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The Landmark, August 1914
igee by: he ¥"VOL.XLL oe 4 — _STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,AUGUST 4,1914. me ——~—- oe PREPARATION FOR THE FIGHT. F All.the Great Powers Except ItalyKAssemblingTroops—War ExistseaBetweenGermanyandAustriaontheOneSideandRussia,ServiaandMonoonOther—France Has Not Officially Declar-ed War But the German Ambas-sador Was Ordered to Leave. All the great European powers ex- cept Italy,and most of the second- ary”powers are mobilizing with all their energy.Mobilization has not yet reached a stage where any of the armies have met in battle. Italy,which declared her neutral- ity,will begin to mobilize officially today,although the process probably is well underway. Great Britain’s mobilization is nearly completed,but she has -notannouncedthat’she will join in the general war.‘Last night war officially extendedbetweenAustriaandGermanyon ene side and Russia,SerVia and Montenegro on the other.There hadbeennoofficialdeclarationofwarbe- tween Germany and France on either side,but the German ambas-sador in Paris received orders to de-mand his passports..“Dhe..most.impertant-evert 32-the past 24 hours was Germany’s demanduponBelgium,in the form of a 12- ‘ hour ultimatum that the German a be permitted to cross Beigium to the French frontier,coupled withthepromisethatBelgianintegrityshouldremainunimpairedattheend of the war and that Belgium should be compensated.Belgium refused. _‘With the idea probably of follow- ing Gen.Forrest's plan of getting on the ground first,German troops Sun- day invaded France in advance of a formal declaration of war.At the same time Russian troops invaded Germany and four of the great pow- ers of Europe —Austria-Hungary, Russia,France and Germany —are engaged in actual warfare._A German force entered France at Cirey,a French village half-way be- tween Nancy and Strassburg,and another German detachment invadedtheGrandDuchyofLuxemburg, neutral territory between H:'giumandGermany,and continued its march.on the French fortified towntoLongwy.Apparently the German army is duplicating the first move-ment of the Franco -Prussian war. It was on August 2,1870,44 yearsthattheFrenchandGermans“¢in the first battle of that war at Saarbrucken.It is apparently the purpose of the German Emperor to vanquish,or attempt to vanquish,before Russia can give muchtfouble.It is reported that 20,900Germantroopsthatcrossedthefron- tier 20 miles from Nancy,were re-pulsed with heavy loss,but this lacks confirmation. The French embassy issued a statemeytt saying that German troops had invaded France without a declaration of war and had viclated the neutrality of Luxemburg.The neutrality of Bglgium has been guar- antead by Great Britain and that eountry is »ound-te protect Belgiumforherownsafety,as Belgium un-det German rule would be a never-ending menace to England.On the other hand Germany,in addition toinvadingFrenchterritorywithoutmakingaformaldeclarationofwar, has violated the neutrality of Lux- emburg and declines to give any _—to respect Belgian neutrali-y. The German ambassador to France was still in Paris when the troops of re country invaded France,While the nations of Europe are flying at each other’s throats,they are vieingwitheachotherinprotestingtheirdesireto.maintain peacé..In the ease of France and Germany eachtriedtoputontheothertheonusofbringingonthewar,and in this con- tention the burden seems to ve on Germany.!n a speech to the popu-lace from the window of his castle atBerlin,Emperor WiNiam,afterthankingtheGermanpeoplefor their loyalty,said:“All parties have attacked me intimesofpeace.I forgive them withhamyheart.I hope and wish thategoodGermanswordwillemergevictoriousintheright.” Germany Says Others Did It- An official statement issued at Ber- lin says:“In:consequence of a Russian at-tack on German territory,Germany in a state of war with Russia,ThefrenchreplytotheGermanrepre- gentations is of -an unsatisfactorycharacter.*“Moreover,France has mobilized for an attack and war with Francethereforemustbereckonedwith-at any moment.” Anotheg statement declares Rus-gia has invaded Germany during a time of peace,“in flagrant contradic-tion of Russia’s peaceful assur- ances.”Russian artillery «rossed the German frontier at.Schwinden and near Eichenreid a Russian patrol "attacked the German guard and was repulsed. This Rupture Dramatic. A dispatch from St,Petersburg fays the severance of relations be- tween Russia and Germany.was dra-fatic.It was midnight Friday when fount Von Pourtales,.German am- sador to.Russia,formally asked feign,Minister Sazanoff that Rus- ‘e-her mobilization in,12.allotted re hat atelock Bat. ing her forces.To this the Russianstatesman.replied:“Inasmuch as the Russidn govern-ment has,not answered within thetimieyouspecifieditfollowsthat Russia has declined to agree withyourdemand.”y 3ThreetimesCount Pourtales.re-peated the German ultimatum —andeachtimetheRussianforeignminis- ter gave the.same firm negative.Finally Count Pourtales bowed andlefttheroom.’He and the membersofthestaffatoncedepartedfrontSt.Petersburg by way of Finland. While England doesn’t want to en-ter the war sne wili practically be forced into it for various reasons. The war party in England is de- manding that England pay her debt of gratitude to France,While Italy is in the alliance with Germany and Austria -Hungary sympathy there is with Servie andItalywilltrytobeneutral—for a time.Socialists,republicans and an-archists are conducting a campaign against war and threatening a gen-eral strike if Italy goes to war.In England,too,organized labor leaders are threatening a strike against war.Austria appears for the present to have abandoned her aggressive cam- paign against Servia,in order ‘o pre- pare for possible Russian attack.The Lbulk af fho.Austrian.troaps.who.were! concentrated at Semlin have been moved to an unknown destination. The few troops remaining conduct a desultory bombardment of Belgrade, which is yet held by Servia. The deep indignation caused in France by the German invasion is represested by The Temps,a Paris newspaper,which says: “Up to the last moment the French and Russian governments had given Germany credit for acting in good faith.There is now no long- er doubt that it is an ambush.Rus- sians,Frenchmen and _Englishmen must stand united against the pow- ers of brigandage,which have just been unmasked.” First Shots Fired Saturday. The German ultimatum to Russia, demanding that Russia cease the mobilization of her army,expired at noon Saturday,and at 5.15 o’clock that afternoon the German emperor signed a mobilization order.The first shots in the war were exchang- ed between German and Russian - trols Saturday.near Prostken.The news of Germany's declaration pro- voked an outbreak of war enthusi asm in St.Petersburg and in Paris, when the mobilization order was published,Saturday evening,proces- sions formed on the boulevards,car- rying flags and singing The Mar- seillaise:In ‘the marching ciowdweregroupsofmenwhoraisedthe ery,“On to Berlin.” Serious Plight of Americans Abroad. Thousands of Americans abroadareinseriousplight.Most of the GrobicAtiaaite steamers fly the Brit- ish,German or French flag,and as soon as matters became serious last week most of those steamers were stopped.Not only is the prosncct of getting back across the water tem- porarily gloomy,but the matter of finances are still worse.Americans abroad will not only be held up,prob- ably,in traveling from:one country to another,but they find it almost impossible to get cash.To help them out all American diplomatic officers in Europe have been instructed to ex- change letters of credit or travelers’ checks for “Embassy checks.”These are issued by the authority of the United States government and Sec- retary Bryan is confident “Embassy checks”would be honored by rail- roads,steamship companies and ho- tels abroad.Relatives and friends of Americans in Europe can deposit funds with the State Department in Washington and an equivalent sum will be advanced in an “Embassy check”abroad.Americans devoid of funds will be given loans,just as was the case in Mexico and an emer- gency appropriation for this will be asked.If necessary gold will be sent to American embassies to cash checks and if steamer facilitics are not available steamers will be char-tered or warships sent after Ameri-eans.They'll all get home by and by, but fer the time being doubtless many of them wish they’d never seen Europe. The President Urges Calmness. President Wilson yesterday appeal-ed to the American people to remain calm during the European war.He declared the United States owes it to mankind to help the rest of the world during the present crisis.The President said the United States could gain great and perma- nent glory during the present trouble, providing no one lost his head.Hleurgedthat.nothing.be done in Ameri-ca to add ta the excitement of theworld.There is sure to be inconven- ience to finantial institutions of the country,he told callers,but addedthattheadministrationwasfullypre-pared to help in all difficultiés. Mrs.Shoemaker Dead.‘ Mrs.P.W.Shoemaker dicd early yesterday morning at her home near Friendship church,in north Iredell.The funeral and burial will take placetodayatFriendship.Survivirg areberhusbandandonechild,her par-ents,Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Shook ofnorthIredcll,and six brothers and sisters. The threatened strike of railroadengineersandfiremenon,the,West- ern roads has been averted beetWilson,who appealed.to.both,My ritetlewell af Galdshoro,who. $s ‘yesterdaytoAmerican Wesappropriatedhelpabroad. THE FARMER A BUSINESS MAN. Better Business Management on theFarm—More Profit in Feeding Wheat to Hogs Than Selling it at $1 Per Bushel—Weights Be Proved in Buying and Give the Boys a Chance’onFarmandtheWomenaBetterShow—Some of the Things Dis-cussed at the Farmers’.Institute Saturday. While the crowd which gathered attheIredellTestFarmSaturdaywasoneofthelargesteverassembled there,it must be admitted that thenumberoffarmerswhoactually:at- tended the institute was not as large as on some former occasions.Manyweretheretoenjoyonlythepicnic feature and did not enter either the places where the valuable infor-mation was dispensed by the institute workers.It was their loss.The men’s meetings were held in the large open building prepared for that pur-pose and the ladies met in a tent.The institute party was composed of Mr.Jas.P.Kerr of Haw River, Alamance county,who acted as rector;Mr.A.L.French of Rocking-ham county,known as one of the best and most practical farmers in theSouth;Prof.H.C.Young of the fae- ulty of A.&M.College;Mrs.W.R. institute work all over the Sou’lone Miss Maria Parrish of Hillsboro;teacher of domestic science m_the Hobgood school at Oxford.In addi+tion to the regular party Maj.W.A. Graham,Commissionerof AgricultureforNorthCarolina,was present and took part in{the institute. Ours the Premier State—How to Keep it So. All of the gentlemen spoke at the men’s meeting during the fore- noon session.In opening the insti-tute Director Kerr explained that North Carolina is now making great-er progress in farming than any oth- er Southern State,producing more tohacco,corn:and cotton to the acre than its neighbors.There was a time when diversified farming did not pay, but the time has come when it pays best and Mr.French was introducedtotheaudienceasamanwhoyshas demonstrated what can be by practicing diversified farming the} methods advdcated by the in:workers.Mr.French took a fazm of 500 acres -in-Rockingham —_coynty,bought at about $12 an acre,an@ in @ few years made it worth $100.an acre, keeping the farm self-sustaining alt this time by diversified farming androtationofcrops.To keep our posi- tion as the premier State of the South in agriculture,declared Mr.French, we must make great improvement during the next ten years,as there are other States which are making rapid progress.The one thing whichwilldomoretowardkeepingustothe front is a better system of farm man- agement.We must do our farm work in a more business-like way.We must get the farms in condition so that they can be worked more effec- tively with less labor.Clear the ob- stacles,such as stumps,rocks, ditches,galled places,etc.,and use modern _labor-saving machinery. Plant in long rows and save hours of time-in—turning the teams.Do not cultivate poor land.Make it rich by growing the légume crops such as clover,vetch,rye,etc.,known to be the greatest soil improvers.The man who works pooi land is under a tre- mendous handicap,If we are to suc- ceed we must have live stock on thefarmstoeatourcropsandleavethefertilityonthefarm.At the present price of meat it is not good policy to sell wheat at $1 a bushel:By soak- ing it 24 hours and feeding it to hogs it will bring much more.To keep our farms to the front we must raise more good farmers.Keep the boy onthefarmbymakinghimapartnerin the business.Give ‘him a chance by letting him have a part of the crop sohecanbuywithhisownmoney.Mr-> French vigorously protested against so many farmers buying automobiles. He says it is all right-fer those who have bought and equipped theirfarmsandhavethecashtopayfora machine to go ahead and buy one,butitisfoolishfortheorfinaryfarmer to invest hig money in something that he does not need;something that con- sumes rather than produces.He re- cently made investigations of two farmers who had bought machinesandineachcasehefoundthatthe farmer had no mowing machine or other modern farm implements on his farm;and worse still,had givennotesinsteadofthecashfortheau- tomobile.Such practices as this,hesays,will wreck the South. Commissioner Graham's Suggestions. Commissioner Graham was the next speaker.Explaining that he has been a farmer all his life and attheheadoftheNorthCarolinaDe- partment of.Agriculture for six years,Maj.Graham said thut he felt like he knew something about farm-ing and knew the farming people of the State.He believes in the boys’ corn clubs,the girls’tomato clubs,etc.,and wants the boys and girls to have a fair chance on the farm.Heigconvincedthatthefarmers’insti-tutes and the farmers’¢o-operativedemonstrationworkhavebeentwo of the greatest.factors in bringingNorth..Carolina to the front as anagriculturalState.The greatesttroublewiththefarmers,he says,isthattheydonotthinkenough.Theyexercisetheirbodiesratherthantheirminds,and:the farmers’institutes areconductedtheStatefor,the .pur-ose of the.farmers to.think.e the |, A,HOMICIDE IN.ALEXANDER, Isaac Stafford Killed W.B.Little—Supt.White's Appointments—TheLateW.B.Matheson. Cortespondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug 3.—Sunday morning about 5:30 o’clock Isaac Stafford,a young white man,a ten- apt on Mr.William Blaine Little’s farm in Taylorsville township,some four’or five miles south of Taylors- wille,called.Mr.Little to the barn.No one was present to know what fallowed.-Mrs.Little,Mrs.Stafford and neighbors heard a shot.RushingtothebarntheyfoundthatStafford had shot Little in the right side with a shot gun.Little ran 46 steps and of fell dead.Stafford escaped and had not been arrested up to noon today.Stafford is a young man,23 or 24 years old,and has a wife and chil-dren.Little was about 24 years old ahd lcaves a wife and little boy,ThefuneralandintermentwereatMace-donia Baptist church this morning at 10 o'clock,services by Rev.Mr.Yount,a Lutheran minister of Con- over.It is reported that Stafford and Little were on bad terms about the crop;that Little complained that Stafford had not worked his crop;gad i S3-es reported that-Stefford accused Little of taking his feed.These ure the reports,but as no one except Little and Stafford were pres- ent when the killing occurred ‘he ac- tual facts cannot be learned. County Superintendent A.F.Sharpe will meet the teachers to elect teach- ers for the county schools at the fol- lowing places:Miller’s township, Drum’s stand,August 10th,2 p.m.; Sharpe’s township,Hiddenite,11th, 2 p.m.;Gwaltney’s township,Piney Grove,12th,2 p.m.;Sugar Loaf township,Black Oak Ridge church, 13th,2 p.m.;Little River township, Little Rivcr Academy,14th,2 p.m.; Ellendale township,Ellendale Acade- my,17th,2 p.m.;Wittenburg town- ship,A.E.Bowman’s store,18th,2 p.m.;Taylorsville township,court house,19th,2 p.m. Lawyer W.M.Smith of Charlotte is spending a few days at the home of his brother,Mr.J.N.Smith.Mr. is Forbis of Charlotte spent irday and Sunday here with his family at the home of Miss Esther Bolick.Miss Ruby Deal has veturn- from a stay at Davis Springs, ite.Miss Kate Stevenson is s ing a few days with Miss Fan- nie Stevenson,near Statesville,Mrs. J.L,Gwaltney went to Statesville Saturday morning to visit her daughter,Mrs,Chas.E.Echerd.Mrs. Echerd ard baby accompanied her home yesterday.Mrs.T.F.Steven- son and children,Mr.C.L.Stevenson and little Esther Stevenson are vis- iting Mirs.Stevenson’s father,Mr.A. H.Matheson.Miss Irene White of Columbia,S.C.,was a guest of Miss Ruby Deal last week. This county sustained an irrepar- able loss in the death of Mr.W.B. Matheson,whose funeral was held at the Presbyterian church Friday ifternoon at 2 o’clock by the pastor, Rev.L.L.Moore,assisted by Rev. E.D.Brown,pastor of Concord Presbyterian church at Loray,and Rev.L.P.Gwaltney,pastor of the Baptist.church at this place.The burial Was in the town cemetery, with Masonic honors.The pall-bear- ers were Julian P.Little and John W.Zimmerman of Charlotte,J.W. syrely of Mt.Airy,J.H.Burke,0. ik.Pool and H.T.Kelly of Taylors- ville.Mr.Matheson was 75 years of ave,a son.of William and Janc Bo- cle Matheson.He married Miss Mary Ayres of Madison,who sur- vives:him.He is survived by four ons and two daughters—Mr.J.A. Matheson of Greensboro,Mr.W.L. Matheson of Mooresville,Dr.J.P. Matheson of Charlotte,Sheriff R.L. Metheson and Mrs.H.C.Payne of Taylorsville and Mrs.F.A.Linney of Boone.Two brothers and chree cisters also survive—Mr.D.Me. Matheson,Mr.A.Hall Matheson, Misses Polly and Amanda Matheson’ and Mrs.©,T.Sharpe of Taylors- ville. Although he did not seck political preferment,Mr.Matheson was for a term county treasurer.At the time of his death he was president of the Bank .of Alexander,which position he had held since it was organized. {fc was also president of the Tay- lorsville :Getton Mill Co.at its organ- ization,resigning after two or three years Of aecount of other business. He was-engaged in the mercantile business a number of years.For two or three years of this time he was located at Boomer,Wilkes coun- ty,but hig business life was confined to a large extent to his native coun- y. Mr.Matheson was an acknowledg- ed authority in financial circles.The wonderful suecess of his bank attests his superb business acumen.Al- though he had no special training for the business of banking,other thanthatenjoyedbytheaveragesuccess- ful metehant,yet the directors made no mistake in selecting him for the responsible,position of president.He possesse@ a peculiar fitness for this position.Although a man of few words,Mr,Matheson never failed to impress those with whom he came into edhtaet as a man of the finestbusineg@sense,He possibly did notknowthehighestimationplacedonhisabilityinthe.business world,ashismodestyforbadehimtopretendtoexcel,ecoere..Yet if one couldsumuptheanyexpressionsofcon-fidence and etteem that has been sntidred w that the farmer isnowcon:a business man,and it(Continued on Fifth Page.) re IREDELL COURT IN SESSION. Smith—Cases on the State .Dock- et. The August term of Iredell,Supe- rior Court began yesterday.Judge W.J.Adams is presiding and Solic-itor Clement represents the State. Mr.C.S.Tomlin of Statesville is foreman of the grand jury.Ai true bill for murder was foundagainstHarrySmith,the negrochargedwithkillingForrestNettles, colored,at the Southern Power Com- pany’s development on the river twoweeksago.Smith was arraigned yesterday.He had no lawyer and counsel will be assigned.A special venire of 25 was ordered from which to select a jury.Other cases on the State docket were disposed of yesterday as fol- lows: C.S.Holland plead guilty in three cases—ifor an affray,cursing on pub- lic highway and assault.In all cases judgment was suspended on payment af cost and defendant required to give $500 bend to appear at each term for a year and show good be- haviour.In another case against Holland for an affray “nol.pros.with leave”was entered. David Reavis oe and.Earl Cain,distyrhing ogl _entextain- ment;slatcae,judgment sus- pended on payment of cost. Guy Brown,larceny;,defendant plead guilty of forcible trespass. Charlie McLelland,charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, didn’t answer when called and Grady Shoemaker,a State’s witness against McLelland,also failed to answer. Shoemaker was fined $80. S.O.Morrison,retiling;not guilty. Everett Goodin,carrying conceal- ed weapon;plead guilty. Bob Cline plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon. Henry Bost,forgery;plead guilty and sentenced to the roads for eight months.' Oscat Kale,assault with deadlyweapon;plead guilty;fined $2:and cost.Ben Jarrett and Morrison Sharpe, retailing;plead guilty.Jarrett fined $75 and cost and Sharpe $200 and cost. J.C.Cline,trespass;judgment suspended on payment of cost. N.W.Fowler,assault with dead- ly weapon;plead guilty. Henry.Hoke,retailing;guilty. E.F.Stewart,retailing;not guil- ty. EXPECTED $100 AND GOT $4. Rural Mail Carriers Who Expected An Increase of $100 Per Year No- tified That the Raise is $4. Recently a bill passed Congress to increase the salaries of rural mail carriers.It was the understanding of the carriers that the pay of all carriers on standard routes—24 miles —would be increased $100—-from $1,- 000 to $1,200.The Postmaster Gen- eral,however,interprets the :aw to mean that the basis of the increase is the weight and number of pieces of mail carried,as well as the length of standard route.There are three routes from Statesville—iNos.3,4 and 6.Postmaster Raymer has been notified that the salaries of Messrs. Everett Wilkinson and DeWitt Hoov- er,the carriers on Nos,3 and 6,re- spectively,will be increased $4 per year,a total of $1,104,while the salary of Mr.Karl Miller,the carrier on No.4,is not increased.To say that the carriers are disap- pointed expresses it mildly.Their understanding was—and those who saw tNe bill say it so read—that standard route carriers were to re- ceive $100 additional,regardless of the amount of mail carried.But ‘the Postmaster General figures it on the amount of mail carried and finds that only two Statesville carriers are en- titled to an incréase and that increase is $4 each.Complaint will doubtless be made and probably an effort made to change the ruling.It seems but fair to pay by the number of miles traveled. There are 1,350 rural carriers in North Carolina and only 19 in the State will receive the maximum sal- ary—$1,200. Death of Dr.H.McD.Yount—Mr. Albea in Winston. Dr.E.M.Yount wag notified yes- terday of the death of his father, Dr.H.McD.Yount,which occurred at his home at Conover Sunday night.Dr,Yount was quite an old man and is survived by a family.His funeral and burial will take place at Conover today.Dr.E.M.Yount left yesterday for Conover to attend the funeral.. Mr.Eugene P.Albea of Winston- Salem,for years widely known ac a traveling salesman,died at his home in that city Friday.He was a native’ of Winston-Salem,born there in1855,and is survived by a wife and three children.Mr.Albea was re-lated to the Albea family of Iredell.His father,the late Rev.W.W. Albea,a Methodist préacher,was probably a native of this county,oratleastformerlylivedinIredell. Want to Get Rid of Him. Durham Herald. It will be potiéed’that ‘some whowerenotenthusiasticinsupportofJudgeClarkforhispresent,position do not hesitate to urge him upon the True Bill For Murder Against Harry| BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. __—4Only routine business was trans+acted by the county commissionersyesterday. ~The gross receipts 6f theMooresvillepicnicThursdaywere near,$1,100. —Those interested will meet.Fri- day at Snow Creek church to clean off the graveyard. —Mr.J.Q.Warren has sold his grocery business cn West FrontstreettoMr.T.C.Absher. —The local camp Woodmen of.the World wilf hold a special secial meet-img in their hall Thursday evening. —The boaxd of stewards of Race Street Methodist church will meet to- night at 8 o’clock in the pastor’s study. —Mrs.W.M.Alexander of Hie’: land avenue has entered the Presby- terian hospital at Charlotte for an operation. —ffhe third annual reunion of theLentzconnectionwiltbeheldatFul- ton Park,Salisbury,next Tuesday, August 11th. “License has been issued for oemarriageofMissByrdWarrenaniMr.John R.Woodward,Miss Henri- acm eaTE TiaEmon. Messrs.J.B.Fraley and N.B. Smithey,merchants of Wilkesboro, are in town looking over the Posten-Wasson Co.stock with a view to buy- ing it. —The Brag.Templeton land inUnionGrovetownship,containing 65 acres,was resold at the court house Saturday to Huie’Templeton for $900. =<.Mr.Homer Culbreth of States~ville,who ngs a clerk in theYarboroughHouseinRaleigh,ilocatedatWarren,Pa.,where he igchiefclerkintheCarverhotel.: ~The barn of Mr.W.F.Yates,inOakForestneighborhood,was struckbylighteningyesterday) about 5 o’clock.A valuable mule was.killed and another mule injured.damage to the barn was ilght. —An evangelist who hasholdingameetingin.the 'Présbyterign church for ten days,aroused his hearers Sunday after-noon,The shouting of the excitedonescouldbeheardforquitea tance. —The derailment of.14 carsfreighttraininthemountainsyesterdaymorningblocked the Western atheday.It is understoodtwotrainmenwerehurtinbutparticularscould’not here,Passenger trains N BBY36wereannulledonaccount wreck.ye —-At Gunn’s store,at Oak Forect,a few days ago,a full grownsnakewasfoundonthestcreincompanywithacatandkittens.The old cat was looking the snake in the eye and the kittens were eatithesnake’s tail,while the 1seemedhelpless.The snake waskilledwhendiscovered.This unusualoccurrenceisvouchedforbythetele-phone central at Oak Forest. —At Masonic hall tomorrow aightat8o’clock Grand High Priest A.S.Guerard will institute and janie of-ficers of Stutesville meas lo:.%,Royal Arch Masons.is chapterwasstartedhereaboutayearagowith12membersand.has been -ating under a dispensation. chapter has grown to 40 members,has been chartered and will he for-mally instituted and officers installed tonight. —J.B.Frix,who lived in Sta ville some years ago,has bisuitonbehalfofhimselfand the J.B.Frix Company against the Weav-er Organ and Piano Company for about $30,000 alleged to be due oncontract.The case is being heardbeforeaspecialmasterinCharlotte.Frix formerly represented the Weaver company and he alleges thecompanyisduehimtheaimount named. Statesville Firemen Leave For Wins- ton-Salem. Aj number of the Statesville fire- men left yesterday for the Statetournamentat.Winston-Salem |andotherswillgotoday.One of the big gray horses and the small hoseonweretakenalongandthecompa-ny will participate in some “oSraces.The Statesville firemen’a complete camping outfit’and*will“camp out”while in Winston-Salem. Among those who have already leftforWinston-Salem or will go’teddyareChiefC.W.Conner and Messrs.W.L.Neely,Geo.Ayets;Ov'iR.,Clyde and Ralph Gaither,Alex.Cooper,B.-M.Garrison,No W.Fox,E.E.Plyler,William Oxment and M.’P..Alexander.Mrs:Conner ac- carly R F E & ‘ i i |companied Chief Conner. Will Build New School Condition, [Provided the districts themselvesfurnishhalfthefunds,the-board of education decided ‘yesterda:to build new school houses in thelowingdistricts:White distficts— New .Hb:No,2,Fallstown 'N6.@,Pagle lis No.3;colored’districts ~-New Hppe No.1,Turnetsby 2,Coddle Creek.No.8,The p building in white district “RN Chambersburg ~township,wilmovedacross,the road and some a ditions made,i y Wilson ha FI 4 heard,it would show that any com-munity”soahd ill afford to lose him. deny iy resident for the Supreme Court neh.*:eee:=HeMr,J.1,Fo president of theState:Normal ©~and Mi»Mer-rill,of the fi the Normal,were here to a nd funeral. Pre!it aCarlae jton,Il,Assistant ofriculture.oe Pe aSetta.Watt_and-Mr.William M.Sig-— ‘ z © @ 2 ee ee we r et es Oe oe ee ee Sy Se nywhere z : a jUROPEAN WAR|Rock Spring campmeetingeee.which there has been Ite Immensity and Effects Appalling|scheduled to open Thursday and con-—The Triple Alliance and Triple|tinue until next Tuesday.‘ Entente.‘At Stantonsburg,Wilson county, Columbia (S.C.)State.|John Winstead,colored,was cleaning 2 +h in th t|his revolver when the weapon wasEeeoeeeeanwillrest{discharged and,killed ‘him.- its merciful peenae In case the}Lumberton,which has been without ple Alliance and Triple Entente|a hotel for some time,is to have a come to the grapple,with|new and up-to-date structure,.The Balkan nations thrown in for|contract has been let for $49,100. measure,the tramp of march-}[ester Duncan,son of Mr.J.’W. men would be measured in multi-|Duncan of Alleghany county,took such as the world has never)refuge under a strawstack from aoeo,is mccnerel that|storm and was killed by lightning. any Ram roportion of the men)Gertrude Murphy,18 years old in the field could become engaged,or who lived with her uncle,Mr.Walter that human endurance a and|Murphy,in Salisbury,died last week more than two id ee ,to f.low |of lockjaw,the result of running atlessuchaswouikelytofollow||.4 in her foot. O.L.Williamson,a lineman of thegeneralhostilitiesofsuchaeee i itulate th ‘oot-'.ortthe Rate catheen woncertanili Southern Public Utilities Company of Charlotte,was killed in Charlotte Fri- Triple Alliance—day by accidentally touching alive wire while at work on a pole. Senators «Simmons and Overméan| have secured an appointment for Geo. H.Bellamy of Wilmington,as special agent in the census bureau as i co inspector.The place pays about) 5,400,000 |¢7 a day..2,500,000;In Forsyth Superior Court Will1,072,000|Wooten is suing C.E.Holloman for| 1,000,000 |$10,000 for personal injuries.Wooten t work on a house owned by ‘State. ,about Ls a3 F : ,3,433,000 | 8,603,000 | Triple Entente—ieee Balkans‘|was a :.{9,972,000|Holloman when the scaffold gave way|In addition to these eighteen mil-|and Wooten fell to the ground and lions and a malf of men that a pro-|was hurt.| longed struggle would bring into the!Grayson Smith,23 years oli,died)field,there are to be taken into ac-/in a hospital at Hickory last week ascountthecombinednavalstrengthofaresultofinjuriesinflictedbyDick|the Triple Alliance,consisting of 612,|McCall,when the two engaged in a Incidentsof| much talk,is|’ |great poWers of .THE ROCK ‘SPRING LITIGATION.| and that of the Triple Entente,com-| posing 1,340 ships of —war,notte saenbion the,Greeian-navy,-the-moto-7 plane fleets of France,or the dirigible | squadrons of Germany. To feed and transport this host and) keep it supplied with ammunition| ‘would cost,at an estimate,$50,000,- 000 a day.A six months’campaign| would well nigh bankrupt the world.| ‘A year’s fighting would cost twice as| much in tr2asure and five tiraes as| much in lives as the Thirty Years’| War.A single determined campaign| on the continent would practically undo everything tha‘civi-| lization has learned and achieved| since France and Prussia staged their short but bloody quarrel of 1870-71.) It is this magnitude of figures,this destruction of budgets,that will give pause to nations anxious for war,but afraid of suicide. ?The figures of men evailable for the armics,the statistics of vessels Teady for sea,are imposing when con-|sidered as weapons of offense or de-| fense.But they are nothing less} than appalling when it is suggested| that they be put to practical use. | Quarterly Conference Ordered Camp|Ground Sold—Courts —Will Settle| the Dispute.| Charlotte News.Friday at Rehobeth,builded by Bishop Asbury in 1789,|the last word was spoken by the}Methodist Church in the Rock Spring|Camp Ground controversy.The quar-| terly conferenct decided by a vote of|16 to 4 to sell the camp ground prop-| erty..Messrs.Sid.Whitner,Locke}Willams and Jason Sherrill,all of) Catawba county,were appointed as | a.committee’to negotiate a sale of | the property,or at least to sell what-ever interest the Church has in the|property.aaRev.Lee T.Mann of Statesville,| presiding elder,presided at the meet- ing.After the reguler routine of the|quarterly conference business,under | the church ‘the head of miscellaneous business,| we Be e weeeply Church poperty,held by certain ‘~eialist leader, i ®that internationa! & 5i ‘J.D.McCall of Charlotte,to repre- a resolution was introduced to sell‘the camp ground.This resolution provided for a committee to be ap- pointed to negotiate a sale of the property,instruct’the trustees of camp ground to make deed to the same,pay all expenses of the sale and retain the proceeds of the saleandreporttheiractiontothenext quarterly conference of that circuit.Both the campmeeting people andtheantishaveretainedcounseland propose to test the matter ,of therighttocontinuethecampmeetings -at that place independent of the Church.The anti-campmeeting peo-ple have retained Governor TurnerandMr.Dorman Thompson ofStatesvilletoconducttheirsideof whatever litigation may arise out of the matter;while the other side have retained Messrs.Brevard Nixon and “gent them.One side contends that this is sim- trustees in trust for the Churcn,and that it must be subject to the will of the officers of the Church just as oth-er Church property is. It is admitted by both sides,how- ever,that the legal title to the prop- erty is in the trustees,who were originally appointed by the Legisla- ture with the consent of the Church, and that these trustees are a -self- perpetuating body and are not.de- pendent on the Church in any senseforelectiontothatoffice.eee Prominent Socialist Leader Assassi- nated. Jean Leon Jaures,the noted so- was assassinated in Paris Friday night by ,Raoul Villain.The assassin was arrested. ~Jaures was born in 1859.He was*for years one of the most prominentsocialistleadersinEurope,always| a strong opponent of militarism and|the capitalists,and a firm believer| peace could bemaintainedonlybytheeconomicre- lations of the world.Jaures wagwaging@campaignagainstthepres- ent war and this was probably tkecauseofhismurder. NER Net Be Strange After All. You may think it strange that so manyoffstomachtroyblebyYouwouldno,if youshould give them @trial _They strengthen and invigorate the stomachitsfunctionsnatu-Wabash,Ind, |congressional|tions,wese held in Alexander county fight in-Caldwell county.McCall| struck Smith on...the...head...with—a}stick.McCall is in jail. Mrs.Annie Woods Rendleman,wife of Mr.John L.Rendleman of Salis- bury,died at her home in that city| Thursday,aged °39.Husband and} three children survive.Mrs.Rendle- man was a native ef Salisbury and was a daughter of David Atwell. Near Pinnacle,Stokes county,| Thursday,Frank Hancock,about 35 years old,was instantly killed by falling in a well.He had cleaned the well and was being drawn out.Whenneatthetoptheropebrokeandhe fell a distance of 65 feet. Mark Majette of Tyrrell and Harry W.Stubbs of Martin,two old stand- bys,have been nominated as the Dem- ocratic candidates for the State Sen- ate in the second district.The dis- trict is composed of Beaufort,Hyde, Dare,Martin,Pamlico,Tyrrell and} Washington counties. John Kinney,a negro who had serv- ed a short term on the Rowan chain gang and had been discharged,re- turned to the camp after being dis- missed and stole a quantity of stuff, including a pair of handcuffs;He has been returned to serve six months on the gang for the ,theft. The Republican primaries to name delegates to the Strate,senatorial,| and judicial conven- | Saturday,lat.The county convention| will be held next Saturday.A later| convention *will be held to nominate|a county and legislative ticket. Judge Henry G.Conner of the Fed-| eral court has been invited to deliver| the address at the unveiling of the marble bust of Judge Gaston in the Supreme Court room i unveiling will pfobably take place in} November.The bust is erected by the North Carolina Bar Association.| The Citizen says New York and| Atlanta capitalists have purchased the property on Biltmore avenue,|Asheville,known as Buchanan heights| comprising 100 dcres of land and} fronting more than a quarter of ajmileonBiltmoreavenue.The price| was about $70,000.The property| will be developed and _probably a! tourist hotel built on it. 1 MATTERS OF NEWS. ansOldjoCannonhas_formally | nounced his candidacy for the Re-| publican congressional hominationin | the Danville (lll.)district.The pri- maries will be held September 9. Captain William Fitzhugh’Ran-| dolph,Stonewall Jackson’s aide,who}was with the noted Confederate lead-| er when he received his death wound,|died Friday in Warrenton,Va.,aged| 83. The Chicago,Peoria and St.Louisrailroadhasbeenplacedinthehands| of receivers.The action was brought by the Bankers Trust Company of New York following the failure of | the road to pay interest on $2,000,000| bonds due on June 1 of this year. Reservists and volunteers who are preparing to leave this country to} fight for Austria-Hungary are as-|sembling in New York.At the} Austro-Hungarian consulate it was |Stated that the list of volunteers for| active service,available in this coun-|try,amounted to 3,000.Representative Finley of South} Carolina has requested President Wil- son to name Culebra cut,in the Pan-| ama canal,Gaillard cut,in honor of the late Colonel Gaillard,who lost| his life from overwork in the canal| zone.-The President said he would |take the matter up-in the near fu-| ture.He expects to grant the re-| quest. Indictments have been returned by |the Federal,grand jury in Chicago} against railroad officials of the New| York Central railroad lines,officersof |the O’Gara:Coal company,the Lake| Shore and Michigan Southern rail-| road,the Cleveland,Cincinnati,Chi-| seer and St.Louis Railroad Company| and the Chicago agg Indiana South-|ern.The indictments grew out of|charges that rebating had been prac-||ticed by the railroads in connection |with the coal company.| aeronenmmnimnrnenrnn |The Case of L.L.Cancevou. |The case of L.L.Cantelou,Clarendon,|Texas,is similar to that of many others who| |have used Chamberlain's Colle,Chglera and|Diarrhoea Remedy.He says,“After trying| a doctor for several months,and using differ-|ent kinds of medicine for my wife who hadbeetitroubled‘with severe bowel complaint | for séveral months,1 bought a 26¢bottle ofChamberlain's Colic,Chotern and:DiarrhoeaRemedyAfterusingthesecondbottlesheWasentirelycured.”For sale by all dealers. : Servia’s dream of centuries for aportontheAdriatic.was about to beaccomplishedin‘the recent Balkanwar,when Austria-Hungary shatter-ed it,and also forged the Montene-grins to retire from Scutari,This intensified the hatred for Aus-tria that has been in the hearts of the Servians for 600 years,and which wasactivelyexpressedintherecentas-sassination of Archduke Ferdinand,heir to the Austro-Hjungarian throne, and his wife.That assassination was the match to the magazine and Austria is ap- parently ready to fight for her de-| sire of many centuries—control of the Balkan peninsula.to the Aegean Sea.Russia has proclaimed herself theprotectorofServiaandofRoumania. By conquering Servia,Austria and her ally,Germany,would reach theAegeanSeaandthus.hamper the southern Russian ports and com- merce.Roumania.is Russia’s buffer State. If Russia aids Servia—and already her army is mobilizing—this wouldcallupomGermanyandItaly,as par- ties to the Triple Alliance,to send their armies and navies against Rus- sia in the aid of their ally,Austria- |Hungary.Then,as members of the Triple |Entente between Russia,France and England,France and England saay be |compelled to aid Russia. Thus there would be of the sixEurope,Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy on one sidc,and Russia,France and Eng- land on the other. France,at least its army,is.ap- parently eager for the contest,seek- ing to regain lost Alsace”and™Tor- raine,and to avenge the war of 1871. England,which has much to lose and little to gain,is bending every energy to prevent a general Euro- pean war.Bulgaria may be expected to aid the dual monarchy to avenge-the wrong which she believed she suffer- ed just after the war against Turkey, when Servia attacked her and forced her to surrender most of what her army had won..Turkey is counted upon to aid Austria-Hungary,while Greéce,to prevent her’annihilation {by the southward progress of Aus- tria,will also support Servia and the pan-Slavists. Servia also counts on the “ising tide of pan-Slavism within the dual monarchy.And,outside of the ac tive aid of Russia,the little kingdom is relying mueh on the reported in digence of ihe Austro-Hungarian treasury.LL Girl Walked Fourteen Miles While Asleep. A story comes from Haywood ecoun- ty that Orie Wright,a 15-year-old girl,got up from her bed while asleep and walked from Canton * miles;aeross the mountains,_bare- footed ‘and attired only in her night gown.She was not missed but slip- ped out of the house,where she was visiting,about 8 o’clock and was found the next morning about day- light,near the home of her father at Jonathan's Creek. A:number of people met her on the way’but thinking she was a ghost gave her the right of way. The girl was awakened by making n Raleigh.The|a misstep in crossing a branch and|; falling into the cold water.meneHEREATHOME! Statesville Citizens Gladly Testify and Confidently Recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills. It is testimony like the following that has placed Doan’s KidneyPills -so far above competitors.When people right here at home raise their voice in praise,there is no room left for doubt.Read the public statement of a Statesville citizen? W.E. Statesville,N.C.,says: Turner,Davie avenue, “My experi- ence with Doan’s Kidney Pills has been so satisfactory that I strongly recommend them for backache and other kidney ailments.My kidneys were out of order and I had backache and pains through my loins.Doan’s Kidney Pills strengthening my kidneys and back.” Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr.Turner had.Foster-Milburn Co., Props.,Buffalo,N.Y. helped me at eonce, Price 50c,at all dealers. Wood’s Trade Mark : Crimson CloverIsBestty©.Pat Ornll OtainbeandPurity. ;Crimson Lengel “4 &wonderful soil-mprover;also makes splendid fallwinterandspringgeasing,thécatagreenfeed,oragood hay crop.ensAcropofCrimsonCloverturnedunderisequaltoagoodappli of stable manure,and its eassoil-improveris worth $20.to $30,perAcre._yghmeiieel p>- Wood’s ‘Descriptive Fall Catalog giving full information aboutCRIMSONCLOVER~WINTER VETeH, and all FARM and GARDEN SEEDSeneoemailedonrequest.riteforCatalog and prices of any’Boeke Hquieed, to Jona-| than’s Greek,a-distance..of fourteen| ge oe he ntatives Doughton,Godwin and Stedman asked President WilsontodaytoappointJudgeB.F,Long,of Statesville,to the United StatesSupremeCourtbench.PresidentWhsonlistenedwithgreatcourtesyandattentionbuthedidnotindicatethathewouldappointaNorthCar-olinian to the high posr,,“T was very muchpleased with myvisit,”said Representative Doughton,who was spokesman for the dclega-tion.“The President was most at- tentive and extremely courteous tous.We told him that Judge LongcouldfilltheplacewithgreathonortotheStateandnation,”—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—Boy Threw Baby in the Well. Wadesboro Messenger. Tuesday.a ten-year-old colored—bay, living on the farm of Lonnie Rorie,lin Lilesyille township,threw an eight|months old colored baby in a well and|killed it,It was several hours before|the body was taken out,It is said \the boy had charge of.the baby.and|became tired attending to it.He ran away after committing the crime,andjisnowinhiding. |How te Cure «Sprain. A sprain may be cured in about one-third|the time required ‘by the usual treatment by |applying Chamberlain's Liniment and ob- serving the directions with each bottle.For sale by all dealers.~COURT CALENDAR. ‘August Term,1914,Iredell|Superior Court. Hon.W.J.Adams,Judge Presiding.|FRIBAY,AUGUST-7,1914.. 1.Wesley Redman vs.Thomas Da- cons. 2.International Waste Company vs. Bloomfield Mfg.Co. 3.Will Simonton vs.Delia Simonton. 4. er. 5.Annie Clark vs.Frank Clark. 6.W.E.Stewart vs.Ernest Stewart. 8.Maggie Lawrence vs.William |Lawrence. 16.A.L.Mills and wife vs.Postal Telegraph Co. SATURDAY,AUGUST 8,1914. 11.Fate Revels vs.Bessie Revels. 12.L.M.Lackey vs.Annie Lackey. 15.Iredell Hdw.Co.vs.R.S.Sher- rill. MONDAY,AUGUST 10,1914. 9..Mrs.Julia Moore Cowles vs.Prov- idence Life Insurance Co.ét.al. 14.J.L.Pigg vs.J.E.Boyd. 17.Dorset Fraley vs.Southern Rail- way Co. 19.J.H.Cloaninger vs.J.L.Cloan- inger. |TUESDAY,AUGUST ll,1914. 20.W.C.Johnston vs.J.L.Cloan- inger. E.L.Kirkman vs.Edna Kirk- man..Barger Bros.vs.J.G.Benson. 23.W.W.Rankin’Co.vs.Howard Hart. Norman Bros.vs.J.B.,Lippard. Statesville Lumber Co.vs.J. Rankin. 21. 99oe 24. 26. 33.Grace Houpe vs.J.R.Houpe. .Mooresville Fur.Co.vs.R.A Bolick.185.Geo.C.Moore vs.Henry Kilpat- |rick. .W.W.Rankin Co. Winecoff. .Lorene Cotton Seed Oil Mills, Inc.,vs.Town of Mooresville. .T.J.Murdock,adm.of B.Mur- dock,vs.So.Railway Co. vs.T.-H; 44.45.46.L:W.Poovey vs.H.F.Elliott. ville Gas Co.5 THURSDAY,AUGUST 13,1914. 47.Turner King vs.So.R.R.Co.149.J.A.Myers vs.S.J.Holland. 50.Leon Feimster vs.Mary Feim- ster. J.A.Douglass vs.C.A.Sherrill. J.T.Plott vs.Board of County Commissioners. .Tobitha Trivett vs.Nathan Triv- ett and Fannie Trivett. .J.E.King vs.N.T.Summers. 5.O.W.Slain Glass Co.vs.Eugene Morrison. Ed.Fox by his next friend,,Da- vid Fox,vs.So.R.R.Co. Wesley Cartner vs.Cora Booe. Maiden and Hayes vs.Mayber-ry.NON-JURY. 7.Sarah M.Foster vs. ner. A.P.Sherrill vs.J.Li Sherrill. In the Matter of the Caveat of the Will of Mrs.M.E.Nichol- son.Barger Bros.vs.A.8S.Alley. D.S.Chandler et.al.vs,Union Grocery Supply Co. J.L.Russell vs.Luck Construc- tion Co. C.S.Holland vs.L.J.Hollar. W.C.Johnston vs.Eagle Cloth- ing Co. Statesville Plaster and Cement Co.vs.J.L.Russell. Harold Alexander Statesville. P.,P.Dulin and Mrs.J.A.Max- well vs.Diamond Furniture Co., et.al. J.L.Cloaninger vs.H.A.Smith. Proctor Gamble Co.et.al.vs.Lo- rene Cotton Seed Oil Mills,Inc. John W.Heath vs.Western Un- fion Telegraph Co.F.H.Conger ys.Stanley E.Con- ger. J.R.Hill,R.E.Armfield et.al. ws.The R.M.Knox Co. R.V.Brawley et.al.vs.George Wilkins. Linden Tanning Co.vs.J.K: Morrison Gro.and Provision Co. In the call of the Calendar anycasenotreachedanddisposedofonthedayappointedwillbecalledthe next day .in preference to cases setforthatdate,Witnesses are not re-uired to.attend until he day set forecasein-which:they are sub-maed.Non-juty cases “will beeardatanytimeduringthetermatthediscretionoftheCourt.‘J._A.HARTNESS, 51. 52. 57. 58.M. 59. Senith Ver- 10. 13, 18. 25. aT. 28.29. 30. 31. 32. vs.City of 36.37, 38. 41, 42. 48, 55. ylpee Pr"netk Iredell Superior Court, » Fi BSDo ona GE5fernfeLa; art») -een—c- If you have a Majestic Range and want to in-stall gas,we can furnish you a Majestic Gaspaegetohangbesidetherangeyoualreadyave. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware (o., Statesville,N.C. L.T.Stimpson vs.Robt.A.Gaith-| A.|&WEDNESDAY,AUGUST.12,1914.) J.F.Lentz vs.J.W.Rutherford.| Frank D.Moses et.al.ys.States- |LIVERY! I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town.Outsiders say “Holland has better livery than towns mna- ny times the sizeof Statesville and equal to that found incities.”’.Every kind of vehicle not only for the best mod- erp service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to beseenoutwithanoutfitfrommystables. {Carriages meet all trains.Calls for trains answeredpromptly.Prices reasonable. S.J.HOLLAND, ’Phone No.3. & |Hall's Dentifoam! The antiseptic Tooth Wash.Unex- celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——25 CENTS AT HALL’S DRUG_STORE,PRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20. Commercial National Bank ,OF STATESVILLE,N.C. |CAPITAL PAID IN _$100,000.00|SURPLUS 31,000.00 'Banking is a necessary institution in the develop-|ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a neces- sary institution in the development and progress of |any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends uponitsabilityandwillingnesstosrervethelegitimate||business requirements for loan and discount accom- |modation and to provide a safe depository for com- mercial and savings deposits.The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a localinstitution,with large capital and surplus,furnishes good security to depositors and with resources of over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com-munity in every branch of legitimate,banking.Be- lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al-ways been,progressive and constructive,assistingineverylegitimatewayintheadvancementoftheagricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our de-posits are local and our loavs are likewise local and made to individuals and legitimate and worthy local enterprises.To our customers we’furnish check books free,render statements or balance pass books at the end of each month,make loatis-and-diseount-paper_upon- security satisfactory to our board and in'suchamountsasbusinessrequirementsandresponsibilitywarrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum on time and savings deposits remaining three months or longer.Upon these bases wé solicit your business,W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, President,~Vice President, -Cashier,-Assistant Cashier. BABY BEN. Yes,Baby Ben is almost as loud as Big Benwhenhecriesoutthetimetogetupearly.He is a beauty,too.How much?—$2.50,- H,B.WOODWARD,Jeweler, ~If 18 WORTH WHILETOSTUDYTHE Al ren a3 ~ ee We haveafairly good: stock ofa fine quality of Soja Beans and if you are in need'of some for sowing,we would be glad to have your order. Our stock is limited,anditwillnotlastlong,so if you will need any,we would advise you to get your order in promptly. J.K.Morrison Grocery&Produce Co. i |Train naie rust 4,1914. a 7h A!"HEDU —_—_of Trains ot Btates- ROAD,rata No,1hpehenedTrainiL.neon m,| =.|mn.st e r e Be : ra r es e Train eF e h er e . cl Fi r 10.25 2,m | 910 p.m.|Train Train Train No.10.30 a.m,Train No.mi 646 p.m.Train No,15 ar.6:25,6:45 p.=.|Nos.23 and24 arenotoperated on Sunday.| i Postmasters Can't Help Sell Goods,| The Postoffice Department has is-| sued an order forbidding postmas-| |ters to urge persons to accept C.0.) Neither wiil/ CAPE)COD CANAL € A New Inland Waterway That Cost|$12,000,000 to $15,000,000.| New Bedford,Mass.,Dispatch.ot ee the dot of 1:30 o’clock Wed-nesday afternoon the rope line pd | Vv. m.|ross the western end of Capecanalwasseveredbytheprowof:steamer Standish and a newwaterwaywasopenedtothe world’s commerce.On the steamer when theropewasseveredwereFrankA.|Furst,the man who built the greatcut;August Belmont,president of| the Cape Cod Canal Company,and| others..The canal opened before the steam-er pictured no sluggish .water lanethroughafield.Frank Furst hasbuiltariverroad,,swift curving from sea to sea,from:the Buzzards’BaytoCapeCod,a river 25 feet deep and| 250 feet wide in places.|Only a view of it can present the gigantic size of the undertaking.For across a country abounding in hills f|postmasters be permitted to act as|and in close packed boulders,-weigh- bi agents of the senders of such pack-|ing as much as 20 tons each. figure with youonyourLETUnextLITHOGRAPH-ING order._Weare agentsfor one of the best companies and are in position to save you money. Statesville -Printing Co. *Phone 208. FOR SALE! House and {lot near oi]mill.A bargain.See R.B.GANT or *phone No.27.June 12, —— NewSeries August 1 The First Building andLoanAssociationofStatesville,N.C.,will open its 56th Series on Pate ee August lst, 14, H.V.Furches, Sec’y. ee SPECIALTY. Young Chickens,°Fresh Eggs, /Butter,¢Fes t Country Side~,Meat and Hams. ’Phone us if you wantagood;dinner.Wehavethevegetables. Bradford Grocery &Produce Company. /ages in-further attempting to coerce}ithe addressees to accept delivery,or| ito effect a sale of the..parcel’s con- |tents to other persons. Ca te ane name Several hundred tourists who sail- ied on the President Grant for Eu- 'rope Thursday were brought back to New York Sunday,their voyage cut short by war. FAMILY AVOIDS _SERIOUS SICKN Thedford’s Black-Draught. ;McDuff,Va.suffered for.several|ears,’says Mrs.J.B.Whittaker,ol“with sick h ioubie. Ten years ago 2friend told me to Thedford’s Black-Draught,which I diand|foundit to be thebestfamily medi-|cine for young and old. I keep Black-Draught on hand all thetimenow,and when my children feel alittlebad,they ask me for a dose,and ifdoesthemmoregoodthananymedicinetheyevertried. We never have a long spell of sick- ness in our family,since we commencedusingBlack-Draught.’’ Thedford’s Bilack-Draught is purely vegetable,and has been found to regu- stomachs,late weak aid digestion,re-lieve indigestion,Colic,wimd,~nausea,sick asd similas esymptoms. It has been in constant use for morethan70years,and has benefited morethanamillionpeopie. Your ist sells and recommendsBlack->Price only 25c;'GetagackageleN.C.12a WANTED! For Cash,good milling ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. I will have some of our latest’style machines here in a short |=Come over the first time | you are in town and see themtime. and let’s talk it over.C.H.TURNER,Near the Depot.| Iredell Phone No.74,Bel!No.7. NOTICE! HOLLAND BROS.have changedtheir‘phone number from 177to 7. Call No.7 for Uraying,all grades best coal and wood,etc.Residence ’Phone 1310. Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes. Sell it by the RollorCase. —’Phone 200— Brady Printing Co. The Best For Less. Plumbing and Electric Sapplies. C.E.RITCHIE.Jan,20, TOBACCO FLUES! We havea large stock of To- baceo Flues ready for delivery:We have arranged with,the McElwee Planters’Warehouse to furnish flues to tgrowers.Terms:Cash’or awhen tobacco is sold. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E°Broad St.,next door to Har- ness,Vehicle &Supply Go. |Cleaning Palm Beach SUITS A SPECIALTY.,Price 50 Cents a Suit,Sloan Pressing Club. Wheat.Price 95 cents to |) $1,00 per bushel. Statesville Flour Mills.July 31. J Statesiille Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. ——’PHONE 63.—— | J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho- siery.Men’s and Boys’Pants; Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions;?SuitCasesand Trunks.Remem- ber the motto:More goods for same money and same goods for less.Wholesalo prices on Underwear..Come to 109 be- fore buying, if J.F.HENNINGER.|§Next door to-N.B.Mills’office, Statesville,N.C. ®vs r)FOR SALE T0-QUICK BUYER AT A|BARGAIN.| One 40-Horse Power Boiler,in good condi-||tion,|One 30-Horse Power Engine. One Deloach Saw Mill,newly stocked. One Steele Briek Machine.|This property at New Stirling,in Shiloh township. One Single Gin outfit,”Boiler and Engine,| located at Catfish,in Catawba courtity.You ean buy a bargain for quick gale.for any of jthe above property. Write,‘phone or call on R.L.BRADFORD, July 3.Statesville,N.C.,Route 6 Fli es,Flies! Don’t swat the flies or bait them || in the house.’Get a FLY HAR-|)VESTER.tt gets them by the gal-|} lon.Set out in the back yard and }|Ht draws them from the house in-}}stead of bringing more in as is the || result with al other methods of\Ieatching flies Lasts for peers. Made and gold for $1,00 by 'TN.BROWN’‘Phone 433.| Next Iredell Hardware Co. |neutral 'eonferred with |had asked the United States to |Raleigh News and Observer. fight the housefly. |with all kinds of.bugs, |for hig cold? When Mr.Furst’s company took the ‘con- tract,no one had an idea of the quan-tity and size of the rocks unger thesurfaceanditisstatedauthorative-ly that had payment been made forremovalofthebouldersuponthebasisofratespaidbythegovern- ment at Panama,Mr.Furst’s com- pany would have received $1,000,000 more.More than that in the completion of the canal enterprise as a whole,Mr. Furst’s company has built a largesteelbasculerailroad.bridge,twohighwaybridges,miles of modern highways and a_breakwater,3,000feetlong,in addition to a greatamountofdredgingattheapproach- es to the canal. So that today the commerce of the Atlantic coast has-been.given.a.con:structive achievement that is the fruit of dreams first entertained a few years after the Puritans landed, dreams attempted to be made ac-tualities at recurring periods,by the Colonial General Court of Massa- ‘and|chusetts,by George Washington,by army engineers and by private cap- ital.The last unsuccessful attempt of the latter was made about 30 years ago and was abandoned after consid- lerable excavation had been done. It is stated 25,000,000 tons of freight that annually swing around Cape Cod with all its hazards furnishpotentialrevenueforthecanal.andthatifhalfofittakestheinlandroute,there will be a handsome profitupontheinvestmentmadebyMr.Bel- mont and his associates,which is said to be from $12,000,000 to $15,000,000. Of the general use of the canal therewouldappeartobelittledoubt.SS Our Government Taking Precautions. Washington Dispatch,2d. Although -the United.States:is.a observer in the ‘European: war the manifold interests.of Amer- ica in Evrope today commanded the incessant attention of President Wil son and povernment officials.et Capital offices,usually deserted on Sunday,presented scenes of activity Wires and cables 1|D.packages addressed to them which|eight miles the canal has been dug |“"extravegant present. i they,have not ordered. were kept bus¥}jority of these still are able to take How One May’Esc Sending pWeddingPresent. Cleveland Plain Dealer, Has the “pleasure”of your com- pany been requested ata pretentious| church wedding,thereby causing you)much apprehension concerning theholeasuitablepresentissuretomakeinyourbankaccount?And) have.you.been studying how you) may avoid that gift and maintain the} bank aceount intact?Then,if you have been requestedmerelytogivetheassemblagethe} “pleasure”of your company your problem is solved,You may feel just-| ly slighted and refuse even to ac-| knowledge the invitation because.of the use of that word.i The invitation should have _read,! “The honor of your presence is re- quested.”There has hee a mistakeinthedrawingoftheindictmentand} }the criminal guest at the bar of mat-rimony may escape paying the fine of | At least,this is the decision ofPeterT.Hoehn,Buffalo,N.Y.,pres-|ident of the National Association ‘of| Steel and Copper Plate Engravers.| “It is only in connection with quiet home weddings that the phrase,‘the, ) pleasure if your,company is request-|B ed,’may be used with propriety,” said Mr.Hoehn.“For the formal church service the invitation must} read ‘honor.’”} Would Provide More Work For Na-| val Officers. Washington Dispatch. With the certainty that under present conditions only three out of every hundred graduates of the Na- val Aeademy can hope to attain the rank of admiral before they retire,) ; Secretary Daniels believes that the time is opportune to enlarge the fields of aetivities of the young sailt?by taking into.the nawal..catsbsslishmentstherevenue¢utter,the!lighthouse and the army transport) services.As soon as some of the larger naval problems now befork| him have been selyed the Secretary)expects to develop details of the plan} for consideration of these services) with the navy.He feels that in this or way useful employment ¢an be as-| sured for all graduates of tie acad-j| emy ‘who will acquire a practical of navigation and of loe-knowledge | al pilotage and at the same time} afford of trained officers in time of war. Incidentally the scheme is in line} with the Seecretary’s general idea of making the navy pay for itself in time:of peace,one feature of which was the carriage of mail by naval which would otherwise be in vessels reserve. Would Cut Gut Seme of the Pension- ers.on the Retired List. Seeretary.Daniels:;emphasizes the importance of action at this cess’on of Congress en legislation to curtail the increasing expenditures due to re-| tired pay for young naval and MarineCorpsofficers.Mr.Daniels says he} has fownd that frequently.officers| with comparatively little service were| retired for physica!disnbilty of or- ganic nature and that a great ma-| with messages and orders to care fériyp ‘many pursuits in civil ‘life with- Americans abroad and to take pre- cautions for stabilizing.financial con- ditions ‘in the United States. President Wilson »sent Secretary McAdoo to New York to be directlyaccessibletobankers.:The Secretary| several influential}bankers about shipping gold to Eu- rope,called together members of the Federal Reserve Board and discuss- Germany }As”Russia,Austria and eare| for their diplomatic.interests,the| American embassies at’St.Peters-| burg,Berlin and Vienna today were entrusted with new duties.England| and France have inquired if the United States would take charge of[their interests in Europe “in case of emergency.”This request likewisehasbeenfavorablyactedupon 1 |Borax is the Medicine to Exterminate| Flies.| Something is habitually turning up to prove the truth of the axiom thatthesimplestremediés.are the best. All sorts of ways have been devised to He is swattcd, he is trapped in fly paper,he is cap-tured in saucers of poisonous chemi. cals and,in short,measures of allkindsaretakentokeepdownhis ravages.But until recently it seemsnottohayeoccurredtoanyonethat;borax is the best weapon of all withwhichtofighttheinsectpest.Itsjuse,the United States Department of Agriculture says,can be made to mean practically the extermination of the fly.All that is necessary is to sprinkle.it'on houschold and st refuse and—presto—no more breed- aniaable \ing of flies. The experiment is worth trying anyhow.The Department of Agricul! }ture would hardly recommend this method of warring on the fly withouthavingascertainedthatitwasat least reasonably effective. Would Abolish the Handkerchief. Monroe Enquirer.} And now comes along Dr.Hirsch | berg and says that the handkerchief must go.The handkerchief is filled say Dr Hirschberg,and germs galore lodge| in it.But what-is ‘a fellow to do? |Must he use the back of his hand,o1 flip off the sweat from heated brow with his fore finger and take medicine Dr.Hirschberg solve the problem.“Take some absorbent fcotton,put it in an envelope,put it in your pocket and when you hav used the absorbent cotton burn it.” That’s what the learned Dr.Hirsch berg says,but many of us will go onusingouroldcottonhandkerchief,if it is bugladen. How ToGive Quinine To Children. PEBRILINEIs thetrode mart aneve given to animprovedQuinine.It isaTasteless Syrup.pleas-ant to take and docs not disturb the stomach.Children take it and never know it is Quinine,A aeent,adapted to adults who cannottakeinaryQuinine.Does not nauseate sorCauseHeTvouanessnorHeatingtathehead.Try itthenext time need Ov for anypose.ik forfom ori i ?He inamePRBRILLNGieblownia'gents,| |day at noon. gut loss of time. A bill prepared by the Secretary end now pending would provide that|any officer who had had less than 10} years’service would receive one-| fourth pay on retirement and these| with more “han 10 years and less!than 20 years’service half pay,unlessithieyhayebeentotallyincapacitated/ |‘by disease or disabilityjedforeignexchange,i incident to the service. Ancestry By Proxy. “What has Lem Swasher ever done to entitle him to loaf and put onairs?” “Nothin’on his own account,”re- plied Farmer Corntassel.“As near as I can make out it’s ancestry that makes Lem kind o’haughty.”| “Has he distinguished ancestors?”“Not exactly on his own account.| But he owns a pup whose grand father took a prize in a dog show.”—————|—.| Aniity Picnic at Bethesda.| |Correspondence of The Landmark.The Amity picnic will be held at! Bethesda church Saturday,8th,ex-| ereises beginning at ]0.30 a.mn.Phe} public is cordially invited to come, bringing well filled baskets,since! this is a great feature in a rural pie-| nic.COM. “A Job For Roscoe.| Everything. Now:that Roscoe Conkling Mitchell|has severed his relations with the} Second Anniversary Sale Holds the Attention - of the Community. The certainty of saving money brings The fulfillment of their desires for economy sends them»: away satisfied.The story of their satis- faction tempts their friends and they turn find ways to wisely spend. out the crowds. in The Good News Spreads the navy an adequate reserve|= bees = SherrilJ-White Shoe Company:| Best Place to Buy Shoes!} This store is the place to get the ear-....."'3 liest and best points on what's whats 4.)3 in Men’s Shoes—$3.50 to $6.00.«sms Our Fall Footwearwill |” make a strong appeal | to men who care’for f Good Shoes—$3.50to fpRaksea a SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.}(The White Co’.s old Stand.)bs Hearst.papers he should become an!@ evangelist._Many of the reformed;people do that and make money. |ene ene Under orders of Commissioner Os-| borne of the internal revenue bvreau,|Federal inspectors have seized the} oleomargarine plant of the Capital) City.Dairy Company at Columbus,|} Ohio,Frauds on the government in|coloring the product are charg-d. The residences of Dr.C.M.Clod-} felter and Mr.E.C.Koonts at Lex-} ington were destroyed by fire Satur-| The fire originated intthe—kitchen of —the—Clodfeiter~resi=} dente and when discovered wus be- yond control. Samuel Davidson,who shot Ben Wilson dead-on the streets of Wythe-|% |ville,:Va.,two months ago,was ac-|cultted by a jury last week. ufttwritten law was the defense.} Mr.W.T.Bost,city editor of theRaleighNewsandObscrver,recently went abroad.Being on the ground heisinpositiontoactaswarcurres-| pondent, Anson county Democratic primary renominated F.E.Thomas for the} Legislature and votcd to abolish the The recorder’s court. ||iWheneverYouNeedaGeneralTonicTakeGrove’s j The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless|chill Tonic is equally valuable as a) General oh eee it rpunNe ie tonic properties of QUININYariowItceeeetheLiver,Drivesoutaria,Enriches the Blood and|Ida up the Whole System,50-cents.| <-ter Smee NEW SHIPMENT! BIG LOT BUGGIES,WAGONS AND HARNESS JUST RECEIV- ED. s Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co: oe 35 4 Buy 4 Piano ThatPlays Four Ways. You can play it with your fingers;play it with your feet;:: piay it by electricity,and by a nickel in the slot.So simple ~ any one can play it.The case is beautiful and the tone sweeter than the common piano.Catalogue free. J.S.Leonard,Sole Agent,—Statesville,N.C. i a ea e ed is* Monumentsand Tombstones That is My Business. Best material,first-class work,lowest prices and satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.dal If you need anything in my line be sure to see or write me,”|before you buy,as I am prepared to protect your interests. Ask your neighbors who have bought work from me.andseewhatthey.say. I appreciate your neighbors’business and will appreciate yours.,YARDS AT STATESVILLE,N.C.,AND MOORESVILLE,N.¢.ZEB DEATON,Proprietor “ ee ey waYi B éDteana= » TUESDAY AND Ei it)WEST BROAD sTaeer.“On to SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: eee Watch Watch the label on your trates were given final jurisdiction in paper.If renewals are not in by date certain minor cases.In the cities this‘onlabel,paper willbe stopped. TUESDAY,-.oo FRIDAY.that it’s a violation of the constitu-|bi és -$2.00 |,,1.00!tablished in North Carolina,in this \tombia it is not necessary to exam- -=August 4,1914, THE WAR. Germany,Russia,and France are In the clash,between the| between| at war. greater powers,the ‘Austria and Servia, war which started the trouble,is almost lost sight of. German troops have invaded France have invaded Germany.By today England may be |200 or 300 years ago—it’s strange |onable terms the right to build the in the conflict.It seems impossible,!that some smart lawyer hasn’t found eee wet take this poctttneiik with the interests involved,that thé|ere this that it’s all a violation of the|tn,f ’‘P British government can keep out. -*Unless there is a halt,which is unex- and Russian troops pected,Italy will probably be involv- ed.ere many days.This will include the six great powers,the Triple Al- ligmee and the Triple Entente;and lesser lights may also get in.The colfagration,if it becomes general,| be the greatest war of history. he hope was that the very im- shsity of the conflict would make it impossible.Since that has not avail- he hope is now that it can’t con- ie long...But..the length of it-or. “the termination is a matter for spec- ulation.All the European.countries either have grievances to avenge or must fight for their national exis- tempe.They have kept footing for years in preparation for the:day when the match would be applied.The hour seems to havestruck. Fortunately for our country,we) “will not be involved in the actual are.We will feel its effects;we feeling them now.The govern- ae is making every effort to pre- cl of American securities held abroad, which will be sacrificed for gold.As- se@turrency is being issued to supply alidemands and the feeling is general ion of gold.The New York ex- that we will weather the tide with-| rious financial trouble. the war goes on even for a few or months,the demands for hed foodstuffs and manufac- products will be materially in- i This -will help business byt E also increase the ‘cost of living. price of cotton will go down. Gefmany and Russia are large con- m of American cotton and they naturally stop the exportation of pn;and.so while we will be helped me ways we will be hurt in oth- er The great loss on the other side @ be felt here and the ill effects of sugh a stupendous war as is in pros- >would be felt for years. STHE COLOMBIAN TREATY. ffhe Landmark has always had a good deal of sympathy for Colombia _inthe Panama cana)matter.It is e that Colombia couldn’t build the| pk and probably true that Colom- bia’s purpose was to hold up the United States for what we consider- ed an unreasonable price. ever.may have been Colombia’s fault in the matter,even if we are entire- _ly blameless—which may be ques- tioned—{we are not free of obligation to GBlombia.In getting possession on a war; a money stringency by the ex-| was closed to prévent the rush| But what-| thing admits that the recorder may|give justice all right,but contends ve ha =Bate.Bevan has “is-su e fo oe tqment -withreferencetothelombiantreaty:“In considering the treaty with deprive the accused of a jury trial.Generations before what are eeven as recorders’courts were es- ine into the merits of the controver- sy relating in the action of the Unit-ed States in 1903.The presenttreatydealswiththesituationasitpresentsitselftodayandisfullyjus-tified,no matter what the ordinary one may adopt as to the course pur-sued by our nation in connection with the separation of Panama from Co-lombia...Some contended that the ac?tion taken by the United States wasbaseduponthenecessitiesofthecaseandthosenecesgjties,as stated by those who take this position,are that land probably all other States,magis- |jurisdiction has heen enlarged,as a |matter of convenience and to,save {ime and money and expedite justice, |but the rights of the accused are safe- leearded by the right of appeal for a jury trial.It’s strange,seeing that this business of trying persons ac-| leused of the lesser criminal’offences| in a “one-man court”was a custom Colovsbla>was tot able:to wold aie from Dan to Beersheba even before}canal herself and was not willing to Col.Fairbrother was born,possibly |sell to the United States upon reas- nited States in the attitude ofacquitingtherightofeminent.do.main in*the interests of the World’s———$——— STATE NEWS.commerce;but the exercise of the ee ae |right of eminent domain does not re-{:ee|The Republican State convention-is};;;ae |called to meet in Raleigh on the 20th.-‘a tak liability |The Morganton News-Herald has|“If jt is contended that the price|joined the linetype papers.It will)offered by the United States prior|put in a Model K Mergenthaler this|t9 Panama’s separation was a reas- month.onable one,and that Colombia ought Gaston county Republicans heve|to have accepted it,that situation |nominated a legislative and county|cannot be reduced merely because |ticket headed by A.A.Armstrong for |Colombia was not willing to accept lthe Senate end Evan L.Houser for|the offer.The price:then offered was |the House.aRP aay $17,500,000 eee |__L,M.Clymer-of—Greensboro—!as 000 cash_and_$250,000 a-year-for aheenelectedRupeMiitendentof“the|hundred~years,“which could be —|Masonic and Eastern Star Home at|talized at/$7,500,000.)But when this|Greensboro to.succeed M.W.White|Price was offered it was understood|of Iredell,resigned that Colombia would retain the State:en a ean .,;|of Panama and have the advantages)‘The legislative committee which inl -eatdarived fries roximity .to the|vestigated the insurance.companies,at 7 P ;fwill meet in Raleigh ey decide |“What justice or fairness can on ite report,The taking of:evi ence |there be in this proposition that Co- |was concluded ie time seo..}lombia,having refused to accept a|At the Mocksville Junction,Win-|fair price,is not entitled to any dam-|ston-Salem,about 1 o’clock Sunday |ages at all?The payment of the |morning,J.W.Campbell was held up |g95 000,000,provided for in the treatyanegro,shot in the thigh andj now before the Senate is only a reas- robbed of his pocketbook.The NC-|onable compensation for damages ac-|gro,whose name is John Ellis,Was tually suffered—damages that ought |arrested in a short time by the police |tg pe paid,no matter what the ordi-land the pocketbook recovered.|nary one adopts in regard tothe ac- Robt.Barnette,who was recently|tion of the United States or the ac- shot by Walter Dillard,in Caldwell!tion of Colombia in 1903.The above county,died a few days after the|argument is based upon the theory shooting.Dillard shot at when the latter attacked Dillard’s|was entirely wrong in refusing to ac- father.The shot killed the elder Dil-|cept the offer made by the United} \lard,fatally wounded Barnett and se-|States,but it must be remembered! riously wounded,Barnett’s daughter,|that this theory is disputed by —the| |who was trying to stop the row.|people of Colombia,who defended the| |.H.E.Davidson,James and Fulton}position their government then took|Whisnant,three of the four Blacks-|and who have ever since asked thatburg(S.C.)boys charged with tne|the controversy be arbitrated by|murder of Star Williams,colored,at|8ome impartial tribunal._e|¢he King’s Mountain carnival grounds}.“The reopening at this time of thejlastMarch,were discharged when the|9riginal controversy is not.only un- |case came to trial in Cleveland cbun-|hecessary but objectionable,because\ty Superior Court last week.Zeb.|it diverts attention from the present Bell,the fourth member of the party,|Situation,and,second,because “it|was tried for second degree murder.|Would revive both here and in Cglom- lconstitution.But they haven't. Barnett|adopted by those who say Colombia |?" |jbia the yery feeling of unfriendli-TTEMS OF ALL SORTS.ness which it is desirable to allay. Phe treaty is -intended to restoreHoldingthatanavigableriverisa|friendship and good will between j public highway,the Inter-State Com-/|these nations,and this can be done ||meree Commission has sustained the|by dealing with the situation as it}contention of the Decatur Naviga-|now’presents itself without renewingtionCompanythatrailroadsshould|the discussion as to the merits of the|be required to join with it in estab-{positions originally taken by two |lishing through rates and joint rates!governments respectively.” |between landings on the Tennessee Sejriverandpointsontherailroad|Southern Railway’s Revised Lumber| —:+nn 4 Rates Cancelled. Secretary Daniels has signed the |ilway’s |eontract plans for the three new bat-|get sore ae odtleshipsauthorizedbyCongressthis|S*hedule of lum re paren sroe produc|year.These ships,to be named the|ing regions in North Carolina,South California,Mississippi and Idaho,will|Carolina and Tennessee to Virginia be the largest battleships yet design-|and points north and east have beenedfortheUnitedStatesnavy,and/|cancelied by the Inter-State Com-|their cost exclusive of armor and ar-|merce Commission.The proposed jmament has been 4imited to $7,800,-|tariffs involved both increases and|000 each.|reductions and were held to be unjust- |Twenty-five persons were killed|ly discriminatory against certain |and others fatally hurt,while 40 sus-|grades of lumber and certain destina- |tained less serious injuries as the re-/|tions.The commission ‘expressed no |sult of an explosion of fireworks dur-prejudice against the right of the car- |ing a local festival at Tudela,Spain.|riers to present another plan of re-|Most of the dead were decapitated by|vision designed to bring about more |the force of the explosion.The same|uniformity than now exists. revised Condition 1 the Balkan_.Where is Again Aboutgin,ae aeFromthereport¢.Interna-tional Commission appointed by theCarnegieEndowmenttoinquireintothecausesandconductoftheRal-kan:wars,we can get a pretty goodideaofwhatwarmeansinthatpertoftheworld.where it has now be-‘un.at means,besides the straight-out fighting between armed men,assas-sinations,executions,drownings, burnings and massacres,It means the murder and horrible mutilation of prisoners,It means theft and looting brigan- dage.j It means the outraging of women on a large seale,with physical and moral consequences that must affect the nations involved for centuries to| come.}It means the destruction,not only|of business -houses and industrial! plants,but it means also the destruc-| tion of schools and churches and oth-| er agencies of civilization,iItmeansthathundredsofthou-} sands of people are impregnated with the war spirit,with false pa-| triotism;that millions learn.lessons in violence and crime which they will| not forget.| Says ghis report to which we,have| referred:} “The Balkan States,immediatcly|after the wer,took up the position of| conquerors;in Belgrade,in Athens and in Sofia the sovereign and the! troops made triumphal entries.i“Today the Balkan States are act-| ing as beggars.They are seeking toborrowmoneytopaytheirdebts! and build up again thelr military and productive forces.“Such is the..result of war.Hun-| dreds of thousands of deaths,sol- diers crippled,ruin,suffering,hatred and,to crown all,misery and pover- ty after victory.War results in de- struction and poverty in every di- rection.” And it is one of these same Bal- kan States that is again forced intowarforthethirdtimeintwo.years.ncnSRE The Twenty Year Test. “Some twenty years ago I used Chamber- lain's Colic,-Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy,writes Geo.W.Brock,publisher of the Enterprise,Aberdeen,Md.“I discover- ed that it was a quick and safe cure for diarrhoea.Since then no one can sell me anything said to be ‘just as good.’During all these years I have used it and recom- mended it many times,an@ it has never dis- appointed anyone.”For sale by all dealers [HOW ABOUT YOUR French Dry Cleaning?Are yousatisfied?If youdesire good workandpromptattentionseeus. Gillespie Pressing Club—'PHONE 350 — ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar-gain counters,but the lastwordinartisticengraving. Statesville Printing Co.*Phone 208 For Picnic Lunches!{ Sweet and Sour Pickles, Peanut Butter, Plain and Stuffed Olives, Deviled Ham, French Sardines, Cheese,Cakes, Crackers. Miller-McLain Supply Co. of the canal zone it is possible that day at ee agp 7 postash we thay have done things that We ee eee on eeenofdte.would not have considered had Co-|P ce as te lomblla been strong enough to defend|Dr.Rankin Will Try to Make Con- But no matter if we did the|vict Camps Sanitary. thing in every way,we,are|_Dr.Rankin,secretary of the State .|Board of Health,is making plans,it a cen.”as Secretary Bryan is announced from Raleigh,looking8out,of paying Colombia for|to thorough sanitation of the convictwhat.we actually took from her;|/camps.All the convict camps in the and ‘according to what wo offered |State,both State convicts and countyTRLiGotanth000,000 convicts,will be inspected and grad- i a fai Bion She ie ie =”a ed as to their condition and “bills ofnowanunteasonableprice,secing|particulars”made out as to what isthatColombiaisdeprivedofthenecessarytoputthecampupto State of Panama.|standard conditions as ~Mite objection has been offered to *r,food,beds,bathing,flies and pro-.{tection agains various diseases.a sovealled apology in the treaty.!There will be reports as to the phys-The expression of regret,as The ical condition of the convicts and the Landmark understands it,is not an|effects of various kinds of treatment. ackn6wledgment that we have done |There 150.around 900 State convicts‘-jand 2,county convicts whose dailynig,wrong;but .regret is sim-existence will be materially effectedply“pressed that there should have)by this action on the part of thebeenanymisunderstandingorill|State Board of Health—if its require-fee between the countries.No|ments are met. Teasanable objection can be made to|MCeTiiceare;;cg a Much Talk Duri Son-that.”In the relations of life,if one|wee <n findga neighbor aggrieved,no mate |The Congressional Record up to theterhowgroundlesshemaythink!present time contains about 14,000thegrievance,it is considered the |pages wag aa _—session,sinceofgoodbreeding,if neighb.the first Monday,of last December.per is topase Cs —|In those pages he who is curious mayrelations’-xpress|find discussion of almost every ques-_regret that there should be any ill-|tion under the sun,from high ques-feeling.This need not mean that|tions of international policy to gar- one isin ‘the wrong.’No matter how| to location,| Fouy Negroes Killed Within Three Days. The homicides in the construction jcamps on the Yadkin river in Stan- jly county,where the Southern Alum- inum Coimpany’s development is in progress,are becoming more numer- ous.Formerly they were content |with a couple of killings a week,but |the number has increased.The Al- |bemarle Enterprise says on Saturday inight,July 25th,three negroes were |killed in three different camps,a ne- |gro Woman.was severely cut and a |negro man was held up and robbed. |Tuesday a negro named Jim Hicks|was killed by officers who had a war- |rant for his arrest. |Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days |Your druggist will refund money if PAZO|OINTM fails to cure any case of Itching,Blind,Bleeding or ProtrudingPiles in6tol4days.|The first enntirationgives Ease and Rest,5c.|=ee mee : {| j ' | White Crown JAR CAPS. ———The most——— Sanitary, Economical,Convenient,Reliable,Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar,Ask to see them. |den seeds. éortalzi yo are of your position,if The largest record achieved in a another thinks your conduct wrongs him,’telling him you are sorry heatitthatwayissimplygood rs and the exhibition of a de-"sire to sustain pleasant relations. THe Salisbury Post recently gave ae the report that thé Ford-le people would establish abranchfactoryinCharlotte.The_Post*has since learned that the re-is not correct;that the AtlautacithoftheFordfwillcon-ne to handle tho hecihicn se P 4 ring d »oe i |fifth Congress. |Something like 400°pages are filled single session prior.to this time,was|in the regulation session of the Fifty-| It met in December,1889,and continded to the first of thenextOctober,304 days.It filled a|}record of 10,800 pages. JAMES CANNON,20 YearResult. JR.,M, Christian inil weekly.It is safe to predict that bythetimethissessionendstherecordwillcontainwelluptowards17,000|Pages.$150 ee Old Sores,Othet Remedios Won't Core except music and elocution,|worst cases,no matter of how f ing |Can parents find|Bre cured by the wonderful,“ald rehable Oe |=as ooo with‘ofter's Antiseptic Healing Oi,It relieves |enced]management at such modetateandHealsatthesametime,%o,60,$1.00,|Gion bi i id Room,Lights,Steam Heat, ot abn Ago the Blackstone School adopted the following MOTTO:Thorough instruction under positively| tention,Physical Culture and Tuition in all subjects A.,D.D.,PRINCIPAL, uences at the lowest possible cost.| IT is today,with a faculty of 33,a boarding patronage of368,a studént body of 428,and a plant worth $150,000,|The Leading Training School for Girls in Virginia,| PAYS'all charges for the year,including Table Board,Laundry,Medical Atten-$150 better record,with more expert- £0562)...Wor,catalogue and applica- GEO,P,ADAMS,Secretary,Blackstone,Va, | ‘In Her Sleep—Princess Film When your physicianwrites you 4.prescription he wi ,you to have it filled at the drug store ‘an watene.officiency,purity and neatness stand out above all otherthings.nee is ee er these features’are empha-sized more than with us.you want your prescriptfiledRIGHTbringthemtous.One trial vin donviuaathatailweclaimistrue.|' } Murphy’s Prescription Shop,“THE QUICKEST.”_.’Phone 121. The Lyric Programme: Tuesday. Friday. Sherty’s Strategy (two reels)— Bronco Film Navy Aviator—American Film Wednesday. Miniature Portrait—Majestic FilmHerHeritage—-Beauty FilmDownontheFarm—Keystone Film Thursday. Forest Vampires (two reels)— Domino Film Million DollarMystery Mabel’s Nerve ~Keystone Film Saturday. Footprints of Mozart (two reels)— American Film Mutual Girl No,18 —Reliance Film Monday. Three extra good reels Ladies,With or Without Husbands! Here’s where you vote! Whether your husband gives does,you have the right to say 4&Many know that NUNNALLY’S is the BEST,but don’t know why.iat etl know it’s the best and we know why—they’ve neverriedi That’s why we want every one to be our guest tomorrow,August5th—-those who know and those who don’t,then we’ll make the voteunanimous. Mrs.Spenser,of the Nunnally Company,will be with us,and willseethatyoulearnallaboutNunnally’s,not only by word ofmouth,but by ample test of taste. Won't you be there At this ewell affairOntheeqsare,Rain or faic?THE POLK GRAY DRUG CO., Bhy candy,or some other fellowHAT. RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. THE STORE WITH THE QUICK PARCEL POST *ERVICE. 1 Trunks,Bags,Suit Cases ARE Vacation Necessities! And when you want the correct things in luggage you'll find it here,and with- in the price of almost any purse. WHITE GOLF CORD SKIRTING. 32inch White Washable corduroy for midsummer Skirts reasonably at 50c. send you a sample. and Coats,priced the yard.Let us FALL SUITS,COATS AND DRESSES. Advance Fall Styles,the new Cape and Tunic effects,are here and we want you to see them, SUMMER FABRICS Throughout the store still being sold at special prices. Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.THE STORE THAT PAYS.THE POSTAGE ON MAIL ORDERS. FOUNDEL 1838 + CHARTERED IN 1859_TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM,N.€,A Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputationforhighstandards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its large endow-ment fand makes poasible ite Grst-class equipment and large faculty of welltrainedandcarefullychosenteachers.Student feos low.Comfortable,inexpen-sive rooms in carefully supervised hygienic dormitories.Classical and scientific courses leading to the bacheloi’s degree.Graduate courses in all departments,Schools of Engineering,Education and Law.“For catalogue and illustrated bookR,L.FLOWERS,“SecretarytotheCorporation, een*tak. ‘IDAIY,--~August 4,1914, — A.F.&A.M.= STATESVILLE Lodge No.487 A.,FP.&A.M.meetsWednesdaynight at 8 o'clock in Ma-sonic Hall.Afimembersrequestedtobepresent and visiting brethren cordially ene hSLy PSHOF |'»THRONG..at emg i =Personal Mention of People and Theiris gratifying that the time;y eras when farmer 0Mr.L.W.Shook,who part 4 few!run his business on the security|days with Supt.F.T.Mi m ‘at!cotton.and.other farm. the State Farm,returned to Raleigh |Rural credit is a good thing,Bat}farms.Sunday evening.;|}rural cash is better.The thing thatMrs.A.F.Heath and children of has ruined North Carolina in the past|mak.'Greensboro are guests at the home of js that she tried to raise cotton ys ¢) has.can get mo invitéd.Regular meeting. THE MAYOR'S COURT Scrap Cases,Disorderly Conduct and 5 Speeding.-Mayor Caldwell had considerable court Sunday and yesterday.‘he following cases were disposed of: Lee “Martin Gaither was fined $5 and costs in each of two cases for loud swearing in public.8S.J.Holland was fined $5 and costs for an assault on I,E.Johnson. The trouble occurred on the Saturday night,Ed.Alexander plead guilty to an assault on J.A.Hedrick and was fined $15 and the costs.The frouble occurred at the depot Sunday morn- ing.Hedrick had come to Statesville in search of his son,who:had away from home.He failed to find his own boy,but did find Peter Drummond,a youth who he claimed DOCKET. had run away”with his —boy>~end pSpruce.Pine,Mitchell.county,Satur- They arc ex-whose father had asked him to bring home.When Hedrick tried to foree the Drummond boy to go with him, the latter resisted and Alexander éame to his aid,striking Hedrick in thé face.Drummond used some ug- ly language and was arrested along with Alexander.He was sent to jail for 30 days. Chas.Sherrill was eogts for exceeding speed limit. Purvey Houpe,colored,was fined$16 for disorderly conduct and $5 and costs for an assault on a coloredwoman.Jack Colvert and Ransom Redding, colored,were fined $2.50 and costs, each for being drunk and down. BY AUTO FROM VANCOUVER. fined $10 and the automobiic Former North Carolinians Cross’the Continent in a Machine. Mr.and Mrs.W.M.Snipes and son, Master Ralph Snipes,of Vancouver, British Columbia,visited at the home of their cossin,Mr,E.L.Braneth,in Shiloh township last week,leaving Sat y fora trip to Morganton, Marién and other points in the west- ernpart of the State.This week they will Visit a brother of Mr.Snipes— Mr.J.G.Snipes—in Greensboro,and will then g>to Reidsville and Ral- éigh,spending some time in Raleigh with Mrs.Snipes’father,Mr.-Newton Braneh. Ms&and Mrs.Snipes and son are travélingsin an *«autemobile.They left their home.at Vancouver the 28th of April and since that time have traversed 16 States of the Union.Up to Friday afternoen their speedome- ter showed that they had traveled 5,- 915 miles.Mr.Snipes says that while they had been en route a long time,they had really traveled only 655 days up to Friday.Leaving their home in Vancouver they entered the State of Washington and passed down the Pacific coast to Los Angeles, from whence they.started on their trip across the continent.Banners from towns in each of the States through which they passed were se- cured and tacked on the machine.Mr.and Mrs.Snipes ate originally from Reidsville,this State.They moved to the Northwest six years ago,living in Oregon three years be- fore going to Vancouver.Mr.Snipes is a blacksmith and machinist. Notices of New Advertisements. Reward for return of bicycie—W B.Harris,Mooresville. J.F.Patton has 5-room house for sale.E.H.Crouch’s shoe shop is now over People’s Loan and Savings Bank.y Reward for return of gold Vadge.| —Miss Edith Morton,Barium. ‘Two mule teams and wagons for sale—L.B.Bristol. At the Crescent this week. New-Era club closes Saturdzy.— Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co,Vacation —necessities.—Ramscy-Bowles-Morrison Co. Price of Ford automobiles reduced.| The Carolima Motor Co.expect twocarloadsthisweek. The Lyric programme.‘Your prescriptions.—Murphy’s Prescription Shop.‘'To candy lovers.—{The Polk Gray Drug Co. Engraved visiting cards.—States- bille Drug Co. J..F.Carter is boring tube wells at right prices,| Headquarters for turnip seed.—D.|} J,Kimball.| W.E.Parker wants farm where!stock is furnished.i J.B.Ratledge has good farm to rent. Social Events.v4 Mrs.Ross Mills gave a heart’party Thursday in honor of Misses Flora McKinnon of*Laurinburg and Mary Sanford of Mocksville,who are guests of Miss Hilal:Morrison..The game was played at three tables andMrs.Allen.Mills won the score"prize, a pair of bedsoom slippers.Miss Sanford was given a pair of silk hoseandMissMcKinnonanetcorsetcover as guest of honor prizes”After the game tea,tomatoes and sandwiches were served,followed by an_ice}cream course. strect | run | |Who visited at |grandfather,Mr.R.F. |Annie, |Mr.Clifford’s brother,Mr. |All Healing Springs. LN.)ed the fiven and Mrs.Hollowell deliv-|”ered an address to the mixed-audience|jin the interest of the women of the}.;tq farm.The women want a chance,sheideclared,to make of their homes Just}:what the-men-are making~of their There must be ¢o-operationnthefarmandthewomenmust| a business of home-making just} men are making a business of| ie eS.|TSE eT ) Mi v)Mrs.Heath’s mother,Mrs.M.E.enough t 2 ins »tr ,;:wi :iwoo*[coca af ~na —ae 2 rie gave sf ree i,It isalways apleasure to the Officers i}>"mee °1e@ Mos mportan hing in e@ °|Mrs.F.W.Cannon and daughter,your own you must grow your rations!home and ”sweden ate emen is and Em loyes of this Bank to know MMissLidaCannon,of Sanatobia,|;7 x 7 heriff +)»and yet the women have never M4 J :ty)|sise oo cakes oe ions at Card paresis Je all hae Soe i ee taught how to .care for their 3!that their effortsto give good Sery-Nw).:+Ai 28 never been called -o se pchiddr Ass :2 out of}Ww j i Y|an.Mrs.Cowan's brother,Mr.Hugh |crib of corn on #farm,Our People|every ive chides ites ee inten ¥ice are appreciated by the people 'S!ae si yr Daag in ga §ll succeeded :a 4 fearn=|)Th women are not wholly responsi-|iM who do business with us.We re-%3.Gi §.ing how t se fe zer.iO MOWi ble for this i »Dax t 1 willl ‘.:||Mise Clarce Roseburg of Coldm-|eriiticer law protects tbe fA2WeF lhe ig Thee nthe baste but theywill)fg ceive many exprésions of this na-iy7aS;ize ‘s _22 in the ture becaus ere are sO}‘oa =the guest of MissAme-|ayainst short weights.©Every .m2n}ii;opportunities for learning the ¥)ture from our customers and we Iamann.Iw i patted ‘‘nt :x ‘.vl|.Mr.T.-C.Tippett of Salisbury,a ee lave igs one ora She hey soeaee |sae Wome iy assure them that their commenda-¥)|Der ore Se ke “quired to proye his we a worke vith sys princi-~.wlformerresidentofStatesville,wasithere “are 16 counties in the State ae he ioe they baie ot buce wea!y tion shall be a constantspur toever-MIRaeenefAsheville.visited)nich have no place to prove weight®}parcd to do their work.Evidence M4 increasing efficiency on our part.iMoecateeeeeetaucnoughthereisalaw:WANMoaeeithat the women wantitoe know.haw te wy We invi those h Iread |e|Statesville friends Saturday.quires it F d w kk i th fact that 50 it iY e invite whoarenot alr y yiiecon:(he ~>2 "Ia we 4 age A a 0 tbei NOrK 18 lg fac at oD ov .Misses’Charlyp Frye and ClaraiMr Young Discusses Plant”Blerdof the 200 or more in the women’s Mv our customers to test our service.MeBoardwer*Winston-Sale res vr more in the women’s M4 hyoardwenttoinston-aim yes eases.m cave thaly Bddvosses co’that iw i} terday to spend a ieee ae Prof.Young discussed plant dis-/¢).(vila sdet utlatinal trom (ibe John G,Turner.Miss Foar ae eases.and told how to contro!hems)sixie department:The women’dex on to Greensboro to visit Miss Kath-|tie has specialized on plant:dise@se9!sire to standardize ‘and eystematizeerineWhite:.:+:-and knows whereof he speaks.©The!¢}.|und to do this they are or.(a enOle ae eS eee be 100 O000 ; ates Moy Swann;whe on ir ams has come when farmers must gi The organization of wo-|on .ee a left yesterday|reeognizce that there are plant dis-hyen fected in the women’s meeting idbbleetbse S910BES Breese eLOlOmorColumbia,S.©,eases which cut short their crops 9nd)yj\|eres TGR tener,5vty‘tet 1 ,N codeayor te do-'this,The men °"Miss Ella Wearn of Charlotte is!these plant diseases will continue 0 should eee their support by 5 emaa Re iain”the guest of Mies Ruth Morrison,|Qourich until eron hysiona-and-eautiae ni tw Bes eae ve ee 5 aMr.R.L.Greenlee,ey a tion are practiced.Cotton anthrae-},;,,,ap tay will give them ~high ee @,°¢engineer of Statesville,now of Gas-|nose,a disease that attacks the boll!jq Cihemeliten aiate omant hace af tonia,was 3 Statesville visitor Sun-|o¢the cotton and discolors the BAG theen doing the religious work a long d Be &aay.is now doing much damage through-|¢j;,(re :?Lint a.A ‘:et ,L oma ae ,but we are now beginning t #yLittleMis®Pauline Eskridge,ito out North Carolina and cotton wilt is re that living is just vi teneee.“: joa —visiting ‘6 the bome =Mr.doing much damzge in the eastern)g 1;lying and more time will be =fgandMrs,Quinn on north Center)port of the State.These can be €OM=|devoted to learning how to live.Liv-;;x strect,leaves today for her home in|trolled by the proper selection of seed ing riyht means dying right.The ae etre ~little and the proper preparation of the!5;of the home should be educatedMrs.@Chas.Crawford and _little).ee4 bed.The land must be well!§Iredell ig&ju well as the boys.aedaughter,Virginia,of the vicinity .drained and deeply plowed and seed:+,congratulated on having 8StatesvilleendMisgAnnaKingofnustbeselectedfromplantsthat...Eamets anieaes a aeSharresburgtownship;went —to!have not been infected by the disease.Weal ba day,for a brief stay. It.is best to select your seed from mo but that scheel is werth noth- ing io the farmers aimless they.seni set hens body your own farm.Many plant diseases}(hej;daughters to it. oe :ith d.little |27°introduced in ‘a community.by|ae aleee PicnicMiss’Ro:¢Wit rspoon an ittle |sending away for seed.Most plant i *ee cnic. nephew,Luciys Witherspoon,wh0/djcoases breed in trash where they!“'close of the session Mr. epent a week at the home of Capt.)are pretected during the winter.Ne M«announced,the F and Mrs.:hig s :ee Reari trash should |about the farm.|‘}>which is to be >,r av ‘P }urds Yr werk “veryStatesville,eft Friday tor Marion!Clean up the farm thoroughly and the n turday week.Every} end will go from there to their home keep it clean.The time has eome}{to be present.All are re- at Murphy.,5 .,when good sound fruit can no:longer)4"1 to contribute to the public ek L.Y ee and =be grown without spraying the fruit}4!Barbecued meats will sup- ren ,>¢5 i rie >ay :yleme the rnlar v ThdrenreturnedSaturdayfromabriefbtees,Prof.Young gave instructions|P!«the regular supply Phe‘visit in Salisbury.as to the care of the trees nar of the speakers for the occasMr.:Mrs.H.C.Evans and;~:;..ion will Y ed laterMr.a:]’.bye Other Speakers.i announced later.children cof Raleigh,who had been at At ;¥pee ‘Mr Db €is not served publicly atmyaoetmwinkétnealternoonsessionMr.wieSkyland,stopped here Friday to visit)_,sans B :I stitu amilies an artiesfea?et,C -ni Mre |French emphasized the value of live!*families and partieMrs.Evar narents,Capt.and Mrs.yg r dinner wherever they_.:tock on the farm and urged the oi aire /Gregory.farmers to breed more and besexis®Supt.and Mrs.Meacham and Mess D.J.Kimball,Samuel 8.)*2rmers to prec ert ae PORE |ot!prepare a special tableTomlinandIrvinTomlinmadeatrip:°tOCK-fhe ne taking the i speakers and a few.othertoRockHill,S.-C.,last week by au-.Place 0 ae ieee ong making 4 and the menu is always =ztomobile,returning home Tt day.the aes h eee ee ee eee the fu-n ing «. They were aceompanied home b;Sg ine Se me ;the choice of |==aoeirs.S.J.Kimball and little con,who ‘"e farmer hould select his breed-‘a fidld of oat remained in Statesville until yvester- day. Mrs.E.B.Watts is at Montreat to spend a week or longer. Rev.J.H.Pressly will go to Healing Springs tomorrow to spend a portion of his vacation Miss Esther Garner of Washington, PD.C.,is the guest of Mr.and Mrs Jno,H.Gray at Hotel fredel. Mrs.H.E.C.Bryant and dauchter, All Setty Bryant,of Washington,PD.C will arrive this morning to visit } and Mrs?James W.Wilson. Editor George of the Mt.Air Times-Lead2r,-spent yesterday town.Today he will be joined here by his daughter,who i visiting in south Iredell,and they will go to Taylorsvilie. Mrs.M.Lichtenstdott of Atlanta, Ga.,is visiting Mr.and Mrs.W.R. Mills and Miss Cinthelin Mills. Miss Nannie Ramsey of Charlotte ;visiting her sister,Mrs.C.E.War- ren,on Bost street. Mi Bernice Turner left Sunday evening for Salisbury,where she will assist in the conduct of a teachers’ institute. Miss Sarah McAuley is the guest of Mrs.Clyde S. ander. Mrs.Margaret Ross and daughter, of Albemarle, Alex- Louise,of Charlotte,are guests at Mrs.Clarence Moore's. Mrs.W.H.Foy of Reidsville spent several days with-Mrs.J.E.Heinzer- ling Jast week. Mrs.P.T.Pettit has returned from a stay of several weeks in Asheville. Miss Jessie Massey of the States- ville graded school faculty,who had |been attending the summer school for |teachers in Knaxville,Tenn.,spent Friday in Statesville with Miss Lucy Rice,en route to her home in Dur- |ham. Mrs.D.M.Coiner returned last week from a visit to relatives in New |York State. Misses Bessie,Stella and Alma Brown and Master J.C.Brown,Jr., the home of their Cline. Friday for their home at Jetferson. Mr.W.J.Clifford and caughter, of Gastonia,spent Saturday and Sunday in town,the guests of H.W. Clifford.Mr.Clifford wag a resident }of Statesville for some years and has many warm friends here who «re al-ways glad to see him.Mrs.D.A..Morrison and Misses Etta Lou and Pearl Patterson are at Messrs.J,D. Patterson and D.A.Morrison spent Sunday at the Springs. Anxious to Hear From Mr.Bailey. Correspondence of The Landmark. Washington,D.C.,July 30.—While memorizing the Tuesday’s Landmark —lI say memorizing,because I read it so many times that by the time! lay it down I have it almost memoriz ;ed—I noticed that my good friend, |Mr.Fred Bailey of Scott’s,N.C.,has |returned from his trip through the West;and we readers of The Land- mark were very much surprised not to find a long letter in this paper, where all interesting news is found, telling us of a few of the most im- portant places that he visited on this most delightful trip,for we know it was delightful by his going so far and staying so long.We don’t think that Mr.Baily should have forgotten we who are fess-fortunate than he.Per- haps I am writing too fast.-He may tell us these things yet. P.E.HEFNER. O14Standard 1 tonic,|th:ine,call f 11 rGkovatsTasreeaescuitTOMHC:afyes ut iV MROMG CUTAGNkA Stdt;BE.W.GROVE.Cures»enriches the blood,and builds upthetruetonic,For adults and children.300 | -W,cough and headache,end works‘sacksaaa te left| ing steck from fine milk and if beef cattle is the choice only those breeds known ag the beef breeds should stock on the farm means soil improve- merit. Supt.F. Test Farm ers: f.Meacham of the fredell spoke for a few minutesaboutthemeetingoftheNorthCaro-|Yosr—cela badgebt} to be held in Statesville January 19,Mor Llina Live Stock Association,which is {20 and 21.The meeting wil!)bring together about 300 of the Jeading live “stock breeders of the Staté and is ex pected to prove an inspiratiop to lox breeders ant to stimulate interest live stock.One day will be devoted tmpeech-making at the court house aitd one day will Be spent.at the Test (Farm.There wilt be a ©colt vi demonstratiins 6f live etock demonstrations of cheese and butte: scoring,etc.Farmers of this ar joining counties will be allowed to ey vr)jug hibit in the colt show and vaiua prizes will be awarded.The pro gramme,which will be annoui later,will also include a banquet the visitors.From Statesville the de) egates will go to Salisbury,wher: big sale of pure bred stock will held. Mr.E.S.Millsaps of Statesvill who has charre of the farmers’¢ operative demonstration work in thi pertion of the State,spoke of tie vance made by the farmers in Nort! Carolina during the past few year and attributed it largely to the farm ers’demonstration work,the Farm ers’Union,the institutes and the gen- eral activity of the national and Stat: departments of agriculture.He told of a visit to the farm of Mr.Frenc! and vouched for all he said.He b lieves the dairy business is the best form of live stock business for th farmers of this section and compared the work of conducting a dairy with the work connected with other businessandthe,returns realized. Major Graham spoke again in the afternoon,urging co-operation of the part of the farmers,diversified farm- ing and more conveniences for th« women on the farm.It is better for a farmer to.instgll a private water system in his home than to buy an automobile,and the -water system costs much less.The work of the wo- men in the institutes was commended If the girls and women of today ar given a chance they will show th: same traits of character exhibited bythewomenoftheConfederacy.Maj. Graham says he is in favor of wo man suffrage in the home. Mr.Kerr,who is a very successful poultryman,made a_fine talk on “Poultry on the Farm,”giving much practical information.The five es sentials in poultry raising are good stock,good feed,good care,comfort able houses and marketing.Each of.the five essentials were taken upseparatelyanddiscussedinacleaiandconcisemanner. At the Ladies’Tent. In the ladies’tent during the fore noon Mrs.Hpllowell talked on house hold conveniences and the care infants.The proper feeding of the babies was especially stressed.Miss Parrish gave a demonstration of bread making.In the afterrioon Mrs biollowell.spoke on organization ofthewemenandMissParrishspoketo the boys and girls of the corn and to mato clubs on the study of domestic science,,A woman’s organization wasformedwithMrs.F.T.Meacham asnresident,Mis,R.W.Orr vice presi dent and Miss Beulah Arey’sevretary. The dollar offered for the best laf of of |bread exhibited was awarded to MissMarieSherrill,daughter of Mr.E.E. Sherrill. ‘Mrs,Hollowell Spoke Fo?thé’hadies:|About 3:30.o’clock the ladies.join-' a herd known tebe}o; 2bekept....Live g: iiph Young ited to re destroyed in .@¢ vorms | produce ne -supposed to be army wor? LPOR SALE—Two mediam-price mule teams }lL.B,BRISTOL,Aug..4 with initials J.B.M.on = j recond floor ‘Wank Work FOR RENT OR SALE—Five-room ‘hodse,Tot PATTOD REWARD—PFor return of Crasader Bicycle. once Suitable reward if ton,Barium.Aur SHOP—My over People's Loan done promptly bh YCROUCH.Aug 4 $0x26Aug 4 ym Fourth reet J.F at? Ditappeared atB.HARRIS,MooreState m Saturday vile \uz 4 WANTED—To rent good farm whereandtoclsarefurnished,W.E.PARKERAug.4—it* WANTED—To rent FOR RENT—Six-room cottage on North Cen- of Statesville.J.B N.C,4 ter street,See W.B.CROWSON. returned to Mins 4 shop is now located on HIt Wwatit stock good farm in cight miles RATLEDGE,Calahalz 2t* July 14. FOR RENT—Nine-room house on Eim street. Water and lights.Cc.S.TOMLIN. July 28..—8t. COAL—Orders taken for.Coal at $5 deliver- FOR RENT.—Six-room ed.Quality of coal guaranteed satisfact ry fm any grade.Write R.B.GAN Statesville,’N.C.July 14, modern improvements,WALLACE,JULI July 24. close in. o- ¢ residence with all 8 FOR SALE—Modern 7.room house,waterandlights. and Basement.Lot 89x200.trees vineyard.H.TON,G. June Fruit HALLYBUR- ? OR RENT—Cottage.N.P.WATT.May 26. NOTICE! Royal Arch Masons:Grand High Priest A.Guerard will institute and install officers{Statesville Chapter No.75 R.A.M.,onTuesdaymight,August 4,at Masonic Hall, t 8380 o'élock.Every Royal Arch Mason ex- pected t attend.xm S.PEt M August 4,1914. and Savings 4 High Priest | ‘Tube Wells! And Pure Water.We can make themattherightprice. ’Phone 2405. Very truly, di F;:CARTER.Aug.4—4t. “D.J.Kimball's a--JS —— Headquarters ——FOR—— Turnip Seed. WHATEVER TYPEWRITER You buywe can wish nothing morethanthatyouwilllikeitaswellas we do THE REMINGTON. Statesville Printing Co. *Puonne 208, Special Low Price For August. if Plate and 50 Cards,name only: 75c. $1.00 and $1.25 Script Other Styles THE REXALL STORES. aw Statesville Drug Co.— Quality Prescriptionists. ah g coats SS 5 Statesville Realty Investment Co,1906 <amms>1913 OnOctober 31,19138,we closed our seventhyearofbusiness.We take this occasion tothanktheloyalpatronsofourcompanyforthebusinesstheyhaveentrustedtousdur-ing that time and we believe we have given ‘satisfaction to all of our customers.av-ing grown out of infancy into mature man-~*~hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS we ;ask for a continuance of your support andinfluence, Remember “We :Insure Anything Insurable.” We write all classes of BONDS,and thussaveyoutheembarrassmentofapplyingtoyourneighborforsuch.Writeus your needs, J.F.CARLTON,Manager. *The Gas Company |- Or Statesville ce Why fret and worry over the warm kitchen these hot days.Buy a Gas Range and keep cool.Let us help you do this. Center street. Call and see us at 510 W.W.W.Rings If a Set"comes out,and is lost,we will re-place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantee’is good as long’as'the ringisworn,We have them from $2.00 up.R.-H.Rickert &Son,Jewelers.| an nanantom FOR SALE—Fifty seres of land in Concord|FOR SALB—Desirablestockof goedlocated township,half in timber and half in cul<|room.for tenttivation.Near good sehools and churches.|sand elay)i 10 nae atedGS,M.BECKHAM &SONS,Stony Point,!ville W.HAGER,N,©July 21-80"oN. Se St e s Ge r e « = i 4‘ :if ;‘ i ; of .: Buyers To Share in Profits! LOWER PRICES ON FORD CARS! Effective From August 1,1914,to August 1,1915, and |guaraitieed against any reduction during that time. TOURING CAR -|$490RUNABOUT-440TOWNCAR690 F.O.B.Detroit,all cars fully equipped,(In the United States of America only.) i Two-Car Loads Of Fords Expected this week. Carolina Motor Company. Further,we will be able to obtain the maximum efficiency in our factory pro- duction,and the minimum cost in our purchasing and sales departments if we can reach an output of 300,000 cars between the above dates. And should we reach this production,we agree to pay asthe buyer’s share from $40 to $60 per car (on or about August 1,1915,)to every retail buyer who . purchases a new Ford car between August 1,1914,and August 1,1915. For further particulars regarding these low prices and profit-sharing plan,see the nearest Ford Branch or Dealer. Ford Motor Company. iil Y:thehohe TO E eds “CHATTANOOGA,”the household word.A happy combination of mechanical features makes the Ghat- tanooga Reversible Disc Plow the most practical and valuable of all disc plows..Works on both hill- side and level Jand,leaves no water furrows,saves time,saves labor,saves money,saves the farm, Principal right,construction right,results right. SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE. :We also carry the ‘‘T win Disc,”’which do.their work ‘‘a comin’and a goin’.”While one dise works the other rests..Between terraces the only Disc Plow;for orchard plowing without a rival;in ‘sprouts and briers out o’sight.Old farms made new and better crops produced. Iredell Hardware Co. METI aa ARPT RTTTOR MTRAY ANG PA Skianaae A BOOK FREE! We have prepared at quite an expense a little book that we are going to give tothefirst500mencallingforit.The only condition is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your nameandaddress.Itcontains much valuableinformation—especially for people Jiving in the rural districts. Remember the only cost to you is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your name.You will like it and will besurprised at the information it contains.Itissomething worth while. Big Reductionsin All Summer Clothing $7.5010.00$10 Mohair Suits for 15 Mohair Suits for Come to see us for bargains. Sloan Clothing Company WE SELL “BETTER”CLOTHES wae =rection, TUESDAY,---August 4, ‘STOCK EXCHANGES |All Foreign Exchanges Closed on Ac- |count of War Clouds and New |York Followed Suit, New York Dispatch,July 31. The vast and complex.rachinery of the securities markets of the world came to a complete halt today for an indefinite period.It was.an occur- rence unprecedented in history. |With all Europe seemingly,on the iverge of war,the continental ex- changes closed several days ago.With , 'the London market following suit to- iday,the New York stock exchange |would have been called upon te bear ithe weight of the world’s financial burdens.li virtually had.done so all week*for while the London market |was open,transactions“were nominal. 'The unloading of stocks here by panic-stricken Europe during the ‘last four days and the consequeitt collapse of priccs made history in Wall street, To continue longer to bear the bur- den,in the cpinion of the bankers, whose influence determines the Course ef events in the Street,would have been hazardous in the extreme,After @ period of hesiiation and excited nervous tension it was decided 10 minutes before the hour set for the beginning of business today that the exchange would not be opened.The action closed the last great market of the world.All the other American exchanges closed. If a general European war should come,”said one member of the gov- erning board,“the exchange may be closed all summer.” Banking business was not.greatly deranged and there was no lose of confidence as to the cutlook in that di- t but dealings in foreign ©x- change were virtually apandorede= Administration Tzkes Precautions. Washington Dispatch,July 31. President Wilson and the adminis- tration acted promptly today to reas- ure the country against any threat- of the European war situation.First the President took steps to complete immediately the organization of the Federal Reserve Board so that the new currency law may become effec- tive.; Secretary McAdoo,expressing ap- proval of the closing of stock ex- changes throughout the country,an-| ounced that a $500,000,000 issue of emergency curreney waiting at the Treasury Department,would be made immediately available to national banks. To make more easily accessible this emergency currency,authorized by the Aldrich-Vreeland act,the Sen- ate late today,at Mr.McAdoo’s sug- gestion,passed unanimously an amendment to the currency lw mod* ‘fying the clause providing that banks ef national currency associations,te avail themselves of the iss¥e;must have outstanding currency notes.