with strings of electric lights. Mr.and Mrs.Fred Anderson,who were married in Winston last week, arrived in Statesville last night. They will make their home for the present with Mr.Anderson’s mother, Mrs.W.E.Anderson,on-west Broad street The marriage of Miss Edith Arey and Mr.S.J.Wombte of Red Springs will take place on the morning of Wednesday,18th,at the home o% Mrs.E.L.Long,sister of the bride, at Elmwood. Notices of New Advertisements. "Phone 2465 for Nancy Hall potato slips.. W.N.White,Statesville R-4,wants to buy wagon scales. Mrs.Nanne M.Bonner black handbag. R.K.Murdock has 8-room house to rent. W.L.Smith has farms for sale. Young man or woman with High School education wanted.Address A., care The Landmark. has lost three valuable N.P.Watt has two cottages to rent. Will Murdock offers reward for evidence to convict party or par- ties who burned his lumber. R.P.Allison’s stationery helps you write. Unusual bargains at Belk Bros. You can get good glasses at home from Dr.R.W.Woodward. D.J.Kimball has Irish potatoes for late planting.Good watches at low prices.—R.F. Henry Jewelry Co.‘ The M.,D.&T.Electric Co.car-ries a complete line of fans,irons,fixtures and lamps. Report of the condition of the FirstNationalBank. Report of the condition of the Com-mercial National Bank.The.Carolina Motot Company isequippedfordoinggoodrepairwork. The programme at the Crescentthisweek. The Crawford-Bunch FurnitureCo,tells you how to beautify yourhome. Cow Ests Chickens. Boone Democrat, .Did you ever see or hear of aflesh-eating cow?Deputy SheriffJohnLewisofBooneownsaveryval-uable cow,and she is as fond ofchickenasanyhawkinthemoun-tains.She has devoured a numberofbroodsofyoungchicksandtheyhavetobekeptoutofherwayuntil selves, |Brown.who has been quite sick,is they are old enough to care for them-|th STATE NEWS. A new.postoffice..called.,Doughton, in honor of Congressman Doughton, has been established in Watauga county. Grape growers in the vicinity of Tryon say the prospect is fine for agrapecrop.Good news.We can all drink grape juice and be happy. Rev.Pat.H.Massey of Durham county,hauling a load of wood into Durham,was crossing a railroad track when the train struck his wag-on and Mr.Massey was killed. The postoffice at Kernersville,For- syth county,was entered Saturday night,the safe blown open and rob-bed of $1,263 worth of stamps and$50 in cash.The robbery was discov- ered at 6:30 Sunday morning. Guy Phillips of High Point,who graduated at the State Universitylastweekand.won the Mangum ora- tor’s medal,worked his way throughtheinstitutionandfinishedoutof debt.Guy promises well and he'll probably be heard from later. An automobile from Winston-Sa- lem,driven by B.J.Weisner,ranintoMilasVerble,an aged colored man,in Salisbury Saturday.Verble was badly bruised.Weisner was ar-rseted for exceeding the speed limit and on account of Verble’s injury hé was required to give bond in the sum of $1,000. Geo.Blaylock,who was injured in the wreck of the train on the Ral- eigh,Charlotte and Southern rail- road last week,when the bridge overDeeprivercollapsedandthetrain fell into the river,died next day.His death was the second as the result of the wreck and a third occurred later when Engineer Blaylock,a brother of George,died from his injuries. Mrs.Metta Folger Townsend of Greensboro has been awarded a prize of $100 by the National AssociationOpposedtoWomanSuffrageforher essay submittedin a competitive con- test.The judges of the 1,000 or more essays submitted were Mrs.George Riggs (Kate Douglas Wiggin),Miss Ida M.Tarbell and Miss Jeannette Gilder.A second prize was awarded to Miss Julia D.Henry of Cleveland,Ohio. The will of Herbert Lutterloh,who died at Fayetteville May 24,leaving an estate which is estimated at fig- ures running from $125,000 to $175,- 000,leaves a special bequest of $5,- 000 in cash to Mr.Lutterloh’s nephew, Edward Lutterloh Utley,if living. Utley has been a fugitive from jus- tice since he escaped from the State prison at Raleigh three years ago, where he was serving a sentence for murder.If Utley is dead the money is to revert to the estate. A southbound passenger train on the Carolina and Northwestern rail- road was wrecked near Maiden,Ca- tawba county,Saturday afternoon. The baggage and mail car and the tender to the engine were ditched and the former was almost totally demol- ished.Clyde Witherspoon of New- ton,mail clerk,suffered a mashed foot and was fastened jin the wreck for more than an hour.Other persons were bruised but*none seriously hurt. A spreading rail is the alleged cause of the wreck. Cavalry Maneuvers in the Shenan- doah Valley. Washington Dispatch. The Shenandoah Valley,where Phil Bonds.securities,ete..Css cs <5kinghouse,furniture,and fixtures,from National FOR RENT—Six-room cottage with all mod-ern conveniences.Also five-room cottage._N.Pp.WATT.June 10. SWEET POTATO.SLIPS—From eastern grown Nancy Hall potatoes.319 Davie Ave.,"Phone 2465.June 10--1t. WANTED—To buy wagon seales in good eon- dition.W.N.WHITE,Statesville,K-4."Phone 1295.June 10-—2t* FOR SALE—Three valuable farms.For full particulars see W.L.Smith,423 Alexanderstreet,Statesville.‘Phone 1389.June 10-—-8t* REWARD—Will pay liberal reward for evi- dence to eonviet the party or parties who set fire to my lumber Sunday,June Ist.WILL’MURDOCK,June 10—1t. LOST—Near Mooresville,on Statesville and Charlotte road,large black handbag.On outside “is monogram ,“N.M.8.”Return to Mrs.Nannie M.Bonner,Statesville. June 10, FOR RENT-—In “Statesville,good 8-room house,modern improvements.Address R.K.MURDOCK,Hiddenite,N.C.,or seehimatStatesville13thand14th. dune 10-—2t* WANTED—Young man or woman with HighSchooleducation,Can earn between $20and$25 per week.Reply stating age,busi- ness experience or present oecupation,.Ad- dress A,care The Landmark. June 10--1t* WANTED—Pork bows weighing from 100 to125pounds.R.O.HARBIN.May 2—16t FOR RENT—Good roomy house,just remod-eled and with all conveniences,will be ready in a few days.Apply to J.C, STEELE,June 6. FOR SALE—Peerless Wind Stacker Thresh- ing Machine,good as new.Will sell ortradeforteamofmulesorhorses.J,E. KELLER,Statesville,R-4,"Phone 8295. June 3—6t* BOARDERS WANTED—Want about six boarders.Nice rooms,well furnished.Good table fare,well prepared,Close in--No. 326 Mulberry street.MRS.LAURA C. BRADFORD,Statesville,N.C. June 6. NOTICE.—The Long Branch or Old Butler Mill.is now being operated.We have flour and meal for exchange.R.E.‘THARPE, Manager.May 30-—4t* The Valuable Facilities :::: OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLEFINANCIALINSTITUTIONAREATTHESERVICEOFTHECUSTOMERS OF THE,FIRST NATIONAL BANK,WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESS,CREDIT,’ANDFINANCIALCAPITAL,WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORSAFEKEEPING. C<<< ] ER C CE C E CC E CE C E CC E C C K CC C EC C K< < < OA C RC E ) KK K EKE E S $100,000.aceRoLorey eae The R.M.Knox Company’s Clearance SaleinMilliner FOR RENT.--Nice 6-room dwelling on Da- vie avenue,close in.Newly repaired,in- terior thoroughly sanitary,freshly kalso-mined STATESVILLE REALTY & INVESTMENT CO.May 30--8t. Irish Potatoes! [rish Potatoes for late planting at D.J.Kim- ball’s.Don’t sell your Country Hams and Ba- con till you see me.I want your eggs, D.J.Kimball. a 8 REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE First National Bank,at Statesville, in the State of North Carolire, at the Close of Business June 4, 1913. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts.Overdrafts,secured and unsecuredU.S.Bonds to secure circulation...U.S.Bonds to secure U.8.DepositsU.*Bonds on hand ;25,00000 PremiumsonU.8.Bonda....-.-6,000068.0000027,600 00Banka(not reserve agents).$6.06047DuefromStateandPrivateBanksandBankers,Trust Companies,and Savings Dwe from approved reserve 23,821 87 6.924 68 17,896 031,200 00 ta... and other cash iterns Ni ef other National BanksFractionalpapercurrency.niekels,andcents :Lawrun Monky Re- 45 49 Sheridan made his famous ride 50 years ago,is to hear again the song of the bugle,the galloping of horses,| ithe crack of carbines and the boom| lof cannon,for the War Department | |trying out the cavalry and has|{chosen the Shenandoah as the blood-|jless battleground.For two months| this summer a full brigade of cavalry| j and a battery of horse artillery will| |maneuver and “fight”over the red| jroads and the green hills near Win-| |chester that figured in great cavalry|battles in the war betWeen the States.| |The department has leased a tract| jof ground a mile broad and two milés | long in the rear of the Shenandoah,| {is ¢for}‘to the troops have been issued, two régiments of the brigade,those| from Fort Ethan Allen,Vermonr,) and Fort Oglethorpe,Ga.,must ride| 700 dusty miles under a summer maa before they ean reach the valley,and| they must report July 20.The first| squadron from Fort Meyer,Va.,willhaveonly70milestogoandthe horse battery from Fort Riley,Kan., will -be sent by train.a Mrs.Deal.Very Illk—Mr.Bagwell a Graduate—News of Loray. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray,June 7—Misses Jettie and Estelle Woodside entertained about 80 guests at a delightful lawn party at their home Friday night.Minglingwitheachotherinpleasantconversa- tion,and games made the evening a happy one for each guest.Mrs.Allison Deal is seriously ill at her home near here.Owing to ad- vanced age her recovery is doubtful. Mrs.Payne,mother of Mrs.E.D. improving. Mr.J.Ed.Bagwell,who was a member of this year’sclassattheUniversity,after having spent a few days with homefolks,has Murdock,the attractive daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Chas.Murdock,is theguestoffriendsatElmwood. TS Government Receipts and Expendi- tures. Government revenues from customsreceiptsfelloffmorethan$6,000,000duringMay,‘as compared with thesamemonthof.last r.Treasuryofficialsattributethelostotheperi-od of \tariff revision.Total receipts from ail sources for the month aggre-gated $55,370,364,or $3,000,000 lessthanMay,1912,while the expendi-tures last month,amounting to $57,- of $6,462,126. |S |Surplusfund.. 7 miles from Washington,and orders |§ graduating|F; SERVE IN BANx,VIZ Specia......--$28 44925Legaltendernotes.200)©80.449 25RedemptionfundwithU.8.Treasurerculation).. TBav ieis ; LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in (5 per cent.of cir-oF 5,000 ©141.406 79 $715,325 33 $100,00000 20,00000Undividedprofita,lees expenses andtaxespaiddesoncceceues 15,808 &%Na Bank notes outetanding..--98,700 GODuetootherNationalHanks$5,814 55Dividendsunpaid.100 00individualdepositasubjecttocheck.;198,061 57Timepertificatesofdeposit.230,/52Cashier"s checks outstand-tadidiacer 9 ‘os 4,062 O4UnitedStatesdeposits...12,608 31 Deposite of U.S.disbursingeeas L127 70 448,816 47Notesandbillerediscounted11,00000Billepayable,including certificates of for money borrowed.20,000 00 Total.........‘fStateofNorthCarolina,county of Iredell,ae:1,EB.S.Pegram,Cashier of the above-namedbank,dosolemniy swear that the above statement is true to the best af my knowledge and belief. E.S.°PEGRAM,Cashier.Subserfbed and sworn to before me this 9th dayofJune,1913, J.H.HOFFMANN,CorRect—Attest:J,0,IR A H.C,COWLES. A.P.BARRON,*Directors. OF CONDITION OF THE Commercial National Bank at Statesville,in the State of North Carolina,at the Close of Business,June 4,1913. Notary Public,VIN Jane 10,1913. REPORT Overdrafta,secured and unsecuredU.8.Bonda to secure circulation.. BankingDuefrom National Banks (not reserveagenta);.5...4...PE Pe +Due from State and Private Banks andTrostCompaniesandSar- ings $5416 betepaes a8 247 12Duefromap;Reserve Agents....9,717 921,68¢08NotesofotherNationalBanks...ractional Currency,Nickels and LAWFUL Monry Reserve gone to Yancey county,where he has Spotl oe hare ones aceepted a position.Miss Blanche afecneca th Wh.MecaauaaisRedemp:(6 per cent.of circulation).... TOR idncasitccceessrsis ses Lea oes one $584298151,an: STIS,32533 9 weta7e,were oe greater than ube Ausien.Gsaie ot toa reedisbursemenfaTago.|Dee solemnly.swearDespitethesedifferericestheor,‘and 8eaeihe ISLEY,mainenyningPtedehowe3aaISisleworn0.before se,thie Sch surplus receipts over expenditures "3,BF.Ciof$6,378,075"a4 against a deficit for |Coummor—AtiessOw.DSURNER”@ corresponding period of last.year aor N.B.MILInisispaceaepalaail:E.MORRISON, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Starts Friday,June 6th, and Lasts one Week. All going at unheard of prices. — .Sser* * In our Clothing Department we will put on for Saturday,June 7th,the following specials: 75 Men’s Suits at 50c.on the $1. 50 Children’s and Boys’Suits,half price. 100 Men’s 50c.Shirts,25¢. 75 Men’s and Boys’Slippers,stylesa lit- tle off,sold from $2 to $4,going at $1.00 choice. Come early,they won’t last long. y The R.M.Knox Com’y. YOUNG MEN, ATTENTION! Those of you who want the newest, latest,smartest style will do well to see our fine of Blues,Greys, Pin Stripes,Mohairs and White Serges for this season. FREE,for a few days,a pair of Pants or a Fancy Vest with every Suit.You may take same pattern as Suit or any other pattern you like.Prices range from$15 to $50. “The Style Shop.” ADDEN &SALLEY. FOR RENT.—Storehouse,East Broad street,|WANTED—A.man to sell and ’orrecentlyvacatedbyEagle&Milholland.|Good contract for the right ;STATESVILLE REALT¥&INVESTMENT |SWING MACHINE CO.,Salisbary,co.apay May 30--8t.~'May 16—8.t “4 PAGE i... JININE AND IRON-THE MOST ECTUAL GENERAL TONIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic Combines both itTastelessform.,The Quinine drives out Malaria and the Iron builds up the System.For Adults and Children, You know what you are taking when ou take GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC,recognized for 30 years through- out theSouth as the standard Malaria, Chill and Fever Remedy and GeneralStrengtheningTonic.It is asstrong as the strongest bitter tonic,but you do not taste the bitter because the ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth but do dis- solve readily in the acids of the stomach. Guaranteed by your Druggist.We mean it.50c. RELIEVES PAIN AND HEALSATTHESAMETIME The Wonderful,Old Reliable Dr.Porter'sAntisepticHealingOi,An AntisepticSurgicalDressingdiscoveredbyan Old R.R.Surgeon.Prevents BloodPoisoning. Thousands of families know it al i. and a trial will convince you that ‘ PORTER’S ANTISEPTIC HEALINGOIL,is the most wonderful remedy ever discovered for Wounds,Burns,Old Sores, Ulcers,Carbuncles,Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Throat,Skin or Scalp Diseases and all wounds and external diseases whetherslightorserious.Continually people are ‘finding new uses for this famous oldremedy.Guaranteed by your Druggist Wemean it.25c,50c,$1.00 is Only One “BROMO QUININE”That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE toner Gdeunure of E.W.GROVE on every box.Cures Coldin One Day,25c. Ready -Made Dresses ! D.B.KRIDER See our line of Ready-Made Dresses for Ladies and Children—much cheaper than you can make them. -Goodjline of Oxfords and Pumps from $1.98 to $5.00 New arrival of Hats for the whole family. AT &COMPANY. SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED AND HAVE SPECIAL PROPO- SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU Statesville,N.C. i BOUIN cot,2 oe ey Sg ee ao Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., A BIG LOT W WW RINGS. Weare going to show a window full of W W W Guaranteed Rings this week. W WW Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If a stone comes out and is lost, we will replace it free.Cost no more than ordinary rings. $2.00 Up. (xfords For Spring 1913! you.: BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD & FOSTER OXFORDS for the gentleman who cares for style,comfort and service. can suit your fancy.Also beautiful line of Ladies’Pumps and Oxfords in the different styles and leathers.Call and let us show MEN’S FURNISHINGS. Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line of Neckwear,See window'display. We The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company, Statesville,N.C. Capital StockSurplus.‘ “us.We solicithaveo ae guarantee o Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Total Resources over you are cordially invited to open either check-ing or savings account with the CommercialNationalBank,of Statesville,N.C.Wefourpercent.on time andnishcheckbooksfreeforgivecarefulattentiontoall business intrusted toyourpatronageandonceyouynedanaccount_ciate the many advantages of'bank with large capital and surplus,wsecuritytodepositors,butlesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking. $100,000.0030,000.00525,000.00 savings deposits,fn:checking accounts and with us you will appre- eal,th a ich is not W.D.TURNER,-E.MORRISON,-'D.M.AUSLEY,-G.E,HUGHEY, —Assistant Cashier. President.~~Vice President. Cashier, par cnet THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,----June 1Q,19138. THE TRUSTS NOT DISSOLVED. Attorney General McReynolds SaystheDecreeintheStandardOilandTobaccoTrust,Cases Did Not Serve the Purpose—Special ExciseTaxMayBeLeviedonTobacco. Neither the Standard oil nor thetobaccotrust—the two greatest ex-amples of the Sherman anti-trust law ~-has been actually dissolved to meet the requirements of the statute de- signed to destreéy monopolies,accord-ing to the views of Attorney Gener- al McReynolds.The Attorney General’s complaint is not against the Sherman law butagainstthedecreesordissolutionin-terpreting.the decisions of the Unit-ed States Supreme Court ordering thedismembermentoftheStandard.oilandtobaccocombinationsintosep- arate,competitive parts.He is firm- ly convinced that no trust,as in these two cases,can be adequately dissolvedbyaproratadistributionofthestock of its disintegrated parts among thesamestockholderswho,controlled theoriginalcombination.A community of combination is bound to exist,he believes,and competition cannot fol- low such dissolutions..The position of the Attorney General is regarded as pregnant..with far-reaching possi- bilities on the:trust question of thefuture.While each combination must be dealt with as a separate problem, officials point out that experience in- dicates that dissolitions of the future must be such that the control of dis- integrated trusts will pass to new hands. Although the Attorney General has reached no final decision the concen- sus of opinion of the government law- yers at this time is that it is now too late to open up the decrees in either ease and whatever action is taken probably will be supplemental. In accord with suggestions of At- torney General McReynolds,Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska has introduc- ed an anti-trust amendment to the Underwood tariff bill,which wouldlevyaspecialadditionalexcisetax on a graduated scale upon manufac- tures of tobacco,cigars,cigarettes and snuff.The amendment,coming from a Democratic member,will re- ceive thorough consideration from the finance committee.The proposed tax would not reach a manufacturer un- til he controlled about 25 per cent of the total production of articles in his line.Over that amount he would be taxed in a rising scale.on tobacco, one cent a pound for the first 1,000,- 000 pounds,two cents a pound for the second 1,000,000 pounds and so on up to six cents a pound.These grad- uated taxes would be in addition to the regular 8 cents a pound tax that all manufacturers pay on tobacco.Companies of ordinary size would not be subject to this tax because it does not apply to production below 80,000,000 pounds of tobacco or 4,000,- 000 pounds of snuff a year,so that of the 2,700 tobacco companies in the country probably only three would be affected and of the 73 snuff compa- nies only three would be affected.In the matter of cigarettes the tax would only fall on two or at most three companies out of 478 and of the 20,000 cigar companies only two have a product large enough to be taxed. Seventy million dollars was the amount of the total excise last year on tobacco products and Senator Hitcheock has estimated that if the tax had been levied on last year’s business “the following trust con- cerns”would have paid the addition- al tax as follows:American Tabacco Company $7,500,000,Liggett &My- ers $3,100,000,Lorillard Company $144,000,American Snuff Company $77,000,George W.Helme Company $69,000,Weyman &Burton Company $31,000. “There would also have been other companies subject to this tax if it could be shown that they were un- der the same ownership or control as any of the big eompanies,”said Senator Hitchcock.“and in the caseoftheLorillardCompanyitwouldbe subject to a much larger rate of tax- ation if it could be shown that it is owned or controlled by the same in- terests that are back of any other company.It ig probable,therefore,that this tax in the aggregate would reach $15,000,000 a year,which is so large that it would soon force a ready solution of the tobacco trust.If it did not,it would yield a handsome revenue to the Treasury and so han-dicap the trust that it could not carry out its programme of crushing inde-pendent companies.” Boarding Houses That Entertain Tu- bercular Guests Licensed. At a meeting ,;of the Asheville board of health to pass on applica- tions for license by boarding houses that entertain guests suffering with tuberculosis,license was.granted to nine houses,while six others were given license for six months with the understanding that the license will not be renewed.The granting oflicenseisunderanew_ordinancewhichmakesitunlawfulforanyper- son to entertain boarders suffering with tuberculosis without a permitfromtheboardofhealth.The ordinance was passed in order that the board might have the power to refuse license to persons runningboardinghousesinsectionsofthecity made \up of private residences and athousesnotproperlybuiltforthebestcareoftubercularpatients,Over 200 persons were present and many of the applications were granted over strongprotestsmadebycitizens.who didn’t want boarding houses caring for tu-bercular patients near their resi-dences, Take Plenty of Time to Eat.There is a saying that “rapid enting fxslowsuicide.”If you have formed the habitofeatingtoorapidlyfouaremostlikelyenfferingfromindigestionorconstipation,which will result eventually in serious il-ness unless corrected.Digestion begins inthemouth.Food should be thoroughly mas-ticated and insalivated.Then when youhaveafullnessofthestomachorfeeldullandstupidaftereating,take one of Cham-herlain’s Tablets.Many severe enses of stom-ach trouble and constipation have been curedbytheuseofthenetablets.They are easy to take and most agreeable in effect.Sold byalldealers. BUILDING AND LOAN FARMERS The Land Loan Banks of Europe Simply the Building and Loan Sys-tem Applied to Rural Conditions, “),A.Tompkins,of Charlotte,in Man- ufacturers’Record. We still hear from the politicians about the land loan banks of Europe, and about the benefits they have been to the farmers of Europe.The subject of co-operative farmers’barks has been under discussion for the last 20 years or more,It has often been pointed out that the co-operative far- mers’banks,or land loan banks of Europe,are nothing more than our building and loan:associations,withthepaymentsadaptedsoastomakethemagreewiththemarketingofthe cropss !The building and,loan associations for mechanics and clerks for this country are identically the same as the European land loan banks.Our building and loans are patronized mostly by mechanics,clerks and small merchants.The land loan banks of Europe are patronized by the farm- ers.Our building and loan associa- tions are used for saving money and building homes.The land loan banks are used for saving money and buying and improving farms. There is absolutery no legislatioh necessary tc start one of these insti- tutions.Fifty farmers in the coan- try can organize any time,and with- out any further law than a clerk ofthecourtcharter.They can either have a secretary and treasurer of their own,or they <an'get’some banking institution in town to keep their books for them and handle their money for them.The members of these societies save their money and then loan it to their own members as they need it,precisely as the building and loan does with its members.The huilding and loan might be called a “savings and building association.” These farmers land loan banks might equally be called “savings and farm improvement association.”Some Eu- ropean governments,after the farm- ers’banks succeeded wonderfully, have appropriated some sums of nion- ey to loan through these institutions. But this is a semblance for politics sake.The real work of the land loan bank is like the work of our building and loan association,not in the least aided by government at all. There would be an advantage in dealing with some commercial bank, in that they could get money on short loans through the bank to loan to members until!they took in enough money of their own to loan.There fore,there is nothing in the world necessary to be done except for 20,30 or 50 farmers to organize a land loan credit society and make their arrange- ments to have their books and money kept,and then go ahead. Loans to buy land or for building houses Should cover a long enough period for the money to be made out of the ground.And paying it weekly, monthly,quarterly or annually makes a Sinking fund from the beginning which cancels the debt at the end of e term.If it is land to raise & crop,it ought not to exceed one year. But if it is a loan to buy land or build a house,it ought to last long enough so that the payments could be made out of the crops.Perhaps some day some enterprising farmers and a food enterprising bank will get together on this subject and start the ball in mo- tion.The building and loan associa- tions generally have about $700,000,- 000 of accumulated money.This is the money of the mechanics and clerks aggregated throughout the country.Shares are constantly ma- turing and other,shares are constant- ly beginning,but the aggrerate sum accumulated is about $700,000,000,If the farmers had £700,000,000 accumu- lated it would make a vast difference to the agricultural interests of thiscountry. DRUGGISTS ENDORSE DODSON’SLIVERTONE. It is a Guaranteed Harmiesa Vegeta- _ble Remedy that Regulates the Liver Without Stopping Your:Work or Play. A dose of calomel may knock you completely out for a day—sometimes two or three days.Dodson’s LiverTonerelievesattacksofconstipation, biliousness and lazy liver headaches, and you stay on your feet. Statesville Drug Co.sells Dodson’s Liver Tone and guarantees it to give perfect satisfaction.If'you buy a bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone and do not find it the safest,most pleas- ant and successful liver remedy you ever took,this store will give you back the 50 cents you paid for it with- out a question. This guarantee that a trustworthy druggist is glad to give on Dodson’s Liver Tone is as safe and reliable as the medicine,and that is saying a lot. —~TRY— CONNELLY MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL » Connelly Springs,N.GO. Ps eal tielnA)ontAean?oles5 er Right.on.main line of the Southern\Railway,midway be-tween Salisbury and Asheville. In the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,“Is 1,200 feet above mea level. .\Splendid mineral water fer malaria,indigestion,nervous-ness,rheumatism “and all blood diseases.Modern Improvement,goedorchestra,dancing and ether amusements.An ideal placets’spend a vacation fromstandpeintefhealthorpleas-are.No consumptives taken. RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and.cir- cularg gtving our special rates to famileg and parties,.Wm.JEFF DAVIS,* BE PATIENT! o .Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll: be here in a day or two.° A car of veryjfine Michigan Timothy. ==J.E.SLOOP.= See our new line ot Couch Hammocks and porch goods.Swings from $2.50 to $15.Also Iron Frame Lawn Benches and Wood Benches from $1.50 up. Call and See Our Porch Furniture. Statesville Housefurnishing Company. ANY HOME Sepieara aneeeme CHILLS and MALARIA ——BUY A BOTTLE OF—— HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20—’PHONE——20 |Bindersand Mowers We "sell >McCormick Binders and Mowing Machines,machines that stand the wear and continue to do the work.By using McCormick machinery your repair bill will be | less,andthe prices are as low as ma- chines of less merit., We also havea big stock of home- made grain cradles,built by Mr.D. T.Pritchard of Hiddenite,N.C.,a man ‘“‘what knows how.”’ To those who have Champion Binders and need repairs,if you will get the number on your old part and let us know,we will get it for you; also repairs for McCormick Binders. Yours truly,\ Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co. 20800000806SCCOOOSOOFORSALE. 365-acre farm three miles from Mooresville,near school and church.150 to 175 acresin cul-tivation,balance in old-field pine and original foreat,Six-room house and five tenant houses onplace.Wells and outbuildings.Fifteen small farms.i218acres'and good buildings in Elmwood at abargain.Several other large farms. TERMS EASY:CASH OR ON TIME. W.R.MILIS,Real Estate Agent. ‘Shirts! Shirts with a guarantee that counts. The manufacturers of this Shirt guarantee 25 per cent better satis- faction in the way of color and wear than any shirt you have ever worn and if they do not come up to this agree to buy them back at the price you paid with25 per cent. added.When looking for Shirts see that they bear this -label: “VINDEX.” WE ARE SOLE AGENTS. Sloan Clothing Company 3 ae beades they are inexpensive and lookbetter than either, For Sale by Metal Shingles, The roofingthatlastsasloagas the building and never needs repairs.Theywon't burn,crack,curl of rot great weight or brittlenessofstoneslate; Instead ofWood ShinglesorSlate oa ___—satisLAZENBY-MONTGOMERY HARDWARE (O.,Statesville,N.C. Write to the Factory For a Piano! them, azines. month, month, It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in a city to ship pianos direct to customers. $200 per month for a store room where he keeps He pays $300 per month advertising in mag- He sends out $200 worth catalogues per He pays He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month. A salesman (whordoes not run wagons)and a store room can be secured in Statesville for $100 per Now tell.me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PLANOS far the least money. J.§.LEONARD,Salesmart in Statesville,N.C. STORM INSURANCE! tion, 547 CenterSt.Phone54. Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. One has to but pick up any‘one of the daily papers of recent issue and read the headlines proclaiming the terrible destruction to life and property as the resultofthetornadoesandwindstormswhichhavepre-.vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern, Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes-timony to experience whereby the lors and damatopropertyinterestshasbeenenormous.Toriedo imsurance is man’s sole way of confronting the situs-He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nuture have broughtintobe-ing constructiye agenciesotman.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protection is and common.Its other name is Insurance.a onsult“We insure everything insurable. tesville Realty ible &Investment Co. J.F.CARLTON,Memager. ~Wife or Sweetheart— Wants a nice plain Gold Ring.Why don’t you come and get it?One that will wear a lifetime.Solid Gold 10.and 18 karat—which do you want.I’ve got them.H.B.WOODWARD, Jewcler, TUESDAY,----June 10,1913, THE SCOPE TO BE EXTENDED. Lobby Investigation to Be Broaden- ed—Senator Overman’s View. The Senate “lobby”investigating committee decided Thursday night to extend its present inquiry into # sweeping investigation of all organiz- ed efforts that have been made to in- fluence action upon legislation of any kind pending before Cohgress,or un der consideration in the recent past. This action was determined uponafterseveralSenatorshadaddedtothetestimonyalreadygiventending to show that well organized and vig> orous work is being done by commer-~-cial interests upon the sugar,wool and other tariff issues.The commit- tee decided to subpoena practicallyallpersonsthusfarmentionedby Senators as among their “tariff call- ers”and to learn the exact nature ofallorganizedworkthatisbeingdi-rected toward influencing any mem-ber of Congress upon any subject. Efforts of the committee will be cen- tered first upon sugar fight;next up-on wool and after that a full investi- gation will be made that will take in activities of prohibition and liquor“lobbies,”the Alaskan railroad forces,labor unions,farmers’protec-tive organizations and practically all other organization bodies that have carried on publicity campaigns,“end- less chain”letter writing or other means of influencing members of the Senate or public. Senator Overman,chairman of the¢ommittee,said that he believed the investigation already had established the fact that powerful influence was wielded upon Senators by the organ- ized forcés conducting campaigns tomoldorinfluencepublicopinion.This,he said,constituted a “new style lob- by”of tremendous power. The examination of Senator Smoot of Utah,a Mormon,disclosed that the Mormon Church in Utah ownsstockinsugarandwoolencompanies and Smoot was asked if he did not represent this interest.He indignant- ly repelled the insinuation,saying he represented the people of Utah and no particular sect or interests.Sena- tor Williams,whose subcommittee has had charge of the income fax feature of the tariff bill,expressed the belief that there had been an or- ganized effort by the insurance com- panies to rally policyholders against the income tax. Senator Overman,chairman of the investigating committee,testified. He supplemented his statement earli- er in the day by declaring the evi- dence produced at the hearing had convinced him of the presence of a lobby.He said he owned 10 shares in cotton mills,carried $17,000 life insurance and that his wife owned’a few more shares of cotton mill stoek. The Senator defined a lobby as a third house of Congress,seeking to influence the other two in legislative matters,sometimes legitimately and sometimes in other ways.He declar- ed that while he was not certain, there seemed to be some commenbasisofoppositionamongthesuger people and those interested in the cotton schedule;that North Carolin- ians interested in cotton had been told apparently by those who expect- ed to be affected by free sugar that sugar on.the free list meant ruin to the cotton producers.He said that there should be legislation to control lobbying. Senator Overman put in the record a circular from an insurance company suggesting to policyholders that they write to their Representatives and Senators objecting to the income tax provision.He also produced aletterfromaFloridapolicyholderof this company directed to its presi dent,protesting against use of the company’s money in such a campaign, and the president’s reply stating that the beard of trustees,having consid ered the.protest,did not agree with it.Senator Woods thought a lobby was being maintained to mold opinion and said that if attempts had been made to create a misleading impression up on minds of the ignorant it was urfairandshouldbepunished.bé ail ,ocated legislation making itllemti- mate lobbying a criminal offense. President Wilson's Influence Undue? An unexpected turn was given the Senate’s lo investigation Friday when Senator Townsend of Michigan, Republican,declared on the stand that the influence wielded by President Wilson and by the Democratic secret caucus upon the making of a tariff bill constituted the nearest approach to undue influence upon members of Congress that the investigation com mittee would be able to find. Senator Townsend criticised the committee for not having asked mem- bers of the Senate whether the Presi dent has sought to influence them anddeclaredthateventhoughthePresi- dent had not intended it,his recent denunciation of “lobbies”working in support of changes in the tariff,wouldforcecertainSenatorstovoteagainstamendmentstheyknewtobejust. The injection of the President’s nameintotheproceedingarousedconsider-able feeling in the committee.Town- send was asked to name Senators whohadbeeninfluencedbythePresidentbutdeclinedtocallnames.Reed andWalsh,the Democratic members of the committee present,resented any intimation that President Wilson had used patronage or threats to force any one to support free sugar or to support the bill as a whole.On mo- tion of Walsh the members of the committee agreed to recall Senators who had testified and interrogate them as to the President’s undue in-fluence.Senator Weeks of Massa-chusetts expressed the opinion thatthePresidenthadmore_influenceonlegislationthanallthepersonswhohadcometoWashing-ton and that the President’s state-ment about insidious lobbying had in-fluenced the publie mind and had itseffectuponSenators.Senator Townsend’s statements inrelationtoPresidentWilsonwerenot in the form of charges.He expressly said that he did not charge the Presi- dent with using improper methods,but insisted that charges existed andtheactivityofthePresidentinsup- port of free wool and free sugar amounted to “an undue influence,”even though he did not use the “big stick of patronage.” _The Senate agreed to extend the time limit for the investigation to June 28. Jury Refused to Hear Argument and Acquitted the Editor. _Hugh Long,member of the South Carolina Legislature from Aiken county,was Thursday acquitted of the charge of having.murdered Pick- ens N.Gunter,a banker at Wagner, S.C.,last fall.The trial @ame to an unexpected close when the foreman of the jury,on announcement that the evidence was all in,informed Judge Gary that the jurors had made up their minds and did not care to hear arguments by attorneys..The courtpermittedthejurytoretireandinex- actly one and a half minutes they re- turned a verdict of not guilty. Long is a North Carolinian and for- merly lived in Union and Gaston counties,this State,having for a time edited a paper at Gastonia.He was editor of a*paper at Wagner,in Aik- en county,S.C.,and last fall was elected to the Legislature.He had incurred the enmity of Gunter,prob- ably on account of politics,and.while Long was away from home an at- tempt was made to burn his office.He was threatened if he returned to Wagner but he went there and in a fight which took place between Long and Gunter the latter was killed. Gunter’s friends attempted to lynch Long but he barricaded himself in a house and stood them off until the sheriff arrived from Aiken and took charge of him,getting him away by a ruse.Long was taken to the pen- itentiary for safe-keeping but waslaterreleasedonbondandattended the sessions of the Legislature. A mob of Gunter’s friends wrecked Long’s newspaper office the night af- ter Long killed Gunter.This seems to have been a case where Gunter,a citizen of prominence and influence, looked on Long as an undesirable cit- izen and decided to run him away from the community,but the editor declined to run. Division of Co-Operative Marketing —Prizes For Best Babies. At its meeting last week the State Board of Agriculture provided for a divi of co-operative marketing, for which an appropriation of $2,500 was made.The divisions of agronomy and botany were consolidated under J. L.Burgess,who is to have an assist- ant at $1,400 a year.Burgess is toreceive$3,000. The board mdde the usual .appro- priations for State and county fair premiums,but enacted a provision that any fair that’allows gambling devices or indecent features in the midway shall forfeit its right to premium money.The sum of $100 was appropriated to be awarded $10 each for 10 fairs as a premium for the finest baby,the State Board of Health to provide the judges and award the prize. For Weakness and Loss of Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESSchillTONIC,drivesout ion Malaria and builds up the system.A true tonicandsureAppetizer.Por adults and children,We, Newbro's Herpicide Saves the Hair And Keeps You Looking Young Don’t look older than you are.It is just as easy to look younger.While lack of hair or poor hair is not always an indication of age,it is frequently accepted as such A person well advanced in years possessing a good head of hair is al- ways spoken of as “well preserved.” Everyone can retain beautiful,lux- uriant hair if they make the effort.In almost every instance poor hair or the loss of.hair may be traced tg the activ- ity of the dandruff germ:Newb?o’s Herpicie prevents the scale-like ac- cumulation and puts the scalp in a perfectly healthy condition.With the elimination of the dandruff the hair no longer drops out.The itching of the scalp stops almost at once. Newbro’s Herpicidé is the remedy \for which there are many substi- tutes,preparations claimed to be “Just as good.”You don’t have to accept a substitute.Insist upon hav- ing genuine Herpigide. Sold and guaranteed and your money back if not satisfied.States- ville Drug Co.,Special Agents. GOOD NEWS. Many Statesville Readers Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. “Good news travels fast,”and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Statesville are glad to learn where re- lief may be found. weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan’s Kidney Pills.Our citizens are telling the good news of their experience with this tested rem- edy.Here is an example worth read- ing: Mrs.L.B.Nicks,302 Seventh St., Statesville,N.C.,says:“I was subject to nervous spells and dizzy spells.At night I was restless and \in the morn- ing felt all tired out,My kidneys were weak and caused backache. When Doan’s Kidney Pills were reec- ommended to me,I used them and they not only stopped the pains and aches but restored my kidneys to a normal condition.” For sale by all dealers.Price 50 cents.Foster-Milburn Co.,Buffalo, New York,sole agents for the Unit- ed States. Remember the name—Doan’s-—-and take no other. Many a lame,” ‘PAGE SEVEN. The Latest Machinery for repairing autos as well as all sorts of tools are here to insure quick and skillful work.Our equipment is the very best and our mechanical skill is equal to our equipment.If your auto isn’t as it should be,send © it here and we'll make it so quickly and reasonably.o Carolina Motor Company, Statesville,N.Local 3 FARM FOR SALE.8 WG"Phone 170,Long Distance 175 condition Other small farms for sale. ERNEST G.GAITHER, *PHONE 23. 291 acres ten miles from Statesville,one mile from station onStatesvilleAirLineRailroad,graded sand clay road from Statesville to within half mile of place,one mile from school,churches,cotton mill,roller mill,storeand postoifice.Eight- room dwelling,two tenant houses,two barns,all in good One hundred.-and fifty acres in cultivation,65 acres of which is very fertile bottom land,balance in wood- land,some fruit.One of the finest farms in the county for stock raising Offered at.a very reasonable price. {NSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. -Statesville,N.C. LISTEN! fire or theft. Every individual,firm or cohaveacheckingaccounthere for convenienceinpayingbills.The cancelled check is a nev-er-failing receipt and an accurate record ofyourtransactions.Your money is absolutelysafehere,and you run no risk of losing it by “We welcome new accounts,‘whether largeorsmall.Open a checking account here today. Merchants &Farmers’Bank of ‘Statesville. ration should ‘PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats Full line Staple and Fancy Groceries. All kinds Country Produce. Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. All orders promptly attended to. F.B.PHI FER,GROCER AND BUTC ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. I will have some of our latest style machines here in a short time.Comeoverthe first time you are in town and see them and let’s talk it over.Cc.H.TURNER,Near the Depot. Iredell Phone No.74,Bell No.7. Statesville Female College. One of the best Colleges for Wom- en in the State!-Its —points are climate,equipment,thoroughcoursesofstudy,ableteachers and moderate prices.The cost of reg- istration fee,board and tuition for sessiot.is cay 7259 Send for -eatalogue.‘ REV.J.A.SCOTT,D.D.STATESVILLE,N.C. For Sale ! &-room house and 4 acres land. 4-room house and @ 1-4 seres nad. S-room houseom DepotHill and 2 vacana lota at rear. 4-room house,storercomand 1 acre leton west Front St 9 vacant iota. Beall stock of groceries. C.B.MORRISON. Feb.14. A heantifulcottagehomeforsale.Fiveroemeandabethroom,with all moderaconveniences.Goodbaraomthelot.Situat-ed on SouthRace streetnear Graded School.This ts m=very attractive residences,and ow-ing to circumstances,will be sold at abar-gainprice.Terms very easy.See Zeb.V.LONG,Atty.Mareh FOR SALE. Barred Rock Eggs from select pen,15 eggs by Parcel Post prepaida$1.25,or at the farm for $1.00 WALNUT GROVE FARM,H.H,BLAYLOCK,P \"Phone No.4409.Statesville,N,C..R-3 |Mehest will sell |door in Statesville, Yiieiay .| If the New Recipe [6 to be successful—besure to useCITYFLOUR.The flour that never varies inquality;that gives maximum satisfaction in,every batch of baking—best for bread,rolls,pastry,biscuit. A trial convinces quickest—besuretoorderbynameCITYFLOUR. City Flour Milling Co. MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND, BY VIRTUE of the powers contained imamortgagedeedexecutedbyW.A.Over- cash and wife to R.A.Miller,and by himassignedforvaluetoR.A.Cooper,the un- at public auction,to theeash,at the court houseN.C.,on MONDAY,JULY 7th,1913, at 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedlands,to-wit»Firat Lot-—Beginning at the jute@mon _ofOakandFrontstreets,runnsing with Front street S.G8degrees W.93 1-2 feet to a stake, highest bidder for } N.DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. AL.|tin, ons Ww.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET."PHONES guor 63RESIDENCEmae FOR RENT—Five-room cottage with modernconveniences,on Water street.Apply to J.8.ERY &SON.June 3. |ee's line and ditch S.70 degrees W.239 feet|to a stake in L. L.K.Overeash’s corner;thence with his line N..25 degrees W.183 feet to a-stake;thenceN.68 degrees E.103 1-2 feet to a stake onOakstreet;thence with Oak atreet S.21 degrees E.188 1-2 feet to the beginning,eon-taining one-half acre,more or lesa.Second Lot—Beginning at W.A.Over-ensh’s corner on Oak street,thence withOakstreetN.22 desrees W.187 1-2 feet toastake,Cooper's corner;thence with K.Overeash’s line;thenceS,26 degrees E.to a stake,H.R.Over~eash's corner;thence with his and W.“A.Overcash’s line N.70 degrees BE.208 feettothebeginning,being lota two and threeimthedivisionoftheI.M.Overeash lands. R.A.MILLER,Mo: R.A.COOPER,R.B.McLaughlin,Att'y.May 30,1923. COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LAND BY VIRTUE ef a judgment of the SuperiorCourtofIredellcounty,rendered im a special proceeding entitled R.D.al,ex-parte,the undersigned eommissionerwillsellatpublieauctiontothehighestbid-der at the court homss door im Statesville, ,on MONDAY,JULY 7TH,1913, at 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedtractoflandinBethanytownship,to-wit:Bounded on the northM.Summers,on the east by the publicway,on the south by lands ofSummers, moreorless,and deferred payments. May 30,1913. S.J.Holland. Har good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or on time.Terms to suit pureharer, R.B,MeLAUGHLIN, Cormiasioner. Best equipped livery _ in town,; ‘Phone 3 Day or Night. The Crescent Theater--The Home of High ‘Class Pictures! —eute THIS WEEK’S PROGRAMME.~ate- WEDNESDAY.THURSDAY.FRIDAY. “CRY FROM THE DUMB”—Drama.“MAID OF HONOR”—Drama.“GOLD AND TWO MEN”—Drama. “TONY THE TENOR”—Drama.“MAID OF HONOR”—Drama.“HER HERO'S PREDICAMENT’—Com. “ANIMATED WEEKLY.”“RANCH STENOGRAPHER”—Comedy.|“NEWLYWEDS AND THEIRBABY”—C. Coming,Coming!—Special Features—Watch For Dates! * TUESDAY. “STEVE’S GIRL”—Comedy. “BILLY’S ADVENTURES”—Comedy. “VIOLET BRIDE”—Drama. SATURDAY. “STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.” “STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.” |“STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.” i ‘‘Morgan’s Treasures’’~-two reels. “Robespierre’’-three reels. “The Capture of Aguinaldo’’—two reels.“Tne King Can Do No Wrong’’—two reels “The Eye of Budda"’—two reéls.“The Occupation of Manilla’’—two reels. “The Battle of Manilla’’—two reels. “Women and War’’—two reels. “Robinson Crusog’’—three reels. “Annie Laurie’’—two reels.‘Beauty and the Beast’’-—three reels. ‘‘Pelleas and Melisande’’—three reels. “The Grand Old Flag’’—-two reels.“The Battle of San Juan Hill’’—three reels.“Under the Black Flag’’-two reels.“When Mob Was King’’—two reels. —SS Open.From 3 to 10 p.m. Getting Right of Way For Road From Taylorsville to Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro Patriot. Those who live along and in the vicinity of the contemplated route of the proposed new railroad .to Taylorsville are manifesting unusual interest in the enterprise,and are more than anxious that the road shall be built.Rev.W.C.Meadows,who with his son,Mr.W.G.Meadows, has been busy for a few days sectur- ing rights-of-way,says the result of his first day was to secure the right- of-way,free of cost,for five contin- uous miles in the Brushy mountain section.Others are similarly at work with encouraging results in Alexan- der county. MATTERS OF NEWS. Former President Taft was a visit- or in Washington Saturday and WHAT DONE.Ison.with President and Mrs.Wil- The Legislature Can Do Several)Postmaster Dutro of Memphis,in- Things to the Railroads That Are |dicted for soliciting and receiving Neither Unjust Nor Unreasonable.|money for political purposes,was:con- Returning from a conference with |Victed and fined $4 and costs.It is Gov.Craig on the freight rate mat-said Dutro was only technically guil- ter,Mr.E.J.Justice,in an inter-|ty because he was ignorant of the view with the Greensboro News,said:law.Why of course. “The Legislature,if it is called to|President Wilson has accepted the deal with the railroad problems which|resignation of Walter C.Noyes,one have come to the front on account of |of the judges of the second judicial the recent.discussion and public in-|circuit,comprising the States of Ver-’ terest,will be charged by the roads|mont,Connecticut and New York. with being unjust and retaliatory in |Judge Noyes was appointed in De- whatever is done or undertaken.If |cember,1907.He resides at New Lon- the people accept this view it will be|don,Conn.His successor has not unfortunate.been chosen. “An accurate statement of the situ-Demands of Senator Lane of Wash-ation is that the raflroads have cul-|ington that the Indian affairs com-tivated and encouraged the idea that|mittee of the Senate get complete any legislation adverse to them is un-|statements as to how all Indian funds just and proceeds from prejudice.The|jare administered before acting on the people in the State have been some-|$10,000,000 Indian appropriation billwhatindifferenttothedetailsofgov-|now pending,has opened up an Indian ernment and have not advised them-/fight that probably will be carried onselvessufficientlyastowherethe/to the floor of the Senate. truth and the right of controversies|eclias can.iei wrmsie ck ae are.This is no less true of the ques-|1 -th United Mine | tions arising out of the efforts to reg-|other officials of -the nite ane| ulate public service corporations,|the Federal court at Charleston,W.than other public questions.I trust|;t |Va.,Saturday on a charge of violat- the idea will eee ae that.the|ling the Sherman anti-trust law.It is State can do nothing but ee -alleged the defendants conspired withiTftheGeneralAssembly.is|Pe coal operators of western Penn-3 convened in extra session there are| too many things that it can do that} are just in and of themselves that| THE LANDMARK! TUESDAY,----June 10,1913. CAN BE 98cseeeee ceteeneerte emume ciemeaeee ere RESCES ON YSNextWeektheCreal.Missionay Convention Our homes will be filled with visitors.How Shot your table Linen?Is it as complete as you want? 70in.Damask with Napkins to match70in.Linen Damask72in.Pure Linen Damask,Flowers and Dots, 72in.Pure Linen Damask,plain with SatinBorders,1.4072.in Double Damask,Napkins to match,1.50OneCaseCrochetCounterpanes,extra values,for $1,$1.35 and $1.50RippaletCounterpanes72x90for1.50MarsailesCounterpanes.00OneCaseMissionaryTowels,extra — 50c.60c.$1.00 Floral Decorations June Weddings. $2.25 to 5Yourstruly, —=™~MILLS &POSTON. This establishment is al-ready booking orders for bride’s bouquets and floraldecorationsofallkindsfor|) the many June weddin Continued popularity is a Workers of America,were indicted in | | fair test of merit|Sylvania,Ohio,.-Indiana and Illinois, jto raise wages in the West Virginia jcoal fields,so as to prevent compe- will bring some measures of relief,to make it necessary to engage in re-|taliation that cannot be justified on |©arolina,nominated by the President =’to be judge of the fourth circuit initsownmerits.I am sure that a |license tax on the railroads that will |Place of Nathan Goff, put into the treasury of the State a large amount of money can be justi- fied on the ground that their earn- ings in this State are very large in comparison with their earnings else- where and in excess of what is just.| Legally this tax can.be levied,moral- ly it ought to be. “The State of North Caroilna hes} been making a contribution of many| lives in order to relieve the railroads! of the expense of abolishing grade crossings.The abolishing of danger-| ous grade crossings in the interest| of public convenience and safety would not be unjust retaliation. “Our intra-State rates are so high| that in many cases they act as bar- riers to trade between different sec- tions of the State.Points in the west- ern part of the State are forced by high intra-State rates to trade with Virginia points -rather,than with points in central and eastern sections of the State,and the eastern cities are forced to trade outside of the State rather than with nearer points in the State on account of high in- tra-State rates.“Our seaport points are at’a disad- vantage when compared with the sea- port cities and other points in Vir- -—PVA weap do busittess «sf NorthCarolina. “If the rates are lowered from North Carolina seaport to interior points,as they should be,and intra- State rates are reduced to a point which will still not confiscate the rail- road property,there will be no un- just retaliation thereby done,and yet more relief will be secured than underanypropositiontherailroadshave| made or suggested. “IT am not undertaking to enumer- ate all the things the General Assem- bly can do,but am trying to call at-| tention to the danger of the public faliing into the error of assuming that an effort to législate concerning the railroads would have in it any ele- ment of injustice.” Verdict in Dynamite “Planting”Case. At Boston Saturday a jury acquit- ted President William M.Wood of the American Woolen Company,of the charge of conspiracy to injure the textile strikers at Lawrence (Mass.) by “planting”dynamite.A disagree- ment in the case of Frederick E.At- teaux was reported.Dennis J.Col- lins,who turned State’s evidence,was found guilty on two counts and not guilty on the other four counts of the indictment.While a great strike was in progress among the textile work- ers at Lawrence "dynaceite was foundanditwaschargedthatthestrikers intended to use dynamite.On the other hand it was charged the dyn- amite had been placed by the mill people to prejudice the cause of thestrikers, Let's Find Out and ‘Have Done With Durham Herald. If a lower tariff is not best forthecountry,the sooner we find it outthebetterandthesoonertheDemo-’erats will stop talking about it. LTTTT wePilesCuredin6to14 Days ill refund ifeymewimoney PAZOfailetocureanycaseofItching,Bleedingor Protrudin ¢Pilesin@toid dave |tition with other States. |Christmas night assaulted a white |the first man to pay a death penalty Judge Charles A.Woods of South now United |States Senator from West Virginia, was confirmed last week and took the oath of office at Richmond Saturday.} The fourth circuit is composed of the| States of Maryland,Virginia,West Virginia,North Carolina and South| |Carolina.Judge Jeter C.Prichard of| North Carolina is the associate judge | of this circuit. Mrs.J.Owens and her daughter | ‘are reported to have been scalded to | death,the engineer and fireman of a | Norfolk &Western freight train kill-ed,and the Owens home demolished | early Sundayawhen the train was) wrecked near Cleveland,Va.Mem-} bers of the train crew are reported to | j have been injured.Two engines were | |drawing the train and both left the! |track and plunged down a stee bankment,crashing into the Owens| house and overturning.It is said} that eleven freight cars were derailedandburned. Emily Wilding Davison,an Eng- lish woman and a militant suffra- gette,ran in front of King George’s horse the.day .of races at Epsom Downs,was knocked down and run over,throwing the horse and jockey, and received injuries from which she died.Miss Davison had no Yeason for tryine-to stay.the “ine’s racehorseontheracetrackexceptthe freak notion that actuates English suffragettes,that by doing something out of the common,like burning hous- es and damaging property,they may help on the cause of votes for wo-men. President Wilson refused to inter- fere with the death sentence of Na- thaniel Green,a negro,who last |woman almost in the shadow of the|dome of the capitol at Washington.|Green was hung yesterday.He was in the District of Columbia for fel-onious assault,Repeated delays inexecutionofthesentenceafterGreenpleadedguiltyrecentlymovedacom-mittee of 100 women,all prominent inofficialandsociallife,to petition thecourtheretoactwithmoreexpedi-tion,Net Bonds Sold and Mattamuskeet LaketoBeDrained. The $500,000 bonds of the SouthernLandandReclamationCompany,which intends to drain Mattamuskeetlake,have been sold to a Columbus,O.,bonding company.The SouthernLandandReclamationCompanyplanstodrainMattamuskeetlakeinHydecountyandreclaimforagricul-tural purposes the bed of the lake,which is*13 miles long and sevenmileswide,and contains a total of120,000 acres that will be transform-ed into farm land.The company willdigacanaltothesoundandpumpthewaterfromthelake.The saleofthebondsandthedrainageofthelakewillmeanthebuildingofarail-road into Hyde county.ee Statesville Folks at Sparta.ere Star,5th.sage:rs.§.B.Miller and childroearrivedhereMonday..spend the summer.They are st:at Mrs.Jennie Roup’s.—Dr.Fran Sharp e,wife and childofStatesvilleaeriveehereTuesday application gives Ene andRest.60c, to spend some time.They are stop-ping at “Mrs,Jennie eons -: to soon take place in theSouth. We have a thoroughlycapablecorpsofdecoratorsoospecialdecoratingforaworkofthefloristisrequiredtomaketheeventasuccess. If not convenient to call write us forsuggestions onweddingdecorating. Van Lindley bo, GREENSBORO, POLK GRAY DRUG 0, occasions when the HOME SERVICE! You would not go outoftownforglassesif you knew you could get as good or better athome.I claim to do that very thing.Butyouwillneverknowit unleas vou give me yourworkandsee, DR.R.W.WOODWARD, No,1 Robbins Row.OPTOMETRIST, }613 S.Center St. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qoalified as administrator of Tur-mer Smith,all parties holding claims against his estate will present the same to the under~ sigued on or before the 7th day of June,1914, or this notice will be plead in bar of anyrecovery.FE.G.GAITHER,Administrator, Statesville,NM.C. Local Agents. W.D.TurnerJune6. Attorney. House Dressesat 98c. Fast colored materials in *new styles. nter -:==$1.50 Shirt Waist at 98c. Voile or Batiste,beautifully embroidered,choice 98c.~~ makes friends wherever used,and what is more to the purpose— keeps them.This would not be possible if Davis’quality did not excel all other paints. ———FOR SALE BY—— Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville,N.C. *HARD TO THINK)BELK BROTHERS. This week’s Summer Trade Attractionswillbeanotherdemonstrationofsinusualbargaingiving. 1 1 %.White DressesAnotherShipmentofChildren’s at seated sizes from 2 to 14 years,prices from 38c.to $2.25. clearly Wiar td write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or _the paper seems like a blotting ;pad.None of these happen 'when you use our stationery.” Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in- terruption or annoyance.As a thinking person,you will want These are bargains worth investigating. Summer Piece Goods Striped Voiles at 15c. that are vey popularpular, 40 inch Floral Voile at Bordered Voiles with 8ineStripeinBlue,Pink,Helio and Black at 23c, Colored Lawns and Flaxons. showing,prices from 94c. ite Goods We make White We are inbottompricesandwe efit.Comejaud see whatDamask,Naapking,low Cases,unterpanes, Our 6c.Counter.Every lasts 6c.or more. Some very attrac-tive things in thisto14c. a specialty of this line,a position to get the rock ive our customers the benweareshowinginTableDoylies,Towels,Sheets,Pil- etc. article on it worth 10c.Our price while it 1,000 yards all Linenmeeand Insertion from half inch to 24 inches wid wide,price1240. For Clothing,Gents’Furnishings,Shoes Hosiery and many other articles we haven to mention,come and'see e,3c.yard, 1,000 yards Lace Bands from 24 to 8 inchesEcruandWhite,worth 25c.the yard,our Hats,t space us.We will promise to make it interesting for you. your stationery from here. R.P.ALLISON'S.--=Book Store. 124 West Broad Strect. Fresh Candy Every Day! We have prepared to take care of your Candy wants this summer, SEE OUR SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR CANDY CASE. Fresh as the morning dew, Pure as the driven snow—Right off the ice. Just ‘phone 80,no more worry.It’s fresh, THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., Prescriptionists. . VOL.XXXIX.|STATESVILLE,N.©.,FRIDAY,JUNE I8,19138. NO.92. = NEW DEPUTIES APPOINTED. Seven Men Connect With the Federal Pay Roll For Service Under Rev- enue Agent Sams—How TheyWereAppointedandWhy. B.B.Bouldin and Geo.P.Crutch- field of Greensboro;J.Henry Reed, Reuben McBrayer and Jeter McKin- ley.Pritchard of Asheville,were afewdaysago.commissioned deputy collectors of internal revenue by Col-fector Brown.These officers beganworkonthe10thandareassignedtodutyunderRevenueAgentSams, whose territory embraces the StatesofNorthandSouthCarolina.Since then two additional deputy collec-tors have been commissioned—J.F.Miller of Salisbury.and Geo.O. Munday of Mt.Airy.Their term of service begins on the 15th and they also will be on duty under Revenue Agent Sams.ae The new deputies are commission- ed for 90 days only and will be out at the end of that time unless recom- missioned.Their salaries range from $1,500 to $1,800 and expenses.One gets $1,800,one $1,500,five get $1,- 600 and all are allowed expenses at the rate of $1,000 per year.Tuesday a press dispatch sent out from Asheville announced the ap- pointment of Mr.Reed,former sher- iff of Buncombe county,and stated that he was the first Democrat to re- ceive an appointment in the revenue service in this State.The dispatch continued:“Mr.Reed received hisappointmentfromCollector.George H.Brown of Statesville,and it is presumed that Mr.Brown consulted with the Democratic Senators from this State before making the appoint- ment.Some time ago Customs Col- lector Keith of Wilmington made some appointments from Republican ranks without any consultation”with the Senators and charges have been filed against him,ete.,etc.As a mat- ter of fact there was no consultation with the Senators,or anybody,on the part of Collector Brown.Parentheti- cally it may be stated that it would not be necessary to find an excuse to file charges against Collector Brown to secure his removal.Col- lectors of internal revenue are not appointed for any special term.All that is necessary to displace a col- lector of internal revenue,anywhereandatanytime,is to commission his successor,for his term expires whenever his successor is appointed.Collector Brown’s successor.couldhavebeenappointedatanytimesincenoononthe4thofMarchhadPresi- dent Wilson said the word. But this is the way the new deputy collectors were appointed:The offices are under the civil service but there is at present no eligible register— that is,list of persons who havepass- ed the civil service examination— from whch appointments ih this dis-trict can be made.Some days ago Commissioner of Internal Revenue Osborn wrote Collector Brown that he had secured an allowance for the temporary employment of five depu- ties for duty under Revenue Agent Sams and the names of the five to be employed were furnished the col- lector.The collector was asked to secure permission from the Civil Service.Commission to make these temporary appointments,in the ab- sence of an eligible register.The permission was secured and the com- missions issued by the collector,as requested by the commissioner. Later two other names were added and the same course was pursued. That is the whole story.Two of the new ore“—gidin and Orutchfield of Greetaboto—are .not in Collector Brown's district,but they were com- missioned by him at the instance of Commissioner Osborn. In making the appointments the politics of the men are not men- tiotied,as that is a violation of the civil service law.It is known,how- ever,that some of them are Demo- crats and it is supposed that all ofthemareexceptJeterMcKinley Pritchard,who is a son of.JudgePritchard.Bouldin and Pritchardhavebothbeenintheservicebefore. Star Milling Co.'s Plant and Business. The new plant of the Star Milling Company at Bloomfield is now thor- oughly equipped and in operation.The company’s new building,which is conveniently located to both the Tay- lorsville public road and railroad,is a metal covered structure 82 by 40 feet,three stories and basement,‘and with the present machinery has a daily capacity of 140 barrels of flour. The company also manufactures meal.While the flour-making ma- chinery is strictly modern and up-to- date,the meal is ground in the old way after the corn has been cleaned with modern machinery.Only home grown corn ig.used and it is-ground,on the same mill stones which didserviceformanyyearsintheold Kestler mill on Third creek,two milessouthofStatesville.The mill securesmostofitswheatfromtheWestand ships much of its products to adjoin-ing States,being unable to keep up‘with its orders.The plant is operat-ed by electric power.The mill managmenttakesapride.in the cleanli-ness of the plant and its products.The wheat passes through six clean-ing machines.before reaching therollers. ‘The Star Milling Company is now aco.ation,having been incorporated‘a short time ago.Mr.D.A.Morri-son is president,C.G.Teague vicepresidentandT.O.Morrison secre-tary and treasurer.All the officersareactively‘connected with the busi-ness of the company.Mr.J.A.Sloan is head miller.i THE PRESBYTERIAL IN SESSION Representatives.of Mission Societies ‘in Concord Presbytery in SessionHereandaSummaryofthePro-ceedings—Meeting Will Close To-night. Despite the unseasonable and disa- greeable weather,about 50 delegates representing practically every ladies’ foreign and home missionary society in Concord Presbytery.are in attend-ance on the sessions of Concord Pres- byterial,.which convened at.the FirstPresbyterianchurchWednesday’af- ternoon.Mrs.W.B.Ramsey of Hickory,president of the Presby- terial,is presiding over the sessionswithgrace(and dignity which has gained the admiration of all the dele- gates,who are impressed with the ease with which she administers the duties of her office.There was a note of joy and gladness throughout her greetings to the assembly at the opening session Wednesday after- noon.Mrs.EK.F.Reid of Lenoir,re- cording secretary and:treasurer,and other officers are also in their places and the work of the body is moving along nicely. Mrs.B.F.Long made a beautiful address of welcome Wednesday after- noon on behalf of the local societies, in which she touched on the oppor- tunities and priviléges of the Presby- terial,and Mrs.Reid of Lenoir re- sponded with fitting words of appre- ciation.The other speaker of the af- ternoon was Mrs.R.W.Orr of States- ville,who made an excellent practical talk on “Sanctifying Our Common Tasks,”in which she told how to put sanctified common sense into use. This was followed by a social half hour in the lecture room of the church,where the ladies mingled and became better acquainted.Each of the delegates wore a card bearing her name and the name of her society, which made forma!introductions un-necessary. Wednesday night’s session was opened with invocation and greetings by Rev.C.E.Raynal,followed by addresses on home missions by Rev.Edgar Tufts of Banner Elk and Rev. Dr.A.A.McGeachey of Charlotte.Mr.Tufts,whovdw the founder and <0 of _Lees-McRae Institute for ls ner Efk,told of the origi-nation pf the institute,its wonderful growth and the fine work it is doingforthegirlsofthemountainsandotherswhohavecomeunderitstrain-ing and jnfivence..It was establishedforthermountaingirlsandisdis- tinetively ada to their needs.Such a splendid reputation has it se- cured that without any formal ad- vertising girls have come to it from 14 different States.The need of the school now is a new building for a high school department and a friend of the institution has offered to give $4,000 to this buldng fund if a simi- lar amount can be raised.Mr.Tufts made a strong appeal for support along this line. Dr.McGeachey spoke in the inter- est of the Assembly's home mission work and told of the peculiar needs in various places where home mission work.is being done.The work among the foreign element in the Southern cities,among the Indians in the West and among the negroes in Alabama and elsewhere and the needs of each were explained.The speaker paid high and deserving tribute to the mis- sionaries who are giving their lives to the home mission work and com-pared the attitude of the people gen-erally toward the home missionary with that exhibited toward the for- eign missionaryy The one deserves as much honor and glory as the oth- er,though,the home Missionary sel- dom gets his share of the cheers.Dr. McGeachey is a fine “speaker and makes a good impression. The devotional exercises -yesterday morning were conducted by Mrs.J.R.Campbell of Newton and were fol- lowed by a conference on the matter of reorganization of the missionary societies according to the plan sug- gested by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Southern Presbyterian Church. This plan calls for a single mission- ary society which shall include all the women of the church and shall do the work of both the present home and foreign mission societies and take up additional work.It was found from the discussion that the plan meets with the ap- proval of most of the ladies,but it was not formally ‘adopted.Gratify- ing reports from all the _societies represented were heard.The reports showed contributions during the year to the amount of $4,488.98 for all mission causes,$2,649 of which went to foreign missions.It was found that the Newton society was en- titled to be on the honor roll,having made a ten per cent increase in mem- bership and a 20 per cent increase in gifts.The young people’s societies of Hickory and Rocky River and the Statesville Junior Miriams also made a similar record and were placed on the honor roll.Arrangements were made for mission institutes which will be conducted by Miss Isabel Ar-noid,the Assembly’s Presbyterial visitor,during the latter part of themonthatConcord,Salisbury,Loray,Mooresville,Hickory’and Morganton.Yesterday afternoon there was a conference on mission study led by Dr.H.F.Williams of Nashville, Tenn.,educational secretary of for- eign missions,a conference on “Our Duty to the Negro”by Miss Arro- wood of Morganton,and a “question-are”conducted by Miss MargaretRankinofCharlotte.Last night Dr.Williams delivered an ‘address on theEasterncountries)where mission work is being done,which was illus- trated with stereopticon views. MR.MARVIN BROWN IS DEAD. Mooresville Rural Mail Carrier DiedinSalisburySanatorium—PersonalItems—-Colored Boy Loses an Arm. Correspondence of ‘The Landmark. Mooresville,June 12—The com- munity was shocked yesterday morn-ing to hear that Mr.Marvin BrownwasdeadatthesanatoriuminSalis-bury,where he had gone a few da before for treatment.Although he had been unwell for several weeks and gradually growing weaker,it was never realized by his friends that the end was so near.About twomonthsagohebegantocomplainoffeelingweakandthelackofenergybutcontinuedtoworkwiththeex-ception of a few days until the 3d of May,when it was found necessary to take a vacation.From then on he remained at home until last Friday, when he decided to go to the sana- torium at Salisbury,where he could rest and regain his lost strength. But there was nothing that could be done to help him.He was suffering from diabetes.His condition grew more critical and members of the family were called to Salisbury Mon- day afternoon.His brothers,James W.,J.E.,and Allen F.Brown,went to Salisbury Monday afternoon,re- mained till after his death and brought his body to Mooresville yes- terday on the morning train via Statesville.The funeral will be con- ducted at the Methodist church this afternoon at 3 o'clock by his pastor, Rev.C.S.Kirkpartick,and the body will be laid to rest in the town ceme- tery. The deceased was the youngest son of the late Mr.and Mrs.W.O.Brown of Mooresville and is survived by four brothers:James W.,J.Ed.,D. Mack and Allen F.Brown,all of Mooresville.He was 30 years of age on the 5th of last February.In the fall of 1906 he was married to Miss Alma Murdock,daughter of Capt. J.W.Murdock of Mooresville.She died in the summer of 1907,since which time he lived with his brother Allen and his mother,until his moth- er’'s death last year. Mr.Brown was a very loyal mem- ber of the Methodist Church,always ready to give aid coneney and oth- erwise.For a number of years he has been the secretary of the board of stewards and also secretary of the Sunday school.He belonged to both lows and was interested in everythingthattendedtowardupbuildingthe community.For about eight yearshehadbeenruralmailcarrieronrouteNo.3 from Mooresville and wasknownasaveryefficientandac- commodating carrier.He will be missed by all his patrons. Esq.J.C.McLean issued license Tuesday for the marriage of John Oates and Miss Mary Emma Aber- nethy,who live near Cornelius’ferry, on the Catawba river. Mr.Mack Deaton left MondaymorningforGreensborotoacceptapositionwiththeJ.Il.Case Machine Company.His work will be in the office.Prof.and Mrs.E.O.Randolph left yesterday for Hickory,wheretheywillvisitMrs.Randolph's motherforseveralweeks.Later they.willvisitinandaroundCharotte. Mr.Frontis Lehtz returned Tues- day from New Berne,where he stood the pharmacy examination and after that visited friends at Kinston. turn this fall to Baltimore and spend another year at the University Phar- macy Scheel.Col.R.B.Hurd of Bowling’Gfeen,Ky.fis.visiting his daughter,Mrs, Ww.t atheson,near Mooresville. Mrs.O.D,Mann left for home in Whitaker’s last Monday,after visit- ing her daughter,Mrs.A.E.Bell,for several weeks.Roy Melchor has ac- cepted a position with the Seuthern Power Company and will go to Great Falls,S.C.,in a few days.Mr.BlakeShoemakerofGreatFalls‘is visiting his mother. Charley Bell,colored,about 12yearsold,son of Sam Woods,whilehuntingrabbitsonedaythisweek with Sam Goins,another.boy abouthisage,received a load of shot inhisarmfromSam’s gun.Of course it was an accident but it was foundnecessarytoamputatetheboy’s armabovetheelbow.It may be neces- sary.for boys to learn to shoot but evidently the learning process issomewhatdangerous,‘to say the least. Demonstration Agents at Test Farm. Eight county farm demonstration agents operating in western North Carolina under District Agent E.S. Millsaps,visited the Iredell TestFarmMondayafternoonincompanywithMr.Millsaps.The entire -af-ternoon was consumed by the agentsinlookingovertheexperimentsbe-ing made at the farm and familiariz-ing themselves with the work in gen-eral as shown and explained by Supt.Meacham.The results of experi-ments made at the Test Farm are of much value to the demonstration agents in their work, House Burned at Eufola. A tenant house on Mr.J.D,Clark’sfarmatEufola,occupied by Mr.AlvyDarr,burned Wednesday just beforenoon.All the furniture except thatinthekitchenwassaved.Origin of fire is not known.It started whileMr.and Mrs.Darr were away from home at work.The house was worthabout$300 and was insured in theFarmers’Mutual for about half thatamount. "The Presb rial will close tonight witha ic address on China byRev.C.cuca the Junior Order and the Odd Fel-|other He | passed the examination and will re-| a POSTOFFICE ROW IN PROSPECT. Senator Simmons Says Editor OliverShan’t Have the Reidsville Office—Congressman Stedman Backing theEditor. The Washington correspondent oftheAshevilleCitizensaysoneofthebiggestscrapsoverpatronagethatNorthCarolinahasseeninsometime,and one whichis bound to.cre-ate more ill feeling and lack verylittleinsizebycomparisonwiththe fight for the western collectorship,will begin in earnest during the next few days over the appointment of a postmaster for Reidsville,for which office Congressman Stedman almost two months ago nominated John T., Oliver.In the Postoffice Department, Says the correspondent,is a letterfromSenatorSimmonstoPostmasterGeneralBurlesonaskingthathebeconsultedbeforeanyfinalactionwas taken in the matter of Oliver’s ap-pointment.Continuing the corres-pondent says: “Friends of Oliver have believed that Simmons would soon withdraw his objection and let the matter go through.But if there has been anychangeintheseniorSenator’s plans with regard to the Reidsville appoint- ment it has been amore set determi- nation to prevent Oliver being ap-pointed. “Ex-Governor Glenn is very much interested in the matter and wants Oliver appointed.While in Wash- ington a few days ago he called on President Wilson and urged him tosendinOliver’s appointment.A few days ago Oliver sent to Gov.Glenn, in care of Congressman Stedman’s office,a large express package,con- taining every issue of Oliver’s news- oepet printed during Simmons’cam- paigr for the Senate.These,it isclaimed,will show that Simmons is mistaken when he states that Olivermadeunwarrantedattacksuponhim during the campaign.Simmons’ friends state that Oliver not only at- tacked the Senator during the cam- =but continued to do so after ad been nominated and appoint- ed,and has severely criticised his ac- tions since he was appointed.The Senator,therefore,it is Gaimed,feels it his duty to himself and the Democ- parc North Carolina to resent this mn by preventing Oliver’s ap- pointment.- “Congressman Stedman,on the hand,is just as determined to h Oliver appointed. th Rigueet he said: “*Just as soon as I get some oth-er matters out of the way in a veryfewdaysIwillgotothePostoffice Department again and insist that Ol- iver be appointed at once.Senator Simmons,I believe,is making a mis- take in opposing Oliver.He is a young man who would harm no one, I am sure.I have letters here from people all over the State urging Ol- iver’s appointment and fully 90 per cent of Tom are Simmons men and|Simmons”closest friends.Most ofjthemsaythatOliverneversaidany- thing im his paper which was person- ally harmful to the Senator.’” Youth Hort in a Runaway. Roy Reid,the 15-year-old son of iMr.J.d.Reid,a merchant of New Hope township,was injured by a jrunaway in Statesville Wednesday. }Young Reid had accompanied his father to the Statesville Cotton Mill with a load of cotton and after the jcotton was unloaded he started to drive the team of mules back to the business section while his father|waited for a settlement with Secre- tary Miller of the mill.The team had hardly gotten started when the |mules beeame frightened,probably at ja train.which .was shifting nearby, land began to run.Mr.Reid saw them and ran in pursuit.Reaching Race Street Methodist church he found his son lying in the street suffering fromjaninjuredankle.The boy found that he could not stop the team and in attempting to jump from the wagon fell to the ground with considerable |force.A conveyance was secured andjtheinjuredyouthwastakentothe |Sanatorium,where it was found that jhis right ankle was fractured at the joint.’ The runaway mules continued north along Race street until they reached West End avenue and then ran east along the avenue to Meeting street, along Meeting to west Broad street and on to the public square,where Mr.R.P.Allison and others stoppedthem.As they ran along West Endavenuethewagonstruckapostin front of Mr.S.B.Miller’s residence,breaking the coupling pole and leay- ing the rear wheels and bed of the wagon there. Prof.Craven to Be Superintendent oftheFranklintonSchools. Prof.H.E.Craven,who for nine years has been principal -of the Statesville graded school,has been elected superintendent of the public schools of Franklinton,and will ac- cept the place.Prof.Craven knew that he would:likely be elected to the Franklinton position and told the Statesville school board prior to hisre-election as principal here that hewouldtaketheFranklintonworkifitwastenderedhim.The board willmeetinafewdaystoelecthissuc-cessor.Prof.Craven is now in Concord on a visit to his parents,Mr.and Mrs.K.L,Craven,and it is not known|just when he will move to Franklin-ton,He has done good work at theStatesvilleschoolandheandMra.Craven have many friends here whowillregrettheirdeparture. Behe sa = In discussing | MRS JOHN G.COLVERT DEAD. Passed Away Yesterday Afternoon— Funeral Today—Death of a Child. Mrs.Fannie Cooper Colvert,wifeofMr.John G.Colvert,died yester- day.afternoon at 2:45 o’clock at her home,corner Front and Race streets. She had been an invalid for about 15 years and her condition became critical Tuesday,when relatives were called to her bedside.The funeral service will be conducted at the resi- dence this afternoon at 4 o’clock byRev.J.F.Kirk,pastor of Broad Street Methodist church,of ~which the deceased was a consistent mem- ber. Mrs.Colyert was a daughter of,the late Alex.Cooper of Yadkin county and was born and reared near Clem-monsville;where her parents resided before-moving to Yadkin.She was 61 years old May 31st.Surviving are her husband and three children,viz: Mrs.B.F.Russell of Statesville,Mr. W.A.Colvert of East Monbo and Mr.Sam.L.Colvert of Wilming- ton,Del.,all of whom were with her when the end came.One brother,Mr. T.H.Cooper of Yadkin,and one sis- ter,Mrs.Hattie Warren of the Jen- nings community,also survive. +o ** Clay,14-months-old son of Mr.and Mrs.Everett Shoemaker,died Tues- day at their home in Bethany town- ship,death resulting from cholera in- fantum.The interment was at Bethany church Wednesday. Mrs.Mary Morrow,64 years old, died yesterday at her home inMooresville. Smallpox at the State Hospital. A few weeks ago a patient from Jackson county was admitted to the State Hospital at Morganton.While the hospital authorities were told when he was committed,in accord- ance with the regulations,that he had not been exposed to smallpox or other contagious disease,the patient in a few days developed a case ofsmallpox.In that time all the pa- tients on the ward had been exposed. Prompt action was taken by vaccina- tton and isolation and up to Tuesdayofthisweekonlytwoothercaseshaddeveloped.All the patients hdve about recovered and a further spread of the disease is not expected. There was evidently gross negli-,gence on the part of the authorities of Jackson county in sending a pa-tient to the Hospital who had beentovandthusen- dangering hundreds of patients and employes in the institution.regular meeting of the boardofdirectorsoftheStateHospital,which was to have been held Wednes- day,was called off on account of the serious illness of the baby son of Supt.and Mrs.McCampbell.A called meetine of the board will prob- ably be held about the Ist of nextmonth. Dr.Cronk at Broad Street—Church News. Rev.Dr.Cronk will appear at Broad Street church this afternoon at 5 o'clock and tonight at 8 o’clock in the interest of the Blue Ridge Mis- sionary Conference.Address illus- trated by stereopticon views. Rev.Thomas FE.Milholland of Mt. Vernon,Texas,will preach at the Baptist church at Stony Point Sun- day morning. Mr.Harper Brady will conduct service at Troutman Presbyterian chureh Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev.Dr.W.R.Cullom .of WakeForest_.College,who will assist Dr. Chas.Anderson in a series of 'meet- ings at the First Baptist church,will reach Statesville Sunday night and will conduct his first service Monday. Mr.Kluttz Will Be the Speaker. Mr.Whitehead Kluttz of Salisburyhasacceptedaninvitationtodeliv- er the address at the Fourth of July celebration to be held at Fort Dobbs under the auspices of the Daughters of the Revolution.Mr.Kluttz is not only an eloquent and polished ora- tor,but it is peculiarly fitting that heshouldbethespeakerofthisoccasion. He is a descendant of Hon.Wm. Sharpe (Lawyer Billy Sharpe of Ire- dell),who was a member of the Con- tinental Congress;of David Cald- well,a member of the Rowan County Committee of Safety,and of Capt. Andrew Caldwell,a soldier of the Revolution..He is also a grandson of Hon.Joseph P.Caldwell,an Ire- deil man who .fepresented this dis- trict in Congress in the fifties. —-At their meeting last night the Knights of Pythias decided to join with the Masons in fitting up newlodgequartersintheFirstNational Bank buitding.The Masons already have rooms in the bank building, while the Pythian hall is in the Pat- terson &Anderson building. Mrs,Jo,Person,proprietor of Mrs. Jo.Person’s Remedy and one of the best known women in the State,died suddenly of apoplexy yesterday at Santa Fe,N.M. Dr.C.M.Richards will continue his pastorate at Davidson.He de- clined an offer to become a member of the faculty of the theological semi- nary at Columbia. Gov.Craig has appointed Mr.C.H. Duls of Charlotte Superior CourtjudyeforthenewdistrictcomposedofMecklenburgandGastoncounties. Dr.F.T,Merriweather,a promi- nent physician of Asheville,died yes-terday morning following an.opera-tion for appendicitis.The news comes from WashingtonthatMr.Whitehead Kluttz of Salis- bury.will P hemews di appointedministertoVenezula. ae ag he re :Bs cea)Shae rs a coh BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS, —The Daughters of the Revolu- tion will meet with Miss Mary LewisMondayafternoonat5o’clock. *—-Mr.J.C.French,father of Mr:G.E.French of Statesville,has beenappointedpostmasteriatMemphis, Tenn. —-A concert under the auspices of the Civic League and for the bene- fit of the League will be given at Statesville theater by Mrs.Lois Long Hackett next Thursday evening,the 19th. —Mooresville Enterprise:Photog- rapher Stimpson of Statesville spent several days here this week,looking” for a location and making prepara- tions to move from Statesville,where he has disposed of his business. —The sheriff’s sales of land for taxes will be concluded Monday,—when property in Statesville and Cod- dle Creek township8.will be sold. Sales were held every day this weekuptoyesterday,but the bidders were few. ——Mr.Frank M.Jordan of Ashe- ville,State deputy insurance com- missioner,was in Statesville this week making his regular annual in- spection of buildings with a view to enforcing the laws and regulations against “fire traps.” -—Capt.W.H.H.Gregory has been confined at his home by illness for a week and his condition is reported quite serious this morning.His daughter,Mrs.H.C.Evans of Ral- eigh,was called to his bedside several days ago and another daughter,Mrs. E.V.Moore of Atlanta,is expected tonight. —Mr.Eugene Morrison,who is amemberoftheadvisoryboardofthe North Carolina Just Freight Rate Association,attended a meeting of the officers of the association in Greensboro Wednesday.The meet- ing was held to formulate a reply to the recently published statement of the railroad officials concerning freight rates. —Much of the wheat had been harvested when the rains began thisweek,But for the wet weather the harvest would have been nearly fin-ished at the end of the week.Mr. J.B.Glover,who hag been with the International Harvester Company for several years,says the wheat cropthisyearisthebesthehasknownsincehewlbeenbrytyOythe work,Un rains,.the crop will be very fine. —Frost was in evidence in northIredelltheeeoftheweekbutnot enough to mage vegetation ma-terially.Most people will insist that this is the coldest weather ever known in June,but some of the old- timers and some not so old recalllightfrostsinJuneyearsago.:But whatever there may have been in the past,this weather will go down on the record as an unusual and pro- tracted cold spell for June. —Messrs.J.R.Blair and Chas.A. Armstrong of Troy,Montgomery county,and Mr.T.J.Jerome of Salis- bury were in Statesvite Wednesday to appear before Judge Long concern- ing some goid mine litigation in Montgomery.Messrs.Blair and Jerome represent the Candor Mining Company and Mr.Armstrong the Uwharrie Mining Company.By con- sent the case was set for a hearing before Judge Adams at Stanly court. A NOVEL CASE IN COURT, ftAlleged“Assault and..Robbery.De-velops Unusual Features—Coart News.:7 A case in Justice “Lazenby'’s court Tuesday developed some unusual features.Mr.Jim Shaw of Turners- burg township was the prosecuting witness and Gaaten Albea,a colored neighbor of Shaw,was the defendant. Shaw charged that Albea,whose rep- utation is not good,had assaulted him and forced him to pay him $50.It developed that the alleged assault took place about two weeks before the warrant was sworn out for Al. bea.According to Shaw’s testimony Albea met him and attacked him and demanded $50,and only ceased his attack when Shaw promised to pay him the $50;that Shaw came to town and got the $50 and paid it to Albea and then two weeks later had thewarrantissuedforAlbea.Just why Shaw didn’t get the warrant and an officer when he came to town for the money was a question that was sug-gested to those who heard the evi- dence,and counsel for the defence,in cross-examining the witness,insin- uated that the $50 had been paid to cover up something,but there “wasnoevidencetothateffect.No testi-mony was offered for the defence andAlbeawasrequiredtogivebondfor his appearance at Superior’Court, where there will doubtless be more light on the matter. Dock Luther,the white man want- ed at Albemarle to answer a charge of bigamy,who was arrested near Mooresville several.days ago and brought to Statesville jail,was takento.,Salisbury yesterday by DeputySheriffGilbertandturnedovertoanAlbemarleofficer.Luther had heenunderbondforhisappearanceatcourtandranaway.His bondmanoffered$25 for his arrest and thisamounthasbeenpaidtoSheriffDea-~ ton and-Deputy McKnight of:Moores- ville,who effected his arrest.Clay Gaither,colored,was fined $5andcostsinthemayor’s coart thieweekforcursingonthestreets,\ Messrs.Ralph Gaither and Eugene‘Eagle -will-appear in the rors‘court this morning to answer for alittleaffraywhichoecurredon’thestreetyWeee peste} Po e a pe e »sortpting. THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,June 13,1913. ‘COMMENTON VARIOUS MATTERS Vice President Marshall’s “soul food”is an “old-fashioned hoecake” and a of real milk.Here’s a ehance for some of that Iredell coun- ty “eorn pone”to become famous. ‘Phe Landmark should see that the Wice President gets some at ‘once.— Greensboro News. Corn pone,beloved,is already fa- mous among the people who know “what's what.”Neither is corn pone peculiar to Iredell.They know how te bake it in any county where the people have been properly “brought up,”and Col.Jo.will tell.youitisthestandardamong.the ‘“Who’s Who”in Guilford.Hoecake ranks mear corn pone in the realm of good byead and if the Vice President en- joys hoecake he probably knows all about cornpone.‘ * This item is sent out from Wash- ington:George E.Downey,whom Presi-@ent Wilson recently appointed comp- troller of the Treasury on recommen- dation of Secretary McAdoo,officially rewarded his sponsor by declining tofindanyprovisionoflawbywhich Mr.McAdoo may have an automobile at the government’s expense.Comp-troller Downey’s word is final. This is the best possible evidence that Mr.Downey is the man for thejob.When Mr.McAdoo asked ifthelawallowedhimanautomobileat vernment expense Mr.Downey ‘ound that,according to his interpre- tation,it did not,and said so.Hedidn’t strain a point to give Mr.McAdoo something he would not have allowed some other man.Glory‘to Mr.Downey and may his tribe in- evease in the government service! ..B The Landmark has never objected to the newspaper publicity law;in fact it thinks the law a desirable one im some respects;therefore it has no eomplaint to make of the decision ofthecourtoflastresortthatthelawisalltothegood.The newspapers that object to the law are not without remedy.They can,as the Supreme Court points out,refuse to comply with the law and still have access to the mails by paying the full rate of postage,the same as is charged in- dividuals.Since the foundation of the government newspapers have been granted a special rate of post-age on the ground that the cheap dissemination of public information is a public benefit,which it is,for ifthenewspapershadtopaythefull rate of postage the cost of subscrip- tion would have to be materially in- ereased.Having always enjoyed this special privilege—as is the rule in every case where a special privilege is granted—the newspapers have come to think it belongs to them as a right and they naturally object to any restrictions.But the court points out thataccepting a special privilege earries with it an obligation to sub- mit to regulations in connectiontherewithTheLandmarkwould very much object to any governmentregulationofnewspapersthatwould restrict the legitimate liberty of the ress.But it holds that the public as a right to know who owns and eontrols a newspaper—what inter- ests,if any,are behind the publica-tion-——and therefore it has no objec- tion to filing a sworn statement to that effect.The best part of the law is that which prohibits the publica-tion of paid matter as news or edi- torial matter.That sort of thing isanoutrageousfraudonthepublicand should havebeen prohibited long ago.ee The Charlotte Observer remarks that “Senator Simmons’recent con- duct of public matters in Congress is oecasion for some of the Simmons pa- pers to ‘rub it in’on some of the ner that did valiant battle against im,and that are even yet not abletoforgetwhathappenedlastNovem-ber,”and that paper sensibly ob- serves that there is ho call for that It is foolish of codt@e.The Landmark is one of the papersthatopposedSenatorSimmonslastyearanditopposedhimthefirsttime he was a candidate for the Senate. While this paper has no apology tomakefortheoppositipn—it would take the same course again under the circumstances—it has never abused Mr.Simmons.It neither regards him as a demi-god nor a bad man.Therefore it thinks the papers that nag after him and the papers that nag those who opposed him simply because they did not favor his elec- tion to the Senate,are both engaged in foolish business.We must say, however,in this connection,that theSenatorshouldbedeliveredfrom some of his friends.The other day aNorthCarolinanewspaper,remark- ing on the collectorship matter,saiditwasimpossibleforthePresident to disregard the wishes of Senator Smmons in this matter,seeing how the Senator was endeavoring to car- ry out the wishes of the President inthetariffbill;and the same paperdeclaredthatPresidentWilsonwant-ad a tariff schedule changed the other day and Senator Simmons at oncehadthechangemadeaccordingtothe President’s wishes.That is to say,this friend of the Senator,sloppingover,hag put Senator Simmons intheattitudeofhavingnoprinciplesorwillofhisown,but one who wasweefetchandcarryfortheisimplytogethisfriendsnamedforo'No opponent ‘of Senator Simmons,so far as we haveobserved,has made a statement sopromghedtothedistinguishedheadoffinancecommittee.Of coursethestatementwasuntrueandplacedSenatorSimmonsinafalseattitude.In a statement which The LandmarkispublishingtodaySenatofSimmonsshowsthatthePresidenthasn’t triedtoinfluencethefinancecommitteeatall. LEN Katherine L.Norton,New Bedford,Maas.,eays:“I had a terrible pain across my back,with a burning and scalding feeling.I took,with resultspainandburningfeel-.|niais sent free.Price, <aten PRESIDENT HAS NOT DICTATED. Senator Simmons Seys Mr.Wilson Has Not Attempted to Influence theActionoftheSenateFinanceCom-mittee on the Tariff Bill. Washington Dispatch,Greensboro News. Senator Simmons tonight denied emphatically the report freely cireu- lated by enemies of the Wilson ad- ministration used his influence as President to whip Democratic Senators into line in voting for a tariff bill in aceord- ance with his own views. “So much has:been said in the press,”said Senator Simmons,“con- cerning the President's alleged con-’ nection with certain amendments rec- ommended ‘by certain subcommit- tees of the finance committee that is misleading and erroneous,in order that the public may understand the real facts I wish to say that while the President has expressed to the members of the finance committee,as he is reported to have expressed to the ways and means committee when the bill was in the House,strong views and convictions with respect to placing on the free.list both wool and sugar,he has not,so far as I know,expressed any views as to the other provisions of the bill except when his opinion has been asked,and has not in any way attempted to die- tate to the committee.’ “The view current in the newspa- pers to the effect that a subcommit- tee of the finance committee had de- cided to recommend that wheat and live stock as well as meat and flour should go on the free list at the in- stance and dictation of the President, is not correct.So far as I know the President has expressed no opinion with respect to this matter except that when told of the probable action of the subcommittee putting these articles on the free list,in response to an inquiry as to his opinion upon the subject,he expressed approval. “Nor is it true that the stbcom- mittee adopted the countervailing proviso with respect to wheat and flour at the President’s dictation af- ter much discussion,as has’been represented.On the contrary he has expressed no views so far as I know on this subject,and the subecommit- tee’s action with reference to the countervailing duties .on these arti- cles was taken at the same time it was decided to recommend that they be put on the free list.” MARION BUTLER IS NAMED. He and Other Ex-Senators and Mem- bers Charged With Lobbying in Washington.Turning away from the examina- tion of colleagues who might have been influenced in matters of legisla- tion,the Senate lobby investigating committee Monday began to inquire into the Washington pursuits of those who might have exercised the in- fluence.One former Senator and fourformerrepresentativesadmitted more or less interest in legislation at the éapital,but none would say that he considered his cause unjust,or that he had done anything improper, Their work had been done in the open, they said,and consisted mostly in thefilingofbriefsbeforecommitteesof Congress,making oral arguments in behalf of clients and arranging for hearings for their employers.Thewitnesseswereex-Senator Faulkner 10th,ww Iowa,A.W.Kopp of Wisconsin,C.8. Bennett of New York and C.B.Lan- dis of Indiana,former members of the House.Senator Poindexter made the com-mittee set up when he named several former members of Congress whom he believed might be found to have practiced lobbying.He named among others former Senator Butler of North Carolina.He did not accuse any of improper attempts to influence Congress on legislation but suggested that “they might know some interest- ing things.” Senator Tillman said he owned about $3,500 of cotton mill stock and $2,000 of Oklahoma oil stock.“I am only anxious that we pass the tariff bill.and religve the chilly sensation now predominating in New Yorkamongcertaingentlemenwho:have grown wealthy on legalized piracy,” he said.Senator Tillman said hethoughtlargesumshadbeenusedto buy “the columns of newspapers to influence Congress and people on the tariff question,”but beyond that while he suspected the existence of a lobby here,he had no actual knowledgé ofit.° President Wilson told callers he expected the lobby investigation to have beneficial results through the publicity given to conditions sur- rounding the making of the tariff bill.en asked his opinion of the charge made by Senator Townsend as to his own influence with reference to legislation,the President replied that it needed no comment. For six hours Tuesday former Gov- ernor Carter and Sidney Ballou,twoofthemenwhohaveconductedthe fight of Hawaiian producers in Wash- ington to retain a duty on sugar,out-lined to the Senate lobby investigat-ing committee their activities there and elsewhere.Governor Carter testified that he was paid nothing andreceivedonlyhisexpenses.Mr.Bal- lou said he was the regular agent in Washington of the sugar produc- ers,with a salary of $12,000 a year and $3,000 a year for expenses.Bothagreedthatabout$100,000 has been spent by the sugar people in theircampaignagainstfreesugar,but de-nied there had been any tangiblecombinationbetweentheUnitedStatescaneandbeetandHawaiian cane producers with a common funddirectedtoinfluencinglegislation. HOWeofferOne Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catatrh that can-not be cured by Belle Catarrh Cure.F.J.CHENEY &CO,,Toledo,O.We,the un ed,have known F,J,Cheney for the last 15 ears,andbelievehiperfectlyhonorableiaallbusinesstransactionsandfinanciallyabletocarry_out any obligations madebyhisfirm.Walding,Kinnan &Marvin,Wholesale Druggists,Toledo,O.Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal-ly,acting directly upon the blood andmucoussurfacesoftheSogge)Teatimoc,r bottle,Soild by all a ”DruretateTakeHall's Family Pills for constipation. that Mr.Wilson had|die of West Virginia,J.T.A.Hull of P é STATE NEWS. Rev.F.Swindell Love,a Metho-dist yr at.Kinston,has given uphisshoretoengageiniileetanwork in Brazil. At a construction camp at Whit-ney,Stanly county,Sunday,therewasafree-for-all fight,the result of negroes being loaded with ’cocaine.Two men were killea and a third may The home of L.M.Womble,a’mer- chant of Pittsboro,was burned early Monday morning,the fire starting from an oil stove,and the family,asleep in upstairs rooms,escaped by the windows.‘Henry Stirewalt,the Rowan coun-ty farmer who ‘shot himself acciden-tally with a rifle while chasing a cat at hs home near Enochvile last.week, is dead from the wound.He was about 50 years old and leaves a wifeanddaughter. W.T.Lassiter was found dead Sunday morning,at the home of his father in Granville county,with a bullet in his right temple.