“se complexion clear cured by bonds of the United States?vanish. to an amount not less than 40 per cent of its capital.”The amendment would give the Secretary of the Treasury authority,in his giseretion, \to ignore this restriction. A RT ee ee | War Prospects Knock Out Peace Con- gress. New York Dispatch. News that the twenty-first Int« tional Peace Congress,scheduled to be held in Vienna from September 15 to 19,had been called off has caused consternation among American peace advocates.The canceling of the con- gress means a money loss of $20,000 to the peace societies of tho world = Peoples Loan &Sav ngs Bank. Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~ TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire the habit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of a future success.The result of small de- posits has been the making of many a per- son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. GEO.H.BROWN -President. :|QO.L.TURNER ---Cashier. _~—>/FOR SA LE!K— Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-roomcottage on Race street with all city improvements, Five-room cOttage on Mulberry street with city improvements, All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acres of land,barn and out-buildings and fin¢well water. Twelve acres in Harmony,half in cultivation,balance in woodland.New five-room cattage,barn and well. ,For further information call on or write, ERNEST Gi.{NSURAN STOCKS,ANDREALATE,_PHONE 23.;NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. Saar and six months work by a large staff of persons al!in vain. The only-cheering news that came to the peacemakers was a report Milwaukee that the World’s Socialist Congress,also scheduled for Vienna, fronirom had been transferred to Paris and hurried up to Augtst 8 instead of August 22,in order to protest against the Austrian conflict.As the Social ists are as set against war as any one jin any country the peace advocates may join them in a condemnation of the present fighting. The history:of the abandoned peace congress is full of irony.Count Berch ‘told,the Austrian prime minister, |was to have been the honorary chair man of the congress.He is the very man who issued Austria’s declaration of war against Servia. Automobile Taxes Will Probably Amount to $80,000. Up to Friday the State Treasuryhadreceivedthroughthedepartment of State $76,000 taxes on automobil: and the revenue is expected to round up $80,000 before the anfittal ‘icens ing period closes,within the next few days.Under the State law 80 pe cent of the revenue from automobile taxes collected by the State goes backtothecounties.That is,the State Treasurer will some time this month mail to the treasurer of each countyacheckforitsportionofthe$80,000 fund according to the number of auto- mobiles the county has.The counties are supposed to apply.this money to road improvement, Creamery People Getting Togeter. A meeting of creamery men held in.Hickory Friday looking the permanent organization.of all the creameries of the State and the em ployment of a sales manager to mar- ket their products.There are at present,five ‘creameries in this State and a representative from each wa present at the meeting. was to STATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO,LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J.Cheney makes oath thatheisseniorpartnerofthefirmofF.J.Cheney &Co,,doing business in theCityofToledo,County end State afore-said,and that said firm wili pay theONEREDDOLLARSfor )*“A.W...GLRABON,Nota:Pubtiie. de &CO.Toledo,0.|Fee feat druggists.75e.}"s Family Pills for constipation. MORETHAN THIRTEEN MILLION, 1 The Government’s Cotton Crop Esti-| ening financial dangers growing out - 4 rna-\ mate, The national Department of Agri-| culture’s’bureau of crop estimates|announced Friday that the condition| of the cotton crop on July 24,report- ed as 76.4 per cent of a normal,fore- casts a yield of about 13,850,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. This condition compares with 79.6 per cent.on June 25 this year,79.6 per cent on July 25 last year,76.5 per cent in 1912 and 80.0 per cent,the average condition on July 25 for the past ten years. This is the first time the govern-ment has officially announced a fore- cast of the cotton crop béfore Decem- In the report of condition by States,North Carelina is estimated at 86.Only two other States exceed this—Virginia at 89 and California 106—while .the Florida estimate is the same—66.This is the report for| North Carolina: “There has been considerable im-| provement in most sections of the; State but in some sections,particu- larly in pacts of the south central and southeagtern portions,there has been insufficient raif and the crop is backward,The ¢rop as an entiretyinheitereonditionthanusualat this time,especially early cotton.” rhe official statement of the bureau ennouncing the forecast of produc tion ‘The condition of the cotton crop, (6.4 per cent of normal,forecasts a s yield of about 179 pounds per acre,|®& hich on the acreage reported July 1, viz.,36,960,000,would produce about 6,616,000,000 pounds of lint,’which would make about 13,850,000 bales of 60 pounds gross weight.If an al- -e of one per cent be made for er lowan abandonment the present forecast would be about 13,725,000 _bales,| compared.with 14,156,000.last|WOT 603,000 three years ago and 11,669,- 000 four years ago.” Attorney General Bickett will be orator at the annual Masonie pic-j; it Mocksville Thursday,13th. th ’i Be Vigorous and Ambitious the poisonous waste from -clogged-up bowels,and start ir liver to working perfectly with entle,blissful HOT SPRINGS LIV- ER BUTTONS. [hey purify the blood,put an edge appetite and put vigor and ambition inte people who_lack ener- rive thethe gy:Take them,and headache,nervous- ;sleeplessness and dizziness will h.They are simply fine,espe- for women and elderly people. Cut out calomel and other make- ‘shifts.Take little chocolate coat- van. livclany .ae fe MMS ee rae oe cee Of the way of easy temptation,and ‘4 make it earn something for you at the same time by depositing it ia our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT at 4 per a cent Compound Interest. Merchants&Farmers’Bank , Of Statesville. “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.” 13,703,000 two years ago,15-7°F ed HOT .SPRINGS LIVER BUT- ait HE RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and good tastewhichonlytnebestofmaterialsandworkmanshipcanconvey.» We carry the largest and most select variety of oriental and domestié ”rugs to be seen in the city,and nowhere else will you be able to buy 4 like qualities at the prices we sell them.While wearry the highy © est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked at other places for the common grades.The Williams Furniture House,’ TONS for a week,and notice the |g up and_pimples All:druggists,25 cents. Free sample from Hot .Springs Chemical Co:,Hot Springs,Ark. NOTICE! Having taken over the busivess of our father, the late T.W.Frazier,weare prepared to do all kinds of general tinworkandsolicityour business FRAZIER BROS., North Center Street. BIG oO Summer Millinery ! Everything in Hats,Flowers, plain and fancy Ribbons,goingathalfprice.Now is yourchance,as we are very anxioustocloseoutinallSummer Millinery. MRS.MARY SIMS. SALEN “oS i & Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades,# Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings i 4 Oil Cook Stoves.4 |Statesville Housefurnishing Co,es Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than } Qur business is that of furnishing flowers for all occasions and for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley (o., FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.©.Polk Gray Drug C0, LocalAgents, “x? Flower per The maximum yield of all crops -© by failing to top-dress with NITRATE SODA. Car load just received,cheap for cash only. If you want standard 71-2 Meal -(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.If you want Feed Meal,5 per cent ammonia,26 per cent Pro-tein,buy the other fellow’s.Thepriceisaboutthesame—take your choice. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPS‘PHONE 205.ve i ee ae ad = pn re eee ee a eee os DO ae a aeala ae eee NOME OeI|The Crescent PictureTheater—TheHomeofthe “Universal”—Alw: _——atte OUR PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK:~t— WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ~“SNOWDRIFT.”“LADY OF THE ISLAND.”LOGUE LOVE.”*SNOWDRIFT.”“LADYOFTHE ISLAND.”LUGULE LO..:This great story gets more interest:beautiful drama ‘of the Northwest A splendid “Imp”picture with Al-eaturing Barbara Tennant.ohne d Dorothy Phillips |mr wi ee TUESD.SATURDTUESDAYBeeDAY A beautiful Western romance withAgnesVernonand.Murdock Mac-quarre, “THE FOREMAN’S DEFEAT.” “CAPTAIN ALVAREZ.” PAUL GILMORE’S,GREAT SUC-: _CESS IN SIX PARTS.fast and furious. Asplendid ‘‘Joker’’.Comedy—fun “CAPT.BIDD’S PRICELESS TREASURE.”@- A splendid comedy with Max Ab-sher and Bob Vernon. Itisa “Crystal”with Vivian Pres-cott and Charlie DeForest.Youknowwhatthatmeans, A splendid ‘‘Rex”’picture.“BESS,THE DETECTIVE ” A-“Joker’’comedy that:is :from start tofinish,<loae aA al ale ee This is the play that Gilmore created such a sensation with throughout the South last season.It was made bItfeaturesthatsplendidlittle‘‘Movie”Actress,Miss Edith StorMr.Gilmore toured the South last.geason with this play at prices of from 50 cents to $2.00,and t at 25 and 50 cents.We were fortunate in securing an open date on it and on such terms that we will not have to charge extra for it.Tbyallcriticstobe“THE GREATEST PICTURE EVER SHOWN ON BROADWAY.” stirring action from start to finish This has been ackno Paul Gilmore’s Great Success,in Six Parts. wledgedSEEANOTHERPICTUREFOR MONTHS. At the request of a number of our patrons we will show the “WHO IS WHO IN STATESVILLE”slides again this week.We willshow fourclosingthecontestSaturdaynight.Be sureand see them.Make out your list and turn it in at the Crescent.next week: sie athena taDithdgeceercente erin THE LANDMARK DAY,---August 4,1914. Bishop Cheshire at Trinity Church—»Church News. The Right Reverend Joseph Blountirewillpreachandperformthe$y Apostolic rite of confirmation in Trinity Episcopal church this eveningat8:30 o’clock.The public is cor-dially invited.The Bishop preachedforthecoloredcongregationandcon-firmed a number at the Holy Crosschapellastnight.The bishop is the of Judge and Mrs.Coble.Arch- fence Hardin,who accompanied h,is being entertained by Mr.JohnWaltonandhisdaughteronWalnut street.COM.The Ladies’Aid society of the FirstPresbyterianchurchwillmeetthisafternoonat4:30 o’clock with Mrs.L.White.Business of importance. Sunday night’s union service washeldattheFirstAssociateReformedPresbyterianchurch,with sermon byRev.Dr.Charles Anderson.No)services Were held at theReformedchurchSunday morning,the pastor,Rev.J.H.Press-iy.being on vacation.Rev.Dr.H.E. y,pastor of the Presbyterian‘church at Monroe,preached xt theFirstPresbyterianchurchSundaymorningandwillpreachthereeachSundaymorningduringthe:nonth.Dr.Guérney is spending the month atHiddenite. Personal Mention. Misses Lillie Bostian,Sallie David- Swann and MaggieryandMr.Carter leave to- morrow for Blowing Rock to spendafewdays,They will travel in ar a obile.rs.J.L.Murphy of Hickory andMes.1.B.Covington of Mt.Holly, mo were guests of Mr.and Mrs.J.Murphy,have returned to their *Mrs.R..H.Warner and children of igh,who have been in the moun- 1 »will «rrive in Statesville thismorningtospendafewdayswith Mf.and Mrs.J.B.Recce.aoe Sadie and Lottie Ivey and Kate Nash of New London are wests of Miss Katherine Cahrane Harrill street. ts.P.8.Easley and children andesHattieFlowarevisitingrela- 8 at Davidson. Ne Hail Storm Damages Crops. ;hail storm Thursday evening did damasre to crops in sections ofConcordandShilohtownships.The f rm seems to have begun in the ¥itinity of Loray and crops on the of Mr.Jo.Shuford and others ¢neighborhood were badly dam- The storm-extended south 88 Shiloh township and into Histown.The territory covered byhailwasahalftothree-quar- of a mile wide and seven or eight Jong.The worst damage seems Fave’been on Mr.Shuford’s farm in that vicinity,but all along the much damage was done.The f of Register of Deeds Boyd was tthe stricken territory and his crop badly damaged. e hail stones were not large but@fallwasheavy.After the-stormhaillayindriftstwoandahalf deep, 1 Wo Statesville Officers Receive Cer- *Bificates of Proficiency. *@Adjutant General Young las re- Mi from the War Department no- of the proficiency of officers in ational Guard who have stood inations.Among the officers|‘Ahe First regiment who will receive |certificates of proficiency are FirstantO.D.Milis of Statesville,| Lieutenant G.L.Huffman and tes for proficiency in adminis tration are First Lieutenant Cc.HTurnerofStatesville,Capt.R.R.|\tity to inoculate 600 acres.Morrison of Mooresville,Second Lieu "t R.H.Morrison of Salisbury. '%*Acting Governor Daughtridge haited’Grady Lane,a Moore coun sheson PARTIAL INCREASE GRANTED. Inter-State Commission Grants In- crease on Some Roads,Denies It on Others, The long expected decision of the Inter -State Commerce Commission in the matter of granting an increase of 5 per cent in freight rates asked by 52 lines of railroad in the territo- ry east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers,was made public Saturday.A majority of the court decided to grant incrcas-~ es that will apply in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and from a_vertical line drawn through Buffalo and Pittsburg,west as far as the Mississippi river.All class rates and many commodity rates are increased five per~cent in that section.: No advances whatever are permit- ted east from Buffalo and:Pittsburg to the Atlantic seaboard.That ex-~ cludes from the area from which the railroads will receive benefits,thegreatesttrafficproducingcentersof the country.Gommissioners .Daniels.and _Me-Chord dissented--from the majority opinion.Mr.Daniels held that a fivepercentincreaseshouldhavebeen general—that the railroads were en- titled to it,to meet the high cost of living.Mr.McChord held that the reasons which the majority held to warrant an increase west of Pitts- burg applied equally to.the territory East, The majority,headed by Chairman Harlan,held as to rates west of Pitts- burg that they were the lowest in the country and warranted an increase. While it was held that the income of the.Eastern railroads was smaller than demanded in public interest,no showing had been made warranting a general increase.The real relief, the commission held,for the NewEnglandroadsandthoseinCentral Freight Association territory was financial re-organization upon a sound basis.It was held that rather than raising freight rates,the rail- roads should discontinue costly free services to shippers,develop efficien- cy of personnel and equipment,stop giving free passes and possibly in- crease their passenger fares to keep pace with the high grade service the public demands, The “crisis”which railroad man- agers protested was confronting them,was pronounced to have little foundation.The commission denounc- ed what it characterized as a propa- ganda to influence its decision and added there was no doubt it had “se- riously aggravated the present com- mercial depression.” Such advances as are allowed are expected to increase the income of the railroads about one and ore-halfpercent.Such principal East and West.roads as the New York Cen- tral,Pennsylvania,Erie and Balti- more and Qhio,will benefit by the ad- vances to the extent that they have lines running from the East over into the territory in which the advances apply. The increase was asked of the com- mission in 1910 and refused.The.con- tention of the railroad managers atthistimewasthatinthelastthree years the railroads had spent $600,- 000,000 in new capital,but that in 1913 the carnings were $16,000,000 less than in 1912;that the greatest increase in railroad expense hadcomeaboutbyhigherwages,taxesandnewinvestmentinthevroper- ties. State Laboratory.About Ready toSupplyCulture—Many Orders Filed. The laboratéry for the division of soils,State Department of Agricul- ture,in which is to be manufactured pure culture for legumes,to be sup- plied to the farmers of the State atLieutenantF.|Cline of|BM yry.|prime cost—50 cents per acre—is al-ong those who will receive cer.|most completed and orders for the.|cultere are coming in every day.A|single order was for a sufficient quan- There.|are orders for the culture on file now|for 1,439 acres and every section ofj}the State is represented.The labora-s|tory,as it is being equipped,will be-|equal to any to be found anywhere inundersentencetodieonthecountryandwillmeetthede- annens= lah oar naenshinniiiiiinneninatinanth steenininnnente é y the famous ‘““VITAGRAPH CO,”,Who is supported by an ALL STAR CAST,is picture was shown on Broadw CRAWFORD-BUNCH FURNITU ~TODAY--“CAPTAIN ALVAREZ’--TODAY and is full of New York City,for months:prices will be BDon’t miss this treat if YOU NEVER and 10 cents. slides each day Ce ok RE CO.LAST DAY-SATURDAY Then the “NEW-ERA”CLUB Will be Closed. which secures i choose at our (The Greatest,Surest and Most Profitable Saving Plan Ever Offered) NOW FIVE CENTS Rings Out its Last Call For a “Standard Rotary”Sewing Machine You May Have Your Choice of Styles. wind-up Saturday of the balance of its distribution ofFifteenSewingMachines. Commencing with the First Payment of 5 Cents of themachine youmediatedeliveddpdetment.after the agreement is ap-proved byug the Club member willingly makes apaymenteacweekandeveryweekasfollows:10centsthesecondweek,15 cents the third week,5centsmoreeachweek,until allinfull, “New-Era”’Club Cash Dividends. You can take advantage of the cashdividendofferinthisclubsalebyjoin-ing this club on payment of 5 cents and then anticipate the final payments,pay them in advance,and for each fi- a onvineht you pay or take up inad- vance you get al0cent cash dividend. In this way you can save for yourself $3.80 extra cn this $39Standard Rota- ry in cash dividends alone You can pay as much cash as you choose. A $65.00 (LIST PRICE) Six-drawer style —the world’s best machine,lock andchainstitch—central needle style—STANDARD ROTARY $39.00 5 —First payment—im-Cc.mediate delivery —then every week you pay 5 cents more than the previ-ous weck’s payment, Full set of Nickeled At- tachments anda life time guarantee. payments are made CASH BUYER: This is for you;it secures for you the best at less than usual cash pricesandpaysyounearly10percentdiv-dend—cash refund—besides. This is a new graduating payments plan that is figured out on scientific sound business basis that saves time and expense. No lack of ready money need now prevent you from owning the best Sewing Machine that money.can oars No matter how busy you keep the nickels and dimes you can plan ahead for requirements of ‘‘New-Era”club. Hurry—Join now.Have the Machine you select Sent home at once and “Pay the New-Era Way.” Crawtord-Bunch Furniture Co. SS |Mills &Poston’s Big Wash Goods Sale! °—F°onccienacese° ‘The Place to Get Your Money’s Worth.”’Great Showing in New Wash Materials. 50 pieces 36 inch Punjab Percales,in light and dark work,84 Square Count,guaranteed fast colors,suitable for men’s Shirts and women and children’s'‘Dresses,Actual value 15c.,but will sell a limit-ed quantity at 124c.per yard.Over 100 pieces Bates,Toil-du-nord,Red Seal and Black DiamondGinghamandChambray,in beautiful plaids,stripes and checks,suitable for early fall wear and schooldresses.These are absolutely the best and miost reliable wash fabrics that money can buy andwouldbeagreatsavingtotheconsumer,to pick up these new styles while you can buy at theseprices,They are all new and worth more money. eee Yours truly, MILLS &POSTON.== for murdér.The executionis |mands of North Carolina farmers for ®ned till August 21,years -to come.It will be supplyingunlimitedquantitieswithinafewameSalisburyPostsaysabout25|weeks,in ample time for inoevlatingemployedattheSéuthernCo,’s development in Stan- the Seeds of peas;tlovers,vetches and ,nave left for France other legumes for the fall,sowings, ,trate of soda in improvement of soils. rh1 Dr.J.W.Harris,.a son of Col,J.)Stanly:Republicans and Progrese-|In Asheville Sunday Dr.E,G.||Rev.W.Norwood Tillinghast,anlob.Harris of Raleigh,recently i ive Republicans havé”united on «|Gardner was shot by his stenozraph-|Episcopal clergyman of Washington,ce eae 5 ||count and “eee ticket.D.S./er,Théo shooting occurred in the|D.C,was killed at Morganton Fcensedtopracticemedicinein“Wefth Tolbert “candidate for the State |doctor’s offiee and both parties say it|day evening e attempting efell.under thethiscillturetakingtheplaceofpi- Carolina,has been appointed a ‘sur-|Senate and John M.Morton for the|was aecidental:The injury is not!board a train:1 eon in the navy.nit ;'heels,: t ¥waite Sak pia i,Stan tityog os a ie a .‘we 'ge ali a aaAitpilaSicialnslSllaOeieSatsatePaoaeihst;i ''r ‘a ,a *4 ?Beer eee VOL.XLL. STATESVILLE,N.C,,FRIDAY,AUGUST 7,1914. GERMANS ‘RENEWED ATTACK. Battle Raged Last Night at Liege,Estimated at 8,000Belgifm—Lossin.Wednesday's Battle—EnglandCallsForHalfMillionMen. (After having suffered a serious chetk and heavy casualties at the hands of Belgians at Liege,Belgium, Wednesday,the German troops yes- terday returned to.the fray with re- doubled ardor and last night were pounding away at the forts with siege and ‘field guns and rifles. In_the fighting of Wednesday the estiniates of the Gerrniin casualties ran as high as 8,000 men.The in- vaders also are said to have lost a large number of guns.The German force is estimated at 40,000,the Bel- gians at 25,000.It is reported that the British fleet engaged the German fleet on theNorthscabutthisisnotconfirmed.The.British War"Department hascalledforahalfmillionmen. Various other engagements are re- spted put.paws.of.battles .af..consen|: nee is not verified..A few vesselshavebeencapturedorsunkbutthere has been no general naval engage- ment unless the report of the North gea fight is correct. A CLEANER AND BETTER TOWN The Civic League Will Recommend That a Clean-Up Campaign Be In- augurated. A number of meritorious recom- mendations will be made by the Civ- je League to the board of aldermen, at its regular monthly meeting to- night,in accordance with a decision of the League at its meeting Mon- day afternoon.Another clean-u day will be recommended and the a dermen will be asked to require the ¢ity sanitary officer to visit cvery home in town and see that the prem- ises are cleaned.On its own account the city will be asked to clean up the streets and "back lots in the business section every Saturday evening,50 that the filth which accumulates on Saturday will not be in evidence on Sunday.The aldermen will also be asked to regulate the promiscuous distribution of hand bills ace the posting of objectionable vertising Y an the bill boards.practice of the butchers haul- ing beef from their slaughter houses to their markets in open wagons was disetssed..and condemned by the but it was decided to first take this matter up with the butchers themselves before asking the city to take a hand. The action of the League is com- mendable and the aldermen should give their petition serious considgra- tion.We all myst admit that there is room for improvement along the lines recommended by the ladies.Here is a chance for those who were so en- thised by Dr.Frank Dixon's Chau- tauqua lecture to show their colors and join the ladies in their campaign for a cleaner and better ‘to¥n. Farmers’Institute at Mooresville— Major Graham to Speak. In addition to the regular institute party,Maj.W.A.Graham,State Commissioner of Agriculture,will speak at the farmers’institute to be held in Mooresville a week from to- day.The institute party is composed of men and wdmen of practical ex- perience and the information and in- struction which they dispense at the institutes is based on their own expérience or that of the State and nalona departments of agriculture éan be relied on.The farmers who attend these institutes and put into ‘practice the methods advocated by the institute -workers are the farmers that are succeeding.It is the »farmer’s loss when he does not take advantage of the institutes. Mrs.Woodrow Wilson Dead. Mrs.Woodrow Wilson,wife of the President,died at the White House fit 5 o’clock last evening.She had been ill for months but the news of her condition was not made public until Wednesday. ‘®he*was 50 years old and a native’ of Georgia.Three daughters sur- vive, Mr.M.L.Lentz of the vicinity ofStonyPointspentlastnightin Statesville and left this morning for Fillmore,Ill,to visit his son.(Mr.and Mrs.A.E.Tate and twodaughtersandMissCobbofHighPointpassedthroughStatesvilleyes-tardy afternoon en route to Morgan-ton.They spent last night at Con-nelly “Springs and will spend today in Mérganton. Twenty-five persons were killed,25 injured,six of them fatally,in a collision between a passenger train of the Kansas City Southern railway and a motor cat of the Missouri & North Arkansas railroad,10 miles from Joplin,Mo.,Wednesday night. (Mooresville Enterprise:Dr.JohnYoungTempletonwillleaveinafewdaysforPortsmouth,Va.,where he has decided to locate for the prac- tice of medicine., Dater—The place of meeting hasbeenchangedtoLinwood|school Louse,in the vicinity of Mooresville. ‘Farmers’Union picnic at Mt."Mouftie on the 14th,Mr.J.Z Greene will speak. Democrats and Progressive Repub- ‘GERMAN AND BELGIAN.CLASH. First Real Battle of the War TakesPlaceWhentheGermanArmyTriestoEnterBelgiumTerritory-~—Belgians Made Successful Re-sistance. ‘The «hews of the first real battle of the war came Wednesday from Brussels,Belgium,where the Ger- man army made an attack on Licge. The Germans attempted to go through Belgium to invade France and their passage was resisted by the Belgians.“Several .thousand dead and wounded,”says the report, “is the toll paid by the German army of the Meuse for its attack on Liege.”The report continues:“The fortified position of LighadtosupportonWednesdaythe general shock of the German attack. The Belgian forts resisted the ad- vance fiercely and did not suffer,One Belgian squadron attacked and drovebacksixGermansquadrons.Eight’hundred wounded Germans are be- ing transferred to the city of Licge,; where they will be cared nt ne“Priorto the attack on-Liege Gen-eral Von Ge Standing cat German army of the Meuse,issued a proclamation calling for an open road through Belgium for the ad- vance of his forces and suggesting that prudence would show it to be the duty.of the Belgian people to ac- cede to this to avoid the horrors of war.“The Germans committed repres- sions against the civil population of the town of Vise,eight miles north- east of Liege,burning the city and shooting many residents.A newspa- per dispatch says that in the fighting between Germans and Belgians near Vise a platoon of Prussian cavalry was almost annihilated by the fire of the Belgians from a building on the bank of the river.The Prussians in revenge,the newspaper says,fired on civilians. “At Flemalle,near Argenteau,a Belgian force surprised a body of Prussians and killed 70 out of 10officersand80men.The Belgian losses were two officers killed and 10 men wounded.“The German troops attempted tocrosstheriverMeuseonapontoon bridge,but a sharp broadside by the batteries of’the forts destroyed thebridgeassoonasitwascompleted.Later the invaders succeeded in cross- ing the river near Maestricht.” Another report from Brusselssays:“Official dispatehes report that theBelgianshaverepulallattacks by the Germans in the neighborhood of Liege.The Belgians delivered a vigorous counter attack,killing all the Germans who had passed the forts. “The fortifications afforded ad- mirable resistance to German shells. Evegnee fort,which was in action allday,was absolutely unharmed.TheBelgianaviatorsprovedwertwhit as good as the Germans.everal civilians have been shot at Vise and the town has been burned.” Asked For Right of Way. Before attempting to enter Belgium the commander of the German army,Gen.Von Emmich,issued the follow- ing proclamation to the Bulgian peo- ple: “To my great regret the German troops have been forced to cross the frontier,Belgian neutrality already having been violated by French offi- cers who,disguised,entered the coun- try in automobiles.Our greatest de-sire is to avoid a conflict between peo- ples who always have been friendsandonceallies.Remember Water- loo,where the German armies help-ed to found your country’s independ- ence. “But we must have free passage. The destruction of bridges,tunnels or railroads must be considered as hos-tile acts.I hope the German armyoftheMeusewillnotbecalledontofightyou.We wish for an openroadtoattackthosewhoattackus. 1.guarantee that the Belgian popu-laticn will not have to suffer the hor-rors of war.We will pay for pro-visions and our soldiers will show themselves to be the best friends ofapeopleforwhomwehavethegreat- est esteem and the deepest sympathy.*Your prudence and patriotism.will show you that it is.your duty to pre-vent your country from being plung-ed into the horrors of war.” German Embassy in St.PetersburgWrecked. The German embassy at St.Peters- burg,Russia,was wrecked Wednes- day and a bonfire made of the fur-niture and pictures by an angrycrowd.The people were angered by the reports of what they deemed tobeanindignityshowntotheDowagerEmpressMariaFéodorownabybeingstoppedinBerlinonherarrivalfrom London on her way to St,PetersburgandcompelledbyGermanauthoritiestogotoCopenhagen,An entrance was forced by the crowd through the windows.Most of the rooms.were wrerlss and thefurniture.pitched into the streets.A number of stuilents and workmenclimbedtotheroofoftheembassyandtorethegoldeaglefromthetopoftheflagstaff.They then ran uptheRussianflag.A massive statuarydepictingagroupofhorsesledbytmenwashackedtopieceswithaxesandthe@ebrishurledintothecanal.A bonfire was then made of the con-tents of the embassy and an,attempt.wac tnade to put.a torch to the build-ing but mounted police routed the’rioters.: ans haye combined in Utah to pre-rattralec ‘Simos4HO.) fa .&.a j wkercrdwdlatértried,to.repeatthe‘performance at the Austrian em- a ~ APTER PLEAS.MeDANIBLS.;SMITH SENTENCED”To DIE. On Track of a Man Who is ChargedWithCrime Years Ago. Officers of several counties havebeennotifiedbySheriffDeaton,.tobeonthelookoutforPleas.MeDan-iels,a whiteman about 35 years o)who is wanted in Iredell to answerachargeofcriminalassault,’m4allegedoffenseoccurredaboutIyearsagointheOstwaltcommuni-ty,the alleged victim being a whitegirl,and McDaniels has been dodg- ing the officers ever since.Deaton learned through the sheriff ofCabarruscountythatMcDanielevias ited his old home in the Harrisburgcommunityafewdaysago,and wasknowntohavebeeninSalisburyMonday.McDaniels is said to havebeentravelingafoot,accompaniedbyanotherman,two women,80childrenandthreeorfourdogs,when he left Salisbury he had a Win-chester rifle on his shoulder.It.isunderstoodthatMcDanielsandhispartyareheadedforWestVirginiaandSheriffDeatonnotifiedofficersin_a-number of counties which.they?uve “Skpected to traverse:AwanphonemessagefromSheriffSprinkleofDaviecountystatedthatpersonsansweringthedescriptionofMeDan- iels and party were in Davie county Tuesday. ‘The McDaniels case attracted con-siderable attention at the time of thecrimeandtheGovernorofferedare-ward of $400 for his capture.ThelateSheriffWyckoffandSheriffDeaton,who was then a deputy sher-iff,spent days trying to capture Me-Daniels,tracing him through a por-tion of South Carolina.McDaniels traveled afoot at that time and wasaccompaniedbyhiswife.The offi-cers walked approximately 100 milesacrosscountrywhileonhistrailandwereonseveraloccasionswithina short distance of the fugitive. Operating Machine By Air Carrent. A feature of the Standard sewingmachinedemonstrationwhichisbe-ing held at the store of the Crawford- Bunch Furniture Co.this week,inconnectionwithanovelclubplanofsellingthe,machines,is the operationofamachinebyanaircurrent. electric fan sends a current of into another fan attached to thewheelofasewingmachineandcausittorevolve,thus operating the en+ tire machine.Mr.W:M.Ruth Salisbury isin tharge of the demon- stration.Full particulars are givenintheCrawford-Bunch company’s ad- vertisement. bassy but that building wes toostronglyguarded.The body of aRussianfootmanisallegedbytheauthoritiestohavebeenfoundintheGermanembassy.The man had beenshotintheheadandstabbedandhad been dead for some days. Russian Ambassador in Berlin Abus- ed. A dispatch from St.Petersburg says it is reported there that the Russian ambassador in Berlin,M.De Sverbew,and his staff,’were subject- ed to much abuse after the declara- tion of war.Some rs of theambassadorialsuite,including Prin- cess Belosselsky,who was Miss Susie Whittier of Boston,and First Secre-tary of Embassy Charovitski,are al- leged to-haye been struck by persons in a crowd that.followed their auto- mobiles to the railroad station whentheywereleavingBerlin. According to an eyé-witness theembassywassurroundedandwhen the ambassador,who was escorted bymountedpolice,departed for the sta-tion in an automobile the people hur!-ed storms of abuse at him.The po-lice had the greatest difficulty in pro-tecting him and members of his staff.Friends of the ambassador,who fol- lowed him in motor cars,also aresaidtohavebeenforcedtoruna gauntlet of hostile Germans.The crowd followed the*cars,abusing the occupants,throwing.stones,spittinginthefacesoftheé¢mbassy staff andstrikingbothmenandwomenwithsticksandumbrellas,it is.said. Notes of the War. Canada is getting ready to helpGreatBritainifnecessary,The Ca-nadian government shas.called for20,000 volunteérs.Commanding offi-cers of militia corps have been or-dered to issue the call to their regi-ments,batteries,cavalry troops andtothepeopleintheirneighborhood. Preference will be given to men whohavehadmilitaryexperience.Manymilitiamen‘ate being.moved from western Canada to the coast.-“Al number of ‘German steamersanchoredatMull,England,were tak-en over by the British authoritics asprizes.e crews,made up mostlyofnavalteservists,were «made pris- oners of war.Another run on the provisionstoresinLondonand.in the Provin-ees occurred Wednesday in spite of the government’s assurances thattherewassufficientfoodtosupplythepopulationformonthswithout counting that én.route.Prices again jumped-and some of the Smaller shopswereforcedtoclose.In the EastEndseveralstoreswherepriceshadbeenraisedwererushedbyinfuriat-ed women who carried off everythingtheycouldlaytheir.hands on beforethearrivalofthepolice.The sitya- tion has been aggravated by thethrowingout-of employment of 250,-000'.transport .workers through thediscontinuance‘of freight traffic to ve‘ theBorg Tt e ,.how-ever,as ese.will find em- ee .the city “transport ser- in Iredell.Fifteen) 7 Negro Convicted of First DegreeMurder—Rape Case Was Simple Assault—Bradshaw -Litaker CaseFailed—Other Cases in IredellCourt—State Docket Concladed Yesterday. Trial of cases on the State docket Was concluded in Iredell Superior Court yesterday afternoon and ‘the court adjourned till Monday.Cases on the civil docket,set for today and tomorrow,will be taken up.Monday.The most important case “disposedofintheSuperiorCourtthisweekwasthatofHarrySmith,negro,whe was convicted of first degree murder for killing Forest Nettles,a‘negro,attheHardaway.company’s’camp ontheCatawbariverJuly19.It will be recalled that the killing |occurred about 2 o'clock Sunday morning,in anegrorestaufant.Nettles was*killed,mith was shot twice,and Pete West and Tom Allen,both colored,were wounded.Smith was put on trial Tuesday. P.P.Dulin of Statesville,to appear for him.Four negroes,one of whomhadbeensummonedasawitnessforSmithbutwasnotputonthestand,SWore positively that Smith entered the room,“cursed out the crowd”and Shot Nettles in cold blood withoutprovocation.It was also in evidence that his actions and conduct toward Nettles prior to the shooting show- ed premeditation.Adter Smith shotNettlestherewasageneralshootinginwhichtheotherswereinjured.Smith testified in his own behalf anddeniedthatheshétNettles.Smith was sentenced to die October 11.No- tice of appeal was given. Another case that created a sensa- tion at the time—that of M.L.Lit- aker and Hartison Bradshaw ofBariumcommunity—went off with- out trial.On the 1ith of July Lita-ker,according to the statement hemadetothesheriffatthetime,found Bradshaw in his house with Mrs.Litaker,in a compromising po-sition;he said he ordered Bradshawtothrowuphishands,the latter ad-vanced on him ‘and he shot him in the elbow.Mrs.Litaker chargedthatBradshawassaultedherandhe was required to give $250 bond to appear at court.The grand «jury of iad to find a bill against Brad- wfér rape.or-foranassaultwith intent to commit rape,and he wasdischarged...Nol.pros.was enteredinthecaseagainstLitakerfor shooting Bradshaw. Beaver,carrying concealed weapon;plead guilty;prayer for judgment coninued for two years; defendant to give bond to show good behaviour. Judd Patton plead guilty to carry- ing eoneenled w@apon and was sent to the roads for four months.Harlee Glover,Roy Gaither andZeb.Tatum plead guilty to forcible trespass.Sentenced to six monthsinjailwithleavetohireout. P.Zotos plead guilty to an assault with @ deadly weapon and judgment wag.suspended on payment of the cost.Curlee McNeill waslareenyandsentenced months on the roads. Aj IL..Kennedy,charged with an assault with a deadly weapon,wasconvittedofsimpleassaultandfined $15 and cost,Laura Sechler entered a plea ofguiltytoachargeofslanderand judgment was suspended on payment of the cost. W.W..Jefferson,charged with an assault with intent to commit rape,was convicted of simple assault.Four months on the roads. The case against Lawrence Camp- bell,charged with an assault on his daughter with intent to commit rape, was ¢ontinued and Campbell’s bond was fimed at $500. David Simpson,charged with lar- ceny,plead guilty of forcible tres- pass ‘and was fined $10 and cost. R..M.Ball was convicted of aban- donment.and recommended to the merey.of the court,Six months on the roads,Roseoe Revels plead guilty of lar- ceny @nd was sentenced to jail for twelve months with leave to hire out. Gordon Kimball,Julian Simons,Allen.Gill.and Richard Mitchell, charged with larceny,plead guilty of forcible trespass.Prayer for judg- ment.Was.continued to next term incaseOfSimons,Gill and Mitchell, they to appear before the mayor cy-ery Monday morning and show theyhave‘been of good behaviour;andalsogive$50 bond each to appear atnextterm6f-the Superior Court andshowgoodbehaviour.Gordon Kim- ball wag.ordered committed to theJacksonTrainingSchoolatthere- quest of his mother. Nol,pros.,.with leave was entered in the following cases: Jim.Long,retailing;Willie Was-son,assault with deadly weapon;C. S.Holland,affray and assault;M. L.Litaker,assault with deadly weap- on;Beb Keller,assault with deadly weapomLonWasson plead guilty of tres- pass and judgment was suspended.Avery King plead guilty of house- breaking ahd was sentenced to two years on the roads.Judgment wassuspendedinacaseoflarceny.and receiving against King,in.which he plead guilty,Dave Watts and Will Hipps,for an affray,Were permitted to pay the convicted of to twelve PICTURES FOR THE BOOKLETS. The [Illustrations For the BookletsThatWillBeIssuedBytheCom-mercial Club to Advertise States-ville and Lredell. Statesvillé and surroundings will be so well shown through the photo-graphs to-be used in the booklets to be published by the Commercial Club that the outsider will be able to getaprettygoodideaofwhatishere without reading the text of thebooks.The committee of the board of governors of ‘the club which has the matter in hand has secured anexcellentcollectionofphotographs for.the booklets,about 70 of whichwillbeused.The photographs havebeentakenespeciallyfortheclub and the things that are representa- tive of the town and.community are shown.There are to be three of the booklets —one dealing -with Statesville and surroundings,one de- voted exclusively to Statesville as an advantageous place for manufac- turing,another telling of Iredell lands and agricultural conditions— He had no counsel and the court as-|and there are photegraphs taken ex- signed Mossrs._G.-M.—-Morrow -of}pressly foreach of the three book-Mooresville?“Dore ana (fetes “text matter foF the book-| lets has already been written and just as soon as a few more photo-graphs are taken the committee willbe’ready to have the booklets pub-lished.All the photographs are 10x7 inches in size,large enovgh to make excellent cuts of any size.The photographs include street seenes in the business and residential districts,sidewalk scenes showing the pretty shade trees,road scenesshowingtheexcellenceofthegeneral condition and grades of the publicroads;four scenes showing the cor- ners of the public square;farm scenes showing growing crops,grain harvest,orchards and cattle;singlepicturesofpracticallyallthemanu- facturing plants,the court house,Federal building,college,graded school,county home,railway station, fire department,the Commercialclubquarters;scenes on the CatawbarivershowingtheplantoftheTur-ner Mills Company at East Monbo,and the Statesville -Buffalo Shoals bridge over the river on the route oftheStateCentralHighway,and apictureofBostian’s bridge.In fact there is something of everything inthephotographs,which are too nu-merous to mention.And they are all good pictures,-showing things astheyactuallyare. Drained Lands and Good Roads. \Al party of farmers and businessmenfromLaurenscounty,South Carolina,traveling in automobiles,nt Wednesday in Statesville andvicinity.The trip to Statesville was made for the express purpose of see- ing the results of the drainage work which has been done in the communi-ty and to ride over some of Iredell’s good roads,Register of Deeds Boydpilotedthepartyaboutandthey were shown the bottom lands alongThirdandFoutthcreekswhichhavebeendrainedbydredgingthecreeks.In going to the creeks the partypassedoversomeofthebestroads and they exptessed themselves as be-ing highly pleased with both theroadsandthedrainagework.Sev-eral members of the party own hun-dreds of acrés of land on creeks inSouthCarolinaandtheyarenowcon-sidering the matter of having thecreeksdredged,Capt.J.W.Cope-land of Clinton,formerly of States- ville,had told them of what had beendoneinIredell.and they decided tomakeatriphereandseeforthem- selves.The party included Messrs.W.L. Gray,J.L.Chaney,J,Hi.Stone,T.R.Johnson,B,Todd,Fred.Whan, W.D.Byrd,W.-P.Harris and W. G.Gray. —=—sault with a deadly ‘weapon.and.judg- ment was suspended,Hyde Litton,tharged with seduc-tion,entered’a plea of nolo conten-dere,which plea was accepted by theState.Counsel for the prosecutrix and the State having agreed on set-tlement by the defendant.paying the prosecutrix $500,judgment was sus-pended on the payment of the cost.Tom McHenry and Julia Gaither, fornication and adultery;.guilty.Tom McHenry six ‘months on theroads;Julia Gaither discharged;re-quired to give bond im the sum of$100 to appear a year hence and show godd behaviour.Ellis Miller plead guilty to car-rying concealed.weapon and gamb-ling;four months on the roads,Nol.pros.with léaye was entered in a case against ler for larceny. Roy Gabriel and Spencer Freeman, affray;fined $5..each and.cost. Abe and Jane Dalton,assault; Jane plead guilty and was fined $10andhalfthecost.Case as to Abe Dalton continued.In the case of N.W.Fowler and W.E.Morrison,for an affray,prayerforjudgmentwascontinuedasto Fowler and Morrison’a case’gdes over to next term,Henry Hoke,convicted of retail- ing,was sentenced to the roads for four months.Gordon Goforth admitted he was guilty of carrying concealed weap-on and was fined $20 and cost.Ev-erett Goodin made a similar admis-sion and was fined $385 and cost.Cons.Cline was sent to jail 60—forcible trespass.grand jury was dischargedyesterdayatnoon,The report saysthecountyhome,jail and chain gangareingoodandthattheoffices-of the court house are in i)t.““hitved Allison,pload gullyof ‘shassaultwithaweapon.Axn *Bafley’to an as condition and,the. hte ee South Carolinians Come to See|$25 Mrs.Mary Locke Simons svffer-ed the loss of a very fine cow that died this week.or —tLicense has been issued for the marriage.of Richard M.Hix andMissWillieMayThomas. —Ice cream will be sold at Cool Spring academy tomorrow night forthebenefitofCoolSpringMethodist church. —The Fort Dobbs chapter of theD.A.R.will meet tomorrow r-noon at 4 o’clock ith Mrs.J.’F.Carlton.A full attendance is desired. —Mr.and Mrs.J.E.Me i who have been living in Detroit,Mich., for two years,have returned to Statesville and are now located on Eighth street. —The Iredell county Republi¢anconventionwillmeetinlle Saturday,August 22d.The ries will be held on the 15th,Mr.F.A.Linney of Boone is scheduledtodeliveranaddresstotheconven- tion.i—Rev.B._F.Hargett, pastor of Race.Styagt....Mathodies. church,is in Statesville for a week or ten days.He is under treatmentattheSanatorium.Mr.Hargett is now located at.Pineville,Mecklen- burg county. —Mr,Fred.Cochrane,who livedinStatesvillewhenhewasasmallboy,spent Wednesday night in townandlookedup-his old friends,#Cochrane ig now located in Lincoln--ton,where he is in.the show casebusineswithhisfather,Mr.J.°B.Cochrane.. —Mr.J.W.Van Hoy,an IredellmanwhomovedtoCabarrusaersoagoandisconnectedwithJaéksonTrainingSchool,was a dan-didate for the Legislature in ‘theDemocraticprimariesinCabarrus,held last Saturday.He was defeat-ed by P.F.Widenhouse. of—{Walter Cline,Tittle sonMr.J.T.Cline of Oklahoma,who has been visiting relatives ‘here,° taken to New York W.by his father and Dr.EB.M.Yount.—The boy will probably anoperationinaKewYorkon*account of a deformity.aig —WThe Cash Grocery cownedandoperatedbyMr.Ltmadeaaa. Mr.te Wontberhina as‘The company’s liabilities are 500.The store was closed ropean war.:buyerswouldgivenoquotationsatallyes-treday and no cottonsale.One buyer saidpay10centsifhehadcottonforthatprice. wheat has climbed to $1market,the mills payingamountperbushelyesterday. Southern ‘Cattlemen'sMayMeetinNorthCarolina.bi Mr.A.L.French of Rockinghamcounty,who was one of the speaker:at the farmers’instituteatTestFarmlastweek,isefforttosecuretheeftheSouthernCattlemen’s Axso-ciation for North The as-sociation,which is an o ‘tion of ©the leading cattle b ‘of theSouth,met last year «in 1Tenn.,and meets teian,Miss.Mr,French Believesiftheproperinfluence.isbearonthemeetingnextweek sociation will decide ‘toyearatAsheville.Asheville has asked by the North Carolina meoftheassociationtosendadelegatofcitizenstoMeridiantojointhemintheirefforttosecurethenextmeet-ing.It is believed that a meetingoftheassociationinthisStatewi greatly stimulate the interest,instockbreeding,which has been.foundtobeveryprofitablebyMr.Frenehandothers.4 The Stony Point Reunion. ‘great crowd attendedsoldiers’reunion at StonyTuesday,a number of veterans and citizens being Mr.Cameron Morrison ofwas‘the orator of the day and~~whs pleasing in the bout 160 veterans wereandtheywereserved‘a’dirnerwassuperiorinqualityand dant.It was in all.xsespectsa day..:A Mr.Cline of Catawba "a veteran,was stricken duringdayandhisconditionwasnoe ly serious for a time.Mp ‘imp!yesterday morning and “was takentohishome.in Catawba.Mr.Morrison spent WedafternooninStatesville,going fromheretoCornelius,whdre he spoke‘at a veterana’reunion yesterday.©«; Wiley Blackburn and “Bullykin”—Service.; i the ue E$ t e l : rs Wiley Blackburn,who makes 7livingsellingere’about ‘streets,thinks it all right for nowa~Phe inishe tee seepsathinkspers Atheinformation,‘S.themselvesafterthepapershavebéen«ed.“My customers tell me’need to buy the pnews;they have-alread;news onthe “bullykins,’” ley.edx y-threaten2NewKerkaand 4 *né‘$f sheep in Robeson county. /0 Robesonian deplores the fact that a % Lg %,i At. ——-g-few-people.who.havepersonalends Bo Se Os OS Ge oF ee Re e tp ‘of the Roosevelt Republicans (the dis- "late,says the Robesonian,“advocates @ “ so oe August ty 1914. iT THE PEOPLE SEEM TOWANT. man who is a candidate for county commissioner announces that he is in favor of a “dog law that will permit the raising The man with sucha platform isn’t a can- didate for the Legislature instead of county commissioner.This candi- something definite,he wants some Jeénstructive legislation,some legisla- tion that would-increase the wealth of ‘the county.”But realizing the hope- lessness of it,’the Robesonian con- cludes: But,strange to say,the people are not after sending anybody to Raleigh topeitnie for economy and efficiency and for the best interests of the peo- their only concern seems to he“beat the other fellow.”That is a tremendously expensive pastime,but the people want to pay the billsandthinktheycanaffordit;and indulgence in that expensive wuxuryisnotconfinedtoRobesoncountyby a jugfull. ‘A lot of truth stated in small com- pass.Left to the guidance of their common sense and better judgment, the people wouldn’t do that.They know better.But they allow them- selves-to be guided and directed by .’“ to serve;by people to whom the mat- ter of economy and efficiency and a business administration of public af-| fairs,is a joke;and so long as the} people want to stand for that sort of | thing it will go on and they can/| blame themselves for the quences, While the Republican factions in| the State—the regulars,the spent velt Republicans and the Progres-| sive Republicans—seem to be getting| together without trouble.on county| LodSS Great Britain declared war on Germany Tuesday night.The mo- mentous decision “of the British gov- ernment,for which the whole world has been waiting,came before the expiration of the time limit set by Great Britain in her ultimatum toGermanydemariding.a satisfactory reply on the subject 6f*Belgium's neutrality.:Germany’s reply was the summaryrejectionoftherequestthat.Belgianneutralityshouldberespected,The British ambassador at.BerlinthereuponreceivedhispassportsandtheBritishgovernmentnotifiedGer- many that a state of war exikted be-tween the two countries.The Brit- ish foreign office issued the follow- ing statement:: “Owing to the summary rejection by the German government of.therequestmadebyHisBritannicMaj-esty’s government that the neutral-ity of Belgium should be respected, Hig Majesty’s ambassador at Berlin has received his passports,and His Majesty’s government has declared Jas.Hi Pou in Raleigh News and Ob-berver.ey a(The first result of the war willbe}the demoralization of our foreign|trade.Until the dominion of the seashallbe”settled the tradoftheworldwillbeatastandstill.The carryi eee of oo world ee longs to ngland,ermany anFrancd.With these:countries at |war,until it is settled who controls|the sea,no vessel will be safe.There-|fore until the English’fleet be erush-|ed or.until it destroys the Germah|fleet there wil]be very little trave!across the Atlantic,eutral vesselswillnotbe.permitted to*carry -arti-|cles denominated contraband of war.|Doubtless foodstuffs,coal-oil,eotton,|horses and mules,as well as all ma-terials which could be used for muni-|tions of war,will be declared contra-|band of.war and when,destined to acountryatwarmaybetaken.even!from’neutral vessels by warships of another country at -war .with —thecountrytowhichthevesselsaredes-tined,. As long as there are any Germaii|war vessels afloat.in the Atlantic no English or French vessels can safe- ly leave port and no neutral vessels to the German government.that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany from 11 o'clock p.m,,August 4.” On the one hand Austria-Hunga-| ry and Germany are opposed by Rus- sia,France and Great Britain,Ser- can safely carry anything to France|or England which would be consider- ed contraband of war. Ocean transportation,therefore, for the next few weeks will be so|hazardous that it myst of necessity|be almost entirely suspended.ThisviaandMontenegro.|will bring about a condition of paral- Italy has declared her neutrality, but is mobilizing.Belgium,Holland itzerland-have mobilized.The German demand thatthe7Bet= gian government should permit the free passage of German troops | through Belgium was answered by| hasty preparations to resist.such an} advance across Belgian territory.| lysis in all export.trade.Ayrange- |ments will have to be made to fin- ance the present cotton crop;other- wise®thirteen 93.ON....Mlion| bales will be thrown upon an Ameri- can market prepared to take care of only one-third that amount.What will happen is plain to every one;the prices would cease to bear any relaSwedenhasmadenoanswerto|tion to value and cotton would cease paring to defend her neutrality.| Japan is making ready to-live up| to her alliance with Great Britain incaseofcertaineventualities.| Epain is reported to be preparing a proclamation of neutrality. Austria-Hungary for thehasretiredfromher moment campaignandlegislativetickets,with the in-|against Servia for the purpose of dications that they will agree on con-——A ppc agrapoo —_ ional and other district candj-|MOrzec wi ne reported intenSimetheharmonydetenotyetap-i mvading Bosnia. ply to State matters.Chairman|German Emperor Says He Was Walser of the Progressives has re-|Forced Into It. fused an offer to join with the regu-|At Berlin Tuesday Emperor Wil-.s |liam opened the Imperial Parliamentlare;and Chairman Chas.H.Cowlen!vith a speech from the throne,—iniwhichhesaidinpart:tinction between the Roosevelt Re-|“The world has been a witness of | publicans and the Progressive Re-|the indefatigable manner in which wejeansisnotapparentbutitjs|Stood in the front'rank in the en- conse-|inquiries from Russia and Germany|to have any considerable purchasing |regarding her attitude,but is pre-/power.{ It is necessury,it seems to me,for the national government to make |some temporary arrangement by which relief can be given and the cot- ton crop.protected from sacrifice sale. It is entirely possible that while the result of the war will be muchhigherpricesforwheat,possibly dl-} most famine prices,the government will haye to give temporary relief to the wheat -growers.We have just harvested the largest wheat crop ev- er grown,probably 250,000,000 bush- els of wheat more than ever was grown before,and until}the dominion| of the seas is settled we cannot sel! that wheat anywhere.In a lesserdegreethe.tobacco crop wil)be af- fected,and it is entirely possible that the national government will find it advisable,if not necesary,to assist [HOW ABOUT YOUR| Vibe aes 4%to °The’State Board of Health finds| bn Nee ood ata to Toad732n=an ‘;are many more cases of this diseaseamongwomenthanamongmen.Theboardfindsthatthediseaseismostprevalentinsummerandfallandthat’colored ple are particularly liable to it.ile the origin of the disease is yet a mystery the Stateauthoritiesthinkthathouseholdin-sect pests like flies,fleas and bedbugs are possibly carriers. Three thousand of the 10,180Frenchreservistsin10Southern States had reported to the FrenchconsulgeneralatNewOrleansMon-day night for transportation to France. PONCE DE LEON FAILED;HIS PRIZE 18 FOUND. Ponce de Leon,the daring explor- er,searched among the swamps ofFloridafortheFountainofYouth,which the Indians said would restorepowerandmakepeopleyoung.Hedidnotfindit.oteThousandsofchronie intestinal,bowel and stomach sufferers havewrittentoGeo,H.Mayr,154 Whit- ing street,Chicago,in quest ofhealth.They have found it.His remedy,composed of healing vegeta-ble oils from France,has indeed givy- en them back the health of youth.Why suffer from indigestion,gas- es on the stomach,fainting spells,torpid liver,constipation and all:the evils of a disordered stomach when }there is relief here?Mayr’s Wonder-|ful Stomach Remedy ‘is now sold}here by the Statesville Drug Co.| — French Dry Cleaning?Are yousatisfied?If you desire good workandpromptattentionseeus. Gillespie Pressing Club —’PHONE 350 ~ ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar- gain counters,but the last word in artistic engraving Statesville Printing Co. *Phone206 For Picnic Lunches! Sweet and Sour Pickles, Peanut Butter, ez. —j -|Se33e “si H{assesne Arrears.i nsesetcaerya ree tereteNeseeeaot £. If you have a Majestic Range and want to in-stall gas,we can furnish you a Majestic Gas Range to hang beside the range you alreadyhave. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Sar ae LIVERY ! I have the best livery—Horee or Automobile—in town,Outsiders say “Holland has better livery than towns ma-ny.times the size of Statesville and equal to that found in cities.”Every kind of vehicle not only for the best mod.ery service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to beseenOutwithanoutfitfrommystables,Carriages meet all trains.Calls for trains answeredpromptly.Prices reasonable. S.J.HOLLAND ’Phone No.3, LPOSSSSESASESESLSESSLUL Letteeeee tele hele t eteteet tit erie etait)Cage a 2 |Commercial National Bank CAPITAL PAID IN oi Plain and Staffed Olives, _Deviled-Ham, French Sardines, Cheese,Cakes, t deavor to save Europe from a war/|in financing these three great cfops. sufficient for each of those to have 8 |\orwoen the eran’“ponte.The|It ‘is not likely,but it.is possi-man);-whowseems to have been}preatest perils due “to-events-in-the|dle,that the Legislatures of the, Gnelined to go along -with the regu-|Balkans appeared to have been over-|Southern States will have to be as-|SieWlars;is disgruntled because he was|©oMe,but then the assassination of|sembled to pass temporary stay) |my friend,the Archduke .Francis |laws,so that debts contracted withaiconsultedaboutthecallfortheFerdinand,opened up:a great abyss,|View of being paid from salés of cot-| 4 newspapers...He contends that the|§ calffor jthe fegular Republican con-| can State convention,which is to meet in Raleigh on the 20th.Mr.|was compelled to take up arms to|maturity,but postponed three or six Cowles airs his grievances in the} »¥ention is frregular and’smacks of | ; ti ie ;3 %* f ee bossism.He says that while the |Austria-Hungary.Not only our du-|prices to pay debts contracted to:ma-|ty ws an ally ealled us to the side|ture October,November and Decem-Roosevelt Republicans are willingto| meet the Taft Republicans on.com-| mon ground they will not seek ad-|position against unfriendly forces.|March,April and May.mission to the Taft convention by} way of the back door.| |Recently it.wasreported that.Frank| A.Ogden was found dead at Hous- {-ton,Texas,in a small and poorly furnished room.It was stated that, +-while he left an estate of $10,000,000, he had made.it a point to spend not more than 9 cents.for his breakfast, 20 cents for dinner and 15 cents for “supper.In short Mr.Ogden was what we call a miser.Hi had stint- ed himself and died,leaving immense wealth to others.Later it develop- ed that Ogden left a will in which it was provided that his money should be devoted to the education of coun- try children,especially children whose opportunities would otherwise be lim- ited.Peace to the ashes)of Mr. “Ogden:He stinted and saved that others might benefit and left his say- “ings to a good purpose. LTT Those who have stood for a mer- “chant marine and a ship subsidy will find strength for their arguments .in the present situation.America is | without ships to transport the ggoods| that could be sent abroad and the } cessation of the export trade meansa| @ widespread paralysis of business for i { oz a time.A way will be found out of the present embarrassment and it is more than probable that the presentConditionswillresultintheestablish- ment of an American merchant | marine. nTLTAemeeaameneemneeenRtE orMr.Dulaney’s story of how,as he |§-~—helieves,the Southern railway has|been used by a few stockholders for| yotheir own benefit and to the detri-| t of the great public the system|is designed to serve,is interesting;and his illustration of the “deadends”of the Southern at Taylorsville|and Wilkesboro,is of local interest.| Ais a matter of information Mr.Du-|laney’s statement is worth while.| Read it in another column.| RRnent “Newton is Progressing,”reads | newspaper headline;and this is the first sentence in the story thus cap- tioned: ‘The beautiful shade trees aroundthecourthouseaquarehavebeenre- “My ally,Emperor Francis Joseph, st the dan-protect his empire again itati neighboringrerousagitationina “In pursuing its interests the Rus-sian ¢mpire stepped in the way of of Austria-Hungary,but the greattaskwascastuponustoprotectour “It was with a heavy heart I was compelled to mobilize my army.The Russian government,giving way to} an insatiable nationalism,has step- ped to the side of a-State which, through a criminal act,had brought abcut the calamity of this war.That France also placed herself on thesideofouropponentwasnotsurpris- ing to us. “The present situation arose fromtemporaryconflictsofinterests|ordiplomaticcombinations,but is the result of ill-will existing for years against the strength and prosperity of the German empire. “We are not pushed on by the de- sire of conquest.We are moved by the unbending desire to secure for ourselves and those coming after ustheplaceonwhichGodhasputus.My government and,above all,mychancellor,tried until the last mo- ment to prevent the worst happen-ing. “In enforced self-defense,with clear conscience and clean hands,wegraspthesword.““To the pople and races of theGermanempiremyappealgoesforth to stand together fraternally with our allies in defense of that whichwehavecreatedinpeacefulwork. “Following the example of our forefathers,firm and faithful,earn- est and chivalrous,humble before our God and ready to fight when in face of the enemy,let us confide ourselvestotheeverlastingAlmighty,who willstrengthenourdefenseandconductittoagoodend.”.At the conclusion of his speechfromthethronetheEmperorad-dressed the deputies directly,say-ing: “Gentlemen:Yoy have read whatIsaidtomypeopletheotherdayfromthebalconyofmycastle.I re-peat ‘how I no longer khow anyparties.I ow only Germans,andinordertotestifythatyouarefirm-|ly resolved withott distinction of|party to stand by my side through |danger and death,I call upon the|leaders of the different parties in thisHousetocomeforwardandlaytheirhandsinmineasapledge.” iaaeneeieemeememtnmmmnmemmmneedlSTATEOFOHIO,CITY OFLUCASCOUNTY,—oh EOFrankJ.Cheney makes oath thatheisseniorpartnerofthefirmofF.a Comey &Cn,doing business in theCayofToledo,County and State afore-and that saidfem will thesumofONEHUNDREDDO)foreachahdeverycaseofCatarrhthatcannotbe,Cured bythe use ae’rare Se “—to betite,sae *subscribed presence,t day De-cember,A.D,18”=W24.A.W.GLEABON,(Beal)A Notary PubHall's Catarrh Cure is ~ternal-cous sate Ty ge tee,te ont| 0. tate.} |ton may not be enforced exactly “at |months.This would be an unusual|and radical measure,but it would be|justified in my opinion,rather than |to allow innocent farmers to be forc-jed to sell their cotton at ruinous It may be that these debts|ber Ist.to b@ postponed until|will have |A BILLION OF NEW CURRENCY. |That Will Be Added to the Circulat- ing Medium to Meet the’FinancialStrainenAccountoftheWar.—| More than a billion dollars in eur-| rency will be added to the circulat- ing medium in the United States by the action of Congress Monday to meet the situation resulting from the European crisis.This new mon-ey,backed by prime assets of banks, may be issted under a modification of the bank law,passed in bothHouseandSenate,then compromised in conference.All national banks and all State banks and trust companies,membersofthenewFederalreservesystem, and those that have agreed to join,may issue notes under the Aldrich-Vreeland section of the bank law 1pto125percentoftheircombined capital and surplus. There is approximately $1,760,- 000,000 such capital and surplus onwhichissueofnotesmaybebased.Of that,about $800,000,000 investedingovernmentbondsisnotavailable. Approximately $900,000,000 plus 25percentthereforeisreadyasgba-sis of issue,Bankers told adminis-tration leaders the issue available would more than care for any situa- tion. The Senate imposed a further con- dition that banks shall deposit with the government,against the new is- sue,a gold reserve of not less than 5percentandthatthenewnotes.shall be apportioned geographicaily to care for local banking needs and in-dustries. As.originally proposed by theSenatebanksmighthaveissuedtotheformerlimitof$500,000,000.The House removed.alJ restrictions as to amount.The Sénate thinking a limitation wise,amended the’pro-posal to limit the issue to combined capital and surplus,and the extra 25 per cent was added in conférence as a compromise. Hundreds of millions of new notes are ready for the call of the banks;shipments to financial centers tive begun and the Bureau ‘of Engravingismakingmorenightandday.- Senator Duncan U,Fletcher of cans representing the Southern Com- mercial Congress,ate marooned attheAmericanembassyinParis,Thedelegationhadintendedtoremainin their plans and are endeavoring to Florida,with about 50 other Ameri-/the for teattbe,GENE &400,Toad, a?bh for constipation,|sale Crackers. Miller-McLain Supply Co. White Crown JAR CAPS. ——The most Sanitary, Economical, Convenient,Reliable,Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar.Ask to see them. Eagle& Milholland. NOTICETOCREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the |B@ estate of Amos Bailey,deceased,allhavingclaimsagainsttheestatewillsentthemtomeonorbeforeJuly21,1916, ns and all persons indebted to the estate must ;make prompt payment.W.C.PIERCE,July 21,1914, NOTICE. Lina Steele,Warren Steele and wife,Lou-|# isa Steele,Walter Nicholson,Isabella Holman,Maggie Steele,Viola Steele and P.W. Steele,against Floyd Steele.The above named defendant,Floyd Steele,will take notice that a special proceeding,entitled as above,has been begun before me,the Clerk of the Superior Court,for the pur-pose of a sale for partition of the home placeofEliSteeleinCoolSpringtownship,Ire-dell county,containing 4 acres,dn whichFloydSteelehasaninterest. Said defendant is required to appear be-fore the undersigned at the court house inStatesvilleonthe12thdayofAugust,1914,and answer or demur to the petition in saidproceeding,or the relief will be granted.J.A,HARTNESS,Clerk Superior Court of Iredell County.J.B.Armfield,Att'y.July 14—4t—1t..w. NOTICE OF RECEIVERSHIP. North Carolina,Iredell County Superior Court,August Term,1914.:M.A.Feimster,P.V.Dotson and all oth-er stockholders and creditors,who may comeinandmakethemselvespartyplaintiffs,vs,The Poston-Wasson Co,»on the 16th ‘day of July,1914,an order was made by Honorable B.F.Long,resident judge of the Fifteenth Judi-cial District of North Carolina,in the aboveentitledcause,appointing J.R.and Administrator.|} SURPLUS 31,000.00 Banking is a necessary institution in the develop- ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a necessaryinstitutioninthedevelopmentandprogress$fanycity,town or.community.iAbank’s usefulness to a community depends upon its ability and willingness to serve the legitimatebusinessrequirementsforloananddiscount“accom-modation and to provide a safe depository for com-mercial and savings deposits.The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a Jocalinstitution,with Jarge capital and surplus,farniehes good security to depositors and,with resources of over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com- munity in every branch of legitimate banking,Be- lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al- ways been,progressive and constructive,assisting in every legitimate way in the advancement of the agricultural,manufacturing and commercial)devel- opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our de- posits are local and our loans are likewise local and made to individuals and legitimate and worthy localenterprises.To our customers we furnish check books free,render statements or balance pass books at the endofeachnfonth,make loans and discount paper upon security satisfactory to our board and in such amounts as business requirements and responsibility warrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per ceat per annum on time and savings deposits remainingthreemonthsorlonger. Upon these bases we solicit your business.W.D.TURNER,BE.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,@.E.HUGHEY, ee ed he b e e e e t e e o o n i e n ee e rr i i i s i r i i i r e r e t r e r e r r e s e r e e s e e e s : -President. -Vice President, ~Cashier,-Assistant Cashier. LENOIR COLLEGE (Co-educational)Hickory,N.C. LOCATION:Delightfully located in view of the mountains inthe mostreoesectionofNorthCarolina,§,200 feet above sea-level,Noria. BUILDINGS:Five modern well-equipped buildings—steam-heat,elec-,tric lights and city water.oe new Science building with uto-date Chemical,Physical and Biological laboratories.Splendid STANDARDS Tr See =the graduate d t ofrA.B.uates enter ual epartmenourState-University and attain A.M.degree in one year.DEPARTMENTS:Literary,Music(ies,voice,violin,ete.),Expres-sion,Art,Domestic Science,Business and Preparatory.Pure Ath-letics;15 able and experienced teachers;287 ents.Tuition rea-sonable.Collegeae the first Tuesday in September.Writeforcatalogue.Address PRESIDENT R.L.FRITZ,Hickory,N.C. W.J.Matheson ag temporary receivers for the defendant,the Poston-Wasson Company,and ordering that notice of service of «um- |mons to stockholders and creditors be made,a»required by statute: Now,therefore,notice is hereby given toPoston-Waason ©,its stogkhold-|f oe StatesvilleFemale College] ers,creditors,dealers and others interestedintheaffairsoftheconmpany,to appear be-|iforethejudgepresidingintheFifteenthJu-|dicial rt of Ire- »Tredell county,North Carolina,*the court house at theEurope80dayslongerbutcancelled|,veust Thorough Courses of Study:Preparatory,Collegiate,Piano, Voice,Art,Elocution,Demos aoiidun,©Able a experienc-ed teachers in every department, For day pupils,registration $2 arid tuition costs $12 per quar-ter,For boarders,registration,ete,$7,and boardandtuitioncost$152-for the For catalogue apply to J.A.SCOTT,dul) a Ae ae fix a We have a fairly good stock of a fine quality of Soja Beans and if you are in need of some for sowing,we would be glad to have yourorder. Our stock is limited,and it will not last long,so if you will need any,we would advise you to get your order in promptly. J.K.Morrison Grocery See WESTERN ROAD.15,west-bound,due 6:45 a.+»Wwest-bound,due 10.20 a, Charlotte.|Trein No,16 ar.9.60,leaves 10.36 a. Train «No.*ar.9.10,leaves 9,10 p.From Taylorsville. ’\Train No..23 ar.10.15,leaves 10.30 a. (|Train No.16 ar.6.25,leaves 6.46 p.BF SF “No.18 arrives from Mooresville at 1.40 a.tm,and No.17 leaves for Mooresville at 7.66,|except on Sundays. Nos,28 and 24 aré notoperated on Sunday.} nic at Grassy Knob. vintiaireaent of The Landmark, jneeded in this séction.Corn on the! We oon will be short. e are having visitors in _&Produce Co. ter US eer vireooreen|ING order.Weare agentsforone of the best companies and are inpositiontosaveyoumoney. Statesville Printing Co. *Phone 208. |Iredell and this edge Messrs,BlaineSouther,Worth Hen-| derson,Luther Jarvis of Greensboro among us. |Kemp of Cornelius are visiting their grandparents,Mr.and Mrs.J.L. Nicholson. Our are visiting FOR SALE!! House and ‘Jot near oj]mill.A bargain.See R.B.GANT or *phone No,27.Jupe 12, téachers,P.M.Privette and R.M. Jarvis,are er classes and we fee!sure that you will miss a treat if.you do not come NewSeries August l The FirstBuilding andLoanAssociationof Statesville,N.C.,willopenits56thSeriesonSaturday,August Ist,1914, H.Y.Furches,—See’y. eee TT, Yo ne,eee, iBter,Fine lotCountry Side Meat and Hams. *Phone us if you wantagood}dinner.Wehavethevegetables. Bradford Grocery &Produce Compan). ECLIPSE ENGINESANDTHRESHERS. friends beganIwillhavesomeofourlatest|‘Woked so well,and I tol style machines herein a short| time.Come over the first time| you are in town and see ther|and let’s talk it over, Cc.H.TURNER, Near theDepot. Iredell ’Phone No.74,Bell No.7. NOTICE]! HOLLAND BROS.have changedtheirphonenumberfrom177to7. Call No.7 for draying,all gradesbestcoalandwood,ete. Residence ’Phone 1310. Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes. Sell it by the Rollase. or —’Phone 200— Brady Printing ,Co. The Best For Less. ‘Plambing and Electric Supplies. C.E.RITCHIE. Jan,20, TOBACCO FLUES! We havea large stock of To-bacco Flues ready for delivery.We have arranged with the McElwee Planters’Warehouse to furnish ftues to tobaccogrowers,Terms:€ash or when tobaccois sold.. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St.,next door to-Har- ness,Vehicle &Supply Co. Cleaning Palm BeachSUITS|ASEBCIALTY. sioanPressingthi |to Grassy Knob.The Masons all the proceeds above actual expense.| on, H.A.Hayes,former superintend- ent of the Children’s Home,the Methodist orphanage at Winston-Se- lem,plead guilty of embezzling funds of the Home,in Forsyth Superior Court this week,and was sentenced to ten years in the State prison. The amount of the embezzlement was stated at $5,500.Hayes offered no testimony.In addition to the em-bezzlement he is charged with grossimmoralitybutthefactswithref- erence to the latter were not brought out. |‘SEVERE PUNISHMENT ete ot Pie TaeStanding,Relieved by Cardai Airy,N.C.—Mrs.Sarah M.rtof itethis town,says:“I amend forvekgwithwomanlytroubles les,and my‘waeae than any one |.J tried most every kind ofbutnonedidmeanygood, tell. iHlon. |}* \fresult with all other oe of man’s tonic,andhad|was almost cured.|of Sas ali the other |Crops Need Rain—The Masonic Pic-|man,cross-ties north Gray Drug Co.$3.75,for dru of Wilkes.|dell Hardware Co., Felts and Alonzo $20,E. Misses Lila and Vallie| clever ht instructive music| teaching and training a/|class at Grassy Knob church this} week,to sing at the Masonic picnic| there next Saturday.This class will| ;be assisted by a number from oth-| and ||others are making preparations for a} great day and the beauty of it all is,}Emma Leonard,|}Some poor child will get the benefit of|Mrs. |Hayes Gets Ten Years in State Pris-| |DATE OF ELECTION CHANGED. n to VoteOn _—TaxBen.‘tember 19-—-Board ee Authorized to SareeVariousClaims:PassedCountyCommissioners. At their meeting Monday the eoun-ty commissioners ordered thementofclaimspententthecounty as follows: aty as superintendent,$40;2.1. W.E."James and wife,oe $15.65SloanClothingCo.$4,16,_P.Alex- ton $3.90;Hardware Co.$22.60,Eagle &Mil- holland $5.75,Statesville}$2.30,all for supplies;-5forcounty home WwW.E,Iredell Telephone |sitting,$65.88; |plumbing,$22.11; Jennings,Aug.3.—Rain is badly |Co.,telephone work,$5.25. Gilbert,jailer,ae|Jail—c.L.|creeks is good.Farmers seem to be |1/25;W.E.Munday,plumbing,$2.25|Satisfied with the yield of wheat,but|Fred.B.Phifer,supplies,$1.50;city| 'unless we have rain soon peas and electric light department,Higehts,$4.-|26;Statesville Drug Co.$1.50,Polk cents. Naneous —Reynolds L.Rufty $7,for oui on roadtownship;Statesville supplies for clerk’s of- printing court calendar, $5.85;Hi C.Cook,court house jani- tor,$40;Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co.,supplies,$18.40;Po-\liceman Kerr,conveying prisonerfromCharlotte,$10.86;J.R.Alex- ander &Sons $12,Moore &Moore $2,livery for Chairman Feimster; Dr.P.C.Jurney,services,$1;Dr.A.Campbell,salary as courtty physi-|cian,$50;Statesville Show Case Co. $7;J.H.Brown,work on road near Amity,$2.15;Western Union.Tele-|graphCo.,.telegrams,$1.94;Miss supplant Miisce WwW. in Concord Printing Co., fice,$1.50; Susan Leonard,a _pensioner,$20;Ab.Allison,temporary relief, $2;city water department,water forcourthouseandjail,$26.44;States- iville Tin Co.,work,$17;W.A. Brow,conveying prisoner to jail, $3.60;Edwards &Broughton,sup- plies,$12.20;Home Electric Co.re- pair work,$14.26;West Disinfect- ing Co.,toilet paper,$12.50;Gunn Disinfecting Co.,sweeping com-pound,$7.35;T.N.Brown,supplies, $1;Stamper &Rumple,work,$6.30;Brady Printing Co.,order blanks,$6; W.A.Brown $3.20,F.A.Cloaning- er $3.50,for conveying prisoners te jail;H.L.Gilbert,hauling,$9.50; B.W.Mayhew,work on road,$5.50; J.S.Duckworth,tax rebate,$7.20; Deputy Sheriff Gilbert,destroying distillery and conveying prisoners from Asheville and Winston-Salem, $40;E.G.Gaither,insurance premi- um,$140;T.M.Stikeleather,lumberforbridge,$19.20;Statesville Senti- nel,advertising property for ‘taxes,| |$142.50. |sioners received jextra.time as follows: Members of the board of ¢eémmis-compensation ~for} N.A.Lewis)|$21,R.C.Little $8.10,W.7 Math.| I readone day about Cardui,the wo-|land.$34.22,G..W {decided to trnottakenbutaboutsixbottize tint |the privilege to borrow $5,000 from|authorities refusing to let them con- It did me more|the general fund untilIhad|funds are available.ied,put together. My asking me why [|them about.Several are‘now taking it.”Do you,lady reader,suffer fromanyOftheailmentsdueto.womanly trouble,‘Bess as headache,eae sideache,thateverlasting] |If so,letusurge you fo give CarduiWefeeleeitenhelpyer,‘as it has a million other womenin|past half century. |Begin taking Cardui to-day.‘won’l regret it.All druggists. wiae te: fearmctions On J aexonne<Se eae Nest,plain wrapper.we HG ise Statesville Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. -——~’PHONE .63.—— “a|J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho-siery.Men’s and.Boys’Pants, Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions, SuitCases and Trunks.Remem-ber the motto:More goods forsamemoneyandsamegoodsforless,holesalp prices on Underwear.Come to 109 be-fore buying. J.F.HENNINGER. Next door to N.B.Mills’office, Statesville,N.C. 'rio,Bites! Don’t-swat the flies or bait them in the house,Get a FLY HAR- VESTER.It gets them by-the gal- Set out in the back yard and it draws them from the house in-stead of bringing moré in as is the catching flies Lasts for hoaMadeandsoldfor$1.00 T.N.BROWN.‘Phone 433.Next Iredell Hardware Co. y tired | You |road meeting }tax error,$1.80;Red‘GC |bate, |Marsh Howard $49.97,for |mission hospital for treatment }soon as possible, |tained only a slight.sprain |wrist,while Davis received a severe lditch were loaded with coal, eson $20,R.F.Gaither $57 %Fannie Casey was ordered receive}hired horses and ‘ed at the county home and Mollie Ge- ane ble was placed on the pauper list.List-takers were paid for theirsmedicine,|vices as follows:A..J.Sides $35.48,|||J.W.Sharpe $36.48 9 D.N.McLel-..McNeely $40.24..|The board of education was given educational| The date for the election to vote on the question of abolishing the spe- cial school tax in District No.3.|Fallstown township,was changed from August 15 to September 19, jon account of the Farmers’Union} picnic.fThefollowingitemswereentered {on the commissioners’minutes sinceTheLandmark’s last report:L.C. |Caldwell,retainer fee in the Plott cases,$100;M.A.Feimster $10.20, wm:¥.Turlington $8.80,expenses to in Durham;Lem |Smith,doctor bill on aceount of inju- Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies|ries received while working for coun- for Special ty,$55; ime |account.of error,$3.12; Zeb.Deaton,tax rebate on! Dr.H.F. |Long,attending John Sparks,who was injured at the rock crusher,$15; iJ.C.Neel $5.60,T..M.C.Davidson |$4.40,W.F.Sharpe $4.60,for serv- ices cn pension board;J.H.P.Miller, Oil Co.,oilforroadergine,$296.28;Hutton & Bourbonnais,tax rebate on account lof ‘error,$8.18;Miss Annie Marvin, |stenographic work by order of the $5.60;J.R.Wright,tax re- $2.19;A.W.Stevenson $20.- 18,G.W.Baity $34.57,C.Hl Corne- lius $50.88,J.F.Brawley $211.85, services court, as list-takers. caeieieinneenttiemennenieeemmmaniennammaeell |Engine and 14 Cats in Ditch—En-|gineer and Fireman Slightly Hurt. Asheville Citizen. Derailment from some unknowncausesentanengine-and fourteen carg of Southern railway ‘reight train No.88 into a ditch at the side‘of the track Monday morning about The.wreek .occurred Blue 8.30 o’clock. near Andrew’s Geyser,on the |Ridge mountain,about 26 miles from|Aisheville on the Salisbury branch. The locomotive was turned on its side and Engineer J,L,Colville and Fireman D.:Davis wére saved fromdeathbyjumping.It was thought at first that they had sustained severe injuries.They were brought to the as An examination at the hospital revealedthefactthatMr.Colvil'e sus to hi ly strained back.The train.was in eharge of Con|ductor Parhom and Bngineer Col|ville and was made“up for the most|pert of loaded coal cars and box cars|Twelve of,the 14 that went into the while the other two weré box cars ioadedwithfreight.The coal was piled uponthetragkandthereloadingofit|cofisumed several hours. Leading ¢ow,from pasture,nearPleasantonGuilfordcounty,}Tom Matthews,was struckand.killed hy lightn The cow wee en ( pay: County Home—W.C.Perry,sal-| |Freeze,salary as‘farm manager,$35;| jander &Bro.$51.63,we “B.Parks| |$11,53,Smith &Brown.$17.35,Iredell|Hardware Co.60 cents,Mills &Pos-| Lazenby-Montgomery | Pe Frout, Munday,| ;Ire-| burial expenses”of? ser-|@mburg,whence a great party reach- |minister to Belgium,Brand Whitlock, (are intervening actively in the TOURISTS HAVE.TROUBLES.| |Thousands of Americans Caught ByEuropeanWarFinditDifficultto|Get Money or Transportation— High Prices For Steerage Accom f modations. |Londen Dispatch,4th. Americans.today crowded the offi-|ces of the American Express Com- |panies and the steamship lines,trying|to get checks cashed and secure pas |sage home,The expreas companies|aided many of those in financial|}|straits and the steamships itie| hundreds of pasengers,although,itis| probable no sailing guarantee canbegivenuntil,safety is assured by the navy.j Thee ereuiala demand was for |berths on American liners.Persons| who usually travel in the most.lux-|urious cabins were buying berths in the steerage at greatly increbpetl| prices,The main office of the Jnhermnlianat Merchants’Marine was jammed all| |day with Americans and a like con-|;|dition prevailed at the offices of theCunardandCanadianlines,all of}|which are still!déing business.The |German Line offices.are dismantled.|fThe‘express companies’offices|which were opened:at an early hour,| were crowded throughout the day.) They were well supplied with cur-|rency and honored checks up to $50.! The American Express Company sup-|plied the temporary wants.of more! than 3,000 persons from the time the}office opened until 2 o’clock this af-ternoon,when it closed for.the day.|There were still hundreds-in line de-; sifting gold in exchange for their! checks.TN@y were told to return.| Individual Americans are helping}their countrymen by advancing mon-| ey to enable them to tide over tem-) porary inconveniences.Herbert C.! Hoover,a Californian,opened an of- fice in the American consulate and|advanced amounts of $25 and upward| to -persons>unable -to-get~money by other means. Many Americans tell pitiful ties) of trials on their flight from the Con-' tinent.Those from Paris and nearer points had a hard time but those! who had come from Germany or places even more remote were torced|to go several days without slee).and in some instances without food. A dispatch from Paris says thearcityofprovisionsthereardthe withholding of money by the French banks has increased the difficulties of the many Americans in Paris.A committee was formed to aid Amer- The United States embassy is crowded all the time with hundreds of Americans.Al)the Frenchmen employed at the.embassy left to join the army and the ambassador was} so short of cash,as a result of help-! ing ‘Americans who called,that fie cidn’t have enough to pay the serx-| ants in full. A dispatch from Brussels says hun- dreds of American ‘tourists,surprised by events in the European situation, hurried.from Switzerland and Ger-|many to Luxemburg and Belgium.|- tailroad communication being inter-|rupted at the German frontier,many carriages,piling their baggage on the vehicles.Oth- efs arrived exhausted on foot in Lux- icans, ed Ostend en route for London.Sev- etal hundred tourists are said to have | been held up between Basel,Switzer-| jland,and ‘Luxemburg,the German| tinue on their way.The American and the American consular officials situ- ation. Conviet Abducted in An Automobile.| Asheville Citizen,5th. Stepping into a big touring car!said to have been filled with his friend’and members of his family,Milton Hensley,a convict at Bun-combe county convict camp No.2,atNewFound,was spirited away from the camp yesterday afternoon and es- eape@ into Madison county.All ef- forts to locate him had been without | results at last reports,and it is thought that he is trying to make his way out of the State.Monroe and| Sue Emma Hensley and Mrs.A.E.| Owens,brother and sisters of the es-| ca -convict,Buddy Earwood,a friend of the family,said to have}been occupants of the car,and Sam} Moody,the chauffeur,were arrested|by members of the sheriff’s depart-| ment on warrants charging them| y:ox sitag THeEY.F.DALLEY Co,Lip,|.# BurFaLo,N.Y.HAMILTON,ONT. Sale in Full Blast at “Clothing and Gents’ Both Stores.weoe 7 Johnston -Belk Co. Second AnniversarySale Holds the Attention of the Community. The certainty of saving money brings out the crowds.The fulfillment of their desires for economy sends them away satisfied.The story of their satis-, .faction tempts their friends and they in- turn find ways to wisely spend. The Good News Spreads and the Great Sale Grows Greater. Sherrill-White Shoe Company. Best Place to Buy Shoes! 4 This store is the place to get the ear- liest and best points on what’s what in Men’s Shoes—$3.50 to $6.00. Our Fall Footwear will make a strong appeal to men who care for Good Shoes—$3.50 to $6.00. SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO, (The White Co’.s old Stand.) ®with aiding and abetting in the es-)7= |cape of a prisoner.They gave bond}for their appearance at trial.| ‘Hensley had complained of be-| ing siek and was lIeft at the camp!with the steward.As the automobile} passed the camp,Hensley,who was| not shackled,ran and jumped in and}the machine was off at full speed be-/fore the steward hardly knew what}hed happened,Hensley was sent to! the roads-a few weeks ago for sell-|ing liquor.} Death of Mrs.Christenbury. Correspondence of The Landmark.| Mrs,Philactia V.Christenbury,|wife of Jas.H.Christenbury,dicd at!her home near Monbo July 3ist,at} 3:30 a.m..She was a Miss King.of| Caldwelt county and was married to| Mr,Chrjstenbury August 7,1864,while he was at home on a “wounded |furlough.”She was born May §10,|1846,and was 68 years old at the | NEW SHIPMEN BIG LOT BUGGIES,WAGONS.*AND HARNESS JUST RECEIV-ED. fr ee ee ee ee e ee e Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co. 2ay time of her death.She was a con- sistent member of the Baptist church and was buried at Olivet August 1st.}Funeral service were by her pastor,! Rey.Mr,Gonnell.She bore her long sufferitig with great patience and!Christian fortitude.She leaves ahusbandandfivechildren,namely: Joseph,John and Jameq Christen-| buty,Mrs.J,S.Waugh,now of Troutman,and Miss Fannie Christen-bury.Mrs.J.B.Waugh of Troutmah died some years ago.A sister and brother also survive. The Case of L.L.Canteton. The case of 1.-1L.Cantelov,Clarendon, Texas,ie similar to that Of many others whohavesellChamberlain's Colic,Cholera and Diatrhoéa,Remedy.He says,“After tryingaGeterTorseveralmonths,and tsing differ-ont kinds of ine for my wife who had} been)ttoubled with severe bowel complaintforseveral‘the,fT Ought a 26e bottleof |Chamberiat’s.Cole.Chorers and Diarrheweatisingthe‘second bottleabe }was entirely ebred.””For sale by all dealers. a enemaSeeeenee Monuments and Tombstones | That is My Business. ~————— Best material,first-class work,lowest prices and satisfaction>Aa or no pay. ou need anytnything in my line be sure to see or write me . before you buy,am prepared to protect your interests. Ask your neighbors who have bought work from me ont,see what they say. I spores your heighbors’business and will likewiseiateyOurs,apprer YARDSAT $i N.€.,AND eahens O00+.ig hdl be looked after;and with the provis- $2.00 ion for emergency currency and oth- 1.00!er safeguards that situation seems ito be satisfactory and safe. |Now provision has to be made for ‘the safety and welfare of.the thou- !sands of Americans who are travel- PRICE: Seen eee ee beeeeee SCRIPTIO) August 7,1914.)ing abroad.Money must be provided| "|Washington Dispatch,5th.— President Wilson ;offered the services of treaty States government to the WarrinnationsofEuropeshoulddesiretodiscusstermsof-ten-dered what technically is phrased“good offices,”which,if accepted inprinciple,would be followed by aconferenceofrepresentativesofthepowersofEurope,in which the|United States would play the role of te New York ers nah esWithimmediatefinancialnecessi-ties met,Wall Street turned to.thegeneraltradeproblem—more intri-cate than any other that has con-fronted the country for a century,Unless this problem is solved it isrecognizedtheconsequencesmaybefeltseriouslythroughoutthenation.The greater part of the importtradefromEuropealreadyhasncutbytheseizureofrailwaysin|#%**geteepemmeserereeneeneee THE CAUSES .THREE —WHOSE,te *THE FAULT? ‘The causes of the war are three-| fold:To hold or obtain territory for _strategie and commercial purposes; racial -hatred;the accumulated griev- These these| reasons the alliances and the under- ances of hundreds of years. cover the whole field.For standings are formed. Opinions differ'as to who is most to blame for the present war.Ser- vian hatred of Austria precipitated _it and the assassination of the Aus- trian heir as a result of a Servian plot was seized by Austria as an ex- ‘cuse to put Servia off the map.It is not believed that Austria would have proceeded against Servia with- out the knowledge and consent the German Emperor.~Russia,of ‘the same race as Servia,began to maké preparation to see that Servia was not imposed on.Germany de- manded that Russia -stop-mobilizing troops..-Russia answered’that it iad no intentions on Germany.Failing to get Russia to stop mobilizing troops,Germany declared war on Russia.France,an ally of Russia of| ‘for them and probably ships to bring L|th home.mediator. ame :Under The Hague|‘Next and most important to us of |which all made to prevent the sacrifice of the/tion is urged in time of internation- icotton crop,and the government will be asked -to help in this matter.| is exported and England,Germany,|Germany;:Emperor _Nicholas of Rus- ‘Russia and France are our best eus-|*%,Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus-eae je 'tria,King George of Great Britain‘tomers,If.we can’t.export.cotton|144°President Poincare of France asthepricewilldroptothebottom,|follows:;for only about one-third ‘of the crop|“As official head of one of the pow- ican be consumed at,’home,|ers Seer to ae go>8 ee:tion,eel it to my privilege a|It may be that if a short time |7"duty.undet article 3.of Uiat oon- |England,France and Russia may be|vention to say to you,in a spirit of|| |it |edtton could be resumed to some ex- jtent if our customers can buy and able to drive the German fleet from |most earnest frieridship,that T should he sea,in which event the export of |welcome an opportunity to“ct in thelinterestofEuropeanpeace;eitherjnoworatanyothertimethatmight |be thought more suitable,as occasionWhiletherewillbeanac-/to serve you and all concerned in a lasting” juse it.[tive demand for wheat and other|way that would afford me |foodstuffs,until provision’ig made|@™se for gratitude a yo thing neeeggfetie eauastt The proffer of go offices was |for shipping a a aa °P forwarded by Secretary Bryan to the{trade will be paralyzed and the sale)American embassies in the natiéns }¢ lextent,will be hampered.|.Jt was said at the White House no |All these problems our government intimations had been received that}must work out.They ‘are serious|such an offer would be favorably re- |problems that require prompt action:|ceived.President Wilson took.the |It is fortunate that we haven’t got,position that the European.war wasisostupendousandthatitseffecton }ted to the governments. convention,to European nations except\the South,some provision must be |Servia are signatories,a newtra]na- al conflict to tender her good offices tocontendingpowers.Acting under thetermsofTheHagueconvention.theNeartwo-thirds of’the cotton crop |President cabled Emperor William of of--wheat,-and—also=tobaceuto™some|invelved=and=through=them-transmit= pea mngiand,bas hoped for 40 yeart ie Mexican war on our hands justforanopportunitytoavengeitsde-| feat by Germany in 1870,and France now. |the entire world was liable to be so} lasting,that the United States,as onelofthefewlargeneutralpowers,could| France and.Germany.forpurposesandtheholding intrans-Atlantic vessels.MetreimportationsherefromFrance and | Germany alone avetage $1,000,000 daily.cadExporttradepresented a still larg- er problem.American exports to Eu- rope under normal conditions,aver-aged $4,000,000 daily,nearly one- third of which is for France and Ger-|raany direct.1A]]of this trade for!the moment is blocked.The remain-! rt of facilities }has been.reflected by the piling up oft wheat.The great industries j have begun to feel the situation andwordcamefromstee!districts that|#%|men were being laid off,||.Several large copper companies de-||cided to reduce’their output by one-|}half. |came}being curtailed. From the anthracite fields!reports that operations were| Wall Street foared! |that if the country’s industries,which|#are dependent on the export trade, |European.warfaitseriously but the opinion was'|expressed that a way would be found{to overcome these conditions, |“We have food supplies and other necessities which Europe must ob- |tain,”said a representative banker. '“and the pations over there will find t |some means of obtaining what we can sell.For the present we shall en- deavor to meet conditions as they military |#9 ndise|#3 der also is halted by the absence of'#for financing the export|#6 movement,i} Stoppage of foreign trade already|¥ also |} |should -be cut—off—indefinitely by alg¢..result~would “be!§ promptly lined up with Russia.De-|“But when ye shall hear of wars)not do otherwise than at least offer to arise from day to day.” siring to attack France through Bel- gium,Germany violated the neutral- ity of Belgium,for which England is responsible,and this brought a dec- laration of war from Great Britain. That couiitry seems to have been forced into the scrap for severa) reasons—mainly to protect its com- merce and to“help France. ‘The blame is in the main laid on the German Emperor.He has been belligerent and arrogant ever since| he -ascended the throne.It is stranve,however,that he would risk the destruction of Germany in a con-| test which he might have avoided. But that is what he has done and the| indications are that he will lose. would seem hopeless for Germany to Win against the combined powerofRussia,France and England. North Carolina towns and coun- ties probably not be able to dispose them for some time,on account.of |Atlantic lanes plied by steamships,|/two days longer,and Americans will| American North |then be free to leave.the war.Several towns and coun- ties in the State that had bonds for sale find themselves unable--to.dis-| The $25,000 of school bonds, pose of them now. Statesville graded which it was hoped to dispose cf and| erect the school building this year, have not been sold and probably will not be for some time. commissioners have also been una- ble to sell bonds,which the board authorized,the money to be expend- ed for bridges. that depend on bond issues will have to he deferred for a season, te cee eeota The Lenoir News,which seems in- clined to oppose the condtitutional amendments,says: The fact that something should be done to remedy the tax matter of the State ig admitted,but many of us be-lieve the remedy lies in ments and economies,living within the State’s income,rather thanchangingthelaws. It would be interesting to know just how retrenchment and economy —as desirable as that is—is going to It} t have bonds for sale will) ijand commotions,be not terrified:for |these tinge must first come to pass;|peace.so |but the end is not by and by.—Luke,Money and Ships Sent For Ameri-|Thc 21:9.Those whose minds advert to Scriptural prophecies in these days/{ will take notice that the war in Eu-~|Americans rope does not mean that the end of time is at hand,but it may be the beginning of the end of some peo-!for ples dynasties. ;dolph Hearst,the yellow journal pub- |lisher,Everything says: |pers worth millions of dollars newspapers that print that happens.~ |pen,might with truth be added. Almost a Blockade—Few VesselsSailiny. |New York Dispatch,5th. |conditions off the |Atlantic Coast have taken on some} of the aspects of a blockade. |leave under risk of capture. at full speed ahead, |danger in darkness and fog.Their| Remarking on Mr.William Ran-to thé armored cruiser Tennessee, He:hasibig newspapers;newspa-chartering L ith.randsteamships,which,together with 39/five millions herself,the Kron Prin-everything American vessels ordinarily used on|zessin Cecelie has:constituted prob-| And many things that don’t hap-cilities for as manyLearetocome With British,German.and French|bilization.Assurances of|war vessels lurking along the trans-|that the mobilization will last only |English steamship..,At one time capture scemed immi-|&Captain Charles Polack report-|= ithe French government,on its own)ed a:wirelessForeignvesselswhichventuredto|initiative,had agreed to deposit sev-|French —vessel I rivi this port today went forth!eral millions in gold to pay letters of |warning of the Cecelie’s proximity,|@This,|but.under the.protection of a provi-|& coming traveled for the most part /}it is said,will relieve financial stress}dential fog the North German Lloyd |\§ regardless of}of Americans in France. Others in-/|credit and travelers’checks. be the means for bringing about }German Vessel Returned to Escape Capture. North German Lloyd steamer cans in Europe.Kron Prinzessin Cecelie,carrying the 100,00@/more than $10,000,000 in gold and Wednesday whose whereabouts has been more or were put in practical operation.Pres-|less of “a mystery ‘since she sailedidentWilsonsignedabillpassedby|from New York Tuesplay of lastCongressappropriating2,500,000 week,arrived at.Bar ‘Harbor,Me., the assistance of Americaris;Tuesday.The Cecelie dropped an- abroad.The gold will be taken)chor at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning af- from the sub-Treasury.in New York)ter a forced run of four days,her of- ficers fearing capture.| which sailed last night for the prin-|With her cargo of ten millions incipalportsofEuropetodistributeit.|gold and a million in silver,consign- Negotiations were begun for the\ed to French and English bankersofseveral‘big Italian|and with an estimated value of over Relief measures for in Europe the coastwise trade,will provide fa-|ably the finest sea prize ever open tothousandsas/|capture.As she crept along home.Maine coast and into the harbor un-Representations were made by the|der the cover of night-each~deck-at |Umited States to the German gov-every port hole was blanketed with! ernment to secure the release of canvas,so that not a gleam of lightthousandsofAmericansdetainedin,betrayed her whereabouts.Her four!§Germany during the period of mo-/|stéut stacks had been tipped with have |hent.that!ed on Sunday that he had intercept- message from to another Ambassador Herrick cabled }liner escaped. The State DepartmentAmbassador at|will be taken to New York.Page the! “THE STORE WITH THE QUICK PARCEL Post. — SEhd oe iz ena VEU 36 inch soft,lustrous Chiffon.Taffeta, a splendid quality,shown in all the solids and a number of the changeable combinations are now ready for your inspection at the silk counter,and the price for this new stock is only $1. We're showing another grade,too,in evening shades as well as the street colors at $1.25. ‘FALL WOOLENS! 7r9 SO R O R O R C E C R O R O EC R OR E O RR O 2 Wa t e t a t e t e t e s CE C E : OR C R C R C R C E SE R S ) For the early shoppers we have a_most complete stock of new Fall Serges, Broadcloths,Crepes,Epingelines and Garberdines,and if you will say the word we'll send you samples for your inspection, a: There'll be something new coming along from day to day in Ready-to-Wears and Novelties,s0 look us over. Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.3 |THE STORE THAT PAYS THE POSTAGE ON MAIL ORDERS.8% come|black paint So that she resembled an All passengers were|® cabled}Teleased at Bar Harbor and the gold|g The county Public improvements | retrench-| wireless operators caught fragments|$300,000 to of conversations between cruiser and|London through the Bankers’Trust cruiser or from cruiser to land but|Company,which has raised that sum were unable to interpret the text)in London for the use of the Ameri-of what they overheard,as the mes-/can government.: sages were in code.Each day the;‘The cruiser North-Carolina,which number of ships daring to sail from|it was thought would accompany theNewYorkfor.European shores has Tennessee,will not sail for several j been growing smaller.{days and may take more gold and Today only three went out—the|more officials abroad.Government |French steamship ‘La Lorraine,car-|officials are working on a plan to |rying 700.French reservists .and|concentrate American refugees injabout300otherpassengers;the|London.Negotiations are in prog- |Cunard liner Lusitania,with 245 pas-|ress for the chartering of a big |sengers for England and the Greek)steamer to ply across the English |liner Ajthinal with 800 Greek,200 channel under the American flag and|Italian and a few Servian reservists,;carry Americans.to and from thefortheMediterranean:Continent.1 Federal Trade Commission Bill Pass-es Senate, |Report of Insurance Investigators; |‘The legislative.committee which| investigated the insurance compa-|‘The Newlands bill to create a Fed- |nies,met in Raleigh this week and/eral trade commission,one of the|agreed on a report.The report is to|three administration anti-trust meas- be published later.Members of the/ures,passed the Senate Wednesday, { 53 to 16,°equalize taxation or get on the books |committee said that considerable | County Election Boards. appointed the county election poards in this section. |or Progressive Repyblican: |Iredell—R.V.rawley, |Templeton,J.W.C.Long. Alexander—A.L.Watts, Williams,W.C.Kerley. W.OD.z Oscar Sherrill.Davie—Jacob Stewart,James Mecklenburg —A.J.L.Delaney;J.E.Little. gle,J.H.Ramsey.Wilkes—C.F. Church,L.Vines. Yadkin—S.M.Wilmoth,Dunnegan,J.E.Zachary.The State Board of Elections Morrison,H. C. Rowan.GC.Gregory,J.B.Lio:fh _the great amount of property that| escapes taxation undet the present changes will be recommended,espe-| cially in the matters of publicity as|The bill differs radically from the measure as it passed the House, system. eel Family connection “doesn’t count | in this war.The Eemperor of Ger-|especially urged |to rate-making and in the forms of|{the standard policies to be for use in this State. One notable change that will which probably will disagree to amendments and ask for a confer- ence.The Senate measure would provide a trade commission of fivebythecommission|members to succeed to the duties now adopted | be many and the King of England are first cousins,the Emperor’s mother being a daughter of Queen Victoria and a sister of King George’s fath- er.The mother of King George and the.mother of the Emperor of Rus- sia are sisters and the Russian Czar and the English King are also first|the.rate-making agency for the in-|The royal families of the|surance companies.different countries of Europe have |‘the ‘means of arriving at the rates} intermarried until a number of them cousins. -@re connected by ties of blood, SennenTe It was announced from England a few days ago that a moratorium would be issued.It was understood to have something to do with finances from the connection in which it was used,but the average man had to examine the dictionary to know what it meant.Moratorium is defined as an ‘emergency act of legislation authorizing a government bank t@ suspend specie payments for a given period. It’s all a matter of speculation and the wish is doubtless partially responsible for the thought,but The Landmark's opinion is that the war will not be prolonged.Let's allhope that theaction may be short a ‘ will be that all fire insurance poli-|performed by the commissioner of;cies shall have an attached state-/corporations,with greatly extended|ment of the rate on the specific)authority.The powers of the com-|property insured and the method by|mission would be divided ‘broadly in-|which the rate fixed was arrived gt.|to two classes,one of investigation|The commission will not recommend|into the business,the financial condi-j}anything like the prohibition of the!tion,conduct and management of|operations of the Southeastern}corporations engaged in inter-State|Tariff Association in this State as|commerce,and the other the issuing and enforcement of orders against“unfair competition”by corpora- tions. The section of .the bill making “unfair competition”unlawful.princi- } Regulations as| |and complete publicity in rate-mak- |ing matters will be stressed,it is un-||derstood, |Williams Qui Foreign Relations |Comnfittee in Disgust. Senator John Sharp Williams has resigned as‘member of the foreign relations committee.He declared in @ speech on the floor of the Senatethathewishedtoseverhisconnec-tion with the committee because it had hesitated to gypport the admin- istration’s policy as to mediation andbecauseofits“equally disgusting:at- titude”regarding the urchase of ships to carry cotton and other goodsabroad. i LL George De ‘Dezern,a white man,was found in a dying condition beside|the tracks of the Southern road nearHickstown,a western suburb of Dur-ham,Monday morning,and later diedofhisinjuries.There is suspicion}that the fatal injury was not due toastrainandKaleBrowning.was ar-rested as a suspect,af n ‘ paily distinguished it’from the House bill,All attempts to define or describe the meaning of the other|“unfair corfipetition”were voted |down.The primcipal change made on the floor of the Senate was the adoption of the Cummins amendment for a restricted court.review of the commission’s orders. The Governor’s office in Raleigh hasbeennotifiedbytheGovernorofMainethattheMainecouncil’of StatehasorderedreturnedtoNorthCaro- lina the regimental flag of the Sev-enth North Carolina regiment,Con-federate army,which has been pre-served in the capitol building of theStateofMainealltheseyearsSamuelCarroll,9 years old,an in-mate of the orphanage of the.Chris- tian Church,at Elon College,owaskilledWednesdaybyahot.waterboiler.falling on him,The boiler wasbeinginstalledandtheboywasex-‘amining it when it fell on him.|‘ wood of Cumberland,secretary;| Clarence Cail of Wiikes and W.A Davis of Henderson county.The lasttwoareRepublicanandProgresive|Republican,respectively.| Death of W.A.Bailey of Davie—} Prominent Citizen of His County.| Mr.W.A.Bailey,long «a promi-} nent citizen of Davie county,died} Sunday at his summer “home at Black| Mountain.He had been in feeble;health for three years and the end,was not unexpected.His remains| were brought to his home at Advance}Monday and buried at Shady Grove) church Tuesday. Mr.Bailey entered the Confederate| army.at.the age of.17 and served as}courier for Gen.J.E.B.Stuart.Com-/ successful in business and amassed)a large fortune.He was sheriff of| Davie for ten years,served as coun-| ty commissioner,was a member of|the Legislature,and long prominentinRepublicanpolitics.He was a di-rector of the North Carolina Midland| railroad,president of the Bank of Davie and was interested in cther business enterprises.He was a large landholder,owning thousands|of acres of land in Davie and other counties,|Mr.Bailey was about 70 years old and is survived by his wife. TY The Southern railway has placed an embargo on shipments intended for export to Europe.sued from the headquarters of the} tatives to discontinue issuing bills ofladingtoBritishind,Continental d porta,‘i TRUNKS! We are showing a big assortment of low and medium price Trunks at prices that will interest you.It will pay you to see our line. one & giving |§ The State Board of Elections has 3 and the following are for counties | The first two named §&|are Democrats,the third Republican!@ Ss.BE Catawba—J.B.Little,J.F.Smyre,|B G.|Peebles,C.G.Bailey.li M.McDonald,/|& Saur Special No.7 Automatic Tray Trunk Price $7.50. Hat Trunks at $7.50;Steamer Trunks at $3.50, $5.50,$7.50,$9,00 and $11.00. is|= composed of Wilson G.Lamb of Mar-!& ing out of the army penniless he was |} An order is-'# system has directed traffic represen-| BEAUTIFUL LINE ALSTTLCCL" ATA RAMEELF OF Children’sDresses,all styles, sizes and prices,still going at the special sale prices. Call and inspect them. Krider Stock Com Where Quality RulesSupreme. seers peesoococecooococsoseceseseseeseetiiese! =—=“WIDE AWAKE PROPLE pany, SAVE MONEY oe \Mesdames H.L.and W.T.Kincaid ;*Tenn.,arrived “in Webb on Bell street. fe *GET WORD TO THE OTHER FEL-¢I*. If you have anything you wantTHEOTHERFELLOWtohave,in the language of the streets,‘What are you going to do about it?”MaybeTHEOTHERFELLOWdoesn’t know that you have it and want him to have it.So,first you must let him know it.:‘ Through the advertising columns of The Landmark,Mr.Merchant, (and this means any one who has anything to dispose of to THE OTH- ER FELLOW),you can send word tohundredsofTHEOTHERFELLOWS that you have something they teed and ought to have. +. CR O R O R O R O R C R O R C R C R O R O R C R O R C RR ee : S. Fl el e le le e el e al e HO C H 3 Sa CA C C et e r e e s c e r e e : SORERORCEEOECECROEOEROIC OBIEIELTS OLO-O SERIESTETSpe e e e s |THE DRY WEA eeeens Facilities—News of the Harmony Country. To the Editor of The Landmark:Harmony,R-2,Aug.6—We are jtion.A good rain would be appreci- pated.Corn is twisting for want of jrain.Late corn will suffer unless we jhave a shower before jong. |Mr.E.E. jpoor Dr.Long’s Sanatorium. ieome home soon,kis sister,Mary Grant,spent last Saturday in ‘Statesville visiting him and friends. }.Rev.Mr.Self could not be at Un-}lon Grove last Sunday.The Sunday thave a Children’s:Day next Sunday. Rev.Mr.White,.who has been ‘preaching at Windthrop for a yearandahalf,will leave in a short time \for another field, and Mr.Jas.W.Sharpe attended thepienicatMooresvillelastweek. We are very much interested in better mail.service in this section. tWe vet The.-Landmark _about.24 hours after it leaves the press.We jshould get it-in something like 4 ‘or 5 Mr.Vance Dobson,who has been fwisiting home folks,:has returned to Catawba.Mr.J.A.Grant has re- turned from Winston-Salem,where the }been looking for a location ‘Mr.urd Mrs.W.P.Sharpe,§Sr.,vis- jited Mrs,Sarah Jane Harmon at iNew Hope last week,returning home rBateu: ALTOMOBILE TURNED OVER: Nobody Seriously Hurt—Mecting at Fair View—News of Mt.Mourne aay. ASITORS 7 ‘:.1 Correspondence of The Landmark. THE T ANDMARK Miss Stella Mize went to Lenoir |»!=IN THE COUNTRY,ft.Mourne,Aug.5.—The Mt. a hil -yesterday to visit Miss Frances At-|Names of Those Who Come and Go M«and Linwood tomato club PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.|Kinson.—Social Events.ee »the State Farm la oF PiatiealsMr.and Mrs.J.8.Alexander are|Correspondence of Th »ay Mr.Jim Watlace of Moores-OFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET.|visiting in Catawba county.Troutman .Tuy &-Bbtic Sil took them on his auto wagon.——TELEPHONE NO.14:Mrz.FE.F .Hubble,who visited!Maud and Mar .C Fe -Q ,a o Mi Naomi Wilson,who has been|Mr.and Mrs.F.T.Walser,left yes-|"SNS “Arle Volicy Nave return be pucst of Mr.and Mrs,S.A.Ducks-FRIDAY,ere August 7,1914./terday for Asheville,from whence jed to their home near Matthews af-worth,ieft for her home at Mint Hl she will go to her home in Chatta-|ter spending several days with Miss/yesterday,accompanied by Mrs. GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG.|noozga.Grace Johnson and other friends,Du worth,who will ;pend a few—-.Capt.P.C.Carlton,Mr.J.M.!Miss Cecil Par Lee day:with her.Miss Lillian Houston}Personal Mention of People and Their |Mitehell and probabiy other local |©iss Ceci!Paris returned -to.Rew of lividson is a guest of Mrs.C.M.Movements.veterans attended the Confederate|home in Hiarmgny Tuesday,being ae-|Go d family this week.Mrs.R.C.Gouger of Timmonsville,|Veterans’reunion at Cornelius yes-|companicd by Misses Irene and Ethel M ie Hobbs|.who spent last 8S.C.,is visiting her sister,Mrs.J.E.|terday.Suther.Mr.Robert Wilhelm of weck at home,returned to Dr.Long’ Deitz.She will probably return home}Mrs.L.J.Freel left Wednesday |Woodlcaf spent several days last!Sa ium Saturday to resume work next week.|night for Conneaut,Ohio,where she week at the home of Mr.S.A.Wag-|as ‘. ‘Mr.and Mrs.S.B.Miller and chil-|-will spend about six weeks with her’oner Mrs.W.C.Mills and three!P.A.Kelly is in StatesvilledrenleftWednesdayforElkinand/parents,Mr.and Mrs.C.S.Barker.children of Salisbury have been vis-/this weck.He is on the jury in court Sparta.Mr.Miller will be away!Mrs.D.A.Miller,who has becn at:iting relatives in thi vicinity.Mr.I meeting is going on this week about two weeks.Mrs.Miller and|Haddonfieid,N.J.,Philadelphia and/|Lloyd Cope,who has been visiting .at air View church.The Center children will spenda month or ionger|other points for several months,is)his cousin,Mr.Oscar Spears,has!mecting was to begin next Sunday at Sparta.|expected home today.She will be zone to Charlottesville,Va.,to visit}but the Fair View mecting is expect- Mr.W.B.Brown was at home|accompanied by her sister,Miss Ger-‘his sister.Mrs.Lelia Westmore-jed to last a part of next week and from Lynchbutg:om.a brief visitthis |trude Wood.land of Cornelius visited Misses Ma-jthe Center meeting has been postpon-week.(Mr.William White is expected to Missy Bicka Webster,who spent a/arrive tomorrow from Duke to spend few daysathome,left yesterday forjhis vacation with his parents,Dr.points ‘in eastern Carolina,where she|and Mrs.L.White. will visit<before returning to Colum-|‘Mrs.Karl Miller returned Tuesday8.C.}from a stay of seven weeks in Wyom-Miss Ella Graham,a missionary of/ing,She Visited her sister,Mrs.-O.| the Presbyterian Church to Korea,|C,Haywood,at Laramie,Wyo.,and who is in the.homeland on furiouzh,|also visited Mrs.Maggie Gillespic at spent Mond night in Statesville!Lookout,Wyo.,and Mrs.Flake HallwithMrs.J.H.Hill and went to Mon-/at Garrett,Wyo. treat ‘TuesdaywMMiss Graham is orig-||Mrs.M.M.Lichtenstadth,who vis-inally from the Mt.Ulla community./ited Miss Cynthelia Mills the pastShehasbeanin’Korea seven years,|week,returned yesterday morning arriving in Amcrica a few weeks ago.|to her home in Atlanta.Dr.and Mrs.David Lyle and chil-!Mrs.Eugene Fesperman and sis- dren of Rock Hill,S.C.,and the/ter,Miss Brown,have returned from:Misses Cook of Louisburg,who!Mooresville,where they spent awereguestsatthehomeofMr.and)week.Mrs.T.A.Nash,left this week for|Mrs.Harry McIver of Wadesboro their homes.jearrived last night to visit her pa-Mr.Harper Brady,ministerial stu-|rents,Mr.and Mrs.P.V.Dotson.|dent,who spent a few days at home,}Mrs.T.C.Rayle and three chil-!returned Wednesday to Mortimer,|dren of Rockingham spent a few where he is etationed for the summer}days with Mr:and Mrs.C.H.Sum-?while serving a number of Presby-|mers this weck.They left Wednes-! terian churches.He was accompan-|day for Asheville and Morristown,}ied by his mother,Mrs.J.Ai Brady,|Tenn.,to visit relatives.| who will spend two wecks in the}Misses Charles and Annabell Mc-!mountains with him.|Gorkle,who are guests of Miss An-|! Mr.E.B.Stimson of Asheville is|nie Simons,return home tomorrow } here to spend a month with home|Miss Christine Maxwell of Phila-|people.|delphia,who is summering at Blow-| r.H.H.Swann of Norfolk,Va.,is |ing Rock,is the guest of Miss Cor-|!visiting his mother,Mrs.M.E.)‘rinne Morrison. Swanu.Mrs.W.E.Anderson,Mrs.J.H. Mr;Ross Bunch,of the Crawford-|Hhll and children,Mrs.Malcolm Ma- Bunch Furniture Co.,left yesterday!son and children and Mr.Frank An-| for Thompson Station,Tenn.,-where|derson are at Catawba Springs to}he will spend several weeks.spend a few weeks.Mra.M.J.Drake went to Asheville)Mrs.E.S.Pegram and children|Wednesday to visit Mrs.R.E.Bowle’.|are visiting Mrs.Pegram’s sister,! Mrs.C.R.Gaither is at Connelly|Mrs.L.C.Withers,in Charlotte.| Springs.She may visit several oth-Misses..-Mae McCurry and June} er places before returning home.Laughridge of Marion are guestsiRey.and Mrs.J.H.Pressty,ahd/of Mrs.J.E.Fry.three children are at All Healing}Mr.Spurgeon Wilson cf Greens- Springs to spend a week or longer.{boro visited friends in StatesvilleMrs.D.F.Miller is spending a|Wednesday.week in Asheville with,Mrs.OQ.J.)Mr.R.B.Orr of Mecklenburg Hoke.~ Dr.and Mrs.H.C.Cowles and child,of New York city,are visiting Mr.Cowles’home people in States-|Springs. ville.Misses Mary Bettie and Fannie Mr.and Mrs.J.Victor Heath®of |Feiid are away on an extended visit Dallas,Tex.,are here on a visit to|to Warrenton and Norfolk,Va. Mr.Heath’s mother,Mrs.“A.E.}Mr.Chas.G.Armfield of ElkinHeath.visited home people in Stategville the Mesdames C.J.and M.L.Trout-|first of the week,making the trip in man are in Hendersonville to spend/his automobile.Miss Margarettwo‘weeks with Mesdames T.E/Ren-;Armfield accompanied him home.shaw and Wood Fleming.iMisses Louise and Elizabeth Sher-Dr,Reid Patterson returned to/rill are visiting Miss Kathe?ine WhiteCharlotteWednesdayafteravisitofinGreensboro.} a few days to his mother,Mrs.P.R.|“Mr.Henry Cathey of Florence,Ala.,Patterson.visited Dr.and Mrs.J.C.Dye thisMissFloretteHamberger,who vis-|week. ited the Misses.Stephany,returned|,Little Misses Ruth and Evalyn Wil-Tuesday night to her home in Balti-|kins ef Goldsboro are guests:at the|more.home of their aunt,Mrs.J.F.|Mr.and Mrs.Hugh J.Scott of}Bowles.|Winston-Salem and Mrs.Clarence Mr.ond Mrs,J.M.Ramsey and|Rosebro of Cleveland were guests of |Mrs,W.W.Hanks,the latter of Char-|lotte,went to Winston-Salem yes-| terday in Mr.Ramsey’s touring car} to attend the firemen’s tournament.|Miss Julia Sherrill has returndd from a visit to Charlotte.j ‘Mra,D.M.Furghes,who°spent| several weeks at Staples,Minn.,with| her brother,Mr.C.L.Corpening,is|at home to spend a few days.She!will go to Rockingham next week to |visit her brother,Mr.A.G.Corpen-|ing.._Miss Altie Corpening,who waswithMrs..Furches in Minnesota,stop in Asheville to visit friends,Miss Beulah Wetmore of HarmonyisvisitingrelativesandfriendsatWoodleaf.Mig Cecil Paris county,who was the guest of Mr.| and Mrs.J.D.Cochrane for several days,has gone to Al Healing sthis week. Mr.I.L.Wiggs of Nashville,Statesville Wed-hesday evening to spend a few weekswithhisparents,Mr:and Mrs.W, R.Wiggs.Dr.and Mrs.E.N.Lawrence re- turned yesterday from their bridaltrip.They visited several points ofinterestinthemountainsofNorthCarolinaandTennessee.They.willimmediately.begin housekeeping intheresidenceofMr,and.Mrs.B,B. rs.=Reid,who was the guestMrs.R?W.Orr,returned yester-her home at Davidson,9,/of Harmony has ‘¢Ay 4 ‘ |walt Saturday and Sunday. |ness. Lelia Westmoreland last Jetiie mie and week.Misses and iting relatives here.Mr. Karrikdr of Barium Springs spent a féw days last week with Mr:Clyde} Hpgier.Miss Naomi Shook visited relatives in Taylorsville last week Misses Bertha and Ophelia Gantt of Mooresville visited relatives at Ost Messrs. Lester and Vance McLean left tiis week for South Carolina,where they will be engaged in the logging busi Mr.Sam Alexander of Mat- thews visited friends in this vicinity last week.Mr.and Mrs.Everett Denny and daughter,Eula,of Cocord,spent several days last weel with Mrs.Denny’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.S.A.Wagoner..Mr.and Mrs J.A.Arthurs are spending severa! days near Salisbury this week.M1: 'and Mrs.R.L.MeLean and Mastc: Robert of Mooresville spent part cf this week with home folks. Miss Bertie Beaver entertained a large number of her friends Satu: day’night and Miss Grace Johnsor entertained Monday night in hono1 of their guests.There were larg: crowds at both functions,which wer« much enjeyed by all present. THIS IS AN EVENTFUL YEAR. Drought,Hail Storms and Now the Foreign War —Persona!Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,Aug.6—Wheat threshing is over and a few more fin- ishing touches will complete the lay- ing by season for this year.Thi part of the county has been a rather favored section.during the drought,and we have escaped the devastation from the hail storms so far.When our crops seemed to have reached the limit of endurance an occasionallightshowerofrainhashelpedthemtosurvive,and there ig prospect now for a very good crop.This promiscs to be an eventful year,with the drought and the many hail storms: and now with the gravest war situa- tion the world has ever known con- fronting us,it almost borders on thephenomenal. Mr.Locke Lippard,who had bcen spending the summer in Ohio,re- turned home a few days ago.Miss Connie Troutman of Statesville hasbeenvisitingMissesDoraandRuby Clodfelter.Miss has returned to her,home in Char- lotte after spending some time with Miss Ruth Hartline.Misses -Cleora Harris of Loray,and Alice Bilbie,of Charlotte,spent yesterday with Mrs U.A.Ostwalt, College professors “And agents are abroad in our land now,in the inter est of their schools,A number of boys in this vicinity expect to en tet college in a few:weeks. returned from a visit to’Mooresville, accompanied by Misses Suther.Mrs.Nathan O’Berry of Golds- boro is spending a few days with her daughter,Mrs.Ross»McBHlweo.She is en route home from Ashevillc,where she and Mr.O’Berry spentseveraldays.They*made the tripfromGoldsborotoAshevilleinan autemobile.Mr.O’Berry left Ashe-vide Wednesday morning after 9o’tlock and Was in Statesville about11hourslater. Col,AS-HL Boyden,recently ap-pointed postmaster at Salisbury,took Charge yesterday:° _\ * Myrtle|Graham of Salisbury have been vis-! Harley?) Mary Woodsides | Community. ed cne week longer. An automobile was upset last Sun- day afternoon about two miles south- West of Mt.Mourne,just below Dr. Henry Mott’s.Some negroes were coming from campmiccting and it is said two cars were racing when the camiwas turned over.The occupants wetle bruised right much but not se-riously hurt.Mr.Tom Christy of Mt.Mourne isverylowandhasbecnforthepast week.It is very doubtful if he is ever up again. Mt,Hourne and ball this afternoon. of Red Hju. Red Hill played Score in favor Notices of New Advertisemtns Through the advertising columns of The Landmark get word to theOtherPellow. Saving on shoes.—S.,M.and H Shee Co. Trunks.—Crawford -Bunch Fur- iture Co. That prescription.—Polk Gray Drug Co, New chiffon taffeta and fall wool- ns.——-Ramsey -Bowles -Morrison Co, Childreh’s dresses.Krider StoclCo. 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Murphy’s-Prescription Shop,“THE QUICKEST.”: tivation. C..M. N,©, FOR.SALE—Moderm.Juroom house,water|and lights..Basement.Lot 890x200,_Fruit4,HG.HALLYBUR-aon eaetreesandviteyaTON. rer Bik, ak ie at& Jaly 21-9t*than that Statesville F ee > *Phone 121. You buy wecan wish nothingme ou will like it aswedoTHEREMINGTON, =ibeen—awakened with. : . 4j4 ry sc p ae "the other,tacked her without notice. Bs 8& j tional:Causes artria-Hungary and Servia. While the immediate .cause of Austria-Hungary’s attack on ServiaisthedemandforreparationforthemurderoftheArchdukeFrancisFerdinandandhiswife,the Duch-ess of Hohenberg,the ultimate caus-és are the movement of.the Haps-burg empire toward the south andthedesperateeffortsoftheentire They Were All a-Meanin’0’No Hod and a-Hopin’o'No -Hard F ‘se’When the Other Fellow Jumped On Them, Each of the countries involved in ¢European war lays the blame on France says Germany at-In reply What it -ance and the Triple Associated Press. The arraying of Germany and Aus- tria against Russia,with whatever as- sistanee Russia may get from her al-lies,is spoken of as a conflict for thesupremacyoftheSaxonortheSlavinEurope.By the supremacy of the Slav means nothing more nor less than that the mighty Slav nation ofthenorth,ever winged like a huge 1}with, THE AEROPLANES IN THE WAR Berlin said German troops hadn’t| 4 ¢the frontier but troops made \several attacks on tion of war having been made.The French troops crossed the enterthe| 'statement,“in spite of the fact that; the French government a few days| at several places,continues ago informed us that it would not in- fringe on the unoccupied zone of six miles from the frontier,and compa- nies of French troops have been in the occupation of .d number of Ger- man villages,” But the most interesting is the statement of the Czar of all the Rus- sians.Russia is blamed for precip- itating the trouble between the pow- ers.The Emperor.says in a state- ment issued on the 3d: “By the grace of God,we,Nich- Olas II,Emperor and autocrat of all athe Russians,King of Poland Grand Duke of Finland,to our faith- ful subjects make known that Rus- sia,related by faith and blood to the lav people,has never regarded their fie with indifference. “But the fraternal sentiments of the Russian people for the Slavs have ith_perfect unanim~- ity.and extraordinary force in thesé Jast few days when Austria -Hunga- ry.knowingly addressed to Servia claims inacceptable for an independ- ent State.“Having paid no attention to pa-cific and conciliatory reply of the Servian government and having re- jected the benevolent intervention of Russia,Austria -Hungary made haste to proceed to an armeé and began to bombard Belgraae,an open place.“Porced by the situation thus cre- ated to take necessary measures of precaution,we ordered the army and navy put on a war footing,at the| same time using every endeavor toinapeacefulsolution.Pourpar- lers were begun amid friendly rela- ms with Germany and her ally, ‘Austria;for the blood and the prop- ‘erty of our subjects were dear to us. “Contrary to our hopes in our good ®bighborly relations of long date and| disregarding our assurances that themobilizationmeasurestakenwerein pursuance of no object hostile to her,Germany demanded their immediate céssation:,Being rebuffed in this de-mand,*Germany suddenly declared war on Russia.g.roday itis _npt only the protec-on a country related to us and unjustly attacked that must be ac- corded,but we must safeguard the honor,the dignity and the integrity of Russia and her position among the.great powers.*.“We believe unshakably that all aoe ar ase will rise withnimityenddevotionforthede- fence of Ruesian soil;that internal‘discord will be forgotten in this threatening hour;that the unity oftheEmperorwithhispeoplewillbe-come still more close and that Rus-a rising like one man,will repulseeinsolentattackoftheenemy.“With a profound faith in the jus-tice of our work and with a humble_hopé in Omnipotent Providence _in yer,we call God’s blessing on ho-Russia and her valiant troops.(Signed.)“NICHOLAS.” Fighting Strength of European Pow-ers. _The men they can muster: .Russia’5,500,000 a 3 150,000 riple nee feend, Russia,’mf emer -10,230,000 Triple Alliance (Germany,;yy lust Hungary,©Taly)o rance,Russia and England sre ="strong in aeroplanes,having 1,260, luding all types. The ships in service: ——- from sub- includes all types,ughts:and crutsers toandauxiliaries.ntente {+ie»1,208 shipsiance«608 shipsestandfact-in.existence the Zeppelin “<ee on the 14th. mark. tig a and the an- ‘Troutman:eho ose,near Troutman:eyard,Friday, gust 14th,4f€-9:30 o'clock. French|the| frontier posts.without any declara- and| al existence. Austrians have steadily fou to make their way to the Aegean |pire.Austria,like Russia,Wis not lunwilling to see small buffer Stateslset.up to occupy the middle ground the Balkan States of today came in- to .being.j Of the Servian race,which in thethirteenthandfourteenthcenturies ruled a vast empire,extending overthewesternhalfoftheBalkanpen- insula and the eastern coast of theAdriatic,practically all had come un- der Turkish domination ‘in’the.six-teenth century.The Serbs of the hinterland of Istria and Dalmatia were soon taken from Turkey by Austria,and Montenegro won its in- dependence.‘This left the Serbs of Bosnia,the Herzegovina and Serviaproper,as well as the Sanjak of No-vi Bazar and morthern Macedonia, still under Turkish rule,+x Phe Senbs..of,.the.present.kingdom became autonomous in 1830,but re- volted in 1876-78,aiming at completefreedom.With them joined their kinsmen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Russo-Turkish war which fol- lowed made great changes in the Bal- kans.‘Servia proper obtained com- 4 attack }ish dependencies,though jby Austria’s continued hold on plete independence,but Bosnia and Herzegovina were left nominal Turk- really to be oceupied by Austrian troops.The consequence of.this was afour-year insurrection against the Austrians,the effects of which have never disappeared.The Austrians have spent large sums of money on the country,but would not allow it autonomy;and in 1908-9,using as an excuse the constitutional revolution in Turkey,which would require dele- gates to the Turkish Parliament to come from those two States which are actually in Austrian hands,the Hapsburg monarchy formally annex- ed Boshia and the Herzegovina.Ger- protests of the Slav powe go to the extent of war. Hungarian rule;and there,as Bosnia and the Herzegovina,prom- ises of local self-government hever”come *to-anything “more than words. Austrian empire. Meanwhile the southern half was Turkey in the war of 1812.Not onlydidthisreconquest‘by the Serviansofthecoreoftheiroldempire,in western Macedonia,gtve a tremen- dous impulse to the longing for com- plete national unity;it showed the Servian nation that its military or- ganization could be relied on for hard work. mobilized 260.000 men in the three weeks,and later added 145,- 600 more to the number;and while their losses in this war and in the struggle with Bulgaria in the sum- mer of 1913 were heavy,the Ser- vian troops fought brilliantly and proved themselves efficient and en- during.But the fruits of this war were in part taken from them by Austria, whose diplomatic activity was re- sponsible for the ruling of the pow- érs,which compelled the Servians to: give up part of their conquests in Albania.Thus Servia lost her chance to get a seaport and remains a landlocked power,her only outlet heing through the friendly Greek ports on the Aegean. ‘But the Servian victories in Mace- donia,and the Greek capture of Sa- lonika,put an unexpected obstacle im the way of Austria’s march to the south.No more could the dual mon- archy hope to inherit Salonika and the land between that port ard the frontier of Bosnia on the final down- fall of Turkey;Servia was now squarely across her path. So the Balkan wars left the Ser-vians confident in their,military abil-ity,elated by victory,determined oncompletenationalunity,and angered the northern part of the nation and byheractionindeprivingthenationof an outlet to the sea.These warsleftAustria-Hungary with increased difficulties:in dealing with the Slav tribes,particularly the Servians,.nowinherdominions,and convinced thatthemarchtothesouthwardmust’be lgiven up altogether unlesscouldbeputoutofadway.~~ To this were a miner irrita- tions,such as the’railroad question in Macedonia.e Servians wanteditmanHis-|to add the taiffoads in the territory| ibe held at |conquered from Turkey to the State} the|system,but the stockholders,mostAu-|of whom were Austrians or Hunga-|rians,“objected.Moreover,there was We hOp@ to:make this a day of |constant friction in Bosnia,and thei,leasure for all who\party in Servia,which regretted theapro- snd addresses by .‘I and others.hope that allandadjoining counties,and tion and reminiscence, and us the day with us and help |count on Russian sy y i ene a happy time.a ae |break-up of the Balkan League,was ,inclined to attribute the discord be-| ;rs,We|tween Bulgaria and her former allies |ward VIL.of England has left to posroutmansinthis}to the operations of Austrian diplo-|terity,He was the mioving spirit in even |;macy, those in distant States,will come andspendthedayinpleasantconversa-|catspawThirty years for Servia was a in Balkan ago Austriaandwees|schemes,with Russia backi‘:’ing ~pecially invite our friends to come!garia,but now :=the Servians can cause is indirectly the cause of the Serb race to regain complete nation- Ever since the repulse of the Turk- ish army from Vienna in 1683,thettheir way southward,expecting.ultimately over the ruins of the Turkish em- during the intervals of rest in her forward movement,and so most of finally.united bythe victories over | In the fall of 1912 the Servians| first| bird ready for flight to the sea,shall have freedom to make-its way to Con- stantinople,and from thene®,through the Bosphorus and the Black,Sea,‘to Asia.;And the supremacy of the Saxon,in other words,the victory of AustriaandGermany,means nothing more or less than that England shall lose her terranean.(Russia must needs go through theBosphorusandtheBlackSeatogetclosetoherAsiaticpossessions,Eng-land must reeds have free passage through the Mediterranean in.ordertobeable*o obtain food for suste- nance.Austria and Germany may fight to- gether against Russia on one pretext or another,but what they want final-ly as their reward is control ‘of the Mediterranean Sea.Germany has no place upon it to call her own,With an enormous fleet,second only to that of mighty England,Germany ©has Mediterranean port.Austria.has theportofTriesteandthatof'Fieume upon the Adriatic,an arm of the Med- iterranean Sea.Could the two Sax- on powers prevail in this war,they -eould—botéJe..uip_England’s food sup- plies,coming to her fromall the world through the Suez canal and from there into the Mediterranean, from Egypt,over which England has |a protectorate,from Australia,New Zealand and from India. England raises in her own land of Great Britain such a small part of the food she needs daily to put upon her tables that it could be called noth- ing.With it and with nothing more, |her people would soon starve to |death.She is practically the only |country on earth so dependent.She |gets most of her food through the |Mediterranean Sea.Austria and Ger- |many are fighting to control this,her |base of supplies.It is England’s vul- nerable’point,the Atchilles heel of |her power.Her foes can by striking her there,give her the wound of |death. |The Berlin Congress. One must take a swift glance to |been victorious over the Turk for have|more than a year and was preparing |tween Germany and France,” lto enter Constantinople and stay Thus the northern kalf ‘of |there.“Efigland was at that time:the} the Servian race is still under the}power that forbade Russia to take}United States against violating the| ithis.step.It would so augment Rus- |sia’s power as to disturb the balance in Europe,as well as virtually anpi- hilating the Turkish empire in Eu- ropex:«England-was determined that it should not be. A British fleet gntered the Darda- nelles and anchoréd in view of Con- stantinople and in view of the Rus- sians.Negotiations were then begun between England and Russia afftl the Congress of Berlin was the result.Its terms were signed July 13,1878,and included: 1.(The payment of a war indemni- ty to Russia in return for which,Rus- sia was to leave Constantinople to the Turks. 2.The occupation of Russia and Herzegovina by Austrian troops,put there only to maintain order for Tur- key,to which these States belonged. 3.The recognition of Servia and Montenegro as independent States. The treaty of Berlin was broken by Austria,when in 1909 she seized|Bosnia and Herzegovina from the |feeble hands of Turkey and made them her own.It was broken by Ger* many when the Kaiser rattled his sword in St.Petersburg and told theCzarthatGermanywouldstandby Austria in this stealing of States. "Will it now be broken by Russia by the seizure of the long-coveted Con-stantinople?Will England be drivenbythedesperationengenderedbyher own perils at the,Mediterranean,to the point of allowing Russia to go now to Constantinople?This war will answer both questions,in part certainly,perhaps in full. The Triple Alliance. The Triple Alliance was formed in 1883 between Austro-Hungary,Ger- many and Italy for the purpose of checking the encroachments of Russia and France.By its provisions’thethreepowerswereboyndtosupport one another in certain,contingencies.Its terms were made more definite in1887,nithough its exact terms have‘been “divulged.The Alliancg ‘Tenewed in 1902 and in 1907,The‘od of its last renewal extended toune44,51914..“The world has,beenledtobelievethatithasagain.been renewed for another 12 years.ThereareindicationsthatItalyfeelsatlib- erty to contemplate withdrawing fromitheTripleAlliance,Secret negotia- tions seem to be going on to enroll|her with the Triple Entente.She hasneverbeenacontentedpartner,withAustriaandGermany. The Triple Entente. |.The Triple Entente,that friendly lbond between Russia,England andFrance,was the legacy which Ed- }' \its formation,It began with the|agreement’entered into betwednGreatBritainandFrancein1904landwascompletedbyanagreement|with Russia and the two othagg’in 1907. Its formation was actuated hy sev-j..:ae ;BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.|entire Slavic race in its double strug-|eral things,but chiefly by the growth The Twenty Year Test. “Some twenty ‘yearsober and DiarrhoesW.Brock,publisher-ofMad,“1 discover- azo I used Chamber- Rem nea safe cure for~aell me!twoDuri sod gle to be free from German rule,andtofightwiththeGermansfor‘theheritageofConstantinople. LL NT Asleep in his home In Chay rlotthenhishouseeaughtfiremoreoseeksapo,Chas.Rice was sosuffocatedbythesmokethatthisweekfromlungtroublesultOfhisexperience,:ft Dy dRisi) { |w rik:oh ei \of Germany's naval power.That |could be interpreted only as a men-jace to England,for England is the|supreme lord of the seas,Ed|¥.»the unele of Emperor William|IL,used his powers of diplomaty to|good advantage to protect’®ndagainstWilliam’s designs.RussiaandFrancehadldngbeenfrienda,England's admittance into ~~ ing «dePenaee liberty of passage through the Medi-| parts of ward|Tone is sold for fifty —_——— Flyi achines May Figure Large- ,rite ‘the Buropean Affair, Servia has six aeroplanes.The Balkan States have 40,Aeronauti- cal experts are reckoning the air- craft strength of the nations expect- ed to.fly.at.one another's throats in the European war,knowin the vital part flying machines will play in a great war. |nondering such things as these,What |use will flying machines be \this war?Will they dart here and |there,dropping bombs all over the |map of Euxope,-or erash head-on -in- }h other in their own cones Pp to eac lor ‘fire aerial guns or what? they be a factor?'/ The experts say they probably will |be a deciding factor.They will be |used for scouting.and for general |warfare.Only three of the nations |involved,however;have advanced in |aeronautics sufficiently to be rockon- led with in aerial warfare.They are |France,Germany and England.For ithe last year these nations have been |putting armor-on their aeroplanes and equipping them with aerial guns |for the fighting of battles. |Russia,Austria and Italy are not |ready fer aerial warfare.Therefore they will employ their crafts of the air for scouting purposes and recon- |noissance.Their aeroplanes and dir- ligibles will.not be aerial dread- |noughts..But their machines will be lof inestimable a for an army afoot moves over the ground at from 15 to 20 miles a day,while an aero- plene.that-skims the-air at the rateof ment of an army,so that such a thing as surprises will be impossible.In this business of circling over armies and gathering information to take beck to commanders of rival armies lairships can play a big role. France has the greatest number of aeroplanes,1,200.Germany and Rus- lsia come next.Whether Russia has 600.or 800 of them is not known,for But those who are not experts are}. ut to in|s a mile a minute can watch the movers the military authorities there.have| tried their best to shroud military) aeronautics in mystery.Even pho-| tographs of the big passenger car-| rying machine of Likersky,which| was published in Russian newspapers,; are net,obtainable outside of Russia| on account of this cefisorship.| etcetera United States Issues Neutrality Proe-| lamation. ty of the United States in Dasepean war was formal-}Neutrali the great many backed up her ally,and the}the Berlin Congress of 1878.to find iy proclaimed Tuesday by President ts did not |the foundation stone upon which is!Wilson.| Meanwhile|built the structure of diplomatic re-| the Slavs of Dalmatia are under|lations in Europe today.That Con-|war unhappily exists betw in|gress was called because Russia had|tria-Hungary.and ,Servia, Reciting the fact that “a state of! een Aus- and _be- tween Germany.and Russia,and - the President .warned all American citi-| zens and foreigners resident in the} |neutrality law.{ Citizens of the United States abroad were.given notice that any miscon-) duct.on their part would be at their! own peril.| It has been a foregone conelusion| that the United Statés would be neu-| tral and in this connection virtually only one problem has presented itself| to the Washington government.This has been furnished by the activities.of| |the diplomatic and consular agents of| the contending powers in rounding| up their reservists in America.| Large bodies of men have been) gathered at various points by Ger- man,French,Servian,Russian and British representatives and prepara- tions are being made to transport them abroad as soon as an opportuni-| ty offers.In some quarters it is con-| tended this is a violation of the neuv-| trality law.Washington officials,| however,hold that such activities do| not come within the inhibited setting on foot of a “military expedition.” innneeeneanmmennanial The “Weemin’”Adding to Their) Hair,Contrary to Scripture.| The Journal says an old colored | |preacher,preaching on the strects| lof Monroe,made this application of| the text.which says you shall not} take from or add to the Scriptures:| “We are gettin’too many new-) fangled things..The weemin’of my race are-wearing all kinds of things|on dey heads.Now,de |Scriptures | means if you have short hair,be con-| tent;if you have long.hair,be con-| tent,and if you have no hair be con-|tent.Yet de weemin’are wearin’| switches,and ded folk hair and horse tails,and Gwad knows what all.”| Clean Bethany Graveyard Next Wed-| nesday. The Landmark is asked to an- nounce that all persons who have relatives buried at’Bethany Presby- terian church;or who are interested in the graveyard there,are asked tomeetatthechurchWednesday,12th, to help clean the graveyard. TL Senator Gore,Democrat,the blind Senator,has been renominated in theOklahomaprimaries,and Senator souri primaries.Senator Bristow,Republican,was defeated in the Kan- sas_ptimiries by Chas.Curtis. DON’T TAKE CALOMELHERE’S A BETTER REMEDY. Taking calomel is mighty risky and oftentimes dangerous.You ‘ought to get along without taking calomel yourself or giving it to your family,when you can get aremedythattakesitsplace.Dodson’sLiverToneisanagreeablevegctableliquidthatstartsthelivertoaction|just as surely as calomel does.But,unlike calomel,Dodson’s Liver Tonedoes,not,stimulate the liver much.It gives relief gently.Calo- fmel acta.so strongly that it mayleaveyouWorsethanyouwereatfirst,and calomel also sometimescausessalivation.Dodson’s LiverToneworkswellandneverharmsA.large bottle of.Dodson’s Liverentsbythe Statesville Drug Co,It always hasgivensuchperfectsatisfactionthat Stone,Democrat,has won in the Mis-|= too |) your ‘money will be given backyouwitha‘idly if tba a,and are not perfectly satisfied with itineverywayicicleihe aA PYaay { Statesville Realty &Investment(”1906<aemmam>1913 On;October 31,1913,we closed our seventhyearofbusiness,We take this occasion tothanktheloyalpatronsofourcompanyforthebusinesstheyhaveentrustedtousdur-ingthat.time.and we believe we have givensatisfactiontoallofourcustomers.v-ing grown out of infancy'into mature man-hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS.weaskforacontinuanceofyoursupportandinfluence. Remember “We Insure Anything|Insurable.” We write all classes of BONDS,and thussaveyoutheembarrassmentofapplyingtoyourneighborforsuch.Write us your needs, J.F.CARLTON,~~—~"Manag The Gas CompanLieaiedOF Statesville Po e , ee Why fret and worry over the warm kitchen these hot days.Buy a Gas Range and keep cool.Let us help’© you dothis.Call and seeus at 510 3} ~”Center street. AS se w e Ay SB WT Sr y + . Slate Wore)oy 2dC03:esa:a ee eee The fourdesignsofCortright Metal Shingles as shownaboveare made inanyof the following ways: 1.Stamped from Tin-plate and painted Red. 2.Stamped from Tin-plate and painted Green. |3.Stamped from Tin-plate and Galvanized by a hand-dipping process. i 4.Stamped from special tight-coated Galvanized Sheets. H Each and every genuine Cortright Metal Shingle is embossed with this Trade-mark,“Cortright Reg.U.S.Pat.Off.”* For Sale by ; Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Company,STATESVILLE,NC.__ lW.W.W.Rings If a Set*comes’out,"and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantee“is good as longjas!the ‘ring is worn.We have them from $2.00 up. R.H.Rickert &Son,Jewelers. Bay a Piano That Plays Four Ways. You can play it with your fingers;play it with your feet; piay it by electricity,and by a nickel in the slot.So simple any one can play it.The case is beautiful and the tone sweeter than the common piano.Catalogue free.J.S.Leonatd,Sole Agent,Statesville,N.C. FOUNDEL 1838 CHARTERED IN 1859TRINITYCOLLEGE, DURTAM,Ny C.‘A Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputationforhighstaritards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its large endow- metit furd makes possible fits first-<lasa equipment and larre faculty of welltrainedandcarefullyshosentenchors..Stodent fees low.Comfortable,in,Mve_rooms in.carefully supervised;hytdenic dormitories.‘Classical and weientifie courses Jeading to the bnchelot'’a degree,Graduatecourses.;i Hdvention and Law’ \Seeretary to the Corporation, ‘alt di : att)“ }“CHATTANOOGA,”the household word.A happy“combinationof mechanical features makes the Chat- tanooga Reversible Disc Plow the most practicalandvaluableofalldiseplows.Works on both hill- Men Use the Southern Railway ForPersonalInterest—Dead Ends at Taylorsville and Wilkesboro. In the recent coal rate hearing be- fore the Inter-State Commerce Com- coal land owner of Bristol,Tenn.,told how he understands therailwayhasbeen“used”by stockhold- road,and whose more important in- other lines of road,like the Pennsyl-\vania,the Norfolk and Western and the Chesapeake and Ohio.}In explaining his reasons for the\charge’made Mr.Dulaney.gives thesetasesofcircumstantia)evidence: { jclosed for the season.Business poor. |Mr.Dulaney Charges.That a Bew | *|mission,Ben.L.Dulaney,a wealthy| Southern| 'ers who hold small interest in the) |terests are in coaP properties along| STATE NEWS.|} The Atlantic hotel at Merehead has |Few people at Morehead this sum- i Mer.;x The Raleigh Times,Winston-Sa-lem Sentinel,Charlotte News,and|possibly other afternoon papers,is-}sued cditions Sunday afternoon to j take care of the war news. |Rev.Dr.Plato Durham of Char- lotte,who was recently elected amemberofthefacultyoftheMetho-dist University to be established in Atlanta,has been elected dean of thetheologicaldepartmentoftheUni- |versity.é Zeb.Bell of Blacksburg,S.C., tried in Cleveland county.Superior ;Court last week for killing a negro youth at King’s Mountain,Was sc guitted.Three companions who were ; indicted with-him wete dismissed be- jfore the trial. ‘“Take a map of the Southern yail-;|‘hc State Firemen’s Association, side and levelland,leaves no water furrows,saves }way and start at Norfolk.aoe session %a!coer —_ time,saves labor,Saves money,saves the farm the line westward through Danville |‘o mect in New Berne next year.J.)are :A ...and on to Stuart,Va.,where it stops.)1).McNeill of .Fayetteville _was re-Principal right,construction right,results right.From that point westward a short |¢lected president,A.H.Boyden of ae >x sn at *-aig |distance to Mountain CE See |rn ory first aa president,J.L.| |4 |there is-a missing link.At Mountain |Miller of Concord secretary.|SIT Ul AND TAKE NOTIC KE.City the Southern (Virginia and)(ol.W.Sar eeene®a ab é +s ;;??;sj ’|Southwestern)begins again and con-|"ent citizen,collector of internaWealeccattythe‘“Twin Disc,’-which-do--their-Fj Seuthwestern)begins sgnie eee ae oie eee eeteen SMatrict dae sé $29 ‘7 9 ‘‘5 i ;;iwork‘‘a comin’and a goin,While one disc works |into the great coal fields ofaounren:ah the ip Copene atartniates: F ’Virginia and Kentucky.If tha€’short tic',cieqd Monday a is ome at:theother rests.Between terraces the’only Disc J link between Sneey e TEMS|Loulsburg,aged -%h ‘He was ‘the ;;for orchard plowing without a rival;in ]|City had been built,the Norfolk and|father-in-law of Ajttarney General°:Western railway (not the Southern)|Pickctt.‘is uts and briers out o’sight.Old farms made would have had formidable competi-Re turning ~—s es a tion.The local fields owned by the Dusband,Mrg,ade ’.Saunders, ‘new and better a ad produced.|Norfolk ail Wests rn would have had wife of a Fayetteville hardware mer- new competition;and the great coal ae tepped ro.ag aanfieldsownedbyBerwind,Baker,{bourd of their automobile before’the .as Iselin and their associates,would «ar stopved,was thrown to the re .ar ware oO.have had new and formidable compe-|&"ound and regeived injuries fromitition.And so it is clear that all)which _died next day..these friendly intercsts have been The Messenger says Mrs.osa -|protected,and by the policy:of the |Bailey Ethcridge of Amson county ate!72 .oyee pee a a ao ever rnlenyS ee”oUtined Byrer tempered sticide 2 few days ago by lreetors whose interests lay along oth-|taking laudanum.Her condition was i ines,its getting cat ar this new discovered in time to save her Hfe. line from the Virginia coal fields to)The woman’s husband is in jail for .Norfolk before the mizsing link was|forcery and this is supposed to be ©*finished,made it easy to avoid the ‘he rcason for the attempt at self-de- possibility of competition at the Nor-|*truction, folk port.This missing link—a very’—Se short one—has been the controlling factor to prevent competition and the Best LaxativeSouthernRailwayCompany|fs re-W ;sponsible for the failure to build 7 For omen 4 link out of the many ,millions its di-—:: .:rectors appropriated for purehasing Ladies,ave _little chocolate- We have prepared at quite an expense roads and constructing links.This 6°ted HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT-a little book that we are going to give to was,of course,wholly in the interest TONS .chanceto_drive oes cnet ';$f the Norfolk and Western and the bs tion forever.ney never au.| .the first 500 men calling for it,Theonly gti inteceatamentioned,and eghame-|Thcy are so wonderfully good,safeeaeisthatveeeeeacopyoffullyattheexpeeseof‘and against and rentle at the famous phe! this advertisement and registeryour name the interests of the people whom the|©!ans in fiot ¢s,Ark.,scribe :&7 Southern railway should serve.There ‘cm regularly.and address.It contains much,valuable in to my mind no other logieal eon-|They speedily put the liver, information—especially for people living clusion.As the Southern railway is|6“conte ager essiehors :e's finest = j istri made to carry bonds aggregating ccndition,drive out the decompose in the rural districts.$39,000 per mile,besides dividend-a9r,_purify gr oon i aying eferred stock,which lousands upon ousands useRemembertheonlycosttoyouisthatSeaiato$7,000per mile,it ig plain |them for headache,nervousness,lack you present a copy of this advertisement to see how the people of the South of appetite,and that lack of ambi- and register your name.You will like have been made to bear the burden of|tion a ae =yee hes i i i ;i the co ny’s failure to construct/clearing the complexion of pimples k it andwillbesurprisedat the information sock an Umpértent link as I have re-|and blotches.All druggists sell HOT-,it contains.Itissomething worth while.ferred to.,-{SPRINGS IVER BUTTONS on “Took at the map again,”Mr.Du-}money back if not -sati plan for .°°laney continued.“Follow the Virginia}<>cents.For free sample write Hot Bi Reductions in ANS m T Clothin and Southwestern (Southern railway};Springs Chemical Co.,Hot Springs, a uit e ‘from the Virginia coal fields towards?Ark. '\$10 Mohair Suits for15MohairSuitsforCometoseeusfor bargains. $7.5010.00 Sloan Clothing Company WE SELL “BETTER”CLOTHES the southeast until you reach its end at Mountain City,.Tenn.;then look to the southeast,across ancther short of the Southern. lorsville,the end of another South- jern railway line coming ~from South..The Southern:railway com- pany did not construct any of these dead ends.~It acquired them,how- ever,after the great panic,after hun- dreds of good citizens had bankrupt themselves in their efforts to t across the mountains to the richVirginiacoalfields.It acquired them, ~< Penge Luan Savings Bank. Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are -Cordially Invited."~~ TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire the‘habit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of ie a future success.The result of small de- ere posits has been the making of many a per- ;son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. GEO.H.BROWNO.L.TURNER nT President. Cashier. as the facts show,for themselves toclosealloftheavenitiesofingres and egress for other railroads to and from the great coal fields of Virginia and Tennessee;and it-has not only prevented the use of these railroads from doing the service for witich they were originally constructed,but it capitalized the losses of those who |built them. |“A few millions of dollars annual ly expended by the Southern railway company would have connected up these dead ends and formed them in- ;to trunk lines,but none of the $300, {000,000 of bonds has been used forthispurpose.Mr.Harrison,the president,should tell the Southern peop! what disposition his directors have made of these bonds,two vast issues.Morgan and Baker have ‘milked’the Southern railway and deserted it.The people of.the South are entitled to have the truth. “There is new hope for the South ern people,for when the real stock- holders realize what has been going on,and take charge of the greatSouthernrailway,it-will probably be run im its own interest,and when it is thus run it will be run in the interestofthepeopleinthepromisingsec- (tion which it should serve.“As people of the South we do not want to be put in the attitude offightingrailways.:It is our duty to do all in our power to encourage and aid them,and one of the best ways to|serve a great property like the South- ern railway system is to weed out the influenées that would wreck it,and use our influence to see that it is —>FOR SA LE!K~— Six-room cottage.on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Race street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city improvements, All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acresofland,barn and iene and fine well water. Twelve acres in E y,half in cultivation,balance in woodland.New five-room cattage,barn and well. For further information call on or write, socks,MoBUILDING. anes conducted to subserve and benefit the|people of the whole South.Our peo-ple should not be made to setve theinterestsofdesigningmen,who haveformanyyearsfattenedattheexpenseofthebestinterestsofthe masses because they knew how to graft themselves into a great railway or financial system,and by methods such as I have described,use the sys|tem to further their selfish ends.The }sooner the rea]owners of the South- tern railway get from under the con trol of such men,the better it will be |for them and .for all of the people|for whose service and benefit the Lees system was intended.” |nel Net So Strange After All.You may think,it strange that so many people ard cured off stomach trouble hy|Chamberlain's ‘Tablets.You.would not, if you should give them a trial bier and invigorate the stomachTheystrengthenittoformitsfunctionsnatu-'Rish,Wabash,Ind,did me the least good untila‘8 “9 ee It & however, missing link,to Wilkesboro,dead end| Then look for an-; other dead end,as for example,Tay-| the| NOTICE! Having taken over the businessof our father, the late T.W.Frazier,we are prepared to do all kinds of general tin work and solicit yourbusiness. FRAZIER BROS., North Center Street. BIG SALE ON Sammer Millinery! Everything in Hats,Flowers, ’plain and feacy Ribbons,goingathalfprice.Now is yourcharicé,as we are very anxious to close out in all SummerMillinery. MRS.MARY SIMS. EXAMINATION FI I examine your watch for nothing.If there is anythi «my charge is reasonable.Do it right and promptly,tt itneedsregulatingwhybringittome,Why not have goodallthetimeyouhavetime.Clean and regulate for $1.00.H.B.WOODWARD,Jeweler; 4 « % I Hall's Dentifoam!| The antiseptic Tooth Wash.Unex- celled for the Teeth and Gums, ———25 CENTS’AT———— HALL’S DRUG STORE,PRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20. ll TH RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and goodtastewhichonlythebestofmaterialsandworkmanshipcanconvey. We carry the largest and most select variety of oriental and domesticrugstobeseeninthecity,and nowhere else will you be able to buylikequalitiesatthepriceswesellthem.While we carry the high-est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked atotherplacesforthecommongrades.The Williams Furniture House. ~~. ye >Ea aePea Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings Oil Cook Stoves. Statesville Housefurnishing Co. Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than. Flower Our business is that of furnishing flowers for all occasions and for every“purpose fléwers are intended Van Lindley Co, FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.C. Polk Gray Drug (o., A 4 Set LocalAgents. +e ax a LOST!LOST! The maximum yield of all crops by failing to top-dress withNITRATESODA. Car load just received,cheap for cash only.| If you want standard 71-2 Meal(39,7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.If you want Feed Meal,5 per cent ammonia,26 per cent Pro-tem,buy the other fellow’s.Thepriceisabout.the same—takeyourchoice. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COM‘PHONE 205._ . ,»|Court—Petitions —BA What has about devel ‘in ry pointy,carries snumer-|}Greensboro News.ee larWatts’of-oad Bond Ei tions great European war im be-|$us announcements .Candidates.|“Tiere is deep-seated interest in‘month as Taylorsville Personals,tween Austria,an.imperial Eu The ps is Republican and about tion now up in the State,”Special tax ‘correspondence ot ‘The Landmark.power with a population of |all the eandidaes are seeking office E.C,Bryant to the Char-tobacco und $433,309.75,|”+7,viorsville,Aug.6.—The board of {000 and a fighting force of 1,000,000,in the Republican primaries,which|lotte Observer from Washington,“but on$5,859.71,cigarettes $68,750.-|ty commissioners met in regular }#0¢Servia,an inland kingdom in the!will be held on the Fret.Most of the mbers of Cohgress have not&total of $536,443.24,and an in-|County ing |balkan Peninsula,with 3,000,000|snnouneements ‘aro unique.”‘The ton-the proposed constitutionalofmorethan$100,000 over|session Monday.The following population and a-fighting force of!test for ister of deeds seems tol an Some of them have notly“of last year.As a rile the col-|jurors were drawn for the fall term 200,000.The Servians are of Slavic!)among the cripples.Announcit,.”What sort of men aremsinJulyarefight/on account o¢Alexander Superior Court,which)stock,the same as‘a large-part of|his candidacy for register,W.W.ngthe State of North}’f the heavy collections in SUNG|it convene Septeliiber 21at:the population of Russia.For -sev-|Church says:i ?Which is the last month ofthe:fiscal Fi kJ.P.Russell,w.g.|et!‘centuries while the Balkan Pen-|“Fellow Citizens:’The reason 1 There hagbeen a lot of strange talk adie re te sy per -year.rat wee Thurs eee G.Viele,|imsula was occupied by Turkey,Ser-|ould be elected as your register,is/engaged in since the.Democratic|©?"2 Vens..On.one>(Jolly,Dr.Asa Thurston,C.G,Viele,vi.was a Turkish rovines.The|hecause 1 am &‘poor,crippled man,Stute convention,It has been as-|¥8%8ketched an instrument for ,Church News,ett ae aD Benfield,A.Q,Patterson,J.L.Treaty of Beriun,1878,declared Ser-|jove a family to support,and not|serted from.time to time that the}“%@®@ngies and taking "©No pfeaching services at Fifth/Hubbard,L.E.Stafford,Ps Alex-|via independent of Turkty.~Ser.able to do so by manual labor.Ifaverage citizen and taxpayer of}Wie another drawing tends to;Methodist church Sunday.The ander,Bedford Benfield,Pe i via's northern bound touches the/have the -educational qualifications |North Carolina knows nothing about that an cffort was made towr,Rey.C.M.‘White,is attending |E-1,Sipe,J.T:Lowe,AL H,mas,southern boundary of Austro-Hunga-|to handle the office and no other way|the amendments,Groups of.men the circumference of the moon,.trict Conference in Charlotte.|W.S.Patterson,‘B.N,ee *|¥y empire on the Danube and Servia/to support my family,My moral have asserted ignorance,on their.own|‘#!"marks measuring theshadowg.Rev.C.*st Pe pegeen as we +S 4 aray |has felt-the encroaching pressure of|character is sufficient to warrant the|part and tof their associutes,as ee ornoie an it getreachinSt,Jobn’s Lutheran)Ec ve te fhe te *|Austria,rust of the officeinmy hands.”‘taxation amend-ee OF ORR7,Statesville,Sunday ‘morningW,J.Reese,-W.E,Daniels,W.Fe In 1908 the Austrian ~Imperial ch ac Reasons Why i Axi forthe cero Matas icos eet ae An entirely new language,whichAlo'clock.Rev.W.A.Lutz will |Patterson,C.L.Boston,J.F.mo “|government annexed_the’.provinces Register’s Office,”is the way Sam.twho ia entirely,ignorant of this sub-at present a mystery,was alsoforMr.Parker at St.Michgel’s|Jolly,E.E.Lackey,H.P.amas,|of Bosnia and Herzegovina,largety|w.Blalock heads his announcement;|ject must be-a very careless and in-covered by archéolopists ihTroutman,Sunday morning.)R.S,Ajustin,T.W.oe .R-of Servian population.ane.and some of the reasons follow:{different citizen.inseriptions.meeting at Pleasant Grove Beckham,A.A.Bolick,J.L.Cline,|have long expected that.Amstria|‘Because I ‘have lost»my Jeg.I!During the last regular session of;ist church,Sharpesburg town-|D.'P.C.Bowman,D,E.Davis.|wanted ‘to annex Servia itself.June feel competent to do the office work.|!the Legislature,during the delibera-;begins Sunday.The -pastor,;Second week—G.S,Buchanan,W.|;aoe ;“jee Laginarure,&.@ is %a ns _es ce rotated hp Goodnight,L.P.White J.D.\28 the Austrian’Crown Princé was Many of my _friends have ask-|tions of the amendment commission,al Notice t ' 4 {assassinated in the capital of Bos-|ed mo to run.T am ‘anxious to make i tra ‘session o‘Rev.Mr.Rose of Mocksville.rae nabs a ‘i ae i rag by a Servian.Austria asserts}.living for my wife and babies.”=foes Tuono:the aliceServedaTermFor“Non Ex-fa i eo pa rie dow.that the assassination was the result!Ben N,Wise is the third candidate presses of the State ground out acres|}”4aH .|Doug WW.Watt J.L.Presnell,A.(¢2,08 vy Conpirany ?Caevians|for register we is disabled.He/of matter relative to the subjects|{'!had intended torun my auction.at a |re erie ’A:|8nd made demands upon the Servian|joesn't say he has lost.a leg out he|withi of the amendments,fA colored citizen on the witness|L.Brookshire,W.E.Gryder,J.A:|yovernmient,Servia duavnted to mates it on ae plea @f ‘physical diea-Oacanna te ciate hepevehert with untilSaturday,August8,but mystandintheSuperiotCourtthis¥Fortner,J.R.Payne,¥.NSmith.niidé ‘deo ‘ele ee auctioneeris called to Asheville,:oe :the demands except one—to permit|bility.He says:of them,The text of the amend-week was.cross-examined by Lawyer |The commissioners declined to oF-|Austro-Hlungarian officials to sit up-}“The fact that I am not an able-ments has been published,we ven-N.C.Phere previouslyengagZebLong,who,‘as is the custom of/der the election for township road |on boards of inquiry ‘regarding acts|}odied man and am not able to do ture,in every daily paper of any im-edsale there.But I willcontinueJawyers,asked some searching ques-|bonds,on the grounds that rd pe of conspiricy by Servians against |manual labor,is why I go before the portance,and in many of the’other{{to sell at auction prices until Au:_{tions that Gwaltney and Sharpe's |Austria.Austria promptly deelar-|people for this office.”apers.No man is fit to be a mem-||ust 15th.Comeinandselect whet._-“Haven’t you been on the chain}townships brought before them at led war when Servia refused to as-|Two of the candidates —-Church|ber of the Legislature.who has not||ever you want at reducedprices.1”asked the attorney.{former meeting were not in accord-|cont to this,This proved to be the|and Blalock —have two announce-made himself familiar with thesewitnessadmittedhehad.|afice with the act authorizing town-|oceasion of the war but not the}ments each in.the samo Paper,the|emendmenta witch have been adopt-i.EF.HENRYatfor?”asked the lawyer.|ship bonds.d killed|C228:|physical disability being emphasized|oq by the Legislature now in office,5 ‘Export,caawered the<wit}.ne eat Metee shot and eared The Austro-Hungarian empire was|j,each.The array of cripples has/and await only the ratification of the},|Will Little Sunday morning,|Sstaiiniced-dn_1867 as a political un-|put the present register,J.H.Pritch-|yeople.Any man who claims to be ness.;are ‘ E +The lawyer ‘was stumped until it|young white men,came here between|ion Austria Was”expotted-from—tt-|rd,out_of the race:He announces |an activd Dasioornt,and whehue -not N TICE ‘was discovered :that “non-support”|3 and 4 o’¢lock Wednesday morning |aby but’has seaports on the Adrist-|that he has been "reusohRbtetrhniw Steere:+eae a ee ais Sea poeumannted to fell nd will be |Her desire for territory in.the “charges,”“has saved the taxpayers|utter lacuatrot tee one conspie-Social Items:|tried.Valois a maaiatente‘this after.|pete Peninsula oe ara to}money”and.is ee to|the,office |yous achievement for which his party:..”|reac e Mediterranean and to pre-|snother term,“but knowing there are ible ‘in North Caro-Judge and Mrs.B.F.Long will |noon.;:,|Vent Russia,her hereditary enemy |men a the raid See vanisten of desde wae tea fae in Nor aro pee “———thegrocery businesseninthis,evening in.honor of |Solicitor and Mrs.F,A.Linney anc (on the north,from reaching it.The!who are totally disabled to do.mam|‘Have we men in Congress so in-of J.Q.Warren and want the pat-rae a.mee Gia einbiahi Hoee ete wore ane Were Cailhe |Baten States,with Servia as the|ual labor and yet are well qualified different to the vital affairs of their |{7°98@@ Of all my friends.ComeBieanibooneofherguestsHes:Linnes’s ‘father,Mr.W.B {Burdhe Shy on Site oe re |to of the —s —I re home State,so utterly regardless of||to see me fora nice line of gro-;iladel-|Wns)jotta tien,wat e .e erjask the voters ecline urn ‘tee :‘Miss Christine Maxwell,of Philade}-|Mutheson,returned home Tuesday by |oecupying it would have influence down she at Weds aatetinen eeped tenes —TOT tae shave mn ceries,produce,etc.oe:j ined th Hees attuned et ann (over the |Suez canal,commerce of|who have families to support.”That/seen”the proposed amendments ?T C ABSH ER_@liss Hal.Morrison entertained the)Y,’G.Beckham attended--éourt in |tho Mediterranean,a rail route!)finc for Mr Pritchard.provided ha ~.AD,“it.G.G,G.club Tuesday morning in Statesville this week.Mrs.J.F./through Persia to India and to"Chi-|;.side-s ing out of kindness of ;;,At C.B.Morrison’s old stand on¢McKinnon r a child f Elk 8 e ;:is side-stepping ou Mrs.Ostwalt Won Prize For Bestore.oon ower ies Santora of i Seat "wei daa Ware tak na.Salonika,in the Aegean sea,|/heart and not because he feels the ena diene’Heme West Front Street.urinburg a ¢0.,who s some l now.-G faveitaae s ::;.sville.Hearts wsa played and the home of Mrs.Moéore’s mother,Rhos co.Ma the Medline Crt —him with their Correspondence of The Landmark.ms.Henry Lewis won the score Mrs.C.T.Sharpe,were called home|4 railway through ‘Servia connects|oynn ;Statesville,R-3,Aug.3 —The.:ad G ,y,,Ti i i ;g 60 CLOEOORCROOROR OD CAO Omenprize.Prizes were also given each!Wedrpsday by.the illness of Mrs.|this port with Austria and Germany.eg ae ore Shatner lin,young people of this community are EOS BOHOROS 5@ftheguestsofhonor.A salad|Moorc’s daughter,Miss Helen Moore.Austria is trying to reach the Med_|....h enjoying the picnics very much.Quite |Fcoursewasserved.|Masters John White Moore and Gib-|iterranean through Salonika.pole ge Bete aie atl a number attended the Mooresville Old Papers! |bon Moore,who were guests at the|,Russia has been tr ing to wet --al.:.at}Picnic and reported a nice time._Deaths.:|home of their grandfather,Mr.J.W-!nold on the ihattbeachean fae!sibs.oe yd Ba ——ee —Mrs.J.M.Ostwalt won the prize The Landmark has:on*Edith,the two-months-old child of|Moore,returned Monday to ir}Her ships can now reach the Sil aie ee tbe et val citi.|0"baking the best pone at the Farm-|%Mr.and Mrs.C.R.Nicholson of}home in Mooresville,Miss Eliza |4j-through the Baltic sea or througli|\on.’of we ee i littlenewcounty |*rs.,Institute Saturday. ®hand stacks of old pa-y township,died Tuesday and|Moore will return home tonight from |the Dardanelles out of the Black sea,|..4 hel =a ee ae ke Misses Mary and Daisy Woodsidcs |#3mwasburiedWednesdayatRose’9 few days’visit to ner cousin,Miss|and the latter passage is forbiddento |++sent xy eee eae j :and brother,Master Edwin,of Char-|§PFs.All you want jat g|Annie Lardner Moore,in Mooresville.|her warships by international ork eee ee ete nn eet Hotte,are the queste of Miss Rutho 10 ts hundred.}rances,the 2-year-old daughter)Rev.L.L.Moore will leave tomor-|ment.0 je fe a sm “saindidand Hartline.Mr.Albert Johnson and \%cen a red.of Mr.and Mrs,Arch.Evans,died pow for Bluefield,W.Va.,where he|Gatuiphy Técke With “dieses at,|eames a os.W.Hopkins,candi sisters,Misses Sudie and Addie,have |f They are mighty good¥,evening at the home of her|will occupy the pulpit of the Presby-|the despotic bureauctacy of Russia|Te Tikiin $6 Rewer [returned to thier home in Stony!#f ¢.M on-Race-strect,death result-|terian church the second and third|and Russia,‘with-her enormous pop-|;oa at "<6 in Avery are OT'g-'Point after visiting Misses Sudie and ig tOr wrapping,paperingfromwhoopingcough.Funeral |Sundays while his brother,the pas-|glation snd renoubees.is alwaya'a|women Kulah Ostwalt.;'®walls,etc..eWiceswereconductedWednesday|tor of the church there,Rev.S.W.|possible enemy of Germany on the/IN EAST MONBO COMMUNITY|The two weeks’revival at Trout-’’afternoon by Rev.Messrs.G.Hi.|Moore,is away on his vacation.inorth.‘France “threatens Germany :Laaleinte8 oe man has clored and we are glad to 2and3.7.Eds sud the in-/Engineer B.C.Patton,who recetit-|on the south.On the west the core Visitors,Sick Folks and Other|*ay it has done a lot of good.ireeddeathofDr.H.McD.Yount,!jem,spent Monday here on business.England has almost t jake drying fruit.'-9,father of Mr.E.M.Yount of States-Mr.H.C.Payne spent Wednesday in bresking point pone one at these akan =ee and Mrs.},,Misses Sudie “Ostwalt and Ruth D.Zz Kimball’swhichoccurredathishomeat|Hickory on business.ing recent years.Under such condi-|w.H.Haynes and family are visit-Hartline,Messrs.Cullen Ostwalt andondaymorningat321}4 saath ty arate oO Litten ¢to enter schoolft.x A,aumber i ur people stteniied|tions Germany sees the necessity of ing in Madison county.Mr.Elree ce Tuaelakaes this fall.-:.~-—I§—~ a was in Oakwood cemetery.(ly moved from here to Winston-Sa-|mercial and political tension with Neighborhood News.‘The ladiés are busy canning and ville,Conove o’was the result of an attack the old soldiers’reunion |at Stony|stayi eA :—oe ae2|Staying on intimate terms with Aus-isiting in Taylors-of eholera.morbus.Dr.‘Yount was}point Wednesday.tria on her eastern frontier.The gs lnJonts "hsey of ote .;@81yearsold.He served in the Con-'+A‘lass of orphans from the Ma-Austrians are Gerthanic and might Sti li d Selma Sides of Lora Nominations Favorably Reported.Headaquarfederatearmyandhadpracticed|sonic orphanage at Oxford will give}later help to make a greater German|yjited”Mi .Mona and Bertie cn Ac cee B.Warery —weemedicinesincethewar.He repre-/a concert at the court house here |empire.In such case,if Austria con-Clark te days last’week.Mr.|°!New York,and Frederic A.DelanosentedCatawbacountyintheLeg-Monday,August 10th.|trolg the Balkan States,with a long 5.7 hates It Zoe eas Cre Ostwalt of Chicago,to be members of the rennin nineislatureof1877and1881.His wife!pyr Samuel Grigg,a ‘dentist of |seacoast on the Mediterranean,Gerla.‘coe n :a xn Federal Reserve Board,were favor-|9andeightchildrensurvive.Shelby,spent yesterday in town.He}many will have what she lacks—tines Bprines tow days mt Devie ably reported to the Senate Wednes-ae has decided to locate in Taylorsville}great harbors aid f ay oa day.Dulano was appointed in place :Chapter of Royal Arch Masons Or-'and will settle here about the 20thof|enable her to davelop her marecius i xf 3a toon ani wart rm of Jones,whose eragention Was op-Turnip Seed..ganized.|the month.power vite “ia ¥|posed and whose name was with-The Statesville chapter of the Roy-!___nena neers 4 pee Spee.drawn.Attion on Warburg was de-al Arch tnwena wan detineiiy insti.Visitors in York Institute Commu-|England would rather see Rus Mr.C.P.Roseman,who was so ferred until he appeared before thei|sian domination of the Balkan Pon-inter,i ‘=tuted Wednesday night by Mr.A.S.nity.limsuls than German domination |e”borned ‘last winter,is nel #0}inate committes.Guerard i i H.Mr.Roscman has been wr ibleSearsSytheeresSateanyeateatheeasentaeisanopenwigofRussiaandoe:walk without his crutches und in-|Cpidren’s Day and Plenle at Wesley Tube W ells !titute,»5.—iMr.t st tri ;cms ¢:North Carolina.The officers of the ae.V.=Lackey and Mr.and Mrs.Scien Giedt Britain ee an —ie he seems to os Chapel 15th.chapter which have been acting un-|John Lackey and children of States-France,formed to :a :,een -1 4 |Correspondence of The Laidmark.der a special dispensation for 15.ville came up in their automobile and |ble all of the tembbantion Te re:Delish Setser is very sick ‘ct Children’s Day and,picnic at Wes-And Pure Water.‘J ‘;i iti i t ex-amonths,were formally installed by}spent last Sabbath with their moth-|tween Germany,Austria and Ital this writing.Her recovery is no ley chapel church Saturday,15th,We can make themthethighpriest,after which new offi-|er,Mrs.J.Wash Lackey.Mr.G.E.\known as the Triple Alliance.As Ny,—Moubo and Ostwalt pboys|beginning at 10.30.Come and bring at the rightprice.cers were elected as follows:Dr.|Marsh arrived this week to spend|Ttaly 1 ;well filled baskets.CoM.:Charles Anderson high priest,S.L.|some time with homéfolks.Mrs.Ml see 7ceva ae of a her|played ball on the East Monbo Phone 2405.Parks king,W.E.Webb scribe,Dr.|W..Murdock and son,Grover,spent!Austria oppressed her und hate eeag Sager —Sige nee igs Sold the Editor a Poor Quality.Very truly,C,Dye captain of hosts,W.W.|Friday at All Healing Springs.Mr./while in the Triph A Durham Herald.iy ‘A THae;.ple Alliance,may not Monb:East Monbo and the Ter-a ee on ws a I ¢"R TE RHollandprincipalsojourner.Dr.P.|R..D.Lackey and grandson,Glenn|;,:Aautvia i .D>qT Prohibition:or no prohibition,the ..4o.beigo.Genmany..See 3 rel team played Saturday.eee kind of liquor that can be had for a}Ang.4—4t. *F.Laugenour royal arch captain,P.|Sharpe,attended the picnic at |t ;P.Purnell,J.D.Cochrane and Fred.|Mooresville last Thursday.Messrs.|Patt rome was 4 to 5 in favor of East Monbo.dollar a pint is not worth it.:ey json ¥h hereSlanemastersofveils,R.F.Henry |Clark and June Sharpe made atrip|Mt.Morrison Very Ili—Loray Per-|~Mr.John Bynum was throug’—_——_---------————--sentinel,J.M.Ramsey secretary and ‘to Charlotte last week.Mr.Fred Pat-|sonals.Wednesday afternoon,or eae “°EH;8.Pegram treasurer.The new terson and little brother,H.N,,of To the Editor of The Landmark:Davidson,where he will -atten 12officerswillbeinstallednextTues-Fort Mill,S.C.,are visiting telatives|Loray,August 6—Mr.D.B.Mor-|Pienic there today.von a.tas e ~day night.Mr.Guerard compliment-|in the county.Mrs.Sallie Mays of|tison is very sick at his home near Some of the young olks a oe .ithe new chapter on the fine rec-|Hiddenite left Saturday morning’for|here.community will picnic today at the *.=has made during the 15 months|Chase City,Va.,'to visit her daughter,!Mrs.B.C.Cook and children and|Buffalo Shoals.its existence.The members now Mrs.William Hasson.She was join-|Mr,Will Cook,all of Charlotte,are}>th iftne docket Affairs.anumber40andthereareanumberof|ed at Statesville by her granddangh-|spending awhile with Mrs.Margaret arta hiene eae pate avk?.Men’s Oxfords Ladies’Pumpsapplicationsformembership.ter,Mrs.W.C.Morrow,and children,|Cook.::ae of Marion,who,will make the trip/‘Mrs.T.F:Stevenson and little},Jennings,Aug.5—We are having PATENT LEATHER,GUN METAL,VICI AND TANS.A Shooting Scrap as Related in with her.Mrs.Hasson is Mrs.Mor-|daughter,Maty Esther,of Hicko dry weather.Farm work has been RiwelerPrice Reduced PriceCourt.row’s mother.Miss Lola Millsaps}are visiting Mr:and Mrs.L.©.Bont somewhat retarded on awe of =Boyden,$6.00 $4.50 PatentColonials $4.00(Ai darkey was testifying in court of Troutman is spending some time|venson,Mrs.H.B.Lewis of States-|drought.Corn and o “a an he Hurley,5,00..3.50 Patent Colonials 3°60thisweekagainstanotherdarkeywithrelativesinthisvicinity.Ville will return home today,after|cPOPS are needing rain ~wl thee Howard&Foster,4.50 3.25 Oxfords reduced 3.50whoshotathim.It seems the wit-enero |spending a few days with her moth-|¥®Should not complain about Howard &Foster,4.00 $0 3 00nesswasvisitingand‘he and the wo-|Mrs.Totten Hurt in a Runaway—|er,Mrs.L.E.Hedrick.Dr.and Mrs.|at¥Weather.We should be ee H .3.50 2.75 ss 250m&n of the house were the only on Visitors.|Woot f _-Kinst ‘tharikful for the portion of rain we erman,.,ofyonesoCetenof.Kinston are guests of Marsh&Franklin,3.00 2.50;200 1.mt when the defondant in.|Correspondence of ‘The Landmark.|Rev..E.D.Brown.have received.::SaatBosndanthedMalwaaceonoSectinaahug.(ss Ivey elte Re an eaiati ‘Apple cuttings and ice cream sup-Don’t forget to look over our®$1.00 counter in Ladies’Oxfords.want to know of witness what he|Jehnson,who has been in the West|,Yadkin edunty convention Monday}pers are in full blast.There -will be ’i \(@vitness)was doing there and wit-|10 years,is in on a visit to his moth-|Ominated S,Carter Williams,an an ice cream supper at Mr.J.T.Jen-he M e oe 0.,;ness thought he had about as much!er,Mrs.B.C.Johnson.Mx.Ernest|vedell man,for the Legislaturo,C.|mings Saturday night,16th.Every-i 7 ee a ‘.%'aBusinessthereasdefendantandso}Cooper from Indiana is visiting his|W.Poindexter for sheriff,J.L.Cra-|body ay invited.;The One Price Cash Shoe Store.ted.But when the defendant |parents,Mr.and Mrs.T.H.Cooper.|%t for clerk,W.G.Wooten for rog-|Children’s Day exercises at Union ,nehedabigpistolwitnesslostall|Mr.John Chamberlain and wife of |ister.Grove Sunday,9th.interest in everything except a way|Statesville were on a visit‘at Mr.E.|>TT ae ee eR Me es tas MEDAN ig PLA #©get out.Defendant being between |L.Windsor’s last week but were ee esRimandthedoor,witness “juked”|ed home by the sickness -of “their|'@ .‘3 Ye oe ee i bi a *4andpassedoutunderdefendcnt’s|daughter-in-law,'oo Ww r Ras i.".ae ae oefrm,As he was making a spredy|There was a right bad>‘runaway ||9 4 ,''away,defendant let yo one shot Sunday evening at Mr.A.“M..Sal-}i {“him for fun.Ball passed close to mons’old mill.Mr,Ernest Totten|.o J—ear.and wife were going home from |:e .”,cross -¢xaminafion witness |preaching at Shiloh when a téamsetaa—there at the from Elkin ran away,ran in behind} owin h Materials cand the woman wuz the Mr.and Mrs.Totte d knocked russ our .rth,””eat in’: geors eer sng:cetendant a M Fotven oni plies the dash.Bhe|ThePlace wyGet ¥Money .ae ;‘2 =ain ie ae ie nd when t the wom:j j jah ;i Fo ober,aA .‘ple man was caught under the buggy,drageet |‘50 ieces 36 inch Punjab Percales,in light and darkwork,84Square Count,guarant fast colors,”sul=rieht Bein,She attests far |ble for men’s Shirts and womenand children’s Dresses.Actual value 15c.,but will sell a limit-BGsnk Lineberger,colored,was *time but was not dangerously hurt.|ed quantity at 124,per ya Over 100 pieces Bates,Toil-du-nord,Red Seal and Slack Diamond»chain o:is The pro os ;4 i ..‘‘‘':’Sire sikMayor Caltrain.°%be the third BonbeyteHareabedte|Gingham and Chambray,in beautiful plaids,stripes and checks,suitable for early fall wear andschoo!BP days for failure to pay ¢fine im.teed of August.dresses.These are absolutely the best and most reliable wash fabrics that money can pon he :Paatkspieforchem:2!8)American radio staflond.ate pro-|would be a great saving to the consumer to pick up these new styles while you ‘can buy at these 4horsestorinaway,the negro byPrmjen Witecnr fetawicalioee prices.They are all new and worth more money.~Yours’truly,s et o hotter standing wn-|gy Wraneuitting messages of an in os Soa +.¢,t 4 a ie sin =Robeson cantitytropesn joke sone ot re.eg ‘armen,.bwo weeks did rer dale was Uelivered ps the of rea f.Miah #e -—vremoerete VOL.XLII." THE GERMANS OCCUPY LIEGE. But Belgians:Hold the Forts—Aus- ria.and France Sever Relations. ‘The Germans-occupy Liege,while the Belgian troops hold the forts.The Belgian official view is that the situationts quite batis- factory. The Austrians bombarding Bel- grade,Servia,while part of the Ser- vian army is taking the offensive in’ Bosnia.: The North Sea again is closed to the fishing fieeis which is regarded as significant in view of the fact that there are large British and German fleets in that water. Prance and Austria have severed diplomatic relations because Austri is helping Germany.oO The Frénch are advancing in Alsace,but against what opposition is not known.French government will not permit publication of casu- alities. ——4} Statesville Received’An Ovation But Horse Wasn't Fast Enough. In its account of the races in the contest at the State firemen’s meetimWinston-Salem last week,theWinston-Salem Sentinel says:“Coupler Ralph Gaither,of theStatesvillecompany,received a big ovation when he made his jump.Hewasinacrouchingpositionandwentofftheflyingwagoninaneasyandulmanner.The time of this company was quite a disappointmenttothecrowd,as the beautiful graypassedthegrandstandperhapsfast-er than any of the other contest-ants.The crowd evidently thoughtthecompanyhadmademuchlower time than the judges announced,but a member of the company statedthat‘Pat’did not get to running good until he got te the grandstand.The time was 37.25 seconds.”iAn article from the same paper,ublished on another page of endmark,shows that somebody didtheStatesvilleboysameantrickatWinstpn-Salem. In the wagon races Chapel Hillwonfirst100—the time be-ing 24 4-5.Burlington won firstmoneyintheStatehosewagonrace.Its time was 30 3-5 and the prize was$125. Desth of RanseDean,a Colored Cit-izen. Ranse Dean,for years a_wellknowncoloredcitizenofthetown,died Thursday at his home on Tradd street and was buried Friday.Hehadbeensickforseveralweeks. In the ante-beilum days Ranse wasthepropertyofDr.Dean,a promi- ‘nent citizen of Statesville.He wasrobablyabout65yearsoldandhad fived in Statesville all his life.Heissurvivedbyhiswife.Years ago when printing pressesinStatesvillewereoperatedbyhandRanseturnedthepressinTheLand- mark office.In this capacity he wasaregularemployeofTheLandmark for many years.When gasoline en-gines and electricity were substitut-ed for hand-power Ranse was givenotherworkabouttheofficeand.con-tinued with The Landmark until sixoreightyearsago.He was.a faith-ful worker and was reliable. Miss Chipley and Mr.Northey Mar-ried Sunday Afternoon. Miss Isla Chipley and Mr.R.F.Northey of Salisbury were quictly married Sunday afternoon at 6.30o'clock at the home of the bride’s pa-rents,Mr.and Mrs.S.D.Chipley, on east Broad street:The ceremony was performed by Rev.Dr.riesAndersoninthepresenceofthe bride’s family and two friends.Themarriagewasacompletesurprisetomanyfriendsofthecouple,who hadkepttheirplanssecret.Mr.North- ey,whose home is in Charlotte,hasforayearorlongerbeenmanageroftheColonialTheaterinSalisbury,and his courtship of Miss Chipley be-gan while the latter was employed in@StoreatSalisbury.Mr.and Mrs.Northey left on the evening train forSalishury,where they will maketheirhome. Twenty-One Sheep and Goats Killed. Twenty-one sheep and goats be-longing to Mr.R.W.Pou of ‘theEimwoodcommunitywerekilledby-one afternoon last.week.AnoldcoloredwomanpassingthroughMr.Pou’s pasture saw two dogs at- ck a sheep and drove them away.matter was reported to’Mr.Pouandinvestigationrevealedthat2hsheepandgoatshadbeenkilled.The colored woman recognized the two dogs she saw and it is under.stood that they have since been kill- ed by their owners, Messrs.J.R.Alexander and Chas.Sherrill were before the mayor last week to answer for an affray which took place at the depot some days ago.Judgment was suspended:onthepaymentofthecosts. .Near Hot Springs Frida Mrs. Margaret Graham attacked Mrs,Eth-‘el Woody and the latter,to eseape,ran into the French Broad river andwasdrowned.Mrs.Graham was at rested. Misses Lucile Kimball and Rachel’,King have returned from an extendedvisittoElkinandWinston-Salem, -the city—of}- on ei —ALLIED ARMIES BLOCK WAY. Union of British,French and Belgian“Troops to Check German AdvanceaeBelgium-—Progress of the ar.é Ai dispatch from Brussels under date of the 9th says official Belgian reports record the important fact that a junction has been.effected byBelgians,British and French troopsacrossthelineoftheGerman ad-vance through Belgium.The loca-tion of the three armies was not re-vealed but it is,expected they will act together. At Liege,where the Belgian gar-rison has presented a stubborn front to‘the German attackers,fighting had ceased since early SaturdaymorningandtheBelgiantroopsandcitizensstrengthenedthecity’s de- fenses.Between the forts,lines ofearthworkshavebeenthrownup.by men who have worked without cessa-tion night and day.Reports reached Brussels b: of London that according an- nouncements in Berlin,Liege had fallen into the hands of German troops. The sighting of a German cavalrypatroltothesouthofNamurisev-idetice of the activity of the GermanforcesinLuxemburg,showing they were reconnoitering to discover thepositionofthedefendingarmies.‘The retirement of German troops out of range of the guns of the forts of Liege was supposed to indicatetheywereconcentratingandwait- ing for reinforcements to renew the attack. In the who have way French troops crossed the frontiers of Belgium continue to advance me- thodically and their approachstrengthensthepositionoftheBel-gian army.When a French officer arrived at Namur in an automobile citizens hoisted him on their shoul- ders and carried him through the streets. Patriotic enthusiasm reigns among all classes and thousands of volun- teers have joined the young recruitscalledtothecolors.All troops senttothefronthavedisplayedexcellent spirit while many soldiers woundedatLiegehaveaskedtobesenttore-join their regiments as soon as their wounds are healed. iA German officer and a number ofGermansoldierswhosurrenderedto the Belgians at Liege,declared theyhaddonesobecausetheywereSo-cialists.They cofidemned the warasunjust. The French Invade Alsace and Are Joyfally Received. ‘A dispatch from Paris says the invasion of lower Alsace by a FrencharmyunderGen.Joseph Joffre,the French commander-in-chief,hasawakenedgreatenthusiasmthrough- out France,French military author- ities recognize that the occupationofAltkirchandMuclhausenby French troops is not of high strateg- ical importance,but the successful advance of the French army far across the German frontier will have considerable moral effect,It is reported unofficiallf that Kol- mar,farther to the north,has fallen into the hands of,the French.None of these three places was stronglyfortifiedandalllieoutsidetheline of real German defence,being guard- ed as outposts of the strongly forti- fied cities.The German garrisons numerically were fairly strong but if was understood that in case of at- tack they merely would endeavor tohindertheFrenchadvancebefore falling back.Neu Breisach,where the,German forces are said to have retired,is east of Kolmar and is strongly for- tified,while Strassburg,some ©dis- tance to the north,the center of a great aggregation of German troops, is strongly fortified and supposed to be prepared for a long siege. Official reports of fighting be- tween the French and German troops state that the French losses were “not excessive”while the loss of theGermansaredeclaredbytheFrenchtohavebeen“very serious.”The Alsatian inhabitants are “kaid to have been so overjoyed at the appearanceof-the French army that they tore up the frontier posts,Reports of the arrival of an Aus- trian army corps on the Swiss frodn-tier near Basle were thé object of close attention by French.militaryauthorities.It was said that several more Austrian army corps were be- ing organized in the Tyrol,whencetheylaterwouldbesenttowardtheFrenchfrontier.In view of this the French government asked the Aus- meantime tro-Hungarian ambassador to France,who remains at his post,to explain the intentions of stria-Hungary in regard to France. Driving the Germans From Alsace- Lorraine. The French Minister of War gives the following account of the occupa-tion of Mulhausen in Alsace-Lor-reine,by the Freuch Saturday:“Daring the march from ‘AitkirehtheFrenchtroopspassedtheaban-doned earthworks and defenses ofMulhausen.The populace ii a fren-zy of delight welcomed the Frenchtroops.The cavalry réued_theGermanrearguard,The French es-tablished themselves north of Mul- hausen,} scribes the German retreat,TheFrenchlosseswere-not excessive,the of Randolphfor. result .The tionofMulhausen,the groct in:ial con-tor of lence,will sevorberate| Civil Cases in Superior Court.’Iredell Superior Court yesterdaybeganthetrialofcivildases,withthefollowingresult:iWesleye Redman.ys.Thos.Dacens;land in controversy ordered surveNormanBros.ys.J.B.Lippard,Lorene Cotton Seed Oil Mille vs.Town of Mooresville,L.W:Pooyeyvs,H.F.Elliott,J.T.Plott ‘wa.county commissioners,L.M.vs.Annie Lackey,all continued,~Turner King vs.Southern RailwayGo,;non-suit.1L,T.Stimpson vs,R.A.Gaither;verdict for plaintiff for $1,251.54.W.E.Steway vs.Ernest SteandFateRevelsvs.Bettie Rey non-suit in both cases,J.H.Cloaninger ws.J.L.Clogn- a’ Dorsett Fraley vs.Southern Rail-way Co.;on trial. formanyyearsamemberoftheState C.N.Allen,aged 77 years, Joffre,saying:“This initial success I thank.you in the name of the gov-ernment.” At nightfall on Friday the French a regiment of infantry distin - ing itself in a furious charge shortly after which the Germans retired disorder.A French colonel and sev- en of his men were wounded. Darkness permitted the Germanstoconcealthemselvesand_the French troops entered the city amid the cheers of the people .Veteransof1870embracedtheFrenchsol-diers. fairs Thus Far. Sunday the British admiralty an-nounced that mine of the cruiser squadron of the main fleet were at- tacked Saturday by German subma-tines.None of the British ships was damaged.One German subma- rine was sunk.No details were giv-en as to the place at which the fight eceurred. The British torpedo-boat destroy-er Lance figured in the first naval engagement in the present war,sink-ing last Thursday the Hamburg- American Line steamer Koenigin Lu- ise,which had been fitted out as a mine-layer.The Lance fired only four shots.The first destroyed thebridgeofthesteamer,a third and}}fourth tore away the stern and the|, M. switch engine of the Southern rail- Way at the Meeting street crossing, west of the depot,yesterday morn- ing at 8 o'clock,resulting in serious injury to Switehman Robt,Sumner, who was caught between the locomo- tive and the automobile. Mobile was wrecked repair,but Mr.Davis wes not hurt.Mr.Sumner’s right leg was broken machine,without shutting ~engine,at the foot of the —Enges Ase -Mina:Ak ep A and could see no moving train. cars standing on each side of thecrossingonthefirsttrackandcarsonthesecondtrackeastofthecross- akcae in sight-and the noise ofMachine,which was in low gear,pre- vented him from hearing the locomo- tive until after he had gore on thetrack.Mr.J.M.Causey,who is flag- man at the crossing,says he was 5 the apposite side of the track from Mr.Davis;that he saw Mr.Davisandwavedhisflagathim,but Devis was looking toward the westanddidnotseehim.Fireman Har- ry Garrison,who was ringing STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,AUGUST 11,1914. FAUTO.AND©ENGINE ©OLLIDE-Mr.J.M.Davis)Machine WreckedattheMeetingStreetCCollisionWithSwitchSwitchmanSumnerBadlyHurt. An automobile driven by Mr.J. Davis was struck by the local By The auto- almost .beyormd inger;vergict for plaintiff for $800{between the ankle and knee anil hewithinteréstat6percentfromJane]received an ugly gash above theuary2,1909.ty right cye.‘International Waste Co.vs,Bloom-|Mr.Davis was going south and thefieldMfg.Co.;verdict for defendant.|switch engine was backing out of asidingfromtheeastwhentheacci- dent occurred. er machine nor the locomotive weremovingrapidlyisprobablyallthat The fact that neith- ’s saved Mr.Davis.Mr.Sumner wasBoardofAgriculture,died Thureday}ir the act of stepping from one sidenightathishomeatAuburn.of the Jocomotive to tle other in ;":.bicperation te getting off-at-a-ewiteh—ate ne eee tT and did not see the automobile until) TheMinister of War sent a da the collision occurred,Hand he been tul tel G 1 Jooking in the direction the engineeaustorytelegramto:GOES...moving he could bave saved him-;;self.When the crash came his legwil]have a moral effect in bringing was caught between the miachinc andprofoundsatisfactiontothenation.the locomotive,erushing the bore, und his head was thrown against the locomotive,eutting the gash over his eye.Despite his injuries he did notadvanceguardapproachedAltkireh,oes his hold a the locomotivetheofficialstatementcontinues,@1 iti)another trainman came io hisscribingeventsleadinguptotherescue.He was taken to the Sana- cepture of Mulhausen.The fF itorium for treatment.The attomowaswelldefended,the report say8,ihiic was turned almost entirely ground by the locomotive and drag- ged about 50 feet withoutover. chine All four wheels of the machine were ervushed and the engine were badly damaged. says his loss is about $300. turning Mr.Davis remained in the ma- until it came to a standstill. and body Mr.Davis Mr.Davis says that he stopped hisoffthe steeppadewhichapproachestherailroad His view was obstructed ‘by The crossing’flagman,hesays,8 tanding beside his flag station on Mr. taeocomotivebellandlookinginthelireetioninwhichthelocomotive man crew. Harwich. Amphion was Koenigin Luise sank in six minutes.The Lance rescued 28 of the Ger- Several were wounded.None of the Lance’s crew was injur-ed.The Koenigin Luise was caught laying mines some 60 miles The same day the British.cruiser sunk was moving,says that he saw Mr.Davig just as he came on the cross- ing and called to Engineer Black-well.Mr.Blackwell —_—- ;emergency brakes and the wheel o:|the locomotive locked,but a showerofrainatthetimehadmadethe rails slick and the wheels slid along the Yails for 50 feet after the cpol- from by.striking a “Rout is the only word which de-|900,the mine and the paymaster and 130 men || were lost.The captain,16 officersand135menweresaved.I The same day a dispatch to a Lon-|don daily paper from Tien Tsin,Chi-na,said that the Russian cruiserAskoldandtheGermancruiserEm-|< den both had been sunk after an en-|( gagement off Weihaiwai,China.t tWarBulletins. ‘Ai dispatch from Rome says 48/1trainsloadedwithAustriantroops|from the Tyrol arrived.at Leopold|( Shoehe,in Baden,northwest of Ba- sel,Switzerland,were on their way |{to Alsace to assist the Germans.A|.dispatch from Berne,Switzerland,| near the Swiss frontier.|¢A dispatch from Athens,Greece,| ed on Bulgarian territory near Fere-|jik,in the vicinity of the river Ma-ritsa.They .apparently are moving|;in the direction of the frontiers of |tThraceandBulgariabyagreement|| with Bulgaria.. A report from St.Petersburg saysRussian.troops have —penetrated|; through the valley of the river Styr,which rises in Austrian Galicia andflowsintoRussia,and have entered Austrian ‘territory,driving ‘the Aus- trian advance posts before them.rTheenlistment.of $0,000 special|jpolicemenforLondenbéganyester-|Iday.University men,brokers,bank clerks,actors,men of all classes,will |join.They will guard water works,|j railways and tunnels,relieving the present force -for ‘more importantwork.Each man will be on duty forfourhoursaday.A special patrol ofmotorboatswhichhavebeenloanedbyownerswillpolicetheThames.|This precaution.is taken to preventdamageinLondonbyGermanspies.|« Al report of the battle of Liege,||from August 3 to 6,says:t.“The Germans lost 5,000 dead.Twenty-four guns.were captured |t and one general was made prisoner.The German forces numbered 120,- ‘enders 40,000.'..attack lacked co-but the Belgians utilized their c ( t hesion, a Mrs, yea |street,died Sunday afternoon. f says Turkish forces have concentrat-|and ae re home of her son,Mr.Thos.Heglar, c ford is his real name. ision O¢eurred. eaths. Ralph Mills,little son ‘of Mr.andRobt.A.Mills,aged about fourdiedyesterdayafternoonat6clockatthehomeofhisparentson‘aldwell street.Death resulted fromrainfever,which is thought to haveeenCausedbyafallontheconcrete|sidewalk.Funeral and burial this af- ernoon, The two-months-old child of Mrs, :eorge West,who lives on Caldwell Theuneralandburialtookplaceyester- lay.The child’s twin brother diedwoweeksago.says 40,000 Austrians troops have |Mr.msom David Nicholson diedconcentratednearBaselandthat!Sund afternoon about 5.30 o’clockGermanandFrenchtroopsalsoarc|at hig home near Trinity church,‘oneord ‘township,death resulting rom tuberculosis.Funeral servicesburialtookplaceyesterdayaf- ernoon at South River church,Rev.P.Gwaltney conducting the serv-ce."Mr.Nicholson was a native ofhis¢ounty and was 64 years old.fe ig survived by his wife and fourhildren,*namely:Messrs.William }and Thomas Nicholson and Mes- james R.§.and W.W.Hartness, all of Concord township. Mrs.Mary Matilda Bost of Con-ord died Thursday night at the ear’Troutman,where she was vis-ting...The remains were taken totockyRidgechurchinCabarrusountyforburial.Mrs.Bost was wice ‘married,her first husband be- ng a lar.She was 70 years oldandigsurvivedbyanumberofchil- dren. ‘ondemnéd Man’s Name is Stafford. Harry Smith,the negro who was last Week convicted of the murder of Forrest.Nettles and sentenced tolectrocutionOctober2d,formerlyivedimCharlotteandwasknownhere’as Jim Stafford.His grand-mother Was here.from Charlotte’yes-erday to see him.She says Staf- When toldwasStafford,hat Smith’s nameJailerGilbertslipped into the jailnd¢alled the name.Smith answer-ed before ‘he thought about the fact MORE STREET IMPROVEMENT. Aldermen Plan More Concrete Side-walks—Paving on West BroadStreettoBeExtendedtotheCol-lege —Storage’Building at OldLightStation—Ten Days’Vaca-tion For Policemen —~WhiteElectedFireman—Civie LeagueRepresentativesNot Considerable street improvementworkwasorderedbytheboardofal-dermen at its regular monthly meet-ing Friday night.Concrete _side- walks 4 1-2 feet in width were or- dered as follows:On.Park street from Davie avenue to Broad street, east side of Race street.from.Front street to Western avenue,both sides of Armfield street from Mulberry to. Race street,south side of Armfield street from Mulberry to Highland avenue,west side of Green strect from Front to..Broad street.The im- provement on ‘west Broad ©street, which is being graded preparatorytobeingpavedfromMeetingtoMul- berry street,was ordered continued from Mulberry to the college proper- ty line,the same material to be used. Cement curbing and gutter was or- dered placed along the paving from the college preperty—line -te~street.It is probable that a’strip about 20 feet in width will be left in the center of Broad street from Mul-berry street to the college property which it is the purpose to convert into a small park for the use of the college students and the public.The street committee was instructed to investigate the application for con-crete sidewalks and other improve- ments on Stockton street and was given authority to take action on the matter. ‘Al two-inch water line was orderedplacedonParkstreetfromBroadtoDavieavenue. The street and electric light com- mittee.was ordered to secure bids for a building to be erected on the siteoftheoldelectriclightstationforthestorageofelectriclightsuppliesandstreetmachinery. Ten days’vacation annually wasallowedthecitypolicemen,the timefortakingthevacationtobegrant-ed by the mayor orthe chairmanofthepolicecommittee, Mr.Jo.White was elected a mem-ber of the paid fire department tosucceedMr.Earl Moser,resigned.The colored firemen were allowed$125 to pay their expenses to”the men which meets in Fayetteville Au-gust 18-20. An order was prohibiting cement workers who are engaged in sidewalk work for the city from do- ing outside work at the same time.No representative of the Civic League appeared before the board to present the League’s recommenda-tions decided on at its meeting Mon- day and the only knowledge of the action of the League was through the report of its meetin: which apposite ‘te Friday’s Land-mark.The action of the League was discussed,however,and some of thealdermenresentedit.It is claimedthatthecityisdoingallitcanto-ward keeping the town clean and inasanitaryconditionwithoutactuallyenteringandGleaningtheprivatepremisesofcitizensofthetown.Thecity.stands ready to haul away re-fuse matter at any time when it isplacedinboxesorbarrelsandplacedwherethecitywagonsmaygetit.And the aldermen invite reports on places about town which need atten-tion. Mr.D.D.Littlejohn Awarded PatentOnSubsoilAttachment. Mr.D.D.Littlejohn of Statesvillehasbeenawarded.a patent on a sub-soil attachment forplowswhichptomisestoproveagreatsuccess.The attachment,asshownin*the illustrations in the pat-ent document.received a few days ago from the government,can beusedonanysteelbeamplowofmod-ern design.The sub-soiler,when properly attached,runs directly be-hind the plow and can be set at any depth from one to 12 inches.It is especially designed for the modernturnplowsand¢an used on bothrightandlefthandplowswithoutaffectingdesiredcentralposi-tion of the plow.It is also con-structed so ag not to catch weeds or trash, ‘Mr.Littlejohn has letters from plow manufacturers stating that hisattachmentshouldproyeasuccessandheisnaturallyveryenthusiasticoverhis,invention.ow that thepatentpapetshavebeenreceiveditishispurposetoimmediatelyorgan-ize a company in Statesville to man-ufacture the attachments and putthemonthemarket.If he does natsucceedin.organizing a local compa-ny,he will probably have the attach-ments manufactured’by a plow com-pany of andther State with which heisnownegotiating. Local Postoffice Instructed to Limit Money Orders. The Statesville postoffice has re- ceived instructions from the goyern- ment at Washington not to issuemoneyordersformorethan$100 payable to persons living in the coun- tries affected by the Bu an war. ing ‘money orders to foreign coun- prevent the sending of moncy from America for 8 ,The local office "has alsebeén notified pended ThesePeSateseha r |with consummate skill The|thathehadchangedhis name.TheGermanwasbadlyshatters|negro has beenwanted An Charlottewht|oe othanorA,taken”next ‘me,:3 |ofices State tournament for colored fire-|i secured, United States! The government hopes that by limit-|lef; tries to $100 to each person to thus|f -j this distanee, that the cels post 8 .of}on and Deputy Houston ;e oat ae eevee e Mc! BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS,_ —All persons interested are re-ested to meet at Bethelurch,near East Monbo,.Friday ~morning,14th,to clean the graveryard. —Mr,W.J.Matheson,real estateagent,has sold for Mr.0.B.Lazen-by a farm of 73 acres in -Caol freetownshiptoMr.R,W.Wil for $2,000.\ hti~The streets in the busitiess see-tion were swept Saturday night andpresented.a good appearance Sun- day.The sweeping of the streets onSatutdaynightswasoneoftheree-omendatioris of the Civic League,| —{Mr.T.E.Sherrill,who was an-der treatment at the Sanatorium for eight weeks,returned y to his home at Sherrill’s Ford,Cataw- ba county.Mr.Sherrill was at thepointofdeathforseveralweeks. —jDr.H.Q.Alexander of Meck-lenburg county,State president oftheFarmers’Union,and Mr.J.Z. Green,State organizer,will speakattheannualpicnicoftheIredellFarmers’Union to be held at theIredellTestFarm.Saturday.icasueunTwoladiesandtwosmallchil- dren of Columbus,Ind.,who.aretouringthecountryinanaubile,were in .Statesville Thursday,Dealers in Ford machines “pointwithpride”to the fact that the long trip was made in a Ford machine,. —Al barbecue is to be a feature oftheIredellFarmers’Union _pienicattheStateFarmSaturday,and asbarbecuegoesbestwithcernTheLandmarkisaskedtotheladieswaeyy!attendte -ering to supply a few pones cornbreadtogoalongwiththebarbe-cued meat.—Mr.and.Mrs.R.A.Cooper,Mrs.Fleming,Miss Frances yoo:Miss Mary Crater and Mr,J,Cooper of ‘Statesville,Miss LouiseHortonofWinston-Salem,Mr.J,.L. Neely of Charlotte and Md.Mullen of Huntersville returnedurdaynightfrom.McDowell ty,where they spent a weekat Buck —_Creek Fishing Lodge.58 af- BH —iAt their meeting SaturdayternoontheDaughterslutiondecidednottooaFortDobbsthissummer.was called+off ay on toric interest,it was dec hipicnicshallbeheldwatilPaty,next year.{|jfanetF.T.Mea of) ‘est.Farm spent a portion’last week in the western <<:State with Mr.Flenry DC ofRockford,Il,who is ed in the purchase and improvement ag ee)considerable lands in State suit- able for fruit growing.M was with Mr,CormithlatterpurchasedtheDr.B ple orchard i ie Mr./ am endeavo:to get Mr.Corwith.buy some Iredell land,e ” PLEAS,MeDANIELS ARRESTED. Charged With a Capital Crime’le mittedYearsAgoaherta’Leotine’WeeWitnesses.wh Pleas.B.MecDaniels,the whitemanwhoischargedwithcriminal assault in this county 13 years:ago, was arrested in Mt.Airy .Friday morning by Chief of Police Taylor ofthattown.Acoupleof Mt.Airy eit- izens had just read newspaper accountsofMcDanielsandpartyhay-ing been seen in Rowan and Davidcounties,when they saw a partypassingalthestreetwhichan-swered the description given in thepaper.The police were i znotified,resulting in the arrest ofMcDanielsafewminutes©later.Sheriff Deaton of Statesville was no-tified of the arrest and and Dep-uty Sheriff Sherwood neon aeimmediatelyforMt.Airy.OnreaingMt.Airy Mr.Houston,who knewMcDanielsbeforehewas¢with crime,identified theand«the latter admitted his ti;but denied his guilt.McDaniels wybroughttoStatesvilleyningandplacedjnjail. on is now at work tryingto.findweagainsthim.easinhispossessionthewarrantsuedforMeDanielsatertheallegedcrime,wh credinAugust1901. victim was a nine-year-oldgirlfromStatesvillewhohad heentakentotheOstwaltcommunityto MylivewithMcDanielsandhiswyThewhereaboutsofMeDaniels’‘legedvietim is not knowntheiseuponetobeing maythet“hs F ah ae lack ost in the longelapsed.McDaniels says that he wiewifehavelivedinViBeandSouthCarolinasincethey.LeawayfromIredelltoavoidarrest.They now have five children.4‘,8.Cy two.weeksawiththeirchildrenandromthat"point to Mt. youngest had to-beAnother:man werewith them.Shes that the case oe Me in i ii Farmers’Union on Treasury depos-| ment funds which Secretary McAdoo announced that he will deposit with the national banks to help move 'the crops,a committee of the North Carolina Farmers’Union,Messrs. E..W.Dobbs,R.M.Cooper,S.Hi. Hobbs and J.C.Kennett,have writ- -ten the Secretary as follows: “WMr,Secretary:We,thecommitteeofthe under- National its,beg leave to assure you of oursincereappreciationofyourefforts| to prevent a money stringency in the proclamation was cabled to the State Department today.by Ambassador Page.It ‘placed arms,ammunitionandalldistinctlymilitarysuppliesonthelistof“absolute”contraband;and designated food,grain,money,horses and general supplies .as..‘‘con-ditional”contraband subject to /seiz-ure and to the contraband laws whenintendedfortheuseofapowerwithwhichGreatBritainisatwar.The proclamation follows the usv-al lines,and those issued by otherpowersinvolved‘in war probably willbevirtuallyidentical.it-names~the following as abso- districts by your recent an- ouncement that you ‘would again|deposit ‘government money’in cer-)tain banks for ‘crop moving’purpos-|es.We note that you are giving a)Jonger time limit for repayment than| Jast year,Which is exceedingly com-mendable and meets with our hearty|approval,this having been one of our requests at our conference with-on the 18th of last September)ashington.But we regret to| \gee that you have designated the| Mo purpose,nor in accord with your pol-|mals suitable for use in war. same banks as a rule to handle these|*“fynds,some of which,as we ‘showed|you in our letter of November 27th,|-9913;are not in sympathy with your| charged the smaller*icy,having banks 8 per cent and at the same wy *of affairs and bring this money near-|and air craft. time requiring that 25 per cent of|the sum borrowed stay on deposit,|~thus making it cost the countrybanksaround8percent.By this ac-|tion on their part it served to nulli-|.fy to a large extent the object and} the farmers have cheap and abun-|dant currency to move crops with. lute contraband:1,Arms of all kinds and their com- ponent parts., 2.Projectiles,charges and car- tridges of all kinds and their dis- tinctive component parts. 8.Powder and explosives,'especial-ly prepared for use in war. 4.Gun mountings,limber boxes, limbers,military..wagons,fieldforgesandtheirdistinctivecompo- nent parts. 5.Clothing and equipment of a dis- tinctly military character. 6,All kinds of harness of a distinc-tively military character. 7.Saddle,drought and pack ani- 8.Articles of camp equipment and their distinctive component.parts. 9.Armor plates. 10.Warships,including boats and their distinctive component parts,of such a nature,that they can only beusedonavesselofwar. 11.Agroplanes,airships,balloons component parts,together with ac-| cessories and articles.recognizable >tersineLaws aad.their but @ NegroAnother Man and 8 6th,to Greens-boro News.nay [Yesterday afternoon in Carroll county,Va.eight miles from this city,there was a sensational shoot-ing scrape,the result of whichCharlesAlbright,a negro driver ofthiscity,is dead and Cl Belton,a well known white mag,jcity,is in Hillsville,¥a., ing to answer to ttrialforneurder. the white driver who was with himstoutlymaintainthattheshootingwasanaccident,it is a well known fact that Belton left here armed forthepurposeofshootingC.E.Lundy, a well known business man of thiscity,for he had threatened the life of Lundy the day before.-Belton’s story,corroborated by Will Shelton, Mt.Airy Special ’ formation that Lundy,accompcnied by the negro driver,had left for the mountains yesterday morning forthepurposeofvisitingMissEllaChappell,a sister-in-law of Belton’s, but this proved.to be untrue,as Lun-dy spent the entire day in this city.Belton met ‘the negro in the roadcomingthiswayalone,and demand-ed the whereabouts of Lundy,whohethought.was in that section,andupontherefusalofthenegrototell, the pistol,which was pointed at the negro,exploded,sending a bullet |crashing into his stomach.Belton | thereupon told his driver that the|shooting was accidental as he was |trying to frighten the negro into giv-|ing the desired information.Mrs. |Flemming,another sister-in-law of|Belton,tells about the same_story,Ss many as two reliable partieshaveeSthatMiss |was in the buggy at the time and _Now,in order to remedy this state|for use in connection with balloons|begged Belton not to shoot the nc- er ‘to the producer in the field,we) banks can put up the proper securi-| ent with safety,that you deal more} directly with them.We are satisfied|nearer requirements of those “engaged directly in agriculture and|:the same time will enable thelerbanksinthefieldtomakea}’profit and to come nearer to carry- ng out your purpose to furnish suf-jent funds to move the crops with. 7 ring you of our esteem andgoodwishesforthesuccessofyour ;-}efforts to aid the producers,we are, +-justified by the facts. "ete.” This complaint is not only well- timed but,if reports are true,it is It was a mat-| ter of!common report last year that) <|the ‘banks of one city which secured| $500,000 of the government deposits | \to help move crops,used the money | —rpart..ofit—to-pay off their| “=}Joans;and that when banks in small-| er towns asked these banks about| getting a part of this money they |« +|were advised that the charge would | =”be 6 per cent.Atthesame time itis | 'a matter of common knowledge that |nometers and all kinds.of nautical| many of these banks charge individ-| ©|wals 8 per cent for loans in violation| ¥ 3 ¥ + ch hh * ©“ter of war. of law.’j The government charges the) .banks 2 per cent foy the money and | tetal cost to the banks is prob-| “ably around 3 per cent.The govern-| ment expects the larger supply the smaller banks. its the funds with the larger banks as a matter of convenience and then depends on them to supply the| smaller banks.The charge to the smaller banks should not exceed 1 or (2 per cent above thé cost to the larg-| er banks.The smaller banks could then loan to individuals at the legal rate and have a small margin of profit, This government money is sent out to help move the crops and relieve the financial stringency.It is not sent out for the banks to make a big profit.The money belongs to all the people and while the banks should have a small profit for hand- ling it the attempt to gouge,as some of them seem to be doing,is an out- rage.The government should promptly take away all deposits .from banks who are not willing to '@mply with the spirit of the Treas- ury Department regulations.—_—_—_— ft’s hard on little Belgium.It had nothing to do with bringing on the row and wanted no part in it. +But it suited Germany’s purpose to invade France that way and the in- }mocent bystander is drenched in»blood.On Belgium’s soil was the fa- *mous battle of Waterloo,99 years i ago.Belgium is,unfortunately for the country,well located for a thea- It depos-| ’e »Would Have Government Loan Mon-i ey on Farm Products.:A bill to permit the loaning of;Federal reserve notes under the new|,currency system on cotton,whe alt,5 _.oats was introduced in the\of Congress last week by measure would allow theFederalReserveBoardtoissuecur-rency to the full face value of eleva-tor or warehouse receipts for such4roducts,when endorsed by a mem-e in the reserve system.Such issues would be limited to twobilliondollarsandwouldbeauthor- incident to the les, Other RemediesWon'tCorehow tative Henry of Texas.| 12.Implements terial for use on land and sea. The following will be treated as conditional contraband: 1.Food stuffs, 2.Forage and grain suitable for feeding animals. 3.Clothing,fabrics for clothing and boots and shoes suitable for use in war. 4.Gold and silver in coin or bul- lion,paper money.\5.Vehicles of all kinds available for use in War and their component parts. 6.Vessels,craft and boats of all kinds,floating docks,parts of docks and their component parts. 7.Railway material,both fixed and rolling stock,and material for tele- graphs,wireless telegraph,and telephones. 8.Fuel lubricants. 9.Powder and explosives not spe- cially prepared for use in war. 10.Barbed wire and implements for.fixing and cutting the same. 11.Horse shoes and shoeing:ma- terials.a12.Harness and.‘saddlery. 13.Field glasses,telescopes chro- instruments, FOR STATE -WIDE PRIMARY. Roosevelt Republicans and Progress- ives Called to Meet in Greensboroonthe18th. Greensboro News,8th. \An official call will be issued in abanksto|day or two for meetings of the exec-| utive committees of the Roosevelt |Republicans and the Progressives to|firmed tonight by the Senate.|be held in Greensboro Tuesday,Au-| gust 18.For the same time a con- ference will be called inviting for- mer and present supporters of Roosevelt and Progressives to at-|tend. These decisions were made yester- day at a meeting of three leaders, viz.,James N.Williamson,Jr.,of Burlington,national Progressive committeeman from North Carolina; Zeb.V.Walser of Lexington,chair- man of the Progressive State com- mittee,and ex-Congressman C.H. Cowles of Wilkesboro,chairman of the Roosevelt Republican executive committee,and others. *It was stated that some 500 people are expected to conie here on that day,and efforts are under way to have special rates and accommoda-tions provided. [This conference will,in all proba- bility,detlare for ‘a protective tariffandaState-wide primary.The three leaders agreed yesterday as to these matters,and it was felt there was no doubt that the committees would adopt them.Mr.Cowles stated that the Roosevelt committee is in favor of the State-wide primary.The con- ference will be requested to adopttheseplanksalso. ‘Among the other matters to be considered will be the selection of asuitablecandidatefortheUnitedStatesSenate. (The date for this meeting comesjusttwodaysbeforetheRepublicanconventioncalledforRaleighAugust20.“That will not be a convention inRaleigh,”said Mr.Walser,“becauseveryfewcountieshaveyetheldtheirconventionstonamedelegatesthere-to,and under the*rules of that partydelegatesmustsobenamed,” American Artist Arrestedin Eng-|land. |Henry Aaron Mathes,said to be an|American was arrested atSunbury,gland,last week,on sus|picion that he was attempting to ob-tain information concerning move-ments of British troops,He was re-manded for a week to enable the au-|thorities to ‘make inquiry concerning|him.Mathes,according to allega-|tions of the police,had been mak-|ing sketches of docks and the drillphallwheresoldiersarestationed. The Twenty Year Test. twenty yea used =|tin’Colla,Clidtere ons|>ajedy,”writes Geo.W.Broek,iblisher of|the Enterprise,Aberdeen,Md.a Gooviensjedthatitwar's quick and safe curefor | and apparatus de-|{would urge that whenever smaller)signed exclusively for the manufac-|!4 ture of munitions of war,for manu-| @ ty,and meet requirements consist~|facture of repair of arms or war ma-| %& %that’this policy will come w@meeting ‘the Diarrhoen .Rem-/ gro.After the shooting Belton drove back here,sent physicians to the aidofthecoloredmanandsurrendered to the maycr,who released him un-|der a small bond,but he was tater |arrested by the sheriff at the in-|stance of the Virginia ‘officers,-who returned with him this morning.He did not resist the proceedings |and willingly went without the formality of requisition.The physicians found that the bullet had penetrated the negro’s bowels in five different places and while they performed what ap- peated to be a successful operation, the negro died at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of a Mr.Flem- |}ming,where he was taken after be- ing shot.The facts leading up ‘to the shooting are that Belton alleges that Lundy,a married man,had been|paying considerable attention to his sister-in-law,who is--a beautiful young lady,and has recently been employed as a sténographer in this }city,and that he had taken several }trips with her,carrying her to her country home last Sunday.It is rumored that Lundy was sending j|for her on yesterday,but thelivery | ;man who sent the team says the) |young lady ‘phoned for the team hers ||self.| |‘The ‘man who did the shooting is}well known ‘here,has a family and is| employed as a lineman for the local ||telephone company.\§{|' Warburg and Delano Complete Fed-| eral Reserve Board. |Washington Dispatch,7th. |Nominations of Paul M.Warburg jee New York and Frederick A.Dela-| no of Chicago,as members of the! |Federal Reserve Board,were con-| With the confirmation of Mr.War-|burg and Mr,Delano the new bank-jing board is complete. bers are W.P.G.Harding of Bir- mingham,Adolph C.Miller of San Francisco,Charles S.Hamlin of Bos- |ton,and Secretary of the Treasury |McAdoo and Comptroller of the Cur- rency Williams as_ex-officio mem-bers.° The confirmation of the New York and Chicago members came at the close of a five-hour debate,most ofthetimehavingbeenconsumedby Senator Bristow of Kansas,who at- tacked Mr.Warburg.In the course of the debate Senator Bristow arfd Senator Stone of Missouri becameinvolvedinaheatedpersonalargu- ment which for a time looked threat- ening.Eleven Senators voted against Mr.Warburg,only one of them,Lane of Oregon,being a Democrat.Senator Bristow sought in vain to have theSenatemakepublictestimonytakeninthehearingofMr.Warburg -be-fore the Banking and Currency Com- mittee. FACT Local Evidence. Evidence that can be verified. Fact is what we want. Opinion is not enough. Opinions differ. Here’s a Statesville fact. You can test it,: Mrs.J.W.Wilkinson,R.F.D.No.8,Statesville,N.C.,says:“My healthwasinsucha_wretched condition_kidney disease that two differ-ent doctors who were treating me sald I could not possibly live without anoperation.I would not consent to this and wag given up to die.There wasacuteinflammationofthebladder,I had lost the use of my muscles andlookedthepictureofdeath.My usualweightwasonehundredandfortypounds,but I had gotten down to lessthanninety.My husband got Doan’sKidneyPillsandasalastresort,Ibeganusingthem.After I had tak-en nearly all of one box,I began to get better very fast.I took eightboxesofDoan’s Kidney Pills alto-gether and they cured me.The doc-tors were certainly puzzled over mycure,I am a healthy woman todayandhaveneverhadtheslightestsignofkidneytroublesince.” Price 50c,at all dealers,Pon’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same’that’ ¥|While Belton and who drove for him,is that he had-in-| lation of war. ie vo across theAtlantic,theafi+Cunard liner Mauretania,from Liver for New York,arriv-ed at Halifax Thursday with 2,400|passengers,mostly Americans flee-\ing from war-ravaged Europe.At 11.80 o’clock Wednesday night,while off Sable Island,the Maureta-\nia was warned by the British cruis-er Essex to change her course with-out delay and head for Halifax.The|helm was shifted so quickly many k as |the ship.heeled,believed the steam-ler was turning turtle.|{Under the highest pressure of herturbineengines,with all ports blank-4 |eted and not a light showing,the ves- |sel sped over the 140 miles that lay|between her and safety from Ger-/man cruisers.Behind her ‘came theEssex,whose searchlights at —night|could be seen flashing across the ho-rizon as she scanned the waters fortheenemy.The Mauretania’s pas-sengers were not officially informed cf what had occurrgd.‘They had received no.intimation of the declar- |passengers,jolted by ‘the s' (The Mauretania sailed from Liy- erpool at 4.55 p.m,August 1,amid great excitement.From the mo- ment the big liner left the officers were on the alert,and Halifax was|held in mind as an alternative port.| When in the midst of thick fog off Sable Island a wireless message MfYom the Essex gave urgent warn- ing to:make full speed for Halifax, the Cunarder was 380 miles fromNewYorkand140fromthisport.| Lurking somewhere in the fog was| a German cruiser,but guarding the}lanes of steamship travel were Brit-| ish warships.i 4 Ny aneWee,een i ONTSPELLNE Einad YSided oh ae|Ashe county Democrats have nom-| inated T.C,Bowie for representa-| tive,W.E.Johnson clerk of court,| W.A.McMillan sheriff,J:M.Mor- phew treasurer and instructed for R.L.Ballou of Jefferson for the Senate,1 Hot Springs Liver Buttons Make You Feel Fine. If you want to tone up your liver, put your stomach in first-classshape,drive all impurities from the bowels,and feel like a real fighter in less than a week,get a 25-centboxofHOTSPRINGSLIVERBUT- TONS today. You can cat and digest a hearty meal;you will be free from head- ache,that lazy feeling will go,the ambition that you once possessed «}} will return,if you will use little choc-!+olate -covered HOT SPRINGS LIV-#ER BUTTONS as directed. For constipation,there is nothing so safe,so,efficient and so joyfully satisfying. rifying the blood.You must surely get a box.For free sample writeHotSpringsChemicalCo., Springs,Ark. 5 Old Papers! The Landmark has on. hand stacks of old pa- pers.All you want at ‘10 «cents a_hundred. They are.mighty good for wrapping,papering alls,ete.,etc. Other mem-| Tube Wells! And Pure Water. We can make themattherightprice. ’Phone 2405. Very truly,CARTER.Aug.4—4t. J.F HOW ABOUT YOUR French Dry Cleaning?Are yousatisfied?If youdesire good workandpromptattentionseeus. Gillespie Pressing Club —’PHONE 350 — ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar-gain counters,but the last word in artistic engraving:Statesville Printing Co. ’Phone208 White Crown JAR CAPS. ———The most——— Sanitary,Economical, Convenient,Reliable,Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar,Ask to see them. Eagle&Milholland, NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having.qualified as administrator of the estate of AmosBailey,deceased,all personshavingclaimsagainsttheestatewillpre- gentthem te meon or before July 21,1916,allpersons indebted to the estate mustW.©.PIBRCE,Administrator. Mrs.Wilkinson had,Foster-MilburnOo.,Props.,Buffalo,N.Y,1. aati gM.diy ,“Ts If you have a Majestic Range and want to in- stall gas,we can furnish you a Majestic Gas poeee to hang beside the range you alreadyave. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville,N.C. LIVERY ! I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town. Outsiders say “Holland has better livery than towns ma- ny times the size of Statesville and equal to that found in cities.”Every kiod of vehicle not only for the best mod- ero service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen out with an outfit from my stables. Carriages meet all trains.Calls for trains answeredpromptly.Prices reasonable.S.J.HOLLAND, ’Phone,No.3. They drive away pim-_|3 ples,blotches and-sallowness by pu-}# Hot ; ‘Commercial National Bank } CAPITAL PAID IN $100,000.00SURPLUS31,000.00 Banking is a necessary institution in the develap-ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a meces-sary institution in the development and progress of any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends yponitsabilityandwillingnesstoservethelegitimatebusinessrequirementsforloananddiscountaccom- modation and to provide a safe depository for com-mercial and savings deposits.The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK isa localinstitution,with large capital and surplus,furnishes zood security to depositors and with—resourees—of over $600,000 bas the willingness to serve this com-a in every branch of legitimate banking.Be- eving in this community,our policy is,and has al-ways been,progressive and constructive,assistingineveryfegitimatewayintheadvancementofthe agricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our de- posits are local and our loans are likewise local andmadetoindividualsandlegitimateandworthylocalenterprises. o our customers we furnish check books freerenderstatementsorbalancepassbooksattheendofeachmonth,make loans and discount paper uponsecuritysatisfactorytooutboardandinsuch amounts as business requirements and responsibilitywarrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per centperannumontimeandsavingsdepositsremaining three months or longer. Upon these basés we solicit your business. W.D.TURNER,KE.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, S a. i re ee e President. Vice President.Cashier.Cashier.