©Lassiter retired the night before in apparent-ly good physical and mental condition and no reason can be assigned for suicide,although it is hard to account for his death -otherwise. Robeson county leads all countiesintheStatein‘the production of corn and cotton,according to a statement by Major W.A.Graham,Commis-sioner of Agriculture.The county produced 1,148,680 bushels of corn and 65,826 bales of cotton,the latter on 94,000 acres.Johnston and Chat-ham counties are second in the pro- duction of corn,but Scotland leads the State in the’production of cotton to the acre. Rev.Chas.E.Maddrey,former pas- tor of the First Baptist church of Statesville,now pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle,Raleigh,in a sermon in his church Sunday night denounced the conduct at Bloomsbury park,Ral- eigh.He said that gambling on the ball games was open,that specta- tors indulged in profane and vulgar language and that the Sabbath was violated at the park.He warnedChristianpeopleagainstgoingto the park. At the instance of New York cred- itors the firms of Robert Harris & Brother and J.H.Walker &Co.of Reidsville,have been placed in bank- ruptey.The Harris firm is Reids- ville’s pioneer tobacco manufactur- ers,having enjoyed an enormous pa- tronage on their special brand of smoking tobacco.The Walker firm is engaged in the lumber and flour business and it is alleged that the Harris firm has been carrying the Walker company for several months in an effort to save them from finan- cial disaster. Capt.Jam s D.McNeill of Fayette- ville,who is a live wire,attempted, as chairman of the legislative com- mittee of the North Carolina Munic- ipal Association,to have the law hanged which exempts lawyers,doc- tors,etc.,from municipal privilege taxes such as are levied by the State.Capt.McNeill says the law-iy in the State Senate killef theill.Thereupon Capt.McNeill comes forward and shows that not a single lawyer,doctor,dentist,oculist,op- tician,photographer or veterinarian in Fayetteville has paid the $5 license tax levied by the State.The same is robably true in many other counties in the State,but the fault is with the sheriffs who do not enforce collection. A Special Session Will Be Called, Says the Governor. In response to a question from a Citizen representative Governor Craig,who arrived in Asheville Mon- day for a month’s rest,said that a special session of the Legislature willbecalledtoconsiderthefreightques- tion as it affects this State.He said: “There will be a special session of the Legislature.That has been con- templated ever since the last session of the General Assembly,and I will cértainly take any proper action that may be necessary to secure for North Carolina fair treatment by the rail- roads.The people are determined that they will no longer suffer the Tr-justice to which they have been sub- jected for years in the matter of freight rates,and I will do all in mypowertoaidtheminthiscontest. With fair treatment the cities and towns of North Carolna would grow and prosper,and we are going to have that*treatment before long” With reference to the freight rate discrimination Gov.Craig said: “We have not heretofore realized that the Southern railway hauls freight from the Ohio river cities through Paint Rock,Asheville,Ma- rion,Statesville,Salisbury,Greens- boro and tq Lynchburg;that it charges Asheville a higher freight rate for this freight from the West than it does Statesville;that it charges Statesville a higher rate than it does Salisbury;Salisbury a higherratethanGreensboro,and Greensboro a great deal higher rate than it doesLynchburg.The further it hauls thisfreightthelessitchargesforit.This same condition applies to all thecitiesofNorthCarolina.They are all discriminated against in favor of cities in Virginia and cities of other States by railroads doing inter-Statebusiness;The discrimination is pure-ly arbitrary.The railroads them- selves do not pretend to justify it.Iteannotbejustified.It is not strangethatplefromoneendofNorthCarolinatotheotherarearousedonthissubject.How can cities of NorthCarolinacompetewithcitiesofotherStateswhencommoncarriersbyar-bitrary edict issued.by financiers.ofNew:York ‘have denied to the citiesofNorthCarolinasimplejusticeandequity?” Porter Charlton,an American whokilledhisAmericanwifeatLakeComo,Italy,three years ago,must return to Italy to stand trial formurder.Charlton escaped from It- aly after killing his wife and wasarrestedwhenhelandedinNew Jersey.A legal fight to prevent hisreturntoayfortrialhasjustend-ed with the decision of the SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesthathemustbetriedintheItaliancourts. iS, No coal or wood. No dirt or ashes.. The New Perfection ‘is made with 1,2,3 and 4 Indicator shows how much oil is in the burners. tank. STANDARD OIL COMPANY Washington,B.C. Nerietk,Ve. Richmond,Va. Two (One-Legged Men Form Partner- ship to Buy Shoes. Asheville Gazette-News. No doubt many have looked at a man with one leg or one foot and have thought.that it was a pity for the man that shoes have to be sold in pairs and that such’men must have vast accumulations of shoes for one foot at home.There are two men in Asheville,however.with one leg each,that have solved the problem so that their shoes cost them only half as much as they cost men with two legs.One of these is J,H,Moseley, who used to be an employe of the Asheville Electric Company. name of the other man is not known. Even Mr.Moseley does not know his name,but that makes no difference, with the arrangement. Several months ago Mr.Moseley walked into a shoe store,and asked the proprietor if he had a shoe of cretain number for the left foot (Mr. Moseley lost his right leg.)The shoe man said that he could not sell one shoe—he would’have to sell a pair. Mr.Moseley remarked that it was hard luck to have to buy two shoes when he could use but one.Just then the shoe man went to the door,and standing in fromt of the store was another man with only one leg,leok- ing at some shoes.He came into the store and it was noticed that he had lost his left leg.*It developed that he and Mr.Moseley wore the same number.They bought a pair of shoes and divided them,according to their needs.--Then they agreed that they would hereafter buy-their shoes.to- gether,and later’they,made an ar- rangement with the shoe man.that one coul®éome to the store and get one shoe when he needed it and the other of the pair would be saved un- til the other man needed a shoe. Rates to the Gettysburg Celebration. For the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the battle of Gettys-burg,the Southern railway will putonsaleroundtripticketsatthefol- lowing rates:From Charlotte $13.- 45,Salisbury $11.40,North Wilkes- boro $13.15,Winston -Salem $10.05, Statesville $12.70,Mooresville $12.- 80,Hickory $13.70. Tickets-will be on sale June 28, 29,30 and July 1,good for comple- tion of return trip until midnight ofJuly10.; Chamberlain’s Celic,Cholera and Diarrhees Every family without exception shouldkeepthispreparationathandduringthe hot weather of the summer months.Cham-berlain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-edy is worth many times its cost when neededandisalmostcertaintobeneededbeforethesummerisover.It has no superior for thepurposesforwhichitieintended.Buy #4now.For sale by all dealers.PILESsy srstentcar:HEM-ROID It quickly removes the internal cause. Booklet frem 08,LEONHARDT CO.,Betiele,&.1.Sold by Statesville Drug Co.and all druggists. ELECTRICITY ! Why have it if you don’t use it? You won’t mind the heat if youhaveoneofourELECTRICFANSandironingdaywillseemlikea—with an ELECTRIC IRON. us when you want anything electrical. M.,D.&T.ELECTRIC CO., Successors to Ritchie &Mills. *Phone 415.128 W.Broad St fae Always -®You don’t have to coax the fire when you get home late or when you get up early f you have a Just strike a match,\ touch it to the wick,and you have the right heat for cooking anything,with- out overheating your kitchen.Cae) BALTIMORE Chetintens,W.Vu. Charette,N.C. Charkestes,3.C. The Tariff Taken Off I have just succeeded in taking the-tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Mattingis now 25c.,all 25c.now 2c.All floor coverings down in the same proportion.A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers will be sold at $2.00.{ Come and see.I will make it worth your.time to come and see. Respectfully,453 V- The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. COAL!COAL!| ,Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow.Don’t stock up too early as you will have more slack or waste coal.July to September is the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or %heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY.‘PHONE.205. Be,Md ak f You Must Do Either The Family Baking’ or - The Family Washing— Wash,Madame,Wash! There’s More to Be Saved By Doing the Washing! It Doesn’t Pay to Bake ! Let the Baker Bake For You! HOME BAKERY. Procrastination Is the Thief of Time! 1 While not likely to be the pat-ronymic of the individual whoappropriateshWatchwithout THE LANDMARKFRIDAY,June 13,1913. LOCALRAILROADSCHEDULE, Auatrel nekPeotetnre of Fenians‘at Chater: Se FP BP S ee e e y e FE FE ou r t e s t BE R S ee e et t e : &R E ycS éE PE R R R E R E er ok &S S$ Train No.23 ar.10:10,leavesTrainNo.16 ar.6:20,leaves Nineteen New Postmasters—NativeTarHeelCivilServiceCommissioner. The President Tuesday appointednineteenNorthCarolinapostmasters.Among the number are W.L.Or- mand,Bessemer Ctiy;A.-H.Huss,Cherryville;J.W.Noell,Roxboro;D. J.Kerr,Canton;R.S.McRae,Chapel Hill;J.H.Lane,Leaksville;J.H. Carter,Mount Airy;8S.S.Lockhart,Wadesboro.Some objection had been offered to the appointment of Lock- hart at Wadesboro,Kerr at Canton and Carter at Mount Airy,but the appointments are those recommended by the Congréssman for the district. Another nomination Tuesday was that of Charles M.Galloway of South Carolina to be civil service commis- sioner.Galloway is a native of Bla- den county,this State.In early life he was a telegraph operator and worked for a time in this State.While Associated Press operator in the office of the State newspaper at Columbia he gave up telegraphy and became a newspaper reporter and la- ter became secretary to Senator Smith of South Carolina. THE BRILLIANT STARS OF JUNE.By the end of June,Mars,Venus,Saturn and Jupiter will all be morning stars,but Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is at alltimesthe“Star”medicine for coughs,colds, croup and whooping cough A cold in June is as apt to develop into bronchitis or pneu- monia as at any other time,but not if Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is taken.For sale by Statesville Drag Co. permission,it does describe your neglect to provide vourself with a thoroughly reliable time piece. Never before have good Watches been offered at lower prices, Don’t Procrastinate! R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. FOR THEPicnicLunch —WE HAVE—— Olives,Pickles,Cheese, Pimentoes,French Sar- dines,Peanut Butter, Chipped Beef,all kinds of Cakes and Crackers. ’Phone your orders. Eagle& Milholland EVERY man,woman and child ought to save—it safe- guards your future,secures independence and paves the way to success. The person who cannot, does not and will not save money,cannot and will not do anything else worth while. We pay 4 per cent inter- est on Savings Accounts and 4 per cent on Time Deposits. $1.00 will start a Savings Account here.Today is the day to begin to save and right here,with us,is the safe place to put your savings. MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BANKOFSTATESVILLE. FURNITURE REPAIRING,UPHOLSTERING,kit.-:- Save your old furniture,chai etc.I can work them over make as good as when you bought them,and in most casesstronger and more serviceable.It doesnotmatterhowbadlybrokenor dama your furniture is,save itand give me a chance at it. My prices are moderate,and I guarantee a first’class job,or no charge.‘ Varnishing,Staining,Enameling. See me for repair work of any kind.I will give you satisfacto- ry work and save you money. D.T.MORRISON. May 27 —8t. FOR SALE! Splendid Suburban Home. Eight and one-half acres facing two macadam roads.Nearenoughforcitywater,lights and cement sidewalk.Barn,chicken houses,runs and all necessaryoutbuildings. A rare opportunity. ——-SEE—— JOHN M.SHARPE,RFAL ESTATE,CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! Free Trade Prices! STEN We have the goods and the prices.You have the money— and it’s heavy—so let’s trade. Come in,make this headquarters. Our stock is complete.We carry line of heavy and fancy groceries. Special—Country Produce,Chick- ens,Eggs,Butter and Country Meats.We draw produce from three country stores besides thefarmersandcanfillordersae ly.Come endsee us and if ourgoodsandpricespleaseyoutell others,if not tell us._We want tothankoneandallfortheliberal business given us since we opened up.We appreciatéit.Ifit’s some- thing to eat or feed call No.27.All goods delivered free in the city. Order in time to save délay.Far- mérs bring in your proditice—we need it.Yours for business, Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated triple draft Latest improved ‘Charcoal Iron—a beauty and welcome in ev-ery home where it has been used.Try one at $1.98 and be pleased.Call and see or writeW.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C. NE HUNDREDacresabouteightmiles from June 6.—10t.* teaville.fm fine stateofcultiva ely level,TwetveacresofHuebottom now set in meadow.Nice new house,extralargeandconvenient barnaudotheroutbuildings,right on public highwayendintofgoodlong-term school,Pricevaryandtermseasy.ZEB.V.LONG,Jan,17 Attorney. R@ARDERS WANTED—Want about sixboarders.Nice rooms,well furnished.Goodtelbiefare,well prepared.Close in-—No.8@6 Mulberry street.MRS.LAURA C.BDRADFORD,Statesville,M.6. VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE,OeSameeSati rctmaetseameterSahinsyoa-dam,: Attomsar, ~ THE OLD SIMONTON PLACE. Written For The Landmark. Two miles east of Statesville istheoldSimontonplace,which con-tained 1,780 acres of land with someadjoiningfarms.The house on thesouthsideofFourthcreekistheoldestbrickhouseinthecounty.Itwastherein1785,and had been in useforyears,so cértainly it was built before the Revolution.Tradition saysitwasbuiltbythefirstsettler,The- ophilus Simonton.When Theophilus and his wife,Ma- ry Simonton,came down from “Ma- nor Township Connesstogoe of coun- ty of Lancaster of the Province of Pennsylvania,”is not known,but theywereherein1749withgrownandmarriedchildren.An.old deed bear-ing that date is still ‘in existencewhereMaj.Robt.Simonton,their old-est son,deeds land free to the ances-tor of Mr.A.F.Barringer on condi- tion that he settle on it.This seemstohavebeenMaj.Simonton’s custom and the records in Rowan county show that he owned much land.Hewasamagistrate-justice in 1755 and prominent in the affairs of Rowan county. Two of Theophilus Simonton’sdaughtersmarriedAllisons—Magda-lene married Capt.Thos.Allison and Ann married ‘Squire Andrew Allison, Both of these men were first settlers,Capt.Thomas commanding a compa- ny of Rangers in the French and In-dian War and ’Squire Andrew being one of the first magistrates of Row- an county (1753.) Theophilus Simonton made his will A POETICAL CONDEMNATION. Decision Not to Hold the Campmeet- ing at the Famous Rock Spring Camp Ground Calls For.Poetical Condemnation. Last week the officers of RockSpringcircuitmetanddecidedtherewouldbenocampmeetingatoldRockSpringcampgroundthisyear.Rock Spring campmeeting has been an in- stitution for near a century and,aswastohavebeenexpected,the aboli- tion of the time-honored gatheringhasarousedopposition.One of theprotestantsgivesvoicetohiscom- laint in verse,which he sends to Thendmarkforpublication.While TheLandmarkisn’t hospitable to near-poetry it makes an exception in thiscaseandgivesspacetothepoeticalcondemnationofthosewhohavede-cided the .campmeeting shall be abol- ished.One reason for printing it is to make the Charlotte Obserfer,the patron of the near-poets,jealous,and to excite the admiration of Dr.Archi-bald Johnson of Charity and Children,who is also interested in near-poetry. Here is the protest: AGAINST THE LAW TO DISTURB RE-LIGIOUS WORSHIP. Of all the people that tramp the earth,Don't this cap the stack:There is just a few at every churchThatmakethereststandback. They try to boss and act at timesAsifthechurchwastheirs,And never careful what.they do or say,And often insult the hearers. No one can suggest a thing Bat what it is mostly wrong, Unless ordered by this little bunchThatisalwaystoohead-long. They met at Denver the other day, in 1754,leaving the home place to his “loving wife Mary,”and his “du- tiful son,William Simonton.” Mary Simonton made her will in 1765,giving her “gold ring,chest, gridel,etc.,”and “one black Calomin- key petticot”to her daughter,Mag-dalene 8.Allison.No doubt the pre- cious “Calominkey”was worn out by some grandchild during the Revolu- tion but the gold ring was preserved at Mt.Sterling,Capt.Hayne Davis having been Magdalene S.Allison’s great-grandson. William Simonton (1716)was the| youngest child of Theophilus Simon- ton.When the Widow McKee came down in 1760 with her young daugh- ter Mary,he quickly went a-wooing| and soon brought her home as his wife. During the Revolution,when her husband and two older sons were away at the war,as was,also, brother,William McKee,who served all through the war,Mary.McKee Si- monton with her younger children and some slaves worked the land with their hoes,horses being awaywiththemen,and made a good crop.William and;Mary McKee Simonton had eleven children,their son,Wil- liam,being the grandfather of Robt. F.and Capt.Absolom -Knox Simon-ton who led the Iredell Blues to war and was killed at Seven Pines in 1862. Their youngest son,Ross,(1785),inherited the old:home and .married| Jane Byers,daughter of Capt.Jas. Byers,one of old Centre’s Revolution- ary captains.Here their daughter, Mary McKee Simonton,was born it 1815 and here she married Thos.N.| Alexander September 5,1836.Their wedding was a merry -making for| the whole countryside.Fiddlers came with the groom from Tenntessée andtheydancedtillbreako’day.The young people went with the bridal pair as far as the Catawba river, where they spent the night by bright camp-fire.On*the morrow the young friends returned home while| the bridal party pursued their jour- ney to Tennessee—then on to their home in Houston,Miss, Left a widow and her only son, William H.Alexander,gone to his death-wound at Malvern Hill,in 1862 Mrs.Mary McKee Alexander with her only daughter returned to the old home.This daughter,Mrs.J.H.Mc- Elwee,has been one of Statesville’skindliestgentlewomenfornearlyfif- ty years,while her daughter,MissMamieMcElwee,is one of the whole-souled workers ‘in the’Fort Dovbs Chapter D.A.R. As we look at Mary McKee Simon- ton’s beautiful old home we thinkhowblesseditwasshejoined“thechoirinvisibleofthoseimmortal dead who live in lives made better by their.presence.”M.H.E. Many Applied and Few Passed—OneIredellManSuccessful. Seventy-two applicants appearedbeforetheexaminingboardoftheNorthCarolinaPharmacenticalAsso-ciation at New Berne and only 30 passed.Among the successful appli-cants were Frontis Lentz of.Méores-ville,John Leland Henderson of Hickory,Harvey E.Cline of Concord,Fred Marley of Lenoir,Cloyd S.Goodrum of Davidson. itideaeathdtaetaiiacaiiatecieeeod A WORKER APPRECIATES THIS.Wm.Morris,a resident of Florensays:“For lastandbladderAbout ,<% her | a | Some of this same squad; And in their’way of doing things They changed the work of God. They killed campmeeting,they claim,Because they don't believe in such;And as they have no property thereTtshouldnotconcernthemmuch The arbor and many tents That our forefathers built there, To be destroyed by this little group,It certainly can't be fair. Old BoshSpring campmeeting | Has for eighty-two years, And now to be robbed by such a set Should fill our eyes with tears The conference should be managed |By the bishops and the elders,|And not be governed by This little bunch of meddlers. If the people who own the property there Had made this resolution,It would have been satisfactory And there would have been no confusion |Bat ask who loves campmeeting And you will see the majority nod, Especially thoee who have dedicated This property to God But hte temt-holders have no It certainly ie a pity For sure they have a better right Than any other committee They picked their crowd as they always do, According to their own selection: They knew exactly how they would vote Before they had the election |The engineer on this job Has surely made a wreck,And will fall short many dollars This fall,as the stewards may expect.© There is mo one to blame for this |Bot their own ailly ways;And the balance of the salaryTheywillsurelyhavetorade ; For the people will not stand for thisAndpaythepreacher,too,And sacrifice their property|dust to pleste a.few. And now take this advice,please,Before another>nightYouhadbetterreconsiderAnddethethingthat is right’ Let the people have campmecting, |You know very well they should:If they don’t all get convertedItwillsurelydosomegood |As it is just a privilegeLefttothepeopleyou know,There if nothing very binding For you don't have to goenema Debate at Troutman Graveyard School—Other News.Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,June 9—The rain-|fall has been abundant for the pastlfewdays.Orops are progressing|nicely.Hatvest is now on hand andjthefarmersarepreparingtogatherithegoldengrain,which is very goodthisyear. The debating society of the Trout-man Graveyard school nouse is still holding its meetings every Saturday Yoioe, night.There will be an open debate next Saturday night,14th,at 8o'clock.The question for discussionis,“Resolved,that there should be athirdpoliticalparty.”The public isinvitedandthemembersareespe-cally urged to be present.The Sunday school at the Trout-man Graveyard school house is pro-gressing’nicely,under the supervis-ion of Mr.M.F.Gabriel. Gathering at Simpson School House —-Pienic at Triplett. Correspondence of,The Landmark. Troutman,R-1,June 9—The Sab-bath school of Wesley chapel willserveicecreamatSimpsonschoolhouseSaturdayevening,14th,from 5 to 10 o'clock,for the benefit of theehurch.Public invited.©©The writer.was present at the pic-nic at Triplett Saturday.Teams fromMoore@andMazeppaplayedballandthescorewas6to0infavorofMazeppa.Mr.Espy Moore en-tertained the young folks that night.Ice cream _was served. Raart ®twenty-five eent bottle ofChamberlain's Liniment snd see how quicklypainsdieappear.Mold by <Special For Saturday!> Some Special Bargains in Shoes and Men’sHats.Don’t fail to see them. Clearing Sale in Millinery for Saturday.-The best goes first.Don’t fail to see us be-fore buying.Respectfully, D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. [BE PATIENT!| Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll be here in a day or two. * A car of very,fine Michigan Timothy. ==J.E.SLOOP. FLATOMOBILES WE-;HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WEARE OFFER- ING AT PRESENT AT REAL BARGAINS.CALL ON US OR "PHONE. zleee=— “>—THTheoce Carolina Motor CompanyPHONES:LONGDISTANCE,“175 Ss When you want any of the EMER- GENCY SUPPLIES mentioned in JOHNSON &JOHNSON’SHandBookofFirst Aid| here is the place to get them. Call or ’Phone. The Polk Gray Drug Company,@ ONTHESQUARE §@PrescriptionSpecialists.*Phones 109 and 410, peer Crop Makers and Crop Savers! -Cultivate Your Crops With Our Line of Cultivators,Both Riding sd Walking Our line is complete.If it’s a John Deere,Moline,Rhoderick Lean,we have it;and last but not least we have the old Reliable Michigan Spring Tooth,fully warranted. A Big Lot of Hallock WeedersWhichGoataBargain.~~" Give us your order ‘‘quick’’for the wheat crop saver—the famous old DEERING BINDER, the best on earth.Only a few left. The best grain cradle made—Jonas Cline.Order now and have it ready. STEEL KING CULTIVATORS and Points ‘‘galore.’””The price to make them go., Iredell Hardware Co. re a s re WEST BROAD STREET.SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:exricy: WATCH—Watch the label on your paper.If renewals are not in by date oa label paper will be stopped. FRIDAY,-.---->June 18,1913. Ifthe weather man will turn on the sunshine for a season all will be Worgiven. It will probably be hot enough on the 4th of.July.Let everybody wait for the 4th and go to the Fort Dobbs picnic. *yoom ysed ay}pey eA,0M sfep oune gibi,JO POS yy paouerredxe pey ay yt aepuog “jood oy}Sys,UNL ur,Atp &st arel O8 St FEYAM,, Something good can be:said even for this weather.While it was dry enough to cut wheat it was cool and pleasant to work in the harvest field. The sugar men claim they had “assurance”that their industry would not be “destroyed”but none of them have said that Weodrow Wilson gave them assurance that sugar would not be placed on the free list.ceND The Charlotte Observer thinks Edi- tor Harris of the Hillsboro Observer and John Marion Cross of Concord are the oldest type stickers in the State.The Landmark enters in the contest Dover H.Bost of Statesville. .Name your dates for a show-down. Some of the boys felt pretty bad over the result and talked of selling their farms and leaving the county, but upyto this time we do not believe any one has made good their threats. —Davie Record. This has reference to those dis- satisfied on account of the recent bond election in Davie.If any landowner in that county really wants to sell his farm and move out he would be wise to wait a year or two.His farm is worth more since the bonds were voted than it was before the election and it will be worth much more after the good road work gets under way. Building good roads attracts live and progressive people to a county and farms in Davie will be in greater de- mand than ever before. It is reported from Washington that what is known as the anti- dumping Clause in the Underwood tariff bill will be eliminated by the Senate.The anti-dumping clause provides that when foreigners ‘sent goods into this country and sold them cheaper than they were sold at home, that a special tax should be levied on such goods.That seems fair.All these years protected manufacturersin America,some of whom are now con- tending that they will be put out of business by the reductions in the Un- derwood bill,have sent goods abroad and sold them in competition with tie so-called cheap foreygn goods by selling cheaper than they sell at home,where the foreign goods were shut out.The Landmark has wish- ed that the foreigners had an anti- dumping tariff manufacturers. for these American What is sometimes called a “skift” of ".snow—ae light fall—was reported in the mouhtains.of Haywood county the first of the week,and even in this section there be those who claim to have seen a few flakes.A °dis- pateh from Bristol,Tenn.,under.date of Tuesday,reports three inches of snow in Mitchell county.The depth of the snow may have been increased as the news traveled round through Tennessee and back into North Caro- lina.But comes Col.Harris of the Charlotte Observer and takes the wit- ness stand to assert that back in the 70s there was a June snowfall in the mountains,the snow was a foot deep and there are pictures in existence to show it.The pictures are not put in evidence,there is no affidavit with the story and we are not told how the pictures would show the depth of the snow.But The Landmark is disputing nobody’s word. LTNES Express Companies Can Be Regu-lated. The Supreme Court has ‘decidedthatexpresscompaniesengagedininter-State commerce are amenable tothelawsofCongressregulatingtheirbusiness. This ended a contest that has “beenwagedinthelowercourtsforyears,The Department of Justice and theInter-State Commerce CommissionhaveinsistedthatexpresscompaniesweresubjecttoFederalregulationjustasrailroadsandothercommoncarriersare.-The express companiessetuptheclaimthattheywere“Jointstockassociations”and were "notliableascorporatebodiestoprosecu-tion.They urged that each individual“member”of the “association”inquestionhadto’be-prosecuted. The woman’s suffrage bill,grant-ing women the right to vote for allstatutoryofficersintheStateofIlli-nois,Was passed by the House of theINinoisLegislatureWednesday,by a _Yote of 83 ayes to 58 nays.The billhadalreadypassedtheSenate. GAMBLING,— One in the habit of gambling or in- clined that way should give.prayer--|ful study to.Elbert.Hubbard’s re- marks on that subject.Leave out the moral side and take it simply as a business proposition rf you will,and ”you will find that gambling doesn’t pay and is a sure and certain road to ruin in the end.The gambler may flourish for a time,but that he will finally lose out is as certain as death: It isn’t The Landmark’s business to preach,but if any young man among its readers has been gambling or is disposed that way,it urges him to read carefully the following.The case could not be stated with more force.Says Elbert Hubbard: Of the “morality”of gambling,nothing need:be said.All I affirm is that it is simply absurd to enter on ahabitwheresuccessisdefeatandtowiniscalamity..The successful ama; teur gambler graduates into a profes- sional—he has to,for business men shun him. No man who plays cards for moneyeankeephispositionlong.The fact is,none of us have surplus ofbrains, and if we are going to succeed in business all the power we have to our credit is demanded. The man who can play cards atnightanddobusinessinthedaytime hasn’t yet been born.Life is a bank account,with so much divine energy at your disposal.What are you going to,do with it?: if you draw your checks for this, you can not draw for that.Take your choice.And above all,do not draw on the Bank of Futurity bybreathingbadairandkeepingbad company. The man who succeeds in business is the one who goes to bed before 10 o’clock at night;and only one thingishejealousofandthatisoutdoor exercise. Gambling robs:a man of rest and the keen edge of life is lost in shuf- fling the pasteboards,All he gives his employer of the world is the dis- ecard.Outside of his play he is a weak,inefficient person,and his weak- ness is very apt to manifest itself in burdening his friends. The curse of gambling does not fall on the gambler alone,any more than the drunkard alone suffers for his fault. Suffering falls upon everyone with- in the radius of the gambler. If your gambler is on a salary,he very often comes around for his wages before payday,then he gets to discounting his salary to a money- shark;then if he can,he will “bor- row”his pay before ne earns it,with- out first consulting you.He intends to pay it back,oh yes! He wins and pays it back.This en- courages him to borrow more the next time.He takes more in order to win more. He is now obliged to play heavily, because his debts are accumulating. It is an old story,and dozens of men in Sing Sing can telt you about it. To do business witn gamblers leads, as a rule,to disappomntment,because with gamblers the idea of reciprocity, mutuality and co-operation,except to skin somebody,does not exist. From betting to beggardom is only a step.No man can play the paste- boards or the races continually and win.Mathematically,he is bound to lose at last. And of all the fools,the biggest is the man who bets on a “sure thing.” John Madden has followed the business for a quarter of a century, and says:“I quit betting years ago, and if I ever bet again it will be be- cause the disease has gotten the bet- ter of my business judgment.” The bookmaker gets it all—he has but to wait and the whole thing is his. It is just.like the game of poker, where the dealer takes care of all thebetsandgivesthefirstboosteran ace in the hole. If the boosters do not get the “live one’s”money,the dealer will.He gets all the others have,as sure.as death,if they continae to pay. Dov not imagine that all gambling ig done in the cities)“Man made the cit- ies,God the country,»ut the.devil made the small.towns.”Hardly a vil- lage in America is free from thescourge.fs Gambling means blurred vision, weak muscles,shaky nerves,loss of sleep,lack of physical exercise,ir- regular meals,bad air,excitement, form a devil’s monopoly of bad things —and in the end is disgrace,madness, death and the grave. I am not a member of the Chris- tian Endeavor Society,the Ep- worth League,the Baptist Union,theKnightsofColumbus,or the SocietyfortheSuppressionofViceand=allIsayhereissimplyalittleplaintalkbyonebusinessmantoothers,with all soft sentiment omitted. Boys,we need all the brains wehaveinourwork.aceeeeneseienanesteeenneneeenintene Cotton Reminded ‘‘Private”John ofHisWarExperience. —E.Mack’s National Month-y- Governor Emmett O’Neal of Ala- bama met Private John Allen in NewOrleans. “John,”said.the Governor,“this cotton market looks right good tome,I think I'll buy a little this.morn-ing and make some money.” “Emmett,”cautioned Allen,“don’tdoit!It’s hazardous.Whenever IbuycottonIalwaysfeelasIdidwhenIwaginthearmy.When wewerechasingtheYankeesIthoughtwesurelyshouldlandinNewYorkorPhiladelphia;but when they werechasingus,I was sure they wouldrunusintotheGulfofMexico.” NTSRNRLT _The government has entered.suitintheFederalcourtinChicagoagainsttheQuakerOatsCompany,the so-called oatmeal trust,controll-ing 90 per cent of the oatmeal pro-ducts and by-products of the coun-try.The complaint charges that thecompanyisamonopolyin“deroga-tion of the common rights of the peo- ple of the United States and in viola-tion of the Sherman law.” ITEMS OF ALL SORTS, The United States Supreme CourthasdecidedthatstreetcarlinesarenotsubjecttoregulationbytheIn-ter-State Commerce Commission.The President has appointed Cor-nelius J.Ford of New Jersey pub-lic printer..For ten years Ford hasbeenaleaderoforganizedlaborin New Jersey.Convictions of five officials of theAmericanNavalStores.Company of Savannah—the so-called turpentinetrust—for criminal violation of theShermanlaw,is set aside by the United States Supreme Court becauseofanerroneousinstructionofthe trial judge._Mahmoud Schefket Pasha,theTurkishgrandvizierandministerofwar,was shot and killed by assassins Wednesday.His aide de camp,Lieut. Ibrahim Bey,was also killed.While riding through the streets of Con-stantinople the officials were fired onbyunknownparties.The young French aviator,Marcel G.Brindejone Desmoulinas,has beat all distance records by flying from Paris to Warsaw by way of Berlin,a distance of 1,500 kilometers (ap- proximately 933 miles)in 13 hours, ‘and excluding stops attained an av- erage speed of 150 kilometers (93.3 miles)an hour.To give some idea of his achievement it may be stated that the Nord Express,the fastest train in the world,takes 18 hours inthetripfromParistoBerlinand27 hours between Paris and:Warsaw. The Rev.Dr.Charles Augustus Briggs,one of the most widely known theologians of the country,died of pneumonia in New York Sunday.Dr. Briggs’home was in the Union The- ological Seminary,where he had just completed his 40th year as.teacher. Dr.Briggs was a Presbyterian min- ister and a professor in the UnionTheologicalSeminary,a Presbyterian institution,when in 1892 he was charged with heresy..His views onreligious,matters attracted much at- tention for the time and caused con- siderable division in the Northern Presbyterian Church. Recently the Federal courts of Ohio held that.contracts between theUnitedStatesSoonCompany with some 300 telephone exchanges in Ohio,Indiana and Illinois townswerenotenforceablebecauseinvio- lation of the anti-trust laws.ThecasewascarriedtotheSupreme Court of the United States,which refused to review the decision.This means that the decision of the Ohio courts holds.The Supreme Court hag upheld the validity of the Mich- igan law changing the basis of taxa- ton of telephone companies from as- sessed value to earnings. The South the Place to Grew Cattle. Washington Post. “To a Western man,who has traveled over the famous old cattle ranges which have made the West famous in that particular line of en- deavor,I must say that the people of the States bordering the Atlantic, and south of the Potomac,are not up-to-date,”said Hugh G.Patton of Miners’Delight,Wyo.“I suppose when the country was first settled 300 years ago there was plenty of nice,rich soil throughout the .coun- try,but,with erosion and thé fact that the white man depended teo much on others to do his work,much of that section of the country I pass- ed through apparently has gone to the dogs.There has been no keen ap- plication of effort to use the soil.I saw tens of thousands of acres of land which today would solve the high price of meat problem if men would quit raising a few acres of some choice product and give every- thing over to cattle or sheep “Indeed,|am qute sure you will find Western cattlemen before many years with great herds on the vast ranges that are practically unused at the present time on the eastern slope of the Appalachian range.In fact, the people on Eastern land have got into too.mach of a rut,and will not or do not,exercises good judgment. They need instruction,and if the forest bureau would do as much to open up these old districts on new business lines as_they seek to employ men to prevent settlement of -new districts in the West,we would havelesstopaytheforestbureavandthe meat of this country would be cheaper.” No Pet Banks For the Treasury LDe- partment. Charlotte Observer. When the Treasury Department changed hands there were found.cer- tain conditions which.did not moetwiththeapprovalofthenewmen. For years a number of banks had stood in close and profitable reiation to the department.One had the preference in nearly every matter of Treasury finance where bonds wereconcerned;the other got early tip4onprospectivedealings.Both were in communication with Washington from New York by special long-dis- tance telephone and telegraph lines; and other banks connected with them were permitted to enjoy a portion of the privileges,One of them had aarepresentativeattheWhite ouse when the last issue of Panaina Canal bonds was being prepared. Both have made a specialty of af-fording good places to retiring Treas- ury officials and of supplying newofficials.These are not matters.ofhearsayoraccusationbutdefintelyestablishedfacts,stated withour de- nial.In contrast,however,to the} sensational charges s0 often madenowadaysuponslightground,Sec- retary McAdoo and his assistantshavenotexploitedtheirdiscoveries. They have had very little w say be- yond what was necessary to eifect orexplainachange.This modesty doesthemcredit.The whole episode il- lustrates the great advantage to thecountryofanoccasionalchanyein government whereby the oligarchies and the grafts which almost inevi-tably grow up under self-perpetuat-ing systems can be cleared away. W.Henry Bland,a traveling man, died suddenly Wednesday while en route from Raleigh to McCullers,Wake county,in an automobile.He 'was accompanied by his 15-year-old son.¢ Sugar Figures in the Lobby Investi-gation.4 Investigation of the sugar “lobby” by the Senate lobby committee Wed- nesday was to a marked extent a controversy over which President Wilson had given the sugar producers reason to believe they would have“nothing to fear’from free sugarunderhisadministration.:Out of the day’s testimony,inwhichLouisianaandHawaiianwit- nesses repeatedly declared they had not received fair treatment from thePresident,had been misled by othersastohispurpose,the committee suc- ceeded in drawing what are believedtobésomeofthemostimportantfactsthusfardeveloped.Some of the sugar men frankly admitted they con- stituted a “lobby,”although they ob-jected to the charge that any of theiractionshadbeen“insidious”or in anywayillegitimateorunderhanded. They admitted that comprehensive campaigns had been organized and carried out,to create “back fires”onSenatorsandRepresentativesfromtheirownStatesinthehopeofwin- ning their support to the anti-free sugar side. “Theprosperityof Louisiana was at stake,”said Jules Godchaux)a sugar planter.“We tried to get the people we did business with to write Sen- ators and Representatives telling them that free sugar would destroy the business of the State.We asked them to wire and write Washington and to ask the merchants they did business with in the United States todothesame.We tried to establish an endless chain of letters and tele- grams_to draw attention of Congress to our arguments.”' Court Decision Means Saving of Bil- lions to Consumer. Washington Dispatch to Sun. Business and household interests have realized the importance of.the decision of the United States Su- preme Court in which it was held that patented articles might be sold by re- tailers at cut rates.Representative Oldfield of Arkansas,chairman of the committee on patents and author of a bill designed to give the consumer exactly what the Supreme Court de- cision gives him,says that every man, woman and child in the country will be benefited by the decree of the court. For years the large department stores in many of the commercial)cen- tres have been making war upon the| manufacturers who maintained their | monopoly upon patented articles. “The decision,”said Representative|Oldfield,“will affect directly the cost| of articles made by manufacturers of | from $10,000,000,000 to $15,000,-| 000,000,000 worth of products.These| patented articles are used by every| one.The consumer has been forced| to buy patented articles at compara-| tively exorbitant prices because the| manufacturer has held the club of the court decisions over the head of the shopkeeper. cision ends this reign of enforced in-| flated prices.”' Baltimore The Supreme Court de-‘$8 Vacation season is on and when you make that trip you don’t want to carry just any old bag. Good Inggagelike good clothes isagoodintroduction. LET US SHOW YOU Our Trunks and Bags.The stock we carry will surprise you. Bags and Suit Cases $1 to $20. Steamer Trunks $4 to $12.50. «Gentlemen’s Trunks $7.50 to $15.° Ladies’Liftout Tray Trunks $3.50to$12.50. Ladies’Roller Tray Trunks $7.50to$20. Wardrobe Trunks $25. Obey that impulse—get\your luggage here. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON 0. TheStoreWith the Parcel Post Service. home $14.50 This Massive da)?Rack ror,four double hat hooks, to seat for rubbers. Our special low priced China Cases as low as $12.50 Fitted with glass frontsand sides—$1.00down, balance 50c.per week. Golden Oak,nicely finished.]77 inches,18x36 inch French bevel mir- Price $14.50—1 cash,balance 50c.each week. BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME! TEN CENTS A DAY WILL DO IT. Did you ever stop to realize that almost half of your life is spent at home?And you,mad- am,almost all your life?comfortable and cosy as possible.‘ arantees happiness and there isn’t a 4 room in your home but what you could make -brighter by adding a necessary ‘piece or two. |Come to our store,select what you need,have it sent home and then pay for it.with your pin money,or as low as 10c.aday,3 your liberal inspection.Come in if only to look» Liberal Credit Terms. Make your home asApleasing Weinvite $9.00 This Desk is made of Golden Oak. The inside is nicely partitioned with pigeon-holes.The top is nicely orna mented with a 4x18 mirror...Our price is only $9.00—#1.00 cash,balance $1.00 per month. is made ofHeight a large lid A cial in—$10.This}Only $10.75.This beautiful Dieser bs made of beautiful Amer- ican Quartered Oak.The case is American Oak Chiffonier has six ie ee oeain _i.full size drawers fitted with locks locks and wood pulls,no brass to and wood pulls.$1.00 down,bal mice tary teehee 31.00 ance 50c.per week. cash,balance 50c,week. $12.50.We offer this as the very lowest priced Sideboard of merit.Made in either AmericanuarteredOskor-plain Oak,s large plate ‘mirror.$1.00 down,balance 50c.per week. Plain and rich,only ‘$16.00. Thislarge Turkish Couchismade}Special $4.50,American Quar- of Chase Leather,The spring }tered Oak finish.Top 17x30 in. frame et a Psoe elation Well made,well finished.$1.00 balance 50c.per week.down,balance 25c.weék. CRAWFORD-BUNCH FURNITURE CO. —— TUESDAY ,AND FRIDAY. OFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET.TELEPHONE NO.14.=FRIDAY,------June 18,1913. GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. Personal Mention of People and TheirMovements. Mr.John B.Glover,Jr.,has gone to Wake Forest to attend the summerJaw.school at Wake Forest College. Mrs.H.L.Meacham of Raleigh, who visited her parents,Mr,and Mrs. W.B.Wood,went to Mooresville Tuesday to visit.She was accom-panied by her mother. Miss Florence Owen of Liberty, Randolph county,was a guest at the home of Mr.W.W.Foushee from Tuesday evening till yesterday.She was en route home from Indiana. Mr.G.E.French attendced the convention of ad.men in Baltimore. Mrs.H.Lee Lazenby and children, Miss Elizabeth and little Lois,are here from Greensboro on a visit to “Mrs.Lazenby’s parents,Mr.and Mrs. J.8.Leonard,and other relatives. Mr.J.D.Lackey left last night for Albany,N.Y.,to begin work with the International Harvester Company. Mr.Jas.F.Anderson has returned from a visit to his daughter,Mrs.J. H.Cornell,at Pittsburg,Pa. Miss Azile Davidson,who visited at the home of her father,Capt.T. .M.C.Davidson,returned to Hickory yesterday.Mrs.J.L.C.Bird of Marion spent Wednesday night in Statesville with Miss Elvy McElwee.Mrs.Bird was en route to Charlotte. Mrs.Mary Mize went to Taylors- ville yesterday to spend a week with Mr.and Mrs.J.V.Mize. Miss Kate Finley,of the graded schoo!faculty,left yesterday for her home in Charlotte. Mrs.Banner and little son,Mas- ter Charles Banner,of Greensboro, arrived in Statesville yesterday from Hickory to visit Mrs.Banner's sister,Mrs.D.M.Ausley. Mr.and Mrs.E.H.Dew,a bridal couple from Lexington,passed through Statesville yesterday en route to Davis Springs. Mr.Frank Culbreth for Youngsville,Pa., summer with his sister, Brown.Mrs.J.E.Kesther,who visited home folks here,returned Wednesday to Greenville,8.C. Mrs.G.W.Taylor and dittle grand- daughters,Mary,Nell and Helen Johnson,are visiting relatives in Charlotte. Miss Lizzie McCombs of Charlotte, who spent a few days at the home of Mr.Eugené Morrison,left Wed- nesday for Rosman,where she will visit Mrs.J.M.Wilhelm. Miss Estelle Helper has gone to Davidson to spend the summer. Miss Clara Foard is visiting in Le- noir. Mr.Ralph Gill left yesterday af- ternoon for Franklinton to take a position with an electrical company. Mr.W.E.Webb,secretary of the Mutual Building and Loan Associa- tion,attended the meeting of the State Building and Loan League at Burlington this week. Miss Lois Fleming of Tennessee is visiting her sister,Mrs.W.E.Webb. Mrs.R.L.Yates and daughter, Elizabeth,of Raleigh are visiting Mr. and Mrs.R.E.Armfield. Miss Margaret Armfield has re- turned from a yisit to Raleigh. Mre.W.H.H.Cowles and family left yesterday for their summer home in Wilkes county. Mrs.Chas.G.Armfield and child arrived in Statesville last night from Blowing Rock and Mr.Armfield came in from Elkin this morning.They expect to leave for their home at Elkin this afternoon. left Tuesday to spend the Mrs.J.M. Notices of New Advertisements. Traveling men and women wanted. Address Box 7,Troutman,N.C. Notice of summons and warrant of attachment.—J.A.Hartness. Dr.R.A.Bass calls attention to violation of law that requires cows to be inspected and tested. The annodl meet of the stock holders of the Statesville Air LineRailroadwil]be held next "Wednes day in the Commercial club rooms. Let the Home Bakery bake for you. Save.Merchants &Farmers’ Bank. Listen to the freé-trade “prices of the Bradford Grocery &Produce Co. Anything electrical—M.,D.&T. Electric Co. One of H.B.Woodward’s alarm clocks and you lose no time. Specials for tomorrow.—D.B. Krider &Co. Seed for late planting.—D.J.Kim- ball. Bargains of the R.M.Knox Co. Of interest to those going away.— Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. Special pricés for every day sales at Mills &Poston’s. Slightly damaged white goods at one-third their worth.—Belk Bros. N.D.Tomlin wants to exchange buggy for one-horse surrey. Upper Third Creek commissioners will receive bids for dredging June 28th. Marriages. »Miss Nell Lanier Hester and Dr. James D.Cochran were married Mon- day afternoon at Roxboro,at the home of Mr.and Mrs.W.R.Ham- brick,brother-in-law and sister of thebride.Dr.Cothran is a son of Mr.and Mrs,M.J.Cochran of Statesville and is a practicing physician of Fay-etteville.A report of the marriagesays:“The bride comes from one of Person’s first and most substantial families and is an excellent and ac- complished young lady.The groom is a prominent physician of Fayette- ville.and is to be congratulated upon his good fortune.” Miss Alice Miller’and Mr.Bostic Warren,both of Shiloh township, were married Wednesday afternoon*at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs.E.D. Fry,Rev.W.D.Haltiwanger -per- forming the ceremony.Mr.Warren isanemployeoftheSouthernRailway . 1iobkd!ata FailFERREey:Pree Death.of Mrs.Mary Stewart Deal—“A Good Woman. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray,June 11—Mrs.Mary Stew-art Deal,wife of Mr.Allison Deal,died Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at her home near here,death resulting from a complication of diseases.InthepassingofthisnobleChristianwomanashadowhasbeencastintomanyheafts,for Mrs.Deal was afavoritewithallwhoknewher.Shewasnotedforherkindhospitality,sweet disposition and her goodness and graciousness to her neighbors. One of.the most beautiful traits of her character was unselfishness—her life was lived for others.Althoughherdeathissad,especially so to theagedhusband,to whom she was s0 devoted and who is now left alone, the sadness is softened by the com- forting thought that it is well with her and that she has entered intothatrestthatremainethforthepeo-ple of God. Mrs.Deal is survived by seven children,Mesdames W.A.Massey,A.W.Johnston,Will Murdock,J. Murdock .and Messrs.James,Rock and G.W.Deal of Oklahoma.These were all with her when the end came except Mr.G.W.Deal.She is also survived by four sisters and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.Mrs.Deal was 70 years old and had been a member of the church since early girlhood. The funeral service was conducted at New Stirling church Wednesday morning by Rev.E.D.Brown,as-sisted by Rev.J.M.White,and the interment was in the graveyard there. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. Social Affairs. Cards have been issued for the marriage of Miss Mattie Paddison, daughter of Mr.and Mrs,Alfred Howard Paddison of Burgaw,and Mr. Wilfred Rodney Turner,son of Mr. and Mrs.C.L.Turner of Monbo, Catawba county.The ceremony will take place in the Presbyterian church at Burgaw on the evening of the 26th at 6:30. Reported for The Landmark. The May meeting of the Woman's XXth Century club was held with Mrs.Quincy A.Stephenson.A few special guests were made welcome. The study subject was selected for the coming year,new members receiv- ed and chairmen of the programme, music,household economics and li- brary extension departments were ap- pointed.Mrs.R.A,Cooper,who re- presented the club at the State Feder- ation at New Berne,gave an excellent report of the work accomplished by this organization of 3,000 representa- tive women.Mrs.R.P.Eubanks gave a description of the city of Rio de Janeiro and South American cus- toms.Miss Mabel Laugenour,who has been studying at the State Nor- mal,sang two numbers sweetly.Mrs. D.M.Ausley gave an informal talk on art and architecture of Florence, Italy,illustrated by beautiful cards. A course of refreshments closed a most pleasant meeting. Taylorsville News. Correspendence ef The Landmark. Taylorsville,June 12—Mr.John W. Moore will leave today for Chicago to attend a summer school for twelve weeks.Mr.Moore will teach mathe- matics in the high school in Winston this year.Mrs.H.T.Kelly and children have returned from an extended visit to relatives in Mocksville and Salisbury. Miss Mabel Cooper came home Mon- day from the State Normal College, Greensboro,to spend vacation with her mother,Mrs.Julia Cooper.Miss es Mary Feimster and Sue Campbell went to Statesville Wednesday to represent the Junior Missionary So- ciety at the meeting of the Presbyte rial,and Miss Lily Tidball,a dele- igate from the Ladies’Aid Society, went to Statesville this morning to tterd tha meeting.Mrs.D.F. Simpson.and baby of Troutman are lvisiting Mrs.Simpson's father,Mr. 'J.P.Babington.Miss Addie Moore, |who spent several days with her un- |cle,Mr.Marcus Moore,returned yes |terday to her home near Stony Point. |Messrs.J.H.Burke and H.P.Feim- \ster spent.Wednesday in Chariatte attending the meeting in the inter- est of the railroad petween Wilkes boro and Taylorsville.- Items From Jennings Community. Cerrespondence of The Landmark. Jennings,R-1,.June 10—Farmers of this section are busy with their work.Some are_up with their work while others are greatly behind.Har- vest is about here;some oats being cut. Mr.R.W.Couch is very sick with typhoid fever.Mr.Lu.C.Couch is at home from Elkin visiting his mother, Mrs.E.M.Couch.Miss Addie Couch returned home Saturday from At-4 lanta,where she has been teaching. Dr.L.P.Somers has purchased a new automobile. Rev.T.E.Redman will preach Sat- urday and Sunday at Zion—Saturdayat2:30 p.m.,Sunday at 11 a.m.Rev.J.G.Weatherman will preach at the Campbell graveyard,near J.P. Campbell’s home,the fifth Sunday in June at 11 o’clock a.m.The Sunday school at Zion is progressing nicely. Storm Damage—Caltle Killed By Lightning—Personal Items. Cerrespondenee of The Landmark. York Institute,June 11—We had quite a storm last Saturday after- oon—the most rain we have hall at one time for a number of years.Sev- eral trees were torn down by light- ning and crops were badly washed. Mr.Dalton Matlock had some cattle killed by lightning the same after-noon. John Lackey and Mr.and Mrs. childrenof Statesville spent»last Sab-bath with Mr.Lackey’s mother,Mrs.J.'Wash Lackey.Mrs.Sallie Mays visited relatives in Taylorsville lastweek.Mr.N.F.Murdock of Salis-bury spent some time with relativesthisweek.Miss Ruth Williams ofFloridaisspendingthesummerwithheraunts,the Misses Marsh. Several of our,people are takinghookwormtreatment. R.}Mr.and Mrs.Frank D.Hackett of —The policemen have donned newuniforms., STATE NEWS. While horseback rdiing with friendsatWaynesvillé,Miss Lillian Ledford of Asheville was thrown from her horse and instantly killed.Her neck was broken. An unknown white man was found dead near the railroad track,five miles south of Concord,Tuesday night.The theory is that the man was a tramp and was killed by a train. Mocksville Record:John Garwood, who lives on the Feazor farm just below town,cut his brag field ofwheatSaturday.There is three acresinthefieldanditisestimatedthat the three acres will thresh out about 120 bushels or more. The barn of the Lexington town- ship stockade,at Lexington,property of the Lexington ‘township road trustees,was burned Tuesday nightbyafireofunknownorigin.Sixmulesperishedintheflamesandthe loss is more than $2,000. Miss Nena Hackett,daughter of North Wilkesboro,formerly of Statesville,and Mr.D.W.Vinson were married in the Methodist gharchatNorthWilkesboroTuesday.They will live in Savannah,Ga. Postmasters are soon to be named at Mount Ulla,Landis and Gold Hill, all in Rowan county,and exami- nations will be held in Salisbury June28forallapplicants.These officesareofthefourthclassandmustbe filled by civil service examination. An involuntary petition in bank- ruptcy against the Columbia Furni-ture Company of High Point was fil- ed in the United States court at Greensboro this week.The creditors claim the company’s debts aggre- gate $75,000 and that the assets are much less. At a negro church in Rutherford county—neay Forest City—last Sun- day the preacher,named Helton,fell dead just as he finished his sermon. Members of the congregation report- ed that the preacher’s last words were,“Lord I’m coming and coming now,”which may or may not be true. The next meeting of the grand lodge of Pythians will be held in Dur- ham.At the meeting in Winston- Salem this week J.D.Pridgen of Durham was elected grand chancellor, J..G.Baird of Charlotte grand vice chancellor.The membership in the State has increased 264 since Decem- ber 31.2 Dr.Carl Von Ruck,of Asheville, whose -anti-tuberculosis vaccine is be- ing investgated by the Naval Depart- ment of the United States,has is- sued a statement to the press in which he says his vaccine is net a “cure”for the advanced stages of tuberculosis but is intended primarily as a preventive. Charlotte News:Mr.W.M.Nor- man of Mooresville has instituted suit against the Charlotte Electric Railway for $6,000 for injuries re- ceived last April while in this city, when the automobile in which he was riding collided with a North Char- lotte street car at the corner of Tryon and Ninth streets. man’s automobile was wrecked,his collar bone broken and he was other-| wise injured,| A eolored citizen of Shelby who} makes his living shining shoes and who did a rush business on Sunday because that is the day on which most shoes are shined,was “churched”by Mr.Nor=} his pastor for violating the Lord's Day,commonly called Sunday,and| was cast out of the synagogue.If all |the people who violate the Sabbath,| in one way or another,were turned| out of the Church there would be a} considerable falling off in member: ship The Women's Lobby—The Capitol's Place of Tears. Washington Correspondence tian Herald. Chri The most pathetic place in the whole big building is the southeast corner of Statuary Hall,the little space back of the great monolithic pillars which has been screened off and fitted up as “The Ladies’Lobby” of the House of Representatives.Here the women Who have ¢laims befote Congress,women who are trying.for govertiment positions for themselves or are interceding for some one else, women:who are steanded financially and who are hoping for some kind of help,wait to see the members ofCongress.The tragedy which is| written on some of these faces!A woman is in charge of the lobby and| sits at a table by the south window.| She has a number of boy pages and by them she sends in the waiting wo-, men’s ecards to the members.So of-|ten these patient souls come day after | day,full of hope at noon when the day’s session of Congress opens,but| only to leave as the shades of night settle down over the historic building,| with weariness and sorrow and of-|ten despair written on their pale| faces,ere are women to be found |there who have claims against Con-| gress and who have haunted the halls | of the capitol for years and™years.|War claims,—claims,prop-|erty claims and claims of every kind.|They come with every session andwhilesomeoftheirclaimsarewith-| out a shadow of justification and should never be granted,there areotherswhoseclaimsshouldhavebeen | paid long ago,and this adds to the|pathos of the Women’s Lobby. j}||| Recital By Mra.McLelland’s Music| Claas. Correspondence of The Landmark.| The recital given by Mrs.W.R.| McLelland’s music class,assisted by | the fine elocutionist,Miss Martha Mc-| Laughlin,was much enjoyed and ap-|preciated.The pupils (most of whom |had studied but a short time)by their| easy and correct performance of dif- ficult.selections,as well as by their | sweet little songs,gave evidence of |rapid advancement under the instruc-| tion and careful training of a/| thorough,conscientious and experi-|enced teacher,who is,however,toowellknowninthiscommunitytoneed any special mention. THE LANDMARK prints the news,$2 pera>for six months,60 eenta for threemon A Tariff Joke Right. State Journal. We have heard of the tariff jokers -~a secret clause in a bill or one to be interpreted differently from what it appears.to mean—but the whole protection argument has now reach- ed the joke stage,so absurd and fan-tastic have become the so-called ar- guments of its advocates.Up in the States along the Canadian borderstheintereststhatprofitbyprotec-tion are pointing to the “horde of Hindus,Chinese and Japanese,con- stituting over 90 per cent of the la- bor in Canada,”whose.products would smother everything in the United States if the tariff is lowered. Over in Canada the same interests that profit by tariff walls are crying out against the United States lest our cheap products be let in to smoth- er Canadian industry.One account Says that “Oregon and Washington eggs,fruit and vegetables are driv- ing the market farmers of British Columbia out of their own home mar- kets in Victoria,Vancouver and New Westminster.” Great is humbug!and the pinnaéle of humbu-is protection. Will Rush Farm Demonstration Work. Raleigh Dispatch. A very important feature of the $135,000 six months’budget adopted by the State Board of Agriculture is $18,000 for farm demonstration work, which includes the demonstrationfarmsformenandboys,the corn clubs for the boys and the tomato clubs for girls.In addition to this the United States Department of Ag- riculture has set aside $33,000 for similar work and 52 counties in this State have provided $15,000 for sup- plemental and co-operative work.It is a notable fact that there are 67 men engaged in this work in this State and some of the larger coun- ties have two and three devoting their time to this service.The State board will have a lady to devote her time to the tomato clubs among the farm girls.Every phase of this de- monstration work is to be pushed to the utmost. Ice cream will be sold at Union Grove school house tomorrow night for the benefit of the organ fund. ADVERTISED LETTERS. Following is a let of letters remaining inthepostofficeatStatesville,N.C..for the week ending June 10,1913. Mrs.Nellie Brown,Mrs.Annie Carter,P. L.Cline,Mre.Marylee Gatther,John Horton,John Lewis,John Lewis,Mm.Lizzie Rid-dick,Miss Loler Rinehbardt.Mrs.Julia Ram- gure,Miss AnniePersonscalling for any of the above willpleasecallfor“advertised letters.”DEWEY L.RAYMER,P.M. iS people bought candy at the Five and ‘Tém Cent store last Saturday WANTED—To exchange almost new Water-town side-spring buggy for second-hand rubber-tired one-horse surrey.N.D.TOM- LIN Jane 13% FOR RENT—Six-room cottage with all mod- ern conveniences Also five-room cottage N.P.WATT.June 10. WANTED—Traveling men and women.Sal- ary and expenses paid.Small bond re- quired Box No.7,Trowtman,N.C June 13-1" SAREDERS WANTHD—Want about six beafders.Nice rooms,ev!l fernished Good table fare,well prepared.Close im—No. 326 «Walnut street MRS.J.A.BRADFORD,Statesville,N.Csume6. q The Valuable Facilities :::: OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ARE AT THE SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESS,CREDIT,ANDFINANCIALCAPITAL,WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORSAFEKEEPING. (£ 4 6 6 6 ) (4 0 4 4 0 0 4 8 4 0 0 0 4 04 4 KE C E C E E E E E << KRC E LE E K RE A L aaCAPITAL $100,000 Sian:907i0)dL eee $33,000 llinery Clearance Sale The R.M.Knox Company’s We have divided our stock into the following prices: ONE TABLE ONE TABLE ONE TABLE ONE TABLE 1.00 ONE TABLE 50 These goods are easily worth twice the money and in some cases three and four times.All Colored Shapes at half price. In:addition to the above we will sell about 100 Corsets,good make and style,at half price.3 r We have left about 75 pair of Ladies’ High Shoes that sold from $2.50 to $4.00,to close at $1.00. OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. We will sell 100 Men’s Suits,one and two of a kind,all good styles and in good order, for just half rice.100 Boys’Suits at 50c.on the dollar. 100 50c,Shirts at 25c. 100 good $1.00 Shirts at 50c.} 100 pair Men’s Slippers,little off in style, sold from $2.50 to $4,your choice for $1.00. All the above are real bargains and if you $5.003.501.50 IN NOTICE—Having been appointed by the Board of Aldermen imapector and tester of|cattle from which milk ie being sold,I now | call your attention to the fact that if you|have not had your cows tested and have| action of such other business as may prop- erly come before the meeting license to sell milk for 1918 you are vio-| lating the law at your own risk.Dr.R.ABASS.June 13—11*| :.°|Notice of Stockholders’Meeting. Notice is hereby «civen that the annval | meeting of the stockholders of the Statesville |Air Lime Railroad Company will be held|Wednesday,June 18,1913,at 11 o'clock a m.at the Commercial Club in Statesville,N C..for the election of directors and trane-!| Pr.Cc.CARLTON,j D.M.Austex,SecretaryTreasurerafdGeneralManager |June 18.—it | “S .res -iNoticetoContractors.| We,the undersigned Commissioners of Up-|per Third Oreek Drainage District,LIredell| county,WN,C,..will on SATURDAY;JUNE|28,4913,receive bids for the dredging of |said ereek from near the Alexander coutitylinetoapointabovetheoldWattsmillplace,im Iredell county.Said canal to be abowt eight mies Jone and 18 to 22 feet wide,Tequiring the excavation of about 186,000 cubic yards Eatimated cost not te exceed $15,000 A certified check for %200 most accompany bide,which will be openedJune28,1913,at 12 o'clock m.For further inf address L.O.WHITE,States-ville,MLC. 4.A.SMITH, W.E.MORRISON, H,L.STEVENSON,L.O,White,Engineer CommissionersJume18. MEN’S ;Hot Weather Suits WHEN PURCHASING YOUR MOHAIR SUIT BeSure It’s a Genuine Look for this Look for this Silk stamp on cloth Latel at Collar 1 RY A. gs ;Mokena “All others are imitations” Priesileys “‘Cravenette””Mohairs are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction Cool =Comfortable -Dressy. Weshowthem in avarietyofstyles R.M.Knox Co. Suitemade by HAMBURGER BROS,&CO. Factory:Baltimore,Md.New YorksSalecreesn :840 Broadway who are pioneers in making these suits and can be fitted in any of them you will save just 50c,on every $1 you spend with us. The R.M.Knox Com’y. Fresh Candy KveryDay! We have prepared to take care of your Candy wants this summer, SEE OUR SPECIAL REFRIGERATOR CANDY CASE. ¥?‘ Freah as the morning dew, Pure aa the driven snow— Right off the ice. Just ’phone 80,no more worry.It’s fresh. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co, Prescriptionists. IT’S PRETTYHARDTOTHINK clearly what to write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or the paper seems like a blotting pad.None of these happen when you use our stationery Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in-terruption or annoyance.As a thinking person,you will wantyourstationeryfromhere. Book Store. WRITING PAPER »are if ®wi 124 West Broad Strect ev FOR RENT.—Nice 6-room dwelling on Da-|FOR RENT.—Storehotine,“Raat otreet, vie avenue,close in.Newly repaired,in«|recently vacated by Engle &ESTMERT terior thoroughly sanitary,freshly kalgo-|STATESVILLE REALTY&INV mined.STATESVILLE REALTY a,co.INVESTMENT CO.May 30—8t.-|FOR RENT—Five-room cottage with modern POR SALE—Peerlesa Wind Stacker Thresh-|conveniences,on Water street,Aetod.%8.FRY &SON.re E “KNOW HOW" Ty eee ing Machine,good as new.Will sell ‘ortradeforteamofmulesorhorses,J.E.‘Phone 8295.|WANTED—Pork hoge weighing from 100 wm ~‘325 pounds,BR.QO.HARBIN,MayKELLER,Statesville,R-4,June 3—ét*¥ ?SHIRTS se ADJUSTOADJUSTABLE TO VARIOUS SHERRILL-WHITE SHOE CO. SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOTANDHAVESPECIALPROPO-SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOUBUY.2s es ee Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. ..»..... SLEEVE | THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,June 138,1913. |PUBLICITY LAW IS UPHELD. Law Requiring Statements FromNewspaperPublishersNot«an Abridgement of the Liberty of thePress. The validity of the “newspaperpublicity”law,enacted in 1912 as a provision of the postal appropriation act,was upheld Tuesday by unani- mous decision of the Supreme CourtoftheUnitedStates.Chief JusticeWhiteannouncedthecourt’s conclus- ions.‘ This law requires every newspaper, magazine,or other publication to file semi-annually with the Postmaster General and the local postmaster,aswornstatementofthenamesofthe editors,managers,owners,stockhold-ers and bondholders,and in the case of daily newspapers of the average daily circulation.Publication of these statements is required and for failure to comply with any of the provisions the publication shall be denied the “privileges of the mail.”A secondparagraphprovidesthatpaidforedi- torial:or reading matter of any“such”publication shall be marked “advertisement”under penalty of a fine or imprisonment. About 88 per cent of the eee pers already have complied with the law,many under protest.The Lewis Publishing Company,and the JournalofCommerceandCommercialBulle- tir of New York,led the attack’upon the statute,bringing suits for injunc- tion in the Federal District Court of southern New York.When the law was upheld there they appealed to the highest court.They claimed that the law sought to “regulate journal- ism”-and to enforce a censorship of the press. In reply former Solicitor General Bullitt contended,notwithstanding a division of the provision into two typographical paragraphs by the Sen- ate after the measure was passed by the House,the law was only one par- agraph,imposing conditions upon the use of the low second class,mail rates accorded newspapers and ‘magazines. The Supreme court adopted Mr. Bullitt’s interpretation.The use in the act of the word “entered,”a tech- nical word employed only as to sec- ond class mail matter,showed,Chief second class mail and not the right to use the mail as a whole.The use of the words “privileges of the mail,” Justice White held,that Congress in|- passing the law had in mind only the _PILING.UP THE CASES. Instances Showing How Freight RateDiscriminationWorks. On a carload of potatoes weighing30,000 pounds moving from Detroit,Mich,,to Henderson the freight wouldbeonthebasisof411-2 cents per hundred pounds,or $124.50..If thecarmovedtosigurorNorfolk,Va.,the charge would be based on 20 1-2 cents per hundred pounds,or$61.50.In other words,the freightchargesfromPetersburgtoHender- son,a distance of 114 miles,is $63,whereas the eharges up to Peters- burg,for a distance of approximate- ly 817 miles,is $1.50 less than for the distance of 114 miles from Pe- tersburg to Henderson. If a jobber in Petersburg receives a carload of potatoes from Detroit at a rate of 20 1-2 cents,the Peters-burg jobber can re-ship small lots of five or ten bags to Henderson at rateof21cents,or the same total through carload shipments.If the Henderson jobber ships a five or ten bag lot of potatoes to Wake Forest,a distance of 27 miles,hepaysarateof“11 cents,or a total rate from Detroit of 52 1-2 cents.The Petersburg jobber in shipping to Wake Forest pays a rate of 21 cents, making a total through rate from De- troit of 41 1-2 cents. In other words,the Petersburg job- ber can meet the Henderson jobber in Henderson on an equal basis and has an advantage of 11 cents per hun- dred pounds at Wake Forest. The rate on grain from Nashville, Tenn.,to Greensboro,N.C.,a dis- tance of 537 miles,is 27 cents per 100 pounds;to Danville,Va.,a dis- tance of 585 miles,the rate is 18 cents per 100 pounds.That is to say,it costs 9 cents less on the hun- dred pounds via Greensboro to Danville,46 miles further,than to stop at Greensboro.: The rate on molases from New Or- leans,La.,to Charlotte,N.C.,is 40 cents per 100 pounds,to Roanoke and Norfolk,Va.,the rate is 30 cents,10 cents less for the increased distance from Charlotte to Roanoke and Nor- folk. If water competition justifies the Norfolk rate;what justifies the rate }to Roanoke,an inland point? Trying to Take the Crow Out of the|Rooster. A Washington dispatch says that |Dr.B.T.Galloway,Assistant Secte- itary of Agriculture,has received a lletter from a correspondent who FARM FOR SALE. 291 acres ten miles from Statesville,one mile from station on Statesville Air Line Railroad,graded sand clay road from Statesville to within half mile of place,one mile from school, churches,cotton mill,roller mill,store and postoifice.Eight- room dwelling,two tenant houses,two barns,all in good condition One hundred and fifty acres in cultivation,65 acres of which is very fertile bottom land,balance in wood- land,some fruit.One of the finest farms in the county for stock raising.Offered at a very reasonable price.;Other small farms for sale. ERNEST G.-Statesville,N.C. .INSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE."PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. rate paid by the Henderson jobber on}= ummer Comforts! See our new line ot Couch Hammocks and porch goods.Swings from $2.50 to $15.Also Iron Frame Lawn Benches and Wood Benches from $1.50 up. Call and See Our Porch Furniture. Statesville Housefurnishing Company. the Chief Justice took to be a posi-|claims to be “the guy who can take tive reference to the second class of |the crow out of the rooster.”Dr.Gal- mail because of the great advantages |loway was so rejoiced at the receipt newspapers were granted under the|of the news,which,he thinks,will second class over other classes af |eventually put the chicken in every PAT.NOV.26,1912 ANY HOMEsy|]W W W RINGS.he asked the bureau Weare going to show a window full of W W W Guaranteed Rings this week. W WW Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If a stone comes out and is lost, we will replace it free.Cost no more than ordinary rings. $2.00 Up. Qxfords For Spring 1913! BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD & FOSTER OXFORDS for the gentleman who cares for style,comfort and service.We can suit your fancy.Also beautiful line of Ladies’Pumps and Oxfords in the different styles and leathers.Call and let us show you.:MEN’S FURNISHINGS. Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line ofNeckwear.See window display. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company,Statesville,N.C. Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Capital Stock $100,000.00Surplus30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000.00 i You are cordially invitedto open either check-ing or savings account with the CommercialNationalBank,of Statesville,N.C.-We ay‘four per cent.on time and savings deposits,fur-nish check books free for checking accounts and.give.careful attention to all business intrusted to'us.We-solicit your patronage and once you4mmveopenedanaccountwithusyouwill‘appre-fate the many advantages of dealing with akwithlargecapitalandsurplus,which is notpe,guarantee of security to depositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking. W.D.TURNER,K..MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,@.E,HUGHEY, _~_.President,~.Vice President,~|Cashier,~Assistant Cashier. ~hn mail in order to promote the “dis- semination of current intelligence.” He said Congress did not intend to exclude papers not complying with the provisions from the use of the mail,other than the second class.The legislative history of the pro- vision,the Chief Justice declared,up- held the interpretation of the words given by the court. After interpreting the provision as the second class mail the Chief Justice proceeded to explain why Congress had the right to impose such condi- tions.A study of postal laws from Colonial days to the present,he said, showed a persistent adhesion to a policy of discrimination in favor of newspapers in the mails.He quoted Mr.Bullitt as stating letter mail was subject to a charge 80 times higher than newspapers,and that letter mail produced an annual profit of seventy nual loss on the government.As a further discrimination,he said,in- dividuals must pay a higher rate for mailing newspapers than the publish- ers or news agents. In return for this discrimination,the Chief Justice declared Congress had the right to fix the standard to be met by those who wished to enjoy the privileges.As far back as 1887 rules were promulgated for those who desired to enjoy the privilege of the cheap rates.; He suggested that the court could not bring its mind to the conclusion that the newspaper attorneys were assailing a classification of mails,with certain conditions attached to some classes,as an interference’withthefreedomofthepress,when for a long series of years,legislation had especially favored the press to its pecuniary benefit by classification, Rates and Revenue Under Existing and Proposed Tariff Laws. Washington Dispatch. A table prepared by the Senate finance committee showing compara- tive figures based on the Underwood tariff bill and the present tariff law, shows the average ad valorem rate in the proposed law to be 32.99 per cent as against 43.64 under thePayne-Aldrich bill. The estimated loss of revenue through augmented free list in theUnderwoodbillwouldbe$24,718,329onanimportvaluationof$102,534,- 466.Revenue under’the proposedbill,exclusive of the income tax,isestimatedat$266,701,130,as compatedwith$304,216,694 under the pres-ent rates.With the income tax rev-enue estimated at approximately$80,000,000 the total.revenue undertheproposedbillwouldaggregateabout$347,000,000. In the sundries schedule,whereintheDemocrats’have added many ar-ticles not heretofore taxed or haveincreased.rates on fuxuries,the advaloremequivalentshowsanincreaseoverthePayne-Aldrich rates from24.72 per cent to 33.26 and the esti-mated revenue from this schedule israisedfrom$27,000,000 to approxi-mately $60,000,000. Wool revenue,it is estimated,wil]decrease from.$27,000,000 to $13,000,-000.The sugar revenue would de-crease from 460,000,000 at the “rateof$20,000,000 a year until sugar goes on the free list in three years._ Can’t Keap It Secret.The splendid work of Chamberlain's Tab-leta is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand rémedy for stomach and liver oe has ever been known.For sale by all imposing conditions upon the use af” millions,while the newspaper class| entailed a seventy-million dollar an-| |backyard,that jof animal industry to experiment at once with a view to soft-pedaling noerinds roosters.The author of the jletter says that by removing one of |the vocal cords of an ordinary roos- jter,which can be done by a simplejoperation,the noise that “wakes” jpeople at the break of day can be eliminated without injuring the roos- ter,except his feelings.The desire te crow is left in the chicken and -he joes through the motion of flapping the wings,arching the neck and open- ing the mouth,but the effort is noise- less. It was suggested that absorbent cotton be putinthe neck of the roos- ter after the operation,as a precau- tion.The cotton,the correspondent said,not only served the ordinary purpose,but produced,when the roos- ter tried to crow,a pleasing,whist- ling sound. He Doesn't Worry: Greensboro News All this talk about the high cost of \living is buneombe to the man who lean look out over a garden spot of |green,growing things;who in the |twilight gathers a hat full of fresh jeggs and for his breakfash enjoys ‘a eee chicken from his own barnyard.teeta }Take Plenty of Time to Eat. |There is a saying that “rapid eating is slow suicide.”If you have formed the habit of eating too rapidly you are most likely jsuffering from indigestion or constipation, iwhich will result eventdally#in serious ill- |ness unless corrected Digestion begins inthemouth.Food should be thoroughly me- ticated and imealiwatecd.Ther owen you|have ms fullness of the storrach or feel dull jand stupid after eating,take one of Cham-|berlain’s Tablets.Many severe cases of stom- |ach trouble and constipation have been cured |by the use of these tablets.They are easy to jtake and most agreeable in effect.Sold byjalldealers.| ‘Southern Railway Company AuctionSaleofRefusedFreight. |In accordance with the laws of North Caro- |lina,I will sell at public auction for freight, |storage and demurrage charges,and for ac- |count of whom it may concern,at the South- jern Railway Station in the city of States-|ville,N.C.,July 8rd,1913,at 11 o'clock a.m., one car gas purifying sponge.shipped to theStatesvilleGasCo.,Statesville,N.C.TermsCash.B.A.COWAN,Agent. duane 6—13-20-27, —TRY—CONNELLY MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL» nelly Springs,N. Right on main line of the| Southern Railway,midway be- tween Salisbury and Asheville. In the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,fIs1,200 feet above sea level. Splendid mineral water for malaria,indigestion,nervous-ness,rheumatism and.all blood diseases. Modern improvement,goodorchestra,dancing and other amusements.An {deal place vto spend ai vacation from standpoint of health or.pleas-ure. No consumptives taken.RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and cir- culars giving our special ratestofamilesandparties,.Wm.JEFF DAVIS,* Owner and 5 Proprietor,Connelly Springa,N.Carolina.4 CHILLS and MALARIA ——-BUY A BOTTLE OF—— HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE.20-—’PHONE—20 e Bindersand Mowers We sell McCormick Binders and Mowing :Machines,machines that stand,jthe wear .and continue to do the work.By using McCormick machinery your fepair bill will be less,"and the prices are as low as ma-, chines of less merit. We also have a big stock of home- made grain cradles,built by Mr.D. T.Pritchard of Hiddenite,N.C.,a man ‘‘what knows how.”’ To those who have Champion Binders and need repairs,if you will get the number on your old part and let us know,we will get it for you; also repairs for McCormick Binders. Yours truly, Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co. 365-acre farm three miles from Mooresville,near school and church,150 to 175 acresin cul- tivation,balance in old-field pine:and originalforest.Six-room house and five tenant houses-onplace.Wells and outbuildings.Fifteen small farms.218 acres and good buildings in Elmwood at abargain.Several other large farms. TERMS EASY:CASH OR ON TIME,« @W.R.MILIS,.Real Estate Agent. : me Better Late Than Never! That is a you say when you sleep late these spring morn-ings.y lose two or three hours work just because youhaven’tPs"ALARM CLOCK.Ihave them from $1.00 up. See them—get one.-H.B.WOODWARD, The Latest Machinery for repairing autos as well as all sorts of tools are here to insure quick and skillful work,Our equipment is the very best and our mechanical skill is equal to our equipment.If your auto isn’t as it should be,send*it here and we'll make it so quickly and reasonably. Carolina Moto ompany, Local ‘Phone 170,LongDistance175Statesville, ‘Jeweler. —£OR — ETT WOME % andCollegiate courses.an,eta ood mn teachestheindividual.P basket.or our Catalog beforeselectingthecollegetor your daughter.!EOE &RAMSEY,M.A.L.L.D.cy JUNE SPECIALS ONE PRICE CASH STORE. One case of Figured Dimities no htfat theendofseasonpricetoclose.rst of season for 124¢.and 15c.ool ‘Our price10c.the yard.Comesin a beautiful run ofcolors—Pink,Blue,Lavender and Black;instripesandfigures.These goods are thisseason’s newest styles and just the thing foranice,cool,airy dress for these hot mieoyNoticeape!in show window. Poston-Wasson Comp’y; Where Everything Sells For Less. Vindex Shirts’ Shirts with a guarantee that counts. The manufacturers of this Shirt guarantee 25 per cent better satis- faction in the way of color and wear than any shirt you have ever worn and if they do not come up to.this agree to buy them back at the price you paid with25 per cent. added.When looking for Shirts see that they bear this label: “VINDEX.” WE ARE SOLE AGENTS. Write to the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in acitytoshippianosdirecttocustomers.He pays$200 per month for a store room where he keepathem.He pays $300 per month advertisingin mag-azines.He sends out $200 worth catalogues permonth.He hasa stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month, A salesman (who does not run wagons)and astoreroomcanbesecuredinStatesvillefor$100 permonth.Now tell me which of these salesmen can sellGOODPIANOSfortheleastmoney. -;reasons: THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,.-.June13,1913. PLANT COWPEAS. The Value of Cowpeas on the Farm-— Every Available Acre Should Be Planted. Again we desire to.remind farmersoftheimportanceofplantingevery available cultivated acre to cowpeas. They are valuable for the following They are a fairly good human food. They are one of our most nutriti-ous foods for stock. The peas alone.are worth from $5 to $20 per acre.” Cowpea hay is easily worth $20 per ton.The yield varies from one to three tons per acre.If left on the land and turned un- der,the vines are worth from $5 to $15 per acre as feruilizer.The roots and stubble are worth from $2 to $4 per acre as fertilizer. The vines,roots and stubble fur- nish humus (vegetable matter),some-thing nearly all soils are deficient in.This humus helps to make the land cultivate easily.It absorbs and holds moisture that will aid a crop to con- tinue its growth during a drought.Humus furnishes the conditions necessary for the existence of bene-ficial bacteria that enable plants to get nitrogen from the air.The shade of pea-vines helps in theformationofvaluablenitratesinthe soil. Peavine roots are good.subsoilers. They go to considerable depths,open- ing up the earth so air and water can make a deep ‘soil.Cowpeas fit in well in nearly all systems of rotations of crops.They are well adapted to growing among corn and after small grain harvested in the spring. Peas get some of their nitrogen from the air,free of cost to the farm- er,so that very little nitrogen (am- monia)is needed for their fertiliza- tion except for poor soil..Nitrogen in commercial fertilizers costs about| 20 cents per pound. For fertilizer for peas use 200 to 400 Ibs.of a complete brand analyzing 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric,1 per cent nitrogen and 3 to 4 per cent pot- ash.This may be made by mixing to- gether 50 Ibs.cotton seed meal,250 lbs.acid phosphate and 100 Ibs. Rainit. Every farmer should arrange at once to plant abundantly of this im- portant crop.Plant some on poor land for turning under;plant some for hay;plant some for grazing by horses;cows,hogs and other stock; and by all means plant,fertilize and cultivate a few acres far seed peas so he will not have to buy at high prices next season. Nearly everything said above about cowpeas is also true of soy beans.The beans excel in being a little more valuable as stock food,a little better adapted to wet soils, stand droughts some better and usu- ally make slightly larger yields of grain and hay.Cc,R.HUDSON, Raleigh,N.C.State Agent. Ice Cream.Take a trip to Pasteurizing is needed t forany occasion, Sold by the saucer at fountains. ‘Thermometers go up—the streets broil—summer heat holds sway.Forget the hot weather hardships over a saucer of the Velvet Kind Pure @URE ICE CREAM You can be sure of its purity,No matter how carefully ordinary ice cream is made,there are often harmful bacteria in the milk. We pasteurize all cream used-for Velvet Kind. It’s madein many flavors.Buy it by the saucer at the fountain,‘Take it hometothefamilyinboxes.The Velvet Kind Pure Ice Cream can be had in pints andquarts,wrappedin parchment paper in air-tight cartons,Order it in any quantity Purity Ice Cream Co.,Richmond,Va. Statesville Drug Company. Zero-land,Just ask for o destroy the bacteria—insure healthfulness, FOR SALE BY Sold in pints,quarts and gallons Richer Than Rockefeller Is King. New York Herald. “John D.Rockefeller is a poor man Nitrate when compared with mew I have so much money that I have never been able to count it,and I don’t think Mr. Rockefeller will dispute my word.” Without a suggestion of boasting, Senor Ezequiel Ossio of Chile,thus replied yesterday,when he:reached this city,te the statement that John D Rockefeller was the richest man in the world. “What is the extent of your wealth?”one of the awe-stricken asked him,as Unit- newspaper reporters they stood on the deck of the ed Fruit steamer Santa Maria. “That I cannot tell.Perhaps it is four,five hundred million,or most likely a billion dollars.Suffice that I am the Nitrate King,the richest man in the world,”and with a smile Senor | Ossio.bowed and left the astonished|group,to join Senora Ossio and their To Save Children Policeman Fought| Mad Dog With Bare Hands and Was Terribly Injured Before He} Could Kill the Beast. New York Dispatch. Trying to protect a crowd of little| children in amen Jeffersonn Park from the attack of a white bull ter- rier that with foaming mouth snap ped at the screaming youngsters,Po liceman Casper soon found himself in a desperate fight with the animal, which he succeeded in killing only af ter the dog had knocked him down half dozen times and badly mangled his left leg. While the fight between the man and the dog went on,with Casper on the ground struggling to get the dog away from his Tarcat,the two| or three hundred mothers were gath ering their children and rushing them out of the park in a panic.The young ones were havifig a Memorial Day parade when attacked. From the moment :that Casper rushed through the children waving his club to frighten the dog away the| aMiMA)gaveitS Whee cceceecon to him.It-leaped.at him fiercely,eut- ting deep into the calf of his leg with its teeth.The suddenness of the at- tack sent Casper down.The dog tried to seize him by his throat.At suchshort’range his club was useless and he had to fight the animal with his hands.He hurled the dog from him, got up,and when it charged again struck it with ‘his club.But it did not stop the dog.It again caught the “policeman’s leg and felled him. Again it tried to bury its teeth in Casper’s throat.He had drawn his revolver and sent a bullet into the dog’s body.It winced and drewback |and Casper was able to regain his! feet.But the terrier rushed at him | again and once more tore at his leg.The policeman’s trouser leg was torn imto shreds and he was weakened|from the loss of blood pouring from half a dozen wounds,Up to this time he had feared to use his revolver freely because of the|possibility of the bullets going wide| and hitting some.of the women and| children.But now there was no one near him-and he shot several times, but the bullets went wide.Twice again he was sent to the ground, striking the animal with the club that he held in one hand while he tried to shoot.The blows of his’club weregrowingfeebleandonlyservedtofendtheanimalofffortheinstant. For the sixth time the animal had seized him by the leg and had knock-ed him down.Casper felt conscious- i ness going.but he held his nerve long enough to turn.deliberately, Place the muzzle of the _revolver against the dog’s head and fire.The bullet—the last in his revolver—went into the’dog’s brain and then ‘Casperfain Meanwhile some women had the presence of mind to run to the house of Dr.0.E.Abbamonte and he gottothescenejustasthedogwaskill-ed:He revived Casper and instantlycauterizedhiswoundsandthentook J.8.LEONARD,Salesman in Statesville,N.C. the injured policeman_in a motor cartothepolicestation. .ite. FIERCE FIGHT WITH BULL DOG?He itike John D.,Senor Ossio is ro-| |had charge ibust.His complexion is olive and his| hair is white.He travels with a princely suite,including secretaries,| valet,maid,chauffeur and a boy who yesterday of three suit)cases filled with shoes.| The remaining baggage of the Ni- trate King consisted of 15 handbags, 11 trunks,three hat boxes and two} large bundles. Veterans Honor Union Soldier.| Veterans of the armies of the Con federacy honored the memory of agallantUnionsoldierwhentheirrep- resentatives,at Indianapolis Man day,presented to the State of Indi Richard Dale Ow Confederate STORM INSURANCE! Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. One has to but pick up any’one of the daily papers of recent issue and read the headlines proclaiming theterribledestructiontolifeandpropertyastheresultofthetornadoesandwindstormswhichhavepre- vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern,Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes. timony to experience whereby the loss and damagetopropertyinterestshasbeenenormous.Tornadoinsuranceisman’s sole way of confronting the situa.tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nuture have brought into be-ing constructiye agencies otman.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protectionis sa and common.Its other name is Insurance.Consult us.‘‘Weinsure everything insurable. Statesville Realty &Investment Co.547 Center St.J.F.CARLTON;Manager. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE Commercial National Bank ~ Statesville,in the State f|North Carolina,at the Close ofBusiness,June 4,1913. RESOURCES, "PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats. Full line Staple and Fancy Loans and discounts ........«606s seenes $904,477 48 |y : Overdrafta,secured and unsecured.....%.250 22)Groceries. U.S.Bonds to secure circulation..100,000 00 |All kinds Country P juce. Premiumson U.8.Bonds...1,243 04 Ranking house,farnitore and fixtures .82,500 0 Due from National Banks (not reserve Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. ana a bust of Col.~4 te).9,123 82 All orders promptly attendeden.Col.Owen was -ee at fusestrace Bente wad Priccss Banke tnd prompuy to. Camp Merton,near Indianapolis,in|Bankers,Trust Companies and Say-|1862 when the =*n “who fava do-|pine Banke oo ee ee ae ¥F.B.PHI KF K R,nated the bust were numbered among Checksand other Cash Items 1.6%08 GROCER AND BUTCHER.the Confederate prisoners there.aoe _“onal 7.Nickel and 500 00on7on.Sarrency,NieTheycarriedawaywiththemappre-|"Gan.112 52ciativerecollectionsofthecourtesy)Lawrut MonkY RESERVEandconsideration.which «the com-/1%et via:‘whan es mandant showed them,while they:=Stuadies wahias 36<s 0.1800090 26,82200werehisinvoluntaryguests.Indiana |Redemption fand with U.S.Treasa 5.00000madeaplaceinherStateHousefor(5 pee cont,of eineniation)ok the bust and Vice President Thomas |‘Total.....haveing gaan Sew $584,298 15|R.Marshall accepted it-on behalf of LIABILITIES. his State.The presentation was |Gabtial stocks paid in..$290,00009{made by Gen.Bennett H.*Young of |GUB Mier wrofits,leas expenses and Louisville,commander-in-chief of the|taxes paid-=«gh2 88 >>S,S.National,Rank notes outstan ing.-.y (United Confederate Veterans,and TE ee ee ‘aos 98 A.Cunningham,editor of the Con- federate Veteran,who was one of the prisoners of Col.Owen. NO SUBSTITUTE COULD DO THIS. No inferior substitute,but only the genuine Foley Kidney Pilla could.have rid J F. Wallich,Bartlett,Nebr.,of his kidney trouble. He says:“I was bothered with backache,|and the pain would run up to the back of| my head,and I had spelle of dizziness.1| took Foley Kidney Pills and they did the| work and I am now entirely rid of kidney | trouble.”Sold by Statesville Drug Co. Statesville Female College. One of the best Colleges for Wom- en in the State!Its —pointsareclimate,equipment,thorough courses of study,able teachers andmoderateprices.The cost of reg-istration fee,board and tuition for session is only $159.Send for catalogue. REV.J.A.SCOTT,D.D. STATESVILLE,N.C. FOR SALE. Barred Rock Eggs from select pen, by Parcel Pcst prepaid$1.25,or at the farm for $1.00 WALNUT GROVE FARM,H.H,BLAYLOCK,Fvepeiever."Phone No.4409.Statesville,N,C..R-2 DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. A.beantiful cottage home for sale:Fiveroomaand«bath room,with all modernconyeniences..Good barn on the lot.Situat-| ed on South Race street near Graded School.|This is a very attractive residence,and ow-|ing to circumstances,will be sold at a bar.|gain price,Terms very easy.See Zeb.V.|LONG,Atty.ij Mareh 11:| DuIndividval Deposita subjecttocheck,..»258,775 OL,Demand Certificates of De-32,007 52 posit|Cashier's ‘Checks outatand-ing :373 84 292,08637|If the New Recipe Is to be succersful—besure to useTotal.$584298 15 7 a 1StateofNorthCarolina,County of Iredell,am:CITY F LOL R.s -1D.M.Ausley,Gashiee of.tn,shove The flour that never,varies in m io 80)n.swe ...above statementistruetothe beat of my know!-quality;that gives maximumedgeandbelief._D.M.AUSLEY.Cashier.satisfaction im every batch of "|baking—best for bread,rolls, Notes and bills ‘rediscounted..22,260 90 Bills payable,inchoding certificates of deposit for money borrowed...«+.+++38 500 00 Subscribed and sworn i before me,this 9! day of June,-_F.CARLTON,wees.Public.Ceesinat-ibione NER,|pastry,biscuit.B.Mitts,.‘$XB.aDnateot,A trial convinces quickest—be June 10,1913,Directors ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. I will have some of our latest style machines here in a short time.Come over the first timeyouareintownandseethem and let’s talk it over. Cc.H.TURNER,.Near the Depot. Iredell ’Phone No.74,Bell No.7. For Sale ! 8-room house and 4 acres land. 4-room house and 6 1-4 acres land. 5-room house on Depot Hill and 2 vacantlotsaatrear.; 4-room house,storeroom and f acre lot on |west Front St, 9 vacant iota, sure to order by name CITYFLOUR. City Flour Milling Co. S.J.Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or on time.Terms to suit purchaser. Best equipped livery in town, ‘Phone 3 Day or Night. T.W.FRAZIER,TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET.‘PRONES «=SERESIDRNCE \we Small stock of groceries.C.B.MORRISON.|Feb.18. THE LANDMARK(/S2%ATE CHANGES TARIFF BILL|@@qge ; ——————————————————————Free List Increased—Only ‘Increase|>4 aiJune13,1913.)"Will Be in the Cotton Schedule.FOI INDED THE JUNE COLD WAVE.~|.“Changes in the Underwood tariff ';Bormann [cme eu amaet||FOUNDED MILLS &POSTON.FOUNDED Poi 1D en Cheek tees transferring proposed dutiable Special Prices For Every Day Sales. articles to the free list,will aggre- Washington Dispatch,10th.gate an estimated annual or in hin ck enue to the government of nearly a June a estan ite million and a half dollars a year. rag«sap or eg York,New|This curtailment of the total estimat- a ee ’Michi ‘Pennsylvania.ed revenue under the House bill is Winconsti aha Ohio ‘are among the |based ante ee Ffpeyess ae oe eT!been transferre e free lis us reperes.#0 ee the,spiders,dene far upon subcommittee recommenda- ”half oh ae ts of Montreal—tions and,does not take into account ertape Anh.bie Oe decreases in duties which will be pro-|not among the ‘hills and mountains,rticl ‘Added’‘to ;;posed on many articles.1 evn ea e.exnaannl —cre the $25,000,000 estimated loss in rev- =A wo te ;enue under the House bill free list,er ieee turned instead |this would aggregate $26,500,000. ;Included in the Senate list are the anow fight.Cold”winils ‘tamper.the revenuies that would be derived from ae te oor narmern ere hemp,which ‘the Underwood Ps0ée;.,Hh Serious damage is reported to the makes dutiable but which the Senatesubcommitteehasdecidedshould |_10c.Counter,Extra Values. This counter contains extraordinary values in 40 inch White Lawns,36 inch Madras Cloths,Paja- ma Checks,Dimities,Linens,Percales,Sheer Checked Muslins,some values up to 20c.peryard—all go at 10c.per yard. Apron Checked Ginghams. 2,000 yards 27 inch Apron.Checked Ginghams, cut in any desired length,at 3 1-2c.per.yard. On sale every day in the week and every busi- ness hour during the day. . fruit and vegetable growers of Michi- gan and other States,and Columbus, Ohio,returns show a temperature on- ly two degrees higher than the weath- er up Montreal way.Albany,N.Y., with a temperature of 40,can only remember parallels in June,1875 and 1878.Binghamton announces dam- ages of tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of corn,beans,potatoes and to- matoes among the luxuriant farms of Broome county.Sqme farmers have lost their entire crops for the sea- son. From Gloversville comes word that a coating of ice has formed on the edges of many Adirondack lakes and that the temperature sank to 30 de- grees there.Rome,N.Y.,reports to be coldest of all—26 degrees—and great damage to crops.Similar con- ditions appertain in Elmira.: The weather bureau Tuesday said in its report:“Under the influence of an area of high barometric pressure of great magnitude which covers practically the entire country east of the Rocky Mountains,unseasonably cold weath- er is general throughout the Middle West and Eastern States.” Temperatures below the freezing point reported to the weather bureau from central Pennsylvania and points in New Jersey.Frosts were general throughout the mountains of Vir- ginia and Maryland.NS Conferring About the Railroad From Taylorsville to Wilkesboro. Delegations from Wilkesboro and Tayloraville,headed by Mr.T.B.Fin- ley of Wilkesboro,were in Charlotte Wednesday in the interest of the ex- tension of the railroad from Taylors ville to Wilkesboro.Of the conference the Observer says: “As to the bonds,Mr.Finley stat- ed that he and his committee had re- be transferred to the free list. free list;.on the ground that it be- longs there if other products of the farms,such as cattle and wheat,are to be free-listed,as it would result in cheaper twine to the farmers and compensate them somewhat by reduc- ing.their harvest expenditures. Hemp,both plain and hackled,the subcommittee’proposes to remove from the dutiable list,the former from $11.20 a ton and the latter from one cent a pound in the Underwood bill. Some of this loss in revenue may be made up by countervailing duties on certain agricultural products,but this amount,it is estimated,will not be large.Among the articles which the Sen- ate subcommittees have added to the free list and the estimated revenues eut off are:Pig iron $120,000,ferro manganese and spiegeleisen $126,500, hemp $78,400,live stock $583,000, wheat $200,000,photographic films $210,000,cedar wood $10,000,coal tar dyes $90,000—-a total of $1,417,- 900. Pig iron and spiegeleisen,free list- ed by the Senate committee,were made dutiable at 8 per cent in the House bill,the former reduced from the advalorem equivalent in the present law of 16.35 per cent,and the latter from 12.71 per cent.Ferro manganese was increased in the Un- derwood bill from 6.74 per cent un- der the Payne law to 15 per cent in the House bill.The ways and means’ committee increased the tax for rev- enue purposes only.In voting to free list these products the Senate com- mittee contended that both pig iron and ferro manganese were products of the United States Steel Corpora~- tion which independent steel manu- facturers had to buy. Hemp will be sent to the caucus on/’ TheWash Fabric and Linen House of Statesville. Will Look After Disposition of In-dian Funds. The Senate Indian affairs commit- tee has agreed upon an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill which would require a complete investiga- tion of all expenditures of the Indian bureau;a detailed accounting of ev- ery cent spent of the $10,000,000 or more to be appropriated for the com- ing year and revolutionizing —the method of administering Indian trust funds and annual appropriations in the future. Another amendment agreed to by the committee,to prohibit any con- tracts with Indians relating to tribalfundsorpropertyinthehandsof the government unless attthorized by the United States,is expected to ma- terially affect many contracts made with Cherokee and Chickasaw In- lahoma..It was asserted by Senator Ashurst before the Senate “lobby” committee that McMurray’s.con- $3,500,000. Bees to Be Removed From Church. Montclair,N.J.,Dispatch. An aviarist has evict from between the walls of the First Congregational Church of this city a colony comprising thousands of Italian honey bees.It is believed that there is at least a ton of honey patked away in the walls of the south end of the church. dians by James F.McMurray of Ok-| tracts,carrying a 10 per cent con-| tingent fee,would have netted him| BELK BROTHERS HAVE Bought From the Railroad 0,000 Yards White Goods, been engaged to) ~Which Were Slightly Dam- The bees were first noticed sii | the church several years ago.They|gradually increased in numbers until| their presence became annoying and'it is on record that more than one!somnolent attendant at the services’ ceived assurances from Wilkesboro township that $35,000 bonds would be voted;from Moravian Falls township that $25,000 bonds would be voted and from Sugar Loaf township that $15,000 would be voted.As to what The committee Wednesday had un- der consideration the changes in the cotton schedule proposed by Sena- tor Johnson’s subcommittee.Most of them were approved,but one or two matters were referred back to the aged in a Railroad Wreck. Tayloraville would do,on its pro rata of $25,000,Mr.Finley stated that hewouldallowtheTaylorsvillerepre- sentatives to speak for themselves. He added that Statesville would be asked for $25,000 and Charlotte for a similar amount.He also stated that 15 miles of the 20 of right.of way had already been secured and that esti- mates are now being gleaned as to the reasonable tonnage that might be secured.At the last session of the Legislature an act was passed char- tering the Appalachian Electric Power Transfer Company for the pur- pose of serving as the holding com pany for the building of this road. All subscriptions in the way of bonds, etc.,and all rights of way are being secured in the name of this corpora- tion,in order that the best terms pos- sible may be secured,either from the Watauga and Yadkin River railway or some other road,for the.construc- tion of the gap.” The Charlotte folks were enthusias tic for the road but they asked for time to consider before promising $25,000. Will Take Convicts From the Trans-continental Road, * Newport,Tenn.,Dispatch,ith,to Charlotte Observer. The North Carolina State prison board,composed of Chairman Varner and Directors Edgerton,Gilliam,Chat ham and Buckingham and Superin- tendent Mann,visited the convict camp of the Transcontinental railroad, near Waterville,which is located on the Tennessee-North Carolina State line,and found there 19 convicts un- der the charge of Captain Hoskins.As the result of the visit the convicts will be withdrawn from the work and put where they can bring some revenue to the State of North Carolina. The convicts have been in the mountaing two years an@ in that time have made a roadbed of less than a mile at a cost to the State of some-thing like $50 a day,and to the BoarditappearedasthoughCol.Jones,who is at the head of the Transcontinental railroad,was"merely killing time,hoping to make an advantageous saleandwhichwouldleavetheStateofNorthGarolinahighanddry.It was shown that the three em-ployes of the Transcontinental rail-road at present on the works have asix-months’claim for wages against the Transcontinental.