~Assistant LENOIR COLLEGE (Co-educational)Hickory,N.C. LOCATION:Delightfully located in view of the mountains in the mostaosectionofNorthCarolina,1,200 feet above sea-level.NomalarBUILDINGS:Five modern well-equipped buildings—steam-heat,elec-tric lights and city water.ine new Science.building deel to-date Chemical,Physical and Biological laboratories.Sp!dormitories,with good board at cost.&aSTANDARD:Our A.B.graduates enter the graduate department ofourStateUniversityandattainA.M.degree in one year. DEPARTMENTS:Literary,Music (piano,voice,violin,ete.),Expres-sion,Art,Domestic Science,Business and Preparatory.Pure Ath-letics;15 able and experienced teachers;287 students.Tuition rea-sonable.College opens the first ‘Tuesday in September.Write.for catalogue.Address PRESIDENT R.L.FRITZ,Hickory,N.C. |Statesville Female College} |ae gy Courses of Study:Preparatory,Collegiate,Piano, Voice,Art,Elocution,Domestic Science,Able and experienc- ed teachers in every department. For oy pupils,registration $2 and tuition costs $12 per quar-ter.For boarders,registration,etc.,$7,and board andtuitioncost$152 for the session.‘ For catalogue apply to adi)\J.A,SCOTT,.= 1 President, 7 ae Fe er a oe ra t te — Se + We haveafairly goodffstockofafinequalityof Soja Beans and if you are in need of some for Sowing,we would be glad to have your order:Our stock is limited,and it will not last long,‘so if youwill need BY)OF Nien.aaad24nve.net anernied ov:fontan. ree :aoe eet Clinker In ow Company’s PR R E B P E S From Charlotte.No.16 ar.0.60,leaves 10.35 a, No,24 ar,9.10,lenves 9.10 p.From wile.TaylorsNo.23 er,10.15,leaves 10.20 a.No.15 ar.6.26,leaves 6A6 p.No.18 arrives from Mooresville at 7.40 a.him.and No.17 leaves for Mooresville at 7.50, Traini|Train TrainTrain m. m. nn, j|WinstonSentinel,6th. |embers of the Statesville fire de-J.K.Morrison Grocery : }'kerehief which was.discovered stuf- 'fed inside their hose used in the wag- |evidence that it had been cut.by,the haPINGorder.»Weare agents for one See eee ae reinofthebestcompaniesandarein g WUl partment exhibited this afternoon a -—|on contest by them Wednesday af- forced through the hose by the pres- \large “clinker”wrapped in a hand- ternoon.The handkerchief showedfigurewithyouonyourLETUSSeeFitreerersir sure of the water. for the purpose of prohibiting the record which the Statesville boys had made in a practice run over the course before the contest. The obstruction had been placed inthehoseatthepointwheretheline ,of hose is broken to attach to thehydrant,as it appears that it wasforcedsomedistancebeforeitwasistoppedbyasharpturninthee. The Statesville boys offer-a-tiberal-poreward=for te-wppFehn Sion of “thepartyguiltyofplacingtheobstruc- tion in the hose. The discovery was made by W.A. Elliott,member of the Greensboro department,and he immediately call- ed the Statesville firemen’s attentiontohisfind, *Phone 208. FOR SALE! ‘House and‘lot near oil mill.A bargain..See R.B..GANT or *phone No.27.June 12. ‘ The First Building andLoanAssociationof Statesville,N.C.,willopenits56thSeriesoncaeAugustIst, 14, H.V.Farches, Sec’y. SPECIALTY.~SAVES DAUGHTER Young Chickens,eeeprankBeeseeeA te Toer,‘|-oF tiGountryside ventsDanghter’s Untimely End. 1"and Hams.aoe | ’Phone us if you wanta;dinner.We+}have the vegetables. Bradford Grocery & A’report made to the Wake coun- ty commissioners by the county aud- itor shows that within the past three years the act putting Wake county officers on salary instead of fee basis has effected a net saving to the county of $34,135.The largestsavingisshowntohavebeenfrom the shcriff’s office and the second largest in the office of the clerk of the court. Ready,Ky.—‘‘1 was not able to doanythingfornearlysixmonths,”writesMrs.Laura Bratcher,of this place,“‘andwasdowninbedforthreemonths, {cannot tell_you how I suffered:withmyhead,and with nervousness andwomanlytroubles. but he did not help me.At last,my mother advised me to takeCardui,the woman’s tonic.|thoughtitwasnousefor|was nearly dead andnothingseemedtodomeanygood.But1tookelevenbottles,and now 1 am abletodoallofmyworkandmyown ECLIPSE ENGINESAND.THRESHERS. I will have some of our latest style en =*a short washingtime.Come overthefirsttime’|44;¥ss zyouareintownandseethemtheonaeoseeeraneand.let’stalk it over.and I lookthepicture of heaith.**C.H.TURNER,if oo from any >ailmentsNeartheDepot—lo women,get a e of Cardui:y.Delay is da .WwWIredell"Phone No.74,Bell No.7.it will help you,for il has helpedeomanythousandsofotherweakwomeninthepast50years. NOTICE!At all druggists. HOLLAND BROS.have changed Write te:Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies?their ‘phone number from 177 to 7.||fearoncnyouranesehge lor SpectadCallNo.7 for draying,all grades for Women,”in plain wrapper.N.G.188 best coal and wood,etc.Residence 'Phone 1310. NOTICE! T have bought the grocery business of J.Q.Warren and want the pat- |}ronage of all my friends.Come to see me fora nice line of gro- ceries,produce,etc Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes. Sell it by the Roll Fi)T.C.ABSHER.¥At C.B.Morrison’s old stand on—’Phone 200—West Front Street. Aug.7—2t. 'f Statesville Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Brady Printing Co. The Best For Less. Plumbing and Electric Supplies.| fsen.C.E.RITCHIE. (TOBACCO FLUES! We have a large stock of To-bacco Flues ready for delivery. We have arranged with theMcE]wee Planters’Warebonsetofurnishfluestotobactogrowers.Terms:Cash orwhentobaccois-sold. Statesville Tinning Co.,114E Broad St,next doortoHar-ness,Vehicle &Supply Co. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. .—-—PHONE.63.—— J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho-siery.Men’s and Soys’Pants,Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions, SuitCasesandTrunks’Remen>-ber the motto:More goods forsamemoneyandsamegoodsforless...Wholetalo prices onUnderwear.Conie to 109 be-fore buying.|Cleaning Palm Beach ||SUITS A SPECIALTY.|}J.F.HENNINGER. _Price 50 Cents a Suit._}Next door to N,B,Mills’office, Sloan Pressing Club.|retirees ce aa (AE cee NERDCREEL ANNIE ok Sens ee.Found The Statesville|positiontosave you money.boys believe that some one,desirous|Statesville Printing Co.of their failure in the contest,placed;the.obstruction in the line of hose |was pitched ‘in the center of the tent+] Correspondence of The Landmark./ North China,June 8,1914.-—Four miles southeast.of Laichowfu there jare on a mountain side a number of |old caves,and the place is known as“Caves of the Fairies.”There is al-so an old Taoist temple,the site ofwhichwasleveledoffonthesteep}mountain side near the caves hun-|dreds of years ago,when the original|temple was built,This one was torn|down 10 years ago and new one erect-|ed.Inside the temple are nine largeidols,three facing the door and e}on each side of the entrance./The|middle and largest idol is coveredwithgoldgilt,highly painted and dec-orated.It is.called the “OLD|MOTHER GOD,”the same as on “Tai|San,”the sacred mountain of this|province,and is worshippéd ‘as themotherofGod.This idol is much {revered throughout China,especiallybywomen.On her right is,the godofprocreation,and on the left the|god of smallpox.There are also a jnumber of serving idols in the tem-|ple.In one corner is an ugly little image worshipped to heal all manner of diseases.He is lame,oné_arm broken,blind in one eye,deformedandcoveredwithsores.Many ¢rutch-|es and plasters have been presented {to him by thoge who in illness sought|his help.The temple is beautifully jearved and painted inside,and hung|with silk banners and flags presentedtotheidols.In every nook and cor-iner and on every pillar supporting the roof are painted hideous,dragons. |There is a high rock wall,around}the temple court,with granite “steps U Jeading down-from the front-gate-On }one side of the court is |temple containing several images.|These are servants of the hig god in ;the other temple,and are ugly enough to be images of Satan him-|self.Inside the court are five marble{tablets bearing the names of those|who contributed to the erection and |repair of the temples,and an old ironbellhundredsofyears,old hangs in a granite tower.It is rung the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.On top of the temple,and supposedly protecting it from evil ‘spirits,are numerous images of dragons,lions and dogs.; Fifty yards down the mountainsidearethehomesofthepriestsand their families.These priests.per- form the rites of heathen worship, furnish music at funerals,work the ten acres of tillable land formerly do- nated to the temple,and superintend the cutting and sale of fuel from.the mountain sides.The priests are very agreeable to the missionaries w ever they may go up to the temple foranycause,and have shown us much kindness. For the past few weeks Mrs.Leon- t lard was badly in need of rest,80 on the adviée of our station physician, Dr.Gaston,we went up to the tem. ple to spend awhile.A small tent ple court,the walls and cedars pro-)There?|nitrogen to the acre in addition to the \Jarge amount of humus added. tecting it from high winds. was alm perfect quiet there,con- ary Ourfamily doctor told my husband he |Stent fresh breezes of pure air,good ‘Produce Compan;could not do me any good,and he had |water and ‘beautiful.seenery.Mrs. *]to give it up.Wetried another doctor,|Leonard gained strength almost! idaily.The priests and the people in general were willing for us to go to} the temple for rest,but in former years they would not have permitted a thing of this kind.The most intel- ligent of the priests is quite con- genial,and is interested in the gos-| pel.He invited me te his house topreach,and all gave good attentionexcepttheoldgrandfather,who is‘content to continue as of old in de-ceiving the people.Since comingbackhomethepriestsandalltheirfamilieshavebeendowntosceus, and were much interested in all wetoldthem.We are praying that the Holy Spirit will move some of these |people to full belief in Christ.Between the temple and the homes lof the priests on the mountain side |are a half dozen caves,in each of|which are ten or twelve white marbleimages,placed there eight hundred |years ago.In their ignorance the people are told that the caves were |dug out by the gods,and that the |“fairies”(the images)were put|there by the gods.Carved up in thejtopsoftwoofthecavesarelarge +dragons,.As we entered one of these /caves the old priest exclaimed:‘‘Lookjatthosedragons.They were carved there many,many years ago by thegodsthemselves...Where on earth is|there &man could do a thingjlikethat!”In another room on a |bed is a sleeping idol,.-He has beenjasleep.eight hundred years.What a i true picture it is of the state of slecp"|in which China has existed these hundredsofyears.Her decline in pros- |perity dates almost.from the time|she began Serving these dumb idols ofwood,mud and stone.It is the light{and life of Christ that has awakened |her.In the spring near the caves are three large gold fish,A dozen or }more swallows nest im-the homes of|the priests,flying in and out the front |doors continually during.the day.|Each of several.small trees plantedjintheyardbearstripsofbrightredclothforgoodluek,i|This is one.of the most beautiful |places I have seen in China.The lo|eation overlooks a large valley to the|south,covered with ripening wheatandnumerousvillages,There are large,almost barren,mountains in the distance.Looking from the top of, the mountain northward one seehundredsofvillagesinalargeplain with Laichowfu,a great walled city, in the midst.There are mountainsjontheeastandthesea(Gulf of Pechilli)ten miles to the west.The little range of mountains,on whichisthetemple,runs east and west and \is neatly barren,there being only 2fewscrubbypineshereandthere|These aré trimmed annually for fuel.|The mountain sides are raked and|swept repeatedly for leaves and grass,|this constituting the fuel of mearby |villages,There are a few doves and|rouse,with an occasional fox orFadaetdwellingamong.the rocks,||and perhaps a wolf may range over :gg ‘the temple. .iLaichowfu,~Shantong—-Province,| from the larger mountainstothesouth,-«.f ‘aTreesareprotectedandallowedtotrowonthetemplepropertybelow So re are a numberofpines,maples,ash and poplars,to~|gether with a few old vines of wis- teria now in bloom,grass and flow-ers—a_most unusual combination oflifeforthisthicklypopulatedpartof | China.|Nearly all the people of this sec-| tion are farmers and are now very)busy with their crops,80 our visitors| have been few.One man came with’ nets to catch faleons and hawks,and) was successful in taking four in onc| day.A bird inside a cage is placed}inside a eireular net in such a way)that when the falcon-raises the cagethenetclosesinonhimautomatical-| ly.The faleons are trained to catch|rabbits and birds.Another man,well| dressed,came for small,red spotted|frogs found in the springs,these to be} used in making Chinese medicine. Some of the men passing over themountaintoattendatheatrestoppedintoworshipandseethemission- aries.The most interesting worship-| pers were three old women,aged 64, 69 and 70 years,who had come 22)miles.over rough roads to worship| these false gods.They had walked| this long distance on their little}bound feet,and then must climb the|mountain.Mrs.Leonard told them| of the true God ‘before they left.'Yesterday I preached at a villagewherehundredsofpeoplewereat-| tending a .theatre.They gave,un-usually’good attention,and scemed especially interested.The people are caring Jess for their heath-| en gods as they become better _inform-ed and hear more of the truth.We} are much encouraged by the progress} and outlook in this field.|CHAS.A.LEONARD. INOCULATE...FOR...LEGUMES.|. The Expenditure of Fifty Cents Per} Acre For Culture Will Increase Soil| Fertility From $12 to $3¢Per} Acre.: Correspondence of The Landmark. During the fall season of 1913 the} North Carolina Department of Agri-| culture distributed among the farm- ers of North Carolina a number of bottles of pure ¢ultures for the inocu- lation of the different kinds of leg- uminous crops seeded in the fall. We have now received 186 replies from the farmers who got the ma- terial and 176 of these are enthusias- tic over its use and want more this They all say it pays big to eason.inoculate and that they will net sow! lover seed without inoculation. A large number.of the farmers tested the inoculation alongside strips|# of land sowed to the same kind of eed,but without the treatment,and were astonished at the results.Many failed to grow the clover at all where|3 the seed were not treated,-aad..all found the growth many times better|$ where the inoculation was used than ate, SRP EEA POSE IN This Bank,and pay by check,ahd you will not spend so much of .it.Another advantage-—-each check will be a re- ceipt for the bill paid,and will hold good in any court, We are always glad to explain.any-4 thing about our system of banking that : you don’t fully understand. Merchants¢Farmers’Bank | Of Statesville.|“THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.”| some |i aa \SE eee -ae Your Drugs!|} FourReasons Why YouShouldBuy YourDrugsFrom Us.-<* “t=Wehave i thoroughly mddérn store under the most sanitary.conditions.:2—No one except a capable registered druggist fills your pscriptions.‘ss 3—We have no Soda Fountain or noise which,naturally,detracts a druggist’s attention from his work.‘ 4—Because of the quality and purity of our drugs and efficiency»and neatness of our work. Isn’t that enough?Murphy’s Prescription Shop,:§ “The Store That Appreciates Your Trade.’’ re hd Bu At PPTSSTOSTTT eTTee eee eeseee Tessesisieeseseestes ersesesseserscrcesesssevcescoccees Do You Need a Truss?.' it Expert Here One Day Only. |plowed under |dealers, where it was omitted.We were sur- prised at the number of places in the |§ State where the clovers would not %produce a profitable crop without in- oculation,|In the State of Delaware six differ- ent crops of crimson clover put into the soil an average of 258 pounds of|# THURSDAY,AUGUST 13TH,1914.” 4,4 Direct from the largest factory | in America.Fitting and advice <itiaiay free.Our guarantee behind ev-, ni ery one.Satisfaction or your |4)his amount of nitrogen is equal to that moneyback. found in 1,500 pounds of nitrate of yoda,which has a cash value of 45.% When you -«eeall that.clovers derive wmest of their value as soil improvers from inoculation,the value of the use|¥ of the proper legume bacteria on the clover seed will become apparent. It has been found that when the soil is properly inoculated crimson clover may be sowed the last of Au- gust or the first of September and in December or Jan- uary for cotton and still add from 50 to 100 pounds of nitrogen to the acre. This fact gives crimson clover an additional value as a green manure, as we have never thought of its hav- ing much value as a green manure D od Quality Prescriptionists.: SSSSSSIISSSITETSSILTISTISSLessssssssssssstesssssesssssssssi: CECBCECERCEORCCECRE EC ECE EEC CBOE CEE EE CE a You Paid $1.00 For ThatPrescription? You want every ounce of benefit out of it you can get.!¥ That means that every drug in it must be 100 per cent curative 4 North Carolina farmer under North Carolina conditions.Indeed we have a much more favorable climate for this crop than Deleware has and the|% leading advantage over us possessed by the Deleware farmer lies.in the fact that now most of the soils in|; Deleware seem to be thoroughly in- oculated with the proper kind of|; legume bacteria.’When-a farmer can receive a monrcy value in fertilizer ranging from $12.80 to $32.85 by the expenditure of 50 cents for an acre bottle of pure legume culture for crimson clover,does it pay to inoc-;ulate?JAS.L.BURGESS.|a | Greatest Sea Fight Will Shock the! World.| New York Times. 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This guaranteefis good as long’as'the ring «.§ is worn.We have them from $2.00 up.,ka until it has reached the blooming strength and purity.2 stage of growth.These drugs must be mixed with the greatest skill,accuracy and ~There can be no reason why this’%precision.And—there’s no time to be lost about it,as you want the %crop.should not be valuable to the relief your prescription will affordaspromptly as possible..tr a Germany.These are the two most) powerful fleets in the —and |op there is only one other that ap-|é age a roaches them in tonnage and offen-|:‘ft sive strength,and that is our Atlan-|R.H.Rickert &Son,Jewelers, tie fleet.“tt German and ce As between these British.fleets,the British is far su-) perior on paper.In tonnage alone| tha Hime.Fleet exceeds the Ger-|man High Sea ficet by more —than| 365,000 tons.Its big guns,those of| nine-inch calibre and more,outnum-| ber those in the main batteries of the German ships by 120,while in a single broadside from all the big | guns,the British ships can hurl pro- jectiles which exceed those of the German broadside by more than 100,- 000 pounds.| ATT Not Se Strange After All.} You may think it strange that so menypeopleardcuredoffstomachtroublehy|Chamberlain's Tablets.You .would not,|however,if you should give them a trial.| They strengthen and invigorate the stomach|and enable it to perform ite functions natu-| aeNEWSHIPMEN1 BIG LOT BUGGIES,WAGONS AND HARNESS JUST RECEIV- ED. vally,Rosie .Rish,es Lee ‘{hs writes,ing did me.the least @ unt H nkel S k ; I using Chathberlain’s Tablets,It is|€”Live toc , dee ty the best medicing_for stomach|ating BR ee ee ee ‘;+ats trouble I have ever used.”For sale by all advice but easytogive.‘The:'ersdon’t want to selltheir cotton ,enaea when the price is low,but sometimes gNIININNIINY 00)they are compelled to.What the CA aera |cotton farmer wants now is not to %TCH—Watch the label on.your be told what he already knows,but paper.If renewals are not in by date for ways and means to be provided @n label,paper will bestopped.|to finance the cotton crop so he won't TUESDAY,---August 11,1914.)have to sell until he can get a fair =o price. é iE RerES *AS THE CONFLICT WAGES.While .the war is hampéring busi- /iUp to yesterday no great battle)ess in the United States temporari- had occurred in the European con-|jy by tying up international trade, flict.*The fighting between the Ger-/{he ultimate result is viewed with) sive about.the high-handemany.Having determined tomakewaritgoesaheadanddoesit,Treaties,international law,conventions—it regards none of!lthem.Its entrance into the neutral|\territory of Luxemburg,its declara-||tion of war against Belgium in order| to justify its violation of the neutral-ity of that country—these and other instances show fearlessness of an un-|precedented order.Probably theKaiserjustifiesthesethingstohim-| self on the plea of military necessi-|ty,but he must know that they will| affect the outside world unfavorably.| mans and Belgians at Liege has jopefulness and with good reason. been severe.The news from Bel-|when the war is ended the resources gian sources says the German loss of those countries engaged in it will has been very heavy and the Bel-|},.more or less exheusted and a gian loss light.From the mans have been unsuccessful ,.but from Berlin comes at cign trade. the tuken of this opportunity which news.that the German troops have!seems sure to come,the United captured Liege.This story is de-)States may establish and hgld a neid.from Brussels,but even if’it is)snlendid foreign trade which its busi- r.German soyaercmise at Liege MAY)ness rivals will be vompelled to sur- short lived.A junction of Bel-'ender as a result of the war.Our 4 ,British and French treops S$principal need jfor this'trade is ships Teported in Belgium and this force,|to carry the goods and it is possible if not strong enough to recapture|that as a result of this war we may Liege,will at least prevent a Ger-|»ostablish a merchant marine. B advance._.'|Manufacturers of cotton goods are +Meantime French troops have ‘in-|especially hopeful of a prosperous waded Alsace,a part of the territe-trade a little later and there is good ry taken from France by oo reason to expect that the ill wind in es a result of the war of 1870.A8|europe will blow us much good —-this cia has!we are alive to the opportunitics of- mued all “these “years toyat “torpor ee t heart;the.advent of the), arene +|Don't Sell,Is Advice to Southernrenchtroopsnaturally~brings i cacare great joy to the people so long rul-|Washington Dispatch,7th. ed.by an alien race.The success.of the French troops in the invasion of|ers and people of the cotton growing Alsace elt tivepndles sonins omer,gressional committee,which but this news comes from Paris and joored several days ago to seck possibly some allowance should be|measures which would prevent se- made for this reason.riovs consequences to the South be- \A report is current that Emperor cause of the European war,declar- ee ;«|ed::William left Berlin for the Alsatian “Qur message to yeu is —~stand frontier and that a great battle-is'firm.Sell cotton only a8 a last ne- imminent on the Franco-Swiss fron-|ccssity.” tier.The later news may give fur-Members of the committee headed ae iefermation tals pant.and by Senator Hoke Smith,of Georgia, pipsgcepegealny os after a careful investigation.of con- also the exact situation at Liege.ditions up to the present time,gave So far Germany appears to have’it as their mature judgment that the the worst of the conflict,a natural!least possible cotton should be put rn it considering the strength days,asserting that the agencies of the powers arrayed against her,but the Federal government,both cxec- it must be remembered that practi-utive and legislative,were doing all gally all our news comes from anti-possible to relieve the strain of the German sources.While newspaper|situation caused by the lack of men worth the name would of course get of:faéing @ive the news as it is,regardless of They called for Personal feeling;all news »@re censored by the military author- ities.and nothing can be sent that they do not approve. RNA TBC sateenranearentere volun- no market abroad. unselfish co-opera- reports|tion among the farmers,merchants and bankers of the South for the common good and declared: are not in the midst of a panic,nor is a financial pariic possible under There was much talk,some weeks;our new banking and currency law; ago,that Congress should adjourn |and it is not necessary for us_to .;.|throw our cotton upon the market at q eea the ae a prices less than its real value.” didn’t want any new anti-trust laws|Americans Abroad —Communica- enacted.The plea for adjournment,tion With Germany. however,was based on the idea that}Secretary Bryan stated Sunday..that the American government *waswithCongresscontinuinginsession}in communication with all its Euro-the country was in a‘state of uncer-|pean embassies and legations and tainty as to what legislation to ex-that every effort was being made to} pect,and this unsettled business.This|“T°for Americans on the Conti- Was a specious plea and it caught |ee ae many people who did not realize its!dor Gerard at Berlin was establishedfullmeaning;and the President was|Sunday through Copenhagen.Mr. criticised for insisting on the en-Bryan en a -;Sate quiring about Archer M.Huntington, actment of legislation that had been president of the American Geograph-promised.Now it will be generally!jcal Society,and other Americans re- if |} In an address to the cotton grow-| |States made public tonight,the con-| of Upon the market during the next 60) transportation facilities and the dan-, “It should be understood that we| Ambassa-- |By going’ahead in this |fashion,regardless |opinio |successful. some quality of the heroic in it.That Germany can move so swift- ly and audaciously,is due to.the fact >that it is,in time.of war,practical-/ly an absolute monarchy.It is a|most significant fact that in all this, |talk and all this action nothing was heard of the Reichstag until the Kaiser summoned its members —be-|fore him.It has had nothing to do with the declarations of war,the mo- |bilization:of troops and the begin- ining of hostilities,As we under- stand it,it cannot even withhold or limit the funds:for war purposes |onece war is declared—and the Kaiserfeandeclarewarwithoutconsulting And so,while Parliament de- bates,the Kaiser acts. Machiavelli says something some- |should be always at war,a republic |never.And he goes on to amplify |the statement by explaining that |while a monarchy is at war it can easily:control its domestic affairs, and that a republic can never be su- premely successful in war becauseresponsibilityistoomuchdivided.It is a far cry from the monarchies and republics of .which Machiavelli wrote—the small States of mediaev- al Italy—to the great nations of Eu- |rope today,yet his logic would seem to apply,to some extent at least,as well today as it did 500 years ago. If republics are at a disadyantage with monarchies so far as war_is concerned,then it would seem to be important for republics,and those constitutional monarchies which are republics in all but name,to_find some way of overcoming this disad- vantage.If monarchies are better for war purposes,republics are bet- ter for peace purposes,and peace is or should be the normal state of na- tions.Absolutism may be effective in war,but even so,it has its draw- backs. It-encourages pretensions which even the greatest amount of military skill cannot support,it pro- motes ambitions that.no amount of genius can satisfy.The conquering ;military leader by his very victories breeds enmities that in time will de- stroy him.’Every Napolean must have his Waterloo. ‘Perhaps the remedy which repub- lics must find to overcome the war advantages of:monarchies is the abolition of the monarchies.It is significant that the thought has come to many minds that if Germany is defeated in this war it may be- come a republic itself,or practically one,before many years have passed, That possibility is not as incredible as some may fancy.More than 4,- 000,000 German voters cast the So- cialist ticket at recent elections,and the alternative that nation may have to face if it is unsuccessful in this warfare is socialism or a republic.It may well be that the knowledge of the workings of the leaven of democ- racy in his land was a controlling in- fluence with the Kaiser in his dccis- ion to provoke this struggle.And it audacious|of!the world’s)n,he lays himself open to bit-|;ter moteheliney his.nation .not|nd however muSame|splendid opportunity will be offered)may deplore his curds?Seidoes source it would appear that the Ger-|ip.United States to build up a for-|much it may offend our sense of jus-| If prompt advantageis tice,we,cannot deny that there is where”tortheveffect thats monareny’ Lest,emperor of Austria.Top,ceater,czar of Russia. of Servia. —wn MAP SHOWING RELATIVE ARMED STRENGT —— H Sng Bottom,center,emperor of Germany. OF COUNTRIES o Right,king FOOD IS THE GREAT PROBLEM.;naa |That Overshadows All Else in the| European War —England's Situ-| ation.| London Dispatch.i The food question overshadows al-| most every other consideration in the European war.As far as Eng- land is concerned it was pointed out two ‘years ago by George Renwick, a member of Parliament,that the United Kingdom never had on hand} more than six weeks’supplies of wheat—and—flour—or-more than two weeks’supplies of meat.He said that these were perilously small stocks to have in reserve and advised that the navy put itself in position to guarantee _protection to the-Brit- ish merchant marine } OO O SO O O RO . OE D : msr Oe oo RAMSEY -BOWLES- THE STORE WITH THE QUICK TISITESSISLIIILISIT IETS Sstessessess$FEO ISLETLOLI OEMORRISON0.’ PARCEL POST SERVICE. Service Counts! g. Ss t s s e s s e s t e e ro s e s es s e s athat|ported arrested as spies,“We grow about seven and im-!agreed that it was fortunate Congress was in session when the) European clash came.Emergency| Official dispatches revealed that many Americans had been arrested is only common sense that the peo- ple should take away from one man the power to make such a decision, port over 25 quarters of wheat year-|} ly,”he said,“and a rise of only $5 From day to day we strive to pe p e s e o o o o s c o s c c s c o e e r e r e s se r ee s i r i t i or temporarily detained in Germany |per quarter means the price of about hundreds of thousands of lives and|12 dreadnoughts or first class cruis-| billions of dollars’worth of property.|€?8,which are,after all,the cheap-jest and best instruments for insuring .+‘:free navigation.Britain has had un-Americans Contribute to Support of|5.}Poor During War |disputed command of the sea for 100) |London Dispatch,,7th.|years,but now’other nations are| Although:it was opened only this challenging her supremacy.aemorning,$1,125,000 already had Owing to the facility with which been subscribed tonight to the.Prince|CRE SOCe.can how be brought to our a decision that may mean the loss of OO legislation was necessary and its/and that at the first outbreak of hos- prompt enactment probably saved|tilities and during mobilization per- the .country from serious financial|Sons who talked English were under| disaster.Had Congress not been in =that A 5 session and an extra session had ye basen phar eee eines.could leave Germany were given sev-ent called,this fact would)eral days ago and opening of com- ve added to the excitement.Con-;munication was expected to clear up n.|all doubts within the next 24 hours. One of ‘the first messages from Am- se a s e e s e e e e e e make our store your store and to make the service more attrac- tive and efficient,Everything that can be done for your com- St e t s e s s s s s s s s e st t t t t e ER E OO shores in time of peace,large.surplus,ard was:not kept in session in a ipation of a European eent for ‘NO-|bassador Gerard said most German body knew the war was coming just ports would be mined and requested now;but it is fortunate that it was|that American ships be warned.in session,for the realization that Pr a npr oy ee ss:é at an additional $50,een| emergency measures could be and cabled the minister to Switzerland,would be promptly enacted gave a|pA.Stovall,and that it was esti- feeling of confidence that would|mated 8,000 Americans are in that not otherwise have obtained.|country.A dispatch from Carlsbad ne |says 300 Americans there were well. For many years nearly every city | administrationhas had up with the}w Southern railway the matter of an| underpass at the Meeting Preliminary Estimates of Crops. ashington Dispatch,7th. The country’s record-breaking crop street|of winter wheat amounts to 675,000,- crossing,one of the two or three ee ae ae,mel:m aus e states ay in its prelimi-a dangerous crossings in the city.nary estimate.This is 22,000,000 1 that has been accomplished has}bushels more than was forecasted intoputaflagmanattheMeet-|July.: img street crossing.The flagman h pc of bgp abe’te;ave decrease uring August andoubtlesspreventedmanyacci-|that crop is now estimated at 236,-dents but the one of yesterday,re-|000,000 bushels or,38,000,000.bushels lated in The Landmark’s news col-|less than in July,making the totaltinstoday,shows that the crossing |Wheat production forecast of 911, ig dangerous with a flagman pres-000,000 bushels,or 16,000,000 bush- .|els less than indicated July 1,it.Some of these days.the South-|Corn prospects decreased 283,000,- ern will have to pay outeyfordamagestopay for build-of 2,684,000,000 is now indicated, ig an underpass.}—oats decreased 44,000,000 bush- Potato prospects 000 bushels and vest is indicated. Weather conditions for the great grain crops were not especially fa- vorable during July. ‘The country will sorrow with Pres- ident Wilson in the great sorrow that has befallen him in the death of his wife.Under a heavy.strain on account of a European war,this personal bereavement comes at o try-|How To Give Quinine To Children. ne time.May the Gteat Comfort-FRERILINE is the trade-mark name given to an“i mproved Quinine.Itisa Tasteless Syrup,plsustain.ant to take and does not disturb-the eounaen,Children take it and never know it is Quinine,Rey.Isaac Cotton,pastor of the)Al#o especially adapted to aduits who catimot fist church at Burneville,Yan-are inary Quinine.oa not naueente norusenervousnessnorringinginth.‘county,died of typhoid fever last peed Qufaine forsey pun in a hospital at Morganton, increased 9,000,- a 370,000,000 har- it the nexttime you need Quinine for any pur- we.Ask for 2-ounce original package.The|name FEBRILINE is blown in bottle,25 cents, enough |000 bushels during July and a crop of Wales’relief fund for the relief of the poor during the war.Provin- cial cities still are to be heard from. One of the first subscriptions was $90,000 from the Prince’s regiment, the First Life Guards.Among oth- ers who ‘contributed were George Coates,the manufacturer,$250,000; Lord-Ashton $75,000;the Rothschilds $50,000;King George,Sir Ernest Cassel and Sir William Hartley each |$25,000 and ddézens of other persons |$5,000,including Alfred Gwynne |Vanderbilt. |‘The Queen Mother Alexandra has|appealed for funds for the Red Cross |Society and Ladies Paget,Lowther and Churchill and Mrs.Harcourt,American women who married Eng- |lishmen,have formed a committee |and will arrange’a plan whereby |‘Americans can manifest in some way their sympathy with England in her present emergency and offer some useful aid to alleviate the suf- ferings of her sailors and soldiers.” Last Signer of South Carolina Seces- sion Ordinance Dead. Anderson,8.C.,Dispatch,7th. The last surviving signer of the Ordinance of Secession’of South Carolina,Col.Robert A.Thompson, died at his home at Walhalla this |morning at 11 o'clock.Col.Thomp- }son was 86 years of age and had |been failing rapidly for some time. Newspaper editor,lawyer,soldier, he was known and loved all over South Carolina.For 47 years he was editor of The Keowee ;Courier at Walhalla.He was one of the ablest lawyers in the State and he servedwithhonorinaPalmettoregiment during the War Between the States. When a lad he was an intimate friend of John C.Calhoun and had always played a most prominent partjinthepoliticallifeofthisState, supplics are no longer kept in stock,! as was formerly the case.Any ‘in terruption of these supplies,as has been vividly shown during the sail- ors and railroad men’s strikes,which lasted only a few days,would soon bring our people to the verge of star- vation.This question is a matter of life and death to our country.”{ With England annually doing a world trading business amounting to $5,442,055,000 and importing .grain and flour to the extent of $300,040,- 000 each year,the importance of her merchant marine is.easily seen. Yet as the war progresses fewer and fewer ship.owners will be found to} undertake traffic in spite of the risks)lof war.The risks cannot be.alto-| |gether covered by the insurance com-panies,for the cost for complete pro-| tection would be prohibitive.Mr.) Renwick insisted that the state inj time of war should take the burden|of these war risks. |’Mr.Peter Wilfong Whitener,about '%5 years old,died Sunday morning lat his home in Hickory.He was a |Confederate veteran and lost a leg at Gettysburg. STATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO,LUCAS COUNTY.Frank J, } | }| Cheney makes oath that| ihe is senior partner of the firm of F.|J.Cheney &Co.,doing business in the|City of Toledo,Countjgaid,and that said firm will Pay,igum of ONE HUNDRED DOL RS foreachandeverycaseofCatarrhthatcannotbecuredbytheuseofHall's Ca-tarrh Cure.FRANK J,CHENEY, Sworn to before me and subsecri in my proms,6th day of De-eember,A.D,6,|4Seal.)A.W..GLBASON,Notary Pubile, |fall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal- ity,and acts @irectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system,Send for testimonials,free.F.J.CHENEY &CO,,Toledo,O. |Bold by all druggists.Zhe.|Take Hall’s Family Pills for ¢onatigation, theendStateafore-| Se e s o s s o s o o s e r s s s o s s e s s s e s s e s oe s Se s es te ee e et e S3 e 3 e e Se o s s e s e Sr o s p o o c s o o v o s s s o s s c o e c o s e s e s se e 2e e s e r e CE C B SE O OO OR O BO R O OO OR E fort and convenience -while here is considered.When you want something and wan ered to your door postage paid, do what we can to just write us or better still tele- phone us‘and you'll get it deliv- With the best and most completestockswe’ve ever carried we an-ticipate your patronage and shall Write us for samples or any in-formation and your wants shallhaveourbestattention. t itright now CR S aMH On oatoncewith CO C O es 2. 8 m merit it. CE C E C EC A C EC RC E 9 ~eo Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.3 THE STORE THAT PAYS THE POSTAGE ON MAIL ORDERS. OAR AIRPORT SepeeeaaesargreaeessaseeaetessaateaestettegtetatssastseeaassesseseeeaTetees SPO R E RE Looking Toward Fall} PS P S V P o S e T o s o e e o r r er e oe es s e se t em mene SO O O ee Visitors CONVINCE HIM ‘THAT HENEEDSIT, If you have something you want THE OTHER FELLOW to have, “Get Word”to him was our advice to you in cur last message.But now that he-knows it,may be he doesn’t want it,Then you have to make him want it—you must make him believe he ean’t get along without.it,ond don’t let up until he has it. You can do this,Mr.Merchant, “with convincing copy in the adver- tising MARK, columns of THE LAND- School Conference Tomorrow.* Correspondence of The Landmark,<.. Troutman,Aug.10.—The.meetingatNéwPerthcloseddastnight.ItbeganlastSabbathandwasconduct- ed by Rev,Messrs.J.M.White,the pastor,J.R.Hooten cf Concord and, R.T.Kerr of Bradley,8.C.The|pastor preached Sabbath and twice |jon Monday and Tuesday.Mr.Hooten|pame in Wednesday and preached the) remainder of the time,except Friday| tand Friday night,when the Mr.Kerr! fi preached.The préaching on this oc-| jcasion was of the highest order and}|was greatly enjoyed by all who heard) jthe ‘sermons.One was added to the} |churgh on this occasion.The good) jsced has been sown and we are look-| ee forward to a bountiful harvest in| it 1e i } CE O R O R O R O R C R O R C RR O OR R OR O OR E ES Miss Ida-Cavin is at honié after a} }three months’visit.to-relatives in| +South Carolina and Rocky Mount,N.}}C.Miss Ollie May Witherspoon of|Mooresville is visiting relatives in} |this township.Messrs.W.A.and) Sam Kerr and Rev.R.T,Kerr visited| {relatives and friends in this communi-| ity lact Friday and Saturday:Misses} |Nannie Smith and Fannie Neill were} ithe guests of Miss Lois White yéster-/ jday.Mr,and Mrs,Clyde Wagner} }and family returned to Charlotte Fri-| j day evening.They spent two weeks| there with Mr.Wagner’s father,Mr.}1C.M.Wagner.Mr.H.D.McLain re-| Lturned from Charlotte Saturday Inight.Mr.McLain is taking a busi-| ne ccurse in that city.Miss Lois| Young returned .from.Mooresville | |Thursday night,after two wee jvisit to relatives and friends there. ;Many of our young folks are pre-| jparing to enter different colleges in} State and South Carolin&this We are hoping that they may} SR O R O R O R O O R O O R R R OR E O pe all hz ti the _same_—-success,_wherever| REE EROHA TO Ee ' THE LANDMARK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE: 8 TELEPHONE NO.i4. TUESDAY,---August 11,1914. 120 WEST BROAD STREET. SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE WEEK Entertainments in Honor of Visitors —Judge and Mrs.Long Receive. Miss Amelia Hoffmann gave a heart party Thursday afternoon in Wallace of New York and Claire Rosenberg of Columbus,Ga.,and Mrs.Sol.Simon’s guest,Miss Claire|Rock Hill,S.C.,are visiting Mrs.|aay from a visit to Mr.Moore’s home|c Lieberls of Savannah,Ga.The game |McMurray’s brother-in-law and sis-{people in Charlotte.| was played at seven tables and Mrs. Ross Mills won the score prize,a beok.Each of the guests of honor were given handkerchiefs as_prizes. The house was decorated with roses and crepe myrtle.Refreshments were served after the game. Quite a number of young people attended the party given by Miss Corrinne Morrison Thursday.nigh in “honor of her guest,Miss Chris- tine Maxwell of Philadelphia.In the |it to friends and relatives in Green-child,of Mooresville,who had been pression that when anything of value receiving line with the hostess and guwest-of-honor were Mr.E.L.Starr of Winston-Salem and Messrs.Leon- ard White.and Julian Morrison.Six- ha ‘héarts wag played.Miss Eliza Brawley won the ladics’ prize,a box of correspondence cards, and Mr.Herbert Hoffmann the gen- tlemen’s prize,a pair of silk hose. Miss Maxwell also received a pair of silk hose as a guest of honor prize. Prior to the game punch was serv- ed by Mr.and Mrs.A.J.Salley from a large bowl beautifully with nasturtiums and grapes.After| the game block cream and cake were served.Numerous pink roses were used in the decorations.At Mr.and Mrs.J.B.Glover's Wednesday evening Mr.A.D.Watts was host at dinner to Mrs.H.E.C. Bryant and ay Bryant of Wash- ington,D.€.,Mr,and Mrs.James Wilson,Judge Adams Clement.Mr.and Mrs.T.J.Allison gave a dinner Saturday evening to Mrs.H.E.C.Bryant,Betty Bryant and Mrs. James Wilson.The party givan by Judge and Mrs.B.F.Long Friday night inhonorofMr.and Mrs.MicKendrce Long,bride and groom of a>fcw wecks is described as one of the most claborate out-of-door affairs cver given in Statesville.The receiving line on the veranda was Composed of Judge and Mrs.Long,Mr.and Mrs. Leng,Miss Maude Johnson of Charleston,Miss Gertrude Wood ofPhiladelphiaand.Mr.and Mrs.E.M. Land of Goldsboro.Mrs.R.B.Mc- Laughlin received at the front door and conducted the callers to the unch bowl in the hall.Misses F. F.Steele’and Miss Elvy McEelwee served punch during the first hourandMissesSarahAdzrmsandMabel Laugenour presided at the punch bowl the remainder of the evening.From the house the guests went out on the lawn,which wes brilliantly lighted.Mesdamos A.P.Steele and R.W|Orr.assisted the Indies of the Eclectic club in entertaining on thelawn,where seits and-tables had been arranged,Music was furaish- ed by afi orchestra and a Victrola. Dancing on the lawn was a pleasing source of amtsement,both the old and the new dances being demon- strated.Ice cream and cake were served at the tables by Misses Eliza- beth Nattress,Lois Axley,Hassie Miller and Martha McLaughlin. Sabbath School Conference at New Perth Church. Correspondence of The Landmark. (There is to be a Sabbath School Conference at New Perth August 12th,10 a.m.,lasting one day.There will be able speakers,dinner oh the ground,and all,especially those who are interested in this great work,are cordially invited to attend.S.W.HADDON,Local Leader, Chas.Deal of Gastonia and otherswerereturningfromahuntingtripFriday.In some manner he was ac--eidentally shot with a rifle and died in a few minutes,: ee ‘{ decorated; and Solicitor GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. Personal Mention of People and TheirMovements. |\Mr.J.D.Moore of North.Wilkes-|boro,who was here last weck with|Mrs.Mcore,who underwent an op- |.eration at the Sanatorium,left Fri- |day in his touring car for North |Wilkesboro.He was accompanied on |the homeward trip by Mr.H.L. Crouch,of Statesville,who-visited lrelatives at Moravian Folis and Lex- lington until yesterday. |Mr.W.A.Connelly of Chicago has ‘:|for several days been the guest of| honor of her guests,Misses Adrienne)his sister-in-law,Mrs.J.B.Connel-|js en ily.Mr.and Mrs.C.S.McMurray of lter,Mr.and Mrs.Jas,Mac.Connel- ly.| Mrs.J.J.Brawley and children, {little Miss Frances and Master Dan- jiel,and Miss Mollie Sumter are |Spending a week in Lincotnton. ler of Louisiana,-who visited their |sister,Mrs.G.E.French,have gone} to Waynesville.| |’Miss Zula Harris is away on a vis-| vills and Pickens,8.C. Mr.A.M.Steele left Friday for |Mackstock,S,C.,to spend about ten) days with relatives. }.Mr.Samuel Walker,who spent!|his vacation with his parents,Mr. jand Mrs.J.M.Walker,‘las retrrred ‘te Wilmington,where he has a posi- tion.Mrs.W.P.Shoemaker of Winston-| Salem is visiting at the home of her parents,Mr.and Mrs.D.L.Webb, in Chambersburg township. Mr.and Mrs.J.S.White and chil-| |dren went to Hiddenite Saturday to! ;spend a week.t |Miss Mary Helen Patterson is at||All Healing Springs |.Misses May Morrison,Mattic Mae} Patterson,Mamie Alexander,Annie} Alexander and Ozell Lewis and Messrs.Rowell and Oscar Morrison composed an automobile party which went to Blowing Rock Friday. Misses Annie Laura and Iris Coun- lcit of High Point are expected in |Statesville this week to visit Mrs. i John H.Shaw. |Mr.N.F.York and two children, Laura Virginia and Edna,of Con- jcord,are visiting Mr«and.Mrs.W. |Hi Tomlin. ‘Mrs.Jenni Deal and grandson, Master Thomas Purnell,went to Le- noir Saturday.Mr.and Mrs.P.P.|Purnell joined them in Lenoir Sun- |day,making the trip in Mr.Purnell’s automobile.Mr.and Mrs.PurnelllandsonwillmakeatriptoWatauga} jcounty before returning home. |Dr.P.F.Laugenour,Misses Ma- |bel,Blanche and Gussie Laugenour left Saturday afternoon in an auto- |mobile to send a few days in Rowan, :Davidson,Guilford,Forsyth and Da- vie counties. Miss Hope Clark returned Sunday evening from a short visit to the home of her uncle,Mr.J.C.Lipe,at Biltmore. Mr.and Mrs.Frank Culbreth are spending a week in western North Carolina. Mr.Chas.Briggs and daughter, Catherine,spent Thursday and Fri- day at Mr.E.W,Culbroeth’s. Mr.Robt.A.White of the Sher- rill-White Shoe Company is spend-| ing a week with his home people in Gastonia. ."jspent Sunday inMissesLouiseandMargaretBut-,;4 |sister,Mrs.M.D.Pass,in Mocks-|trip which I enjoyed very much Mrs.Mollie Patterson and MissMargaretPattersonreturnedSatur-| day night from a visit to Saluda,| Asheville and Old Fort.They were accompanied home by Miss Josephine| Patterson of Saluda and Master Jo. Hoffmann of Old Fort. Mr.D.F.Jenkins spent a few days at Sylvia,Jackson county,last | week.He returned home Friday |evening accompanied by Mrs.Jenk-|ins and Miss Bettie Walker,who !.ad/} been visiting their sister,Mrs.'D.L.| Lové,;at Sylvia. W.,Jr.,and Miss Rachel Scroggs of Americus,Ga.,are spending a weekwiththeirparents,Mr.and Mrs.M. J.Seroggs,near Statesville.Mr.Ross Scroggs of Gastonia also spent Sunday with his parents.Misses Ada elborn of..High Point snd Grace Harris.cf Thomas-ville are guests of Mr,and Mrs.J. cough jschocl last.year. |Rev.J.R.Hooten left for his home W.Ayers.jin Concord this morning.Mr.P.S. Dr.J.J.Mott of Radford,Va.,is White went to Waxhaw this morning.| spending ‘awhile here.where he will spend a few days withMr.and Mrs.E.M.Land of Golds-|relatiy He gocs from boro are visiting Mrs.Land’s pa-|there rents,Judge and Mrs.B,F.Long. Mr.and Mrs.D.S.Thomas are in]pect Davidson this week.|Grove,S.C.,and Gastonia,N.C.,be- ;Miss K’Lee Steele spent’yesterday|for:turning home about the first of in Charlotte.|September.Mr.2.F.Henry of Roanoke,Va.,;We are vrey dry here now.Our late who visited his mother,Mrs.J.Fejcorn and peas are showing the need Henry,went to Davidson yesterday,|of We hope that the showers accompanied by his mothe,jwill soon come and water the earth Miss Kate Query of Concord is}abundantly. the guest cf Mrs.D.B.Krider.’She|will be a es and friends. to Lancaster,S.C.,to visit an iend and schoolmate.He cx-} to visit in Sharon and Hickory} old Sabbath SchoolThere route home from Waynesville,.|Conference at New-Perth church Mr.W.P.Moore ind littl:dadgh-|Wednesday,August 12th.Delegates ter,Miss Kathicen,returned yester-|ar pected from all of the A.R.P. hes in this county north of here Mr.BaileyandHisWestern Tour.Miss Anice Alexander left yester- day for Black Mountain,where she|©"The will spend the remainder of the sum+|Stony Point,Aug.10—Noticing an mer for the benefit of her health.Farticle in last Tuesday’s Landmark Mr.C.G.Ledford of Charlotte}1 became aware of the fact that on Statesville with [account of my recent trip to visiting hor|Dakota,Mr.Heffner,one of my good Mrs.Led-|Washington friends,became very ondence of Landmark Mrs.Ledford,who is mother,Mrs.B.L.Short.ford will probably return to Char-|much interested and apparently un-= easy about me. I had always been under thelottetomorrow.Mr.and Mrs.S.D.Corriher and im- visiting in Wilkesboro,arrived inj|was lost,or found,the party desir- Statesville yesterday to spend a few|im@g information concerning samc days with Mr.and Mrs.J.E.Sloop.|Wpuld send his ad.to the classified Mr.J.C.Steele and.hiscaughter,Miss Virginia Stecle,will!tation.But by some good misfor- go to Tryon today to visit Mr.and|tune Mr.Heffner got his advertise-|i Mrs.E.R.Rankin.ment published in the news columns Mrs.Eugene Davis of Portsmouth,|of The Landmark.If he had attach- Va.,has joined Mr.Davis here.They |ed “reward”it.would have been made will begin housekeeping next month|much more conspicuous. in the Nooe.apartment house.Yes,I have actuaily ‘‘been so farMissHattieHollandisvisitingher|and stayed so long,”and had a nic«My ville.tour was from Washington to Chi- Mr.F.J.Axley went to Murphy cago,thence the route covered some Sunday to visit his home people.of the most fertile tand in the Unit Miss Mary Lou White and “her ed States for the production of grain |}guest,Miss Claude Fleming of While passing through the State of Mooresville,have returned from a Minnesota my attention was attract-visit to Mrs.Jo.Saunders,on tt d by 2 rather peculiar-looking range¢ Catawba river,of mountains or cliffs,rising rather Mr.and Mrs.Harper Gatton,a abruptly all around except on the Kentucky bride and groom,are vis-south side,which was a perpendicu-| iting Mr.Gatton’s brother-in-law and ;lar mags of rock,rising from the | sister,Mr.and Mrs.L.K.Lazenby.!north bank of a small stream.Cat-| Mr.Gattcn is superintendent of thc’tle,sheep and hogs were feeding on public schools of Madison,Ky.His.these mountains,and this reminded bride was Miss Margaret Lackey of me of the Bible narrative of the tichmond,Ky.They were married|swine on the mountain.Mr.Heff- last Wednesday.ier,who is a faithful Bible student,| Mr.Jas.E.Tharpe has gone to and also has an inclination for the Baltimore and New York to spend aj ministry,could possibly find many|al:other interesting things in that great sountry.| If Mr.Heffner desires a detailed| iccount of my Western tour,and will lrop me a card,I will be enly too glad to furnish him the desired in-| formation.FRED.B.BAILEY.| week. Notices of New Advertisements. Woodworking and blacksmith shop for sale.—E.G.Gaither.Combination mare and plug hors: for sale.-—iW.L.Smith.Found,bracelet.Apply to Th eeeinnmnaaneanueerns Landmark.Pienic at Barium—Luther League} Carriage at a bargain—J.T Entertained. Plott.orrespondence of The Landmark. Elberta peaches for canning.—T.Bariom Springs,July 6—Last| T.Meacham at State Farm. Mules,mares and colts for sale. J.B.Cashion,Cleveland R-2. Tuesday afternoon a company ee | young people from Troutman came to the Barium Rock Spring for a pic-| SiacBelg counts with Ramscy-|nic.Games were played,after43owles-Morrison Co.which all took part in disposing of| Folding :sulkies.—Crawford-|,delightful lunch.Loads of ferns} Bunch Furniture Co,vere gathered on Fern Hill and, The Lyric for this week.beautiful flint rocks gathered as sou-|New fall goods daily.Belk Bros.venirg, Millinery.—Krider Stock Co.On Wednesday evening the Luther }Pir ae gas stoves.—Statesville |.cague of St.Michacl’s Lutheran| yas Co i ial |404 :chureh was entertained by the social|Bakerized coffee,—Miller-McLain committee.The business meeting,| Suey Co.:a which ig in session on Wednesday|ay Ahi ty orecer ress at evenings,was held iirst,after which | Mills -oston's.A ;a nice little programme was render-Men's fall shoes,-—Sherrill-Whitc <q.At the close of the meeting five —ee :;new members were admitted as char-|ot drugs.—Murphy’s Prescrip-'ter members of the League.Then tion Shop,the members were all invited in the} materials oe a Rs cl —Merchants yard where they spent a pleasant | I Senitats ae :i hour jn different amusements and} nstallation of newly elected Roy-were then ushered by:Miss Nellie} Rowe and Mrs.Parker to seais un-} der large oak trees,where,by the| oft light of Japanese lanterns,wa-| termelon and candies were served.| Among the business features it} was decided to change the time of| al Arch Mason officers tonight. Ice Cream and Dry Weather. Correspondence of The Landmark. Olin,R-i,Aug.10—fce cream sup per at Mr.N.H.*Shoemaker’s resi- to 4.30 in order that more people of|_Dry weather and crops are burn-|the community would be able to at- ing up in this section,Threshing is|tend.The League has only been an) over and the saw mills are in full|organization about two months and| blast..has about twenty-eight members. Only One “BROMO QUININE”invigorating to the Paleand Sickly| i for full mame,LAXA-|The OldStandard general strengthening tonic,forsignature of GROVE'S T.LESS chill TONIC,drives out *OneDay,8+Malaria.enric’the blood.andbuilds upthe sys-besdache,andworksoffcold.Bey tem.A true tonic.For adults and children,50¢| Troutman and Elsewhere—Sabbath| near future.E South}= grand-|¢olamns of some newspaper for pub-/: TIONAL DA }I It is always a pleasure to the OfficersandEmployesofthisBanktoknow that their efforts to give good serv-ice are appreciated by the peoplewhodobusinesswithus.We re-ceive many expressions of this na- ture from our Customers and weassurethemthattheircommenda- tion shall be a constant spur to ever- increasing efficiency on our part.We invite those who are not-already our customers té test our service. << 44 4 0 Aa (X X X CC K Aa Fee mmmweA gy remem %7 ¥. The Lyric Programme:| Cs Tuesday.Friday. Last Sermon (two reels)— American Film Mutual Girl No.19—Reliance Film Wednesday. Double Knot (two reels)—Majestic Film Three of a Kind —Royal Film 4S Gt SRB A IR sane EYThursday. Wharf Rats (two reels)—Bronco Film Nell’s Eugenic Wedding—.Komic Film Million Dollar Mystery.ta The Alarm—Keystone Film Saturday. Was She Right in Forgiving Him: ontwo-reels)ThanhouserFilm i-— Telephone Strategy —Princess Film, Monday. Three extra good reels ae i an 8 ASN Ae “Outing”One Motion Flat Folding Sulkies.: he 10 inch double spoke wheels with hub caps, three-eighths inch rubber tire,reinforced ...., Bessemer steel frame,extending folding’ foot rest,rear anti-tip and shock absorbing | device with rubber tire wheels.Blaek en-.. amel finish.Upholstered spring seat and’’'* back.Wide metal arm rest.Reclining | spring back.Our price is only $4.00. de n e AE at Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company. et SAAR AN MS A A === == ty ’ Veterans Are Thankful.{46 Resolved,that the sincere thanks,of the ae |: survivor of the Lost Cause and their ¢ friends,is due the noble-hearted little town E and the people of the surrounding country * fai the abundant entertainment they gave us at Stony Point on.the 5th ‘inst Abur -a in quality,quantity and in’every way.Th social reunion which have been af- your bounty have been to of a great rock in a enjoyed them immense have been as:fragrant flowers a way when the infirmhities of axe come on us,and are far better than kind words that fall on ears that are forever closed to things earthly. 2d.Resolved,That our hereby tendefed to the Hon days of us by shadow We have forded #‘theJered.” They the wer Barrington Hall’s ba- kerized Coffee —no hearty thanks are J aan part oversteeped,with -ison for the splendid address so appropri c to the oceasion,and to the Stony Point bend for the muste 80 well rendered.. Signed in behalf of the veterans present.4 t Aug.6,1914 THOS..F.MURDOCK.no bitter chaff flavor. FOR SALE.—Wood-working and Blacksmith shop with lirge lot,central location in i Harmony,near State High School,with °. large trade already built up.The right lo-eT-cLainSupplyCo.eation for a hustler to make money. E.’ G.GAITHER,Statesville,N.C,Heit Aug.11---4t. -a FOR SALE.—Combination mare,5 years old. One good plug horse,Cash or time.w.L.SMITH,Bioomfield.Aug:11—-2t*.D.J.Kimbalr’s || sm EGsvenrOUND.—On the street,a bracelet.OwnereangetitatTHELANDMARKofficebypayingcost.Aug.11-—It, FOR SALE.—Practically new riage at a bargain.J.T.PLOTT.Aug.11 2t*,H eadquarters FOR SALE.—Two mules,two mares and three colts.J.B.CASHION,Cleveland ‘ R-2,Aug.11.+4t*.-FOR PEACHES.—Elberta peaches for canning 'r ready for delivery.Let your orders come «. to State Farm early in the week ¥.-Fr}|S d : MEACHAM.Aug.11.urnip Ce 5") FOR SALE—Modern 7-room house,water and lights.Basement.Lot 89x200.Fruit trees and vineyard.H.G.HALLYBUR-- coe ore WHATEVER TYPEWRITER at) FOR RENT.—Six-room residence with —all : modern Rea sieake:ese JULIUS |You buywecan wishnothing more’fWALLACE./July 24.|]than that you will like it as wellas> FOR.RENT—Nine-room house on Elm street.|we do TH REMINGTON, Water and lights.Cc.8. July 28,—8t.Statesville Printing Cov .TQMLIN. ’PHONE 208.COAL—Orders taken for Coal at $5 deliver-| ed.Quality of coal guaranteed satisfacto-ee ee es ne ry in any grade.Write R.B,GANT,|FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ¥ Statesville,N.€July MW.|g hereby announce myself a candidate : |dence on the 15th.The public is in-the 5 >evening meeting |Le i 4.8 Sies\2.W.Chambliss ynd-pon,J.vitd.P e regular Sunday evening meeting|Dok saLE—Two .medium-price mule teams|COMMissioner of Iredell eounty,subject.to, B.BRISTOL.and wagons.fn Aug.4|‘he action of the Republican county con1)tion?to be held August 22d. FOR RENT—Cottage.N.P.WATT.|August 7,CHAS.©, May a y “poh FOR SALE—Fifty acres of land in ©r ra wT township,half in timber and halfNQIIcBE!tivation.Near good schools ‘andc.M.BECKHA NStatesvilleChapterNo.%%Royal Arch N.C.*-fo ~ tonight for the,instaila-|wen eeeAllmembers|FOR RENT—Six-roomRAM,ter street,Bee W.B,High.Priest.duly 14, Masond wil meettionofnewlyelected officers. urged to be ‘present,EK.&. Aug,11,1914, vf Paris Dispatch to New York Times. :(More hotels here are closing,the é wrants have placards an- nouncing that meals.will be served q t hardship.ee Laundry work is well nigh impos- ‘BargainsinCostumes.and Hotels fake Only Proper Change. ‘Americans in them being turned out, Private families are offering shelter. teeny for the exact sum charged,’no change being given.)This entails ible,and many women are doing eir own. ting away.Trunks are not allow- ed,.and women are seen unpacking rinks in the stations and getting ut valuables.Wonien sit at.night c the station benches watching for chance of getting into trains. 4 ws of motorcars ask $300 for tion ‘to the coast,and even arrival is not guaranteed,as government may requisition ©the F erses day increases the difficulty of| &For the first time in recent history Wmerican women are not buying ear in Paris.Paguin has closed. eruit hoAugusttS ht this is improbable. @ Everything has been reduced in “peice,and a woman with money to ere could obtain wonderful bar- ogains.Even,however,if Americans could buy,the railway officials would refuse to take their luggage. fare,making unprecedented confusion “atethe stations.New York opera sin have lost all trace of their inew.costumes.Hundreds of women ~ple.D0.change of clothes and no money to buy new onés"™et Many hotels request women guests jto make up their own rooms,as there is no service. Men with families are hanging ‘back,because there is a rumor that j England will not admit any one with- Zout a ticket for a steamer leaving within,24.hours.It is possibly a wise precaution to avoid a food fam- ine,but it..adds to the Americans’ t discomfort.- Paris remains orderly.French wo- men who have volunteered for the Red Cross,in their blue uniforms with red symbols,are cheered, French enthusiasth infects.Ameri- ‘cans,as the troops pass hourly egal the streets singing.SN «Why Germany Made the Attack ‘Through Belgium. The vital importance of Belgium in‘a war between France and Germa- ny lies in the fact that unless Ger- many may move across Belgium ter- ritory neutralized by treaty an in- vasion of France would have to be .‘Trunks sent from many countries | ‘ . ; 1 through the heavily fortified French} frontien proper,The entire northeastern fronticr of| [rhe enti roughly,440 miles ineeKar-about.250 miles this tier line separates France from|Belgium and Luxemburg.The _re-mainder;about 190 miles,separatesFranee-from German territory.WiththeneutralityofBelgiumobservedoeeeofactionwouldbereducedto*the™splendidly fortified Franco-‘frontier:‘proper. line of defense runs,broadlyspeaking,from Verden to Nacy,to Epinal,to Belfort and to Besancon.Each one of these cities is the cen- tre of a p of fortifications ex- tending northwest and_southeast,and all facing the German border.Each’has its outposts and its flank- ing protection,and the line is saidtobevirtuallycontinuousforgréaterpartoftheentiredistance between Luxemburg and the Swiss border.;Behind this line of fortifications ‘France has a second line of defense, broatily speaking,running parallel *®from Rheims to Chalons and to Ver-*@ duh,and from Chalons to Langres,4 to Dijon and to Bésancon.This sec- a iné “of protection is from 80»to 120 miles from Paris,and the first frontier line of fortifications is, roughly speaking,from 140 to 220milesfromtheFrenchcapital.TheFrenchfrontierfromtheStraitofiDobertoGermanterritory,the line}which separates France from Bel- gium and Luxemburg,also is well protected. he Thus a German advance through i oe is,in.effect,“going around the end,” i % LT “Army and Navy Officers Asked Lt Hold Their Tongues. ‘eo The President last week sent theSottowingtoSecretaryofWarGar-son and Secretary of the Navy niels: |“I write to suggest that you re- and adyise all officers.of the rvice,whether active or retired,tofrainfrompubliccommentofany to ind upon the military or political|i of the| if you} age let them know that the request| tuation on the other side ater.I would be obliged nd advice comes from me.It scems to me highly unwise and improper at officers of the army and nevy the United States should make ny public utterances to which any lor of practig@{l or military criti- m can be given where other na- ons are involved,” trange Monument to Be Unveiled. re Dispatch,7th. ‘A monument which is to be unveil- goon in memory of Pierre Berthe- t,the great French chemist,in ont of the College de France,\is an nusual.memorial.«The \sculptor, ‘aul de Saint Marceaux;has not only ade a statue of the chemist alone t has placed him in a bronze groupich.includes his wife and the great iter,Ernest Renan,author of “The 'e of Jesus.”All three were forunitedintheclosestbondsof ship.Renan,who was the firstdie,was long mourge ~ey thelots,who outlived}him \someyyearsandwhotheniedonthe me night, Ooseneeeeeeeeeemnemml flow to Cure a Sprain. A‘eprain may be dured in about one-thirdthetimerequiredbytheusualtreatmentbyChamberlain's Liniment and ob-plying ‘ing the directions with each bottle.For hy all dealers, show new clothes.keep the | ‘The British House of Commons Thursday unanimously passed a war credit of $500,000,000 for the /in- crease of the British army.This.is the second war credit passed by the House,$525,000,000 having been vot- ed two days ago. |Premier Asquith told the House‘that the white paper issued”by the |government showed how .strenuous jand unremitting had been the efforts |of Sir Edwerd Grey,the British for- ‘eign secretary,to -secure honorable |peace for Europe. ‘After reading Sir |chen’s dispatch saying that Germa-ny had made‘‘a strong bid aa jish neutrality,”the Premier reniark- ‘ed that “Germany’s suggestion amounted to “the infamous proposal that we should give her a free hand to annex the whole.of the extra Eu- ropean possessions of France.”— He continued:“If Great Britain |had accepted what reply could she lhave made to the Belgian’s appeal? |She could only have replied that.we (had bartered away to the power threatening her our obligations to our plighted .word.What would have been Great Britain’s po- sition if she had assented to this in- famous proposal and what was shejtogetinreturn?Nothing but a promise given by a power which at |that moment was announcing its in- tention of violating its own treaty. “We should have covered ourselves 'with dishonor and betrayed the in- terests of our country if we had ac- cepted it.\We are entitled to say for |our country that we have made ev- ery effort for peace and that war has |heer forted por curcountry “The government is confident that |the nation is unsheathing sword in a |just cause,We are fighting,firstly, |to fulfill international obligations which,if entered into by private in- dividuals,no self-respecting man could have repudiated;and secondly, to vindicate the principle that small nations are not to be crushed in de- |fiance of international good faith at |the arbitrary will of a strong and over-mastering power. “No nation ever entered into a great contest with a cleaner con- science or a stronger conviction.It is striking for the defense of a prin- ciple,the maintenance of which is |the vital civilization of the world. Ais we have entered the striiggle,let us now make sure that all our re- sources,not only these of the Unit- ed Kingdom,but those of the vast empire of which it is the center,are}”thrown into the scale.——————————— THE STRATEGIC CITY OF LIEGE |Something About the Place Where the First Battle Was Fought. Liege,the Belgian city where the first battle of-the European war was |fought,is the Pittsburg of Belgium. |For miles to-the southwest.along the river Meuse there are scores of blast |furnaces,rolling mills and forges.It\is the site of the.famous Cockerill |works,said to be the largest manu- factory of machinery in the world. Liege proper,with a population of |168,000,lies at the junction of the |Meuse and the Ourthe in a basin|margined by hills. |All around the city is a wealth of|coal and iron ore.The mines extend }over and under the city and.river. These natural riches in connection }with the favorable situation of the |city at the junction of two naviga- |ble rivers,have given rise to the ex-+tensive—manufacturing industry in |the city itself. |The products are varied,but the |principal ones,and that which would |make Liege a valuable prize of war, |is that of firearms. |000 persons are employed in the |manufacture of guns,ranging from |small arms to the largest of modern |weapons.There is a royal cannon |factory and a small arm factory al- iso in the suburb of St.Leonard. In wars of the last century Liege|has played only a small part,but to- |day the city is well defended with pmodern fortifications.Its strength, )it is said,is far greater than gener- |ally has been appreciated by strate- \gists.In 1888 the Belgium authori- |ties decided to adequately fortify both Liege and Namur,the two im- portant points on the Meuse.At each place a number of detached |forts were constructed along a .peri- |meter drawn a distance varying from|wihin four to six miles of the city. ‘At Liege 12 of these forts were constructed,six on the right bank|and six on the left side of the viver. |All of the forts have been kept fair-|ly well up-to-date.The heavy guns |in their.concrete casements are rais- ied and lowered:automatically..The |average distance between them is four miles but the two which defend the main line of the railway from Germany are little over a mile apart. It has been estimated that 25,000 men would be necessary for an ade- |quate defense Of these fortifications. The railway lines through Liege’are the direct routes from Cologne.to Paris and from Luxemburg to Brus- sels the possession of either of which would be valuable prizes to the Ger- man army. |Hamburg Liner Puts in at South- |port, |Fearing capture by the _British war vessels,the Hamburg,-Ameri- can Line steamer Nicaria,from San- tos to New York with a cargo of cof- fee,put into Southport Thursday. The Nicaria carried mail between South American ports and York.No foreign war vessels were sighted,but the wireless operator on the Nicaria picked up several code messages thought to have been from cruiser to cruiser.— The Case of L.L.Cantetou. .The cane of L.L.Cantelou,Clarendon,Texas,is similar to that of many others who have used Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera andDiarrhoeaRemedy.He saya,“After trying |a doetor fof several months,and tsing <differ- ent kinds of medicine for my wife who had been ‘troubled with severe bowel complaint for several montha,I bonght a 26e bottle.ofChamberlain's Colic,Chorern and Diarrhoea Remedy After.using the second bottle sheeneentirelycured.”Tor sulo be all dealers @ 4EdwardGos- Tt More than 20,-| New| Thursday evening at 5 o'clock,’Theend‘came while she was unconscious and her husband and daughters were at her bedside.They had been told at 10 o’clock that morning that there was no hope.' came unconscious,Mrs.Wilson spoketoDr.Grayson ‘about the President, of ‘whose.health she thought more than she did of her own.“Promise mé,”she whispered,faintly,“that if I go you will take care of my hus- band.”' Immediately after Mrs.Wilsen’s death Vice President.Marshall and members of.the cabinet and-leaders in Congtess were notified.Both houses’promtply adjourned,The flag on the White House dropped, gates were closed and the ‘silence of death spread over the White House for the first time since 1892,when Mrs.Benjamin Harrison passed away, of the Supreme Court and members of the diplomatic corps _telephoned their condolences and —gent From many humble homes came flowers,as Mrs.Wilson had made many friends in the slums and city generally in her endeavors to help the friendless and poverty-stricken. Mrs.Wilson had told the President the morning of her death she would more cheerfully ‘“‘go away”if the |bill for the improvement of Wash- lington alleys was passed by Con- igress.A word to leaders from Sec- |retary Tumulty and the measure was t adopted in silence by the Senate and |was passed Friday. Mrs.Wilson learned the measure would be a Jaw in another day or so land expressed her satisfaction.She |had become deeply interested in the social welfare of the community and |had worked,always without seeking |aid of the President.It was the lstrain of this,the duties of enter- |tainment and kidney troubles which |became chronic last autumn that |sapped her life. |Mrs.Wiilson took’an active inter- lest in the career of her husband. She has been his constant helpmate and adviser.Her clear judgment on political affairs and broad views of |educational questions had been a |source of gratification to him for |ycars.With her help he wrote his |books and he relied on her judgment. Her devotion to him,according to |those who have known the family in- jtimately,was of remarkable depth. |Her one thought was of him. |Every morning and every evening |during her illness she cautioned Dr. |Grayson not-—te-tell.the President.if ; uncomfortable|had.,apent an hour.Her .anxiety,‘was should not ,be worried.But the |President,-watched her sorrowfully i for weeks and realized she was grow- \ing worse.He spent every moment |he could by her side. Mrs:Wilson was a woman of sim- ple ways, manner.tess andwwas ever |modest in her tastes, lof her déath reache@ the Senate dis- |cussion of pefiding Wusiness was end- |ed immediately by Senator Kern,ma- jority leader.Interrupting the ,de- bate on the:shipping bill,he:saidk “Mr.President,it becomes my du- ty to convey to the Senate the melan- |choly intelligence of the death |Mrs.Wilson,the wife of the Presi- |dent of the United States.Of course the President at this hour has the earnest sympathy of all the people of the nation,and as a mark of sympa- thy entertajned here and all through the.republic,I move that the Senate do now adjourn.” The motion was and the Senators from the chamber. Majority Leader Underwood of the House hurried to the floor as soon as he received word from the WhiteHouse.He stopped the discussion of the Moon railway mail pay bill. “Jt is my sad duty,”he said,“to announce to the,House the death of Mrs.Wilson,wife of the President of the United States.I think the House should show the proper re-spect at this time and I therefore move the adoption of the following resoltition:) “Resolved,that ‘the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Mrs.Woodrow Wilson,wife lof the President of the United States. ‘‘Resolved further,that a commit- tee composed of the Speaker and one additional member from each State in the Union be appointed to attend the funeral. “Resolved further,that asofrespecttheHousedo journ.” The resolution was adopted in si- lence.Mrs.Wilson had been in _poor health since last February,when she fell and strained her spine.She lat- er recovered from that injury,but in the meantime kidney trouble set in and gradually she grew werker and weaker. ‘About two months ago her condi- ‘tion began to grow serious and |weeks ago}alarmed.Noted specialistsjcalladinandtrainednurses |kept in constant attendance. |Mrs.Wilson was 50 years o lwhen she came to the Whit in robust.health. she that he democratie /and When news j} silently agreed to quietly withdrew a mark now ad- ld and House Always ately assumed the arduous duties of \the wife of a President.She took jan active interest in jand.frequently received jtoo busy with other matters. \of the,United |world, States and of |Mrs.Wilson was Miss Ellen Lou-| ise Axson,daughter of a Presbyte- |rian clergyman,and was born at.Sa- 'vannah,Ga,She was a student at the New York Art League when she met Mr.Wilson,who then was takiigi apost-ereduate course at Johna’Haps | as -|English Earlier in the day,before’she be-| Members of the cabinet,Justices| eards.| soon reportedI the“House,-where=it+ possessed of a.magnetic; She was -a charming hos-| of| two | Dr.Grayson becamewere| were | {a) |home lover,she nevertheless immedi-s public affairs|delegations |\ealling on the President when he was| iven|during her last illness,she frequent-|ily asked to be informed of the events|the| ,head of the d of the wife of Dean’Edofpieeeuit i ae ‘A landseape gardener and a pa er of well recognized ability,Mrs. Wilson devoted much of her time —to artistic subjects.She took personal icharge of the gardens at “Prospect” |while Mr.Wilson was president of Pfinceton and also of the White House gardens. |Mrs:Wilson’s-indoorlife-had been |devoted to books and artistic ptr- |suits.“Her paintings have taken |prizes in competition.Her social ob- \ligations forced her to omit some of lher accustomed artistic and literary |recreation after she became .mistross lof the White House,but as “first la-~| \dy of the land”she was ever ready |with advice and material help where-| lever a good cause might be served.| Her domestic life is described as bet-/ ling been attractive,.She had a |knowledge of the domestic.arts and | was a good cook.It is related of her| {that she liked to prepare dishes,or) have them prepared under her per-| sonal supervision for the President.| MRS.WILSON INTERRED TODAY| Funeral in Washington Yesterday | and Last Rites in Rome,Ga.,To-| day.| Washington Dispatch,7th. Funeral services for Mrs, ward Eiliott, ‘Fall Footwear. We take pride and pleasurein announcing to our Men Patrons our readiness t0 supply them with — oo es ‘ eeMe Shoes at $4.00,$4.50,$5.00,$5.50 and $6.00. Offering the best ShoeStyles,the best ShoeValues,together with the best Shoe Service,We ask the considera-tion of men who ap- preciate Good Shoes. SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO. (The White Co’.s old Stand.) |&Wood-| row Wilson,wife of the President,|, will be held Monday afternoon at 2) o'clock at the White Hlouse in the historic East Room,where a few! months ago she witnessed the mar-| riage of her daughter,Jessie,to Francis B.Sayre.Burial will be Tuesday afternoon,in Myrtle Hill| cemetery,Rome,Ga.,where Mrs.) Wilson spent many of her girlhood| daV¥S and"where- er are buried. The services at the White House} will be private but will be attended | by members of the cabinet,a few| relatives and intimate friends and by committees from the Senate and House. ‘The trip South will be made on a special train,leaving Washington at| 4.30 o’clock Monday afternoon’and} due to arrive at Rome at about o’clock Tuesday afternoon.The final rites will be held soon afterwards. Yoday Mrs.Wilson’s body was left in the Southwest Room,in which she died yesterday.The President visit- ed the réem several times.Only members of the family and most in- timate friends were admitted. The President of France,the Pres- ident of Cuba,the Duke of Con- naught,Governor General of Cana- da,the King of England,Sir Ed- ward Grey,Foreign minister of Great Britain,Cardinals Gibbons and O’Connell and former Presidents Taft and Reosevelt,were among the many prominent men who sent con-| dolences.Messages also were re ceived from the Governors of all States,from nearly:all members of the Senate and House,the Justices of the Supreme Court,American dip- lomats abroad,government officials and ambassadors and ‘ministers of |foreign nations stationed in the Unit+ ed’States,| Crepe hung on the main entrance! to the White House and gates were closed to all except friends and rela- tives and those with official business at the Executive offices.Flags on \the White’House,the Capitol,all |government buildings,hotels and {business houses and many private |homes were lowered and will be kept |half-masted until after the funeral. |My.Wilson spent almost the en- itire day with his family.For a short |time he was at the Executive offices, |discussing the European _war with | Secretary Bryan and signing impor- \tant’papers.Dr.Grayson said his physical condition remained good. |At the President’s personal re- |quest Congress and governmental de- partments continued work as usual. Speaker Clark appointed on the |eommittee to attend the funeral the |member from each State who has |served longest in the House,and |Representative Lee,who represents \the Rome district.The list includes: Representatives Jones of Virginia, |Bartholdt of Missouri,Bartlett of |Georgia,Sparkman of Florida,Un- |derwood.of Alabama,Talbot of |Maryland,Broussard of Louisiana, |Henry of Texas,Mann of Illinois, {Sims of Tennessee,Finley of South| Carolina,Small of North Carolina,| Candler of Mississippi,Campbell of| |Kansas,Sherley of Kentucky,Floyd |of Arkansas,Carter of Oklahoma|land Ferguson of New Mexico.Dele-| |ates Kalanianaole of Hawaii and} |Wickersham of Alaska and Commis-| |sioners Querzon of the Philippines | and Rivera of Porto Rico. The Senate committee will be} ;named tomorrow.| |ee | ¥ Contract has been let for placing| |fine hardwood flcors in.all offices and i |corridors of the remodeled Supreme| oe building at Raleigh. | Wood’s Trade Mark’ Se “OL|Crimson Clover| |t|}Is Best Quality Obtainable,of High Tested Germina-tion and Purity. Crimson Clover is a wonderful soil- improver;also makes splendid fall, |}winter and spring grazing,the earliest|}.green feed,or a good hay crop,«—_——- A crop of Crimson Clover turnedundersequaltoagoodapplication |]of stable manure,and its value asa||soil-improveris worth $20,to $30.per ACTO.ganged p Wood’s Descriptive Fall Catalog giving full information aboutCRIMSONCLOVER,ALFALFWINTERVEFCH, and all FARM and GARDEN SEEDSforFallsowing;mailed on request. 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The S.,M.&H.Shoe Co The One Price Cash Shoe Store. 3. 3°00 3“Howard’&Foster,4.00Herman,3.50 Statesville Realty &Investment Co. 1906 4am1913 On October 31,1913,we.closed our seventh year of business.We take this occasion to thank the loyal patrons of our company for the business they have entrusted to us dur- ing that time and we believe we have given satisfaction to all of our customers.Hav- ing grown out of infancy into mature man- hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS we ask for a continuance of :your support and influence. Remember “We Insure Anything Insurable.” We write all classes of BONDS,and thus save you the embarrassment of applying to yourneighborforsuch.Write us your needs. Jj.F.CARLTON,Manager. Monumentsand Tombstones That is My Business. Best material,first-class work,lowest prices and satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. If you need anything in my line be sure to see or write me before you buy,as I am prepared to protect your interests. Ask your neighbors who have bought work from me and see what they say. I appreciate your neighbors’business and will likewise appreciate yours. YARDS AT STATESVILLE,N.C.,AND MOORESVILLE,N.C. ZEB DEATON,Proprietor FOUNDEL 1838 CHARTERED IN 1859 TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM,N.C. A.Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputation for high standards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its large endow-, ment fund makes possible its first-class equipment and large faculty of well trained and carefully chosen teachers.Student fees low.Comfortable,inexpen- sive room#in carefully supervised hygienic dormitories. Classical and scientific courses leading to the bachelor’s degree.Graduate courses ity all departments.Schools of Engineering,Education and Law. For catalogue and ilinstrated booklet address * we lect BsRanahgr ie a R.L.FLOWERS,Secretaryto the Corporation. Vad -“CHATTANOOGA,”the household wo rd.A happy ‘.tanooga Reversible Disc Plow the most practical .and valuable of all disc wie Works on both hill- ‘side and level Jand,leavés no water furrows,saves time,saves labor,saves money,saves the farm. ‘Principal right,construction right,results right. SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE. We also carry the ‘‘Twin Disc,’”’which do their work.‘‘a comin’and a goin’.”While one dise works the other rests.Between terraces the only Disc Plow;for orchard plowing without a rival;in sprouts and briers out o’sight.Old farms made new and better crops produced. IredellHardware Co. ae Xo aR a r We have prepared at quite an expense a little book that we are going to give tothefirst500mencallingforit.The only condition is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your nameandaddress.Itcontains much valuableinformation—especially for people living in the rural districts. Remember the only cost to you is that :you present a copy of this advertisement and register your name.You will likeitandwillbesurprisedattheinformation it contains.Itissomething worth while. $10 Mohair Suits for 15 Mohair Suits for Come to see us for bargains. $7.5010.00 Sloan Clothing Company WE SELL “BETTER”?CLOTHES v combination of mechanical features makes the Chat-} Big Reductions in All Summer Clothing People's Loan &Savings.Bank. Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~ TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire theyhabit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of a future success.The result of small de- posits has been the making of many a per- son’s fortune,We‘pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. -GEO.H.BROWN0.L.TURNER President. Cashier. ~HAFOR SALE— Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Race street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city improvements. All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acres of land,barn and out-buildings and fine well water. Twelve acres in Harmony,half:in cultivation,balance in wood.land.New five-room cattage,barn and well. For further information call on or write, ERNEST 6.GAITHER,|SUNtAr berate.’ANPPHONE23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. |TUBSDAY,—————————— |WILL HELP SOUTHERN MILLS. Mr.David Clark Reviews War Sit-|uation and Believes It Will Help Mills, Charlotte Observer,8th. That the war will result in great good to the Southern cotton millsinthelastanalysisisthebeliefof|Mr.David Clark,editor of The Southern Téxtile Bulletin”and com- |piler of Clark's Direetory of South- ern Cotton Mills.¢Said he yester- day: “There are in the world today ap- proximately 143,000,000 spindles op- erated on cotton and of this numbertwo-thirds,or 93,000,000,are.in.the war territory,as follows: VEngland ..........0.90¢56,600,000 GOPMONY osce eacats 11,200,000‘Ree ee 9,300,000 PIANO icoyexces 7,400,000 Austria 4,900,000 MALY oe ceeed 4,600,000 (Vota.ccc eaaes 93,000,000 “Of the 50,000,000 spindles outside ef war territory 6,000,000 are India «: and can only be operated on coarse fabries,while 2,000,000 are in Japan, and are now being operated day nd night,or to the full limit of their ca- pacity. “The United States has at present 32,000,000 spindles and these’must be depended upon to furnish to fill the shortage caused by curtailment of 93,000,000.spin- in the war territory. “England alone exported over 7,- 000,000,000 yards of cloth during1913andasmallportionofthat de turned to our mills.would re- y surplus yoods now on kanly {ood 3 the }dles and ( could handle. “We are now$60,000,000 of cotton goods from.the countries engaged in this struggleandwhilethelargerportionarespe- cialties,and fine gocds not manufac- tured in this country,our mills will sume anything like their normal amount of cotton and a market must be found not only for a large portionofthe6.900,000.bales of American cotton,but also for approximatdly amt Africa and there is no indication that the war will block our trade to those points. ton will decline sharply and it i probable that as-soon as the foreiyn demand is felt cotton goods will ad vance in price.Under such circum- stances the cotton manufacturing 1! dustry should reap a rich harvest.” Cheer For the Cotton Farmers. A.Barton Hepburn,chairman the Chase National Bank of New York,last week sent the followi telegram to Congressman Under |wood ‘at Washington: “The South is unnecessarily elarm- ed over the prospective reduction in ahd demand for and price of cotton in view of the general European {war.European manufacturers may not require the unusual amount of cotton,but American manufacturers will require it. “It is inevitable that all over-sea trade of Germany will be at the mer ley of any nation which first secks it and can best serve the formcr pa {trons of Germany.Of all nations the United States is in the best po |sition to take and hold the trade Merchants,manufacturers,banke: jand statesmen shou!work togethe: for that purpose.“First liberalize our shipping law |Germany supplied the coarse and cheaper cotton trade of Mexico and (Central and South America,Africa, |Asia and the Orient generally. |“There will be no embargo on the commerce of the Pacifie ocean.Oui{cotton should go abroad,not as raw material but asa finished product,and when the war of pe is over,we should hold largely the trade that jnow is waiting to fall into our hands.” Old Grandfather Hotel Burned. 3oone Democrat.- The old Grandfather Hotel,which stood at the foot of the Grandfathe:mountain,and for many years the only lodging place for sight-sccr visiting that historic section,wa destroyed by fire on Sunday night.The old building was put of commis sion as a boarding house,and wabeingoccupiedbyJosephJustice,who lost *his entire personal effect in the conflagration,he and his familybarelyeseapingwiththeirlives|The building was erected many |years ago by Mr.Shepherd M.Dug- ger,and his father-in-law,Mr.Irvin |Calloway,.at a cost of something like $2,500,which was quite a little sum to pay for a house in that section at that time, the | more business than we -*‘ importing about °*" goods ati have to supply the demand caused by the importers’inability to secure his supply abroad,and our fine mills will be especially benefited.“We are now,in round numbers, exporting annually about 8,700,000 7balesofcottonandconsuminginthe,., United States about 5,500,000 bales.¢ “The consumption of American cotton in the countries involved in the war is appréximately as follows: England ....3,300,000 bales. Germany .1,250,000 bales. Russia 375,000 bales.,Franc Serco 800,000 bales.—Austria -Hungary 625,000 bales. Italy cae 550,000.bales. SV Ota sweatsase 6,900,000 bales. “While.involved.in -the struggle hese countries will be unable to con- 3,000,000 bales of Indian and otheg, “It is almost inevitable that cot-} t Id and Good Profits On Can-taloupes Reported. Wilmington Star,6th.” Good Yie The movement of cantaloupes to| the Eastern markets has practicallyendedafteroneofthemostsuccess- ful seasons that the growers in the Wilmington section Tavs had =in Approximately 650 cars were hipped North besides the shipments by express.The total receipts from the crop were more than $100,000. Not only was the crop much larger than was anticipated early in theeason,but the quality was above the average and most.of the growers realized a nice profit on their sales. Profits as high as $200 an acre are reported. Despite the fact that the acreage this year was smaller than usual the yield was as large or larger than in previous years.A’man thoroughly acquainted with’conditions.in this stated yesterday that the yield per acre was phenomenal,es- pecially when weather conditions are taken into consideration.Little rain fell during the entire season but for- tunately it came at opportune times. years. ection More than 500.@ars of .melons were shipped fom the section ound Laurinburg.Many of these me from points on the Laurinburg &Southern road,while large ship- r ts were also made from John Ilasty on the Atlantic Coast Both these latter towns,which outh of Maxton,are in the cen- ter of the melon district and during eason thousands -@&cantaloupes hipped from them.Practical- ll the movement from this entire tion went by refrigeration. While the movement.from the Wilmington &.Weldon road was not from the Laurinburg sec-O larye @s tion,there was a splendid:yield,ap-| 160 cars having gore th from this road.About 70 per t of this movement was in ventil- d cars. proximately The Financial Situation Excellent. Washington:Dispatch,7th. Comptroller of the Currency Wil- in a statement tonight declar- ed that the financial situation of the ntry is good ard announced that iks now are in position to t all reasonable requirements. “IT see no reason,”said Mr.Wil- s,‘why there should be any sus- ion of currency payments any- ere in this country,and if this de- nt hears of any national bank to honor legitimate de- f its customer or corres- for currency such delin- t bank will be promptly inv ynal bar partme ngnd3 dents Mr.Williams said shipments of up to the close had amounted to dditional currency f today’s business 137,000,000. Whenever You Noed a General Tonic Take.Grove'’s 2TheOldStandardGrove’s TastelesschillTonicisequallyvaluableasa General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesofQUININEandIRON.It acts on the Liver,Drives out Malaria,Enriches the Blood and cotten that is annually consumed bys Builds up the Whole System.50cents. those countries.7a — “The weight of this surplus willq probably depress the price of cotton? to a very low figure unless the gov~}NO |Ice ! ernment will come to the relief cf¥e the farmers with a gigantic financeplan.}Having taken over the “The ——,for -paabicasa businessof our father, rotton goods are India,Southern iniaen i ee sre: China,Red Sea,Strait settlements the late T.W.Frazier,we are prepared to do all kinds of general tin work and solicit business. FRAZIER BROS., North Center Street. your BIG SALE ON Summer Millinery! Everything in Hats,Flowers, plain and Boe Ribbons,going at half price.Now is your chance,as we are very anxious to close out in all Summer Millinery. MRS.MARY SIMS. EXAMIN ATION FREI I examine your watch for nothing.If there is ao my charge is reasonable.Do it right and promptly.tt itneedsregulatipgwhybring.itto me.Why not have goodallthetimeyouhavetime.’Clean and regulate for $1.00.H.B.WOODWARD,Jeweler, T Halls Dentifoam!| The antiseptic Tooth Wash.-Unex- celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——25 CENTS AT-——— HALL’S DRUG _STORE, PRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20. nn" HE RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and goodtastewhichonlythebestofmaterialsandworkmanshipcanconvey. We carry the largest and most select variety of orientaland domestic rugs to be seen in the city,and nowhere else will yow be able to buy. like qualities at the prices we sell them.While we carry the high- est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked atotherplacesforthecommongrades, The Williams Furniture House. Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings Oil Cook Stoves. Statesville Housefurnishing Co, Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than Flower Our business is that of furnishing flowers for all occasions and for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley (o., FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.C. |Polk Gray Drug Co., iat Local Agents. t LOST!LOST!) The maximum yield of all crops by failing to top-dress withNITRATESODA. |Car load just received,cheap for |cash only. If you want standard 7 1-2 Meal|(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.|If you want Feed Meal,5 per|cent ammonia,26 per cent Pro-|tein,buy the other fellow’s,The:|price is about the same—takeyourchoice.se IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY. "PHONE 205. if ——— A tg~HE 1S WORTHWHILE 70 STUDY THE “*- S OF STATE NEWS,| Crimes and Incidents of in the Old North State. Milton’Hensley,.whose _relatives ped him from the Buncombe county chain gang and carried him away in an automobile,has been cap- ;.Dr.Fi J.Mallett,rector of St. anes Episeopal church,Salisbury, will go soon to New Albany,Ind, Where he has accepted a pastorate of a former charge. *Mrs.T.H.Pritchard,widow of Rev..Dr.Pritchard,a prominent Bap- ist minister,a forrier resident of Gharlotte,died Sunday at her home hear Wilmington. J,Albert Merritt,aged 37 years,a foreman in the Revolution spinning ili at Greensboro,was fatally in- red Saturday afternoon by being Struck by a piece of falling shafting and died Sunday. tAlex..Reaban,a well known Bun- eombe county stock dealer,is held for trial,without bail,on the charge of assaulting Mrs.Wilburn Buckner éf “Asheville.Reaban protests his fpnocence.A preliminary hearing will be held today. W.S.Montgomery,Asheville,was shakitiz a bottle of liniment prepar- atory to applying some to an injur- ed shéulder when the liniment.ex- ploded,throwing glass in his’eye, causing the loss of eyesight.H.L. Sherrill,who was near by,was also injured. Tae erystar-Patry boneh;ar Asheville restaurant,claims that its sanitary rating as published by | Asheville board of health was im- proper and that its business was damaged accordingly,has asked the | as haveAshevillealdermenfor$5,000 eompensation.The aldermen the matter under advisement. Cabarrus Democrats have nomi- nated W.L.Morris for the Senate, P.F.Widenhouse for the House,W. B.Boger for sheriff,M.L.Widen- house for clerk and S.E.Sloan for| register.Resolutions favoring legal-| ized primaries and salaries for coun- ty officers were adopted.Congress- man Doughton addressed the conven-| tion.; Yesterday morning at 7 o’clock,in the Guilford hotel at Greensboro, Miss Gussic Mary Ingle of Elon Col- lege and Mr.Alvin Meade Cline of Conover,Catawba county,were mar- They will spend several days towing Rock and.will then be at) home at Asheboro,where Mr.Cline i associate editor and manager of| the Asheboro Courier. “Mrs.Katherine Malinda Holler, who was a native of Catawba coun-ty and.liad spent most of her life inthatcounty,died last Wednesday athomeofherdaughter,Mrs.J.W.Bee in.Charlotte,aged 86.Mrs.Holler is survived by a number ofchildren.Mrs.B.F.Hargett,for- "ef Statesville,now of Pine-ville,Mecklenburg county,is herdaughter. Acting Governor Daughtridge hascommissionedanumberofleadingcitizensofNorthCarolinatorepre-sent the State cotton farmers and manufacturers at a special sessionoftheSouthernCottonCongresscalledbyPresidentE.J.Watson tobeinsessionatWashingtononthe 13th and 14th.Among those com- missioned are Dr.H.Q.Alexander~and Mr.C.C.Moore of Mecklenburg. News About People. Correspondence of The Landmark. Troutman,R-2,August 8—dMr.S.C.Morton returned to Birmingham, Ala.,‘yesterday after spending twoweekswithhomefolks.He was ac- companied home by his mother,Mrs. 4d.C.Morton,‘and Mr.and Mrs.G.W,Mills,:They will ‘spend some time with Mrs.Mills’brother,Mr. Frank Morton,at Morris,Ala.,be-fore returning home.Miss Lola Millsaps is visiting atHiiddenite.Misses Maie and KatieRimmerarespendingtheweek-endinStatesvillewiththeirbrother,Mr.CG.R.Rimmer.Mr.Baines Rimmer has.gone to Rock Hill,8.C.,wherehehasaposition.Mr.and Mrs.John Mills of Mooresville are visit- ing relatives at Troutman.Miss Mande Davidson of Bear Poplar isvisitingfriendsandrelatives.Mrs.Denny of Mooresville has returned home after spending some time with her daughter,Mrs.F.B.Dearman.*;Mrs.Marsh Howard is very sick at this writing. Mrs.Laura Hoover gave a singing for the young people last Sabbath. Personal Mention. Mr.and Mrs.M.C.Wood and chil- ren left yesterday in their automo- hile for a trip to Asheville. Messrs.Isidore Wallace,J.B. Airtofield,R.T.Weatherman and oth- oh will leave tonight for Atlantic ty and other points North.*\Mesdames G.D.Bradshaw of Charlotte and J.E.Alexander of Saligbury are visiting Mr.and Mrs. 4,3.Alexander.Mr,W.H.Morrison of the Ram- sey-Bowles-Morrison Co.left last night for Cleviand,Ohio.He will go from,there to New York in the in- terest of his company. Miss Claire Rosenberg,who is the guest of Miss Amelia Hoffmann,will Ve this evening for her home Janta. Mies Thomas and Mr.Hix Married. pondence.of The Landmark ©*At the home of Mr.C.A.ThomasWedjiesday,5th,at 7.30 p.m.,MrRichardHixofTurnersburgre Geived the hand of the lovely Miss Willie May Thomas of*Harmony in in holy wedlock,A number of friends < were present to congratulate the BRappy ones and then all enjoyed the thoseWeddingfeastpreparedWhoweremuchathomePhaseofusefulness. Their pastor,Rev.P.H.OMiciated. The parties take a by in that Brittain trip “to 4 the | Their Friends-— |Convention —StTrialWithout Items. |Cotreincndence of.The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug.10,—Miss LillianMathesonofthisplaceandMr.Glenn|Holland of Statesville surprised their|relatives and friends Thursday.after-noon by going to the residence of Rev.|J,A.White,in the western part of town,where they were united in mar-riage at 5:45 o’clock.Mr.White per- |formed.the ceremony ard two of the |bride’s friends,Misses*Sue Watts and|Mamie Deal,were the witnesses.Im- mediately after the ceremony Mr.and|Mrs.Hplland.went to the home of thebride’s:parents,Sheriff.and Mrs,R. |.Matheson,and broke the news to ithe latter.At 7:30 o’¢lock Mr.and |Mrs.Holland and Mr.Don Stevenson'of Statesville and Misses Sue Watts and Mamie Deal left in automobiles for Statesville. Mrs.Holland is an attractive young |woman and is popular here with a ‘large circle of friends,who wish her'mueh bappiness and regret that she \is to make her home elsewhere.Mr. Holland is a*son of Mr.John.Hol- land of Cool Spring community and is |a splendid young man.,He is a trav-leling salesman for the Statesville |Grocery Co.and has made manyfriendshereandinthecounty.Mr.land Mrs..Holland expect to make |their home in Statesville.| |Misses Watts and Deal returned from Statesville Friday night and j | = See our new $10 ‘Tailored Suits for Ladies,also Coats. =MILLS &PosT Foreign and Domestic Weaves—All Lower in Price andBetter in Quality. Serges,Poplins,Ottomans,Crackylee Cloths,Granite Cloths,Balmacan Suitings,Taffeta Silks,etc.Plain and Fancy Weaves,Plaids and Stripes are shown in all above lines, ‘They are beauties.”’\Yours truly,ON. ea core nnirereiera perenne comme The Prohibition Fight in Virginia— Election Next Month. —Dispatch to.Baltimoreun. The campaign for and against State-wide prohibition,which will bevoteduponinaspecialelectiononSeptember22,is now in full blast inVirginia.All predictions favor the “drys,”with majorities ranging around 25,000 and 30,000. Practically nine-tenths of the State has already wiped out the sa- loon under the Jocal option law,the cities of Richmond,Norfolk,Ports- mouth,Roanoke,Lynchburg and Alexandria and.a few counties being Mr.and Mrs,Holland came up Sun- iday to spend a few days —with Mrs.rattand’s wa. Inthe absence of the pastor,Rev.| L.L.Moore,Rev.C.A.Munroe of| Hickory filled the pulpit at the Pres-| |byterian church Sunday at the morn-| ing and evening services.} Mr.Chas.E.Echerd of Statesville |spent a few days with Mrs.Echerd at the home of her parents,Mr.and} Mrs.J.L.Gwaltney,and with his | parents,Mr.and Mrs.J.B.Echerd,| in Ellendale.| The Republican convention for the| purpose of appointing delegates to the State,senatorial judicial and con- gressional conventions was held at the court house Saturday afternoon. Mr.T.O.Teague called the conven-| tion to order.“Mr.J.T.Linney was|made chairman and Mr.H.S.Deal was secretary.After appointing the delegates the call of the -townships| was ordered to ascertain the strength | of the candidates for solicitor.he vote as cast will entitle Mr.John- ston J.Hayes of Wilkesboro to 7 votes,Mr.Chas,E.Green of Bakcrs-ville to 2 1-2 votes and Mr.H.C.Cav-/| |iness of Wilkesboro to one-half vote.| |Messrs.Hayes and Green were pres-| |ent and made short talks before the| convention.Two of the townships were not represented but a motion| was made to recognize all the Repub- |licans present as delegates.This wasjawellattendedandharmoniouscon- vention.Dr.R.Z.Linney &nd son,Master |Romulus Z.Linney,Jr.;of Hopeton,| |Okla.,are guests of Dr.Linney’s sis-| iter,Mrs.W.D.Deal.Miss Ruby} |Deal and her guest,Miss Estelle} |Flowers of Durham,went to Davis! |Springs,Hiddenite,Saturday to spend | a few days.Miss Pink Houston of} |Charlotte is visiting her aunt,Mrs.R.} |B.Burke.Miss Houston’s sister,Mrs.| T.W.Pearson,ahd children,of Char- lotte,are expected to arrive tomor-| row to spend awhile —with-—_Mrs-+ Burke.Mrs.M.E.Kelly snd daughter,Miss Mary Kelly,of Salisbury,came Friday.Mrs.Kel-lly will.spend awhile at the home|jof her son,Mr.H.T.Kelly,and} |Miss Kelly went to All Healing} |Springs Saturday to spend a few ||days.Mr.H.Lindsay went to} |Kernersville Saturday to spend Sun-| day with his mother,Mrs.Cameron| Witherspoon.Mr.and Mrs. } { ; { } } C.Lj Everhart of Newton are guests at! the home of Mrs.Everhart’s parents,| Mr.and Mrs.Thomas Watts.Mrs.) |Chas.H.Caldwell,of Sugar Creek |}community,Mecklenburg,who has! |been spending a few days with her) |unele,Mr.D.Mc.Matheson,who is|\ill,will return home tomorrow.Mrs.| Morris Forbis and children of Char-| |lotte,who spent several weeks at| ithe home of Miss Esther Bolick,re-| turned home Friday.Lawyer J.H. Burke left this morning for Wilkes- boro to attend court there this week.| |dsaaec Stafford,the young white jman who killed Will Little a week| jago yesterday,was given a“prelimi- jnary hearing Thursday afternoon be- fore Magistrates W.F.Patterson| jand J.M.Matheson.He was bound |to court and’committed to jail with- out bail.The State was represented| \by Lawyer J.Hi Burke snd the de- fendant by Lawyers L.C.Caldwell of Statesville and A.C.Payne.Mr. Caldwell’s stenographer,Miss Amn- nie Marvin,was present at the trial.| Miss Sadie Ward of Statesville was the guest of Miss Jenna Echerd |last week. Qld-Time Singing August 284—Stony Point News. Gorreapondence of The Landmark. Stony Point,Aug.10—jReaders of The Landmark will take notice thattheannualold-time singing at Stony Point will take place Friday,Au- gust 28th.The committee requests that everybody come and bring their baskets. Mr.and Mrs.Ai S.Beckham,Miss| Estelle Harris and others are off on an overland trip to the mountains. Mr.W.S.Palmer,who came here some weeks ago from Texas on a vis- it,will start on his return tomorrow: Mrs.Palmer will remain here a few weeks with her parents,Mr.and Mrs. P.F.Somers.Miss Zula Harris of Statesville,who was on a visit to her home folks,has gone to Greenville, C.,on a visit to relatives. Mr.J.T.Dishman is recovering from an attack of fever. A protracted meeting is under way at the Methodist church.Asa result of the meeting at the Baptist churchaweekagofourpersonswerebap-tized.the ountains and then to Charlotte andretorntoTurnersburg.An cx- young man worthy of such a .-|Mrs,J,Sprunt Newton of Fayotte-|ville,who is separated.from hér hus-|band,an attorhey,been awarded|jthe custody of Ne eb”;} oh yt aaah jhas accepted. |within a few inches of the ‘room and feeds from 125 to 150 peo- the only ‘wet”spots.: ook te questionof,.teres,is,beginningtocutaswathinthecampaign.Vir- ginia collects approximately $700,000 from the saloons and liquor houses for litense.The “wets”are flooding the State with literature,setting forth the contention that the aboli- tion of the saloon in the cities means the rural classes will have heavier taxes to pay in making up the lost revenue. Both sides are fighting hard,and/| uw record vote is expected.This vote would be larger,but for the fact thatonlythosewhowerequalifiedtovote| in the last.gubernatoria!clection have the right to cast ballots in thependingcontest.Owing to the fact that Henry C.Stuart had no opposi- tion for the Democratic nomination for Governor and in the general elfec-| tion,only 120,000 paid their poll tax- es and qualified for voting. The “wets”have plenty of money with which to conduct their cam- paign.The “drys,”on the other hand,are making a fight with a small war chest.The latter.forces, however,have a strong organization| in all the counties,while the “wets” have not.They are only organized|in the cities.| Should Virginia go “dry”the| breweries will not be driven from the| State.The act submitting the ques- tion.provides.that...breweries.may continue to operate as long as they) sell their product outside of Virginia.| ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. The President has appointed Prof. Garrett A.Droppers of Williams College minister to .Greece to suc- ceed George Fred.Williams of Bos- ton,whose resignation was demand- ed because of his criticism of the powers in Albania.Prof.Droppers The fourth lynching and the eighth violent death in the vicinity of Mon- roe,La.,during the past week oc- eurred-Sunday when an unidentified negro was hanged a few miles north of Monroe by a mob of white men. The negro was suspected of having killed a white man. Blackbeard Island,on the coast of Georgia,at the entrance to Sapolo sound,has been sét dpart«by execu- tive order for the use of the Dcpart- ment of “Agriculture as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds.It is declared unlawful for any per- son to disturb the birds or their eggs on the island. A proclamation requesting that all businesses be suspended throughout yeorgia for five minutes at 2 o’clock this afternoon during the funeral at Rome,Ga.,of Mrs.Woodrow Wil- son,was issued by Governor Slaton. He also ordered that State offices be closed during the funeral and that the flag on the capitol remain at half-mast until after the funeral. The Governor of New Jersey also requested that all flags in that Statebe‘placed at half mast today. Four persons are ina Spartan- burg,S..C.,hospital and two others are slightly injured as a result of an eutomobile skidding over a 30-foot entbankment near Landrum,S.C.} The car fell upon the railroad track| below,pinning the four occupants under it.J.D.Caldwell,who was in a car in front of the wrecked ma-| chine,turned back and hastened to the scene.His four-year-old daugh- ter,hearing a train.approaching, rushed down the track and flagged.jt, the locomotive coming to a stop wrecked automobile. Catawba Cooking Proves Profitable in Florida. Newton Enterprise. Mrs.P.A.Correll of Tampa,Fla,, arrived Saturday to spend two weeks in Catawba visiting her mother,Mrs. Catherine Bolick,and other relatives. When they went to Florida Mr.Cor rell tried the trucking business,but on:account of rain and bugs his in- vestment and work brought no re- turns.Mrs.Correll started a little cafe on her back lot.The Catawba style of -cooking which she learned in her girlhood at once caught the fancy of the people in the big hotels and residents of the fashionable sec-tion,and she is now making money right along.She has a large dining ple a day and keeps eight servants.She started on borrowed money and now owns one of the most elegant- ly furnished and popular cafes in thecity.Amd from her sayings she has just béught™a $4,000 bungalow,which she rents for.$35 a mérith. Mr,Correll helps in the cafe when THE DRYS EXPECT TO WIN. }into a mob Saturday night;and about MRS.DELILAH SETZER DEAD. A Good Woman Enters Into Rest- Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,°Aug.10—Mrs. Delilah Setzer died at the home of Mr.T,F.Bradburn.Friday,7th,at 10 o'clock.Mrs.Setzer,who was better known as “Aunt Dill,”was the mother of seven.children,four of whom survive,namely:Mrs.T.F. Bradburn and Miss Fannie Sétzer, with whom she lived;Mrs.Rome Saunders of Monbo,Mrs.Cora Me- Connell of Lincolnton,and one step- daughter,Mrs.Josephine Sherrill of Catawba county.One brother also survives—Mr.Gus.Conner of the Catfish community,Catawba coun-ty.Mrs,Setzer was the grandmoth- rot ot childretrand 25"preat-rrand children..She was born August 9, |1832.If she~had-lived two days jlonger she would have been 82 years lof age.She was married to the late John Setzer September 6,1859.She|joined the Methodist Church at the ari eeeeeeeeeeSe Reduced Prices Pre-' vail on All Oxfords. McCall’s SeptemberPatternsandMag-azines, Johnston-Belk Co. Sale Closed Saturday. age of 14 years and in 1860:joined the Baptist church,of*which she was | ia faithful member when death came.| |She has been afflicted for 12 years.| She was unable to walk without help:} |Mrs.Setzer’s annual reunion was cel-| febrated August Ist,one week before he died,.and she seeméd to enjoy the} |meeting of her many friends and rel-| atives,which was a great pleasure,ito her.She was good-natured,jolly} |and was loved and honored by those|who knew her and will he greatly;missed by her .many friends and rel-| atives:She was loyal to her church} and attended regularly as long as} she was able to be on her feet. The funeral services took place at Bethel church Saturday mbdrning at 11 o’clock,conducted.by Rev.Mr. Connell,the pastor. Contractor NorthWilkesboro. The Patriot,6th. Several men,prvubably as many as ten or fifteen,formed themselves Assault on at |12 o’clock,made an attack on Con- tractor Yount,of Hickory,who is building.the depot in North Wilkcs- bero.It seems that the cause of the assault,by those who were “interest- ed”in the construction of the depot, was that colored brick layers wereemployedinsteadofwhitemen.The crowd met Mr.Yount near S.V. Tomlinson’s &tore,abused him and brick layers,were. attracted two or three men to the seene;-_who—prevented-any harm,if such was intended,being done Mr. Yount.The mob then proceeded to shoot into a house in the negro sec-|tion of the town near the fair) grounds,hitting a negro named Lu- ther Perkins in the head.After fir- ing several sliéts and disturbing the town by loud talking and cursing the}mob dispersed.Work was suspend-| ed for two days on the depot and the| brick layers left town,but yesterday| morning Mr.Yount,with a force of hands,was again at work and it is} safe to say that he will not be dis-|turbed again.I Several arrests have been made} and several of the parties wantedhavelefttown.The trial will be) held as soon as it is possible to hold! it. EEN Mexican Federals Prepare to Fight. Mexico City Dispatch,7th. The day’s developments in the cap-ita]resulted in a triumph for the war} party.All hope for peace between|the Federals and the Constitutional-| ists now is apparently gone.The} war party is in control and is back- ed up by Provisional President Car-bajal.Unless concessions are made General ‘Carranza,it seems,must} fight his way into the capital and to|power. Gen..Medina Barron was appoint- ed commander-in-chicf of the Fed- eral forces in the capital today. “We have 25,000 men,65 field |pieces,100 machine guns and plenty lof ammunition,”said a prominent army official today,“and are prep2r- ed to resist until the end unless am-ple guarantees are given us.If we must fight it will be one of the great- est battles of the revolution.Every officer of the Federal army is prepar-ed to die in defence of the capital.” If a battle is fought it is believedit,will ‘be on the plains in the vicin-ity of Tlalpantia,eight miles north of the capital.The Federal advanceguardof7,000 men is facing the Constitutionalists at Teoloyucan,15 miles north of Tlalpantla.es Paris Women Selling Flowers, Paris Dispatch,7th. An army ef 6,000 women selling artificial flowers in a single day in Paris gathered more than $20,000 for the French Red Cross society. The campaign was a special one for the’benefit of the sick and wounded French soldiers in Morocco.The women.charity workers sold the lit- tle flowers not only in the streetsbutinthetheatresandtheprincipal etfes and restaurants.Their rien-est’harvest was at the Velodrome on the night of the Johnson-Moran fight.Although the flowers woresellingforonlytwocents,many ofthespectatorsintheringsideseats not at his own work, pus cv ass ha ih li: eee silver and gold inte the ¢ol-boxes,=,vai{ demanded to know where the negro!