‘apumeeestnemnssementiannecsenensenpnioemms Davie Road Bonds to Be.Issued. Davie Record. One hundred and five thousand dol- lars worth of bonds will be issuedwithinthenextfewweeksandsold.It is hoped that work can begin on the building of the ‘Davie county roads within the next two or threemonths.Fifty thousand dollars worth of these bonds will be issued for 30 years,$40,000 will be issued for 20 years and $15,000 will be is- sued for ten years.The bonds arenowbeingadvertisedandthecom-missioners will meet the first MondayinJulyandopenthebids,after which the bonds will be disposed of andworkbegun.The tax will probablybeincreasedabout131-3 cents on the$100,and the poll tax will doubtless be $3 instead of $2,the old rate. ee coe 4 subcommittee for further considera- tion.In this schedule the net result of the altered rates will increase the average cotton rates in the Under- wood bill about five per cent,the principal changes affecting cotton yarns.This is probably the only schedule in which Senate action will result in an increase.Senator Williams’subcommittee is still working on the income tax and administrative provisions of the bill. It has been decided:to eliminate the anti-dumping clause and the 5 per cent tariff discount on imports on American ships,and some modifica- tion will be reported of the provis- ions directing foreign manufacturers to submit their books when valua- tions are in dispute.The income tax also will be modified to give mutual life insurance companies an oppor- tunity to claim exemption by prov- ing théy are not conducted for profit. A special dispatch to the Charlotte Observer says that as a concession to the textile-industries:whose manu- factured articles are cut in the Un- derwood bill,the Senate finance com-mittee Democrats agreed to make sweeping reductions in the duties on dyes usot>Py Viewe industries.Indigo was free listed in the House bill,but other dyes-were taxed 10 per cent. Alizarin,aniline dyes,and coal tar extracts used in dyeing,were trans- ferred to the free list by the fianance committee,Duties in the ‘cotton schedule have been increased an.aver- age of one per cent in the bill to be reported to the Senate.Some duties were increased as much as five points,but there were some reduc- tions.Yarns were reclassified,result- ing in some increases and those from 69 to 99 were taxed 22 1-2 per cent advalorem instead of 20 per cent as fixed by the House.Increases also were made to cover expense in twist- ing,combing,dyeing and mercerizing yarns. Prisoners in Durham Lockup Get All the Beer They Can Drink. Prisoners in the city lockup at Durham Sunday night had a rousing good time when they pulled one of the barrels containing beer up to the window of the cell,broke the head out of the barrel and filled themselves with the stuff.The beer was a part of the lot that was seized by the offi- cers in their raid of the joints two weeks ago and was placed in the jail yard for safe keeping.A part of the stuff had been.destroyed but the oth- er was left in the yard till the trial of the cases,One of the prisoners declares that though he has been in jail a number of tithes he never en- j#yed it so much as he did this time, when he was able to get all the beerhewanted.a Few Bidders For North Carolina Ronds,: Bids for only $154,000 of the $1,-142,500 North Carolina 4 per cent im-provement bonds were received —byStateTreasurerLacyWednesday,and as a result another effort will bemadetofloattheissue.The dullbondmarket,which is not peculiar toanysectionoftheworld,made thebidsunusuallyscarce,not an outsid-er asking for a single bit of paper.Practically all the bidders offeforthebonds.ond pet in the church,which shelters one of the wealthiest congregations in New Jersey,has been aroused to a proper state of attention,if not of rever- ence,by the sharp sting of an insect that had detached itself from the ev- er-growing colony.It is planned to use a chemical compound to exterminate the bees. HOME SERVICE! You would not go out of town for glasses ifyouknewyoucouldget as good or -better at home.I claim to do that very thing Butyouwillneverknowit uclese vou give the your. work and see, DR.R.W.WOODWARD, No,1 Robbins Row OPTOMETRIST,613 8.Center St. * Floral Decorations June Weddings, This establishment is al-ready booking orders forbride’s bouquets and floral decorations of all kinds forthemanyJuneweddingstosoontakeplaceintheSouth.. «We have a thoroughlycapablecorpsofdecoratorsforspecialdecoratingforall’occasions when theworkofthefloristisre-quired to make the eventasuccess, If not convenient to callwriteusforsuggestionsonweddingdecorating. Van Lindley (Co., GREENSBORO,N.C, POLK GRAY DRUG (O0., Local Agents. WILL SELL SATURDAY For One-Third of Its Worth. 10c.and 12 1-2c.Embroidery Cloth. —at>ALL TO GO AT.5 CENTS*. » NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR-|gRANTOFATTACHMENT. North CarofinaIredellCounty Pauline Eccles,by her mext friend, lEecles,against Robt.Steele,alias|Holmes. }Notice of summons and warrant of attach-‘ment.‘The defendant above named will tuke no-| tice that a eurmmons in the above entitled| action was issued against said defendant on the 7th day of June,1913,by the elerk of In Superior Court | Will| Robt.! |the Superior Court of Iredell county,N.C.,‘which summons is returnable before the |judge of said court at .a court to be held at Statesville,Iredell county,N.C.,beginningomthefifthMondaybeforethefirstMondayinSeptembernext,the same being the 28thdayofJuly,1913.The defendant will alsotakenoticethatawarrantofattachmentwas iasucd by the clerk of the Superior Court ofTredellcountyonthe7thdayofJune,1913, against the property of said defendant, which warrant is returnable before the judge at the time and place above named for the return of the summons.Defendant will takenoticethatthisactionandwarrantofat- tachment is for the recovery of one thousand dollara damages for breach of promise ofmarriageandseductionunderpromiseofmarriage. The above named defendant ia required to appear at the time and place aforesaid and anawer or demur to the complaint,or thereliefthereindemandedwillbegranted.J.-A.HARTNESS. Clerk Superior Court.June 13—4w. Seed Potatoes POR LATE PLANTING._ June and July is the besttimeforplantingforthe fall and winter use.We are headquarters.Peas,Millet,Crimson’Clover, Seed Potatoes and all farmseed. D.J.Kimball. WANTED—To buy wagon scales in.good con-W.N.WHITE,Statesville,R-4. WATCH OUR WINDOW. If you use Lead and Oil Paint on your property,you are taking big chances the Lead may not be pure—the dryers may be inferior—the Oil adulterated— and the paint cannot be mixed as well by hand as by powerful machinery.If you you run no risk whatever,since analysis on every package guarantees its purity. ———~FOR SALE ‘BY———- Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware (o., dition."Phone 1295. Statesville,N:C. June 10-—2t*street,Statesville,June 10—8t* FOR’RENT~-In Statesville,8-roomhouse,modern improvements,Address.R.K.MURDOCK,Hiddenite,N.C.,or seehimatStatesville13thand14th.June 10—-2t* good *- /" es FOR SALE—Three valuable farms.For full particulars see W.L.Smith,423 Alexander"Phone 1389. ready in a few days.STEELE. FOR RENT—Good roomy house,just remod-eled and with all conveniences,will beApplytoCc.June 6 * at : ei ee in.duly and August VOL.XXXIX. KH ors ‘ LA MAR STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,JUNE 17,1913. THE NEXT MEETING IN LENOIR: Close of the Presbyterial—Mrs.Ram- sey Re-Elected President. An excellent address on China by Rev.C.N.Caldwell was the closing feature of Concord-Presbyterial, which was in session at the First Presbyterian church from Wednes- day afternoon through Friday eve- ning.Having spent 20 years as a missionary in China,Mr.Caldwell is thoroughly familiar with the customs of the Chinese,their religions,etc., and talks entertainingly about the country and the people.The fact that.Rev.Dr.Williams had shown many stereopticon views of China Thursday night,added interest to Mr. Caldwell’s address.: The last day of the Presbyterial was a busy one for the ladies.Fol- lowing devotional .exercises con- ducted by Dr.Williams Friday morn- ing,the Junior Mirilams of the First Presbyterian church and a company of girls from the Barium Orphans’ Home entertained the assembly with a missionary play and a musical pro- gramme.In the play each of the foreign countries where missionar) work is being done was represented by a young lady who wort the for- i :Following the exereigncostume. cises by the young people Mrs.L.W. Curtis,a representative from Fay- etteville Presbyterial,spoke on young people’s work,Sunday school extension,Christian education and ministeria!relief,and explained the Assembly’s new plan of missionary society organization,which was for- mally approved by the Presbyterial. At the afternoon session devotional exercises were conducted by Rev.Mr. Caldwell,following which offiers for the ensuing year were elected as fol- lows:Mrs.W.B.Ramsey of Hick- ory president,Mrs.J.R.Campbell of Newton vice president,Mrs.E.F. Reid of Lenoir recording secretary and treasurer,Miss Frances Dixon of Hickory corresponding secretary, Miss Mamie McElwee of Statesville secretary of Young People’s work, Mrs.J.H.Reid of Davidson literary secretary.The new plan of organiz ation,which was adopted,calls for a secretary of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief and another| secretary of young people’s work and Sunday sthool extension to be appointed by the president.These appointments will be made later. tesolutions of thanks and apprecia-tion of the hospitable entertainment given the delegates during their stay in Statesville were adopted by a ris- ing vote.Letters to the Presbyterial from Mrs.Louise Dixon Crane,a mis- sionary in Leubo,Africa,and Miss Lavalette Dupuy,a mission worker in Korea,were read by Misses Mar, garet McCombs and Mary Monroe of Hickory Mrs.R.W.Orr made a special appeal for Mrs.E.H.Sloop’s mission work in Avery county.Mrs. Reid of Davidson,who was president of the Presbyterial for four years, told of its wonderful rowth since its organization in Statesville seven years ago A feature of the Presbyterial was a splendid literature exhibit in charge of Mrs.Reid and her assistants, Misses Margaret Turner and Mar- garet Scott of Statesville. At the close of the afternoon ses- sion the Gelegates Were taken in au- tomobifes for a visit to Barium Or-| phans’Home The next annual meeting of the Presbyterial will be held in Lenoir. Cold Weather in Other Summers— ‘Destroyed Potato Bugage “Thefe is noting new yraer tne sun.”Every unusual spell of weath- er that’comes aténg is classed as a record-tireaker by the majority —of the people.There was never such a spell before,they say.But the memory fails in many things,par- ticularly about weather. Anent the cool spell last week Mr. =M._N.Hall recalls that in the year fe 1859 or "60 there was frost in June. Pate distinctly remembers that he saw frost eyery month that year except and he heard .other people say they saw frost in July. ‘When he was living in the moéun- tains some years ago Mr.Hall says a man told him.about hoeing corn,about June Ist,when snow beran to fall.He kept at work,thinking the snow would stop,but by and by enough snow accumulated on the ground to cover up the young corn and the hocman stopped work.Mr. Hall thinks his informant was a truthful man. A Morganton man told the News- Herald last week that he cut wheat one June when there was snow and ice on the grain.The News-Hecrald doesn’t vouch for the statement. But as The Landmark suggested last.week,something good can said for the June cold spell.Esq.J.P.Bradley says it destroyed the potato bugs,or at least he has seen none since;and when Esc.Bradley told Mr.Hall about the potato bugs the latter recalled that he had seennoneinhispatchsincethecold weather. .The estate of John Jacob Astor, who perished in the Titanic disaster, has been officially appraised at close to $88,000,000,of which Vincent As- tor receives $68,964,499,Mrs.Mad- eline Force Astor $7,678,896,Muriel Astor $4,856,758 and John Jacob Astor,Jr.,son by his second mar-riage,$2,922,672. In New York Saturday nightelevenworkmenwerekilledandtwo injured as the result of a cave-in in a subway." be’ FOR MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. Dr.Cronk’s Addresses Friday After- noon and Evening—Church News. Considerable interest im the Blue Ridge Missionary Conference to be held at Black Mountain,beginning June 27th,has been aroused as a result of the visit of Rev.Dr.E.C.Cronk,who spoke in the interest of the conference at Broad Street-Meth- odist church Friday afternoon and night.Only a few gathered to hear Dr.Cronk Friday afternoon,but an audience which filled the Sunday school department of the church heard him Friday evening.The ad- vantages of the conference and_its workings in detail were explained by Dr.Cronk and many stereopticon views of the mission fields to be studied,the buildings of the Blue Ridge Association at Black Mountain and their surroundings,were shown. The conference is held under the aus- pices of the Missionary Educational Movement,of the United States and Canada and is interdenominational. The best advantages of missionary training are offered in connection with an outing in the mountains at a very low figure.The conference will be in session this year from June 27 to July 6 and the total expenses of each delegate,aside from traveling expenses,will be only $22.The as- sociation building.will accommodate over 500 delegates and has all mod- ern conveniences. Practically every church in States- ville and a number of the country churches were represented at the jmeeting Friday night and several of those present indicated their inten- tion of attending the conference. Rev.W.A.Lutz,who will attend, was made chairman of the Statesville delegation apd each church will be urged to send delegates. The revival meeting at First Baptist church began yesterday and the will continue through the week.Ser- vices are held at 8 o’clock in the morning and 8 at night.Rev.Dr. W.R.Cullom of Wake Forest is.do- ing the preaching. Dr.Charles Anderson preached a special sermon to the Boy Scouts at the First Baptist church Sunday eve- ning.About 40 of the Scouts attend. ied in a body in uniform. Mesdames H..Burke,J.S.Patter- son and C.8.Cashwell and Miss Nel- lie Fowler of the First Baptist church,and Mrs.Geo.Woodward of Western Avenue church,will go to Jerusalem,Davie county,today to attend the annual meeting of the Wo- man’s Missionary Union of the Yad- kin Baptist Association. A Woman’s Missionary Institute, to be conducted by Miss Isabel Ar- nold,the General Assembly visitor, will be held Friday at Concord church,Loray,exercises to commence at 10 o'clock.All ladies from every- vqhere around are invited and pecially the ladies of Taylorsville |Stony Point,New Salem,Statesville, {Shiloh and Clio fasket dinner will ibe served on the grounds Communion service at feran church Sunday |Rev.J.J.Eads,pastor Race Street ichurch,will preach to the aged peo- |ple next Sunday morning es- the Luth- |Called His Baby:Larceny—*Diagon- ized”the Case. Many parents have much to “an- jewer for on account of the names |they inflict on their helpless children. |Many people have been handicapped and burdened through life by names inflicted on _them in infancy by thoughtless parents,The worst case of **—Rind ofvmbicnel ©T'S Sekg has ever heard comes from,Stanly county.Mr.T.J..Jetome,of,Salis- bury,a former Stahly man,was tell- ing about it the other day and he personally knew.the peap'e.Years ago there was a blind man in Stan- ly county who was a pretty “hard case.”Sitting in the court house at Albemarle during a term of court, this ‘man heard the word “larceny” used several times.Whether he didn’t know what it meant,or what possessed him,is a matter of coniec- ture.But anyway about that time a baby girl was born at_the blind man’s house and he named the poor child “Larceny.”Mr.Jerome knew her after she was a woman grown and the burden imposed hy her father still adhered—she was still called Larceny. Speaking of names and things,a few days ago an Iredell man was telling a friend about a sick man. “What’s the matter with him?”ack-ed the friend.“I don’t know,”was the answer;the doctor hasn’t diag- onized his case yet.” Flight of Homing Pigeons. Twenty-seven coops of thoming pigeons from clubs and associations in Newark,Jersey City,Paterson and Elizabeth,N.J.,and Brooklyn N.Y., were released here Saturday morningbyMr.R,K.Murdock for their an- nual 500-mile race.It is estimated that there were more than a thous- and of the pigeons.The first lot was released at 4:50 o’clock and the oth- ers were released at intervals from that time until 5:30.All the birds made a*fine start on their homeward flight and although they have not been heard from it is believed thattheyhadfineweatheralltheway along their journey and_probably made good records. Several days ago Mr.Murdock lib- erated four coops of pigeons fromWilmington,Del.,which made a fine record on their flight of 400°miles. They left Statesville at 5:30 in themorningandthefirstofthemreach-ed their home lofts in Wilmington at3:48 in the afternoon, THE NEWS OF MOORESVILLE. Mrs.Morrow and Mrs.Alexander Dead—A Case of .Appendicitis—Other News. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mooresville,June 16—Mrs.Mary Morrow died:last Thursday at the home of her son-in-law,Mr.J.P. Phillips,.near Mooresville Cotton Mill No.2.She was about 74 yearsofageyvandhadbeenindeclining health for some time.She is sur- vived by eight children as follows:Mrs.C.R.Harris,Mrs.J.P.Phillips, Mrs.W.M.Holtshouser,Mrs.Osear Cashion,James A.,W.Q.,Monroe and Rufus Morrow.She is also sur- vived by a large number of grand- children and some great-grandchil- dren.The funeral was conducted by Rev.C.S.Kirkpatrick Friday after- noon at the Second Presbyterian church and the remains were laid to rest in the town cemetery. After an illness of a month or more Mrs.B.V.Alexander of David- son township died last Wednesday evening and was buried at 2 ’oclock Thursday at McKendree church.The: deceased was 24 years of age,a daughter of Mr.J.S.Johnston,and is survived by her husband and three small children.Mr.Alexander is a son of Mr.John A.Alexander of Mooresville. Mr.A.W.Colson returned Friday from Burlington,where he attended the annual meeting of the State Building and Loan Association. Mr.Nick Deaton returned Friday from Jackson,Northampton county, where he has had charge of a print- ing shop.He will be with Enter- prise for several weeks in the place of A.L.Miller,who is visiting rela- tives in Pennsylvania William McPherson,son of Mrs.R: E.McPherson,was taken from Black Mountain Saturday to the Sanator- ium in Salisbury for an operation for appendicitis.A telephone message last night stated that the operation was successful and that he stood it well.He went with his mother to Black Mountain a week or more ago, where they expected to spend the summer,and the attack came on rather suddenly.Mr.T.O.BrawleyandDr.W.D.Gilmore went to Black Mountain and accompanied him to Salisbury.William is about eleven years of age. FOR TRIP TO GETTYSBURG. Information For Veterans Who Will Geo to Gettysburg Celebration. Capt.P.C..Carlton has collected and printed for convenient use formation for veterans who wish to attend the Gettysburg in celebratior July 1-4,The fare for the round trip frém Statesville,as has been stated,is $12.70;'from Mooresvile $12.80. Veterans should know that to cure quarters at the camp it is al solutely necessary to have a certifi cate from a commander of a Unit Confederate veteran camp,or |! Governor of the State,that he is a bona fide Confederate veteran,o must have his parole.Capt.Carltor or Mr.J.C.Irvin will furnish.certi ficates. Quarters,meals,.mess kit,-bed, witer bucket and lights will be fur nished free.Towels,soap and other toiet necessities the veterans must ‘s*high.Baggage is restricted to nand-luggage and each veteran must be responsible for his own baggave It is suggested that each veterda: viving his ndme and addréss. Mr.°C.Hu McConnell of.-Chicago; who commanded the “Iron Brigade” in the Federal army,which fought Pettigrew’s North Carolina brigade with such tragie and bloody results on the first day’s battle of Gettys burg,writes: “T will erect upon the grounds of the reunion a headquarters tent for the Iron Brigade,and guests Pettigrew’s North Carolina Brigade.It will have a seating ca pacity of 1,200,canvass benches(easy to sit on for the.old boys),astageandprosceniumonwhichwill be given some sort of entertainment every afternoon and evéning,includingtwicedailyby-the ‘Old SoldierFiddlers,’a quintette of ex-Confed made a tremendous sen the world. “Our headquarters will of coursebeheadquartersforalltheNorthCarolinarepresentativesirrespective of what brigade they served with andallConfederateswillbeheartilywel-come.” A special train leaves Charlotte Sunday,the 29th,for Gettysburg.Those who desire Pullman reserva-tions should write to R,H.DeButts,Charlotte. sation all over Rowan People to_Drain Third Creek. Salisbury Post,14th. Iredell county has drained Third creek to the Rowan county line and Rowan county is moving to take up the good work at this point and.com- plete it through Rowan.Mr.H.M. Isynde,a government engineer fromWashington,will be here next weektomakethenecessarysurveysandplotswithaviewofgettingtheworkunderwayatanearlyday.As soon as the surveys are made the drain-age district will be formed and the work begun.Iredell has done somefineworkinthisrespectanditisnowuptoRowantofollow,and in this particular case the drainage intheIredellbottomsmakesit.neces-sary that the same be done in Row- an.‘;? a \wear bir his person a card or ‘paper| as especial | erate and Union Veterans whohave | MR.MOORE HAS RECOVERED, Meeting at Associate Reformed Church—Ball Game—Taylorsville Personals. Correspondence of The Landmark.Taylorsville,June 17—Rev.J. Meek White of New Stirling assist- ed the pastor,Rev;S.W.Haddon, in the services Friday and Saturdaypreparatorytocommunionserviceat the A.R.P.church Sunday. .The Granite Falls ball team playedtheRexallball’team here Saturday afternoon.The score was 10 to 3 in favor of the Rexall team. Miss Ruby Deal has returned home from a visit to her aunt,Mrs.JamesD.Dossett,at Spencer Mr.T.C. White of Cleveland .spent Sunday with his sister,Mrs,E.W.Moose. The many friends of Rev.L.L. Moore will be glad to Know that he is able to be out after a two weeks iliness.He will spend today in Statesville.Miss Elizabeth Moore is spendine a while in Statesville,the guest of Mrs.W.Y.Love. Lawyer A.C.Payne and children, Master Sloan and little’Miss Eunice, are spending today in Statesville. Mrs.James S.McIntosh of States- ville spent Sunday with her husband at the Campbell House.Mr.Wilbur Lazenby of Statesville spent Sunday with his cousin,Mrs.Floyd Lippard. Mr.and Mrs.R.B.Burke will ac- company Mr.H.J.Burke to States- ville today.Mr.H.J.Burke goes to Dr.Long’s Sanatorium for treatment. Mr.Harold Yount of Statesville spent Sunday with friends here.Lit- tle Miss Gladys Campbell is visiting Capt.Morrison’s little daughter in Charlotte.Her mother,Mrs.Sarah Campbell,spent Thursday in Char- lotte.Mr.D.M.Moore went to Statesville Saturday evening to spend a few days with his wife,whowil!undergo an operation:at Dr. Long’s Sanatorium today.Her physi- cian,Dr.O.L.Hollar,went down this morning for the operation. Cotton Ginning Capacity to Be Great- ly Increased. Statesville will certainly without sufficient cotton ginning fa- cilities this fall.Mr,L.B.Bristol, whose big gin near the business sec- tion did a tremendous business last fall,gave an order Saturday for a new ginning outfit which will be in- stalled in an addition to be built to his present plant,thus doubling the feapacity of the plant.With the ad- ional building and machinery Mr. an handle two Wagdéns at the same time and gin between 70 and80balesaday.His seed house will be |enlarged,new scales installed and jother improvements made. |The Imperial Cotton Oil Company has completed arrangements for the installation of a ginning plant in con {nection with their cotton oil and iee not be ' plant at Bloomfield,which will be ready for the next cotton crop.It |will be an all-steel outfit with a ca- pacity of five balesJ.A.Maiden &an hour. Co.,who recently -|bought the ginning plant of L.Mor row &Co.and have moved it from Bloomfield to the vicinity of the CityFlourMill,on Meeting street,will in- tall additional machinery which will greatly improve their plant.and_inreaseitaginning’capacity. Boy’Returned to -Training School— Seraps in Court. Ernest Moore,who escaped from the Jackson Training School-at Con ord nearly a year ago,was arrested| jsought to recover only 4,000 acres ofinStatesvilleSaturdayafternoonby Deputy Sheriff Gilbert,who took him \to Salishury.last night and turned |hin Over to icer from the schosl. The boy had"recently been working in Catawba county. In thé,mayor’s court yesterday Le- Roy Bryant,colored,was required to |give $50 bond .for his appearance at |Superior Court to answer for carry- |ing @ concealed weapon,arid Will |Kimball,colored,was fined $10 and costs for improper conduct. Messts.E.Morrison and S.L. Parks submitted for an affray which joccurred Saturday afternoon.Mr. Morrison was fined $5 and half the |costs and Mr.Parks was fined $2 and lhalf costs. The case of Messrs.Ralph Gaither jand Eugene Eagle,who engaged inianaffrayonthestreetThursdayaf- lternoon,was disposed of in the may-jor’s court Friday morning.Gaither ;was taxed $5.and half the costs and |Eagle was discharged.without cost. Supreme Court Decisions. |The United States Supreme Court yesterday upheld as valid rates im- posed.by the Oregof railroad com- mission,thus affirming the Federal court of that State.The court al- so upheld as valid the Arkansas max- imum freight rate law and the two cent passenger fare law of that State. The court also decided yesterday that the Federal government is not financially,responsible for the flood- ing of more than 100 plantations ontheMississippiaSaresultofleveeconstruction,Efforts were made to hold the government responsible for the value of the lands flooded,in all about $7,000,000, Miss Adelia Fleming,who makes her home with Mr M.E.Ramsey, has gone to Butler,N.J.,to enterahospitalfortreatment.Mrs.N.A.Bingham leaves todayforWilkesborotovisitrelatives. A grdduated tax on tobacco as anamendmentto‘the tariff “bill wasunanimouslyrejectedbythemajoritymembersoftheSenatefinancecom-mittee yesterday.see gees MR.FOSTER AND THE SNAKE. An Incident at Laurel Lake in Which Mr.Foster,a Moccasin,a Black- snake and Geo.Dulin Figured— Mr.Sherrill’s Eel Was a Moccasin. Laurel.Lake,three miles east of- Statesville,offers good sport to local fishermen and hunters.In thesummertimetheyhavefinefuncatch- ing perch and other fish there.In the winter the hunters go there to Shoot duck.‘Laurel Lake comprises a good many acres of still water andisthicklygrownupinflags.The sportsmen .wear rubber boots and wade out into the lake.It is home to George Dulin,a colored fisher- man,and bread and meat,too. This is preliminary to telling what happened to.Mr.Jay Foster while he and others were out there fishing Saturday ‘afternoon.Mr.Foster had waded a considerable distance out to try and get a shot at a carp with a rifle.He was attracted by a consid- erable commotion over behind a log and proceeded to investigate furth- er.Lying close to a tree he saw a snake in his coil.It was the cotton- mouth or upland moccasin,the most deadly poisonous of any snake.In his coil the bulk looked like an auto- mobile tire and about the size of a nail keg.Anyhow,Mr.Foster blazed into the snake with his rifle.No sooner done than Mr.Snake bound- ed after him,and Mr.Foster proceed- ed to let out room to him as fast as he could.George Dulin,moving near by,ousted a big black snake, which was about to run over Mr.Fos- etr whether or not when Mr.Foster killed him.The first tall stump Mr. Foster came to he crawled upon it and there he stayed to recover his nerve and take account of himself. There is where he was when the other fisherman found him. This is a reminder of an experience that Mr.R.S.Sherrill had some time ago.He and his little boy went out to look at the fish-basket and it con- tained a good catch.Mr.Sherrill could hear them fluttering and splashing around in the basket.He took out a half-dozen or more cats and through the crack he thought he saw an eel.“Son,”he called out,“there’s an eel in here as big as you,boy.”It would not do to take anychancesoneelgettingaway,Mr. Sherrill thought,and he carried the basket out to a sand bar,where he could get sand a plenty in his hands to freeze onto the eel.He rubbed his hands good with sand and piled alitthe,more in his hand to make sure. He just could force his hand down through the funnel of the basket. But he did,caught hold of his eel. far back,and began to work up and his eel began to work back.Finally the eel’s head got back to his hand and Mr.Sherrill gripped down on him.Then he forced his hand out of the funnel with the loss of only a small part of skin.When his eel came in view he saw it.was one of those deadly moccasins and Mr.Sher- rill threw him just as far as he could and yelled about as loud as he could. Eels do not interest Mr.Sherrill anymore Government Loses Suit. The goyernment’s suit against the Midwest Oil Company—a.test case involving the title to millions of dol- lars worth of oil lands.in Califor- nia |Saturday by Judge John A.Riner of}the and Wyoming—was dismissed States District Court While the United Wyoming. in government land in this suit,the issues involvedcovertheresn4sfracres.of otherCaliforniaandWyoming1atidswith-drawn by.President Taft's sweep- ing order of”7909,designed to con- serve the country’s oil resources,and espetially to afford the government a supply of fuel oil for the United States Navy.It is believed the gov- ernment will appeal the case. Civil Rights Act Unconstitutional. The “civil rights act”of 1875,held unconstitutional as to the States many years ago in a series of famous decisions,has been declared by the Supreme Court null and void as to the Territories,the District of Columbia,the navigable waters of the United States and the sea. The point was decided in the case of Mary F.Butts,a negress,who sued the Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company for dam- ages under the law because she was required to eat at a second.table from.Boston to Norfolk,although she held a first class ticket. Statesville Man Leads Class—Seven- ty-Seven New Doctors.i The State board of medical exam- iners last week examined 137 appli- cants for license to practice medi- cine.Twenty-four who had license from other States passed by reciproc- ity and of the remaining 113 77 pass- ed and 36 failed. James Wagner Davis of Statesville lead the’class.Other.successful ap-plicants were W.D.McLelland and J.Y.Templeton,Jr.,Mooresville;J.WM.Davis,Hiddenite and L.0,Gib- son,Statesville. More than a half century ago Un- cle Sam was handed three bags ofgoldworthabout$600.He is still holding them.Some 30 years ago he was handed a bag of valuable silver bullion and the owner has left it with him ever since.This gold and silverhasbeenagreatnuisancetotheac- counting office of the Federal gov-ernment.Comptroller of the Treas-ury Downey has just decided it is aproblemforCongress: BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS, —The county commissioners were in session yesterday revising the jury list.: —The condition of Capt Gregory is considered very ‘much improved this morning. —Miss Elizabeth MacCall of Statesville has been elected a teacherintheKing’s Mountain graded school for next session. —Mr.and Mrs.J.B.Roach will oc-eupy Mrs.W.H.H.Cowles’home during the summer while Mrs. Cowles and family are in Wilkes. ~—-License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Viola Laura Jane Templeton and Mr.Silas K.Rash of the northern section of the county. —Miss Margaret Overcash,who underwent an operation at the Sana- torium about a week ago,is improv- ing and will be able to go home in a short time. -~-Mrs.Marcus Moore of Taylors- ville was operated on at Long’s San- atorium yesterday.The operation was suecessful and Mrs.Moore is getting along nicely. ~The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Statesville Air Line Railroad Company will be held in the Commercial club rooms tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. —Register of Deeds J.E.Boyd has been ill at his home four miles west of town since Friday.His condition was quite serious Saturday and Sun- day,but was improved yesterday. —Mrs.J.Stephany,who went to Baltimore for medical treatment sev- eral weeks ago,was operated on last week.Her condition has been cxiti- éal but the last news from her was more cheering. —The steeple of the First Presby- terian church,the highest in States- ville,is being repainted.Such a job requires a little nerve on the part of the painter,who must hang on lad- ders well up in the air. ~The song recital which was to have been given at the theater Thursday evening,tor the benefit of the Civic League,has been postponed until Thursday evening,the 26th,on account of the meeting at the First Baptist church —-Mr.James R.Hall of Statesville exhibited at The Landmark —officeSaturdayasampleofhisonioncrop. The onions were almost as large as anordinary turnip and a half dozen of them weighed seven pounds.Any one of them was strong enourh to perfume a block. —Looking about in a remote sec- tion of Cool Spring township,a few days ago,a citizen found the site of an illicit distillery.The plant had evidently been in operation the pastwinteranditisbelieveditfurnished the supply for some of the retailers who were active last winter in that arid other sections of the county. —Only a portion of the propertyinStatesvilletownshipwasoffered for sale at the sheriff’s sale of land for unpaid taxes yesterday.The sale was continued until noon today, when the remainder of Statesville township and all of Coddle Creek will be offered.‘Quite a number of per- sons whose propérty was advertised paid the taxes and the extra 20 cents yesterday. ~—Mrs.Tiny Hamrick Campbell, wife of Mr.John I.Campbell,died Sunday evening about 7 o’clock at her home on west Bell street,death resulting from pellagra,with which she had been afflicted for a long time. She was 44 years old and is survived by her husband and several children.° The,remains were taken to Holly, Springs chareh in mdrth Itedell yes- terday for burial. —Miss Agnes McCord and Mr.C, T.Pool,the latter a former resi- dent of Statesville,were married Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents in Paw Creek township,Mecklenburg county. They came to Statesville Thursday night for a visit to Mr.Pool’s moth- er,on West End avenue,and leftSaturdayforWinston,where they will make their home. —Anent the talk about water oaks and willow oaks in recent issues ofTheLandmark,Mr.John S.McRorie, who was in Spartanburg,8.C.,re- cently,collected some leaves fromtreesinthattowncartiedwateroaks~and sent them to Mr.R.B,Me- Laughlin.The leaves are unlike thoseonthetreesinStatesvillewecall water oaks,and if those in Spartan-burg are water oaks ours must be willow oaks. —Frightened by an automobile,ateamofmulesdrivenbytheowner, Mr.R.M.Current of north Iredell,dashed from Broad street throughLandmarkPlaceearlyafternoon yesterday and struck .the delivery wagon of the Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware ©o.,at the Statesville Gro-cery Company’s place.FortunatelyMr.Current got his team stopped about the time the collision occurred and there was.no damage,but it look- ed dangerous for Mr.Current during the mix-up. A letter written at Fort Washing-ton,Md.,May 10,1861,by Henry C. Russell,of Pottsville,Pa.,a civil war soldier,reached his widow in Potts-ville Sunday through the.regularchannelsoftheUnitedStatesmail.The letter had been entrusted to acomrade,M.E.Richards,of Potts-town,Pa.,to mail,and he never sentit.Recently Mr.Richards died andtheletter,sealed and stamped,wasfoundamongsomeoldpapers.Itwasmorning. a posted and arrived Sunday ee ne ee e ge ee n ET il e THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,---/dune 17,1918. BATILE OF RAMSOUR’S MILL. tory of.the Engagement Be- y=Bi the Whigs and the’Tories at Ramsour’s . fhe.following story of the battle Ramsour’s Mill is furnished The Po mark for publication by J.W.A. rr,Esq. ere craueosental attempt made by Gen.Lincoln to take Savannah and the subsequent capture of the army under his command inspired the Royalists with hope and induced Sir Henry Clinton to regard the’States ef Georgia and South Carolina as ye-annexed to the Crown.The South was left destitute of any regular mil- itary force to support the cause of the Revolution.There were no reg- ular troops south of Pennsylvania to oppose the British or to keep the Tories in awe.Within a few weeks after the surrender of Charleston a detachment of British troops occu- pied the principal posts of Georgia and South Carolina.Lieut.Col, Brown marched up the Savannah riv- er and re-occupied Augusta.—Lieut. Col.Balfour took possession of Nimety-Six on the Wateree and Lord Cornwallis pushed forward to Cam- den.The object of this last move- meat was threefold.First,to inter- cept the retreat of Col.Buford,who had been hastening with a few Conti- nental troops to the relief of Gen. Lincoln at Charleston;second,to open an easy communication ‘with the Scottish settlement on the Pee Dee,Drowning creek and Cape Fear; third,to keep in check the Whigs of the Waxhaw settlement on the Ca- tawba and the southwestern counties of North Carolina.The effect which these movements were calculated to produce on the public mind was in- creased by the defeat of Col.Buford and the slaughter of his men.The States of Georgia and South Caro- lina yielded submission to the royal authority and the commander,Sir Henry Clinton,embarked with the main army for New York,leaving only four thousand troops for the Southern service.The command de- volved on Lord Cornwallis,who im- mediately repaired to Charleston to establish such commercial regulations as the new state of things required and to”arrange the civil administra- tion of the State,leaving Lord Raw- don in command at Camden.North Carolina had not yet been invaded and the hopes of the Revolution in the South seemed to rest on the ef- forts which she should make. Charleston surrendered on the 12th of May,1780.On the 29th of that month Tarleton defeated Buford on the Waxhaw settlement,forty miles south of Charlotte,in North Caro- lina.Brig.Gen.Rutherford ordered out the militia enmasse and by the 3d of June nearly 900 men assembled at Charlotte.On that day intelligence was received that Tarleton was on his return to Camden and on the next day the militia,after having been harangued by the Rev.Dr.McWhor- ter,president of the college at Char- lotte,was dismissed by Gen.Ruther- ford with orders to have their arms in good repair and be in readiness for another call.Maj.Davie (af- terward Gen Davie)having recover- ed from the wounds”received at Stona,again took the field and part of his cavalry was ordered to re- connoiter between Charlotte and Camden. On the 3d of June Gen.Ruther- ford was informed of the advance of a part of the troops under Lord Raw- don to Waxhaw creek,30 miles south of Charlotte;and issued orders for the militia to rendezvous onthe 10th at Reid plantation,18 miles north- east of Charlotte.The militia,to the number of 800,promptly assembled on the 12th. Rawdon had retired to Hanging Rock, General Rutherford advanced ten miles to Mallard creek.“On the 14th the troops under his command were organized.The cavalry,65 in num- ber,under Maj.Davie,were equipped as dragoons and formed in two troops under Captains Simmons and Martin. A battalion of 306 light infantry was placed under the ‘command of Col. Wm...Davidson,a regular.officer who could not join his regiment in Charleston,after that place was in- vested,and joined the militia. Five hundred men remained un- der the immediate command of Gen. Rutherford.On the evening of the 14th he received intelligence that the Tories were in arms beyond the Ca- tawba river in Tryon county,about 40 miles to the northwest of his posi- tion.He issued orders to Col.Francis Locke of Rowan,Maj.David Wilson of Mecklenburg,Captains Falls and Brandon,and also to other officers,to make every effort to raise men to disperse the Tories,it being deemed unpolitie by Gen.Rutherford to weak- en his own force until the object of Lord Rawdon was better ascertain- On the 15th Gen.Rutherford ad- vanced two miles to the south of Charlotte.On the 17th he was in- formed that Lord Rawdon.had re- tired toward Camden and the Tories were assembled in force at Ram- sour’s Mill,near the south fork of Having heard that Lord| that they arid all other loyal sub- jects should hold themselves in readi- ness and in the meantime get in their harvest,that before the getting in of the harvest it would-be difficult to procure provisions for the British army and that as soon as the coun- try could furnish subsistence to the army it would advance into North Carolina and support the Royalists. Before this meeting broke up an express arrived to inform them that Maj.Joseph McDowell of Burke coun- ty,with 20 men,was within eight miles of them in search of some of the principals of their party.Con- fident of their strength they resolved to attack McDowell but some prepar- ation being necessary,they could not march until next morning.When finding he had retired they pursued him to the edge of the mountains which separate the counties of Lin- coln and Burke,and not being able to overtake him Moore directed them to return home and meet on the 13th at Ramsour’s.On that day 200 men met Moore and they were joined on the next day by many others,among whom was Nicholas Welsh,a major, in the regiment commanded .by Col. Hamilton,He had lived in that neighborhood and had joined the Brit- ish army 18 months before.He was directly from the army of Lord Corn- wallis and gave information of Col. Buford’s defeat.He wore a rich suit of regimentals and exhibited a con- siderable number of guineas by which he sought to allure soma,while he en- deavored to intimidate others by an account of the success of the British army in all operations in the South and the total inability of the Whigs to make further opposition.His con- duct had the desired.effect and much more confidence was placed in him than in Col.Moore.They remained in camp until the 24th,during which time a detachment commanded by Moore made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Col.Hugh Brevard and Maj.Joseph ‘McDowell,each of whom came into the neighborhood with a number of Whigs to harass the Tories who were assembling. By the 20th nearly 1,300 men had assembled at Ramsour’s,a fourth of whom were without arms.Gen. Rutherford resolved to concentrate his fofces and attack them as soon as he learned that Lord Rawdon had retired to Camden.With this view he marched’on Sunday;18th,from his camp south of Charlotte to the Tuckasiege ford on the Catawba river,12 miles nearer Ramsour’s.In the evening of that day he dispatch- ed an express to Col.Locke advising of his movement and of the pve. of the enemy and ordering him to join him on the evening of the 19th or the morning of the 20th a few miles in advance of the Tuckasiege ford.The express was negligent and did not reach Col.Locke.The morn- ing of the 20th was wet and the arms of Gen.Rutherford were out of or- der.At midday the weather clear- ed up and an order was given to the men to discharge their guns.This discharge produced an alarm in the neighborhood and the people,think- ing the Tories were attempting to cross the river,many of them came in with arms and joined Ruthefford. In the evening he crossed the river and encamped 16 miles from Ram- sour’s.When Rutherford crossed the river it was believed he would march in the night and attack the Tories next morning,but expecting that his express had reached Col.Locke he waited for Locke’s arrival that he might on the next day march in full force to the attack.“At 10 o'clock that night Col.James Johnson of Tryon county reached Rutherford’s camp.He had been dispatched by Col Lecke to give notice of his inten- tion to attack the Tories at sunrise the next morning and requesting Rutherford’s co-operation.Ruther- ford,in confident expectation thathisexpress,had reached Col.Locke shortly aftér Col.Johnston had left, made no movement until next morn- ing. In pursuance of the order:given |Col.Locke and the other officers at Mallard Creek,on the 14th,they severally collected as many men as, they could and on the -morning o May 18th Wilson with 65 men ¢ross- ed the.Catawba and Joijed.M4i .Me- Dowell with 25 men.-They passed up the river at right angles with the position of the Tories to join the de- tachment of the other friends who were assembling -at the upper ford: At McEwing’s ford,being joined.by Capt.Falls with 40 men under his command,they continued their march up the east side of Mountain creek and on Monday,19th,they joined Col. Locke,Capt.Brandon and other of- ficers with 270 men.The whole force united amounted to 400 men. They encamped on Mountain creek, 16 miles from Ramsour’s.The offi- cers met in council and they were unanimous in the opinion that it would be unsafe to remain in that position,as the Tories could attack Ramsour’s than they were.To thisprudentpropositionitwasobjectedthatnearlyalloftheeffectiveWhigs of that section were from home,eith-,er with them or with Gen.Ruther-ford,and such a movement wouldleavetheirfamiliesexposedandtheir property unprotected ‘from pillage;that it would also be a dangerousmovementforthemselvesas_the Tories might begin motion and theymightencounterthemintheirmarch.It was insinuated that these proposi- tions proceeded,if not from fear,at least from an unwillingness to meet the ‘ories;and therefore anotherpropositionwasmade,which was that notwithstanding their.disparityofforce,they should march during the night and attack the Tories intheircampearlynextmorning,ItwassaidthattheTories,being ig-norant of their force and suddenly attacked,would be easily routed.,Themoreprudentmembersofthecouncilcouldnotbrooktheinsinuationof cowardice,and trusting to that for- tune which sometimes crowns evenrashnésswithsuccess,it was unani-mously resolved immediately to march and ‘at daybreak attack the Tories.Col.Johnson being well ac- quainted with the country,was imme- diately dispatched to apprise Gen.Rutherford of their resolution. Late in the evening they commenc- ed their march from Mountain ‘creek, passing down the south side of the mountain.They halted for an hour in the night.and the officers conven- ed to determine on the plan of at-tack.It was determined that the com- panies commanded by Capts.Falls,McDowell and Brandon should act on horseback and march in front.No other arrangements were made and it was left to the officers to be govern-ed by circumstances after they should reach the enemy.They resumed their march and arrived within a mile of the camp of the enemy at daylight. The Tories were encamped on a hill 800 yards east of Ramsour’s Mill and half a mile north of the present flourishing town of Lincolnton.The ridge stretched nearly to the east on the south side of the mill pond and the road leading to the Tuck- asiege ford by the mill crosses the point of the ridge in a northwesterndirection.The Tories occupied an excellent position on a summit of the ridge,their right on the road front- ing south.The ridge has a very gen- tle slope amd was then -interspersed with only a few trees and the fire of the Tories had a full rake in front for more than 200 yards.The foot of the hill was bounded by a glade,the side of which was covered with bush- es.The road passed the western end of the glade at right angles,op- posite the center of the line,and on the road a fence extended from the glade to a point opposite the right of the line,The picket guard,12 in number,were stationed on the road 250 yards south of the glade and 600 yards from the encampment. The companies of Captains Falls, McDowell and Brandon being mount ed;the other troops under Col.Locke were arranged in the road to keep behind them and without any other organizations or orders they were marched to battle.When the horse- men came in sight of the pickets they habe that their approach had not yeen anticipated.The picket fired and fled to camp.The horgemen pur- sued and turning to the right,out of the road,they raced up within 30 steps.of the Tories and fired at the Tories,who being in confusion had not time to form their line,but see- ing only a few men assailing them they quickly recovered from their panic and poured in a destructive fire which obliged the horsemen to retreat.They retreated in disorder, passing through the infantry,who were advancing.Several of the in- fantry joined them and never came into action.At a convenient distance the greater part of the horsemen ral- lied and returning to the fight exert- ed themselves with spirit during its continuance.The infantry hurried to keep near the horsemen in pursuit of the picket and their movement be-ing irregular their files weré open seven and eight paces,and when the front approached the Tories the rearwas80polesback,::The Tories,seeing the..efect..rf.their fire,came down the hill a littl distance and were in fair view.The infantry of the Whigs kept therroad to the point between the glade and the cerner of the fence opposite the center of the Tories.Here the action was renewed andthe front fired sev- eral times before the rear came up. The Tories being on their left they deployed to the right in front of the glade and came into action without order or system.In some places they were crowded together in each others’ way,in other places there were none. |As the rear came up they occupied these places and the line gradually extending the action became general and obstinate on both:sides.In a few minutes the Tories began to re- them after a march of a few hours} and from the inferiority of their | force they had no doubt the Tories | would march on them-as soon as they learned where they were.*** treat to their position on the top of the ridge and soon fell back a littlebehindtheridgetoshelterpartof their bodies from the fire of the Whigs,who were fairly exposed to their fire.In this situation their It was first proposed that they should recross the Catawba at Sher- rill’s ford,six miles in their rear,| fire became very destructive,so that the Whigs fell back to the bushes 7&“Pm So Glad tight carton, “her’with a box of ice cream, Try the Velvet Kind just how.delicious Ice Cream can # generously. made into frozen dainties. had half its *‘goodness’’. FOR SALE BY— You can secure it in brick indi-Hy ;SANvidualsinpintsandquarts,wrapped in parchment paper,and in an air ‘Take it home to.the family, oYou BW haw a Brought Ice Cream”‘ That’s what the folks at home say these sultry days.@When the thermometer is way 4 up,and collars are melting down,then’stheay time you crave something cool and refre-] shing.These are the kind of days for Y the Velvet Kind Pure Ice Cream,, iiiTK ‘te \$‘\a \ Wi WW oeeeAlSBAatin Surprise to find out be.No other kind has the same rich flavor. “She”will prefer it to candy. Pa iis . Aa PURE ICE CREAM ~~is made of the rich cream from Government inspected cows.The choicest nuts and real fresh fruits are used In a model ice-cream factory—white enamelled inside—it is pasteurized to insure absolute purity,aad Human hands never touch it.‘ Note the richness of the Velvet Kind Pure Ice Cream—the flavors of the real fresh froit. Order it by the saucer at the fountains.‘Take it home for dessert. Purity Ice Cream Company,Richmond,Va. Statesville Drug Co. BR EER RRR RRR RR RRR ee eee eee No other cream ever ©*).58%, \ . Building and Loan League Remem-| bered Dr.Harrill. At the meeting of the State Build- ing and Loan League at Burlington| last week resolutions were adopted} in respect to\the memory of the late) Dr.L.Harrill of Statesville,who was a member of the executive com- mittee of the League.Mr.W.E. Webb of Statesville was elected a member of the executive committee to succeed Dr,Harrill. The officers of the League were re- elected.E.L.Keesler of Charlotte is president and A.G.Craig of Char- lotte secretary and treasurer. i The orphanage picnic at Moores- ville will be held this year on the usual date—the last Thursday in July—which this year falls on July 3ist.THIS WOMANHADMUCHPAINWHENSTANDING Tells How Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound made Her a Well Woman. | ne _i Chippewa Falls,Wis.—‘‘I have al-| ways had great confidence in Lydia E.| Pinkham’s Vegeta- ble Compound as I found it very good for organic troubles and recommend it Shighly.I had dis- dplacement,back-} dackKe.and pains’ when standing on} my feet for any) length of time,when I began to take the} medicine,but I am in fine health now.If I ever have those troubles again I will take Lydia E.Pink-| ham’s Vegetable Compound.’’—Mrs.|Ep,Frrron,816 High St.,Chippewa| Falls,Wisconsin.| Providence,R.L—‘I cannot speak| too highly of Lydia E.Pinkham’s Veg-| etable Compound as it has done won-|ders for me and I would not be without | it.I had organic displacement and| bearing down pains and backache and| was thoroughly run down when I took Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound.It helped me and I am in the best of health at present.I work ina factory all day long besides doing my housework so you can see what it has done for me,I give you permission to publish my name and I speak of yourVegetableCompoundtomanyofmy friends.”’—Mrs,Apri Lawson,126 Lippitt St.,Providence,R.1. builders’hardware. 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Lazenby -Montgomery‘Wardware Co. ‘FOR SALE‘ want 9h es e eS TS ee , oa Ta es 280 acres 2}miles from railroad station,one mile from six months school,nine miles from Statesville,in ahealthy loca- tion. outbuildings;100 acres in cultivation,Four-room dwelling,two tenant houses,barn and 15 of which is fine bottom land,balance in woodland..Will exchange for city or suburban property. 55 acres one mile from Harmony High School.Four- room dwelling,barnand outbuildings;40 acres in cultivation, 15 of which is fine bottom land Other small and larger farms for sale,description of which -Statesville,N.will be furnished upon request, ERNEST G.GAITHER, {INSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AN.OFFICE NO.1,’PHONE 23. D REAL ESTATE.MILLS BUILDING. Bensanensvesceeooscose 365-acre farm three miles from Mooresville, near achocl and church.150 to 175 acres in cul- tivation,balance in old-field pine.and original forest.Six-room house and five tenant houses on place.Wells and outbuildings. Fifteen small farms. and wait for reinforcements,bene?the gladeand the Tories,leay- lieving that with their force theytoc ger mee eee ks ee —_could eee the ae from cross-|Capt.Hardin led =party of Whigs ing.o this it was objected that a|-4 ;retrograde ‘movement would linto the field and under cover of theem-| bolden the the Catawba. A man by the name of John Moore, whose father and family resided about six miles from Ramsour’s Mill,had joined the British army the pre- ceding winter,and leaving the de- tachment under Lord Cornwallis onthemarchfromCharlestontoCam-| den,he arrived at his father’s on the 7th of June wearing a sword and an old tattered suit of regimentals.He announced himself as the lieutenant colonel of the regiment of NorthCarolinaRoyalists,commanded byCol.John Hamilton of Halifax coun- ty.He gave the people of the neigh- borhood the first particular accounttheyhadreceivedofthesiegeand capture of Charleston and the ad- vance of the British troops to Cam-den..He appointed the 10th of June for an assembly of the people in the PILES serge’ HEM-ROID Tories,‘whose numbers |4enc?kept up a galling fire on the were increasing as fast,probably,as |right flank of the Tories,and some their:own would increase after they |r ier pila coors that the had crossed the river and no addi-|®oahs -:oe a mare.itnsarcouldthereforebeob-at the Tories "ghtieniad eg = ine suc ».o 5 *,isItHainaksecbadedthattheyrectiontowardstheeastendofthe should march directly down theriver |fade:This repre we OThe their and join ‘Gen.Rutherford,who was iis Ce oe.com veg oth.;peel see then distant from them about 35 (Continued on sixth parse.)a ‘.ea It was said this movement Take Plenty of Time to Eat.could be made without risk,as in|There is a saying that “rapid eating is making it they would not be nearer |slow suicide.”If you have formed the habit —_—_ae ao a _are *most likely|suffering from indigestion or constipation,Chamberiain’s i in ay and Diarrheea|which will result eventually in.serious ill- ;:medy.ness unless corrected.Digestion begina in Every family without exception showld |the mouth.Food should be thoroughly mas- keep this preparation at hand during the |ticated and insalivated.Then when you ste es om Indian creek,seven miles ee a ae —-Cham-a a nee of the stomach ex feel dull ‘ood .*tla Jolie,Cholera an arrhoen Rem-(and stup’after enting,take one of Cham-Hrs Ramsour’s.Forty men assem-|Sty.ds worth many times its cost when needed |beriain’s Tablets.Many severe casés of stom- ed and Moore told them that it was /4nd is almost certain to be needed before the |ach trouble and constipation have been cured ide the with of Lord Cornwallis that summer is over,It has no superior for the by the use of these tablets.They are easy to ot *purposes for hich it iibetheyshouldbodyatthattimebutnow.For sale wy all ae.”ame eden age nem adr cst ped on It quickly removes the internal cause. Sold by Statesville Drug Co.and all druggists. ,!218 acres aud good buildings in Elmwood at a ELECTRI CITY °Several other large farms. ‘‘TERMS EASY:CASH OR ON TIME. You won’t mind the heat if you have one of our ELECTRIC FANS picnic with an ELECTRIC IRON.||qo MRODDlOD’SOSe SOOSSOSO See us when you want anything -=: FOR RENT.—Storehouse,East Broad street,|FOR SALE—Three valuable farms.For @alt recently vacated by Eagle SotVREMEEET |particulars see W.L.Smith,423 Alexander M,D.&T.ELECTRIC C0.,STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT |"street,Gtates Successors to Ritchie &Mills. Booklet from OR.LEQHHARDT CO.,Buttalo,W.Y. bargain. Why have it if you don’t use it?‘heoneotourELECTRICFW.R.MILLS,Real Estate Agent. and ironing day will seem like a electrical. street,Statesville,‘Phone 1389. ’Phone 415.128 W.Broad St |\ |FOR RENT—Five-room cottage with modern FOR RENT—Six-room cottage with all mod- conveniences,on Water street.Apply to J.|ern conveniences,Alse five-room cottage. 8 FRY &SON.Jane 3.|N.PB WATT.Zs ~Jume 18. , cms sane REHea > If You Must Do Either The Family Baking or The FamilyWashing— Wash,Madame,Wash! There’s More to Be Saved By Doing the Washing! lt Doesn’t Pay to Bake! Let the Baker Bake For You! HOME BAKERY. THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,-June 17,1913. LOCAL RAILROAD BCHEDULE, Arrival and Renn.st Trains at Btates-¥WESTERN ROAD.No.16,west-bound,due 6:55 a.No.No, For Murder—Records To the Editor of The Landmark: husband.I have not examined your 3 éaa5=&&¥ FE R E R E B E No.22,east-bound,due 1:20 p,No.12,east-bound,due 6:45 p.CHARLOTTE AND TAYLORSVILLE.From Charlotte.Train.No.16 ar.9:60,leaves 11:00 a|\Train No.24 ar.8:25,leaves 8:86 p.From Taylorsville.TrainTrain re t ? my authority. Several years ago when No,28 ar.10:10,leaves 11:00 a,No.16 ar.6:20,leaves 6:45 p. Patterson’s Success.As Art Teacher at Hamlet. Miss Nell,Patterson recently re- turned to her home.in Statesville from Hamlet,where she taught an art class.A recent issue of the Hamlet Messenger had the follow- ing about Miss Patterson’s work in that town: “Miss Nell Patterson of States- ville,who has been teaching paint-ing in Hamlet for the past eight months,delighted her friends with an exhibition of the work done by her class at the home of her cousin, Mrs.Fred.Lackey,on Friday after-noon,May 28d.The spacious hall of this Colonial home was convert- article entitled “A Forgotten Law,”FE EF =—an treason for a servant to kill his mas-ter.or a woman her husband,andthatinsuchcasethemanwasdrawn and hanged and the woman drawnandburned.You will find this stat-ed in 4 Blackstone Commentaries, pages 75 and 204.This law was notrepealedinEnglandtillthestatute9GeorgeIV,chapter 31,section 2,i. e.,A.D.,1828.In that article,I pub-lished extracts from the records ofBrunswickcounty,March 5,1778,showing that a slave had been “tied to a stake and burned alive”and thepaymentof80poundsbythepublicashisvalue.Also a similar record from Granville county showing a similar punishment by being beeeededintoanartgallery.Her schol-|@live inflicted in that county 21 oarswereallbagtenera’ue was told,|October,1773.The journals of thebutwewouldnotjudgesofromthe|Legislature-also show other _pay-difficult models used and the work |ments of that kind.In that articleI i BVERY man,woman and ¢hild ought to save—it safe- guards your future,secures imdependence and paves the way to success The person who deca not and will moncy,cannot and will not de anything worth while. cannot, not save else We pay 4 per cent inter- est on Savings Accounts and 4 por cent on Time Deposits. $1.00 will start a Savings Account here.Today is the day to begin to save and right here,with us,is the safe place to put your savings. MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BANK OF STATESVILLE. Free Trade Prices! We have the goods and the prices.<You -have the money— and it's heavy—so let’s trade. Come in,make this headquarters. Our stock is complete.We carry line of heavy and fancy groceries. Special -Country Produce,Chick- eas,Eggs,Butter and Country Meats \/e rrodnina,teamthreecanetebesidesthefarmersandcanfillordersprompt-ly.‘Come endsee us and if ourgoodsandpricespleaseyoutellothers,if not tell us.We want tothankoneandallfortheliberalbusinessgiven’us since we opened.up.We appreciateit.Ifit’s some-thing to eat or fed call No,27.All goods delivered free inthe city,Order in time to save delay.Far-mers bring in your produce—weneedit.Yours for business, Bradford Grocery &Produce Co.,East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. ~FOR SALE! Splendid Suburban Home. Eight and one-half acres facingtwomacadamroads.Nearenoughforcitywater,lights andeementsidewalk.Barn,chickenhouses,runs and all necessaryoutbuildings. A rare opportunity. ——SEE JOHN M.SHARPE,RAFAL ESTATE, CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! NE HUNDRED acres about eight miles fromStatesvilleTheverybestsubsoil,nowimfinestateofcultivationandentirelyleval,Twelve acres of fine bottom now set in meadowNicenewhoure,extra large and convenient barnandotheroutbuildings,right on public highwayandtnsightofgoodlong-term school.Price veryreasonsbleandtermseasy. ZEB.¥.LONG,Attorney Jam.17.YALUMBLE FARM FOR SALE, Cas the most desirable and fertile farms ofIredellcounty,situated about eight milesfromStateaville,on public highway,and con-tains200acres.ine eapecially level land,About rendered.stated on authority of Judge Furches “Miss Patterson has been a great|@%follows:“It is said that theadditiontoourtownandhasmade|records of Iredell county show thatscoresoffriendswhowishhersuc.|this barbarous punishment (for pet-cess in her work,and hope she may ty treason)was inflicted upon a wo-return to Hamlet in the fall.”man in that county for the murder of her husband.”The English com- mon law as to petty treason was de- clared in force here by our statutes, see 23 State Records,pages 322 and 327.ob You will find my article,above re- Binding Twine Searce and Price In- creased. Yadkinville Ripple. Some of the farmers of this sec-tion have been embarrassed for sev-iferred to,reprinted in full in theeraldaysonaccountofnotbeing“Booklet,”published in Raleigh,able to secure enough binder twine October,1911,at page 111.Shouldtoharvesttheircrops.It seems themerchantsmadetoolowanestimate of the crop in making their orders. The regular price last year was 45 cents per ball,but it was a little higher this year.-In.more than one instance it was sold here last weekat$1 per ball. A PERSONAL LETTER. Mrs.Greve Writes to Those Who Sut. fer from Eczema. you see fit to publish this letter pos- sibly some member of the bar.of your county may remember having heard of this entry on your records.In the case of slaves,for slaying a master, the trial was by three justices of the peace and three freeholders,as youwillseefromthecertificatesprinted in the “Booklet”article to which I referred.In the case of the woman I presume the trial was by jury. Vol.23 State Records is,or should be,in the clerk’s office in your court house.You will find on page 61,sec-tion 11 thereof,that the method oftrialofaslave(which was repealed in 1793)was by three justices with authority to senténce to death,and you will see in the succeeding para-graphs that we had white slaves and some singular punishments inflicted upon white women slaves.As to pun-ishments for white men slaves seesamevolume,page 489.erences may be of interest to yourlawyerreaders.You will find on “I want others who suffer from skin troubles to know that there is no other remedy equal to Saxo Salve, I had a serious trouble with my hands.It was like a burn in appear- ance but it itched and smarted dread- fully.My doctor called it eczema. The first application of Saxo Salve relieved them and soon cured them entirely and for cracks in the fingers Saxo Salve does wonders.”—Mrs.W. ©.Greve,Binghamton,N.Y. Letters like the above are contin-ually coming in proving that the pen-etrating antiseptic and healing pow-|that all Indians captured were de-er of Saxo Salve is remarkable in all|clared to be slaves and that 0kindsofeczema,salt-rheum,tetter,|pounds was paid for eachbarber's itch or any skin affection. Try Saxo Salve on our guarantee to sive back your money if-it does not killed.Yours truly, WALTER CLARK.Raleigh,June 12. help you W.F.Hall,Drugzgist,iid!Statesville,N.C.Judge Clark’s letter is interestingP.-S.Skin ‘troubles and poor blood |The point The Landmark was after,Bsually co-exist in all rundown condi-|lhowever,was whether in Iredelljtons.We guara:7 Vinol to purify |}county a woman was sentenced to beblood,and enrich the quartered and burned for the murder:of*her husband.Judge Clark cit:Judge Furches as saying “It is saidthattherecordsofIredellshow”thisJudgeFurcheswasnotpositive.He:had evidently heard it but not seenitontherecords..As a matter offactitisnotontherecordsinIredell.Whether the records burnedwiththeoldcourthousehadtheentrywedon’t know and there is probablynoone‘living who can give theinformation.Judge Clark shows,however,that such punishments were in-flicted in other counties and the sam«customs likely ‘prevailed in Trode#But so longuas*there 18 fo évidencethat.thig ie.tho an--vee y 3willlodgeamotiontohaveIredellstrickenfromthelistofcountiesinwhichsuchpunishméntswerein-flicted. TO RICH OR POORYOUNGOROLD TIME Is as free as the air.Youareentitledtotwentyfourhoursoftimeeachday—no‘more,no less, IT’S VALUABLE!reducine the freight rate on plateglassfromPittsburgandToledotoh‘ Keep track of itby means of|High Point approximately 20 peranaccurateWatefcentandorderingthatovercharges, NEVER amounting to nearly $20,000,be re-nian 9 pices funded to the complainants.The suit was brought ‘by Wade H. R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. Ellis,formarly United States Assist-ant Attorney General,acting for the Notice to Contractors. °<cctacnastiingnan We,the undersigned Commissioners of Up- Standard Mirror Company,theSnowLumberCompany,Ferd Eck-er and several other firms using|large quantities of plate and win.dow glass in High Point,per Third Creek Drainage District,Iredell In view of the fact that the con-28 ek redone”SATURDAY,JUMB|tention of the complainant shippers8,1918,receive bids for the dredging of |was based u n grosaidcreekfromneartheAlexandercouatytetoN.ena na wast thelinetoapointabovetheoldWattsmillra©to OF vary ing cities:Was soplace,in Iredell:county.Said ennal to be|high as to be discriminatory in favorshouteightmilesoneand38to3feet|of Virginia cites,today’s decision iswide,requiring e@ excavation oe about i j185,000 eubic yards,Estimated cost not to considered of great Importance andexcced$15,000.A certified check for $200 =that may have considerablemustaccompanybids,which will be opened earing upon other eases now pend-June 28,1913,at 12 o'clock m.For furth j Saab 1;|information address L.O,WHITE,States-ing before the commission,includingville,N.C.the Odell Hardware Company of _eeeeeeeneninnnonetieneennnene Win Freight Rate Decision—Over-charges Must Be Refunded. Washington Dispatch,13th,toGreensboroNews. The Inter-State Commerce Com-mission today handed down a decis-ion of far-reaching importance toNorthCarolinashipperswhen‘Com-missioner Meyers issued an order J.A.SMITH,Greensboro,which “asked that thezesreerateonhardwarebereducedand|.L.0.White,Engineer.Commiaaionees,also seeks to recover approximately|| dune 13.$100,000 in overcharges,>|The decision’also means that the|rate from Pittsburg and Toledo to |Greensboro,Statesville,Salisbury,|Lenoir and many other cities along |the line of the Southern will be re.|duced along the same lines as that |ordered for the High Point concern.| RTT PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated tripledraftLatestimprovedCharcoalIron—a beauty and welcome in ey-ery home where it has been used. 36 aeres of very rich bottom,mostly in fine mead-ow.Good pasture,well-watered.Good two-storyhouse,splendid outbuildings,rural delivery,goodschaola,Price fond terms good.ZB.V.LONG,Jan.7,Ath: Shake Off “Your Rheumatism.Now is the time to get rid of your rheu-matism.Try,a twenty-five cent bottle ofChamberlain's Liniment and ace.how quickly‘your rheumatic pains disappear.Sold balldealers,‘“: Try one at $1.98 and be pleased,Call and see or writeW.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C.June 6.—10t.* A REPORT AS TO IREDELL. Judge Clark Heard That Our RecordsShowThataWomanWasBurned Do»Show That it Occurred in Other Counties. I presume I am indebted to you for a copy of your issue of 10th June con-taining a reference to.the burning ofawomantodeathinyourcountyby law for petty treason—for killing her records in person-but I will give you JudgeFurcheswasassociatedwithmeontheSupremeCourt,I published an in which I called attention to the fact that at common law it was petty These ref-'|ducted at that church Sunday morn- page 517 in an act passed in 1760,| Indian | ‘count of rain. Former Superior and Supreme CourtJudgeandNotableCitizenDiesatHisHomeat’Morganton. Judge.Alphonso Calhoun AverydiedI'riday afternoon at 3.0’clock athishomeatMorganton,following abriefillness.He would have been2yearsoldthelithofnextSeptem-er.*ar eJudgeAvety.was the son of Gen.I.E.Avery and was born and rearedatSwanPonds,the home.of theAvery,family,five miles from Mor-ganton.He:was a brother of Col.Waichtstill Avery,Col Isaae AveryandCol.Moulton Avery,noted sol-diers of the Confederacy.JudgeAverywaseducatedatBinghamSchoolandattheStateUniversity,graduating at the latter institution in1857.He studied law under ChiefJusticePearsonand.was licensed topracticein1860.At the outbreek ofthecivilwarheenteredtheConfed-erate army as first lieutenant ofCompany.E,Sixth North Carolinaregiment.He was later commission-ed major and adjutant of Gen.D.H.Hill’s division,and later served inthearmyofthewestonthestaffofBreckenridgeandHood.Toward theendofthewar-he-returned to North Carolina and was made cémmanderofabattalioninwesternNorthCaro-lina.He was captured by Stoneman’sarmynearSalisburyandwasheldaprisoneratCampChaseandJohn- ston’s Island untib August,1865. Returning to Morganton after the war Judge Avery engaged in the practice of law.In 1866 he was elect-ed to the State Senate.He was aninfluentialfactorintheextensionof the Western North Carolina railroad and in the building of the State Hos- pital for the insane at Morganton. In 1876 he was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket and in 1878waselectedjudgeoftheSuperior Court,which position he held until he was elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1888.He re- tired from the Supreme Court in 1897andhadsincepracticedlawatMor- ganton Judge Avery was twice married His first wife,to whom he was mar- ried in 1861,was Miss Susan Morri- son,daughter of Rev.Robert Hall Morrison,D.D.,of Lincoln county. One son and a daughter—Mr.A.C. Avery,Jr.,of Morganton and.Mrs. Sudie McBee—survive.Another son was the late Isaac Erwin Avery,who gained distinction as a writer while city editor of the Charlotte Obsery- er.in 1889 Judge Avery married Miss Sallie Love Thomas of Jackson county.She survives with three chil- dren.Judge Avery was a brother of the late Mrs.P.B.Chambers,so long a resident of Iredell and States- ville and well remembered by manyStatesvillepeople. Judge Avery received the degree of LL.D.from both the University and Trinity College.He was an el- der in the Presbyterian church at Morganton and his funeral was con- ing at 10 o'clock. AS’"IT IS IN CALDWELL. Priestly Mohair Suits made by Hart,Schaffner &Marx, which means they aremade right—and this means all in this class of goods.We also have the Panama Cloth in Coats and Pants at $7.50. Get one of these cool Suits and KEEP KOOL. ofttoety Get the Vindex Shirts.The Shirt with a guarantee that counts,$1.00 and $1.50. Special prices on regular Suits.See us. Sloan Clothing Company Much Rain and Farmers «Trifle Gloomy—Business Good and MuchBuildinginLenoir. Correspendence of The Landmark. Lenoir,June 12 hete- abouts are a bit gloomy on accourit of the continued wet weather.We have had,and are having,much fain. It has rained every day for two weeks.Wheat is about ripe,is good,and fair weather is needed to Farmers almost harvest it.Fall sown oats are ready for the scythe.Spring sown oats are fairly good considering the dry weather’earlier.Farmers are get- ting behind in the cultivation of their corn crop,but we are being givenan|opportunity to cultivate the spirit of|patience and resignation.4 |[he anticipated reduction in the | tariff “has not,so:far,crippled busi-| ness in Caldwell county.All busi |ness enterprises,so far as I am in-| formed,are running on full time. 'There is more building going on inLenoir'than I ever saw in one year—aweilings:and business houses.A ge a eteeaenaial varInces HUUSEShaverecentlybeencompleted,or arebeingfinished. I was at Grandin City recently andfoundeverythingastirandbustlethere.Houses are going up,machin-ery being placed for sawing,dryinganddressinglumber,and the rattleofthetrainandwhistleoftheenginewereallinevidence.Health of the people is fairly good.Lenoir has recently enjoyed two goodmeetings—First Baptist church andSouthLenoirMetliodist.The pastor |of the latter was aided by Rey.Mr.Curtis and pastor of former by Rev.Mr.King of Raleigh.I am anxioustoseereligionkeeppacewiththeprogressofmaterialthingsandtothisendweshouldalllaborandpray.Best wishes for the editor and allthereadersofTheLandmark. I.W.THOMAS. The Cool Weather and the Crops—Personal.Items. Correspondence of The Landmark.Harmony,R-1,June 10—It is re-ported by some that they saw frostonemorningthisweek.HarvestingwithcoatsonisrareforJunebutsuch’is the case this harvest.Theharvestisverymuchretardedonac-;The crop is the bestinthissectionforyears.Other cropsarenotsogood.Owing to so muchcoolweathercottonisverylateandmuchofithasnotbeenchoppedtoastand.This section has been visitedbyheavyrainswhichhavedonecon-siderable damage to farms by wash-ing.‘PMr.Wesley Cartner,who has belquitesick,is able to be up.Mrs,Lola Brandon of.Statesvilleisvisitinghermother,Mrs.M.FE.Gaither.Miss Ruth Gaither is athomeafterbeingawayseveralmonthsat.school.Rev.J.J.Edwards filled his ap-pointment at Clarksbury Sunday andpreachedanexcellent.sermon. For Weakness andLossof Appetite The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC,drivesout Sherrill-White Shoe Company. ONE-THIRD OFF ON ALLStrawandPanamaHats! Our entire line of Straw and Panama Hats will go on sale today attwo-thirds the regular price.We have a very complete line of bothStrawandPanamaHatsandyoushouldtakeadvantageofthissaleandbuythatStraworPanamaHatyouhaveneededsolong. All regular $3.00 Straw Hats,Sale Price All regular $2.50 Straw Hats,Sale Price All regular $2.00 Straw Hats,Sale’Price All regular $1.50 Straw Hats,Sale Price 1.67 1.33 1.00 The above prices should certain- ly appeal to any one in need of a Straw or Panama Hat. Yours truly, SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO. 45.B.Miller’s Old Stand.) IN THE FIRST PLACE Bring every prescription direct to us to be filled.Thisisthebestadvicewecanofferanyoneusingmedicines,We have the druge,every kind or class,each of standard purity,fresh and potent.Wehave the knowledge andthetraining,and the experience that counts in scientific,careful prescription compounding.You get all safety,satisfaction,results.Ask your doctor. The Polk Gray Drug Company,@ ONTHESQUARE @PrescriptionSpecialists.*Phones 109 and 410. Malaria and ae the system.A true tonicandsureAppetizer,For adults and children,50, FLATOMOBILES WE HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WE ARE OFFER- ING AT PRESENT AT REAL BARGAINS.CALL ON US OR "PHONE. ms ox7. Carolina Motor Company PHONES:Sree rene 175 PAGE FOUR. THE LANDMARK &RB CLARK,EDITOR AND OWNER. GBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 120 WEST BROAD STREET. ee SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:$2.00 eves 1,00 WATCH—Watch the label on your gaper.’If renewals are not in by date eo label paper will be stopped. TUESDAY,~---dune 17,1913. A week ago they complained about the cold.Now they howl about a “hot wave.”Never satisfied.aerate Go away from home to hear the news still holds good,The Taylors- ville Scout hears that it snowed.in Statesville during the cold spell last week and the Mooresville Enter- prise hears that sleet fell here. Both statements news to our,folks. The old “Nash county “manwho set up the plea in the Federal court in Raleigh that he ‘didn’t know it was “agin”the law to operate a still should have been punished for lying. He had operated a bonded brandy dis- tillery before prohibition went into effect and he knew he couldn’t oper- ate one of that sort or any other sort now.4 Mr.R.A.Lee,a cotton man of Charlotte,is seheme to raise cotton by Where- fore?The farmer much now for his.good if the season is at What benefit would be an arrange- would uniformly cut off cent.of the crop after boosting a irrigation. raises too all passable.would the farmer ment that 25 to 50 per it is planted.——— The newspapers that took notice of The Landmark’s report of Judge Clark’s statement about the woman having been quartered and burned in Iredell,will find a statement from Judge Clark on another will be“seen that the story rumor only.The late Judge Furches had heard that such a record in Iredell but it is not in ex- istence now.LT of the Observer is standing by story that foot deep fell in the mountains of North Carolina in and he thinks a photo- page.It there was Col.Harris his snow a western June in the early 70s, graph of the snowstorm can be found,|the lof thealthoughheomitshowthe photograph is to the As to saying snow.the affidavit,he thinks a man who would lie about a |strong and able small matter like a wouldn’t hesitate to sign an affidavit. There’s where you're wrong, otherwise truthful,willSomepeople, yarn about some things they consid-|tariff bill of iron and steel raw wouldn't sign The L Lonard, story. bill of experi er trifles but they paper to that effect. Col. asking for a isn’t Harris’ It was disputing simply week's little and last this snowstorms in Taylor particulars; ence made ful was week that snow fell in Statesville in Mooresville that fell Lenoir heard it was snowing in tauga.The there frost .in doesn’t mention paper a about June. reported in sville last here. Wa- sleet Democrat Wataupa Boone but snow was, snow.The June is always a little way off.It’s never right here _Anent the estimate of the Char- lotte papers that Charlotte has 50,-| vve population,which would ynean} that ‘the’population has increased| 1§6,000—near 50 pei three years,the Chronicle that | “these figures embrace not only ; incorporated cent—in explains limits but those sec- tions where the city has overflowed.” So?A part of the county is count- ed to’get even 0007?Well, few more to the estimate of 50,- of Char- the the estimate lotte’s population you'll whole of Mecklenburg part of the When Sam’s enumerators passed three years ago they found just 67,- 031 people in the whole of Mecklen-| burg county,including the town of Charlotte.Now the Chronicle con- tends for 50,000 ‘as Charlotte’s part,| including the overflow; days and and Chronicle printed columns—complaining have overfiow.Uncle and yet for the | columns and that—-Chariotte is furnishing the bulk of the money to run Mecklenburg county;that by| weeks months has is from |stripes show the depth of | jin the snowstorm colonel.| doubt-| and | says |nearly the| if you'll just add on a} county as a} around | THERE 18 A DIFFERENCE. We are not criticising Judge Con- ner,who is a just’and humane judge,but we are constrained to remark that the seatence im- posed upon the white man and three negroes,convicted in the Federal court in Raleigh last week of dividing money they found and trying to,get away with it,is a fine illustration of the difference between stealing from the outside and the inside.These men,all tramps,found beside the railroad track “an express package containing $700.That is their story of how they came into possession of the money and there was no evidence to’controvert their statement,In sentencing them”Judge Conner said he did not.believe the package was stolen from the express Car,aS SUS~- pected.Finding the money they did the natural things for tramps—they divided it and tried to get away.They were arrested and the express pack- age being an inter-State shipment they were tried in the Federal court. They were sentenced to two years each (the sentence of the white man was later increased to five years,he having attempted to break jail)and they doubtless deserved it on general principles.But how often is it that trusted officials of banks and other corporations take advantage of the trust imposed in them,steal thous- ands and if punished at all get about the same punishment as was imposed The trouble with that they did not lawyers relatives to on these tramps. the tramps have any high-priced influential friends and make it»appear that they had no in- tention of doing wrong but had sim- ply lapsed temporarily in appropriat- ing the money they found beside the was and railroad track. The servant which knew his lord’s will did it shall be beaten with many stripes but he that new not and did commit things worthy of shall be with few saith the but the reversed in affairs. the lowly the punish- better if punished at and not beaten stripes,Scripture, rule is human The friendless receive the greater know ignorant,andv ment,while those who usually get off light, all.| A strong man passed when Judge A.C.Avery of Morganton answered final summons.A gallant soldier Confederacy,he was for a generation after that conflict a power life of the State—a May he rest public man. |well.cS and Steel Raw Materials to Free List. The transfer to the free list of the ma- |terials,with an estimated dutiable ivalue of more than $600,000 a year, lwas approved Saturday by the ma- jority members of the Senate com- mittee.This increased the Senate’s addition to the Underwood free list to an aggregate annual of $2,- 000,000 in revenue,making the total estimated annual revenue loss from the free list about $27,000,000. After an entire day spent on the subcommittee’s report of the metal jschedule,Chairman Simmons an- tnounced that it had been widely cut; every item of the schedule being reduced.To the free list were added pig iron,ferro .-manganese, steel booms,slabs and ‘billets.On all.finished steel.products an aver- jage reduction of 10 per-cent was |made from the Underwood rates. |Lead,zine and aluminum were left lungettled to be dispesed..of Monday. Ajuminum will -be ee fromattad.valorem to a specific tariff ba- sis and the duty will be reduced ‘but lit will not be transferred 'the free list as©many ~had «advocated.All structural:steel,which was made du-} iItiable at 12 per cent in the Under- iwood bill,has been reduced compen- l tron loss BETTER BE POOR AND FRER. Wealth of the Money King’s Ham- pering Our Rduentiong)Institu- tions. Charity and Children, Carnegie and Rockefeller are play- ing with our colleges as a cat playswithamouse.The effect has been demoralizing.The independent spirit of former times is gone.”Their at- titude is now that of the mendicant. The State schools have always:look-ed uv to the government and pander- ed to the party in power;but oe is better than to fall down before An- drew Carnegie and John D.Rockefel- ler.These gentlemen are no doubt enjoying the situation,It is fine fun for them to bring our Jeading edu-cators to their office with their hats in their hands.Our college people say that it has become a necessity; that a modern college cannot be maintained.on tuition fees and even the contributions that come from the people.More’s the pity.It is a hu- miliating confession that a denomi- national college cannot be run with- out first obtaining the favor of the high and mighty kings of finance whohelpornotastheyaremovedby their whims and fancies,and when they do help to make the terms to suit themselves and attach conditions that hamper the institutions in their freedom to teach the truth.It is to the credit of these men,of course, that they give their money to worthy objects on any conditions.That is much better than to hoard it while they live and leave it to establish a financial royalty when they.die;but at the same time,the effect of their methods of bestowing their wealth on educational institutions renders them far less efficient and free to train the youth that throng their halls than if they were under no financial obligations.Trinity,strong as it is because of the loyalty and liberality of two rich men,made its bow to Rockefeller for a snug sum,and Davidson and Wake Forest are in no shape to censure the methods of the Standard Oil Company.We are hay ing too many-“‘foundations”of one kind and another.It is better to be poor and free than rich and depend ent upon the favor and grace of a magnate. (The Landmark has held similar to the ‘above all these years and has expressed them often.But it has lone since concluded —that it might as well be singing Psalms to a dead horse so far as any effect is concerned.No matter how a man makes his money,if he offers it to the educational institutions they'll take it and thank him,too. do not out-spokenly defend his busi ness methods—no matter what the methods—as some of them do, at least buy their silence with a dona tion;and his example,no how unworthy,if not actually com- mended to the stitutions,is not influence has its condemned and the effect.) Hot Bulletin State Weather Advice. Board of Health. First of all,be clean.Keep‘*clean, inside and out.A daily bath is.just as essential as the daily breakfast,if not more so.An all-over bath in the morning and a sponge bath at night are none too much.The morning bath will put you in good condition for the night will enable you to sleep better. |Drink’plent?of water,tat don’t |drink ice water to excess.Most soda} fountain beverages are palatable and| |harmless,but being sweetened they jtend to produce thirst.Just plain, |clean,cold water is the best |Summer drinks. Excesses of all kinds avoided.If you have any j your physical welfare, should |be regard for shun over-in- dulgence ‘in.alcoholic drinks As to what to eat apd how much to eat in summer—too muchwis worse |than none at all.Remember that a meat diet is heating.Most j}eat too much meat anyway. jand cut down expenses. |but don’t.let it be overripe.Eat veg- éetables well cooked._Don’t indulge iin rich,beavy -pastries.Heat has’kitted rhoré people |cold—thereffore dréss lightly...Don’t |wear heavy clothing.Don’t follow the fashion unless fashiott prescribes light,cool garments. Last,don’t hurry.Start .a_little |sooner and you won't have to run. neople Cut it out| Eat ripe fruit, |satory to the free listing of raw ma-| jterials,the’average rates labout 10 per cent ad valorem. raw materials were placed on ifree list largely because they are jcontrolled by the United.States||Steel Corporation. being | Sent to Penitentiary For |Money They Found. John Kilpatrick,John Mosby,John |Kitchin and Raymond O’Neal,the first white and the latter colored, were all convicted in the Federal feourt in Raleigh last week of frandu- jlently appropriating an inter-State ;shipment of express,and sentenced jto the Federal ‘penitentiary,‘the inegroes get two years each and the lwhite man five years.The white {man’s sentence was increased from j wo to five years because it was dis- jeovered that he had written a lettertoacousinatWilmington,Vel.,ask- Taking The || the |Thousands Still Bury Money Hide It in Stoves. Despite the growing confidence of |the public in the stability’of the |banks,.thousands of people in the |United States,still incredulous,bury |thein savings in the ground or hide jthem in the ovens of cook stoves for |safe keeping,—according to United |States Treasurer John Burke,in an |address before the convention of the |West Virginia Bankers’Association.|Every fall,said Mr.Burke,the|Treasurer’s office receives many ifragments of burned paper money, |which has been stored in stoves dur- ing warm weather and the hiding |places forgotten until the discovery lof the charred bits raxed out after |fires have been built with the ap- jproach of frost.About 2,000 such |cases are received yearly,coming ifirst from the Northern sections and and far the greater part of the county |ing that saws be sent him so that he|by degrees from the warmer zones. school taxes,the road taxes,ete, are paid by Charlotte.Charlotte car- ries the county on its back, ly demanding relief for And yet, cle’s claims, aceordine to the backed up by the Observ ple in Mecklenburg county of Charlotte.In other words,Chai lotte’has about three-fourths of the!procs car. population of Mecklenburg esunty. If that is so,what is the Chronicle three- natural the | and _print this showing of the matter to kicking about?If you’ve got fourths of the people it’s you should pay the bulk of taxes,_Be a sport,Chronicle, cheer up the rural residents been lambasting. com- plains the Chronicle,and it is loud-| Charlotte. Chreni- “A -|package containing $700. er,there are only about 17,000 peo-!the money was recovered. outside ‘they found the package heside tne where it was | you've could cut his way ithe meantime he jand had cut cell. The four ‘white man )Del.,and |points, out of jail, had secured saws some of the bars of his men,all being from the negroes from had.appropriatecdy an express tramps,the They said |Seaboard railroad track, 'sufrposed to have fallen from an ex- They were suspected of dence to show that not correct. money and getaway was the! their story They had divided were trying to when arrested, make a people badly injured inday evening about €°30 o'clocl when a south-houk truck a wi thre Seven were train and in| Wilmington,| various | Nearly all ;having stolen it but there was no evi-! |This,he said,is the Treasurer’s ;means of tracing the frost line from /Canada to the Gulf. }nena er |CROSSING THE BAR. Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for met And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moying seems asleep, Too deep for sound “br foam, When that whieh drew from out the bound- less deep|Ta¥ns again home. Twilight and evening bell,And after that the dark!- And may there be no sadness of farewell,|When I embark: For thourh from out’the bourne of Time and‘laceTheflood may bear me far,I hope to see my pilét face to faceWhenIhavecrossedthebar. TENNYSON. Emperor.William of-Germariy,has reigned 25 year:Sundev.wwas the twenty-fifth iversary. views | If they | he can| matter | students of these in-| lin hiding. |force,no of all} than THE CARE OF DRAFT HORSES. Some Suggestions About the Care of the Beasts of Burden, Following are drivers’rules of the Boston Work-Horse Parade Associa- tion:1.Start at a walk and let your horse work very easily for the first half hour.2,A.heavy draft horse should never be driven,faster than -a walk,’ with or without a load.Look to your harness.Avoid these faults espe- cially:Bridle too long or too short; blinders pressing on the eyes or flap- ping;‘throat latch too tight;collar too tight or too loose;traces too long;breeching too low down or too loose.3.Drive your horse ‘WIL the time. Feel his mouth gently.Never jerk the reins.5.Take,the horse out of the shafts as much as possible;and if you,drive a pair or four,unfasten the outside traces while the horses are standing; they will rest better that way. 6.Teach your horses to go into the collar gradually.Whena load is to be started,speak to the horse and take a firm hold on the reins so that they will arch their necks,keep their legs under them and step on their toes.7,Water your horse as often as possible.Water in moderate quanti- ties will not hurt him,so long as he keeps moving.; 8.Blanket your horse carefully when he stands,especially if he is at all hot.Repeated slight chills stiffen and age a horse before his time. 9.Bring your horse in cool and breathing easily.If he comes in hot he will sweat in the stable and the sudden stopping of hard work is bad for his feet.10.In hot weather or in drawing heavy loads,watch your’horse’s breathing.If he breathes hard,or short and quick,it is time to stop, 11.Remember that the horse is the most-nervous of all animals,and that little things annoy and irritate him.Remember that he will be con- tented or miserable according as you treat him.EE ) Mexico's Curtained Tragedy. Greensboro News. Will any one ever be able to tell of ithe tragic drama that is being enact- ed behind the curtain in Mexico .to- day?It is one of the few regions of earth cut off from the world-enlight- enment of the press.Publication of ;political news is not permitted,ex- cept to journals expressive of the lnominal government regime,within reach of the hand of that regime.It lis’avowedly an iron hand.Newspa- pers are destroyed,suspended or cen- sored.There are States given over to anarchy or feydalism or a combi- nation of both.There are States that Governots and no Legisla- States that have Legislatures Governors;States that have Numbers of members of the gislature are hunted or There is no policy but} politics but or execution. There is hardly anywhere such a thing as peaceful pursuit of any busi- ness or avocation.The great masses of thé poor yearn for peace,but not peace at any price;the powerful lclamor for peace,but only the peace \following the death of their ene- |have tures, |but ho neither. national Le day’s work and a cool sponge bath at |mies.What Wrongs,what anxiety,what suffering,what terrible complications jand blunders,what pathos and woe are in the life of Mexico this summer fmay never be told to the outside |world.KS |No Friend |Mr. Henry T. of Senator Overman— Oxnard Disowned. Oxnard,millionaire vice |president of the American feet |Sugar Company,testified Saturday tbefore.the Senate lobby committge ithat he estimated he had spent on an averrage of $20,000 a year in Wash jington for the last 23 years in behalf lof the beet sugar industry.-He-de- |clared not a cent had |illegally Fach year at his rae in Washington,he,de- Clared;he came to the.capitol to WHtth SePisiation and see his fnends among the Senators.: Senator Reed demarided }witness give the name of who were his friends. “Most all the Senators,” Mr.Oxnard. “You need not include list,”declared Senator Reed. “Well,I eall Senator Overman one of my friends and Senator Cummins there and—I don’t know so much jabout Senator Nelson,”said the wit- ness.Senator Overman promptly asked Mr.Oxnard if he had ever called up- on him at his office or house,or if he had ever attended Mr.Oxnard’s -en- tertainments.Mr.Oxnard replied in the negative. nrc Government thut.the Senators replied me’in that Service. To take care of the enormous work in connection with the taking of the physical valuation of railroads,the Inter-State Commerce Commission needs probably a thousand extra men. All of ‘the places will be ~filled through civil service examinations. To get eligibles for,these places the Civil Service Commission has an- nounced an extra examination on Ju- ly 21 for the following positions: Senior civil engineer,senior struc- tural engineer,senior inspector of car equipment,senior electricai en- gineer,senior inspector of motive power,senior railway signal envin- eer,senior mechanical engineer,se- nior architect.The commission also announces an examintion for July 23,for the following positions:Civil engineer,structural engineer,insjec- tor of car equipment,electrical en- gineer,.inspector of motive power, railway signal engineer.Examinations for these plaecs will be held in Asheville,Charlotte,Pur- ham,Goldsboro,Wilmington,Greens- boro and Raleigh.Applicants cangetblanksbywritingtheCivilSer- vice Commission,Washington,1.C., for form 2039.cece ean NR THE LANDMARK prints the news.$2 peryear,$1 for six,months,60 cents for three months imprisonment | been.spent! when he was Jobs Through the Civil 9G worcecmnatsaue eccreresmen Let_us Show You a Complete Line GO-CARTS! ONneROa) Brin aa baby with you when you come to see our CARTS and CARRIAGES.Consider the little one’s comfort ds well as your own satisfaction.| SULKIES from *$1.25 to $5.00 CARRIAGES from 4.00 to 25.00 Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, Statesville,N.C. =ARE YOU—% Vacation season is on and when you make that trip you don’t want to carry just any old bag. LET US SHOW YOU —; Good luggage like good clothesis a good introduction. Qur Trunks and Bags.The stock we carry wif surprise you. Bags and Suit Cases $1 to °$20. Steamer Trunks $4 to $12.50. Gentlemen’s Trunks $7.50 to $15. Ladies’Liftout Tray Trunks $3.50 to $12.50. Ladies’Roller Tray Trunks $7.50 to $20. Wardrobe Trunks $25. Obey that impulse—get your nggage here. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. eTStoreWith the Parcel Post Service. IT’SeensIPS PRETTY.| HARD TO THINK clearly what to write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or the paper seems like a blotting pad.None of these happen when you use our stationery Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in- terruption or annoyance.As a thinking person,you will want your stationery from here. R.P.ALLISON’5 --=BookStore. 124 West Broad Strect: 3 bs ne me FOR RENT.-Nice 6-room dwelling on Da- Roasted Coffee at 20c.tector peneeditytads vnitary,freshly kaleo- mined.STATE SVILLE REALTY >& INVE:STMENT co.May 30 I am selling a Roasted Cof- fee for 20c This Coffee sells for 25c.other places. Ican save you ‘money on other groceries. Good lot of Peas and Cane Seed.BOARD WANTED—Want about —six well fornished.Good.b ll boarders.Nice rooms,Ys K m table fare,well prepared.Close in—No, D.J.1 a *226 Walnut street,-MRS.-J,A.BRAD. FORD,Statesville,N.C, echnical saadibn FOR SALE—Peerless Wind Stacker Thresh- ing Machine,good as new.Will selt or trade for team of mules or horses.BY KELLER,Statesville.R-4,"Phone 3295, June 3-—-6t* Sal.>WANTED—Traveling men and women, ary and expenses paid.Small quired.Box No.7,Troutman,N.©. June 1%--1t* June 6.e borid re«° A ee e pe 2sOFFICE ‘ THE LANDMARK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 120.WEST BROAD STREET.TELEPHONE NO,14. ‘TUESDAY,---June 17,1913. A.F.&A.M. ~~SPA TESVILLE Lodge No,487 A.,F.&A.M.meetstonightat8:(0 o'clock in Mason-ic Hall.Allmem-bers requested to be present and visiting brethren cordially in- vited.Regular meeting.Electionofofficersand.other important PROFESSOR.IN CHARLOTTE. He Played the Society Folks Like aFluteandCarriedAwayMuch ‘Wealth.