#The disturbance]# We have many bargains left in sum- mer fabrics which will go at sale prices while they last.An inspec- tion,whether you wish to buy or not,will certainly be interesting. NEW FALL GOODS ARRIVING DAILY We thank the public for their patron- age during our sale,which was the largest we have had. APT THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS. —— SSISESISSIIIIITESTssessasst Millinery,Millinery esesersssesessss Don’t fail to see our Panama Hats,prices will suit.Few Hemps left.Ribbons both fancy and plain.Call and see our $1.98 Hats. eo s c o s o s o s o r r r s s e o e s e s s o r s s r s e s r e r t s ! pe r s o r e r e s s e i t s i s ee r r o s s e te e +2 3 0 9 Krider Stock Company, Where Quality Rules Supreme. es e s s i bSSIIITTIITaeeaetisstsiseeeeseseteteseestsessssstetissesssesiIIssssssssTeesestetileee arload (ias Stoves Will be ready to make Gas connections on the east side of town by the 15th. Call at our office,510 Cen- ter street,make arrange- ment for connections and select your fixtures. —.—Statesville GasCompany STATESVILLE,N.©.FRIDAY,AUGUST 14,1914. NO?%5 That's What They Keep Saying—Ad-vance Guard in Contact—The War Story. That a great battle is impending between the Germans and the Brit- ish,French and Belgian allies,isthenewsthatcomesoutofLondon.For days these “opposing nationshavebeenbringinguptheirforces,which now strotch in two long lincsinnorthernBelgiumandalongthe French frontier.That the advance gucrds are.incontactigevidercedbythereportsofseriouscngagements.at-variouspoints,perhaps the most important at Haclen.Earl Kitchener,British of State for War,has warned the British press againstthepublicationofnewsotherthan ,relating to naval and mili- tary movements.Infringements oftheorderwillmeansuspension.Italy is reported to have mobilized about 250,000 troops on the Swiss andAustrianfrontiers,as a precautionary oe mollead z har pesdred™“tie Freer ’ government of neutrality.The Austrian troops have enteredRussianPolandwhereGermantroops also have been engaged,and Rus- sian forces have captured the Aus-trian town of Sokal in Gallicia,by assault. The first dispatch direct from Ber- lin uncensored by authorities of the nations at war with Germany,was received yesterday by the Associated Press through the medium of theGoldschmidtWireless|Company’s station at Tuckerton,N.J.The mes- sage contained the important infor- mation that during the fighting atMuelhausenconsiderablyover1,000 French officers and soldiers were tak-en prisoners by the Germans,who a!- so captured four cannon;while in another fight with the French on theborderofLorraine,further to the north,the Germans also took 1,000prisouers.The dispatch adds thatGermansoilhasbeenclearedof French troops. The French war office announcedthatuptoWednesdayafternoontherehadbeennoencountersbetweentherespectiveforcesexceptthoseof outposts.A later report from ParisstatedthatthebombardmentbytheGermansoftheimportanttown.ofPont-a-Mousson in the Department ofMeurtheEtMoselle,had commenced.This town is 20 mil@ from Nancyand’16 miles south or southwest ofMetz.War has been declared between Great Britain and Austria and be- tween Austria and France. The German army is advancing in- te the heart of Belgium.The forces which have been investing Liege have moved to the north and a new army corps has taken their place. Brussels reports that the French and British allied forces are concentrat-ed at various important points inBelgiumandarenowpreparedtochecktheGermanadvance. From Berlin German successes are announced at Muelhausen and La- garde,with the taking of many French prisoners and the clearing of German territory of the French. Fighting continues around Tirle- mont and other Belgian towns andthestruggleforthepossessionoftheLiegefortshasrecommenced.It is stated that forts around Liege still are holding out against the Germans and that troops which defended the city have re-formed to the west and resumed the offensive.It is said the Belgians have blown up bridges and destroyed the railroad in the rear oftheGermanforces,cutting off their supplies.he British war office informationbureausaysmostofthe26German army corps have been located andthatthemassoftheGermantroops is concentrated between Liege and Luxemburg. dn their endeavor to keep stcam- ship routes clear on the Atlantic;theBritishadmiraltyandtheFrench government have sent out cruisersandarmedmerchantvesselsto search for German craft.The combined Montenegrin andServianinvasionofBosniahasbeganundertheServianGeneralJanko- vitch,commander of the Servian ar- my corps at Prisrend in the Balkan war.Prince George of Servia is re- ported to have been wounded whilewatchingtheAustrianbombardmentofBelgrade.The London Daily Mail has a re-port:that on Monday after the Ger- mans’fruitless assault on the Lieg\ forts,the German government again approached Belgium through Hol-land as intermegliary,pointing out that Germany had no quarrel with Belgium and asked the Belgian gov- ernment to reconsider its refusal to: allow the German army to traverseBelgiumtosaveuselessexpenditure in blood and treasure.The Belgian government,according to the news-paper,again refused the German re- quest. American embassies and legations throughout .Europes have been au- thorized to charter ships in which tobringhomeAimericancitizens.Plans to send steamers from the UnitedStateswereabandonedbecauseitwasbelieveditwouldbebetter—tocharterneutralvesselsatEuropean$.F Information received at the Stategaveassurancesthat »British f*aliensinto Englandisnot meanpply.to:Ame om the conti order against the entry}' THE COURT QUIT YESTERDAY. Continued Civil Docket and Adjoarn-ed For the Term. Continuing a number of cases thatwerenotreadyfortrial;or for somereasonitwasnotdesiredtoputontrial,the Superior Court yesterda adjourned for the term,having beén in session less than eight of the twelve days allotted for the term, Gordon Goforth,who was fined$20 and cost for carrying concealedweapons,couldn’t pay the fine and his sentence was changed to 60 days on the roads. Roy Gabriel and Spence Freeman, fined $5 each and costs for trespass, failed to make good and will go to the ‘roads for 30 days.Civil eases were disposed of as follows: Wesley Cartner vs.Cora M. Booe;judgment for defendant; plaintiff recovered nothing. L.W.Poovey vs.H.F.Elliott; compromised.The defendant is de-clared the owner.of all property in question,each party pays half the cost.snd...paiohlf accepts. cash in full settlement of his claim. D.8.Chandler et als.vs.Union Grocery and Supply Co.;W.A.Bris- tol appointed ‘supplemental receiver to collect the amount found to be due defendants, In the case of Dorsett Fraley vs. the Southern railway,in which the plaintiff sued for damage to cattle shipped by the,Southern—the road having failed to ship the cattle promptly—the jury gave the plaintiff $40.85 damages.The plaintiff pays half the cost. In the case of the Poston-Wasson Co.J.R.Hill and W.J.Matheson, temporary receivers,were made per- manent and all persons and corpor- ations holding claims against the company must present them,with proof,on or before October Ist. J.L.Pigg vs.J.E.Boyd resulted in a verdict for the defendant.Pigg, a-Cabarrus county man,brought suit against Boyd as register of deeds on the ground that a marriage license was improperly issued to the defend- ant’s daughter by J.C.McLain,the register’s deputy at Mooresville.At a former term the casé resulted in amistrial.The suit was for the pen- alty of $200 allowed by law. W.-C.Johnson vs.J.L.Cloaninger; non-suit;plaintiff to pay cost. Barger Bros.vs.J.G.Benson; ver- dict for defendant for $50.75,with interest at 6 per cent. T.M.Stikeleather et als.vs.R.A. Gaither;judgment for plaintiffs for $3,651.54,with interest from August 3,1914. A.P.Sherrill vs.J.L.Sherrill;re- port of W.D.Turner,referee,con- firmed. Frank D.Moses et,als vs.States-ville Gas.Co.;sale of the propertyoftheStatesvilleGasCo.to H.H. Greenfield for $4,000 confirmed.Dor- man Thompson,receiver,instructed to execute title. Elam Josey was restored to citizen- ship. W.W.Rankin Co.vs.Howard Hart;referred to John Scott to hear the evidence and report the findings. J.E.King vs.N.T.Summers; judgment for plaintiff for $1,478.69, with interest from May 18,1914,at 6 te per cent.Judgment is a lien on de- fendant’s land. Non-suits:Annie Clark vs.Frank Clark;Geo.C.Moore vs.Henry Kil- patrick;J.W.Heath vs.Western Union Telegraph Co.;J.L.Cloan- inger vs.H.A.Smith. Statesville People Taking Gas. The Statesville Gas Company now has about 50 connections in States- ville and the number of gas consum- ers is growing daily.So far the only connections made are west of Center street.Mr.M.B.Fuller,the local superintendent,says he is re-ceiving many,applications for gas in all sections of the town.The pipe lines are about completed in west Statesville and it is hoped that all connections in that section of the town can be made within a_short time.The pipe lines of the old gas company in east Statesville have been purchased and connections.will be made in that section just as soon as the necessary pipe extensions can be made.‘ Americans at.Havre.waiting for the French line steamers France and Chicago to sail for the United States are deserting the vessels and return- ing to Paris or.going to England. Two thousand Americans have been living aboard the steamers at the company’s expense,expecting dailytheywouldsail.The company of- fers to repay the fares of the Amer- icans. Postoffiice Employes Continue Under Civil Service. The:amendment to the railway pay bill,which exempted all.postoffice employes from the civil service ondpermittedpostmasterstomakethe appointments,was voted down in the House of Congress,163 to 81. ~{Mrs.Mollie Allen of MooresvilleandA.T.Aiken were arrested atCharlottelasteveningandbroughttoMooresvillethismorning.Mrs.AllenwasmarriedWednesdayanditissaidShelefttownwithAikenyesterday.The man is charged with abduction, ~—Mr.J.E.AlexanderofSalisbury}the]owasintowntoati $1,400.int STATESVILLES TAXABLE’S. Some Increase in the Value of Real $30,000 Worth of AutomobilesDecreaseinWhitePolls—«AlmostNoMoneyonHand,But the Bank Statements Tell a Different Story. Mr.J.L.Shepherd,who recently completed the work of compiling the list of taxable property for the town of Statesville,finds that the grand total of real and personal propert;listed for taxation is $2,171,509.Th is an increasc of $88,290 over } year.The incomes returned $44,724 and this added to the ‘totalrealandpersonalmakesatotalof $2,216,233. The real estate—1,467 lots—is valued at $1,559,900.Lest year 1,- 468 town lots were returned,one more than this year,and the value was $1,513,518.The increase in value of real ostate,therefore,is $46,- 582.The personal property last year aggregated $569,901 and this year it is $611,609,an increase of $41,708. The white po!ls returned last year wereT00-andthe eobvred:424-of 824.This year only 823 polls arereturned—one less than last year.Of this number 198 are colored..Thisshowsanincreaseof74coloredpollsandadecreaseofwhitepolls. Something strange about that. The value of cutomobiles and.bi- cycles returned for taxation is $30,- io 619,About $200 of the amount is for bicycles,the balance automobiles:The autos averaged about $600,which isn’t so bad. The aggregate of goods wares and merchandise—stocks of mer¢chants—~ is $113,242.This seems rather small,but it is all the tax lister obtained. The live stock is valued at $34,976, farming utensils and vehicles at $17,- 796,jewelry at $16,275,libraries and scientific instruments at $6,560 and household and kitchen furniture at $128,171. The solvent credits listed aggre gate $242,404 while the money on hand or on deposit is only $3,864.In listing money on hand one is allowed to deduct indebtedness,and the com clusion must be that very few States- ville taxpayers had on hand May Ist any cash above indebtedness. In this connection a study of the bank statements may be of interest. The statements of the four States- ville banks,published June 30,show4 deposits subject to check $603,649.26,time certificates of deposit $290,193.- 97 and savings deposits $43,509.13— a tota!of $937,352.36—close on to a million dollars,Of course by nomeansallthemoneyintheStates ville banks belongs to Statesville pco ple.It is deposited by people from all over the county and outside of it. But it is reasonable to suppose that a good part of it—say half,to be conservative—belongs to town people. In any event the tax returns as com- pared_with the bank—statements—must mean that the Statesville depositors either gwe about all the money they have on deposit,or they made a lot of money between May Ist,the date for tax-listing,and June 30,when the bank statements were issued.In the matter of indebtedness,it must be remembered that one who pays inter- est on indebtedness pays 6 per cent at least,while the banks pay but 4 per cent on time deposits.It is hardly probable,therefore,that one paying 6 per cent interest on indebt- edness would hold cash in the banks at 4 per cent;and so it must followthataboutallofthat$290,193.97 of time certificates of deposit in the banks belong to folks outside of Statesville. Unsatisfactory War News Service. The war news is meager and un satisfactory.All the news-gatheringagenciesarehandicappedbythestrictcensorshipontheothersidcofthewaterandthenewspermittedtopassismuchdelayed.The Associated Press is the greatest and most reli- able newsgathering agency and it hasbeencompelledtoexplaintothepub- lic the difficulties it meets in gather-ing the news.The Associated Pressbulletinseannotbeobtainedexcept by newspapers that have the Asso- ciated Press franchise and only the larger dailies can afford this fran- chise.Much of the news obtained by all the news agencies is more or lessunreliablebecausethecensorsinthecountriesatwarallowlittlenewstopassexceptwhatfavorstheirown side. in Certain PortionsCrops the State. The finest corn to be seen from the Western railroad,between States- ville,and Asheville,is in the Green- lee bottoms,between Marion.and OldFort.The corn crop in that.section this year is of magnificent promise. Speaking of crops,..Corporation Commissioner W,T.Lee,who makes many trips between Raleigh and hishomeatWaynesville,says the crops, as he has observed them,from Mariononwestaregood;from Marion easttoRaleightheyarethepooresthehasseensince:he went on the com-mission tour years ago;while from of Raleigh east generally arefine.It is in the pi t and cen-tral sections of State that thecropprospectismostunfavorable, Church News,Usual os at St.John’s Luth-aeemeam ees 2 and Personal Property-——More Than] COTTON MILL PROSPEROUS. Taylorsville Mill Pays 10 Per.CentDividend—Capt.Mintz Sells HisAlexanderFarm-<Miss Moose of Taylorsville Marries Mr.Warren of Statesville, GCorrespendence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug.18.—Capt.W.D. Mintz of South Carolina,formerly of this county,has sold his farm inGwaltney’s township to Mr.C.L. Stevenson of this county for $5,300. The mcny friends of Capt.Mintz are ferry to lose him as he was a very valuable citizen.At a called meeting of the directors ‘of the Taylorsville Cotton Mill Co.the annual audit report was read, which showed the mill to have had@veryprosperousyear—in fact a comparative statement of the assets and liabilitics covering the three pastyears,shows a very efficient and suc-cessful management.The.directors deglared a divident of 10 per cent.Mi-«Grace Feimster returned Mon-day night from a visit to her broth- er,Mr.H.P.Feimster,at Winston-‘Salern.Mrs.H.P.-Feimster and lit-file daughter;“Sarat °Clarrtssa;are companied her home and will spend Beveral days here with relatives. The many friends ofs.Miss Alma Moose were surprised t&hear of her marriage,Tuesday night,to Mr.Loy M.Warren of Statesville,at the resi-dence of Rev.J.A.White,who per-formed the ceremony.Mrs.Warren is the daughter of Mrs.May Moose of Taylorsville.They left on the morning train for Statesville,the home of the groom. Miss Estelle Flowers,who has been Visiting Miss Ruby Deal,left Thurs- day morning for her home in Dur- ham.Miss Janie Leonard of States- wille is visiting Miss Jenna Echerd.Mrs.Jeff Fortner and Mrs.W.D. Polk of Florence,S.C.,are visiting Mr.Fortner’s father,Mr.T.L.Fort- ner.Mrs.Robert Cloer of Iredell, Miss Mamie Cloer and Mr.and Mrs. Bordcn of Columbia,S.C.,are visit- ing Mr.Jay Cloer.Mr.R,N.Ryan is visiting his daughter,Mrs.R.A. Adams.Mr.C.P.McNeely of Mooresville came up Wednesday to spend a few days with Mrs.McNeely, who is visiting her brother,Dr.AsaThurston.Miss Lula Matheson left ‘Tuesday moruing to spend part of her vacation with her sister,Mrs.T. F.Stevenson,at Hickory.Mr.and Mrs.W.L.Matheson of Mooregville came up Wednesday to spend a day amd night with Mr.Matheson’s moth- er,’Mrs.W.B.Matheson.They were ace nied home by Prof.and Mrs. J.AG theson,who will spend a few days.with them on thcir way to their home in Greensboro. HIGHER THE COST OF LIVING- Prices of Necessitiés and Some Lux- uries Advanced on.Account of the War. Notwithstanding the war is in a far country,the prices of many lines of goods—especially things to eat—are advancing on account thereof.In about ten days the price of sugar has advaneed from $4.40 to $6.50 per 100 pounds,wholesale prices.Paper bags,@ Wholesale groceryman tells The Landmark,have advanced about 10 per eent;galvanized were,tin- ware,quinine,cloves,spice,coffec, rice,Meat,lard,flour,all have ad- vanced in.price.White beans,whicholdfor$2.12 per bushel,wholesale, are Row quoted ct $3,and Lirza beans have advanced from $5 per 100 pounds.to $7.50.There is of course an advance in many other lines,including certain drugs,.certain lines of notions,drycoods,ete,which are imported andmethatarenotimported.ThepriceOfprintinginkand_linotype metal has also advanced,newspaper people have “learned,and the price of print paper will also go up.The prte®of cereals will <lso alvance be- ause Wheat and oats are being sent abroad te feed the belligerents.There 4s a decline in only one ar- ticle im’the grocery line,says the \iolesale.man quoted.Cotton seed oil products—a Southern product—are off a quarter of a cent;and a cot- ton mill man adds that the price of yarn,Which was already so low it couldn't be sold at a profit,has crop- ped Lb 3-2-cents.Cotton mill pro- lucts,-however,are expected to rise in priee soon,it ig.probably true that only a small patt of this advance in price is really meeessary on account of thewor.Dealers have simply taken ad- vantage of the opportunity—haveusedthewarasanexcusetoad- vance the.price.But the knowledge of that fact.doesn’t help the situa- tion.Four ‘resolutions have been in-troduved din.Congress to investigate the rise.im prices.It ic argued thatwithgooderopsinprospectthein-creasé,in the price of foodstuffs is ably imanticipation of a heavy for-eign demand.But an investigation by Congress will amount to nothing.We'll simply have to pay the price. The Shooting Near Mt.Méeerac: The shooting mentioned by The Landmark’s Mt.Mourne correspond- ent o¢eurred Monday night at whatisknownagtheDr.E.Q,Houston“Mt,Mourne.Mr.H.J.\shot,a.negro whose :not been learned,inthe»The wound is serious buti|.eharac has not bedn unwarranted..The increase is prob-], SHOT FOR TAKING A HORSE. A Serious Affair Near Mt.Mourne— Mr.G.T.Christie Dead —Other News of Mt.Mourne Community. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mt,Mourne,Aug.12—-Mr.George Thomas Christie of Mt.Mourne,who has been very low for the last fewweeks,died Monday evening and was buried at Fair View church Tuesday. Funeral service conducted by Rev.E. Myers.Mr.Christie was,63 years old and is suryived by his wife andthreesmallchildren—a girl and twoboys—a brother and four sisters. The meeting at Fair View churchisexpectedtoclosetonight. There will be a picnic at Mt. Mourne Friday,14th,It is a Farm- ers’Union picnic and everybody is invited. We had nice rains the first of this week which did much good.Crops are thriving now.The cotton which the hail cut off has come out wonder- fully.The people are afraid it is too late to make anything like a crop but are very thankful that it has done as well as it has.pobre Br~Be =-Fempletenof—Mi. Mourne is on jury in court this week. Many people from near Mt. Mourne attended camp meeting at Rock Springs last Saturday,Sunday and Monday. Mr.H.J.Brown,of the Brown- Knox Mercantile Co.,shot a negro at the Brown and Knox farm,near Mt.Mourne.Mr.Jim Caldwell,who is the manager of the farm,lives there but had gone to church that night.The negro lived on the plece. The horse was locked up,the negro broke in and took the herse and went off to camp meeting.Mr.Brown saw his horse and buggy go through Da- vidson.He got in his autorhobile and went up to the farm.Mr.Cald- well was gone to church and sure enough the horse and buggy were gone.Mr.Brown waited for Mr. Caldwell to return from church and found he had not given the negro permission to.get the horse.The ne- gro was said to have been drinking and traded:a good buggy for an.old cart which belonged to the Brown-Knox -Mercantile Co.Mr.”Brown waited until the negro came hdme, about 10 o’clock,with a tired horse. As the negro was taking off the har-ness Mr.Brown thought he had started to run,so he shot him,the load taking effect near the eye.A doctor was called at once and it is very doubtful if the negro will live. He had stolen horses out that way time and again.He was ordered to let the horses alone and did not heed,and thereby he is in a very critiéal condition. Rock Spring Camp Meeting Largely Attended. Notwithstanding the proclama- tion of the clerical authorities against the holding—ofa—meeting—at Rock Spring camp ground this year, the meeting was held as usual.It began Thursday of last week andcontinueduntilTucsdayofthis week,,Some Statesville.people attendedthemeeting.They say the crowdwasverylargeandthebestofor-der obtained.Seven preachers wereinattendanceontheineeting,most of them Methodists.The preacherswereRev.T.J,Rogers of Lincoln- ton,Rev.E.N.Crowder of Stanley, Rev.Mr.Jackson of Lowesville,Rev. F.W.Bradley and Rev.W.L.C.Kil-lian of Gastonia,all Methodists.Rev. J.Addison Smith,a Presbyterian evangelist of Tennessee,and Mr.R. O.Alexander of Charlotte,a layman,partfcipated in the service.Thirtyconversionswerereported. A’Statesville man who was on the ground tells The Landmark that hewasinformedthatofthe700ormoremembersonRockSpringcircuitalb except about 125 favor the camp meeting.The board of stewards, however,has.ordered the camp ground sold and appointed a commit- tee to make the sale.When the sale is attempted the controversy will gointothecourtsforsettlement. Witnesses Against "MeDaniels Locat- ed There is now little or no doubt that Pleas.B.McDaniels,the white man who is in jail here charged withcriminalassaultonanine-year-old white girl at Ostwalt 13 years ago, will be tried for the alleged offense. Sheriff Deaton has located practical- ly all of the witnesses he desires,in- cluding the alleged victim of Mc- Daniels,and it is believed that all will attend court when the case comes to trial.Unless McDaniels.himself requests an immediate preliminary hearing,it is the purpose of Sheriff Deaton and Solicitor Clement to havenohearingofthecaseuntilthenext term of Iredell Superior Court.And when the case does come to trial allpersonsnotdirectlyinterestedwillbe excluded from the court room. Mr.W.A.Thomas to Go to SouthAmericainBehalfofFurniture. Mr,W.A.Thomas of Statesville will go to South America in behalfoftheSouthernfurnituretrade, The Southern Furniture Manufac-turers’Association was in sessioninHiekoryWednwithabout40memberspresent.-with for-eign countries,especially SouthAmerica,was discussed in detail and it was decided to send —Mr.W.»H,Kimball’s horse died Tuesday night: —Fine rains thispromiseforthelatecrops. —The meeting of the Junior Chautauqua has been postponed fromthisafternoontonextFridayafter noon, —Capt.W.H.H.Gregory has re-eeived full pay from the governmentforhis‘services as janitor of the Fed- eral building. —The Presbyterian Sunday schoolsofCharlotteandMeeklenburgcountywillhave.a picnic at Barium next Wednesday,the 19th. —4j.W.Brewer,colored,of Rank- intown,Statesville’s suburb on thenorth,’Wednesday sent The Land- mark an open boll of cotton. —-Mr.W.C.Johnson has sold his interest in the Bradford GroceCompanytoMessrs.R.L.B and P.E.Morrow,the other mem- bers of the firm. —Messrs.J.W.and Edgar Fow:-jer and Misses Nellie and Bessie‘Fowler wentto Mocksvittébyautomobiletoattendthe Mason-ic picnic.Miss Nellie Fowler will remain in Mocksville a few days. ~Gastonia Gazette::Mrs.H.G Winget of Statesville,who has beenvisitinghermother,Mrs.I.N.Davis,for several weeks,entered the CityHospitallastweekfortreatment,She will remain there probably about two weeks. —Col.R.A.Thompson,the InstsurvivoroftheSouthCarolinaSe cession Convention,died at his home in Walhalla,S.C.,on the 7th,aged87..He was the father-in-law ofCapt.Thos.W.Rowland,the wellknownconductoronthe Taylorsville line. —Dr.Thos.E.Anderson is arrang-ing to erect a business buildinghispropertyonwestBroadbetweentheWilliamsFurnitareHouseandtheSouthernExpressof- fice.The building will have a front-age of 45 feet and will be occupied family E.E.Robertson’s store,a distanceabouttwomilesfromtheformerThechangeinlocationwasfor convenience of the new J.F.Johnson,who waspointedto’succeed J.T. —John Stevenson,awholivessomemileswasplacedunderbondternoonbyJusticeW...C.:his appearance at Superior Courtanswerforhavingmoreinpossessionthanthelaw had two gallons,while the law lim- u iAg redof gallon.‘ Miss Seals and Mr.Mills Married atBridgewater. Miss Sadie Seals ofandMr.Hi H.Mills ofMiss.,were rried Wednesdaytefnoonat3.30.0’clock at the home ofthebrideatBridgewater.The cere-mony was performed by Rev.R.D,Choonman of Plainfield,N.J.,an aldfriendofthebride’s family, made the trip to North Carolina to officiate at the wedding.The housewasattractivelydecoratedfortheevent,the color scheme being and pink,and the marriage Was aprettyone.The bride and groomcametoStatesvilleWednesdayeve-ning and were guests at the home ofMr.Mills’brother-in-law and sis-ter,Mr.and Mrs.J.L.Cowan,untilyesterday,when they left for Ashe- ville.They will also stop in Chatta-nooga,going from there.to ywheretheywillbeathomeafter 20th.The bride is a daughter of Mr.andMrs.T.A.Seals,who are from oneofBurkecounty’s oldest and bestknownfamilies.She is an attrae+ o l i i ner and Mr.Mills is to be congratu-lated on winning her for his bride. having been reared here,hasyearsbeeninthetelegraphservices, For some time he has been train dis- patcher for the Frisco lines.at Ameo-ry,Miss.His many frinds and a quaintances in his home town G4y for him and his bride continuous piness, Family Reunions. A reunion of the Sloop faheldWednesday.at the oldSloophomesteadinAtwell Rowan county.Probably 150 Sk and their kindred were presentapleasantdayisreported..Rev.Shearhotuse of Enochville and Rev.S.Brown’of_the community deliveredaddressesanda.big dinner was sery-ed.Mr.and Mrs.J.E.Sloop andchildrenofStatesvilleattendedthereunion,making the trip in their tour- a ; Mr.and Mrs.George H.Lentz,Mr.Bs W..Stee nd.Me.Mrs.V.C.Ellis of the vicinityStatesvilléattendedthethird reunion of the Lentz family,was held at Fulton Park,SalisburyTuesday.About 200 members of thLentz.connection wero present stheeventwasconsideredagreat sycess,The picnic dinner 7 smfeatureoftheoccasion.ou annual reunion was annduticed’next August.‘ »Taylorsville Scout;A :.Patterson and Miss vat .fees,Gatoa BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS)’ week bring ‘ by the Statesville Coco-Cola Compa-ny. —Jennings postoffice,which lms ©been located in Jenni store,Union Grove township,has moved ‘ , tive young woman of pleasing man-© Mr.Mills,who belongs to Seer Lae :fines are happening in this country ;few people expected.For in- .gtance ‘the averege man wouldn’t think it necessary to levya war tax unless this country was at war.But a wartaxis goingtobe levied,al- it will not be officially so ted.The.practical cessation of imports as a result of the war $neans that the revenue from im- ports will suffer such a decrease that fmore revenue must be ‘collected from other sources,Hence Congress is _eonsidering emergency measures to ,the revenue,and we will,in effect,have a war tax as a result of ’the European war. ’The story about the fight against hog cholera that is being waged in Accidents,Crimesae es of Life in the Old ¢‘State, Jndge Cooke of the Superior Court bench is reported setiously ill at Louisburg With acute rheumatism. (Attorney General ~Bickett will speak at the Farmers’Union picnic at Center,Yadkin county,tomorrow —15th. William Hardin,a cotton mill em-ploye at Kannapolis,tried to swing on a train,fell under the wheels and was instantly killed.‘ Thirteen cases of ‘smallpox are reported in Highland,the cotton mill ‘town that is 2 suberb of Hickory.One death,an infant,is reported. Rev.E.N.Johnson,pastor of the |Baptist church at Morganton,haslacceptedacalltothepastorateof the First Baptist church of Reids- |ville. (The War Department has allotted $30,344.94 to North Carolina for the|purchase of supplies and ammunitjon for the State National Guard for the Greensboro News. There are a great many Germans| in New York and one may’get the German point of view almost as well| there as in Berlin.These New York Germans are telling what it is allabout.They say that in the last! |analysis,or at bottom,it is really a/eommercial war;that England has,taken the position that Germany,the|competitor in the world’s trade andshipping,must be destroyed.TheysaythatEnglandhasaccorded'the same treatment to Spain,Portugal,|The Netherlands and the Boer repub-|llic.Now listen to the German writ-ler in the New York Evening Post;|“The first step for the execution |of her last and most important com-petitor was taken when Edward VII.|went to Paris and started ‘negotia-|tions with the hitherto despised|French,which resulted in the ‘en- Following this came later |tente.’ |the (theThrow ofthe ee Since the rise of monarchy in Eu- rope the whims of ruling -families have drenched the face of the coun-. try in blood many times,Most of the wars that have taken place were fought not for the good or safety of the people at all but merely to lease the fancy or gratify the ambition of some ruler,The present ruling house of Austria has caused many wars in this way,and the bloodiest wars Eu- rope has seen were caused by ruling families of one country trying to seat some member of their own on anoth- er throne,For a thousand years thepeoplehavebeenpittedagainstcach other and taught te hate each other for no more important reason than family feuds of .rulers,who.have gone to war with as little concern for the suffering of their people as they would feel in shaking a dice box.One throw’massacres thou- sands in one country,another throw massacres tens of thousands in other countries,Amd todey the only pco-ple,who raise their voices in protest‘|fise 7 1915.:is State.by the national and/|fiscal year :Q 5 contemptible st Tecictaenaite of agriculture|ae Democratic 1 Prickin the|with barbarian Russia.When this durmers:If ta en |SU.COnETOSHORS |triple compact,the meanest ever should interest the far .place tomorrow.Congressman Gudg-|started by a civilized.nation,”was timated,that the loss from hog/er and R.R.Reynolds are the Op-|completed,the present war became understanding are the despised Socialists of Europe, who are preaching peace*and dying for their message. ‘choléra in North Carolina last year|posing candidates.} was more than a half million dollars. ‘That loss is serious enough but it is searcity of hogs and the continued high price of meat.From the reports ‘made by the experts who have this work in charge,it will be seen that cholera can be stayed by prompt ac- |Gharlie Jamison,a negro,was shot} | more serious when one considers the | negro. | |Jackson,a young negro,riding |cycle at re ;}into a horse driven by I,C. land instantly killed Sunday night in|Steel Creek township,Mecklenburg| county,by Graham Herron,also a)The killing was accidental.| In Asheville a few days ago John|a bi-| head-on |Chance.| |The negro was thrown to the grottnd| ckless speed,ran only a question of time.Here were three cowardly assassins entering into a combination to attack and de- stroy a nation which neither of them had the courage to attack ©single-handed.From one side of it was the hate of a whipped enemy (having de served the whipping tenfold),from the second the half-unconscious.hate of a backward and brutal nation en- vying and begrudging its prosperous WOMAN WEAKANDNERVOUS Finds Health in Lydia E.| Wont Peel or CrackBrilliantin Color Economic Reliable Covers Protects More Surface ‘ONE GALLON MAKES TWO” Battimore, OLEANDER&(6, Mo.uU.SA Pinkham’s Vegetable | tion.An important suggestion is/nq seriously injured.|neighbor of his better and-cleaner Compound. |habitations and country,and from decechengpiasietdinereiet |sa he-hog lot should be kept sani-|here are eight or 10 nurses in the}:, as “Ordinarily-a~hog—lot is _the |Nurses’ome NOAt Black Mountain |the third a greedy and all-grasping Creston,lowa.—‘‘Isuffered with fe-| os i |the “tistitetion—blished...to_¢5 lust for trade and easy-gotten gains.’male troubles from the time I came intofilthiestplaceaboutthepremisesend|the “fristitutton~establis 0 LALO esoena nee atone—-OF=ae :—ee aL: ld have never dared to go to war eo]eetwouldS\_jhad taken Lydia E.|5 :for nurses who become disabled| ithe ides seems to have been o ats the profession.Mrs.Vaughn,for-ail (asecaue aor weunk tan have (ha less prevalent that hogs thrive in merly of Canada,is now housekeeper >y ;7,\|Pinkham’s Vegeta-ie lever done so combined.If the Eng-filth.The hog doctors,however,take|at the Home.|his .:ible Com pound.1|;“i eth |lish government at the start of the SS would have a it ‘the opposite view and they ought to}A citizen of Avery county says)crisis had firmly and unmistakably ST ave pains i that Boone has lost the distinction|declared that England would under )Pere ee or 'reyeB bt agra ==no consideration have a hand in it,giifted anything |of the Rockies since the wn OL/|there would be no war.But,on the |Newland,the county seat of Avery,|contrary,it seems now that Englandve.|vee established.He says Newland assured France of her protectionde-/is several hundred feet higher than]from attack by a German fleet long the |Boone.|ago;otherwise France would hav LIVERY 1. I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in ‘town, Outsiders say ‘‘Holland has better livery than towns ma-ny times the size of Statesviie aud equal to that found in cities.”’”Every kind of vehicle not only for the best mod- erp service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen Out with an outfit from my stables, Carriages meet all trains.Culls fer trains answeredpromptly.Prices reasonable. know. Cabarrus county Democrats pro- pose to make the change from fees to salaries for cotinty officers by grees.Aj resolution offered in *|be so weak and ner- vous and in so much misery that I would be prostrated.<A “county convention for the salary sys- Hem was"amended to apply only to the clerk of the court and treasurer, on the ground that if all the officcrs were put on a salary it would be nec- essary to employ an auditor.In the first place any argument in behalf of salaries for the clerk and treasur- er-will apply with equal force to the sheriff and register,or to any other officer paid by fees;and in the sec- tond place,a good business man em- ployed as auditor,in Cabarrus or fany other county,would save his sal- ary’many times over by putting the Talfaive of the county on a business :.But Cabarrus is making a“start and it will go the whole way patter a time. :There is no doubt that the .crop**moving fund is a great help to thebankingbusiness;but its influence onthe»businessof agriculture seem tobesomewhatproblematical.—Greens- »boro News. ‘The deposit of the government »funds in the banks of the South and West is of great benefit in relieving the financial stringency at crop mov- #ing time.Simply to know that the »money is on hand,or can be obtained, whether it is used or not,gives a The manager of the Cone estate at Blowing Rock tells the Boone Denio- crat that he has bought 8,000 three- bushel barrels in which to pack the |fruit crop on the Cone estate and doubts whether this quantity of bar- rels—sufficient for 24,000 bushels— |will be sufficient. After a conference of representa- tives of the tobacco warchousemen of |Greenville,Kinston,Rocky MountlandWilson,held at Wilson,a decis=||ion was announced to postpone the The tobacco men hope the postpone- |ment will result in better prices. |The Thomasville Davidsonian |wears that Baxter Shemwell,;former- \ly of Davidson county,has organized\a million dollar corporation to man- |ufacture an adding machine attach-|ment for typewriters.The plant, it is said,will be erected in New York State and New York capital ‘is said to be interested. S.W.McLean of Lincolnton was|thrown from his automobile,two |miles from Charlotte,last Friday |night,and seriously injured.While going at a high rate of speed the ma- |Chine ran-inte-a-weshout-and McLean |was thrown from the machine and his |skull fractured.He has since been|in a Charlotte hospital. W.B.Bordeaux has brought suit New Hanover Superior Court|in |against T.F.Johnson.At the in- |opening of the eastern Carolina leaf| |tobacco markets until September 1.| never sent almost her entire fleet to the Mediterranean days before state of war existed.Which fact,by the way,also proves that allt threc powers were preparing for the at- tack in secret,in spite of their un- true maniféstations of peaceful i: |tentions, “But,as long as England alone |would have kept off,neither France nor Russia would have mobilized their armies,and so.there would have been no compulsion for Germany.to force the issue,which she was com- pelled to do,under existing condi- tions. “This is a struggle for life for Germany,a struggle which she has seen coming for a long time,and which to prepare fcr was hér simple |duty.” } |Heavy Losses By Pulling Fodder. L.W.Brown in Progressive Farm- er. I have had the management of more thna 80 farms during the last 10 years and have worked most carn- |estly to induce our farmers to cease pulling fodder.In the absence of ex- |act data I assured them that they |were losing at least 25 per cent of |'fodder at a time when the fodder |would be of any value,and I am glad |to say that a number of them have |taken heed of my_suggestions. |One,North Carolina man stuck |out against me for a number of years ©feeling of confidence and relief that|stance of Johnson Bordeaux was ar-|but I finally induced him to leave a ,.ds of great benefit.But The Land- mark is constrained to believe that dn many caseg the money is not used "for the purpoge for which it was in- tended.Evidence is not lacking to show that in some instances the fa- *wored banks have used the govern- ment’s money—the money that be- Jongs to all the citizens—isolely for their own advantage.While the “money costs the favored banks not more than 2 1-2 to 3 per cent,in some cases they have refused to loan it,even to other banks,except at the ”*full legal rate of interest and in some cases the loans are so worked thet the rate runs up to 7 and 8 per cent. a In brief,some of the banks who ob- tain the government money,ostensi- _bly for the public good,use that same money as .a means of gouging the public.The government should promptly investigate the disposition *of the funds it deposits in the banks .-and the banks that have abused its “confidence should promptly be depriv- »ed of the government funds. i & American Tourists Not So Clamor- ous as They Were. American tourists in Europe have **stopped clamoring to return home, according to State Department re- ports.Ambessador Page at London _.cabled that while steamers-sailing jySeturday carried 5,000 Americans,since the trdasure cruisers started_jand banks began advancing cash on"demand,many of those who at firstbesiegedtheembassywithappeals‘for,transportation have expressedwillingnesstoremainindefinitely.Secretary Garrison estimates thatthenumberofAmericansstrandedin who really desire to return has dropped to 30,000.He doubts whether it will be necessarytosendanyvesselsacrosstobringthesepeopletotheUnitedStates,#8 commercial lines ap)to take care of them all. i congregated beyond the reach of neu-tral commercial vessels.:_—_‘President Wilson has formallytransmittedtotheSenatetheNic- treaty acquire perpet-ees toandnaval stations in | for $3,000,000.| |rested for embezzlement and put in |jail,Bordeaux says that under |duress he gave mortgage on his prop-lerty to secure the sum of $40,which| |}was the amount alleged to have been| |embezzled,and upon the giving of the} mortgage the criminal action was stopped.He alleges malicious abuse of legal process. ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. A report.from Berlin says that the |German government has seized $25,-000,000 of Russian funds in~BerlinbanksandthatRusyiahasfoodsup- plies sufficient to last a year. The minister of militia at Ottawa, Canada,says he has received enough offers from American citizens in var- compose four companies to go to the front. |{An agreement has been reached |between the government and the New |York,New Haven &-Hartford Rail-}road Co.,for the peaceful dissolution|of the New Haven system.The gov-|ernment had brought suit to force the |dissolution,’ |A;plan drafted by President Wil- |son for the restoration of orderly |government in the Dominican repub- lie is carried by an American com- |mission which is en route to Santo|Domingo City.Until the commis- |Sion has made its representations to |the warring factions,details of the|Plan will not be made public. With an American naval officer in command,the United States naval |eens Vulcan,just in from Vera'| Cruz,is under way for Europe with|supplies for the American cruisers Tennessee and North Carolina,-re- jcently dispatched with funds |for |stranded Americans on the war |stricken continent.The Vulcan load- jed coal and foodstuffs at Newport |News, Not a Civil Service Mail Carrier Bu Made Good. |North Wilkesboro Hustler. |Star Route Carrier Frank Minton t rw be oe his mail trip up the south|ne or two;side of the Yadkin Saturday,after}Bhips,he thinks,may have to be sent|having carried mai iasewhereOeeensedmailononeroute and||another in Wilkes 40 years.He was|15 years on the river route.He nev-|er learned to read and write but it is||said you could give him a considerable|Raanbor of letters to deliver along the|route and he would always get them;right.The Watauga and Yadkincomeeenowtakesthemailupthat ious parts of the United States to} take Dodson’s:Liver portion of the corn untouched and, {as fortune would have it,I entered |his field when he was gathering his corn from the portion from which the fodder had been pulled.I esked him to examine that corn carefully and then walk with me into the por- tion where the fodder had not beenpulledandwherethecropitsclfwasmuchinferior.(He pulled the ‘fod-| |der from his best crop.)After ex- |amination he gave in and assured me he would never again pull a blade of|fodder.| Went to See a Performance. Greensboro News,} A,12-year-old boy ‘“‘preached”in a church in Shelby the other night,and| the greatest crowd that had ever been to church in that town jammed the auditorium to hear him.Of course} they didn’t go‘to preaching;they} merely attended an exhibition more | entertaining than a vaudeville show.|Everybody stops to watch a dancing)|bear,observed the philosopher,.rot| because he dances well,but because} he dances at all.If a crowded Kéuse| is the ultimate goal of a church it ean} attain its desire more quickly by in-} stalling a ten-piece orchestra and a} picture show than by any manner of| sermons.Doubtless the authorities|of the Shelby church hoped that good] might come of the boy’s sermon,but}a skeptical generation is not imprecs-| ed by the possibility of the rise of a}new Nicolas of Cologne.The net}|result is not likely to be of material| benefit to the work of the church in} Shelby or anywhere clse.} the real value of the corn by pulling) friend told me what 1 your medicine had done for her and I tried it.It made me strong and healthy and our home is now happy with a baby boy.Iam very glad that I took Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and do-all I can to recommend it.’’—Mrs.A. B.Boscamp,604 E.Howard Street, |Creston,lowa. Tons of Roots and Herbs are used annually in the manufacture of Lydia EK.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-pound,which is-known front écean“to}#ocean as the standard remedy for female ills. For forty years this famous root and herb medicine has been pre-cminently successful in controlling the diseases ofwomen.Merit alone could have stood this test of time. If you have the slightest doubt ble Compound will help you,writetoLydiaE.Pinkham MedicineCo. (confidential)Lynn,Mass.,for ad- vice.Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict cenfidence, OBEROI OOOOH FF Old Papers! }The Landmark has on hand stacks of old pa- pers.All you want at 2 83i I They are mighty good 10 cents a hundred. :for wrapping,papering oe walls,etc.,etc. ECRCRORCRORORORCECACECAACEORO '°Tube Wells And Pure Water. We can make themattherightprice. ’Phone 2405. Very truly, J.F.CARTER.Aug.4—4t. |that Lydia E,Pinkham’s Vegeta-|= ea SR S T SR A Ph A S T RA SM S.J.HOLLAND, ’*Phone No.3. s Commercial National Bank’ OF STATESVILLE,N.C. CAPITAL PAID $100,000.00 SURPLUS 31,000.00 Banking is a necessary ipstitution in the develop- ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a neces- sary institution in the development and progress of any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends upon ite ability and willinggness to terve the legitimate business requirements for loan and discount accom- modation and to provide a safe depository for com- wercial and savings deposita. The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a local institution.with large capital and surplus,furpiebes ood security to depositors and with resources of over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com-munity in every branch of legitimate banking.Be- lieviog in this community,our policy is,and has al- ways been,progressive and constructive,assisting in every legitimate way in the advancement of the agricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and [redell county.Our de- posi(s are local and our loans are likewise local and made to individuals and legitimate and worthy local enterprises. To our customers we furnish check books free, render statements or balance pass books at the end of each month,make loans and discount paper upon security satisfactory to our board and in such amounts as business requirements and responsibility warrant.We pay interest at the raté 6f 4 per centperannumontimeandsavingsdepositsremaining three months or longer. Upon these bases we solicit your business. W.D.TURNER,KE.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.KE.HUGHEY, IN r a4 " i President,& Vice President.4% Cashier. ashier.-Assistant C HOW ABOUT YOUR French Dry Cleaning?Are you satisfied?If youdesire good work and prompt attention see us. Gillespie Pressing Club —’PHONE 350 — ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar- gain counters,but the lastwordinartisticengraving. Statesville Printing Co. ’Phone208 SICKENED BY CALOMEL. |If you ever saw any one made sick |by calomel,.you.won’t want any |more calomel yourself.There’s no} |real reason why a person should take||calomel,anyway,when fifty cents! |will buy a large bottle of Dodson’s)|Liver Tone—a good remedy that per-| |fectly and safely takes the place of| |dangerous,calomel,which is only an-| |other form of deadly and poisonous||mercury.| Dodson’s’Liver Tone is a pleasant:| tasting veetable liquid which will | start the liver just as surely as cal-|omel,and which has absolutely no} |bad after-effects. Children and grown people canTonewithoutanyrestrictionofhabitordiet.TheStatesvilleDrugCo.sell it and,guar-antee it to take the place of calomel,and will refund your money at onceifitfailsinyourcase,' White Crown JAR CAPS. ———tThe most-——— Sanitary,Economical, Convenient,Reliable,Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar._Ask to see them, Eagle& Milholland. LENOIR COLLEGE (Co-educational)Hickory,N.C. LOCATION:Delightfully located in view of the mountains in the most—section of North Carolina,1,200 feet above sea-level.No »Malaria,BUILDINGS:Five modern well-equipped buildings—steam-heat,elec-tric lights and city water.rene:new Science building with u to-date Chémical,Physical and Biological laboratories.Splendidtennwithgoodboardatcost.STANDARD:Our A.B.graduates enter the graduate department ofourStateUniversityandattainA.M.degree in one year. DEPARTMENTS:Literary,Music (piano,voice,violin,etc.),Expres- sion,Art,Domestic Science,Business and Preparatory.Pure Ath- lIetics;15 able and experienced teachers;287 students,.Tuition rea-sonable.College opens the first Tuesday in September.Writeforcatalogue.Address PRESIDENT R.L.FRITZ,Hickory,N.C. Statesville FemaleCollege ree Courses of Study:Preparatory,Collegiate,Piano,Voice,Art,Elocution,Domestic Science,Able and experienc- ed teachers in every department, For day pupils,registration $2 and tuition costs $12 per quar- ter.For boarders,registration,etc.,$7,and board and tuitioncost$152 for the session. For catalogue apply toJosieOeoI, PAE ADVERTISER President. Tawny Me niin ot ASKS ROR YOUR BUSINESS,__ anaes+ Barrington Hall’s.ba-* kerized .Coffee —no + part oversteeped,with no bitter chaff flavor. .Miler Mela SupplyCo: We have a fairly good stock of a fine quality of Soja Beans and if you are in need of some for sowing,we would be glad to have your order. Our stock is limited,and it will not last long,so if you will need any,we would advise you to get your order in promptly. J.K.Morrison Grocery &Produce Co. Seen ennerenreein figure with you on yourLETUSnextLITHOGRAPH-ING order.Weare agents for oneofthebestcompaniesandarein position to save you money. Statesville Printing Co. ’Phone 208. New Series August 1 The First Building andLoanAssociationofStatesville,N.C.,open-ed its 56th Series onSaturday,August Ist, 1B a TiH.Y.Furches, Sec’y. ‘ECLIPSE ENGINESAND.THRESHERS. I will have some of our latest |s7pointed anyone.” style machines here in a short time!'Comeover the first time you are in town and see them and let's talk it over.GC.H.TURNER,Near the Depot. Iredell 'Phone No.74,Bell No.7. NOTICE! HOLLAND BROS.have changed their ‘phone number from 177 to7. Call No.7 for draying,all grades best coal and wood,etc.Residence ’Phone 1310. Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes, Sell it by the RollorCase. —’Phone 200— Brady Printing Co. ‘ t b fi ard Peeples,marketfreightdepartmentSouthern railway,| }United ;;Cars The Best For Less. Plumbing and Electric Supplies. C.E.RITCHIE. WHATEVER TYPEWRITER You buy we can wish nothing more than that you will like it as wellas we do THE REMINGTON. Statesville Printing Co. *PHONE 208. Jan,20, TOBACCO FLUES! 7 We have a:large stock of~To- bacco Flues ready for delivery.We have arranged with ,the McElwee Planters’Warehouse to furnish flues to tobacco growers.‘Terms:Cash or when tobacco is sold. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St,next door to Har- ness,Vehicle &Supply.Co, Cleaning Palm Beach FR E B E E E a. m. m.Train No.16 ar.0.50,leavesTrain24ar.9.10,TeavesFromTaylorsville.Train “No.23 ‘ar.10.45,feaves 10.30 a,m.Train No.15 ar.6.25,leaves 6.46 Dp.m,No.18 arrives from Mooresville at 7.40 a. m.and No.17 leaves for Mooresville at 17.50, except on Sundays,de iNos.28 and24 are not operated on Sunday. North Carolina Creamery AssociationOrganized.: The North Carolina creamery A’s- sociation was organized at Hickory||Tuesday by the election of Curtis By-| num of Asheville.president,Marvin Blanton of “Shelby vice president and| W.J.Shuford of Hickory secretary ‘and treasurer.Five creameries in the State were represented,among these being theMooresville.Co-operative .Creamery, represented by Mr.J.A.Arey.How- agent.of the with headquarters at Washington, and J.H.McLain,representing the States Dairy ,Division at Washington,were also present.The purpose of the organization is i to sell the butter output of the cream- i erics of the ,to advertise the~butter. eries represented have i monthly 1 pounds and it is hoped to State co-operatively and The cream- a combined production’of 150,000 this by the firgtof lanuary.to_200., r G00 pounds. Mr.Peeples stated that the South- ern railway expected to put on dairy over their lines at an early date.These will make weekly trips and stop at all the creameries. All present were decidedly optimis- tic of the future.The creamery busine of the State is taking on wonderful growth and the outlook is very encouraging. Death of Mr.E.B.Sherrill in Wash- ington. Mr.E.B.Sherrill,son of the late Rev.M.V.Sherrill,a well known Methodist minister of this section of the State,died at his home in Wash- ington Monday morning.He under- went a surgical operation ct a Wash- ington hospital!Saturday,8th. Mr.Sherrill was a brother of Mr. J.B.Sherrill,editor of the Concord Tribune,and of Rev.C.F.Sherrill of Cabarrus county.He was rclated to the Statesville Sherrills and to many.people in this sec He had lived in Washingt about 20 years and was practicing law there. His wife survives. The Twenty Year Test. “Some twenty years ago |]used Chamber- lain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy,”writes Geo.W.Srock,publisher of the Enterprise,Aberdeen,Md “1 discover- ed thet it was a.quick and.safe cure.for!diarrhoea.Since then no ene can sell me anything said to be’‘just as good.”During all these years I have used it and recom- mended it many times,and it has never dis- For sale by all dealers.NEAR DEATHBYSMOTHERING “|Bat Husband,With Aidof Cardui, Effects Her Deliverance. Draper,N.C.—Mrs.Helen Dalton,ofthisplace,says:“‘l suffered for yea’with pains in my left side,and wou!often almost smother to death. Medicines patched me up for awhilebutthenIwouldgetworseagain.Final- ly,my husband decided he wanted me to try Cardui,the wcman’s tonic,so heboughtmeabottleandIbeganusingit.It did me more good than the medi-cines|had taken. l have induced many of my friends to try Cardui,and they all say they havebeenbenefitedbyitsuse.ere neverjhasbeen,and never will be,a medicinetocomparewithCardui.|believe it is ag medicine for all womanly trou- es.°° For over 50 years,Cardui has been re-lieving woman's sufferiweakwomenuptohealth and strength. If you are a woman,give ita fair trial.It should surely help you,asit has amillionothers.» Get a bottie of Cardui fo-day. Write to:Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies’Advisory Dept.,Chattanooga,Tenn.,for SpecialJustructionsonyourcaseand64-pagebook,‘HomeTreatmentforWomen,”in plainwrapper.N.G.126 .CorrespondenceofTheLandmark, increase| and building' |New York,Aug.11—There are 119|North Carolinians in this city attend-ing the Summer School of Columbia|University.Almost all of then are'teachers who have come to.gain‘knowledge that will advance them jntheirprofession.The majority}them are working hard,too.For;|they have made serious financial sac-irifices in order to come here,More- lover,they find superior advanloflibraryandlaboratoryfacilandtheinstructionofsomeof the lablest professors in the era.| Hence,they feel that they must ||their utmost to make the best of|}their opportunities.The summer |session lasts only six weeks.|The number of students at Colum-|bia from the South is a good indexoftheeducationalprogress.of that)region.For the most of them are}teachers and their number increases each’year.North Carolina hasalargerepresentationherefor sev-|eral years.The following list)ishows.the present representations|from the various Southern States:|Georgia 150,Virginia 148;.North|Carolina 119,Maryland 117,‘Tennes-) see 87,South Carolina 86,Texas 61,| Kentucky 57,Alabama 52.There are smaller representations| from.the other Southern States.|Nearly one-fifth of the 5,590 students|in the Summer School are from the} South.This is doubtless the largest.sum-|mer school in the country.It origi-| nated fifteen years ago,with about) 500 students at the first session.|Each summer the enrollment is ©in-} creased.It is 1,000 greater .now) ithan last symmer.nonatusgantaxsmmene There are several reasons for this| growth.In the first place Columbia|University is one of the leading uni-| versities of the world.Its.enroll-; ment of students last winters was| nearly 10,000.One department of it,| Teachers’College,is without’an;equal in its field.Its leadership in| the theory and practice of teaching! is recognized throughout the world.| The location of the institution:hag! been a great factor in_its .develop-|ment.Its students have the oppor-| tunity of studying the life in one of}the largest of the world’s cities.The} University conducts excursion fo!the various parts of the city for the; acecmmodation of the summer’stu-' dents.| But the wealth of the institution is}the one explanation of its growth.It is supported by private donations) that amount to many millions,Its} success in getting money from ~the}rich has given it a reputation.for} being reactionary and opposed ©to} modern social progress.This .may) be true itt its general administration.} But it has grown so large that.the} Hiberal spirit.breaks forth in many of|its departments.Teachers’is thoroughly progressive;and the departments of the physical sciencesandthepolitical.sciences are notably} libreal.} Southern ‘students’met in the main} gymnasium’for social pleasures.The|students éf thé rgspective States con- tested fora prize by ‘doing certainstunts.‘Louisiana won by present-ing “An,Effete Mardi ‘Gras.”TheNorthCarolinians:presented “Jose- phus Daniels and the Navy.”Girls and young men in sailor costumes danced and sang a seng in Josephus’ honor.After the stunts there were refreshments and dancing. The summer session closes August 14th. Asking Help For J.B.Duke—Tom Bost Rebbed. A Washington special to the Char lotte Observer says the State and War Departments have been esked to aid J.B.Duke,the former head of the American Tobacco Company in getting out of London and back to New York.Secretary of th Navy Daniels and Messrs.Z.V.Tay ler and Cameron Morrison of Char lotte appeared in behalf of Mr.Duke. The correspondent says: “The State Department cabled Am 'bassador Page at London to look into the Duke case and-see what can bx done.There is some mystery about the request of Mr.Duke.He ha millions and is well acquainted with Mr.Page,yet he is unable to leav: the capital ef Great Britain.Mr. Duke,it was argued by his friends, is needed here noW ‘to save the tobaccoindustryfromruin.’The Evropean war has helped to demoralize th business.” A special from London to the Cha lotte Observer says sev¢ral Amerieanrefugeestherehavebeenvictim ized by bogus tickets.also by pick pockets posing as_.philanthropi Americans desirous of helping dis Statesville Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. ——’PHONE 63.—— tressed countrymen.W.T.Bost,city editor of the Raleigh News and Ob server,had his watch and $40 stolen by a plausible stranger posing as an American ostrich farmery He also got $300 in travelers’;cheeks from Mr.Bost,but the thief returned them to Mr.Bost at his hotel:by messenge SS Fair Play Fer Germany. The United German -American {Alliance,in resolutions mede°public in New York a few days ago,cell upon the press of the country to ac cord “impartial and just treatment to all sides”in the European conflict and condemns what.is styled as th« J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho- siery.Men’s and_Boys’Pants,Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions,SuitCasesand Trunks Remem-ber the motto:More goods for same money and same goods fér less.hotesalo prices onUnderwear.Come to 109 be-fore buying.J.F.HENNINGER. ’Next doorto N.B,‘office, ee * “attitudé of certain portions of 1” English-speaking American press to spread an impression which leads to hatred of Germany.and Germans.” 'The resolution absolves Emperor William from responsibility for ‘h: war and attributes it to “France’s de sire for revenge for the’loss of Alsace-Lorraine;Russia’s unappeasa|ble appetite for world power and Eng land’s jealousy of Germany.” |The alliance ‘has formed an aid so |ciety to give financial help to families |of German soldiers:and will start a \gimilar movement among Germans throughout the United States. to Cure aHowSprain.-he cured ip it one-third reed by the usual treatment by“Ye Maiment.and ob-with each bottle,For \Phe Counties Composing the Divis- Greensboro’News. College? eeea ions in This Distriet-—~«Davidson|Transferred.} Judgé James E.Boydfiled orders |Monday designating the |particularcountiestocomposetheseveralcourt divisions inthe western,district of North Carolina.Davidson county is transferred from the Greensboro di- vision to the Statesville-Salisbury division.An order was filed to revisethejuryboxatStatesvilleto,in- clude Davidson and to have 500 ju-rors in the box.The jury bex at Charlotte was ordered revised andthenumberofjurorstebeincluded is 400.‘The order regarding the division |; end designating the counties.compos- ing them follows: “It appearing te the satisfactionofthecourtthatowingtochanges which have become necessary since the cstablishment of this district, that there should be a perfect.rec-|ord made and entered of the coun-! ties composing the several divisions, it is now ordered that.the divisions :this distriet be constituted as fol- OWS: “The Alsheville division shall be composed of the counties ‘of Bun- combe,Clay,Cherokee,Graham,Hay- wood,Henderson,Jackson,«Macon, Madison,Swain,Transylvania,Yan- ee “The Charlotte division shall be composed of the counties of Anson, Cabarrus,Cleveland,‘Gaston,Lin- coln,Mecklenburg,Polk,Rutherford and Union. “The Greensboro division ‘shal)be composed of the counties of Ala- mence,Caswell,Forsyth,Guilford,| Montyomery,Orangé Randolph, ~IVES!:ar Still Serving lee Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Go. beg to announce their ice water stand still in commission,and com- fortable nail kegs to sit on while you discuss the war or other important topics. Whether you are just a plain water customer,one of our perpetual owers or one of our many valued custom- ers,these comforts are for you, Please do not forget that our main 7. busiriess is selling hardware,building op supplies,paints,oils,stoves,ranges, etc.Weare in position to handle either your small or large orders. Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co : On the evening of July 24th the }ttdance that the dress-making:estab- Rockingham,Stokes,-Surry-and Yad-'@ | kin.:¥4“The Statesville -Salisbury di-|®: Visi hall be composed of the coun-yr ti of Alexander,Avery,Burke,t Caldwell,Catawba,Davie,David-rf son,(which is’hereby transferred he from the Greensboro divisiom to the a Statesville -Salisbury division),Ire-is deil,McDowell,Mitehell,Rowan and r! “The Wilkesboro division shall be ; composed of the counties of Allegha-a.h ny,Ashe,Watauga and Wilkes.ty QigSshe,Watauga and Wilkes SAVINGS BANK ROUTE.’* this date and will be entered of rec-* ord at Greensboro,and copies tere-; of cer‘ified to Asheville,Charlotte,°°Statesville,Salisbury and Wilkes-Our Savings Department is at your boro to be 8 ecort ry it 7 r 7terSeiciteekwadeeplea?service,and it is your interest to make astart.You mayopenan account with Must Get Along Without Paris Styles any amount from $100 up and will be For a Time..Ma New York Dispateh.glad to explain anything about our sys-t Grim war has closed the citadel of ;,’ fashion to all the world,cnd now the tem of banking that you don t fully question is,“Can America originate understand.hi her “own styles?”.Some.-there.are ae ‘a who say that she can;others doubt 8 * it:many are w.lling to try.—.igen |: N=apoleon,when Franee-was-at-war ue with her neighbors,asked that the 9 eee momen wear gowns of their own de-“ vicing and containing no ‘material if from a foreign shore.Tle cables an-aly, fichments of Paris are all closed and ‘i 4 that the tailors have shouldered their Of Statesville.op gums and gone to the war.,Over in ; London the English branches of the “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.”*he ' houses are showing some styles,and ae in.this country.there are merchantswhohavebeeninclosetouchwith the:.work of the great modistes who know what is to be expected for months.to come.{ Tt will be a long tirre before the shops.are open again in all probabil- ity.The American buyers who would be going there for the styles to be een in-the autumn are held on this ide of the water wondering what can be.done to supply the dearth.Mil- liong of dollars are spent in this coun- try every year for clothes for wom:n- kinds»The dercand is insistent,and the demand is for something new. Shall the styles be in abeyance until Paris turns again to the peaceful pur- suit of charming and interesting,the world? In order to bridge over the gap some of the leading declers of the United States are busy designing and adapt- ing styles for the coming autumn and winter.The announcement is made that several firms have already begun to offer American styles.As all art is built up on forms which already ©x- ist,$0 it-is that the coming styles are following the present tendency. LT Wealthy Sérvian Woman Gives All te the Red Cross. In all the pages of history and lit- eratute recording the heroism of women Who,in time of war,have made great sacrifices for their fath-' crland,there are few instances of ac- tion’s0 prompt and so unselfish as that of Mme.Ellka Tanboraski,a Servian woman of great wealth,at; the very start of the present war. Her palatial home,situated on one of thé most beautiful estates in the heart of Servia and which has all the associations of untold’generations behind it,she has turned over unre- rvedly to.the Red Cross Society. Thé:éstate is so situated that it will make ideal headquarters for the Red Cross station in the war zone. Her great private fortune Mme. Tanboraski has signed away into the possession of the Red Cross Society,eaving just sufficient money for her- cl to enable her to live withovt re- cciving compensation for her servi- ces a8 a nurse.For,not contented with the sacrifice of money and lands which she has already made,Mme. Tanboraski has registered for ser- vice a$an army nurse. STATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO,LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J,Cheney makes oath that be is sentor partner of the firm of F.y cneren Co.,doing business in thecityefledo,County end State afore- said,and.that gaid firm will Pats the sum of ONE DRED DOLLARS foreachandeverycaseofCatarrhthatcan not Be cured by the use of Hall's Ca-| tarrh,FRANK J,CHENEY,Sworn to before me and subseribed| nee,thie 6th day of De-.! D,1886,| A.W.GLEASON, |Notary Pubiie. |Hall's Catarrh Cure ts taken internal.| acts on.the blood andly,and Soaeeyeisurfaces the aystem.Send| ‘:Citeney &CO,Toledo,,.0s |Soldby all druggists.”78e.‘Jake Hall's Family Pilla for cdvakipation. IW.W.W.Rings] SPECIAL PRICES SURREYS AND BUGGIES.Just. received three car loads.Attrac-- tive stock.Call and see them. “48 Henkel-Graig Live Stock Co: Sona eins eeege eer errStatesvilleRealty&Investment Co. 1906 4mm 1913 On October 31,1913,we closed our seventh year of business,We take this occasion to thank the loyal patrons of our company for the business they-have entrusted to us dur-:ing that time and we believe we have given satisfaction to all of our customers.Hav- ing grown out of infancy into mature man- hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS we ask for a continuance of your support and influence. Remember “We Insure Anything Insurable: We write all classes of BONDS,and thus save you the embarrassment of applying to your neighborforsuch.Writeusyourneeds.©J.F.CARLTON,—Manager.. thé 4s — S atid te >=fe ae oes an i If a Set”comes out,’and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantee’is good as long’as'the ring is worn.We have them from $2.00 up. R.H.Rickert &Son,Jewelers. bate thie oe he ea Ae ie ae ea ~,se eaeofCarranzaStopsShipmentofAtmsto,First eyVilla—A.CounterRevolution Prob-,PortsA Wan DeclaredAr-*“able,ere ns 'rive With a HardLuckStory.yterian|Washington Dispatch,12th,|’New York Dispatch,12th,: General Carranza has ordered held||Aone ~~aap ig er i pmen _|with the first great oro meri-stasteepeeees$200/a Southern railway freight train,|*Tempice &large -ft 96am cans who rushed from Europe after+1.00)near Biltmore,Tuesday °afternoon.munition consigned to General Villa,war Was declared,arrived.in ;srssssses->*99 |Phe man was sitting on the track and |according to official advices today to york tonight.There were 703.per- FATCH—Watch the label on your |'t is supposed he was asleep,\,|the Washington government.sons in the cabin and 309 in the steer- _if are not in by date)The Drexel ame Mill et the}For many weeks Villa has “been ee.Virtually all wore without bag- paper stopped.Huffman wood-working nt -were ae ,gare,5 sen |deattoyed by fire Wednesday after-|ood Carre ane ae eae.om told stories of dacdahipa . ‘August 14,1914./noon at Drexel,Burke county,the}shipment of munitions via ‘Tampico.|The _Philadelph sailed ./church at Knoxville,Tenn. PRICE:An unknown negro was killed by| -_-*-AY, BB}5 New) many without money and.all, from. NOPWHOLESALE DESTROYERS. =3%r it seems to have demon- strated that aeroplanes and dirigibles or other .wholesale destroyers that-some of the enthusiasts on aerial navigation had It is-hardly a year since Mr.Har- old 'F.Wyatt,says the Baltimore Sun,was telling his fellow-country- meh,in the pages of the Nineteenth Century,how the Liberal governmentofGreatBritain,in permitting Ger- 'imany to surpass -England m ggle for control of the air,had betrayed the country.“Their,”he said,referring to the Englishmen, '“théir old immunity from personal yeril is forever gone. in all England and perhaps in all Scotland and Wales,one dweller in a “town of any size upon whose roof the levin bolt of death may not descend}ig ey RA WHE he siveps”Otte ers,speaking to the same argument, gave assurances that tne thing could be done in 24 hours,and even in less time,after the declaration of war. But the war has gone on for about| *two weeks,and while there have been | some reports of aeroplanes dropping | bombs,“the levin bolt of death”has not yet descended to any considcra-| .~ble extent.-The fight of consequence ‘has been in and about Liege and the ‘Germans seem to have neglected the -opportunity to destroy the forts there by dropping bombs.from air ‘eraft.Instead they have hammered the forts in the old-fashioned way. ‘The war in Europe has diverted at- tention from Mexico,but matters in the republic to the south of us are still of interest.While arrangements have practically been made for the stfansfer,by Carbajal,the successor _of Huerta,of the government at Mex-| “@o City to Carranza,entire agree-| “merit has not been reached.Carbajal| ‘wants a genera)amnesty proclama-| tith and Carranza wants to reserve| the right to handle certain of the} Federals in his own way.Meantime| Villa,estranged from Carranza,is gathering men and ammunition and “Hie latest report is that Carranza has stopped the shipment of ammunition to Villa.The latter has made certain demands which appear to be fair and just and which will secure for him a Measure of public sympathy.The indications,from the present outlook, is for another revolution with Villa opposing Carranza with the aid and kympathy of a part at least of the Federals. “One good effect of the war for “home folks will be to teach us to Make and buy at home many of the things we have been getting from abroad.Already there is much talk about the scarcity and consequent high price of numerous articles we have been accustomed to buy abroad.| ‘Many of these things could be made| at home just as well,but buying! away from home—buying imported goods—appeals to the fancy and peo-| ple buy foreign goods often in pref-| rence to the article produced at me.If the war holds on long ugh for the change to be made, new industries will be developed in many lines and some already existing li be enlarged.Then when the rican people become accustomed buying at home the:things they Ought abroad simply “for the big of; the thing,”they will keep it up and the consequent benefit will be great. It was the expectation that the freight rate commission appointed to pass on the Justice act would make fome reduction from the rates pre- Scribed and this expectation has been realized.Speaking generally,the re-| c ion of 18 per cent seems fair enough for a start.Whether the /damage being from $20,000 to $30,- “Se far as the European war hes| There will not, |000. |Hendersonville,: Last Saturday a horse being driv-Len by Mr.James Conrad of Yadkin}county ran away,throwing Mr.Con- |rad out of the wagon and inflicting| |wounds from which-it is feared.he }may not recover. Col.J.N.Craig died.Wednesday|at his home in’Reidsville,He was la native of Orange county and was160yearsold.He was prominent ininthe|the State Guard and some years ago}|was elected colonel of the Third reg- |iment, Becoming frightened on account of|the horse which he was driving at- |tempting to run away,Mr.Bloney |Pridgen,of the vicinity of Snow Hill, Greene county,suffered an attack of heart failure and died before he could be moved from the buggy. ‘Alex.Reaban,a Buncombe citizen who was in jail for several days astheresult_of a charge that he hadcriminallyassaulted’a young married |}woman of Asheville,was discharged, (on motion of the attorneys for theprosecution,when the case was called for trial. The engine and baggage car of a special excursion train from Savan- nah to Asheville left the track a mile west of Saluda Wednesday night and Fireman Bert E.Cooley was crushed to death under the engine.Seven per- sons were hurt but not.seriously. Five of the injured were passengers, four of them women. The Times-Mercury says Nathan Chapman of Burke county went to Hickory and traded a mare for a mule,giving $200 to boot.He start- ed home and his mule backed off a bridge,falling with Chapman a dis- tance.of 14 feet onto solid rock. Mule’s ribs broken and may die. Chapman got two ribs broken and was otherwise hurt. E.W.Sarlandt,whose home three miles from New Berne, is was ;found in a dying condition near the New Berne street railway car barn Monday.He died later.Alexander Curtiss,white,is in jail charged with having attacked Sarlandt,and’the police are searching for Clyde Can- nady,who is also believed to have been connected with the affair. The Hamburg -American Line steamer Nicaria,which put into Southport some days ago because of the danger of capture by English or French war vessels,went up the Cape Fear Wednesday to Wilming- ton and will discharge her cargo of eoffee there,transferring it to the John Elveau,a high diver from Brooklyn,N.Y.,was.seriously,if not|fatally,wounded Wednesday when he made a leap of 102 feet from a aerial craft arc not the|scaffold into Lake Rhododendron,at’! |But Later the |Today,however,he called a halt,|Reports of increasing friction be-}tween the two Constitutionalist lcad-ers reached here today from variousGeneralVillasenttoper- sons here a synopsis of the reasonswhyheisdispleasedwithCarranza’s He sets forth that he will insist on carrying out the agreement|recently reached at Torreor,when thebreachtentativelywasadjusted. sources. |attitude. Villa’s demands,in brief,are:First,that a civil instead military government throughout Mexico or of any State., jis willing|Carranza to retire as first chief. Second,land reforms should |put into effect in accordance with the Mexican constitution and in a law- ful and orderly way. |Third,the present Federal army should be dissolved,but its meri- torious officers and men be taken over into the new army of the re-public eomposed of -the .-Genstitu- tionalists forces. Fourth,amnesty shall.be given all political offenders except’thosetheover-directly.responsible —for throw of Madero and Suarez. The first of Villa’s demands is exactly opposite from Carranza’s previously announcdd programme. The entire plan as given out by close |friends of Villa shows that the fight- jing general has drafted a schemewithwhichthepresentFederalarmy,especially the generals now support- ing the Carbajal movement,are en- tirely in sympathy.Officials,inci- dentally,have been advised that while the Federal army is evacuat- ing Mexico City to allow a peaceful entry of the Constitutionalists”with- out subjecting non-combatants in the capital to the dangers of a battle,the Federal forces, esti- mated at 40,000,have not finally determined what to do.The Fed- eralsiwant guarantees and General Velasaco,minister of war for Car- bajal,has intimated in an_official communication to Carranza that if guarantees are not given and amnesty declarcd,a counter revolution un- doubtedly will follow and an effort be made to join forces with Villa. SPEED UP BUSINESS. Reaction Will Conie and We Must Bear Our Share of the Loss—An Opinion About the Effects of the War. Insurance Field. One of ‘the first effects of a conti- nental war in Europe will be observ- WILL of abeestablished|" and a general election be conducted by it;that no |military chief be provisional govern- Villa himself ig military governorofChihuahua,from which post he to retire and he wants |reservists was made practically all to}such a disaster will be felt. —Line to be carried to New ed in a great stimulation of businessoeintheUnitedStatesandprobablyastrongadvanceinprices.Being the Must Go te War or Be Eternally Dis-greatest workshop of the world notcraved,engaged on one side or the other,we Monroe Journal.shall be called upon to supply the Mr.Lee Stack,son of ex-Solicitor;common necessities 6f tiie five Eu-Stack,is working for the Southern|ropean powers of the first class.The Aluminum Company of Badin,near!stimulation can be depended upon to the Whitney power plant.In talking)ccntinue during the wagirg of war, over the situation at Badin he said:|until we have exhausted the cash re- “The Southern Aluminum Compa-|sources of Europe to pay for the ny is a French concern,and is the!commodities furnished.When that largest of its kind in the world.It is}limit is reached,when we are com- one of the three plants located in|pelled to carry European credits orthiscountry,one being at Niagara |Europe is compelled to do withoutFallsandtheotherinTennessce.|our supplies,then the reaction of the The officers,managers,etc.,are near-|conflict upon our business will begin ly all French,and when the call for)and the losses of the world throughEven a man left for their native country.|when the war is over it may require “All are excited and anxious to get/at least a generation to rcpair thebacktotheoldcountry.One French-/|destruction and overcome the stop-man was in such a state of excite-|page of industry.Great wars arementthathelefthis-hat and grip in|like great conflagrations.Wheneverthestationwhenheboardedthe/|these latter occur there is an imme- train.In all about five officers and/diate stimulation of building,im-20 men left Badin for France.|provement and protection,but slow- “Ai young German working for the|ly the weight of the actual loss ad- company was preparing,to go to the |justs itself and settles upon the neckFatherland,and I asked him why he|of all the world.It is undoubtedly was going back,thinking that he/|true that the great San Franciscowouldbebeaten.He said:“I know!disaster of 1906 had its due effect onit,but I have two brothérs and a fa-|the world of finence in 1907.What ther living in the Fatherland,and if|is lost by war is the same as what is I dan’t go back to the war it’will dis-|lost by fire.It is irretrievably lost grace my family for life;in fact,it)and the world must prepare to bear is considered worse than murder to\it,The first effects of the presentfailtoanswerthecallofmycoun-|war,if it eventuates on the scale ex- try”|pected,will be the speeding up of|Mr.Stack said the works had not manufactures and transportation of |closed down yet,but he thought prob-|products. |ably they would in a few weeks,as|LTpracticallyalloftheemployesare;Bill Passed to Admit Foreign BuiltnativesofoneorotherofthewarringShipsteAmericanRegistry. |countries.The Senate Tuesday night passed |the bill to authorize the President in |his discretion to admit to American |registry foreign built ships less than There is such a thing as taking/five years old.The measure as it |ourselves and the world too seriously,|passed the House was amended by a |or at any rate too anxiously.Half|vote of 26 to 25,to require American Taking Ourselves Too Seriously. |Henry Van Dyke. |fane sadness of modern society comes |of corporations seeking to register of the secular unrest and dismal,pro-|ownership of a majority of the stock| Southampton a few hours after Eng-land declared war on Germany.ThefirstdayoutafleetofsevenFrench|torpedo boats and three’submarineswassighted.One of the torpedo boats hurried after the liner,the rest following slowly.Finally a torpedo boat came alongside and ordered thePhiladelphiatostop,The war vessel circled the liner sev-| eral times,its officers looking closel at the faces of the passengers oidedonthedecks,When the FrenchvalofficersweresurethePhiladel-phia was an American vessel and that the passengers were Americans,one shouted in excellent English that thePhiladelphiamightproceed.The,pas-|sengers theered the French ships.The cheer was returned and the war vessels steamed awa). Refugees in the steerage were giv- en the freedom of the ship.The men were separated from the women, however,and in some cases husbands were separated from their wives bythisregulation.,Rather than sleep in the steerage,scores slept in the smoking room,on the boat deck un- der the boats and life rafts,and in,steamer chairs...Four persons were in every cabin.ow As the Philadelphia neared herpierthecrowdwaitingonshore shouted a welcome to the refugees. Then for a:quarter of an hour the whole river resounded with cheers. Hundreds on beard had _rushed from the interior of France and Ger- many.Travelers from Paris told of mobs swarming through the streets, breaking windows and looting Ger- man shops,Others told of Germans in the French capital being beaten by gendarmes and excited citizens. Collecting Foodstuf!Fer Great Britain. Ottawa,Canada,Dispatch. While Canedz is prepared to raise and equip 200,000 men to fight for Britain on the Continent,the great- est assistance she will rencer will be in providing foodstuffs and supplies for the soldiers of the motherland. As soon as war was detlared the British government turned to Cana- da ag ‘the source of the British ar- my’s bread supply.Sir Robert Bor- den hastened to assure the war office that the Domiriion would gladty fur- nish everything over and above that: needed:for its own consumption,and the cabinet volunteered to act as purchasing #gent.The first move was made when the government pur- chased 700,000 bushels of:wheat,1,-! 000,000 bushels of oats,,jand 10,000 tons of hay.It is being rushed to |Montreal,whenee it will be shipped |direct to England.Since the Underwood.tariff law came into force Canada has been ex- porting millions of dollars worth of live stock and natural products to the United States.The governmentisconsideringplacinganexportdu- |ty on,or eacletee prohibiting,the export of these commodities,all sur- plus production being required for |the British army.It is estimated that the Dominion’s wheat crop this |year could feed the motherland for |seven months. Canada Bankers Form Organization. Eight million two hundred and |eight thousand dollars in capital and }unimpaired surplus was represented}in the special meeting of bankers held in Raleigh Wednesday,in re- sponse to the call by President T.E. |Cooper of the State Bankers’Asso- }eiation,to decide whether or not|there shall be a North Carolina Na-|tional Currency Association formed funder the Federal banking law,to! 'enable .banks to issue notes on 125|per cent of capital and surplus whentoceasionrequires.| The result was the formation of| the National Currency Association of North Carolina with headquartersinRaleighandwithJosephG. Brown,head of the Citizens’Nation- al Bank,Raleigh,as president.The |asociation adopted a constitution and |by-laws that conform largely with 'those’being adopted by similar asso-|ciations being formed in many parts |of the country.The by-laws provide |for the annual meeting to be held in |Raleigh on the first Thursday in |May,and that the membership shall|eonsist of national banks of the|State and State banks and trust com-|panies that join the Federal reserve. |The expenses of the association are |to be met through assessments |against the members in proportion |to their capital and reserve involved|jin the association. |American Manufacturers Will Supply }the Dyes. American manufacturers of chemi- ene of rates will be satisfactory |,Mnother matter,but the commis-|from the vain idea that every man is|vessels hereafter acquired.jcals are planning to take advantagegiondoubtlessdidthebestitcould|bound to be a critic of life,and to let}Opponents of the amendment,|of the present scarcity of forcign swith the lights before it.|no day pass without finding some|which was offered by Senator Cum-|dyes and the probability that the warrf_—*Satenanmmaimemmatnommenen |fault with the general order of things,|mins,claim it will be stricken out in |will prevent shipments from GermanyTheGreensboroNewssuggests|°T Projecting some plan fér its im-|conference.Various simliar propos-|for a long period,by providing for allfaeprovement,And the other half|2ls were voted down,those leading|the requirements of American fac-t the next time the note falls due f };:::Pee {i :ey tank on call tee baat comes from the greedy notion that/the fight for the bill declaring any|tories anc ater extending their cam-at nk one can tell the banker!man’s life does consist,after all,/such limitation upon the President’s|paign to other countries.This willRighasdeclaredamoratorium.The in the abundance of the things that discretion would destroy the meas-|prevent a general closing of fabric is too many people declare}he possesseth,and that it is somehow|ure’s value.as an emergency step to|mills because of the shutting ‘off ofuypeop|.e gency I(Mabeterioms at all times and sea-|other more respectable and pious|meet the situation created by the|the supply of dyes.ie.Sle Gon know it by that to be alwaysatwork making a larger European war.|William M.Johnson,a director of&y n uw by a*|living,than it is to lie on your back Another ungiecessful attempt was|the General Chertical Company,who fame,but some of them seem to in the pastures and beside the still’made to defeat the Jones amendment,|returned not long ago from a trip to ve a moratorium in effect all the |waters,and thank God you are alive.authorizing the President in his judg-|Europe,‘says the reason the greatime;or at st payments seem to|,,ment to admit foreign built ships to}chemical concerns of this countryaMeUleededoofarasuardedby40expressmessengersthetradebetweenportsonthe,Ait-|lave not made dyes is because Gor-perpe y pe */and detectives,$10,600,000 in gold|tantie and ports on the Pacific coast.|man chemists have specialized in thisyareconcerned,|coin and $3,000,000 in silver bars,the)Senator Williams urged that this|branch of work for many years cnd be 2 :.|treasure with which the Steamer was a discrimination against the Gulf |.have now reached such a state of per-+{Davie county Democrats,in conven-|Kronprinzessin Cecile put into Bar|coast and succeeded in having in-|fection that they can separate coalarnaesewommaaady|eee sng 2 =avoid eaptute by|serted an amendment to include Gulf|tar into ‘nearly a -seore’of different‘or egislature,©.:J»)English or French warships,arrived!and Lake trade in thepsonforsheriff,J.L.Cartner|in/New York Monday by train,The!the amendmentclerk,J,G.-Ferabee for register,|money has gone to the sub-Treasury|omatineeneentengipamenaninbaimteonsDr.Baxter Byerly for coroner,W.A.|to be held for New York bankers by|HPs W.ston G.oi it was to have been sent to|for county Paris and London,| ce able, Commissioners is in sessionFayetteville,: Lo S P S P P SS P PT PI S S PS SS TP TS S9 9 0 SP SO P s PP P S PP PO S S S S O P S SP S S SO PO S S E S S PS P PO S S OS PO O SS O SP s provisions of|dyes,and can do so at such a low! cost that competition was unprofit-|——————American manufacturers,it is)The State Association of County|insisted,can’make as beautiful dyes|at\as the German,but the cost will be| WITH THEQUICK PARCEL.POST THE STORE SERVICE. ‘Trunks,Sut Cases,bash We invite you to look over our 3 new line of Trunks,Suit Cases and Bags,especially suited for young people going off to college. 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A rN wc KH Ss s s s s E POUNDEL 1838 CHARTERED IN 1859TRINITYCOLLEGE, DURHAM,N.C.A Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputationforhighstandards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its larte endow-ment fund makes.possible its first-elass equipment and Iarme faculty of well trained and carefully chosen teachers.Student fees low..Comfortable,inexpen-~ sive rooms in earefully supervised hygienic dormitories.Classical and scientific courses leading to.the bachelor’s degree,Graduatecoursesinalldepartments.Sehoola of Engineering,Education and Law.—.For catalogue and illustrated booklet ‘RL.FLOWERS,.Secretarytothe Corporation, a re g e » he e OS e s ee e es Pe e s e e e s ee eee e COME CLEAN WITH THE OTHERFELLOW. Now,Mr.Merchant,we are assum-ing that you took our advice in our last talk and sold THE OTHER PEL- LOW.what you were trying to.Now,were you square with him?Was the pe p e s e s e s s article you sold him just what yourepresentedittobe?Will he believeandtrustyouandtrustyourState-. ments in the/future?If all these things you have done,Mr.Merchant, you have builded well for your fu- ture success.Otherwise,you have dug your’business grave. Through the advertising columnsofTheLandmarkyoucanestablish with lots of people a reputation for doing the square thing: wenn eeessstsessssetssss peresoereetesriessesteereresessiesiereeresetrierseeeeeeeee THE LANDMARK| PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET. }TELEPHONE NO.14 FRIDAY,---‘Angust 14,1914.| = ITEMS OF SOCIAL NEWS.) Miss MacRae and Miss Lazenby En-| tertain—Birthday Party. ‘Little Miss Lillian White,daugh-| ter of Mr.and Mrs.L.O.White,ce!-| ebrated her sixth birthday Monday by giving a party to her friends Mon-| day afternoon.About a.dozen little folks were present and enjoyed a sea-| son of game playing,after which wa-| termelon was served.The guests de-| parted wishing their little -hostess many more happy birthdays.i Mrs.L:);/K,.Lazenby some of the recent brides and a few} Wednesday morning at 1@o'¢lovk,-at:her home on Pell sirect, in honor of “her sister-in-law;Mrs: 4zatton of.Kentucky,..who is a last week’s bride.The principal ree of entertainment was a love} Jo Book cortest,in:which “Mrs. Mclerddrce R.Long won the prize,a box of correspondence cards.A hand-j| painted pin tray was given to Mre.| Gatton as a guest-of-honor prize. Punch,ice cream and cake were serv- Reported for The Lancmark. Monday afternoon and evening from 5 to 9,Miss MacRae entertained most beautifully at her elegant home on West End avenue,in honor of the visiting ladies—Mrs.C.E.Penninz- ton from eastern Carolina,the Misses Fennell of Savannah,Ga.,Mrs.H.E. C.Bryant of Washington and Mrs. Elmo Nathaniel Lawrence,States- ville’s bride of a few weeks.Besides the various games and delicious re- freshments of punch,cream;eake andsaltednuts,there was a real “feast of reason and flow of*soul.” Miss MacRae’s ease,kindness and cordiality renders her a delightful hostess. Notices of New Advertisements. The firm of C.E.Daniels &Co.has dissolved,Fred.H.Conger is ready to deliver sweet and buttermilk.‘Phone.413. Trunks,suit’cases and bags.— Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.The Iredell Hardware Co. Stag semi-paste paint. Still serving ice water.—Lazen-by -Montgomery Hardware Co. Sure road.to independence.—Mcr- chants &Farmers’Bank. The Sherrill-White Shoe Co,an- nounces display of high-class suit- ings 17th and 18th. ‘Special prices on surreys and *ug- gies.—Henkel -Craig Live Stock Co,: If you want to buy good grocery business address B.,care The Land- mark..Curtain goods and quilts.—Krider Stock Co.New fall goods arriving daily.— Johnston-Bélk Co. (Melons and hams.—D.J.Kimball. Carload of.Ford touring cars cx- pected today.—Carolina Motor Co. ..‘Auction sale of property of the late J.J.Brawley Saturday,Septem-ber 56.—R.V.Brawley,administra- tor.(Unmarried man wanted to clerk in sells retail store.Aiddress H.,cdre The Landmark. Horse for sale.—iA.F.Yorke,Har- mony,R-1. The Carolina Motor Co.wants ev- erybody to read Overland ad,in Sat- urday Evening Post. Five-passenger touring car gale.or trade.—J.W.Kaneer. for International Harvester Company De- 7 clared Illegal. The International Harvester Com-pany is declared to be a mongpoly in ‘restraint of inter-State and foreign ‘trade and is ordered dissolved by a majority decision filed at St.Paul, Minn.,by.Judges Smith and Hook.of the Minnesota Supreme Court.Judge Walter P.Sanborn dissented. Unless the corporation submits a -plan for dissolution within 90 days ; 3LIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. Personal Mention of People and TheirMovements. Mr.John A.Price,formerly of Iredell,now of Chase City,Va.,and Mr.Blue and daughter of Chase City were in the county this week visiting relatives and friends of Mr. Price.They came from Chase City |by automobile and went from here to} Lenoir,Morganton and Rutherford-| inon,who was also here,has gene toton.Mr.and Mrs.A.F.Heath and chil- dren,who visited relatives in Stctes- ville,have returned to their home in Greensboro. Mr.Hi Lee Lazenby spent a por- tion of this week in Salisbury with his brother,Mr.A.R.Lazenby. Mr.Wm.C.Ramsey of Denver, Col,is spending a few days with his mother,Mrs.J,S.Ramsey. Dr.P.S.Easley went to Clarks-ortain s :}entertained|yijje,Va.,Wednesday to spend the moth-| |Secial remainder of the week with hi er and other relatives. Cashier D.M.Ausicy of the Com- mercial National Bank and Cashier E.S..Pegram of the First National Bank attended the meeting of bank- (i held in Raleigh .Wednes@ay. Mrs.G.HL Tutner spent.Wednes- day and yesterday with relatives in Newton. Rev.J.M.Garrison of Anderson, S.C.,spent Tuesday night in States- ville with his brother,Mr.S.H.Gar- rison,leaving Wednesday for Mon-treat,where he will spend a month’s vacation. Mrs.W.W.Hanks and son,Master McBride Jenkins are spending a week at Hot Springs. Mr.and Mrs. little son,Phillip,Winston-Salem, arrived in Statesville Wednesday for a visit to Mr.and Mrs.W.W.Tharpe. Dr.and Mrs.J.F.Carlton,“Miss Elizabeth Carlton,Mrs.R.E.Arm- field,Mrs.J.W.Gray,Miss Jessie Setzer,Miss Charlye Frye.and Messrs.R.O.Harbin,M.V.Duna- vant,E.B.Leinster and J.A.Knox were in the Statesville party cf -x- cursionists who left Tuesday evening for Atlantic City,New York and other points North. Mrs.Wm.Dellinger left Wednes- day for a visit to Mr.Dellinger’s rel-atives in Charlotte and clsewhere. T.?or mer,who is originally from Alexan- der county,will spend some time in Alexander and Iredell.,Mr.W.H.Coffey and family and Mr.N.D.Tomlin and family left Wednesday in automobiles for a trip through the mountains of western North Carolina, Mrs.M.B.Fuller visiting in Concord. Miss Georgia Hoover of Newton, who visited Mr.and Mrs.J.L.Cowan, went to Charlotte Wednesday. Katie Hover,who was also here,has returned to Newton. Mr.Sig Wallace returned Wednes- day from a trip to New York.Mrs. and child are phine Lowenstein of New York,who have been at Hiendersonville for a month,will arrive home today. Mrs.W.F.Norman and children of Live Oak,Fla.,are visiting Mrs. Norman’s sister,”Mrs,J.M.Suther. Misses Laura Anderson of Green- ville and Elizabeth Hines of Kin- ston are guests of Mrs.Z.V.Murphy on Davie avenue, Mrs.N.P.Watt is visiting rela- tives at Warrenton.Miss Mabel Poston is expectedhometodayfromPottsville,Ark., where she visited her sister,Mrs.C. T.Bryson. Miss Emma Graham of:Cleveland arrived in Statesville yesterday for a visit to Mrs,J.E.Sloop. Mr.Walter Culbreth went to All Healing Springs yesterday to be with his sister,Mrs.Annie Walker,who is ill there.Mr.J.°H.Hoffmann joined Mrs. Hoffmann at Blowing Rock yester- day.He expects to spend two weeks there:Mr.and Mrs.D.H.Turner of Cam- den,Ala.,who visited Mrs.Turner’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.T,D.Miller,left yesterday for Virginia to’visitMr.and Mrs,William.Miller at the court will entertain an applica- vebemtenenenod Fishersville and Rey.and Mrs.-Osear|Mann.at.Tinkling Springs,..” ja few{ Frank Hanks,of Charlotte,and Miss|} M.Tharpe and| Miss | Wallace and children and Miss Jose-| Judge A.L.Coble attended the marriage of Miss Eloise Erwin of Morgenton and Mr.Louis Brown Me-Koy of Wilmington,which took place Tuesday night in the Presbyterian church at Morganton.“Mrs:Coble, who expected to attend the marriage, could not go on account of illness.Mrs.F.M.Cannon and Miss Lida Cannon of Senatobia,Miss.,who vis- ited Mr.and Mrs.J.L.'Cowan,left yesterday for Montreat.Mr.Can- Charlotte and Concord.Mr.R.J. Mills of Asheville arrived Wednes- day night to visit Mr.and Mrs,Cow- an. Mis ite spent friends.Mrs.A.F.Craven,who had:ben at Montreat for several weeks,spent days this week at the home of Mr.L.C.Deitz,going from here to her home m Rowan county. ;Clyde Blankenship of Hidden-Sunday in town with Event!at .Loray—Personal Items. |Correspondence of The Landmark. 'Loray,‘August 15,—Tuesday eve- |ning at the home of her mother,Miss |Lucile Osborne delightfully cntertair ed a large number of her friends. |Every desiré”for “amusement jmet,either on the spacious,sofily-ilighted porch,or in the’parlor,where |tables were’placed for rook,the same lof the evening.Several spirited games were played,after which light refreshments were served.Late jn |the evening the guests reluctan‘!) |bade their hostess goodnight,decla! as 7jingitoneofthemostenjoyableof |the season. Mr.Cody Hedrick of Winston-Sa |lem is spending this week with h |parents,Mr.and Mrs.M.S.Hedrict |Mr.and Mrs.W.S.Weston hav: turned home from Lenoir where the; |visited their daughter,Mrs.R.W Shell.Miss-Kate Stevenson ( |Taylorsville,-who visited Miss I. Stevenson last week,returned hom |Monday.Dr,and Mrs.Wooten anc (daughters,Misses Kathleen a |Bryce Wooten,who were guest |Rev.and Mrs.E.D.Brown,leave thi ‘morning for their home in Kinston. i |Fine:Rains —Protracted Meeting. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Hammer of}Stony Point,R-2,Aug.12—FarmDial,Ark.,are visiting Mr,W..S.|ers are busy now breaking fallov Matheson north of town.Mr.Ham-|!and.They have been delayed o:}account of the dry weather but w |had a fine rain Sunday afternoon an janother Monday.Some say the 01|that fell Monday afternoon was th: |biggest one in ten years;while oth Jers say it was the biggest one they jever saw. |The protracted meeting is in pro {gress at Pleasant Grove Baptist jchurch.The pastor,Rev.Jay Gwalt jney,is assisted by Rev.Mr.Fry. |There have been several»conversion Mr.Moyer Elliott,who has a po-sition in Greenville,8S.C.,is visiting|home folks.He was accompanied by|his aunt,Mrs:J.B.Bruce.They wil! |rcturn to their home Saturday. |Those interested in the ‘graveyard } jand church grounds at Mt.Pisgah lare requested to meet there Satur- |day,15th,for the purpose of cleaniny |them off.Come early. |Wil Clean the Graveyard at Shiloh— A Ball Game. |correspondence of The Landmark. |Statesville,Rel,Aug.12.—All who are interested and have relativ: buried at Shiloh Methodist church ari requested to meet Wednesday morn|ing,the 19th,to clean off the grave |yard. Mr.Al L.Sides will begin music |teaching at Shiloh August 31st. |Flintridge and Pine Hill boys play led ball on the Flintridge grounds Sat jurday afternoon.The score was 26 to 9 in favor of Flintridge. |}Mr.W..A.Dearman is gbttin; along nicely with his new dwelliny Mr.Will Perry is preparing to build a new _house: The Case of L.L.Cantetou. The case of L.L.Cantelou,ClarendonTexas,ie similar to that of many others who have used Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera and Diatrhoean Remedy.Me says,“After tryingadoctorforseveralmonths,and using differentkindsofmedicineformywifewhohad been troubled with severe bowel complaintforseveralmonths,I bought a 25¢bottle ofChamberlain's Colic,Chorera and DiarrhoeaRemedyAfterusingthesecondbottleshe wasentirely euréd.”For salebyall dealers. NURSING THEM BACK TO LIFE.| North Carolina Consumptives Get-ting Well and Strong at the State ,Sanatorium—Rest,Fresh —-Air,}Good Food and Rational Living+Under Expert Care. Health Bulletin. Down at Sanatorium,North Caro- !lina,for that’s the name given the| jplace by Uncle Sam,there is one of|}the most unique ‘institutions in the} State.This little railway station) j and postoffice is located on the crest | jof a sand ridge in,Hoke county,right} jin the heart of the “sand hill coun-| itry.”Here among the long-leafed| }pines North Carolina is nursing her|jtubercular sick back to life and} jhealth.Getting well is the only! [business or oecupation of the people| i living there,and sure enough they) jare making good at it.} Here the State owns over two |square miles of real estate.From}jthe crest of the ridge on which the| tbuildings are located,one can see!ifrom five to twelve or fifteen”miles| in cither direetion,across valleys and| }sand ridges wooded with long-leafed| j}pines and black oaks.The buildings| frame structures,the striking| lare alllfeature of which is that instead of ||haviny ordinary sides weather-board-| ;ed wp and closed in,they-consist| entirely of open windows on every| r some time every available bed| e institution hag been filled.As the patients are sufficiently limproved to leave,others from the iwaiting list are admitted. treatment of tuberculosis con- ists essentially of rest,fresh air plenty of good food.The pa- itients are encouraged and some- |times required to stay in bed a great; |part or practically all of the time., |Even when they are permitted to be ey are not allowed to take vig- ros -waxercise except ...in...apecial| i During the entire twenty-| hours of the day they eat,liveleepinthefresh,air.The win- are never closed except during and then only on one or two} i f the building at a time. |The food furnished the patients is ithe best available anywhere.It is simple in its character,well cooked, lserved as nicely as in the best hotels rved in abundance.The insti- has its own dairy,its own farm and hence much of the |food is strictly home grown.And ja that milk.It is that cool, rich,creamy milk that one gets only 1 farm.The patients get an Li lividual pint bottle of it for break+ one for 10 o’clock lunch,anoth- dinner,one at 4 o’clock,an \¢her for supper and a last one as a Inight cap.If such feeding,such lfresh air,such rest and such profes- »fal medical and nursing attend- lup,ti ;GOWi de janditutior truck bout i¢ héj 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 It is always a pleasure to the OfficersaadEmployesofthisBanktoknowthattheireffortstogivegoodserv-ice are appreciated by the peoplewhodobusinesswithus.We re- ceive many expressions of this na-ture from our customers and weassurethemthattheircommenda-tion shall be a constant spur to ever-increasing efficiency on our part,We invite those who are not already 33 3 3 3 3 3 ) i RM our customers to 19 3 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 > . ( C test our’service. fe S} } } } } } } P P EP S P S EP ED P PE P ED lH MUSY SIMS SEA |uting’ Folding oe i a foot rest,rear anti-tip@ 4 One 10 inch double spoke wheels with hub caps, three-eighths inch rubber tire,reinforced Bessemer steel frame,extending folding device with rubber tire wheels.a4 amel finish.Upholstered spring seat and <* back.Wide metal arm rest. spring back.Our price is only $4.00. Motion Flat Sulkies,=| and shock absorbing Black en- Reclining ~ Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company.”+e Oe france’does not rout tuberculosis,_it has gone too far and there is no hope,for science can do no more. f Science knows of no more approved |= Ir.icthods ‘of combating the disease|&RRA A A a lthan the experts “are ~employing - fyivht there at Sanatorium,‘North|Dry at Turnersburg —Meeting at is arolina.|Hebron. *nd Correspondence of The Landmark. pa Newer Has Germany Been Subdiied Turnersburg,Aug.13 —We are |When United.”|still very dry in this seetion and a In a_proclamation addressed _to gocd rain is greatly needed.There the.German people,issued a few are good showers all around us.The |days ago,Emperor William said:eee have been high and “Since the foundation of the Ger-out of banks and this s eeetrangewhenwearesodrFarm-man empire,it has been for 43 years the obje +of the efforts of myself and my ancestors to preserve the peace of the world and to advance by peaceful means our vigorous devel- apment.“Qur adversaries,however,are jealous of the successes of our work und there has been latent hostility to he east and to the west and beyond the -sea.“This has been borne by us till now,aS we were awére of our re- sponsibjlity and our power. “Now,however,these adversaries wish to humiliate us,asking that we should look on with folded arms }anc watch our enemies preparing them- selves for the coming attaek. “They will not suffer that we raaintain our resolutc fidelity to our illy,who is fighting for her posi- tion as a great power and with whose humiliation our power and _honor would equally be lost.“So the sword must decide.“In the midst of perfect peace enemy surpriscs us.Therefore,irms. “Any dallying and _temporizing vould be to betray the Fatherland.| “To be or not to be is the questionfortheempirewhiehourfathers founded.To be or not to be,*is the question for German power and German existence, “We shall resist to the last breath f man and horse,and we shall fight yut the struggle even against a world of enemies. “Never has Germany been subdued vhen she was united. “Forward with God,who will be with us as He was with our ances- tors,” the to Cotton and Make it a Basis of Credit. Complete revision in the methods of cotton marketing are proposed as a means of relief from depression| threatened by the closing of foreign| markets during the European war.The plan was laid before the House of Congress agricultural committee| by experts of the Department of Ag- riculture.It contemplates govern- ment supervision of marketing,Fed- eral standardization of grades and establishment of a system of ware- housing to make baled cotton a solid basis:for credit to growers and ena- ble them to finance their crops until dvantageous arrangements can bemadeformarketing. GCG.J.Brand,chief of the division of markets,suggested the scheme beutineperaticnthroughtheLever otton grades bill,now before the }Louge committee.This bill provides| Warehouse for Federal supervision of cotton) rrading and the fixing of Federal standards for cotton.Mr.Brand suggested amendments to enable the government to license cotton ware- housés Where the crop could be gtor- ed.Under such conditions,he said, the new ~Federal|Reserve Board! would be able to make cotton in the!wareliouses the basis of ample sive |it to growers,i |wheat crop,as are wanting to see a rain so they| prepare their land for another the early sown wheat is the sure crop;at least it has been for several years. Rev.J.G.Weatherman,assisted by Rev.Mr.Rash,is conducting a revival meeting this week at.Hebron -hurch.Much interest is being tak- en and a great haryest is expected. The good road through by.Tabor church is nearly.completed,both grading and top soiling,and this will be a great improvement.to that com- munity. Many pecple from this community have gone to Mocksville to the pic- nic.‘There is always somewhere to go and everywhere you go you will spend money.Fhat is the reason you hear,complaining about hard times. The girls’tomato clubs in this part of the county are discouraged by the drought.It has cut the tomato crop very short. ers can Crops Hurt By Drought—Mrs.Maid- en Not Improved. Correapondence of The Landmark. Houstonville,Aug.11—(The crops| in this immediate-section are cut}short,especially early corn,by the drought.We had a good shower Sunday,8th,and there were good lrains a little north of here. Rev.Mr.Broven is teaching a singing class at Holly Spring church. Mrs.J.A.Maiden,whose health has been poor for several _months, does not improve. I see that Chas.C.Tharpe has his name before the Republican conven- tion for county commissioner.Mr. Tharpe is a good business man and |well qualified to fill the office. |Offices in tho State capitol build-/§ jing in Raleigh were closed and the|@ flags were at half mast,Monday and/®of |= the funeral of Mrs.Woodrow Wilson |&Atiz many points along the route bells|& train| Tuesday afternoons,on account at Washington and Rome,Ga. were tolled as the funeral passed and at other places marks of | respect were shown. ADVERTISER,LETTERS.Following is a list of letters remaining in the posteffice at Statesville,N.C.,, |week ending August 11,1914:= Bell Aiden,8S.J.Cordial,Thos.J.Dunn,|&J,T.Dry,J.T.Dey,J.Thos,Foister,Miss|@ Mary Freeze,J.D,Hovey,Mra.Annie C.Hor- tor,James Mackey,J.H.Moore,Miss Della Parks,Miss Virginia Reckett,Sam Whitaker. Persons calling for ang of the above willpleasecallfor“advertised letters.”DEWEY L.RAYMER.P.M, POR SALE OR .TRADE—One new five-pas- senger Touring Car,slightly tsed.A bar-gain.J.W.KANEER,130 Race street. Aus.14.4MILK—Now ready to déliver Sweet and Rut-termilk,Cottage Cheese and Creamery But-|2% ter FRED. Aug.14,iDISSOLUTION! The firm of C.EB.Dantele &Co.haw heen dissolved by ruteal t.G BR.Detiieh .CONGER,‘phone 413. for the 2 WANTED—Young unmarried man‘to worka general retail store...Apply in{vhas :writing.to H,care .'The Lanai a ,Aug.14—2t.HE Pe FOR SALE—Horse five years old,’z about 1,000.Well broke.A,F..YORKE, Harmony,N.C.,R-1.Aug.x! FOR SALE—Modern T-room heuse,./and lights.Basement.Lot 89x200,trees and vineyard.|Ri G. TON,iesah FOR RENT.—Six-room «residence, modern improvements,close in,.J WALLACE,Tuly 24.~ FOR RENT—Nine-reom house on Elm stteét.Water and lights.c.8.TOMLIN,> duly.28.—8t. COAL—@rders taken for Coal at $5 deliver- ed.Quality of coal guaranteed satiafadth- ry in any grade.Write R.B.GANT, Statesville,N.C.July 14. FOR SALE—Two medium-price mule teams — and wagons.L.B.BRISTOL.Aug.A FOR SALE.—Practically new carriage atebargain.J.T.PLOTT.Aug,11 2t*. AUCTION SALE! ON SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 5,1914°1willsellatauctionattheresidenceof.thelateJ,Jd:Brawley four miles.west of e ville the following property:Mk Four mules,one 2-horec wagon,harness, one Farmer's Friend grain drill,one mowerandrake,one baling press,two No,19 Oiler Chilled plows and full set of farming Right reserved to sell privately before thisdateforcashor18-months time.>. *Vv.BRAWLEY,Aémr. FT Tu Melons and Beans Fine lot Kleckley’sSweet.Melons.LotoffreshCornfield °Beans today at a D.J.KIMBALL’S..P.S.All kinds Turnip Seed. Aug.14,1914 Grocery Business’ The stock of Groceries and fixtures of the Cash ” Grocery Co,is offered for sale.This stock is”clean andnew.Nohard stock.The fixtures are up-to-date in every way,—vate is among the very best in town,therebeingnoothergrocerystoreonCenterstreetfromthesquaretothPostoffice.|TERMS EASY.&»interested address care The Landmark.— S and J.A.Devidson’will eollect all seam due the firm and pay all elains, Aug.14-3,1,we, = »,--:Se ‘as Told By An Eye Wit-|‘Although the area of Saw the Early Attack)overrun by the armies of now;Germany land France,is only a little more thanonte)fete Trib-|one-quarter that of Pennsyl¥ania,itaapomMiaGitessdailibi|bas a population only 249 Jessiwae ;:|than that of the Keystoné State,Itathe,o iat ssetinlans ar |is one of the most fertile countries:.var oiaane on|in Europe.Ithas hundreds’of fac-—member |tories,vent all oe ae oe:''earried on.Its cities are’wSWeletenzincfirm,“who reached beautiful churches and ca Is Et * is Benjamin Fall War May.Death Warrants. Baltimore Sun, Napoleon's prediction that in fitty we of tho ‘=which has just begun aybringaboutapartialfulfilment his.prophecy. of particular interest at this timearethereeordsofkilledandwound-led in the last European wars—“‘lit-years Europe would be either repub-|tle squabbles in the Balkans”theylicanorCossackhasnotbeen,verj-|are sometimes described.fied,but one of the possible .conge-|Octave Laurent has summed up these gigantic contest.