| A Professor—a professor of mys- tery and humbug,of the class thatreyealsthepastandthefuture—lo- eated in Charlotte a few months ago and when he had reaped a harvest from many dupes he _departed. That’s a way these professors have.The Side;Table man of the Observ-er tells about this’particular pro- fessor.He says: “Who was The Professor?Nobody cared to know.On coming here he tacked a modest sign to his door an- nouncing simply:‘Prof.Bored.’He had been in’the quiet occupancy ‘of the house for three weeks previous to the posting of the card’and had been engaged in arranging the fur- business. GLIMPSE OF PASSING THBONG. Personal Mention of People and Their Movements. Misses Laura and Sue Hedrick of Taylorsville visited Mrs,L.Ash last week, Miss Martha Simons has return- ed from a visit at the home of Mr. E.PD.Rhinehardt in Lincoln coun- ty. “Miss Rachel King went to Caar- severallotteSaturdaytospend weeks, Mr.H.Lee Lazenby of Greerisloro joined Mrs.Lazenby and chiidrer here Saturday night and remained until yesterday.Mrs.Lazenby and children will go te Lexington today to spend a week with Mrs.Lazenby’s sister,Mrs.S.D.Swaim,before go- ing to their home in Greensb«re, Mr.W.N.Somers of Jact.sonville, Fla.,spent a few days last’week with Mrs.Somers,who is visiting at the home of her father,Mr L.O. Chester,at Elmwood. Mr.and Mrs.J.W.Shepherd and Mrs.Shepherd’s sister,Miss Click, of Winston-Salem,are guesis of Mi and Mrs.D.J.Kimball. Mayor and Mrs.L.C.*Caldwell and baby and little Miss Maragret Flanigan will leave today for a vis- it to Mr.Caldwell’s farm in Fair field county,South Carolina. Mr.and Mrs.R.L.Poston and Mr.W.H.Morrison left yesterday for Wrightsville to attend the meet- ing of the North Carolina Merchants’ Association.Mr.Poston will address the association tomorrow afterndon on “A Merchants’Association For Every Town in North Carolina.” Prof.A.Currie of Davidson and Dr.L.White and Mr.Leonard White of Statesville left yesterday for a} trip to Linville Falls and —othe points in the mountains Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Hall aiid son, Mr.Frank Hall,left yesterday for a stay in the mountain Misses Cameron Pearson and Georgia Riddle,who spent two| weeks with Mr.and Mrs.Jas.L.Tur ner at.East.Monbo,returned yester day to their home in Morganton Miss Mary Ramsey of Hickory, who was the guest of Miss Mary Scott for a few days,returned to her home yesterday Mrs.Roby Cline of Asheville,who visited at.the home of Dr.H.F Long,went to @tawba yesterday to visit her home people yesterday in town. _Mr’and Mrs.S,7-“dhyert and or “wiumington,Deli,Mrs.Hattie Warten and son of Jennings,Rev.W. L.Nicholson of Charlotte.Mrs.C.L Weaver and Miss-Clara Kirkman of High Point and Mrs.P.A.Poston of Salisbury were among the out-of town people here t6 attend the fun- eral of Mrs.J.G,Colvert Saturday. Mi Hattie Sloan_is visiting Mrs. W.B.Blythe at Huntersville. Mr.C.J.Jones is at home Knoxville,Tenn. Miss Nannie from Eagle is visiting her sister,Mrs.R.F.Gaither,at Har- mony. Miss Mary Deaton of Mooresville is the guest of Miss Janie Miller. Cotton Injured—Persenal Items. Cerrespondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,May 16—Much of the cotton in this section was injured by the ing much to lighten the crop. The new depot at Barium is going uf rapidly,-This will be avast.im-provement on the old building. Mr.and Mrs.Clarence Kestler and little son of Newnan,Ga.,are visit- cold.Crabgrass is also do- ing Mr.Kestler’s parents.Mr.Jo. Davidson will visit his parents this week.Dr.and Mrs.Shuford and Miss Azile Davidson of Hickory came down in an automobile and spent the day at Capt.T.M.C.Davidson’s to- day. Mrs.Heath Very Ill—Coo Spring Personals. Correspondence of The Landmark. Cool Spring,June 14—Mrs.J.M. Heath,an aged lady of this communi- ty,has been in a serious condition for the past week.She was thought ’to be dead several times but rallied and is reported this morning to be getting on micely..Mrs.J.R..Aber- nathy has been very sick fer the past few days.Mr,and Mrs.Martin Lentz and little son,of Spencer,are visiting Mrs..Lentz’s parents,Mr.and Mrs. Wm.Fraley, eon’) nishings of the rooms for the prop- er reception of his friends,who,he knew,would be soon coming in lib- eral numbers and with fat purses in liberal hands.For a few days the door bell was in but indifferent req- uisition,but presently the wonder- ful powers of The Professor began to be whispered about—and the rush was on.Both men and women call- ers acted as his press agents and with the spreading of his fame the number of his customers grew.With- in a few days The Professor had es- tablished a waiting list.Business was on the hum day and night. “The society people of the city quickly fell victims to the fever and The Professor was in clover.For hours at a time,the street in front of the psychic emporium was block- ed with automobiles and the recep- tion room was crowded with women waiting their turn.Wonderful eto- ries,all with exaggerated trimmings, only served to keep the pot boiling. The Professor had vegun on modest fees of a dollar or so,but as the demands grew and his time became the more valuable,prices went up, as they have a habit of doing accord ing to the laws of trade.The only outside information on this score is from the patrons of The Professor. If they are to be believed,fees of $25 were common,while in some eases he information mysteriously secured from the spirit world was worth $100 and even up to $150. There were répeaters—that is those who would return for more in formation,and in that case the fees were cumulative.How much money |The Professor bagged is a matter of | |speculatior It is wrobable that the! jtown was $10,000 poorer when he| \left than when he came.”| |Great is humbug The more oat observe its succes the more the] |wonder grows that there are not} humbugsj}more | |Notices of New Advertisements. Bring every prescription direct to | lus to be filled —Polk Gray Drug Co Keep track of time by means of an} accurate,watch.—-R.F.Henry Jew-| elry Co|Eyes and feet—Dr.R.W.Wood-| }ward | |tridal bouquets for brides.—| |Polk Gray Drug Co.,local agents,| |Roasted coffee at 40 cents the i jpound.—D.J.Kimball | |One-third off on all traw and |Panama hats Sherrill-White Shoe iCo |Farms for sale E.G.GaitherMissMabelLaugenourisspending|:tor 4 ;: two weeks with friends in Durham.|Kool clothing.—Sloan Clothing Co |Mrs.D.M.Furches returned yes-| “eadquarters for building “ma wherday from a visit in Asheville.Miss|terial :Lazenby-Montgomery Hard Altie Corpening,who is also vi it-|Ware Co : ing in Asheville,will be home Thurs |learance sale in millinery D day B.Krider &Co Mr.Wm.E.McRorie is at home |Go-carta.—CrawforugSunch “FurnifromFloridaonavisit.jture Co,—::Doctors A.Campbell and R.S.Mc-|Your choice of candy.—Statesville Elwee left.Sundayrand Dr.«Thos.E |Drug Co ::ood Anderson left yesterday for More-|__Presents for the June bride.—M.,| ..)4 P ..,head City to attend the meeting of|D.&T.Electric Co |the State Medical Society |Bargain giving fer the summer Miss Bettie Walker.is a guest at;'T4de Belk Bros ;|Mr.R.L.Poston’s Three shares stqgck in Imperial| Mrs.Frank Page and son Costin,|Cotton Oil Co Addres Box 32. of Greensboro are visi r relatives |Stats sville - in Statesville They wnesta of Gasolene engine for sale.Address} Mrs.L.White:Mrs.Currie of David-|30x BZ,Statesville -: son is also a guest of Mrs.White J.A.York has qualified as admin Mrs.Addie Williams Caldwell and |istrator of A.J Aldridge ck little daughter of Qharidtte spent |Suitable reward.for return _of|saphire ring ! A.A.*Mitter has for sale |Oak and Sharpe..streetp }Reward return.to |mark of a small!necklace |Good pair heavy mules for sale |Frank Anderson Ladies’Aid and ties of Front Street cream at C.B evening. a lot on! for The ‘L&nd Missioriary socie church will sell Morrison’s Thursday ||- of |Another Theory Anent the Cost Living Fractured. The middleman,frequently charg-| ed with much of the respomgibility| for the increased cost of living,es-| caped that indictment in a report is- sued by the Department of Agricul-| ture’s bureau of statisties,which| says that during the last 20 years of | advancing prices the margin be-| tween the producers’price and the| consumers’price has ‘not widened| much df any.Comparing the aver-.| age of prices for the last 10 years} with the preceding 10 years,it.ap- pears that: Wheat (No.2 red Chicago)ad- vanced 32 per cent and the retail price of flour advanced only 28 per cent:Hogs advanced about 33 per cent;the retail priee of smkoed hams about 32 per cent;retail smok- ed bacon 55 per cent;pork chops 41 per cent and the retail price of lard about 30 per cent.The retail price of sirloin steak 19 per cent and rib roast 23 per cent. During the last 10 years,the av- erage farm price of potatoes on De cember 1 was about 26 per cent high- er than for the preceding 10 years, whereas the retail price advanced in the same period about 29 per eént Only the approval of the President is now needed to make a law of the sundry civil appropriation.bill.with the exémption of labor érgeanizations and farmers’associations.from anti- trust prosecutions with funds provid- ed by the measure.The Senate last week receded from its disagreement to an item in the bill and the ‘mens- i} island jan employe of |Was ideath on the night of May 3 as hi Was |this count.A warrant was is ure has been passed up to the Presi- 1dent,. STATE NEWS. Hendersonville has followed the ex- ample of Hickory and elected a busi-ness manager for the town. Mr,J..H.Weddington,the new Democratic postmaster at Charlotte, took hold of his job yesterday. Rev.Z.Paris,a Methodist minis- ter,has been elected field secretary of the Odd Fellows’Orphans’Home at Goldsboro.f j Joseph Conner,engaged in saw mill work at Sunburst,Haywood county,was killed by a log rolling over his body. Thos.Bridges of Union Mills com- munity,Rutherford county,was struck in the abdomen by an axe handle and died from his injuries. Mr.R.B..Alexander,a.well known citizen of Mecklenburg,prom- inent as Churchman and philanthro-pist,died at his home near Derita Friday. Lizzie Wilkins,colored,of Char-lotte,was shot Sunday and died from her injuries.Oscar Garrett, who is charged with the shooting, vanished. Fire of an unknown.origin gutted the car barn of the Charlotte Electric Compeny in Charlotte Saturday af- ternoon,also burning the machine shop in the rear and four street,cars. The young woman who deserted a baby in Raleigh recently was found at work in a cotton mill in Hender- son.Her name is Hallie Careyle.Achildlesscoupleofferedtotakethebabyanditsmotherwasallowedto go. Wiley Black of Asheville has been sentenced to another months on the roads.A matter like that does- n’t.bother Wiley.He gives bond and appeals.But if the cumulative sentences hit him all at once some day it will mean a life term. The residence of S.L.Herman at Newton Sas partially burned Satur- day.The fire started in the ceilingofthekitchen,the roof was burned off and the building badly damaged. Most of the household goods were saved.Loss partially covered by in- surance, Six John M.manager of the branch office of the Frick Company in Salisbury,was stricken with paraly- toyd, sis onthe train last week while en route from Salisbury to Knoxville. He was taken from the train in Ashe- ville and died in a hospital.Wife and children survive The Mt.Airy tells,with nany sighs,that °8 gallons of brandy made 15 years ago and melléw with lage,were found amor the effects of a deceased citizen of Surry county re- jcently.The part of the story The Landmark must refu to accept is jthat this pricele beverage was to be poured out on the ground Alex.Stronach,a Raleigh attorney, been appointed judge in Samoa. American Samoa is under the of the Navy Department and a naval officer is governor of the The appointment of -Mr. Stronach comes through Secretary of the Navy Daniels Mr Stronach will leave next month with his family for Semoa. Lafayette Cox,about 30 years old, the Central Elect Company,engaged in building an The direction automatic signa!line for the Sout! ern Railway Company betwee |Spencer and Charlotte was killed eight miles south of Salisbury Fri day by coming in contact with a live wire.Cox’s home was in Paw Creek,Mecklenburg county. In Halifax Superior Court lastweekR.W.Cobb,a young white marconvictedofthemurderofTh: Shaw,a merchant and farmer Halifax county,and sentenced to dix September 19.Shaw was shot going from his store to house,-The alleged purpose of killing was robbery.Another n who was put on trigl with Cobb \ acquitted by order of the court befor:the ‘trial ended..A young womar|}whom Cobb was engaged was pri at the trial. At Fayetteville last week W.R Smith,a i7-year-old boy,wasrestedforembezzlementand.he saidhag!=e _~~Fe Thi directed attention to gambling ard a|number of young men who had beer playing pool were arrested.T}order held that when the loser in apoolgamepaysforthegameitgamblingandseveralpleadguilt) uedtheproprietorofthepoolroom,R.HBuckingham,who is ‘a member of + beard of directors of the State pris }on the charge of violating the lawallowingboysunder18toplaypxinhisplace. Parcel Post.Packages to Be Sent C. 0.D. Instructions to postmasters have been issued for handling new C.0. D.pareel post packages?)The reg ulations will be effective July 1 Charges on packages will be collect ed from addressees on and aft: that date,provided the amount on a single parcel does not exceed $100 The fee for collection will ten cents in parcel post stamps.This fee also ~will insure the packa against loss to the actuah value of the contents,not exceeding $50.Th sender will get a receipt.The amount | will appear on a tag attached to the |package,The addressee -will receipt | for the package on the tag which will serve as an application for a money order.C.O.D.parcels may be ac- cepted for mailing by rural car-| riers.Such packages will not be} mailable either to the Philippines or to the Canal Zone.| | be Frost in Watauga But No Damage.| Boone Democrat,12th.| The weather has heen ‘distressing | } || | ly cool since Sunday.On ‘Tuesday and Wednesday mornings there was| plenty of frost on the.fences and| ether timber,but vegetation wa very little if any damaged.Sound rather cool for June 11.|Me ee | Cures Old Sores,Othor Remedies Won't Core) ow long statiding,old teliable Dr.»'Oi..Lt srelieves| BL tige ti »25,0c,$1.00, The worst cases,no matter of are cured by the wonderf Porter’s Antisentic le Pain and Heals at the Big Automobile Party to Pass This Way. The Winston’Sentinel says a tour of the State by owners of a certain make of ‘automobiles will be made early next month.About 15 cars have been entered and several oth-ers are expected before the time ar- rives.Cars from the eastern part of the State will start from Ral- eigh on Monday,July 6th,joining the.western division at Winston-Sa- lem and on the morning of the 7th at 8 o'clock the tour proper will start.Stops will be made at Salis- Fury,Moorésville,Statesville,Hick- ory,“Lenoir,Blowing Rogk,Linville, Lincolnton,Bat Cave,‘Henderson- ville,Asheville,Greenville,S.C. Spartanburg,S.C.,Charlotte,—re- turning to Winston-Salem,Wednes- day,the 15th. Among the graduates of Baylor University,Texas,this.year were William Porter and wife,who are grandparents.They completed a col- lege course in the presence of Leland Rock,their grandson,and Mrs.Ma- tilda Porter,Mr.Porter’s mother. Mr.Porter is 50 years old and_his wife is 45.They taught school in San Antonio,Texas,previous to en- tering the university. Your druggist will refund money if PAZOOINTMENTfailstocureanycaseofItching, Blind,Bleeding Protruding Pilesin6to 14 days. The irst vives Ease and Rest.60c. LOST—Saphire ring with diamond border Suitable reward if returned to The Land- ma June 17.-1913, FOR SALE—Lot,corner Oak and SharpetreApplytoA.A,Miller.P June 17.4t®*, You bought your buggy yet?If notHAVE a earload of Hackney and a car- {High Point buggies.The Harness,&Supply Co preparing to issue a new directory of any change before June 20th. Co. Telephone notify the Iredell TePLI PAGE FIVE cr rySLL »The Valuable Facilities :::: en g nh | (X A R A KA A IOFACONSERVATIVEANDSTABLEFINANCIALINSTITUTIONAREATIMTHESERVICEOFTHECUSTOMERS<iOFTHEFIRSTNATIONALBANK,IMWHICHFULLYRECOGNIZESITS IOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOiy!ENTRUST TO 'T THE CUSTODY OF S|THEIR BUSINESS,CREDIT,AND <iFINANCIALCAPITAL,WHETHER yiFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORiSAFEKEEPING.4 7 | | | ASE ephone _Com- pany any changes before Juné 20th so that new directory will show LOST necklace with broken chain Re returned to The Landmark office. it® FOR SALE—Good pair well broken hes “mules.See FRANK ANDERSON14 FOR SALE—Three shares stock in Imperial Cotton Oil Co Address Box 32,States ¥June 17 ICE CREAM Aid and Missionary 5 f )Street church will serve i at B.Morrison me ence | T evening 19th Proéeed for | t t of ireh WANTED—To exchange almost new Wate t le-epring .buggy for second-handrubber-tired one-horse surrey.N.D.TOM-| LIN Juhr 18 FOR SALE—One new 2 h.p.gasoline enHebeensedonlyforin *1911 ti at Appalachian Ex Tenn where it wa awarded um by Ex position committee Dering next ten days.a sacrifice wilt t must be sotd For f heProO.B 2,B(Bradford Gre &Prod Co N.¢J NOTICE TO CREDITORS, ing @valified as administrate f tt estate of A.J.Aldridge,deceased,thie i ¢gosify all.persons having claims against said @state“lo presen hem to the u d or before June 17,1914,or this 4 be jplemd in bar of thei recovery All per sona indebted to said estate wi please mrmediate settleme J.A.YORK iminis |(rater Dewe L.Rayme R I Weather man,Attorr |Jume 1 a 8 EYES AND PRET. Highest price glasses cost $3 60 the year These are rarely used.The most used . cost from 50c.to $2 20 the year.How much do you spend on your feet the year?Whichis the most important,your eyes or yourfeet? DR.R.W.WOODWARD, No.|Rebbins Row @PTOMETRIST, 513 8.Cénter St Bridal Bouquets une Brides! Also decorating of the highest class is execut- ed by the expert de- signers of this floral establishment that is so well known through- out the South for its exceptionally fine work, + Write to us for sug-pene on wedding ecorating,etc. Van Lindley (o., GREENSBORO,N,C. POLK GRAY DRUG 00., Local Agents CANDY--YOUR CHOICE! NORRIS, LIGGETT’S, PARK &TILFORD, MARTHA WASHINGTON. Fresh Shipments—On Ice. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co. Prescriptionists. |owHeme,i 5%=.7 THE JUNE BRIDE Wants a gift that is useful as well as attractive. HOT-POINT.ELECTRICAL SPECIALTIES Make most useful and appropriate presents.We have a complete line of Chafing Dishes,Toasters,Irons,Heaters, etc.,atour store.We will be delighted to demonstratethemtoyou.ar aN )%*rM,D&T.ELECTRIC COMPANY. ’Phone 415.128 West Broad Street. : D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. Don’t fail to see us for SHOES,SHOES! MEN’S HATS,they are beauties. them. D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. Just see Millinery Clearance Sale The R.M.Knox Company’s We have divided our stock into the following prices: ONE TABLE ONE TABLEONETABLEONETABLE 1.00 %ONE TABLE 50 These goods are easily worth twice the money and in some cases three and four times.All Colored Shapes at half price. In addition to the above we will sell about 100 Corsets,good make and style,at half rice,¥We have left about 75 pair of Ladies’High Shoes that sold from $2.50 to $4.00,to close at $1.00.OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. We will sell 100 Men’s Suits,one and two of a kind,all good styles and in good order, for just half price.100 Boys’Suits at 50c.on the dollar.100 good 50e,Shirts at 25e.100 good $1.00 Shirts at 50c.100 pair Men’s Slippers,little off in style, sold from 82.50 to $4,your choice for,$1.00.All the above are real bargains and if youcanbefittedinanyofthemyouwillsave just 50c.on every $1 you spend with us. R.M. $5.003.50 1,50 IN ;aT e m’y. PPa y ie for repairing autos as well as all sorts of tools are here to insere quick and skillful work,|Our equipment is the very best and our’mechanical skill is equal to our equipment.If your auto isn’t as it should be,send -it here and we'll make it so quickly and reasonably. Carolina MotorCompany, Statesville,N.C. Local ’Phone:170,Long Distance 175 IRE PATIENT! Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll be here in a day or two. A car of very fine Michigan Timothy. SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT AND HAVE SPECIAL PROPO- SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY.+-++3}tT Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. W WW RINGS. Weare going to show awindowfullofWWW Guaranteed Rings this week. W WW Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If a stone comes out and is lost, |RH.RICKERT &SON, R (xfords For Spring 1913! $2.00 Up. BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD & FOSTER OXFORDS for the gentleman who cares for style,comfort and service.We can suit your fancy.Also beautiful line of Ladies’Pumps and Oxfords in the different styles and leathers.Call and let us show FOU 2.4MEN’S FURNISHINGS. Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line of Neckwear.See window display. Jewelers. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company, Statesville,N.C. Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Capital StockSurplus 30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000 00 you are cordially invited to open either check-ing or savings account with the Commercialrea!Statesville,N.C.We payourpercent,on time and savings deposits,fur-nish check books free for checkingaceotite andgivecarefulattentiontoallbusinessintrustedtous.We solicit your patronage and once youhaveopenedanaccountwithusyouwillappre-ciate the many,advantages of dealing with abankwithlargecapitalandsurplus,which is not:only a guarantee of security to depositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking. $100,000.00 W.D.TURNER,--~~President,KE.MORRISON,--—Vice President.—D.M?AUSLEY,-~Cashier,G,KE.HUGHEY,-Assistant Cashier,. TUESDAY,.--.June 17,1913, BATTLE AT RAMSOUR’S MILL. tinued to oblique in this direction until they turned the left flank of the Tories and the contest being well maintained in the center the Toriesbegantoretreatuptheridge.They found part of their position oceu- pied by the Whigs.'In that quarter the action became close and’the par- ties mixed together in two instances, and having no bayonets they struck at each other with the butts of their guns.In this strange contest sever- al of the Tories were taken prisoners and others,divesting themselves oftheirmarkofdistinction(a twig ofgreenpinetopstuckintheirhats)intermixed with the Whigs and allbeingintheircommondressescaped unnoticed.The Tories finding the left of theirpositioninpossessionoftheWhigs and their center closely pressed,re- treated down the ridge toward thepond,exposed to the fire of the cen-ter and of Capt.Hardin’s company behind the fences.The Whigs pur- sued until they got entire possession of the ridge,when they discovered to their astonishment that the Tories had collected in force on the other side of the creek beyond the mill. They expected the fight would be renewed and attempted to form a line but only 86 men could be paraded. Some were scattered during the ae- tion,others were attending to their wounded friends and after repeated efforts not more than 110 men could be collected.: In this situation of things it was resolved that Maj.Wilson and Capt. Alexander of Rowan should hasten to Gen.Rutherford and urge him to press forward to their assistance. Rutherford had marched early in the morning and at a distance of six or seven miles from Ramsour’s was metbyWilsonandAlexander.Maj, Davie’s cavalry left at full gallop and Col.Davidson's infantry was ordered to hasten on with all possible speed. At the end of two miles they were met by others from the battle who in- formed them that the Tories had re- treated.The march was continued and the troops arrived on the ground| two hours after the battle had closed. The dead and most of.the wounded fence of Governors and a copy of the ficers.They fought ‘like commonsoldiersandanimatedtheirmenby their example,and they suffered se- verely.Captains Falls,Dobson, Smith,Bowman and Armstrong WerekilledandCaptainsHoustonandMc-Kessick wounded.Of the Tories Cap- tains Cumberland,Murray and Warlick were killed and Capt.Car- penter wounded, In addition to the foregoing ac- count of the battle of Ramsour’s MillIwillgivealistofCapt.Jas.Hous- ton’s company from Centre church as follows;Jas.Houston captain,Wm. Davidson and David Evans lieuten- ants,David Byers,Robt.Byers,Nat. Ewing,Alex.Work,Wm.Creswell, Wm.Erwin,John Hovis,John Thompson,John Beard,John Poston, Robt.Poston,Paul Cunningham,John Cunningham,John McConnell,Moses White,Angus McKay,Robt.Brevard, Adam Torrence,Adam Torrence,Jr.,|* [Summer ComfortsCharlesQuigley,James.Gulick,Ben Brevard,Thomas Templeton,John Caldwell,Joseph McCawn,James Young,James Gray,Phillip Logan, Wm.Kint,Dan.Bryson,a total of 33. I have tried to get Capt.Falls’camp of 40 men,but.failed,I know of several other names who were in the battle,such as the Ramseys,Kerrs, Neills,McPherson and others,but to what,company I do not know.Mr. R.S.Templeton of Mooresville has the powder gourd that his soldier an- cestor used at the battle.J.W.A.KERR. The Down Homer Man.Getting in Deeper. The grand jury in the Federal court in Raleigh last week returned a true bill against Editor W.0.San- ders of the Down Homer,Elizabeth City,charging him with violation of the postal laws in mailing..a recent edition of his publication containing an artecle headed,“Blease Ought to Be Shot,”meaning and specifying in the article that it was Governor Blease of South Carolina to whom he referred. The article that gave rise to the indictment was published soon after the sensational speech by Governor Blease in Richmond at the confer- Down Homer containing it was sent yy the private secretary of Govern- were still lying where they had} fallen. As soon as the action began,those of the Tories who had no arms and several others who.had _returned across the creek,were joined by} others,when they were first beaten| up the ridge and by 200 well armed| men who had arrived two.days be-| fore from Lower creek,in Burke} county,under Captains Whiston and| Murray.Col.Moore and Maj.Welch| soon joined them.Those of the| Tories who continued the fight to the| last crossed the creek as the Whigs| got possession of the ridge.Believ-| ing that they were completely beat-| jen they formed a strategem to se-| cure their retreat.About the time| that Wilson and Alexander were dis-| patched to Gen.Rutherford they} sent a flag under a pretense of pro-| posing a suspension of hostilities to | make arrangements for taking care| of the wounded and burying the} dead.To prevent the flag officer | |from perceiving their small number,| |Maj.James Rutherford and anoth- ler officer were ordered to meet them |a short distance from the line.The | }proposition being made,Maj.Ruther-| ford demanded that the Tories should lsurrender within ten minutes and} then the arrangement should be made| that was requested. |Moore and Welsh gave orders that| such of their men as were on foot or} jhad inferior horses should move off |singly as fast as.they could and when} the flag returned not more than 50} |remained.They immediately fled| |Moore with 30 men reached the Brit-| lish army at.Camden,whére he was} Ithreatened with a trial by court mar- |tial for disobedience to orders in at- itempting to embody the Royalists be- fore the time appointed by the com- imander-in-chief.He was treated with|disrespect “by ty “Heh nficers and } \heldu in.a state of disagreeable sus-,}, |pense,but {f was at length deemed unpolitic to order him before court |martial. As there was no organization.of either party and no regular return made after the action,the loss could not be ascertained with correctness. Twenty-six lay dead on the side of the ridge where the action prevailed. Many lay scattered on the flanks and over the ridge toward the mill.It is believed that 70 were killed and that the loss on each side was equal.| About 100 men on each side were| wounded and 50 Tories were taken| prisoners.The men had no uniforms | and it could not be told to which party many of the dead belonged. Many of the Whigs wore a piece of white paper on their hats and many of the men on’both sides being ex- cellent riflemen,this paper was a mark at which the Tories often fired and several of the Whigs were shot in the head.The trees behind which both the Whigs and Tories occasion-ally took shelter were grazed by the balls and one tree on the left of the Tory line,at the root of which two brothers lay dead,was grazed by three balls on one side and two on the other. In this battle neighbors,near rela- tives and personal friends fought against each other and as the smoke would from*time to time blow off they would recognize each other,In the evening and on the next day the relatives and friends of the dead and wounded came in and a scene was witnessed truly affecting to the feel- ings of humanity. HOW'S THIS?We offer One Hundred Dollara Re-ward for any case of Catarrh that can-not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.F.J.CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,0,We,the undersigned,have known F.J.Cheney for the last 15 years,andbellevehimperfectlyhonorableinallbusineastransactionsandfinanciallyabletocarry_out any obligations madebyhisfirm,Walding,Kinnan &Marvin,Wholesale Druggists,Toledo,0.Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internal-ly,acting directly upon the blood and Mucous surfaces of the system,TestimoNialasentfree.Price.Thc.per bottle, jdaughter of Mr.J.S.Johnston,and day. In the meant ime | Sold.by all DruggistaTakeHall's Family Pills for constipation. or Blease to the Postoffice Depart- ment at Washington.It was then forwarded to District Attorney Sea- well,who drew the bill for the grand jury indictment. Sanders is now under sentence of six months on the chain gang for libeling a lawyer of Elizabeth City and it is said separate actions on the same charge will be brought in every county in which his paper cir- culates.Before he gets through with the law the Down Horier man mayrealizethatlibertyofthepressisn’t license. Death in Davidson Township. The Mooresville Enterprise says Mrs.V.B.Alexander died Wednes- day evening at 6 o'clock at her home in Davidson township,aged 24 years. She had been in delicate health for a month or longer.Deceased was a is survived by her husband and three small children.Funeral and inter- ment at McKendree chapel Thurs- It is stated that the First iKegi- ment .Band at Asheville is about to disint¥grate.The terms of the men have expired and a majoriry will not re-enlist. i~CALOMEL IS UNSAFE.| Local Druggist Who Sells Dodson’s Liver Tone Guarantees It to Take the Place of Calomel. If your liver is not working just right,”you do not need “to take a chance on getting knocked all out by ja dose of calomehk Go to Statesville| |Drug Co.,who sells Dodson’s Liver |Tone,and pay 50 cents for a large |bottle.You will get a harmless veg- etable remedy that will start your liver without violence,and if it does not give.complete satisfaction the droggst wilk refund your money,eth, a smile. If you buy a bottle of Dodson’s; Liver Tone for yourself or your chil- dren,you have insured your family relief from attacks of constipation, biliousness,lazy liver and_headache. It is as beneficial and safe for chil- dren as for adults.A bottle of Dod- son’s Liver Tohe is something every man or woman should keep in the house.Your money is safe becauseyoucanreturnthebottleifitfails to satisfy. MEN’S Hot Weather Suits WHEN PURCHASING YOURMOHAIRSUIT Be Sure It’s a Genuine 44,” maeanaraor‘lich Wloka Look for this Look for this Silk stamp on cloth Label at Collar Carell \Petey A,raat age OPaverttleXsbugleakMohair’ “<All others are imitations” Priestleys “‘Cravenette’”’Mohairs are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction Cool -Comfortable -Dressy. We show them ‘in a variety of styles R.M.Knox:Co. Suite made by HAMBURGER BROS,&CO. Factory:Baltimore,Md. New York Salesroom:840 Broadway .ereimsiebient enetaastatner ijF. The Latest Machinery.|THE LANDMARK),ry"oriem were even by the of =:te =|METAL | SB iedLL i wae Laid Right Over Wood Shingles No Dirt,Mo Bother—In a very-short time any building can have its fire.trap covering turned into a,modern fire-proof,storm-proof,lightning-proof roof at a very moderate cost—a roof that will last as long as the buildi and never need repairs.For Sale by LAZENBY-MONTGOMERY HARDWARE CO.,Statesville,N.C. See our new line of};Couch Hammocks and porch goods.Swings from $2.50 to $15.Also Iron Frame Lawn Benches and Wood Benches from $1.50 up. Call and See Our Porch Furniture. Statesville Housefurnishing Company. 900900600000600000000000 £ANY HOME §CHILLS and MALARIA ——BUY A BOTTLE OF—— HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20 *PHONE——20@P°2O 0S280080000200008 COAL!COAL! Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other who are pioneers ia making these suits and “KNOW HOW" fellow.Don’t stock up too early eo won oll have more slack or Waste coal..July to September is the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. "PHONE 205. Write to the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in a eity to ship:pianos direct to customers,He pays $200 per month for a store room where he keeps them.He pays $300 per month advertising in mag- azines.Hesends out $200 worth catalogues per month.He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month. A salesman (who does not run wagons)and a store room can be secured in Statesville for $100 per month.Now tell me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PIANOS for the least money. J,S.LEONARD,Salesman in Statesville,N.C. ee e i — a I Ts _ — S TN S in c a a s e a c a b i b i t e s a t a l e i s hi e t c r e i n € bef as “er (SCiHRRRSARY ae PAGE SEVER.. Crop Makers and Crop Savers! t Cultivate Your Crops With Our Line of Cultivators,Both Riding and Wahi Our line is complete.If it’s-a John Deere,Moline,Rhoderick Lean,we have it;and last but not least we have the old Reliable Michigan Spring ‘Tooth,fully warranted. A Big Lot of Hallock WeedersWhichGoataBargain.~““"" Give us your order ‘‘quick’’for the wheat crop saver—the famous old DEERING BINDER, the best on earth..Only a few left. The best grain cradle made—Jonas Cline.Order now and have it ready. STEEL KING CULTIVATORS and Points ‘‘galore.’’The price to make them go. Iredell :Hardware Co. / The TariffTakenOff| I have just succeeded in taking the tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Mattingis now 25c.,all 25c.now 20c.All floor coverings down in the same proportion.A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers willbe sold at $2.00. I will make it worth your time Come and see. to come and see. Respectfully,453¥ The W: Ieameems Furniture House,Statesville,N.C. Better Late Than Never! That is what you say when you sleep late these spring morn-ings.Why lose two or three hours workhaven’t an ALARM CLOCK.See them —get one. H.B.WOODWARD, just because youIhavethemfrom$1.00 up. Jeweler. STORM INSURANCE! Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. One has to but pick up any one of thedaily papers ofrecentissueandreadtheheadlinesproclaimingtheterribledestructiontolifeandpropertyastheresultofthetornadoesandwindstormswhichhavepre-vailed in all sections of the country:The Eastern,Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes.timony to experience whereby the loss and damagetopropertyinterestshasbeenenormous.‘Tornadomeuranceisman’s sole way of confronting the situa-tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed.The destructive forces of nuture have brought into be-ing constructiye agencies otman.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protection is possibleandcommon.Ite other name is Insurance.Consultus.‘‘We insure everything insurable. Statesville Realty &Investment Co.547 Center St.Phone 54.‘J.F,CARLTON,Manager. Ty STATE NEWS. That over 880 miles of steam andelectricrailwaylineshavebeenbuiltinNorthCarolinainthe-last sixyearsis.'indicated on the revisedrailroadmapjustissuedbythecor-poration commission. Chas.King was killed Wednesdaybyatreefallingonhim,while hewascuttingtimberinthevicinityofTraphill,Wilkes county,His mother THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,-June 17,1913. LOBBY “USED GOVERNMENT. Arguments Against Free SugarPrintedandCirculatedatPublic Expense.‘ How the government printing of- fice and the Postoffice Department helped in the fight against free sugar through the use of congression-|lives at Moravian Falls and Kingalfranksforsendinganti-freé sugar |was buried there Thursday.“literature”circulating through the{Mr.Thos.W.Folger,a leadinglandwasbroughtoutThursdayby the Senate lobby investigators.Tru- man G.Palmer,Washington are. sentative of the United States t sugar industry,testified that more than 1,500,000 copies of arguments in behalf of beet sugar had been turned out by the government print-ing office,made pubtic documents by order of Congress and had ridden onthefranksofSenatorsandRepresen- lawyer of Surry county,died earlyFridaymorninginahospitalatGreensborofromtheeffectsofanat-tack of pleurisy.Wife and four sonssurvive.lTuneral and interment atDobson. The Roanoke-Chowan Times says Mr.P.E.Ransom,’a son of the lateSenatorRansom,has sold the tim- ber on his farm in Northampton county for $20,000;that Senatortativestotheendsofthecountry,|Ransom.before his death sold thepostagefree.“Sugar at a Glance,”|timber on two of his farms forpreparedbyhim,he said,had attain-$40,000.ed a circulation of 320,000 eopies un- der the frank of Senator Lodge,“Re-port of the finance committee,”bythesameSenator,had beaten the pamphlet by 80,600 copies. Davidson correspondence Char- lotte Observer:The unfinished 100yardsormoreofsand-clay road thatistoconnectthenorthernendofDa- vidson with Iredell’s long since fin-The franks of Senator Smoot,lished road continues to be a plagueformerSenatorsCurtisandDickandspottoalltravelersandareproachthelate.Representative Malby,|to the county.former Representative Pickett and The next meeting of the NorthRepresentativeMartinhadswelled|Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa-the total to more than a million and }'tion will be held at Hendersonville.a half.The printing of some of]At the meeting’at New Berne lastthésenumbershadbeenpaidforby|week S.P.Harper of Selma wasthebeetsugarpeople,the witness elected president,Geo.C.Goodmansaid,but the free postage had saved|of.Mooresville first vice.president,them about $28,000,Mr.Palmer de-|J.G.Beard of .Chapel Hill secre-veloped that “Sugar at a Second tary.Glance,”which he intimated was in-The North Wilkesboro HustlerspiredbytheFederalSugarRefiningCompany,and which was an argu-ment in behalf of free sugar,had al-so been printed as a public document Says that over 200 men at work on the Watauga River railway were laid off last week but the chief en-gineer says he .hopes work will beand‘circulated under the franking |resumed in about 30 days.The workprivilege.He did not say,nor did the}under contract.is being continued.committee ask,why the frank was Shortage of money said to be theused..troubie.Mr.Palmer said that the beet Boone Democrat:Mr.Ed.Under-sugar men had spent about $160,000|down,superintendent of the ConeintheircampaignagainstfreesugarjestateatBlowingRock,tells thesince1902.About $50,000 had beenusedsincelastNovemberatidabout$14,000 of that amount since the be-ginning of the present sessjon ofCongress.Much of it had been spentin“publicity work,”in printing,sal-aries and a good sized sum in mo- Democrat that the highest estimateheputsontheentirefruityieldintheimmenseorchardsthisyearis2,000 bushels,but he is of the opin-ion that there will be more profitonthissmallyieldthantherewas tion pictures.He said that the beetlered from the 10,000 trees on theproducersinhisassociationwereas-|estat:|Sessed about 5 cents per ton he The Concord Tribune says thethought...The last assessment Was |store house and stock ofoods be-made in April,bringing in about longing to Little &Turner,at Lo-$18,000,and the previous one in Feb-|cust.Stanly ,county,was burnedruary,about $17,000.Wednesday night.The stock wasMuchofthedaywasspentbythe|valued at $5,500 and was insured for|committee in trying to find out all the |about one third its value.The storedetailsofhow“Sugar at a Glance”of Shinn &Widenhouse at George-came to be printed as a public docu-|ville,four miles from Locust,wasment.Although Palmer was ques-tioned for three hours on practicallynothingelse,when he left the standcommitteemensaidtheywereaboutasmuchinthedarkastheywerewhehthepamphletwasfirstmention-ed. In further testimony Friday Pal-mer said it was a custom for inter-»hon nent whi wah and Headache and works off the Cold.ests that desired to influence public Bra refund money if it fails to cure,opinion to conduct publicity cam-|Ff.GROVE’S signature on cach box.Micepaignsbyhavingarticlesputinpete|‘YOU CAN robbed the same night and the trailOfthethievesshowedthataneffortWasmadetosetfiretothestore The theory is that the store at Lo- cust was robbed before it was burn- ed.a To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine.It stops the HAVEA WEALTHOFBEAUTIFULHAIR Nothing equals an aureole of bean- tiful hair as a frame for a pretty matter and sent to such newspapersaswouldusethem;also by means ofmagazinearticles,letters,etc.HesaidMr.Wilson and Mr.Underwoodusedtheplatemattermethodintheircampaignsforthepresidentialnomination. _ eee Lumbermen Will Fight Increased|face.Without a background of niceFreightRate.hair a really pretty face frequentlyThelumberandtimbermen:of |becomes plain and,with it,unattrac-Asheville and western North Caro.|tive features assume life and beauty. in the mammoth crop of 1912,gath-| SALE OF VALUABLE ~LANDNEARSTATESVILLE. By virtue of an order of re-sale made bytheSuperiorCourtofIredelleourttyinthecaseentitled,“Mrs.May Agnes Long,et.al.va.Rachel EF.Long,the undersignedy com-missioner will sell for partition at the courthousedoorinStatesville,N.C.,at publieouterytothehighestbidderon SATURDAY,JULY 12.1913, at 12 o'clock M.,the following valuable tractoflandssituatedinStatesvilletownship,Ire-dell county,N.C.,and bounded as follows:First tract-—Beginning at a stone on thesouthbankofThirdereek,Howard corner,and running with his line south 85 degreeswest87polestoapoplar;thence north 80degreeswest15polestoapine;thence south31degreeswest33polestoastake;thencesouth7degreeswest38nolesto\a@ stake;thence south 89 degrees east 26 poles to astake;thence south 8 degrees west 138 polestoastake,Howard's corner;thence south 871-2.degrees east 92 poles to an iron stake,formerly a post oak,Bostain’s corner;thencenorth8degreeawest116polestoastone;thence north 84 degrees east 72 poles to astake;thence north 44 degrees east 54 1-2polestoastakeonthesouthbankofThirdereek;thence up Third ‘ereek north 49 degreeswest96polestothebeginning,containing 144acresmoreorless,Second tract—Beginning at a stake,D.M.Howard’s corner in the Brawley line,nowJobnHall's line,and runs with said linenorth85degreeswest241-2 poles to an ironstakeintheParkerline;thence with theParkerlinesouth2degreeswest49polestotherailroad;thence with the railroadnorth63degreeseast27polestoastake;thence north 2 degrees east 35 poles to thebeginning,containing 6 acres more or leas.One-third cash on confirmation;one-thirdinsixmonths,one-third in 12 months,withinterestondeferredpaymentsfromdateofconfirmationofsaleuntilpaid,title retaineduntilpurchasepricepaid;possession givenasthecropsforthepresentyear(1913)areremoved,subject to the rights of the tenant,and full posseasion given January 1,1914.All rents and erops for this year (1913)re-served.This is the home place of the late Dr.F.Long,situated on the State highwaythreemileswestofStatesville.It is welladaptedtotheeultivationofcorn,cotton,wheat oats and all farm products and es-pecially well adapted to stock raising anddairyingpurposesaswellastruckfarming.It is well watered and in the highest state ofcultivation,being partly seeded and well setincloverandimprovedgrasses.Forty acresofopenuplandand15to18acreswelldrain-ed bottom land,The balanee of the land ismostlytimbered,being level and a sufficientsupplyoftimberthereonforalldomesticpur-poses.There bb a gf two-story six-roomhouse,large barn and other outbuildings,in-eluding one geod tenant house,all in goodrepair,ZEB.V.LONG,June 6,Commissioner. MORTGAGE SALE-OF ‘LAND! BY VIRTUE of the powers cogtained in&mortgage deed executed by W.,A.cash and wife to R.A.Millet,afd by himassignedforvaluetoR.A.Coopey,the un-dersigned will sell at public auction,eto thehighestbidderforcash,at the rt housedoorinStatesville,N.Gy on ’ MONDAY,JULY,7th,191%) uw 191%) at 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedlands,to-wit: First Lot—Beginning at the junction of|}Oak and Front streets,running with Front|Street S.68 degrees W.93 1-2 feet toa stake,|L.K.Overcash’s corner;thence with his lineN.26 degrees W.°183 feet tova stake;thenceN.68 degrees E.103 1-2 feet to a stake onOakstreet;thence with Oak street S,21degreesE.183 1-2 feet to the beginning,con-taining one-half acre,more or less. Second Lot—Beginning at W.A.Over-cash’s corter on Oak stteet,thence withOakstreetW.22 degrees W.187 1-2 feet to&stake,Cooper's corner;thence with Coop-er’s line and ditch S.70 degrees W.239 feettoastakeInL.K.Overcash’s line:thence8S.26 degrees E.to a stake,H.R.Over-eash’s corner;thence with his and W.A.Overcash’s line N.70 degrees E.208 feettothebeginning,being lots two and threeinthedivisionoftheLM.Overcash lands.R.A.MILLER,Mortgagee.R.A.COOPER,Aasignee.R.B.McLaughijn,Att'y.May 30,1913. _TRYCONNELLYMINERALSPRINGS HOTEL Connelly Springs,N.O. Right on main line of theSouthernRailway,midway be-tween Salisbury and Asheville.In the.foot hills of the BlueRidgeMountains. Is 1,200 feet above sea level,\Splendid mineral water for malaria,indigestion,nervousness,rheumatism and allblooddiseases, Modern tmprovement,goodorchestra,dancing and otheramusements.An ideal placetospendavacationfromstandpointofhealthorpleas-ure. No consumptives taken.RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and etr-ecularg giving our special ratestofamiles'and parties,/Wm.JEFF DAVIs,*Owner and Proprietor,Connelly Springs.N.Carolina, FOR THE(Picnic Lunch: —WE HAVE—— Olives,Pickles,Cheese, Pimentoes,French Sar- dines,Peanut Butter,Chipped Beef,all kinds of Cakes and Crackers. *Phone your orders. Eagle & Milholland. FURNITURE REPAIRING,UPHOLSTERING,ETC.-:- Save your old furniture,chairs, etc.Il can work them over andmakeasgoodaswhenyoubought them,and in most cases stronger’ and more serviceable.It doesnotmatterhowbadlybrokenor damaged your furniture is,saveitandgivemeachanceatit.My prices are moderate,and I guarantee a first class job,or nocharge. Varnishing,Staining,Enameling. See me for repair:work of anykindIwillgiveyousatisfacto- COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND BY VIRTUE ef a judgment of the Supe-rior Court of Iredell county,rendered in a ry work and save you money. D.T.MORRISON. May 27 —8t. |special proceeding entitled R.D.Bailey etlal.,ex-parte,the undersigned commissionerwillsellatpublicauctiontothehighestbid-der at the court house door in Statesville,N.C,on MONDAY,JULY 7TH,1913, at 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedtractoflandinBethanytownship,to-wit:Bounded on the north by the lands of P.M.Summers,on the east by the public high-way,on the south by the lands of P.M.Summers,and on the west by the lands of’.M.Summers,containing 18 or 20 acres,more or les,and being the identical landsconveyedtothelateAbnerBaileyby—Aus-tin.Terms of Sale—One-third eash,one-thirdinthreemonthsandone-third in six months,with 6 per cent interest from day of sale ondeferredpayments. R.B.MeLAUGHLIN, lina have organized to make a fight Every woman can increase herbeforetheInter-State Commerce |"@tural charm by using Newbro’sCommission,September 27,for the Herpicide.Herpicide makes hairconservationofwhattheydeclareis|beautiful.The dandruff germ sapsthevitalityofthehair | applied intelligently and regularly | checks this destruction of.hair life| and prevents the hair from falling| out,givine it a snap and luster,a| oft,silky fluffiness which can be ac-| quired in no other way | approximately $10,000,000 in prop HerpicideertyvaluesinthissectionoftheStateandforthesavingoffreighttariffsonlumbertotheamountofabout$1,000 a day.Lumbermen metinAshevillelastweekandorgatofighttheadvancedratésonlum 2. ber announced by the Southern.Ac Newbro’s Herpicide in 60c and|cording to the new tariff the rate |$1.00 sizes is,guaranteed to.do all}on lumber’from points’“between |that fs*claimed.-f-yars .~_-vtenat?4WhitePine,Tenn.,and Hickory,N:|sed your money will be refunded. Applications may be obtairied at the best barber shops and hair dress- C.,“affecting all-the branch inesthissectiontoVirginiacities in andpointsintheeastwasraisedhe-|ing parlors.Statesville Drug Co.,tween five and 28 per cent.To far |Special Agents.eastern points the increase was only 7 Fi ‘Dima w “me 0aboutfivepercentwhiletoVirNATURE'S WARNING. ginia cities it was 28 per cent.The .3ratehasbeenSuspendeduntiltheStatesvillePeopleMustRecognizehearing.and Heed It.The ae Commerce Com Kidney ills come—mysteriously.mission last week sustained advanc st ila pinaesrangingfromonecenttofourButnaturegenerally ere icentsa100poundsinthefreightNoticethekidneysecretions. rates on lumber from points of ori See if the color is unnaturalgininFlorida,Georgia,Alabama If there are settlings and sedi-and some other points in the South metit,western States,to Washington,D.|”‘3C.,Baltimore and destinations tak Passages frequent,scanty,painful.ing similar rates.It’s time to fear serious kidney ee trouble, Didn't Know It Was “Agin”the It’s time to use Doan’s KidneyLawtoOperateaDistillery.Pills.J.F.Carson,78 years old.who ee :So ae ae ,,:ve .pat work inhadspentallhislifeinWilsonand:Doan’s have Gone .grea "Nashcounties,was before the Fed-|this locality.;:eral court in’Raleigh charged with M.M.Williams,130 Chestnutdistillingandsetupthenovelplea|that he did not know it was nowagainstthelawtooperatea.still.For several years prior to the enactmentoftheprohibitionlawshehadoperatedabondedstillformak-|tired.ing —rey A co-defendant |secretions were unnatural and IwasStevenryant,a.negro of |,te KG -piSpringHope,who proved “4 good |finally got Doan’s Kidney Pills,Af- character for truth and honesty.He |ter taking several boxes,I felt bet-Stated that he worked at the still be-|ter in every way.I hope other kid-cause Carson told him it was a bond-|nov sufferers will try.this remedy.”ed government still and he didn’t}roy sale by all dealers.Price 50knowthathewasdoingwrong.|as 4 :Judge Connor let Carson off with |cents.Foster-Milburn Co.,Buffalo,payment of half the costs and Bry-|New York,sole agents for the Unit-ant was allowed to go with the pay-jed States.ment of the costs in his»case.Remember the<snreceeenemutacieunsnasiansitaeniinstenn |and take no other.Warren Ramsey,a young.white |#oeman,was caught by a heavily load-NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ed eee pverturning near New Having qualified as administrator of Tor- |ner Smith,all parties holding claims arairat Berne and crushed to death. *,a ne his estate will present the same to the under-signed gm or before the 7th day of June,1914,Can't Keep It Secret.;The splendid work of Chamberlain’s Tab-jor this notice will be plead in bar of anyrecovery.E.G.GAITHER,Administrator, street,Salisbury,N.C.,says:“I suf- fered a great deal from backache land pains across my kidneys.Some- jtimes I had dull headaches and felt I noticed that the kidney name—Doan’s~ Ma»30,1913.Commissioner. Statesville FemaleCollege. One of the best Colleges for Wom-en in.the State!Its strong points are climate,equipment,thorough r courses of study,able teachers and moderate prices,“The cost of reg- ‘istration fee,rd and tuition for session is only $159.Send forcatalogue. REV.J.A.SCOTT,D.D.STATESVILLE,N.C, S.J.Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or on time.Terms to suit purchaser. Best equipped livery in town. Phone 3,Day or Night. LELEY DELEON ELT, "PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats. Full line Staple and Fancy Groceries. All kinds Country Produce. Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. All orders promptly attended ta. F.B.PHT FEGROCERANDBUTCHER. If the New Recipe Is to be successful—besure to useCITYFLOUR. The flour that never varies in quality;that gives maximum satisfaction in every batch of baking—best for bread,rolls,pastry,biscuit.A trial convinees quickest—be sure to order by name CITYFLOUR, City Flour Milling Co. ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. T.W.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET."PHONES SROP aaRESIDENCEbed DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. conveniences. ain price. lets is daily becoming more widely known.|No such grand remedy for stomach and liver |Statesville,N.C,troubles has ever been known.For sale by all W.D.Turner Attorney.dealers,June 6,WANTED—Pork hogs weirhing from 100 to FOR SALE, Barred Rock Eggs from select pen, I will have some of our latest style machines here in a short time.Comeover thefirsttimeyouareintownandseethem and let’s talk it over. C.H.TURNER, Near the Depot. Iredell Phone No.74,Bell No,7. 15 eggs by Parcel Pest prepaid $1.25,or at the farm for $1.00 WALNUT GROVE FARM,HH,BLAYLOCK?Proprietor. "Phone No.4409.Statesville,N,C.,B-Z A beautiful cottage home for sale.Five |} rooms and a bath room,with all modernGoodbarnonthelot.Situat-ed on South Race street near Graded School. This is a very attractive residence,and ow-ing to cireumstances,will be sold at a bar-Terms very easy.See Zeb.Y. Mareh 11.LONG,Atty For Sale! 8-room house and 4 aeres land. 4-room house and 6 1-4 seres land. 5-room house on Depot Hill and 2 vagan#ote at rear, 4-room house,storerdom and 1 sere lot om west Front St, 9 vacant lotp Small stock of groceries. 125 pounds.RO.HARBIN,May 2-—14t, C.B.MORRISON. Feb,18. PAGE EIGHT.Eats el mee NLSATRIA THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,June 17,1918. THAT ROAD MONEY AGAIN. It Must AM Be Spent on One Road— Can't Be Divided. The $40,000 which the Federal government proposes to give North Carolina for road:building 1s elusive. First,the conditions surrounding the appropriation hampered.The section where the money 1s approprl- ated must contribute a similar amount,which is all right,but no convict labor can be used on a road constructed with this government money and the free labor employed must work according to government regulations—that .is to say,only eight hours a day.The last two conditions hamper.Most road work in this State has’a ¢onvict feature and free labor works at least ten hours a day.‘ Now there is further tfouble.Gov. Craig,who is authorized to select the road on which the money was,to be spent,had expected to divide the fund,spending a part in the west- ern section and a part in the east. The Raleigh News and Observer says a communication from Wash- ington advises the Governor that all the money must be spent on “one road or a continuous section of fifty miles indlength,on which one or more rural delivery routes are in opera- tion.For,”continues the letter to the Governor,“to divide the Federal allotment and the State’s contribu- tion into several portions for the im- provement of a number of discon- nected roads would not produce the results ,desired.” “This information,”says News and Observer,“issued direct from the Postoffice Department in Washington,which,together with the Agricultural Department,has in charge the expenditure of this money,will have a tendency to throw a damper on more than one section of North Carolina that had already pictured an improved highway run- ning by its very door.Likewise will the news cut short the flood of peti tions from almost every eommunity of the State to the Governor, re- the FROM WITHOUT THE BTATE. Items of Interest From All Over the Country. Thos.H.Mims of Elks,Ga.;was convicted of sending a threatening letter.to his mother,demanding a sum of money,and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Ben Simmons,an 18-year-old ne- gro,was shot to death and burned at Anadarko,Okla.last week.His victim was a 16-year-old girl,who was outraged.and murdered. Viscount Chinda,the Japanese am- bassador,’has advised Secretary Bryan that Japan is willing to renew for another period of five years her arbitration treaty with the United States,which expires by limitation August 24. In a railroad wreck in the yards at Stamford,Conn,,Thursday six per- sons were killed and many injured. A traiy ran into the rear of a sleep- er.Engineer Doherty,whose’train ran into the sleeper,said he did all possible to.stop it.He was arrested on a charge.of manslaughter and released on $5,000 bond. Wholesale’reform in congression- al appropriations to systematize government expenditures and reduce their total,will be urged at a cau- cus of House Democrats which will be held June 25.Democratic lead- ers say they are determined to break up the loose practice of un- regulated appropriations by numer- ous committees. A dispatch from Zurich,Switzer- land,says Eugene Maggi and his wife among Switzerland’s wealth- iest citizens,committed suicide in a fit of despondency because their un- ion had been childless.He was for- ty-one years old and his wife thir- ty-five.Their estate is valued at MIDNIGHT MASONIC SERVICE.‘Senagiotireinale Solemn Midnight Service Held OvertheRemainsofDr.MerriweatherofAsheville.‘ Dr.F.T..Merriweather of Ashe-ville died Thursday and at midnightFridayaMasonicservicewasheld over his body,The Asheville Citi-zen thus tells about it:: “Kvery available seat in the VirstPresbyterianchurchwasoccupied last night at midnight and several hundred people were unable to pain admittance to the edifice for tha mid- night service of the Scottish Rite Masons over the body of the late Dr. Frank Tryon Merriweather.The service.was very impressive,onlytherecitationoftheritualbyaMa- son and the muffled sobs of members of the audience breaking the silence. The ceremonies were conducted in ut-ter darkness save for the feeble rays of eight candles held in the hands of as many black garbed brothers whosetremblingvoicesbetokenedthedeep emotions of the moment. “The*’auditorium of the church was darkened and the casket was placed just outside the altar rail.About the coffin which contained all that re- mains of the man who has spent his life working for the relief of suffer-ers of.all ages and sections,the ‘par- ticipants conducted the obsequies with all the impressiveness which marked the rites of ancient knight- hood.The muffled strains of the or- gan and the mournful chants of the choir contributed to the solemnity of the Knight Kadosh service.: “An intense silence pervaded the darkened ‘arid crowded edifice as the Venerable Grand Master asked in trembling tones:‘Does any brother here know of aught in the life of our deceased brother why-judement should now be pronounced;of any ten million dollars.The couple had been married several years.| A riot was narrowly averted in| the ‘House of Representatives:of the| Ulfnois Legislature Friday when Representative ‘Thomas N.Gorman} of:Peoriay aSsaulted Representative| George ,Wilson of Quincy,the “dry.leader”‘in the House,and knocked,him down.Speaker McKin-| questing prayerfully that-he remem- ber their section when the fund was| distributed Already,in fact ever| since the news was flashed from the| national capital that North Caroli-| na was to receive Federal aid in| road building,towns in the east,west and throughout piedmont Carolina| have been active in bringing all pressure possible to bear on Gov- ernor Craig to kindly remember| them when the distribution of the| $40,000 was made.”| lof public ley fins succeeded in restoring or-| der an prevented a free-for-all| ficht on the floor between the friendsofGormanandWilson. Secretary of the Interior Lane has recommended to Congress drainage| swamp and_overflowed| lands in any State or territory.j While the proposed measure is de- signed primarily for the reclamation| of public lands,it authorizes inclus-| ion in the drainage projects,under| specified conditions,State or pri-} vately owned swamp land contigu-| |distineuisbed deed which would render him unwor thy of the tributes of his brothers?’ ‘None,’came the solemn’answer. ‘Who shall judge him then?’‘None but God,’was the response.The service concluded with the slow and solemn recitation of each participant: ‘My brother thou art now dead to all earthly things;but thou wilt live for ever in the light of God’s counten- ance.’One by one the candles were extinguished and each marched around the casket to gaze in last farewell on the face of the and greatly mourned dead.” Thinks Hammer Will Be District At- torney. Washington Dispatch Salem Journal. It is more than probable that the next district attorney for the west- ern North Carolina district will hail to Winstona Gov.‘Craig says he was assuréd ous to the public land or located in|from the seventh congressional dis-by Senator Simmons and the Post- office Department that $10,000 of thi money could be spent on the Cen tral highway from Old.Fort acros the Blue Ridge and that the people of Old Fort township voted $20,000| for the road with this understanding. doubt,there be spent The Governor has no fore,that $10,000 will that section of the road. on |the same drainage basin. Senator LaFollette has introduced bill to amend the Sherman anti- itrust law so as to provide that when lany person,firm or corporation is jheld euilty of restraining trade,the iburden of proof to establish the reas- ~lonableness of such restraint should |be upon the defendant.Any concern \controlling more than 30 per cent of $ }the business in the United States in jany commedity would be barred from Morganton Dispatch to Charlotte Ob-jclaiming reasonable restraint. server Famine,with only sea meat to Judge Cline in the Superior Court |keep off starvation,threatens the here last week rendered a far-reach-|people of the Pribilof Islands,Alas ing decision in a test case to deter-|ka,as a result of Congress’delayminetheapplicationoftheWebb-|in passing the sundry civil bill,the Kenyon whiskey act passed by the|Department of Commerce announc-last Congress led Thursday night.There was food Some years ago an act was passed |Supplies on the island for but «a the North Carolina Legislature |month longer and until funds prohibiting the possession of more provided the department can send than a half-gallon of whiskey,beer|O more.Even if a vessel sailed or wine by any one person in Burke |ffom San Francisco at once it could county The law was held by the not arrive before July 6. Supreme Court of North Carolina to} be unconstitutional but upon the pas- sage of the Webb-Kenyon act by Con- gress it,was made constitutional.The railway and express .company took this view of the casé and refused to deliver intoxicants more than halfa gallon.As a test,people constitute ,the ©government. poe deeraaa oronae _os .They are its creators and its main- beer but 85 raftway seinen tenance,they are the government. fused to deliver*it to hims..He im-]sek Se nee:,M-ifranchise to women would add to:the Test Case From Burke Involving the Webb Law. by |Senator Ashurst has submitted to ithe Senate the report of the womar’s suffrage committee passage of the,Chamberlain resolu ition for a constitutional amendment extending suffrage to women. mediately took out claim and delivery |ctrength,effieincy,“jwswee ano’1arr-) |are ;“In |A ain!al E i.;“|in packages of ithis country,”says the report,“the elective | the railway eas or area _proceeded |ness of.government,we have not the)take charge of the beer and.moved |slightest doubt.” The case was carried before Magis-|‘in CtrateHallyburton,who decided.it |"*has introduced a bill in Congress‘|to separate white government clerks The railway company took an appeal jand employes from negroes.It would Judge |%..y :: Cline rendered a_decision {discrimination in favor of or againstthefindingofthemagistratebeforejemployesofsqnalfeountofrace,white clerks shall not that the beer be delivered to the own-|be required tooccupy the same of-er isbeing|With negroes nor be under orders of satisfied with the ruling of the judge od Except eet Dlr suitinthecase,took an appeal to the |BEN°Y wae Sens a bond of the owner of the beer be.|*®Serve in the same mail cars with fore it was delivered to him,giving not refuse to deliver the beer in ques- tion and that the only question aris- bility of the consignee to the search and seizure act which could apply in (The State court can of course on- ly determine the constitutionality more than a half gallon.It’s de-cision will not affect the Webb act, fective so far as the Federal govern- ment is concerned.—The Landmark.) it to his office :|Representative Aswell of Louisia- should be delivered to the owner.| to the Superiér Court |and |provide that while there shall be no upholding|:eet efficiency on ac- whom the case was tried,and ordered |fices in the "government departments The railroad company,not“'|negroes. Supreme Court.Judge Cine required}mail service are not to be required as his opinion that the railroad could ing in case of delivery was the lia- this case. of the act prohibiting shipments of which only makes State statutes ef- aeeeeeneneneeasesens Majer Hale Goes to Costa Rica— »Other Appoint ments. The President Friday appointed Major E.J.Hale,editor of the Fay- etteville Observer,minister to Costa Rica.The place pays $10,000 a year. Other appointments made the same day were:William E.Gonzales,edi- tor Columbia (S.C.)State,minister to Cuba;Ben.L.Jefferson of Color- ado,minister to Nicaragua. Representative Hinebaugh of Ii« tindis has introduced in Congress abilltoprovideforuniformpresi-dential primaries for@ presidentialnoions.The measure also wouldreguiatetheelectionofdelegatesto national conventions.This is one ofthé‘various bills on the progressive >tive programme. /negro clerks. A comprehensive plan for Federal|prohibition of child labor will.be|proposed in a bill to be introduced jin the House of Representatives to- 'day by Congressman Copely of Ili- |nois.The .bill is based on the prin- jciple of former Senator Beveridge’s |driginal proposal in 1907,denying ithe right of inter-State transporta- jtion to the products of child labor. |Manufacturers,producers,inter-|State carriers,jobbers and whole- salers are made responsible for un- lawful shipments.By a_provision |similar to that of the pure foods and lo act,commerce remains free to goods stamped or labeled,“register-|ed.under the Federal ‘child labor act.” The \Burnett-Dillingham immigra-tion bill,proposing a literacy testanddrasti¢changes in the present immigration laws,has been reintro- duced in the House of Congress.TheSenatepassed‘the bill over Pres-ident Taft’s veto in the last Con-gress,but the House failed to do sobyanarrowmargin.The literacytestclauseofthemeasurewouldre-quire immigrants over-16 years ofagetobeabletoread»English orsomeEuropeanlanguageordialect.Exceptions would provide for the im-mediate families of American’citi-vens.Persotta who are ineligiblefornaturalizatidpexceptthosewhomightcome.in upder existing treat-les,would be barited. \trict.The man who at the present |time seems to be the choice is W.C.| |Hammer of Asheboro.It may pos- |sibly be a fact that Hammer has re ceived a tentative promise of the of- \fice from Senator Overman.He was jin Washington about two months ago and held a conference with the junior |Senator.Since that time he has been |keeping very quiet and attending strictly to his knitting.| thand several of the other candidates brother | Justice Blazed the Way. Thomasville Davidsonian;>“~ Now since the rate question has ally,Mr.Justice is not allowed to mention the matter without some jealous-hearted,envy-bloated andscheme-trailing palitician taking him to task on his motives,notwith- standing that he was the pioneer. Justice is the man ‘who blazed _theway,he is.the man.who shouldered the burden and he had to carry it a long way before he had help and backing.He is the “original”freight rate man and the man who denies velt‘s pet club. been’taken up by the people gener-|’ this is a fit subject for Col.Roose- NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR-RANT OF ATTACHMENT. North Carolina—In Superior CourtIredellCounty.Pauline Eccles,Eccles,against Holmes.Notice of summons and warrant of attach- ment,The defendant above named will teke no-tice that a summons in the above entitledlaction'was issued against said defendant on the 7th day of June,1913,by the clerk of |the Superior Court of Iredell county,N.C.,_which summons is returnable before the|judge of said court at a court fo be held at Statesville,Iredell county,N.C.,beginninglonthefifthMondaybeforethefirst.MondaylinSeptembernext,the same being the 28th jday of July,1913.The defendant will alsotakenoticethatawarrantofattachmentwasissuedbytheclerkoftheSuperiorCourtof\Tredell county on the 7th day of June,1913,;against the property of said defendant,jwhich warrant is returnable before the judge lat the time and place above named for_thereturnofthesummons.t lnotice that this action and warrant of at- tachment is for the recovery of one thousand dollars damages for breach of promise marriage and seduction under promise marriage. |The above named defendant is required to appear at the time and place aforesaid and janswer or demur to the complaint,or the relief therein demanded will be granted. J.A.HARTNESS, Clerk Superior Court. by her next friend,WillRobt.Steele,alias Robt. of June 13—4w. House Dresses at 98 Cents. Fast Colored Materials in New Styles. Defendant will take } of | iy The paint that is CHEAP pergallon is DEAR per job." is NOT CHEAP.per gallon—it costs more money to make Dayis’Paint,and it is worth all it costs—since it will cover from 25 to 334 per cent more surface than the other High Grade Paints.This makes it the most economical paint to use, ——_—FOR SALE BY——— Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.,. Statesville,N.C. 90 exes comenecroen cometscome BE ;Rrra INSTITUTE roucvonen h ay AN idea!Christian Homeschéol P and Collegiatecourses,Arty ——FOR -— Music.trained instructors.Takes 0:100 ersand teaches the individual,Unsurpassed health record,rick buildings.Steam heat.Excellent table,Good gymnasium,Park-likecampus.Concerts,loctures,tennis,basket-pall,Write for our catalog beforeselecting thecollege for your daughter,! GEORGE J.RAMSEY,M.A.L.L.D.President.Raleigh,NUCY be. »sreesion,Physical Culture,Pedagogy,Business,etc.ConservatoryMichstandardmaintainedbyargestaffofexperienced,collége- ei~~ $1.50 Shirt Waist at 98 Cents. Voile or Batiste,Beautifully Embroidered,Choice 98c. BELK BROTHERS. This Week’s Summer Trade Attractions Will Be Another Demonstration of Unusual Bargain Giving. On the other) |have been making frequent trips to| |Washington and all without excep- tion séem more or less ill at ease. |The most recent visitor was Walter Moore of Jackson county,and he made three visits in less than three months and did not look like a man iwho was returning home with a fa- |vorable promise. |There have been two other candi- jdates prominently in the field for some time but their chance does not look nearly as roseate as that |Hammer.The other gentlemen |Charles Webb of Asheville and Por- iter Graves of Mount Airy. recommending ||Secretary Lane’s Rules For Electric Companies. “The lower the rate consumers by electric power [panies the lower will be the tax |which such power companies must ypay to the government.” Secretary Lane of the Interior De- |partment has announcedthis as.the newrt Or Wne purity Avup ven ~O ‘disposition of water rights of the government.”Mr.Lane has pending lbefore him several applications for |rights to use the public lands and the jwaters of navigable streams for the development of electrical power.He is opposed to making use of these |waters as a source of revenue to the |government,but is in favor of re-|quiring the fullest use of them for|the benefit of the people and has laid down five conditions as “an _idealstandard,”low rates and the prohi- bition of combinations being an im- portant part of the rules.rrr }|charged «to Mr.Frank Long,a good citicen of Yadkin county,died at his Home at Longtown a few days ago.He was about 60 years old and is survived by a family. + FOUNDED1890 com-|_@ Floral Voile at 23e.Striped Voiles Bordered Voiles with Ratine Stripe in Blue,Pink,Helio and Black Ww weoy] White Dresses. Another shipment of Children’s from 2 to 14 years,prices from 38c. to $2.25. of| are,investigating.} '§Summer Piece Goodsj| i|that are very popular. ||at 15e, at.23e. Colored Lawns and MILIS & Special Prices For Every Day Sales. White Dresses just received,sizes These are bargains worth Some very attractive things in this showing,prices from 94c,to 14c. Lace Bands. 1,000 yards Lace Bands from 24 to 8 inches wide,Eeru and White,worth 25c.the yard,our price 124c. White Goods. We make a specialty of this line. We are in a position to get the rock bottom prices and we give our cus- tomers the benefit.Come and see what we are showing in Table Dam- ask,Napkins,Doylies,Towels,Sheets, Pillow Cases,Counterpanes,ete, Forty-inch Our 6c.Counter. Every article on it worth 10ce.or more.Our price while it lasts 6c. Lacz and Insertion.:he 1,000 yards all Linen Laces and In- sertion from half inch to 24 inches wide,3c.yard. Clothing. For Clothing,Gents’Furnishings, Shoes,Hats,Hosiery and many other articles we haven’t space to mention, come and see us.We will promise to make it interesting for you. Flaxons. FOUNDED1890POSTON. Apron Checked Ginghams. 2,000 yards 27 inch Apron Checked Ginghams, cut in any désired length,at 3 1i-2c.per yard. On sale every day in the week and every busi- ness hour during the day. The Wash Fabric and Linen House of Statesville. 10c.Counter,Extra Values. This countet contains extraordinary values in 40 inch White Lawns,36 inch Madras Cloths,Paja- ma Checks,Dimities,Linens,Percales,Sheer Checked Muslins,some values up to 20c.per yard—all go at 10c.per yard. ep Sal ® “speci eT we :aDMARK. VOL.XXXTX. LIGHTNING BURNED HOUSE. Mr.John Poole’s Home DestroyedDuringtheStormTuesdayAfter- noon.t ‘ During the severe electric and rain storm which passed over Statesville and vicinity late Tuesday afternoon a small dwelling house in Bloom- field,occupied by Mr.and:Mrs.John Poole,was fired by lightning and de- stroyed.Mr.Poole was away atworkandasthestormapproached Mrs.Poole,not desiring to be at home alone,went to the home of a neighbor.Immediately following a bright flash of lightning and a heavy peal of thunder,neighbors noticed flames on the roof of the Poole home. An alarm was given and employes of the Imperial Cotton Oil Co.and oth- ers rushed to the burning building. While some fought the flames with buckets of water,others removed furniture from the house.Reaching the scene the city fire department, which responded to.the alarm promptly,found the fire was out- side of the corporate limits and out of reach of+the city water.A line of hose was run from the Imperial company’s private water system and with this one stream of water the firemén managed to save the two ad- joining houses.The residence of Mr. R.P.Summers was in immediate danger and practically all of his fur- niture was removed for fear the house could not be saved. The house which was destroyed was the property of Mr.Martin Mil- ler,who carried insurance on it.Mr. and Mrs.Poole lost about their household goods and it is un- derstood that they had no insurance. There was much electricity in the storm and the wonder is that more damage was not done by the light- ning The telephone and electric wires caught a ‘good many of the bolts of lightning and quite a num- ber of ‘phones were out of commis- sion for a time.The electric light system suffered the loss of several fuses,but aside from that there was little damage.The electric power was off only a short time. The Biggest Tree in the World? Recently Country Life if|America printed a cut and sketch of a big tree in California,which was de scribed as the largest tree in th world.Its circumference was given at 23 feet and one inch,but the point at which the measurement was taken was not stated Two mammoth the McLaughlin have long holders Laughlir mark trees white oak trees on place,near town, been admired by all be- The other day Mr.R.B.Me and the editor of The Land took measurements The largest and handsomest measured 30 feet in circum- ference just above the ground.From tip to tip of its branches in one di rection was 104 feet and 10 inches, in another direction the distance was 106 feet 10 Inches.The smaller tree measured 20 feet 9 inches just ‘above the ground The story.in Country Life said the California tree had long attracted at- tention and had become “the largest tree in,the world.”The North Carolina tree on the McLaugh }m place near Statefville’is.near seven feet greater in circumference than the California tree,which places our tree at the head of the list;while its companion hard by is dnly a little smaller than the California tree Military Feature For Fort Dobbs Pienic.2 fhe«Deughters.of the Revolution request that all members.of the old State Militia from every township in the county meet in Statesville July 4th,form.in a company to be com- manded by Capt.T.M.C.Davidson and také part in the picnic at Fort Dobbs.The Confederate veterans of the county are also asked to partici- pate under the command of Capt,P. C.Cariton,and the Iredell Blues are expected to take a part in the cele- bration.Col.L.B.Bristol has been named by the ladies to look after the military events of the day. By the courtesy of Mr.and Mrs.John Hatchett,the Fort Dobbs picnic will be held in a grove on Mr.Hatch- ett’s farm,near his residence and hard by the site of Fort Dobbs.The Fort Dobbs chapter of the D.A.R., under whose auspices the pienic is given,hope for a large attendance from all over the county.It is de- sired that the picnic be a county af- fair,as all the county is interested in this historic spot. Rector Eubanks Accepts Call to New York—Church Items. Rev.R.P>Eubanks,for the past two years rector of Trinity Episcopalchurch,Statesville,has accepted a call to the Episcopal church at Pine Plains,Duchess county,N.Y.,.and will go to his new charge in-August. In addition to his\Statesville charge,Mr:Eubanks has ministered to the congregations at Mooresville and St. James,this county,and St.Mark’s, Mecklenbirg.Mr.Eubanks is a loyal North Carolinian and says he much regrets to leave the State but considers it best to accept the call toNewYork.;Rev.M.L.Kester of Salisbury will preach at Mt.Hermon Lutheran church Sunday morning at 11 o'clockandatSharonthatafternoonat4 o'clock.Both appointments in Shilohtownship. Rey.R.A.Goodman,president of Mt.Amoena Seminary at Mt.Pleas-ant,will preach at St.Michael’s church at Troutman Sunday morningat11o'clock. half of | of these| known as} STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,JUNE 20,1913. cnceamacet AIR LINE STOCKHOLDERS,MEET Progress in the Building of the Road --Directors Elected. Gratifying reports of the progressoftheStatesvilleAirLinerailroad were heard:at the annual meeting ofthestockholdersoftherailroadcom- pany,held in the Commercial club rooms Wednesday and attended by representatives of all save one of thetownshipsaffectedbytheroad.The report of Mr.D.M.Ausley,treasur- er and general manager,showed that12milesoftheroadhasbeengrad-ed,and the.camp will be moved the first of August from the vicinity of Harmony to the other side of Rocky Creek.So far the Statesville and ‘Bethany township bonds—Statesville $50,000 and Bethany $12,500—have been sold and the money used in the construgdtion of the road,together with $48,200 paid the State in stock for convict labor.The Union Grove, Eagle Mills and Turnersburg town- ship bonds—Union Grove $10,000, Eagle Mills $20,000 and Turnersburg $35,000—will be issued and the mon- ey used in constructing the road from Rocky Creek to the Yadkin county line.When Yadkin is entered her bonds will be made available. The stockholders adopted the jamended bylaws of the company,de-|fining the duties of the several of- |ficers of the company,the power of ithe board of directors,etc.The j amended charter calls for 15 direc- jtors and the following were elected: iW.D.Turner,-D.M.Ausley,Wm. |Wallace,N.B.Mills,J.H.McElwee of Statesville;Dr.J.J.Mott of Rad- ford,Va.,Dr.P.C.Jurney of Tur- nersburg township,T:L.Adams of Bethany township,P.B.Kennedy of Eagle Mills township,J.T.Jennings of Union Grove township,D.M., |Reece,S.C.Williams,W.T.Fletcher, |F.W.Haynes of Yadkin county,R.C. |Freeman of Surry county.The only changes“ire in the cases of Messrs. Williams,Haynes and Freeman.The two former are additional directors \for Yadkin and Mr.Freeman ceeds Mr.T.W.Folger.deceased. Mr.R.L.Haymore of Mt.Airy was not re-elected on account of the Mt Airy subscription to the road having expired by.limitation.Mt.Airy jtownship will revote the bonds when ithe road work begins in Surry and will again be represented on -the |board of directors suc- |Mr.W.D.Turner was re-elected |president of the company,Mr.Wal- lace vice president,Capt.P.C. Carlton secretary and Mr.Ausley treasurer and general manager Messrs.Wallace,Ausley,Mills, elected commit- |Fletcher and Freeman were j}members of the executive ij tee Dr.Mott spoke very interestingly jof the probability of a road being jbuilt ftom Radford,Va.,to Mt.Airy to connect with the Statesville Air \Line.He said that men of sufficient {capital to build such a road are much jinterested and have already had sur jveys made which show that a good jroute can be obtained Some rights of way have -been secured.but no idefinite action towara the building of ithe road has been taken Messrs.J.A.Hartness,Z.V.Long jand H.P.Grier were appointed a jcommittee to see Governor Craig and jthe:State prison authorities with a view to having the convict force at yes on the Air Line increased The second Wednesday in June was jnamed as the date for the regular an |nual meeting of the stockholders in jthe future |Marriage at.Mooresville—Persdnal|"Items,: |Garrespondence of “The ‘Landmark. Mooresville,June 19 =Yesterday morning at 8:30 o'clock,at the home of the bride’s brother-in-law,Mr.J. A.Harrill,Miss Nevada.Trollinger and Mr.W.R.Johnston were united in marriage in the presence of a few relatives and friends.The ceremony was performed by Rev.W.S.Wilson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.Immediately after the cere- mony the happy young couple left in an automobile for’Statesville,where they caught the Western train for Asheville.They will spend their honeymoon in the mountains of west- ern North Carolina. Dr.W.D.McLelland left for New York this week where he will be con- nected with a hospital.Dr.J.Y. Templeton will leave in a few days for Philadelphia.Mr.C.V.Voils is attending the State Merchants’As- sociation at Wrightsville this week. Mrs.C.U.Voils left yesterday for Chester,8S.C.,where she will visit relatives for several weeks. Mr.B.D.Graham of Lexington, formerly:of Statesville,has rented the concrete residence on Moore ayenue from B.A.Troutman and will occupy it by the first of the month. He,Mrs.Grahamand their daughter, Miss Myrtle,are at the CommercialHotel. Equipment Fund in Sight—Meeting of Regents of Barium Home. Our Fatherless Ones. Our board of regents met at Bar- ium Springs on last Thursday,the 12th.Present Rev.Dr..H.G.Hill, Rev.D.I.Craig,Rev.Dr.W.R.Min- ter,Rev.Dr..C.M.Richards,Mr. Osear Clark.A good deal of routine business was transacted and the re- ports made on the general’work and field work were very satisfactory. Rev.R.Murphy Williams was pres- ent and gave an account of his work in behalf of “The ImprovementFund.”More than $40,000 has been pledged and a good deal of it paid in, and there is little doubt but that the$50,000 promised for our equipmentwill-soon be realized. DEATH OF MRS J.STEPHANY. A Highly Esteemed Statesville LadyDiesinBaltimore—Was —Buried There Wednesday. News of the death of Mrs.J.Stephany,which occurred in Balti-more about 10 o’clock Monday night,was received in Statesville about 8 o’clock Tuesday morning,after The Landmark had gone to press. Mrs.Stephany,who had not been well for many months,went to Bal-timore for treatment the latter partofMarch.On Wednesday,the 11th of June,she underwent an operationfortumorofthebrain. operation was a very serious one and her condition very critical,there was hope for her recovery and the news of her condition received in States- ville Monday was encouraging.While not unexpected,the news of her death Tuesday morning was a shock to her friends “and brought sincere sorrow to many hearts.Mrs.Stephany was a native of Bal- timore and the funeral and interment took place there Wednesday after- noon at 3 o'clock. Mrs.Dora Van Lear Stephany,who was probably 55 years old,was a na- tive of Baltimore and located in Statesville in September.1879—soonafterhermarriagetoMr.Stephany. She had since lived here and was one of the best known and most highly- esteemed ladies in the community. She was a good woman in.the best sense of that term—a devoted wife and mother,a good neighbor,a loyal friend,and one who was always will- ing and ready to help in every good work.Mrs.Stephany is survived by her husband and five children,all of whom were with her when she died. The children are:Messrs.Isidore Stephany of Seaford,Del.,Sylvan and Chas.Stephany of -Baltimore, and Misses Rose:and Leah Stephany of Statesville.She is survived by two brothers and six sisters.“Her mother died within the year. also Dr.Young Died Suddenly While En Route From Concord to Salisbury. Dr.Robert Simonton Young died suddenly Wednesday morning at Landis about 11:30 o’clock,while en route from Concord to Salisbury in an automobile.Dr.Young,accom- panied by Mrs.Young,Dr.R.°M. King and Mr..L.T.Hartsell,left Concord Wednesday morning for Salisbury,where he was to enter the sanatorium for treatment.He ap- peared to be standing the trip well until Landis was reached.Just as the machine crossed Linn crossing he threw his hand to his breast and ex claimed,“It is all over,”and dead Dr.Young hadbeen ill for several months.Recently he went to Balti more and underwent a serious opera tion.Following the operation his condition improved nicely and he re sumed his large practice.Other com plications recently developed.Despit: his illness he refused to give up hi work and pursued the practice of hi profession with characteristic gy.The demands made uponprovedtoostrongforhis strength and a few days ago he faint ed while attending a patient. Dr.Young was a‘native of Ca barrus county and had practiced med icine in Concord for 30 years.He was for a time prominent in Democrati polities and last year was a delegate from this district to theconvention,where he labored faith fully for the nomination of hi schoolmate ‘and ‘friend,Woodrow Wi! son.He’was prominent as a ‘physician,had been frequently.honored ty his medical -brethren and®had ener fwon distinction in his profession,He was 52 years old and is survived by his wife and-one son.The latter,R.S.| Young,Jr.,is an énsign in the United States navy. What Was the Matter With the Birds?' During the cold,rainy weather last week Mr.A.P.Clark,who lives on the river in Fallstown township, heard a noise one night in the sit- ting room,which was unoccupied,andfoundthatsomebirdshadfluttered down the chimney.-Next morning the screen before the fireplace was removed and 125 birds ..(chimney swifts)were found in the fireplace. Some of them were dead and thos¢ not dead were hardly able to fly.Out doors more dead birds were found and others too feeble to fly. The question for debate is,What killed the birds?,The chimney swift is due in this climate the first half of April.»That.being so the weath- er last week was hardly too severe for him.But if not the cold and rain,what? Fire Companies Receiving Checks. Checks have been sent out from the State insurance commissioner's department to 50 fire companies in the State,the total sum aggregat- ing $871.78.\This sum is the tax of one per cent collected on receipts from the various insurance compa- nies doing business in the State asthefiremen’s relief fund.The stipu-lations are that the fire-fighting ap-paratus must at least be worth the sum of $1,000,and the company re- ceiving the fund must observe thefirewastelaws.‘The Statesville company has re-ceived from this fund $135.34. About 25 tinners have quit work inWilmingtonbecausetheiremployers refused to sign a contract to em- ploy only union labor. William D.-Bryan has been ap-pointed postmaster at Taft postoffice,which is In Buncombe county. While the was him | waning | Baltimore | JUNE WEDDING AT ELMWOOD. Miss Arey and Mr.Womble MarriedWednesday—-Iredell People Mar- ried in Charlotte—One at Pisgah Forest. Written For The Landmark.' Miss Edith Arey and Mr.S.J. Womble were married at the resi-dence of Mr.E,L,Long at Elmwood Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock.Theaffair’was conducted with most ex- cellent taste and simplicity.The guests were neighbors and intimate friends of the bride.Mrs.John Cline of Asheville assisted in receivingthem.Mrs.Long’s parlors werebeautifullydecoratedwithdaisies, long-leaf pine,moss,sweet-peas and candles.A small altar of white and green was.constructed in the west parlor and served as a_beautiful back-ground to the wedding party.In the east parlor there was a beau- tiful display of many wedding pres- ents.The music was rendered in this room. Miss Flora Cornelius of Char- lette,who wore a white embroider- ed gown,sang “Because.”Then Miss Mary Kenna Walker played the wed- ding march.,She wore white linger- je.Little Misses Helen Long and Lottie Arey Walker,nieces of the bridé,all dressed in white lingerie, were ribbon girls.Miss Allie May Arey,sister of the bride,was maid of honor.She wore a white satin gown and carried pink carnations. The groom entered accompanied .by his brother,Mr.Therom Womble of Goldston,Chatham county.The bride entered with her brother,Mr. Homer Arey.She wore a blue tray- eling suit and carried bride’s roses. The ceremony ‘was performed .in a simple ‘and impressive manner by Rev.W.T.Walker,brother-in-law of the bride Immediately after the ceremony a delightful informal reception was held for a half an hour.The bride and groom left on the 10 o'clock train to spend their honeymoon in the -mountains of western North Carolina;and they did not get away without a liberal shower of rice. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Alice Arey and the late Edwin E. Arey.She is very popular in her home community and has made many friends in other parts of the State.The groom is a young busi- hess man of.Wagram,.Scotland county,and Mr.and Mrs.Womble will live at Wagram. ”eo - The Charlotte Observer of yester- day had the following account of the marriage of Miss Casey and Mr.Van Hoy in Charlotte: |There was a quiet wedding at the |home of Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Howard, 906 South Tryon street,yesterday j}morning at 9:30,wher Miss Nettie |Paris Casey,a niece of Mr.and Mrs. Howard,was married to Mr.J.W. |Van Hoy,assistant superintendent of }the Jackson Training School,Con- rd.The bride is a daughter of Mr. W.A.Casey of Iredell county and is a charming and attractive young ady.Mr.Van Hoy until lately was a member of the Statesville bar. Messrs.J.C.Fisher and H.P.Van i Hoy,the latter a brother of the groom,both of the Jackson Training school,Concord,were among the out- of-town attendants The ceremony }was performed by kev.W.A.Smith, |pastor Pritchdrd Memorial Baptist hurch,this.city.The wedding march was rendered by Mrs.C.C Ball.Mr.and Mrs.Van Hoy left im- |mediately after the nuptials .for|Asheville,where they will.spend sev-[eral damping:Oo Hh od!hey will {reside at Concord. am + |Mr.Edwin Ralph Echerd and Miss |Bessie Patton were married Wednes- day aftérnoébn at the home of the |bride’s parents,Mr.and,Mrs.T.T. |Patton,at Pisgah Forest,Transyl- tvania-county,Rev.W.H.Davis of- |ficiating.Mr.Chas.E.Echerd of |Statesville was his brother’s best man and Miss Emma Patton was herister’s maid of honor.Immediate- following the ceremony the bridal pair left in an automobile for a sum-mer resort in South Carolina,where they will spend their honeymoon.Mr. Echerd,who is originally from Alex- ander county,was for a time a resi- dent of Statesville,having a posi- tion as clerk in the postoffice.He has for several years been railway postal clerk between Asheville .and Lake Toxaway. Left Husband and Seven Children For Another Man. sristol,Tenn.,Dispatch. Porter Barnett,35 years old and a trainman,is being held here subject to instructions of the Federal au- thorities,under the white slave act,for transporting a woman from one State to another for immoral pur- poses. Barnett,who is.a married man, eloped from North Cardlina with Mrs.DJ J.Wells,who deserted her husband and seven little children,Af- ter his wife left Wells started for his former home in Virginia to leave his children with relatives.He made no effort to locate the pair. 3y a singular coincidence when he arrived in Bristol he was directedwithhischildrentoa‘écal —hotel where Barnett and Mrs.Wells,with the latter’s five-months-éld baby, were registered as husband and wife. (He had a warrant sworn out for Bar- nett and he was fined $150 in police court, The woman returned to North Carolina with her husband and eight children, Mrs.J.M.Suther and little son gotoSalisburytomorrowtovisit. W.W.COOPER.CUTS THROAT. Slashed His Throat With a Knife at the Sanatorium Thig Morning. Mr.W.W.Cooper,a patient at the Sanatorium,slashed his throat in an attempt at suicide a little before 6 o'clock this morning.He died at 6 minutes to 7 o!clock. Mr.Cooper went’to the Sana- torium four weeks ago for treatment for carbuncles.He had recovered and would have been discharged to- day.Early this morning the nurse on duty heard him let down the win- dow of his room and lock the door. This was immediately reported and Mr.Cooper was found on the floor with a fearful gash in his throat.The carotid ar- tery was severed and the floor by the bed with blood.Dr. Long was called,the flow of blood was staunched and all possible was done for him. The weapon used was not discover- ed but it is supposed to have been a knife which Mr.Cooper had concealed about his person. Mr.Cooper had been ly in normal condition but suffered from melancholia.He was for a couple of months a patient at the State Hospital last winter but was discharged early in April. the door forced open. was covered apparent- THE SNAKE A MARSH HEN. The Object That Mr.Foster Magni- fied Into a Giant Snake Was a Marsh Hen When Preacher Ray- nal Saw It. Rev.C.E.Raynal,pastor of the First Presbyterian church,read the snake stories in Tuesday’s Landmark and the experience of Mr.Jay Fos- ter proved very disquieting to him. He frequently goes out with Mr.Fos- ter and others of “the boys”fishing and hunting and observed that their habits and conduct were above re- proach._No snake looking like,an automobile tire and the.size of a nail keg had been seen while Mr.Raynal was along.When the parson read what Mr.Foster had seen he wonder- ed if “the boys”were better prepar- ed to see snakes when he was not along than when he was,Anyhow, Mr.Foster is hig friend and he didn’t want his reputation assailed without cause.With this in mind Mr.Ray- nal decided to go right out,see the snake with his own eyes and sub- stantiate Mr.Foster,or better still, he would kill the snake and bring it home as evidence.The parson felt that unless he could get such evi- dence and clear up the matter,his further association with “the boys” might be looked on with suspicion. So he did not take the regular party with him,but seeing that George Du- lin.was with Mr.Foster when the snake attacked Mr.Foster,Mr.Ray- nal took George along to point out the place. George feared for the pastor’s safety and tried to dissuade him from wading out into the pond.George would not go himself but did indicate to the parson just where the snake was at first.The parson was armed with a repeating shot gun and was prepared to use all five loads if the snake was in evidence and started anything.He waded to the log that Mr.:Foster was on when he saw.’thesnakeandfrom’which he made his ignominious retreat:From this point Mr,Raynal looked right at the spot where Mr.Foster had seen the snake. Sure enough,there was that brown- spotted bulk that fesembled the aus} tomobile tire.The parson started to advance ’@ little nearer and the bulk fluttered and moved off in the form of a marsh-hen.She had vacated a nest and nine eggs.Almost instantly another started from near Mr.Ray- nal’s feet and they kept up a great fluttering and hissing until they thought their nest was safe. George Dulin,standing afar off, heard the hissing and ‘lowed:“Dat’s de same thing,boss,what me and Mr. Foster heerd.” Copeland entertained yesterday af- ternoon in honor of Mrs.Graves ofOrange,Va.,who is the guest of Mrs. E.S.Pegram.~Six-handed hearts was played and Mrs.C.V.Henkel won the prize,a bottle of perfume. The guest of honor also ‘received a bottle of perfume,Following the game refreshments were served in two courses.Sweet.peas were con- spicuous in the decorations. —Tomorrow,the 21st,is the long- est day of the year and the official beginning of summer.The day’s length is 14 hours and 28 minutes. The sun rises at 4:46 and sets at 7:14, —-Lieense has been issued for the marriage of Miss Ather Lee Smith of the southern portion of this county and Mr.J.F.Goodrum of Mecklen- burg county. *The Senate Wednesday confirmedabunchofNorthCarglinapostmas- ters.In the list are J.W.Noell at Roxboro,S.S.Lockhart at Wades- boro,W.L.Ormond at Bessemer City, R.S.McRae..at Chapel Hill. Dr.J.M.Parrott of Kinston was elected president of the State Medi- cal Society at Morehead City this week. The postoffice in North Charlotte was robbed early yesterday morning, the robbers-securing $24.75. Supt.L,O.White attended a meet- ing of county school superintendents in Charlotte yesterday. .=ie NO.94. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL.NEWS, —Mr.Emile Ayers has been sick for about two weeks. —Regular meeting of Civic League in the rooms of the Commercial club next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock. —Mr.R.B.Leinster’s ‘road force will be moved to the Mocksville road next week to surface the road.The grading has been completed for sometime.: ——-A coffin was secured in States- ville yesterday afternoon for,Mrs. John Canrpbell,who ‘died yesterday morning at her home in the vicinity of Eufola. —-Mr.M.E.Ramsey,who has been confined at his home with illness for several months,expects to goto Asheville tomorrow to enter Dr.Car- roll’s sanitarium for treatment. A civil service examination will be held in Statesville July 12th to fill a contemplated vacancy in the posi- tion of postmaster at Stony Point.The place paid $489 thé*last fiscal year.: -~-The colored Baptist .Sunday School Convention is in session in Statesville this week and is holding its sessions in the church of that de- nomination near the .colored graded school building. —At their meeting Tuesday night the local Masons elected officers as follows:W.E.Webb worshipful master,P.P.Purnell senior war- den,P.F.Laugenour junior -war- den,F.W.Ramsey secrtary,W.A. Sample treasurer. —Blackberries are turn.The crop promises to be im- mense.With plenty of beans and potatoes and a big crop of blackber-ries,editors and’other poor folks may get through the summer,whether the tariff bill passes or fails. ~-Confederate Veterans who wish to attend the reunion at Gettysburg may receive certificates by applica- tion to Mr.J.C.Steele;commander of the Colonel Reuben Campbell camp,giving the company and regi- ment in which they served. ~~A wheel of the tender of the lo- comotive drawing east-bound passen- ger train No.22 left the rails at a point near Claremont Wednesday and the train was delayed about an hour and a half.Little damage was done except to the cross-ties. ~The new street sprinkler arriv- ed this week and was put into com-mission in the business district yes-terday.The sprinkler which has been used in the business section will now go to the residence portion of the town,on those streets where the property-owners will pay their portion of the expense of its opera- tion. The Elmwood folks know what is good to eat.A fine loaf of “salt- rising”comes to The Landmark from Miss Beula Arey,with assurances that the Elmwood folks are with the editor on the matter of salt-rising bread.The Landmark is glad to know that some of the girls can make such bread as their mothers used to make.‘ —Hail fell in some localities in this vicinity during the storm Tuesday afternoon but no damage is reported. At the State Farm and at a point on the Céntral highway in the vicinity of the Catawba river there was con- siderable hail.The samé afternoon there were heavy,storms in various sections of the State and considerable damage from wind and lightning. --Mr.R.M.Gray,who will assume the ‘office of tounty superintendent ofscheelsnextmonth,has arrangedtohavetheIredellteachers®institute, beginning to until August 11th...He found thatthelatterdatewouldbettersuitthe convenience of the teachers.Mr.Gray will conduct a public examination for teachers July 17th.; —Arthur White,a negro who es- ecaped from the chain gang about two years ago,was arrested in Portsmouth,Va.,this week and was brought to Statesville yesterday byDeputySheriffWard,who went af- ter him.White was serving a sen- tence for retailing and lacked six or eight months of completing —his term.--He will be returned to the gang today. Six candidates for membership in the Statesville lodge of RoyalArch‘Masons went to Salisbury in autos Tuesday night and had the mark and past master degrees con-ferred on them by the Salisbury ArchMasons.A party of four of the lo- cal Arch Masons accompanied them to.Salisbury.ee go to Salis-bury again next Tuesday night to receive the two remaining degrees. —Dr.James W.Davis,who passed the examination before the State medical board at the head of the class of 137 applicants,is at his home here for a few weeks.Dr.Davis will be engaged in hospital work in Phila-delphia and’other Pennsylvania towns for the next year.Dr.J.M.Davis of Hiddenite,son of Mr..R.Lee Davis,one of the proprietors ofDavisSulphurSprings,was second in the class,and Dr.+.T.Robertson of Charlotte was third.‘ —The Statesvilie lodge Knights of Pythias has elected new officers as follows:‘Earle G.White echancellor- commander,Robt.M.Rickertvie chancellor,Frank Armfield pr M.E.Ramsey,Ja,master ofB.L.Sronce keeper of recordsseals,L.J.Free!master at arms,J. ander outer guard,J..B.Gill e “installed at.the first meeting in.exchequer.The new officers will- ~ scheduled to begin July .7;deferred D.Ramsey inner guard,A.Y.i of finance,R.L.Pogton master of bs g -PAGE TWo. ‘A LEELENAI THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,-----June 20,1913, COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS It is announced that the Catawba county board of education “is ask- img for suggestions from the pa- trons of the rural schools in order to help them secure the services of the best’men that can be found to serve the county as school commit- teemen.”A.sensible idea and one that all county school boards could follow with profit.School commit- teemen.will be ‘appointed next month.Many will seek the place who “have an axe to grind;”some will want the job to put some partic- ular teacher in the school or to keep some teacher out;some of them seek the place to put in their daughters or sons as teachers—a very unwise thing to do,for no father is compe- tent to pass on the qualifications of his child as teacher.Another will be urged for the place,regardless of all fitness or qualification,because he is the “heeler”or pet or some poli- tician or officeholder who desires ;to reward him and keep him in his ser- vice,and he does it by flattering him with an appointment as school com- mitteemen.The interests of the chil- dren—the public welfare?Oh,well, most anybody will do for school com- mitteemen.Those things are crimes —actual crimes—against the children —our future citizens;and the worst part of it is that the crime doesn’t always stop with the appointment of incompetent school committeemen. Often it extends to the election of in- competent and unfit county superin- tendents and school boards.The school board that has any sort of conception of its duty will seek the service of the very best men in the district for school committeemen; they will seek the service of those who are not applicants and who do not want the abe they will look with suspicion on those who seek the place. *=* “Every railway attorney who is now.a member of the General Assem- bly is not a free,independent and uhbiased representative of the people and the State of North Carolina,and therefore ought to resign,the last one of them,and unbiased and free men appointed to represent the peo- ple in their places.” This is a section of a resolution adopted by the Merchants’Associa- tion of High Point with reference to the freight rate discrimination. The association calls on the Govern- or to assemble the Legislature to pass on this question,but in the meantime the association would take the railroad attorneys out of the Leg- good so long as he is unwilling to ances,It ig an honorable service for an attorney to represent.a rail- road or any other legitimate inter-est,public or private;.but when oneoftheseseektorepresentthepeopleandatthesametimeinsistsonhold-ing on to,service which conflicts withthepublicinterest,he will bear watching.The people who knowing-ly accept such service are easy marks and they deserye the sort of service they get. A GUILTY CONSCIENCE. This from the Winston Journal: “A few days ago we jokingly re- ferred to Senator Simmons as_fore- ing the finance committee to come around to the President’s way of thinking,and in the same spirit re- marked upon the fact that there’s nothing like having some.power yourself to make a President stand around.We had no idea that any-body would be so stupid as to takeusseriously,but the Statesville Landmark was.Accordingly —itcomestothedefenseoftheSenatorandboldlydeclaresthatitdoesnotbelieveSimmonsisamanwhohas no will of his own,nor is one who takes orders from another.Nor do we.And we are surprised that The Landmark should have taken us to believe the Senator to be such a man. However,we are rather glad than otherwise «that our poor attempt at humor was taken in all seriousness, since it has led The Landmark,hith- erto one of Senator Simmons’most cunning and (shall we say_insid- ious?)enemies to come to his de-fense,even at so late a day.One must needs always have some excuse for getting on the band-wagion.” This is the case of a guilty con- science.The Landmark read in a State paper a statement to the ef- fect that the President could not af- ford to ignore Senator Simmons’ wishes in regard to the appointment of Mr.Watts to the collectorship be- cause the Senator,as chairman of the Senate finance committee,was doing his best to carry out the Pres- ident’s wishes with reference to the tariff bill.«As proof of the Senator’s intense zeal in his efforts to please the President,it was asserted that Mr.Simmons,a few days prior to that time,had discovered that the President wanted a schedule in the tariff bill changed and he immedi- ately had the subcommfttee make the change to suit the President’s wishes The Landmark observed that no enemy of Senator Simmons, so far as it had observed,had made a charge so derogatory to the Sena- tor—a charge that he was willing to fetch and carry for the President simply to get his friends appointed to office.The Landmark did not be- islature.The agitation for the.cor-|)i.ve Mr,Simmons to be that type ofrectionoffreightratediscrimination is having a good effect in more than one direction.For one thing,the people are beginning to realize who are and who are not their real friends.It is a distinct discredit to the State and the people that men should be elected to the Legisla- ture,selected to legislate for the peo- ple,who in their private capacity represent public service corporations, or even private corporations or other interests,which as public servants they may be called upon to regulate;and especially is it discreditable that one who represents such interests has not the decency to resign from that service when he takes servicewiththepeople.In the greatest ser- mon ever preached,the greatest of all preachers said:“No man can serve two masters:for either he will hate the one,and love the other;or else he will hold to the one and de- spise the other.”No man can serve public and private interests at the same time;and no man who has a proper conception of public duty will allow himself«to be placed in-any such position.Ng matter-how honest he may be and ro matter how good his intentions,he will not have done his full duty .when he takes service for the people until he separates him- self from all private service that may conflict with his public servire,and the man who refuses to do this need not complain if he falls under sus- Pition.The pap addi a"Aent to suspect a man who occupies that dual capacity.It is a well known fact that there appear in every Leg- islature,especially in the State Sen- ate,men who are well known as the retained attorneys of public service t or other corporations or of private interests;-and many of them make no concealment of the fact.On the contrary they openly and _boldly champion the interests which they privately represent whenever legis- lation is offered affeeting them. Their boldness in this matter-is duetofactthatitwasknownwhentheywereelectedthattheyrepresentedtheseprivateinterestsandunderthecircumstancesthey‘think the peoplehaveendorsedtheirposition;that thepeoplearewillingtoacceptsuchServiceasdoesnotinterferewiththeinterestsofthosetheyareprivatelyretainedtorepresent,A man electedtopublicpositionwhenitiswellknownthatherepresentsinterestswhichmayconflictwith“his publicdutieshasarighttothinkthathispeoplearewillingtoacceptsuchserviceashegivesthemandthathe’s free at the same time to renderservicetotheinterestsheprivatelyrepresents.And so it all comes backtothepeople,It is their fault iftherearerailroadattorneysorat-torneys of other interests ‘in +theLegislature,and the remedy is intheirhands.If we are ever to risetoafullconceptionofpublicduty,we must stop electing men to officesimplybecausetheyaregoodfellows.When the question is raised that acandidateisanattorneyforarail-rodd or represents some private in terest that may conflict with public service,the answer of his friends usually is,“Oh,he’s a good fellow; he'll.be all right.”And.so the goodfellowiselectedandwhensomesuch| emergency as now presents itselfarisesitisfoundthathe’s not allright.The people should always re-member this:that the retained at-torney of corporate or private in-terests who offers his service to the'}4publicisnotseekingthe‘public's man and said so;and about that time Mr.Simmons decided it was necessary to issue a statement ex- plaining that the President had not asked for the change of any sched- ule in the tariff bill and had not tried to influence the finance committee. Evidently the Senator did not fancy being put in the light.of being mes~ senger boy for the President. Now is the Journal the paper? The Landmark thinks not.Has the Journal ever urged Mr.Watts’ap- pointment?When The Landmark read the statement referred to it did not clip it or preserve the paper. Later it had occasion to refer to it and did not remember,nor does it now remember,in what paper the publication appeared.Above is the substance of the statement,howev- er,and it does not tally with what the Journal says it said.Evidently the Journal has jumped before it was hit.It’s a case of guilty con- science. And finding itself embarrassed, when The Landmark did not have it in mind,the Journal maliciously mis-represents The Landmark.This pa- per has never supported Senator Sim- mons when he was a candidate but it has not abused him and has tried al- ways to be fair to him.It has com- mended him many times when in agreement with him;it has criticised him when it thonght him im.the wrong...It pursues,the same course;i ywithreferéricevowi men and meas- ures.The Landmark tries to be a newspaper.It is nobody’s organ. Only last summer,when Senator Simmons was a candidate,The Land- mark took occasion to say it did not yelieve certain .reports circulated about him,for which it received a note of acknawledgement from the Senator.The Landmark was not try- ing to curry favor with him then, neither is it now—a fact that any discriminating reader of this paper well knows and which the Journal knows if it reads The Landmark; and the statement that The Land- mark is trying to get “on the band wagon”by saying a word in defense of Senator Simmons is a malicious misrepresentation.:eeeneneeneceinnneesnrmneneman® Japs Trying to Get First Hand In- formation. Four prominent Japanese arrived in Washington.this week in pursu- ance of an inquiry they are making to ascertain the real feeling in the United States regarding the rela- tions between Japen and America, with special reference to the Califor- nia land legislation.They are Dr. Soyeda,one of the foremost states- men and financiers of Japan,andMessrs.Kamiya,Shima and Aboko,the latter editor of a Japanese paperinSanFrancisco. The visitors are charged with no official mission but are engaged in anefforttoascertainand,if possible,toremovethecausesthathavebeenim-posing a strain upon the friendlyrelationsbetweenAmericaandJa-pan,5erent Take Plenty of Time to Eat.There is a saying that “rapid eating isslowsuicide.”If you have formed the habitofeatingtoorapidlyyouaremoatlikely|suffering from indigestion or constipation,|which will result.eventually in serious ill.ness unless corrected.Digestion beging ‘inthemouth.Food should be thoroughly mas-tieated and ihealivated.Then when youayeafullnessofthestorachorfeeldull and stupid after eating,take one of Cham-jberlain's Tablets.Many severe cases of atom-jach trouble and conktipation have been cured|by the tse of these tablets.They are ensy toakeandmiostagreeablein’eff,all dealers.rs ePbcend . mparete himself from all entangling alli FROM WITHOUT—THE STATE. Items of Interest From All Over the Country. The Senate territories committeehasagreeduponabillforgovern-ment construction of railroads in Alaska.It will provide for $40,000,-000,in bonds to finance the undertak- ing and leave entire control to the President, The Supreme Court of the United States,has declined to review the de-cision of the court of the District of Columbia,which ‘held that.Laura Cramer,a State Department ¢lerk, must repay the estate of Fenton J. Hurd of Greenwich,Conn.,$40,000 obtained by her alleged “spook”in- fluences. The Canadian Polar exploration ex- pedition,which will spend three yearsintheArcticunderthedirectionof Vilhjalmar Stefansson,discoverer of the blonde Eskimos,set out TuesdaywhentheoldwhalerKarluk,Captain Robert Bartlett,with 10.scientists and a crew of 15 men,steamed from Victoria,B.C.,for the far North. The board of trustees of VanderbiltUniversity,Nashville,Tenn.,hag un- reservedly accepted the recent gift of Andrew Carnegie of $1,000,000 to the medical department.For the gov- erning board of seven provided in the gift the name of Henry S.Pritchett of New York,president of the Carne-gie Foundation,was the only one announced. Two women,who through the ef- forts of the Civic League have been appointed to police duty at New- port,R.IL.are on duty at Newport beach.They wear military blouses of blue,with brass buttons,blue skirts to match and straw hats,but carry no clubs.They have the same powers as any member of the New- port police force. When Colonel Roosevelt goes to Argentina on a lecture trip in the fall,he may extend ft to a trip around the world,which will keep him away*from América for two years.If the colonel takes the trip he will not return until late in the fall of 1915,which is not so many months before the time when can- didates will be selected for the pres- idency in 1916. The Democrats of the House of Congress will meet in caucus next Wednesday to consider.a report from the caucus budget committee.The plan which is expected to be sub mitted coftemplates the appointment of a budget committee to supervise and regulate appropriations in the House with a special view to fixing a maximum of appropriations to be made during each session. Secretary Bryan,upon the authori- ty of President Wilson,has issued a statement announcing the purpose of the administration to maintain the civil service principle in the consular service.Promotions will continue to be made upon examinations and va- cancies are to be filled from outside the service only when the administra- tion holds they cannot be properly filled from within. North Carolina is one of the States listed by the Nationar Department of Agriculture as belonging to the “principal wheat States.”This re- port shows the North Carolina win- ter wheat crop to be 1.9 per cent of the total acreage of the United States and the condition of the erop on June 1 last to be 92 per centi6n a basis of 100,an excellence showing.But two States exceed this per cent— Perinsylvania and lowa. President Wilson has apoirited Walker Whiting Vick receiver of cus- toms for the Dominican republic. The post was created under the re- cent treaty with that nation.The place pays $10,000 a year.Walker Vick was born in Wilmington and educated at Oak Ridge Institute.He Was connected with the managementoftheWilsonpré“convention cam- paign last summer and later with the national committee. Owen D.Conn,known.as “the $100,000 burglar,”pleaded guilty in San Francisco this week.He will be sentenced tomorrow.His plea end- ed @ sensational crrminal career of two yearn non"crOTt cg to the Pacific coast.Within that time Conn,according to his confession, looted homes in broad daylight of more than $100,000 worth of valuh- bles.He posed as a theatrical man and lived in respectable localities. Rates on fertilizer in car load lots from Wadesboro,N.C.,to points in South Carolina are declared unreas- onable by the Inter-State Commerce Commission and the Atlantic Coast Line railroad is ordered to cease such charges and make reparation to ship- pers.As the rates have been in ef- fect since February,1912,the road must pay back the overcharges since that time,based on the new schedule of rates approved by the commission and which it orders put into effect by August 15. Twenty-seven countries,including the United States and Canada,sent delegates to the tenth Pan-Presbyter- ian Council,or Alliance of ReformedChurches,which had its formal op- ening in Aberdeen,Scotland,Tues- day-The attendance.includes many leading clergymen and laymen of the Presbyterian Church throughout the world.The sessions of the council will continue ten days.during which time numerous questions of general interest and importance to the de- nomination,will be discussed. Secretary of Agriculture \Honston,Secretary of Commerce Redfield and Attorney General McReynolds,charged with enforcing the pure food 'and drug act;have ruled.that meat and meat products in inter-State or foreign.commerce,which hithertohavebeenexemptedfromthepro- vision of the pure food law,may be seized if misbranded or adulterated. Beginning at once manufacturers,of meat foods*will be required to com-ply strictly with the food and:drug act as well as with the meat inspec- tion law,, themcerermemmmmemtieinteracterent Can't Keep lt Secret. The splendid work of Chamberlain's Tab- lets is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver |Wi hae i}vit oS fi e i a Vi i: aVL | |tH) s “All |RUNaae | — Put Away the Freezer Why bother with making Ice-Cream at home-—-whyruntheriskofmakingIce-Cream of cream that is notpasteurized?Forget the worry of mixing and freezingcream:these hot summer days.You can now order PURE i 3 CREAM This is the Ice-Cream more wholesome—more delicious—than any that evertickledyourpalate.Itis cream of surpassing richness—made with excessive care.Ts ~;;The raw cream comes from Government Inspected cows,It is tested in our la-_bratories for its percent of butter fat.The highest quality of nuts—~fresh ri its—are bought for The Velvet Kind.ee ertToInsugethedestructionofallbacteria,the cream is pasteurized—subjected toae145degreesofheat,‘Thus we kill the bacteria that thrive in home-made cream,no|matter how carefully made.After the ingredients are mixed,the cream is gradually\cooled to 34 degrees."Then,in it goes to the freezers!From our freezers it goes to theWLcoolingroomtoharden,Where the temprature is kept at zero,Human Kands donot touch it.Our plantis whiteenamelledinside,and kept spotlessly clean,Never before was ice cream made under such sani-tary conditions.Never was cream so nourishing and 0 00delicious.You can secure the Velvet Kind in pints ® -ry }2 >4 eemM H and quarts,wrapped in parchment paper,inan air-tightcarton, Order it for dessert,At noon try:a saucer,It’s thebestandmostnourishingdelightofthesodafountain. Purity Ice Cream Company Richmond,Virginia ForSale By Statesville Drug Co. Religious Issue in Charlotte School Stirs the Community. Charlotte Observer,18th. After a fusillade of oratory from citizens unexampled in the annals of city boards,eulogizing in turn the Catholic Church,denouncing religi- ous bigotry and pleading for tolera- tion,declaring that their proposed action would violate their oaths of office,the Federal and State constitu- tions,render themselves liable to prosecution for misdemeanor,would be an insult to Seuthern manhood and bring contumely on Southern chivalry,the board of school commis- sioners retreated behind closed doors at midnight last night and by a se- cret ballot voted not to re-elect Misses Helen and Mary Clifford as members of the teachin?force of the city graded schools on pe ground that they are members of the Ro- man Catholic Church. The vote was 10 to 5.Owing to the precautions taken,those of lock- ing the doors and preventing a roll- call,the personnel of the line-up is not known.The vacancies caused by failure to re-elect these teachers were not filled. Never in the history of Charlotte has such a meeting been held.It was attended by 100 citizens of all faiths who overflowed into adjoining halls and corridors.And rarely have such specimens of oratory been heard here,all in defense of the position that no discrimination should be shown, (This matter has been pending in Charlotte for several weeks and.has stirred up no end of dissension,‘the end of which is not yet,of course. The Misses Clifford have been teach- ing in the sehools for some years, was no objection to them on the ground of compentency er fitness and no charge that they used their posi- tion to forward the interests of their Church.The objection,it seems,was solely on the ‘ground that theseyoungwomenare.members ofthewatholicChurch-and they were oust- ed°on that ground,notwithstand- ing there-are a large number of Cath-olic citizens and taxpayers in Char- lotte.)- Can't Make Public List of Liquor Shipments. The Georgia Supreme Court has held invalid Atlanta’s city ordinance, known as the McClelland ordinance, which required railroads,express companies and other common car- riers to furnish the police with lists of liquor shipments delivered by the carriers.The court held the ordi- nance void on the ground that it was in contravention of the section of the inter-State commerce act,which makes unlawful for the agent of any common carrier knowingly to disclose the contents of .any ship- ments.The court in its decision in- timated the ordinance might.be valid with respect to intra-State shipments. The North Carolina search and seizure law requires this publicity.Those.who receive shipments of fire water and object to the publicity may take comfort from the Georgia de- cision,erent Katherine L.Nortoti,New Bedford,Mass., says:“I had a terrible pain.across my back,with a burning and acalding feeling.I took Foley Kidney.Pills as advised,with results eertain and sure,The pain and burning feel-ing left me,I felt toned up and invigorated.I recommend Foley Kidney Pills.”For salebyStatesvilleDrugCo.PILES 5)pervenousHEM-ROID It quickly removes the internal cause. Booklet from OR.LEONHARDT CO.,Buftalo,N.Y.Sold by Statesville Drug Co.and all druggists. So far as The Landmark knows there HEADQUARTERS FOR Building Material! We want Are you going to build? you to keep in mind that we are headquartets for many things you will need when building or repair- ing.Wecarry a big stock of Doors in all grades,also Sash and Blinds, Porch Columns,Beaver Board,Plas- ter,Lime,Wood andMetal Shingles, and are especially strong on fine builders’hardware. Our prices are always as low as safe business will permit,and we can de- liver goods on short notice. Lazenby -Montgomery Yardware Co. %&%FOR SALES 260 acres 24 miles from raibroaé station,one mile from’six months school,nine miles from Statesville,in a healthy loca- tion.Four-room dwelling,two tenant houses,barn and outbuildings;100 acres in cultivation,15 of which is fine bottom land,balance in woodland.Will exchange for city or suburban property. 55 acres one mile from Harmony High School.Four- room dwelling,barnand outbuildings;40 acresin cultivation, 15 of which is fine bottom land Other small and.Jarger farmsfor sale,description of which will be furnished upon request, Statesville,N.C.ERNEST G.GAITHER, - INSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE.’PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. oveseecossececsouces FOR SALE. 865-acre farm three miles from Mooresville,near school and church.150 to 175 aeresin cul- tivation,balance in old-field pine and originalforest.Six-room house and five tenant houses onplace.Wells and outbuildings.Fifteen small farms.218 acres and good buildings in Elmwood at a bargain.Several other large farms. TERMS EASY¥:-'CASH OR ON TIME, oW.R.MILIS,Real Estate Agent. 9690065080429048842000688 iT.W.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET.SHOP 63RESIDENCE2889 troubles hag ever been known,For sale by alldealers,}, "PHONES $3 ee ry ACE INSTITUTE voncvonenaia©)N {deal Christian HomeSchool.Preparatory andCollegiate coursea,Art,-By A arene Physical Culture,Pedagogy,Business,etc,Conservatory 0:Music,High standard maintained by large staff of experienced,college-‘—a eee Takea o 100 »boardersandteaches the individual, ee \ns th record.Brick buildings.Steam heat.Excel7Goodgymnasium,Park-likecampus,Concerts,lectures,tennieeyCoteball,rite for our catalog beforeselecting thecollege for your daughter.GEORGE J.RAMSEY,M.A.L.L.D.President.Raleigh,N.C. akan | Se ~ The Baker’s Friend,indeed _ In which we bake the manythings We knead and which you need. Quite different,though,in form and size From the cook-stove oven o’er which the sighs Of the Good Housewife so often ¢rise— Try Our Baking, We Succeed! HOME BAKERY. 532 TO RICH OR POORYOUNGOROLD TIME Is as free as the air.Youareentitledtotwentyfourhoursoftimeeachday—no more,no less. IT’S VALUABLE! Keep track of it by means ofanaccurateWatch. WE HAVE THEM!NEVERLOWERINPRICE! R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. Free Trade Prices! We have the goods*and the prices.You have the}money— and it’s heavy—so.let’s trade. Come in,make this headquarters. Our stock is complete.We carry line of heavy and fancy groceries. Special -Country Produce,Chick- ens,Eggs,Butter and Country Meats)wWe draw produce from three country stores besides thefarmersandcanfillordersprompt- ly.Come and see us and if ourgoodsandpricespleaseyoutell others,if not tell us.We want tothankoneandallfortheliberalbusinessgivenussinceweopened up.,We appreciateit.Ifit’s some- thing to eat or feed call No,27.Bn ns com etGe Et the city.Order in time to save delay.#ar- mers bring in your produce—we need it.Yours for business, Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. Splendid Suburban Home. Bight and one-half acres facingtwomacadamroadsNear eaough for city water,lights and eement sidewalk.Barn,chickenhouses,runs and all necessaryoutbuildings. A rare opportunity.—SEE—JOHN M.SHARPE, KRAL ESTATE. CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! NE HU'DRED acres about eight miles fromStatesvilleTheverybestredsubsoil,nowinfinestateofcultivationandentirelylevel,Twelve acres of fine bottom now set in meadowNicenewhouse,extra large and convenient barn and other outbuildings,right on public highwayandimsightofgoodlong-term school.Priceveryreanenableandtermseasy,|ZEB.V.LONG,Jam.17.Attorney. FOR SALE—One new 2 h,p.gasoline en- gine.Has been used only for display inSeptember,1911,at Appalachian Exposition.Knoxville,Tenn.,where it was awardedfirstpremiumbyExpositioncommittee.During next ten days a’sacrifice price willbuyit,as it must be sold.For further de-tails address P.O.Box 82,or see R.B,GANT at Bradford Grocery &Produce Co.,Statesville,N.C.June 17, PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated tripledraftLatestimprovedCharcoalIron--a beauty and welcome in ev-ery home where it has been used.Try one at $1.98 and be pleased.Call and see or writeW.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C..June 6.—10t.* LOCAL RAILROAD BCHEDULE. Arrival and Departure of Trains at Siates- WESTERN ROAD.16,west-bound,due 6:66No.16,east-bound,due 11:20No.11,west-bound,due 10:20No.21,west-bound,due 3:25No.85,west-bound,due 10:22TrainNo.86,east-bound,due 11:00TrainNo.22,ewst-bound,due 1:20 p.Train No.12,east-bound,due 6:46 p.“CHARLOTTE AND TAYLORSVILLE.From Charlotte.16 ar.9:60,leaves24ar.8:26,leaves From Taylorsville.23 ar.10:10,leaves16.ar.6:20,leaves No. PS P P E S F BE B E B E E E s 11:00 8:36,p. 11:00 «.6:45 -p. Train No.Train No. Train No.Train No. The Training School at Boone. Correspondence ef The Landmark. The*Appalachian Training School at Boone opened the 3d of June with a larger enrollment than ever be- fore.The enrollment will probably pass.the 400 mark before the sum- mer term closes July 11th.The teachers are among the best in.the State’They are doing some excel- lent work and we think the school will prove a successful one.The purpose of the summer term is.to train teachers,to bring them in con- tact with the best educational thought of the.country and the young teachers who do not attend miss much. There is a nice arrangement here for boarding students,The Lovill Home will accommodate 100 girls and the Newland Home will furnish room for about 50 young men. This school was established in 1903 and is growing rapidly.The town of Boone is also growing.It already has a population of 700 and there are several dwellings going up. Boone is a good summer resort for people who are looking for a health- ful climate. The weather has been quite cool for the last few days.There was considerable frost and some ice here the 8th and 9th.A good snow is reported about 12 miles west from here.E.E.GRANT. Boone,June 16. FE FE F Wood's Seeds. Late Seed Potatoes June and early in July is the best time for planting for the fall crop for winter use. Our stocks are specially |selected Seed Potatoes,put in cold storage early in the season,so asto keep in first- class,vigorous condition. Book your orders early,to be sure of getting the varieties you desire. Write for “Wood’s Crop Special” giving prices,and timely informa-tion about all Seasonable Seeds. T.W.WOOD &SONS, Seedsmen,-Richmond,Va. FOR SALE!| We are headquarters forCowPeas,German Millet,Soja Beans,Crimson Clover and all Farm Seeds. White for prices. Why Worry About the weather?)One of our Electric Fans will blowr the heat and your worries away ‘at one sweep,Our line of Fans,Electric Irons and Fixtures is complete anduptotheminuteineveryrespect.Lamps exchanged. M.,D.&T.ELECTRIC C0., Successors to Ritchie &Mills. "Phone 415.-128 W.Broad St EYES AND FEET. Highest price glasses cost $3.60 the year.These arerarelyused.The most used cost from 50c.to $2.20 theyear.How much do you spend on your feet theyear?Whichis the most important,your eyes oryourfeet?, DR.R.W.WOODWARD, No,1 Robbins Row.OPTOMETRIST,513 S.Center St. |with its |bellows hanging hy to blow the fire jinto a flame;on the floor hand-made }some —gave evidence of cultivated minds.| VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE (NE,of the most desirable and fertile farms ofIredellcounty,situated about eight miles from Statesville,on public highway.and con-taine 200 acres.Fine especially level land.About %%acres ofvvery rich bottom,mostly in fine mead- ow.Good pasture,well-watered.Good two-storyhonge,splendid outbuildings,rural delivery,goodacheols.Price reasonable and terma good.ZEB.V.LONG,Tan.7,Attorney. Notice to Contractors. We,the undersigned Commissioners of Up-per Third Creek Drainage District,Iredetfcounty,N.C.,will on SATURDAY,JUNE28,1918,recefve bids for the dredging ofsaidcreekfromneartheAlexandercountylinetoapointabovetheoldWattsmillplace,in Iredell county.Said eanal to beabouteightmileslongand18te22feetwide,requiring the excavation of about185,000 cubic yards,Estimated cost not toexceed$16,000.A certified cheek for $200mustaccompanybids,which will be openedJune28,19138,at 12 o'clock m.For further information address L.OQ.States-ville,N.©.7.J.A.SMITH,W._E.MORRISON,H.L.STEV:iN,L.0.White,Engineer.iasioners.June 13.. ‘ey ow a hill overlooking Fifth ¢reek,stands the old Crawford home.Entering its north porch one “backsteps”a hun- dred and twenty-five years;for Dr. James Hall,who bought this from his father,Jas.Hall,Sr.,in 1785 and built the house,was a student’ofDr.Witherspoon at Princeton,having Light-Horse Harry Lee as‘a fellow- student.A .gifted mathematician, James Hall was offered a teacher’s place at Princeton,but instead he came back home to be the first pas- tor of the northern half of Iredellcounty.(First Presbyterian church of Statesville.)Years before this he had ‘consecrated his whole life to the ministry,giving up his sweetheart, Polly Sloan,that he might go as a missionary to the wilds of his coun-try.His widowed sister,Mrs,Me- Ewen,kept house for him,and,while he ministered te souls and minds, she helped their suffering bodies. There were.“‘foot-logs”across ‘the Little Yadkin for her special bene- fit so that she could cross,high water notwithstanding,for the nearest phy- sician lived in Salisbury. In the southwest corner of his yard Di.Hall built his schoolroom, “Science Hall,”where he taught “the sciences,”having scientific apparatus —first and only place in North Car- olina before the establishment of the University.He taught theology,too, and such men as Moses Waddell, Richard King,Joseph Pearson and Judges Williams of Tennessee,Har- ris,Laurie,Smith and Goy.Israel Pickens of Alabama,were students here.Needing a grammar for_his students,James Hall wrote one him- self and he organized a circulating library for the young people of his congregation.From here he went on long missionary journeys down the Mississippi and all through the South. After the death of his sister and owing to constant mission work,he made his home with his nephew, Thos.Davidson Hall (Mrs.Belle Howard's place.)From here he made his sixteenth and journey to Philadelphia in 1819 and here he died July,1826—“the first home mis- sionary in the South.” In 1809 Dr.Jas home to David Crawford had come dowr last sold his David from Penn- Hall Crawford sylvania just after the Revolution, settling first in Forsyth county. During Gov.Alex.Martin’s second administration,December 20,1791, he secured a grant of 2,300 acres of lland-on the south side of Fifth creek in Iredell]county.He moved to this land and lived about a mile and a half east of Dr.Hall until 1809, when he bought Dr.Hall’s place and made it his home.The two porch rooms and the large hall with its great.fireplace he left unchanged. The other part of the house he plas- tered,at the same time adding a number of rooms. David Crawford died in 1814, leaving four daughters,Sophia Ew ing,Margaret Locke,Clarissa Mc Clelland and Matilda Hall,and three sons,John,Newton and James. James Crawford (Dec.29,1790,) inherited the home and in 1816 he married Esther Allison,granddaugh- ter of Thos.and Magdalene S.Alli son.They had eleven children.Twosons,Rev.Thaddeus and Capt.John |Crawford,moved to Georgia andthe |other two sons,James and Wm.H. |Crawford,established a successful nursery after the war,James living with his unmarried sister,Miss Ma ry Ann,in the old Crawford home. To visit Miss Mary Ann in her old home was a treat...Her “hall liv- ing room”was the quaintest great fireplace—the ever little rugs;on the wall pictures of the iong ago,while a beautiful peacock feather fan spread by the mantel added the artistic touch.Two hand- walnut bookcases—well-filled In these bookcases,too,were old records,militia rolls and the diary kept by James Crawford through the war and through most of his life.There was the Bible bought in Philadelphia in 1775 and brought down by David Crawford,well-pre- served,though showing signs of ser- vice.Her handsomest piece of furni- ture was a beautiful sideboard o heavy dark wood,low and oblong in shape.In it was her grandmother’s gold-band set of china,treasured carefully.Mr..William Crawfordopenedthelowerright-hand door and set out a long-necked,cut-glass flask,saying with a little smile,“It used always to stand up here withanemptybeakerinvitinglynear.”It was empty,however,and lookedforsaken,though the ghost of “thecrayther”hung round it still.Miss Mary Afn and her brothershave“passed over”‘and only onememberofthefamily.is left.Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford Montgomerywasborninthis.old-home nearly 90 um —ademas se na THE LANDMARK THE OLD CRAWFORD PLACE.|years ago uy is still active and in-terested and interesting.She is the;|Written Bor The Landmark.’ther of .J.C.SteeleFRIDAY,-----June 20,1913.Seven miles éast of Statesville,on ST Mn eee a Me.J.T.Montgomery and has lived to see her great grandchildren.As the old Crawford home and thelittle“Science Hall’stand whisper- ing lessons of the past,“may theeyesofourheartsbeenlightenedthatwemayknowtherichesofthegloryofourinheritanceinthe saints”who trod so close the “bless-ed Master’s pierced feet.”:eee ME OE.3, RURAL SCHOOL SUPERVISION. Johnston County—A Lady Super- visor of Rural Schools Works in Connection With the County Su- perintendent. Correspondence of The Landmark. Johnston county has not only a capable and progressive county.su- perintendent,devoting his entire time to the supervision and administration of his schools,but in addition,has a well trained and efficient woman as supervisor of rural schools.The du- ties of this supervisor are:(1)Toaidthecountysuperintendentin planning and conducting his township and county teachers meetings;(2) to devote the most of her time dur- ing the school term to not more than ten rural schools.These ten special schools are to be selected by the county superintendent in representa- tive parts of the county.The super- visor is to identify herself with these schools and these communities,mak- ing them demonstration schools, showing what a real country school ean do under efficient teaching and supervision,and what it must do if it meets the needs of country life.By having only this small number of schools the supervisor can remain several!days in each school and in each community on each visitation. She is enabled to remain long enough in each school.to observe carefully the teacher’s method of work,the organization and manage- ment of the school;and is thereby enabled through private conference to suggest better methods of teach- ing,better methods of grading and classifying the pupils and better methods of school management.In those subjects in which the teacher seems to be the weakest,the super- visor takes her classes and shows her how t!»subjects can be effective- ly tau;Che supervisor also works to jbrir about closer relation be tweer »work in the school and the life ir community by organizing the bo in the upper grammar grades into a Boys’Corn club and directing their.work,and by organiz ing the girls in the upper grammar grades into a Girls’Domestic club and,directing their work in the home in cooking,sewing and home sanita- tion.In addition to her work .with the teacher and the children in the school,the supervisor works with the men and women in the community, stimulating their interest in and or- ganizing and ‘directing their efforts fot improved school conditions,bet- ter buildings,better equipped,more attynetive and more sanitary school|yarday|After the of these special hools the supervisor renders the county superintendent whatever lerical assistance he needs in his of- During the months of July andAugustshedirectsthes’Tomato b work. Stimulated and close Girl through cloger and n supervis-||four communit I inston are | planning ploy an expert| mestic science teach er to divide her| me with the .nmnunitiescommunities| t session.As a r demon-| tration of the effectiveness of this} ser supervision,all the special | ools with which Miss Kelly,the iral supervisor of Johnston county, orked last session are now either ,dding @n extra room for an extra teacher or buifling a new Wiilding} itright. Following Johnston's lead,the fol- ving counties are planr ’y @ rural schoo!supervisor to do imilar work:Northampton,Mc- Dowell,Sampson,Granville and Ala- mance,4rnc F.S.Steele of Tarnersburg One ing to em of} the New Doctors. In the hurry of getting the news The Landmark at the last ‘minute Tuesday morning,the name of one Iredell man who passed the State medical board was omitted—Fleet 8. Steele of Turnersburg.This is a tal of five Iredell men who p uccessful—Mr.Steele,Jame Ww. Davis and L.O.Gibson of Statesville, W.D.MeLolland and J.Y.Temple- ,Jr.,of Mooresville. Others from this section of the State who passed are:W.C.Boyden f Hickory,Frank L.Daniel and W.T.Rainey of Salisbury,-D.B.Moore of Granite Falls,C.L.Hunsucker of Conover,J.J.Bunn of Concord andP.L.,Choate of Sparta. James W.Davis of Statesville. led his class,is a native of Statesville but spent a portion of his life in Wilkes county.He is a son of Mrs.Josie W.Davis ‘of States- a grandson of Mrs.Sue Wag- who ville, ner of Statesville and a nephew of Mr.L.©.Wagner. |New Position For Rey.W.L.Sher- rill. Rev.W.L.Sherrill,pastor,of the |Methodist church,at Pineville,Meck- lenburg county,has been elected sec-|revary-treasurer of Davenport Col- jlege at Lenoit,‘The selection was jmade by the executive committee of|the board of trustees,which met in |Salisbury this week.Mr.Sherrill|will enter upon his duties at onee.He |has for-many years been the secre- |tary of the Western North Carolina Conference and was formérty asso-ciate editor of the Christian Advo-jcate at Greensboro. Chamberlain’s Colic,Cholera and DiarrheenRemedy. Every family without exception shouldkeepthispréparationathandduringthehotweatherofthesummermonths.Cham-berlain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-edy is worth many times its cost when neededandisalmostcertaintobeneededbeforethe summer ig over.It has no superior for thepurposesforwhichitisintended.Buy itnow.For sale by all dealers. Special Bargains in Go-Carts and Sulkies. Call to see our White Enamel Baby Car- Yours truly,riages. Statesville Housefurnishing Company. Don’t Swallow the Baited Hook Sound Business Investment Has its Well-Defined Limits of Profit The world is full of rascals seeking to defraud —one of theirchiefmethodsisthepromisingofimpossibledividendsonstock that is practically worthless. It requires an experienced business man todistinguish between legitimate investments and clever frauds.We gladly offer our service and experience to our customers in this regard. On the basis of safety and satisfactory service we solicit your aecount. FOUR PER CENT PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Merchants &Farmers’Bank of Statesville. Kool Clothing’ Priestly Mohair Suits made by Hart,Schaffner &Marx, which means they are made right—and this means all in this class of goods.We also have the Panama Cloth in Coats and Pants at $7.50. Get one of these cool Suits and KEEP KOOL. +”ial Mielea Get the Vindex Shirts.The Shirt with a guarantee that counts,$1.00 and $1.50. Special prices on regular Suits. See us. SloanClothing Company FLATOMOBILES WE.HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WE ARE‘OFFER- ING AT PRESENT AT REAL -BARGAINS.CALL ON US OR "PHONE. Carolina Motor Company ’PHONES:vane DISTANCE a bi e ~PAGE FOUR. RATE THE LANDMARK &B CLARK,EDITOR AND.OWNER. PUBLISHED’TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. @WFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET.SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: WATCH-Watch the label on your gaper.If renewals are not in by date on label paper will be stopped. FRIDAY,June 20,1913. The Charlotte Chronicle is still contending that about three-fourths of the population of -Mecklenburg belongs to Charlotte town,but its complaint that Charlotte has to pay most of the taxes for Mecklenburg is renewed with variations.Evi- «dently the’Chronicle wants to claim the people but doesn’t want to pay taxes for them. O well,Judge Clark—you of The Statesville Landmark—yait until the Press Convention at Asheville next month and we will show you the iden- tical woods upon which that June snow fell.—Charlotte Observer. We're waiting to be shown,but somebody’s going to get the men- dacity medal at that same Press Con- vention.Hope it won't be you,col- onel. eS The South Carolina editors will hold their annual meeting at the Isle of ‘Palms.With reference to,the meeting,Gov.Blease says: “J am going to pat on an extra force of constabulary and instruct them to keep a close eye on every editor,and if any of them buy re- freshments from a blind tiger,either in Charleston or on the Isle of Palms, they have peremptory orders to ar- rest the person selling the liquor and bind over the one buying it as a witness in a bond not less than $5,- 000.” This zeal on the part of the Gov- ernor is not prompted so much by zeal for.law enforcement as by his hatred of South Carolina editors.He mentions that he has his eye on two While this is Governor—he editors in particular. not creditable the rarely does or says anything credit- able—the editors should brought to taw if they buy blind tiger liquor. It’s an editor’s business to stand for to be law enforcement and for law and or- der at all times and he can’t do this if he is a violator of law himself.SD The Durham Herald remarks that “a lobby would seem to be getting in its work when it.can have its litera- ture printed by the government free of all cost and then send it through the mails without having to pay post- age.”It would seem so.It has been in evidence before the lobby:investi- ‘yating committee that the lobbyists who were trying to prevent the re- moval of the duty on sugar not only The Landmark regrets to learn that Mr.Gerald Johnston,of the staff of the Greensboro News and one of the bright young newspaper men of the State,is ill with typhoid fever at the home of his father,Mr.Archi- bald Johnson,at Thomasville.His early recovery is hoped for. The lobby investigating committee in’Washington is ‘bringing to light some important facts in connection with legislative lobbying and the publicity will prove a deterrent,for the time being at least.It is shown, for instance,that the sugar people have kept high salaried men em- ployed who have for years used all the arts known to the profession to create a sentiment that will keep a tariff.on sugar.So far no cases of down-right corruption have been shown,but they are “getting hot,”as the children say when they play hide and seek,and a little further .prob- ing may reveal something.Of course those posted on such matters know that legislative lobbies are common— in’State capitols as well as in Wash- ington;that there are professional lobbyists,smooth gentlemen who know all the tricks of the trade and who make big money by devising ways and means to.influence legisla- tion.It is hoped and believed that this investigation will be the means of keeping the legislators in the open for the time at least and that the publicity may result in legislation that will modify if not eliminate the insidious lobbyist. MATTERS OF NEWS. The President Tuesday appointed Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia am- bassador to Italy and Pleasant A. Stovall of Georgia minister to Swit- zerland.A dispatch from Boston says Cap- tain John Andrew Doggett,of Port- land,Maine,and five members of the crew of the Gloucester fishing schooner Olympic went down with their craft when the vessel was rammed off Sable Island Wednesday by a passing stemer.Eight members of the crew were rescued. The Senate has:passed the Indian appropriation bill,carrying $11,000,- 000.The Senate committee amend- ment ptoviding that no contract made with an Indian relating to tribal funds should be valid unless approv- ed by the United States was amend- ed so as to empower the Secretary of the Interior to give the government’s approval.Fourteen American soldiers were killed in the retent four days’fight- ing on Jolo Island,the Philippines, when General Pershing’s command finally subdued and disarmed the rebellious Moros,according to a re- port to the War Department.On the list of dead were Captain Tay- lor A.Nichols,of the Philippine Seouts,eleven scouts and two pri- vates of the regular army. Another precedent was set by the used the .government printing office |German government and people rep- and the mails free of cost,in print- ing and circulating anti-free sugar literature,but that they changed the literature,after it was ordered print- ed by the Senate,to suit their own purpose. hold on to the tax*which they levy on the consumer for the benefit of.their business,the sugar people made the taxpayers pay for printing and cir- culating the literature by which they hope to convince them that-the sugar tax chould be”Whatever else:may or may not be wrong in Washington,it is clear that the use of the government printing office and the mails for printing and circulat- ing literature’for private purvoses, continued. wards the exposition of several of the great European powers,the hos- tile attitude being the result of ob- That is to say,in trying to {jection to certain sections of the tar- iff bill. President Wilson has visited the capitol so often that the event has ceased to be news.He called Wed- nesday while the Seriate was in ses- sion and discussed appointments with 20 different Senators.When the Pres- ident contemplates making an ap- pointment from a State represented by Republican Senators it is hfs cus- tom to ask them if the appointment will be objectionable.In this way he forestalls deadlocks over confirma- tions. Treasury Department officials have is very much in need of attention.enna entee ' Some weeks ago Conimissioner of | Internal Revenue Osborn announced that he had a plan to put all the illicit distillers out of business,which he would in operation,but didn’t care to disclose the plan. put he A few days ago it was announced fhat a great number of illicit distilleries had been put out of business during May and this record was pointed to the missioner Osborn’s plan. as evidence of success of Com- This plan, it is at last made known,is to secure the co-operation of the sheriffs in all the counties in the State and through the co-operation of the sheriffs with the revenue officers it is believed that the moonshiners can be put out of business. plan tion. Commissioner Osborn’s much commenda- The plan is a good one,for ithasbeentriedinthisinternal iS receiving rev-enue district.When Collector Brown took charge of the rev-enue office about six years ago hesentalettertoeverysheriffinhis district asking tha he,sheriff co- operate with the deputy collectors in ridding their counties of illicit diss tilleries.Inasmuch as the sheriff ischargedwiththisworkundertheStateprohibitionlawtherequestwas proper,‘but only a few sheriffs com- plied with if.Wherever they did,the good effect of the work was seen at once.It is hoped that Commissioner Osborn will have better success in getting the sheriffs to work;and he may have,since sentiment seems to be growing against the illicit busi- ness.The facts about Mr.Brown’s efforts were printed in The Landmark some years ago.They are repeated to show that the idea is not a newone. practically abandoned:hope of secur- ing.from Congress a postponement of the customs re-organization |untit Janaary 1)1914,ana are preparing to effectuate this sweeping reform on July 1.A bill 6f postponement which also would authorize Secretary Mc- Adoo to make further changes in the custom systems,has passed the Sen- ate but it is believed to have little chance in the House.By reducing the customs districts from 165 to 45, more than 100 collectors of customs will be legislated out of office. Former Charlotte Woman Kills Doc- tor in Savannah. In Savannah,Ga.,Monday Dr Guy 0.Brinkley was shot to death in his office by Mrs.Eugene H. Whisnant,formerly Miss Kate Kit- tles,a widow,who,after firing six shots at Dr.Brinkley,sent a sev- enth bullet through her temple,fall- ing lifeless across tne body of .her victim. It is stated that Mrs Whisnant went to Dr.Brinkley’s office and af- ter a few words with him in his pri- vate office began firing.’Dr.Brink- ley rushed out of his private office, followed by Mrs.Whisnant,who wassteadilyfiring..Dr.Brinkley calledtoamaidservanttocallthepoliceandthewomanranforhelp.Mrs.Whisnant is said to have pursued the doctor to the porch and back into the office,continuing to fire at him.Ber sixth shot entered his heart,killing him instantly.The womanthenshotherselfthroughthehead.Mrs.Whisnant was the widow of amanwhoformerlylivedinCharlotte.She ‘had been living in Savarinahwith’her mother for some years,somcietneneeeaneninetneniinmaniats Greensboro News:“You've turnedooseamightyguiltyman,”wastheopitiionofJudgeR.B.PeebleswhenthejurybeforewhomJimGeorgehadbeentriedforhislifereportedaverdictofnotuilty.Thenegro,who was under trial.for edeathofMinnieClyborne,was im-mediately released,as wag his sisterNanGeorge,who was held as an ae.cessory after the fact: administration wh@p Secretary Bryan Wednesday afternoon a_severeappealedtotheGermanambassa-|storm swept over Whitnel,three dor,Count Bernstoff,to have the/miles south of Lenoir,unroofing the;east end of the cotton mill and blow- resented at the approaching Panama-|jng down the east wall.One man,Pacific Exposition.This action was|Mr.Prestwood,was “caught ~under inspired by the hostile attitude to-|the falling wall and timbers,sus- LIVE ITEMS OF STATE’NEWS. Accidents,Crimes and Other IncidentsofLifeintheOldNorthState. Editor F.M,Williams of the New-ton Enterprise is now editing theNewtonpostéffice,, The contract has been let for the plans for anew court house for Wake county,the building to cost $200,000. Editor Huggins of the Marshville Home will also edit the postoffice at Marshville but he got the job strictly on merit—that is to say,he won it by civil service examination route. Members of the Asheville branchoftheNorthCarolinaPharmaceuti-cal Association are preparing to launch a fight for a 10-hour maxi-mum day for drug clerks in this State.# William Lane,young son of a Goldsboro merchant,was drowned Wednesday while bathing in a stream near Goldsboro and four other boys had a-narrow escape while trying to rescue Lane. Newton ‘Enterprise:The board of trustees of the Newton —graded school has elected Mr.A.P.Whise- nant of Hickory superintendent for the coming year,and Mr.Richard Little teacher of the ninth grade. It is announred that 7,500 automo biles have been registered in the Secretary of State’s office up to this week and it is expected that a thous- and more will be registered by Au- gust 1,making a total of 8,500 for the State. Rev.J.A.McQueen of Morven has been made temporary pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Concord.Mr.McQueen will serve aspastoruntilRev.Dr.Grier,the pas tor,who has been ill for six months, is able for duty. Mrs.Seaton Gales,a former res ident of Raleigh,died Sunday at her home at Dorchester,.Mass.She was more than 80 years old,was the wid ow of Seaton Gales,a _prominent North Carolina journalist in the old days,and the daughter of Dr.Thom- as A.Cameron of Fayetteville, Mrs.Andrew Buford,wife of Capt. A.Buford,the Southern’s depot agent in Salisbury,died Tuesday morning at Morganton.Mrs.Bu- ford was 49 years old and leaves a husband and three children.She was a daughter of the late Walter P. Caldwell and lived in Statesville when a child. The Lenoir News says the store and stock of John N.Rainey,at Whit nel,Caldwell county,was burned last Saturday afternoon.The fire orivinated from an oil ‘stove,which was left burning in a barber shop that was conducted in the same building.The loss is estimated at $800,with no insurance. Forty-five of the 63 applicants who appeared before the State dental were successful.thosetryAmong ner and Enoch Houston bert,Hickory.Two negroes,one from Fayetteville and one from Ral- eigh,passed. tained a broken leg and was badly bruised.No other person was hurt. Other .buildings were slightly dam-aged. Addressing the State Médrchants’ Association at Wrightsville Beath on methods to secure relief from freight rate diserimination,A.J.Maxwell clerk to the corporation commission, suggested the formation of a $1,000,- 000 steamship line between Wilming- ton and Northern points to compete with the railroads.‘The business men of Wilmington of course favortheproposition.; Burglars blew open the safe in the store of A.J.Gemayel at Spencer Tuesday night..The office desk,fix- tures,counters,show-cases and goods in the store were bacty torn up by the explosion Shd a piece df the.safe was blewn through the ceiling.The safe was completely ruined by the charge.It contained only about $12 and a number of valuable papers,the latter being left intact. State Treasurer Lacy ,is notifying sheriffs that they should give special attention to the enforcement of see- tion 72 of the revenue act and see to it that no agents of automobile companies are permitted to sell ma- chines in this State unless the man- ufacturers of the machines offeredhavepaidthe$500 annual license and the agent has a duplicate of the li-cense in his possession. Dr.Henry Boyden Rowe,son of Rev.Dr.J.C.Rowe,and who was a hoy in Statesville when his fatherwaspastoroftheMethodistchurch here and presiding elder of the dis- trict,was married recently to Miss Audrey Belle Quintin of Trenton,N. J.Dr.and Mrs.Rowe have been visiting Dr.Rowe’s father:in Ashe- ville and his sister in Swain county, They willl live in Charlotte. At Warrenton Tuesday evening lightning struck the five-story to-bacco prize house of J.J.Tarwater and R.H.Moss,burning the Build- ing with thousands of pounds of to- baceo.The large tobacco warehouse of the Farmers’.Warehouse Com- pany,adjoining,was also burned,to- gether with four fine horses and a car load of buggies and wagons.The total loss is estimated at $55,000, with probably $40,000 insurance. The Asheville Citizen says Clifton Brown and Raymond Dobbins,two little negro boys,aged 12 and 14 years,respectively,were drowned whlie in swimming in the Swanna- noa river about a mile above Bilt- more Wednesday afternoon.Other negro boys who were in swiniming at the time,stated to Deputy Sheriff E.M.Mitchell that the boys had beendrivenintodeepwaterbyacrowdof white boys,who rocked them fromthebank,The coroner will investi- board for license to practice dentis-| who passed are Oscar Lorenzo Joy-|r Chamber- lain,Yadkinville;Elbert Roscoe Gil-|} Morse Now in Control of an $8,000,- 000 Corporation, New.York Dispatch. Three or four.mornings a week a quietly dressed figure steps out of a machine in front of 43 Exchange place,just off Brodd street,ascendsintheelevatorandgetsoffatthe nineteenth floor,where he enters a door marked “The Morse Securities Company.”, It is Charles W.Morse,not now thepowerhewasbeforehismanipula- tions in the fields of finance got him into trouble,but with a foothold on his old world again,with an $8,000,- 000 corporation behind him,with the ability to borrow money from some of his old friends who believe thathecanrecoverthe.power:he once had.(This is the same Morse whom President Taft reluctantly released from the Federal prison in Atlanta on the statement of prominent physi- cians that Morse was sick unto death and could not recover.He had serv- ed two years of‘a 15-year term when he wat peleene in January,1912.) Dr.Friedrich Friedmann,the Ger- man scientist who announced he had discovered a tuberculosis cure,has sailed for.Germany.The medical world has discredited Dr.Fried- mann’s cure and the hope held outtothevictimsofthewhite.plague has failed.Pity. PARISIAN SAGE FOR THE HAIR If your hair is too dry—brittle—color- less—thin—stringy—or falling out—use Parisian Sage—now—at once.: It stops itching scalp,cleanses the hair of dust and excessive oils,removes dand- ruff with one application,and makes the hair doubly beautiful—soft—fluffy— abundant.Try a 50c.bottle to-day. It will not only save your hair and make it grow,but give it the beauty you desire. Statesville Drug Company. THE NORTH CAROLINA State Normal andIndustrialCollege Maintained by the State for the Wo- men of North Carolina.Five regu- lar Courses leading degrees. Special Courses for teachers.Free tuition to those who agree to be- come teachers in the State.Fall Ses- sion begins September 17th,1913, For catalogue and other information, address JULIUS I.FOUST,—President, Greensboro,N.C. to Let us Show You a Complete Line}|OFGO-CARTS! \r prone Po | AU | : iwA Fue Bring your baby with you when you come to see our CARTS and CARRIAGES.Consider the little one’scomfortaswellasyourownsatisfaction. SULKIES from $1.25 to $5.00 » CARRIAGES from 4.00 to 25.00 Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, Statesville,N.C. % OING AWAY? Vacation season is on and when you make that trip you don’t want to carry just any old bag. Good luggage like good clothes is a good introduction. n -% Cane Seed!}]LET US SHOW YOU Cane seed sowed with Wokateaii cee Our Trunks and Bags.The stock A Sacks po poandeto tis we carry will surprise you. ee tae Coattallpees Bags and Suit Cases $1 to $20.ae ee won Steamer Trunks $4 to $12.50. J.K,MORRISON GROCERY &Gentlemen’s Tranks $7.50 to $15. June 20,1913.Ladies’Liftout Tray Trunks $3.50 ;=to $12.50. Roasted Coffee at 20c.Ladies’Roller Tray Trunks $7.50 Sa a Roasted Cof-:to $20.pelsfor 2c.other places.Wardrobe Trunks $25. Saal Es Poss ase Obey that impulse—get your D.J.Kimball.|)Meese here ce x Bridal Bouquets June Brides! Also decorating of the highest class is execut~- ed by the expert de- signers of this floral establishment that is so well knownthrough- out the South for its exceptionally fine work, Write to us for sug-estions on wedding ecorating,etc. Van Lindley (o., GREENSBORO,N.C, POLK GRAY DRUG (0.,Local Agents, RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. The Store With the Parcel Post Service. 90qeee eeIt IT’S PRETTY : HARD TO THINK clearly what to write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or the paper seems like a blotting pad.None of these happen when you use our stationery. Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in- terruption or annoyance.As a thinking person,you will want your stationery from here. Book Store. 124 West Broad Strect. gate. -=——-5 TIRES If It’s a New Tire SUPPLIES P or a new tool or in fact a new any- «C thing for -vour auto you can obtain a it here without delay.Autoists willtellyouthatourabilitytosupplyanythingfortheircarsisunlimited. So if your.machine is shy of any- thing stop here and get it.To do so means getting it promptly and get-ting it right. Carolina Motor Company,Statesville,N.C.Local Phone 170,Long Distance 175 ntltr as UP SRST AER SEITE EME RETEEETS THE LANDMARK COTTON DAMAGED BY COLD. Cold Summer of 1858—Former Resi-dents Visiting at Amity—-Modern Conveniences in Country Homes. ot The Landmark.— PUBLISH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE:120 WEST.BROAD STREET.TELEPHONE NO.14 Cort a FRIDAY,-----June 20,1913. GLIMPSE OF PASSING.THRONG. Personal Mention of People and TheirMovements. Miss Lucile and Mr.Godfrey,Kim- ball are spending a week with Mr. and Mrs.S.J.Kimball at Rock Hill,$8.4. Dr.and Mrs.H.C.Cowles,Jr.,and child,of New York city,are here to spend awhile with Dr.Cowles’par- ents,Col.and Mrs.H.C.Cowles. Miss Mabel Fuller of New York,a sister of Mrs.Cowles,is expected to join them here Sunday.‘Mr,Alex.Sharpe is at home from Florida,where he spent several months.Mrs.J.E.Colvert left Wednes- day for Breckenridge,Minn.,where she will spend the summer with her son,Mr.Raymond Colvert. Mrs.T.S.Lazenby is away on a visit to Catawba and Connelly Springs. Mrs.B.L.Sronce and little daugh-ter,Mar®ha,are visiting Mrs. Sronce’s sister,Mrs.J.L.Davis,in Columbia.Master Jack Sronce is visiting his aunt,Mrs.L.H.Wall, in Lexington. Mrs.A.B.Lineberger and little son,Master Jack Lineberger,—left Wednesday for a visit to Mrs.Line- berger’s sister,Mrs.E.D.Joyner, in Columbia,S.C. Mrs.W.E Anderson,Mr Fred. Anderson and Master J.H.Hall,Jr., left Wednesday for a stay at Sbark- ling Catawba Springs.Mrs.Fred. Anderson went to Salisbury to visit her parents,Mr.and Mrs.Whitlock. Mrs.J.F.Bowles and Master Lou- is Bowles and Mrs.B.H.Adams and Master Barnett Adams,are spending awhile at All Healing Springs. Mrs.J.A.Stikeleather of Olin went to Asheville Wednesday to be at the bedside of her sister,Mrs. Young,who is ill, Mr.J.A.Hartness and Quarter- master General Bristol were in Asheville this week on business with Governor Craig, Messrs.C.W.and Carey Bosham- er left Wednesday for a two-weeks’ business trip South. Mr.and Mrs.Bruce Phifer and Mrs.J.A.Gunn,Sr.,of the Oak For est community,went to Taylorsville| Wednesday to visit relatives Mr.Eccles Gray is at home from Belmont,where he was in school Troutman,R-2,June 18—The cold weather of last week damaged cot- ton considérably.Some of it has died but what is left is beginning to grow off nicely since the weather has gotten warm.Some ‘people say that last week was the coldest weather ever known jin June;but Mrs.D.1. Tolbert says that in the year 1858 there was no cotton raised at all on account of the cold weather;that there were no leaves out the 14th:of May:of the-same year.Wheat and oats are about'all eut and wheat is generally good.Fruit is almost an entire failure in our neighborhood. Rev.Reuben Goodman,who was reared at Amity,now -president of Mt.Pleasant Seminary,preached an able sermon at Amity Sunday af- ternoon.He was heard by a large crowd...He and his wife and little son ape spending a few days at Amity with his brother,Mr.W.B. Goodman.His father and mother, Mr.and Mrs.J.A.B.Goodman of Mooresville,came up for.preaching Sunday and their daughter,Miss Vernie,has been spending some time at Amity with her brother and friends.; Mr.J.L.Tolbert,who got his leg broken while working at his saw mill a few weeks ago,is now able to walk with the aid of crutches. Mr.Thomas Morrow has had water works put in his house.Why not all country people be up and doing,have all these modern conveniences and not have to go to town for them. Sailing Party For Miss Miller—So- cial Events. Miss Mary Lewis entertained a party of friends at a luncheon yes- terday afternoon at her home on Cen- ter street in honor of Miss Mary Lois Miller,who leaves next week for New York city,from whence she sails on the 28th for a trip abroad.The luncheon was served in six courses and was very much enjoyed.The dining table was beautifully decorat- ed.Arranged in the center of the table on a reflector was a miniature ocean steamer surrounded by sweet peas.At each plate was a little life- boat which was tied to the steam- er with a _ribbon.When drawn away the ribbon pulled little favors from the steamer which proved to be Mr.R.R.Reid of Charlotte spent Wednesday and yesterday in town | Mrs.Graves of Orange,Va is | visiting her sister,Mrs.E.S.Pe-/| gram Miss Corre Copeland has returned| from a visit in Baltimore.} Mrs.N.B.Mills and Miss Elmina| Mills left yesterday for Winston, where Miss Mills will spend two weeks.Mrs.Mills goes on to Mt. Airy to visit her daughter,Mrs.T.G. Fawcette Miss Clara Thomas of Mississippi is visiting her sister,Mrs.J.B. Roach. Mr.Worth Williams of New Hope township left this week for Bozeman, Mont.,to join his brother,Mr.Felix Williams,who has been living there for a year or two. Miss Jane Summerell of Mill Bridge,Rowan county,is the guest of her aunt,Mrs.A.M.Corte. Miss Pattie Jennings,who spent two weeks with Miss Clyde Fowler at her home on Davie avenue,returned this week to her home at Jennings } Miss Minnie Sherrill has gone to| Tryon to spend two weeks with Mrs E.R.Rankin. Mr.F.A.Sherrill,secretary-| treasurer of the Statesville Flour] Mill,left this week for a trip} through.the wheat growing section | of the West.He will be away about} ten days.| Mrs.MacCall and Miss Eliza beth MacCAll left yesterday for Bre-| vard,where they will spend the sum-|mer | Mrs.E.T.Lazenby of Cool Spring| township went to High Poirtt the|first .of...the =$3 Be wit:6 son,Dr.G.A:Lazenby,who is _-ill'} with féver at the home of Dr...Pitts. Myr._S.G.Russell’of Augusta,Ga., spent Tuesday night here with his brother,Mr.D.F.Witson Mr.Jas.Bradley left Tuesday for Greenville,N.C.,where he will be clerk in a hotel. Mrs.E.L.Hubble of Chattanooga, Tenn.,is visiting her parents,Mr. and Mrs.F.T.Walser. Miss Mary and Nell Marshall,who attended the State Normal College, Greensboro,and who have _been guests of Mr.and Mrs.Lee Albert- son,will leave this week.for Ashe- ville to join their parents. Miss Janie Love,/who has been do- ing mission work in Mexico,has ar- rived in New York en route home. Mrs.J.S.Ramsey will be a mem- ber of the party of North and South Carolina people which will leave New York the 28th for a trip abroad. Mrs.Frank H.Gulley and two chil- dren of Petersburg,Va.,and Mrs,Ed. Moss of Concord,who had been visit- ing in Morganton,arrived in States- ville yesterday morning to visit Mr. and Mrs.L.B.Bristol.Mrs.Moss left last night for her home.Mrs. swulley and children will be here sev-eral days. Storm Damage. Correspondence of The Landmark. Lightning struck a‘large oak treeintheCaldwellgrove,at the southendofCaldwellstreet,during thestormTuesdayafternoon.No otherdamagereportedfromthat.An oakisblowndownnearDiamondHill.Wheat shocks were uncapped infields.Lal.June 19. ADVERTISED LETTERS. Following is a list of letters remaining inthepostofficeatStatesville,N.C..fer theweekendingJune17,1913. W.C.Bentley,Millard S.Byce,Willie Com-ing,A._D.Goodnight,Miss Lettie Kern,Henry Littleton,Miss Oris McCleland,Mrs.T.-L.T.V.Templeton,Mra.CarlWaddell. Persone calling for any of the above willpleasecallfor“‘advertined ” isellville,Ky |have the party on the beautiful lawn “personal hits”on the guests.Au tomobiles,mail bags,ete.were drawn,causing much merriment among the guests.To Miss Miller, the guest of honor,the hostess pre sented a diary book entitled,“Travel Notes Abroad.’ Miss Arleene Gilmer entertained the members of the Why Not cluban |and a number of other friends Tues-| day-afternoon at the Inn in honor of| Miss Ellen Howard of RuLauraof | It was the purpose to| which surrounds the Inn,but side,Progressive domino was play- ed,but no prizes were given.Punch |higher in point of character than Esq. was served during the game and at}John|course |its conclusion an ice cream was served.Miss Howard was pre sented with a book as a souvenir of| the occasion. The Eclectic Book club held last meeting for the season Wednes- day afternoon at the home of Mrs.| B.F.Long.It was a purely se ness meeting.The following officers were unanimously elected for another| term:Mrs.B.F.Long president,| Mrs.H.O.Steele vice president,and| Mrs.A.L.Coble secretary and treas- urer.The club decided to study Eng-| lish and American literature next } season | its| Notices of New Advertisements.| Try our baking ery.|Why worry ?—M.,D.&T.Electric| Co.‘| Go-carts and sulkies—Statesville | Housefurnishing Company Fobs.-—-H.B.Woocward i Don’t .swallow the baited hook Farmers’Bank.= Car-| Merchants & Anything new for your auto olina Motor Co.Big ten-cent sale of lawus-—Mills &Poston. Cane seed.—J. ery &Produce Co. Half-price millinery sale will start tomorrow.—Mills &Poston. Great value civing.—Belk Bros. Specials for Saturday arid Monday. Poston-Wasson Co. A trip to the Garden of Allah at the Crescent Theater today. New upright grand piano at sacri- fice price to quick buyer. Heavy team of horses. Turner. The Miller-McLain-Co.wants peas at once.They have fine country hams, J.C.Holmes has bought a new threshing outfit and wants to make a date to dé your work. W.A.Bristol has $2,000 to loan on real estate. K Morrison GrocforrisonGr£ Jonn G. Children’s Day at Snow Creek— Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-5,June 18—Chil- dren’s Day was observed by Snow Creek Sunday school on the 15th with interesting exercises.Mr.Gar- land Privett made an appropriate talk in the afternoon. Dr.J.E.King,who das been sick for some time,impruves slowly.Mrs. J.W.Summers is recovering from serious illness.Evelyn White,daugh- ter of Mr.and Mrs.G.B.White,who was taken to Long’s Sanatorium sev- eral weeks ago with appendicitis,is recovering and will be brought home soon. Miss Elizabeth Hill,who graduated in nursing at Charlotte Sanatoriumin.May,is:visiting her parents,Mr.and Mrs.R.R.Hill.Mr.MadisonCampbellofTexas,who has heenvisitingrelativesinthiscommunity, will leave the 19th.Miss .RachelSummersisvisitingatSnowCreek. They’re after editors at Seattle,Wash.,for libel.The grand jury hasreturned.indictments against foureditorsofSeattlepapers,chargingcriminallibel. GOOD LIVING ON THE FARM. Hard Work But Good Things to Eat—Entertainment at the Ostwalt School. Cerrespondezce of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,June 18—These are strenuous days on the farm,but it is a season of good living,plenty of garden vegetables,ham and fried chicken;and dewberry pie is now added to the other delectables.Crop conditions are not quite so favorable since the hard rain on the 7th and the unusually cool weather last week. These hard rains,washing away the soil and impoverishing the land,are the greatest problems that confront the farmer.Fields,that were thought to be well ditched,and in a splendid state of cultivation,are now filled with small gullies.Marvest is about completed in this section.Most of the wheat was cut with binders. Mrs.Jason Hoover and children of Statesville are visiting Mrs.F.M. Troutman.Miss Vance Clark ig re- covering from another attack of angina.pectoris. Ice cream will be served on the lawn at the Ostwalt school house Saturday evening from 6 to 10.If you want.the worth of your money, just come to Ostwalt’s.We will give you delicious cream,served in coun- try style.Added to the charm of the June moonlight,music by a string band will be furnisned for the oc- casion,and all will be as “mef'ry as a marriage bell.” Tradition Says a Man Was Quarter- ed and Hung in Iredell. To the Péttor of The Landmark: I see in the last Landmark Judge Walter Clark says that a woman was quartered and burned in the county of Iredell away back in the past,un- der an old English law requiring a woman to be quartered and burned for the murder of her husband.In the decade of 1870 or thereabouts, I remember being in a crowd of gen- tlemen sitting in front of the old court house in Statesville.I only re- member three of the gentlemen pres- ent—Col.Armfield,Richard Allison and Esq.John Davidson.During the conversation Esq.Davidson remark- ed that by tradition,under the Eng- lish law,somewhere about six miles on the road from Statesville in the direction of Taylorsville,probably near where Concord church now stands,a man was tried,condemned, quartered and hung up.I do not re- stated the crime for as tried,or whether member that he which the man w it was after Irede!!formed,but to the best of my recollection it was pfior to or during the Revolutionary war.Esq.Davidson gave it as tra- dition only—not from any written record—handed down from genera- tion to generation.Mr.Davidson |differed on the subject with Judge Clark.He says it was a man and Judge Clark says it was a woman. distinctly as if it wa the |the persons above named being pres- rainstorm drove the young ladies in-|ent |office of postmaster at Santa It may have been both. I remember the conversation as yesterday and others stood There No probably man im were present.lredel! CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of expressing our ap- preciation of the kindness of those who didwhat_they did in saving our home fromburning,Tuesaday afternoon,R.YT.SUM-dune 20,MERS AND WIFE, CALL,us for groceries,Cash Grocery Co. TRY our Teas for iced teas.Cash Gro- cery Co. FOR Teas and Coffees see Cash Grocery OUR cold boiled Han¥is govd’Try it for supper.Cash Grocery Co. seriptrtrelictinliiadetiupicemitDiSacrEmreLaasie OUR Gold Camel Tea is the best for mak- ing iced tea.CashvGrocery Co.) MACHINE slicedHamandchipBeef.Breakfast Bacon,boiled Cash Grocery Co, FOR SALE—Heavy team of horses.J.G. TURN June 20, FOR SALE—New upright grand piano.Sac-rifice price to quick buyer.Address Piano, Generaldune Delivery,Statesville, 20==2t* WANTED AT ONCE—Peas,peas,peas.MIL- LER-McLAIN SUPPLY Co. June .20—1t.FINE COUNTRY HAMS—We have just re- ceived a big lot,"Phone us your ord¢r,MIL-LER-McLAIN SUPPLY CO, June 20.—1t. THRESHING—Have purchased new Thresh- ing outfit and want to make date to do your Threshing.Will be ready for work week of the 28d.J.C.HOLMES,Olin. June 20-~1t* FOR KENT.—Storehouse,East Broad street, recently vacated by Eagle &Milholland. STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT co.May 30---8t. FOR SAL particu street, June 10 E—Three valuable farms.For full rs see W.L.Smith,423 Alexander esville.,"Phone 1389. st* HAVE You bought your buggy yet?If not we have a carload of Hackney and a car- load of High Point buggies.The Harness,Vehicle &Supply Co. FOR RENT.—Nice 6-room dwelling on Da- vie avenue,close in.Newly repaired,in- terior thoroughly sanitary,freshly kalso- mined STATESVILLE REALTY & INVESTMENT co.May 30-—8t. FOR SALE~—Peerless Wind Stacker Thresh-ing M good as new. team of mules or horses.Statesville,R-4,"Phone 3296.6t* hine,Will sell orJ.EB WANTED—Traveling men and women.Sal- ary and expenses paid.Small bond quired B Troutman,N.C€. re- x No.7, it® BOARDERS WANTED—Want about six boarders Nice rooms,well furnished.Good table fare,well prepared Close in-—No. $26 Walnut street MRS.J.A.BRAD. FORD,Statesville,N.C. MONEY TO LOAN!2°gape" Davidson,a brother of Capt: T.M.C.Davidson,and what hesays | |he certainly received from a former| generation.J.W.A.KERR Mooresville,N.C Offered $1,000 For a Postmastership| But Meant No Harm. Los Angeles,Cal.,Dispatch,17th.| Charles Ercanbrack,63 years old.| indicted by the Federal-grand jury on | a charge of having offered a-bribeto | |a United States Senator to obtain the farbale hi Sessic ra,faced arraignment today placed reliance in the promise wife,‘Lucinda,and daughter, to “bring the whole town of Santa! Barbara down’to tell the judge’that of Senator John D.Works pror.isin; nim $1,000 for the postmastership Ercanbrack |admits naving offered|Senator Works his cash savings,di avowing any intention to commit : crime.“Lots of times we carpenter pay the boss carpenter two bits « four bits a day to get a job,and} nothing is thought of it,”his stat ment adds.| When Ercantbrack was arraigned 4 | delay of two weeks before he is re-| quired ‘to’pléad was granted.Pail| of $2,500 was furnished. Another Legislative Committee to| Meet at Morehead.| June 24 the joint committee from the General Assembly which has urderconsiderationtheofferofE.CDuncantobuytheState’s interest ir the Atlantic and North Carolina rail road will meet at Morehead City During the last session of the Gen eral Assembly E.C.Duncan propos ed to buy the A.and N.C.stock be longing to North Carolina for $90, 000.The Assembly did not pass on the mattdr,but appointed a commit tee to investigate and make recom mendations at the special session, which may be called in a few months. No Room For the New Paper. Salisbury Post.| The Rocky Mount Transcript has suspended.The paper was _started about three months ago and ended its career for the.very simple reas- on that there never was any excuse or chance for it.Rocky Mount has a good afternoon paper and why an other was started is beyond under- standing,for Rocky Mount is not a two-paper town yet.(The Transcript,which was pub- lished by a company,was edited by Mr.R.B.Wilson,formerly of States- ville.) Old-Time Singing—-Fourth of at Harmony. Correspondence of The Landmark. Harmony,June 17—The farmers are busy in the wheat harvest.You can hear a reaper in most any direc-tion.Wheat and oats fine.Corn andcottonarenotlookingsowell.Agood.rain would help.There will be an old-time singingattheBaptistchurchatHarmonythefifthSunday—June 29.The Woodmen will celebrate theFourthofJulyatHarmony.Every-body is cordially invited to comeandbringawell-filled basket. July |you,too.Get a bottle today, |Treatment for June » s nen BtBig10c.Sale 1,000 yards Fine Figured Lawns, values up to 20c., all go at 10c.per _yard. Mills &.Poston. =SACONFESSION Hopes Her Statement,Made Public, will Help Other Women. Hines,Ala.—‘'l must confess’,says The Home Bak-|he meant no wrong when he wrote |Mrs.Bula Mae Reid,of this place,“thatCardui,the woman's toni¢,has done meagreatdealofgood. Before 1 commenced using Cardui,Iwouldspitupeverything|ate.|hadatired,sleepy feeling all the time,and was irregular.1 could hardly drag around,and would have severe headaches con-tinuously. Since taking Carduj,|have yentirely quit Spitting up what i eat.Eyercyth¢seems to digest all ‘right,and I havgained10poundsinweight.” If you arta victim of any of the numer- ous ls so common to your sex,it iswrongtosuffer. For half a century,Cardui has been re-lieving just such ills,as is proven by thethousandsofletters,similar to the above,which pour into our office,year by year. Carfdui is successful because it is com-|posedof ingredients whichact specifically ;on the womanly constitution,and hetbuildtheweakenedorgansbacktohealth|and strength. Cardui has helped others,and will ee ouwon't regret it.Your druggist sells it. Write to:Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies’Ad-visory Dept.,Chattanooga,Tenn.,for Spreial Jn- structions en fr case and 64-page book,“Homeomen,"sent in piain wrapper.NC 120 x aii...Half CeeFIRSTNATIONAL The Valuable.Facilities ::: OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ARE AT THE SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESS,CREDIT,ANDFINANCIALCAPITAL,WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORSAFEKEEPING. 1H EK 46 1 0 4 4 1 ) CL S EK A CR EL I A I 7 $100,000!itd U00-91 2300)d 1 i ene Bo Be KOLOLe) FCANDY—-YOUR CHOICE! CANDY es, NORRIS, LIGGETT’S, PARK &TILFORD, MARTHA WASHINGTON. Fresh Shipments—On Ice. THE STORE OF QUALITY. | || | MILLS &POSTON’S == Price Millinery Sale Will Start Tomorrow Rain or Shine! Statesville Drug Co., Millinery Clearance Sale STILL ON AT The R.M.Knox Company’s We have divided our stock into the following prices: ONE TABLE ONE TABLE ONE TABLEONETABLE 1.00 ONE TABLE 50 These goods are easily worth twice themoneyandinsomecasesthreeandfourtimes.All Colored Shapes at half price. In addition to the above we will sell about100Corsets,good make and.style,at half rice, We have left about 75 pair of Ladies’ Hith Shoes that seld from $2.50 to $4.00,fo - close at $1.00.OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. We will sell 100 Men’s Suits,one and two of a kind,all i wy ro tau “BUM ‘order, for just half price.100 Boys’Suits at 50¢.on the dollar.100 good 50c,Shirts at 25c.100 good $1.00 Shirts at 50c.: 100 pair Men’s Slippers,little off in style, sold from $2.50 to 84,your choice for $1.00.All the above are real bargains and if you ean be fitted in any of them you will save just 50c.on every $1 you spend with us. The R.M.Knox Com’y. $5.003.50 1.50 IN Our big Clearance Sale of all Fancy Millinery will open to- morrow—Saturday—the 2\st. Trimmed Hats,Panama Shapes,Leghorns,Chips,Hemps and Neopolitans,and all Flowers,Feathers and Novelty Trim- mings will go at ONE-HALF THE ORIGINAL PRICE.==MILLS &POSTON= These are included:All D,B.KRIDER &COMPANY. CLEARANCE SALE IN MILLINERY. Don’t fail to see us for SHOES,SHOES! MEN’S HATS,they are beauties.Just seethem.f D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll be here in a day or two. A car of very fine Michigan Timothy. J.E.SLOOP.= BE PATIENT!| @Q=SURREYS! JUST RECELVED A BIG LOTANDHAVESPECIALPROPO-SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU SORE Wh Seeeaeg Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. ¢|politely W W W RINGS. Weare going to show a window full of WW W Guaranteed Rings this week.WW W Rings with guaran- teed settings are insuredagainstlossofstones.If astonecomesoutandislost,we will replace it free.Costnomorethanordinaryrings. ——$2.00 Up. R.H.RICKERT &SON,Jewelers, Oxfords For Spring 1913! BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD &FOSTER OXFORDS forthe gentleman whocaresforstyle,»,comfort and service,Wecansuityourfancy,Also beautiful line ofLadies’Pumps and Oxfords in the differentstylesandleathers.,Call and let us showyou.MEN'S’FORM AiG. Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line’ofNeckwear.See windowdisplay. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Co anStatesville,N.C.P ¥> =lof the American "ishould we, Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.©. Capital StockSurplus 30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000.00youarecordiallyinvitedtoopeneithercheck-ing or savings account with the CommercialofStatesville,N.C.We ayfin. $100,000.00 National Bank,four per cent.on time and savings deposinishcheckbooksfreeforcheckingwee andgivecarefulattentiontoallbusinessintrustedtous,We solicit your patronage and once youhaveopenedanaccountwithusyouwillappre-ciate the many advantages of ealing with abankwithlargecapitalandsurplus,which is notonlyaguaranteeosecuritytodepositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking, W.D.TURNER,Roy 8 ieE,MORRISON,--~Vi iD.M.AUSLEY,-Ab CaineG,E.HUGHEY,-Assistant Cashier, President, THE LANDMARK ——————————————————————————————————FRIDAY,June 20,1913. LAST OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. Supreme Court Removes the’Only Barrier That Stood:Between’Ne- groes and Discrimination in theMatterofPublicUtilities, Washington Dispatch to New York World.: The Federal Civil Rights act hasbeenpronouncedunconstitutionalby the United States Supreme Court. The opinion was unanimous.It was read by Judge Van Devanter.This decision removes the last slender bar- rier standing between negroes and discrimination in the matter of public utilities.It was the only.legislative thread upon which they could contend for equal accomniodations when traveling by train and boat,in seek- ing hotel quarters,in desiring.to be served in restaurants,drug stores and ‘other places and in demanding other equal privileges with white per- sons. Some years ago the Supreme Court held that Congress had exceeded itspowersinpassingtheCivilRights act and declared that so far as it in terfered with the rights of a State it was “repugnant.”That opinion in reality left the act operative alone as concerned the District of Colum- bia,the various Territories and the high seas.The cases at issue involv- ed extending the Civil Rights act to the high seas,and this the court re- fused to do. Mary IF.Butts,.a negress,bought a first class ticket on the Merchants and Miners’Transportation lines from Boston to Norfolk.She went from Boston on one boat and return ed from Norfolk on another vessel of the same line.During the round trip it was claimed she had twelve times been denied equal accommodations urider the Civil Rights act.She brought suit to recover $6,000.She had been refused the same eating and sleeping accommodations were furnished white people and ‘was re quired to take her meals at a secord table and sleep on the lower deck. In this city more than one-third of the population consists of negroes. They have assumed to possess equal privileges with white persons under the Civil Rights law.For years the }rule here has been that if a negro jseated himself in a fashionable eat jing house and gave an order he was informed _that a steak would cost him $30.Under thi jopinion the negro will be plainly ad vised that his trade is not desired |No subteffuge to avoid serving him will be necessary hereafter,either in as Washington or elsewhere. Demands Free Meat—The Duty on Bananas. Kentucky the James is proposition James of opposing Senator vigorously stock and meat.He insists that the public is entitled to unrestricted free cattle and meat.He did not oppose the action of the Democrats in free listing wheat and flour with the coun- tervailing .duty added,but he stren- uously opposed such a duty on cat- tle and meat.“I am for free cattle jand meat and shall go to the limit to iget it,”said Senator James,.when his attitude before the committe: ibecame known.“Because ome |countries levy a tax on the imports beef trust,why in retaliation,starve people of the’United States?” Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, whose amendment the tariff bili \levying a graduated tax on tobacco output was rejected by his jon the finance committee,no- |tice that .he would carry that jamendment to the caucus and make a determined fight for its incorpor- ation in the bill.He also introduc; jed ah amendmént providing for a |graduated income tax on all corpor- jations having.a capital stock ‘of more than $100,000,000,and control- ling more than one-fourth ‘of production of any commodity.The action of the finance majority in putting a tax on bananas whs (explained “OY “Chairman Simmons as |a revere proposition.“We have |placed a tariff of.five cents a bunch on bananas,”said the Senator,“for the purpose of raising revenue and also for the reason thaf,the bana- na trade is absolutely controlled by a trust.We estimate that the ‘an- jnual revenue to be derived from ba- jnanas at five cents a bunch,will ag- gregate $2,000,000 and the small duty |of five cents a bunch cannot very well ibe shifted to the consumer.”comistinmsunetinsineonabiapenatnmestniionsness the to colleagues gave the Next Problem is to Get Trains Across Panama Canal. Washington Dispatch. Paradoxical as it may seem,the first task for the army engineers af- ter they have succeeded in severing the continents of North and South America by the Panama canal will be to re-establish the connection.= It is necessary that communica- tion by rail be maintained unimpair- ed between the north and south banks of the canal,especially if the rail- way systems of North and South|America are to be linked so as to |afford unbroken connection between New York and Buenos Ayres. Bridges high enough above the canal to permit of the passage of ocean-going vessels with their loftymastsareoutofthequestion,whileaplantotunnelunderthecanalhas been abandoned because of the great cost.The decision has.inclined to- ward a system of large steam car floats constituting a gigantic ferry,which probably will be located near Camp Elliott. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catarrh that can-not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.J,CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,O,We,the undersigned,haye known ‘F,J.Cheney for the last 15 zoars,andbelievehimperfectlyhonorableinallbusinesstransactionsandfinanciallyabletocarryoutanyobligations.madebyhisfirm,Walding,Kinnan &Marvin,Wholesale Druggfsts,Toledo,0.Hall’s Catarrh Cure {a taken internal-ly,acting directly upon the blosd andMucoussurfacesofthesystem.Testimoniaissentfree.Price,7c.per bottle,Sold by all Druggista.Take Hall's Family Pills for ti fon, small| to place a countervailing duty on live| _|made McAdoo Made the Banka Loosen Up. New York World. There Vhas -been a remarkablechangeinthefinancialsituationsince announced that he had on hand $500,-000,000 of new notes printed under the Aldrich-Vreeland currency actandwhichwereavailabletothe banks in the event that any strin-gency of sufficient proportions to cause alarm should develop during the crop-moving period of the fall.The national banks have known allalongthatthismoneywasavailable,but did not use the information to fend off the trouble.Had they done so,much of the anxiety that has been felt in business eireles during the lastthreemonthswouldnothavedevel- oped,but the Secrecary thought it his duty to have the situation clear-ly understood.;The result has had an electrical ef- fect on financial confidence.It has, moreover,checked one of the mostserioussituationsthathasdeveloped in the market for securities since the panic of 1907.The Secretary has made it entirely unnecessary to have recourse to any emergency measuressuch‘as the Aldrich-Vreeland _billprovides,and it will not be necessary to call the act into requisition, It was,nevertheless,a master stroke and the best evidence that it has struck home has been the chur- lish resentment with’which it has been received in Wall street.The bank figures show that it has had the effect of releasing millions of the cash that had been hoarded by many ot the leading institutions in expecta- tion of the high money rates that the jfall stringency would produce.It has opened the avenues of credit to the hard-pressed merchant and man- ufacturer_in a way that is likely te revive commercial courage in a mark- ed degree. One Wall street institution alone invested $7,000,000 of its hoarded re- ources in commercial paper.The cash surplus of the clearing house jbanks during the week increased $8,- 824,100,while their reserves increas- ed $10,973,000.”a To Operate on a Boy to Stop Growth. Philadelphia Dispatch. Surgeons at the Medico-Chirurgi- jcal Hospital are anticipating the suc- jcessful outcome of an operation on a |15-year-old boy for giganticism.The jyouth,John Michael,is now six feet inches tall and the doctors jhave decided to remove a portion of }the pituitary gland from the base of the boy’s brain.This operation has jnever been performed.before for ich a reason.The-pituitary gland is believed to contrel the mechan: jism of life that has to do with the growth of an individual and to stop the boy from outgrowing everybody and everything they have decided to |do what animal experiments have lshown are successful when made on His even a dog. Michael outgrew all the boys in chool and finally refused to go to school,for all the children “joshed” |him about his size.The smaller chil- }dren feared him and when he wot on the open trolley cars everybody tittered.He had to stoop when he went into any door and at home his father had to have an extra bed for him.At ‘the hospital, where he was undergoing the rest treatment,it was necessary to make a new cot for him and the bed/ clothes had to cut in half and pieced so as to cover the youthful giant. Mentally far.The be the thus the will } dis rest normal that if operatior not performed he become afflicted with mental ease,for the overgrowth of the of the body will affect his mind.qumpepmncuasasnitenennmetaennden Make-Up Man Got Mixed. Gaffney -(S.C.)Ledger.| Wonder ‘ idea in turning his June”paragraph in last Friday’s Statesville Landmark upside down? Surely his tilt with Col.Harris con- cerning the “skift”of snow in June did not turn him,topsy-turvy.st © boy is urgeons say Clark's day in Judge “rare what Was NO SUBSTITUTE COULD DO THe, Ng@ inferior substitute,but onl¥the genuine Filey Kidney Pilla could have’rid J . Wallich,Bartlett,Nebr.,of his kidney trouble He says:“I was bothered with backache, and the pain would run up to the back of my head,and I had apella of dizziness.1} took Foley Kidney Pills and they did the |work and I am now entirely rid of kidney trouble.”Sold by Statesville Drug Co. Southern Railway Company AuctionSaleofRefusedFreight. In accordance with the laws of North Caro- lina,I will sell at public auction for freight, storage and demurrage charges,and for ac- count of whom it may concern,at the South-ern Railway Station in the city of States- ville,N.C.,July 8rd,1913,at 11 o'clock a.m., one car gas purifying sponge shipped to the Statesville Gas Co.,Statesville,N.C.TermsCash..B.A.COWAN,Agent. June 6—13-20-27, Secretary of the Teasury McAdoo|, Sherrill-White Shoe Company. ONE-THIRD OFF ON ALLStrawandPanamaHats! Our entire line of Straw and Panama Hats will go on sale today attwo-thirds the regular price.We have a very complete line of bothStrawandPanamaHats.and you should take advantage of this saleandbuythatStraworPanamaHatyouhaveneededsolong. WerkeeRaacael .All regular $3.00 Straw Hats,Sale Price All regular $2.50 Straw Hats,Sale Price -All regular $2.00 Straw Hats,Sale Price All regular $1.50 Straw Hats,Sale Price $2.00 1.67 1.33 1,00 The above prices should certain- ly appeal to any one in need of a Straw or Panama Hat. Yours truly, SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.(S.B.Miller’s Qld Stand.) —~—TRY— CONNELLY MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL» Connelly Springs,N.@, Right on main line of theSouthernRailway,midway be- tween Salisbury and Asheville, In the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountaings.. Ts 1,200 feet above sea level.Splendid mineral water formalaria,indigestion,nervous-ness,rheumatism and.all blood diseases. Modern improvement,goodorchestra,dancing and other amusements,~An Ideab.place to spend a vacation from standpoint of health or pleaa- ure. No consumptives taken.RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and cir- culars giving our special rates to familes and parties.Wm.JEFF DAVIS,* Owner and Proprictor, Connelly Springs,N,Oarolina.4 IN THE FIRST PLACE Bring every prescription direct to us to be filled.Thisisthebestalienwecanofferanyoneusingmedicines.We have the druge,every kind or class,each of standardpurity,fresh and potent.We have the knowledge andthetraining,and the experience that counts in scientific,careful prescription compounding.Yon get all safety,‘satisfaction,results,Ask your doctor. The Polk Gray Drug Company,@ ONTHESQUARE @PrescriptionSpecialists."Phones 109 and 410. ANY HOME ° e© CHILLS and MALARIA ——BUY A BOTTLE OF—— HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20-——’,PHONE 20 QA Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow.Don’t stock up.too early aq ‘we —""Have mora ool waste coal.July to September is the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight L!COAL! oe Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. ‘’PHONE 205. s Write to:the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in a eity to ship pianos direct to customers.He pays $200 per month for a store room where he keeps therh.He pays $300 per month advertising in mag- azines.He sends out $200 worth catalogues per month.He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000.per month. A salesman (who does not run wagons)and a store rocm can be secured in Statesville for $100 per month,Now tell me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PIANOS for the least money. > J.S.LEONARD,Salesman in Statesville,N.C. =>FOBS,FOBS!<a Summer is the time you almost have to get a Fob.I have Metal Fobs,Silk Fobs,Leather Fobs,25c.Fobs,50c.Fobs, $2.00-Fobs;in fact almost all kinds of fobs and all prices. H.B.WOODWARD,Jeweler, Crop Makers and Crop Savers! 7 Cultivate Your Crops With Our Line of Cultivators,Both Riding 8d Walkin Our line is complete.If it’s a John Deere,Moline,Rhoderick Lean,we have it;and last but not least we have the old Reliable Michigan Spring Tooth,fully warranted. A Big Lot of Hallock Weeders Which Go at a Bargain.~~" Give us your order ‘‘quick’’for the wheat crop saver—the famous old DEERING BINDER, the best on earth.Only a few left. The best gtain cradle made—Jonas Cline.Order now and have it ready. CULTIVATORS and The price to make STEEL KING Points “‘galore.”’ them go. Iredell Hardware |Co. |The Tariff Taken Off I have just succeeded in taking the ‘tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Matting is now 25c.,all 25c.now 2c.All floor coverings down in the same proportion.A lot of very pretty *patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers will be sold at $2.00. I will make it worth your time Come and.see. to come and see. Respectfully, The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. STORM INSURANCE! Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. ae, One has to but pick up any one of thedaily papers ofrecentissueandreadtheheadlinesproclaimingthe terrible destruction to life and property as the resultofthetornadoesandwindstormswhichhavepre-vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern, Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes-timony to experience whereby the loss and damage to property interests has been enormous.Tornado insurance is man’s sole way of confronting the situa-tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nature have brought into be-ing constructiye agencies otman.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protection is possibleandcommon.Its other name is Insurance.Consult us.‘We insure everything insurable. Statesville Realty &Investment Co. 547Center St.‘Phone 54..J.F.CARLTON,Manager. THE LANDMARK FRIDAY,June 20,1918, THE CULTIVATION.OF CORN. It is Important to Cultivate So astoConservetheMoisture—Deep Cultivation Destroys the -Corn Roots., Successful corn culture depends as much upon the “know.how”as does success in any other business. Of’course a deep,humus-filled soil is the first consideration,but much depends upon the cultivation given the corn after it.is‘up.The farmer who understands and practices the best principles of corn growing,who knows the root-system,the move-ments of)soil moisture and the usesofsoilmulches,will make a gaod corn.crop in spite of adverse seasons of rainfall and drought.The one who} does not understand’these thingsattributeshisfailurestothewetweather,the dry weather,the hot weather,the cold weather,or some- thing else the effects of which heshouldbeabletoobviate.In the Farm Demonstration Work last sea- son some big crops of:corn .were made’where no rain fell from the time the corn was planted till it was mature.Yet the yields of corn inthiscountryaremoredependentup- on rainfall during the growing season than upon any one thing else. This should not be. »But let us see that we understand what proper cultivation does.Every good farmer knows that cultivation is to save the moisture;:to destroy germinating weed seeds,to liberate plant food and to warm and aerate the soil.If the first two are accom- plished the others are too.The suc- cessful farmer never allows his soil to become crusted over because he knows that it is then losing mois- ture.To prevent this crusting also destroy weed and grass seed.that may be coming up in the soil.So we see that all that is necessary is to cultivate often enough to keep the soil loose on top.One of the experi- ment stations has found that during very dry hot weather a single corn stalk will take from the sdil and evaporate as much as ten pints of water in one day.It requires about 300 pounds of water to produce one pound of dry matter So we learn that corn is a crop that requires im- mense amounts of moisture.Yet, throughout this section,we have suf- ficient rainfall every year to pro- duce two or three corn crops on all our land.The wise farmer ig he who has learned how to catch the rainfall and keep it in the soil until it is needed As to depth of cultivation,we must remember that corn belongs to the grass family ana therefore has a fine,fibrous,extensive root -sys- tem.By the time corn i§a foot high the roots may be lapping bhe- tween the rows.The roots grow out- ward through the soil from two to four times as fast as the stalks grow upward.To destroy these roots in cultivating is to cut off the feeding powers of the corn.It very often happens that the soil needs a rather deep stirring while the corn is small and before the roots get out far.If this is the case,it should be given,but care must be taken not to cultivate deeply later.The Indi ana Experiment Station has shown that corn cultivated about two inch es Heep yielded 4236 bushels;that cultivated three inches deep yielded 42.56 bushels;while that cultivated four inches deep yielded only 37.92 bushels.Another station found that shallow cultivation yielded SLE bushels per acre but deep cultiva tion gave only 74.1 bushels As to the nifmber of times to cul tivate corn,this will depend upon conditions.The thing to keep ir mind is to keep a mulch on the sur face until the corn has fully tassel-| ed.In many cases it will pay to cultivate until some of the begin to turn brown.It is cal time with corn when it is matur ing the grain.It should not be neg lected then.Cc.R.HUDSON Raleigh,N.C. “sill a criti The.Fickory,Postofiire %-n...onda Webb. A dispatch’from Hickory to th daily.papers says much interest i being taken in the fight for the post office.Congressman’Webb mailed hundreds of letters to citizens of Hickory asking them to help him in} making a selection by writing to him personally and naming their first and second choice for postmaster. letter stated that he wished this don« in order that he may makea selectior that will meet with the approval of the majority of the patrons of the postoffice.A.large number wrot« him personal letters indorsing their respective friends who are candi- dates.There are still six candidates in the field and none of them have got a majority of signers to their pe- titions.The candidates are J.H. Aiken,J.F.Dellinger,P.C.Kiser, W.P.Huffman,Dr.K.A.Price and A.C.Link.There has been some talk of-*calling a primary to nomi nate a single candidate, State Normal and Industrial College. Attention is called to the advertise- ment of the State Normal and Indus-trial College which appears in this issue.Every year shows a steady growth in this institution devoted to | the higher education of the women of North Carolina.Including the Training School and the Summer Ses-| sion,the college last year had a total enrollment of 1,317 students.Eighty- seven of the 100 counties of the State had representatives in the student body..Nine-tenths of all the gradu- ates of this institution have taughtorarenowteachingintheschoolsof North Carolina.The dormitories are furnished bytheStateandboardisprovidedatactualcost.Two hundred appoint- ments with free tuition,apportion-ed among the several counties ac-cording to school .population,will beawardedtoapplicantsaboutthemid-die of July.Students who wish toattendthisinstitutionnextyearshouldmakeapplicationasearlyasssible,as the capacity of the dor-mitories is ae ;Vi 4 ‘sede ois FuelTroubles | ways a good criterion by which Since March 4 Mr.Bryan has had occasion to wear the high hat quite frequently.And he never takes the trouble to see whether or not it sits straight.The head ornament is al- ways kept at the office in a dust- predt box,so that it will always be on hand when it is needed.Mr.Bry an regards the high hat more as a necessity than a luxury.When ne cessity arises,the Premter cails for hig high hat and rushes to the eleva- tor and usually keeps on rushing until he reaches his destination is a busy life and all the little frills that usually with these thingsZo lof State. So when Victor Murdock,leader of ipon a street corner in Washington and watched Secretary Bryan and The | Secretary of War Garrison wearing|their “stovepipes”and he was deeply concerned over the} jcontrast of the tilts of the hats of »|the two distinguished Americans tand the Brazillian’s hat.Mr.Bry an’s hat.was perched on the back of head in a “I-don’t-care”stylé. Secretary Garrison hisoff-side in a“who-should-worry”man this wore ner.Dr.Muller’s hat stood rigidly per~~“dicular.And,there:upon the corner stobn Vietor “Murdock musing “to himself concerning misfortune that had fal- len upon tthe,country by electing a President who had seleeted men as his advisers who did not even how to wear “stovepipe”hats. reentereareeronereme know Sugar— Water. More Information About $15,000,000 of $20,000,000 Henry L.Oxnard,known as the “father of the beet industry,”and vice president of the American Beet Sugar Company,was the principal witness Monday before the Senate lobby investigating committee.Mr. Oxnard was on the stand for sev- eral hours and proved an entertain- ing witness.He told the to organize the beet sugar company insisted upon putting in about $15,- 000,000 “water”in that $20,000,000 corporation;how he and his broth- ers had made about a million by the ale of much of their share of this |watered.stock,and gave warning that the Underwood bill,with its |free sugar provision,would result, in his opinion,in the formation of a jnew “sugar trust”which would not violate the anti-tgust law. The committee took Mr.Oxnard jover most of the ground.that oth- jer anti-free sugar witnesses have covered.He told them he.received |$10,000 a year in his official capaci- ity,but that it was not for “legisla- tive work.”The questioners learned |that he had been fighting reductions jin sugar duties for many years and|heard with interest that he knew|something about “Sugar at a |Glance,”the celebrated pamphlet jthat was made a Senate document and sent over the country postagefreeunderthefrankofSenator Lodge. A WORKER APPRECIATES THIS. |Wm.Morris,a resident of Florence,Oregon,)says:“For the last fourteen years my kidneyslandbladderincapacitatedmeforallwork.