{losses of human life in the account‘to of his 11 months’experience as of,There was....scareély |whicasingleoneofhis,wars for which he |Paris. Professor a surgeon with the Bulgarian troops, hich has just.been.published -inHewritesforhissurgical wolute sotion from D,cerintie Yambu sure for ficasne:|and t r burning skinaitousuin, ft 0 after traveling 48 hours With |has schools of renowm,’:’Mr.k infood.Mr,Hallet said:|Soeverdth,thé “Balgtoa’solbesaees ‘As soon as the aa that |Washington,talking to a Mew York all the ae in the city and|World correspondent about ‘his coun- ve wome ”aa clamored .for|tty;said among other things:.The -ly was insufficiont|“The hills around Liege are wood-| d eeFood was plentiful ¢4,but not so thickly.Every acre’is nu ecg hered about oe or|Under cultivation,with cHateaus in Ere penta about eating,isight of each ‘other and villages so €,either.near each other that there’is no such could not,and did not,make out g/colleagues,not to-preduce a sensa-specious a case in the way of justi.|tion.‘;ay }fleation as is offered for‘tis.j But|Bulgaria,with ae ‘inhabi-while he himself represented the |tants,put 500,000 soldiers in the field.spirit of haughty military imperiaj-|Of these 53,000,were wounded andism.and of boundless and unserupn-|30,000 killed in the first war and 16,-ldus.ambition,he was wise enough |900 killed and 62,000 wounded in thetoseethatforceswerealreadyat|second.Altogether i 150,000 killed work which thréatened the per-|and wounded—one-third of the ef- manent reign of.monarchical auto.|fective force of the army,and 8 per Beautiful Window-Curtain Goodsthesoundotheavyfir-thing as ‘country,’as that Word is |8 ei ier lea red wlave |used in the United States. the sky.Vise was burning. y|believe it is an accurate description.*A)grim determination not to surrLiegetotheGermansunti i every citizen I spoke to.“There..were.many heartrending|I heard ore|City: tears, ries in the streets. woman say through her last defender had been killed in-| “Liege has often been referred to las-the Pittsburg of Belgium,and I |Bast of Liege to the German line the try is of the same ‘general char-|coun ly around thecterasthatimmediate |“Belgium could nét have complied |tHe’s my only son,and it will break |with the demand of the German em- y heart to have him killed,but I'll}satisfied if he only kills three} rmans first.’ peror without violating ‘her word to France and to Great.Britain,”con- {tinued the minister,“We.could not “The Germans had their big guns|have opened our roads and railroads ir dway it.with a white flag.von,Emmich,the Germanaoe It was id would not hurt a soul,but iendly with everybody at erything that was needed. “If ever a man went the i z ted,|;;rgaoeArcewenbe.wae He |Franco-Prussian campaign,it is con-|was that big German general. dn’t any c ing when he started,but the detérmination of theintoresisthimtotheendand thenhimintheMeuse. When General von Emmich,after Iking of Waterloo and how the rmans had practically given the gians their existence,began re-'ng threateningly to the power the German army as known to be istible;the Belgian officers shift-on their fect.But when he start-Saying what would happen to ev- Liegeois if the city did not at 7.do as the Kaiser required,Gen- is request was refused and the Bel-officers.moved away.the ‘initerview.os yon.Emmich had bare- back —across “Yiver"’Meuse and was stil! von Emmich was curtly told that _Iyoridden and pay)_the.people’s own price for |Getmany “ttl ny-|sidered ‘a0 i Vd aaey ‘should control the lines of travel be-:1 x ]|tween England andFrancevia Calais,|ay dig voadonn,Pager tae not jnva|Dunkirk sod:Ostend.That could bp ,breaking | {i :}j t therebyMeuseout|to the German army withou A cual daacknen came |becoming the allies of Germany.Our);Gen,|treaty with Great Britain,France and|comman-|Prussia binds us.to observe --:sutrali eir part,the ‘three:d the svr-|neutrality.On their part, 3 his troops|eave Utr-temmitery untouched by.their|right-of man”has grown.wanted free passagé for his aoe |mailtcaey”operations.” Whether the main attack of the army on Paris is made |through Belgium or through the fron- wrong |tier farther-east and south,nearer the}exte Vosges mountains,as it did in the important that Germatis 7 done by breaking through the Fran¢o-|Belgian line of forts,supposed to be much Weaker than those on the Alsace-Lorraine frontier. {|‘The route from Metz to Paris,al- most due west,seems direct as com- pared with that via Liege and Namur. Paris is directly west of Metz,while Liege and Namur are to the north.But the German army would have more favorable ground for its advance if it could get through the Belgium lines before the French general staff ean arrange for a defense in thenorthwéstcorneroftherepublicin- stead of near the Swiss border,where the Vosges mountains would make |the traveling of the invaders harderthebridge|and defense easier. The:route to Paris via Belgium for erats,and that an “irrepressible con-flict”had begun between the princi.ple of absolutism,for whieh he as ple of popular government establish-ed in the United States,and whichhadset,France on fire with min iedterrorandgloryinthe’early ‘daysof-her uprising against.her kinglyrulers.The march of democracy inEuropehasbeenslow,but its centralideahassteadilybeéngrowingstrongeranditspracticalmanifesta-tions more widespread.France’hasbecomea.republic,-and England,which even in Napoleon’s time wasfreefromarbitraryroyalpower,isnowinsubstance,if not in form,a|democratic government.‘Such exam-|ples have not been lostr on their The assertion of “therownmereper-sistent even in countri é”thetheoryofthedivinerightofkings|still lingers.In Germany there has|}been an unceasing struggle for thensionofrepresentativegovern-t,and,though the mailed”handisstillsupreme,leaders of the mass- jes,under the inspiration of the spec-tacle of the growth of popular pow-|¢r..elsewhere,have been constantlybecomingbolderintheirdemandsjandintheircriticism.Even Russia|has,felt the stirring of this new lifejandhasbeendriventorecognize‘it |men |by apparent concessions. |The storm of war which is sudden-ly rushing ever Europe may have a|result far different from that intend-;ed by those who invoked it for their|own purposes.It is not,in any ordi-nary sense,the people’s war,but itmay,in the end,inure to the peo-ple’s benefit,The masses,as usual,have had nothing to say as to its in-|ception,and they will haye nothingtosayastoitsconduct.As usual,they will respond to the command oftheEmperorsandCzars,and theywillslaughtereachotherbythou-|sands because they have been ordet-ed to do 30,and because they are as- }cent of the population.There.wasjonedéathoutofeveryfourinju- well as Russia stood,and the princi-| riés,a’very high figure. In the last Balkan war 150,000 men on both sides were killed and wound- ed.on the field in ‘a single month. Eighty thousand of these fell on the!banks of the Bregnalitza in the sixdaysfromthe30thofJunetothe5thofJuly,1913.Professor Laurent quotes an au-|thorative prophécy to the effect that|a zero added to these.figures would|give the losses in an European war}which would line up two armies of tha!Great Powers.There would be not!less than 1,500,000 wounded and kill-|ed in a month once the forces were|fully in the field.The figures may be|an exaggeration,but they come ap-|proved by a professional expert who!has just had‘the Jatest possible ex- PET PHC Goce.al * ifWartoEndinThreeMonthsWithGermanyVictorious.| Atlantie City:Dispatch to Philadelphia|Ledger,;| “The war ‘will be over in thre<months,and Germany will be the win-|ner.”Congressman Richard RartholdtofSt.'Louis,head of theAmericanbranchoftheInterparlia-mentary Peate Union,who was’onhiswaytothePeaceCongressinStockholmonboardtheKronprinzes-sin Cecilie when that ship fied backacrosstheAtlantic,made the declar-ation confidently. “The war ¢annot duration ‘because laughter that when the Kaiser’s with the French and the Missouri exponent tional peace asserted.“It is myconvictionthatGermany,will useLiege,the taking of which is certainifithasnotalreadyoccurred,as|2 base for offensive operationsagainstbothFranceandEngland.With the’modern weapons to be em-|ployed the carnage,is bound to hor-f be of lengthy of the frightful bound to ensue forces grapple the English,” of interna- is 33& The |aoo aEete =ss ridge wit renton taking the place o Bb on go gatakalge oe |Liege.There are many more people“The next hour was,I think,the e mi tHeusiettIhaveeverseen.Women and|to the square mile in Belgium thanchildren,weeping,were —hurried |i”New Jersey and eastern Pennsyl- away.The men;and many women,|V@nia,but the physical characteristiesitoo,“were ‘taking up positions +)|0f the country beyond Liege are much fenicn they were scnt by those who/|the same.There aremore good roads, ‘weré im charge.Then came an as-|bridges and railroads,vil ges “atid tonishing silence.The Germans|Cities in the territory over Which the“were coming.'jhosts would march than New j “From almost anywhere in the|Jersey and Pennsylvania.city,because Liege is on a hill,the!.There are nobetter roads anywhereGermantroopscouldbeseenap-|in Europe than in Belgium and the Te eline.Just as the first line|part of France through which a Ger-tame into view the guns of the Ger-|™an army,turning southwest fromEmanartillery,posted somewhere far |Liege and Namur,would pass on its Thekind them,started booming.The}™arch to Paris through old Cham- shells could be ‘heard coming as they|Faene,now divided into the depart-hummed through the air.They were}ments of Ardennes,Ainse,Marne and not aimed at the city but at the forts,|Seime et Marne..which lie in a crooked line some dis-|.A German army pushing towardtanceout.”|Paris over that rdute would comé be- “Ahead of the German column}tween Paris and any army the British:lled|War office might dispatch via Calaisgallopedsomewagons.They pu we oad Tbekiok.up alongside “the river,near dep lone of the blown-up bridge.|en aesoldiers,looking in the |The Fight Between British Cruisers distance like busy ants at work,and German Submarines. ieeomed to be tearing their wagons!The Scotsman of Edinburgh printsitopiecesandthrowingthebitsinto|tho story of an eye witness of thegtheriver.Other men picked up the!naval battle between British cruisers#bits,and in what..seemed an amazingly|and German submarines in which the_little while,a pontoon bridge began|submarine U-15 was lost.yerowing in jerks across the river.|“The ©cruiser oquadron on Sun-rf Liege forts all this time|day’”the story runs,“suddenly be-y Scented dead.I believe the Germans|came aware of the approach of thehadcometotheconelisiontheywere!submarine flotilla.The enemy wasutobeallowedoverandintothecity}submerged,only the periscopes show-‘mithout opposition.jing.The attitude of thé British in“The first rank of the.German!the face of this attack was cool andrscrossingthebridgewere|the enemy was utterly misled whenut20feetfromtheBelgianside,|suddenly the cruiser Birmingham,inging with the bridge,and had’steaming at full speed,fired the firsttbrokenfromaquaint,slow,wad-|shot,This shot was carefully aimed,ng march into a run,when the)not at the submerged body of a sub-ge guns let’go.When the fearful!marine,but at the thin line of theroarstoppedtheonlypartoftheperiscope.toon bridge left was about 50)“The gunnery was superbly accur-tof it on the side where tne Ger-|ate and shattered the periscope.ns were,and the surface of the Thereupon the submarine,now aerwaswrigglingwithGerman|blinded thing,rushed along under wa-diers,struggling horribly té free ter ir imminent danger of self de-mselves from the dead and the|struction from collision with thetteredandswimtotheside.cruisers.above."At the same time Liege sharp-|ters picked off one by one about|fodozenGermansapperswhohad yed on the Belgian side after fin-ing the bridge and had lain downrythebank. The other German soldiers red to take no more noticeathadhappenedthanifitofthearranged a crackifig crash and splash.i sight when there was a long roar;|@"2 army would be much similar to a} in a & reed to come tothe surface,where-upon the Birmingham’s gunner firedthesecondshotofthefight.Thisshotstruckatthebaseofthecon-|ning tower,ripping the whole of the*P-/upper structure clean and the U-15of|sank like a stone,The remainderhad|of the submarine flotilla fled.” pro-ete tenerAnotherpontoonbridge|Germans Will Use Portable Inciner-thrown across the Meuse.Be-|ators to Dispose of Dead.¢it was completed at least a hun-Porteiia t My to isk for the cremation of the dead on the72battlefield,are to ba used by theGermanarmyinthepresehtwar,according to advices received byDr.Hugo Erichsen of Detroit,Mich.,president of thes Cremation SocietyofAmerica, “Cremation,as practiced in theconflictsofthepast,has been of theerudestpossibledescription,”saidDr.Erichsen.“The general staff ofNotSoStrangeAfterAILtheGermanarmy,however,may think St strange that so many ®“opted a portable cremator that willarécredoffstomachtroubleby,be used on the battlefield and is ca-‘+.Mou would not,|pable of ineinerating 25 bodies anaiIthtrial,‘wimnsthen and’tavigorste the women |"OUF,The ashes,whenever.possibteenableittoperformitefunctionsnatu-|Wil]be returned to GermanyMrs.Rosie Rish,Wabash,Ind,|burial,”“Nothing did ime.the least good until ayee is|Dahiel Barnett of ever used.”wale trai died a fe were their 8. ‘Then the battle began.The Liege-did not fire much at the artil-»which could not be seen They ited for the troops.The slaugh- was terrible.Every time the ad-| cing ling jumped up to run a fewrdsnearertowus,we could sec;fall dead or wounded.” for Union coun tywdaysagoattheageof “The sightless submarine then was! incinerators,to be used| has | sured that patriotism and hate,self-prefiervation and self-interest,~“demandit.‘They have had no chance rify the whole world. “Germany's whole ~positionbeenmisrepresentedthrough Jack|to study,,.the thing out for them-of official information ‘as to,what is!;selves,and,though they are asked to taking place in the empire to the ;die in this quarrel,they have not!@ast of the’French and Belgian })been-pemeltted to inquire the wéas-|frontiers,and newspaper readers!fon why,There has heen no opportd-|have no real conception 6 the enor-bhity for,@ referéndgm¢gto the populay|mous power which the Kaiser wilt||reason,he “masses Have been sti|bring to beat,when his armies are}red to excitement by the old war|fully arrayed.”itriesofnationalenmityand’racp|(Mr.Bartholdt,as his name in-|Iprejudiee,and:blinded»and maddengg }dicates,is a German.Hence his view-|[by theSe adroit appeals’to rr ee is naturally biased.—The Land-| r[without protest to the work of de| tiona]animosity they rush forwar@|mark.) |struction.|The Reserve Board Organized.|But after it is all over there wif]}The Federal Reserve 3oard,cn-feome a time for thought,and the/trusted with control of the great}more appalling the waste of life and |banking -system created by tha new|the 7 property the ceep-|rieslaggMrahy “we ee into ex~-}er that thoug’will sink into the/|istence onday when e ive mem-|popular mind and the more strongly|bers appointed by President Wilsonitwilltakeholdofthepopular|took the oath of office at the Treas-a A «par beri os dtc ang |ury Paparranent.P abarag -taking ||Orphans and cripples will be left to|over the system set up by the organ-|enforce the moral—4a pathetic grand|ization committee and opening the}farmy of mourners in overy country}reserve banks for business within thejinEuropewhichisinvolvedinthe}next few weeks,already are under|bloody strife—and the drain on the}way,though the first formal meet-resources and energies of the world|ing of the board was not held until|will repeat this moral from year to}yesterday.|year.Men will ask themselves why}Charles S.Hamlin,governor of the|they should not have somcthing %o}|board;F.A.Delano,vice governor;|Say as to the issues of life and death,Paul M.Warburg,W.P.G.Hard-||of weal and woe,and whether forms|ing and Adolph €.Miller,with Sec-||of government which permit human|retary McAdoo and John Skelton/|}beings to assume the power and au-|Williams,Comptroller of the Curren-|thority of Providence.over millions|Cy,€x-officio members,compose the(of other human beings are not board.j|fraught with too much calamity to}Kili 2|mankind to be longer permitted to|ang in Gasten ||}dominate the oe Perhaps autor |The Gaxett Nae ce '4|eratic ower as signed its own e Gazettc says Sharles Jeal,||death witout in this reckless ‘ar.|aged about 45 years,a weaver at the|taxing of ee a a pets oat ae ate ~erat|;}Maps from 83 e material wreck |OUS!y §&@ Killed last Iriday af.|i loss a are menor upon Con |Ee ae eae miles from Labatantsandnon-combatants alike|bona,e and others were walking|may spring with fresh vitality and|along the road when Deal dropped|insistent force the democratic idea of |dead,with a bullet hole in the back |government,the popular demand to}0f his head,Erasmis Wall,who was |be the enlors an not simply st |Sree eee at seri 5 hee)ruled;to be the sovereigns and not|his hand,S$arrested for e kill}los mere pawns of irresponst ee oe se hag ae He||kings.Says it e eal he doesn't |It is a pity that freedom should |know.it.’The gun was loaded samecotobe9mgebyaryandemerswoeriteaenlyyehoodysweatofnations;but if ‘good|ber r he reloaded it and none;|to the people should eventually cong (Of the party could or would not giveoutofthisevil,the world will have|an intelligent account of the affair.reason to remember it as having aleastproducedonepermanentbless}ing as a set-off to its temporary mig-jery and waste.' rae |New Revenue Legislation May Be | A Mysterious Pimpty Faces eed Not Be Pimples,blotches,blemishes andNecessary.sallow skin just fade away after aAdministrationleaders:have con-|few days’treatment of 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Services at the grave werc bricf and marked by impressive simplicity The President stood with head bowed as the final rites were performed As he stood there with his daughtcr Mr.Wilson made no effort to contro! his grief.As the hushed voice of th preacher read the burial service th: President’s form was visibly shake by his strong emotion,and the t« streamed unchecked down his check Others of the party wept silent!) softly.When the final benediction was pronounced the President slow ly returned to his carriage.His ey« were as those of one dazed,but hi |step was firm and his face wa stern and set. Aifter the casket was lowered to its final resting place and the grav filled,vast heaps of flowers,the trib ute of the nation,were piled high over the tomb. On the way to the cemetery th procession passed the house wher Mrs.Wilsen lived as a girl,and ar other spot above the banks of th: Etowah river where the tradition ha it that she promised to become th future President’s bride.Nearby was:a statue to the Women of thx South,the inscription on which wa written by the President a fewyearsago.On every side were scenes which recalled vididly to him the days of his young manhood and sweet memories of her who now li in a grave in her old home. Within less than four hours from the hour the funeral train arrived,the President and his party were once more on board their =specialcarsandthereturnjourneywasbe- gun.President Wilson remained by the grave of his wife until the caskethadbeencompletelycoveredwith concrete and steel. While flags drooped at half-mast throughout Washington Monday,and thousands gathered in the wide ave nue before the closed gates of the White Hlouse grounds,the first fu neral service was held over Mrs Wilson’s body in the East Room.The flags,the crowds,the closing of the government departments in the af ternoon and the masses of flowers which overflowed the-East Room were the nation’s only way of ex- pressing its sympathy. In accordance with Mrs.Wilson’s wish,the service was of the simplest. There was no music;only the read- ing of a few verses from the Bible,a‘prayer by the Rev.Sylvester Beach|of the Presbyterian church which the|Wilson family attended during their| #\years in Princeton,.N.J.,and a ben-| a pats stBe come ediction by the Rev.J.Hk.Taylor;at)whose church the President has wor-' Piles Nis deatinaseaieASis ih i The proces-|| to the First Presbyterian |“ and Secretary Tumulty.|' hymns,girlhood ° to Myrtle Hill cemetery was be-}| run.and holding alceft laurel brznches,| stood in line along either side of the streets through which the pro- cession passed.Behind them were thousands of people with bared heads bowed,silent and sorrowful. The cortage was close to the cemetery when rain began to fall The storm rapidly grew worse,the shipped since he came to Washing- ton, Less than 200 were present.Be-|sides the family there were a few in-|timate friends,the members.of the|cabinet and their wives,the com-|mittees from the Senate and the)House headed by the Vice President and the Speaker,and the employes of| the White House.|The casket -was borne from the|White House by six members,of the| city police force who have guarded| the home of the President for years.!There were no honorary /pall-bearers, Among the flowers at the White!House were many elaborate designs.| Washington florists were called upon| as never before.Orders came .by|cable and telegraph from every part of the world.Seareely a capital of||the world or a city of the United;States was unrepresented.A great} blanket of orchids sent by the Dem-| ocratic clubs of Baltimore,was car-| ried by six men.Only a small part} |of£the flowers could be sent with the} train and the remainder will go to}the hospitals of the city,as Mrs. Wilson’s last gift to the sick and suf- fering.| Dr.Hatch Got His Moncey Through| Robber’s Confession.| The confession of a famous yegg- man,10 years after he burglarized the posteffice at Youngsville,Frank- lin county,saved Dr.P.R.Hatch, former postmaster at)that place, $41.88.The Postoffice Department ha nt Dr.Hatch a check for that amount, The postoffice was burglarized in September,1903.The postmaster reported the robbery but an inspector who went to investigate said he could see no evidence of robbery and the laim was not allowed.Several at- tempts to have Dr.Hatch re-imburs-| failed until the robber was ar- and confessed. friends of the Wilson and Axson )+)..4 Not Responsible For “Act families were already gathered in of Ged.”pth asoc Ss Stewelr aad Web lle.pH eneW_—eshide~ab—~.Wellingtonyspolgarphuredtoattendwhenherfath-h.,March 1,1910,when two er,Rev.Edward S.Axson,Was P@8-)()30.4”Northern trains were wrecktorthere.Fhe church was draped in||d 92 persons killed,was ceused wit he :o On ne ween -by an act of Ged,aceording to a rul- ec 1OWe i ne 2 ng of ka .7 :.t hoa white marble tablet to the memory of A,:ile lsat ots pos aap Desir Mrs.Wilson's father.Banks of flow-|>.°'°haa oe ny shland O.ers were piled high about the cata William Toy Pink oe Ashland,0., falque upon which the casket .was Cempanee Great Northern Railway The lower court allowed the boy th Imocian >aro ne fl ;A the Pre c nt Pi red,nee $20,000 damages for the death of his1clthe¢eee ee 5s er =father,in the wreck,but the Supreme merch was played softly on Ps i says the railroad cannot beorgar\simple,short servicé was),),erienductedbyRev.G.G.Sydnor,the :¥ceal pastor.T resi Lis|—,FEIccal_pastor.‘The President,Hsi STOMACH SUFFERERS!READdaughters,Secretary McAdoo and THIS: Mr.Sayre occt .he n w in a~center :oe ae Oe So many stomach sufferers have other members of the famity.~“Dee en benelted by a simple prescrip- on of vegetable oils which cured a hicago druggist of chronic stomach, liver and intestinal trouble of years’ tanding that we want you surely to ry this remedy.It is known as Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy. One dose will convince you.It usu- zily gives wonderful relief within 24 hours—even _in the most _stubborn Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy is now sold here by the cases. School girls,dressed in white (Statesville Drug Company. NOTICE! Having taken over the businessof our father, the late T.W.Frazier, we are prepared to do all kinds of general tin work and solicit business your EXAMINATION:FRE I examine your watch for nothing.If there is anything ae-— my charge is reasonable.Do it right and promptly.If it “as needs regulating why bring it tome._Why not have good Lapeallthetimeyouhavetime.Clean and regulate for $1.00.a H.B.WOODWARD,Jeweler, a eS Hall's Dentifoam!| The antiseptic Tooth.Wash.Unex-af celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——-9§.CENTS AT——— HALL’S DRUG STORE,PRESCRIPTIONIST.,PHONE 20. a Tie RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and good tastewhichonlythebestofmaterialsandworkmanshipcanconvey. We carry the largest and most select variety of oriental and domesticrugstobeseeninthecity,and nowhere else will you be able to buy like qualities at the prices we sell them.While we carry the high- est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked at other places for the common grades. The Williams Furniture House,: FRAZIER BROS.,.a= North Center Street.nt >Le ee A B28 Cisne ee.:————2 |tha eee ERETEE RODBIGSALEaaunre ON a ,0 ke Summer Millinery !Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Sede ned fancy ithans guing Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings pT ae -re oe ca cas Oil CookStoves. to close out in all SummerMillinery.er os reMRS.MARY sIMS.|{Statesville Housefurnishing Co. s s Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than Flower Our business is that of furnishing flowers for all occasions and for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley (o., FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.0. Polk Gray Drug (o., LocalAgents. } a ILOST!LOST! The maximum.yield of all crops 8 by failing to top-dress with (=NITRATE SODA] Car load just received,cheap for cash only. If you want standard 71-2 Meal(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours. If you want Feed Meal,5 percentammonia,26 per cent Pro-tein,buy the other fellow’s.Thepriceisaboutthesame—takeyourchoice.|IMPERIAL COTTON “OM.COMP! Bi’PFIONE 205. PROVED MAIL SERVICE.No ME i Mooresville Line Now~ReceiveBoris ir Papers Several Hours »Beginning last Tuesday a lock pouch mail service was put on the morning train from Statesville‘Mooresvillo,By this means The~Landmark’s subscribers at points be-tween Statesville and Mooresville and»Mooresville will receive their pa-:several “hours earlier;and mailalsosentbythistrainforpointsthelinebetweenMooresvilleand ,-Salem..By this arrange-thereat po on rural routes from d n,Mooresville and Mt.UllaSietheirpapers24hours ;:improved service is highly®ratifying to The Landmark and itspatronsandaslongas.this carlyais.continued between ~Moores-le and Statesville The LandmarksbesentoutonthattrainunlessSomethingprevents.In order to han- ‘news coming in the night before only a small amount can be han- rk is begun in The Land-mark office before 6 o'clock TuesdayandFridaymornings.If all goeswellthepapergoestopressabout7o'clock and the mail for the ‘carlytraintoMooresville,which leaves at 7:50,can be easily handled.But in ease a large amount of important mews comes in,or in case of any ac-cident to machinery which may cause|&few minutes delay,the margin is/|*go narrow that the mail can be easily|issed.if The Landmarks do not alwaysarrivebytheearlytrainthedelay~Wil he etaagd,Every effort..will,be made in the office to make the con-| Rection regularly and any failure will|much as was made by the Justice| be for causes beyond control.Meantime people living on rura)}routes from.Troutman and Moores-| ville will take notice that under the| new arrangement they will receive |The Landmark on the day of publica-|tion;and any on these lines not now |patrons of this valuable Compendium|of Information wil!further take no-|tice that now is the time to subscribe.| Personal Mention. Miss Beulah Filenniken of Biilt-| more,who had been in Charlotte,ar-| rived in Statesville last night to vis-}it Mrs.Clarence Moore on west}Front street.| Mr.and Mrs.Noah Summers andlittledaughter,Frances,of Winston-| Salem,are visiting home folks in}itesville. r.T.D.Maness,an attorney of|Concord,and Mr.J.Lee Crowell of|Concord were in attendance on Ire-|OhSuperior Court this week.,T.©.Hobbs of Wilson and} Migs Carrie.Thomas..of Greensboro|are visiting their sisters,MissestieandSallieThomas.|“Mr.Ralph Deitz is at home from) Sas.\Mrs.Wearn and little daughtcr,|‘Adelaide,of Charlotte,are guests ofMr:and Mrs.Eugene Morrison.Mrs.| ‘éarn is Mrs.Morrison’s sister,Mr.|Wearn will join'them here tomorrow. ee Will Ask the Governor to Commute|the Death Sentence.| A petition is being circulated ask-ing the Governor to commute to lifeiniprisonmentthedeathsontenceof|Harry Smith,alias Stafford,who was} convicted of first degree murder inTredellSuperiorCourtlastweekand| sentenced to die October 2.Accord-/ing to the testimony Smith killed his/|victim—Forrest Nettles—in cold}.The coramutation is asked on}the ground thet the killing occurred| in a general row and tliere is doubt}of ‘the credibility of the witnesses| who testified against Smith.|It is stated that Judge Adams <ndSolicitorClementwillrecommendthe|commutation and that the jurors—| part of them at least—will sign the! petition,This being so it is very)tion the past year or two,involving|probable that the Governor will gr=.nt}the commutation. Firemen Explain Their Failure. The Statesville firemen were not)pie with the statement in aimston-Salem paper that Pat,the big horse of the Statesville com-|pany,did not get up his speed in thetournamentracelastweekuntilthe} most of the distance had been ‘cover- ed,It is claimed by the local fire-| men that Pat did “as fast running as/| any horse in the racc;that it was theclinkerwhichhadbeenplacedintheStatesvillecompany’s hose that caus-|éd,the company to lose out.Theclinkerpreventedthewaterfromrushingthroughthehoseasrapidly as it should have done and although) the horse made a quick run,the com-pany did not “show water”as quickly| as some of the other companies. Death of Mrs.Morgan. Mrs.Lou Ellen Morgan died Tucs-| afternoon at 6 o’elock at her home on Armfield’street.The funcral| burial took place Wednesday at| Springs Baptist church,in} Iredell,of which the deccased| Was a member.Rev.Stanly May con-}ted the funeral.Mrs.Morgan vasiyearsoldandissurvivedbyone and two daughters,namely:Mr. B.Morgan,Mrs.Geo.F.Brown}! ind Miss Ellen Morgan,all of States-! .|, Peace Plan For Mexico City. XK formal peace pact between tho (tutionalist army -.nd the Feder-il government in Mexico was signed|yesterday by Gencral Obregon, ’ting the Constitutionalists,Eduardo Iturbide,Governor ofFederaldistrict.The document forms the basis un- | der_which the Constitutionalists will|the capital.It sets forth guar-of life and property of citizens of the capital and promises a|patched without adequate provisions|lives.peaceful occupation. leprenentatives of banking -inter-and commercialmilpartsofthe country will.at-®conference in Washington to-‘day to considermovinggraintoEu-ope and:restoring the market forOreiirnbillsofexchange,7 Ms fa J The Freight Rate CommissionNotGoAsFarAstheJustice ActButMakesSubstantialReduction. Governor Craig,in accepting and jmaking public the report of Judge |M,H.Justice and Messrs.A.A. Thompson and W..L.Poteat,compos- ing the rate commission authorized by the Legislature to investigate the practicability and justice of the |intra-State freight rates of the Jus- |tice act,comments as follows: “The report of the commission has been made after lone,diligent,pa- |tient and exhaustive work.The com-|mission had the benefit of counsel of |the ablest lawyers and experts’that could be employed.The issues in-|volved are of the highest interest toithepeopleofNorthCarolisia,affect- }ing not only the charges that they |shall pay for transportation of pro- iducts from one part of the State to |another,but what is of far greater im-|portance,they affect the:development }of our commerce and industry. |-“The committee,appointed by me, lis composed of three of the leading }men of North Carolina. |ter of each of the commissioners|commands the highest respect and|absolute confidence of all.1 believethatthepeopleoftheStatewithpracticalunanimitywillacceptthe judgment rendered by the freight |rate commission,will accept it as areasonablesolutionandsettlementof ;@ difficult question that had for many|years vexed the people of North Car-olina.Those who differ with the commission -will readily concede thatthereporthasbeenmadeinthespir-This explanation is made s0/it of justice and of the best service| to the people.“The schedule adopted will make aSsubstentiab.reduction »ire-imtrasState freight rates.It does not make as bill,but it does give relief in those places where the relief is most need- d.It gives relief to the lumbermen of North Carolina,as well as farmers and other industries,and it will enable the eastern part of the State to trade with the western part of the State. “In fact,it changes the situation that has heretofore existed and cna-bles our people to trade with each other for their mutual welfare.It will operate,in my opinion,to the tremendous advantage of all the peo- ple of the State.Our industries will feel the effect of it,and it will man- ifest itself in the development of en- terprise. “The commission has performeditslaborfaithfully,efficiently and for the best interests of the State.” An average reduction of about 18percentfronttheintra-State freight rates now in force in this State is w "0.ission declares for in|,..‘hat the commission d lives about ten.miles from Tarboro}|its report.This is compared with an average reduction of about 33 per cent that was provided in the sched- ule of rates specified in the Justice act.The duty of the rate commis-sion has heen to make a thorough in- vestigation of the intra-State freight rate conditions and determine as _towhethertheratesoftheJusticeact represented too great a cut to be just to the railways,as the roads insist- ed they were,and to declare what rates would be fair and equitable. Along with the report and of |course a part of the report,was a) detailed schedule of the rates. The commission made no changesofconsequenceinthepresentshort five and ten-mile hauls,concentrat- ing the principal cuts on the longer hauls through the State,on the ba-sis of lesser operating expenses for the long hauls.The changes in the rates are based on the present main- line rates of the Southern railway,and the commission specifies that there be no longer the application of the extra 25 per cent’charge on freight origineting on the moun- tain divisions of the Southern,that has been in force for a number of years and gave rise to much litiga- piedmont asshippersthroughout |well as western Carolina. apeeaeeeenninetennaemieaemntinenemiammaannl The Germay Entry Into Luxemburg. The Brussels correspondent of the London Daily Mail,writing of the entry of the Germans into Luxem- burg,says:“A German major was the first to cross the bridge when German entry linto Luxemburg was made last week.| He found his way barred by a cabi- net minister,whd turned his automo- bile across the bridge and,taking a copy of the Berlin treaty from his pocket,showed it to the major,who remarked:‘I am acquainted with it, i but have orders which I must exe- cute.’ “Immediately afterward Marie Adelaide,Grand Duchess of Luxem- |burg,drove up in a motor car,which the chauffeur turned lengthwise across the bridge,while the Duchess exclaimed:‘The neutrality of Lux- emburg must be respected,I shall telegraph Emperor Wittiam. “The German office?answered: ‘You had hetter go home quietly.’ “When the commander of the Lux- emburg army remonstrated the Ger- man officer,pointing a revolver to- ward the commander,retorted:‘Ifthesearenotyourmethodstheyare ours.Clear out!’ “Soon the garrison began the work of.military destruction,Villas and farm houses were demolished,”says the correspondent,“and thickets cut down for strategic purposes.From Luxemburg to Rodange the fields are devastated and houses razed.Trench- es have been dug.Whoever casts a glance at these is arrested as o spy. “Germany secretly moved 900,000 |men to the Belgian and Russian fron-tiers duting the week ended August 2,with the object of surprising and overpowering the’resisting forces at the outset of the war.Men were dis- jand ammunition.” |ote nner|John T.Russell,president of the organizations Master Butchers’Association of ‘Chi-| cago,has sent a letter to President |Wilaon asking him to forbid the ox-|portation of meat on the ground that there is a shortage of supply andthatomeatfaminemayresult. RATES REDUCED18PERCENT.| e ni They have} morning of_--publication..days—-|.no superiors.The ability and charac-| °~—°==MMcert Foreign and Domestic Weaves—All Lower in Prite and Better in Quality. Serges,Poplins,Ottomans,Crackylee Cloths,Granite Cloths,Balmacan Suitings,TaffetaSilks,etc.Plain and Fancy Weaves,Plaids and Stripes are shown in all above lines. See our new $10 Tailored Suits for Ladies,also Coats.“They are beauties.”Yours truly,ILLS &POSTON. —= WARFARE ON HOG CHOLERA. An Expert From the National De-partment of Agriculture is Aassist- ing in the Work in This State—Vaccinating Against the Disease Effective. |Raleigh News and Observer. The:United States Department of |Agriculture,co-operating with State Department of Agriculture,ismakingvigorouswarfareonhog cholera in North Carolina.This work, which is being done by the bureau ofanima!industry,is in addition to the work which Dr.B.B.Flowe,State veterinarian,has been doing.TheFederaldepartmenthasdetailedone of its representatives,Dr.F.D.Owen, |to give his entire time to the work in |this State.While Dr.Owen works |in conjunction with Dr.Flowe,all of his expenses are borne by the Feder- |al government.|“Thére are two facts I am tryingetweet,before the..farmorsr:texdhes. t it is highly important that the premi- te,”said Dr.Owen.“One is that |ses where hogs are raised be kept |clean.and sanitary.When this is |done the hogs are’in good condition |and if there is an outbreak of cholera |they are in good physical condition to stand it.A’strong,healthy animal |will have the disease and get over it |probably,whereas an animal that has {been weakened as a result of living jin filth will have his constitution so weakened that he will fall an easy prey to the discase. |.“The other fact the farmers ought to know is that when their hogs have been exposed to cholera or are in dan- ger of being exposed,the animals should be vaccinated.” Dr.Owen gave exariples to show what the ‘administration pf —the ;cholera vaccine will do for hogs even |after they have been seized with the disease,though the cholera serum is not recommended as a cure so much as a prevontive. He said Mr.J.C.McDowell,who had a herd of 85 hogs and they be- gan to take cholera...Five acutely sick.Sixty-five were in the incuhative stage and the remainder were sound.The whole herd .was |vaccinated.}port of,Mr.McDowell was that the |five very.sick hogs had.died and all|the rest of the herd were apparently |well.a A gentleman living 18 miles from|Tarboro had 4,herd of 40 hogs.They ibegan to contract the disease and|when examined by Dr.Flowe and Dr. Owen 31 of them had high tempcra- itures.They were vaccinated and jeight days later Mr.Draughan re-ported that none of the herd had diedandthattheoutlookwasthatalll |}would get well.Dr.Owen in speak- jing of these two cases said he had not had any later reports,but thoughtjitsafetoassumebothherdsofhogs |recovered. A very important matter,said Dr. Owen,is when cholera has broken out for farmers who lose hogs to make the right sort of disposition of the |eareass.The only safe thing is to burn the careass,Otherwise the dis-|ease germs from the earcass,by buz- |gards,dogs,or flowing streams are carried to other herds and the ciseasejisspread. (Dr.Owen says that the open range |seetions are whcre the hog cholerajketsinitsbiggestwork.All the |}methods of spreading the disease arejmuchmoreapttobeeffectiveinthe jopen range country than in the por- |tion of the State where there is a |stock law.For the most adequate cholera,in his opinion j |warfare on all persons should be required to keep;up their stock, |It is estimated that North Carolina last year lost $536,589 as a result of |\hog cholera in the State.That is jabout the average for some years, The loss in the country as a whole,di- |rectly or indirectly due to hog chol- lera,is about a hundred and fifty rail- licn dollars annually.Ccngress has |appropriated $500,000 to fight the dis- ease in the hog-producing States and (it isa portion of this appropriation that sustains the work that Dr.Owen is dcing in this State. |Hungarians Will Revolt.|New York)Sun.; |According to a statement ycsterdaybyLouisTarcai,editor of the Hungarian Elore of this city,the ,revolutionary Hungarians in Ameri- ica,of whom there are 100,000,are |pledged to raise $10,000,000 towardafundforfinancingarevolutionin Hungary., “A revolution in Hungary is inev- itable,”he said.“Before the war be- tween Austria and Servia started the people of Hungary were preparing plans for the elimination of the Hapsburg dynasty as a ruling poweramongthem.The war started by Austria will so impoverish the al- |ready harassed people of Hungary |that a revolt on a large scale is in- |evitable. “The extension of the war to the other European nations will give them the supreme chance of theirWithwarintheairallover|Europe the people in Hungary willleatchtheflameofrevolt.” An excursion train from -WilsonitoNewBerne,carrying several hur-dred colored peopie,ran into ant_at Vaneeboro and “a |number passengers were injured,|three seriously,t Wn *, the | were |; Eight days later the re-| POLITICAL .TENDENCY BAD. Corruption in North Carolina»Poli-ties As Manifested at Goldsboro and Waynesville. |Salisbury Post. A few days ago we heard a gen- {tleman declare that the only did- couraging sigh he could sce in the |State is the political tendencies,re- lferring to the fact that so ‘many |people would sell their vote,who |would resent the insult attending an |offer to sell anything else that em- braces honor,He cited the contests in the third district and the tenth district as examples.Especially did he refer to the Waynesville conven- tion,where the two leading candi-|dates hired and practically operatedjahoteleachforthebenefitoftheir delegates.Here wae a spectacle— men sent to a convention to repre- sent.their people and instead of rep- peseritiny thelr"eounty they "were tr”|paid to represent a candidate who was spending thousands of dollars which tends to corrupt the morals of the State. A.law suit is being brought against one of the candidates by theproprietorofthehotelhehad»en- gaged,while claims are being made that the suit is brought for political purposes. Inthe third the convention that nom- inated Mr.Hood was the limit.One of the negro Republican gatherings of 20 years ago would have been afe,sane and pious compared with it ~Men are hiring themS8elves to can- just as they would hire a horse to their neighbor.Conventions are being held that represent the people about as much as they rep- rsent the King of Spain.The whole jscheme is rotten.and disgraceful land drives thousands of good,hen-jest men away and ieaves the whole |gevernmental system in the hands of those who care to stand for these things. Yet one ‘hears a few declaring that we do not need a-change,a reform. They say there is no need of change, no demand.Aj a rule shese are thefewwhoarealwaysonthesceneand profit by present day methods.Some politicians who never ‘made a dol- lar in their lives outside of politics, and men who could not make a liv- ing today other than by politics,are saying that there is ne need of a State-wide primary,and their unho- ly and untruthful proclamations are being taken up and endorsed by many good people.If evidence is desired that North Carolina needs a legalized,State-wide primary that) evidence is at hand.Put the Golds- boro convention in evidence as “ex- hibit A”and the Waynesville dis- grace as “exhibit B.”The people who vote ought to defeat the men named by all such conventions,then there would be an awakening. rt=AeA CAROLINA +VIRGINIA didate LINE. Story to Explain Curve in Line Be- tween North Carolina and Virgin- ia. ‘A,correspondent in the Richmond Times-Dispatch,in the face of re- cent happenings in Virginia,throws some light on the agitation some 30 odd years ago to change the North Carolina-Virginia State liné all the way down from Danville to Norfolk, thereby bequeathing to Granville cou about 30,000 acres of land. The ‘correspondent says: “J remember that Mr.John R. Pace of Danville brought out some facts and figures which proved very conclusively that Danville and Nor- folk and a whole lot of other Vir- ginia territory really belonged to North Carolina,and in that connec- tion he brought to light some unwrit- ten history about how there was a good deal of fraud in the making of the line that separated Virginia from North Carolina.As well as I recol- lect,he demonstrated that in all hon- esty Danville and Norfolk really be- longed to North Carolina,and,in- stead of being 3 miles over the Vir-| ginia.line,they:should be two and a half miles over the North Carolina line.I,am sure I.don’t know,just how aceurate were Pace’sfigures,but eye that is straight will study the State line between the twa.States,he will find that it has a very.suspi-cious curve.Mr.Pace’explainedthiscurveinawaythatwasatthe time perfectly satisfactory to me.He said that when the origina)survey-ors came along topmake the State line they found a lot of large land- natural enough,wanted all of their holdings to be in one State,and it so was the State they preferred to be in.Accordingly,they “thanipulated”the suryeyors,and had the line run to stit themselves.Be Mr.Pace’s ar- gument as it may,the fact remains that there is a kind ‘of ‘curve or crookedness in the line that separ- ates Virginia and North Carolina, and for all that T know,it may be true that Danville and Norfolk real-ly belong to North Carolina. Ohié Repiblicans have nominatedW.Gy Harding for’United States Senator,defeating ex-Senator Foraker,and Frank B,Willis for.Goy- ernor::.Gov.Cox,Democrat,was re- LISTE I do know that if any man with an}; owners,who,for reasons that were|{ happened that at the time Virginia|} Da nominated.--~_vd Sie aa«i ”he Mey tehdifes Y We are expecting today or tomorrow a Car e""Load Ford’TouringCars — Carolina Motor Company. Reduced Prices Pre- vail on All Oxfords. McCall’s SeptemberPatternsandMag- azines, Johnston-Belk Co. We have many bargains left in sum- mer fabrics which will go at sale prices while they last.An inspec- tion,whether you wish to buy or not,will certainly be interesting. NEW FALL GOODS ARRIVING DAILY One Case Persian Madras,short lengths,10c.the yard. One Case Cotton Suiting,value 18c., our price 10c. One Case Crepe Ginghams,short lengths,value 18c.,our price 12 1-2c. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS. iibecececnonSainaleierdeters(ecereisrereerersvereiesN,YOU!| THE CAROLINA MOTOR C0,local agents, want everybody to read the double-page 1915 announcement of the Overland Company in this week’s Saturday Eve- ning Post. PO RO R C R C E C E G R C R C R O R C CR O R E OC R RC E Go > oO 5 ~varia on 5 SS rere ne aeFORCOUNTYCOMMISSIONER:|ror GALE—Fitty acres of Iahd in ConcertIherebyannouncemynelfacandidatefortownship,half in timber and half in cul-Commissioner of Iredell county,subjegt to tivation.Near mood schools and churches, the action of the Republican county conven-|©.M.BECKHAM &SONS,Stony Point,tion,to be held August 22d.|WN.GC,July 21-—8t*August 7.CRAS.0.THARPR.|sp “ree -*FOR RENT—Six-room cottage on North ConsFORSALE.—Wood-working and Blacksmith|ter street.See W.B,.CROWSON,‘shop with Jarge jot,central location in|}July 14.‘Harmony,near State High School,with|——-~—FOR SALE.—Combination mare,56 yearslargetradealreadybuiltup,The right lo-~ti fi “husth ki E One good plug horse.Cash or time.cati ‘or a‘hustler to make Pore B,li,Smit,mifelds Aug.11297G.GATTHER,Stateaville,N.©a FOR SALE—TwoeProone4 ily mules,two andB.CASHION;*ClevehindAvg.1.-4tt, ee oe :terranean has madeia-sweep-up theomanAaradeasTar“dsCaittaro.Four GERMANS NPARING BRUSSELS. Belgium Court Flees to Antwerp— French Losses Heavy—Stories oftheWar. That the Germans are forcing their war through Belgium is in- dicated by.the Brussels reort that German cavalry is approaching the Belgian capital;that measures for the defense of Brussels are being hastened andthat,the seat of govern-ment has been removed to Antwerp.,The German Emperor,the Crown Prince and two other ImperialPrinces,are now at the great -fort-ress of Mainz.The Emperor's de-parture from Berlin for the front hasévokedenthusiasmintheGermancapital.Several Austrian army corps,ac- cording to advices from Vienna,have invaded Russia,and the Russian ad- vanee in Gallicia has been checked.Brussels admits that the Frenchcasualitiesin~the fighting between Namur and Dinant were heavy,as the Germans were strongly en-trenched and their artillery caused great havoc. The British official news bureau says the French fleet in the Medi- Austrian warships gre reported to have been sunk,i The British military and naval movements are still shrouded in mystery. iA dispatch from London says that ddspite repeated repulses the Ger- man battalions continue to move for- ward for a decisive encounter which eannot be delayed much longer iWhile there has been a lull in the fighting in northern Belgium,the in- vaders are sweeping along the val- ley of the Meuse,south of Namur, and have reached Dinant,where part of a strong French force,which is established beyond that town,-took the offensive and defeated them. The incident shows that the French crossed the Belgian frontier to join hands with thcir allies not a moment too soon.All along the Alsace -Lorraine ‘frontier advance guards of the two opposing armies have come into contact,and,accord- ing to French official reports,the Germans have been driven back ev- rywhere with loss.Strong French forces are_in pos- session of all the passes of the Vos- ges mountains;from thé west,as farasthoseleadingotetoCalmar. r south,Frenc forces are_Yeady fo proceed over the flat coun- try toward Muclhausen.The.French have taken the offen- sive along the line from Luneville to Sarrebourg,on the German frontier, but as in the other theatres of war, the main armies have not come in eontact. On the Austro-Servian and Austro- Russian frontiers both sides claim victory in encounters.But these can have little effect on the general re- sult unless the Servians compel the Austrians to send stronger forces in an attempt to subdue them. Austria is preparing to resist an attack on her Adriatic shores,whichprobablywillbeundertakenbythejointAnglo-French fleet.Aj dispatch from Paris says theofficialaccountofthefightingFriday and Saturday between French andGermantroopsatBlamontandCi- rey-Sur-Vezouze,adds that “the af- fair was a particularly brilliant one.The German force consisted of a Ba- varian army carps.When the Ger- mans occupied the northern heightstheFrenchtroopsexecutedagrand flanking movement which forced the commander of the Bavarian army to retire in the direction of Saare- bourg.The engagement was 2 hot one.The morale of the Frenchtroopswasexcollent.Friday the French occupied an angle of the Co- non river and took more than five hundred prisoners.” An official communication issued at Brussels says:“The situation at Liege is quiet.The forts have notbeenaffectedbytheGermanfird.The minister of war has no knowl-edge of the death of General VonEmmich,commander of the tenthGermanarmycorps.”. Details of a daring exploit atMetzcarriedout.by French military aviators is given in an official com-munieation issued by the French warOffice,which says: “At half-past 5 on’Friday evening Lieutenant Cesari and Corporal Prudhomme,flying in separate aero- planes,left the French fortress of Verdun with orders to treconnoiter and if possible destroy the dirigible balloon shed in the German fortressofMetz. “Lieutenant Cesari flew over the fortress at a height of nearly 9,000 feet,while Corporal Prudhomme_re- mained at the lower altitude of about6,800 feet.A,terrific fire was direct- ed on the two aviators from the fort- ress garrison and during the fusil- lade the motor.of the lieutenant’s aeroplane stopped.As he did not wish to fail in his mission he began to volplane and while doing this threw a bomb with marvelous cool- ness.Shortly afterward he suc- ééeded in getting his motor startedagain.In the meanwhile the.cor- poral had hurled his projectile also.‘“The smoke over the city prevent-ed the aviators seeing whether theyhadbeensuccessful,but they believ-ed they had achieved their purposeandflewawayamidarainofshellsfrom,‘firing guts.They return- ” STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,AUGUST 18,1914. A’WILD FLIGHT FROM PARIS. Two Sisters of Mrs.W.H.McElweeofStatesville,in Paris When Trou-ble Beeame Acute,Had a TryingTimeGettingtoLondon, Misses Katherine and Edith CranorofNorthWilkesboro,sisters of Mrs. W.H.McElwee of Statesville,were in Paris when trouble broke out on the other side.In a letter to Mrs. McElwee,written in London underdateofAugust3d,Miss Katherine Cranor speaks’of their “terrible flight from Paris”and their safe ar- rival in London.She says: “The morning we left Paris I lost Edith,through the wild surging mob we had to fight our way to the train.” She says she rode in a crowded cor- ner,with two American gentlemen, for five hours.“Not a breath of air. The corriders were packed,not~cven standing room outside or sitting room inside.Yet I was never morethankfulforaspot.When it’s a ride for one’s life comfort doesn’t count.From six o’clock last night until five this morning I fought my way through a fighting,screaming mob to get a boat before the channel was closed and got on the last one and crossed after the charinel had been mined for the enemy.I couldpohpet-m-eupot ter and a “preee4 of ham sandwich from the time I left Paris until I arrived in London. I was terribly ill while crossing the channel.,This will give you a faint idea of the wild flight I had to make. Edith had a terrible time but not so long.You can imagine my state of mind when I found I had lost her and feared I would never find her again.I had given her my pocket- book,which contained our stock of gold.She did not know that she was carrying the gold until I arrived this afternoon.I had a_considerable amount of silver,which was weighty but not valuable.” Saying she could not get a check cashed in Paris,Miss Cranor says: “The French banks have been’sur- rounded for days by a wild mob. Even if I could have gotten the mon- ey it would have done me no good, as they would only give paper and it is refused everywhere.The money situation is fearful in France;a little better in England.” Negro Net Badly Hurt. Calvin Ellis is the name of the ne- gro who was shot last Tucsday nightbyMr.H.-J;Brown on the tatter’s farm near Mt.Mourne.Sheriff Deaton visited the negro Friday andfoundthathehadanumberofshotinhisheadandoneinhiseye.His injuries are not serious.The negro says he had driven Mr.Brown’s horse to campmeeting Tuesday night, returning home about 1 o’clock at night.He was in the act of unhitch- ing the horse,he says,when a shot gun fired.He was not positive who fired the shot.Sheriff Deaton has a letter from Mr.Brown,saying that he is ready to attend trial at any time.A hearing will probably be held in Mooresville next week.Mr. Brown does not deny in the letter that he shot the negro.Persons liv- ing in the neighborhood of the scene of the shooting told the sheriff that Mr.Brown had warned the negro tenants against driving his horse to campmeeting. tle,which will extend over a line more than 250 miles in length and in which several millions of men on each side will be engaged.This bat- tle line will extend from Basel to Maastricht,and the people are warn- ed that at some points the Germans may be suecessful,while,it fs added, at other points the French will have an advantage.It also is announced that no definite details of the battlenecdbeexpectedforatleasteight days. Senate Passes House Shipping Bill. The Senate yesterday rejected by a vote of 40 to 20 the conference report on the emergency bill to admit for- eign built ships to American registry. Senator O’Gorman at once mevedthat.the Senate adopt the House bill and this motion prevailed by a vote of 40 to 20. The conference measure was de- feated by opponents of the provision to admit to American coastwise ship- ping all foreign built.ships coming under American register within two years.The bill passed provides simply for the admission to American rogis- try of all foreign built ships. Mr.0.E.Ford,chairman of the board of county commissiéners of Cleveland county,and Miss Gertrude Honeycutt,daughter of Rey.and Mrs. M.V.Honeycutt of Taylorsville,will be married in Taylorsville tomorrowmorning. Near King’s Mountain yesterday a Southern railway train struck an automobile at»a grade crossing andkilledL.E,Case and Mr.Davenport of Spartanburg,S.€, The first bale of North Carolina new crop cotton was:sald at Liles- ville,Anson county,yesterday for 15centsapound.It was grown by E. P.Liles. Miss Lottie Barron,who visited Miss Mae Paine,has returned to her home at Harmoay. Miss Apnic Cardon,who visited Mrs.M.R,Adams,returned to Rich- mond last night,Miss Cardon is Dr,Hall’s head ‘nursé.at Westbrook San- atarium: ~iMiss Minnie Weisner,daughter of Mr.A.T.Weisner of Statesville,and Mr..M.G..Myers of Yadkin A HOLD-UP IN KILBY’S GAP. Mr.Sam Brown of Statesville HeldUpByThreeMenWhosePurposeWasRobbery—They.ScatteredWhenMr.Brown Got His Gun In- to Play.: ‘Mr.Sam Brown of Statesville,who travels about the country selling in- surance,and who reached home Thursday night from a -trip’to Wilkesboro,tells of an exciting ex-perience he had in Kilby’s Gap,ontheroadfromTaylorsvilletoWilkes-boro,last Tuesday,when he was held up by two white men and a negro,whose evident purpose was robbery,but who departed in a great hurry—_Mr..Brown got his-gun inteplay. Tuesday afternoon Mr.BrownwasdrivingfromTaylorsvilleto Wilkesboro.He had reached Kilby’s Gap,about ten miles from Taylors- ville,a desolate place where hold-ups by robbers are said to have ocev more than once,when he saw a bigmountaineersittingbytheroadside, The fellow was barefooted and wore overalls,with his breeches rolled up.On the opposite side of the road was a small white man and a negro,‘AsMr.Brown drove up the big man (erasped bis.horseby tha bridle-wMr.Brown candidly admits that hewasscaredandheisfirmlyofthecpinionthatanybodywouldhavebeenunderthecircumstances.His firstthoughtwasanaturalone—that themenwereblockadersandthoughthe was a revenue officer.So when the big fellow brought Mr.Brown's horse to a halt the Statesville man begantoexplain,politely and kindly,that they were mistaken.in the man;that he was not a revenue officer;and Mr,Brown was probably willing to tell them,if he didn’t,that he didn’t think much of revenue officers anyhow.But the big man’s answer to Mr.Brown's protestations that he was not one of Uncle Sam's minions,was disconcert- ing.The mountaineer said:“We don’t think you are a d— revenue officer.” The situation was more alarming and Mr.Brown hurriedly explained that if it was money they were look- ing for they had caught the wrong man;that he had but a small antount —$3 or $4—but such as he had,in the language of the Apostle Peter to the crippled beggar,he was willing to give them.In fact Mr.Brown was so willing to.part.with his belong-ings just then that he intimates hewouldhaveleftallhehadwiththe highwaymen,including the horse and buggy,if they had shown a disposi- tion to give him room for exit. All the time,Mr.Brown says,he was talking kindly to the highway- men;told them who he was and hisbusinessandaskedthemiftheyknew eertain men in Wilkesboro.But hisfriendlyoverturesmetwithnore-sponse.When he mentioned the size of his pile the negro said with an oath,addressing Mr.Brown,“You BY »dinwenreaprnenetMR.ARCHIBALD BRADY DEAD, Aged Citizen of Shiloh Township— Death of Mrs.Brown of :States- ville,Mrs.Coit of Salisbury at Montreat. Mr.Archibald Brady died Satur- day night about 10 o’clock at his home in Shiloh township,death re- sulting from ‘the infirmities of age. The funeral services and burial tookBitceSundayafternoenatNewStir- ing church.Rev.Mr.Morrison ofTaylorsvilleconductedthefuneral,assisted by Rev.J.A.Smith of Statesville.Mr.Brady was a native of this county and was 79 years old.He is survived by his wife and six children,namely:Messrs.C.A.and Ress Brady of the New Stirling com-munity,Georgé Brady of Walla Wal- la,Wash.,Mrs.Hines and Mrs.Hed- rick of Stony Point and Miss Maude Brady at home,,One sister,Mrs.J. Nat.Raymer of Jacksonville,Texas, also survives. Mrs.Minnie B.Brown,wife of Mr. William H.Brown,died Saturday Morning at 11:30 o’clock at her homeonMulberrystreet.She had been ill for more than a month.Funeral ser- vices were conducted at the residence Sunday morning at 11:30 by Rev J.J.Eads,pastor of thedeeeased,-and.pche-Mmreriient Was in CaKWosd cémeé-| tery.Mrs.Brown was born in Davie county and was 48 years old.Sur- viviny are her husband and four chil- gren,namely:Messrs.Chas.,Marvin and William Brown and Miss Cora Brown,all of Statesville. also are two brothers,Messrs.C.F. Graves of Statesville and G.F. Graves of Snow Hill Mrs.Dovey Coit died suddenly of cute indigestion Saturday night at Montreat.Her remains were taken to her home at Salisbury yesterday and will be buried there today. Deceased was 73 years old and was the mother of Rev.J.K.Coit of Na- coochee,Ga.,and Rev.Robt.Coit of Korea,two well known Presbyterian Surviving ministers.She was related to a good many people in this section.She was an aunt of Mrs.Jno.C.Wakefield and a sister-in-law of Mrs.A.M. Coit of Siatesville. THE FARMERS’UNION PICNIC. A Big Crowd and a Fine Day at the State Farm Saturday. A fine day as to weather,a large crowd of representative farmers.andtheirfamilieswithagoodsprinklingoftownfolks,two good addresses and—imost important to many—asplendidinnewerethefeaturesof the Farmers’Union picnic at the State Farm Saturday. ‘The exercises began a little after 11 o'clock.Mr.F.T.Meacham,su- perintendent of the farm,welcomed the:visitors to the farm;Rev.J.A. Smith of Statesville lead in prayer, in which the affliction of PresidentWilsonwasrememberedatthe Throne of Grace;Mr.W.B.Gibson, reckon we'll take that?”The negro’s remark made Mr.Brown’s blood boil,| but he was helpless.He continued| to assure them the sum named was| all the cash he had and all he could) give them.| “Git out you d—pocketbook,”said the big man holding the horse.Mr.Brown complied hastily andwithsuchevidentpleasurethathad the robbers been other than the veriest amateurs they would have smelled a mouse.My.Brown reach-ed for his grip and as he opened it) he continued to talk to his captors,|telling them what he had and how! cheerfully he was going to give it to| them,While he talked he-got a firm hold on the Smith &Wesson 38 that| was in the grip and when his hand; came out the Smith &Wesson went!into action.He had the pistol point-|ed toward the negro and he took the| first shot at that worthy with some!pleasure because of the remark he had just made.When the gun firedthenegroscreamedand’ficd and the|big white man followed suit.Mr.|Brown sent three additional shots af-ter the pair.He thinks the first shot |hit the negro but he has no positive| evidence that any of the balls took effect.|While Mr.Brown was talking to his| captors the smail white man,who| made no remarks but who carried a/| dangerous-looking club,had quietlymovedtotherearofthébuggy,and| Mr.Brown had a creepy feeling that| the fellow was going to assault him|from the rear.When his artillery got| into action Mr.Brown saw the negro| and big white man fade from the | landscape but he never did see what became of the small white man ifter! he moved to the rear of ‘the buggy. The latter disappeared so.suddenlythatMr.Brown thought he had drop-ped to the ground and got under the| buggy,but he didn’t find him there.) He had vanished as completely as iftheearthhadopenedandswallow- ed him.-‘|“T have ‘catried a pistol many a| time,”said Mr.Brown,“but this is|the first time in my life I had use for| one.”The only regret he has about |the gun is that it wasn’t a little more convenient when he first met the highwaymen.If it had been wherehecouldhaveputhishandonitat once he wouldn’t have stood for so much back talk.But he was cau- tious about making moves when hefoundwhathewasupagainst.Heoo.know,what the other fellowsad. The purpose of the men was-clear-ly robbery and their demeanor wassuchthatthereisgood,reason tobelievetheywotldhaveassaultedMr.Brown after they had robbed himbutforthatSmith&)Wesson,.Mr. || { sl -ed.to Verdun.”.Os French war minister Saturdayvypatethepublicforagreatbat-Jri EN cae bap CRATE ok’, 'Yadkinville,county were married on the Sth:near se> Brown sayshe hearsthere is ahalf: |of the Union,stressing the features;of edueation and co-operation. |an ideal-place for a public gathering president of the county Union,ex-tended"welcome on behalf of the Un- ion and introduced Dr.H.Q.Alexan- der-of Mecklenburg,State president of the Farmers’Union,who for more than an hour talked on the principles Itwasaninterestingandpracticalad- dress anda full report of it will ap- pear im next issue.In the afternoon Mr.J.Z Greene also an official of the State Union,talked about co-op- erative.marketing.Mr.Greene has studied his subject carefully and made @ practical presentation of it. Three sheep and three shoats bar- becued and a ton of watermelons were added to the many baskets of good things the farmerq’wives brought for the dinner table.There was much to eat and of the best,but there Was a big crowd and a hungry crowd and the table was soon clear-ed.Immediately following the din-ner the melons were served. The grounds of the State Farm,with the many conveniences,afford and Mr.and Mrs.Meacham are idealhosts«,The annual Farmers’Union picnic Saturday was one of the best Sunday School Picnic. Sunday school picnic at New Sa- lem ¢hureh Saturday,22d.Mr.Dor-man!Thompson and others will speak,The Landmark ‘is requested to say that neighboring Sunday schools.are invited to join in the picnie, Sunday school picnic at St.Paul’s chureh,thtee miles east of States-ville,Saturday.All invited to attendwithfulllunchbaskets. All:‘persons interested in the graveyard at St.Paul's are asked to meet there Thursday morning,20th,at 7 o'clock,to help clean’thegrounds, Gudger Won in the Tenth District- The Democratic primary ‘in the tenth Congressional district Saturday resulted in a victory for Congresé-man Gudger.He carried ten of the thirteen,counties in the district anddefeatedR,R,Reynolds by about 1,- 800 vetes, crazy m@n in that section who wan-ders about,and it is suggested that the lunatic may have been one of hisassailants,but he doesn’t think go. Hie is more inclined to the opinionthatthémenweremoonshinérsandsuspiciousofallstrangers. But ‘whoever,they were they gotnothingfromMr.Brown and he scar-ed them in the end about as much astheysearedhiminthebeginning; GWALTNEY’S HOME BURNED, Postmaster at Taylorsville Loses HisResidence—Personal News—Mr. Linney Campaigning For Harmony, Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug.17.—Mrs.L.P, McAuliff and sons of Dalton,Ga.,and Mrs.Ralph Sloan of Statesville spent Saturday at the home of their aunt, Mrs,Lelia Bogle.Miss Mabe]Coop- er spent a few days at All HealingSpringslastweek.o At 10 o’clock Thursday night the alarm of fire aroused the people ofTaylorsvilleandtheysoondiseovered that Postmaster J.L.Gwaltney’s dwelling was on fire.The fire had made such headway when help arriv- ed that there was no chance to save the building,and could only save part of the household goods,most of the kitchen furniture anda great many other things,including 55 bushels of wheat that wes in a granary near the house.It was an entire loss to Mr.Gwaltney,as_he had no insur- ance.Mr.Gwaltney is making prep- aration to rebuild at once. The fire started in the bed of Con- nelly Gwaltney,upstairs,from thecarelesshandlingofamatch. Mr.and Mrs.Locke M.Herman and Mrs.Herman, from Cleveland,Ohio,are on a visit te Dr.Herman’s mother,Mrs.L.Her-man.Miss Mary Sample of Sharon neighborhood,Mecklenburg county, will spend several days with her cousin,Mrs.J.B.Barnes.Mr.E.8.Hays of Charlotte spent the week-end with Mr.J.B.Barnes.Mr.Gas- ton Hendren and daughter,Miss Lois, of Samarcand,Moore county,,are visiting relatives in this county.Mr. and Mrs.O.F.Crewson and little son,of Burlington;Mr.and Mrs.W. B.Crowson and Miss Jennie Crow- son of Statesville,visited their broth- er,Dr.S.T.Crowson.Mrs.E.J. Joiner of Columbia,8.C.,is spending a few days with Dr.and Mrs.8.T. Crowson.Mr.J.D.Dorsett spent theweek-end with’Mrs.Dorsett at the home of Mrs.‘Dorsett’s sister,Mrs. WwW.D.Deal,Mr.and Mrs.W.B.Owen jand children,fromFlorida,came,uficfrom Davis SpringsandspentSundaywithMr.and Mrs. W.D.Deal.Solicitor F.Al Linney came.over Friday from Wilkes county and wenttoStatesvilleSaturday,Mr.Linney says he wants to campaign in the interest of harmény in the Republi-can ranks.He wantste getthe BullMooseProgressiveandstandpatRe- publicans united in this congressional district. The Old Soldiers’reunion will be at Taylorsville Saturday August 22d. All old soldiers are cordially invited. A NEGRO’S SERIOUS OFFENCE. Jim Copeland,Alias Sherrill,in Jail —Colored Woman Blind Tiger Ar- rested—Court Cases, Jim Copeland,alias Jim Sherrill,a negro,was committed to jail yester- day morning by Mayor Caldwell indefaultof$250 bond for his appear- ance at Superior Court to answer a charge of indecent exposure.The negro’s offense occurred Sunday af-ternoon in rear of Hotel Iredell.Ac-cording to the cvidence at the hear- ing he made sounds to ettract theattentionofladiesintheroomsofthehotelandthenexposedhisper- son.Officers were called immediate- ly and although.the negro made a de- termined effort to get away,he was surrounded by officers and citizens and quickly captured.The incidentcreatedconsiderablefeelingamong citizens,who are naturally very in- dignant op account of the negro’sactions,It is said he has been guilty of similar offences before. Will Ross,colored,was given a hearing before Justice Moore Sun- day for attempting to cut BebHolmes,another negro.He was re-quired to give $100 bond for his ap- pearance at.Supérior Court.The trouble occurred at Davis’Chapel,a few miles north of town. Sue Allen,a colored woman,wasplacedinjailhereSundaytoawaittrialforretailingattheHardawayconstructioncampontheCatawbariver.Deputy Sheriff Carson,thecampofficer,caught the woman “red-handed”while she was dealing out booze to her customers. Offer of Two For One For Cade Stock. Statesville stockholders in the Cadq typesetting machine company were asked last week if they would take 2 for 1 for their stock.Natur-ally this inquiry made them think the stock was worth more and it is understood the offer was not accept- ed by any of the stockholders. It is understood that ex-Senator Marion Butler of Washington has become interested in the Cade ma-chine company and that he is inter- esting,or endeavoring’to intorestycapitalistsintheenterprise;and it is supposed that it is a part of the plantobuyoutthepresentstockholders. Republican Pri mariesSaturday. ‘Republican primaries were held ineverytownshipinthecountySatur-day,The Landmark is informed,and delegates were elected to the countyconventionwhichwillbeheldinStatesvilleSaturdayat11o'clock.Ward No.2 of Statesville instructedforJ.Anderson Lackey for sheriffandJ.L.Sherrill...for registerdeeds.Bethany structed for Mr,.Practical-ly all of the townships instructed:forMr.H.V.Furches for clerk of court. p also in- and if Mr.Brown takes another tripthrough‘Kilby’s,Gap gine he won'thisweaponinbisgrip,=,carry The primarie&,so far asknown,werewithout.special.incident..."3 Sloo ofCharlott;isi -Aloo 5PateerToppingMrs‘Dr.a of|morning.All except BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. —The Southern railway will runanexcursionfromCharlottetoAshe- ville today. ~Messrs.S.W.and W.H.Hoffs mann went to Salisbury Saturday af-ternoon,where they were défea!: 3 out of 5 sets—fin tennis by Messrs,O.Hyman and E.H.Harrison. ~The Diamond Furniture Compa- ny has let the contract for the con- struction of an addition to its office and warehouse building.The addi-tion will be‘85 feet in width and 100 feet long.—Mrs.D.H.Cullough (formerlyMissLottieCaldwell,daughter ofthe late J.P.Caldwell)has returned toCharlottefromPanama.Mr, Colleugh will join her in Chathisfallandtheywillmakehomeinthatcity.They have lived in Panama for six years. —Three of the county’s roadforcesbrokedirtyesterdayonthe Statesville -Mocksville -Winston-Salem Federal aided highway.ThechaingangbeganworknearFifthereekandtheforcesheadedbyFore-men Chipley and Hartsell beganworkneartheoldWattmillplace: Springs fores-few weeks,spent Sun- day in Statesville,the guests of Mr.and Mrs.O.L.Turner.Mr.and Mrs,Rives lived in Statesville about 12yearsago,Mr.Rives being pastor of the First Baptist church at the time.—Mr.D.C.Rufty,who is a victim Springs,Ark.,to take the hot baths for the disease.He left for HotSpringsSaturdaynight.From Hot Springs Mr.Rufty expeets to go to Dallas,Texas,to spend the winter.with his daughter,Mrs.C.Manford Lowry.= —*White Spot’s Last Run”is the-title of a story by “Billy Dock,”which will appear im the Afl-Story Cavalier Weekly of this week. Statesville acquaintances ofDock,”and those who have readcontributionsinTheLandmarkin as a story writer. —Mr.C.W.Boshamer,‘grandfather was a soldier:underpoleonandwhosefather‘aonandingtiveoftheFatherland,is wu the German cause in §&\ While they are in.the.minority,Mr.Boshamer anid the other inpathizersinStatesvillehocinge-tia-Cenperer "hte., FeriearepointedbytheSouthérnurtManufacturers’Association to goBSouthAmericaintheinterestofthefurnituretrade,did not agree to gobutpreparationisbeingMadezsendhimandhewillprobablylater.Mr.Thomas has returned ©from a stay at Blowing Rock., —Mr.J.T.Plott,road contractor,who did much work on Tredell roads,will this week move his family toGreensboro.Mr.Plott is doing readworkinStokescountyandhasse-cured contracts in the eastern sectionoftheState.For this reason hemovinghisfamilyfromSta to Greensboro as a more convenientlocation." —Robt.Deitz,Fred.Morrison,Ar-mistead Guy and Wm.Foote is ed a few days ago from E Springs,where they spent a week or longer.The boys were .ip| with a complete camping outlivedin.the open during their stayatthesprings,sleeping in their tenteverynightwhileaway.They re- port a:fine outing.‘ —Farm demonstrators have beurgingacrimsonclover¢ampaiintheState,trying to get agree to sow much crimsonforlandimprovement.Much eloverwillbeplantedbutunfortunatelythepriceofcloverseedis‘along with other things.Thenowsellfor$7.50 per bushel,orcentsapoundinsmallerquanti Mr.A.P.Freeland,who is réa- ident electrician at the SouthernPowerCompany’s Lookout hoalsdevelopmentontheCatawbariver,was in Statesville Saturday.He wasreturningtotheriverfromChar-lotte,where he had been for a fewdaysonaccountoftheillnessof his”wife,Mrs.Freeland was placed 4aCharlottehospitalfortréa:—Judge J.E.Boyd of the ow Court has appointed Mr. Lazenby of Statesville a UnStatesCommissioner.Mr.qualified last week,the oath,ministered by a local noMr.J.W.C.;Long,who named as a commissioner,toqualifyandStatesvilleegemwithoutaUnitedStatesCo er. —iSt.Micheal’s choir of -Charlottewillgiveacomedy,“The Tale of aHat,”Friday night at Center §$A.M.E.Zion church,colored,forbenefitoftheHolyCrossMission of Statesville,Seats will beforwhitepeoplewhodesire to at St.Michael’s choir has sung in thecourthouséontwooccasionsandthepubli¢was much pleased with singing.7 ; Mr.and Mrs.W.H.YiandMrs.Earl Caton,Mra,Zacklor,Mr.Wilbur Lazenby andMissLouiseGregoryautomobileparty.fromwhomotoredtoSeory (*) and little MissCharlotteSunday ntascetaheed Le Sti Ree BeersAae of rheumatism,has gone to Hot* past,will be interested in his effert ©~ Mr i 7 “The crape festoons which for 40 years have hung from thé monument jet the city of Strassburg,capital of i a -Lorraine,which stands in Hine Piece de la Concorde,Paris,were torn down last’week,according to a news from Paris,and replaced with flowers)and palm branches, a tri-colored sash was draped“while ‘about the figure.The news story of Vehis event further says: -The ceremony was conducted by 2,- '900 ‘members of the Federation of Alsatian Societies in’Paris.Joseph ‘Sansboeuf,mayor of the Eighth Ar- “yondissement,embraced the _statue| vand then,addressing the gathering, ihe hours of revenge,for which “we have prayed unceasingly for 44 ‘years,has at last struck,The French| “army is in Alsace.The red trousers “are again seen on our plains and mountains.The gay bugles.of |,France sounded the charge at Alt- gXirch and Muelhausen.”: There were few.who were not in ‘tears as the speaker concluded.The ‘singing of “The Marseillaise”follow- ‘ed by chedrs for Belgium,Russia | Sand England,ended the ceremony. Alsace -Lorraine,a province of SGermany on the east of France and} partly bounded by the Rhine,has area of 5,600 square miles.The territory of Alsace is 3,198 square Smiles.The three chief towns are ‘Strassburg,Muhlhausen (or Muel- hausen)and Metz.Alsace was orig- -p-part-of.ancientGaul and_af-ou Mae ward becamea dukedom of the “German empire.About 1268 the line ‘of its dukes became extinct and it jas parceled out to several members | .of the empire.By the peace of | =Westphalia in 1648 a great part of it) i was ceded to France,which after-| copied in thelast issueof The Land- mark,agrees with an observer who remarked that the discouraging sign in North Carolina teday is the cor- ruption in politics,the buying and selling of votes;and cites recent oc- currences in the third and tenth con- gressional districts as evidence of the degeneracy. The conditions painted by the Post call for the serious consideration of every good citizen..They exist in some degree,probably,in almost.ev- ery county in the State.In some counties they are open and noto- rious,a scandal and disgrace to all the State.As evidence that.these statements ‘have abundant founda- tion,take note of the following from the Wadesboro Messenger with ref- erence to the recent Democratic pri- mary in Anson county: Disgracf@l scenes ‘were enacted in the polling booth of Wadesboro No, 1 Saturday.It has been many years since such pulling and hauling =of voters was seen.It is said that in some of the other precincts of the county money and whiskey were used freely for the various candidates;|and if possible some measures should| be taken to prevent a recurrenceof | such practices. The Wadesboro Ansonian says:| There is much talk of an investiga-| tion before the grand jury of certain charges of bribery and attempted| bribery during the past two wecks of| the campaign.With so much talk}of corruption,it would seem that an |investigation is.needed.‘The...men.responsible.for part of this are|known and pointed out. The last Legislature passed a cor-| rupt practices act.It does not ap- ply to counties like Iredell,where | there is no legalized primary;but it| does apply in Anson,where thereis| vated eyebrows.Wehave had a touch of the same thing right here at home and will have more of it unless a halt is called, SAVE COTTON CROP TO WHOM? Dr.Alexander Wanted to KnowWhethertheCottonFarmerWastoBeHelped, Dr.H.Q.Alexander,president of the North Carolina Farmers’Union, who attended the meeting of the Cot-ton Congress in Washington last week,asked some embarrassing questions..The Washington.corres-pondent of the Charlotte Observdrthusreportshim:Dr.Alexander threw a bombshell into the meeting by inquiring themotivesofthemeninattendance.He wanted to know whether they are|desirous of,benefiting the farmers, the banks or the manufacturers or what.He?declared that the food-erép manufacturers will benefit bytheEuropeanwar,the Americanmanufacturerwillseizetheopportu- nity to capture the foreign trade.He wanted to know if the Americancottonfarmerwillbetaxedtosup-rt a war on which other people will profit. “Are you here to get.money at two ‘per cent which you will lend to farmers at six and eight per cent?”asked Dr.Alexander.‘The producers,as everybody agrees,aretheoneswhoshouldbenefitfroma situation such as this,yet the gov- ernment has done less for the farm-ers,than,it_has for-any otherclass ofpeople.”This sentiment was vigor-ously applauded. Dr.Alexander declared thatwarehousesystemmustbeprepar- ed or else cotton cannot be made ne- gotiable.He endorsed the plea of former Senator |Carolina that the Legislatures of va-ness. rious Southern States be called to- The American National Medical Association,composed of the colored doctors of the country,will be in session in Raleigh from the 25th to the 27th. Ashe county Democrats on the 8d /nominated T.C.Bowie for the Leg-lislature,W.E.Johnson for clerk,W.|A.McMillan for sheriff,G.W.Saw- |yer for register.j |Lightning struck and fired the lintiroomsoftheSmithermanCotton |Mills at Troy,about 12 o’clock onithenightofthe12th,but the flames|were extinguished without serious |loss.|Jack Brevard has brought suitagainsttheNationalCasketCompa- lny of Asheville for $3,000,alleging that he was nurenet injured by{being struck by the company’s auto- |mobile.’|Angry at her husband as the result of a petty quarrel,Mrs.D.P.Breed- en of Greenshoro,17 years old and a bride of less than a year,shot her- self Friday with suicidal intent..She may recover, ‘Frank Brown of Ashe county wastakentotheStateHospitalatMor-|ganton on the 9th ina critical con-| dition and died two days later.His! remains were taken 4o his home at! Obids,Ashe county,for burial.| Jesse Carter,a member of the|crew of the famous Confederate ram) Albemarle,died last week at his}home near Littleton.He particiapt-| ed in the famous naval engagement} of the Ajbemarle with the Federal)gunboats in Albemarle Sound and) was wounded.-=re ' “At the home of the bride’s parents, Rev.and Mrs.B.A.York,at Hick-| a. a ory,on the evening of the 12th,Miss} Katie Wells York and Mr.Lawrence{Bynum Farris were married.They will live in Fort Lauderdale,Fla.,| McLaurin of South where Mr.Farris is engeged in busi-; Mr.York is a Methodist min- ister and pastor of Hickory circuit. ‘Reurd seized the rest of it,and the|@ legalized primary.All that is nec-|gether to organize a system of ware-;At the meeting of the State Asso- Yseizure was recognized by the peace lof Ryswick in 1697.The territory »eonstituted the French departments Sof Haut and Bas-Rhin.The Ger- ‘mans desired the territory and as| *a result of the Franco-Prussian war tof 1870 they secured it.When re-| ‘united to Germany the territory was ‘incorporated in the province of El- sass -Lothringen (Alsace Lor-| sraine.)All these 44 years the de- ‘site uppermost in ‘French people has been to repossess *Alsace -Lorraine,the loss of whiché «.The majo }Alsace -Lorraine continued at heart “loyal to France and hated their Ger- ‘mari tulers,and it is said that when .French soldiers appdared in Secmntry recently they ‘were greeted ~with every manifestation of joy. ’‘As evidence of the strong feeling ‘of the French for the lost territory, the mworiument in Paris of Strass- YT burg,the chief»city of Alsace -Lor- the minds of the|:|true—and it is true to an alarming)est rates. [eortent—the was considered a national disgrace.| rity of the inhabitants of|ployed to do the nefarious work are| |mssured of immunity from punish-|grst necessity |ment and the promise is made good.|house The only force that can™meet this| that|condition is an aroused public con-}| Leeience;and that public conscience was draped in mourning.For|Will pronounce against this evil on essary in Anson,oieforcethelaw.But it is nonsense to| }talk about law enforcement so long| las those charged with its enforce-| ment—the officers of the law—are |parties to,or are directly or indirect-| ly interested in the corruption.We don’t know how it is in Anson,but in some counties the influences that |wink at this sort of thing and profit| by it,are strong enough to control courts and juries.Wherever that is | corrupt —influence is| boastful and defiant.The tools em-| } can be aroused if every preacher and every newspaper and everycitizen | who believes in the right,and who/| realizes the terrible consequences ofthiscorruptionofthebodypolitic,| therefore,is to en-|houses under State control and op-}ciation of County Commissioners eration.He said the speculators have been carrying cotton at a prof- it,whereas the farmers ought to carry it.Dr.Alexander made a dramatic statement when he charged that some of the banks in North Carolina had refused to accept crop-moving money under Secretary McAdoo’s plan because they were now lending money at 8 per cent.,whereas if they received crop-moving money at two per cent they would be robbed of their excuse for charging high inter-He declared that some of the bankers in the State were op- posing the McAdoo plan for.that reason.,The speaker declared that the is providing ware- facilities,something whichwouldhavetobedone-loeally,then means whereby farmers could getcheapmoney.“I have no doubt,” \said Dr.Alexander,“that the cotton|.:\#|Kidney Pills ona firm foundation|%crop will be saved to the American people in this crisis,but will it be ers?” INVESTIG Government ATE RISE IN PRICES. Looking Into the In- saved to those who make it or to oth-/ at Fayetteville last week,Morehead was} selected as the next place of meet- ing and John A.Mills of Wake coun- ty was elected president of the asso- ciation. was re-elected secretary and trcas- urer.H,C,Trott of Rowan county is the vice president for,this district. FIRM FOUNDATION. Nothing Can Undermine It in States-ville. People are sometimes slow to rec- ognize true merit,and they cannot be blamed,for so many:have been hum- bugged in the past.The experience|# of hundreds of Statesville residents, expressed publicly through newspa-|¥ pers and other sources,places Doan’s here. |Mrs.L.B.Nicks,302 |Street,Statesville,N.C., \“I was subject to”nervousness and |dizzy spells.At night I wes restless R.E.L.Brown of Columbus: Seventh |: says:|# Protects Property.Covers More Surface “ONE GALLON MAKES TWO” IRSH H & ee meen S Iredell Hardware Company I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town.Outsiders say ‘Holland has better livery than towns ma- ny times the size of StatesviJle and equal to that found incities.”Every kind of vehicle not dnly for the best mod-erp service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen Out with an outfit from my stables. Carriages meet’all trains.Calls for trains answered promptly.Prices reasonable. S.J.HOLLAND, ’*Phone No.3. x ssssstsresseets: (Commercial National Bank' OF STATESVILLE,N.C. 4 ee ee a Pe t e s CAPITAL PAID IN _$100,000.00SURPLUS31,000.00 Banking is a necessary institution in the deyelop-ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a nééés- sary institution in the development and progress of any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends uponitsabilityandwillingnesstoservethelegitimatebusinessrequirementsforloananddiscountaccom-modation and to provide a safe depository for com- mercial and savings deposits. ee oe en e ee s The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a Joeal institution,with large capital and surplus,furniehesgoodsecuritytodepositorsandwithresourcesof over $600,000 bas the willingness to serve this com-munity in every branch of legitimate banking.Be-lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al-waysbeen,progressive and constructive,assistingineverylegitimatewayintheadvancementoftheagricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our de-posits are local and our }oans are likewise local and made to individuals and legitimate and worthy localenterprises..To our customers we furnish check .books free,render statements or balance pass books at the endofeachmonth,make loans and discount paper uponsecuritysatisfactorytoourboardandinsuchamountsasbusinessreqairementsandresponsibilitywarrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per centperannumontimeandsavingsdepositsremaining three months or longer.Upon these bases we solicit your business.W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, kecre than 40 years crape festoons |all eecasions and use his influence |crease in Price of Food Produets.|and in the morning felt all tired out. that monument.|against it.The trouble is that good;pPyegident Wilson Thursday sctthe|My kidneys were weak and caused~~dave hung from |age é i p00 | i}They were to be removed only when|citizens,men prominent in the relig-)machinery of the Federal govern-|hackache.When Doan’s Kidney Pills|ment -in motion to determine wheth-|oi T:oe ..«the French again possessed Alsace-|ious and civic life of the community,D «7 ;oa}eee secpmmmended to I used th ®%Lorraine.Believing that hour waa |toe often aid and abet the corruption|&T the Lost of living is being mt d th o i cs th ren ;her‘emabesielien tn’(+1 lw mania creased “upon the pretext of the con-|an ey not only stoppe e pains .mt hand,the mourning was removed |7 en ;by supporting|ditions existing in Europe.”He call-|and aches but restored my kidneys to!¥ 'Yast week when French troops en-|and standing by those who are re-|ed upon Attorney General McReyn-|4 normal condition.”5 «tered Alsace-Lorraine.|sponsible for it.Because they do not olds to report if criminal prosecu-|1 D +18 een lsee the evil with their own es,|tions were warranted and if any new)a ont |& ‘Dr.Alexander,the president of the)ved SY°S+|law was necessary.The President|simply ask for 2 kidney reniedy—get 3et.;ithese men sometimes try to excuse ;mincerth:5 may send a special message to Con-i .: prerth Careline Farmers’Union,waa)themselves by professing ignorance es in the latter event.|Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that |#i hen h ked i ::4 :chiens -"is oe tee its existence.This does not}“Certainly the country ought to be|Mrs,Nicks had.Foster-Milburn Co,,|# ;2 ere &-|excuse.They know it exists and they |defended,”the President wrote to the .7 aethfor?If|cuse,y i an ey 463 :|Props.,Buffalo,N.Y.e what they were there for?directly responsible for the Attorney Gencral,if;posse!oe re cotton crop is to be saved Dr.}}|are :Ms against men who would take advan-!}ws Me eatade te saull-be the |wrong because they could destroy it -oo attageofsuchcircumstancestoin-|%: nl if they would use their influence Rs.Old Pap rs! iB e:}crease the price of food and the dif-©who :wh a .Rhee ,makes and an be demand |against it.It is a terrible responsi-ficulties of living.]S4ed to know if the delegates to the|at %Th jonce set to work the bureau of in-|%e Landmark has on %Pe ee ;Attorney General McReynolds=—Cotton Con diaiis Chai 06 get |Duy but it cannot.be evaded by set ig Morey from the government at 2 professing eee ::|vestigation of the Department of &hand stacks of old pa-} M ner cent to loan to the farmers at 6 The conditions complained of in}Justice,with hundreds of agents|%S ana ©sak eaes,:he probably embar-|480"seem to have been magnified|throughout the country.Agents of |pers.All you want sat ¢ :|in the recent primary in Robeson.In l=shew pd eee wert]10 cents.a hundred.# sjwere there to “help the farmer.”Dr.|*recent issue of the Wilmington Secretary Redfield conferred with a They are mighty good : Alexander.charges that some of the Star My.T.A.McNeill,Jr.,chairman}Secretary Houston of the Depart-|%:.oSAMtecaiiantanks-Gontt want|0!the Democratic committee inRob-ment.of Agriculture.5 for wrapping,papering & }eson county,publishes the following ||ete.ey Price 50c,at dealers. ren mK ~~BOROECEOEOEOECECHOM CRCEORCEORCEORO) President.‘yassed some of the gentlemen who} ee hi (Within a few hours from the time |<oh i i government crop-moving money be-|ent Assistant Cashier.;&walls,etc.|card.over his signatuie:he President acted three of the ex-|%’’ eause they fear it will prevent them|~,,q |ecutive departmerits of the govern- loaning money at 8 per cent.That|1m view of the unfavorable and/ment were movingto learn the cause Tissue be ao,but there have been inti-|1iseraceful manner in which some|of the soaring prices of food :ay 2 |saw fit to conduct themselves at the throughout the country. —that some of them that got)primary Saturday,and on account|Some officials who believe the “.government money at 2 per cent|of the many adverse criticisms of|greater proportion of price increas- ire it at 8.It would-be interest-|Lumberton and Lumberton township|es have no connection whatever with [LENOIR COLLEGE (Co-educational)Hickory,N.C. LOCATION:Delightfully located in view of the mountains in the most HOW ABOUT YOUR French Dry Cleaning?Are yousatisfied?If youdesire good work and prompt attention see us. ing to know if this is true.|that have gone over the State and|the European war but are the rosult ~indicated,is likely to become popu- (Moratorium,as The Landmark has lar.The Enquirer says a citizen y of Monroe who became interested in *the word,has found on inquiry in Union,“Mecklenburg and Anson counties and to some extent in Rich- \mond,that old moratorium has some t ng supporters among the un- ®crowned kings in this land of the| @igree as well as among the oneseecrownsoverinEurope.” =Moratorium has always had strong |nage in this part of the country.y didn’t now it by that title but t has always been popular. REE Republicans always favored a mer-,marine,The Democrats op- d it under the plea that it was 'y.If every one of our warlswereofthisclass,it would ue blessing just now.But De-y always hangs its sights be- hind instead of before-—Winston Re- blican. It would be interesting to know phy,if the Republicans were so zeal- _pus for a merchant marine,they did- pt establish one during the 40 yoars 3 were in almost uninterrupted ;county on account of such conduct,|as chairman of the Democratic par-|ty in this county and on behalf of the party,I wish to repudiate that conduct and impute it to personswhoarenotworthyofmembership in our party or any other respecta-|ble political organization. The use of money or other means| of bribery in an election is deplora- ble,but when men attempt to and ac-|tually do cloud the brain of a voter|with whiskey and reduce him to a |maudlin state,they have not only corrupted the ballot but have madecriminalsofthemselvesaswell as the voter,Amy candidate who}|contributed the means to make this| |possible or who participated is un-| worthy of a Democratic nomination,| to say nothing of being unworthy tofilltheofficetowhichheaspires. ‘As chairman of a great party in a great county and as a_citizen ofLumbertonandLumbertontownship,I appeal to the civic virtue of our |community to rise as one man and||condemn such practices and say to |any candidate who stands for such |that you are unworthy of support and you can’t get the vote of thistownships.The law is ample to han-die such situations and should be -en-er by those who are in authori- y:Ny Conditions seem to be deplorable in Robeson,but Mr,McNeill is pursu- phon omEyF*saat of manipulations,attempts at cor- ners or individual efforts of dealers,contend that the “conspiracy”sectionoftheShermanlawcoversthesitua- tion. Congressmen who already have in- troduced resolutions to the rise in prices and others who are preparing similar messages viewed| the action of the administration wit satisfaction.‘They pointed out that while flour particularly has taken a great jump in price,wheat exports practically are paralyzed and mil-lions of bushels are piled up in ele- vators or in freight cars strung across the Continent. Secretary Redfield wrote ChairmanAdamsonoftheHousecommerce committee suggesting an appropria-tion of $10,000 for his part of the in- vestigation.“If the present temrarystoppageoftradewithforeign countries is made the-basis for an at- tempt in ‘this country to put uppricesartificially,”said the Secreta-ry,“it is unpatriotic,I may say eyen damnable.”LS The Twenty Year Test.: “Some twenty years ago I used Chamber-lain’s Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoeaeddy,”writes Geo.W.Brock,the Enterprise,Aberdeen,Md. ed that it was a quick and safe cure foraSincenoonecansellmeanythingsaidtobe‘just as good.’allthease years I have used it and ‘¥eeom-mended it many times,it has never dis-appointed anyone.”For by all dealers, investigate| Gillespie Pressing Club—’PHONE 350 — ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar- gain counters,but the lastwordinartisticengraving. Statesville Printing Co."Phone 208. White Crown JAR CAPS. ———The most--——_ Sanitary,Economical, Convenient,Reliable, Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar.Ask to see them, Eagle& Milholland. healthful section of North Carolina,1,200 feet above sea-level,No malaria.BUILDINGS:Five modern well-equipped buildings—steam-heat,elec- tric lights and city water.Elegant new Science building with u to-date Chemical,Physical ang Biological laboratories.Splendiddormitories,with good board at cost.STANDARD:Our A.B,graduates enter the graduate departmentofourStateUniversityandattainA.M.degree in one year.DEPARTMENTS:Literary,Music (piano,voice,violin,etc.),Expres-sion,Art,Domestic Science,Business and Preparatory.Pure Ath-letics;15 able and experienced teachers;287 students.Tuition rea-sonable.College opens the first Tuesday in September.Write for catalogue.Address ‘ PRESIDENT R.L.FRITZ,Hickory,N.C. Statesville Female College Thorough Courses of Study:Preparatory,Collegiate,Piano, Voice,Art,Elocution,Domestic Science,Able and experienc- ed teachers in every department. For day pupils,registration $2 and tuition costs $12 per quar-ter.For boarders,registration,etc.,$7,and board and tuitioncost$152for the session.; For catalogue apply to/J.A:SCOTT, . President. |THE LANDMTART ieeust TS,»1914. Barrington Hall’s ba-, Kerized Coffee —no a rt oversteeped a"cpaCreve»With ‘Train No.16 ar,9.60,leaves 10.35 a.m. r ‘aoe Ptam Tastortibe 9.10 p.m. ¥no bitter chaff flavor:Train No;23 ar.1015,leaves 10.30 6 m.|‘G -oY Train No,16 ar.6.25,leaves 6.46 p.m.| a ¥¥No.18 arrives from Mooresville at 7.40 a, a ;-vas m.and eee for Mooresville at 7.50,-“Miller-McLainSupply Co.im £5 and24ase vot operated on Sunday.| 7 .“S|FEELING EFFECTS OF WAR.|‘j { aie }j.‘Industries Curtailing—Report That|Year,at Leckeot Shoals Has Been| iy rtai Deni "Stating that the war is gradually| f jreaching this section in a local»way, the Charlotte Observer of Saturday i 3 mentions the curtailment of indus- \We haveafairly good trial operations,It says: i stock of a fine quality of “The cotton mills likewise are cur- tailing generally.They are announe- SojaBeans and if you ing half-time operations and someareinneedofsome*for4),arc shutting down,for g week at a sowing,we would be time.The majority,however,such to h '.as the Cannon Mills of Concord andgladaveyourorder,:aaa and the Highland Park fe ilvet |Mills of this city,are running three Our stockis limited,and days in the week.With the spot itwill not last long,so f —arene pate a a ra e ’State and the ief prevailing thatifyouwillneedany,WE }f cotton is going down to 8 cents,man- would advise you toPet ;ares are gitting steady in the :oat.-your orderin promptly...}i..“The_rajlroads_are—also_reporting.¥P phy.rT much difficulty in.the way of ship- ments.One of the high officials ofJ.K.Morrison Grocery {the Norfolk &Western Railway sta- //ted to a Charlotte citizen in Roan- &Produce Co.oke,Va.,several days ago that his 'system had 5,000 cars in and about Norfolk and that every sidetrack was os aan filled and it was getting to be a se-| LET US figure with youon your|rious proposition about the movement next LITHOGRAPH-|of product,in view of the fact thatINGorder.Weare agents for one there was little export shipments andofthebestcompaniesandareinthemillsgenerallywerecurtailing. position to save you money.“There was a report current yester- e rea"day that the Southern Power Com-Statesville Printing Co.pany had ordered the Hardaway Con- ’Phone 208.tracting Company to move slowly with the work at Lookout Shoals, where another great hydro-electric ~development has just’«been started. NewSeries August 1 This report was characterized as groundless at the Southern Power offices yesterday when inquiry was made as to its verity.That some The First Buildingand such order may be issued is believedLoanAssociation‘of to be probable but nore of the pow- Statesville,N.C.,opén-er company Officials here know any- ed its 56th Series on fring about it.They sey that no or- jers have been issued and that the Saturday,August Ist,work there is going right ahead.Of19144coursetheycannothazardanypre- .diction as to the future.Mr.W.S. $Lee is in New York where hc is keep- H.V.Furches,Sec’y.ing closely in touch with the situa- tion. a ngangng ana ~-”How to Care a Sprain. ~ECLIPSE ENGINES A spreim may be cured in about one-third *AND THRESHERS.~seplying Chambévichr's Liktieon sad oh I will have one of jo intaal sie ty ae be nee ons with each battle.For style machines here in a short =oe eee a time..Comeover the first timeyouareintownandseethem CONFESSIONandlet’s talk it over.Cc.H.TURNER,Near the Depot.Hopes Her a Made Public, Iredel}’Phone No.74,Bell No.7 willHelp Other W. NOTICE!Hines,Ala.—‘‘]must confess’’,HOLLAND BROS.have changed|Mrs.Eula Mae Reid,of this place,thaltheirphonenumberfrom177to7,|Cardui,the woman’s tonic,has done meCallNo.7 for draying,all grades||#great deal of good.best coal and wood,etc.Before |commenced using ——— Residence ’Phone 1310.would spit up everything I ate.as‘tired,sleepy——e time,pe wasirregular.hardly dra;sound,and would an severe headachesconAddiMhiPtinuously. Since taking Cardui,I have enfirelingacineaperquitoewhatIeat.Every tiring seems to digest all right,and I have;gained 10 poundsin weight.” We have two sizes.If you are a victim of anyofthe numer-|.=sages ae to your sex,it isro}bSellitbytheRollngtosuffer |or C For halfacentury,Carduihas beenre-ase.|lieving just such ills,as is proven by theFthousandsofletters,similar to the above,—’Phone 200—ich pour into our office,year by year.| ee ea is saa orig it is com-¢49 ofin ients which act specificalt.Brady Printing Co.on the womanly constitution,and helpspuis»the en organs back toh }e Cardui hashelped others,and willhelp |Th Best F Le |YOu,too.Get a.bottle today.YoueorSS,won't regretit,Your druggist sells it. :’;|Write to:ChattanoogaMedicine Co.,Ladies’Ad.’|Plambing and Electric Supplies.seer,Dan.Costumes,Tene cee =é Treatmees for omen,”Sent inplainwrapper.NC120 .jie -C.E.RITCHIE. = Statesville Aitto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. WHATEVER TYPEWRITER te buy wecan wish nothing more an that you will like it as wellas we do THE REMINGTON. preeerily Printing Co.Cood Cars,hina ’Puone 208.Reliable Drivers, J Reasonable Rates.TOBACCO FLUES!]]—rHone @.— We havea large stock’of To bacco Flues ready for delivery.We have arranged with theMcElweePlanters’Warehouse to furnish flues to tobaccogrowers.Terms:Cash or .when tobacco is sold. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St.,next door to Har- , Pt e 1 LL LTT If ‘J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho- siery.Men’s and Boys’.Rants, Overalls,Hats,Caps,’Notions,‘Suit Cases and Trunks.Remem- ;ness,Vehicle ‘&Supply'Co.ber the motto:More goods for >.ae esate —t|{|same money and same goodsUnderwear,Come (0100 be.|:Cleanin PalmBeach |.fore buying. _{8ul fe Sa |J.F.HENNINGER. :He}Next door-to N.B.“office,a Sut”ex!ville oe ws Sioan Pressing Glas | io |chef in her kitchen. th |ed to an Iowa county,jail, Soil Should Be Correspondence of The Landmark., Every farmer in the State shouldbeinterestedingettingplanteda large acreage of winter cover crops,| such as rye,clovers,vetches,grass-es,ete.These crops are needed to|hold the soil together,to prevent|washing.and leaching,to furnish |grazing and forage,to ee nitro- |gen,from the air and to turn u /to improve the soil. |Specific directions for plantingcannotbegiventhatwillsuitallcon-| ditions’of soil and weather,but some general suggestions may prove bene- ficial to farmers who Thenire to get the best results ting ready to plant.Next in importance to good,sound seed,is a good seed bed.The’landshouldbebrokennotJessthaneightinchesdeepfromtwotosixweeksbeforetimetoplantsothatitwill have time to settle.Shallow plowing does not let enough water into the soil.ately before planting and no rain j falls the soil should be rolled (when| dry enough)to make it firm;butshouldbewelldiseedorharrowedto make tha top soi!loose ‘saying that a good seed bed requiresdeep.breaking,settling,thorough harrowing and moisture.The farm- er who neglects thede things will generally fail to procure a stand.By all means watch soil conditions and, if possible,plant when there is mois- ture present. Many fields will need lime,espe- cially if any legume is to be plant- ed sion Determine this in _and_apply lime before planting.‘Ts weed All Iegumesmayoculationtofurnishbeneficial Sates ria,unless the the germs.Inoculation maybyspreadingsoilfromfields where the special crop has grown and been|found to contain the germs,The} State Department of Agriculture,|Raleigh,is now prepared to furnish inoculating material at 50 cents per acre.The United States Department of Agriculture,Washington,D."€. \will furnish it free.It'‘can be had from there through the demonstra- tion agents.In getting it from eith- er department,the order should besentinthreeorfourweeksbefore’! timt to use the material. The best time to plant ‘winter grasses and clover in this State va-/ rics very much on account of our varying altitude.In a general way we would say that the best thirty days for planting are about as fol- lows:In the mountains from August 15 to September 15; part of the State from Amgust 26 to}September 25;in the coastal plains} from September 5 to along’the tide-water region fron:September 15 to October 15.Re- member that these crops should be planted early.enough to get a good} hold in the soil by winter, killed by the hot sun of late summef. This requires good judgment and knowledge on the part of the farmer. Negro Set Fire to House and Attack- ed Occupants,Killing Three. Spring Green,Wis.,Dispatch,15th. A mad negro,armed with a hand- axe,today ended the romance of Mammah Bouton Borthwick,former- ly Mrs.Edward H.Cheney of Oak Park,lil,and Frank Lloyd Wright, wealthy Chicago architect,with whom she had lived as a wife since 1911. Setting fire to the elaborate bunga- low built by Wright for Mrs.Borth wick here,after his estrangement from his wife,the negro stood out side and attempted to brain Mr: Berthwick and eight other occupant of the buildifg,members of the fam- ily and employes,as they fled from the fldimes.He ended Mrs.Borth wick's life and the lives of two oth ers,probably’fatally injured thre and seriously wounding the remai' der. Mrs.Borthwick is said to have rep rimanded the man,Julian Carlton, .He brooded over this,it is thought,and became in sane. Carlton disappeared jafter the kill ing but after a search of several hours had been made for him,reap- peared and surrendered.He was hurried into an automobile and rush 18 mile away. The Governor.Changes.Sentences. Gov.Craig has commuted ‘the scn |tences of Robinson Rogers and Wal do McCrackin of Haywood Aesth who were sentenced-to 18 months the roads for manslaughter commit ted at Clyde school while,as office: of the law,they were ‘tndertaking to rnaintain order...The-commutation changes their terms of-sentence from 18 months to four months and pro vides that the two ten.save the county from the paytifent of any costs in their cases. The Governor also commutes from eight to four years theisentence of Claude Goodlake of Buncombe coun- ty,convicted of seduction.Goodlake’s: vietim,a very young girl,committed suicide.‘The Governor says the sen- tence of eight years was’too severe. ccieneentheenmenineameenmmmmemeienneatl North Carolina Farm Demonstrators Have a Week of Study. The North Carolina Farm Demon strators’Week of Study will begin at the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Raleigh tomorrow and continue until next Monday.The Farmers’State Convention will be gin Tuesday,26th. Leading experts will speak to the farm demonstrators daily,The de- monstrators have been doing a val!- |uable work for the agricultural class-|es of the State and the work con- tinues to broaden. erally ate appreciating the these experts: Invigoratiog to the Pale andb Sieh The farmers gen- aid of :OPS.EFFECTIVE.IN SIXTY DAYS.( é Acrea Shoald BeBe Plant.Eee How the possible for money|v and time spent for seed and in get-| If breaking is done immedi-| and~fine.|The matter may be summed up by! soil already contains | in the central} October 5>% and yet} late cnough’so that they will not at cee Ne ss,oa Lower Freight Rates Unless the|Railreads Appeal—Some of the Reductions.>»: The ‘intra-State freight rates pre-scribed by the commission which con- sidered the Justice act will become |effective in 60 days after they are }served on the officials of the rail-|road companies.If the railroads re-| sist the application of the new rates,| they will have reéourse to in- junctions or restraining orders to’ |stay their application yntil the {courts can act. It is found.that the reduction on|lumber is 10 per cent and that there is a reduction of 10 per cent on rates (on fertilizers,with the qualification |that the car load shipments are aq-{ vanced from 10 to 12 tons. About ,the biggest reduction ] {that | will be made will be on the moun-| tain divisions ef the Southern,the!{Ralcigh-Charlotte .division of the! Norfalk-Southern and some of the} r lines of the Seaboard Air Line!les that have been allowed to charge| somewhat higher than the present| standard rates because of conditions| peculiar to these lines.The moun-| |tain divisions of the Southern are di-| vested of their special extra 25 per'| cent on shipments originating in; these divisions.The Norfolk-Southern has been al-| lowed to*apply higher rates west of Raleigh to Charlotte because of the ew line exemption that will now be eliminated by the application of the commission’s findings.The re- ductions on this division of the Nor- {folk-Southern will be from 10 to 25 per cent. |The experts find that the average | {reduction of rates by the special’! commission’s findings from the pres- ent standard rates as new enforced| aspm Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. beg to announce their ice water stand still in commission,and com- fortable nail kegs to sit on while you discuss the war or other important topics. Whether you are just a plain water customer,one of our perpetual owers or gne Of our many valued custom- ers,these comforts are,for you. Please do not forget that our main business is selling hardware,building supplies,paints,oils,stoves,ranges,oft etc.Weare in position to handle s either your small or large orders. Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co.| ti hy the.corporation.commission...15 |sss -|about one cent the 100 pounds.This applies to the main lines of the! Saithert:Atlantic Coast Line,Wins-| jton-Salem,Southbound,Norfolk &| |Western,Clinchfield &Ohio and oth-| er lines,and in a modified extent to the Seaboard Air Line. The View of Our Governor and Coun- cil of State. Secretary of State Grimes wrote to Presftiant Watson of the Southern Cotton Congress,while the Congress in session in Washington laststatifpthatintheopinionof Gov.Craig and the Council of State, the national government should lend its aid in financing the present cotton and tobacco crop,furnishing money ifficient for the cotton owner to borrow on his cotton stored in bond- ed warehouses at the rate of 10 a pound middling.The Ietter wus week, cent Say - {“In the present crisis it would be sound business and patriotic co-op- ieration for the banker and the farm- jer to work in union.The “bankers should organize a system of ware- |heousing and advancing on ware- house receipts,thus preventing |he:avy financial losses that will in- the banking and other businessjuire f the country. “Immediately provision should be gade by the government for the transportation of cotton,grain and {other products to the open marketsoftheworld,so that we should not have to rely now or hereafter on for- Merchants{Farmers’Bar One Sure Road to Independence.) IS THE Our Savings Department is at your service,and.it-is your interest to make astart.You may open an account with any amount from $1.00 up and will be glad to explain anything about our sys- tem of banking that you don’t fully understand. NIA ty FeFi “Of Statesville.”zn “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS,”“_ eign ships. “The farmers should hold asmuchcottonandtobaccoaspossible and warehouse where they can un-ti?normal trade conditions are re- sumed.To put much cotton on the market under present disdérganized conditions means very much lower prices with no stable value.The growers will be at the mercy of the spinners and the spinners would have no certain standard of values,which would:mean a further depression of the market for raw material.”’