|About eight months ago I began using Foley|Kidney Pills,and they have done what othermedicinesfailedtodo,and now I am feelingfine.I recommend -Foley Kidney Pills.’SoldbyStatesvilleDragCo. to! judge a man’s progressiveness.This| is what Secretary of State Bryan be- lieves BIHis |have been cut out by the Secretary|_ the Progressives in the House,stood| conducting| |Dr.Muller,Brazillian premier,about,| on the] | committee | how New York bankers who helped| OF APPETITE,PAIN IN HIPS anc |SIDES,SORE and WEAK KIDNEYS |and URINARY IRREGULARITIES, |YO NEGLEOT-MEANS ‘Loss of Health and Vitality |TO CURE-USE‘Foley Kidney Pills |TONIC IM ACTION ~QUICK IN RESULTS) |Will CURE any case of KIDNEY o |BLADDER TROUBLE not beyond the reach of medicigpe,,No medicine can do Sore.The genuine is in a yellow packes* Statesville Drug Oompany. |FOR THE Picnic Lunch ||——WE HAVE— Olives,Pickles,Cheese, Pimentoes,French Sar- dines,Peanut Butter, Chipped-Beef,all kinds Preheat eterna.SR ’Phone your orders. Eagle & Milholland. } | | | If the New Recipe CITY FLOUR. |The flour that never varies.in|quality;that gives maximumisatisfactionineverybatchof |baking—best for bread,rolls, pastry,biscuit.A trial convinees quickest—beisuretoorderbynameCITY FLOUR. City Flour Milling Co. ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS, I will have gome of our latest stvle machines here in a short time.Come overthefirst time you are in town and ses themandlet’s talk it over. Cc.H.TURNER, Near the Depot. Iredell ‘Phone No.74,Bell No:7. FOR RENT—Five-room cottage with modernconveniences,on Water street.Apply to d.8 FRY &SON.June 3. Is to be successful—be sure’to use| ||-are Over | when you use a | New Perfection Oil Cook Stove.i .i_Just liftthe tank |from the cradle ffandfill—your | New Perfection is |,ready for the day.| _You'don’t have to wait for the fire to | kindle.No coal or ashes to carry;no soot,|smoke or dirt;no blackened ceilings.if o|.| | |.| .| Note the new 4-burner New Perfection—the mostcompletecookingdeviceonthemarket,with indicator onfont,cabinet top,etc.Smaller stoves with 1,2 or 3 | burners. See your dealer,or write for full particulars to STANDARD OIL COMPANY | Washington,D.C.(New Jersey)Charlotte,N.C. Richmond,Va.BALTIMORE Charleston,W.Va,-| Norfolk,Va.Charleston,S.C.| ee ait rene Tilt of the Silk Hats.|Kidney Ailments FURNITURE REPAIRING, ee er ‘¢commonly |8t#t with BACKACHE,puty Heap.||UPHOLSTERING,ETC.-:- Sermed a “stovepipe”hat is not al |ACHE,BLURRED EYE SIGHT,LOS as Save your old furniture,chairs, etc.I can work them over and make as good as when you bought them,and in mostcasesstronger and more serviceable.It does not matter how badly broken or damaged your furniture is,save itand give me a chance at it. My prices are moderate,and I guarantee a first-class job,or ao charge. Varnishing,Staining,Enameling. |See me for repair work of anykindIwillgiveyousatisfacto- ry work and save you money. _D.T.MORRISON.* May 27 —8t. ‘PH'IONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats. Full line Staple and Fancy Groceries, All kinds Country Produce. Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish, All orders promptly attended to. F B.PHTLFER,GROCER AND BUTCHER. Ss.J..Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for eash or on time.Terms to suit purchaser. Best equipped livery in town. Phone 38,Day or Night. |FORSALE, Barred Rock Eggs from select pen,||15 eggs by Parcel Post prepaid||$1.25,or at the farm for $1.00 WALNUT GROVE FARM,H.H,BLAYLOCK,Proprietor. *Phone No,3409 =Statesville,N,O.,R-B. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. A beautiful cottage home for sale.Fiveroomsandabathroom,with all modernconveniences,Good barn on the lot.Situat-ed on South Race street near Graded School.Thie is a very attractive residence,and ow-ing to circumstances,will be sold at a bar-gain price.Terms very easy.See Zeb V.LONG,Atty.March 11. Statesville FemaleCollege. One of the best Colleges for Wom-en in the State![ts strong points are climate,equipment,thoroughcoursesofstudy,able teachers and moderate prices.‘The cost of reg- istration fee,board and tuition for session is only $159.Send for catalogue.REV.J.A.SCOTT,D.D. STATESVILLE,N.G.= |WANTED—Pork hogs weighing from 100 to125pounds.R..O.HARBIN.May 2—i6t, 3 Reels---" Three reels of wonderful Motion Pictures which,to secure,necessitated traveOFALLAH.” “The Children of Allah.” it was played the whole season of 1911-1912...We will show another fine Special at The Crescent Today----The Greatest Feature Picture in the World.Trip to the Garden of Allah”---3 Reels“THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD” Over sixty wonderful scenes,which transport you from the turmoil of modern life to the mystery of the Desert among the stra The book,‘‘The Garden of Allah,”has been read by over ten million people and the play witnessed by nearly 400,000 at the Century Theater in New York wherepictureinconnectionwiththisone... Don’t miss it,you will regret it.Prices 10 and 15 cents. ling 10,000 milles to the Desert of Sahara in Africa,the home of “THE GARDENngepeoplecalled THE LANDMARK |JOKER IN)SUGAR SCHEDULE. 9 {It Was Discovered By a Texas Cham-*.ne 2 913.inns ©my ::FRIDAY,June 20,1918 ber of Commerce—No,Countervail- ing Duty on Méeat—Other Changes. An eleventh-hour discovery that the sugar schedule of the Underwood jtariff bill had a “joker”in it which| |would have operated to make all re-| \fined sugar dutiable at two cents a}Charesa that the vecently.announc-|pound and nullify the provision for ed gift of $1,000,000 by Andrew Car |Free SERAS after three years,result-|negie to the Vanderbilt University at |e¢ednesday in an amendment by Nashville,“is not a donation,but a MAJOrILY ee of the Senate fin- shrewd attempt to get control or part yaar Ma ow nr the UroftheUniversityproperty,”and that aimination inthe:Fo a6 ,|of the Dutch standard oftheretiredironmasteris“dangling of the Dut aeshasbeenin OPPOSES THE CARNEGIE GIFT.| Bishop Candler Says Carnegie’s Do-| nation to Vanderbilt University is a Shrewd Attempt to Control the Institution—Bishop Hoss Also Pro- tests.«Specials One lot of 27 and334percent,One lot of Ladies noticeable. derwood bill color,which money before the public with the |"°°;tariff bills for _many Another .varia ‘a purpose of influencing litigation a vieabl at aor s ;sf .pending over the University,”are|Picapie to all ref lots omadeinastatementgivenoutinAt-|8T@ph from therelatingtoconfectionery, cluded the following wo after being refined,w colored,or in any way two cents a pound.” The majority m lanta by Bishop W.A.Candler, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.Bishop Candler characterizes Mr.Carnegie’s offer of a donation to the University to establish a medical of oil colors.About 100 pair of for more than school as an “impudent proposal of :ae &steel monger.”and “not natiad ta —7 “alle t matior‘lonation as an attempt to|Callec nae’.—i :ot ftéeinstitution.”Sheppard of Texas Lace Bands and Efcommerce look into the believed might 1}tioned by the chamber of Greenville,T provisions iiishor “on close This lou eralded gift,” "s statement recites, terms,appears to be Men’s Suspenders Men’s,Women’s and Children’s Gauze Underwear reduced for these two days.inspe ym of its fox he norr »at t}admi stra./no gift at all,but a shrewd attempt defeat on purpos the administra t ntro ra part of the prop tion and =gress as to<Vanderbilt University in or-|Ultimate free sugar.It was sug- de set up a medical school fash po Sen eee as it —gen your purchases. r accor ‘he seuliar es x 50 construed as to apply to all|.grofNae,Cocaeita iar bean Dor [eetiaad:agar,which ie-cetaced wait!and look through our bargain tables.°i arnegie anderbi ni 8 ene ”ee ‘et o-versity belongs to the Methodist|¥ltramarine.June 21,and Monday,June 23.Episcova Churct South The Another important amendment to} CH aR owt ership havi ge been de-|the bill agreed ypon by the committee would repeal an act passed in 1890}nied,suit was brought some time ago ;ti itosettlethequestionandtheCharecemptingrandiesusec y manuceryCourtdecidedeverypointintfacturerstofortifygrapewinesfrom|Church’s favor From that decision |the general internal revenue_tax.an appeal was taken and i now |Lhis amendment,it is estimated,will | Extra values in Lawns,Dimities,Voiles,Ratines,Krinkletheyard.One lot of Figured Lawns at 5c.yard. Many lines of Slippers and Sandals will be sold at 25¢.toMaketheOnePriceCashStoreyourreplaceSaturday and Monday and save moneManyotherthingswill The One Price Cash Store of Poston-Wasson Co.For Saturday and Monday! 45 inch Flouncings,.28¢.,39c,.49c.and 69e.less than the regular. White Silk Hose at 19¢.pair. the yard._These prices are fully Few pair in lot slightly imperfect but scarcely a lot of Lace Curtains,a splendid 50c.value for 39c.the pair,A few brokenoneandtwopairofakindtocloseat334percent.off regular prices.150 Window Shades in green,tan and white to close at 23c.each,These are Holland goods in Women’s and Children’s Slippers ~48¢c.to 98c.a pair—in broken sizes.Selldoublethispriceregular. Crepes at 94c.,124¢.14e.,19¢.,23c. dgings in all widths 5c.gets a wide band.25¢c.values,19¢.pair.25¢.Cheaper ones at/13c. 50c.pair off during the‘two days sale. oneOnsaleatareductionnotmentionedhere.ComeYou'll find lots of goods at underprice here Saturday,Truly,‘POSTON-WASSON COMPANY. pending in the Supreme Court of $7 000 aes Sacre nt revenue by}Pight For Marshall Postoffice As-Tennessee a ,.he ‘nana i see ‘|sumes Large Proportions.“To this Mr.Carnegie makes al ©¢©important matters Sct).-3 ;lusion in his letter,putting his offer tled was that a countervailing |Washington eae 16th,toinsuchrelationtothissuitasto|duty should not be put on live stock Greensboro News.make it tantamount to dangling mon-|#4 meats,which are to go on the R.Swann,whom Congressmanao?ds free list unrestricted.Wheat and |Webbeybeforethepublicwiththepurpose|F ee flour will go on the free list,but withofinfluencingthiscase.”recommended for the post- /mastership at Marshall,but who,it >So..+t .°rWeE ;4 ,Bishop Candler quotes Mr.Carne-|*countervailing duty ,,|i8 understood,is being opposed bygie’s letter in which the latter state A caucus of the Democrats of the |Senator Simmons Governor CraighisobjectionstodenominationalcoriaacalledforNanayraPass©D |Corporation Commissioner Lee andtrolofcollegesanduniversities—oe on prepared by the finance |several other leading men of.theimposeonditionsonhisdonation|COmmittee.State,came to Washington today,Eee ,consequent upon determination of the ;a accompanied by ~Guy~Roberts,toquestionofdenominationalcontrolof|Keith Said He Acted Under Depart|::'make a personal appeal to SenatortheUniversityment’s Orders,.::|Simmons not to further oppose his ses Gullest ‘tind ‘cat see,”cor one Dispatch,18th,to Char-nomination.Men who should knowwedtheBishop's statement,“that totte Observer.—|Say that the fight over the MarshalledoesnotproposetogiveaB.F.Keith,collector of the port office promises to be one of the bit-penny to the Vanderbilt University,|of Wilmington,called on Senators|terest contests over ‘a small postof-but dismember from it one of its |Simmons and Overman today to try fice the State has seen in manydepartments,worth about $500,000."|to explain the circumstances in con years.It ts said that Mr.Webb,|The college of bishops of the|nection with his recommendations of |having indorsed Swann,will not!Southern Methodist Church will take |men for appointment.without con-lwithdraw his O.K.,which was giv-action today wn the protest of four |Sulting the Senators,which led to the len after a kind of letter primarymembersof-the Vanderbilt Univer-|report that his dismissal had been|had.been held in .which Swann re-sity Board of Trust relative -to ac-|sought.Mr.Keith explained that|ceived the largest number of votes.cepting Andrew Carnegie’s gift junder directions from the Treasury |the medical department of $1,000,-|Department he inspected the differ-000."Bishop Hoss,who has issued-a|ent North Carolina collection officesprotestagainstacceptingtheoffer,|with a view to reorganizing the forcespecifiestwo:serious objections.as)after July 1,-and wider arders ‘hadfollows:{1)The University does]made recommendations as to the con-not get a,dollar but gives away its|duct of the offices.;“Imedicaldepartmenttoa&new:gov-|erning board withotit to Just why -Senator Simmons,Gov-| jernor Craig and Tom Lee are fight-} ing Swann is not quite clear,but it!|it undersstood that ‘at the —proper) jtime charges.wil be filet with .<’—° }Postoffice Department,and pending | ithe arrival]of these papers the Post-| l office officials,will not make -a -ree-| Was actingsolelyunderordersfromthedepart-restrictions;|ment,”said Keith. -;a eae .,fommendafion for the Marshall office,|(2)Mr.Carnegie makes no promi ‘(Keith ‘was formerly a Populist |(Senator Sinimons declines to dis-|to give the $800,000 as endowment /and free silver man and a strong sup-|cuss the case but it is announced |unless the trustees succeed in elimi-|porter of Bryan.It is intimated that |that “interesting developments are |nating the Church.}he expects Bryan’s help in the event}an attempt is made to oust him be-fore his commission expires.Geo.|H.Bellamy,known as the Duke of|Now is the time to get.rid of your rheu-srunswick,has been in Washington jmatism.Try,#pweaenee a bottle of.-%F StS.16 .Chamberlain's Liniment and see how quicklyseer;”>are!;;——Keith’s job;and there are |your rheumatie pains disappear.Sold byothers.)all dealers. 8eeeeeeeeee cee cee eeif The estimated covering capacity for two-coat work is as follows: |expected”)cxsmanssutsstomnesysepieeuninitmanmninans Shake Off Your Rheumatism. State Prison Director and Pool RoomOperatorTechnicallyGuilty.Proving that the only witness putonthestandtoshowthathehadal-lowed boys to frequent his pool room,had represented himself as over 18.R.H.Buckingham,director of theStateprisonandpoolroomproprie-tor at Fayetteville,plead technicalguiltinhistrialbeforetherecorderatFayetteville.Judgment was sus-| pended on payment of the costs,|Buckingham being required to ap-pear in December and June and show |Lead and Oil Hand Mixed Paintthathehad.not violated the law.|;:Buckingham stated to the recorder about 250 square feet per gallon.that he was one of the aldermen who|passed the ordinance forbidding per-|sons under 18 to visit pool rooms.| Republican Filibuster in the Senate.|That the one-man filibuster Cone;ducted during the past two weeks by|Senator Jones of Washington,osten-sibly to force the Democrats to give |an extra clerk to each of the Repub-lican Senators,has really been a Re-publican test of the Democrats’ability to hasten the tariff discus-|sions,is the view taken by a number |of Democrats.Senator Jones has |been over-working the privilege of |calling for a quorum.The Republi-|cans expect to compel the Democrats| to maintain a quorum through the) High Grade Ready Mixed Paint,about 300 square feet per gallon. Davis’100 Per Cent. PURE PAINT more than 400 square feet per gallon.filibuster has tended to discourage the majority with the prospect of an ~:August adjournment.|——FOR'SALE BY—_—_Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville,N.C. [oe LL TSST i 2 et By the end of June,Mars,Venus,Saturn| and Jupiter will all be morning stars,but Foley}Honey and Tar Compound is at alltimesthe“Star”medicine for coughs,colds,|croup and whooping cough.A cold in June is as apt to develop into bronchitis or pneu-monia as at any other time,but not if Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is taken.For salebyStatesvilleDrugCo.br: %'|GREAT VALUE GIVINGj}j i IN j | j1 Men’s and Boys’Clothing! Men’s All Wool Blue Serge and Fancy Worsted $7.95 Men’s AH Wool Suits in all colors,$15 value,our price $10 and $12.50. We carry extra size Suits. Boys’D.B.and Norfolk Blue Serges, $2.98,$3.98,$4.98 Boys’Wash Suits 48c.to $1.48 Boys’Knick and Peg Pants 48c.,98c.,$1.48,$1.98,$2.48 *|Men’s Dress Pants’Grays,Blues and “i ~=6 Browns,$1.98 to $5.00 All the new shapes in Straw Hats.‘ Silk Hats 48c.and 95c. Special prices on Men’s and Boys’Un- derwear. Lion Brand Shirts and Collars. We carry a full line of Oxfords for Men, Women and Children.~ KLK BROTHERS The Store That Sells it For Less. ENT—Six-room cottage with aH meg |FOR SALE—Lot,corner Onk and Sharpe |FOR SALE—Three shares stock in Imperialcystpapalt,Also five-room cot "|streets,Apply to A,A.Miller,|Cotton Oil Co,Address Box 32,States-N.P.WATT:June |=June 17,4t*ville.June:17, s ‘VOL.XXXIX.|STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,JUNE 24,1913. ‘ea MR.COOPER’S TRAGIC DEATH:|DEMENTED MAN WANDERED.|OLD FORTS SUPPLY STATION,SONG RECITAL AT THEATER.|LIVE ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.|BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. A Case of Deliberate Suicide—Re-|Lapse Probably Due to Heat.and|Revenve Agent Sams Got Wise and|Mrs.Hackett Will Sing For the Accidents,Crimes and Other Incidents |—-Wheat threshing time.The‘mains Buried at.Marion Saturday.|.Hard Work—News of Troutman Put Jt Out of Business.|.Benefit of the Civie League.of Life in the Old North State,|threshermen are at work this week. The tragic death of Mr.W.W.|Community.Mr.T.M.Dale,who spent Satur-}«The song recital to be given on}W.A.Duncan,an aged citizen of |_—Mr.A.P.Murdock,who had beenCooper,who committed suicide at theSanatoriumjustbeforeTheLand-mark went to press Friday morning, was briefly told in 'Friday’s issue.The remains were taken to MarionFridayafternoonandburiedthere Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.Attending the.funeral from States- ville were the members of his family here,Miss Mary Crater and Mr. Locke Simons. Mr.Cooper’s suicide was deliber- ate and evidently premeditated,al- though so far as known he had drop-dno hint of such a purpose.Dur- ing the four weeks he had been a patient at the Sanatorium,_being treated for carbuncles,he was veryuietbutmuchdepressedandevi- Tiatie suffered from melancholia. He remained in his room and in bed practically all the time and did not want to see people.When spokentohetalkedpleasantlyandnatural- ly but he had nothing to say unless spoken to;usually he was cheerful and talkative.His wife,who lives at Marion,visited him on Tuesday. It had been suggested to him that he was well enough to leave the Sanato- rium.Thursday Dr.Long told him he would be able to leave next day.He was averse to leaving.An effort had been made to get him to sit up in his room and go out on the porch, but he objected to this,preferring to stay in his room. Friday morning,probably about 5:40 o'clock,Miss Pennell,a nurse on duty in the room next to that of Mr. Cooper,heard him let down the win- dow shade and close the door.Al- most immediately she heard a noise like that of a falling body.Finding the door fastened and the shade down,Miss Pennell called Miss David- son,head nurse.The key to the door of Mr.Cooper's room was broken but he had fasted the door by plac- ing a chair against it with the back of the chair under the.doer knob. Mis&Davidson forced the door open, breaking the chair in doing so,and found Mr.Cooper on the floor with his throat cut.Miss Davidson caught the gaping wound and did what she could to stop the flow of blood.Dr.,who been sum- moned,arriv yaregy A and Dr. Campbell a little later,but wa thattienthadlostsomuchbloodt the case was hopeless.He died in a little more than an hour after ‘the wound was inflicted.He was con- scious when help reached him and re- fused aid,in fact resisted as best he could,while consciousness lasted, efforts to aid him,except that he ask- ed for relief from pain.“I did it,”he said with reference to his wounds, and he told those about him that he wanted to die. The fatal wound was on the rightsideoftheneckandwasthreeor four inches long,extending in depth to the gullet and re and sev- ering the big artery and vein.In- vestigation after death disclosed that Mr.Cooper had first stabbed himselfintheleftbreastovertheheartbut the Knife -had been deflected by a rib and this wound would not have been fatal.The weapon used was a two-bladed knife.The smaller blade,probably an inch and a half long,had been used.Efforts to save Mr.Cooper's life were made as he lay in the floorwhea»~fol)and the knife mwas «f-J terward found under Sis poidy.Yr vere’ and how he obtained the knife is not,known,When a patient enters the Sanatorium his personal effects are put in a package,labéled and de-posited in a safe place until he’is discharged.This rule was followedwithMr.Cooper as with all others. He had no knife when he entered the Sanatorium and it was not known that he had one until the deed was committed.It is supposedheobtaineditsurreptitiouslywith the purpose in view that he carried out. William W.Cooper was the sec- ond son of the late William M.Coop- er,a prominent and well known cit- izen of Statesville.He was rearedinStatesvilleandwasinhis4ist year.Some years ago he engaged in business in Marion and lived there until six years ago,when he movedtoStatesville.He married in Ma- rion,his wife being a daughter ofMr.and Mrs.S.F.E.Gruber of Ma- rion.About a year ago he returned to Marion to live.On account of aninfirmity,which was his only enemy,he had been committed to institutionsseveraltimes.Last year he was forsomemonthsinDr.Taylor’s sana- torium at Morganton and last win-ter he was in the State Hospital at Morganton for a few months.Hewasdischargedfromthereearlyinpril.Naturally Mr.Cooper was a kindly,generous man and readily madefriends.He was a successful.biSi-ness man and left considerable es-tate,consisting of personal propertyandvaluablerealestateinStates-ville and Marion.Surviving him arehiswife,a brother,Mr.R.A.CooperofStatesville,and four sisters—Mrs.F.L.DeVane,Mrs.C.E,OrrandMrs.Chas,M.Cook,Jr.,of Bre-vard,and Mrs.P.A.Setzer of Hick-ory.Four half brothers and twohalfsistersalsosurvive—Messrs.J.B.,Frank,Albert and Marius Coop-er and Misses Bertha and HelenCooper,all of Statesville. Burgin Smith,an Asheville hotelman,was found dead in his.room in Correspondence of The Landmark. Troutman,June 23—Mr.Fred. Murdoch,an industrious young far-mer living near here,became.veryseriouslydementedearlyFriday morning and wandered from home bareheaded,all Friday and Saturday,until late in the afternoon.He wan- dered through the woods while pos- ses of solicitous friends scoured thesurroundingcountryhuntingthede- mented man. Late Saturday afternoon he —§ap- peared at the home of his father, Mr.A.A.Murdoch,but didn’t seemtoknow,any of his people.He wasunabletosaywherehehadbeenand although without food since Fridaymorningherefusedtoeat.The ex- cessive heat and hard work weredoubtlessthecauseofhismental aberration.Onee before from heat Mr.Murdoch suffered a mental lapse. He is one of the hardest-working men this country has ever seen.In fact works much too industriously for hig own good. The high school girls and boys are to serve cream on the lawn at Mr.H.E.Cain’s,near the toffice, next Saturday evening.the girls’ tomato club will serve cream and cake Saturday evening,July 5th,at same place.These young peoplewillserverefreshmencspractically every Saturday evening through the summer months to obtain some much-needed funds which will all be used for the good of this half of.the entire county and not for their per- sonal good. Mr.J.F.Orren,a knight of the grip,came in Saturday night and spent Sunday with his wife and lit- tle son. Mr.Banner G.Allison,whose ill- ness of fever has been noted,im- bes very slowly.Little George oung,Jr.,has been quite sick for a week. Work on the magnificent county home is progressing rather slowly but sure.Mr.J.L.Arthurs’home,which is now in process of construc-ion,will seon be completed. Rev.R.A.Goodman of Mt.Pleas-~ant filled the pulpit at the Lutheran church Sunday for the regular pas-tor and preached 2«practical andwellwsermon.Mr.Goodman is one..of the brightest young minia- ters in the Lutheran Synod. Mrs.Mary Bradman is expected here today to visit her brother,Mr. Joh Robins.Mr.and Mrs.C.C. Beck of Cooleemee are here on a visit to relatives and friends. Mrs.Thomas Holtshouser,who underwent a very serious operation in Long’s Sanatorium a few weeks ago,came home Saturday.She is now convalescing,to the delight of her wide cirele of friends. Two weeks hence and the exodus from the farms to the mountains will begin.Time was when only the wealthy of the cities knew anything about summering but now it has spread until practically all the farmers and their families get off for a few days’surcease from the monotonous grind.It is well. Gambling Game Raided—CourtItems.* Tom Allison,Fuller Codwel!l and Hen..Smith,negroes,were arrestedSundaynightforgamblingandgave bond for their appearance at court. Moaring that a “crap game”was gnimmahkintown,the cobored settletmentonthenorth,Officers Ward,Gilbert,Fulp and Neighbors went in search of the gamblers.The latter were located’in Tom Allison’s store and after peeping in and ascertain-ing who was actually engaged in the game the officers raided the store and made the arrests.There were a number of negroes in the store but the three named above were all that had money at stake. Clayton Norman,a young white man,is in jail in default of $50 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing to- day on charges of carrying a con-cealed weapon and being a nuisance. Norman is alleged to have made him- self very disagreeable one Sunday last month by cursing and shootinginthepublicroadnearachurchin Eagle Mills township. In the mayor’s court “yesterdayMessrs.Harold Yount and W.S.Johnson were taxed $2.50 each for running their automobiles at night without lights. Walter Hines was fined $5 andcostsforbeingdrankanddisorderly. Campaign to Raise.Church Debt—Items of Church News. The members of Race Street Meth- odist church are now waging an earnest campaign in an effort to se- eure the entire indebtedness .thatrestsupontheirpro:y.They are very grateful to their friends for allfavorsofthepastandwillbeverythankfulforanyfurtheraid.The meeting at the First Baptistchurchwillcontinuethroughtodayandpossiblylonger.Dr.W.R.Cul-lum of Wake Forest,who is assist-ing Dr.Anderson in the meeting,is preaching some excellent sermonswhicharedoinggood.There havebeenanumberofadditionstothe church since the meeting began. Children’s Day exercises at BethelBaptistchurchSunday,beginning at10o'clock.The annual picnic atBethelwillbeheldSaturdaybeforethethirdSundayinJuly. As has been their custom the pastfewyears,the uptown churches willuniteintheSundaynightservices day and Sunday with his family at Old Fort,tells The Lndmark of:thedestructionofamoonshinedistilleryplantnearOldFortSaturdaynight.Revenue Agent Sams of Asheville ar-rived in Old Fort on No.16,accom-panied by a stranger,and the two im- mediately left the railway station onfoot.A short time later Mr.Samsandhiscompanionreappeared-at the railway station and the .reventeagentheldinhishandthewormofadistillerywhichhesaidhefound in 40-minutes’walk from the.station.It developed that the stranger withMr.Sams had been in Old Fort a dayortwopreviousandlearningofablockadedistilleryplantclosebywenttothedistilleryandboughtsixgallonsofitsproduct.He started toward Asheville with his booze,butwasarrestedatBlackMountainforhavingmoreliquorthanthelawal-lows and was taken to Ashe eee officers.Mr.Sams had a talk the fellow and the latter agreed tohelphimselfoutoftroublebytakingtheofficertothemoonshineplant.He piloted the officer from the rail-way station at Old Fort to the dis-tillery and the latter put it out of commission in short order.The o erators had departed before r. Sams arrived.The man who took thé officer to the plant was a stranger atOldFortanditissaidthathedidn’t know the names of the parties fromwhomheboughttheliquorandof course gave the officer no information along this line.He simply took him to the distillery. Facts About the Statesville Air Lime Railroad.: The Statesville Air Line Railway Company has issued a pamphletwhichcontainsthecharterofthis](b) railroad,now under construction,and much valuable information about the country through which the road will run.The proposed line is from Statesville to Mt.Airy,a distance of62miles,and twelve miles of the road have been graded from States- ville into the northern part of Ire-dell.The’pamphlet contains a mapoftheline,the names of the proposedsatiers,the amount of sy igre voted by adie in reecounties—[adkin—through wi the line will run, and much other information of in- tefest and value.Eighteen stationsareproposedonlineas-follows: North Statesville,Eidson,Howard, Turnersburg,Harmony and Olin, Houstonville,Hunting Creek,LoneHickory,South Deep Creek Bridge, Yadkinville,North Deep Creek,Boonville,Southern Railway Cross- ing,Cody’s Creek,Dobson,Turner's Mountain,White Plains,Mt,Airy. Trapping Flies By Thousands. The dozen mammoth fly traps re cently purchased by the city were “baited and set”last week and have already caught thousands and possi- bly millions of the The traps are at places in the back lots where the flies have been most numerous and the flies are already missed from the business houses,restaurants,etc., nearest the traps,If enough of these traps were placed about town and greater care was taken in elimi- nating filth,the flies could almost be exterminated and.the danger of ty phoid fever and other diseases car ried by them greatly reduced.©The nese teasessak ENS ‘public zen-erally toward the fly is encouragingbutmoreéducationalworkalongthislineisneeded.A-man who'passed one of the big traps the other day re marked that he did not believe incatchingflies;that for every one that | was destroyed two others came in itsplace.And he really believed what he said,though there is no logic or reason in it. Claimed He Walked,on Ice to Cut Wheat,Mr.M.L.Moose tells The Land mark the boss story about cold weather at wheat cutting time.An old citizen of north Iredell,now passedaway,was in a company on oneoceasionandthesubjectofcoldweatheratharvestcameup.Thisoldman,who was not particularaboutfacts,could always tell a story that surpassed all others and whentheothermembersofthepartyhad finished telling about wearing coats to the harvest field and swingingcradleswiththeircoatson,he said the coldest spell he ever knew atharvesthewalkedacrossBigRockycreekon‘the ice on his way to theharvestfield. The Charlotte Observer,which toldofsnowafootdeepinJuneandclaimedthereareinexistencepic-tures to prove it,will take notice that there are no pictures to provethisicestoryandnobodybelievesit. Dog Killing Chickens. Early yesterday morning a dogvisitedthepremisesofMr.Eugene Morrison,on north Center street, killed a number of,chickens and man- aged to get away with a whole hide.”The dog is white in color,black spots on head,slim and apparently not full grown.From its actions itevidentlymakesabusinessofvisit- ing chicken yards.Recently a dog—possibly the same—visited Mr.B.L. Sronce’s chicken yard and killed anumberoffinechickens.If theownerofthatdogdoesn’t confinehim,or better still,kill him,some-body will perform the latter service at first opportunity.Chickens .are too valuable to be.reared for dogfeed.ag aig and Surry ce Thursday evening,the 26th,at the Statesville Theater by Mrs.Lois Long Hackett,for the benefit of theCivicLeague,promises to’be a rare treat.Mrs.Hackett,who recentlyreturnedfromNewYork,where shehasbeenstudying,possesses a highlycultivatedvoice,one of exquisitebeautyandsweetness.In addition te her regular pro;e she will°°number of Folk songs in cos- .These are entirely new andwillprovemostinteresting.It isearnestlyhopedthatalargeaudiencewillhearMrs.Hackett.Aside fromtheworthycauseoftheconcert,thiswillbeanunusualopportunityfor Statesville people. Mrs.Hackett wilt be assisted byMrs.M.C.Wood and Mrs.A.P.Steele,Mrs.R.B.McLaughlin ac- companist.The recital begins at 8.30.Theadmissionwillbe50centsforre-served seats and 85 cents for gener- al admission.Seats on sale at Polk Gray Drug Co. Following is the programme of the evening: (=)From the Land of the sky-blue WaterCadman(b)Awake,‘tis the Rosy Morn Ronaldfc)Down in the Foust Ronald ad)Lave has Wings Rogers Mrs.Hackett. Mesdames Wood and Steele.fa)Sf nus vers sveunt Te{b)Conseil a Nina WekerMrs.Hackett(a)Pastoral!Carey ib)Bohemian Cradle Song arr.by SchindlerWoodmanWoodmanWoodman (e}My Heart ls a Lute(4)April Rainfe)Birthday Song Mrs.HackettDuett SelectedMesdamesWoodandSteele. fa)I?etall une bergere Folk SongsEntrelesboeufsFolkSongsJolitambourFolkSengs(4)Chanton les amours Bergerettes 1e)Maman dites moi BergerettesMrs.Hackett(Brittany.peasant co#tume) The Death Record. Mrs.Alice Moseley Koontz,wife of Mr.Tom Koonte of Kappa,Davie county,died at the Sanatorium Fri-morning about 9 o'clock.Mrs,Koontz suffered from a complicationdiseasesandaconditiondevelopedanrationimperativeinttheofsavingherlife.She had been ill for some time before she wasbroughttotheSanatorium.Herbrother,Dr.Chas.W.Moseley of Greensboro,and her husband were with her.The remains were taken to Davie county and buried at Salem" church.Mrs.Koontz was 42 years old and is survived by four children, her mother,who lives at Elkin,and three brothers. Robert Scott,8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.C.B.Scott of Glen Alpine, died yesterday morning about 2 o'clock at the Sanatorium.The,boywasbroughttotheSanatoriumlastSaturday,suffering from -tubercularmeningitis,and it was soon realized that he was beyond human aid,though everything possible was done to prolong his life.His remains were taken’toe Glen Alpine yesterday,ac-companied by his mother,who was here with him. Mrs.A.M.Asbury,a resident ofBloomfield,died Sunday night about9o'clock and was taken to Troutman |vraveyard yesterday for burial.She|was 38.years old...si |Mr “wart “S.Chambers dled “ar his home in Ennis,Texas,a few days ago,74 years.His wife,who was Stevenson of Iredell,and three chillren survive.Mr.Chambers was a native of South Carolina andhadlivedinEnnisfor25years. |Preseriptions Should Not Be Tele- phoned. Bulletin State Board of Health. The other day a’doctor in Norfolk telephoned a prescription to a drug clerk,prescribing as one of the ingredients of the prescription “mild chloride of mercury,”but the drug- gist understood him to say “bichlor-ide of mercury.”Mild chloride ofmercuryiscalomelandadosevaries from one-half to ten grains;bichlor-ide of mercury is corrosive subli- mate and a dose is from one-sixty- fourth to one-eighth of a grain.Bichloride is a dangerous poison.The druggist compoundea the presckip- tion with two grains of bichloride, where there shotld have been two grains of calomel.The medicinewasprescribedforalittleboyfouryearsold.The child tost his life as the re- sult,first,of a doctor telephoning apreseriptioninsteadofwritingit, and second,on account of a druggist who Was willing to risk the life of his patron by receiving such a pre-scription,‘We should have laws prohibitingprescriptionsbytelephone.Let somecandidateforthenextGeneralAs-sembly take notice.He may makehimselfusefulbysavingahuman life. Special Employes W.A.Jolly,H. C.Weaver,Frank West and G.0.Al- exander,who have been on duty inthisinternalrevenuedistrictunderRevenueAgentSams,have been re-lieved and will be transferred toVirginia. Members of the State corporationcommissionareconferringwithrep- resentatives of the railroads aboutfreightrates.The meeting is beingheldatOldPointComfort,Va. Mr.I.N,.Earnhardt died yester- Lincolnton,was run over and killed by a Carolina and Northwestern train at the passenger station in Lincoln- ton Saturday morning. The Boone Democrat says that in two weeks J.A.Profit,a Watauga farmer,caught in deadfall traps around a 2-acre lot of corn,100 fieldmicéand72groundsquirrels. The Bakersville Kronicle deposes and says that snow fell in Mitchell county on the llth,but it didn’t saythefallreachedadepthofthree inches,as the dispatches had it, Mr.Huel L.Johnston,a Confeder- ate veteran of Johnston county,who was in feeble health,told his family one morning that he had dreamed he would die in eight days.He died within the time. The Danbury Reporter says thatHenryKiser,who died in Stokes county a few days ago,left real es- tate valued at $50,000 to $75,000 and $7,000 in cash and bank certificates of deposit .He kept about $3,500 in cash in his home. Mrs.J,C.Hill committed suicide at her home in High Point Satur- day by cutting her throat with a razor.She was in poor health andhadpreviouslyattemptedherlife. She was 52 years old and leaves a husband and five children. In Kinston Saturday night Carlyle Heath,a young man of that town, was shot from ambush and probably fatally wounded.Four shots were fired.It is possible that the shots were not intended for Heath but who fired them is not known. At Monroe last week W.L.Dock- ery,a negro postal clerk,shot Frank Perry,a negro hack driver.Perry died of his wounds and Dockery is in jail.It is alleged that Perry inter- fered in Dockery’s domestic affairs and tried to poisgn the latter. A three-year-old son of H.C., Ipock,a farmer of Lenoir county,was attacked by an infuriated hogwhenhestumbledandfellintoherlitterofpigs,and was frightfully in-jured.His face was lacerated andoneeyetornout.He may lose the sight of the other eye. ev Dr.J.M.Grier of Concord,w Charlotte sana-torium pill at th 0 taken to his home several weeks ago,suffered arelapseandwasreturnedtothesan- atorium,was again taken to his home in Concord Saturday,his con- dition being improved. The Asheville Citizen says Gov. Craig has agreed to furnish 56 State convicts to aid in the construc- tion of the Hiawassee Valley rail- road,now under construction from Andrews,N.C.,via Marble and Ha- zel to Hiawassee,Ga.The road is an electric line,35 miles long and will be a standard gauge. Not a Refuge For Persons ChargedWithCrime. Winston Republican. An injustice is sometimes done the State Hospitals by referring to per- sons who have been sent to these in-stitutions and who.are indicted or have been convicted of some crimi- nal offense,There were two in-stances quite recently from this citywheretheindividualswerepatientsatDr.Taylor’s Sanitarium at.Mor-|:. yet,:_~«#ho many believed wert inmates of the State Hospital.Becorrectthis:impression and othereasesthatoccurinthefuture,the Republican will state that the lawplainlysaysthatnopersonindictedfororconvictedofacrimecanbead-mitted to the State Hospital and those in charge of these institutions would have it clearly understood that our State Hospitals at Morganton and Raleigh cannot be made a refuge for persons who are charged with crime. The President Addressed Congress Yesterday. Bearing a personal plea for im- mediate action by Congress to revise the banking and currency laws,that business may be aided in meeting tariff revision,President Wilson yes- terday for the second time went to the House of Representatives and personally read his address on the subject to both houses of Congress assembled in joint session. His address was an appeal to every member of the House andSenate,to lay aside personal con- siderations and sacrifice comfort and even health if necessary,to secureatoncearevisionandreformoftheNation’s banking system.Only inthatway,he declared,-could thecountrysecurethebenefitsoftariffrevisionigoontobecompleted. Merchants to Meet ix Durham Next Year. The State Merchants’Association, in session at Wrightsville Beach lastweek,re-elected Ja.Garibaldi of Charlotte president and E.W.Berry-hill of Charlotte secretary.The.nextmeetingwillbeheldinDurham. Mr.R.L.Poston of Statesville,who was prominent in the meeting of the association,delivered an ad- dress on the subject,“A Merchants’ Association For Every Town in NorthCarolina.”Mr.Poston was also a member of a committee on organiz-ation to incorporate suggestionsmadeinanaddressby:Mr,Norman day at his home noar*Spencer,aged|90 years.a ee , Johnson for the morenizationoflocalasso keeping alive interest in ts clerking at Hotel Iredell for several months,has gone to Winston-Salem to be with the Zinzendorf hotel. ——-Miss Birdie Scales and Mr.J.E. Ingram will be mayried tomorrow morning at 9:45 o’clock at the home of Mrs.R.E.Nooe on Center street. -~Members of the Civic League and others interested are reminded that the League will meet in the Commercial club rooms this after- noon at 5 o’clock. ~——“How a Retail Merchant Should Advertise”is the ttile of a book pub- lished by Mr.W.Elmer Nattress of Statseville.It is a discussion of ad- vertising and the price is $2 per copy. —Mr.C.8S.Tomlin,who travels for John E.Hurst &Co.of Baltimore received a telegram Saturday an- nouncing the sudden death of Mr. Harry Hurst,a member of the firm. “—-A two-year-old ehild,of Mr.and Mrs.D.N.McLelland ‘of Sharpes- burg township,was severely scalded last Thursday.The child was play-ing about the wash-place and acci- dentally overturned a boiler of hot water. —The Iredell Blues,who will par- ticipate in the exercises at Fort Dobbs on the 4th of July,will march out to the site of the fort on the af- ternoon of July 3d,pitch their tents and remain in camp through the night and the day following. ~The song recital.to be given at the theater Thursday evening for the benefit of the Civic League deserves a large patronage on its merits andthecauseshouldenlistthehearty support of the community.If you can’t go buy a ticket anyhow. ~~-While the peach crop is short, Mr.J.W.Sherrill has generouslyrememberedTheLandmarkwithaboxoffinepeachesfromhismodelfarmneartown.Mr.Sherrill sayspeachesarenotonlyscarcebutthosethatreachedmaturityarerotting rapidly. —Sheriff J.M.Deaton and familyicnicedwithapartyofrelativestromTroutmanandMooresvilleatBuffaloShoals,on the Catawba riv-»Th > fish fry was enjoyed by the party,which numbered aboot 30. —Miss Mollie Sumter,a Statesville nurse,Was taken to Elkin in an auto- mobile Sunday afternoon by Mr.S.B. Miller to nurse Mr.E.F McNeer,who has fever.Mr.Miller was ac-companied by Mr.William C.MillerandMr.Walker McLain.They re- turned home Sunday night. —Mr.Stanislav Poniatowsky,oftheDepartmentofAgricultureoftheRussiangovernment,spent Thurs-day at the Iredell Test Farm.He is in this country studying farmingmethods,especially the growing ofcottonandcorn.He was very muchimpressedwithwhathesawhere. —-Mr.T.P.Morrow,who lives near Bethleher church in Shiloh town- ship,found some wheat heads in his crop that contained eight grains to the mesh.The usual number of grains in-a mesh is three and four,sometimes five.The heads ”whichweresowelldevelopedweresix variéty, —Miss Hannah Wallace,daughter of Mr.Julius Wallace,who has.beeninschoolinBostonthepast®winter, was one of the honor students of the girls’Latin school and her es- say was one of six selected from 800 students for publication in the Gab-berwock,the semi-annual school bul- letin,Fine honor for a Statesville girl,of which her friends will be gratified to learn. —Master McDowell Richards, young son of Dr.and Mrs.C.M.Richards of Davidson,was brought to the Sanatorium Friday afternoon©suffering from an acute attack ofappendicitisandwasoperatedonim- mediately.His condition is very fa- vorable-and his early recovery is ex-pected.Mrs.Richards is with herson.Mr.FE.H.Morris of Mocksville is here with Mrs.Morris,who under-went an operation at the Sanatorium last week.. Social Affairs, About 42 Boy Scouts were enter-tained Friday night by Scout Mas-ter Eugene Morrison at his home onNorthCenterstreet.Four youngladies—Misses Rosamond and HopeClark,Ruth Foard and Ruth Morri-son—-served the Scouts with punch and ice cream and cake,assisted by Master Alwyn Morrison.It is need-less to add that the boys enjoyed andappreciatedthetreat.ev.and Mrs.J.A.Smith andthreechildrenleftyesterdayforWhiteOak,S.C.,to attend the mar- riage of Mrs.Smith’s ,niece,MissHelenPatrick,and Mr.J.M.Mat-thews of Charlotte,which takes placeatWhiteOaktomorrow.Mr.Smithwillperformthemarriageceremony and little John Robert Smith will bearibbonrer., The Democrats of the Senate havebeenengagedsinceFridayinpassingonthetariffbillincaucus.They of the week. It is estimated that 800 to Confederate veterans fromiocoe “csstans-and of ‘the Red Russian , hope to finish the work by the last - 1,000 LANDMARK June 24,1913.|. MMENTON VARIOUS MATTERS For the year ending June 15 Charity and Children,the ville Orphanage paper,showed a net profit of $5,500.The profits from the paper go to the support of the orphanage.Charity and Children is worth the money.The paper is atowerofstrengthtotheorphanageandMr.Archibald Johnson is themanwhomakesit.His place wouldbehardtofill.In fact we doubt ifitcouldbefilled.pert The drug stores of Winston-Salem—some of them—that sell liquor on prescription seem to suffer much lossbyevaporationofthe“speerits,”-orbysomeothermeans.The police of- ficers;nosing around to find out howimuchliquorwasbeingshippedinto Winston-Salem,found a peculiar sit- uation as to shipments to drug stores. The Journal says it was disclosed that one drug store had received 152 gallons of liquor but the prescrip- tion records showed that only twogallonsandonepinthadbeensoldon prescription;another drug store hadreceived140gallonsandhadsold only 12 gallons and 2.1-2 pints onprescription.Where are the balance of the shipments,is the question.Pog- sibly.the druggists stored it to age it.oe Full many fools who rock the boatandtrytochangeseatsinmid-stream will escape their just deserts this summer while some whose onlyfaultisbeingcaughtwithsuchfoolswillpaythepenalty,but according to our count so:far the boat-rockingandseat-changing fools have heen getting theirs a little more evenly than usual as compared with their fellow boatmen.If they were the only ones to suffer it would not be cause for regret for the work to go on.—Lumberton Robesonian. It is indeed gratifying to see an evening up in this matter,and while this is going on we trust that the folks who project with “unloaded” guns will get theirs,instead of in- nocent bystanders;and in cases where children are allowed to handle guns if their daddies who give them the guns are the yictims all will be forgiven. oe 6 & The editor of the Mount Airy Newslikestotauntfolks.He keeps on talking and boasting about a barrel of 15-year-old brandy that was found among the personal assets of a de- ceased citizen of Surry.The officers are in a quandary what to do with the brandy.Finally they stored it and will wait for a Superior Court judge to make an order as to its dis- posal.The judge who would order 15-year-ol@ brandy poured out would richly deserve impeachment,but The Landmark will consent to such course without protest just to keep the edi- tor of the News from getting any of that brandy.He’s boasted about it and talked about it until he’s made some folks almost desperate enough to go to Mount Airy and commit burglary to get some of that bran- dy;and “just for spite’The Land- »ark hopes he'll never get to tasteadropofit. *°** The Landmark hopes that our county school officials and teachers and the progressive citizens of the county generally,took notice of the communication in the last issue of The Landmark with reference to a rura)supervisor of schools,in which it was shown what can be and will bedoneunderthismoreefficientsuper- vision and assistance in school work.Tf you didn’t read the article look up the last issue of the paper.You will find it on the third page.Johnston county and other progressive counties in the State have or will employ atrainedandefficientwomanforthis work.The Landmark believes it is a forward step that should be taken-and it wants to see Iredell employ a rural supervisor.For this work $250caphesernredfromthe©P---~9~ Tanu it tne county wih contribute $550,it being estimated ‘that anefficientsupervisorcanbeemployed for $800.Iredell is on the front line of progress in other matters and any- thing that will make for the efficiency of the county 4ichools should not beneglected. Requirements of the Postoffice Civil Service Examination. The Civil Service Commission pro-vides the following plans and speci- fications for applicants for the StonyPointpostoffice,for which a civil ser- vice examination will be held in Statesville July 12: Age limit,21 years and over on the date of the examination,with theexceptionthatinaStatewherewo- men are declhred by statute to,be of full age for all purposes at 18 years, women 18 years of age on the date of the examination will be admitted.Applicants must reside within the territory supplied by the postoffice for which the examination is an- nounced.The examination is open to all citizens of the United States who cah comply with the requirements. Application forms and full infor- mation concerning the requirementsoftheexaminationcanbesecuredfromthepostmasteratStonyPointandthelocalsecretaryatStatesville,N.C.,or from the United StatesCivilServiceCommission,Washing-“aotpplications should be proper!executed and filed with the peahsionatWashingtonatleast7‘daysbeforethedateoftheexamination, otherwise it may be impracticable toexaminetheapplicants. Take Plenty of Time to Eat. that “rapid eating ishaveformedthehabitpidly-you are most likely weatio.mouth.Food should be thoroughly mas-ticdted and insalivated.when youhaveafulinessofthestomachorfeeldullapdstupidaftereating,take one of Cham-beriain’s Tablets.Many severe canes of stom-ach trouble and constipation have been curedhytlie’use of these tablets.They are easy to_takeand most ugreeableineffect.Seld by Thoifias-1 LIVE ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.seamed Accidents,Crimes and Other IncidentsofLifeintheOldNorthState. Jim Bowman,20 years old,bath- ing in Ararat river near Mt.Airy on a Sunday,got in deep water and was drowned.sThenextmeetingoftheStaté Mer-chants’Association will be held at Durham.Jo.Garibaldi of Charlottewasre-elected president. Monroe township,which includes the town of Monroe,Union county,voted down by a large majority a proposition to issue $100,000 of bonds for road improvement.The Enterprise says the Moores-ville Cotton Mills Company is havingpaintedthe150housesoccupiedbythemilloperativesandwillequipthemwithelectriclights. Revenue received from the sale ofparcelpoststampsduringthefirst three months of the operation of the system totaled $7,076,517,accordingtofigurescompiledatthePostoffice Department.; Miss Maude Steele,daughter ofMr.and Mrs.V.L.Steele of ScotchIrishtownship,Rowan county,and Mr.Aubrey Smoot of Davie county were married on the 18th at the home of the bride. At the home of the bride’s parents, Capt.and Mrs.F.C.Robbins,in Lexington Tuesday evening,MissFrankRobbinsandMr.William C. Pancake were married.Mrs.Pancake is a niece of Mrs.W.M.Robbins of Statesville.At Wilmington J.B.Neely was fined $500 for selling “‘No-Tax,”acarbonatedbeveragecontainingmore than one-tenth of.one per cent.alco- hol.The drink has been manufac- tured for a local dealer and sold in Wilmington by the car load by reason of its beer-like taste. Gov.Craig has appointéd Walter D.Siler of Chatham county solicitorofthe.district composed of .Harnett, Wayne,Johnston and Lee counties. This completes the appointment of Superior Court judges and solicitors made necessary by the creation of four new judicial districts. Mrs.Willie Kirkpatrick Douglas of Hickory,for some years dean of the Woman’s College at Due West,8.C., and Rev.William Barkley Lindsay, pastor of the First Associate Re- formed church of Charlotte,will be married tomorrow evening at the home of the bride in Hickory. Asheville Citizen:Coroner E.R. Morris decided there was no founda~ tion for the report that Clifton Brown and Raymond Dobbins,the two negro boys who were drowned in the Swannanoa river Wednesday, were.driven into deep water by a crowd of white boys,and no investi- gation was held.The birn at the Wilkes county home was burned on the night of the 13th.Two mules,three head of cattle,a lot of feed and farm im- plements were burned with the build- ing.The property was owned by J. A.Elledge,the keeper of the home. Felix Tidline,a colored inmate of the home,an epileptic,is believed te have fired the barn.He has been com-mitted to jail. Wilkesboro Patriot:Prof.C.C. Wright (county superintendent of schools in Wilkes)has received a very flattering offer to become super- intendent of schools of one of the State’s foremost and wealthiest coun- ties at a salary of $1,800 per year. Prof.Wright has received other of- fers in the last few years to go per- haps into a greater field but he has each time refused to leave the great work he is doing in Wilkes. Six miles from Charlotte Friday an automobile went over a 16-foot embankment and crushed the life out of Crawford A.Williams.The only other occupant of the car,a small ne- gro boy,escaped with slight injuries. The accident,which occurred on the River road,is said to be due to run- ning at high speed around a danyer- ous curve.Williams was an em- ploye of the Charlotte Pepsi-Cola Company and is survived by his.wife and four small children.state Treastrer Lacy,who receivedbidsforonly$154,000 of the’proposed $1,142,500 State bond issue bearing interest from July 1,has decided to accept all ‘the bids opened June 11 and has received $50,000 additional bids that will be accepted.All oth- ers at not less than par received uptoJuly1willbeaccepted.The State has already borrowed more than $800,000 involved in the big bond issue and will make long-term loan arrangements for the amount for ew:the bonds are not sold by July Near Drexel,Burke county,Thurs- day,a six-year-old daughter of Rob- ert Lefevre was shot to death by Carl Williams,a nine-year-old boy. Two children of Robert Lefevre wereatthespringwhentwoboys,Harry Jarrett and Carl,Williams,came up and,according to the evidence of the other girl,Carl Williams pointed a 22 caliber pistol at-the little girl’s head and shot her through the tem- ple.The boy,however,says that Harry Jarrett told him to shoot.Jar- rett,who is a so-called half-witted boy about 15 years old,ran away. The Williams boy was putin jail. f Represented by the proponents as a first class school teacher tempor- arily lapsing from the high moralplaneonwhichteachersarerequir- ed to stand,and accused by an op- ponent of being a liquor blockader, A.F.Settlemire,sentenced to four months on the roads in Burke coun- ty for breaking up the furniture in the guard house,will remain in cus- tody until Governor Craig further in-vestigates the case.Settlemire cameasnearbeingpardonedashecame to destroying the furniture in the guard house,only a stiff letter of op- position preventing him from gettinghisfreedom.(The Governor has since granted the pardon.) Chamberlain's.Colle,Cholera and Diarrhoeamedy. Every family without.exception shouldkeepthispreparationathandduringthehotweatherofthesummermonths.Cham-berlain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy is worth many times its cost when’neededandisalmostcertaintobeneededbeforethe summer is over.It has no superior for the purposes for which it’is intended.Buy itnow.For sale by ali dealers. MATTERSOFNEWS. Representative Campbell of Kan-sas introduced’in Congress abilltoreducethenumberofmembersoftheHouseafterMarch3,1917,to233members,in pee of the present.membership of 435.Another son has been:botn to theKingandQueenofSpain.There isnoracesuicideintheSpatishroyalfamily.The,King and Queen have been married seven,years.and six children have been born to them.Fiveofthesixarealive. Fourteen persons were ‘killedThursdayatVallejo,Cal.,by a head- on-collision of electric trains,Elevenwereinstantlykilled,three died with- in a short time and three of the 30 or more injured were perhaps fatally hurt. Dr.Harvey Wiley,former chiefchemistintheAgriculturalDepart- ment,denounces as a falsehood the report that he had agreed to deliverfiftylecturesinbehalfofthesugarbeetproducers,as indicated in thecorrespondencereadatthelobbyin- vestigation in Washington.He said he refused the proposition. The Supreme Court of New JerseyhasaffirmedtheconvictionofDaniel A.Dugan,Jr.,of manslaughter. While driving his automobile onChristmasday,1911,Dugan ran down and killed Leo McDermott,a boy.His sentence is imprisonmentwithhard’labor for not more than ten ndr less than five years. Racing for a hospital to save a young woman who.had swallowed poison with suicidal intent an auto- mobile owned by Guy E.Pearce waswreckedinSanFrancisco.Pierce was instantly killed,the young wo- man who had attempted suicide was fatally injured and the chauffeur may die from his injuries. One man killed,a woman fatally injured,many head of live stock de- stroyed and damage to buildings and barns amounting to close to the $100,000 mark are the results of a storm in Madison county,Ky.,last week.The same day at Tallahassee, Fla.,the State capitol and a number of business houses were unroofed and there was much other damage. On the theory that the alarming increase of the use of strong drink threatens the health of the nation, aside from working enormous herd- itary evils,Senator Works of Cal ifornia announces the preparation of a proposed constitutional amend ment wiping out the manufacture, production and sale of distilled alco- holic liquors in the United States. The Naval Academy added its first victim to the death roll of the air Friday when Ensign William D.Bil- lingsley was hurled from a disabled biplane,1,600 feet in the air,and fell straight as a plummet,into the depths of Chésapeake Bay.Lieut.John A. Towers,chief of the navy aviators, clung to the hurtling wreck that fol- lowed his comrade’s course from sky to waters and escaped death. A dispatch from St.Petersburg, Russia,says 80 women were burned to death last week by villagers en- raged at the importation of cheap girl labor to work on a sugar estate in the district of Piriatin,in the province.of Poltava,southern Rus- sia.The excited villagers first #ecurely fastened all the means of exit from a wooden barn in which the girls were housed and fired the build-ing. Mrs.B.Wolfe,of Ferndale,Sulli- van county,N.Y.,tried to spank her young son and in so doing upset an oil stove.In the fire that followed 12 business houses and three dwell- ings,including the Wolfe home,were destroyed.The loss will reach $100,- 000.The buildings were all wooden structures and the flames spread 80 rapidly that nearly all of the busi- ness section.Was wiped out.The boys of the spanking age will doubtless cite this*case as an awful warning to spanking mothers. Secretary Garrison has asked the congressional military committees toguaranteeanadditionalappropria-tion to take care of the “Union and Confederate veterans at the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettys-burg next month.Those in chargeofthecelebrationnotifiedtheSecre- ry that 50,000 veterans would be there instead of 40,000,as at first anticipated.To provide tentage,sub-sistence,medicines and general care for the increased number about $25,-000 more than the $150,000 appro- priated will be needed. Victor H.Olmstead,chief of thebureauof.statisti¢és of the Depart- ment of Agriculture,was suspendedThursdayby.Secretary Houston pending.an inquiry into charges of lack of discipline and poor adminis-tration in the bureau.It was of-ficially stated that there was no sus-picion of leaks in crop reports simi-lar to the famous “cotton leak”a few years ago,which restilted in a complete overhauling of the office, Numerous complaints of favoritism;resulting in disaffection,confusionandinabilitytomaintainproperdis- cipline led to the charges,it was said. ~~BABY’S HANDS TIED. Mother Tells How Saxo SalvequeredEczema. Con- “Last fall we noticed.small roughandredspotscoming(on baby’s hands.The skin was very dry andshekeptscratchingthemuntilthey would bleed.We lost a good deal of sleep with her.Finally we took her tothedoctorandhetreatedherseyeral|weeks,but it kept spreading until we had to keep her little hands tied and dress and bandage them several|times a day they were so sore,and: we used everything we could hear of|for eczema.Finally our druggist told! us about Saxo Salve.We tried it and| ofe and a half tubes has entirely cured her.Her little hands are smooth and not even scarred.Mrs.Mort Stephenson,Lebanon,Ind.”| You cannot do better than to try Saxo Salve fot eczema,or any skin af. fection—we cheerfully give back yourmoneyifitdoesnothelpyou.w,F. Hall,Druggist,Statesville,N.C. P.8.For poor,thin,impoverished| blood try Vinol gn our guarantee. ¢ of healthfulness, all house-keepers would want us to make their cream.For our cream comes ‘If every one knew how flies often en- danger milk in dairies or unsanitary fac~ tories,they’d never be content with any but eo ®:from Government inspected cows.It is tested in our labratory for per cent of butter fat.‘To insure the destruction of all bacteria our cream is pasteurized—subjected to 145 degrees of heat.how Carefully made,Never before was ice Thus we kill the bacteria that secure The Velvet Kind Pure Ice Cream in pints and quarts,wrapped int parchment paper,in air- tight cartons,Send in your order for any quantity. Statesville Man Boring Wells in the Mountains. Boone Democrat.Mr.M.M.Morrison of Statesville has.his well-boring machinery at Blowing Rock and has several wells under contract.Just now he is sink- ing one for Mrs,Stuart,which is about 200 yards from her hotel.She intends forcing the water up the heavy elevation by means of a gaso- line engine and will also utilize the power for generating electricity withwhichtolightherhotel.Mr.Mor-rison thinks he may possibly come to Boone and do some work during thesummer.* AILING WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE Mrs.Hilbert Tells of Her Dis- tressing Symptoms During Change of Life and How She Found Relief. Fleetwood.Pa.—‘‘During the Change of Life I was hardly able to be around -oom atall.I always had a headache and I4was0dizzyandner-vous that I had norestatnight.Theflashesofheatweres0badsometimes that I did not know what to do. “One dayafriend advised me to takeLydiaE.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-pound and it made me a strong well wo- man,I am very thankful that I fol-lowed my friend’s advice and I.shall recommendit as long asI live. sickly andnow I have not had medicinefromadoctorforyears..Yeu may =IL-Mish my letter.”’—Mrs.ExsAnp B.BERT,Fleetwood,Pa. Such warning symptoms as sense of suffocation,hot flashes,headaches,back-aches,dread of impendingevil,timidity,|sounds in the’ears,palpitation of theheart,sparks before the eyes,irregu-larities,constipation,variable appetite, weakness and inquietude,and dizziness, are promptly heeded by intelligent wo- men who are approaching the period inlifewhenwoman's great change maybeexpected. Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-pound invigorates and strengthens the female organism and builds up the weak- ened nervous system.It has carried many women safely through this crisis, PI L ES are permanently cured by Dr,Leonhardt’sHEM-ROID It quickly removes the internal cause. Booklet from DR.LEONHAROT CO.,Buffalo,W.¥. Seld by Statesville Drug Oo,and all druggists. Why Worry About the weather?One of our Electric Fans will blovr the heat and your worries away at one sweep.Our line of Fans,Electric Irons and Fixtures is complete anduptotheminuteineveryrespect. Lamps exchanged. ~M.,D.&T.ELECTRIC €0., Successors to Ritchie &Mills. *Phone 415,128 W.Broad St are often found in home-made cream,no matter Human hands do not touch the VELVET KIND. cream frozen under such sanitary conditions,No other cream is so wholesome and delicious,, Order it at the fountain by the saucer,1 surprise for the folks,Order it for dessert. Take it home as a delightfulYoucan© ABUNDANT FLUFFY HAIR ISIMPOSSIBLEIFYOUHAVEDANDRUFF How often we hear,a beautiful woman referred to as having a regal head!} Denude that head of its hair and instead of a queenly,royal bearing we have a fright.The hair makes all the difference.To have that glorious abundance of radiant hair which always crowns “a regal head,” one should use Newbro’s Herpicide. Herpicide represents the last word corrects generally,diseases of the hair and ‘scalp. The positive results and its delicate but refrshing odor recommends New- bro’s Herpicide to ladies of refine- ment everywhere.Newbro’s Herpicide in 50e and $1.00 sizes is sold and guaranteed to do all that is claimed.If you are not satisfied your money will be refund- ed.Applications made by the best bar- Before | I took the Compound I was always| bers and hair dressers.Statesville Drug Co.,special agents. in scientific hair culture.It destroys the dandruff checks falling hair and%FOR SALE = 92 1-2 acres on the public road,half-way between Statesville andMooresville,1-4 mile from Ostwalt.School near.Four-room dwell-ing,barn and et ell and one branch.Fifty acres in cultivation,generally level,balance in woodland.44 acres one mile from pore Point,where there is an eight-months’high school and churches,two branches running through place.26 acres in cultivation,balance in small timber. 31 acres half mile from Bradford’s,1-4 mile from school.Four- room tenant house,well and one branch running through place.All in cultivation and generally level. 55 acres one mile from Harmony High School.Four-room ten- ant house,barn and outbuildings;40 acres in cultivation,15 of which is fine bottom landFour-room cottage and large lot in Stony Point. For further information call on or write, ERNEST G.GAITHER,Statesville,N.C. {NSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE. "PHONE 23.,.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. HEADQUARTERS FOR: Building Material! Are you going to build?We want you to keep in mind that we are headquarters for many things you will need when building or repair- ing.We carry a big stock of Doors in all grades,also Sash and Blinds, Porch Columns,Beaver Board,Plas- ter,Lime,Wood and Metal Shingles, and are especially strong on fine builders’hardware. —_ Our prices are always as low as safe business will permit,and we can de- liver goods on shortnotice. Lazenby -Montgomery Yardware Co. T.W.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET.. aBESIDENOB2899"PHONES SHOP —KOR —ETT LAL eee Ae Petia Pp 7 ainene,etc,SareesuktandardCisSaSeghakeviadlokbxchettetel:clitee:8 ers and teaches the individual, Good nasium.Park-like campus.Odaeer lectures eatin,barker::”bail,Prive for our catalog beforeselectingthecollege for your eea, GEORGE J.RAMSEY,M.A.L.L.D.President.Raleigh,N.C.; nue courses,i | oa IC SALE! Store Closed _ Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24,to mark rearrange -stock.Sale begins Wed- nesday,June 25,1913, and will last 10 daysonly down and Necessity Demands -That we turn a large portion of this stock into CASH in 10 days. Therefore we have adopted dras-. tic measures to accomplish thisend.These prices are not on one item or one department,but oneveryiteminour$25,000 stock ofnewandseasonablemerchandise. Carolina. WhenOur Doors Are Opened On Wednesday,June 25th at 9 o'clock a.m,it will be the signal for the beginning of the Greatest MONEY SAVING SALE ever in- -augurated in the State of North To stay away is like throwing DOLLARS away. On Sale Starts Wednesday,June 25th,1913,at9 o’clock,| a.m.Will last for 10 days only.Remember the day and date. Sale Opens Wednesday,June 25th,at 9 a.m. The American Special Sales &Salvage Co. Of Washington,D.C.,known as the world’s greatest Bargain Givers,are conducting this sale. Their -reputation for Price-Splitting Sales and value-giving never have been equaled. This Handsome $25,000 Stock of Men’s,Women’s and Children’s Clothing,Shoes,Furnishings,Millinery,etc.,must be turn-ed intocash.The reputation of this firm for hon-est and fair treatment,has never been questioned.This sale is not only in one department,buteveryarticlecontainedinthisstore.| THE R.M.KNOX COMPANY, 544 SOUTH CENTER STREET, Statesville,North Carolina.‘Look For the Big Blue Sign. "Here Are Prices That Talk Loud and Long: Edwin Clapp Shoes Choice of Edwin Clapp Shoes and Oxfords,sold the worldoverfor$6.00. Sale Price $3.50 Hart,Schaffner &Marx Clothing for Men.One lotvalueup.to $27.50 in black, blue and mixtttres,large vari-_ety. Sale Price $10.00 Strouse Bros.Suits That sold for $20,this lot while it lasts will go at Sale Price $7.50 Millinery One lot of Trimmed Hats in newest patterns,Regular $1.50 Hats. Sale Price 50c. Florsheim Shoes Choice of our entire stock of Florsheim Shoes and Oxfords. Clothing One lot of Men’s and Youth’sSuits,values up to $10,all sizes Sale Price $2.75 Pants One lot of Pants in black,blue and mixtures,sold for $2.50. Sale Price 95c. Men’s Shoes Bates’brand Shoes and Ox: fords,new styles,all leathers, Sale Price «$2.75 Overalls Sweet Orr $1.00 Overalls, Sale Price 75c. Men’s Dress Shirts One lot of Silver Brand Shirts,sold for $1.00, Sale Price Men’s Pants One lot Pants in Serge Worsted and Mixtures,regular $5 kind, Sale Price $3.00 Boys’Suits - 50c. Shoes One lot Ladies’and Children’s Shoes that are good $2 values, Sale Price $1.00 Neckwear Men’s Silk Ties,all the newest shades,50c. Sale P--- values, Handkerchiefs” Ladies’arid Men’s Hemstitched Handkerchiefs,10c.kind, Sale Price 3c. Men’s Hats One lot of Men’s Hats in new- est shapes,$2 values, Sale Price 95c. Boys’Pants One lot of Boys’Short Pants,50c.and 75c.values, Sale Price 10c. Men’s Shoes One lot of Elkin ‘“‘first grade”Heavy Work Shoes,regular 33c. Ladies’Shoes One lot Ladies’Shoes and '‘Ox-fords,sold for $3.50 and $4, Sale Price 65c. Men’s Straw Hats Our entire stock of Straw Hats {willbe sold in this sale at-halfprice...:.., Men’s Hats One lot of Hats of differentbrands,sold up to $4, Sale Price $1.95 Hose Men’s Hose in black and tan,regular 25c,grade, Sale Price 10c. Unerwear Men’s Underwear,all styles,50c.value, Sale Price 38c. Ladies’Dresses One lot of Silk Dresses that sold for $15,to close out, Skirts One lot of Ladies’Underskirts,$1.00 value, Sale Price Boys’Suits Lot Boys’Suits that’sold for $7, Sale Price : ** 50c. ~Hose Ladies’and Children’s Hose,15¢e.kind, Sale Price 5c, Ladies’Hats One lot of Trimmed Hats,soldfor$3.50, Sale Price Ladies’Suits One lot of Ladies’Tailored Suits and Coats to be sold athalfprice. $1.50 Corsets Our entire stock of $1 Corsets Sold everywhere for $5 and $6.|One lot of Boys’Suits that are |Price $2.50,:to go,Sale Price $2.00|real values at $3,50,Sale Price $1.75 |Sale Price $3.50 |Sale Price 50c. Adler’s Collegian Suits _|Sale Rae $1.00 Men’s Shirts Tub Dresses Suit CasesOnelotofthisfamousbrandys’Suits One lot of 50c.Shirts,with and |Entire stock of Ladies’Tub |Suit Cases and oth tofClothing,25 values,Lot Boys’Suits,sold for $5.00 |without collars,Dresses that sold from $3 to$10,|Goods in this stile wa nities thatSalePrice$15.00 |Sale Price $2.00 |Sale Price 25c.|Sale Price $1.00 |defy the cost of rrodnetion! WANTED:The American Special Sales and Salvage (Co.are authorized Ride Free! >Sales People wanted at once. Apply at store.THE R. Look For the Big BlueSign. to turn this entire stockinto cash in ten days.M.KNOX COMPANY, Statesville,North Carolina. Railroad fare retarned from a dis- tance of 25 miles on all purchases of $10 or over on presentation of return trip ticket.Sale closesSaturdaynight,July 5th,1913. vee euee ea¥f.00vee1.00ceaveae60 :mee TUESDAY |“FRIDAY. j 78 WEST B \bYSUBSCRIPTION an roan -WATCH—Watch the label on your oor If renewals are not in by date en label paper will be stopped. TUESDAY,--June 24,1913. Washington correspondents of North Carolina papers announced re- cently.that it was apparently settled that Solicitor Hammer of Randolph county would be named as the suc- cessor of District Attorney Holton. Senator Overman says the intima- tion that he had decided to endorse Mr.Hammer is not correct;that there are several candidates,and he will pass on all of them and decide at the proper time.It is claimed that Mr.Clyde R.Hoey,of Shelby. will be appointed assistant district attorney to succeed Judge Coble’ when the latter’s commission expires the latter part of this year.Hol- ton’s commission doesn’t expjre un- til 1915.He was first appointed in 1897 but failure to re-commission him promptly at the expiration of his four-year terms has given him a gain of two years—a gain to which he is not entitled. The Greensboro Record is severe in its criticism of Senator Simmons for opposing the appointment of Edi- tor Oliver as postmaster at Reids- ville and of Gov.Craig for oppos- ing the appointment of Mr.Swann at Marshall,both men having been recommended by the Congressmen of their respective districts.The Land- mark assumes that Senator Simmons has a reason for opposing Mr.Oliver other than the fact that Mr.Oliver opposed him for Senator;and that if Gov.Craig is taking a hand in the matter of the Marshall postoffice it is for good and sufficient reason. Anyway we shall believe that the United States Senator and the ernor are not actuated by petty feel- ing—that they are too big for that— until the facts show the contrary.It would be better for all concerned, however,if the real reason for the opposition was made public,so that the facts might be understood. Gov- Hon.W.F.Stevenson undoubtedly has it right.If any woman was quartered and burned in Iredell in long ago it was under the slave law and the record was in a magistrate’s court,not in the court house.The tradition that a man was once hanged and quartered in Predell,re- called by Esq.J.W.A.Kerr,is prob- ably correct,for in the old days this was common,under the English law, in this country.But inasmuch as there is no evidence that would hold for a moment in court that a woman, slave or free,was at any time quar- tered and burned in Iredell,The Landmark renews its motion that Julge Clark drop Iredell from his list.Mr.Stevenson gives some in- teresting information about the slave law.Wonder if the fact that slaves could be legally sentenced to be burned in the old days is responsi- ble for the action of mobs in burn- ing colofed people for atrocious erimes in this day? While the Webb law regulating inter-State liquor shipments is ap- parently simple enough,it seems most difficult for the public to under- stand it.It has been pointed _that the law”imposes mo penalty for its violation and this has caused many people to think _it is null and void;and the fact that the Attor- ney General has given notice that the law is not.one to be enforced by the Federal judiciary will probably strengthen this view.The simple fact,as the Attorney General points out,is that the Webb law was intend- ed solely to give the States jurisadic- tion of inter-State shipments of liq- uor.Heretofore liquor could be ship- ped from one State to another in any quantity,regardless of State or lo- cal laws,the shipment being protect- ed by inter-State commerce.The Webb law simply provides that such shipments are subject to State or lo- cal regulations and neither the ship- per nor the party to whom the liq- uor is shipped can claim protection from the Federal government on the ground that the shipment is inter- ‘State commerce.Where there are no State or local laws affecting such shipments the Webb law is inopera4 tive.Where such laws are in exist- ence it is up to the State or local authorities to enforce them.The Webb law gives them that power so far as the Federal government is concerned——and it does nothing more. President Taft and his Attorney General,Mr. the law.unconstitutional and enoughof it to pass it over the veto. It may be unconstitutional for the the States this.power over inter-State| commerce,but the law stands until | Federal government to give the courts hold it unconstitutional. Wickersham,thought the President vetoed it.Congress thought hears |J2peoplein Rae- ‘The “evideies o hehe"Jouinal is ently “off”in itsfisomor‘the women haveeeintoRaefordat,an amazingsince1910,when the govern-ton census-taker found only 580plealltoldinthetown.—-Char-otte Observer. The Journal has simply followed the example of the Observer and theChronicleandhasgonethemafew better.The two Charlotte papers claim that Charlotte’s population has increased about 50.per cent since 1910.The Journal claims Raeford’s population has tripled since 1910. The influence of a bad example. Mentioning the appointment of school committeemen in the last is- sue,The Landmark said that the best men to be found in each district should’be appointed..For the mo- ment the fact was overlooked that women are now eligible to appoint- ment.on the school committees and we hpi leave to amendby adding wo- men.At least one woman should be casing in each school district in every county and we have no doubt that the condition in many school dis- tricts would be improved if the en- tire committee was composed of wo- men.But in every district where an intelligent,capable woman can be found who will serve,at least one should be put on the school commit-] tee. In Forsyth county last week a ne- gro boy,handling a gun against his mother’s protest,shot off the head of a little negro girl.In Burke county last week a 9-year-old white boy de- liberately fired a 22-caliber pistol at the head of a six-year-old white girl and shot her dead.The negro’boy was discharged on the usual ground —he claimed he didn’t know the gun was loaded.The white boy’s act seemed to be deliberate but he will escape punishment on the ground of his youth.Recently m Statesville a small boy who had a so-called toy pistol found that he could insert a 22-caliber bullet in it.He did so and shét himself.It’s a pity there is not some effective method of keeping deadly weapons out of the hands of children.The parents ought to reg- ulate that but in these days few par- ents seem able to regulate chil- dren.If there was some way to reach and punish the people who permit children or other irresponsible people to handle pistols or guns it would be well.It has been suggested that the sale of prstols should be made a félony and after a while pub- lic sentiment will sustain some such extreme remedy.; An Appeal For the Babies. Warning every community in the nation that the great death rate of babies is due to diseases which to a large extent are preventable,the children’s bureau of the Department of Labor has prepared a compilation of the steps which various up-to-date cities are taking to protect child life. It will be circulated in national cam- paign of diffusing child welfare ideas. This bulletin,which will be an an- nual feature of the children’s bu- reau,exhorts every locality to wage summer campaigns to save the ba- bies’lives.Marvelous results,it is declared,have flowed from such moyements in many towns.In wards of such cities as New York and Philadelphia,where systematic summer baby -saving campaigns were undertaken,the death rate of infants decreased between 30 and 40 per cent. A baby nursed by its mother!the children’s bureau declares,has.ap- ..RB 1?nope hw abn mmm te tore THAT A vOtKeaea vaoy fas.Child welfare workers are urged by the bureau<to encourage mothers to make every effort to carry out this maternal duty.The bulletin describes other municipal and _philanthropic activities in the direction of child welfare,such as inspection of milk- supply,municipal milk dispens- ing stations,baby clinics,visiting nurses,instruction of mothers and the destruction of the death-distrib- uting fly. Not For Lack of Children But Loss of Fortune. The mystery surrounding the sui- cide of Eugene Maggi,reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in Swit- zerland,and his wife has been clear- ed up by the discovery among Mag- gi’s ‘papers of a letter to his family saying he had been irretrievably ruin- ed financially and had decided to kill himself.Underneath this message, in his wife’s handwriting,was the following: “I believed myself rich,and 1 was happy.Eugene has just revealed to me that we are ruined and announced his determination to die.My duty is to follow him in death.Adieu.” An investigation has confirmed the fact that Maggi had lost his fortune. When Maggi and his wife were found dead as a result of gas asphyxiation it was believed that the double sui- cide had been prompted by the fact that although their wealth was esti- mated at $10,000,000 they were greatly disappointed because they had no children.ib ———Gov.Craig has commuted the deathsentenceofMoses.Drakeford,a ne~gro convicted in Richmond county ofthechargeofcriminalassault.JudgeBragawwroteGov.Craig that he|sentenced the negro to death only on|condition that application be madeforcommutation,being in serious‘doubt as to his guilt, Raleigh News and Observer.:The extra session of the GeneralAssembly,which is to be held at sometimenotyetdesignated,will requirethattherebeheldelectionsinvariouspartsoftheState.to fill vacancieswhichhavebeencausedbyseveral pepeneherequirement of sixty days’no-tice for the election to be held willmeanthataconsiderabletimebeforetheconveningoftheLegislatureinsessionitwillbenecessaryforGoy-ernor Craig to give notice of theseelections.There should be ample time for this,so that the people may discuss the availability of candidateswhooffer,for there is to.be decidedatthespecialsessionmatters/of vast moment to the State,such things assecuringjustfreightratesforNorthCarolinaanddecisionsastowhatamendmentstothe—constitutionshouldbesubmittedtothepeople.So important are these measures thatthepeopleshouldbegivenampletime.in which to determine who arethemost,suitable men to pass uponthesematters.For instance,there is to be electedasuccessorintheHouse’of Repre- sentatives to George W.Connor,who has been appointed judge,and in theSenateitmaybethatthereisava-cancy caused by the appointment of A.D.Watts as secretary to a com- mittee of Congress.Besides thesetherewillpossiblybeothersbecause of appointments to various positionsandthiswillmake.necessary elec-tions which deserve the full atten- tion.In the meantime,while await- ing the notice of Governor Craig,it"|will be the part of wisdom of the peo- ple,wherever there are vacancies,tobecastingaboutsoastoselectsuch men as will be most suitable to car- ry out plans which may be presented concerning important measures which are to be acted upon at thespecialsession. Collegeof Bishops Veto‘Carnenie Oof- fer to Vanderbilt. At a meeting of nine bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,at Nashville,Tenn.,Friday,the following was unanimously adopt-ed with reference to the proposed Carnegie gift of $1,000,000 to themedicaldepartmentofVanderbilt University: “That the action of the board of trust of Vanderbilt,in accepting the gift,is al’breach of trust vested in it under and by virtue of the resolu-tions of the Memphis convention, which constitute the foundation of Vanderbilt University;that said ac- tion is beyond the powers of the board and that it constitutes,a di-version of a large portion of the funds and property of the University from the trusts upon which said prop- erty is held;is contrary to the terms of other gifts to the University,and is illegal,null and void.” In addition to a veto message,theBishopsaddressedageneralmessage to the Chhrch,stating their reasons for opposing the gift.They my in part “If this gift had beenoffered with- out embarrassing conditions,a. other gifts to the institution have been made,we should have offered no objection to its acceptance.But the conditions attached to this gift and letter accompanying it,which must be taken as expository of the condi- tions,are such as lead ua to believe it cannot be accepted without a breach of trust and without dishonor to the Church,if conditions are ful- filled in good faith to the donor.We are unwilling that Mr.Carnegie should be deceived;that the Univer- sity should be dismembered and the Church of God dishonored.” A District Attorney's Sensational Resignation. Charging that United States At- torney General McReynolds had or- dered what he considered “fatal de- lays”in the prosecution of four meti indicted by Federal.grand juries, United States District Attorney John L.MeNabb of San Francisco,ten- dered his resignation by telegraph to President Wilson Saturday with a request that it be accepted by “a eame quick mettod-of communt« cation.Mr.McNabb made public the text of his telegram to,the President, together with a message sent to the Attorney General. The cases referred to are those of two prominent and wealthy citizens of San Francisco,who have been in- dicted for violating the white slaveact.One of the men is a son of Mr. Caminetti,commissioner general of administration.Disfrict AlttorneyMcNabbisaholdoverRepublican. Attorney General McReynolds said the cases would be tried in due seasonandjusticewouldnotsufferbythedelay.Secretary of Labor Wilsonsaidhewasresponsibleforthepost- ponement because he could not re- lease Caminetti at present from his duties as immigration commission- er to attend the trial of his son. MeNabb’s resighation will be ac- cepted. How a Thrifty Ticket Agent Made $5,000. Huntington,W.Va.,Dispatch. When the United States SupremeCourtsustainedthe2-cent passenger fare law of West Virginia,it virtual-ly placed in the pocket of John J. Conway,of this place,approximately $5,000. When the law was enacted by the West Virginia Legislature in 1911,the railroads appealed to the courts and continued to charge 3 cents amile,giving passengers coupons en- titling them to a rebate of 1 cent a mile if the courts decided that the 2-eent law was constitutional. Conway,who was a Chesapeake and Ohio railway ‘ticket agent,no- ticed that many persons threw the coupons away,and realizing that they might some day be good he be- gan to collect them.The decision found him with about $5,000 worth of perfectly good coupons in his posse:sion, The State Bar Association meet in Asheville next week.will night 4 LR Richmond Dispatch.iThe.residents of Churehhill arewroughtupoverthedismissalofRev.David Francia as pastor of theThirdChristianchurchbecause“hekissedMrs,R.D,Inge,a member ofhiscongregation.The latest development is an as-sault upon Rev.Lester E.Groseclose,pastor .of Fairmount Christianchurch,by Mr.Inge,who slapped|.the pastorin the face after prayer--meeting,it is said,because Rev,Mr.Groseclose was thought to be the per-son who made public the kissingstoryandbroughtaboutRev.Mr.Francis’dismissal.Mrs.Inge is al-leged to have assisted her husband in thefray.: It is understood that Mrs.Ingesignedanaffidavit‘that the pastorkissedherthreetimes.This he de- nies,asserting,it is said,that he onlykissedheronce,his “artistic tem-perament”causing him to commit the act, The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches theblood,builds up the whole system and will won- derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand the depressing effect of the hot summer.50c.= USE THE BEST COFFEE! Get.a pound of our Gold Medal Coffee and you will agree that itis as good as any on the mar- ket and cheaper than some.Try it,you will like it. That FaithfulWatch in vour vest pocket.ticks off 31,000,000 seconds of Time in the course of a year FOR YOUR BENEFIT. Ita.Balance Wheel travels 8558 miles continuously in&year that you may time your movements with acca-racy and precision. DON’T YOU THINK it deserves some considera- tion at your hands?At least anannualoilingand cleaning. R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. Roasted Coffee at 20c. I am selling a Roasted Cof- fee for 2c This Coffee sells for 25c.other places.Ican save you money on other groceries. a lot of Peas and Cane “reKimya.|[o-‘J. Bridal Bouquets June Brides! Also decorating of the highest class is execut- ed by the éxpert de- signers of this floral establishment that is so well knownthrough- out the South for its exceptionally finework, Write to us for sug-eons on weddingecorating,etc. Van Lindley Co.,GREENSBORO,N.C. POLK GRAY DRUG (0., Suits and Dressés Thursday Morning at 9 O'clock. In this sale we will include all our Spring and Summer Suits,Lingerie,Wash and Linen Dresses.Every gar- ment of this season’s de- signs and as you can get several months’wear you will experience a great saving by attending this sale. OUR WINDOW DIS-. PLAY will give you an idea ot the values we are to give at this time. No alterations made at these prices without charge and garments sold only for cash but your money will do double duty. Thursday morning,the 26th,is the date. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON C0. The Store With the Parcel Post Service. Sherrill-White Shoe Company. ~SPECIAL VALUES Sebasadieeeel Meenas Men’s Straw Hats. $2.00,$2.50 and $3.00 Grades Choice While They Last $1.50. Special price will be cash: Yours truly, SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.(S.B.Miller’s Old Stand.) R.P.ALLISON'S IT’S PRETTYHARDTOTHINK clearly what to write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or the paper seems like a blotting “+pad.None of these happen ,when you use our stationery. 'Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in- terruption or annoyance,As a thinking person,you will wantyourstationeryfromhere. Book Store. 124 West Broad Strect. i Local Agents. ANDSUPPLIES “Ifit's a New Tire or a new tool or in fact a new any- thing for your auto you can obtain it here without delay.Autoists willtellyou’that our ability to sunply anything for their cars is unlimited, So if your machine is;shy of,any-thing step here and get it.To 80 means getting it promptly and get-ting it right. Carolina MotorCompany, Statesville,N.Local ’Phone 170,LongDistance 1% Tu ESDAY,--.June 24,1913. Fifteen-Year-Old BrandyALotofGivingTrouble. Mt.Airy News. That 15-year-old brandy that the ‘News told about last week is a re- ality and if you doubt it call on Esq. 8.é.Pace‘and he will give you all the particulars.The facts in the ‘case are that the ink had hardly dried on the paper telling of the supply before the officers had.to and seize the whole of it and in the name of the law put it in charge of Mr.Pace as a State official.Now what to do with it is a problem. Under the recent act of the Leg- islature the search and seizure law makes it the duty of officials to de- stroy.liquor found on one’s premis« es and the supposition of the law is that any man who keeps more than a gallon is keeping it for sale.But in this case the liquor is the prop- erty of a dec man’s estate. There is no intimation that it was being kept for any unlawful pur- pose,and hence the muddle into which the officers are thrown.If the owner was living then it would be 'a dead certainty that it would be the duty of the officers to deliberately knoek out the bung from that bar- rel,for it was a barrel that they found,and see the juice gurgle out on mother earth.This would be the duty of the officers regardless of their wishes in the matter. Mr.Pace has decided that the only safe course for him:to pursue is to hold the liquor until a Superior Court judge says what should be done with it.In the meantime it is growing with age and safe in Mr. Pace’s hands,which could not be said about it if it had fallen to the lot of some men to be its custodian. "Increased Exports Repudiate Protec~ tive Tariff Doctrine. Figures made public by the De- partment of Commerce strikingly repudiate the Republican tariff slo- gan that American manufacturers and American workmen cannot com- pete with the big factories of Europe and other continents.These figures show that American manufacturers sold abroad in competition with for- eigners products valued at $176,703,- 431 in 1912 against $64,826,802 in 1902. One impressive feature of this growth in demand for American man- ufactured articles abroad is the fact that large gains have been made in exports of machinery to Europe, America’s great competitor,of metal-working machinery the exports to Europe increased from $2,750,000 to $9,133,000 in 10 years;automo- biles from $750,000 to $7,500,000,ag- ricultural implements from $9,000,000 to $16,000,000,sewing machines from $2,250,000 to $8,000,000.The total exports of machinery to Europe in- creased from $36,000,000 to $65,000,- 000.The exports to South.America show a gain from $5,000,000 to $27,- 000,000,a Gov.Glenn Will Decide in September. Asheville Dispatch,22d,to Greens- boro News. Former Governor R.B.Glenn ar- rived in Asheville yesterday.He is en route to the West,and will deliver a series of lectures in Illinois and lowa during the summer.Mr.Glenn authorized the representative of the Daily News to say that he would re- turn to the State about the first of September and shortly thereafter will make formal announcement with re- spect to his probable candidacy for the Senate., There is little doubt that President Wilson would willingly give Mr. Glenn an attractive position if he de- sired recognition,but a safe guess is that the former Governor is reflect- ing very deeply over the senatorial situation.The chances appear to be a little more even at this writing that Mr.Glenn will enter the list.It is likely that there will be a quartet of Cangiisits nv Aon ele een pied by Senater Overman.° «ee Crop Report,New Buildings,Etc., in Houstonyille Section. Cerreapondence of The Landmark. Houstonville,June.19——We-are having real summer weather again; some showers of rain .Corn’and cotton are growing.The cotton was badly hurt and the crop damaged considerably by the cold wave. Wheat is about all harvested and the crop is better than it has been in many years.Oats good. J.A.Maiden has purchased automobile.W.B.York has completed a nice residence for Chas.Smith and will commence one for A.C. soon.Mr.C.C.Patterson is arranging to build a house. Mrs.Tina Campbell,who died in was buried at Holly Springs church Monday.Rev. funeral Statesville Sunday, conductedJ.ON. services. Binkley A North Carolinian’s Promotion— Other Washington News. North Carolina is to furnish the first Southerner to be chief examin- er in the pension bureau ‘since the civil war in L.S.Cannon of Cald- well county,who,through the efforts of Senator Overman and Congress- man Webb,will be promoted to thatheGannonwasagraduateof ake Forest in the same class with Attorney General Bickett and was valedictorian of his class.He hasbeenseveraltimespromoted,havingbeen.in the bureau about 20 years.The appointment of Major E.J.Hale as minister te Costa Rica hasbeenconfirmed.: The contest over the postoffice atBurlingtonistobesettledbytheap-pointment of Finley Williamson,rec-ommended by Congressman Stedman. To Prevent Blood Poisoning . at once the wonderful old reliable DR. Tharpe also Gu Mr.and Mrs.W.H.Tomlin,Mrs. C.§.Tomlin and little Miss Kather- ine Neely are at All Healing Springs to spend a week or two. rs;C.V.Henkel and little daugh-. ter,Lila,and Mre.Henkel’s guests, Mrs.Chas.Harris and little Miss Adelaide Harris,of Concord,went to, All Healing Springs Friday to spend several days. Miss Susie Brady,who was a guest atthe home of Mr.and Mrs.J. A.Brady,has returned to her home at Davidson.:Miss Rae Gill is ‘visiting Mrs.George Williamson in Graham.’Miss Lillian McConnell arrived in Statesville Friday to spend awhile at the home of her cousin,Mr.S.B. Miller.‘Misses McBride Jenkins and Lois Love returned yesterday from a visittofriendsinLexington.Miss Ruth Brown of .Mooresville was a guest at the home of Sheriff Deaton last week. Mrs.W.R.MeLelland left yester- day for Cincinnati,Ohio,where she will-spend several weeks studying music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.Mrs.M.L.Gwaltney,who visited Mrs.Ralph Sloan,returned to her home in Taylorsville Saturday. Mr.H.P.Grier and sons,Perey and Frank Grier,and Hugh Mitchell made a trip to Raleigh last week in Mr.Grier’s touring car.They were accompanied home by Mra R. Leinster of Raleigh,who went from here to Knoxville,Tenn.,Sunday. Mrs.J.E.Herinessee has return- ed to Salisbury after a visit to Mrs. W.T.Nicholson. Miss Maude Nicholson is attend- ing the summer school at the Uni-versity,Chapel Hill. Mrs.Fred Barkley and child of Gastonia are visiting Mr.Barkley’s home people here.Mr.Barkley was here Saturday and Sunday. Little Miss Ruby Steelman has gone to Yadkin county to spend a few weeks with Mr.and Mrs.J.N. Holden. Mr.J.Stephany and daugnters, Misses Rose and Leah Stephany, have returned from Baltimore.They were accompanied homie by Miss Liz- zie Greenabaum of Seaford,Del, who will spend some time here. Mrs.W.E.Bowles and children are at All Healing Springs. Mr.John Mayhew,a well known citizen of Davidson township,is spending a few days at the home of Mr.Lee Morrow,near town.Mr Mayhew is in his 87th year but he is quite active and would easily pass for a man of 70 Mrs.Jennie Bingham hag return- ed from a visit to Lincolnton. Mr.W.Campbell McLain of Colum- bia,S.C.,is here on a visit to his parents,Mr.and Mrs.W.P.McLain. Mr.McLain recently completed his law course at the University of South Carolina,secured license for the practice of his profession in South Carolina and has located in Colum- bia.Mrs.Ida Davis of Davidson is a guest at the home of Mr.J.F.Carl- ton.Miss Katherine Brown is at home from Washington,where she was in school the past session.She was accompanied home by her cousin, Miss Grace Netherland of Washing- ton,who will spend the summer with her.Mrs.Mary G.Jones and Miss Mil- dred Garner of Washington §are guests of Mrs.John H.Gray. Mr.Ben.L.Frye,who has a posi- tion with railway construction con- tractors at work on “the Virginia railroad in Virginia,was at home Sunday and yesterday,returning to Virginia last night.He will go to Buffalo,N.Y.,the latter part of the week,his company having a con- tract there.Mr.and Mrs.D.J.Craig and rhil- dren and Miss Corre Copeland have gone to Wrightsville to spend two weeks. Mrs.J.C.Burgess and little son, Master Harry Lee,of New London, ‘are guests of Mr.‘and Mrs.J.Ww. )Ward,Miss.Pearl Bailey,.who visite j ———SS -natorrad Scott's yesterday..- Mr.and Mrs.J.Rogers of Moores- villé and Mrs.L.A.Walker and Mr. Reid’Walker of Commbia,S.GC., mre guests of Mr.and Mrs.E.A. Goodrum at’thé Ante-Bellum Hotel. Mrs.Walker and son will go from here to New York Thursday. Mrs.D.T.Webb and child are in Mt.Airy to spend the summer with Mrs.Webb’s mother,Mrs.Julia Prather.Dr.Webb spent «Saturday and Sunday in Mt.Airy with them. an|Rev.and Mrs.W.A.Lutz left yes- terday afternoon for a visit to rela- tives in Winston.Mr.Lutz will re- turn home tomorrow night. Mr.Pryor E.Hefner of Washing- ton,D.C.,is visiting his parents here,Mr.and Mrs.B.N.Hefner. Mr.A.J.Brooks has returned from a visit of ten days in Washington. Miss Hattie Cooper,who was the guest of Miss Myrtle Rumple,has returned to her home in Mooresville. Returning from the meeting of the State Medical Society in Morehead Friday,Dr.T.E.°Anderson attend- (GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. Personal Mention of People andTheir Movements. ed the funeral of Dr.R.S.Young in Concord.Mr.B.W.Kilgore of Raleigh,di- rector of State Farms,arrived in Statesville yesterday afternoor.and went out to the Iredell Test Farm to spend today.Traveling Passenger Agents Adsit and Leard of Raleigh and R.H.De- Butts of Charlotte spent yesterday here with Quartermaster General Bristol arranging for the transpor- fation of troops to and from More- head during the encampment season. Mr.Harry Gregory is here from Charlotte on account of the iliness of his father,Capt.W.H.H.Gregory.Capt.Gregory has not been quite sowellthepasttwoorthreedays.All Healing ngs seems to havebeenrightmuchof©a Mecca forStatesvillepeopleSunday.The fol- applyPORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL,a sur- gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at the same time,Nota liniment.25c.50c.