———————— The Dog and the Automobile. Siler City Grit. The.fact that a dog has a keen sense of humor is shown by the ac- tions of the black setter puppy be- longing to Mr.J.M.Edwards of Si- ler City.Mr.Edwards bought a car two months ago and the pup came near running himself to death try- ing to keep up with it.He would be chained but would get loose whenheheardthatmotorstartandwith} nose to the ground would trail that cat,either by the gasoline smell or the tire tracks,until he found it; nor eould any other car fool him.} One day Mr.Edwards found him}perched upon the running-board of the.¢ar and this has since become} his tegular seat.The car never|starts but the pup is on the running-| yours and no matter the speed,the) bumps or the curves,his dogship sits | secure,apparently unruffied by his| urroundings.And now he has be- *comé so proud that in passing other | from his vantage seat, grin furiously bids| His bark must con-| vey @ peculiar sting,for every dog| he passes returns it with interestandwithtonguelollingandbodydis-| tended vainly pursues.The pup then} rrins into his master’s face with a} wink and a knowing look,as much| as tO Say,“We're the stuph;they’re| not our ind!”| No Foreign Toys For Christmas.| Importers of toys are hard hit by| the European war,and the present} indications are that there will be a) dea of the latest productions from | Germany,Austria and Russia for the coming Christmas season. The first shipments had just been!g- made on the other side when the wat broke out,and.with the arrival in New York last week of the steam- er President Lincoln the latest entries were reteived.Dealers in toys say} that #f thé war keeps up Americans wills have:to begin to make ell of their toys. dogs he,with a sardonic them défiance. a |Not So Strange After All. You May think ft strange that so many} peopl @r@ cured of stomach trouble by |Chamberlain's Tablets.You would not,however,if.you should give them @ trial.| They strengthen and invigorate the stomach|and enable it-to perform its functions nata-/ rally.’Mr Rosie Rish,Wabash,Ind, |writes;“Nothing did me the least good until|1 Negan using Chamberlain's Tablets, Tt-ie) er the _best medicing for storhach|ltrauble,I have ever need.”For sale by all|dealers;{ aae CdSPECIALPRICES} ON (Sa aRARCA SURREYS AND BUGGIES.Just received three car loads.Attrac- tive stock.Call and see them. : Statesville Realty &Investment 1906 <ommmmp>1913 On October 31,1913,we closed our seventhyearofbusiness.We take this occasion tothanktheloyalpatronsofourcompanyforthebusinesstheyhaveentrustedtousdur-ing that time and we believe we have given satisfaction to all of our customers.Hav-ing grown out of infancy into mature man-hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS weaskforacontinuanceofyoursupportand influence. Remember “We Insure Anything|Insurable.” We write all classes of BONDS,and thussaveyoutheembarrassmentofapplyingtoyourneighborforsuch,Writeusyour needs,J.F.CARLTON, <=2 a ait = W.W.W.Rings} If a Set*comes”out,’and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantee’is good as long as’the ring is worn.We have them from $2.00 up. R.H,Rickert &Son,Jewel or A ener |AGAINGT GUAMASARK)me than ancestry,the great majority of Y.|the people hereabouts who have ~\“puthers”about the European war, are against Germany.Germany is a great nation,Intellectually and =|forefront of the world’s progress. fi Sra eakis nee kak tn bo ee In education,in the sciences and in lalmost all lines of human endeavor, Jebel,paper will be stopped.the progress of the German nation TUESDAY,*---August 18,1914./has challenged the world.But the =—/German emperor,“the war lord,”has %GLORY TO MR.WARBURG!|made an unfavorable impression on Paul M,Warburg,the member of |the masses of mankind.The school- the Federal Reserve Board to whom!boys of 30 and 40 years ago used to objection was made on account of his|describe a fellow who was arrogant, connection with The Interests,’seems}over-bearing and thought he’was| to have a proper conception of the|smarter than anybody,as “biggety,” f ic service.Mr.Warburg is a Re- Sen casngeaie top Oo ry is t “‘rin and 7 f RepresentativetroducedinCongress a ating $70,000 for a Federal at Albemarle. Wednesday evening,in the vicini- ty of Gold Hill,Rowan county,the barn of Alex.Morgan was struck by lightning and burned with twomules,a cow and some feed.; ‘Alfred Bolick,a young white man serving a term of 90 days on the Ca- tawba county chain gang,was par- doned”by they Governor last week. He had served 55 days. Mr.W.Tom Bost of Raleigh,who went abroad’just before the war be- gan,sailed from Liverpool Saturday lin the Baltic and is expected to land} in New.York within a week. |capital. ‘military governors of the States Mexico City Dispatch,16th.~ The national capital tonight is in the hands ofthe Constitutionalicts, General Obregon marched in with his army and took peaceful posses-| sion of the city late today.The citi-| zens greeted him and his with cheers.‘The evacuation by_the} Federals has ,been completed and Constitutionalist soldiers @ rs troops are quar-|g tered in the barracks recently occu-'& pied by government soldiers.| Eight’special trains will,leave for’| the ception committee to welcome Gener- al Carranza,who will assume the front ‘tomorrow carrying a re-|8 presidency as soon as he enters the # With the resignation of theof |= During the 35-years that the Ma-|Chiapas,Vera Cruz,Tabasco,Cam-'& } publican who supported Mr.Wilson | >for President.When he was nomi-| hated for membership on the Federat| Reserve Board the Senate commit-| tee refused to consider his nomina-| tion unless he would appeay before the committee for examination.This| oiMe.Warburg at first refused to do| i —— but subsequently yielded,probably at the instance of Mr.Wilson.“War-| burg’s testimony before the Scnate| committee has been made public.| Asked about his interest in the firm of Kuhn,Loeb &Co.,Mr.War- burg said: “J am going to leave that firm; i am going to leave my Hamburg cm,ark overy.sinzle corporation; with which I am _conrected.More than that,I am going to leave cvery| educational and.philanthropic asso- ciation with which I have been con- nected.I think a man who is on the Federal Reserve Board ought be like Caesar's wife;he ought to be above guspicion;he ought to be without any entangling alliances.” Glory to Mr.Warburg!He has a rather antiquated idea of public ser- Vice,but the correct idea.The bane of government administration in America is the entangling alliance of) public servants~-with private inter- ests with which the government has to deal.No juror can sit on a case) in which he has a remote interest or a remote connection with any of the parties to the case;and no judge can try a case in which he has the remot- est intcrest.But legislators,State and national,and public servants in all stations,high and low,are often found interested in affairs with which they have-to deal as public servants.There are men big enough to deal,as public servants,with mat- ters in which they are interested just as they.deal with matters in which they have no interest.But such men fire so rare and the temptation is so strong,that any man who has a proper conception of the public serv-| icc and a proper regard for the pro- “aS TO COTTON CROP REDUC- wi &Congress in Washington last _all conflicting prieties,will’separate himself from interests when he takes service for the people.If he ~does not he may justly be regarded fwith suspicion. Again,glory to Mr. May his tribe increase! eRARE Warburg.| :TION. The main dispute in the Cotton) week was over the proposition of Hugh F. @ McRae of Wilmington,who contend-| cotton so as to enable pay,Mr.McRae would have the defi-|criticism. ed that if the government valorizes| the cotton *growers to obtain loans with cotton as security,it should’be a part of “¢he agreement that the grower shall cut his acreage one-half next year) ‘¥f the war continucs.That is to| “yppity;”and nothing gave his fel- lows more joy than to see one of that type get a licking or in some way fall-into disgrace.Notwithstand- ing his strong points—for he is by no means a.weak man—Emperor Wil- liam has impressed the average man as one who was “spoiling for a fight;” arrogant and thinking too well of himself;holding the opinion that Germany was invincible:And so the average man wants the Kaiser whipped,simply because he thinks the Kaiser is “too biggety.” In addition many.believe the Ger- man Emperor is responsible for the war.That is a matter of opinion. From one viewpoint he could have stopped it-had he made proper effort; from-another Russia is to blame and then France and England. must bear a measure of blame. The war news we have been re- ceiving is from anti-German sources and Germany hasn’t had a square deal in the reports,That isn’t the fault of the newspapers.Germany has been cut off and the other folks have colored news'to suit them,The | report that the German soldiers show little spirit in fighting,that the mili- tary formation is obsolete,ete.,etc., maybe accepted with many grains of allowance.The Landmark can’t see how Germany is to succeed in the face of the opposition it has encoun- tered,but it is The Landmark’s opinion that he who discounts Ger- many’s military power makes a great mistake.Germany will probably lose, but before the end comes it will give the powers allied against it such a fight as will mark.an epoch in the world’s military history.ES IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. Two years ago the News was an earnest,zealous sup- porter of Senator Simmons for the Greensboro United States Senate and a very vig-| orous opponent of Gov.Kitchin.The latter charged in his campaign speeches that the News was a Repub- lican paper,or at least that its edi- tor-in-chief,Mr.Hildebrand,was a Republican.But to the Simmons sup- |porters the News was all right;,it was supporting their man. Recently the News has shown a disposition to attack Senator Sim- mons,whereupon the friends of the Senator are up in arms. them charge that the.News is a wolf in sheep’s clothing that is endeavor- ing to disrupt the Democratic party;| one paper complains of the “undig- nified bandying of the name of an of- ficial of the standing,influence and respect which Senator Simmons com-| mands,”as if the Senator was above Mr.Hildebrand says he All of} them deny responsibility and say it’s| the other fellow;but all of them} Some of| -@mimendation that the farmer cut his|= nite acreage reduction made a partjvoted the Democratic ticket of the contract for the loan,so as|years ago to secure the privilege of| 'to be assured against a big cotton|voting for Senator Simmons.That crop next year in the event the for-makes him eligible in Democratic pri-| ;eign market is unable to take the maries and conventions unless he de- usual amount of cotton,and thus|clares his purpose not to support the prevent the depreciation of the cot-}party.To The Landmark it seems| *ton held by the government as secur-)that Mr.Hildebrand‘is a free lance;i *ity. :i The opponents of Mr.McRac’s|situation only as a matter of passing proposition contended that this would|interest and to remark that the News’ *fesult in the small farmer being com-|situation is another evidence of the} pelled to reduce his cotton crop while|fact that it makes a difference whose| the larger farmer would not have to|ox is gored.That paper was all borrow money and would be under|right when it was doing its best for |po obligation to reduce his crop.The |Senator Simmons;it is without the matter was allowed to go with a rec-|pale when it criticises the Senator. This news item comes from Wil- mington: ‘Despondent because /erop in half if the war lasts to April| ist. The force of-the objections to the| McRae plan are realized.But if pos- pretty Miss not marry him,Frank Robinson, _e@ible some way should be found to in-|aged 24,a railroad man of Char-|e a‘positive and definite reduction|lottesville,Va.,drank two ounces ‘of “tof the’crop if the war lasts until next|Carbolic acid near the home of his spring.In that event bi |sweetheart “at 6 o'clock ThursdaySpring.nt a big cotton morning,ending his life.The young étop next year would make our last!jady,after viewing the b : @ndition worse than the first.ren ae lover,contrehas mathetragedyandasserted;“If that’s :Congress |the way love acts on a person I don’t Washington last week,Senator|want to be in love.” e Smith of Georgia declared that;If the girl is as heartless as that, Within 30 days 50 ships will be flying the foolish man is probably better the American flag to transport to|dead than married to her. rope first the cotton crop and later manufactured articles. g the Senator is a true prophet and t the 50 ships will be multiplied eral times within 90 days. ey ft Addressing the Cotton Negro Killed at Mott’s Grove Camp Meeting. Davidson Dispatch,16th, lotte Observer. Here’s hop- to Char- David Clark,a negro recently.re- Among the many blessings for turned to this section of the coynty Which we express thanks the past|from the chain gang,where he had k,the defeat of Fire Alarm For-|poen Ct ad then the result of cer-}.:|tain sales of.liquor,was shot 1inOhio-stands conspicuous,The Pkilled at Mott’s Grove cup iene try is to be congratulated on thejing,in Catawba county,this after- that the danger of Foraker’s re-|noon about 4 o'clock.The negro whomtotheSenatehaspassed.‘did the killing escaped,: two| |but this paper is remarking on the| Ruth Southerland of this city would} annual event,ncarly $30,000 has been| raised for the Oxford orphenage,The| amount cleared the first year for this| purpose was about $75. Forsyth county Republicans have! nominated G,D.Crouch~fer-the State| Senate,J.B.Craven and V.0.Rob-| ertson for the House,Sam.F.Vance \for clerk,G.A.Carroll for sheriff | and J.E.Buxton for register, Travis Fry,a white man,85 years old,died of pellagra in thé Cabarrus lcounty home lest week and just be- fore he died he said he had killed @ man named Jo.Coleman.It is be- lieved that Fry’s mind was wander- jing when he made the statemtnt. |Thirty-seven national banks’in {North Carolina,representing an ag- |gregrate capital and surplus of $8,- 1.900,000,had up to Saturday.signed the necessary papers~of ips lin the National Currency Associa- tion of North Carolina,organized at a meeting of bankers in Raleigh last Wednesday. Oscar Lee,a negro who was.re- |leased from the Guilford.county ichain gang last Wednesday,wanted to celebrate and not having the wherewith he slipped a gallon of booze from the express office.He i failed to make a get-away,however, and is back on the gang for another year.Tough Juck,my masters. Senator Overman has_secured the passage of the bill to restore Frank |H.Lemly of Winston-Salem to the lactive list of the navy with the rank |of’passed assistant paymaster. Young Lemly resigned from the navy about four years ago during the se- rious illness of his fathcr,William A. Lemly of Winston-Salem,who has since recovered. miPepistrict...Attorney Holton, addressed the Forsyth county publican convention Saturday,urged the Republicans to support two of the proposed amendments to the con- stitution of North Carolina —that relative to providing a six-months’ term for all schools in the State,and the one providing for the revision and.reform of the system of revenue and taxation. Chairman Travis of the State cor- |poration commission spoke befor« the State Association of County Commissioners at Fayctteville last week and opposcd the segregation feature of the constitutional amendment.He favors assessing property at cash value,as the law requires,and lowering the tax rate. All well if the authoritics would do} it,which they won't.|ee || who Re- Opposed to Floating Loans For Bel- ligerents. The United States government has| announced itself as opposed to the floating of loans in this country for (Seal:) the benefit of any belligerent Euro- |pean power.Switzerland,a ncutral country,inquired if she might float! a loan in the United States and was informed the restriction would not apply to neutral countries. J.P.Morgan &Co.,approached iby private bankers who wished to know whether if a-loan should be de- sired by the French government it could be floated in the United States, announced that it would take no ac- ition the State Department might dis-| |approve.| The 4,following pronouncement of| policy was issued by Secretary Bry- lan at,the discretion of President Wil-| son: “Inquiry having been made as to the attitude of this government in case American bankers are asked to make loans to foreign governments| |during the war in Europe,the fol- \lowing announcement is made:| “There is no reason why loans} should not be made to the govern- ments of neutral nations,but in the judgment of this government loa@s | by American bankers to any foreign | nation which is at war is inconsist-| lent with the true spirit of neutral | ity.” |his principle represents an ad-| |vanced attitude on the part of the! |United States on a much-mooted | |question.Hitherto loans have been | |foated in the United States as well) |as other neutral countries for the lbenefit of the belligerents.Interna-/| tional authorities have agreed that) while the loaning of money is forbid- \den to neutral governments her sub-; jects might engage in the practice.| TTTS + High-| | Three Men Shot to Death By waymen,te Joseph Sheler,paymaster of the} Glen Alum Coal &Coke Co.at Glen| Alum,W.Va.;Dr.W.D.Amick,| company physician,and F.D.John-| son,company electrician,were shot/® |to death Friday by bandits who took)@thepayrollof$15,000 and escaped. The three company employes re- ceived the money from a Norfolk & Western train at Glen Alum andstartedforthemines,three miles away,on a velocipede car.Travel- ing salesmen walking to the mine found the car with the payroll gone,| a mile from the station.Two of themen‘were dead..The third,mortally) wounded,said they had been attack-|ed by four Italians.|A later report says all the banditswerekillodbyaposse.Three offi-'cers were killed and two.seriously wounded in the battle,All but $1,-' 700 of the $8,000 taken by the ban-)idits was recovered,? of the old regime will disappear. When citizens ‘of Mexico awoke Thursday morning the arse- nals were empty,the barracks were deserted and the’provisional Presi- City C=wonderful value. sonic picnic at Mocksville has been an)poche and Yucatan,the last vestige = deiit~of..the republic as well as the)@ members of his cabinet had vanish-) ed. Cruz at 3.15 a,.m. Provisional.President.Carbajal left behind him a manifesto,;to the nation, saying that he had done his best in a provisional capacity to save the country from further bloodshed,but that his peaceful overtures had been mét on the part of the Constitution- alists by uncompromising demands for an unconditional surrender...Two paths lay before him,he said,to fight or-to-aceede-to-the.Constitutionalists.| Tinder Suen Conentions “the “Presi , claimed that his government could no longer exist,and he concluded: “I leave the high post which I hzve oceupied in the belicf that I have ful- filled -my_.duty~teward -my country and intrusting thé lives and interests in the capital to the governor of the Federal district. “The whole responsibility for the future rests with the revolution,and if we should behold with affliction a repetition of the situation which I am trying to put to an end,the truth will be manifested once more that by violence.socicty cannot be recon- structed.” Preparations for the reception of the triumphant Constitutionalist army in the capital began.A com- mittee,consisting of Senators and Deputies of the old Madero Congress, were appointed to meet General Car- ranza as he entered the city,business houses were requested to decorate and arrangements made for women to strew the path of the incoming army with flowers. The departure of provisional Pres- ident Carbajal and his cabinet caus- ed no interruption in the normal life of the capital,but for the first time in its history Mexico found herself without legislative,judicial or exec- utive powers. nn Franklin D.Roosevelt of New York,Assistant Secretary of the Na- vy,will be a candidate for the Dem- ocratic nomination for the United States Senate in New York.———————— 6TATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO, LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J.Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J.Cheney &Co.,doing business in the City of Tolagjo,County end State afore-and that said firm will y the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that capbecuredbytheuseofHall's Ca- tarrh Cure;FRANK J.CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribedinmypresence,this 6th day of De- cel A.D.1886,A.W.GLEASON, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal- ly,and acts directly on the blood andmucoussurfacesofthesystein.Sendfortestimonials.free.F.J.CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,O. Sold by all druggists.5c. Sake Hall's Family Pills for omstivation. Wirelessgram. Statesville,N.C.,August 18,1914.To Loyal Americans Anywhere:Heavy firing is reported on Fort Dobbs A call to everyAmericancitizentoenlistinitsdefence.The guns of alliedarmiesarecenteredsolelyonFortDobbs.Vast clouds of smoke show that defenders aremakingagallantfight.When the match is applied to the endofaKortDobbscigarthereis nothing but a rich,pleasant,comfortable smoke,and well worth five cents.Sold by dealers.D.J.KIMBALL, Sole Agent and Distributor forNorthCarolina,Statesville,N.C. Stier The stock of Groceries and fixtures of the Cash Grocery Co.is offered for sale..This stock is clean andnew.No hard stock.The fixtures are up-to-date in every way. The stand is among the very best in town,there being no other grocerystore;on Center streetfromthesquaretothePostoffice. TERMS EASY.If interested address .B,care The Landmark. Aug.14,1914—2t. President Carbajal left the city|3 on a special train bound for Vera |} Crawford-Bu tion. “You must see this Range to fully appreciate this — Don’t let our low is a cheap Range. 2 Complete with high closet,18 ‘=inch-oven,:15 gallon reservoiror city water connec- Price $30,$35 and $40. pee influence you to think this ome in and see it. nch Furniture Company. PAN SRE A cae Y Serre retesssItIsssIIIT LETIIELITTTSISSIIIIIIF SSIS SSSTS ssE LOOSE RE E OR E O 1 —RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISONCO.#: THE STORE WITH THE QUICK PARCEL POST SERVICE. a Reduction Sale ON Men’s Low Footwear. In order to reduce our stock of Men’s Oxfords we are going to offer to our customers for the « next ten days the following Ox- fords at the prices quoted below: Edwin Clapp Oxfords,$6 and $6.50 for Walkover Oxfords, Walkover Oxfords, Walkover Oxfords, Heywood Oxfords, Heywood Oxfords, J.£.Tilt Oxfords, J.E.Tilt Oxfords, J.E.Tilt Oxfords, $5.00-B403.203.003.19 3.203.90 3.00 450 for 4.00 for 3.50 for 4.50 for 4.00 for 4.00 for 3.75 for 3.50 for These prices do not include high OR O OR E O OR O OR CI EL Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. THE STORE THAT PAYS THE POSTAGE ON MAIL ORDERS. CEEROECACROR ERO OBITSStsSssTsITITIsseeeeSeeeOSSSSESTSTOPESTERETEESSEPOCESEES XO Sttttt Business § Lower Prices on Ford Cars Effective August Ist,1914,to August ‘Ist, 1915,and guaranteed against any reductions during that time.’All cars fully equipped f.o.b.Detroit. Runabout $440 Touring Car -490 Buyers to Share in Profits. All retail buyers of new Ford cars from August Ist,1914, to August Ist,1915,will share in the profits of the com- ny to the extent of $40 to $60 pef car,on each car they uy,PROVIDED:we sell and deliver 300,000 new Ford cars during that period.Just received two car loads of Touring Cars. Carolina Motor Company. Ask us for particulars: BRING A MESSAGE EACH TIME, Don’t run an advertigement until it is stale.There are enough talking points in your stock for a new mes- sage each time.The right kind of editor will not think of repeating a news item in his paper and a progres- sive advertiser should bring a new talk each time. All you have to do to send a new message to lots of people each time through the advertising columns of The Landmark isto furnish us new copy in plenty of time. ee t e t o r s o s c e s e s : PS S p s s e o c e s c o o c o s e s oe ee e e e c o r e s n e s e s e s o e s e e pe e s e s e c e s o r c e s s *SeesceeePSST SP eT eeeeeeeeeeee eee eeeestes eeeTe ee eee eee eeeeeeee eee eee eeeeee eeeesos eee eeeerrr esses eter ites 32233332 MissEcherd and Dr.Thurston Mar-riedat Taylorsville. |Correspondence of The Landmark. |the home of Mayor Jones P.Echerd of Taylorsville was the scene of a ‘beautiful wedding,when his yourigest daughter,Jenna,became the bride of Dr.Asa Thurston.|.At 8 o'clock some friends and afewofthekinspeopleofbothparties Were assembled to witness the event. Ivy and pink gladioli were artistical- ly used in the decoration of the -hall and parlor in which the marriage was |On Thursday evening,August 18th, >> > >> >> > >> } solemnized.After the many tiny | candles in the festoons of ivy about the wedding bell had been lighted,|Miss Janie Leonard of Statesville,ac-| companied by Miss Rosa Watts,one| of our own talented musicians,sweet- ly sang!’Oh,Promise Me.”Then as! Mi s Leonard rendered Mendelssohn’s | wedding march the bridal party en-| tered.The bride was lovely in a}white silk erepe dress and veil with| orange blossoms,She carried.a hand-j| ome bouquet.of bride’s roses.The} ceremony was performed by Rev.E.| !y.Brown of Loray.The bride,a} daughter of Mr.J.P.Echerd,at pres-|ent mayor of Taylorsville,is‘an un-| usually pretty and attractive girl. The groom is a highly educated and} cultured young man,a son of the la-| mented Rev.T.G.Thurston,and is} much loved in this community,where} he has been‘practicing medicine for| the past four years.| Dr.and Mrs.Thurston went by au-tomobile to Hickory,where they voarded the train for some of the resorts of the western part of the| Crops Looking Better—News of Am-| ity Community.| cspondenee of The Landmark. lroutman,R-2,Aug.15 —Crops} THE LANDN [ARK GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG. PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.cee nnOFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET.| TELEPHONE NO.i. TUESDAY,---August 18,1914.| A.F.&A.M. STATFSVILLE Lodge No.487 A.,F.&A.M.meets tonight at 8.00 é’clock in Masonic Hall..All mem- bers requested to be present and visiting brethren cordially invit- ed.Regular meeting. Notices of Néw.Advertisements. Personal Mention of People and Their Movements. |Louise,are spending a fewsdays in Atlanta. Mr.W.C.Stikeleather,who spent a week’s vacation at the home of his|their home father,Mr.T.M.Stikeleather,in Turrersburg township,returned to|the guest rs.C.Seott of Charlotte is visit- 'Mrs.Geo.M.Foard has gone to ing Mrs.] +Charlotte Friday evening. Waynesville to spend a week with the 'family of her brother,Mr.J.B.Ivey of Charlctte,who are spending the summer at Waynesville. Miss Isabel McRee and Mr.Frank McRee,who visited their aunt,Miss Minnie Morrison,at Scott’s,returned| |Friday to their home in Winston-Sa- i lem. j had been at Asheville since their wed- ‘ding two weeks ago,passed through| ——|Statesville Frilay en route to Pau- ley’s Island,S.C.,where they will| Berkshire pigs for sale.—R.D.Er-|spend two weeks. win,Statesville R-6, Baby's cloak found.Call at The Landmark office. visited..Mrs..Mclver’s parents,Mr. and Mrs.P.V.Dotson,have return-|Miss Crawford of Marion are cuests of Mrs.D.S.Thomas.Bank stock for sale—X.G,)Gaith.to thetr home in Wadesboro.Mrs.Dotson and Master Loraine Dotson R.J.Harbin will not be responsi-|@ccompanied them home. ble for debts of his son,Jas.L.Har-|‘ bin. Two brood mare$!.at a bargain.—|Geo.W.,Absher. Good organ for $15.—D.H.Bost. Dissolution of the firms of Brad- ford,Hedrick &Morrow and Brad-| ford-Morrow Co. Wirelessgram from D.J.Kimball. New prices on Ford cars.—Caroli-| na Motor Co. Springs to spend a week. Miss Mary Crawford,who visited| jcounty.Misses Ruth and Annie Lov | Brown accompanied her home. the summer. Miss Louise Walker is spending a ville aasned Beautiful residence property for |week in Asheville. sale.—J.T.Plott. ford-Bunch Furniture Co. Reduction sale on men’s low foot-| Miss Mollie Kimball of Rock Hill,| |brother,Mr.D.J.Kimball. Mr.H.H.a Norfolk,Va., wear.—Ramsecy-Bowles-Morrison |who visted his mot Co.a |Swann,went to Asheville Saturday The Lyric programme.}to spend a few days.He will return Handy fruit jars.—The Poik-Gray lto Statesville for another stay before Drug Co. Quality footwear.—Mills &ae ton. Bankrupt sale of dry goods, tions,shoes.—J.M.McKee &Co. ing —Wedding Anniversary. Reported for The Landmark.. 'The home of Mrs.Sol.Simon pre- ing for the affair given in honor her house guests,Miss Lieberls of| Savannah,Ga.,Miss Lowenstein New York and Miss Josephs of}Goldsboro,The rooms were appro-|priately decorated for the occasion. Two tables of bridge was played,a) beautiful prize being given the lucky |- winner,after which a very delightful luncheon was served. Miss Lieberls will return to her home in Savannah Thursday,after an enjoyable visit. Mr.and Mrs.J.S.Alexander cele- brated their 40th wedding anniver- sary Thursday with a family reun- ion at their home on Cherry street.All their ‘children and grandchildren dined with them,making‘the occa- sion a happy one.The children are Mrs.G.D.Bradshaw of Charlotte, Mr.J.E.Alexander of Salisbury and| Mrs.R.O.Deitz and Mr.C,S.Alex- ander of Statesville.Mrs.Alexan-der of Salisbury and Mr.Deitz and Mrs.C.S.Alexander of Statesville were also present. Noted Yeggman Capt ured. “Portland Ned,”notorious yegg- man wanted at Plymouth,this State, for robbing the postoffice and in oth- er places,was brought to Greensboro Friday for a hearing before Commis- sioner Collins,having been arrested pear Danbury.He is the man whoWaspardonedbyGovernorBleaseof South Carolina and got out of his of-fice by the rea¥,while officers in front were awaiting to rearrest him. The Senate has agreed to the con: ference report on.the cotton futuresbillwhichtheHousealreadyhadap-;Proved.The measure places a tax of two.cents a pound on all cottonMe»gold for future delivery except un-der contracts.based on the govern-“ment’s standardization of.cottongtades,wie going back to ook Mr.and Mrs.P.Clampitt and} little daughter,‘itigs Katherine,of Miss Margaret Flanigan joined them| |here. Mrs.Dorman Thompson and little daughter,Elizabeth,went to Reids-} Miss Elizabeth Hill,who visited at turned to Charlotte. Mr.and Mrs.W.H.Lowrance of | Chester,S.C.,are visiting Mr.and| Mrs.G.C.Mills. Mr.Flake Montgomery of Wins- Spring township last week. lem,who visited relatives in States-| day. Mr.E.O.Shaver went to Whitney Saturday to assist,in the singing at} a revival meeting.Little Miss Willie Jenkins of Gas-| tonia,who visited Mr.and Mrs.D.|cue, J.Williams,went to Taylorsville'letic sports of many kinds,firemen’|reel races,including a grand displa) Miss Stella Mize is spending a few|of fire works and a magnificent.pa-rade of floats and union men startiny jat Salisbury arid marching to Spen Two prominent speakers of na Saturday.? days at Black Mcuntain.She is cx- pected home tomorrow. Misses Blanche and -Mary Cowan,|cer. who visited their relatives in States-|tional reputation haveSpencerislookingforward to having within her borders on that day 25,000 visitors. ville and vicinity,returned Saturday to Chattanooga,Tenn. Misses Beulah Jenkins and Sara Ramsey went to All Healing Springs | Saturday to barr a week. Mayor L.Caldwell spent Satur-| day and Boake at Saluda with Mrs.|Caldwell and baby.Mr.P.A.Miller of Winston-Salem ||dell,and Mrs,W.K.Clement and little | sony Glenn,of Davie county,are} Mrs.L.C.Ashcraft.and little son, Calvin,of Carthage,are visiting Mrs. Asheraft’s mother,Mrs.©.B.Webb. Mr.Jas.W.Wilson has returned from a week’s fishing.trip in the mountains. Mrs.BE.V.Jewett of New Mexico isvisitingatthehomeofherfather,|¥' Mr.J.W.Vickery,in Bethany town-ship,for two ‘weeks,e sry oi and daughter, 3 of Mr.and Wilson,left yesterday:for Montreat to visit Mr.D.AMr.J.L.Sloan and daughter,Miss|kins. J.E.Alexander,who Sunday evening .to Tomlin of Asheville is robinson of Wilming- White of Sum- guests of Dr.and Mfrs. Robinson is an aunt |Wood left aunday for Norfolk,Va., |where er will spend a week. |Rev.and Mrs.C.E.Raynal,who} go as there WilliandPpeare. White spent yesterday at Davidson.Mr-R.L.Poston is at All Healing|y and }Bey Kicked By a Horse and Seriously daughters,Misses who visited Mr.and at the home of Mr.Q.R.Brown,has |Morrison,returned yesterday to “their |returned to her home in Catawba/home in Charlotte. .Ledbetter and family |Columbia,S.C.,and Mr..DeWitt Mrs.Orren Penland has gone to/|better of Roxboro ate visiting|Asheville to spend the remainder of|and Mrs. ¢:t °..who lives two miles from here in Con- May McLelland-of Moores through Statesville terday en route to Black Mountai: Misses Mary and Martha Wat o Economy steel ranges.—Craw-||S.C.,is a guest at the home of her |of Maxton,former teachers |through Statesvilleer,Mrs.M.E.|route a from Hiddenite, for several days. pa Conner went Mooresville yesterday to |Carey Troutman. i Mamie Gregg of ist ce Cc.is visiting her aunt,Mrs.no-|C harlotte,were in Statesville Bitar ee |day en route to Catawba county to |visit Mr.Clampitt’s home people.| Mrs.Simons Entertains This Morn.| Rev.and Mrs. today to spend several ‘ian in Catawbacounty. Ashley Farmer of Clayton i visitiow relatives i ee 4 f Mrs.Wm.Wallace, la a rance this morn-|Ville Saturday to spend a few days}Wallace,Miss iaeaeesof|with Mrs.Thos.Filman.|Mildred end Gordon Wallace havo Misses Rebecca Stimson and Rachel jturned from the Blue Ridge Associaof|Morrison are spending a few days in} Brooklyn,N.Y.,Miss Wallace of Mooresville with Miss Ethel Johnson.tion grounds,near Black Mountai: where they spent several weeks. Mr.H,Lee Lazenby went to Szli\the home of her father,Mr.R.|oe ~to i iHjll,in the Clio community,has re-|er,R.Lazenby,in:building Labor Day at Spencer. Correspondence of The Landmark. Spencer,Aug.15—Labor Day h ton-Salem visited home folks in Cool}become a fixture in Spencer.For tw:years past thousands of visitors haxMr.James Moore of Winston-Sa-|availed themselves of the free amuse entertainment and recreatior ville,,went to Catawba county Satur-|offered by the thousands of skilled }artisans employed |railway shops. This year promises to outstrip al Among the attra: tions for the day will be a big barbe- ,balloon ascension,at! in ‘the Southern former events. Mr.Crater Teaching at Roaring Riv- Correspondence of The. Merton Crater,of north Ire is teaching as principal of Wilkes county, guests of Mr?and Mrs.R.P.Allison.|Alexander of noe sine!fitver asCraterhastaught Iredell’for a number of years Be is a college graduate We wish him the best of succes’in his school this year. Piles Cured in 6to 14 Days ao tefugd money if PAZO FeteBiesdinieanor Protruding Piles in -tol4 days.firstapplication gives Easeand are looking much better since the! od rains have come.Farmers have} Lh2 zun_to break fallow ground to pre-| pare the land for whéat.—t The pienic at Bethesda Saturday, sth,was attended by a large crowd and the long table that was filled al- most beyond its capacity was no mall feature of the day. Mrs.Osear Murph and children »spent several wecks with Mrs father and mother,Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Brown,have returned to their home in Spartanburg,S.C Mrs.Theos.Porter of Salisbury is ting her brothers and sisters in community.Mrs.Ed.Owens is visiti her sister,Mrs.Ernest Ta- tum,in Salisbury this week and also attending the teachers’institute.Mr J.A.B.Goodman of Mooresville ha veral days with his son,Mr Goodman 2nd family,and ha nd to see all his old friends, ractcd meeting will begin ly Groye the fourth Sunday ‘clock.The pastor will be d by Rev.Mr.Rimmer of Ca Bell Walton isvisiting |t:win.The meeting will =at A Millis in High Point.She! to Goldsboro to’ Knox’s Chapel the same time. vl have been recding in the’paper at on aceount of the war Paris will decane ot be able to furnich the fashions Miss Mary ‘Atos.of Robesonville, Mr.and Mrs.J.H.McIver,who/are visiting relatives here. |for the world,and the question is, siyles?...It’s to be heped she will be yable to furnish more sensible ones than have been for the past few [es an America originate her own Hurt. Correspondence"of The Landmark. Stony Point,Aug.17.—Floyd |Stout,young son of Mr.N.P.Stout, cord township,Iredell county,was the victim of a serious accident Fri- day afternoon.The boy had gone tothepasturetocatchahorseand when nearing thc animal he struck it with a buggy whip.As a result th horse kicked him on the head abovehisrightcfe,and I am told his skull was fractured.He was taken to Dr Long’s Sanatorium for treatment.H« was rational cfter the accident and it is hoped his injury may not prov erious. Floyd has becn unfortunate.A few years ago,when he was a small boy, he felf™and broke an arm.(The young man’s skull was frac- >> > > >) SS P Py ) >> > >> > > > > > > ) It is always a pleasure to the OfficersandEmployesofthisBanktoknow that their efforts to give good sery-ice are appreciated by the peoplewhodobusinesswithus.We re-ceive many expressions of this na- ture from our customers and we assure them that their commenda- tion shall be a constant spur to ever-increasing efficiency on our part.We invite those who are not already our customers to test our service. 1 ean 100,000 Miele Saneess.Y Bre 1OL8) The Lori Programme: Tuesday. Metamorphoses (two reels)— Mutual Girl No.20—Reliance Film Wednesday. Soul of Honor (two reels)— When the Wheels of Justice Clog- ped—Thanhouser Filin. Thursday. Shorty’s Trip to Mexico (two reels) His Enemy—American Film American Film Majestic Film Bronco Film OSI ILI ITIL ISS IIISIE OO O O , g Or OI O X ek pounding the top loose. OR E O . he OR “ON ME SQUARE,” OEEOO EEEOOH Reduction Sale Still On. Men’s Oxfords PATENT LEATHER,GUN METAL,VICI AND TANS. Regular Price~Keduced Price Howard &Foster,4.00 3 00 $6.00 $4.50 Patent Colonials $4.00 5.00 350 Patent Colonials 350 see &Foster,4.50 3.25 Oxfords reduced 3.50 3.50 2.75 * Marsh &Franklin,3.00 2.50 fs 2 Don’t forget to ‘look over our $1.00 counter in Ladies’utente:The S.,M.&H.Shoeet The One Price Cash Shoe Store. tured but he is getting on well.—The Landmark.) R.-Li Williams was nominated for Governor in the Oklahoma Democrat- ic primaries.Al.Jenamgs,the ex- train robber,who was a candidate made a pretty good run. One of the war stories that told hat Emperer William had gone to the ‘front proves to be a camp ru- mor only.So far as known the em- eror is in Berlin. FOR SALE—Berkshire Pigs.R.D..E RV IN, Statesville R-6.Aug.18~—1t*. FOUND—Baby’s Cloak.Call at The Land-mark Office,pay charges and get Cloak.Aug.18. FOR SALE—S shares Stock in First Natien-al Bank and 8 shares Stock in Commer cial National Bank.Ek.G.GAITHER, Statesville,N.C.Aug.18 NOTICE!—This is to nottry all persons that1willnotberesponsibleforanydebtsmadébymyson,Jas.L.Harbin.R.J.HARBIN,Statesville,N.C Aug.18-—4t, Hand Bags 40% $10.00 Hand Bags for7.50 Hand Bags for6.00 Hand Bags for5.00 Hand Bags for’4.50 Hand Bags for3.50 Hand Bags for Three Days Only—Cash Only, THE STORE OF QUALITY.Te s es s e e l e s IS T S ol e ee Fe 39 0 0 oe 2 - se s s o II T s ss es s e s - Saturday,Monday and Tuesday. FOR CASH. g FOR BALE—Two aah Mares at a bar- vain,GEO!W.ABSHER.Aug.18-2t, FOR SALE—Good Organ—$1i5.D.H.BOST, Patterson Street.Aug.18-—-2t. 33 Statesville 33 2 3 3 : Prescriptionists. SESTIBIVTISETITTITAATTITISITS: FOR SALE.“OR TRADE—One new five-“pas.|enger Touring Car,slightly used.A_bar-gain.J.W.KANEER,130 Race sttcetAug.14..S3ssssssssI82: Your Drugs!| Four Reasons Why You Should Buy Your Drugs From Us. 1—We have a|thoroughly modern store undet the most sanitary MILK—Now ready to deliver Sweet and But- tegnilk,Cottage Checse and Creamery But-ter.FRED.H.CONGER,‘phone 413.Aug.14, WANTED—Young unmarried man to work in eneral retail store.Apply in own hand- writing to H,care “The Landmark. Aug,14—2t. FOR SALE.—Two mules,two mares and ree colts.J.B.CASHION,Cleveland t Aug.11.—4t*. DISSOLUTION BY MUTUAL CONSENT The firm of Bradforrd,Hedrick &Morrow was dissolved August 14,1914,R.L.Brad 1 and H.B.Hedrick taking over the in- terest of D.L.Morrow.,The said Bradford &Hedrick will collect all notes and accounts and pay all indebtedness of the late firm Bradford,Hedrick &Morrow,also the ‘firm of Bradford &Morrow Co.were dissolved August 14,1914,BD.L.and W.H.Morrow taking @¥eF thé Interest of R.L.Bradford and H.B Hedrick.The said D.L.and W.H.Morrew will collect all notes and ae-}counts and pay all indebtedness of the late!firm,BRADFORD &MORROW CO,R|Aum,18 1014, 2—No one except a capable registered druggist fills your ahaa 3 —We have no Soda Fountain or noise which,naturally,detracts. a druggist’s attention from his work.~Because of the quality and purity of our drugs and efficiency”and neatness of eur work. Isn’t that enough?Murphy’s Prescription Shop,J “The Store That Appreciates Your Trade.” >} }d ) d > b> >> d> > >> PP P PP P S EP P EP DE D P ED S , — Friday. Million Dollar Mystery Her Friend,the Bandit— Keystone Film Saturday. Tennessee (two reels)—K.B,Film. Tango Troubles—RoyalFiat”> Monday. Three extra good reels OEE EOERS Save Your Fruit,Save Your Money;-it Save Your Disposition! Our HANDY FRUIT JARS do all three for you! It’s hot work canning fruit,and naturally you want to get it done’ as easily and quickly as possible. You'll be warm enough without getting all fussed up over the old style,unhandy tops that wrench your hands and your disposition. With our HANDY FRUIT JARS there’s no twisting,prying and It’s the easiest thing you ever tried.One little push and your jar is sealed securely.One little pulland.your jar is open—your fruit in a perfect state of preservation, They’re made of the very finest glass and last a lifetime.: We havea limited number that we can give you a bargain on--~ save you 25 per cent.Let us show them to you! The Polk Gray Drug Companys. + CO R O OO O ) BO R O R O R O D Ladies’Pumps Regular Price Reduced Price Co o o c o o . ro b o ee eS Drug Co, fed Pinchot,former chief of Hnited States forestry «service, 4 Miss Cornelia Bryce of New Fen were married Saturday. om Al tch from London says the )bi tes cruisers Tennessee and -North Carolina, eal pe Apel refugees,arrived a mouth,England,Sunday. he Uhited States government has having on board)e |Bible conference at Mountain Lake my She eae The European War the geddon Mentioned the p- ‘The war now raging in Europe is not the battle of Arm rofer- red to in the Book of tion in the Bible,nor will it mark the end of the world,according to the Rev, ©r.James M.Gray,veuh of the Moody;Bible Institute of Chicago, who spoke a few days ago at the Park,Md: Dr.Gray gave the following reas- fied the powers of Europe that it as neutral “ships char- for the sole purpose of repatri- ¢American citizens stranded in pe”‘and has asked the belliger-| ete governments -for a declaration| om the subject. |sal ons for denying that the war,univer- and destructive as it promises -to be,is the fulfillment of the prophecy concerning the battle of Argamcd- on: “Argameddon is a locality not in Europe but in Palestine,and the bat- tle of Armageddon will not be fought until it is fought in Palestine. |also for births.‘ abs United States Senate Satur-| passed a bill to place ties.oa “The battle of.Armageddon will J ius,L.Powell,now the only offi-/hay,for its object the destruction co the regular army who served |of Jerusalem under its restored con- *we caveats se _ae |dition prior to the return of the Mes- e retir $siah as King. eral.Among other Confederates|"st the battle of Avmageddan the have been retired as brigadier{nations making the attack will be erals were General Joseph| 7 and Genera)Fitzhugh +e efl was permitted to enter the) y.as an assistant surgeon by | Seger!act of Congress in.1879. AAALACLAL,—— Transports and Steamer Sent| For American Tourists.| iFive army transports and the Pan-| amma railroad steamer Cristobal will) t abroad as soon as they can| made ready to bring home Amer-| s stranded in European war} t..These.vessels will accommo-| te’8,000 persons,several thousands| re will be taken care of by ships | be chartered by diplomats at for-| gn ports and regular:liners under| utral flags are,expected within| e next 30 days to thanspor S00. ‘Steamers which will sail from| gland for the United States with-| the next three weeks include the} hite Star liner Olympic and the} nard steamships Saxonia,Maure-| ja,Lusitania and Francoian.| ips ships will accommodate 13,000 ssengers,Fifty smaller steamers ill seil within the same period for| e United States and Canada.| ‘It is stated that these boats will| ide ‘an-oppertunity -for all Amer-| ns in Great Britain to return} American Ambassador Page| 4 hoseph F.Day,a member of the lief committee for stranded Amer- nk,.have completed plans for char-| ring vessels to convey Americans | if the necessity arises. i Germany Asks Us to Be Slow to Be- lieve—Americans Cared For.{ The American Association of Com-| erce and Trade of Berlin,through | »Meerard;has requested nt at Washington| Yitake public the following tele-| m: i “We would ask the American press| nd America in general to be careful| in giving credence to war mow circulating in the United States concerning conditions.in Germany. gity-of Berlin is perfectly quiet.| Food prices are_normal.Foreigners, kespecially Americans,are fully pro- *tected.”é i The Stata Department also received | fa cablegram from the embassy in| Rerlin,transmitted via Copenhagen| us great mecting was held at city | hall,Berlin,on Wednesday for the | *purpose of extending encouragement| ee sympathy to Americans now} there.Travel to the south is practi-| cally impossible at the present but a} special train is being sent to the Hol-| land fronticr.Boats between Hol-| land and England are still running.| *The embassy is assisted in the selling|of re to’Americans desiring to| leave by this means.”*—_—_—_—_—_—_—— ‘Engine Struck Motor Car and Two J Seriously Hurt. Marcus Morehead of Henrietta Was probably fatally injured and T. J.Wilkins of the same place receiv-ed painful wounds when a Southren train struck the automobile in which| they were riding at a railway cross- jing about seven miles from Forest |City,‘Rutherford county,Thursday.| Others in the car were Mattie!iLwevr,12 years old,Mr.Turner and|"Sam.Beason,the chauffeur.Turner slightly hurt and Beason escap-by jumping.The pilot of the en-| e picked up the car still contain-| the little Webb girl,who fell on| front of the engine,carried her 4ii " ut 30 yards,then dropped her in-| a ditch without the slightest in-|y-|4 iley May Seek to Come Back Texas.: Former Senator Jos.W.Bailey ofBaswillbeacandidatefortheminationforUnitedStatesSena- in 1916,according to his an- ancement at the Democratic State vention at El Paso,Texas,on the h.Senator Bailey championed adoption of resolutions denounc- fiational prohibition,woman suf- ge,etc.,and said if they were de-ted he would take the issue be- the people of Texas as a candi- te for the Senate.The resolutions re defeated and it’s up to Bailey. erent ne anal Formally Opened Saturday. @The Panama canal is open to the merce of the world.Henceforth ps may pass to and fro through great waterway which establish- a new~ocean highway for trade. ¢steamship Ancon,owned by the ited States War Department,with ny notable people on board,Satur- y made the official passage whichlizedthecanal’s opening.Ves-had passed through prior to this t Saturday's event was signalizedtheofficialopening. Take Grove's Grove’s Tastelesses1valuableTonicbecauseitsattelinsthe known QUININEtonicpropertiesofItactaontheLiver,Drivesa‘nriches the Blood andsuptheWholeSystem.50 cents. You Noed a General Tonic reports | in|four great|ons,the Latins,the Slavs and those which constituted the Roman empire under the Caesars,federat- ed again under a secular head gener- ally regarded as.the anti-Christ. “Such a federation’would mean a different alignment of the nations than the one now existing.Russia, for example,was not a part of the| Roman empire,and hence before| the battle of Armageddon can be| ought,Russia must withdraw from | the Triple Entente.Qn the other| hand,Italy did belong to the Ro-| man empire and before the battle of| Armageddon is fought she must join the Triple Enxttente.Further-| more,a large part of Austria,as} well as of Germany,was never in the Roman empire,so before Arma- geddon there must come a division | of .bertitory in that “quarter.| “Of course history ‘18 “itade>fast+ in these days and no one can tell | what may take’place in a month.| With ‘Italyts refusal to co-operate| with Germany and Austria in the| war and other possibilities we see} before Germany and Austria,it looks| as though the new alignment which | is necessary before Armageddon| might be brought about as the re-) sult of this conflict and thus hasten the end of this dispensation and the coming of the Lord. ‘The war by no means marks the end of the world.The Bible teaches that before the end of the world there must be at least a whole millennium of peace and righteous- ness on the earth.These events may mark the approaching end of this dispensation,but that is a diffcrent | thing from the end of the world.” EERE } TOLSTOY’S PROPHECY —WAR-| |Greensboro,the ne European Conflagration Recalls the Words of Russian Seer. The European war has directed attention to a prophecy of Count Leo Tolstoy,the great Russian writdr,| made a few years ago.He said: “This is a revelation of events of| a universal character,which must shortly come to pass.Their spiritual outlines are now before my ¢yes.| see floating upon the surface of the | sea of human fate the huge silhou-| ette of a nude woman.She is—with| her beauty,her poise,her smile,her| jewels—a super-Venus.Nations rush | madly after her,each.of them eager| to attract her especially.-But she,| like an eternal courtesan,flirts with | all.In her hair-ornaments of dia-| monds and rubies ig engraved her} name:‘Commercialism.As alluring} and as bewitching as she secms,}| much destruction and agony follow} in her wake. “And,behold ,she has three gigan-| tic arms with three torches of uni-| versal corruption in her hand.The first torch represents -the flame of war,the second torch bears the flame} of bigotry and h¥pocrisy,and the} third torch is that of the law.| “The great conflagration will start| about 1912,set by torch of the first| arm in the countries in Southeastern|Europe.It will develop into a de-|structive calamity in 1913.In that} |year I see all Europe in flames and |assured of insurance under the Stars) bideding.I hear the lamentations| of huge battlefields.But about the| year 1915 a strange figure from the| North—a new Napoleon—enters the| stage of the bloody drama.He is a man of little militaristic training, a writer or journalist,but in his grip|most of Europe will remain till 1915.| “The end of the great calamity will |mark a new political era for the Old World.There will be left no empires or kingdoms,but the world will form| a federation of the United States of| Nations.There will remain only! giants—the Anglo-Sax-| the Mongolians.” While the conflagration didn’t be- gin as early as Tolstoy predicted, there is much in the prophecy to re-| mind one of present events. { Southern Industrial Institute |pends For a Year.| |The Observer says that on account| |of the inability of the Southern In-| dustrial Institute of Charlotte to op-| jerate unaided and failing to obtain! |definite assurances from subscribers | |that donations would be duplicated | |either in whole or part for the com-| ling year,and fearful lest exceptional | jeonditions should arise that would throw the.institution into deeper} jdebt than it is,the board of directors {of that institution have unanimously |decided to suspend work for one year or until a time when the prospects would be more favorable than they are at present. It takes about $20,000 to run the school a year and of this amount at least $7,000 must be raised by private subscriptions,The school has prop- jerty valued at about.$30,000,Last year the enrollment was 120, Sus- |How To Give Quinine To Children. |PEBRILINEiathettade-mar'imptoved Quinine,It ine Fepenondiven eteee,ant to take and does not distarb Homech,Chidres take it and never know it is Quinine.|Oks Srtinary hetsite's wean ee cansine.Jsencenervowsnessnorringi ‘in thebead.]t the next time pou need ine 16T Any ipose.Ask for 2-ounce original packanameFYERRILINYishlowntnbottleBs vente |100,000. +Point 124.1,Burlington 115.8,Forest |City ‘tablish a health department. |ships goes into effect. |to establish a bureau of war risk in-| |shipped thereon whenever it shall ap- |Bruyant,said the officer with seven)weapons. éase in Various Stat Bulletin State Board of Health,—— The preliminary report of the State Board of Health on the vital statis- tics for last year is being made.The figures for last year cover aethe deaths in towns haying a population of 1,000 or more.This really means only about one sixth of the popula- tion of the State.Beginning with this year with new vital statistics lew,figures will be available for the entire State,not only for deaths,but i,'s to American Cot ‘Destruction of the British na the only.thing that will close Eng- land's market’to American cotton, is the opinion expressed at the Brit- ish embassy in Washington,accord- ing to the Washington correspord- ent of the Baltimore Sun. England’s consumption of cotton this year,it is asserted,will be prac- tically normal,unless the German fleet should be victorious.Reported movements of ‘the Kaiser’s fleet tend to bear out the opinion of naval ¢x- perts that there wil!be no effort to control the seas by one great battle. Some blows.may be struck at Brit- ish ecommerce,but it is believed there will be no blockade of the port of} Liverpool,which would be the only} thing that could stop the English | cotton mills.Many wars have been fought since cotton manufacture be- gan in England,but mé work of the cotton mills has continued. Sixty per cent of the operatives in English cotton mills at present are) women.If.the _necessity should | arise,the cotton mills of England} might be opereted with the assist-| ance of not more than a.handful of| men,so that no matter how many| men are called upon to fight<it would} not interfere with the manufacture | of cotton.‘ye i ®| More than 500,000 operatives sre From the figures completed it was found that jthere was ‘a total of ©245 deaths from typhoid fever in the towns of the State having a popula- tion of over 1,000,‘This would mean approximately 1,470 for the entire State as against approximately 972 for 1912 and 1,590 for 1911.Based on the 1913 figures alone it gives us a typhoid death rate of 64.0 per 100,- 000,or based on the average for the last three years it gives us a death rate of.59.2 per 100,000 as against the average typhoid death rate of 21.0 per 100,000 in the United States, This,in the opinion of the board, is a tremendous death rate from this preventable filth disease and a disgraceful “state of “affairs.The typhoid death rate is generally recog- nized as the index of the sanitary conditions.of a community.It indi- cates in ~nmistakable “handwriting on the wall".that we will have to| abolish old ‘apen-backed privies and make sewer connections in towns and use sanitary privies or fly-tight privies built over pits or holes in the ground,instead of allowing flies and domestic animals to carry and scatter this germ-ladened typhoid material far and wide. Now that typhoid vaccine may be obtained free of charge from the State Board..of..Health,through any physician inthe State,there is ab- solutely no reasor—-why-any-one who values his life and health at ell should not protect himself absolutely against typhoid,even though his neighbor| does breed flies and keep an open-| backed privy.| Seven towns in the State had a} typhoid death rate of over 100 per These in their order are,| with 186.3,Louisburg 129.0,High| cent of the world’s raw cotton.| German mills will probably not be| in a position to take much raw cot-| ton.Under normal conditions they | consume only 9 per cent of the raw cotton supply.French mills will! probably continue in operation,They consume 6 per cent of the world’s | supply.Russia,Japan,Spain,Italy| and Switzerland all use some cotton.| The -war--is-certain to increase in- stead of reduce their purchases.The} game with be tone of.thaeelnited States,which consumes 28 per cent} of the world’s cotton in its own mills.| For these reasons,the opinion is held at the British embessy that there is no cause for the producers: of cotton in the United States to fear any great slump in the demand.| Evidence that the war in.Europe} will stimulate the manufacture of]! cotton in this country is seen in the efforts madé {within the past week to gain control of several of the idle cotton mills in the South.It-is be-4 lieved that Northern interests are seeking to get control of these prop- erties in order to take advantage of the foreign market for fabrics.LT Sanford first 152.5,Hendersonville 114.1,and Winston-Salem| seventh,104.0.With typhoid death rates over five times as high as the average in the United States,there is no question but that these towns need to do some house cleaning and ¢és- Of the seven largest cities in the State,Asheville,with her excellent health department,has the lowest rate of 25.3,or just half that of xt lowest,with 50.6. The next in order aftcr Greensboro are Durham 59.7,Charlotte 66.7,Ral- eigh 71.0,Wilmington 76.8 and Win- ston-Salem 104.0.Health work pays big dividends in human life and health. |Effect of the War on Agriculture As Secretary Houston Sees It. Discussing the effect of the war on |agriculture,Secretary Houston says: “If Germany and Austria cannot eentrol the high seas,”he said,‘it; }will be very difficult for food sup- plies from this country to reach them.This would not have a very serious.effect on our exports because| 1 very small proportion is taken by these countries,Of the wheat and wheat flour exported in 1913—about |140,000,000 bushels—only 12,000,000 went to Germany and Austria,ff they were to control the high seas,it would seriously interfere with the marketing of the greater part of the! LL Government Insurance of War Risks is.Asked.; Governtiént insuranee against ‘Wat risks of American register ships and their cargoes was the ‘solution offer,| ed Friday by 62 representative busis ness men for the stoppage of Ameri|foodstuffs we export. can overseas commerce because of]“[f,on the other hand,England, the European war.a|France and Russia control the high The conference appointed a commilt |seas,we should be able to market tee of 12,headed by Seth Low,pres |in the near future without great dif- ident of the National Civic Federa|culty the great mass of our export- tion,to remain in Washington and@|able food products.Even if they advise with the governmental depart|cannot ‘control seas,they are going ments and committees of Congress|to take every sort of reasonable risk during the framing of legislation b&/to get supplies and on account of lieved necessary to relieve condition$|their extensive shore lines and large produced by the war abroad.The |shipping facilities,they would doubt- committee began drafting a bill to be|jess secure a very considerable part presented to Congress immediately|of what they need.” and pressed for passage as soon a8|Se¢retary Hbuston possible after the pending measufe|that cotton,corn,wheat modifying restrictions upon Ameri-}products constituted the largest pro- can registration of foreign-built)portion of agricultural exports.“Tf Congress takes advantage promptly of the present situation and enacts legislation for the enlargement of the merchant marines under the American flag,”Secretary Houston said,‘‘not only would great tempora- ry relief be afforded,but a perma-| nent advance would be made.” LL pointed out and .meat J.P.Morgan,James J.Hill and| ether financiers declared no chips would pass under the American flag with the passage of the proposed reg-| istry law unless their owners were) and Stripes.The resullt would be «| foreign monopoly of sea transporta-|=- tion,they predicted»and the fixing |The “Insurance Against War” abroad of the price at which Ameri-|tion Exposed. can wheat and cotton would be sold.|Baltimore Sun The eonference resolution on’this|: point,which is the pivot of the relief | plan offered,reads: fResolved,that this confere urge the United States Government Fic- One huge false Pretender,one mon- umental Faker,has had.the mask nee|orn from his face by the present war jin Europe.And that is the military| fiction that immense navies and im-| mense armies constitute an insur-}| rection of a suitable government de-|20°against war.”We have been} partment which shall assure cin risk |told this timé and time again during of war on.American vessels and |the last decade.For every new bat- American eargoes shipped or to be |tleship,for every new army corps,foreveryincreaseinappropriationsfor the army ard navy,for big guns and forts,and.for every device for hu-| man slaughter,the stereotyped excuse| surance,to be administered under di- pear that American vessels or ship-| pers on American vessels are unable | to compete on equal terms with ves-|;: sels or shippers of other nationalities|nas rag tart it was good “insur- by reason of the protection offered |2nee-e should laugh now,if we)|did not feel more like weeping.These| such other carriers or shippers by ar-|¢.h rangements for war indemnity]great armies,these great armaments,| through their governments.”|fail in their alloged insurance purpose| dticinanannaaitietiiannbiiiamcnmein at the first serious test.And what! |se OC j o >4 »t- First French Officer to Be Decorsted|oat puis tun ke cence:Paced Adispatch from Paris says the first|long as nations and human nature officer to be decorated for gallantry ib|desire to keep it;and the very knowl- the war is Second Lieutenant H.J.\ede that thene ayetromerith of de- Bruyant of the Fifteenth Dragoons.|struetion exist tends to make men General Joffre,the French ecommiand-|anxious to try them.Among indi- er-in-chief,in conferring the cross of |viduals fatal results follow quarrels the legion of honor on Lieutenant|when they are armed with deadly If Eu ad t oe of his men had charged 30 Uhlans|prepared for oer wa net eee and that Bruyant had killed the offi-|gone to war at once,and the voice of| cer of the Uhlans with his own |reason might have had time to make | hands while the other members of|itself heard.This insurance theory) the band were routed.|was Pip ogi on the face of it. ————|And if thie war does nothing else,itaoGen.bs o ~~,Dead.|Soe »least,destroy that impu-| omas~Maldrup.Logan,finan-|dent.fiction.m7 cier and former brigadier genera)of|—————EE the Confederate army,died last.week|Every married man volunteering in New York city,aged 75.His re-|for active service in Canada is com- maina were shipped to Richmond,his pelled to bring the written consent former home,for burial.Thirty|of his wife before he can be accept- years ago Gen.Logan was prominent ed,according to a militia order made in Virginia’and was ‘connected with}public last.woek. the old Richmond and Danvifle rail-| rood.He had not been be the |OnlyOne“‘RROMO QUININE" public for so long that he was al-|callfor full " most forgotten by the general pub-FidewRoMie Botkin .wok foraituatare ot PES,os vensecbeesackweras od om the.lie. Po P S S P S S S S S S S FS S C SS e S ee e ee e ee e ee e it i ‘is|Ht se e p e s e o o e s e e e s Lo o e oe se r e e s e e s e se e s , needed to man the spindles and looms|ggsggsesesgegseassasese of England,which consumes 55 pe) a Beantifol Window 'Carlain Goods from 10c.to $2.98,-~ Also Quilts from 98¢.to $2.98. Don’t forget to bring your cards and have them punched for the Aluminum Cooking.Set. Yours for business, Krider Stock Gompany,} Where Quality Rules Supreme.3 esesTeeseeesessoesseesseses eeee ee eer esseresistsssesiseetelees McCall’s.SeptemberPatternsandMag- azines, Réduced Prices Pre- vail on All Oxfords. Johnston=Belk Co.) We have many bargains left in sum- mer fabrics which will go at sale prices while they last.An inspec- tion,whether you wish to buy or not,will certainly be interesting. NEW FALL GOODS ARRIVING DAILY One Case Persian -Madras, lengths,10c.the yard. short if: —~wy + One Case Cotton Suiting,value 18c.,° our price 10c..‘ One Case Crepe Ginghams,short! lengths,value 18c.,our price 12 1-2c. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS. Carload Gas Stoves Will be ready to make Gas connections on..the east side of town by the 15th. Call at our office,510 Cen- ter street,make arrange- ment for connections and select your fixtures. StatesvilleGasCompany Monumentsand Tombstones That is My Business. Best material,first-class work,lowest prices and satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. If re need anything in my line be sure to see or write m6 before you buy,as |am prepared to protect your interests. Ask your neiglibors who have bought work from me and see what they say. I appreciate your neighbors’business and will likewise appreciate yours. YARDS AT STATESVILLE,N.C.,AND MOORESVILLE,N,C.ZEB DEATON,Proprietor fica ai ertreaennouncement The semi-annual display of high classAutumnandWintereainaeTheGlobeTailoringCompany,Makers of‘‘Needle-Molded”Clothes,Cincinnati,will begiven at our establishment on ‘August 17th and 18th. ~ ee ENaa ee Make this one of your positive engage-ments,Call and make yonr selectionandbemeasured‘by an expert. Orders taken for immediate or futuredelivery—woolens will be shown in fulllengthdrapes, Special Representative in Charge JOSEPH P.ALLEN. SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO. (The White Co’.s old Stand.) A BOOK FREE! We have prepared at quite an expensealittlebookthatwearegoingto-give to~~thefirst 500 men catingfor-it.~-Theofily—-condition is that you present a copy ofthisadvertisementandregisteryournameandaddress.Itcontains much valuable information—especially for people Jiving in the rural districts. Reniember the only cost to you is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your name.You will like it and will besurprised at the information it contains.Itissomething worth while. Big Reductions in All Summer Clothing $7.5010.00$10 Mohair Suits for 15 Mohair Suits for Come to see us for bargains. Sloan Clo thing Company WE SELL “BETTER’’CLOTHES Peoples Loan&Savings Bank. Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~ TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire the,habit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of a future success.The result of smali de- posits has been the making of many a per- son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. GEO.H.BROWNO.L.TURNER President. Cashier. SIF OR SA LEY Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage-on Race street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city.improvements. All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acresofland,barn and out-buildings and fine well water. Twelve acres in Harmony,half in cultivation,balance in wood--land.New five-room tattage,barn and well. For further information call on of write, ERNEST 6.INSURANCE,STOCKS,ANDREALESTATE.PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. FOUNDEL 1838 CHARTERED IN 1859TRINITYCOLLEGE, DURHAM,N,C.A Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputationforhighstandatds,noble traditions,and progressive policies,Ita large endow- ment fund makes possible ite first-class equipment and large faculty of welltrainedandcarefallychosenteachers.Student fees low.-Cémfortable,inexpen-sive rooms in carefully supervised hygienic dormitories, Classical and scientific courses leading tothe bachelor’s ree.Graduatecoursesinalldepartments.Schools of Engi ing,Education and Law.For catalogue and WER let addressR.L.FLOWERS,Secretarytothe Corporation. ‘this year’s TUESDAY, --|| CREDITS PLAN AGREED ON. |Would’Warehouse Cotton and Issue Notes to 80 Per Cent of Half the Value of Each Farmer's Crop. After ‘endorsing the work so fardonebytheSouthernrepresentatives in’Congress in the matter of furnish- ing transportation for the exportjtradeandprovidingcurrencytofi- nance the crop,the Southern Cotton |Congress,in session in Washingtonlastweek,endorsed a bill introducedintheHousebyRepresentativeWin- :go of Arkansas,authorizing the igsu- ance of Federal reserve notes on cot- |ton. Later the report from the resolu-|tions committee was adopted outlin- jing a plan to meet the entire situa- |tion. }ment of a committee of five members |to This provided for the appoint- co-operate with Congress,theTreasuryDepartmentand.the Fed- eral Reserve Board to seek means of “financing and marketing the crop,without unnecessary loss to the farm- or.” The report recommended that all growers hold cotton of the present} erop for the price of 12 1-2 cents a |pound,based on middling cotton. It urged the Federal Reserve Board and the Secretary of the Treasury to place $300,000,000 in the banks of the South,on the basis of the cotton produced in each State.It then pro- |posed that every farmer should have the right to go to his bank and se- eure a loan on notes maturing in sixmonthsbutrenewableforsixmonths, secured by his cotton on one-half of the crop he raised,to 80 per eent of the value of the cotton,based ontheaveragepriceforthelastfive iyears.These notes,the report rec-ommended,should be made redis- countable in the Federal reserve banks.‘ As originally presented the repo recommended that the farmer would wadee..only..balf.of a.normal_crop.in. 1915,and if the,war was still in prog- ress on Apri!1 should raise only one- quarter of his crop,thus holding down the 1915 preduetion to —pre- vent a glut caused by carrying over urp.u discussion resulted ontrikingoutofthisprovisionand that the farmer A the recommended only be urged to cut down his crop with- out siipulation in the proposed notes. The recommended that.tobac- vigorous report and cther crops should be_han- d'ed in the same way,in the dis- cretion of the reserve board. President E.J.Watson was author- ized to appoint a committee to take up the question of providing ware- houses to such cf the crop as will be held over until next year.He was also authorized to name a com- mittee of a member from each cotton| State,to call a State convention of | nine delegates from each county,rep- store Austria’Aceases England of BedFaith. The Exchange Telegraph's Romecorrespondentsendsanoutlineofan}official communication from the Vien-| na government to Rome notifying the! Italian government of Great Britain’sdeclarationofwaronAustria.The Austrian note says: “Austria’s war against’Servia,an independent State,for a cause which| did not affect international politics} cannot be considered as the cause for|the present European war.”| Great Britain’s note to Austria,the statement continues,fails to point out! the fact that Austria was obliged to/} declare war against Russia because| the latter’s mobilization threatened Austria.It is denied that Austria ent troops to the frontier,a fact, the statement says,which France al- ready knew from the Austrian-am- bassador. “It is evident,”the note concludes, “that Great Britain’s alleged reasons for declaring war not only are arbi- trary alterations of facts,but delib- erate lies,England has thus lightly broken her ,traditional,friendship with Austria in order .to support France,but nevertheless she will,not find Austria unprepared.” Big Ships Will Leave Vera Cruz Sep- tember 1. All the big ships of the Atlantic battle fleet will be withdrawn from Vera Cruz and brought north by Sep- tember 1. Secretary Daniels announced his intention to leave in Mexican waters mall craft capable of patrol]du- or which might necessarily be or- across the Gulf:to Dominican or Hnitian waters.It is the.plan to have Rear Admiral Fletcher take command of the fleet at Hampton Roads about September 1,in succes- on! dered sion to Rear Admiral Badger,who then retires. At the Navy Department it was aid the movement of the ships had no connection with the European sit- uation,although some of them might be -ased-an sefervarding “neutpatity:> ~Constipation Vanishes One little chocolate -coated HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTON tonight means joyful satisfaction in the morning.They are wonderful,will- ing workers,and the way they tone up a torpid liver and drive foul se- from the bowels is a bless-cretion They are fine for upset stomach, ,and lack of appetite,also for rvou biliousness and dizzi- If you will take one a night a weck you'll know what ambi- 1 and energy really are. You'll look better,too;your skin will be clearer;pimples will start to disappear eyes will brighten with the supreme joy of living. too !ness, ne fortior and resenting farmers,merchants and{*A box for 25 cents at all druggists bankers,to urge Governors to eall/and money back if they aren’t special sessions of State Legislatures}just the best for constipation you to immediately take up.the questiontever tried...For free sample -write of installing State warehouse sys-}Hot Springs Chemical Co.,Hot tems.|Springs,Ark. Wilkes County Simplifies Bookkeep-| ing. North Wilkesboro.Hustler. Since the work on the finance com- mittee for Wilkes county,appointed by the Legislature,some of the tedi- ous book-keeping of the county has been deemed unnecessary.That is, one of the large tax books hercto- fore kept,will be eliminated and only one hereafter will have to be made cut and kept.It appears that thi will eliminate both expense and un necessary trouble.The unnecessary number of two of these books kept the Hustler understands,has never been the system in most of the cou: ties according to the expert account ant who did the work here last cf auditing and approving the book of the sheriffs and clerks of th: past few years.It,by the way,was said some time ago by a member of the finance committee that none the shortages published and shown in the statement at that time has ever been paid into the county treasurer vedryea ot Peace Treaties Ratified. Eighteen of the 20 peace treatie |with foreign nations,providing for commissions of inquiry before resort to arms in international dispute: whigh ordinary resources of Ciplo macy fail to settle,have been rzti- fied by the Senate. Treaties ratified are with Norway, The Netherlands,Portugal,Switzer land,Denmark,Italy,Salvador, Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua, Bolivia,Persia,Costa Rica,Venezuc la,Uruguay,Argentina,Brazil and Chile. !Postponement of action on pacts with the Dominican republic and Panama was determined upon after spirited debate over present rela tions between the United States and those republics.The United State is attempting to settle a revolution in San Domingo and it was suggest- ed that the pending agreement might conflict with existing treaties. British Steamer Comes to Wilming- ton With South American Corn. Wilmington Dispatch,13th. {The British steamer Singapore arrived today from South America with the first cargo of corn ever re ceived here.The bringing of corn into this country from South Amer ica is something new,being possi ble only since the.reduction of the tariff under the present administra tion.Several part cargoes from South America have recently been received here by rail from othe:ports,The Singepere is a British §|steamer and is supposed to be run- ning quite a risk on the’seas to the South,if the report that Germancruisersarepatrollingthatsection of the coast just now is true. ce ne The Case of L.L.Canteron. The case of L.L..Cantelou,Clarendon|"Texas,is similar to that of many others who|have used Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera andDiarrhoeaRemedy,“After trying|He saya,|a doctor for several months,and using differentkindsofmedicineformywifewhohadbeentroubled.with severe bowel complaint|for several nionths,I boaght a 26¢bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,Chorera and DiarrhoeaRemedyAfterusingthesecondbottleshe|was entirely cured.”For sale by all dealers.* !NOTICE Having taken over the businessof our father, the late T.W.Frazier, we are prepared to do all kinds of general tin work and ‘solicit business. FRAZIER BROS., North Center Street. your BIG SALE Summer Millinery ! Everything in Hats,Flowers, plain and ed Ribbons,going at half price.Now is your chance,as we are very anxious to close out in all SummerMillinery. MRS.MARY SIMS. Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one athome or inhospit-|| al—than Flower Our business is that || offurnishingflowers |) for all occasions and for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley Co., FLORISTSTOTHESOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.C. Polk Gray Drug Co. LocalAgents. EXAMINATION I I examine your watch for nothing.If there ig —'my charge is reasonable.Do it right and promptly.mht it juneedsregulatingwhybringittome.Why not have goodallthetimeyouhavetime.Clean and regulate for $1.00. H.B.WOODWARD, Halls:Dentifoam!‘| The antiseptic Tooth Wash.Unex-| celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——25 CENTS AT——— HALL’S DRUG _STORE,PRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20. “Tuba only toe best of materials and workmanship can convey. We carry the Jargest and most select variety of oriental and domestic rugs to be seen in the city,and nowhere else will you be able to bay like qualities at the prices we sell them.While we carry the highr,est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. other places for the common grades. The Williams Furniture House, or HE RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and goodtaste We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked at . Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings Oil Cook Stoves. |Statesville Housefurnishing Co. The maximum yield of all crops by failing to top-dress with NITRATE SODA, Car load just received,cheap for cash only. If you want standard 71-2 Meal(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.If you want Feed Meal,5 percentammonia,26 per cent Pro-tein,buy the other fellow’s.Thepriceisaboutthesame—take your choice. IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY.” "PHONE 205. Te 1914,|Chinese ae ab yi AFteamaeuses|cibly prevent *sgrossi AT barrier?She is,however,.Her|ening her froces at Tsinan i,From the Orient and/view only to regulating Chinese af- Out of Her Possessions in|fairs.A protest.will be lodged if the :many Giyen Until Sun-jallies and troops go beyond the 50 to Comply—United States As-|kilometer limit allowed German (Phat American |laterests|troops for maneuvers. ee ‘Be Safeguarded and Integri-|According to Japanese figures the| ty of China Maintained,/|troops number 3,5 There are sev- Tokio"Dispatch,’16th.‘eral hundred reservists at the va- Japan sent je ultimatum to Ger-rious treaty ports.It is not known many Saturday night at 8 o'clock de- manding the withdrawal of German warships from the Orient and the evacuation of Kiu-Chau and giving Germany until Sunday,August 23, t6 comply with the demand.Other- wise,the uitimatum states,Japan will take action. /Kiau-Chau,from which Japan has ‘demanded the withdrawal of Ger- many,is a town on the peninsula of -Tung,China,leased with ad- g territory by Germany in 1898 @ soon afterwards made a protec- torate.The German territory has an area of about 200 square miles. any also controls an extended wane front. y TAKES A That Germany Take ed10 strength-with the }} { } |liers. The United States Will Not Be)Drawn Into Controversy.| Washington Dispatch,16th.] Japanes¢ambassador,Baron Chin-| da,tonight delivered .to Secretary| Bryan the written announcement of | Japan that an ultimatum had been addressed to Germany requesting the| latter’s withdrawal from her field of} activity in China.At the same time) he commpnicated to the United States that the utmost } endeavor would be exercised to safe-| guatd interests of this country and | of all others not immediately con-| '«erned in the present operations. The United States,ait became} known after Mr.Bryan,does not intend to.be} 'drawn in any way into the controver-| sy,regarding it as a matter purely | |between Germany and Japan.The} American government considers sat- isfactory the promise of Japan of | “eventual restoration’to China”of | the territory of Kaiu-Chau.| The Japanese ambassador present-| ed a communication,from the Foreign; /Office at Tokio embodying the sub-j| |stance of the ultimatum and added a strong statement concerning Japan’s | purposes of maintaining the territor-| \jal_integrity of _China._by ze Leven territory-oF Kinteehat,ofteininy| ltaken from China by Germany,as an} act of reprisal for the killing of Ger-| man missionaries,| The statement.made no direct ref- erence to the United States but gave assurance in general that the inter-| ‘ests of all powers interested in main-| ltaining the tertitorial status quo in) the Far East would be;protected. Japan’s ultimatum to Germany was received by American officials as one of the gravest developments in the war situation,bringing for the first time the great military power of the Far East into a range of conflict| heretofore confined within Europe. Japan’s action was taken on the proposal of Great Britain and after full conferences which led to the de- termination that the Angld-Japanese treaty of alliance applied to the pres- ent situation;the two allies,Great Britain and Japan,are therefore co- \operating in thé action now in prog- ress. “Tsing-Tau,the seaport in the territory controlled by Germa- ny,is,strongly fortified. The general expectation here !s that the ultimatum will be followod by war.é Takaaki Kato,Japanese foreign minister,simultaneously with the dispatch of the ultimatum,conferred with.George W.Guthric,American am lor,and made to him a broad statement calculated to assure the.United.States that American in- terests in the Far East would be ,gafepuarded and the integrity of China upheld. Owing to doubts whether com- munications with Berlin were assur- ed,Japan,to insure the.arrival of the -nitimatum,forswvanded-it..to-Ber- lin by six channels,including Wash- ington,London and Stockhelm.The yernment alco notified Count Von x,German ambassador to Japan,| and likewise.retsrded the time limit for a reply until August 23, Count.Okuma,the Japanese’pre- tier,invited the peers,newspaper men and leading busincss men to .Tokio to come to his office at nooj,,| at four.and at six o'clock in the cfter- hoon;respectively,when he rade known.to them the terzs of the ulti- matum and.announced that he would give out the negotiations in connec- tion-with the alliance.The ultimatum follows: “We considér it highly important and necessary .in the present situa- tion to take measures to rerove the eeuses of all disturbances of the peace in the Far East ard to safe- guard the general interests as con- templated by the agreement of the alliance betwcen Japan and Great Britain.usin order to secure a firm and enduring peace in eastern Asia,the establishment of which is the aid of the said agreement,the Japan Imperial Government believes it to be its duty to give the advice to the Imperial Gormrn Government to éarty out the following two propo- sitions.First—To withdraw.immediately from Japanese and Chinese waters German men-of-wat and armed ves- sels.of all kinds and to cisarm at once those which cannot be so with- ohee#Second—To deliver on a date not ater than September 15 to the Im-. perial Japanese authorities without condition or compensation the en- tire lensed territory of Kiau-Chau, view a view to the eventual restora- tion of the same to China.“Third—The Imperial rnment announces at the time that in the event of it not receiving by noon on August 23. 1934;.an answer from the Imperial German Government ‘signifying its unconditionar acceptance of the above advice offcred by the Imperial Japan Government,Japan will be éompelled to take such action as she may deem necessary to meet the situation.”Inspired utterances express regret at the inability to maintain neutral- ity but say that Great Britain,the ally of Japan,is compelled to de- fend herself agsinst the aggressions of Germany.Moreover it is point-‘ed out that Germany is making prep- arations day and night at Kiau-| Chau,where it is storing provisions While its warships are scouring the s of Eastern Asia to the great iment of commerce,and that.its verted ¢ruisers are seizing Egyp- sn merchant vessels.Such actions, it is argued,exe directly.calculatedtodisturbthepeaceofEasternAsia and secordinely affect full and frank communication with Great Britain,soJapanhasfoundherselfcompelled te send an ultimstum to Germany.The text of the Japanese ultima- tum has created a profound impres- sion cithough it had been predicted that Japan was making ready to par- ticipate in the war. Count:Okuma,the .premier,and}Takaaki Kota,the foreign minister, } easeeen tome act Somme LOCAL BRIEFS. —Mr.M.E.Ramsey went to Ashe- ville.Friday...toenter.a_.sanitarium| for treatment.Hie has not been so well recently.Mr.Edwin Ramsey accompanied his father to Asheville, returning home Friday night.|Messrs.W.Matheson and} |Jas.R.Hill,receivers for the Pos-;| /ton-Wasson Company,have sold the stock of the company to Mr.J.M. McKee.Mr.McKee and associates |will dispose of the stock from’the |present store. |»—A number of persons owning land along the South Yadkin river ‘and Snow creek gathered at the court house Saturday to attend a |meeting to consider the matter of dredging these streams,but on ac- count of the Farmers’Union picnic the meeting was deferred until a date to be named later. |Mr.E.8S.Millsaps left yesterday afternoon for Hit Springs,(N.C.), where he will deliver an agricultural address before an assembly of-the} |Community Workers of the North-| ern Presbyterian Church.Tomorrow Mr.Millsaps and Mr.J.A.Arey will |go to Raleigh to attend a_short |course for the farmers’co-operative |demonstration agents at the.A.&M.}| |College. |The Defiance Fire Company of |Statesville left yesterday afternoon| for Fayetteville to attend the State| tournament of colored firemen.All |of the 15 members of the company,| {headed by Prosident Fred.Chambers, Secretary John Gray and Captain}John Chambers were in the party,| and the members of their families| and others who went along swelled |the number to about 30, Japanesesame | Mr.J.8°Leonard Seriously Ill. Mr.J.S.Leonard is seriously il)| at his home on Stockton street.He}is euffering intensely from _blood} poison,which started from a small wound on the back of his right hand, received about two months ago while moving a piano at his store.So far}the poison has been confined to his} hand,which is in a bad condition.Mr. and Mrs.John B,Leonard of Kin-| ston are here on account of Mr.Leon- ard’s illness,arriving Sunday evening in their automobile.Mrs,§.D.| 5 Swaim of Lexington spent from Fri-ack ss net ;orchants,*$weydressedmeetingsofmerchantsdaynightuntillastnight at her}members of Parliament and others fathapn hedide and counsclled a calm attitude,They|paint ne Me ee Peg!| Géclared that Japan has np ambi-!News of the Churches |for territorial aggrandizement.|‘thik |tions for territorial aggrandizement Rev.J.G.Dale,a missionary from |In reply to a question propounded :.“t by a aavthent,the teevian aaatiear Mexico,illed ‘Whe.punyre at Ce F iretunequivocallydeniedreportsthat=Raterwaed<..Stemwy ann United States had interferred in church Sunday.marning..He danwayinthosituationand,he spoke ”ths young people of theBatheUnited.States ea chureh Sunday evening at 7 o’clock.,| ot thee ha aeth the Amert Many interesting things about Mex- Movernment would be fully in-|(%!9cluding pest and present condi- ied as to the Japanese position ee told by Mr.Dale,who.isanxioustoreturntohisworkthere. Mr.Dale and family are spending the summer at Montreat.A The Chinese View. Peking Dispatch,16th. Wopies of the Japanese ultimatum to Germany were handed to the Chi- nese government and the foreign le tions today..As it is not consid- ered likély that Germany will com ply with the Japanese demands,Preparations are proceeding for a éatipaign,by force of arms:ThreeBritishregimentsinChinahavere dived instructions to hold them-selves in readiness for trensporta Crosses of Honor to Be Awarded, The following persons who have!been awarded crosses of honor can get them by applying to Mrs.D.5 Thomas: Messrs.Nelson.Brown, Byers,T.M.C:Davidson,T.N.Ed wards,T.-B,.Ridson,D,-B.Howard, H,L.Fleming,G.F.Mitehell,8.D. Moore,J.F.Redman,B.R.Robbins; A.Claytom Sharpe,D.A.Perry;T. PD:Eliott,Mrs:Sarah Young,Mrs. the Japavese Martha Brown,Mrs,M.W.Camp.-!tions.‘<The wtatement iniitimatumthatJapan proposed to re-bell.|ipo, Gi Me ‘&% qs if where the German fleet has gone;it! left port ahout 10 days ago with col-|% inight about 10 o’clock, |The pamphlet was the work of Tru- i were furnished him by Mr.Palmer, |yond the scope of the Senate order |private concerns |the work on the Forsyth-Davie-Ire«|dell highway from Winston-Salem to |county a feW days ago and is in jaik {to kill a snake,about 60 feet from {got his gun and fired in the air.The shot killed the negro dead.-~ Report on the Price of Danish Cab- |please enquire of the Charlotte Ob-W,.A.|a |Porter's Antiseptic Healil OL|Pala th OO O CR D Am leaving town. I offer my house and lot,corner Webb and Kelly Street,for sale at a bargain,if sold at once. Two-story 8-room house,lot 102x300.Good barn and out-buildings.House in good condi-tion,with all modern conveniences.Desirable location,close in. Cash or on time, ’ a»WD.eet. STATE NEWS. Henderson county Republicans have nominated Geo. Freeman.Fire,which started in the store of Pridgen &Jones,at Durham,Sun- day,caused a loss of $1,000 before the flames could be stopped.At..Falling Creek,Lenoir county, Baron Chinda’s call on|Leslie Hines struck Lou Chapman in| the stomach and the woman died from the effects of the blow, colored. ‘At Caesar’s Brevard,Thursday,Baxter ton was killed by the accidental dis- Head,14 miles charge of a gun in the hands of a| companiqn. Capt,F.L. the Greensboro ..military has resigned on account of other du- ties and is succeeded by,Roy Case,| first lieutenant. J.'J,Britt has announced that he restoring|wilt -not—gccept the Rapublicaa-momnie emfiattonforCongressinthetenthdis- trict.It is said that T.J.Harkins | of Asheville will be the man,| While engaged in digging a well| at Middlesex,Wilson county,Friday| afternoon,Lumus Falghum and Os-! car Hales,two young men,lost their|lives by being suffocated’by poison-| ous gases,| An amendment to the charter of the North Carolina Retail Merchants’ Association,filed with the Secretary| ef State,changes name of the cor-| poration to the North Carolina Mer- chants’Association,(Inc.)| At Roanoke Rapids C.C.Cook and| Alex.Campbell quarreled about a chicken.Albert Smith,who tried to act as peacemaker,was shot in the breast by Campbell,Smith is in a hospital expected to die and .Camp- bell is in jail. Charlotte Observer:Fired ywpon by a jealous rival as he left the resi- dence of a young lady on whom he had been calling in Hampton,Va.,| Mr.G.M.Faires,a native of Meck- lenburg county,was killed Saturday His assail- ant was arrested. Suit to Recover Postage From Beet Sugar Crowd. Postmaster General Burleson has! filed suit to recover from the United States Beet Sugar Industry $57,600. which it is alleged should have been paid in postage on a pamphlet cir:u-| leted under Senator _Lodge’s frank while the Underwood tariff bill was before Congress. Information concerning thispamphletwasbroughtoutduringthe [IrecentSenatelobby—investigation. man H.Palmer,seeretary of the United States Beet Sugar Industry. A statement issued by the depart- ment says: “Senator Lodge obtained July 27, 1912,an order of the Senate to print certain charts displayed in the Sen- ate to illustrate his speeth,which A proof of.the charts was furnished to Mr.Palmer,who enlarged it be- and it was printed under an allegedorderofadifferentdate,of which the Senate has no record.”Mr,Palmer also had printed by $25,000 copies of apamphletdifferinginmanyrespects from the copies by the government printing office and sent them anderthefrankofSenatorLodge. Progress of Work on Tri-County Highway. Winston-Salem Journal. Splendid progress is being made in Statesville,and the prospects are that it will not be long before this import- ant highway is completed. A large force of men are at workonthatpartofthehighwaylying in:Davie county...Two contractors are busily at work,.and two of thé county forcés are uiso working onthatlinkoftheroad. A large foree of men and over oné hundred mules are beginning to make the road assume definite shape.It is learned that twelve or fourteen miles of the road has been graded and much of it has been top-soiled. |Blind Man Shot and Killed Negro,| L.M.Creech,an aged whito man,| blind,killed a negro in Columbus | The negro passed Creech’s home rid- irg a bicycle and got off the wheel where the blind man was sitting on his steps.Hbaring the noise Creech thought,he says,some one was “chunking”his dog.He.called out and when the noise didn’t stop ‘he bage Wanted, Monroe Journal, The Statesville .Landmark ©will rver what effect the war will have on the price of Danish cabbage .in comeesttann with.the.Mecklenburg article. Cures O14 Sores,Other Remedies Won't Core The worst cages,mo mattcr of tow long standing,are cured by the wonderfpl,old reliable Dr,Tt.relievesandMealsatthesametime,bc,0c, H.Valentine| Japan’s assurance|for the Legislature,defeating A,ms ee from | Middle-| Page,commander of| company,| | | i BANKRUPT SALE OF $6,000 Stock Dry Goods,Notions,Shoes! Having bought from the assignees the Poston-Wasson Co,stock,we have it “tow on salé~at prices fo close it out quick.Nothing sold for more than wholesale cost and lots and lots of things at one-half that. | We have added a line of staple goods to sell while closing out the stock which will all_go in at sale prices.This is a golden opportunity to secure your needs in Shoes,Dry Goods,Underwear and Notions of all kinds,and make one‘dol- lar go as far as two will at regular prices of same goods. You can’t afford to miss this chance in justice to yourself.A dollar saved is one made.Very respectfully, J.M.McKee&Company 1890--Fall and Winter-1914 “KEEP THE QUALITY UP. For a quarter of a century we have been selling Shoes in Statesville.@ Here is how we did it:By keep- ing the Quality up.Quality is the keynote to whatever success wehavemade.This season we show the biggest touch of Quality ever.put into a shoe.Quality,styleandcomfortputsKrippendorf- Dittman Shoes in the lead. Lot No.1638 Ladies’Patent MatTopButton,cap toe,medium . heel $350 se) 1639 Ladies’Fig.Silk top,button,4‘plain toe,medium heel $3.50 1640 Ladies’Patent,plain cloth * top,button,square toe,mediumheel,$3.50 1641 Ladies’Welt Kid,button,Patent tip,medium heel,1642 Ladies’Welt Kid,button,turn sole,soft tip,low heel,1643 |adies’Turn Kid,button,plain toe,cravanet top,medium heel,1644 Ladies’Tan Russia Calf,button,medium heel,1645 Ladies’out sizes for fat folks,soft Kid,button,Above Shoes on B,©,D,Eand EE widths,size 13 to 9.Don’t miss this line of Shoes for Walking,Dress wear or home comforts.breaking.Comfort from the start.Let us show you.Parcel Post to your door. Require no MILLS &POSTON.= Seer eee 7 reper FOR SALE—Modern 7-reom house,water |and lights.Basement.Lot 89x200,Fruit| trees and vineyard.G.HALLYBUR-TON.June 9 | ICTION SALE !FOR COUNTY “COMMISSIONE A U C TO}SA LE *|.hereby announcé myself a ecandidhte for Commissioner of Tredell county,subject totheactionoftheRepublicancountyconven- tion,to be held August 22d. August 7.a CHAS.C.THARPE. H.Sew ON SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 5,1914,1} will sell at auction at the residence of the}alt |Jate J.J.Brawley four nifles west of States-close.in,JULI|VEle the.following property:eJuly24.|Fout mules,one 2-hoe wagon,harness,|~j}one Farmer's Friend grain drill,one mower |F «.i and raké,one baling press,two No,19 Oliverreeneeneaeoeseee|Chilled plows and full set of farming utensils. July,B8.—-dt ane +8.TOMLIN,|Right reseryed to sell privately before this | iat.cyan eS Be Gig hw ED a |date for cash ox.18-mentis time.|CGAL—Diderw taken for Coal at 6b deliver|jue og tq eee,Amred.Quality of.coal,guatahteed satinfactos|220%."tS ~ty in any.wrade,Write RK.B..GANT,|POR SALE—TwoeStatesdulydy FOR RENT,—Six-room modern improvementa,WALLACE. residence with OR SALE.—Woed-working and Biatkemith shop with large”lot,central location inHatmofiy,near State High School,“with larwe trade already built up,The right le eation for a hustler to make money..KEG.GAITHER,Statesville,N.©.’ Aug,11-4. re rs ~ones sete mente empr*hi medium-price mule teams|FOR itage,N.BP,WATT, nd wagons,B,BRISTOL.Augeud |om a ‘y 4 battle wes in progress afi oy GERMAN ARMY IN BRUSSELS. Belgians Retreat to Antwerp—Ger-many Will Resist Japan—The War Story. The German army is in possessionofBrusselsandtheBelgianshave retreated to Antwerp.‘French official advices state thatMuelhausen,in Alsace,has been re- captured by the French from the Germans,who were said to be re- .treating on the Rhine,but in Lor-raine it was admitted the GermansforcedtheFrenchtofallbackontheir:bases.i Russians claimed successes intskirmishesontheAustrian German frontiers. Confirmation is received of the re-port that Emperor William had or-dered resistance to any Japanese ef-fort to seize Kiao-Chow. Reports from Brussels Wednesday stated that the British,French and Russian ministers,with their staffs,had left for Antwerp,which indicat- éd that the German army was fear-ing Brussels.Censor refused to al-low news about movement of troops but.jt,weeatated that acreptwithin aréa stretching from Diest and Tir-lemont,as far as Givet,Report from Paris Wednesday night said:“Latest advices arc to the effectthattheFrenchcrmyhas_reached Morhange (Morchingen}in Alsace- Lorraine,19 miles southeast of Metz. Our advance was very rapid in the afternoon beyond the river Seille.AttheendofthedeywereachedDeline, on one side,and Morhange on the other. “There is little change in the sit-uation in upper Alsace.We continue to advance in Vosges.The Germans have retaken the village of Ville.Our troops have occupied Chateau Sa- ling and Dieuze,but face well forti- fied and strongly held positions. “Our cavalry has had a successful encounter with the Germans at Flor- enville,Belgium.Large German forces,it is announced,are crossing the Meuse between Liege and Na- mur.”The answer of Germany to Japan’s ultimatum had not been made public Wednesday,but a dispatch from Ber-lin indicated what it would be.ItBays:“The Japanesc ambassador’s de-parture from Berlin is appro&ching.The police are guarding the embas- the Japanese club is empty,AllstudentsinGermanuniver- have left.” The Vossische Zeitung says,com- menting on Japan's ultimatum to Germany:“One more declaration of war cannot frighten Germany andJapan’s action is without impor- tance.”The American citizens’relief com- mittee,organized in London to re-lieve the stress the first few days ofthewar,has completed its work anddijbantied.Thirty-five .thousendAmericanssailedforhomelastweek and 20,000 this week.Tne actommo- dations seem sufficient.: The governor of Kiao-Chow,the German possession in China whichJapanhasorderedGermanytoevac- uate,Wednesday issued a procilama- tien saying that an attack was immi- nent.The majority of the non-com- batants already have Icft and the American legation is advising theStateDepartmenttowithdrawWil- lys R.Peck,the American consul,hispresencebeingunnecessarybecause American interests temporarily are terminated.Mr.Peck,however,de- sires to remain.Although the gar- rison of Kiao-Chow is under 5,000,the fortifications are believed to be formidable.Since the war began theharborhasbeenminedardtheland defenses strengthened with wire cn® tanglements,earthworks and °minedzones.: Republicans ‘Make No Nominations. Republicans of North Carolina,‘inStateconventioninRaleighyester-day,left the nomination of andidatesforSenatorandCorporationCommis-sioner to the State executive commit-tee,with the understanding that theProgressiveswhoconferredTucsdayinGreensborowillcomeinwiththecommitteeandshareinthenomina-tions.F.A.Linney was elected StatermantosucceedMorehead. Carranza Enters Mexico City. Gen.Venustiano Carranza,supremechiefoftheMexi¢an revolution and from yesterday Provisional Presidentoftherepublic,entered Mexico City at noon yesterday. Itis estimated that more than 150,- 000 persons crowded the line ofmarchofthenewPresidentand_hisfollowers,which,extended a distanceofsixmiles, —iThe annual pipicnic at Mt.Ulla, under the auspices of the Junior Or-der,Saturday,29th.Addresses byMessrs.T.F,Hudson of Spencer andFP.J.Cox of Newton.Other Junior Order councils asked to participate.»Basket picnic, —Mrs.J.C.Gray,who lives onWestEndavenue,is very low and death is expected at any time. rs.Gray has been in feeble healthrayearormoreandrecentlyher'condition became worse, Master John Gilbert leaves todayforDurhamtovisithisuncle,Mr,A:P.Gilbert.‘Miss Bertha Deits has returnedfromavisittoAshevilles —Thor StateateCouncil of”the JuniorWillmeet.in Charlotte next‘Paul V.Jones ofTarboro was‘State:councilor,— ent points,apparently about .sixmilesapart,within a period of a fewminutes.In appearance the a }16..some dike... MR.KIRK SAW STRANGE LIGHT, Statesville Minister Observed theMysteriousLightThatHasAt-tracted Attention in Burke County. Rev,John F.Kirk,who returnedthisweekfromColdSpring,Burke county,where he spent a month’s va- cation,says that the stories whichhavebecnsentoutfromBurkeaboutaStrangelightonBrownmountain are correct.Mr.Kirk saw the light himself,12 or 15 different nights, during his stay in the mountains. The light shoots from the crest of Brown mountain every night,usually about 9 o’clock,and sometimes makes its appearance two or three times during the night.What it is and itscauseisamystery.It is a problem for the scientists.Brown mountain is about 12 miles in length,the south end being about 12 miles from Morganton and about the same distance from Cold Spring. The light does not rise from thesamepointeverynight.One night Mr.Kirk saw it rise from two differ- as is used at Christmas and aom times of celebration,though its ae- tions are not the same cach night.It rises from the crest of the mountain to an apparent height of from five to 90 feet,and sometimes zigzags as it rises.On one oceasion Mr.Kirk says the movements of the ball of fire or whatever it is formed a letter S above the mountain.On one or two nights the light rose slowly and was visible for several minutcs—a ball of fire apparently a little larger than a star,remaining in the air pos- sibly five minutes.Sometimes the light shoots up only a short distance and then fades away,while at other times it rises to a considerable dis- tance and remains visible from a few seconds to a few minutes. Mr.Kirk spent one night on Roan mountain,about 25 miles from Brown mountain,and he also saw the light from this point...He called theattentionofotherstoitand*after re- turning to Cold Spring he receivedcardsfromfriendsatRoan,mountain saying they observed the-‘light two nights after he had left.“This was the first time it had been observed from that-point. The government sent a man to Burke last year to investigate this strange phenomena,but it is claimed that the government man drove outonlyeightmilesfromMorgantonandtookalookatthecountryandleftwithoutsecingthelight,saying it was probably the headlight of a lo- comotive. More Speeders Get Items. Mr.J.V.Harper of Gastonia,a traveling man,was taxed $20 by Mayor Caldwell yesterday for ex- ceeding the automobile speed limit on the streets of Statesville Wednes- day night.Mr.Hi B.Thomas was fined $10 and costs Wednesday for speeding. Dora Allen,the colored woman who was arrested at the construc- tion camp on the river a few days ago for retailing,was given a prelim- inary hearing before Justice Lazen- by Wednesday and remanded to jail in default of $200 bond for her ap- pearance at Superior Court. Two white nien who gave theirnamesasGeo.L.Miller and L.E. Stafford and claimed to be from Hickory,were arrested by Statesville officers Tuesday for beating a ride ona train.They plead guilty in Jus- tice Lazenby’s court and were releas- ed on the payment of the costs. Theirs —Court Salisbury People Married in States- ville. Miss Blanche Tichenor of Salis- bury and Mr,Ray Lentz,of Concord were married in Statesville Tuesday morning:The ceremony was -pdr- formed about 9.30 o’clock by Rev. J.H,Pressly,at his home on @ast Broad street,and the bridal couple left on the 10.20 train for points in western North Carolina and Tennes- see.Miss Tichenor and Mr.,Lentz eame to Statesville on the)early morning train from Salisbury:They were accompanied by three or fourrelativesandfriendswhowitnessed the marriage.It is understood.that the marriage was not a runaway af- fair.A year or so;ago Mr.Lentzwasforashorttimeemployedatthe Statesville Inn:He is now.a travel- ing salesman. The Statesville -Baffalo Shoals Bridge. The Statesville -Buffalo Shoals bridge over the Catawba river is do- ing quite well in a financial way,Thereeeiptsforthefirstsixmonthsofthisyearaveraged$100 a month and for some weeks now they have avor-aged more than $50 a week,The bridge company will soon be out ofdebt.Mr.Osborne Brown,the effi- cient secretary and treasurer.of thecompany,will soon publish a state-ment of the financial corklition ofthecompany,which will show that its affairs are in good shape.'The bridge was recently paintedandisinfirstclasscondition. Mr.Robertson Seriously Hart. Mr.J.J.‘Robertson of Turners-burg township was.seriously injuredlateTuesdayafternoonbyafallfrom_a fence,In crossing the fonceMr.Robertson caught his foot in awirewhichcausedhimtofall.Theboneofonenewasbroken.abovethe:knee andhe was otherwise in- ree -jnred.He is.about 65 years old andfonaccountofhisagethe,injures)Pe STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,AUGUST 21,1914. |SHOWING CREMATORY "MODEL. Municipal Authorities Asked to BuyIncineratortoBurnGarhage. Mr.L.N.Cox,representing —theNyeOdorlessCrematoryCompany of Macon,Ga.,was in StateuvilieWednesdayendeavoringtointerestthecityofficialsinamunicipalingin-erator or crematory.Mr,Cox,hadonexhibitioninaroomatthefire pstation a miniature crematory wisanexactmodelofcrematorieswhichhavebeeninstalledby‘his’ company in Raleigh and other towns, and fer which orders have been:se- eured from Greensboro,Salisbury and Winston-Salem. is constructed in such a manner that it is entirely smokeless ‘and odorless,according to the recommendationsfromofficialsoftownswheretheyhavebeeninuseforsometime,andisoperatedwithoutanyfueloer the garbage that is dumped into it.The air drafts and channels are s0 arranged as to cause garbage ‘toburnrapidlyandthesmokeandgas-es from the garbage pass through channels and chambers,which de-stroy them.The garbage wagonsave.deen Gn top.of..the otematerytW..and the garbayve through an opening.For the crema-tion of animals such as horses.andcowsthereisatruckwhicheanbe rolled in.and out of the erematory. Only two men are necessary to oper-ate the crematory,one to unload thewagonsandanothertolookafterthe drafts and keep the ash grates open. The cost of a crematory sufficientforatownof10,000 people is $5,-000.The company proposes to send” dumped into it a committee of city officials to sometownwhereoneofitsplantsisin operation and make an_inspection,If the committee reports favorably the company will erect a crematoryandoperateituntilithasbeenthor- oughly tested before the city is ask- ed to purchase it.Mr.Cox says hiscompanyhasneverinstalledaplant that was not bought by the city af- ter it had been in operation a few days.Raleigh is so well pleased with her present plant,he says,that orders have been given for two more,to be*located at different places forconvenience. News of the Churches. Rev.J.J.Eads,..pastor of Race Street church,will be away for sey= eral days assisting in a protracted meeting.‘No preaching at Race Street Sunday.The Sunday follow- ing Dr.Scott will preach in themorningandPresidingElderMann at the evening service.Rev.E.D.Brown of Loray goes to Steele Creek,Mecklenburg coun- ty,today to spend a week.Rev.J.A Smith will preach at Concordchureh,Loray,Sunday.Mr.Brown will return home the latter part of next week. Rev.J.S.Connell,pastor of Olivet and Bethel churches,will preach attheFirstBaptistchurch.Sunday morning in the absence of the tor,Dr,Charles Andersen,who conducting a meeting at Bethel church. Preaching at Front Street Pres- byterian church Sunday morning at 11 o’elock. Rev.J..H.Pressly of Statesville, Rev.Dr.R.G.Miller of Mecklenburg county and Rev.W.B.Lindsay of Charlotte,members of the home mis- sion board of the Associate Reform- ed Presbyterian Synod,are in Clay county.this week making investiga-tions with a view to establishing a mission station in that section of the State. The Janitor Has More Liberty than the Deputies. Some of the deputies in:Collector Watts’office have decided that in thematterofindividuallibertyitisbet-ter to have a job as janitor under the civil service than to be on thepayrollasadeputyorelerk.When the collector’s foree get their vouch-ers they are required to answer six questions before they can get.the cash.One of the questions is,“Are you engaged in any other business?” which means that Uncle Sam_will have no divided servite in this de- partment.The people who are on the payroll of the coellector’s.officeean’t take on a side line,Here’s where the colored janitor has it on the white folks upstairs. He -was deposed by the custodian for engaging in other,business,but thedepartmentreinstatedhim,and heeanrunatailorshoportakeonanyothersidelinehechooges. Junior Chautauqua TThisAfternoon. _(The Junior Chautauqua will mect at the Statesville Inn.this afternoonat4o'clock,The story hour will be conducted by Misses Love Walker and Arleene Gilmer.All the Jun-iors and other children who desire todoso,are.cordially imyited to attend the meeting.je Chautauqua is for the entertainment and benefit ofthechildrenandthereisnocostcon-nected with,attending the meetings.It’s all free’to the children who care to take advantage of it. Meeting of Civic League. The’regular monthly meeting of the Civic League.will be held next Tuesday afternoon at 5 .o’cleck,attheCommercialclubrooms.Ailmembersareurgentlyrequestedtoattend,as mattors of the greatest pvoriaien are to be considered.ThenancialsituationoftheLeagueis demanding attention,and thepresident,Mrs.W.-Orr,hag an attr:for raising funds she presentatthismeet- The cremateory|the MRS.EL ABET MONTGOMERY Death of An Agediged Resident ef CoolSpringCommunity—Sudden Death of Mrs.Williams in apiniesene-Mrs.Houston at Hendersonville. iMrs.Elizabeth Orawford Mont-gomery died Monday night about midnight at her-home in Cool Spring fownship,death resulting from theinfirmiticsofage.She had beengraduxllylosing)‘her strength for some time and it .was realized for days that the end was near.The fu-neral service and burial took place Wecnesday merning at Fifth Creek @hurch,Rev.Mr.Noaker conducting service.In addition to residents of the community quite a party ofStatesvillepeopleattendedthefu- neral.Mrs.Montgomery was a daughterofthelateJamesCrawfordandasisterofthelateW.H.Crawford ofBethanytownship,She was born gnd reared at the old Crawford homestead in Bethany...She was the Tast surviving member of the fami- she lived until the 8th month she would have beenold.She was the widoyz of ly =hadofnext @i years Thomas--Montgemery whee about five years ago at an_advanced age.Surviving are three chil- dren,viz:Mrs.J.C.Steele and Mr.4d.Thad.Montgomery of Statesville and Mr.Victor Montgomery,wholivesattheoldhomeplaceinCoolSpring. Mrs.Montgomery was an excel- lent old lady who had always been a favorite with her friends and kin- dred.Her home was noted for itshospitality.She made it a rule to visit her children in Statesville for a few weeks each year and she was known to a good many Statesville people.She joined the Presbyterian Church in early girlhood and hived a consistent Christian life. **. Mrs.A.D.Williams,formerly of New Hope township,this county, died Tuesday morning at her home in Lexington.The remains were brought to Statesville Tuesday after- noon and were taken from here to the home of her son,Mr.Byrd Wil- liams,in New Hope township.Thefuneralandburialtookplaceyester-day,Mrs.Williams died suddenly while in the act of feeding hogs.She i ared to be in her usual health en she left the house for the hog The physician who was calledofathathearttroublewas“the use of death.Deceased was 40oddyearsoldandleavesahusbandandninechildren.Two of the chil-dren dive in.New Hope township and the remainder were with their pa- rents in Lexington.