$1.00,*- lowing spent the day there:J.B.Armfield,R.v.‘Tharpe,W.J. Messrs.- F.Bowles,C.V.Henkel,John Guy, Jr,C.8.Tomlin,W,.J.Poston,Dr. FE.N.Lawrence.Members of the families of several of these arespendingawhile.at theTherewasalsoapartyofStatesvillepeopleatDavisSpringsSunday.r.and Mrs.J.H.Hoffmann andMissesCarrieHoffmannandMiriamClarke,the last named of Richmond, expect to leave tomorrow for an au-tomobile trip to Blowing Rock and other points in the mountains.Miss Hilda Conyers of Charlotte is the guest of Miss Elise Wallace. /Mrs.Eugene Morrison leaves to-morrow for All Healing Springs.Miss Ruth Morrison went to Char-lotte yesterday to visit relatives and Master Alwyn Morrison will join her there tomorrow. VISIT TO IREDELL TEST FARM. Caldwell County DemonstrationAgentTellsWhatHeSawThere. Mr.G.M.Goforth,agricultural demonstration agent for Caldwell county,who recently visited the Tre- dell Test Farm,writes of his visit in the Lenoir News as follows. The first thing we.looked at were the horses.They keep thé Percheron horses.The big stallion weighs 2,- 000 Ibs.and their mares weigh 1,700 or 1,800 lbs.when grown and are beauties.Some man in Caldwell ought to get a pair of them.The next thing we looked at was the oreh-ard.They must have five acres in pears and about the same in peaches and the same in apples.They are treating the orchard in the most up- to-date method.I did not see but one little dead twig on the pear treesandnoneonthepeachandappletrees.They simply go for the dead twigs,borers,etc.,as soon as they make their appearance.Our next objective point was the’ fertilizer test on wheat.I did not thing like 25 plats were fertilized differently.No.1 had only nitrogenandthewheatwassolittlethatit could hardly be cut—in fact aboutthesizeofwheatontheplatwithout any fertilizer.Plat No.2 had nitro- gen and acid phosphate and was goodwheat.Plat No.3 had complete fer-tilizer and was good,but not much better if any than No.2.The soilattheIredellTestFarmisredand potash does not seem to do any good, The other plats were all fertilized dif- ferently and the wheat,which is the same kind,will pe weighed andtheresultpublished.Mr.Meachamfindsthatabout300Ibsofacidphos- phate on red land when you followcloverorpeaspaybest.On sandy soil you should use about the same amount of bone and potash instead of the acid phosphate.On red land that has not had any legumes on it of course you should use some nitro- fertilizer.They have 24 varieties of wheat in plats and it is very interest- ing to walk along and look at thedifferentkinds.One plat had 600 Ibs of complete fertilizer,twice the amount used on an adjoining plat,and was not much better exceptabout.a week earlier,Some of them are very new and fine.I wish the farmers in Caldwell that want to try new and improved wheat would write the Iredell Test Farm instead of buying from.those whom they do not know. They have 18 varieties of oats. They find the Appler to be the best yielder,90 day the earliest and Cul bertson best for late fall sowing. They have 26 varieties of corn and find that Biggs’seven ear,Weekley’s improved and Cooke's prolific make the most per acre. They have 47 varieties of cotton and find King’s Improved,Simkin’s and Doyier’s to be the best for this climate.They also have all kinds of grass and it was the most interesting thing to me to look at and learn to know the different kinds of grass. They keep Poland China hogs and have them lotted off so they can graze them,each brood sow having a house and two lots to graze.‘They also keep Jersey cattle and Rhode Island chickens.wars wxvecumay theomangger of the farm,says he finds that 300 lbs of fertilizer in the fa and 100 [Bs ofnitrateofsodapaysbestforwheat and oats,600 lbs.for cotton and 400 Ibs.for corn. For clover 1,000 Ibs.lime,400 lbs16percentacid»phosphate or 1,000 Ibs.of Thomas phosphate or 1,000 Ibs.of ground phosphate.They find the Red Ripper,New Era and Iron cow peas best. Notices of New Advertisements. Three-horse farm for sale or rent. —Address M.,care The Landmark. A.F.Harris,Harmony,is prepar- ed to do guaranteed threshing in pleasant way.W.A.Bristol offers valuable city property in exchange for farm lands. Niné-room house for rent and 200 cords of ‘wood for sale-—Mrs.R.E. Nooe.Give heed to that faithful vatch. R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. Use the best coffee.—Eag!e &Mil- holland,Men’s straw hats at $1.50.—Sher- rill-White Shoe Co.If you are.going away you will need something in Belk Bros.’line. The Iredell Hardware Co.names articles on which it has reduced the price.The Crawford-Bunch —furniture Co.has just what.you need to be comfortable in hot weather.Jalf-price sale on suits and dresses at Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.’s beginning Thrrsday morning at 9 o'clock.Sale of towels,shgets,pillow cases and hed spreads—hot weather bargains.—Milis &Poston.Programme:at Crescent this week. The J.K.Morrison Grocery Produce Go.advises the careful sav- ing of blackberries and peach seed.Farm lands and city property for sale-—E.G.Gaither.The R.M.:Knox Co,puts on a bigsalethisweek,opening tomorrow Poston,Wm.Mortison,Walter Cul- breth,Allen Mills,W.A.Bristol,J. morning at 9 o'clock.Look for thebluesignandreadalistofprices. springs.} ‘|26th, get the number of plats but some~|— gen and on sandy land a complete |— Six dwellings,the property of theGibsoncottonmillatConcordandoe- cupied by mill operatives,were burn-ed Saturday. North Carolina is to have anotherwomanlawyer—Mrs.Frye of Swaincountybeingthefirst.Miss Julia Alexander of Charlotte is attending the summer law‘school’at Chapel Hill. John E.Fogleman was convicted of second degree murder,in Greens- boro Saturday,and given 30 years in the State prison,the limit of the law. His victim was W.H.Hunter,bothwhite. PEAS for.sowing,all.you want.Miller- McLain Supply Co. THE LADIES’Aid Society of Race StreetehurchwillsellicecreamThursdayevening,on Corner Race street and Western avenue. WANTED—Men and women to travel.Salary and expenses paid,Small bond required. Box 7,Troutman,N.C, June 24.1t* FOR SALE OR RENT—Good three-horse farm in Sharpesburg township Address M.,care The Landmark. June 24—-2t*em neatWANTED—To exchange valuable city prop- erty,consisting of lot 100x180 fee,1l-room house,wood barn and well,for farm lands.W..A.BRISTOL.June 24—2t. FOR RKENT—Nine-room house on corner Meeting and Sharpe streets.Modern con- veniences.Also 200 cords oak and pine wood for sale on ground or delivered.Ap- ply to MRS.R.BE.NOOK. June 24—-2ts. NOTICE—I am prepared to do_first-classthreshing.I operate a No,5 Geiser withdustcollector—eliminates all dust that is so objectionable to helpers.Wheat thresh- ed this way will keep free from worms. Satisfaction gunranteed.‘Phone or see A.F.HARRIS,Harmony,N.v. June 24—8ts* FOR LE—Heavy team of horses.J.G.TURNER.June 20. FOR SALE—Three shares stock in ImperialCottonOilCo,Address Box 32,States-ville June 17. FOR RENT—Six-room cottage with all mod-ern conveniences.Also five-room cottage,N.P.WATT.June #. FOR RENT—Five-room cottage with modern conveniences,on Water street.Apply to J, S FRY &SON.Jane 3, FOR SALE—New upright grand piano.Sac- rifice price to quick buyer.Address Piano, General Delivery,Statesville. June 20—2t* FOR RENT.—Storehouse,East Broad street, recently vacated by Eagle &Milholland. STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT CO.May 30-—~8t. FOR SALE—Three valuable farms.For fullparticularsseeW.L.Smith,423 Alexanderstreet,Statesville.“Phone 13589. June 10—8t* HAVE You bought your buggy yet?If not we have a carload of Hackney and a car- load of High Point buggies.Harness, Vehicle &Supply Co. The FOR RENT.—Nice Groom dwelling on Da- vie avenue,close in.Newly repaired,in- terlor thoroughly sanitary,freshly kalso-mined STATESVILLE REALTY & INVESTMENT CO May 30-—8t. MONEY TO LOAN!2%"jon re,cvtate June 0~*t. THENORTH CAROLINACOLLEGEOFAGRICULTUREANDMECHANICARTS. The State’s Industrial College. Equips men for successful lives in Agriculture,Horticulture,Stock Rais- Ling,Dairying,Poultry Work,Veteri- nary Medicine;in Civil,Electrical, and Mechanical Wngineering;in Chemistry and Dyeing;in Cotton Manufacturing.Four year courses. Two,and One year courses.53 teach- ers;669 students;23 buildings; Modern Equipment.County Superin- tendents hold entrance examinations, at all county seats July 10.Write for complete Catlogue to E.B.OWEN,Registrar, West Raleigh,N.C. EYES AND FEET. Highest price glasses cost $3 60the year These are rarely used.The most used>“gost fram 5Pe.to *2 20 the year..How much do you spend on your feet the year?Which is the most important,your eyes or your feet? DR.R.W.WOODWARD, No.1 Robbins Row OPTOMETRIST,513 S.Center St, HELPLESS AS BABY Down in Mind Unable to Work, and What Helped Her. Summit Point,W.Va.—Mrs.AnnaBelleEmey,of this place,says:‘I suf-fered for 15 years with an awful pain inmyfightside,caused from womanlytrouble,and doctored lots for it,but with-out success.I suffered so very much,that I became down in mind,and as help-lessas ababy.|wasin the worst kindOfshape.Was unable to do any work. I began taking Cardui,the womar’stonic,and got relief from the very firstdose.By the timeI had taken 12 bot- tles,my health was completely restored.lam now 48 years years old,but feel asgoodasIdidwhenonly16. Cardui certainly saved me from losingmymind,and|feel it my duty to spea'in its favor.1 wish I had some poweroverpoor.ae women,and couldmaketlmknowthegooditwoulddo “fi you suffer from any of the ailmentstowomen,it will coer oPal,«|worth your while to give Cardui aIthasbeenhelpingweakwomen formorethan50yeafs,and will help you, Try Cardui.Your druggist sells it. Write to:Chattanooga Medicine Go.,Ladies’ fis The Valuable Facilities :::: OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ARE AT THE’SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESS,CREDIT,ANDFINANCIALCAPITAL,WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFORSAFEKEEPING. << < } AC A CE C C C C E C E C E E E E CI A XK KK K AS KA K I i CAPITAL $100,000fftiee423.)eer eS ee RekeLeD ee t Going Away?Yes. Well Then You Should See Our Line OO;—__nne unks and Suit Cases Before buying.We can save you money.Suit Cases from 38c.to $10. Trunks |from 98c.to $15. We are offering great values in Dress Goods this week. Belk Brothers, The Store That Sells It For Less. Advisory Dert.,Lnpminenpotengt Tenn.,for SpeciadInjructionsonyourcase64-page book,“fomeTreatmentforWomen,”inplainwrapper.N.C.12) A Few Things.on Which WE HAVEREDUCEDTHE PRICE! --BARGAINS,READ CAREFULLY,: See if You Need Any of These Articles: 1.A lotof Screen Doors and Windows,which we do not want to carry over.Fortify against the pesky fly. 2.A few Hammocks,price cut half. Overstocked.on Lawn Mowers.Your Lawn needs attention,You can spare yourself a lot of hard work if you have the right kind of mower.We have it—the Philadelphia. 4,Big lot of Ice Cream Freezers bought before ‘thé price went up.Will sell them under the old price. 5.Some cold facts for warm weather con- sideration.Subject,Refrigerators;kind, EDDY.It cuts your ice bills half,keeps the food entrusted to its care sweet and fresh. Prevents one sort of food from absorbing the taste and smellof another.Circulation of air is perfect,easy to clean and to keep clean. 6.Water Coolers—$1.50 up. 7. Two.or three brands of good paint 25c.less than it cost us.Brighten up. Iredell Hardware Co. DP rMDEn ©COMPANY. CLEARANCE SALE IN MILLINERY. Don’t fail to see us for SHOES,SHOES ! MEN’S HATS,they are beauties.Just see them.. D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. TUESDAY, ~SmtItWASPROBABLYA_SLAYE. If a Woman Was Quartered ‘andBurnedjnIredellitWasUnder the Slave Law and the Record WasinaMagistrate’s Court—The LawofSouthCarolinaandaCaseofPre-Natal Impression—Hon.W.F. Stevenson,an Iredell Man,WritesofJudgeClark’s Case.: To the Editor of The Landmark; Your discussion of Judge Clark’sstatement,that women have been drawn ‘and burned in Iredell county, BE PATIENT! Don’t get desperate nor despair about — COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll be here in a day or two. A car of very,fine Michigan Timothy.J.E.SLOOP.whiten ee,~————= SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT AND HAVE SPECIAL PROPO- SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU BO Mee ee eekBeeaegees Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. and his statement in reference there-to,makes me think that probably there was a law in North RorslineasinSouthCarolina,that magis-trates and freeholders could try andcondemnslavesinNorthCarolina,and probably the record would not befoundifthatweredone,as it would be simply a record of a magistrate’s court.My recollection is that there wassomesuchlawinNorthCarolinaand in practically all of the slave States.The law of South Carolina,enacted in1722andamendedin1740,providedthatin.charges’for,capital crimesagainstaslavetwomagistratesshouldsummonthree-freeholders totheirassistanceandwithinthree days after the arrest of the offenders should proceed to try them,and iftheyfoundtheslavesguilty“theyshallgivesentenceofdeath.andforthwithbytheirwarrantcauseim- mediate execution to be done by the common or any other executioner in such manner as they shall think fit.” This selection of punishment they were directed to make in such way as would be most likely to deter others from like crimes,and authorized the magistrates and three freeholders to inflict the death sentence in any way. This law was enforced in South Carolina until the emancipation of slaves.In One instance in this coun- tyy near the close of the war,three of the slaves of one of the promi- nent citizens of this county,a Mr. Blakeney,murdered him__brutally. The magistrates and freeholders con- demned them to be burned,and they were burned at the stake,near what is now the town of Pdgeland,some 18 miles from Monroe,just in the edge of South Carolina.No reeord is found of that,for the reason that it was a court of magistrates and freeholders and the record is lost or destroyed long ago. o W W W RINGS. Weare going to show awindowfullofWWW Guaranteed Rings this week.W WW Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If astonecomesoutandislost,we will replace it free.Cost no more than ordinary rings. $2.00 Up. An interesting evidence of pre-- natal impressions arose in connection with this case,in that the wife of one of the men burned,a few months af- ter he was burned,gave birth to a son,who is a worthy colored man in the county today and whom I have employed many times.He is scarred on his hands and different parts of his body as if he had been burned. The marks are as distinctive burned marks as if a hot iron had been ap- plied to him at every point and he was born with the marks on him, The doctors say it is the pre-natal impression growing out of the burn- ing of his father. Another interesting feature of this kind of legislation and the view- point from which they were regard- ed is found in the provisions of the same act,as to the evidence neces sary to convict.It provides that “no negro or other slave shall suffer the loss of life or limb but such as shall Oxfords For Spring 1913! BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD & FOSTER OXFORDS forthe gentleman who cares for style,comfort and service.We can suit your fancy.Also beautiful line of Ladies’Pumps and Oxfords in the different styles and-leathers,Call and let us showyou. ISHINGS.aw Tec APR RAAN 1D Emery Guaranteed Shirts.Nobby line ofNeckwear.See window display, wary wR AT aw EAGAN The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company, Statesville,N.C. voluntary confessions,or by the oath of Christian evidence,or,at least by the plain and positive evidence of two negroes or slaves so cireumstantiated as that there shail not be sufficient reason to doubt the truth thereof,an examination being always made if the negroes or slaves that give evi- dence do not bear any malice to the other slave accused.”The interest- ing part of this rule of evidence is the fact.that Christian evidence is to be derived from other people than I have no doubt that if JudgeClark’s rumor of the burning of awomaninIredellcountyiscorrect,it Was some slave under some such slayer law.as thé one above quoted, Vaurn 18s Dean or Tore mr ‘practi¢al- ly al)of ‘the slave States.I have all of my life heard the traditions of things of note in Iredell county from my father,who was born in 1818 and who Was conversant with the tradi- tions of the county as very few peo- traditions,and never heard anything proposition,and think that if it were possible that such a thing occurred it Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Capital StockSurplus 30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000.00 OU are cordially invited to open either check-ing or savings account with the Commercialaeonscari:of Statesville,N.C.We payburpercent.on time and savings deposits,fur-nish check books free for checking accounts andgivecarefulattentiontoallbusinessintrustedtous.We solicit your patronage and once youhaveopenedanaccountwithusyouwillappre-ciate the many advantages of dealing with abankwithlargecapitalandsurplus,which is notaeguaranteeofsecuritytodepositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking. W.D.TURNER,KE.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, $100,000.00 ae President,~Vice ae oer ha ashier,~Assistant Cashier. was some slave executed for some brutal and semi-heathen act. Yours truly, W.F.STEVENSON. Cheraw,8S.©. Work Will Soon Be Resumed on the Watauga Railroad. Wilkes Patriot. We are advised by _officials the Watauga and Yadkin Railroad Company that work be resumed in earnest on the con- struction of that road within the next 30 or 60 days,and that the re-cent partial suspension of the work was only temporary.All work on the new railroad has not stopped, however,as the squad of 33 convicts is now at work on Elk,and as soon as about one half mile of rough rockworkcanbefinishedthetrackwillbelaidfromElkvilletoDarby,a dis- tance of ten miles. of River will The Journal,says that as the re-sult of an act of disobedience of his mother’s wishes,a 15-year-old boy, Clarence Webster,was arraigned in the municipal court at Winston- Salem last week on the charge ofmurder;he having shot and killedhistwo-year-old niece ‘while handling a gun which he thought tobeunloaded.The case was dismissed.The boy shot the girl’s head off.All colored. Can't Keep It Secret. The splendid work of Chamberlain's Tab- No such grand remedy for stomach and livertroubleshaseverbeenknown.For sale by alilers. » ~|cal Society at be convicted by their own free and} slaves,the Legislature evidently in-; tending to classify slaves as heathen.| ple wete and took an interest in such. of any such execution;and,asa son| sof Iredell,I-am slow to accept the} leta is daily becoming”more widely known.|° coche LO are relat Rarer Acoaes aeradenceabeatery ploy a Lawyer—In-Paper on ‘Insanity.At:the meeting of the State Medi-orehead City lastotherresolutions.pass-week,amonSasided'te adopt a planeditwasthatwillbeknownas“medical ‘de-|'fense.”,By this it is understoodthatthesocietywillemployacom-petent attorney to represent the or-ganized profession in two particu, lars:1st,to defend in the courts all malicious prosecutions of the society’s ‘members;2d,to look aftertheproperenforcementofthemedi-cal laws of the State and thus relieve individual members and county so-cieties of the odium and expense of| attending to these matters.Among the papers presented was a valuable one by ‘Dr.~Anderson of Richmond,former assistant physicianattheStateHospitalatMorganton, on some common:fallacies concern-ing insanity.A unique point madebythedoctorwasthatinsanityis not indicated by what a man thinks, but rather by what he does.A manmayhavedelusionsbutunlessthede- lusions lead to..some insane act.he should not be regarded as insane. According to statistics compiled by the New Jersey bureau of statistics, the strike of textile workers at Pater- son,N.J.,has already cost $3,500,- 000,without taking into account the losses caused by the stoppage of pro- duction in the nearly 200 silk mills of Passaic and Hudson counties. USE OF CALOMEL PRACTICAL-LY STOPPED. For Bilious Attacks.Constipation and All Liver Troubles.Danger- ous Calomel Gives Way to Dodson’s Liver Tone. Every druggist in the State has no- ticed a great falling off in the sale of calomel.They all give the same rea- son.Dodson’s Liver Tone is taking its place.“Calomel is often dangerous and people know it,while Dodson’s Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives bet- ter results,”says Statesville Drug Company. Dodson’s Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by Statesville Drug Co. who sell-it.A large bottle costs 50 cents,and if it fails vo give easy re- lief in every case of sluggishness, you have only to ask for your money back.It will be promptly returned. Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleasant tasting,purely vegetable remedy— jharmless to both children and adults. |A bottle in the house may save you a day’s work or keep your children from missing school.Keep your liver working and your liver will not keep you from working. “THE NORTH CAROLINA ‘State Normal and Industrial College Maintained by the State for the Wo- men of North Carolina.Five regu- lar Courses leading to degrees. Special Courses for teachers.Free tuition to those who agree to be- come teachers in the State.Fall Ses- sion begins September 17th,1913. Por catalogue and other information, address JULIUS 1.FOUST,President, Greensboro,N.C. ’iiaaieeee The Baker’s Friend,indeed In.which we bake the many things We knead and which you"need. Quite different,mough,in form and size From the cook-stove oven o’er which the sighs Of the Good Housewife so often rise— Try Our Baking, We Succeed! HOME BAKERY. co —TRY—CONNELLY MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL Connelly Springs,N.O, Right on main line of the Southern Rethvay,midway -be- tween Salisbury and Asheville. In the foot hil's\of the Blue Ridge Mountains.- Ts 1,200 feet,above sea level. Splendid mineral water for malaria,indigestion,nervous-ness,rheumatism and all blood diseases. Modern improvement,good orchestra,dancing and other amusements.An ideal piace to spend a vacation from standpoint of health or pleas- ‘ure. No consumptives-taken.° RATES:$6 to $12 a week.Write for booklet and cir- cularg giving our special rates to famileg and parties,Wm:JEFF DAVIS,~ Special Bargains in Go-Carts and Sulkies. Call to see our White Enamel Baby Car- riages.Yours truly, Statesville Housefurnishing Company. IN THE FIRST PLACE . Bring every prescription direct to us to be filled.This is the best GAsiia we can offer any one using medicines. We have the drugs,every kind or class,each of standard purity,fresh and potent.Wehave the knowledge and the training,and the experience that counts in scientific, careful prescription compounding.You get all safety, satisfaction,results.Ask your doctor. The Polk Gray Drug Company,@ ON THESQUARE &Prescription Specialists.’Phones 109 and 410. ANY HOMESy|]| CHILLS and MALARIA ——-BUY A BOTTLE OF—— HALL’S CHILL TONIC FOR 50 CENTS. NO CURE,NO’PAY.GUARANTEED BY HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20—’PHONE-—-20 COAL!COAL!| Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow.Don’t stock up too early as you will have more slack or. Wwudve LOAN cong wo owpus—18 the time to lay in your winter’s supply.We will take your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. *PHONE 205. e Owner and Proprietor, Connelly Springs,N.Carolina,‘ “a Write to the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman in a city to ship pianos direct to customers,He pays $200 per month for a store room where he keeps them.He pays $300 per month advertising in mag- azines..He sends out $200 worth catalogues per month;He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month. A salesman (who doesnot run wagons)and a store room can be’secured in Statesville for $100 per month.Now tell me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PIANOS for the leaet money. J.S.LEONARD,-Salesman in Statesville,N.C. =>FOBS,FOBS!<= Summer is the time you almost have to get a Fob,I have Metal Fobs,Silk Fobs,Leather Fobs,2 :$2.00 Fobs;in fact almost all kinds of fobs and all prices. H.B.WOODWARD, .Fobs,50c.Fobs, Jeweler. g! Priestly Mohair Suits made by Hart,Schaffner &Marx, which means they are made right—and this means all in this class of goods.We also have the Panama Cloth in Coats and Pants at $7.50. Get one of these cool Suits and KEEP KOOL. Get the Vindex Shirts.The Shirt with a guarantee that counts,$1.00 and $1.50. Special prices on regular Suits.See us. =~|The TariffTaken Off I have just succeeded in taking the ‘tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings. 30c.Matting is now 25c., 20c.All floor coverings same proportion. For instance,all all 25c.now down in the A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. One hundred $2.75 Rock- ers will be sold at $2.06 1.will make it worth your time Come and_see. to come and see. Respectfully, «& aePye . 453 V- The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. i STORM INSURANCE! Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes. One has to but pick up any one of thedaily papers ofrecentissueandreadtheheadlinesproclaimingtheterribledestructiontolifeandpropertyastheresultofthetornadoesandwindstormswhichhavepre- vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern,Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes-timony to experience whereby the loss and damage to property interests has been enormous.Tornadoinsuranceisman’s sole way of confronting the situa- tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nuture have brought into be-ing constructive agencies of man.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protection is possible and common.Its other name is Insurance.nsults.‘‘We insure everything insurable. Phone 54.-J, Statesville Realty &Investment Co. BATCenter St.F,CARLTON,Manager.” THE LANDMARKTUESDAY,--June 24,1918. Oliver and Swann Can’t Land Post-offices—Simmons Stands Firm. Washington Dispatch,June 20,to Greensboro News.x “It was learned at the Postoffice De- partment today that PostmasterGeneralBurlesonwillnotsend President Wilson the’name of J.T.Oliver to’be postmaster at Reidsville,nor that of J.H.Swann for a simi-lar place at Marshall.SenatorSimmonshasrequestedthePostmas~ter General to hold up the recom- mendation of both Oliver and Swanhandhisrequestwill’be compliedwith.Oliver was recommended for’ the Reidsville place by CongressmanStedmanandSwannwas.named by Congressman Webb.’Because of the alleged bitter at-tacks made by Oliver upon SenatorSimmonsbothbeforeand,after the November election,Senator SimmonsrequestedPostmasterGeneralBurle-son not to name him postmaster.TheseniorSenatortoldMr.Burleson that most any other Democrat of Reids-ville would be acceptable to him,butundernocircumstanceswouldheal-low Oliver to.be confirmed by the Senate.A high official in Mr.Burleson’s department today told the Daily News correspondent that Oliver would not be named,that they weresatisfiedthatthechargespreferred against Oliver in connection with his attacks upon Senator Simmons were correct,and the Postmaster General would ask.Major Stedman to,recom- mend another man.It is understood that the fifth district Congressman will not withdraw his recommenda- tion of Oliver.Until another man, other than Oliver,is decided uponthepresentincumbentwillholdthejob. It is understood that the main fight against Swann is being made at the request of Gov.Craig and Corpora- tion Commissioner Tom Lee...Sena- tor Simmons has asked the depart- ment not to name Swann and unless something unexpected happens Swann will not land the job. The New Currency Bill Outlined— Will Be Introduced Today. The administration currency billwasmadepubliclastweek.It will be introduced in the House today. The bill provides for twelve or more Federal reserve banks which will rediscount paper,deal in govern- ment securities,exchange and con- duct government fiscal operations. National banks and such State banks and trust companies:as conform tostandardswouldbestgckholdersof the reserve banks.The government would hold no stock.The government would control the Federal reserve banks entirely through a Federal re- serve board of seven members in which the banks would have no re resentation.The board would composed of the Secretary of the Treasury,Secretary of Agriculture, -4the comptroller of the currency as members exofficio;four other mem- bers would be chosen by the Presi dent and confirmed by the Senate The national bank note circulation would remain undisturbed and no proposal is made in the bill for retir ing approximately $700,000,000 2percéntbondsupdnwhichthatnote issue now rests.An,amendment or separate bill to refund these bonds into 3 per cent bonds may be intro duced later. In addition to the $700,000,000 ex-| isting national bank notes not more| than $500,000,000 in what are to be known as Federal reserve Treasury notes might be issued at the discre- tion of the Federal reserve board solely for the purpose of making ad vances to the Federal reserve banks, whick would do no business with the public,deal only with their member|banks and receive deposits only| from the United States.While the) notes would on their face purport to be the obligations of the United| States,they would be required to be secured by a gold reserve of 33 1-3)per vent provided by the Federal re-| serve bank,would be a first and par-|}amount lien on all the assets of these|banks and would be redeemable in| gold on demand at the Treasury De-| partment in the city of Washington| or any Federal reserve bank.i Webb Law Gives States Authority) \Over Inter-State Liquor Shipments. The Webb law forbidding inter-| State shipments of liquor into “dry” States is not a criminal statute and|violations of it cannot be prosecuted in United States courts.Attorney General McReynolds so declared in instructions sent to every States attorney in the country. law merely prohibits such The inter- for infractions. “Its purpose,”said the operate in respect of merce.”The law simply claim on the ground of inter-State ter-State commerce in liquors. ment of Justice has construed constitutional by formerTaftandformerAttorney GeneralWickersham. the bill on the ground that it violated the inter-State commerce clause of Athe constitution by delegating the regulation of commerce to the States. |The bill was passed over his veto.Attorney General McReynolds’in-terpretation is said to mean that theFederalgovernmentisnotcalledup- on to enforce a law for the violation of which no’penalty is imposed andthattheinter-State commerce forbid- den by the law is “outlaw”commerceinregardtowhichtheStatesarefreetoapplytheirstatutes. LTNAATTTT Shake Off Your Rheumatiam. *Now is the time to get rid of your rheu-twenty-five cent tle °o‘matiam.Try,*ppartparebs sbnana t ant see how aoerjepainspear.yalldealers.‘ This is the first time the Depart-| the |Webb law,which was declared un-| President | President.Taft vetoed| Mr.Jones Thought it Was Sleet. Mooresville Enterprise,19th. If there be any doubt in Brother Clark’s mind as to sleet falling inStatesvilleonedaylastweekwe respectfully ask The Landmark to consult Rev.John W.Jones of Mooresville,who was a visitor in Statesville on that particular;dayandobservedthefallingicefromthecarwindow,and is our authori- ty for the statement .in last week’sEnterprise. (Whatever Mr.Jones gays goes with The Landmark but it had not heard of the sleet until it read it intheEnterprise.The big mill of the Statesville Flour Mills is near theStatesvillerailwaystationandfineparticlesofbran,ete..that float in the air from the mill often causepeopleaboutthestationtothinkthe elements are active when they’re not.) HoOWw’s THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catarrh that can-~-not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.¥.J.CHENBY &CO.,Toledo,O.We,the undersigned,have known F.J.Cheney for the last 16 years.andbelievehimperfectlyhonorabletnallbusinesstransactionsandfinanciallyabletocarryoutanyobligationsmadebyhisfirm.Walding,Kinnan &Marvin,Wholesale Druggists,Toledo,O.Hall's Catarrh Cure fs taken internal-ly,acting directly upon the blood andmucoussurfacesofthesystem.Testimonialssentfree.Price,7c,per bottle.Sold by all Druggista.Take Hall's Family Pills fox eonstipation. NATURE’S WARNING. Statesville People Must Recognize and Heed It.hy Kidney ills come—mysteriously. But nature generally warns you. Notice the kidney secretions. See if the color is unnatural— If there are settlings and sedi- ment, Passages frequent,scanty,painful. It’s fear serious kidneytimeto trouble. It’s time to use Doan’s Kidney Pills Doan’s have done great work in this locality. M.M.Williams,130 Chestnut street,Salisbury,N.C.,says:“I suf< fered a great deal from backache and pains across my kidneys.Some- times I had dull headaches and felt tired I noticed that the kidney secretions were unnatural and I finally got Doan’s Kidney Pills.Af- ter taking several boxes,I felt bet- ter in every way.I hope other kid- ney sufferers will try this remedy.” For sale by all dealers.Price 50 cents.Foster-Milburn Co.,Buffalo, New York,sole agents for the Unit- ed States. Doan’s—Remember the name and take no other. ECLIPSE ENGINESDTHRESHERS. I will have some of our latest style machines here in a shorttime.Come over the first timeyouareintownandseethem and let's talk it over. Cc.H.TURNER, Near the Depot. Iredell "Phone No.74,Bell No.7. "PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats. Full line Staple and Fancy United | State traffic and contains no penalty| Attorney | General,“is to permit State laws to| intoxicating |liquors moving in inter-State com-| deprives | shippers of any privileges they might commerce and permits the .applica-| tion of State prohibition laws to in-| Groceries. All kinds Country Produce. *Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. All orders promptly attended to FB.PHIFER,,GROCER.48>BUPCHER. Free Trade Prices! a,(STEN We have the goods’and the prices.You have the money— and it’s heavy—so let’s trade. Comein,make this headquarters. Our stock is complete.We carry line of heavy and fancy groceries. Special—Country Produce,Chick- ens,Eggs,Butter and Country Meats we draw produce from three country stores besides thefarmersandcanfillordersprompt-ly.Come end see us and if our goods and prices please you tellothers,if not tell us.We want tothankoneandallfortheliberatbusinessgivenussinceweopenedup.Weappreciateit.Ifit's some-thing to eat or fe2d call No.27.All goods delivered freeinthe city.4 Order in time to save delay.Far-mers bring in your produce—weneedit.Yours for business, Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. WALUABLE FARM FOR SLE NE,of the most desirable and fertile farms of[redéll county,situated about eight milesfromStatesville,on public highway,and con-tains200acres.Fine especially level land.About86acresofveryrichbottom,mostiy infine mead- ow.pasture,well-watered.Good two-storyhouse,splendid outbuildings,rural delivery,goodschools,Price reasonable and terms good.§ZEB V.LONG,tan.7,Attorney. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. A.beautiful cottage home for sale.Fiveroomsandabathroom,with all modernconveniences.Good barn on the lot.Situat-ed on South Race street\near Graded School.f |This is a very attractive residence,and ow- ing to cireumstances,will be sold at a 5 gain price.Terma very easy.Lek VLO:Atty,~ EFFECTUAL GERERAL TONIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic Combines both in Tastelessform.The Quinine drives out Malaria and the Iron builds up the System,For Adults and Children, You know what you are taking when ou take GROVE’S TASTELESS chillONIC,recognized for 30 years through- out the South asthe standard Malaria, Chill and Fever Remedy and General Strengthening Tonic.It is asstrong asthestrongestbittertonic,but you do not taste the bitter because the ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth but do dis-solve readily in the acids of the stomach. Guaranteed by your Druggist.We meanit.50c. QUININEANDIBON-THE MOST)RELIEVES PAIN AND HEALSATTHESAMETIME The Wonderful,Old Reliable Dr,Porter's Antiseptic HealingOi.An Antiseptic Surgical Dressing discoveredbyan Old R.R.Surgeon,Prevents Blood Poisoning, Thousands of families know it already,and a trial will convince you that DR’ PORTER’S ANTISEPTIC HEALINGOIL,is the most wonderful remedy everdiscoveredforWounds,Burns,Old Sores,Ulcers,Carbuncles,Granulated Eye Lids Sore Throat,Skin or Scalp Diseasesand all wounds and external diseases whetherslightorserious.Continually people are finding new uses for this famous old remedy.Guaranteed by your DruggistWemeanit.25c,50c,$1.00 There is Only One ‘‘BROMO QUININE”That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININELookforsignatureofEF.W.GROVE on every box.Curesa Coldin One Day.25c. FLATOMOBILES| BARGAINS. "PHONE. CA WE HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WEARE OFFER-, ING AT PRESENT AT REAL LL ON US OR "PHONES: Carolina Motor Company LONG DISTANCELOCAL 175 170 that is practically worthless. account. Don’t Swallow.the Baited Hook Sound Business Investment Has its Well-Defined Limits of Profit The world is full of rascals seeking to defraud—one of their chief methods is the promising of impossible dividends on stock It requires an experienced business mantodistinguish between legitimate investments and clever frauds.We gladly offer ourserviceandexperiencetoourcustomersinthisregard. On the basis of safety and satisfactory,service we solicit your FOUR PER CENT PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Merchants &Farmers’Bank of Statesville. FOR SALE. 365-acre farm three near achocl and church. tivation,balance in old forest.place. Fifteen amall farms. bargain. TERMS EASY:CA W.R.MILIS, miles from Mooresville, 150 to 175 acresin cul--field pine and originalSix-room house and five tenant houses onWellsandoutbuildings. 218 acres and good buildings in Elmwood ata Several other large farma. SH OR ON TIME, ~Real Estate Agent. * If the New Recipe Is to be successfal—besure to useCITYFLOUR. The flour that never varies in quality;that gives maximumsatisfactionineverybatchofbaking—best for bread,rolls, pastry,biscuit,A trial convinces quickest—be sure to order by name CITY FLOUR.City Flour Milling Co. FOR SALE! Splendid Suburban Home. Eight and one-half acres facingtwomacadam_roads Near ehough for city water,lights andcementsidewalk.Barn,chicken~houses,runs and all necessary outbuildingsArareopportunity. ——SEE—— JOHN M.SHARPE, Ret ESTATE, FOR SALE—One new 2 h. gine. September,1911,at Appalachian Exposition. Knoxville,Tenn.,where it was awarded first premium by ExpositionDuringnexttendaysasacrifice price will buy it,as it must be sold.For further de-tails address P.O.Box 32,or see R.B.GANT at Bradford Grocery &Produce Co.,Statesville,N.C.June 17. .gasoline en- WANTED~Pork hogs weighing from 100 teS125pounds.RO.HARBIN,May 2-164. Pp.Has been used only for display in| committee,| (CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! O'sanerne Thevery bestred eubsoll.:nowimfinestateofcultivationandentirelylevel,Twelve acres of fine bottom now set in meadow.Nice new house,extra leri#e an4 convenient barn|and other outbuildings,right on public highwayahdinsightofgoodlong-term school.Price veryreasonbleandtermseasy.P ZEB.V.LONG,dan.17,Attorney. PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated tripledraftLatestimprovedCharcoalIron—a beauty and welcome in ev- ery home where it has been used.Try one at $1.98 and be pleased.Call and see or writeW.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C. June 6.—10t.* SE HUN DREDeeresahes.. |jaS.J.Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or-on time,Terms to suit purchaser. ||| Best equipped livery in town, ‘Phone 3.Day or Night. Statesville Female|_College. ||One of the best Colleges for Wom-‘len in the State!Ita strong points |!are climate,equipment,thorough'}courses of study,ableteachers a||moderate prices.The cost of reg+4 istration fee,board and tuition‘|session is only $159.Send for|catalogue.VJ.A.pBTATES'| ws for es SCOTT,D.D. = [BLACKBERRIE ND PEACHES. The demand for dried Blackberries and unpeeled Peaches is going to be good,and we advise you to dry every pound you possibly can. All the country stores will be wanting these goodsat good prices.We advise you to save all the Peach Seed that you can,too,as the demand for these will be good. We are working constantly to create a demand for goods of this kind and trust you will appreciate our efforts.It.costs absolutely nothing to raise these goods and what you get for them is almost clear profit.J.K.Morrison Grocery &Produce Company. * Very truly, TUESDAY.RESURRECTION.RESURRECTION.RESURRECTION.RESURRECTION. ‘‘Undoubted the Tropical Jungles of WEDNESDAY. END OF THE TRAIL—Drama. END OF THE TRAIL—Drama. ANIMATED WEEKLY. The Crescent Theater, On Tuesday we will showBlanche Walsh in Tolstoy’stioneethecast,‘‘The Russian Imperial Troupe o yItisawonderful story in which Tolstoy struck a hidden key.‘End of the Trail”on Wednesday,is produced by Lincoln J.Carter.OincludingaNewlywedspicture.On Saturday a sensational Spanish-American Waruba,one that you will be delighted with.Prices on TUESDAY 10c.and 15c.,balance of the week 5c.and 10c. UNRULY FATHER. UNRULY FATHER. HY MYER—Cartoonist. owerful Drama,‘‘Resurrection.”The great actress in her greatest role.P Players,”and the famous Russian Dancers.one of the finest modern pictures is the one entitled the ‘“‘Resurrection,”in which Blanche It is wonderfully produced,roster teOnThursdaywehaveHy My Mar acted.” FRIDAY. THE BOOB—Comedy. MIXUP IN BANDITS—Comedy. NEWLYWEDS AND BABY—Comedy. er,the funny cartoonist again.icture—‘‘Battle of San Juan Hill,” the Home of High Class Motion Pictures! THIS WEEK’S PROGRAMME:~ THURSDAY.SATURDAY. THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL, THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL. THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL. A magnificent four reel produc-a MacDonald (Dramatic critic)says of this picture:alsh,America’s greatest emotional actress,has appeared. t a On Friday three fine comedies,This is a new kind of war picture,among You insure your house against fire—why not insure it against decay WITH ———FOR SALE BY——— §Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville,N.C. CANDY—YUUR CHOICE! NORRIS, LIGGETT’S, PARK &TILFORD, MARTHA WASHINGTON. Fresh Shipments—On Ice. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., Prescriptionists. Notice to Contractors. We,the undersigned Commiasionera of Up-per Third Creek Drainage District,Iredellcounty,N.C.,will on SATURDAY,JUNE28,1918,receive bids for the dredging offromneartheAlexandercountytoapointabovetheoldWattamillinIredellcounty.Said canal to beeightmileslongand18to22feetfiringexcavationofabout185,000 yards,Estimated cost not toexceed$15,000.A_certified check for $200mustaccompanybids,which will be openedJune28,1913,at 12 o'clock m Por furtherinaddressL.ville,N.C, J.A.SMITH,.E.MORRISON,.L.STEVENSON,L.0.White,Engineer.Commissioners.June 18. _WANTED—Want about sixNicerooms,well furnished.Goodtablefare,well prepared.Close in—No,226 Walnut street.J.A,BRADFORD,Statesville,N.C.June 6.. FOR S4LE—Lot,cornér Oak and SharpeTeLSoaie 0.WHITE,States.| Cane |Seed Cane seed sowed withpeasmakeafinehay,We have a good stock.Offer them at 2Ye,perpound,50 pounds to thebushel.Ifyou have nouseforthemtellyourcustomersaboutthem.Yours truly, J.K.MORRISON GROCERY &PRODUCE CO.June 20,1913, THE LANDMARK TUESDAY,-~-June 24,1913. MATTERS OF NEWS. Fifty persons were injured,some of them seriously,when a Pennsylvania railroad excursion train was derailed near Buffalo,N.Y.,Sunday. Judge Henry C.Jones,94 years old,said to be the last survivor of the Confederate Congress,died Satur- day at his home in Florence,Ala. Twenty men convicted by court martial have been sentenced to death at Constantinople for complicity in the recent assassination of the grand vizier of Turkey—Mahmoud Schefket Pasha. Seven men were killed and another probably was fatally injured in the wreck of a freight train on the Chi- cago,Milwaukee &St.Paul railroad near Clinto,Ia.,Sunday.The freight ran into a work train. Two small boys played Sunday in a boat a mile above the rapids of Niagara Falls.The rope holding the boat broke and it drifted into the rapids,carrying the boys to death in view of hundreds of excited people on the shore unable to aid them. President and Mrs.Wilson will cel- ebrate their twenty-eighth wedding anniversary today.At the end of the week the President and his family expect to depart for the summer White House at Cornish,N.H.,to re- main until after the fourth of July. Real summertime:weather with genreally fair skies during this weekispromisedtothe,~-tice country by the weather bureau.Temperatures above’the seasonable average “are predicted for the Southern States,the great central States and the plains States. Incomplete returns from 40 of the 75 counties in Arkansas give Stephen H.Brundidge a lead of 2,000 over George W.Hayes in the Democratic State-wide primary held Saturday to select a candidate for Governor tosucceedJosephT.Robinson,who re- signed in March to become United States Senator. Eleazer Fisher,who would havebeen103yearsoldonSeptember25, died last week at Sandwich,Ill.He was snid.to have been the oldest white man in Illinois and never used tobaceo or intoxicants,Mr.Fisher was born in Northfield,Vermont,in 1810 and cast his twenty-first presi- dential vote last fall. William Redding,a negro who shotandperhapsfatallywoundedChief of Police William C.Barrow at Americus,Ga.,Saturday night while the officer was taking him to “ews was taken from the jail short-y afterwards by a mob of about 500 men and hanged to a cable at a street corner near the scene of his crime. The mob was unmoved by the plead-ings of a local pastor in Redding’sbehalfandafterswingingthene-gro’s body in the air they riddled itwithbullets. Bulgaria’s Terrible Loss in a War ofSevenMonths. Raleigh Times.The last issue of the London Illus-trated News contains one of themostremarkablepicturesevermade,to illustrate the deadliness and thehorrorofmodernwar.The two-page picture contains the faces ‘of79,000 Bulgarian troops killed,mor-tally wounded,died of disease ormissingintheshortwarwithTur-key.This host of the dead meansonemanoutofevery25ofthepop-ulation of Bulgaria. For Weakness and Loss of A; The Old eralGROVESTASTELDoScuit TORRC,‘cut“Foradaite codehdldrene |Bein and The Free Sugar People Also Had a Lobby. The Senate committee in pursuit}of “the lobby”turned over a new leaf in the story of sugar Thursday and heard the detgils of the nation-wide and long continued campaign the ad- vocates of free sugar made w re- move the duty on that article.Frank C.Lowry,sales agent of the Federal Sugar Refining Company,secretary and organizer of the “committee of wholesale grocers,”was the witness. Lowry told of his attempts to ac- celerate public opinion and to per- ‘saade Representatives and Senators, and spoke frankly of his efforts in the national campaign of last fall. He said he furnished most of the sugar information which appeared in the Democratic campaign text book; that he prepared data on free sugar for a Democratic campaign document which the present Secretary of the Navy,Mr.Daniels,said would get a circulation of a million in pamphlet form,and that he had wired every member of the resolutions committeeattheBaltimoreconventiontoputa free sugar plank in the Democratic platform. Lowry testified that he had con- ducted his fight solely for the Fed-eral company and that other refiners had not figured in it.He thought the expense had amounted to about $25,000 in four years..Exclusive of his salary and commission as sales agent,amounting to about $68,000 in that period,he got nothing for histariffwork,he said.After manyquestionsbySenatorCumminsthe witness agreed that although all the sugar refiners did not,yeam t+farnrfreesugar,they.would beneft only in a less degree than the Federal by a reduction in duty.Lowry said,hew- ever,that an official of the American Sugar Refining Company,the so- called trust,had told him that free sugar “would put us out of busi- ness.” Good Roads Convention and Inspec- tion of Central Highway. H.B.Varner,president of the North Carolina Good Roads Associa- tion,announces that the next con- vention of that body will be held at Morehead City,July 30 to August 1. Local organizations throughout the State,towns,cities,counties and commercial organizations,will be asked to send delegates and a big at-tendance is looked for.The convention will be preceded by a tour of inspection over the route of the Central highway,starting at the Tennessee line in Madison coun- ty and ending at Morehead City on the first day of the convention.The start will be made on the morning ofJuly25.Mr.Varner,who is chair- man of the Central highway board of trustees,will be accompanied throughout the tour of inspection byGov.Craig,Dr.Joseph Hyde Pratt, and others.-There will be short stops in the towns and villages through which the highway is to pass. The A.&M.College. The advertisement of the Agricul- tural and Mechanical College at Ral-eigh appears in another column.ThisCollegeisfulfillingitsmissionasalaceforfirst-class technical train- ng.Turn where you will and itsgraduatesaremakingtheirmarkon the industrial life of the State.Thedemandsontheinstitutionformen are increasing from year to year.If @ young man wants to equip himself for leadership in agriculture,engin- eering;cotton manufacturing and al-lied pursuits he should consider theadmirableopportunitiesofferedbythisbusyCollege.—ad. Ceres 014 Sores,Other Remedies Wen'l Cero worstcases,tter of how standing,au roe by he wendertil,cad rela Dr. the sametime, ee ongon, MILLS &POSTON’S Sale of Towels,Sheets,Pillow —<Cases and Bed Spreads > HOT WEATHER BARGAINS: A good Wash Rag for Lot No.1 Huck Towels at Lot No.2 Huck Towels,18x36,at Lot No.3 Turkish Towels,16x36,at Lot No.4 Turkish Towels,18x33,at Lot No.5 Turkish Towels,17x38,at Lot No.6 Turkish Towels,22x44,at Lot No.7 Turkish Towels (extraheavy), 23x45,at 3.00 dozenOtherLinenTowelsat25c.,50c.and 75c,each. ——S=0 =~ 63x90 Hemmed Sheets at 50e.each 63x90 Hemmed Sheets at 70c.each 81x90 Hemmed Sheetsat 75c.,85c.and 90c.each 81x90 best H.S.Sheets at #1 00 each 36x45 Pillow Cases at 25c.,40c.and 50c.pair The above are all in good standard quality.™a Vonrs truly,|MILLS &POSTON. 5e. 60c.dozen$1.00 dozen 1.20 dozen 1.50 dozen 1.75 dozen 2.25 dozen s Be Comlortable in Hot Weather We Have Just What You Want. Two Quarts $1.95 Mosquito Canopies Mosquito Canopies 6-foot Bamboo Shades 6-foot Porch Curtains Hammocks $7.50,$6.50,$3.50, Best Wood Settee (red or green) Porch Rockers $3.00,$2.50,$2.00, Sanitary Steel Couches Children’s Safety Beds Water Coolers $2.25, Oil Cook Stoves (all sizes) Porch Swings $4.25 andRefrigerators $2.50 3.50 1,35 2.50 1,00 3,50 1.25 4.50 4.25 1.75 2.5010.00 Statesville,N.C.Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, VOL.XXXIX.-STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,JUNE 27,1913.“i wy ”NO.96. AEMDMETA CASE OF BARN BURNING MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON. W.A.”Murdock’s Barn Burned Tues-day Evening and Lester CurrentChargedWithSettingtheFire—In Jail in Default of $800 Bond. The barn of Mr.Wm.A.Murdock of Cool Spring township was destroy- ed by fire between 8 and 9 o’clock Tuesday evening and Lester Current, a young married man who lives a short distance from Mr.Murdock’s,is in jail charged with firing the barn, Current was placed under arrest.Wed- nesday morning and was given a hearing Wednesday afternoon beforeJusticeLazenby,who committed him to jail in default of $800 bond forhisappearanceatthenexttermofIredellSuperiorCourt,which con- venes July 28th.The evidence against Current is circumstantial,but the of- ficers believe they have a_strong case.It is the general opinion that if he is guilty of the crime that he was prompted to commit it by others. It will be remembered that just four weeks ago Mr.Murdock lost near $1,000 worth of lumber by fire of supposed incendiary origin. The barn which was burned was a large building and all of Mr.Mur- dock’s new crop of wheat and oats, which had just been hauled from the field,was destroyed with it,along with a few farming implements and some feed.The barn was valued at $400 and it is estimated that not less than 150 bushels of wheat and 100 bushels of oats were destroyed.Mr. Murdock was at the home of a neigh- bor when the fire started and but for the quick work of Mrs.Murdock,who discovered the flames and immediate- ly opened the stable doors,all three of his horses would have been burn- ed.Mr.Murdock and others arrived in time to save the vehicles,»which were in the barn.There was $300 insurance on the barn and contents. Probably 50 people of the communi- ty were attracted to Mr.Murdock’s by the fire and no one doubted that it’was of ineendiary origin.The flames had started at the rear of the barn in the wheat and within a short time after Mr.Murdock left home. Neighbors and friends of Mr.Mur- ._dock not only expressed their sym- pathy for him in his misfortune,but pledged their support in any effortthatmightbemadetorundownthe guilty rty,and it was decided tobeginthesearchthatnight.The lo-cal telephone line was out of order, but by going some distance Mr.Mur-dock reached a ‘phone which was in order and he managed to get a mes- sage to Sheriff Deaton,who with other officers was in north Iredell at work on another case.The sheriff and his deputies hurried back to Statesville in an avtomobile arid from here a party consisting of Sher- iff Deaton,Fred Hyams Deaton,Deputy Sheriff Gilbert and Policeman Fulp went to Mr.Murdock’s,reaching there about 2 o'clock.What occurredafterthearrivalofthesheriff’s party was told in detail at the preliminary hearing by Mr.Murdock,Mr.H.R. Mayes and Sheriff Deaton,who were the only witnesses examined.Their evidence developed the followingfacts:;a ak The Evidence. Mr.Murdock went to the home of Mr.Will Warren,a short distance away,just before dark to borrow a plow and was at Mr.Warren’s when the latter discovered:the fire..Les-ter.Ourrent Viwea in ‘A Yenant house on the Sowers place,about a quar-ter of a mile from Mr.Murdock’s and in full view of the latter’s barn and dwelling:M1.Murdock and Cur- rent have never had any personal trouble but were not intimate neigh- bors and because of certain cireum- stances it might be said that they were not on friendly terms.When the crowd gathered at the fire it was noticed that Current was not there, though it was known that he was at home a short time before.After dis- cussing the situation with Mr.Mur- dock and others,or rather after he had heard the matter discussed amone members of the crowd which had remained at Mr.Murdock’s after the fire,Sheriff Deaton decided to go over to Current’s to find out why he had not answered the fire alarm. Quite a party of men accompanied the sheriff to within a short distance of Current’s homme and the officers went to the house with.him:Creeping up close to Current’shouseSheriffDeatonpeepedinawin- dow and noticed a lamp burning in the middle of the floor.He could see no one in the room but when he call-ed Current answered promptly and a few more calls brought him toe thedoor.Stepping to the door Sheriff Deaton noticed a pair of shoes beside the door which had apparently been cleaned a short time before.Current said they were his shoes and theonlypairhehad;that he had clean- ed them Tuesday morning.It wasnoticedthatthebedclothingonthe bed in the room had not been dis-turbed and when asked about thisCurrentsaid’that he had been ly- ing across the foot of the bed.AskedwhyhedidnotgotothefireatMr. Murdock’s,Current answered that hedidnotwanttoleavehiswifebecause of her condition;that he saw thefiresoonafteritstartedandheandhiswifesatontheporchandwatch-ed the barn burn.The sheriff askedCurrentifhewouldgowithhimand‘his companions to see if any trackscouldbefoundthatmightleadtothetracingofthemanwhoburnedthebarnandCurrentimmediatelydressedandwentwi_Wife was asked ifatthe afraid toththeparty.His |beshe band and she said it would’be allrightiftheofficerswouldpromisetolethimcomeback.The promise wasmade.:Trail of Tracks. Current told the sheriff that he had made a trip to the meadow toward Mr.Murdock’s Tuesday and couldshowhimthathistrackstoandfrom the meadow were all that he had made in that direction since the rain the night before..The sheriff asked him if he had been at work in themeadowwhyitwasthathisshoes were so clean and Current answered that the meadow was dry.Withinafewminutesthepartyreachedthe point where tracks were visible ‘in the soft ground and Current explain- ed that they were his tracks made on his trip to the meadow.He was required to put his foot in the tracksandthefitwasperfect.The tracks going both ways were very plain and there were no other tracks at the point where Current took the officers. But further on it was noticed at places in’the road that there was an extra trail of tracks leading in the direction of Current's house.When asked about these Current said they were not his tracks;that he had made only the round trip to the meadow. The extra tracks were examined closely with a search light and looked to the sheriff,Mr.Mayes and others to be exactly like those which Cur- rent said were his.Current was then required to put his feet in these tracks and the fit was perfect.The tracks were measured every few feet until the road leading up to Mr.Mur- dock’s house was.reached.Here it was noticed that the extra tracks came from the direction of Mr.Mur- dock’s,but they were lost in the road and came in contact with tracks of persons who had gone to the fire along that road.Current went .on with the party up to the scene of the fire.While all were looking at the smouldering wheat Mr.Murdock re- marked to Current that some one had burned his barn and he didn’t know who it was.Current said he was sorry and stated that he did not burn the barn.It was then near 4 o’clock and after a consultation with others Sheriff Deaton decided it would bebestfortheentirepartytotakealit- tle sleep and wait for daylight..Cut- rent was told that he might go homeafterhepromisedtocomebacknextmorningtohelpinthefurthersearch for tracks that might lead to running down the incendiary.Hé fad not at this time been placed under arrest.Current went home and the party of officers and citizens of the community lay down to sleep,some of them go- ing into the dwelling and other build- ings,while others lay near the smoul- dering ruins of the barn. More Tracks Lead to Arrest. Soon after daybreak the party was again astir and Current came over from his house and joined the party. After considerable searching for tracks that could be clearly followed, Mr.Mayes found where some one had gone toward the barn across the gar- den.The sheriff and others were called to see the trail,which was dis- tinct from others because it.went in a direction and over territory where no one coming to,or Yeaving the fire would have gone.The tracks lead to fences which had been crossed,along brier thickets and through newly- plowed ground,up to within 50 feet of the barn,where they struck hard ground.Current was called and.re- quired to put his feet into these tracks and it was sotieed thay the fit was perfect.Further,peculiarities noticed in the tracks which he said were his,made by extra pieces of leather on his shoe soles, were found.It was remarked by some one in the crowd that Cur- rent’s shoes fitted the tracks perfect ly and the latter,wno had been véry nervous at the beginning of the in- vestigation earlier m the morning, became more so and suggested that he walked more “pigeon-toed”than the tracks which were being followed. He asked that one of the party put his foot in the track.The man of whom the request was made put his foot in the track,but his shoe was too long.The “back-tracking’’on this trail was continued,the sheriff and Current walking arm in arm,and every few feet Current was made to ago he was convicted of store break- ed to the Iredell roads. ing a portion of his granted a pardon.It is understood good behaviour,which may mean that term. more than a year ago brought suit voluntary non-suit in Ashe Superior Court last July,has renewed his ac-tion. Sanatorium and he alleged in complaint that he was not given prop-er care,that as a result he caught cold and suffered serious injury.In reply to the complaint it was stated| that Neal was a patient at the San atorium,his treatment was conclud- ed and he was discnarged as a pa-tient. ed to stay a day longer for his con venienee,aod it was during this per iod,when he controlled his ownac-| tions,that the injury he alleges oc-|curred, has any real basis. iast July and on motion of Lr.jong’ attorneys it was ordered removedto |Wilkes plaintiff took a voluntary non-suit.|By this course he had the privilege pf renewing the action withpr a fear, which he has’done..‘ Suit Against the Town For $15,000 Neill Alexander against the city of Statesville for $15,000 damages on account of injuries to his little son, Master Harold Alexander,who eith- er fell.or was pushed from a cul- vert on Bell,street while en route home ‘from ‘school,is come up for trial at the next term of Iredell Superior Court.The dam- ages are asked on the ground thatthechild,who was badly injured,was not properly protected from the prec-ipice from which he fell,there havingbeennorailingalongthetopoftheculvertatthattime. FIRED HIS PISTOL ON ‘TRAIN. Ben Little Engaged in a ShootingFestonNo.35 and Got in Jail—|Has Been in Trouble Before. Ben.Little,a young white man ofCatawbacounty,created panic in acoachofwest-bound passenger train No.35 Tuesday night just after thetrainpassedCleveland,Little,whohadbeenemployedinrailroadwork in Virginia,was on his way to Ca-tawba county.He was.drinki heavily and passengers in the saanobservedthathewasgettingratherrowdy.Just after the train passedClevelandhepulledoutapistoland fired several shots. rang out many of the passengers either left the coach or sought shel-ter beneath the seats.After empty-ing the pistol Little threw it.undertheseatandmadenofurthereffort to use it.He was taken in chargebyConductorSumnerandwhenthetrainreachedStatesville.was deliv- ered to policemen who had been ‘call- ed to the station to meet the train. No evidence of the bullets fired byLittlecouldbefoundinthecoachanditissupposedthatallwerefired out the window.The pistol which he used was found under the seat where he threw it and was turned over to the officers here.Another pistol was found in his baggage.Little Spent the night in jail and Was arraigned in the mayor’s court Wednesday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and being drunk and disorderly.He was fined $5 and costs for the latter offense and was required to give $100 bond for his ap- pearance at Iredell Superior Court toanswerforthepistolcase.When the Iredell court gets through with him he will be turned over to the Rowan county authorities to answer for the shooting,which occurred while the traim was in that county. This is not the first time Little has been in trouble.About four years ing in Alexander county and sentene- After serv- term he was that the pardon was conditioned on Little will have to"complete the road Neal Renews His Suit Against Dr. Long. F.H.Neal of Ashe county,who for $50,000 damages against Dr.H. F.Long of Statesville,and took wa Neal was a patient at Dr.Long’s his At his request he was allow- It is not believed here that the suit The case was called in Ashe covrt for trial.Thereupon the| Damages.: A damage suit instituted by Mr. expected to turn around and put his’feet in the tracks,the fit proving perfect every time.It was found that the tracks lead from within a short distance ofCurrent’s house by.a_circuitous route to the Murdock garden and across the garden to the barn lot.When the back-tracking was con- cluded near Current’s house the sheriff took Current to one side andtoldhimthathewouldhavetoplacehimunderarrestandbringhimto town.Current was badly frightneedandpleadwiththeofficernottotake him away,but to no avail.The story of the following of the tracks as given above was ‘told in detail by both Sheriff Deaton and Mr.Mayes and in part by Mr.Mur- dock.Several other persons whohadfollowedthetrailasmembersoftheparty.were sworn as witnesses but were not called on to testify.InhistestimonySheriffDeatontoldofCurrent’s actions,which he thoughtindicatedguilt:When Current wasfirstcalledfromhishouseinthe early.morning,he was taken to one side by the sheriff,who talked.tohimafewminutesbeforetheyleftthehouse,As the officer talked toCurrentthelattersuddenlyfellto‘the ground.The officer made no ef-fort to help him ue and Currentlookedupandaskedhowhecametoonthed,.sheriff told bus-|Ree gM ego mediately got up and went with theofficer. resented by Mr.Z.V.Long while Mr. ecution. had just been called into the and not being familiar with his cli- ent would not put him on the stand or offer any testimony in his defenseatthattime defendant should be but if he should be held he wanted the bond to be small so that it couldbegiven. asked that the bond be made not less dence sufficient to hold Current and not given. quite a large crowd,including manycitizens which the fire occurred.Current satclosetohislawyerallduringthe a has a wife and two children.He Bond of $800 Required. At the hearing Current was rep- L.C.Caldwell represented the pros-Mr.Long explained that hecase He didn’t think the \held for the higher court on the evidence given, Mr.Caldwell went overthecasefrombeginningtoendand than $1,000.Justice Lazenby an- nounced that he considered the evi- required a bond of $800,which was The hearing was held in the Supe- rior Court room and was attended by from the community in hearing and.gave close attention tothetestimonyofthewitnesses.Cur-rent is apparently about 30 years old on the Sowers place been living +)‘» As the shets wil feet in’circumference at the ground, TO BE IN MOTOR CYCLE RACE. Mooresville Man to Enter ‘NationalRaceatElgin,I—Sick People—-Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark.. Mooresville,June 26—Rev.R.A. Goodman,president of Mt.Amoena Seminary,Mt.Pleasant,will preach next Sunday morning at St.Luke’schurch,near Mt.Ulla,and will fillthepulpitattheLutheranchurchatMooresvilleSundaynight..\_Mr.Gray Sloop left yesterday for Reading,Pa.to get a motorcyclebuiltbytheReadingStandardpeo-ple especially for the race course.He 1 spend a few ‘days in New York testing the machine and will be onhandatElgin,Il,on the Fourth ofJulyforthenationalmotorcyclerace.Mr.Sloop is quite an expertwiththemotorcycleandissofartheonlySouthernmanenteredforthe great race at Elgin.The distance to be run is 250 miles on one of thebesttracksinAmericaandthree stops for oil will be made,The race last year was 500 miles and the rec- ord was a little over 76 miles perhour,which included five stops for oil.His friends wish him success and hope he will give those Yankees a run for the money.A large num- ber of cash prizes are offered,the first of which is $500 in gold,to-gether with cups,etc. William McPherson,who was op- erated on more than a week ago atthesanatoriuminSalisbury,is re- ported to be doing well and ig con- sidered out of danger.While at Mon- treat week before last he had a verysuddenattackofappendicitisand was carried to Salisbury for the op- eration.His mother,Mrs.Lucy Mc- Pherson,is with him.Mrs.W.D. Templeton is recovering rapidly from an operation fer appendicitisaboutthesametime. Dr.W.D.Gilmore went to theSalisburysanatoriumlastFriday and is reported to be very critically ill with typhoid fever.Mrs.Jas.L. Donald underwent an operation for appendicitis Friday and is reportedtobedoingWell. Mr.Geo.C.Goodman left this week for Tate Springs,Tenn.,where he will be for severat weeks.He Wat accompanied as far as Newton by Mrs.Goodman,who will visit rel- ative there. .W.Colson is attending the¥of the Red Men at More+head City this week.Miss May Me- Lell of Bolivar,Tenn.,is visiting Mrs.A.©.Kerley.Rev.and Mrs.C.S.Kirkpatrick left yesterday for Waynesville,where he will attend the laymen’s missionary meeting at the formal opening of the Methodist as-sembly ‘rounds. It Was An Oak Tree—Others Larger. In telling the other day of a sketch in Country Life of a California tree described as the biggest oak tree in the world,the circumference being 23 feet and one inch,The Landmark } spoiled the story by leaving out thewordoak.It is called “the largest oak tree in the world”—which it isn’t, for,as stated at the time,there is awhiteOak-tree on the McLaughlin,place near town which measures {f0| and a companion to it nearby meas- ures more than 20 feet in circumfer- ence atothe ground.The statement about,the tree has resulted in several persons callingattentiontotheredwood.trees inCalifofnia,4avhich are ‘of mammothproportions.Mr.S...A.Lowrance ofMooresvillewritesTheLandmark from Florida that h@ measured aredwoodtreeinCaliforniawhichwas 29 feet in circumference “breast high”from the ground and he was told there were others much larger,allofwhichistrue.The banyan treealsogrowstoenormousproportions.A single tree,the writers tell us, often “covers so large an area thatitwillshelterthousandsofmen.”3ut it was oak trees The Land-mark was trying to tell about.TheCountryLifewriterclaimedthatthe California oak of 23 feet and one inch in ¢ireumference was the “larg-est oak in the world.”The Land-mark has shown we have a much larger oak near Statesville,in Iredellcounty,North Carolina.If anybody knows of an oak that measures more than 30 feet in circumference,let him come forward,or hold his peace. A post card sent rrom Florida byMr.Lowrance shows n picture of liveoaksandMr.Lowrance says the iron oaks and the live oaks are much alike in some respects. Suspected of Turnersburg Robbery—Court Items. Chas,Davidson,a negro resident of the Troutman community,was ar-rested Tuesday for disposing of mortgaged property.He paid the amount of the debt and the conrtcostsyesterdayandwasreleasedfromjail.Andrew Jones,colored,.was fined $5 and costs in Justice Lazenly’scourtTuesdayforanassaultonhiswifeSundaynight.John Eliott,a young white man oftheTurnersburgcommunity,was ar-rested Wednesday and placed in jailtoawaittrialonthechargeofbeing implicated in the robbery of the safe in Stimpson &Steeele’s store at Tur-nersburg a few weeks ago.He wasreleasedyesterdayonabondof$200 for a preliminary hearing tomorrowweek.“Elliott was working inthe roller mill at Turnersburg atthe timeoftherobbery.Mr,N.W.Fox was taxed $2.50 inthemayor’s court Wednesday for tked at various reference to his visit to \ternoon a bolt LOOKS PROMISING FOR WATTS. That’s the Report From Washington ~-Simmons and Overman Visit the President and Come Away Satis-fied. Washington Dispatch, Greenboro News. Unless heroic methods are adopted by those opposing the appointment of Alston D.Watts for the collector- ship of western North Carolina,.Pres- ident Wilson,it is believed,will send the Tredell man’s name to the Senate within a short time. The above conclusion was ‘reached today after Senators Simmons and Overman had conferred with Pres- ident Wilson for nearly an hour. While Senator Simmons would not admit that he discussed the Watts matter,it was learned from another source,usually reliable,that the vis-it to the White House today by the two North Carolina Senators was primarily for that purpose. “I!had a'most delightful interview with the President,”said SenatorSimmonstonight.‘Every subject discussed with the President was en- tirely satisfactory.” “Did you discuss the appointment of Col.Watts?”he was asked. “I can’t go into detail as to what we talked about.I am entirely sat- isfied with my visit,however,”was the reply. “Senator Simmons and I talked to President Wilson about the appoint- ment of Col.Watts,”said Senator Overman tonight when asked with the WhiteHousetoday.“We asked Mr.Wilson to dispose of the Watts case as soon as possible.The President did not say what he would do.” (The Washington correspondent of the Raleigh News and Observer saystheSenatorsurgedthePresidentto make a decision in Watts’case,and further:“The President’s reply was substantially the same as has been made at other times,namely,that he will take the matter up as soon as he can.He showed no disposition,it was said,to send the two Senators to Sec-retary McAdoo,in whose departmentthejobofinternalrevenuecollectoris.”’) Badly Burned By Lightning—Others Knocked Down. During the severe rain storm whichpassedovernorthIredellMondayaf- 25th,to oceanicHEtreeneartheStatesvillerne railroad camp and leaped from the tree to Fred Brown,a young white man,who was badly shocked and more or less seriously injured.Two of the colored convicts and one of the guards,Mr.Tharpe,were knock- ed down and badly shocked but es- eaped injury.The convicts were being taken to the camp to get out of the storm and Brown,who had been watching the squad work,was accompanying them to.«the camp. Brown was picked up and carried to the camp,a short distance away,and a physician was called.It was found that the lightning first struck him on the arm and ran from the arm across his breast and down both legs,tear- ing the shoes from one foot and splitting-open both yant legs.Large blisters were left in the path of the lightning and Brown suffered much from the shock.He was cared for at the railroad camp Monday night and was removed to the home of a frignd near Turnersburg Tuesday. His condition was much improved yesterday and recovery is expected. News of the Churghes, Miss Janie Love witl.address the Junior Christian Union and Ladies’ Missionary society,at Pressly Me- morial church Sabbath evening at 7 o'clock.Children ‘and ladies cordial- ly invited. Rey.W.A.Lutz,Mrs.Frank Bry-ant and Miss Esther Dinglehoef left yesterday afternoon for Black Moun- tain to attend the Blue Ridge Mis-sionary Conference.“Mr,Lutz rep- resents St.John’s Lutheran church, Miss Dinglehoef the Luther League of the same church,while Mrs.Bry- ant goes as the representative of the Miriam society of the First Pres- byterian church. The meeting conducted at the Bap- tist church by Rev.Dr.W.R.Cul- lom of Wake Forest closed Wednes- day night.Dr.Cullom preached a series of excellent sermons with goodresults, A meeting conducted by Rev.G. H.Church in the grove near the Statesville Cotton Mill closed last night.The meeting was largely at- tended and there was much interest. There were a dozen or more profes- sions of faith. Rev.Dr.J.R.Scroggs of Charlotte will preach at Midway Methodist church,this county,Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.” The safe in the freight depot of the Seaboard Air Line at Laurinburg waserackedbyburglarsMondaynight and the building fired and burned with its contents.-The safe contain- ed $160 in cash. The.public has lost sight of theBalkanwar,but having whippedTurkeythealliesarenowfighting among themselves.Bulgarian troops have attacked Servians in Macedonia. The barn of Moses Safrit,six milesfromSalisbury,was burned by light- ning Wednesday night and several head of horses and cows perished in the flames. Justice James W.Gerard,of theNewYorkStateSupremeCourt,hasbeenselectedbyPresidentWilsontobeambassadortoGermany.The operatingnut an automobile at night eS BRIEF ITEMS OF.LOCAL NEWS, —Some hot.And the price of ice will be advanced after July 1st. -—-A representative of the Pied- mont Directory Co.of Asheville has been in Statesville the past few days looking into the matter of a new di- rectory for the town. —The county commissioners re- cently elected Mr.W.W.Williamson of Troutman county surveyor to suc- ceed Mr.R.F.Rives,who resigned several months ago.-~Miss Maude Nicholson of States- ville has been elected a teacher in the Charlotte graded school.Miss Nicholson is now attending the sum- mer school at the University,ChapelHill. -—License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Gracy White and Mr.Wade Hampton Hartsoe,both of whom live just across the line in Mecklenburg county,in the vicinity of Davidson. ~—Capt.P.C.Carlton,Prof.D. Matt Thompson,Mr.J.M.Mitchell, Mr.A.C.McHargue and others ex- pect to leave Sunday for Gettysburg to attend the veterans’meet there next week. —Mr.W.W.Cooper,who died a week ago,left an estate estimated to be worth $60,000 to $75,000.He had no children and his estate will be di- vided between his wife and his broth- ers and sisters. —The Postal Telegraph office was moved yesterday afternoon from the Mills building on west Broad street to the lobby of Hotel Iredell.The office will now be kept open until 10 o'clock at night. —During the storm Sunday after- noon lightning killed two yearling calves in Bethany township,the property of Mr.Bob Blackwelder. The calves were attached by a chain to a wire fence. ~~-Miss ‘Zula Sherrill,the 14-year- old daughter of Mr.and Mrs.W.L. Sherrill of Catawba,was operated on for appendicitis at the Sanatorium Wednesday.Her condition is en- couraging.Mrs.Sherrill is here with her daughter.—Messrs.Wm.Wallace,D.M. Ausley,H.P.Grier,J.A.Hartness and Z.V.Long went to Asheville yesterday to confer with GovernorCraigwithaviewtosecuringad-ditional convicts for work ‘on theStatesvilleAirLinerailroad. —-Mr.W.A.Thomas will be amemofaPywhichwillsail from New York July 10th for a tripabroad,The itinerary includes Naples Rome,.Venice,Paris,London andotherpointsofinterestandthepar-ty will be away until September. ~The Landmark is authorized to say that the business houses will be closed next Friday,July 4th...There will be a general suspension of busi-ness and the ’greater part of thepopulation,and most of the country- side as well,will go to the Fort Dobbs picnic. —Mr.Rowe Campbell,son of Mrs. M.G.Campbell of Taylorsville,while engaged in a game of ball at Newtonyesterdayafternoonandwhileslid- ing to a base,fell.His left leg was broken just above the ankle.He was brought here to the Sanatorium last night.for treatment. Dr.J.A.Scott,president of Statesville Female College,went to Huntersville Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr.W.S.Caldweil,who died there Monday night.Mr.Cald-well was the father of Mitsés {toi and Julia Galdwell,who were’stu- dents at Statesville College a few yeirs ago.. —Commissioner of Agricilture Graham,Mr.T.B:Parker,director of farmers’institutes,Dr.B.W.Kil- gore,director of State Farms,and seven members of the State Board ofAgriculturespentTuesdayattheIre- dell Test Farm looking over the farm and outlining experimental work to be done there. —Sheriff Deaton asks The Land-mark to gay that he will see that every old soldier in town has an au- tomobile ride to and from Fort Dobbs next Friday.He wants every auto- mobile in the town and county to join in a parade that day to the picnicgrounds,and all who will are asked to comnmiunicate with him. —The song recital at the States- ville Theater last night by Mrs,Lois Long Hackett had a splendid attend- ance.The recital was for the bene- fit of the Civic League and the re-ceipts amounted to the rise of $100.Mrs.Hackett was most ably assistedbyMesdamesM.C.Wood and A.P. Steele,who sang two duetts.Mrs.R. B.McLaughlin played the accom-paniments on the piano.Mr.WallaceHoffmannexplainedtheoriginofsomeofthefolksongsusedbyMrs.Hackett.The recital was decidedlypleasingtotheaudience. Mr.J.Chap Turner Loses Two Mules By Lightning. News has been received here thatMr.J.Chap.Turner,formerly of Ire- dell,who lives near Bedford City,Va., lost two fine mules by Hghtning afewdaysago.Three mules and a horse were in Mr.Turner’s barn,stnding side by side in separate stalls,The mules on the outside in eachinstancewerekilled.The horse, and the mule next to the horse werenothurt.The mules killed wayworth$400 to $500.gh aeBeforeheleftIredellMr.Turnerlostabarnandtwoorthreeheadof sto¢k by lightning.Pe ‘Up to date 40 Northocratshavebeena re which was next to an outside stall, 5a COMMENTON VARIOUS MATTERS The callow youth who attempted to “shoot up”a court in Washington was not so successful as the Allens in Virginia,whom he was of course imitating.It would seem that per- sons on trial in court should at least be searched for deadly weap- ons before the trial begins;and if this shooting up business is |to grow in favor,it might be advisa- ble for an officer to stand at the door of every court room and re- quire all who enter to surrender their weapons.Ne By a vote of four to three the Al- abama Supreme Court has ruled that after September 1 next no case may be reversed by the Supreme Court,nor any other court,on a mere technicality,unless it is shown by the whole cause that the case of the appellant is or has been prejudiced thereby.Glory to the Alabama Su- preme Court!It is showing a com- mendable|purpose,which —other courts would do well to emulate,to get away from the technicalities which clog the wheels of justice and to administer the law after the rules of common sense.*** The franking privilege,which costs the government millions of dollars a year,would be wiped out by a bill proposed by Senator Kenyon.Offi- cial stamps would be issued to gov- ernment officials,who would be re- quired to give strict account of their use.Testimony in the lobby investi- gation showed that in one instance sugar interests,under Senator Lodge’s frank,circulated at the gov- ernment’s expense mail matter which would have otherwise cost them $16,- 000 in postage.The bill ought to pass but it may not.The govern- ment printing office is frequently used to print documents at public expense that are neither of interest nor profit to the people;then these documents,sent out for private pur- poses,clog the mails under the franks of Senators and members of Congress—again at the expense of the public.The franking privilege is fearfully abused and its abuse works an outrageous injustice on the tax- payers—an injustice which Senators and members with any sense of fair- ness should seek to correct. *a a Because we remarked on the fact that The Landmark was a cunning enemy of Senator Simmons,The Landmark says that we maliciously misrepresented it.We fail to see how that could be,when The Land- mark in the very next breath ad- mits that it was not favorable to Simmons,and tries to excuse itself for the mistake by asserting that it was always fair to tne Senator.We didn’t say or insinuate that it was not fair.-Winston-Salem Journal. The Journal thought some remarks of this paper applied to it-—The Landmark didn’Suse it in mind butitisnotresponsibleifitfeltguilty —and in retaliation that paper re- ferred to The Landmark as a “cun- ning enemy”of Senator Simmons and.charged that this paper was seeking an excuse “for getting on the band wagon”—in line with Sen- ator Simmons.It wag the last state- ment that was offensive and which was characterized as malicious,be- cause anybody who reads The Land- mark or knows its editor knows it is untrue.The Journal now stoops to further misrepresentation by saying The Landmark is trying to “exeuse itself for the mistake”in not supporting Senator Simmons. This is malicious,for the .Journal well knows The Landmark has done and is doing nothing of the kind. In the article which made the Jour- nal jump and started this controver- sy it was distinctly stated that The Landmark had no apology to makeforite..epposition .to Senator Sim-mons and would followd&he sameeeurseagainunderthesamecir- cumstances..4 **a The spectacular resignation of Dis- triet Attorney McNabb of San Fran- cisco and his charge that Attorney General McReynolds was attempting to shield two prominent and wealthy citizens of.San Francisco,charged with a serious crimtnal offence,was the sensation of the week in gov- ernment circles.Mr.McNabb is ahold-over Republican zeal for law enforcement or was a ¢‘and whether his action was entirely prompted by practically.the same thing as:to his’ recommendation of Mr.Swann at Marshall.We “glory.in the spunk” of these Congressmen.It is their privilege to make recommendations: and if they think the men are all right (as they of course do or th would not have recommended them they should stand by’them.Senator Simmons is opposing Oliver on the ground that during _the senatorial campaign last year Mr.Oliver pub- lished in.his paper statements se- riously reflecting’“on the Senator. That is to sy,it is alleged that he is not opposing Oliver simply becatise Oliver opposed him for Senator but for the reason that Oliver published serious charges attacking his politi- cal integrity.In the Swann case Senator Simmons seems to have no personal grievance but is opposing Swann because of opposition by Gov. Craig,Corporation |Commissioner Lee and others.The charges against Swann have not been made public. These cases are of course the result of political factions.It was charg- ed:when Gov.Aycock was in office that he gave no appointments to persons*who supported Gen.Carr for Senator in 1900 and opposed Mr. Simmons.This was not.entirely true but was largely true,.Senator Simmons and Gov.Aycock being close friends.It was charged that Gov.Kitchin gave no place of honor or trust to those who opposed.his nomination for Governor.That was not true but of course in the great majority of cases Gov.Kitchin re- membered only his friends.It is charged that Gov.Craig has given and will give appointments only to those who supported Senator Sim- mons last year,the Governor and Senator having been in a sort of po- litical alliance.This is not entire- ly true,but Gov.Craig,like Gov. Kitchin,has in the greay majority of cases remembered only his side of the house.It is natural for one to remember his friends in such mat- ters (although some of the candi- dates for Federal office in North Carolina who fought the nomination of Mr.Wilson are not stressing that point just now),but it is wrong to carry it to the extreme.One should not be excluded from honors or emol- uments simply because he exercised the privilege of expressing a person- al oles in the selection of candi- dates;this system is not right of it- self and it does not tend to party harmony.But all other things being equal,it is natural for one’s friends to have the preference.In the case of the postmasters,however,‘the status is somewhat different as The Landmark sees it.It has long been a custom to allow a member of Con- gress,when his party 1s in power, to recommend the postmasters in his district and usually his recommen- dation is final.But the Senate has the last pass at these appointments and if any Senator has’information affecting the character.or fitness of the men recommended,which he con- siders is grave enough to render them unworthy of the public serv- ice,then he should oppose them,no matter who recommends them.If Senator Simmons has such facts he is within his rights in opposing Oli- ver and Swann.If he has not his opposition cannot be justified,no matter what excuse is offered.While they may tot be the men he would select,it is not hi»right to select them and unless they are otherwise disqualified his opposition,as The Landmark views it,cannot be justi fied.If,however,these gentlemen engaged in umreasonable and severe abuse of Senator Simmons when he was a candidate,and made or cireu- lated serious charges against him which could not be established,then they are getting what they might expect.We do not know that either of them did -€his and Mr.Oliver'sfriendsSayhedidnot.There were many reckless statements made about the senatorial candidates last year,Gov.Kitchin being a victimms well as Senator Simmons;and if this style of campaigning can be check- ed mych.good will be accomplished. Calamity and Death at Fayetteville— Storm and Crime.: During the prevalence of a severe storm at Fayetteville,Sunday night, the plant of the Fayetteville Wooden- ware Company and a_strawberry packing house were burned.Fires supposed to have been caused by lightning.The Woodenware com- pany’s loss is estimated at $26,000, insurance $13,000. During the storm a negro girl, Cora McLain,dropped déad and death is supposedto have been caused by fright. 4 4,Seer,Tom Alford,colored,hel &anelectrician,was.killed at “Smi fieldwhileattemptingtospliceabrokenelectricwire.:ee! The jailer of Alamance county went visiting with his family Sunday,leaving five prisoners in jail.When he returned their places were vacant. ,William Sloan Caldwell,a wellknowncitizenofHuntersville,died Monday night after a brief illness, aged 54 years.He is survived .by his wife and two daughters. Chas.Steiner,traveling,salesman for a New York jewelry firm,died suddenly Tuesday while attending the meeting of the North Carolina Jewelers’at Wrightsville Beach. James Pratt,who lives near Stone- ville,Rockingham county,wa shot by his son-in-law,‘Tom Cardwell, Sunday morning.Cardwell{says he was attempting to unload the“weapon when it was accidenthlly discharged. Pratt is expected to die. Driven at high speed to escape a rainstorm,an automobile filled with women and children overturned at Goldsboro.One lady suffered a brok- en ankle and ribs,another a dislo- cated shoulder,another a broken jaw and there were many bruises and scratches.; Drs.J.8.Hood and J..E.Anthony and Mr.John White were crossing the railroad track at King’s Moun- tain in an automobile when a train struck the rear of the machine and made ‘junk of the car.The occu- pants were bruised but not danger- ously hurt. Lady Clara,a thoroughbred dairy cow owned by the Dutch Dairy Farms near Hickory,ina 60-day test from April 15 to June 16,produced 2,073 pounds of milk and 126.8 pounds of butter.’The weight of the milk from the-eow in the 60 days is three times her own weight. Gov.Kitchin,who located in Ral- eigh to practice law when his term as Governor expired,has bought’a home.there and will move his family to Raleigh from Roxboro.Mrs. Kitchin and children have lived at their former home in Roxboro since the Governor’s term expired. The Rocky Mount Transdript, which recently suspended as a daily, will be continued as a semi-weekly. Mr.R.B.Wilson,formerly of Statesville,who was editor of the daily Transcript,will,it is announc- ed,be connected with a paper in the western part of the State in which he will have an interest. Carlyle Heath,the young man who was fatally wounded by shots fired from ambush in Kinston Saturday night,died Monday,A number of suspects were arrested and one man, Jim Underhill,voluntarily surrender- ed,saying he had shot at negroes about the time Heath was wounded A preliminary hearing resulted in holding Underwood and Jo.Tisdale in bonds of $1,500 each for trial. The postoffice at Weaverville,Bun- combe county,eight miles from Asheville,was robbed Sunday night of stamps and money to the amount of $300 or more.The work seems to have been done by expert cracks- men.Postoffice robberies have been frequent in North Carolina recently and the roving bands of expert bur- glars from the big cities,usually called “yeggmen,”are doubtless at work in the State. Three sons of William Carswell and four sons of Lazes Carswell,all living in the Lower Fork section of Burke county,engaged in a battle Sunday,the result of a family feud growing out of the illicit liquor traf- fic.Carswell is in a hospital at Morgan- ton in a critical condition,two otherswereseverelywounded,two are in jail.The section is noted for illicit liquor traffic and lawlessness.As the result of a recent row in that section a man named Saine was kill- erenttAENS Charlotte School Board.¢ For Exctuding Catt.|x oacuctal At a mass meeting of citivens held in Charlotte Tuesday night res- olutions were passed criticisms’the Chartotte scucol board for failure to re-elect two young women teachersintheschoolsolelybecausethey are members of the Roman Catholic Chureh.A paragraph of the resolu- tions reads: “We believe that it is contrary.to the laws of the United States and to the laws of the State of North Caro-lina to require any religious test as a qualification to any office or public trust.” ‘itighpad oe aa Eso"the World’s Most Sanitary Wherever known the Velvet Kind becomes the only kind. Try our brick individuals,three flavors,,‘neat, sanitary cartons, Order it for desert—for.festivals, Purity Ice Cream Company Richmond,Va. Sold at fountains by the saucer. Sold in pints,quarts, half gallons and gallons, P FOR SALE BY Ice Cream Plant to Your Plate. +&.:Here’s the most delicious ice cream that ever put the Statesville Drug Co. finishing touch to banquet or made “Johnnie”pass his plate for more.It gives health and energy for hot weather days, and cools like an autumn breeze, It’s flavor and purity it owes to the materials we use,and a plant kept spotlessly clean. ‘The cream comes from Government inspected cows,famous for their healthiness,In our laboratories it is.tested for its butter fat,It ig tested for its purity. To insure its purity we pasteurize it—subject to 145 degrees ‘The Velvet Kind is never touched by human hands,of heat, Some kinds there are filled with delicious nuts. you can have,rich with the flavor of real fresh fruit. (6) Congressman Webb Selects Mr. Link For Postmaster at Hickory. Representative Webb has solved a puzzling patronage problem by nam- ing A.C.Link as postmaster at Hickory.There were six applicants for the place and all were strongly endorsed by the patrons of the of- fice.Mr.Link is a Confederate vet- eran and*chairman of the board of education of Catawba county.NN THE BRILLIANT STARS OF JUNE. By the end of June,Mars,Venus,Saturn and Jupiter will all be morning stars,butFoley's Honey and Tar Compound is at all times the “Star”medicine for coughs,colds, croup and whooping couxh.A cold in June is as apt to develop into bronchitis or pneu- monia as at any other time,bat not if Poley’s Honey and Tar Compound is taken.For salebyStatesvilleDrugCo! are permanently curedPILES$)sr temkscarsHEM-ROID It quickly removes the Internal cause. Bookie!trem DR.LEQNHARDT CO.,Buttale,#.T. Sold by Statesville Drug Oo.and all droggists. Notice to Contractors. rae undersigned Commissioners of Up-er ird Creek Drainage District,Iredellcounty,N.©.will on SATURDAY,JUNE 28,191%,receive bids for the dredging ofsaidcreekfromneartheAlexandercounty line to a point above the old Watts millplace,in Iredell county.Said canal to beabouteightmileslongand18to22feet wide,requiring the excavation of about186,00@ cubic yards.Estimated cost not toexceed$15,000.A certified cheek for $200 must accompany bids,which will be openedJune28,1913,at 12 o’elock m.For furtherinformationaddressL.O.WHITE,States- J.A.SMITH, W.E MORRISON, H.L.STEVENSON, lL.0.White,Engineer.Commissioners.June 13. ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. As a result of the battle Dock |yitle,N.C. I will have some of our latest ‘gtyle machines.here in a short time.Come e first timeyouareintowdahilwoethem and let’s talk it over. Cc.H.TURNER,Near the Depot. Iredell ’Phone No.74,Bell No.7. CHOICE FARM FOR SALE! Ox HUNDREDacresabout milesfromStatesvilleTheverybestsubsoil,noweestateofcultivationandenttrelylevel.iveacresoffinebottom now sect in meadowNicenewhouse,extralargeand convenient barn ys Y ha -Ps N Others (7|Ui % Nas ,Me Me Me eM Me ccclecaddadls ”Wi!dh tll 4 SLATE Roofs puton twenty-sixyears ago are as goodasnewto-day,and have neverneededrepairs.Whatistheresult?Whypractically every othershingle manufactureris tryingtoimitate it,sobenot deceived —look for the words “ight Reg.U.S.Pat.Off.”embossedonthe corrugation.Itis putthere for your protection.Acceptnosubstitute. For Sale by LAZENBY-MONTGOMERY HARDWARE CO.,Statesville,N.C. 9OOSOSSSSSCSOCOSOCOS FOR SALE. 365-acre farm three miles from Mooresville, near school and church,150 to 175 aeres in cul- tivation,balance in old-field pine and original foreat.Six-room house and five tenant houses on place.Wells and outbuildings. Fifteen small farms. 218 acres and good buildings in Elmwood at a bargain.-Several other large farms. TERMS EASY:CASH OR ON TIME, W.R.MILLS,_Real Estate Agent. 908826S08G0882S2062800086080 “=TF “ "HEADOUARTERS | FOR Building Material! Are you going to build?We wantandotheroutbuildings,right on public highwayandtnsightofgoodlong-termschool.Priceveryreasonableandtermsenay.ZEB.V.LONG,Attorney. Four hours later the home of Rose Cromartie,a colored woman,was burned and the woman lost her life in the fire because she insisted on going back in the house after an insurance policy after she had escaped from the burning building. Next day a colored man swore out a warrant for Bertha Wright and Jo. Gardner,colored,charging them with setting fire to Rose Cromartie’s :house.It is alleged.that Rose had gration,recently appointed by Pres-reported the couple for selling liquoridentWilson.This fact gives some |and they had threatened her. color to McNabb’s charges.While sy * the cause of justice may not be hurt|The “Lazy Husband Law”in Opera- nid oe pee tae there is tion at Seattle. vidence o at fact—it is un-i xdfortunatethatagovernmentofficialsatetautarelets te bee: was instrumental in.securing the{tle Wash.The county commission- a of the trial of his son.|ers have built a stockade on 65 t me ‘own that the charge of|gcres in a suburb of Seattle,Here allavoritismisentirelygroundlessby|husbands convicted of “being lazy”a rahe 4 ere of these cas-lor of abandoning their itn andTheLanpartofthegovernmentand|families will be put to work clear-ie ndmark thinks this will be ing the 65 acres f st done.If the trial had not been post-|rocks.While the 7 eae a poned pnd the ‘men acquitted,there |working on the county tract,thewoWebeennocriticismofthe|wives will be paid $1.50 ; prosecuting officers of the govern-',ae ee yee ment.But Mr.McNabb’s charge cote eet tanta ”f.a Bagohassochangedmattersthatifthere|‘collee e salary.It will be sent‘bs them.The wives are backin‘ee inh that oarsea always ithe county commissioners in their a suspicion a ather in the project,saying “‘they need the $1.50governmentservicehadapull,no|per day.”mmatterhowgroundlessthesuspicion.Pa‘oe res Congressman Stedm will stand by his.recoEditorsagfor partisan attempt to embarrass the administration,is open to question. His spectacular method of resigning is evidence of his desire to put the Attorney General under _suspicion. We have no idea that the Attorney General,by ordering a postponement of the trial,intended to try to shield anybody.But it is an unfortunate circumstance that one of the men under indictment is the son of the new commissioner general of immi- Rev.E.A.Oshorne,archdeacon oftheEpiscopalChurch,was chairinan of the resolutions committee and Judge F.I.Osborne was a member of the committee. Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera and DiarrhoesRemed you to keep in mind that we are headquarters for many things you will need when building or repair- ing.Wecarry a big stock of Doors in all grades,also Sash and Blinds, Porch Columns,Beaver Board,Plas- ‘ter,Lime,Wood and Metal Shingles, and are especially strong on fine builders’hardware. Jan.17.~VALUABLE FARM FOB SALE NE.of themost desirable and fertile farms of{redell county,situated about eight milesfromStatesville,on public htains200acres.Fineespecially I land.About85acresofveryrichbottom,infine mead-ow.Good pasture,well-watered.two-storyhouse.‘eplendid outbuildings,rural delivery,goodschools.Price reasonable and terms feZEB.V.LONG,Attorney. y-Every family witheut exception shouldkeepthispreparationathandduringthehotweatherofthesummermonths.Cham-berlain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-edy is worth many times its cost when neededandisalmostcertaintobeneededbeforethesummerisover.It has no superior for thepurposesforwhichitisintended.Roy itnow.For sale by all dealers. hway,andcon- Tan.7. 3%FOR SALE% 92 1-2 acres on the public road,half-way between Statesville and Mooresville,1-4 mile from Ostwailt.School near.Four-room dwell-ing,barn and outbuildings,well and one branch.Fifty acres in cultivation,generally level,balance in woodland. 44 acres one mile from Stony Point,where there is an eight- months’high school and chearstia?two.branches running throughplace.25 acres in cultivation,balance in‘small timber. 31 acreg half mile from Bradford’s,1-4 mile from school.Four- room tenant house,well and one branch running through place.All, in cultivation and generally level.56 acres one mile from Harmony High School.Four-room ten- ant house,barn and outbuildings;40 acres,in cultivation,15 of which is fine bottom landFour-room cottage and large lot in Stony Point. For further information call.on or write,ERNEST G.GAITHER,Statesville,N.C.{NSURANCE,STOCKS,RENTALS AND REAL ESTATE. "PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. Our prices are always as low as safe business will permit,and we can de- liver goods on short notice. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware -Co. BE —FOR —Yaron sa cee .AN idealChristianHomeSchool _Prepara andCollAExnPhyricalCuiture,Pedagoey,Buin,eekGenaareentandardmaintainedbylargestaffofsper 10 +hoaenereeae, record,team heat.Excellenttamnasium.Park-likecampus,Concerts,bask:talog beforeselecting IRGE J.RAMSEY,M.A.L.|President.«_D.Presiden NO SUBSTITUTE COULD DO THIS. No inferior substitute,but only th iFoleyKidneyPillscouldeeeridJ.P.Wallich,Bartlett,Nebr.,of his kidney trouble.He says:“I was bothered with backache,and the pain would run up to the back of.|my_head,and I had spells of dizziness,1_|took.Foley Kidney Pills and «theandIamnowentirely|yidnSoldbyStatesvilleD he i r re That Faithful Watch in vour vest pocket ticks off$1,000,000 seconds of ‘Timeinthecourgeofayear FOR YOUR BENEFIT. Its Balance Wheel travels3558%wiles continuously in a year that’you may timeyourmovementswithaccu-racy and precision. DON’T YOU.THINK it deserves some considera-tion at yourhands?At least anannual oilipg and cleaning. R.F.Henry Jewelry Co. Free Trade Prices! We have the goods}and the prices.You have;the money— and it’s heavy—so let’s trade. Come in,make this headquarters. Our stock is complete.We carry line of heavy and fancy groceries. Special -Country Produce,Chick- ens,Eggs,Butter and Country Meats we draw produce from three country stores besides thefarmersandcanfillordersprompt-ly.Come and see us and if ourgoodsandpricespleaseyoutellothers,if not tell us.We want to thank one and all for the liberalbusinessgivenussinceweopenedup.We appreciateit.Ifit's some-thing tc eat or feed call No.27. All goods deliveredfree in the city.Order in time to save delay.Far- mers bring in your produce—we need it.Yours for business, Bradford Grocery &Produce Co., East broad St.,Statesville,N.C. "PHONE 156. Nice Fresh Meats Full line Staple and Fancy Groceries. All kinds Country Produce. Nice Fruits,Fresh Fish. All orders promptly attended to F.B.PHTFER,GROCER AND BUTCHER. NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WAR-RANT OF ATTACHMENT. North Carolina—In Superior CourtIredellCounty : Pauline Eecles,by her next friend,WillEccles,against Robt.Steele,alias Robt.Holmes.Notice of summons and «warrant of attach- ment,The defendant shove named will take no-tice that a summons in the above entitledactionwasiesuedagainstsaiddefendanton the 7th day»of June,191%,by the clerk of the Superior Court of Iredell county,N.C.,which summons is returnable before thejudgeofsaidcourtatacourttobeheldatStatesville,Iredell county,N.C.bexinningomthefifthMondaybeforethefirstMonday in September next,the same being the ZRthdayofJuly,191%The defendant will alsotakenoticethatawarrantofattachmentwas iasued by the clerk of the Superior Court ofTredellcountyontheTthdayofJune,1912,against the property of said defendant,which warrant iw returnable before the judge at the time and place nhove warmed!)(ar thereturnofthesummons.Defendant will takenoticethatthisactionandwarrantofat-tachment is for the recovery of one thousanddoliadamagesforbreachofpromiseof ‘mar «and’seduction under promise of marriage. The above mamed defendant is reqaired toappearatthetimeandplaceaforesaidandanswerordemurtothecomplaint,or theteliefthereindemandedwillbegranted.J.A.HARTNESS.Clerk Superior Court.June 13—4w. COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND BY VIRTUE of a judgment of the Supe- rior Court of Iredell county,rendered in aapecialproceedingentitledR.D.Bailey et al,@x-parte,the undersigned commissioner will sell at public anction to the highest bid- der at the court house door in Statesville, Cc,on MONDAY,JULY 7TH,1913, at 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedtractoflandinBethanytownship,.to-wit:Bounded on the north by the lands of P. M.Suimmers,on the east by the public high-way,on the south by the lands of P.M.Summers,and on the west by the lands ofP.M.Summers,containing 18 or 20 acres,more or less,and being the identical lands oe to the late Abner Bailey by —Aus-tin. Terms of Sale—One-third ensh,one-thirdinthreemonthsandone-third in six months,with 6 per cent interest from day of aale ondeferredpayments. ,R.B,McLAUGHLIN,Maw 30,1913.Commissioner. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of theestateofA.J.Aldridge,deceased,this is tonotifyallpersonshavingclaimsagainstanidestateto‘present them to the undersigned onorbeforeJune17,1914,or this notice will bepleadinbaroftheirrecovery.All per-sons indebted to said estate will please makeimmediatesettlement.J,A.YORK,adminis-trator,Dewey L.Raymer,R.T.Weather-man,Attorneys.June 17,1913. Southern Railway Company AuctionSaleofRefusedFreight. In accordance with the laws of North Caro-lina,I will sell at publie auction for freight,storage and demurrage charges,and for ac-count of whom it may concern,at the South-ern Railway Station in the city of Statea-ville,N.C.,July 3rd,1918,at 11 o'clock a.m.,one car gas purifying pone shipped to theStatesvilleGasCo.,Statesvill®,N.C.TermsCash.B.A.COWAN,Agent.June 6—13-20-27, ‘ ville,WESTERN ROAD.Train No.16,west-bound,due6:55-a.oe we 16 due 11:20 p.No,11,i due 10:20 aTrainNo.21,w due 8:25 p.ftie eed ee 10:22 p.TrainNo.due 11:00 a,i oe Se sae.Pe:45 yp. FromTrainNo.28 ar.10:10,leaves 11:00 a.Train No.15 ar.6:20,leaves 6:45 p. Texas. Landmark,says ‘Mr.Chambers 27,1839. 1878 and,for 25 years in the grocery business. paper says of him: “In early life Mr.Chambers here for many years. elder. and clean. ence was for good.” venson of Iredell well known —in county.His wife and three Chambers of Mangum, P.Mizell of Waxahachie,Texas. It’s a Fact. Marshville Home. It is a strange thing that truth looks better. The Death of Mr.S.S.Chambers in A clipping from an Ennis (Texas) paper giving ay account of the deathofMr.Stuart S.Chambers,brietly mentioned in the last issue of The hadbeeninpoorhealthforseveralyears. Last Christmas he suffered a stroke of paralysis and gradually declined until his death.Mr.Chambers was born in York county,8.C.,October He located in Texas in had been a resident of Ennis,being engaged The tnnis pro- fessed religion and joined«the Pres- byterian Church and was one of the faithful members of the local church He also serv- ed the church most acceptably as an His every-day life was pure He was an honorable,np- right citizen and a man whose infin- Mr.Chambers married Miss Ste- county,who is Statesville and the chil- dren survive—two sons and a daugh- ter.They are Mrs.Tom Morgan of Sutherland Springs,Texas;Jas.W. Okla.,and Emmett Chambers of Ennis,Texas. Two sisters also survive—Miss Mag- gie Chambers of Ennis and Mrs.H. somepeopleprefertellingaliewhenthe FOR THE HAIR radiant with life at once. Sage.It comes in 50c.bottles. and lustrous. Everyone needs Parisian Sage. Statesville Drug Company. PARISIAN SAGE Unsightly—matted —colorless—scraggy hair made—fluffy—soft—abundant and Use Parisian The first application removes dandruff, stops itching scalp,cleanses the hair,takes away the dryness and brittleness,increases the beauty of the hair,making it wavy /Cane Seed! Cane seed sowed with peas make a fine hay, We have a good stock. Offer them at 2c.per pound,50 poundstothe bushel.If you have no use for them tell your eustomers about them. Yours truly, J.K.MORRISON GROCERY & PRODUCE C0. June 20,1913. 4 USE THE BEST COFFEE! Get a pound of our Gold Medal Coffee and you will agree that it is as good as any on the =mar- ket and cheaper than some,Try it,you will like it. Eagle & Milholland. Wood’s Seeds. Late Seed Potatoes June and early in July isthebesttimeforplantingfor the fall crop for winter use. Our stocks are speciallyselectedSeedPotatoes,putincoldstorageearlyinthe season,so asto keep in first-class,vigorous condition. Book your orders early,to be sure of getting the varieties you desire, Write for “Wood's Crop Special”giving prices,and timely informa- tion about all Seasonable Seeds, T.W.WOOD &SONS, Seedsmen,-Richmond,Va. We are headquarters forCowPeas,German Millet,Soja Beans,Crimson CloverandallFarmSeeds.rite for prices. THE OLD HUGGINS PLACE. Written For The Landmark.’ “An eminence with good springsbeautifullyscituatedintheforkof kin river,”stands two miles north ofStatesvilleinoldIredell.It was sodescribedbyhisExcelléncyGov. Dobbs,who.visited-it in‘July,1755; the extra)“c”is the property of Mr.Caswell.4Gov.Dobbs chose this “eminence” as the site for the “military strong-hold”of western North Carolina,leaving Capt.Hugh Waddell and hiscompanytobuildthefortinthefallof1755.It was built of good oak logs and was 53x40 feet,24 1-2 feet high and contained three_floors. For seven years Capt.Waddell was almost constantly in command and in1758-’59 the people simply moved’intothefort.The men went out in armedpartiestoworkthefieldsandgathersupplies.One such party was at-tacked at the Moses Potts place (fourmilesnorth:of Statesville)and seven were killed on the spot,two werekilledfurtherdownthecreekandone foot of thé “eminence,”in front.of where the Huggins house now stands and in sight of the fort.His com- rades came back afterwards and bur- ied him where he fell.Two who es- caped to safety were Fergus Sloan (ancestor of Messrs.J.H.Hill,T.J. Allison,Henry Stevenson,Dr.H.F. Long and others)and “Smith,Billy or Jimmy”Morrison—“Jimmy”1 think—ancestor of the late J.K. Morrison.Sloan found a young horse of his own,caught and mount- Fourth creek,a branch of the Yad-}j. also by Richard Caswell in 1756 and|f poor fellow fell just at the northern |ed TRADITION FOUNDED)ON FACT. Man Tried at Wilmington But HowHeWasExecutedisNotKnown—Dr.Stevenson Doesn’t BelievetheBurningStory.To the Editor of!The Landmark: The tradition mentioned by J.W.A.Kerr,as he heard it given by"Squire John Davidson,is founded onacts,and in my opinion took placemanyyearsago,when this was afrontier.Under English law —theao?for murder was’hanging. he penalty for the murder of a gov-ernment official was both hangingandquartering.Sgmewhere west of Concord church,in’frontier ‘times,a settler killed a man who in some way was connected with the govern- ment service.He was arrested and the witnesses to the homicide weretakenintocustodyandallweretak- en to Wilmington.The man was put on trial in the King’s court and was condemned to death and execut- ed.The witnesses were so anxioustogethomethattheydidnotwait to hear the sentence or witness the execution and it was never certainly known whether he was simply hang- or hanged and quartered. My grandfather,Thomas Steven- son,was born in 1790 and he told,myfatherthatinhisboyhooddaysthis tradition was current in the neigh- borhood and was accepted as truth.What the difficulty between these men was about had been forgotten, New Hanover county was set upin1728,Bladen was made from New Hanover in 1734,Anson taken fromBladenin1749andRowanwastak- en from Anson in 1753;and not long thereafter a King’s court was set up ed him,and by pointing his unloaded in Salisbury,but whether there was flintlock at the pursuing Indian man- aged to get Morrison up behind and they reached the fort unharmed. Militia companies were out at all times ranging to keep the Indians pushed back of the mountains.Capt. Thos.Allison,who lived two miles east of Statesville on what is now the Moses White place,was in com- mand of one of these companies. Capt.Alex.Osborne,who lived about two miles north of Davidson College, had a company of seventy-eight men, two of whom were James and John Huggins,sons of James and Isabel Brevard Huggins,who came down from Maryland in 1748.Though com- panies were out along the whole western border,the Indians attacked Ft.Dobbs Feb,27,1760,but were re pulsed with ten or twelve killed.Capt. Warldell had two wounded and one boy killed.Finally the Indians were driven across the mountains and gave no further trouble till stirred up by the British during the Revolution, when the fort was again in requi sition. Just when the fort was torn down and.the “eminence”became private property we do not know,but Au gust 5,1809,Alexander Huggins (1775)and Martha Irwin (1780) were married and went to housekeep- ern foot of the “eminence”—the “eminence”being part of their estate Alexander Huggins was the son.of John Huggins,whose home was three miles southeast of Moores ville.John Huggins not only served in the fight with the Indians but was a major in the Revolutionaryservice.He served seven years .intheStateSenate’and as magistrate married fifty-seven couples from 1775 to 1818.‘He owned three thou- sand acres of land,some of which seems to have come to him as pay for military service. Like his father,Alexander Hug- gins was a wealthy and influential citizen.His two daughters,Marja- ret,~wife of Jos.W.Stockton,and Mary,wife of Dr.Jas.M.Moore, were among the early residents of Statesville.The first Stockton-Hug- gins home stood where Sloan’s clothing store now stands and wasburnedwhentheoldcourthouse burned,being occupied at the time by Mrs.Huggins,widow of Alex. Huggins.Dr.Moore was one of the first and foremost physicians in this section,being here in 1835.Mrs. H.C.Cowles is his daughter and oc-cupies the old Moore home.In 1910 the Fort Dobbs Chapter D.A.R.,led by the patriotic devotion of|its first regent,Mrs.W.A.Thomas, placed a block of granite on the siteofFt.Dobbs.During the regency|of her successor,Mrs.C.V.Henkel,|drinking fountains were installed in |our streets as_a memorial to Capt. Jas.Hall,D.D.,who,while his lifeworkwasleadingmento“the foun-tain of living water,”yet in times ofstressascaptainledhisflocktothebattlefield.From a grove where Bris- tol’s gin now stands he led a hun-dred men to Cowan’s Ford. Under its third regent,Mrs.Mar- garet Harrill,granddaughter of Alex. Huggins,the chapter is making he- roic efforts to arouse our interestinIredellcountyhistory.As a firstmoveinthisdirection’the chapterhasinvitedthecountytojoinina county picnic on the “eminence”where Ft.Dobbs once stood and just for one “glorious fourth”“tread thepathsourfatherstrod.”“Meet me at de cross-roads,Han-nah,”with an old-time picnic basket. H.E. THE LANDMARK prints the news.$2 peryear,$1 for six months,50 cents for three |bounds of what is now Iredell coun- |yet I @m always willing to bow to ing in their new house at the north-, |ing sentence when the prisoner began |Government Will Not Buy the Van- ural for trouble to arise between Waddell’s overseers and the settlers over money matters.I think it improbable that any one, male or female,white or black, Christian or heathen,was ever con- r ed to death by a magistrate’s co or burned at the stake in the ty.Pam not prepared to believe it until GW is properly authenticated, the truth¢S.W.STEVENSON. Mooresville,June 24, Youth Tried to “Sheet Up”Court in Washington. Judge,lawyers,policemen and pectatorg were sent scurrying to over in the Criminal court in Wash- ington eity Monday when Ray M. Stewart,aged 18,fired three wild one at any time in Bladen or Anson I have no means of knowing.I am of the opinion that this homicide might have occurred about the time that Fort Dobbs was built.I have always understood that much of the timber used in building this fort was eut around and above Loray,along Third creek.It would be quite nat- Dan Valley! The Flour of Quality. *More Popular Today Than Ever. DAN VALLEY‘is milled from the cele- brated soft winter wheat grown in theValleyofVirginia. In Color and Nutrition It Excels All Others. Ask your grocer for DAN’VAL eng—e“<=and accept no other.‘=*~*”—,—TCTCS® Don’t listen to the ‘‘just as good”talkandget‘‘stung.” CARY C.BOSHAMER,Local Representative, ’*Phone 1125.Statesville,N.C. MILLS &POSTON’S Sale of Towels,Sheets,Pillow —<Cases and Bed Spreads> HOT WEATHER BARGAINS: A good Wash Rag for Lot No.1 Huck owels atLotNo,2 Huck Towels,18x36,at Lot No. Lot No.4 Turkish Towels;18x33,Lot No.5 Turkish Towels,17x38,Lot No.6 Turkish Towels,22x44, Lot No. 23x45,at 3 Turkish Towels,16x36,at 5e. 60c.dozen$1.00 dozen 1.20 dozen 1.50 dozen 1.75 dozen2.25 dozen7TurkishTowels(extra heavy), 3.00 dozenOtherLinenTowelsat25c.,50c.and 75c,each. ~~0 = 63x90 Hemmed Sheets at63x90HemmedSheetsat 81x90 Hemmed Sheets at 75c.,85c.and 90c.each 81x90 best H.S.Sheets at 36x45 Pillow Cases at The above are all in good standard quality.Yours truly, 50c.each 70c.each #1 00 each25¢.,40c.and 50c.pair MILLS &POSTON. shots in an attempt to “shoot up”the court.At the first crack Justice pWendallP.Stafford disappeared be- eath his desk and out in the court room there was a wild scramble for places of safety.Some sought refugeundertablesorbehindheavychairs and others,frenzied by fear,leaped into windows and dropped .to the} ground some 15 or 20 feet below.i Justice Stafford had just refusedto| release Stewart on probation after conviction for attempted highwayrobbery.The boy whipped out a pis- tol and fired,three shots,two.of which narrowly missed Assistant United States Attorneys “Samuel Hawken and Harvey Given and Po- liceman Moffett.He was in the atti- tude of turning toward the judge as if to shoot when a witness sprang up- on him and choked him into insensi- bility.Stewart had been cently of holding up a negro ina Washington suburb last December.He had applied for probation as a first offender and Judge Stafford hadbeenhearingthetestimonyofwit-nesses fotand against the a’pplicant.Hawken,Given and Moffett,whowereconductingtheprosecution, were seated near the boy,who hadbeenatlibertyonbail.The judge hadbarelyutteredthelastwordinpass- convicted re- to shoot. After he was disarmed he was tak- en to jail to await trial for his latest offence, derbilt.Lands—Other Purchases. The Forest Reservation Commis- sion has decided that it will not pur- chase Pisgah Forest,the 80,000-acretractoflandownedbyGeo.Vander-bilt.The price put on the property averaged $5.75 an acre for 69,000acreswhichhadbeencutoveronce and $13.75 an acre for 17,000 acres covered with virgin timber.'The commission purchased otherNorthCarolinatracts,however.IntheMountMitchellareaagroupof 23 tracts aggregating 3,913 acres,all situated adjoining or very.near lands which are being acquired,were ap-proved for purchase.Some of the tracts are in a cut-over condition, others are covered with a heavy stand of virgin timber\of good qual- ity.All are situated in a good tim- ber-producing region and are quite accessible to the market.The prices range from $2.50 to $9 an acre,the 2averagebeing$5.39 an acre. A Few Things on Which WE HAVE REDUCED.THE PRIG! 1, BARGAINS,READ CAREFULLY. See if You Need Any of These Articles: A lot of Screen Doors and Windows,which we do not want to carry over.Fortify against the pesky fly. A few Hammocks,price cut half. Overstocked on Lawn Mowers. You can spare yourself aneedsattention. Your Lawn lot of hard work if you have the right kind of mower.‘We have it—the Philadelphia. Big lot of Ice Cream Freezers bought before the price went up.Will sell them under the old price. Some cold facts for warm weather con-sideration.Subject,Refrigerators;kind, EDDY.It cuts your ice bills half,keeps the food entrusted to its care sweet and fresh. Prevents one sort of food from absorbing the - Circulation of airtasteandsmellofanother. is perfect,easy to clean and to keep clean. Water Coolers—$1.50 up. Two or three brands of good paint 25c.less than it cost us.Brighten up. Iredell Hardware Co. 4 ae . *UBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. S¥FICH:120 WEST BROAD STREET.*SUBSCRIPTION PRICE::vr:.60 eS WATCH—Watch the label.on your paper.If renewals are not in by date en label paper will be stopped. FRIDAY,June 27,1913. The Landmark is able to announce thus early that “they’re fixing to have another year.”The Winston- Salem Sentinel says the 1914 edition of Blum’s almanac is being printed.cRNA The past week~severe storms— “electric storms”they are now called, former:name thunder storms—-have been pretty general throughout the State.There has been much dam- age in localities from hail and wash- ing rains and some damage by light- ning. It.is very much to be hoped that evidence can be secured to convict whoever is guilty of burning the Mur- dock barn Tuesday evening and that at the same time the perpetrators of other lawless deeds in the same com- munity may be uncovered.There have been some serious acts of law- lessness in that neighborhood and the sooner the penitentiary catches the people who are guilty of such of- fences the better.Such characters are not wanted in Iredell county. »The free sugar and free wool sched- ules of the tariff bill got through the Senate Democratic caucus with only six votes in opposition.It is ex- pected that four of the six will abide the action of the caucns and vote for these provisions when the bill comes up for passage;that only the Louisi- ana Senators will ask to be excused from being bound by the caucus ac- tion.If this proves true the tariff bill is safe.If the six Democrats who oppose free sugar and free wool, however,should refuse to abide the caucus action,these schedules would be defeated. Whatever may be the merits of the controversy between ex-Mayor Mc- Carthy of Richmond and the Times- Dispatch newspaper of that city,the ex-mayor has put himself in bad with right-thinking people by saying that a “McNamara is needed in Richmond to destroy the newspaper plant own- ed by the Bryan estate.”McNamara was the man who destroyed the news- paper office at Los Angeles,Cal.,the explosion resulting in the death of about 25 people.No matter how well founded his grievance against a newspaper,or against anything or anybody,a man who publicly advo- cates the destruction of property bydynamite,or who advocates lawless methods of any sort,publicly or pri- vately,advertises his unfitness for public position,to say the least.eee The Democratic leaders in Con- gress lost in their fight for the cre-ation of a budget committee to con- trol appropriations..The idea was tocurtailexpendituresandtoprevent extravagance.But the members who want money for public buildings and other schemes in their districtsfearedthatsomeoftheswagwouldbecutoffunderthenewarrange- ment,and those who think they are sent to Congress to get money out oftheTreasurywereinthemajority.Ite a pity;and Ky “~~theefforttoeffectachangewillnotbeabandoned.Above all things elsesomethingneedstobedoneinCon-gress to stop the wasteful extraya-gance in appropriating money—an extravagance that has grown until ithasreachedenormousandalarming proportions. Ex-Mayor of Richmond Would HaveNewspaperOfficeDynamited, Richmond,Va.,Dispatch,23d. Carlton McCarthy,former mayorofRichmond,gave a sensational turntothetyphoidfeverepidemiccontro-versy today,when at the session oftheadministrativeboard,of whichheisamember,and which controlsthewatersystemofthecity,took theflooronapointofpersonalprivilege.He termed an article and an edi-torial in yesterday’s Times-Dispatchrelativetotheboard’s delay in actingonthewaterquestionasdeliberateliesandhurleddenunciationsattheproprietorsandeditorsofthepaper,despite the efforts of cooler headsamongthemembersoftheboard,who sought to calm him.Captain McCarthy said a Mc-Namara was needed in Richmond todestroythenewspaperplantownedbytheBryanestate,and in the heatofhisspeechheofferedamotionthat,the administrative board instruct thecivilengineertoplacebichlorideofmercuryinthepipesleadingtotheLabarnumprdperty,owned by theBryanestate,and into me pipes run-ning to the new 10-story building oc-cupied by the Times-Dispatch.Themotionwasnotconsideredbytheboard.. (McCarthy also said he would cutthethroatoftheeditor.) Miss Fannie Setzer and Mr.Chas.Beatty,the latter a farmer of Sher-rill’s Ford,Catawba county,weremarriedTuesdaymorningatthehomeofthebride’s father,Mr.Q.A.Setzer,in Newton. aq} The.private stablesof W.A.HuntatHenderson,and a fine horse,wereburnedearlyWednesdaymorning,Fire believed to be incendiary. Hon.R.A.Doughton is ill at hishomeatSpartaandwasunabletoat- tend-.the meeting of the constitution- +al-amendment commission at More-head City this week.’ Newton News:A hail storm did considerable damage in and around Claremont Sunday afternoon.The section just a mile north of Clare- mont for only a few acres around had the hardest hail storm for.several years.Cotton was axmost totally de- stroyed.‘ It is intimated that beer wasto beprovidedfortherefreshmentofvisi- tors to the Southern Furniture Ex- position at High Point,but thepreachers,the W.C.T.U.ladies and others heard of it and made so much noise ‘that the beer ‘wifl probablynotbeinevidence. Miss June Ray Kernoodle,daugh- ter of Mr.J.D.Kernoodle,clerk of the Superior .Court.of AlamancecountyandeditoroftheAlamance Gleaner,and Mr.John Jay Hender- son were married Wednesday in the Christian church at Graham.Mr. Henderson was formerry a member ofthefacultyofBinghamSchoo!and is now an:attorney at law. Gov.Craig has pardoned Lyde Morris,a 17-year-old white boy con- victed in Haywood county in 1910 of horse stealing and sentenced to five years,on the roads.Judge Fer- guson,who tried the case,wecom- mended the pardon,saying he would have given a lighter sentence if hecouldhavedonesotnderthelaw, five years being the minimum. The bureau of extension of the State University has issued “Ad- dresses on Education,for Use in De- claiming,Essay Writing and Read- ing,”a bulletin of 120 pages con- taining 49 selections on educational and sociological subjects,which will be used by the.schools of the State as a source book for declamation, theme writing and as a supplemen- tary reader. Recently 90 quarts of liquor and 35 barrels of beer were seized at Orien- tal,a small town in Pamlico county, and the seizure attracted attention. Now comes the Charlotte Observer and says the liquids were en route to Morehead City for the use of the State Medical Society at its*recent meeting.The doctors who attended that meeting have a damage suit coming against somebody—especial- ly as they didn’t get the liquor. The Salisbury Post says a severe storm in lower Rowan Saturday did much damage around Gold Hill, Faith and other points.In Faith neighborhood crops were much dam- aged by hail;the streams overflow- ed and there was much damage bywashinglands.Sunday night the barn on J.D.Heilig’s place in Rowan was burned by lightning with its contents,including two horses,a cow and calf,buggy anc a quantity of grain and feed ,»tuff. Otho K.Holding was recently nam- ed for postmaster at Wake Forest and three citizens of that town have filed with the Senate committee charges that Holden is incompetent; that he engaged in many businesses and succeeded in none;that he is not a man of integrity,truthfulness and honesty.Along with the charges are several affidavits alleging minor dif- ficulties with tenants and neighbors. The committee will hear from Hold- ing and in the light of his answer will decide on its course. Democratic Caucus Stands For Free Sugar and Free Wool. Free sugar in 1916 and free raw wool are now established in the tariff revision bill,having been approved late Wednesday by the Democratic caucus of the Senate,.after a two days’fight..«The sugar schedule as reported by the majority members of the finance committee and practical-ly as it passed the House,was ap- proved by a vote of 40 to 6 Free raw wool as submitted .by the ma- jority,and.just as st.passed »theHGUSAikeEvrardvocesUYB vote of 41 to 6.: ’The six:Democratic Senators who voted against free sugar on the firstvoteapprovingtheschedulewere Hitchcock,”Nebraska:Newlands, Nevada;Randsell and Thornton, Louisiana;Shafroth,of Colorado; Walsh,of Montana. The six who opposec free raw wool to the end were Chamberlain,Ore- gon;Newlands,Nevada;Ransdell and Thornton,Louisiana;ShafrothandWalsh. No attempt was made in the cau- cus to bind the members to the ac- tion of the caucus.The question will come up when the entire bill hasbeenpassedupon.Some membersfoughtitbutadministrationleaderssaidtheybelievedonlythetwoLouis-iana Senators would ask to be releas-ed from the caucus pledge if one issubmitted.The general opinion isthatabindingresolutionwillbeof-fered. TT, Methodist Missionary Conference atWaynesville. The 1913 missionary conference oftheMethodistEpiscopalChurch,South,opened its sessions WednesdayeveningattheSouthern‘AssemblyGrounds,on the banks of LakeJunaluska,near Waynesville.This isthefirstconferenceoftheChurchtobeheldonthenewgroundandisthefirstofnine\great conferences of theChurchthatwillbeheldthereduringthesummerseason.The first con.vention will close on Sunday eveningandimmediatelyfollowingitwillcometheBibleandevangelisticcon-ference,to last,ten days.eee i ’ADVERTISED LETTERS. Following is a list of letters remaining intheposceotStatesville,N.C.,for theweekenjlingJune24,1912,S.A.Alexander,Mrs.Saddie Bailey,Char.lee Banks,J.Pp,Bush,\Dock Chambers, Lilen Danies,Mies Mary Erwin,Miss Bell|Fur,Lowery Grifen,W.R,Jurney,J Ww|MeCulloch,Mrs.Davie Mortow,W.A.Os.|borne,iss Phennie Sherri ©eseeLillianSherrill.Mere“ersons calling for any of the aboPleasecalifor“advertised letters,”gree.DEWEY L.RAYMER,P.M. Rev.J.gh opel aFellinStaJ Yo the Editor of ‘The Landmark:I see the papers have discussed thecold,sleet,snow,etc.,until they haveabout.settled the matter,or me,as tosnowinStatesville,so far as TheLandmarkandtheMooresvilleEn-terprise are concerned,and I ampleasedtoseethatboththesepapersseemdisposedtocreditfullywhatIsaidaboutit.Now for the testimony,“that in the mouth’of two.or threewitnessesevery.word may be estab- lished,”—-Matthew,18:16.'On Monday,June 9th,I was return- ing from Newton,coming to:States- ville on No.36,which had to take thesidingatStatesvilleforthewest-bound train.When I.had gotten onthetrainforCharlotte,86 pulled uptothestationandDr,F.A.Carpen-ter came ‘in and sat down in the seat by me.We looked out at the fallingrainontheroofofthecarof:86 justoppositeusandcouldseethesleet,as I call it (very small hail),strik-ing the roof of the car and bouncing off,showing that it was sleet.There was not much of it,but enough to be noticed,and we mentioned the matter and others saw it.But some said it was rain striking on a dusty surfaceandbouncinglikesleet.A dusty car,do you say?One that had come from Knoxville,or possibly Memphis,through all that rain,and still dusty? Or,was it bran or chaff from the flour mill,falling with the rain, striking the roof of the car and bouncing off like bird-shot?.No,Iwasconvincedatthetimethatitwas sleet (very little of coursé)mixed with the falling rain,and so was Dr. C.About that time Capt.Rowlandsteppedinthecarandannounced: “This train for Charlotte,and it’s snowing.”Here are three witnesses. Faithfully,JNO,W.JONES. Mooresville,June 24,1913. (The Landmark accepts,Mr.Jones’ statement in full and it goes .on the record that sleet fell in Statesville June 9,1913.) Damage By Storm—Persons Shocked and Burned By Lightning. Correspondence of The Landmark. Stony Point,R-2,June 25-—The farmers are very busy breaking fal- low land,it being too wet to work intheircrops.We had a severe elec- tric storm Sunday and Monday af- ternoon.Crops were badly washed and damaged by the hail.Fields that were thought to be well ditched are in gullies. Monday afternoon during the storm lightning struck a large walnut tree in Mr.Nileen Lackey’s yard, shocking the family and rendering unconscious three small children who were standing in the door.One of the children was badly burned and shocked but is getting along nicely. Monday afternoon Miss Maggie McHargue was sitting by the window when she was shocked by lightning,knocked off her chair and pretty bad- ly burned on the face. Mrs.William Myers and grandson, Mr.Myron Cecil,of High Point,are visiting Mrs.Myers’daughter,Mrs. J.A.Brown. Miss Lillie Lackey with malarial fever. Mr.and Mrs.Aus.Myers of New Hope visited relatives Saturday nigat and Sunday. is right sick Patterson's Baby Dead—York Institute News. Correspondence of The Landmark. York Institute,June 25—Lfllian May,little daughter of Mr.Arthur Patterson,died Tuesday afternoon. Aged six months.She will be buried at Sulphur Spring today by the side of her mother,who preceded her tothegraveaboutfourmonths.Mr. Patterson's friends deeply sympa- thize with him in his trouble. Miss Ruth Williams,after spend- ing several weeks with relatives here, left for her home in Florida this week.Miss Maggie Marsh,who has been visiting relatives in Union coun- ty,returned home Friday.Her cous- in,little Miss Nell Marsh of Char- lotte,accompanied her home. Mr.John W.Mitchell is seriously ili at his home near Rocky-face moun-tain.His children have been called to his bedside. Mr.John CC.McLaiw got right se-tiously hurt the other day while haul- ing howmber.2 Mrs.W.F.Patterson of Taylots-ville spent a few days with her sister,Mrs.I.N.Sharpe,last week. Mr. Farmers’Institutes in July and Au-gust. Farmers’institutes will be held in Iredell this year as follows: Mooresville July 28,Cool Spring August 20,Eupeptic Springs August 21,Iredell Test Farm August 23. Institutes in nearby counties will be held as follows:Taylorsville Au- gust 22;Catawba:St.James school house August 4,Conover August 5, Wesley chapel campground Au-gust 19,T.P.Cloaninger’s farm Au- gust 18,Terrell August 25.Davie: Center church August 8,Fork Church August 9.Rowan:Mt.UI- la July 26,China Grove August 6, Liberty school house August 15 Rockwell August 16,Wood- leaf August 25.Wilkes:Beay- er Creek July 28,Wilkesporo 29th, Ronda 30th.Yadkin:Yadkinville July 31,Boonville August 1. Wagon Turned Over With Mr.Weath-erman. Mr.W.C.Weatherman had a nar- row escape from serious injury Wed- nesday afternoon when his wagon was turned over at the corner of Walnut and Meeting streets Mr. Weatherman was driving a team ofspiritedhorseswhichtiirnedthecor- ner so suddenly that the wagon was thrown over,catching him beneath it.He held on to the lines and was dragged a short distance before the team could be ‘stopped.He was con-siderably bruised but not badly.hurt. Persons who ran to Mr.Weather- man’s aid expected to find him seri-ously if not fatally hurt, The President has signed the gun- dry civil appropriation bill but en-tered his protest against the provis-ion which prohibits the use of any of|the appropriation ror prosecutingfarmers’organizations or laborunionsundertheanti-trust law. BrashEevee!Visitors. Correspondence ef The Landmark.‘ Elmwood,June 25—-Mr.and Mrs.J.W.Clay and children,formerly’of|Hickory,‘are here on a visit.to Mrs.Clay’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.A.F.Hendley.Mr.Clay went to Waynes-ville Monday to attend the MethodistMissionaryconferencenowinsessionthere.On July 12 Mr.Clay and fam-ily sail for Brazil to work in the mis- sion field.Mr.Clay is a printer and will be engaged in that capacity intheforeignfield.Mr.and Mrs,Clay have many friends at Elmwood who,with the Hickory people,regret very much to give them up,yet wish for them success and happiness in their new home and work. Mr.and Mrs.Hendley of Grier,§,C.,spent Sunday and Monday here with home folks.Mr.and Mrs.S.J.Womble,who were married on thé 18th,have re-turned from their bridal tour and arespendingseveraldaysherewithMrs. Womble’s home people.They willleavethelatterpartoftheweekfor Wagram,where they will make their home.:Mr,Clarence Gillian gave a lawnpartyatthehomeofMr:and Mrs.John Fraley Saturday evening inhonorofMissIdaRamseyofAuburn, Ill.Miss Ramsey formerly livedherebutmovedtoAuburn14years ago and this is her first visit back toNorthCarolina.She went to Salis-bury Monday to spend a week with relatives.+Mr,Chas.J.Hendley ‘is spending a few days in Washington. Death of An Aged Citizen—Severe Storm. Correspondence of The Landmark. New Hope,June 23-—-Old Mr.Jo. Hendren of Sugar Loaf,Alexander county,died on the 20th.He was about 94 years old.It was said some time ago that Mr.Hendren and three of his family—his son grandson and great grandson—four generations,all worked together in the same field.Mr.Hendren has been a very stout man.He was married twice and leaves a wife and several children,grandchildren and great grandchildren. It has been very hot for several days and we had a very severe storm of wind and rain and some hail Sunday evening,washing the land and blowing down the wheat shocks. Corn and cotton are looking very well since the cold spell.The frost did but little damage in this neigh- borhood. We would like to say something about the roads in northeast Alexan- der,but as we have no roads nor the hope of any soon and everybody is busy 1 will wait until some time in the future. feet Tce HALF PRICE?! You can have choice of any gar- ment in the house at half the regular price for cash.Wedon’t want to carry over a single gar- ment and in order to make a quick sell we are cutting the price just half in two. The sale is now on and many are availing themselves of this opportunity Vacation season is on and a Suit for the mountains will fit in well for the cool evenings. WATCH FOR SPECIALS to be advertised from week to week. During wakeful hours do one’s trials,troubles and tribulations sink into such utter insignificance aswhen Seated at a Good Meal— Provided Always That the Bread is Right. You'll Always Find Our Bread av on,NeRight Bread, HOME BAKERY. Bridal Bouquets June Brides! Also decorating of the . highest class is execut- ed by the expert de- signers of this floral ‘establishment that is so well knownthrough- out the South for its exceptionally finework. Write to us for sug-qeabrens on wedding ecorating,etc, Van Lindley Co.,GREENSBORO,N.C. POLK GRAY DRUG CO., Local Agenta, RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. TheStore With the Parcel Post Service. % ~IF ANYTHING HAPPENS to your auto on the Fourth or any other day call us up and we will send for the machine and make the necessary repairs.Wouldn't it be a good plan to have us overhaul your ear now?Then nothing will happen to it on the Fourth,that perfect con- dition can prevent. Carolina Motor Company,Statesville,N.C.Local ’Phone 170,Long Distance 175 |Sherrill-White Shoe Company. SPECIAL VALUES‘Serctie INS |Men’s Straw ‘Hats. $2.00,$2.50 and $3.00 Grades Choice While They Last $1.50. Special price will be cash. Yours truly, SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.(S.B.Miller’s Old Stand.) IT’S PRETTYHARDTOTHINK clearly what to write when the pen scratches,the ink runs,or the paper seems like a blotting pad.None of these happen when you use our stationery. Pens,ink,paper all work to- gether harmoniously and enable you to think without either in- terruption or annoyance.As a et thinking person,you will wantoa‘-—your stationery from here.RP.ALLISON'S ---Book Store. 124 West Broad Strect. OFFICE: are)i GLIMPSE ‘OF PASS!SING.sii PersonalMention ofPofonofPeople and Their 120)WEST BROAD STREEI,Miss Leona Ree left TuesdayartdashedforanextendedvisittorelativesatERIDAY,-.--June 27,1913.|Logan,W.Va.,St.Louis,Mo.,andpointsinTexas,Mrs.P.S Pope and Miss Lela Pope are visiting relatives at King’s A.F.F.&A.M.Mountain.4)Miss Mary Colvert left Tuesday 'STATESVILLELodgeNo.487 A.,‘KF.&A.M.meetstonight.at.8:00 ‘o'clock.in Mason- ic Hall.Allmem-bers requested to be present andvisitingbrethrencordiallyin- vited.Special meeting to cele-brate St.John’s Day and installa-tion of officers. JUNE WEDDINGS AGAIN. One in Statesville and One in PenderCounty. Quite a party of friends and rela-tives of the principals witnessed the marriage of Miss Birdie Scales andMr.J.E.Ingram,which took place Wednesday morning at 9:45 o’cloc«at the home of Mrs.R,E.Nooe onCenterstreet.The ceremony wasperformedbyRev.Dr.Charles An- derson of the First Baptist church, pastor of the bride,while the bridal air stood beneath a huge wedding Nl suspended in front of a bank of beautiful ivy,ferns and potted plants. Just prior to the ceremony Mis:Myr- tle Heinzerling played a violin solo, with piano accompaniment by Migs Florence Anderson Armfield,and the bride and groom came down the stairway and entered the parlor to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march played by Miss Armfield.The bride wore a pretty blue coat suit with hat and gloves to match and carried sweet peas. Immediately following the cere- mony the bridal party drove to the railway station where Mr.and Mrs. Ingram boarded No.11 for Asheville.After spending a few.days in the mountains they will visit relatives of Mr.Ingram in Taylorsville,return- ing to Statesville next week to make their home.They will have rooms for the present with Mrs.J.H. Wyckoff on west Sharpe street.Mr. Ingram,who is a son of the late W. P.Ingram of Taylorsville,has been living in Statesville about three months,having a position with the Nelsett Lumber Co.The bride came to Statesville from the Thomasville orphanage about four years ago to make her home with Mrs.Nooe.She is an excellent young lady and Mr. Ingram is fortunate in securing her for his bride.The couple have the best wishes of many friends. **” Miss Mattie Paddison and Mr. Wilfred Rodney Turney were married yesterday at Burgaw,Pender county, the home of the bride,.Messrs.E. G.Gaither of Statesville and Roy Stecle of Turnersburg were attend- arts at the marriage.The bride is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.A.H. Paddison of Burgaw and Mr.Turner is a son of Mr.and Mrs.C.L.Tur- ner of Monbo,Catawba county. Notices of New Advertisements. John Stephany has qualified as ad- ministrator of the estate of Theodora Stephany. Jim Mott has nice fresh Jersey cows and bargains in sewing ma- chines. W.L.Harbin has five-room cot- tage for rent. Jas.W.Brown wants 12 or 15 men to work on brick-yard at county home. Mary Pope,Stony Point R-1,has a first-class milk cow for sale. The bread of the Home Bakery is the right bread. Save the pigs wrth International Stock Food.—D.J.Kimball. The Carolina Motor Co.has added new equipment to its livery. H.B.Woodward has a nice line of bracelets. It's your duty to save.—Merchants &Farmers’Bank. The Carolina Motor Cé. your car in perfect condition. Hyver s.caper -Iwava tha bestYougetityatVan's Drug Store. Get it at Poston-Wasson Co.'s. A suit or dress Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. The Carolina Motor Co.has just received something new.—Perfected Tire Tonic. Get a circular and go to the R.M. Knox Co.'s. Make baby comfortable in hot weather.—Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co. Belk Bros’. fabrics. The Imperial Cotton Oil Co.will charge 50 cents a hundred for ice on and after July Ist. Social Affairs. "A large party of young people were very pleasantly entertained Tuesday evening by Miss Elise Wallace at the home of her parents,Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Wallace,on Walnut street. .The event was in honor of Miss Wal- lace’s guest,Miss Hilda Conyers ofCharlotte,and Misses Corrinne and Ida Clarke of Richmond.The house was beautifully decorated and _bril- liantly lighted for the occasion and games -were played at tables arrang- ed on the spacious porch.Punch was served prior to and during the games and at their conclusion an ice cream course was served. Miss Margaret Armfield entertain- ed,the Why Not club members and quite a number of other guests Wed- nesday afternoon,at her home on Tradd_street.Out-of-town guestsweretheMissesClarkeofRichmond, the Misses Reid of Little Rock,Ark., who are spending two weeks intown, Miss Conyers of Charlotte and MissHowardofRussellville,Ky.Some oftheguestsplayedgaineswhileothersgavetheirtimetosocialconversa- oa Ice cream and cake were serv-ed. ~-Green corn-——-roas’in’appeared on the market. ~—Some cotton sold in Statesvillethisweekfor12.37 1-2. will put showing of summer . ears—has at half-price.—C evening for.Salisbury,where shewillspendseveraldayswithfriends and relatives.She will go fromtheretoLinwoodtovisitrelatives.Mesdames Eugene Morrison,AiJ.Salley,W.R.Mills,Ross Mills,Master Noble Mills and little Miss-es Ruth and Evalyn Wilkins andElizabethFoardallwenttoAllHeal-ing Springs Wednesday.Mrs.Wm. Morrison and Miss Corrinne Morri- son havé returned from a stay there. Miss Lizzie Fuller of Lenoir is a guest of Mr,and Mrs.W.E,Webb. Mr.W.B.Gibson went to Winston Wednesday to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the State Farmers’Union.Mrs.Gibson accom- panied him.Mrs.Ralph Corpening and children of Newton are visiting Mrs.Corpen- ing’s sister;Mrs.Chas.H.Turner. Mr.and Mrs.C.E.Parlier and two children of Wilkesboro were guests of Mr.and Mrs,John M.Sharpe the first of the week.They went to Hickory Wednesday to visit Capt. Thos.A.Mott.Mrs,Sharpe accom- panied them. Mr.D.J.Williams attended the meeting of the Southern Retail Fur- niture Dealers’Association in Char- lotte this week. Mr.and Mrs,L.W.MacKesson and two children went to Morganton Wednesday to visit relatives.Mr. MacKesson will return home in a few days.Mrs.MacKesson and children will remain in Morganton about a month. Mr.Hugh Boyd,an employe of the Slane Glass Company,has gone to his home in Bear Creek,Chatham county,to spend a few days. Miss Anne Belle Walton is expect- ed home this week from Goldsboro, where she has been visiting for a week. Miss Rae Gill returned yesterday from a visit to Saxapaw,Alamance county.Little Miss Dorothy Gill is at home after a week’s stay at Davis Springs. Miss Lois Fleming,who spent some time with her sister,Mrs.W.E. Webb,left yesterday for her home at Franklin,Tenn. Misses Clara Culbertson,Lorene McNeely and Mary Lowrance of Mooresville,who have been guests of Miss Mabel Dunlap,in Bethany township,for several days,returned to their homes Tuesday. Misses Lucy Foster and Catherine and Rebecca Somers of Jacksonville, Fla.,are here to spend the summer. Mr.and Mrs.J.C.Somers and sons, Frank and Jo.Somers,are expected in a few days. Mr.Hugh Cowles has returned from spending several weeks in the mountains, Mr.and Mrs.J.W.Van Hoy,who visited Mr.Van Hoy’s people in the Jennings community,returned Tues- day to their home at Concord, Jim King Campbell and Harold Gill have gone to Wadesboro to visit relatives. -Miss Charlye Kimball left yester- day for Raleigh and Lemon Springs, where she will spend a month. Mr.R.M.Knox and daughter,Miss Eva,of Hickory,were in town this week. Mrs.J.S.Ramsey and Miss Mary Lois Miller left Wednesday evening for New York city,from whence they sail tomorrow with a party which will spend several months abroad.Miss Miller was accompanied to Salisbury by Mrs.Nannie Bonner and Mesars W.C.Miller and W.A.Sample,the party making the trip in an automo- bile.Mr.Sherman Ramsey accom panied his mother as far as Salis bury. Mr,N.B.Mills joined Mrs.Mills in Mt.Airy yésterday and will spend several days there at the home of his daughter,Mrs:T.G.Fawcette. Rev.Jas.Willson of Woodleaf ar- rived .yesterday for a visit to |his daughter,Mrs.C.M.Steele._4b W.PL Moore went to. Charlotte yesterday to attend the funeral of Mr.Moore’s mother,Mrs. >.C.Moore,who died Wednesday af- ternoon at her home near Charlotte. Mr.and Mrs.H,.G.Hallyburton and children are visiting at Morgan- ton. Miss Janie Leonard went to Cataw- ba yesterday to spend several days with Miss Novella Leonard. Mrs.H.M.Eubanks left yester- day for a visit to her parents in Mon- roe. Rev,J.F.Kirk of Broad Street church is attending the Methodist Laymen’s Missionary Conference at Waynesville. Mrs.R.G.Miller of Sardis,Meck- lenburg county,is visiting relatives in Statesville and vicinity. Miss Janie Caldwell is here from Salisbury and is at her home on west Broad street, Mr.and Mrs.A.G.Click of Elkin are here this week,the guests of Mrs. Click’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.T.C. Alexander.Mrs.Click’s sister,Mrs. Waterhouse,is quite ili at the Sana- torium. Misses Miriam and Eula Yount, who visited Dr.and Mrs.E.M.Yount, returned to their home at Conover last night. Mrs.Jake Schrameck of Georgia is visiting her mother,Mrs._Sol. Simon. Mr.and Mrs.B.M.Stevenson re- turned Monday night from a brief stay at Connelly Springs. Miss Eva Dotson qtll go to DavisSpringstomorrow.night to attend ahousepartygivenvyMissPearl Davis. The State Vetinary Medical Asso- ciation was in session in Salisbury this week.M.J.Fagland of Salisbury was elected president.Mr.T.H.Vanderford announces“|that he will establish a factory in Salisbury to make metal shingles. Frederick Courtland Penfield of Germantown,Pa.,has been selectedtobeAmabaseedartoAustria. ne MRAne *AvaNNAEPareneennBea SPENDING JUNE IN ee Mr,Lowrance‘of Mootesville Pre-paring Land For An Orange Grove“Climatic and Crop Conditions,Ete, Correspondence of The ‘Landmark,.) Seffner,Fla.,Tyne 20—Thinking quite a lot of my friends and yourpatronswouldliketoknowaboutsouthernFloridainJune,I am send-ing this.The wet season usuallysetsinbythistimeoftheyear,butit’s dry and hot here now;mereuryhoversaround90andone\day thisweekitwasreportedtobe93.Thesunisveryhotbutusuallythereisagoodbreeze,which makes the shade more pleasant,I have worked every day this week at hard labor,sprouting and clean- ing up new land to set a grove assoonasthewetseasonsetsin,and I have not suffered with heat any more (if as much)than }have done ofteninNorthCarolina.With one man tohelpandatwo-horse team we have plowed,harrowed,sprouted;havegatheredabout12or15bushelsnicesweetpotatoes,planted every third furrow in peas in five acres of newland.If has been cultivated only one year and that was a-sweet po- tato crop.Then we have nearly fin- ished checking off ten acres,25x25 feet,and are about ready to set the trees.This place is on 'the main line in Hillsboro county,12 miles east ofTampa.It’s the best all-round see-tion I have seen in southern Flori- da.I saw a man close here who has a field in corn that would make,I think,20 bushels per acre (I have seen much better corn close here)that he had cultivated for 39 years and never used a pound of fertilizer. Some irrigate their groves but usual- ly unless the trees are very large it is not necessary;but of course it helps in very dry weather. This is a fine section melons,cabbage and toes.You can cultivate with thesamehorsepowertwiceasmuch land as in North Carolina and never have to stop on account of either for water- Irish pota- dry or wet weather,except the muck land.There are three pas- senger trains each way daily and several freights.Beef cattle get fat on the range and good ones are 6¢. gross..Yet my landlady pays only 15 cents for steak and the beef is fine;butter 40 cents per pound;eggs 25 cents per dozen.This is a nice place for 'a town but it has not built up much.Tampa is 12 miles west, and Plant City 10 miles east. I want to say I enjoy The Land- mark very much and I get it the see- ond day after it is printed. may be here several weeks yet. Am going to knock off and go fish- ing soon. Churches—one Methodist and oneBaptistwithservicesthreetimesin tended,but a dance last night |learn was well attended until the wee hours of the night. With best wishes,J]am,yours truly,8.A.L OWRANC E: KILLED THREE AT ONE SHOT. That's What a Shiloh Man Did to Squirrels—Weather.and theCrops—-Quantilies of Pigs—Sick People,Etc. Correavondence of The Landmark.| Statesville,R-6,June 24—-We are very dry;had a light shower Mon a month.Sunday school not well at-}|—— Pen BNOTICE—I Deaths. A little son of Mr.and Mrs.W.F. Coley of Bethany’township,aged about five years,died Monday night, death resulting from fever.The fun-eral and burial took place Tuesday afternoon at New Salem church, Mrs.Moore,wife of Mr.©.C.Moore,clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg county,and mother ofMr.W.P.Moore of Statesville,diedWednesdayeveningat8o'clock atherhomenearCharlotte.Mrs.Moore |/ was born at Newlin,was a native of Alamance county and was 54 years old.She was married in 1878 and is survived by her husband,three sons and two daughters. XK EE Facilities IN MEMORIAM., Whereas,it has pleased our HeavenlyFathertocallfromourmidget.our lovedfriendandhonoredmember,’Dora Stéphany,a devoted worker,and for many.years president of the Hebrew Ladies’Aid Socie- ty,and whereas,words fail to express the love and esteem in which she was held byéveryone.Generous and sympathetic,asourceofinspirationtoallwhowereasso-}. giated with her,she was ever active in be- half of religion and humanity.Be it re-SAFE KEEPING. solved.« That in her death we have lost a mostvaluablemember,one who unselfishly gavehertimeandenergytothecarryingonthe ~2 i >if pa’Her earnest I ie tlcharitableworkoftheSociety. OF A CONSERVATIVE AND STABLE: FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ARE AT THE SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,WHICH FULLY RECOGNIZES ITSOBLIGATIONSTOWARDTHOSEWHOENTRUSTTO'T THE CUSTODY OFTHEIRBUSINESs,«FINANCIAL CAPITAL,WHETHERFORRECIPROCALFAVORORFOR FIRSTNATIONAL BANK |The Valuable XX X EE R E CREDIT,AND $100,000!we ReLele) efforts among us:have left an impressionwhichwil!live in our pation.jRis a JSre PROFITS.ee2d.That our heartfelt sympathy ia ex-peercna ” tended to the deeply bereaved family.Maytheybecomfortedintheirgrief.3d.That these resolutions be spread uponourminutes,a copy be sent to the family, and a copy sent for publieation to theStatesvilleLandmark,to The AmericanIsraeliteandtotheJewishComment. MRS.J.H.HOFFMANN, MRS.WILLIAM WALLACE, MRS.JULIA SIMON, Committee. FOR SALE—Nice fresh Jersey cows.Seemeforrarebargainsinsewingmachines.JIM .MOTT."Phone Residence 2312.Store 401 June 27-—1t* FOR RENT—Five-room cottage on Alexander &treet Wek HARBIN.June 27—2t. or 156 men to workperWANTED—At once,12 on brick-yard at county home at $1.50 day.JAS.W.BROWN.June 27-—-2t* FOR SAL E First-claae milk cow.MARYPOPE,Stony Point,N.C.,.Rel.dune 27—4t* FOR SALR—Hanes |team of horses.J,G,TURNER June 20, FOR BALE—Lot,corner Oak “and Sharpe streets.Apply to A.A.Miller. June 17 ate Get a Circular and Come =TOs Hi BIG SALE! FOR SALE—Three shares stock in InperialCottonOilCo.Address Box 32,States- Fille.June 17. ROR RE NT—Six-rroom cottage with all mod- ern conveniences.Also five-room cottage.N.P.WATT.June 10. FOR RE NT—Five-room “eottage with modern conveniences,on Water street.Apply to J. &FRY &SON June 4, FOR SALE OR RENT—Good three-horse farm in Sharpesburg township Address M.,care The Landmark.June 24—2t* WANTED—To exchange valuable city prop-° erty,consisting of lot 100x180 fee,ll-room talking about. house,good barn and well,for farm lands. W.A.BRISTOL June 24--2t. HAVE You bought your ‘beaay yet?rT net we have a carload of Hackney and a ¢car-load of High Point buggies.The Harness, Vebi cle &Supply Co FOR SAL E—Three valuable m8.For ‘fallparticularsseeW.L.Smith,423 Alexanderstreet,Statesville."Phone 1389.Zune 16—8t* arm first-class 1 operate a No. prepared to deo &Gelser with The Sale every one is The big Blue Sign —then you know you are right. day evening—the first for several! weeks.Corn is good where the land| has been properly prepared and cul tivated.Winter oats a fair crop;| spring oats short,some being mowed and raked.“Little cotton”is be-| ginning to start.A great deal of it| is very shont.| Mr.Marvin Waugh killed.three squirrels at one shot.Two were playing on a limb,.the third ran in just as he fired,and down came all| three.| One of Mr.George Waugh’'s brood sows found nine pigs and another six teen.That beats the record as far as| I know. Mr.Jake Lackey is in the State of| |New York in the interest of.the In |ternational Harvester’Co.,setting up| |reapers,mowers,hay loaders and other machinery.Wheat harvest will| et on,there peril aboutsj>~Qa’ of August.Rey.L.L.Moore of Taylorsville,| supply at Shiloh church;has been down this week visiting some of the|sick in his congregation.Mrs.Gin-| thy Smith,widow of the late Peter! Smith,is very feeble.Miss Mabel,| daughter of Mr.and Mrs.A.W.John son,has been under treatment by Drs.Long and Little for several weeks.Her condition is not improv-| ed. Mr.James Morrison,who has been| sick for several weeks,is in his 82d year.His condition is growing more| critical and owing to his age he is| not likely to recover...Mr.and Mrs.| Morrison live with their son,Mr.E. A.Morrison. I noticed recently in The Landmark of a cow that ate chickens.Mr.J. B.Summers had a mule several years| since that ate chickens,Later on the mule died—it might have been from chicken bones in its intestines.So|the cow may die.| Wore Overcoat and Bound Wheat—}| Snow and Frost. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-1,June 24—Seeing so much talk in your paper about the cold weather at wheat harvest,willsayonemaninthisneighborhood wore his overcoat to the wheat field and bound wheat with it on.I can give his name if it is necessary;and as for the sleet that Mr.Jones saw at the depot,I don’t guess it wasbranfromthemill.The operator at Elmwood said it did snow big fashionatElmwoodthatnight.Anyway if the ‘editor had been out there week before last I could have showed him some frost—bit cotton and corn.LANDMARK READER. A WORKER APPRECIATES THIS. Wm.Morris,a resident of Florence,Oregon,says:“For the last fourteen years my kidneysandbladderincapacitatedmeforallwork.About eight months ago I began using FoleyKidneyPilla,and they have done what othermedid¢ines failed to do,and now I am feeling reshing.Vaese eollector—-eliminates all dust that is©objectionable to helpers.Wheat threshedthiswaywillkeepfreefromwormsSatisfactionguaranteed.“Phone or see A. FP.HARRIS,Harmony,N.©.Jane 24 Ste NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the estate Of Theodora Stephany,deceased,I |hereby notify all persons having claimsjagainetherestateto ‘a fine.I recommend Foley Kidney-Pills,’SoldbyStatesvilleDrugCo. present same to me onrbeforeJune27th,1914.JOHN STEPHA-NY,Administrator.R.B.McLaughlin,At- torney.June 27th,1914, SAVE THE PIGS! It is estimated that hog cholera killed$86,417,000 worth of hogs last year.International Stock Get It at Poston-Wasson Co’s Food Tonia cures and preventshogcholera.Itissoldonaspot §) guarantee.Three feeds for ic.| -——SOLD AT—— D.J.eee One yard wide Brown Do- mestic for 4c"yard. Towels and Sheets Extra large towel for 5c. |Seo onr 430-Sheets and 20c, pair Pillow Cases, Suspenders AutomobileLivery!o6e.to 50¢.values on sale at 19e.pair. 836 inch Bleach for 5c,the yard. We have just added new equipment to our livery service,When to take aquicktriportake a pleasure ride after along hot June day call us on the phone. Domestic you need 32 inch Dress Ginghams,a 12\e,seller,for 9c,yard. week-end.Special—Lawns, such like. »15e.acid Many other lines will be greatly reduced for this Find your way to the store that will save you money on your shopping, Hosiery Specials Ladies full regular 10c,grade at 5e.pair.A few more of the Silk ones left from last week to clase at air.7 a= Corsets About 50 pair of the Amer- ican Beauty and the J.©©. Brands,the $1.00 kind,to close at 75e.the pair. Pumps and Sandals All to be sold during theweek-end at a much reducedprice.Notice especially our$1.19 Canvass pumps, Dimities,Flaxons and Very truly, Carolina Motor Comp’y, SOMETHING NEW!| logdisanee i ||Poston-Wasson Comp’y, EYES AND FEET. Highest price glasses cost 60the year These are spend on your feet theear?Which is the most mportant,your eyes or We have just received a shipment of PER-FECTED TIRE TONIC.Let us help you save your tire expense and annoyance with punctures and blow-outs. stantly receiving new.and up-to-date acces- rarely used.The most used sories.Call to see our display. cost from 50c.to $2 20 the year:How much do you CAROLINA MOTOR CO. June 27—1t.~f. Wearecon- your feet?x ::soit FOR RENT—Nine-room house on corner BOARDERS WANTED—Want about sixDR.R.W.WOODWARD,Meeting and Sharpe streets,_Modern con-boarders.Nice yoeena,wr ——t “—-.1 Rob!‘OPTOMETRIST,veniences.Also 200 cords oak and pine table fare,well prepared jose ina —his b.Canter Be cael wootl for enle on grotind op delivered:Ap-826 Walnut)street.MRS.Ji A.er ply to "MRS.R.E.NOOE.FORD,Statesville,N.©. a 2 ®June 24—-2ts.June 6.‘ gee‘3 : bak 4 a mis iamidiAeisei:A as fc fe ee i ~ DB KRIDER &COMPANY. CLEARANCE SALE IN MILLINERY. Don’t fail to see us for SHOES,SHOES ! MEN’S HATS,they are beauties.Just see them.D.B.KRIDER &COMPANY. BE PATIENT!| Don’t get desperate nor despair about COTTON SEED HULLS.They’ll. be here in a day or two. A car of very fine Michigan’Timothy. J.E.SLOOP.= SURREYS! JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT AND HAVE SPECIAL PROPO- SITION.SEE US BEFORE YOU Be er Re gd ee es Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co., Statesville,N.C. W W W RINGS. We are going to show a window full of W W W Guaranteed Rings this week. W WW Rings with guaran- teed settings are insured against loss of stones.If a stone comes out and is lost, we will replace it free.Cost no more than ordinary rings.$2.00 Up. Oxfords For Spring 1913! BOYDEN,HURLEY and HOWARD &FOSTER OXFORDS for the gentleman whocaresforstyle,comfort and service.Wecansuityourfancy.Also ‘beatitiful line ofLadies’Pumps and Oxfords in the differentstylesandleathers.Call and “let us showyouMEN’S FURNISHINGS. Emery Guarantééd Shirts.Nobby line ofNeckwear.See window display. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Company,Statesville,N.C.i Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C, Capital StockSurplus 30,000.00TotalResourcesover525,000.00aarecordiallyaetoopeneithercheck-ing or savings account with the Commercietei3Statesville,N.C.We oeourpercent.on time and savings deposits -nish check books free for checking sncntiite andgivecarefulattentiontoallbusinessintrustedtous.We solicit your patronage and once youhaveopenedanaccountwithusyouwillare-ciate the many advantages of dealing with abankwitheeandsurplus,which is notonlyaguaranteeofsecuritytodepositors,butenablesustoextendourcustomerseveryaccom-modation consistent with prudent banking. $100,000.00 W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E,HUGHEY, _~.President.-Vice President.of Cashier.~Assistant Cashier, SITHE LANDMARK neFRIDAY,June 27,1913. KEEP THE CATTLE AT HOME. Southern Farmers Advised Not toSellCows——Should Keep Them atHomeandRaiseCattle. The following is sent The Land- mark by the national Department of Agriculture:ty ‘During the past 12 months cattle buyers.have heen active in Lonis-iana,Mississippi,Alabama,GeorgiaandFlorida,purchasing cattle to beshippedtotheMiddleWesternmar-kets as either canners or stockers.The prices paid for canners duringthisperiodhavebeensohighthatthousandsofcowsandheifershavegonetotheshambles.which should have been retained on the farmsforbreedingpurposes.This is es-pecially noticeable when.the —re-ceipts of Southern cattle at the St. Louis market for the last 12 monthsarecomparedwiththoseforanypreviousperiodofsimilarlength.The receipts:of Alabama,Mississip-pi and Louisiana cattle at that mar-ket have almost doubled during this period.Since the first of February buyers from the farms and ranches of the West have been scouring the Gulf States in search of breeding stock. A few years ago this class of cattle would have been scorned by _the Western ranchman =as breeding stock,but with the shortage of cows for breeding purposes the ranchers are glad to get these cheap cows,to which they will breed good beef bulls.The half-breeds resulting from this mating make fairly desir- able beef animals.Several thousand cattle have already been sent.from these States to Texas,Oklahoma and Kansas,and.some or them are said to have been shipped as far as Mon- tana.Recently there were perhaps more cattle unloaded at one time in Bir- mingham,Ala.,for feed,water and rest while en route to the Western ranges than have ever been seen in that place before in one day.Geor- via and Florida are sending out thousands of these native Southern cattle at the present time at prices ranging from $15 to $23 a head for mature animals.A shipment of 40 car loads of cattle was recently made| from.Osceola county,Florida,in one day.They were shipped to Kansas via Oklahoma City.The cattle were dipped in arsenical solution before loading,to free them of ticks,and were to be dipped again on arrival at Oklahoma City before going above the Federal quarantine line. Some people of the South seem glad that these cattle are being ship- ped out,as the number of scrub cat- tle is being reduced and the South will get better cattie as a_result. They do not look far enough ahead, however,or they would see that if the shortage of cattle is such as to cause buyers to come from the far West to buy these scrub cattle breeding purposes,the chances of Southern farmers refilling their pas- tures with good cattle are indeed small,for where are reasonable price?The best and most profitable way of getting good cattle throughout the South is to breed up the native cattle by the use of pure-bred bulls,and by castrating all scrub bulls at an early age. The South is especially adapted to raising cattle,because of the longgrazingseason,the enormous areas of cheap land,much of which is now lying idle,the great variety of pas- ture grasses and legumes which grow luxuriantly on all soils and be- cause of the mild winters. If the Western ranchman can af- ford to pay Southern farmers good prices for cows,pay the high freight rates to the West,stand the losses which naturally oceur during ship- ping thin cattle spch long distances, also bear the losses due to a change of climatic conditions,and then make money on them,why cannot the Southern farmer who already owns the cattle as well as the grazing lands,and who needs the manureuponthesoils,keep his stock on thefarmandsecuretheincreas its?He*ean if he will free his cat-tle of ticks,increase the efficiency of his pastures by planting mixtures of lespedeza,bur clover,white clover.or perhaps melilotus,alsike clover, and redtop over his pasture lands; and by raising more hays and for- age crops for wintering his stock and finishing them for market.Thesurpluscattlecanthenbefattened by feeding cotton-seed cake on grass,or grazing fields.of velvet beans while feeding some concen- trate;or they can be finished in the dry lot during the winter months. For winter feeding no roughage has proved more valuable than silage,as the addition of it to the feeding ra- tion invariably increases the size of the daily grains and reduces their cost,thereby making greater profits. The quality and quantity of silagewhichcanbeproducedonsomeofthesecheaplandscannotbesurpass- ed by the high-priced lands of thecornbelt,whereas the cost of pro- ducing it ig far less because of thecheaplabor. The farmers of the South are therefore urged to discontinue thiswholesale.shipping of their femalecattleto.other States,to free thepasturesofthecattletickandtoin-increase the number and quality oftheircattlebytheuseofpure-bred beef bulls.The progeny will not only grow faster and make larger and better cattle,but will be farmoreprofitabletoraiseandtofeedthanarethenatives.The soils willbeincreasedinfertilitybythema-nure,which gives such profitable re-, turns when applied to the cotton crop and puts vegetable matter intothesoil.The amount of commer- cial fertilizer necessary to produce acropwillBereducedandamorebountifulyieldwill.be produced. Literature regarding methods of |feeding cattle in the South and erad- leating the cattle ticks may be ob- tained from the Bureau of AnimalIndustry,Department of Agricul- ture,Washington,D.C.Southern for| these good | breeding cattle to come from at al prof} v3 yy farmers are onstration agents. a a EL ETEHERMETICASAI Lenoir Receives the Time By Wire-less From Washington. Lenoir Dispatch to Charlotte Ob- server.:r For some time Lenoir has been heralded as the greatest wireless center of the State,having manyamateurstations,but now the townfurther’enjoys the unique distine-~ tion of being perhaps the only placeintheUrtted’States,or certainly intheState,that receives the standard time daily by wireless from the Ar-lington station at Washington,andhasitannouncedtoitscitizensbyabellthatcanbeheardalloverthe town.This scientific construction is the product of Eugene C.Ivey,man-ager of Citizens’Light &Power Co. The wireless station is located in Mr.Ivey’s home,from which wiresareruntothe.First Methodist church,connecting the bell therewithaclock.in Mr.Ivey’s house.A hammer with a lever is placed in the belfry,so that it strikes the bell on the outside and in no way interferes with the regular ringing of the bell. (Mr.Ivey,who is a son of the late Rev.G.W.Ivey,is a brother of Mesdames Geo.M.Foard and Jas.H. White of Statesville) HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catarrh that can-not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.F.J.CHENEY &CQ.,Toledo,O.We,the undersigned,have known F, J,Cheney for the last 16 ears,andbelievehimperfectlyhonorableinallbusinesstransactionsandfinanciallyabletocarryoutanyobligationsmadebyhisfirm.Walding,Kinnan &Marvin,Wholesale Druggists,Toledo,O.Hall’s Catarrh Cure ts taken Internal-ly,acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ef the system.Testimonialssentfree.Price.76c.ver bottle.Sold by all Druggista Take Hall's Family Pills fox eonstipation.WISHED SHE”COULD DIE And Be Free From Her Troubles, but Finds Better Way. | Columbia,Tenn.—‘‘Many a time,”says Mrs.Jessie Sharp,this place,“TL wished I would die and berelieved of my suffering,from womanly troubles.|could not get up,without pulling at something to help me,and stayed inmostofthetime.1 could not do my housework. The least amount of work tired me|out.My head would swim,and I would|tremble for an hour or more.Finally,1|took Cardui,the woman’s tonic,and Ipeessaymore,am not bothered with}and I don’t have to go .Infact,_1amsoundandwellofallmytroubles. |Cardui goes to all the weak spots and|helps to make them strong.It acts withnature—not against her.It is for the tired,nervous,irritable women,who feelasifeverythingwerewrong,and needsomethingtoquiettheirnervesand|Strengthen the worn-out system. If you are a woman,eeiortng from eneofthenumeroussymptomsofwomanlyMtrouble,take Cardui,it will help you.At all druggists. Write to:Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies’Advisory Dert..Chattanooga,Tenn,for Specialdnstructionsonyourcaseand64-page book,*Treatmentfor Women,”inplain wrapper.N.C.192 THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS. The State's Industrial College. Equips men for successful lives in Agriculture,Horticulture,Stock Rais- ing,Dairying,Poultry Work,Veteri- nary Medicine;in Civil,Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering;in Chemistry and Dyeing;in Cotton Manufacturing.Four year courses. Two,and One year courseg.-53 teach- ers;669 students;23 buildings; Modern Equipment.County Superin- tendents hold entrance examinations at all county seats July 10.Write for complete Catlogue to FE.B.OWEN,Registrar, Weat Raleigh..N.C, THE NORTH CAROLINA = State Normal andIndustrialCollege Maintained:by the State for the Wo- men of North Carolina.Five regu-lar Courses leading to degrees.Special Courses for teachers.Freetuitiontothosewho.agree to be- come teachers in the State.Fall Ses- sion begins September 17th,1913. For catalogue and other information, address JULIUS 1.FOUST,President, Greensboro,N.C. —TRY—CONNELLY MINERAL SPRINGS HOTEL Connelly Springs,N.O, ”i 4 i +}ope Pera LT en-re ri Caeeneete Right on main line of the Southern Raliway,midway be-tween Salisbury and Asheville,\In the,foot hills of the Blue Ridge’Mountains,:Is 1,200 feet above sea level. Splendid mineral water far malaria,indigéstion,nervous-ness,rheumatism and all blood diseases.Modern improvement,gooderchestra,dancing and other amusements.An ideal place to spend 9a vacation’from standpoint of health or pleas-ure. No.consumptives taken.RATES:$6 to $12 a week. Write for booklet and c¢ir- cularg giving our special rates to familegs and parties,Wm.JEFF DAVIS,* Owner and Proprietor, also advised to consult], the department’s county tare dem-| ai | Are you the sole support of the family—thefoundationofwhichthefamilystructureisbuiltDanytgamayhappeniatadtperingSeer How different are the conditions if you have been depositingregularlyaportionofyourearningsinourSavingsDepartment.Then when your strength is gone the strength of your SavingsAccountstandsreadytoprovideforyouandyourfamily. Every idle dollar of your money should be put to wofk. Don’t wait until next week or tomorrow.Call toda +-open anaccountwithusandletyourmoneyearn4percent.totorest, Merchants&Farmers’Bank of Statesville. Special Bargains in Go-Carts and Sulkies. Call to see our White Enamel Baby Car- riages.Yours truly, Statesville Housefurnishing Company. IN THE FIRST PLACE Bring every prescription direct to us to be filled.This is the best ake we can offer any one using medicines. We have the druge,every kind or class,each of standard purity,fresh and potent.We have the knowledge and the training,and the experience that counts in scientific, careful prescription compounding.You get all safety, satisfaction,results.Ask your doctor. The Polk Gray Drug Company, @ ON THE SQUARE @PrescriptionSpecialists."Phones 109 and 410. COAL!COAL!) Don’t buy your supply until you see us.We think wecan give you better Coal as low as the other fellow.Don’t stock up too early as you will have more slack or waste coal.Jyly to September is the time to lay in your winter’s - supply.We willtake your order now and deliver during that period. We guarantee price and quality and give you the exact weight Remember also that we carry wood all the time,cut to stove or heater lengths.Good one-horse load $1.25;two-horse load $2.00. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. "PHONE 205. Write to the Factory For a Piano! It costs $200 per month to have a salesman ina city to ship pianos direct to customers.He pays $200 per month for a store room where he keeps them.He pays $300 per monthadvertising in mag- azines.He sends out $200 worth catalogues per month.He has a stenographer at $100 per month, a total of $1,000 per month. A salesman (who does not run wagons)and a store room can be secured in Statesville for $100 per month.Now tell me which of these salesmen can sell GOOD PIANOS for the least money. Connelly Springs,N.Oarolina,‘ J.§.LEONARD,Salesman in Statesville,N.C. =>BRACELETS!<a Don’t forget them.Think about them.Talk about them.Young ladies,tell your Father or Brother that Woodwardhasaniceline.They will know the rest. H.B.WOODWARD,© ang Jewcler. Roo!otting -—-— Priestky Mohair Suits made by Hart,Schaffner &Marx, which means they are made right—and this means all in this class of goods.We also have the Panama Cloth in Coats and Pants at $7.50. Get one of these cook Suits and KEEP KOOL. > Get the Vindex Shirts.The Shirt with a guarantee that counts,$1.00 and $1.50. Special prices on regular Suits.See us. Sloan Clothing Company ==© |The Tariff Taken Off +7 I have just succeeded in taking the tariff off of my big stock of Furniture,Rugs and Floor Coverings.For instance,all 30c.Matting is now 25c.,all 25c.now 20c.All floor coverings down in the same proportion.A lot of very pretty patterns in 9x12 Rugs at a very attractive price. Une nundred.$2.75 Rock- ers will be sold at $2.00. Come and see.I will make it worth your time to come and see. Respectfully, The Williams Furniture House, Statesville,N.C. STORM INSURANCE! Wind Storms,Cyclones,Tornadoes.Le som 9 senceRe TDOnehastobut”pick up any one of the daily papers of recentissue and read the headlines proclaiming theterribledestructiontolifeandpropertyastheresult of the tornadoes and wind storms which have pre- vailed in all sections of the country.The Eastern, Middle,Southern and Western States alike bear tes- timony to experience whereby the loss and damagetopropertyinterestshasbeenenormous.“Tornadoinsuranceisman’s sole way of confronting the situa- tion.He can only replace what has been destroyed. The destructive forces of nuture have brought into be- ing constructiye agencies otman.While prevention ofwinddisturbancesisimpossible,protectionis possible and common.Its other name is Insurance.Consult us.‘We insure everything insurable. Statesville coke &Investment Co.Mi Center St.J.F.CARLTON,Manager. SEATTHELANDMARK FRIDAY,June 27,1913. Heaviest Cannonade Heard in Amer-ica Was at Gettysburg. In the July American Magazine the}fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg,which comes on July 1,is celebrated with an unusual de- scription of the battle by Edgar Al- len Forbes.Coming to the third day of the battle Mr.Forbes writes “fin part;“The great hour of Gettysburg is at hand—the hour of.the eveningsacrifice.The c¢annoneers on Semi- nary Ridge are grouped behind ahundredmassedguns,facing anoth- er hundred on Cemetery Ridge,a mile distant. hair falling about his shoulders,rides up to Lee and reports that his division is ready.Longstreet also is there,moody and silent,but in- wardly rebellious. “An order from Alexander,chief of artillery,sends the cannoneers to their posts behind the cruel enginesofdeath.Two puffs of smoke and flame shoot out from the Washing-ton artillery,and the work of hell begins with solid shot and shell onbothsides.For two long hours the overture continues in a deafening roar—‘the heaviest cannonading ev- er heard on the American continent.’ “The fire of neither side does any serious harm to the sheltered infan- try,but the shells scatter death and destruction among.the _batteries,where the sound of exploding cais- sons alone drowns the pitiful neigh- ing of wounded horses.At ‘the Bloody Angle’where Pickett’s blow is to fall heaviest,here is what is happening: “Lieutenant Cushing,of Battery A,Fourth United States artillery, challenged the admiration of all who saw him.Three of his limbers were changed with the caisson limbers un- der fire.Several wheels were shot off his guns and replaced,till at last severely wounded himself,his of- ficers all killed or wounded,and with but cannoneers enough to man a see- tion—he pushed his gun to the fence and was killed while serving his last canister into the ranks of the ap- proaching enemy.” The Best Men and Women Fer School Committees. In a letter te county boards of ed- ucation,Dr.J.Y.Joyner,Stateperintendentofschools,urges that in selecting school officials—which will be done on the first Monday in July—that men best suited for the work,regardless of politics,be se- lected.For the first time in the history of the State women will serve as school committeemen,and Superintendent Joyner urges the selection of men and women of intelligence and good busine qualifications,who are known be in favor of public edu- cation,as required by law,and will take an active interest in the schools and have the courage to discharge their duties,especially in electing teachers,without fear or favor,No politics should enter into the selec tions of the township committees,Dr Joyner says. The attention of the county boards is also called to the fact that the compulsory attendance law is effec tive this year and they are urged to elect attendance officers who are in terested in education,who are ir sympathy with the compulsory at tendance law and who will be active and tactful in the enforcement of the new measure.Attendance officers wil! be named for each township in a county.The attendance officers will also be charged with taking an an- nual school census and the State su perintendent requests that this be jaken on or before September 1.The letter refers to the $400,000 that the |State will expend in addition to the regular appropriations to equalize the terms at six months’duration Dr.Joyner thinks that this sum willaoeaminimumtermoffive months the first year,the counties: of course,being required to make up tea balance.- Baxter Shemwelh Again in the Spot-:! light. The Greensboro News says Baxter Shemwell,who is frequently in rows with railroad people who re fuse to let him have his own way, avent,to the station)in Lexington Ronaay night and asked for a ticket for No.35,a train that doesn’t usu ally stop at Lexington.The ticket agent told him he couldn’t sell him stop at had he 43, Lexington unless it passengers to discharge,but could sell him a ticket for No. by which he could make the sameconnection.Shemwell raised a rowandaskedtheticketagent,O.BRussell,how long he had been sellingtickets.Russell answeredtwomonths, egraph operator in the office,told Russell he didn’t have to answersuchquestions.Shemwell turned hisattentiontoCampbelland©struck him in the fage.He then went in-side the office and assaulted Camp-|bell,who is a cripple and usescrutches.Campbell defended _hirii-self as best he could until a police- man separated the two men.Camp-bell swore out a warrant for Shem-well but in the meantime No.35cameandstoppedtodischargepas- sengers and Shemwell boarded the train and left,notifying the officer that his son,who lives at Lexing- ton,would pay any damages. later returned for trial and wags fincd $15 and cost. .When Dog “Days Begin and End, Charlotte Observer. As the annual question about dog days is certain to arise soon,we might anticipate it a little by the riod between July 3 and August ‘11, when the dog star Sirius is rising with or nearly with the sun. Can't Keep It Secret. The splendid work of Chamberlain’s Tab-lets is daily becoming more widely known. troubleshaseverheenknown,For sale Pickett,his long black’ about |fonds, C.A.Campbell,a tel-| |Oak and Front streeta, He! No such grand remedy for stomach and liver|by all su-j° of the New Per The Steady Even Heat preserves the rich natural flavor of the meat. It means better cooking,a cleaner,coolerkitchen,and Washington,D.C. Richmond,Va. Norfolk,Va. OF VALUABLE ‘NE AR STATESVILLE. rtue of an wir of resale made by r Court of Iredell county in the d,“Mrs.May Agnes Long et.al.| EK.Long,the undersigned com-/ r will sell for partition at the court joor im Statesville,N.C.,at public »the highest bidder on i SATURDAY,JULY 12.1913,| at 12 o'clock M.,the following valuable tract |of lands situated in Statesville township,Ire- dell county,N.C.,and bounded as follows | First tract-—Beginning at a stone on the|bank of Third creek,Howard corner,| that |; a ticket for that train,as it didn’t| |door in Statesville, |L.K,Overeash’s corner: |N.68 degrees BE.103 1-2 feet to a stake on j degrees E.188 1-2 feet to the beginning,con- |jcash’s corner +a stake,Cooper's corner;jer’s line and ditch 8. | ito the beginning,being lots two and three statement that they comprise the pe-|= ‘pecially well “adapted to stook Tanning with his line sowth 35 degrees| west 87 poles to «poplar;thence north 80 degrees west 15 poles to a pine;thence south Sl degrees west 35 poles to a stake;thencesouth9degreeswest38polestoastake;| thence south 89 degrees east 26 poles to a stake;thence south 8 degrees west 128 poles| to a stake,Howard's corner;thence south 87)1-2 degfees cast 92 poles to an iron stake,| formerly a post oak,Bostain’s corner;thence north 8 degrees west 116 poles to a stone;| thence morth 34 degrees east 72 poles to a) stake;thence north 44 degrees enst 64 1-2| poles to a stake on the south bank of Third| creek;themce up Third creek north 49 degr | west 96 poles to the beginning,containing ms acre’more or lessSeoondtract—Beginning at a stake,D.M. Howard's corner in the Brawley line,nowJohnHall's line,and runs with said line north 858 degrees west 24 1-2 poles to an tronstakeimtheParkerline;thence with the|Parker line routh 2 degrees west 49 poles|o the ee:thence with the railroad| 63 degrees cast 27 poles to a stake;|themes ‘worth 2 degrees emst 35 poles to thebeginning,cohtaining 6 acres more or lesa One-third cash on confirmation;onethird in six months,one-third in 12 montha,_— interest om deferred payments from date ofconfirmationofsaleuntilpaid,title retained| until pirehase price paid;possession given as the crops fer the present year (7013)are remo subject to the righte of the tenant, and ft Possession xiven January i,igi4Allremtaamdcropeforthisyear(191%).re served.“This is the home place of the late DxJ.BF.Lome,situated on the.State highway") LAND)# DESIRABLE RESIDENCE FOR SALE. rooms and a bath room,conveniences.Good barn on the lot.Situat-_ed on South Race street near Graded School.This is =very attractive residence,and ow- |gain price.ee very easy. less work. No fire to kindle,no drudgery of coal or ashes, no smoke or soot. The new 4-burner Perfection Stove cooks awhole meal at once,with least exp ense and trouble. Smaller stoves with 1,2 or 3 burners.Seethematyourdealer’s,or write for descriptive circular STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) BALTIMORE to Charlotte,N.C. Charleston,W.Va. Charleston,S.C. &iT AUTOMOBILES:f ING BARGAINS. "PHONE. WE HAVE SEVERAL USED CARS —RUNABOUTS AND TOURING CARS—WHICH WE ARE OFFER- AT PRESENT AT REAL CALL ON US OR PHONES: |Carolina Motor Company LONG DISTANCELOCAL 175 170 A beautiful cottagews bond for sale.Five |with all modern ing to circumstances,wil]be sold at a bar.See Zeb.V.|March Lt, three “miles west of Statesville It,3 wip|aiapted ta Che eal.~wy Sete]wheat oats and all farm:products and.es-| raising and| -rying purposes as well as truck farming.}t is well watered and inthe highest state of| tivation,being partly “seeded and well set| in clover and improved grasses Forty acres | of open upland and 15 to 18 acres well drain-|ed bottom land.The balance of the landis| mostly timbered,being level and a sufficient |pply ef timber thereon for all domestic pur-| is a good two-story six-room| se,large barn and other outbuildings,in-ling ome good tenant house,all in good| repair.ZEB.V.LONG,Jane 6,1913.Commissioner.| MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND. BY VIRTUE of the powers contained in a mortwagé®deed executed by W.A.Over-cash and wife to R.A.Miller,and by ver.|assigned for value to R.A.Cooper,the un- dersigned will sell at public auction,to thehighestbidderforcash,at the court house N.C.,on MONDAY,JULY 7th,1913, 12 o'clock,m.,the following describedto-wit: First Let—Beginning at the junctionrunningwithFrontstreetS.68 degrees W.92 1-2 feet to a stake, thence with his line25degreesW.183 feet to a stake;thence at of N. |Oak street;thence with Oak street S.21 |taining one-half acre,more or less. Second Lot—Beginning at on Oak street,Oak street N,22 degrees W.187 1-2 feet to thence with Coop-70 degrees W.239 feetK.Overcash’s line:thencetoaatake,H.R.“6thencewithhisandW.i70degrees"E.208 text | } A.Over-thence with to a stake in is.26 cash’s corner;Overcash’s line N. L.E. in the division of the I.M.Overcash lands, .A.MILLER,Mortgagee.| A.COOPER,Assignee.|R.B.McLaughlin,Att'y.May 80,1913,| NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Having qualified as administrator of Tur-|ner Smith,all parties holding claims against’)his estate WHI present the same to the under-| signed on or before the 7th day of June,1914, or this notice will be plead in bar of anyrecovery.E,G.GAITHER,Administrator,|Statesville,N.©,W.D.Turner Attorney.June BF fv W.FRAZIER, TINNER, NORTH CENTER STREET. *PHONES RAOPRESINENCR ax RKO (as. sure to Splendid Suburban Home. If the New Récipe Is to be successful—be sure to use|CITY.FLOUR. Why Worry About the ;weather?One of our Electric Fans will blovr the heat and your worries away at one sweep.”Qur lim of'rans,nectric Irons and Fixturesis complete anduptotheminuteineveryrespect.Lamps exchanged. M.,D.&T.ELECTRIC C0., Successors to Ritchie &Mills. ’Phone 415.128 W.Broad St PRIDE OF THE HOUSEWIFE. Seven pounds nickel plated triple draft Latest improved Charcoal Iron—a beauty and welcomein ev- ery home where it has been used. Try one at $1.98 and be pleased.Call and see or write W.H.HUNTER,Troutman,N.C. ..|The flour that néver varies in| quality;that gives maximum} satisfaction in every batch of|baking—best for bread,rolls,} pastry,biscuit.| A trial convinces quickest—be order by name CITYFLOUR, City Flour Milling Co. FOR SALE! Eight and one-half acres facing two.macadam_roads Near enough for city water,lights and cement sidewalk.Barn,chicken houses,runs and all necessaryoutbuildings A rare opportunity. ——SEE-—~JOHN M.SHARPE, KRALL,ESTA PER, \FOR SALE—One new 2 h.p.gasoline en- gine.Has been used only for display inSeptember,1911,at Appalachian Exposition.|Knoxville,Tenn.,where it was awarded first premium by Exposition committee. During next ten days a sacrifice price will buy it,as it must be sold.For further de-taile address P.O.Hox 42,or see R.B.GANT at Bradford Grocery &Produce Ca,,Statesville,G._dune 17, June 6.—10t.~ S.J.Holland. Has good farm horses and mules for sale for cash or on time,Terms to suit purchaser, Best equipped livery in town. "Phone 3.“Day or Night. Statesville FemaleCollege. One of the best Colleges for Wom- en in the State!Its strong points are climate,equipment,thorough courses of study,able teachers andmoderateprices.Thecost of reg-istration fee,board and tuition for session is only on Send for catalogue,REV.J.A.SCO’ STATESVILLE, & PAGE EIGHT. THE LA NDMARK FRIDAY,-~--June 27,1913. SCHOOL BUILDING ENLARGED. ait Ahm Ti 4 Mr.Burke and Mrs.Babington Im- proving—New Cars—Protracted Meeting—Death of Mr.Hendren— Personal News of Taylorsville. Correspondence of The Landmark./ Taylorsville,June 26—The contract for remodeling and building an ad- dition to the school building has been let to Mr.C.M.Moose for $4,000. The material has been placed,on the grounds and the work was begun this week.The addition will be the size of the present building and will be connected to it by a hall. The many friends of Mr.H.J. Burke,who was operated on at Dr. Long’s Sanatorium,Statesville,ten days ago,will be glad to know that he was able to come home the first of the week and his condition con-tinues to improve.Mrs.J,P.Bab- ington,who underwent an operationforappendicitisatDr.Long’s Sana- torium a week ago,is getting along nicely and an early recovery 1s ex- pected.an Dr.O.L.Hollar and Mr.J.D.Lit- tle have each bought a five-passenger Studebaker car from the Carolina Motor Co.of Statesville.Mr.Long Hollar went to Statesville and re- turrled with Mr.Little’s car a few days ago and Mr.Harold Yount,of the Carolina Motor Co.,delivered Dr. Hollar’s car Wednesday. Miss Sarah Miller of Mocksville will arrive today to visit her cousin, Mrs.H.T.Kelly.Mrs.Chas.E, Echerd of Statesville is visiting her perents,Mr.and Mrs,J.L.Gwalt- ney. A protracted meeting will Sunday,the 29th,at the Baptist church here.The pastor,Rev.L. P.Gwaltney,will be assisted by Rev.Mr.Bradshaw of Hickory. Mr.James Deaton of Mooresville spent Tuesday here with his daugh- ter,Mrs.J.C.Thompson.Mr.W. B.Matheson spent Wednesday in Charlotte. The Rexall ball team Newton today to play team. Mr.J.C.Stevenson has been ill for some time and his condition is critical this morning. Mr.Joel Hendren,Alexander's oldest citizen,died Friday evening at his‘home in Sugar Loaf township. He was in his 91st year.Surviving are his wife and four chidiren,all of this county except a daughter,Mrs. John Brown of Lexington.The fun- eral and burial were at Bethel Bap- tist church unday. Miss Person,a milliner of New York,is here to spend some time at the residence of Mr.D.Mc.Matheson. Mrs.©.A.Holley and children and Mrs,Carrie Holley of Langley,S.C., are visiting Mrs.Holley’s,parents, Mr.and Mrs.Thomas Bolick,at Miss Esther Bolick’s home. begin will the go to Newton Cases Prosecuted By Special Counsel. McNabb’s Resignation Accepted— President Wilson Tuesday night telegraphed United States District Attorney McNabb of San Francisco his acceptance of the latter's resig- nation,the form of which the Presi- dent characterized as “an inexcusa- ble intimation of injustice and wrongdoing”on the part of Attorney Gen- eral McReynolds.In a letter to the Attorney General,the President ex- onerated him from blame and adopt- ed Mr.McReynolds’suggestion that the Caminetti-Diggs and the West- ern Fuel Company cases be prose- cuted immediately by special coun- sel for the government. In wiring his resignation to the President District Attorney Me Nabb,a hold-over of the last admin- istration,charged Attorney Gener- al McReynolds with yielding to “rich and powerful influences”in order- ing a postponement of the trials,one -of the men indicted being a son of Commissioner of Immigration Cam-. inetti.It developed that the com- missioner of immigration had asketi Secretary of;L-*--.Wilson for leaveofabsenceto“attend thé trial of his son in San’Franciseo.Caminettihadjusttakenchargeofhisoffice and Secretary Wilson said it was not convenient for him to leave.He therefore asked for a postponement of the trials on behalf of Caminetti, which was granted. Another Echo of the California Case —Further Charges. Clayton Herrington,Federal inves- tigater of white slave cases for the Department of Justice,who gather- ed the evidence in the Diggs-Cami- netti cases in San Franciseo and who called upen President Wilson to re- move Attorney General McReynolds from office for his action in delaying the trials,was suspended from office Wednesday on an order from Wash- ington, Just prior to receiving this notice Herrington had sent the following totheAttorneyGeneral. “As a citizen of California I charge that officials in the Department ofJusticeandofCommerceandLabor,in disregard of judgments of thecourtsandinviolationoflaw,havepreventedthedeportationofFrenchprostitutesinthiscase.I demand‘an investigation of -these matters,complete information as to.which areinthefilesatWashington.On March 14 Secretary Wilson was in- formed about some of these cases,” In a_statement made public,in which ‘the Attotney General is severe-ly criticised,Herrington says the President has approved the Attorney General in words but has disapproved him in deeds by:ordering the immedi-ate triel of all the cases. Take Plenty of Time to Eat. There is a saying that “rapid eating isslowsuicide.”If you have formed the habitofeatingtoorapidlyyouaremostlikely suffering from ind or constipation,which will result eventually in serious {li- ness unless corrected.Digestion begins intheméuth.Food should be thoroughly masticatedandinsalivated.Then when youhave«fullness of the stomach or fecl dullandstupidafteresting,take one of Cham-._berlain’s Tablets.Many severe cases of stom-trouble and constipation have been cured‘by the useof thesetablets.Theyare ensy to»take andmo perecableineffect.Sold by MATTERS OF NEWS. Congressman Doremus of Michi-gan hag been elected chairman of theDemocraticcongressionalcommittee. Storm damage by tornado:and hail in Gadsden and adjoining counties innorthernFloridaandin‘southernGeorgia,last week,is estimated at ahalfmilliontoa-million dollars. Congressman Martin Dies of Texas got mixed up in a row with a street car conductor in Washington and blacked the conductor’s eye.-ThetroublewascausedbyDiesbreaking out a window light in the car. Nine of a party of 14 United States engineers and other government em-ployes were drowned near New Mad- rid,Mo.;Sunday when the Uhited States survey boat Beaver,which the party was abroad,was capsized dur- ing a wind storm, Vight persons were killed and more than 20 injured Wednesday in a wreck of the west-bound Winnipeg express on the Canadian Pacific rail- way,three miles from Ottawa,Ontario,The wreck was the result of spreading rails. Bell Alverson,a middle-aged ne- gro woman,committed suicide Sun- day evening at Spartanburg,by div- ing head foremost from the Southern railway._trestle into Lawson's Fork,a height of about 60 feet.As the stream was swollen by rains her body was carried away. H Clay Mills,a naval stores opera- tor of Atmore,Ala.,Tuesday morn- ing shot his wife to death with a re- volver,then blew out his own brains with the same weapon.It is said the deed was the result of jealousy.Three littlé children of the couple were in the house at the time of the tragedy. The United States army is now short at least 1,000 horses,a greater shortage than ever before has exist- ed.The War Department already has expended $100,000 allowed by Congress March 4,last;and while an- other appropriation of $175,000 will be available July 1 at present prices not nearly enough horses can be had to meet the need. After chopping off the head of her husband with an axe,Mrs.E.L.Can- non,26-year-old wife of a farmer liv- ing near Royse,Texas,went to the home of a neighbor and committed suicide by drinking poison,Can- non apparently had been killed while asleep.Mrs.Cannon left a note in whieh she said domestic discord had driven her to desperation. Assurance is given that there will be ample accommodations and plen- ty of rations for all veterans who go to Gettysburg for the battle an- niversary celebration next week,even though the numper exceed by 10,000 the original estimate of 40,000.No battle flags will be allowed at the celebration.Only the stars and stripes will be in evidence. A dispatch from Jackson,Miss., says the Supreme Court of Mississip- pi has held that a razor is not a weapon but an “implement of toilet.” In the case at issue the conviction of Junius Brown,a negro,for car- rying concealed weapons,was set aside.This is a new point of law which will interest the colored sports who go to parties armed with razors. Four are known to be dead,60 were injured,some fatally,and four are unaccounted for,as the result of an explosion Tuesday in ‘the elevator and gtain storehouse of the Husted Milling Company of Buffalo,N.Y.Fire followed the explosion and de- stroyed the wooden section of the elevator.The explosion was caus- ed by puffing dust accumulations in the feed house. Nothing short of actual book ac- jcounts of railroad receipts and ex-penditures in intra-Stat@business will, be accepted by the Supreme Court of the United States as a basis of an- nulling State rates as confiscatory, according to the written opinion of Justice Hughes in the Arkansas rate cases.The railroad method of sepa-rating «intra-State and _inter-State business is too Yeneral,says Justice Huches,,ee House Democrats in caucus.Wed- nesday agreed upon abolition of theCommerceCourtasapartypolicy and turning deaf ears to pleas from their leaders,rejected a plan for the creation of a budget committee to control all appropriations,by a vote of 95 to 80,Leader Underwood, Speaker Clark and Mr.Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriations com- mittee,advocated the budget proposi- tion. A caustic arraignment of labor unions,in which it is charged that they form the “most widespread and aggressively exacting trust in Amer- ica,”is contained in the farewell mes- sage of Gov.Brown to the Georgia Legislature,which assembled Wed- nesday.Gov.Brown's criticism of organized labor is made in connec- tion with his argument for the enact- ment of laws requiring compulsory arbitration of differences between employes and employers. Child With Most Perfect Features and Figure to Pose For Artists. Little Miss Theresa Marie Blitz. declared by the Boston Art League to possess the most perfect features and figure of any child in the Unit- ed States,will leave Topeka,Kans., to pose ‘before the great artists ofthecountry.She won her distinc- tion in a contest with 2,000 othersfromeveryStateintheUnion.ShewillbegivenafreetriptoParisfollowinghertourofthebigcitiesofthecountry. The elements which decided theartleagueinhercasewere“Soft;wavy,dark brown hair;big,wistful,wishful,blue eyes,with the memoryofdreamslurkinginthem;delicate-ly moulded lips and white,transpar-ent skin,with a touch of pink show-ing through,”‘Little Miss Blitz is not ‘yet sevenyearsold.Her weight is 55 pounds,Standing in her slippers she is 51inchesinheight.A tape line drawnaroundher.arm~at the armpit overonethicknessoflightsummerwearregisters9inches.Wrist 5 1-2inches,thigh 16 inches,calf 10 inch-e3,anklp 7 inches. bh No Government Funds For SouthCarolinaMilitary—-Blease the Cause. Adjutant General Moore of SouthCarolinaisadvisedthatnofurtherFederal‘assistance,either in person- nel or equipment,will be affordedtheorganizedmilitiéoftharStatebecauseoftheattitudeof‘ov.Blease toward the enforcement ofFederalmilitialaw,as expressed:in letters recently written by the StateExecutivetoAdjutantGeneralMooreandtheSecretaryofWar. War Department officials said:thatthedefiantattitudeofGov.Bleaseleftnoalternativebuttowithdraw Federal support from the South Carolina militia.They declared that he not only ignored the standards of efficiency in the State militia de-manded by the Federal authorities under the Dick law as a condiiion of Federal support,but had announc- ed that as commander-in-chief of the State volunteer forces;he would do what he pleased,regardless of Feder al authorities. Gov.Blease says that is exactly what.he wants and he praises the Lord that South Carolina is once again free from the domination of“Yankee uniforms”and ‘once again controls its own State militia. The Rate Question Still in Confer- ence.| Raleigh Dispatch,25th,.to Greens- boro News. The question of equitable freightratesisnowuptotheexecutivesof the several railroads where it was when President Finley and the other presidents met here while the Leg- islature was in session. This is in substance the announce ment of the corporation commission, who returned this afternoon from Old Point Comfort,where for a day and a night the commissioners were in con- ference with the traffic managersof | the carriers relative to State rates. The traffic men asked for a continu ance so that they might confer with| their executives before proceeding further.The commissidn did not in-| dicate what might be expected as the| result of this conference,the third| held at the request of the railroads| since the hearings with the special| rate commission were summarily| terminated. Shake Off Your Kheumatiam.| Now is the time to get rid of your rheu-|matism.Try,a twenty-five cent bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and see how quickly| your rheumatic pains disappear.Sold byalldealers. |ter |there were guessing contests,music land much merry-making. |to Boy Scouts Carrying Message FromWashingténtoChieago.i Washington Dispatch,24th, Promptly at noon today PresidentWilsonhandedtoaboycladinthe uniform of a Boy Scout a message of encouragement for clean athlet-ics.The boy darted out of theWhiteHouseand‘broke into a trot and the 775-mile relay to /Chicagowason.‘{ Exactly 775 boys will handle the President’s message.At noon on June 28,unless plans miscarry,the715thboy’.will carry the presiden- tial message into Chicago,deliver,it to officials of the great pre-Olympi¢ athletic festival and the games oftheInternationalAthleticChampicn-ships.Association will start.Boy.messengers will be carryingthemissivecontinuously.They willrunbydaylightandstarlight,the night runs to be made by the oldermembersofthecourierband:‘The route leads from Washington .to Frederick,Md.,thence to Pittsburg, Cleveland,Toledo,South Bend and Chicago.Each boy will run a mile but care will be exercised to see that no boy overtaxes himself.The ma- jority of the runners are Koy Scouts. Others are schoolboys picked by ath- letic associations along the route, Each runner will receive an emblem ac a souvenir of the run. Social Gathering in Loray Communi- ty. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray,June 25—In response to dainty invitations issued by Miss Jet- tie Woodside,18 guests met at her home Monday evening to celebrate in honor of Mr.Owen Woodside,this being his twenty-first birthday.Af- several spirited games of rook Late in the evening the guests were invited the dining-room,where two courses of delicious refreshments were served.It was going home time now and the guests reluctantly said goodbye,declaring Miss Wood- |side a charming hostess and wishing that all birthdays of the honoree might be as happy as this’one had een, Katherine L.Norton,New Bedford,Mass.,says:“T had a terrible pain across my back,with a burning and scalding feeling.I tookPoleyKidneyPillsasadvised,with results eertain and sure.The pain and burning feel- ing left me,I felt toned up and‘invigorated.[recommend Foley Kidney Pilla.”For salebyStatesvilleDrugCo. To the Ice Trade:| On and after July 1 the price of ice will be ad- vanced to the general trade to 50c.per hun- dred.High cost of service forces us to make this advance.See circular for formation. fuller in- Respectfully, JMDEDIATIVERMsRwRiuans June 27, COTTON OIL COMPANY,"PHONE 205.1913. Showing of beautiful sheer summer fab- rics is catching the crowds.It offers this one great opportunity.to furnish your summer wardrobe at a substantial price saving. Specials For This Week: Crepe Ratines in various popular shadesat123¢, 50c._Mercerized Crepe Ratines.-in all thepopularshades,including the best shadesofBlue,reduced to 19¢. Pretty Colored Lawns at 5c.Yard. There are hundreds of yards of these Lawns in the choicest patterns and colors.Veryspecialforthisweekat5c.yard. 36 inch White Pajama Cloth,value 10c.and124¢.,our price 74c.while it lasts. Drop in and see what we are showing. Something new and special every day. WE SELL FOR LESS. We were ridiculed by com- petitors when we introduced —PUREPAINT but they are trying to imitate us today. a ke i ———FOR SALE BY——— Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware (o., Statesville,N.C. Make Baby Comfortable in Hot Weather | fortable in hot weather. Just the thing to rest on$2,50 to $4.50, prices, We have a big assortment of Wood and Metal SafetyBeds.Just the thing to keep baby cool and com: Prices range from $1.50 to Steel Cots and Sanitary Steel Couches. these hot days.Prices We are always glad to show our goods and quote Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, Statesville,N.C. TODAY IF YOU WANTCandy You get it at once. Always Fresh—Always the Best sili ath Oe HALL’S DRUG STORE. 20-—’PHONE——20 CANDY---YOUR CHOICE! NORRIS, LIGGETT’S, PARK &TILFORD, MARTHA WASHINGTON. Fresh Shipments—On Ice. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co. Prescriptionists.