°eee Statesville relatives received a message yesterday afternoon an- nouncing the death of Mrs.J.0. Houston,which occurred at her home in -Hendersonville at 1 o’elock. Death resulted from a_stroke of paralysis.which she suffered last pas-|Sunday...Mrs.Houston was a daugh-isltcr of Mrs,M.C.Neely of States-ville and was about 45 years old.She is survived by her mother,her hus- band;four sons and the following named brothers and sisters:Mr.iE layd:Neely and Mesdames W.L. |Gilbert_and H.R.Cowles of States- ville,and Mrs.W.A.Lawrenec of Charlotte.Mr.J.L.Cowan of Statesville is a half-brother and Mrs. R.C.Knox of Mt.Ulla a half-sister. Mrs.’Neely has been at Henderson- ville with her daughter for some timeandMr.Neely went to his sister’s |bedside:the first of the week.Mes- dames Gilbert and Cowles and Mr. Cowan left this morning for Hender- sonville to”attend the funeral. German Sympathizers Many,Says Mr.Boshamer, Mr.C,.W.Boshamer,who is round- ing up the German sympathizers inStatesville,ig about ready’to claimthatGepmany’s friends are in the majority:Mr.Boshamer’s grandfather,who fought with Napoleon,was not a lrenchman,as some folks seem to have stipposed,but a native of Pras- and was with the Prussian ar- that helped Napoleon invade Rus-At Waterloo the elder Bosham- er wagein:Blucher’s command andfoughtwiththealliesagainstNapo- leon.But for President Wilson’s procla-mation ¢alling on all good citizens to be neutral,Mr.Boshamer would probably eall a meeting of the Ger- man sympathizers and pass resolu-tions agsuring the Kaiser of theirmoralsupport. Sla, my Sla Harry Smith Taken to Raleigh. Harry §mith,alias Jim Stafford,the negro Who was convicted of the murder of Fotrest Nettles,colored, and segteneed to electrocution Octo- ber 2d,was taken to the State prison at Raleigh Wednesday by Sheriff Deaton.The trip to Raleigh was made in the sheriff’s automobile.HewasaceompaniedbyDeputySheriff White and MMaster Gus.Deaton.Smith’s msel expect Gov.Craig to commute Be sentence to life impris- onmenty Births and Deaths in July. Seventeen births .and 11.deaths were registered last month by Miss Annie Marvin,registrar of vital sta-tistics.for Statesville township.Of this number 14.0f the births and nineofthedeathswereinsidethecorpor-ate limits,ef Statesville,the remain- der being outside.Three of the deaths and one birth were colored.people.The colored people continueio.violate the law requiring that|tria births reported,a ae Tl Rad PELL ON SAW,CUTTO PIECES. Mr.Robert Mullice,a son ofMr,L.C.Mullice of Turners- burg township,met death in a Horrible ‘manner yesterdaymorningabout10o'clock at his father’s saw mill in the Ta- bor community.Young Mul- lice was at work about the large cireular saw of the mill when he accidentally fell onthesaw.Both legs were cutoffnearthekneeandhe,bled to death before a physician could be secured. ***se v #® e @ e we e ee v e e ea e n en e sp e r ee e a e e ee e e e a e e ew e @ **** FIRE NEAR EAGLE MILLS. Mr.Holeomb's Home and OtherBuildingsBurned—Visitors in North Iredell —Teachers AttendInstitute—Yadkin Folks Work Roads. Correspondence of The Landmark. Jennings,Aug.18—We had good showers last week and things-are looking very promising again. Mr.Thos.oleomb,near EagleMills,lost his house and some of his oeSpe-des ey about 10 a.m.,with most of their contents.Mr.‘Holeomb was not at home at the time and his wife could not save much.The fire was started, it is supposed,by one of the chil- dren,with a match in the closet.Mr. Holcomb had_recently insured his house,so it is not a total loss,but it will be a great loss to them. Mrs.Etta Parks and _children, from Statesville,are visiting Mrs. Parks’father-in-law,Mr.W.F. Parks.Mr.J.S.Hemrich of Bar- gersville,Ind.,is visiting his father,Mr.G.B.Hemrich.“His health broke down out West and he had to come back to North Carolina to re- cuperate.Mr.H.H.Couch and wife are on a visit from Texas. The teachers about here have been attending the teachers’institute at Yadkinville for the last’two weeks. Mrs.Spicer from Wyoming is vis- iting her father,Rev.E.N.,Gwyn.Mr.Asa Windsor and wife of Win- ston-Salem visited his brother,Mr. E.L.Windsor,since my last commu-nication.'The citizens of Yadkin are gettingsointerestedingoodroadsthatthey just turn out,from 10 to 75 yearsold,with tools and teams and maketheroadswithouttaxation.t is the cheapest way,after all.;‘There is considefable excitementabouthereoverthewarnews. THE POPE OF ROME IS DEAD. Head of the Roman Catholic Church Passes—Infirmities of Age. Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto,head of the Roman Catholic Church and known to the world as Pope Pius X, died Wednesday night in the Vatican at Rome.He was a sufferer frombronchialtroubleandonaecountof the feebleness due to old age was un-able to resist the attack.It had been known for some time that hewasquitefeeble.Tuesday his physi-cian announced that he was suffer-ing from a simple cold and possiblyrestforaweekwould.restore him.Tuesday night he became much worse and did not rally.The war inEuropehadaverydepressingeffectonthePopeandthis:may have con-tributed to his death. The Pepe was born in the Vene- tian provinces June 2,1885.He was ordained priest in 1858,at the age of40wasprofessoroftheologyandin1884hewasmadebishopofMantau. In 1893 he was ereated a cardinal andlaterwasappointedpatriarchofVenice.On the death of Pope Leo XII.he was,in July,1908,electedPope.His official tithe was:PopePiusX,Bishop of Rome and Vicar of > Jesus,Christ,Suecessor of St.Peter,Prince of the Apostles;SupremePontiffoftheUniversalChurch,Patriarch of the West,Primate of Italy;Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman ince and Sover- eign of the Temperal Dominions oftheHelyRomanChurch. Breese Brought Into Court on aStretcher. Major W.E.Breese of Brevard,who was convicted of misapplicationofthefundsoftheFirstNationalBankofAsheville,.which failed in1897,and whose case has been in the court for 17 years,was broughttoAshevillefromhishomeinBre- vard,Tuesday,on a stretcher,to have the sentence of two years in prison put into execution.When the Supreme Court affirmed the judg-ment of the lower court more than a year ago,the doctors said Breese wasinsuchfeeblehealthitwouldkill him to be moved.The matter wasallowedtostand.Recently a.secretserviceagentmadeinvestigationsat Brevard and as a result Breese was ordered brought into.court. The Jews in the ‘War. New York Times. An important part in»the great European war is being played by Jews of the warring nations,of whom it has been estimated as many as 338,000 are engaged as soldiers inthevariousarmiesnowinthefield.The war will affect Jews especially in so far as concerns the operationsbetweentheGermansardRussiantroopsontheGzar’s western bor- devland.and .in.East Prussia,At propertyematobeweebearaehehedstored it thickest Jewis on twerld.More than of the 12,rel:The.origin"tOfrePeFasin¥Galicia,in the of Aus-|‘Mr.“aelandPolandarostvilyset- tb sewn “Ee d BRIEF TEMS OF LOCAL —Messrs.J.A.Conner and ys Alexander went ‘to Grantie Falls yes-terday to attend a district mane of.Odd Fellows. ~~License has been issued for a marriage of Mrs,Maggie Bila ForbisandMr.M.H.Pigg,both of the Am- ity community. —Miss Titia Tharpe will go toHuntersvilletomorrowtoattenda house party to be given by Miss Hat-tie Sloan at the home of her auat,Mrs.W.B:Blythe.a —An automobile and a-wagonlidedonKellystreetTuesday,but.nodamageofconsequence*résulted.The names of the drivers of the ve-hicles were not learned. -~Gov.Craig has appointed 2,¥. Turlington of Mooresville and R. Clark of Statesville delegates to American Road Congress,which will be im session in Atlanta November 9-14.’t —Mr.J.P.Pierce of Chambers-burg township brought The Land- mark yesterday a banana. by some called -que-or cantaloupe was two feet and 4 inch- es long.r —The Littlejohn.Sub-Soiler peefacturingCo.is installing machineryatMr.A.B.Lineberger’s shop arthepurposeofmanufacturingsub-soiler recently ‘patented by Mr,D.Dt Littlejohn. —Mr.W.A.Thomas went to High Point yesterday to confer with acommitteeoftheSouthernFurnitureAssociationrelativetohispropostriptoSouthAmericaintheinterest of the furniture trade. —A telegram received yesterdayafternoonbyChiefConnerfromCap-tain John Chambers of the coloredfirecompanystatedthattheews?=firemen would “bring back prize,”which means that they wonsecondplaceintheracesattheStatetournamentofthecoloredfiremenatFayettevilleyesterday. —Btatesville now has away”on Center street frombothnesssectiontotherailway‘ata’The work of installing theBevo onthewentaideofthetees)Waeaaaebonaatheturnedin0night.The sixtad ilighted,Bi a ot BROW +vt panels:Pek —Messrs.W.A.Moose,8.H?kle,Lee Williams,W.a]ser and C.O.KennerlytheStatesvilleJuniorsatConventionoftheJunior RB United American Mechanics,inhamthisweek,returning home.Mr.W.F.Reece ofSpringandMr,Logan Turner ofForestalsoattendedthe<} —The Iredell county Republicanswillmeetinconventionatthecourthousetomorrowmorningat“11o'clock to meme 3candidates the countyofficesand +wat transactbusiness,The address of Mr.F.'Linney,which was scheduled to takeplaceduringtheconvention,will bedeferreduntil2.30'o'clock in the af- ternoon. -—4The Stony Point corres:of The Landmark stated inpaperthatPloyd,young son of*N.P.Stout,of the vicinity ofStonyPoint,had been plehae by a and seriously hurt,was81-2-year-old son of Me.Spout,was hurt.Floyd is older.ieboyhasbeenintheneesincehewashurtand- along all right, —lAs the Iredell county Bap convention is not held untilbatterRepublicanStateconvention,thepublicanprimaries,held ‘last’Satur- day,*were authorized to appoint del-egates to the State convention.5W.#&.Bristolwasoneofthedegatesappointedandheattended&convention in Raleigh yesterday.Thenamesofthdotherdelegatesand whether others attended,was notlearned. —+A\photograph of a group ofAmericansmaroonedinLondo,published in the New Yorkofthe14thandintheWinston-Sa-lem Sentinel of the 17th,showed thefaceofMissEdithCranorofWilkes.boro,sister of Mrs.W.H.McElwee—of Statesville,who with her sister, Miss Katherine Cranor,was in is:when the war began.Miss :nor has often visited in Stal and is known to many of our people, Barn and Stock Burned.aes Mr.Louis Scott’s barn,at hishomeinOlintownship,was totally destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock Sieterdaymorning,Three horses,threshing machine and a lot ofbaledstrawandotherfeedwereburnedwiththebarn,entailing a loss ofseveralhundreddollars,Mr.netcarried$200 insurance on thewhichwasvaluedat$300 orTwoofthehorsesbelongedtoSeottandthethirdwastheptyof.a visitor in his home. bers of Mr.Scott's archi’atand their guests mere’to.Mr,Scott’smidnightmasinging:andputtingupthehorseslefttheabout1o'clock.About twolaterthebarnwasreasafire,but the flameshad Fetoed headway that nothing The threshing machine. Dur-_ Ba cb Ca ‘ _.febtor wants the use of the money from Wilmington a few days 0 2 .Uy i x A|leading Wilmington mercantilehasadoptedthepolicyofadd- interest to the bills which run for than two months,the result be-thet nearly a goodly,portion ofbillswhichwentoutfromthis se t the first of the month carried interest charges in varying n Charging of interest on mercantile accounts is some- new in Wilmington,but «the f ion of the policy of this firm seems to have had its desired effect. “I have about $20,000 on my ”explained the owner of the“and I just simply tannot carry it any longer without thenppei Some are paying the and some are not,but in early every case the merchant is getting the principal.y ~While the Wilmington man’s ’may be new,the justice of it *‘eannot be fairly questioned.Thirty ‘to 60 days’time is usually a cash rice in mercantile circles.But three to four months or longer,in the ab- nce of a special agreement,means higher price or interest on the ac- fount.If the merchant sells for cash rice at 30 to 60 days’time he should ve his money promptly at the ex- piration of the time limit;and if the ora longer tine he “should perwill= ing to pay for it.For be it remem- oe.the average retail merchant not a benker.He must collect from his customers to pay for the goods he sells them.If he-can’t col- he can’t pay his own bills and he Must pay interest.It’s an outrage- us injustice to expect the merchant pay interest on accounts or for money borrowed and carry the cus- tomer’s account without interest.| Even if the merchant doesn’t have | to borrow money or pay interest on} @ccounts,he is entitled to the use of| his money,for he can use it profita-| Bly and he loses that profit if his| stomer holds on to the money and} ys him nothing for the use of it.| ©mother injustice under our:very) ulty and unfair system of doing usiness is that the buyer who pays| cash,or who pays promptly,| He} gets newadvantage whatever. ys the’samie price,as a rule,as the llow who pays.in three or four mths,or whenever he gets ready. the long-time.customer is to get goods at the same price the cash er should have a discount.It! his money that keeps the business|North Sea,the pert patagrapher ‘of| going and if he is to have no advan-|the Greensboro News.cried,“Down| over the fellow who waits three| i.months,what advantage has the buyer in paying cash?“None! financially.The cash buyer doesn’t) get a square deal.Instead of being|mark.The News man has doubtless|warships on her trip across rewarded for his promptness,he is/concluded that there are others than|Rotterdam. ig to help carry the slow-pays| the dead-beats. 4 None of these remarks about long- time credits are intended for one who may meet with real misfortune or be providentially hindered from meeting his obligations.If the man | who has a record for promptness| bas misfortune,the dealer is usu- ally glad to favor him by carrying his account.”It is the people who buy beyond their means,always keep be- hind and make no real,earnest effort -to be prompt,that need something Mo foree them to change their habits, 7.would be ‘a benefit to them as lias to the folks with whom they ideal;and that other class,which is “larger than you think,composed of who have the money and could epay cash but won't because they gwant the use of the money or simply don’t want to part with it.These “people often take advantage of their tow 1c standing to force the mer- t to wait an unreasonable time, “reasoning that the merchant will be “efraid to force collection,which he usually is.These deserve all”the “pains and penalties that could be en- “forced against them.They do ‘wrong with premeditation and malice geforethought. r ‘The first reports of the war be- “tween Austria and Servia,published ‘more than three weeks ago,said the Austrians had captured Belgrade, ithe Servian capital.Belgrade is ‘very near the Austrian frontier and news of its capture was not un- vexpected,as it was natural that A’us- i would make the first assault on the convenient Servian seat of gov- ‘ernment.But Austria hadn’t cap- tired Belgrade then and hasn’t yet. "at last account Austrian artillery ‘was bombarding Belgrade occasion- ally but Austrian troops had been to cross the Save river.All which shows that the Austrian _ien’t so strong or that the are better fighters than the| "Will somebody who knows enlight- an uninformed if.not anxious on the points of difference be- 'a Roosevelt Republican and a Republican? ‘vee we,died»few days ago at-the oll frominju-sustained jurged Republicans Democratic primaryin the tenth dis- trict,is quite naturally heartily in favor of a State-wide primary.Ask- ed if he favored.the constitutional amendments,Mr,Gudger>said: “Yes,for every’one of the ten. A Democratic commission appointedbya--Democratic Legislature,com-posed of competent men,have giventheseamendmentscarefulstudyandwehaveembodiedintheseproposedremedial*measures:the mature studyandwisdomofDemocratsactingcon- scientiously for the good of the peo-ple and the Democratie party.” Good for Mr.Gudger!A commis- sion appointed by a Democratic Leg- islature,the great majority of them Democrats,“recommended amend- ments to the constitution,Ai Demo- cratic Legislature,called in special session’by a Democratic Governor, passed ten of these amendments and recommended them to the people.Af- ter that a Democratic State conven- tion side-stepped_the amendments, save one,on the ground that they are non-partisan,and then endorsed the most non-partisan of all the amendments;and some of our s0- called Democratic leaders are side- stepping the amendments or oppos- ing them. If the Democratic party was over responsible for anything it is respon- sible for all the amendments.While the amendments are non-partisan:in- character and citizens of all parties can support them,the Democratic party is responsible for proposing| them and it will be responsible for| their defeat if they are defeated;and| if they are defeated the party can explain why the taxpayers were sub- jected to the expense of a constitu- tional commission and an extra ses- sion of the Legislature to submit something to the people the party officially refused to support. ‘The Landmark congratulates Mr.) Gudger on his candor.He has set an example that other members of Congress would do well to follow.In this connection The Landmark also wants to express its approval of the stand of ex-District Attorney Hol- ton.“Mr.Holton is one of the most partisan Republicans in the State, but in county convention he to support at least two of the amendments—that for tax reform and-for a six months’ school. Republican Declaring that the Germans had poiled good fishing by mining the8 with the Germans!”Whereupon couple of German-American.citi- zena,in different issues of the News, have indignantly resentéd..the re- The ™n ti Sy .; Catawba county,beganandwillcontinueoverCongressmanWebb‘has intreabillforaFederal-buildi ganton,to cost $100,000, ganton.ry CrFrankPowell,charged with killing John Hi Carter,former of the American National Bank of Asheville,is on trial in the Federal ed with violating the national bank act. Floral hall,a building of the Mecklenburg Fair Association in The building cost about $5,000 and the loss is largely covered by insur- ance.Clyde Kennedy,a white man charged with murdering a man in a drunken brawl at New Berne ten days ago,was arrested in Wilming-ton Tuesday.The Governor had of- fered a reward for his arrest, Geo.W.Faires of ~Mecklenburg his address to the Forsyth} county,who was assassinated at Hampton,Va.,Saturday night,was+killed as he was leaving the home of |.Mrs.Hollowell,who is divorced from |her husband,Edward Hollowell.The \latter has been arrested,charged |with killing Faires. In Asheville Monday night Seth |Whitaker shot James Butler on thestepsofthelattcr’s home and But- ler fell into the arms of his wife and1 the house.hband Butlé¥quarreled |and stepped outside the house to set- |tle their difficulties.Whitaker fired on Butler and then fied. J.F.Miller of Hickory has pur-chased the Times-Mercury,a weekly newspaper of Hickory,from the own- ers,J.F.Click and G.W.Whisnant. J.F.Click will be retained as editor for the present.The paper will be Republican in politics but will favor ithe amalgamation of Republicans jand Progressives. While returning from All Healing |Springs in an automobile Mr.and Mrs.J.S.Jones and Mr.and Mrs. Jenkins of Hickory were attack«\i by boys,who threw rocks from the roadside.Mrs.Jones was struck on the neck and Mrs.Jenkins on the arm by rocks.Mac Moose is charg- ed with throwing the rocks. Saturday afternoon there was probably a fatal cutting scrape at Glen Alpine between three negro men—Ernest Chambers,Wallace Tuttle and Noah Deak The troublejoccurredwhileall-were drinking and Chambers used his knife with‘‘al-|most deadly effect on_Deal and Tut- tle,the latter being in a precarious condition.Chambers is in jail. |LINERS’THRILLING "VOYAGES. Stories 6f Being Held,Up By ‘War- ships Which Sent Shots .Acrdss Bows. The Holland -American iflag and having on board’many his.wife at Valdese,Burke county,|at this time in asomeweeksago,submitted to a ver-|nious way to aiddictofmanslaughterandwassen-'as a body,They will have to worktencedtotheroadsforsixmonths.|oyt this holding proposition resident | court in Asheville this week,charg-| Charlotte,was burned Tuesday night.| ithey take this attitude because of }-died....Whitaker was a boarder in| } } |liner!a!Nieuw Amsterdam,flying the Dutch} ofcountyandformerly at.the‘the North Carolina Cotton Associa-at Mor-|tion,attended the Cotton races ..has ask-|in Washington last week andedforcitydeliveryofmailsatMor-|spout conditions to the Charlotte Ob- Superior Court burghead¢ talking server,he said:e“As I see it,nothing can be donemeralorharmo-e cotton farmers them-selves.For the most part ‘our statesmen in Washington are not alive to,the importance of the cotton industry.I found during a brief stay there that some prominent men.in the legislative councils of the nation do not regard ¢otton as a national asset and are not much interested intheprojectofdoinganythingtohelpkeepthepriceup.They do not feel as if it is any of their business and their ignorance as to the place thecottonbusinessholdsinthelifeof this country.The entire proposition 6f holding cotton off the market is back where it was before the meet- ing and where it will likely stay— in the hands of the individual ..menwhoareraisingthecommodity.* **If cotton is going to be held off the market this year,it must be donebythemen.in given communities| acting in conjunction with one an-| other. There is going to be no na-) tional plan put into operation andtheonlyhelpavailableasIseeit will come from this plan for the gov- ernment to put available money in| the vaults of Southern banks which} the farmer ean get—cheaply engugh|.to-justi7y Him th staying off the mar-| ket.”| j Would Have Government Provide) War Risk Insurance. Creation of a government war risk|insurance bureau to facilitate ship-| ping across the Atlantic while the} European powers are at war is pro-|posed in a bill introduced in Congress with the approval of the administra- tion.The measure is one of the re-sults of the recent conference of bus- iness men at the Treasury Depart- ment. The proposed bureau would be part of the Treasury Department insteadoftheDepartmentofCommerceas first contemplated.There would be a war risk fund of about $5,000,000 with which the government would in- sure the vessels needed to carry the cergoes of grain,corn and other American products now awaiting transportation. The act of the negro madman,who set fire to the house at Spring Green, Wis.,and attacked the inmates as they fled from the building,resulted in the death of seven persons—Mrs.| Borthwick.and her two children,John and Martha Cheney;Emil Burden,a draftsman,and three employes. Tone Up Your Weak Liver American refugees who had fled’Eu-|The best,safest and mast gentle)rope,arrived at New York Monday |Tremedy for constipation and sluggish after being held,up three times by/liver _is the celebratedfrom|SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS. |You'll be pleased and satisfied On August 8,five hours and a half |with the result of the first one you HOT|# English who can’t see a joke.|_|out from European shores,she was}ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.|stopped by a Dutch torpedo destroy-| er.Forty minutes later a shot pass- Official primary returns in Kansas|ed across her bow and three BritishonthevoteforjusticesoftheSu-|warships surrounded her.Saturday, preme Court,confirmed the nomina-|when 36 miles east of Sandy Hook,| tion of Mrs.Lizzie S.Sheldon of|the cruiser Essex camé alongside af-| Lawrence as one of the six non-parti-|ter the Nieuw Amsterdam had slow- > san candidates. One hundred and fifty American tourists are marooned at Baden-Ba- den,Germany,without means of communicating “with the outside world,according to information re-| ceived in Washington. Two contributions for use on Eu- ropean battle fields,one from the Rockefeller foundation for $10,000 and one from ‘Mrs.Russell Sage for $2,500,have been received at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, War’s effect on immigration into the United States is indicated by of- ficial figures showing a decrease ofmorethan50percentinthenumber of aliens coming in during the first half of August,compared with the same days last year. In a letter to his constituents Sen-ator Tillman of South Carolina sayshewillretirefrompubliclifeatthe closq of his present term ark he makes a last ap to the people to defeat Gov.Blease \for the Senate. Blease,Tillman says,\is not worthy of the honor. Exports of automobiles from the United States in the fiscal year end- ed June 30,1914,wi the largest on record.Their total,including shipments to Alaska,Hawaii and Porto Rico,amounted to $40,136,565, against $39,325,000 in 1918,the for- mer high record year. Mail to Europe is proceeding ex- pediously,notwithstanding the par- alysis in steamship communication between the United States and thewar.zones.An official announcementattheStateDepartmentin’Wash- ington says mails for all countries, including Germany and Awmstria-Hun- gary,are being:dispatched three or|four times a week. The Way is to Change Masters. Aisheboro Courier. How can we expect a Legislature to be responsive to the will of the people when'a few politicians get to-gether and name candidates in many counties.The way to get the mem- bers of the Legislature.to obey their masters is to change their masters by letting the people nomfhate them in primaries,and the only real pri- mary is the legalized primary. TT The Twenty Year Teat.“Some twehty years ago I tised Chamber.lain’s Qolic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy,””writes Geo.W.Brock,publisher of the Aberdeen,Md.“I discover-ed that it was a quick andsafe cure fordiarrhoea.Since then no onecan well meoFteeeeetanaeDuringtheseyears|have used and recom-it many times,and it has neveranyone.”For sale by all dealers, 4Maes: »pots a oepit |}ed down in response to two shots |from the Briton’s guns. |(ach time ‘she was held up,the|liner satisfied the warship that she |belonged to a neutral nation and was allowed to proceed. The Nieuw Amsterdam brought to New York 2,039 passengers,most of them Americans.Before the Essex with the cruiser. Briton,the liner did not slacken cruiser inspected her and off again. Three liners flying British flags sped of hostilities, Monday.They were the Virginian of the Canadian Pacific railway,theTeutonicoftheWhiteStarline,andtheUnisianoftheAllanline. All three ships had exciting voy-ages.To avoid German warships they sped through dense fogs among hidden icebergs.In order not to di-vulge their position to the enemy fog horns and’bells were not used,all lights were extinguished and _thewirelessontheshipswaskeptsi- lent. Passengers on the Teutonic re-ported that the ship had been pur- sued by a German cruiser.The war- ship at times swept the seas with her searchlight in an effort to find the liner.The Teutonic lay to duringthisoperationandthecruiserfinallydisappeared. For Co-operation Between Cotton Growers and Manufacturers- To establish close co-operation be- tween’cotton producers and manu- facturers and banking interests of the country in the present emergen-cy,Secretary McAldoo has called a conference to be held at the Treas-ury Department Monday,Members of the Federal Reserve Board,Sec- retaries McAdo and Houston,Post-master General Burleson and delega-tions representative of all branches of the cotton industry,will take part. A.delegation of representatives ofcottoninterestsfromtheSouth,par-ticularly from Louisiana,Alabama,Arkansas and Tennessee,called ‘onSecretaryMcAdooandsaid_that from the cotton to be harvested thisfalltherewouldbeabout3,000,000balesforwhichtheycouldnotseeanymarketatthistime.They sought a same discussionofthebestwa: stopped her the Nieuw Amsterdam |% had been in wireless communication |% Upon sighting the |% speed.Brought to by the shots,the |% Nieuw Amsterdam waited until the|% and carrying more than 3,000 Amer-|% icans and Canadians who fled from|#% Continental Europe upon the opening |?%for wrapping,papering ::arrived at Montreal |< take.They drive the waste and gas from the bowels,and purify the blood. ho ambition feeling. blotches and sallowness. satisfied.Sample free fromSpringsChemicalSprings,Ark. &The Landmark has on #pers.All you wantYat § #10 cents a_hundred. They are mighty good &walls,ete.,etc. HOW ABOUT YOUR French Dry Cleaning?Are yousatisfied?If youdesire goodwork and prompt attention see us. Gillespie Pressing Club—’PHONE 350 — ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar- gain counters,but the last word in artistic engraving. Statesville Printing Co. *Phone208 —~<— poisonous|# They are simply the best ever for|#= headache,dizziness,biliousness,ner-|#2 vousness,lack of appetite and that #5 Women!take little chocolate coat-|€ ed HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT-|3:TONS,to rid the skin of pimples,|% All drug-|# gists,2bc.,and money back,if not!# Hot}#2 Company,Hot/#= hand stacks of old pa-aE b STAG sein $AGTE PAINT §| Wont Peel or CrackBrilliantin Color Economical Reliable Protects _PropertyCoversMoreSurface “ONE GALLON MAKES TWO” IRSHBER,forpaneR & ae Mo,uSs.A Iredell Hardware Company |LIVERY ! I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town.Outsiders say ‘‘Holland has better livery than towns ma-ny times the size of Statesville and equal to that found incities.”Every kind of vehicle not only for the best mod-erp service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen out with an outfit from my stables. Carriages meet all trains.Calls for trains answered promptly.Prices reasonable. S.J.HOLLAND, ’*Phone No.3. {Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.CO. i f CAPITAL PAID IN $100,000.00SURPLUS31,000.00 Banking is a necessary institution in the develop-ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a neces-sary institution in the development and progress of any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends upon its ability and willingness to eerve the legitimatebusinessrequirementsforloan.and discount accom-modation and to provide a safe depository for com- mercial and savings deposits.The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a localinstitution,with large capital and surplus,furniehesgoodsecuritytodepositorsandwithresourcesof over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com-munity in every branch of legitimate banking.Be- lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al-ways been,progressive ang constructive,assisting in every legitimate way in the advancement of theagricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our,de-posits are local and our Joans are likewise local andmadetoindividualsandlegitimateandworthylocal enterprises.To our customers we furnish check books free,render statements or balance pass books at the endofeachmonth,make loans and discount paper uponsecuritysatisfactorytoourboardandinsuchamountsasbusinessrequirementsandresponsibilitywarrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum on time and savings deposits remaining three months or longer.Upon these bases we solicit your busineas. W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,Vice President,D.M.AUSLEY,_Cashier. G.E,HUGHEY,-Assistant Cashier. President, ~-_ White Crown JAR CAPS. ———tThe most Sanitary,Economical,Convenient,Reliable,Wrist Saving. Fits any Mason Jar,Ask to see them. Eagle & Sih§- F Rodhiction Sale Still On. Men’s Oxfords Ladies’PumpsPATENTLEATHER,GUN METAL,VICI AND TANS. Bord Regalar Price Reduced Price Regular Price Reduced Price yaden,$6.00 $4.50 Patent Colonials $4.00 Hurley,5.00 3.50 Patent Colonials 3°50Howard&Foster,4.50 3.26 Oxfords reduced 3.50Howard&Foster,4.00 3.00 Wy 3°002.75 “2.50Herman,3.50 Franklin,3.00 2.50 200Oxfo:The S.,M.&H.Shoe Co,Don’t forget to look over our $1.00 counter in Ladies’ The One Price Gash Shoe Store. - |kerized Coffee —noi, part oversteeped,with nr no bitter chaff flavor.» ge ~Barrington -Hall’s bie a 3pePl Se aLANDY,J ANTDYN merel oN Sa k e B5 5 38 PP r e r e r BR R E R B PP Re Ba s m.-ih. 740 a. at 7.50, on 8 ys.23.and 24are not operated on Sunday. exce, Miller-Mclain Supply Co,|(Charges of inhumane Treatment of }Convicts. We have a fairly good stock of a fine quality ofSojaBeansandifyou are in need of some for sowing,we would be -glad to have your order. Our stock is limited,and it will not last long,so if you will need any,we would advise you to get your order in promptly. J.K.Morrison Grocery&Produce Co. ||prisoners while eating, |Raleigh News and Observer. Charges of inhumané treatment ofconvictsintheStateprisoncampatBaden(the -Sotther ~Aluminum Compahy’s construction work in Stanly county),have been made to ithe State Prison Board by Rev»Sid-iney Love,secretary ef “the CarolinaPrisoners’Aid Seciety..In a.letter{to the board the prison missionary[goes into the details of the condi- tions which he claims exists in that rison camp.They consist of .the holding of prisoners in the i'ness be in the hospital,the absence of benches and dishes for use of therefusalofprisonauthoritiestopermitinter-views.with prisoncrs without .thepresenceofguards,and,the floggingofprisoners. (Supt.Mann of the State prisonindignantlydeniesthatthereismis- treatment of convicts at Baden.Gov. Craig,.who with Dr.Rankin of |the State Board of Health,and others, recently investigated conditions at the camp,says that one convict was killed and another hurt by being as- |signed to dangeréus work.He says since his visit a man has been em- figure with youon yourLETUSnextLITHOGRAPH- ING order.Weare agentsfor oneofthebestcompaniesandarein position to save you money. Statesville Printing Co. *Phone 208. NewSeries August I The First Building and Loan Association of Statesville,N.C.,open-ed its 56th Series onSaturday,August lst, 1914, V.Furches, See’y: ployed whose sole business it is to look after the safety of the conviets and prevent their working under dangerous conditions.The tenor of the Governor’s statement is that the convicts on this work have not been cared for as well as they should have been,but that conditions have been improved.—The Landmark.) Get a Job as Policeman and Then Got in Jail The town of LaGrange,Lenoir county,advertised for a man to fill the job of policeman.Harry Male- puss,who applied and showed splen- did references of his physical prow- ess and ingenuity in the science of criminology,remained on the force |two hours and then was jugged for larceny.The mayor of LaGrange, after Malepuss had been given:his badge,telephon€d to Selma,from whence the new cop came,to ask about his record there. “Hold.him!We'll send for hig,” he was advised.Malepuss,it is “al- tg ...ENGINESESHERS. 1 willhave some of our latest style i bere in a short time.©opeapg the licks oneyouarétntownandsee:themandlet’stalkitover.~Cc.H.TURNER, Near the Depot.Iredell Phone No.74,Bell No.7. NOTICE! their phone number from 177 to7.Call No.7 for draying,all gradesbestcoalandwood,etc.Residence ’Phone 1310. HOLLAND BROS.have changed |) |space, Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes.Sell it by the Roll. or Uase, —’Phone 200— Brady Printing Co. The Best For Less. Plambing and Electric Supplies. C.E.RITCHIE. Jan,2. WHATEVER TYPEWRITER ‘You buy we can wish nothing morethanthatwilllikeitaswellas_-|we do THE REMINGTON. PStatesville Printing Go.‘’PHone 208. ACCO FLUES! We have a Jarge stock of To-bacco Flues ready for delivery.We have arranged -with the McElwee Planters’Warehouse to furnish flues to tobaccogrowers.Terms:Cash ‘or when tobacco is sold, Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St,nextdoortoHar-ness,Vehicle &Supply Co. ieeefAe leged,had just completed a term on |Johnston county chain .gang and when he was discharged he.stole ;clothing and moncy from the convict camp, FAMILY AVOIDS _SERIOUS SICKNESS By Being Constantly Supplied With Thedford’s Black-Draught. McDuff,Va.—"'!suffered for several says Mrs.J.B.Whittaker,of“with sick headache,and stomach trouble. Ten years ago a friend told me toThedford’s Black-Draught,which |diandIfoundittobethefamilymedi-cine for young and old. I keep Black-Draught on hand all the time now,and when my children feel a little bad,they ask me for a dose,and ifdoesthemmoregoodthananymedicine they ever tried. We never have a long spell of sick-‘ness in our family,since we commencedusingBlack-Draught.”” Thedford’s Black-Draught is purelyvegetable,and has been found to late weak stomachs,aid digestion,re- lieve indigestion,colic,wind,nausea, headache,sick stomach,and similas |Symptoms.e|_It has been in constant use for morethan70rans.and has benefited morethanamillionpeople. Your druggist sells and recommends|Black-Draught.Price only 25c.GetaDackageto-day.N.C.428 | Statesville Auto-Livery Co. Autos For Hire. Cood Cars,Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. ——’PHONE 63. J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street. THE.NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho- siery.Men’s and.Boys’Pants, Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions, SuitCases and Trunks.Remem- ber the motto:More goods forsamemontyandsamégoods forless.holetals prices:onUnderwear.Comme to 109 be-fore buying. J.F,HENNINGER. J)Next door to.N.BiMille’off"“Siateevile,B.C.a camp| }when they should.by reason of Sick-| 4 |The last census shows that 43|cent of the farmers are tenants,an Farmers’Union—Iredell Progres-sive BE ‘in Politics —Support the Constitutional Amendments. Declaring that we should get to- gether;that failure to consider our relations causes man’s inhumanity to man;that we are dominated too|much by self interest and don’t think|of others,Dr.H.Q.Alexander,State |president of the Farmers’Union,is address at the Farmers’Union }pienic.at the State Farm Saturday,jurged his hearers to do ir fulldutyin.the home,in thé Church,in, {the school,and recognize their’duty 'and obligations to their fellowmen.Taking the sentiment in that splendid poem of Sam Walter Foss,|“He Lived in a House By the’Sidelof.the Road and Was aFriend,of Man,”as an illustration of the idea;that he sought to convey,Dr,Alex-~|ander told the story that.caused:thepoemtobewrittenandquotedthelineswitheffectinappealingforaspiritthatwouldbe“a friend ofman.”‘The spirit of democracy and :fraternity is growing,declared Dr. |}Alexander,and the day of greed and selfishness is passing.We must ree-tognize our duty to God and our fel- |lowmen. Cotton Crop Saved to Whom? Dr.Alexander then told of the meeting of the Cotton Congress in |Washington,from which he -had just'returned.We are confronted by an abnormal condition as a result of ‘the European war.Farmers)who pew meat and-grain wih profity-the,|}cotton milling industry will revive by the opening of the foreign markets; and whether the cotton farmer i#toe suffer depends on whether the gov-ernment and the banks do their du-| ty.If Congress will do for tis,said the speaker,what has been done for manufacturing and commerce,there! will be no necessity to sacrifice the{Southern cotton crop.He believes the crop will be saved,but to whom? Will it be saved to men who create the wealth The cotton grower de-| serves the help,but will he get it?Al fairly good spirit obtains among the} bankers,said Dr.Alexander,and in!the main the banks will help the! farmer to maintain the price of cot-| ton.One South Carolina banker} pledged himself to loan all the mon-| ey he gets from the government at! 2 per cent.to farmers at 4 per cent. Would that all bankers had done} that,and they should have done it} on account of the calamitous condi- tions confronting us. High Interest Rates Denounced.| It is the duty of Congress and the} banks to give the farmers all the}money they can at a low or reasona-} ble rate.Amy bank taking advan- tage of the situation and charging 7 or 8 per cent.should be held up to the execration:of the-public.Banks are quasi-public institutions.Nation- al banks cari issue notes‘at ‘srnall cost and banks ought to furnish the mon- ey at 4 per.cent.,or not more than 6.Last year.the McAdoo fund de- posited with the banks to move the crops was in some cases loaned at 8 per cent.The banks got the money for 2 per cent.He had the promise |that the money was to be forthcom- jing at the lowest rate of interest |possible.Farmers were urged to hold cotton and unite and help one another.A mass meeting should bejheldinallthecountiesinthecotton ibelt,all the people asked to attendjandplansperfectedforthestorag: of cotton.If we get to work at once jit is possible to save the cotton crop. The Educational System. |Discussing the educational phase of the Farmers’Uthion,Dr.Alexan |der said our educational system has been adapted to the city rather than _the country;it tefds to prepare for |coHege rather than for life work, and less than 5 per cent of the boy and girls get to college;95 per cent never go beyond the eighth grade. It is our duty to make the public |schools all that is necessary to pre pare the boys and girls for life.Boy should be taught about the farm and the girls,who are to be the wives, |mothers and home-makers of the fu ‘ture,should be trained for those du ties.Many babies die becaus« ,of the ignorance of the mothers,|who have not been p rly trained; 2,000 babies die in North Carolina each year of preventable:diseases ;because of the ignorance for which the mothers are not —responsible |Citizens are responsible if they 'do not rise up in their might and make our schools ‘what they jshould be —«places to train our boys and girls for their duties as fa ‘thers and mothers,leaders in the Church and in’society.It is the du ty of fathers and .mothers to leavetheirchildrentheheritageofagood name and to give them the best ed ucation possible.t The Real’Raral Problem. |Turning to the much-diseussed ru}ral problem in the Souttv’)r:“Alex-lander said the real rarak problem is to keep intelligent white men on the,farm;to build up and maintain the stanaard of living and the social life in the rural communities.The lastcensusshows‘ah inefease of 53 per cent’in urban population while the rural population inérefised only 12percent.People are going from thecountrytotownbecausetheyhavebeeneducatedawayftomthecoun- try.It is a great economic problem.The city papers hive much to ;say about the farmers getting rich. Farmets are living better,but com- pared with other industries the farm is yet far behind,“Manufactured ||t h i products are worth $100,000,000 more 3 |than farm products,notwithstanding\but 10 per cent of the population is }enaged in manufactutes,while 85 per cent is engaged in agriculture. per increase of 11 per cent in the tenantjclassintenyears.The white farm-jers in North Carolina own 800,000jaceresléssfahdthantheydidten|years ago.~Unless conditions change| the.majority will be tenants fn an-|other’generation.That condition,can’t build up the country,,| i Pi n e "tenant class:and the great bodies.of‘lland that are passing into the hands ‘Ralism, Graduated Land Tax. Talking about the inerease of the of corporations and a few individ-uals,Dr.Alexander declared for 4graduatedlandtax,the lowest rate)on the smallest land-holdings,in-| creasing the amounts.gradually,ac-' cording to the amount owned,The! reverse is true now.|Tax-rates/should become so high on large land- holdings that it would be impossible to hold 1,000 aeres or more.No manhasaninherentrighttoholdallthe) land money can buy.It is a right-) eous policy to limit land ownership.|One corporation in this Stdte owné 30,000 acres,run by one man.Cor-| poration land-ewning is on the in-} create.Another.corporation owns}700,000 acres that is taxed for a) song,while a man alongside owns|one acre that is assessed for taxa-| tion at $100.It is time for the peo-|ple to arouse and make their power| felt.Prevent absentee lJandlordism j with an absentee landlord tax.Hold-| ing land for the.unearned increment} should be prevented.i Economic Metheds. Talking about the things essential| to the economie production of crops,|Dr.Alexander stressed.thorough| preparation.We must go down in| the soil for the things that are there.|Deep plowing,humus in the soil,ro- tation of crops,legumes,application| of lime,ete.,and shallow cultivation.Then better business methods.The| credit system should be abolished.If|the cotton farmers were free from) debt and made their own supplies.| they would be almost independent.|They could store their crops. SAredell Progressive.Except..in,...Pali-| tics.| Iredell.county is making wonder-| ful progress,said the doctor,With its good roads and other material | progress the county has rapidly come| to the front.I am proud of my na-| tive county.It seems to be pro-| gressive in everything except poli-| tics,Dr.Alexander continued,“if one may judge by some of your leaders.”| “But the county is going to improve in that,”he added. The Farmers’Union. The stores are eating the farmers, said Dr.Alexander,because farmers buy supplies at the store that should »e produced at home.The upbuild- ing at almost every railroad station and the constant increase in the number of stores were cited as evi-* ence that farmers are buying their living from the stores. Discussing the advantages of the Farmers’Union,he said the organi- zation had been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers of North Carolina in the buying of fertilizers alone.By _co-operative| effort they had reduced the cost of fertilizer $4 to $6 per ton.Those not members of the Union were urg- ed to join.The Union is doing a grcat work.It is broadening menandincreasingthespiritof‘frater-/ It is the greatest inspira- :for-the uplift of the people:spir- itually,morally and financially,ex- t the Church and school.Its principles are justice,equity and the golden rule.Its influence is for bet- ter government. Vote For Amendments. ofDr.Alexander was a memberthécommissionthatsubmitted the constitutional amendments,which were approved by the Legislature, and he urged all voters to vote for the amendments.There will be a hard fight against the tax amend- ment,he said,and he especially urg- ed its support.The only just basis of ‘taxation is ability to pay and equality of sacrifice and the taxamendmentshouldbeadoptedsoour system of taxation can be reformed. Dr.Alexander said he would vote for all the amendments save the one allowitig the Governor to appoint ex-tra judges.He is opposed to that. As he had begun by reciting 2 po-@ em Dr.Alexander closed by recitinginotherofunknownauthorship,en- titled,“Keep a-Kicking.”The ad- dress was heard with close attentionandevidentinterest.| RR President Urges People Not to Take Sides—Be Neutral in Fact. In @ statement addressed to “My} Fellow Gountrymen,”President Wil-| on has’issued a statement on the European war,warning citizens of the United States against ‘‘that deepest,4nost subtle,most essential brea of neutrality which may pring out of partisanship,out of} passionately taking sides.”The Pres-| ident pleaded that the United States| “neutral in fact as well as in}name during these days that are to; try men’s souls.” “We must be impartial in thought} well as ih action,”he said,“butasa put @ eurb upon our sentiments well @g upon every transaction that| might.be ¢onstrued as a preference¢of ,one party to the struggle before another.; Officials close to the President made ft clear that he was fully:de-termitted to take no part in the dis-pute between Japan and Germanyover‘the situation in the Far East. While that controversy was notspecificallyreferredtointhePres- ident’s statement,it became known that hé is ‘resentful of efforts he be- lieved’are being made to embroil the United States in it. |eeeeeaeeee Shoe Tra@e Demoralized By the War. As an indirect,result of the Euro- pean war four of the five shoe fuc- tories in St.Louis of the Interna-tional Shoe Company and seven of}the 12 ¢ompany’s factories in other cities ‘Were closed Monday.It isthoughttheyallwillreopenAugust| 31 William:H.Moulton,vice president| of the company,said’the closing of the factories was due to demoraliza-tion of the Southern cotton industry by the war,An abnormally targe!stock of shoes,which it had been ex-pected to sell largely in the Southern| States,ig not now in demand. eensememetamentemetectnnrenttct The’Republicans of the eleventh)judicial “district have nominated Chas,B,Spicer of Ashe county to & en 8.Porter Graves of Surry,moeratic solicitor,i ; i ipetaputsaa aka | ©"AReady for To-morrow /florsesdigesttheirfeed less ythan |va¥otherfarm aniaais In order to Insurethdigestionfoodeaten,e your’horsesreadier for next day’s work,addtotheir_eveningfeed a teaspoonful of— BeeDee yiprcine \it willlessen your feedbills, It willincrease your profits. 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For catalogue apply to A.SCOTT, oh +h %¢ ‘A we President, areaoeeeee aes W.W.W.Rings|— a f .;( IfaSet comes’out,‘and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantée is good as long as the ring is worn,Wehave them from $2.00 up. Me }“The appointment of Attorney Gen-| well.known but he is doubtless the|and giving their views and opinions| ii tions in these days of war and,h the Kaiser and He is Fighting His Life—American PeopleNewspapersUnfairtoGermany— Mr.Boshamer Presents the Case of the Fatherland,the Home of His Ancestors. Editor of The Landmark: PATCH—Watch label on your|1 want to commend the conservative .If renewals are not in by date|(one of your editorial on the Euro- |pean war a the last issue -of The |Landmark,”Tf you had any “ruth-August 21,19i4.|ers”in this gigantic and deplorable conflict,you were wise and prudent‘¢}enough to conceal them.This is in eral McReynolds Associate Justice of |striking contrast with the position the United States Supreme Court|taken by ost of the leading.dailies| was anticipated,and th intment|throughout the country.They have) teh He ix cf from the first,without regard to the| i good :y'r ‘|feelings and sympathies of their| ‘The new Attorney General is not 80)readers,persisted in taking sides) Fora |and,I might say,regardless of the —|facts,Evidently this has been done | ral proposi-|for the purposeof warping or mould-| igh |nz public sentiment,And to-my| i vee")mind the’strangest and most.incom-/| a The Price of foodstuff is go-|).rehensible thing about it is that the’ ‘up so rapidly that one can hard-|majority of the Ajnerican press has| ufford to eat enough;and yct if|taken sides against Germany —the) a doesn’t ea i to keen at s }nation that has furnished us with} he +mongn —rons»|our best citizenship and the only real man for the place. -Qne is up against seve sepa gets sick,his last state is worse!4nd truly Protestant people engaged «than the first,for the price of medi-|in this struggle,and possi . ng the-sheepur the zoats -was worth -more than all ,bly with ines are on the ascending scale to|the exception of France,the —best) en extent that one can’t afford to be|friends the United States have ever} “glek :jhad..If it was a struggle for su- r —_————premacy between the English and} +4 Dogs—worthless dogs of course—|the Seeneey ‘nn see org of pd 5 |;press cou ye «explayn on the} killed 21 sheep and goats for an Ire-|grounds that England is the mother dell farmer a few days ago.Any one}country and we speak her tongue; jhut-not-on.any.-other..grounds,...for)|England has never been the frienc lof America.Today we find her al- ilied with the Slav and the Mongo-| the dogs:involved. Some of these days the people of Ire- “Mell county and North Carolina will)jjan against the blue-eyed,straight-| don,of Illinois,who introduced come to themselves and they will be|haired Teuton and Protestant.What ‘amazed that they endured for so|@ —i ee Bas :,repeat:it is incomprchensible.| Papasthe éepredations of ee C085 |The scat attitude of ge press ut any attempt to restrict and)-annot be attributed to a desire for control them.lfair play.For what do we behold? NE |Ail of Europe combined to crush one nd)sion),the American people will re- cleared and the ablewar—too terrible bigs Saciswritten,and the German “isfullyunderstood(we sre’now onlygettingtheFrenchandEnglishver- verse the opinion which they have so hastily and thoughtlessly formed,| CLARENCE W.BOSHAMER, TS ‘ GOVERNMENT TO BUY |SHIPS. Plan to Haye the Government to Buy| Ships to Transport Products to Foreign Markets. The administration has mapped out comprehensive,plans for build-| ing up the American merchant ma-| rine with government money,for the immediate purpose of transporting products of the United States to war-| ring European nations and to South| and Central America. President Wilson,in consultation with Democratic congressional lead-| ers,has approved a project contem- plating the expenditure of approxi- mately $25,000,000 to purchase | ocean-going.vessels to be:operated under the direction of a government shipping board. Government insurance of Ameri-| can ships and.cargoes against war risks would be provided for in a.bill submitted to Congress,after it~had been approved by the President.It would ¢reate a temporary bureau of war risk insurance in the Treasury Department and would appropriate $5,000,000 for payment of losses and $100,000 to operate the bureau, Plans agreed on for the purchase by the government of ships:include the creating of a shipping board to comprise the President,the Secreta- ry-of the Treasury,the Secretary of Commerce andthe Postmaster.Gen:| eral.It is proposed to use the ships principally in foreign trade and the administration hopes that great im- petus will be given to trade between the South and Central America. The present plan is to obtain money to carry out the project by the sale of Panama canal bonds.It was decided it might take some time for sufficient ships to take advantage of the |man, Some of the war news we get is too strong to be interesting.For in- stance this sent from Paris: “An aviator was obliged,on ac- count of lack of gasoline,to land in ah Alsatian yillage.While he was filling his tank he was surprised by strong German patrol.Unmindful ~af the presence of the enemy,the man continued to replenish Tis supply of fuel.The Germans Were taken aback,and fearing a trap,they halted nearby,withoutfiring.: “When his tank was the aviator resumed his flight.The Germans then perceived that they had been hoodwinked.They fired atthgeroplanebutwithoutresult.” I€is possible for sucha thing to fave happened,but it is altogether orntreet replenished The publication in The Landmark| of;for Statesville,tax returns showing that the cash-on hand ac-| cording to the returns was only about $3,800,while there was nearly a million on deposit in the banks, near $300,000 of it in certificates of deposit,has attracted some attention. The showing simply means that many people who had cash didn’t list it for taxation;there is no other ex- ylanation.In this jrespect States- Ville isn’t different from other places, that doesn’t help the matter.It ee evidence—not necessary ‘prove the charge—that under our pitesent systom of listing property for taxation,much of the intangible property is never listed.Vote for the taxationamendment to the con- stitution.We can at least try .an-| other plan. ;"Practically all the war news comes from anti-German sources;and it is evident even frorm the news through opposition sources that Germany is making progress through Belgium; that the German reverses,if ¢been any reverses,have been mnified..What will be the result n a really great battle is Wought between the German army and the French,Belgian and English lies,is of course conjecture,but co people.believe -~cven those in sympathy with Germany— I the German land forces will give #@ good account of themselves.It is on the sea that Gormany is expeeted to receive her death blow.But if Germany is defeated,as is generally lieved,the allies won't have any- ing to crow about,secing how they have double-teamed on her. ing a TT President Wilson’s earnest exhor- tion to the American people not to ke sides in the European struggle, “be neutral in fact as well ‘as in lame,was timely.There are fools not a few in this country,some of in high place,who by indiscreet iitterances might involve the coun- try in serious trouble.One instance is the case of Representative Brit- in .Congress a resolution directing Sec- retary of State Bryan to protest against the announced intention of .Japan to take over the German lcas- ed territory of Kiau-Chow,China. The passage of such.a resolution,or even the discussion of it,would en- danger our relations with Japan.It's “bad enough to have to fight when a Sx there is real cause for it;but any!) attempt to butt in is inexcusabie. Hands off and let "em fight it out. "A.M.Moore,editor and owner of Fayetteville Index,was ‘thrownmahorseandsustainedconcus- “ Bae there | ‘ nation.And what has inspired it? |Jealousy,hatred and greed.These inations say “we can’t keep.pace with the wonderful achievements of this people in learning,in commerce and in the art of war;therefore wewillcombineandcrushher.”No sin- ele nor no two of these opposing nations would have undertaken it, This will explain the unholy and un- natural alliance of England with the Slav and the Mongolian.Will they succeed in this shameful and.unjust undertaking?It is by no means cer- itain,for “thrice armed is he whose cause is just.”Napoleon said that the Lord was on the side of the heav- iest artillery.When Napoleon gzve expression to this sentiment,1 very much doubt if God was taking any sides at all,for at that time all Fu- rope was rotten to the core and_his |Satanic Majesty appeared to have |eomplete control until the famous battle of Waterloo,when the tide was*turned by the great Prussian general,Blucher.The cause of the present war, which has involved all Europe,can be stated in three words:Jealousy, hatred,aggrandizement.First and foremost the jealousy of England, the arch -conspirator;hatred on_the part of France occasioned by the loss of Alsace Lorraine;aggran- dizement on the part of Russia. Is the German Emperor the ar- gressor?I answer emphatically no. He is fighting for his life and the preservation of his empire from the human vultures of the Triple Alli- ance.In your editorial you very aptly expressed the erroneous impression the general public has of the present emperor.This imprssion was made on the public mind when the emperor ascended the throne in 1888.The reading and thinking public has long ser.When he ascended the throne he was a very young man,bubbling over with zeal and the exuberance jof youth.Age has sobered him.He has gained wisdom with years and while losing none of his early enthu- siasm and zeal for the upbuilding of his empire and carrying out the many and beneficent reforms insti- tuted by Bismark and his illustrious father,William the First,he is no longer regarded as being “biggety” and arrogant.I think you will agree with me that he is regarded today as one of the great men of the world if not the greatest —certainly the greatest of all the European mon- archs;and Germany has made more progress under his reign than any other nation. Is he war-mad,which you so of- ten hear asserted?Does he carry a chip ‘on his shoulder?The answer is,no..He’is a peace-loving and God-fearing ruler.When he celebrat- ed his silv wedding and Peace Ju- bilee,he ngratulated.his people upon the fact that they were at peace with all the world and that|there was no war-cloud on the hori- |zon.4 iliant man,with all of his|gources of information,his land very existence at stake,rush |recklessly and heedlessly into such an uncqual war?He knew the cards |were stacked,He realized there was a conspiracy to crush him;and while he was doing his utmost to bring about peace between Austria land Servia,the Russian bear was |mobilizing his troops.\When Russia was asked ropeatedly to explain or |desist,the reply was more mobiliza- tion.The Kaiser would have been a very foolish person and the laughing stock of the world to have sat su- pinely by and allowed his frontiers to be invaded.He knew what it all meant and his only hope was to strike and to strike quickly.If he made any mistake it was in delay- ing too long.England had assem- bled the fleet weeks before and sent it to sea.France had crossed the Belgian boundaries and had her pick- ed.soldiers instructing the Belgians how +o protect the forts of Liege.|Surrounded by all these war-like op- berations,I contend that the Kaiser jhed no alternative but.to declarejwarandthatitwasforeeduponhim.. great empire } since revised its opinion of the Kai-} Would this far-seeing and bril-| recently signed amendment to the Panama canal act,allowing foreign -built ships to register un- der the American flag,and the neces- sity for moving the crops of the United States is so pressing that ex- traordinary steps were decided on.ee McReynolds Supreme Court Judge— Gregory of Texas Attorney General The President Wednesday appoint- ed Attorney Gencral James McReyn- olds of Tennessee Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lurton,deceased. At the same time he appointed |'Thomas Watts Gregory of Texas Attorney General.; Mr.McReynolds is 52 yeags of age land is a native of Kentnck@ From 1903 to 1907 he was Assis torney General,being retained by the government in connection with the enforcement of the anti-trust’laws, particularly in proceedings against the tobacco trust and the coinbina tion of the anthracite coal railroads. He wes engaged in private practite in New York when appointed Attor- ney General.His home is in Nash- ville;Tenn. Mr.Gregory at present is a special Assistant Attorney General.He has had charge of the government’s in- vestigation of the New Haven rail- road.He was born in Crawfords- ville,Miss.,November 6,1861,and was admittcd to the Texas bar in 1285.His home is in Austin.As a special counset for the State of Tex- as he prosecuted many anti-trust cases.———ee Charlotte Lady Says Americans Safe and Content in Berlin. London Dispatch,18th. Most of the Americans resident in Berlin will remain there,according to Mrs.Lucy Halliburton of Char- lotte,N.-C.,who left on the Ameri- can and ; ambassador’s special train larrived in London today. +The Americans,according to Mrs, |Halliburton,feel secure in Berlin and do not fear a famine.Prices were raised slightly there,she said,but the banks cashed American travelers’ checks without discount.English- speaking people were advised by the authorities not to use that language on the streets,lest they be attacked| by ignorant citizens. |“Mrs.Halliburton said _travelers from Germany were struck by the} sudden exodus of Japanese prior to the issuance of:Japan’s ultimatum.| All trains for the border carried} Japanese—bound for England.They theapparentlyhadbeennotifiedof impending crisis. Temperance People Opposing creased Liquor Tax. Topeka,Kans.,Dispatch.t Asking them to unite in vigorous|opposition to any effort to increase| the Federal tax on liquors,a call has} been sent to 17,000 pastors of Meth-| odist churches in the United States|from the Secretary of the Temper-| ance Society of the Methodist| Church.“Any extension of this iniquitous} In-| participation in the profits of a vi-|of cious and inherently criminal trade} will be fought to the last ditch by ev-| ery church member who realizes its shameful nature,”said Clarence True} Wilson,general secretary.‘‘Doub- ling of the Federal tax on liquors | will quadruple the difficulties nowfacingtheHpbson-Shepherd pro- hibition amendment bill.” Officers of the society asserted) that if it were not for the Federal liquor revenue act of 1863,the legal-|ized liqyor trade would have been} abolished long ago. President Wilson has been asked! by representatives of the Christian} Brothers,.a °Catholic organization| which maintains 18 educational insti-| tutions in Mexico,to use his good| offices’to persuade the new govern- ment of Mexico to allow the orderto} resume its regular school work this! fol.The activities of the organiza:| tion were interrupted by the revolu-| |tion, |Germany can no longer ship mona- |2ite to Brazil and that market is now‘When the smoke of battle has!secking North Carolina monazite, ;miles and less than |maintain their own 7 +,arte aie CHAS.H.CO FOR SENmINA Progressive Republicans and RooseveltRepublicansNametheikEx-Congressman to Oppose Over-man.§ Forty to fifty Roosevelt Republi-cans and Progressive RepublicansmetinconferenceintheMcAdooho-tel at Greensboro Tuesday and nam-| ed ex-Congressman Chas H.Cowles} of Wilkes as their candidate for the,United States Senate (The meeting was called to order}by ex-Attorney General Zeb.Vance} Walser of Lexington and the Greens-| boro News states that an outburst}of applause greeted his statement! that Roosevelt was cheated out of} the nomination at Chicago in 1912butwouldgoinoffice’in 1916 by the biggest majority ever given to any He deplored the manner_in| which Progressives had been shot} out of Republican conventions...“In more than a Republican,”he -said.) “I’m a Progressive protectionist.He}deplored the failure of the United) States to have ships to handle ship-|ping at the present time,charging| the failure to the Democrats. About this time outsiders were asked to retire and the remainder|of the conference was private:Re-| marks were made by a number of the~délegates,Clyde Ebbey of New Berne nominated Cowles for Sena-| tor and the nomination was second-|ed by J.W.Kurfees of Germanton,|} It is said that some of the delegates}opposed Cowles’nomination and re-| mained seated when a_rising vote} was called.Martin F.Douglas,a young lawyer of Greensboro,who is|2Con-|8 asked |=the Progressive candidate for gress in the fifth district, Cowles.if—he —was—aCowleserthathéwas not;that he is a Roosevelt Republican.There- upon Douglas said he couldn’t vote for him. The following resolutions unanimously adopted:“Resolved,That we heartily dorse Colonel Theodore and his policies; en- Progressive.& Gas Ranges —==$12.50 CONNECTED FREE. $1.00 Down and $1.00 a Month. 7—— Statesville Gas Light and Fuel Co., ’Phone 336.510 Center Street. Economy Steel Ranges! ey were |& Roosevelt|& “Resolved,That we hereby declare |5 ourselves in favor of a primary for all candidates of all par- ties for elective offices to be held on the same day at the expense of the State. “Resolved,That we denounce th present Democratic tariff and declare for a system of which the country many years.” None of the members of the con- ference seemed to know whether they would have candidates for corpora- tion commissioner or Superior Court judges.It was stated that head- quarters for the combination would be opened next month,probably at Greensboro,and a motion prevailed to appoint a campaign committee of ten,from cach”congressional district.1 Among those who 4ttended,in ad- dition to those hamed,were Leonard Vynne of Wilkesboro,Jas.N.Wil- liamson of Burlington,Progressive national committeeman;G.W.Bry- ant of Durham,B.F.Keith of Wil- mington,Claude Bernard of Raleigh, Hiram Worth,John Shultz and Mar- tin F.Douglas of Greensboro,V.N. Seawell of Duplin county,S.A.Ma- guire of Surry county and J.R.Bow- ers of Lee county.AE Rural Carriers Will Get Their crease. To correct the interpretation put on the bill to increase the salarie of rural mail carriers,the Postmas- ter General having based the in- crease on the amount of mail car- ried,the House of Congress passed the following amendment to the bill: “That on and after July 1,1914, the compensation of each rural letter carrier for serving a standard route of 24 miles and over,six days in the week,shall be $1,200 per annum;on routes 20 miles and less than 22 miles,$1,080:on routes 18 miles and less than 20emiles,$960;on routes 16 18 miles,$840; on routes 14 miles and less than 16 miles,$720;on routes 12 miles and less than 14 miles,$672;on routes 10 miles and less than 12 miles,$624; on routes 8 miles and less than 10 miles,$576;on routes 6 miles and less than 8 miles,$528;on routes 4 miles and less than 6 miles,$480.A rural letter carrier serving one tri- weekly route shall be paid on the ba- sis for a route one-half the length of the route served by him,and a] carrier serving two tri-weekly routes shall be paid on the basis for a route one-half of the combined length of the two routes;provided,That in the discretion of the Postmaster General| fhe pay of carriers who furnish and motor vehicle, and who serve routes not less than prospered =.for one 150 miles in length,may be fixed at not exceeding $1,800 per_annum. Simmons dnd Overman»Divided. Washington Dispatch,17th,to Ashe- yille Citizen. ‘Senator Simmons declared this af- ternoon that “the biggest lobby since the passage of the tariff bill,” had been diligently at work about the Senate sirice Saturday afternoon in the interest of defeating the passage the amendment to the ship reg-| istry bill to allow American-bought foreign ships to enter the coastwise trade.| ‘Senator Simmons firmly withstood| the lobby,voting with the minopity, 20 to 40,to allow foreign built shipspurchasedbyAmericanstoenterthe coast trade.Senator Overman did not side with his colleague and voted with the majority.It.was learned that Senator Overman had intended to address the Senate in favor of the majority,citing a precedent for the bill.Learning of Senator Overman’s intention,Senator Simmons was also prepared to address the Senaté,cit- ing a score of precedents contradic- tory to Senator Overman. The junior Senator later said he could not secure|time to speak so that the spectacle of the two TarHeelsopposingeachothervigorouslywasdeniedananxiousaudience. The lobby was backed by theshipyardinterests,who forcsaw) their doom if the restriction was re-|moved that makes it impossible for! ships not built in the United Statestoenterthecoastwisetrade, ’ State-wide # protection,under |= You must see this Range to fully appreciate this wonderful value.Complete with high closet,18 inch oven,15 gallon reservoir or city water connec- tion.Price #30,$35 and $40. Don’t let our low price influence you to think this is a cheap Range.Come in and see it. r YA MY Bunch Furniture Company. Crawford-‘t a i l e d ! aiifcSAANA APSA EM PS le A TEBITITITITTTTTITTesssessssssssssssss ara EIEIO LILLIE st 333tas3tse3tPCEOSiP RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. THE STORE WITH THE QUICK PARCEL POST SERVICE. DO D BD eduction Sale ON Men’s Low Footwear. In order to reduce our stock of Men’s Oxfords we are going to offer to our customers for the next ten days the following Ox- fords at the prices quoted below: IR O O M OT O L . Edwin Clapp Oxfords,$6 and $6.50 for Walkover Oxfords,450 for Walkover Oxfords,4.00 for Walkover Oxfords,3.50 forHeywoodOxfords,4.50 for Heywood Oxfords,4.00 for J.£.Tilt Oxfords,4.00 for J.E.Tilt Oxfords,3.75 forJ.E.Tilt Oxfords,3.00 for These prices do not include high shoes. ° Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.THE STORE ny CHOCO OOO)OOOO Be aeRO ae| pe s e e s e s e e s e r e r e s o s e re e r se r e PP P P P S o o o e r e s e o e e o e e e re e r Te r e er it i s ) oo o SS S S S S S S S S S S S S SO S S S S S SE S S OS SO T T O SO T Tee ee e ee e T Ti ii i t THAT PAYS THE POSTAGE ON MAIL ORDERS. “WIDE AWAKE PEOPLE SAVE MONEY BY READING ADS, + a t BE NATURAL IN vertising copy.Just use -the talking points you use in naturally as you talk. good ‘across-the-counter just Your ment.Don’t put in thing té fill your space. ter. WHAT YOU SAY- It is not hard to prepare your ad-same seiling goods across the counter and write as If you ‘are a;salesman ;s ‘you can write an effective advertise-;any old 5 stock £ offers abundance of good new.mat- With good copy in a space in THE ; LANDMARK that will cost you five dollars a-month you can sell more goods than a salesman that will cost you fifty dollars a month. pe e s e e e e c o c o c e s s e c o s e c s s o e s bo d ={IN COOL SPRING COMMUNITY. mH « Personal News—New Principal of Cool Spring Academy a Visitor—|_ Baraca Class Entertains. Correspondence of The Landmark. Cool Spring,Aug.17—We have had very good rains lately,makingthecropslookmore.hopeful. The "amy , sp SSSSSET TTT Ni 21x|GLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG.|lumbia,S.C.,are visiting Mr.Har-| PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.|°ersonal Mentionof People andTheir |Kollector Watts is on.g trip aera”Saar Movements.|through the mountains.His itiner-OFFICE:*126 WEST BROAD daa Mr.and Mrs.R.N.Penland left}ary includes Blowing Rock and oth- TELEPHONE NO.14.|last weck for Asheville,where they c ——a h é:ae oxen—|will be the guest of their sister,Mrs.|20ME Unt!next wee aS ateFRIDAY,---August 21,1914.|H.Wil Wanver is accompanied by his ee,Tom Miss Clara Louise Walker is in .Belle Feild and.Mr.GSOCIALAFFAIRSOFTHEWEEK|Asheville for a stay of several;.~°%Uelle be:ld and.Mr.Woreoerea:Feild have been visiting in Norfolk,Lawn Parties,Picnics and seemed ‘Mr.S.B.Mill -;Va.at :r er has returned from ,Make Up the List.|Elkin and Sparta.Mrs.Miller and ae Go ey gil dpsani Between 50 and 60 persons attend-j children will remain at Sparta for dar cetrehatla +to visit for tem ed a lawn party given by the Baraca ltwo weeks or longer.ay __ of the First Baptist church to the}Miss Lucy Shepherd of Winston-recs a members of the Philathea and Fide-|Salem is the guest of Miss Elmina MRS.W.P.GOODMAN’S INJURY. lis classes of the church at the home|Mills.a Horse Frightened By Automobile,|of Mr.and Mrs.H.Burke,on the!Mr.Fred.Sherrill,of the Sherrill-Mrs.Goodman Thrown From Bug- Mocksville road,Thursday night.|White Shoe Company,is spending!gy —Mr.Cook’s Ninety-FirstThelawnwaslightedwithChinese|his vacation at Davis Springs.Birthday Celebrated —Personal and Japanese.lanterns and scats;Mr.C.E.Mills will leave this)News,were arranged here and there among|week for the Northern markets in!correspondence of The Landmark. the trees and shrubbery.After ajthe interest of Mills &Poston.Spigeen Bo Ane Io Mr.a4 season of game playing the guests Mrs.8.Grose and daughter,Miss!ay Genk Ruka ted en biratiaeey were invited to the side lawn,where!Ethel,of Concord township,were .A .delicious -,watermelon was cerved.|Asheville visitors this weck. The sotial'committee had seeured|Miss Carrie Mac Pope of Durham, eleven large Long Meadow Ferm}who had been in Asheville,arrived “quality”meloris and plated them on in Statesville Tuesday to visit her icc in preparation for the ‘“feast,”|sister,Mrs.C.H.Summers. but on aecount of their size six of}Mr.and Mrs.J.Victor Heath,who the melons proved more’than;visited Mr.Heath's relatives here, enough.After the “feast”the Baraca |left Wednesday for St.Louis,Mo., quartette irendered a few selections |from ‘whence they will go to their and the crowd dispersed.|home in Dallas,Texas. The Junior Baracas of the Mrs.J.H.Shaw went to Grecns- Baptist Sunday School picniced boro Wednesday for a visit of sever- Davis Spiings Tuesday.They al days.Mr.Shaw accompanied her accompanied by their teacher,as far as High Point. First at were Mrs.| H.Burke,Mrs.A.C.Johnson,Miss-;|Mr.W.L.Neill,who visited his es Margaret Patterson and Josephine |mother,Mrs.Carrie Neill,left Wed- Patterson,the last named from Sa-/|nesday for his home at Tyler,Texas. luda.The trip was made in a motor}Dr.and Mrs..W.T.Rice of Flor- truck driven by Mr.Ralph Austin.[ida,who were guests at the home of Prof.D.Matt.Thompson,have goneReportedforTheLanamark.to Randolph county to visit relatives.|Mr.Henry Nicholson delightfully;Mr.L.C.Lawrence and family ofentertainedThursdryevening,13th,|Henrietta arrived in Statesville in honor of his house gueSt,Mr.)Wednesday afternoon and went outJesseAnderson,of Wilson.The/to Olin township to visit at the home|lovely Nicholson home was tidejof Mr.Lawrence’s father,Mr.J.W.|more attractive by the use of many |Lawrence. cut flowers.At 7 o’clock an elabor-|Mr.H.E.C.Bryant,the weil ate six-course dinner was served.|known newspaper writer and Wash-The evening was indeed a strecess|ington correspondent,spent Tuesday| from beginning to end.The guests night and Wednesday in town,.the| were Misses Mary McLain,Mary!ucst of his brother,Mr.P.A.Bry-|Armfield,Elizabeth Brawley «nd!ant.Messrs.Scarr and Eugene Morrison,|Mr,J.W.Copeland and _little| Tom and Allan Aderson and Jesse}granddaughter,Franklin WallaceAndersonof,Wilson.Webster,of Clinton, ee ne .Statesville visitors.News of Mt.Mourne Community.|of Mr.and Mrs.D.J.Crai g. Correspondence of The Landmark.—Dr.and Mrs.Carl Mott of Atlanta, Mt.Mourne,Aug.20—THe Lin-|who have been spending somc time at wood tomato club girls will give a!Morganton and points -in the moun-play at Mt.Mourne,in the Union|tains,came to Statesville Wednes. hall,Saturday night,22d.Everybody day afternoon and were guests invited.;Mr.and Mrs.Allen Mills until me Mt.Mourne and Davidson played|terday,when they returned to Mor-| ball Saturday afternoon.Score 9 to!ganton.3 in favor of Mt.Mourne.|Miss Lucile Tharpe is visiting at} ‘Mr.T.G.Caldwell of North|the home of her brother,Mr.T.M. Wilkesboro is at home for a_few)Tharpe,in’Winston-Selem.days.Mr.B.D.Kelly of Davidson}Miss Mildred Gill has returned|is at home this week.Mr.and Mrs.|from visiting at Sherrill’s Ford. J.R.Ballard of Statesville have}Rev.and Mrs.W.E.Furr of Char-been spending a few days at Mr.and}lotte are guests of Mr.and Mrs.LMrs.P.H.Kelly’s,near Mt.Mourne.|K.Overeash.Mr.Furr is pastor of .a:Cowan of Mt.Mourne}St Paul’s:church,Charlotte. has bought a 5-passenger automobile.|Mr.J.L.Sloan returned last night Mr.and “Mrs.Will Whitlow of from Atlanta,Ga.Mrs.Sloan and} Huntersville visited Mr.Whitlow’s;Miss Louise Sloan will remain in At-!father and mother,near Mt.Mourne,|lanta for several days. last weck.Miss Maude Sloan of Charlotte is Mr.J.Z.Green made the address|visiting her perents,Mr.and Mrs.at the Mt.Mourne picnic last Friday.|W.A.Sloan.“nen =Mrs.Mary Sims and Miss Harwell of Cornelius are in Baltimore for a few days,shopping. Miss Gladys Adderholt, Notices of New Advertisements. The High School at Cool SpringwillopenSeptember21st. Famous shoes for men.—Sherrill- White Shoe Co. Gas ranges Adderholt,has gone to Catawnbe. $12.50.—.‘Statesville |Spend ten days and from there will Gas Light &Fuel Co.go to her home at Hfriar’s Point, (Something new every day.—John-|Miss. ston-Belk Co.Mr.J.L.Sherrill and sons,Flake Save your fruit.—Statesville Drug|2nd Ralph Sherrill,left this weekCo:for a trip tq Baltimore,New .York, Notice to non-resident land-own-|Atlantic City and other points. ers.—iJ.A.Hartness.|iLittle Miss Ruth Wilkins of Golds-',F.Bradburn has.qualified as|boro is a guest at the home of her aunt,Mrs.J.F.Bowles.executor of the will of the late Dehla Misses Mary Crater andW.Setzer.Frances ’Phone 2296,Mrs.A.W.Per-|Fleming went to Huntersville yester- kins,for dress-making.day for a brief stay.Lady’s purse lost—Mrs.Wy L.|Miss Bertha Cashwell left yester- Brown,Troutman.day for Bryson City to resume her Old ‘books wanted.—Ye Old Book|duties.as a‘teacher in the gradedschool. Miss Cltristine Maxwell,who ~was the guest of Miss Corrinne Morri- son,returned to Blowing Rook yes-terday.Mr,and Mrs.H,H,Harbin of Co- »Asheville. rns andbegonias,’Phone 1195, girls of the Elgin TomatoclubwillservecreamatElginschool >|Rose,of Rock Hill, who was| the guest of her cousin,Miss Annie| to) Monday,17th...All his children _liv-| ing were present and a good of:-his grandchildren and great grandchildren.The neighbors all went in and everybody scemed to en- joy the day.=At the noon hour a nice dinner was spread on a table in the yard,which all enjoyed greatly. In the afternoon the crowd got to |gether in the back yard and sang the old time way for,an hour or more.Then Mr.Burette Brawley’s beys and Nathan Blackwelder ccm with their violins and banjos and made fine music.Mr.Cook sat and listened all the while and seemed to enjoy it.Mr.J.A.B.Goodman of Mooresville of course was there,fo: he said in his little talk that som: one in Mooresville asked him wher |he was going when he bought h 'ticket,and another answered,“To Amity of course.And they spats ‘him why he liked to come so well ant many in ike said because it was God’s cour|try.Yes,Mr.Goodman was_there and made a talk,too,and a&ked Mr Cook if he would object to his pa ing his best derby around to give al a chance to give himsomething, some had already cxpressed a desir jto do.Mr,Cook told him he appr:|ciated their motives but he didn’ want any one to think he asked them to.The hat was passed,$2.15 con "|tributed and all felt happier,I’m }sure,in having an opportunity to |give something to our oldest citizen |While Mr.Cook is 91 years old,hx |seems to be in good health,takes a j walk every day and seems to enjo\ life.He says he is at peace with |everybody and has no dread of death |The writer hopes he will enjoy many more such birthdays and also that |Mr.J.A.B.Goodman will come bac! to our good country to live,for |miss him,so much —singe he we moved .J.C.Templetonjand children are visiting Mrs.Templeton’s pa lrents at China Grove.Mrs.G.A |Critcher dnd little daughter,Nannic S.C.,and Ma Jack Brawley of Gastonia are visitter ing Mrs.Critcher’s parents,Mr.sand |Mrs.J.H.Brown.Miss Addie Habb of Mt.Mourne has returned home \Prom a Visit to her brother,Mr.Tho |Hobbs, Last Saturday,while returning home from a picnic at Wesley chap el,Mr.W.P.Goodman’s horses be came frightened at an automobil and ran and broke the harness.Mrs. Goodman was thrown out on ‘her head and got badly hurt.She has |been.confined to her bed ever sinc: and the doctor says she will be there several\wieks.The doctor thinks she is not seriously injured but she got her back badly hurt. The Republican convention of the fifth district,which met in Greens boro Wednesday,adjourned until to day without making a nomindtion. The candidates most prominently mentioned are ex-District Attorney Holton and Sam Marshall,the Iatter of Surry county.. ADVERTISED LETTERS.Following is a list of letters remaining in the»postoffice at Statesville,N.C.,for theweekendingAugust18,1914: Mrs.Vergle +Anerson,Al,Tividson,Joswna Harris,James,Clarence McCaw,G.8.Riles,Miss Polly Shofe,J.dames Turner, Persons calling for atily of the above will °eall a “advertised letters.” Dalton,.Lee Mre Maggie Neill,S.AW..Shroet, house tomorrow night.EWEY L.RAYMER ®,M.* ice cream supper was @ suc-|» Tits EVE)y. | >> > } as Migein r PROFITS.PEED RED.8 Y Bey 80) >) It is always a pleasure to the Officers and Employes of this Bank to knowthattheireffortstogivegoodserv-ice are appreciated by the peoplewhodobusinesswithus.We re-ceive many expressions of this na- ture from our customers and we assure them that their commenda- tion shall be a constant spurto ever- incréasing efficiency.on our -part.We invite those who are not already our customers to test our service. >> ) >> > >Pi 93 3 5 9 3 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 9 >> ¥> > > > > > > >) |Be mateee coer |ofaRelele, TOLITSITTTS TITS TTSSse essssssssssesssssesssssseeeessses, ===GET BUSY == Save Your Fruit! ‘PRESERVING POWDERS;— Scarr’s,King’s or Scott’s, 15c.the package,two for 25c. Salicylic Acid,10c.oz.,3 for 25c. Parawax,the Ideal Sealer,26c.pound. Statesville Drug Co., Quality Prescriptionists. Ts S l S i s e i e t e s e ee c t s ce s c e s e c e : sesesssssssesssssssssssssssssssessssssssassssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssesssseseseseses {iT cess and!the church has been fully}in equipped with lighting —service.AAmongthe out-of-village people)in} present that evening were Miss Jen-|a) ninzs of Roanoke,Va.,and Miss A Young of Troutman,both guests at|A}jRev.J.J.Edwards’.A|Miss Katie Lou Steele is at ass in }now after spending several weeks in|a ;that a summer resort,Hender-|A igonville A |Mr.Cleveland Swisher is very ill.|ig|All the young people hope for his|A réarly recovery.Mrs.Foster,who!a phas been in the Statesville Sanato-!A prium,is at home now and is recov-|ey pering rapidly.ey Mi es Edwards and Jennings ij spe nt a*delightful day in Troutman (a) (Thursday..Several folks went fromm here to the Mocksville picnic,!* je’en though it rained. t mM Weaver Edwards is at home hefter spending a part of his vacationjinthe“Sapphire Country.”He will} }conti his werk at Rutherford Col HIeve this’fall.Miss Mabel Niblock,a }who has been in Richmond,Va.,is at j he ne now. M Lunsford,the new principalltCoolSpringschool,was in the vil Saturday.He seems to bea min of strong character and influ- en We are hoping and expecting great things for eur school this com- ing year,and expect a number of boarding pupils. ihe Baraca class:of Cool Spring +union Sunday—school delightfully cn-|terizined a numberof thetrf rremds +s land their sisters,the Philathea class,# lat the academy Saturday evening.|% Tr is decorated very prettily.% s games were played and rec-|§ fitat rendered.Miss Roberta’¢ Mo ind Mr.Eugene Swisher were:#3 }winne a game contest,the ‘prize # being a box of swects tied in the!% Baraca colors,blue and white.After % bei thus most enjoyably entertain-% ed,fo Baracas began serving fruits|% and melons,after which we were sur- priscd with course of ice cream.$ Every moment was a a so ¥ |her«to the Baracas!ny”all : right.Mrs.Eliason acteod as chaper-| one and we all found her very cnter-@ jta RESULT OF HEBRON MEETING. Ten Baptized —Turnersburg Items —anning and the Price of Sugar. Co ence of The Landmark r@rnersburg,Aug.20—The wae cr hreadfully hot,the effects of tthe good rain We had last week fare about disappeared and we are again tin necd of rain. 1.3 Tho protracted meeting at Hebron glo Saturday with baptism at PPurnersburg mill,there -being ten faken into the church by baptism. Rev.Messrs.Weatherman and Rash did.some good preaching and th house was always packed to its full- ést capacity. Mr.and Mrs.H.M.Harris of Ephé@sus visited the writer and fam- ily last week and also visited at the home of Mr.A.F.Harris.Mr.Will Davis of Clevelend county was a cuest at the writer’s home last Sun lays Mr.Davis on lived at Tur ersburg.About three years ago h went to Texas and then to Cleveland ounty.He decided that the Old North States was good enough for him,Which it is d for everybody. Miss Lois Stecle is on the sick list She has fever. Miss Addic Stcele is at Charlotte here she is _a business cour a college there. The good hous ewives are very bi nning all kinds of fruit and pr ring for the wintcr season.Sugar gone out of sight in price.| iess the.Europeans are demanding gar in their coffee if they have to fight. alisbury Citizens Protest Against Rise in Prices. A:protest mecting against the high st of necessities,held in Satisbury, as attended by a hundred or -oftkmen from Spencer bury,and resolutions ind ordered.distributed Representatives 1m this State.The JS more and Sali were ted nt to Congress and in resolutions call the placing in the hands of the ter-State Commerce Commission the power to handle trusts anc trust -es the same as it now revulates nter-State railroad and freight tes, Junior Order at Oak Feor- picnic t Thursday,27th.Everybody in- ited..Public speaking. FOR SALE—Nice eter ink Ferns and Be- Phone 11!Aug 21--2t*. Ww ANTED—To Buy Old Libraries,Second-Hand Books (Not School),large or smallantities.Also Old Newspapers prior to \65.¥E OLD BOOK SHOP,Asheville,| Cc;Aug.21--2t, nies, LOST—Ladies’Purse,containing latid plot th watme of Frances Brown,and freightbill,Return to MR%&W.L.BROWN,utman,N.C Aug.21—1t*. P RESSMAKING—C all)Mrs.A.w. is,120 Fifth Street,Phone 2 ig.23-—6t, FOUND—aby's Cloak.mark Office,’pay charges Aug.18. Call at The Land- and get Cloak, NOTICE!—This is to nottry all persons that |will thot be responsible for any debts made by my son,Jas.L.Harbin R.JHARBIN,Statesville,N.(Aug.18-~4t. FOR SALE—Two nice brood Mares at a — GEO.W.ABSHER.Aug.18DISSOLUTION: firm of C.E.Daniels &Co.has been ived by mutual consent.C.E.Daniels J.A,Davidson will collect all accounts e the firm and pay ‘al)claims. Aug.16—8t.1t.w* EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. and Having qualified as executor of the will f Dehla W,Setuer,deceased,late of Iredell county,North Carolina,I hereby notify all persons having claims against the estate ofthesaiddeceasedtopresentthem.to me onorbeforeAugust21,19T5,or thie notice will be plead iy bar of thein feeoverr.| T,F.BRADBURN,Executor of Will of Dehia W.Setzer.Ave,2h 1914, ei These shingles are made in the old-fashioned oewayofhand-dipping—one at a time.P25 HAND DIPPEDGALVANIZED z TIN:SHINGLES 4 They’re made for the man who wants a roof 3 ‘ Fire 8 Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Company, that will last indefinitely and never need repairs, proof,Stormproof,andinexpensive. For Sale by STATESVILLE,N.C. Your Drugs! Four Reasons Why You Should Bay Yeur Drugs From Us. 2—No one except a capable registered druggist fills your pre-» 1—We ha condi script 3-—We ha a druggist’s attention from his work. 1—Because of the quality and purity of our drugs and efficiency and n Isn ’t that enough? Murphy’s Prescription Shop, ve a thoroughly modern store under the most sanitary tions. ions. ve no Soda Fountain or noise which,naturally,detracts eatness of our work. “The Store That Appreciates Your Trade.’”’ NOTICE T LANDOWNERS }° “North Carolina,Iredell County,Wireless ram In the Superior Court,Before tho Clerk.|e In Re Fourth Creek Drainage District, To M,L.Gunn,Ina Gunn;M.L,Gunn,|o : gunrdtin of Ina Gunn;Jennie M.Eagle and|Statesville,N.C.,husband,George W.Eagle;the heirs-at-law|August 18,1914.vais Cabot,unknown,but for the pur-|To Loyal Americans Anywhere: called Louis,Mary andeofthiacti y Cabot,Ma oh : Fourth CreekYouwillt Drainage thet of Iredellbondsb eeding were lrainage insthenecessuryexpenses of eompleting said}|makingagallant fight,”Whestedrainagesystem,ne t 5 PcOsaaryavedviaaetaheSachepadRtonatbondst|@ the match is applied to the hesheamountof$6,250.00 to mect the neces-|{|Ofa Fort Dobbs cigar there ig ary expenditures therefor.|F nothing but a rich,— Pou will further take notice that each end|nf abl kerylandownerinFourthCreekI'comortal @ smoke,District is required to appear at the worth five cents.a ortheclerkoftheSuperiorCourtof‘‘ an the 29th of Septem!dealers. answer said pet ohe answer petitioners demanded Witness my hand and stal this the 19thdayofAugust,1914,cei J.A.HARTNESS,DISSOLUTION BY MUTUAL CONSENTR,B maughlin,tt'y GS £°¢te!5Aug.21,1914 Q The firm of Bradford,Hedrick &MfiesolvedAugust14,1914,R.L,AON TW!ford and HE.Taceick tehens 2 ae ==terest of TD.L.Morrow.The sald Bradford =©&Hedrick will coplect all notes and accounts©Opening of Cool Spring|‘..tste.."tsist.crs ime tox£Bradford,Hedrick &Morrow,also,the.fem =hool of Bradford &Morrow Co.were dissolvedeeAugust14,1914.D.L.and W.BH.Merrow taking over the interest of R.LL.BThe Spring will institution with Mr.D. Statesville, Lunsford at A Scroggs, Dre why the coutueddit1 High School at Cool who contemplate entering this nr atte Ee oO NON-RESIDENT|g ry BE.Seroges and hr band,|Heavy firing is reported on of the.landowners in|}Fort Dobbs A call to every,tinage Districts Board or (merican citizen to enlist in its ioners has filed a petition|§defence.The guns of allied Clerk of the Superior}armies are.centered solel county,showing that the Fort Do bs.Vast clo is eretofore issued in this pro-"‘*F ufficient.in amount to meet smoke sh that defendersare’‘ D.J.KIMBALL, Sole Agent and Distributor tor 3 North Carolina, Statesville,N.C. ional thur and BM.EB.Hedrick.The said D.L.andH.Morrow ‘will collect all notes and)open Se e iPeptemb.21,and pay all indebtedness of the @FiP : :in charge of Prof.Blackwell &\fir"BRADFORD &MORROW,CO=Lunsford,Principal.Students Aus.18,1924,5 ‘MILK—Now ready te deliver Sweetand Belmaycommunicatetermilk,Cottage Cheese and ©yPp.Sartin,Secretary,ter,FRED,H.CONGER,‘phone!4%N“C.,or with Mr.inane Linville Falls,N.C.ror BALL BTwe males:|three cotta, Similar to Those ConfrontedGreat. was written("The ‘Watch on the Rhine”Wurttembergenburger,& fac .in 1840,when France was the left bank of the Rhine.It set to music by Carl Wilhelm,and dur- the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 was op as the national folk hymn and rally- eng of the army.) \vole resounds like thtinder-peal, waves ‘and clang of steel: the Rhine,the German Rhine! guards today my ‘stream divine? ~CHORUS: Fatherland,no danger thine: stand thy sons to watch the Rhine! stand,a bundred thousand ‘strong, to avenge their country’s wrong; lial love their bosons swell, quard the sacred landmark well! dead of a heroic”race Heaven look down and gare;swear with dauntless heart,“O Rhine,| as this breast of mine!”| fows one drop of German blood,| le.rifle rests in ‘patriot hand foe shall tread thy sacred strand! resounds,the river flows, light our banner glows; hearts will guard thy’stream divine: Rhine,the Rhine,the German Rhine! Ne Religious Cleavage in the War. A citizen of Iredell recently ¢x- pressed ‘the opinion that the Catho- Tak were responsible for the Euro- pean war.For the bene tertain such views,the follow- itz statement.of facts found in the we Temains to guard thy flood, In LIKE cE |oe >Pia’RS WAR, Germany Frederick the The military situation which con fronts Germany today,says an} |American military expert in the} |New York Sun,is similar,to that!|which confronted Frederick the|Great in the Seven Years!gwar in io an echo of which ‘was.the|French and Indian war on:this conti- inent.Opposed to Frederick were|the allied armies of Saxony,France,| |Austria and Russia.Though great-||ly outnumbered the Prussians not | |only held their own,.bit seompleted| ithe war by gaining ‘the provinceof ||Silesia.Yet the war was largely the||result of the aggressions of Prussia.| |Saxony and annexed it to.Prussia. Carlyle.in.his ‘Frederick _the} |Great”says:“Seldom was there such||a combination against any man as | that against Frederick after his Sax-lon performances in 1756.The |ex- ltent,of his sin,which is now ascer?|tained to have been what we saw,| was at that time considered to tran-scend,all computation and to mark| }him out for partition,for suppres-||sion and enchainment.as the general| enemy of mankind.” |Some such feeling seems to ani- fit of.any|mate the peoples and governments|adjust their diffenenced Fred-|opposed to ‘Germany today. i by |erick .preceded his aggressions GREAT ARGUMENT FOR PE. Millions Desira- ;eonopiintiiranny"5.it PnTheWarWillTeachManyofPeopletheValueand ‘bility of Peace, Baltimore Sun. The greatest argument for peace that has been presented for a century is the present European war;and the longer it is continued the stronger will be its pacific logic.When it is over,it will be found that it will have built up a great peace party in everycountrywhichparticipatedinthe struggle,’and in nearly every other civilized countryin the world.The object lessoy®are going to be too costly to b€‘ignored,and they are going to be brought home so closely to so many millions of people that they cannot be forgotten for genera- meet their}Prossia had taken a latgé part Of |tions.Although this isnot our quar- |rel,the people of the United States— that isto say,more than ninety mil- lions of human beings—@re.getting at long range an idea of what.war means.Life is hard enough even in peace for the great masses who must|T° earn their bread by sweat of 'body and travail of ‘soul,but one of the les- sons we are learning now from.the inerease in the prices of food is that war makes life and innocent nations.Because Ams- itria and Servia,Germany and Russia| and England and France would notpeaceably, innumerable families in ‘the United States must suffer,and .existence Rppingseld (Ill.)Republican is sub-|building up the greatest and best-|must take on another burden;thou- tited: Fortunately no religious cleav- age comes in to add bitterness to the War,as was the case.in the Balkans. any is predominantly but not ressively Protestant,but Aus- accllan gary...overwhelmingly man Catholic. Russia,with Servia,represents eastern or orthodox wing of the tholic Church.Protestant Eng- and Scotland stand side by side Catholic |Ire- the 1with predominantly land,and France is more than anything:else, y at the south ProtestantandI +sideline at the north hold aloof.| If there is any division within coun- es it ig not on religious but racial of national lines.In Alsace-Lor- rgine,where the Catholic.influence ig.strong,the Ohurch has been anti- russian,~and Bismarck’s Kultur- H hae did much to strengthen this sstility,but if the people sympa- izevwith the French it is not on igious grounds.In Prussian Po- dy itoo,the Church question has in past intensified hostility to Prus- sin rule,but it is wholly swallowed ub in such a crisis as this.The only part,of the Church in the war is to déplore it,and it is not surprising ta hear from Rome that the Pope is; I-night»pr with grief.” Rhssian..Rulers.Developing AffectionBowwForJewsandPoles. "Sun. The appeal of the icholas .to the Poles is only sur- the oles te rally around the Russian ag atid:promises them,if they do, hat “Poland will be born again,free in her religion,and her language,and utohomous,”and that “the dawn of new life will commence”fer her. e adds with great piety that “in his glorious dawn is seen the sign f the Cross—the symbol of suffering free resurrection of a people.” Which ‘would seem to indicate that the ussians need the Poles pretty badly ust now.The Czar,however,ac- rding to the Frankfurter Zeitung, as>surpassed the Grand Duke in his ordial remarks to the Hebrew pop- piation of his empire. reminding them of the benefjts they ve received from Russia,”and urg- g them to join the army, resses them as “My beloved Jews,’ nd isés them certain privileges Pp this time withheld from them. My ” eretofore..In fact,there has been n impression that they were consid- red only as good subjects for popu- and political persecution. ms we were mistaken.They are Bre Czar’s “beloved Jews.”Curious hat a fondness,under certain cir- umstances,we can develop for those e have never loved before. f RENt+—-Itivating the War Spirit the Cause. onroe Journal. WkWose who hold to the theory that towavoid war you must cultivate the spirit-as Germany has done,will of.course fail to note that in the Eu- n war their theory has broken n.That war comes because the spirit has been cultivated and the implements of war in the hands of which itch for war still bring is paper believed that the world got beyond the moral depravity involved in a great wanton war,or this progress was not sufficient, ‘had gotten beyond the time when world’s businéss organization jd tolerate the destruction of a eral war,We were sadly mistak- :But there are signs that the war opening up may 'so clear the at-n miferere that it may be the last one} afflict the civilized nations. this war can liberate the people yermany and France from the war it it will not have been in vain. whole fabric of the German em- is keyed to a war footing and magnificent energies are madeservienttothewartheoryofthe ng house.And she is being aped bY much of the world.For this reas-we can pray for the utter defeat that unhappy country.Nothing can justify the war. hi e inston tobacco ©manufacturershiveprotestedagainsttheproposedinlfreaseinthetobaccotaxtomake 5”deficit in Federal revenues. LR The Case of ka ts Cantetou. »cose of L.Li Cantelou,Clarendon,|is etmilar to that of many others who uted Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera andRemedy.He says,“After trying On the other Sidey eertiat positien,--.which loved Jews”seem strangely to| ave escaped the imperial affection;He is of Tartar origin,whose able-|serving the directions with each bottle.For But it] |disciplined military machine of his) |age.\a similar machine and pitted it| lagainst the combined armies of| |Britain,France and Russia.{ |Russia geographically,with re-| |spect to her allied enemies,occupied| i afforded ready opportunity for rapid concen-| tration in ‘any direction. knew that.the Austrians were slow in their military movements as_the| present Emperor William knows the | Catholic|Russians,judged by Eyropean.stand-|eye, while.Catholic}ards,are slow in their mobilization |large part of the earth.These,too, |we venture to affirm,will be dispos- ed to be missionaries of peace for a|jand concentration movements. He therefore concentrated his forces against the French,met them | at Rossbach November 5,°1757,and,| }although outnumbered threé toone,| |defeated them with such loss that he/| |was able to leave them opposed by a |small screen and march rapidly against the Austrians,whom he met| |at Leuthen,December 5,1757. This march of the Prussian army |was noted for the fact that although |it immediately followed the severe battle of Rossbach it was pushed |With such vigor that in thirty days|Frederick marched his army a dis- tance of 350 miles and confronted ithe Austrians.Th Prussians at Leuthen numbered but 30,000 —the |Austrians 80,000.The Prussians| |captured 21,000 prisoners and 116 |guns and obtained a firmer hold on Silesia. The German ‘government today un- |doubtedly believes itself thoroughly| prepared for the present crisis.It | |did not throw down the gauge of bat-| |tle without full study of the effects||of the entry of Great Britain and all||other possiblq oppornts into the) |field.| A NLNRE |UHLANS IN GERMAN |They Are the Lancers and Fighters| ARMY.| That Are Always in Front.| |fn reports of the German army} |ong sees frequent mention of the} is}|Uhlans:Why the name Uhlan probably a matter of interest to the| |general reader.The New York Her-| lald gives an interesting explanation| jas follows: |Just who and what the Uhlan is at} An erron-|{of many~persons here.in |in|/eous impression seems to exist jlan”indicates a tribe -or nationality, |similar to the word “Cossack.”This | lis not 80.1 |The Cossack is born a Cossack.| |bodied men are enrolled in the ar-||mies of the Czar.The word “Uh-| lan”simply denotes a certain type of| cavalrymen in the German army.The} Uhlan is a lancer.There are 26 reg:| iments of Uhlans in the German ar-||my—19 from Prussia,8 from Saxo- |ny,2 from Bavaria and 2 from Wurt- |temberg—twith a total strength on a}|peace footing of approximately 25,- |000.These regiments are ranked as| |heavy cavalry and are used princi-| |pally as independent cavalry,form-| |ing the cavalry screen.This was| |their employment in the Franco-| |coming from Belgium it would seem| lthat the Uhlans are stil]being used|jas the vanguard of the German ar-| |my.| |The Uhlan |sabre,carbine and pistol.He is well) |mounted and his equipment is espe- |eially designed for the purpose forwhichheisemployed—jready to fight| or run,ride down outposts or scout- |ing parties of the enemy,harass his flanks and screen the movements ofhisownmainbody.|The word “Uhlan”itself is of Pol-| ish origin and denotes a lancer.The! Uhlans in the German army wear the| czapka,the.peculiar flat-toppod head-dress which was worn by the Polish Uhlans,and which to this day| jis the distinguishing mark in the} |uniforms of the lancer regiments of}|Great Britain and other European| countries.| |The Uhlans during the Franco-|Prussian war mide,a name for them-|iselyes for their quick dashes and |raiding expeditions and the ruthless |manner in which they ravaged the||country through which they went.|The patrol of Uhlans.who tried to! |gallop into Liege,according to re-| {gore from Brussels,and capture the) elgian.general staff,were acting! true to the Uhlan reputation for dar-| ing work.,‘.} pee ee tenaman}|Not So Strange After All, You,may thipk it strange that so many} people ard cured off #trouble by||Chasaveriain’s ‘Tablets,You would not,||Wowever,if you showla give them a trial}They strengthen and invigorate the stomach for several months,and using differ-|and enable it to perform its fanetions natu.Kinds of medicine for.miy wife who bad!rally. boughtChemera and the. Feoa troutied with ee Gols,After using4smured,” bowel.laint|writes,“Nothi3sebokielothing did me theMriRosieRish,Wabash,Ind.,least good until£)*,6 (i a Chamberlain's ‘Tablets,Tt ts tron idenlera, the best medicing for stomachhaveeverused.”For waleby |Company has the contract,will |applying Chamberlain's |Prussian war,and from the reports|} is armed with lance,!} sands of our laboring people.are The present Kaiser has built|thrown out of work;commerce ig suspended;our financial system has to be buttressed and prepared for danger,and our Congress is driven to emergency legislation to protect the country from disaster.The thousands of -Amerieans--whohave heen abroad will bring back with themr-sorme=de- Frederick|cidedly new impressions and convic-| tions.They have been made to real- ize that war mcans chaos,and that in a moment,in the twinkling of an| it may transform the face of a good many years to come,to say the least. And as the conflict goes on,the educational effect on the American mind will become more and more powerful.In the beginning we shall read with excitement the details of the bloody battles and of the results of the military operations,but after a while even the most callous and thoughtless will commence to weary of this useless waste of human life and national resources,and to won- der whether war is really a necessary evil,and whether it is useless to try to prevent it.* No matter who triumphs,or who loses,Europe will not miss the les- son which it is teaching itself as well as the rest of the world.The victor: |will suffer for many a year to come with the vanquished in the burden atid the misery which they have en- tailed upon themselves;and as result the heart and mind of civilize: tion will incline more strongly,thon|*4P ever before to such peace tribunal as The Hague,and to such interna+ |tional compacts as are proposed in |the treaties which Mr.Bryan has been negotiating and which the Scn- ate has recently been considering LL ETN LC Work Affected By the War. Wadesboro Messenger. It is understood that many of the operations on the great development at Badin will be discontinued Sep- tember 1st.Work on fhe dam,for which the Hardaway Construction be all other work willcontinued,but In a manifesto |the present time oceupies the minds|stop.This is caused by the fact that Company |the Southern Aluminum is a French concern and is affected ‘he ad-|some quarters that the word “Uh-|by the European war. Lee mene How to Cure a Sprain. A sprain may be cured in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment by Liniment and ob sale by all dealers. harder for neutral | engi of April 27!1792.-Tt was written in Stras- .the principal city which was taken from France by Germany in the war of 1870-71,and around whieh the present con- flict will probably rage.)” Ye sons of freedem,wake to glory! Hark!hark!what myriads bid you’rise! Your children,wives and grandstres hoary, Rehold their tears and hear their cries! Shall.hateful tyranta,mischiefs breeding, With hireling hosts,a yuffian band, Affright and desolate the land,| While peace and liberty lie bleeding? To arms!to arms!ye brave! The avenging sword unsheathe; March on!march on!all hearts resolved On victory or death. Now,now the dangerous storm is rolling, Which treacherous kings confederate raises The dogs of war,1ét loose,are howling, And jo!our fields and cities blaze; And shall we basely view the ruin, While lawless force,with guilty stride, Spreads “desolation far and wide; With crimes and-blood hts hands imbruing7 To arms!to arms!ye brave,etc. ©Liberty!can man resign thee, Once having felt thy.generous flame? Can dungeons,bolts or bars confine thee? Or whips thy noble spirit tame? long the world’has wept,bewailing That falsehood’s dagger tyrants.wield, But freedom is our sword and shield , And all their arts are unavailing._ To arms!to arms!ye brave,etc. GERMAN.REPORT ON-LIEGE, |rance First Violated.Neutrality— Liege Forts Captured. . ries of statements on the Liege sit- quarters of General Stein,accord- ing to which French soldiers were sent to Liege before the war to in- struct the Belgian troops in the de- {fense of the fortifications.|“Jt was .impossible this,” to Genreal|against says We had to act with all speed afid mo- |bilized.|frontier and marched on Liege. |weak brigades on a peace |with some cavalry and artillery,took Liege. |“The brigades inforcements their own reserves. Two other regiments came late.Our mobilization has just finished.Our enemies thought that 100,000 Ger- mans were at;Liege and owing to dif- ficulties:with the commissiariat were| inable,to .advance.This,however, was a mistake.There was another reason for the pause. “Now the forward march can be- gin and our enemies will have an op portunity to convince themselves that the German force is well sup- plied with food and arms.The Em- |peror has given the word not to sac- rifice another drop ef blood to cap- }ture the Liege forts. “The enemy believed themselves secure in the forts but the fire of our weakest big guns foreed the forts to surrender or quickly demolish them, burying.the garrisons in the ruins. Che Liege fortifications will no long- er serve our enemies but will be a port to the German army.”SS Did Not Voice the Sentiments of De- mocracy.. Asheville Citizen. 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BOSTONIANS are made over lasts that have been thoroughly tested as to practicability. Our stock of BOSTONIANS is representative of a choice govern- ed by long experience in the art of selecting shoes that are built to fit right. Let us fit you to thatfirst pair today. A BOOK FREE! Or JM pn «<We have prepared at quite an expense a little book that we are going to give to the first 560 men callingforit.The only condition is that you present a copy of thisadvertisement and register your name and address.Itcontains much valuableinformation—especially for people living in the rural districts. Remember the only cost to you is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your name.You will likeitandwillbesurprisedattheinformationitcontains.Itissomething worth while. Big Reductions in All Summer Clothing $7.5010.60 cane $10 Mohair Suits for 15 Mohair Suits for Come to see us for bargains. Sloan Clothing Company WE SELL “BETTER”?CLOTHES People s Loan &Savings Bank. Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~~» TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire the_habit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of a future success,.The result of small de- posits has beén the making of many a per- son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. GEO.H.BROWNO.L.TURNER President. Cashier. —>FOR SA LE!K— Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Race street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city improvements. All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acres of land,barn and out-buildings and fine well water. Twelve acres in Harmony,half in cultivation,balance in wood'land.New five-room cattage,barn and well. For further information call on or write, ERNEST G.mae 74ig STOCKS,ANDREALESTATE.PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. FOUNDEL 1838 ”CHARTERED IN 1859TRINITYCOLLEGE, ‘DURAAM,N,CyA.Southern College of liberal arts.with an established national reputationforhighstandards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Ite,large endow- ment fund makes possible ita first-class equipment a lar®e faculty of welltrainedandcarefullychosenteachers.Student fees ..Comfortable,tnexpen- sive rooms in carefully supervised hygienic dormitorMs.Classical and ‘gcientifie courses leading to the bachelor’s degree.Graduatecoursesinalldepartments.Schoolsof Engineering,Education and Law. a ‘THE.HOPE . |The Prospect For Peace and the Vin-| -or-the contending .forces and1:ANGUS,24 ORCER,....4 es <=FRIDAY,—----~--August.21,1914. ————————————FOR MEXICO. dication of President Wilson's Policy. |Baltimore Sun. It hag required many months|civil war and the loss of ‘thousands lof lives te avenge the assassination||of Madero and to undo the work of the Mexican reactionaries;but what }seemed impossible when Huerta was henjoying the first fruits of his-con-| |Spiracy has at last become a reality in the reoccupation of the capital bytheConstitutionalists.What would ithe advice of the worldly-wise and tthe cynical and recognized the Huer-| }ta-government it is impossible to say.| The revolutionists might have sue-‘|ceeded in spite of the moral aid and) such recognition|countenance which|would have given Huerta,but theprobabilitiesarethatnotevenVil-ie’s military ability would have been able to pull them through.Our.atti-'tude weakened the usurper at,home jas well as abroad,and deprived him(of the support of Mexican’public isentiment,no less than of the -for- leign financial assistance .that *he needed so badly.Thousands of|Mexicans.who would have acquieseed lin his regime,if we had recognized ='him,felt that with the United States }against him he must finally go down, jand that it wiser to throw in\their fortunes with Carranza than ‘toprolongthewaruselessly.The Fre- sult,therefore,is largely,if not en- itirely,of our making;and though, with the exception of our demonstra- tion at Vera Cruz,our lsimply that of “watchful waiting,” lit exercised a powerful influence up- was ‘course of events: it would be idle to ignere the fact that such a measure of Té€sponsibility on our part for what is to follow revolutionary succes We assumed that responisi- bility when we assumed that posi- tion,and we are still interested in en- eouraging the yration of normal and legal we expect Carr: tutionalists to do was outlined in the conditic protocol adopted by the mediators at the conferences held at Niagara Falls,and though the revolutionists were not partic to those confer- ences,there was nothing in the views there announced to which they can object,if they are sincere in the principles and purposes which ‘they have proclaimed.In the main,what,desire is what they profess to de- sire—the restoration of constitution- al government in Mexico.The logic of the situation makes a provisional government necessary for a time,but unless Carranza and his associates follow in Ifserta’s footsteps,the temporary administration will be uccecded before long by one regu- larly chosen by the people We have had al!kinds of dire pre dictions as to what would follow Huerta’s overthrow,and it is possi ble,of course,that the victoriou chiefs may fall to quarreling among themselves.But the peaceful mannerinwhichtheyhavetakenpo session of the capital,and the failure of the numerous prophecies of evil made heretofore,encourage the hope that Mexico has reached the end of civil dissensions,,and that she will at last enter upon a period of settled peace and progress.If Huerta had remained in ‘power,no such prospect would have been possible,and rev tionary outbreaks ahd popular di -ontent would have continued indef initely.That there is now reasona ble ground for the belief that Mexi co is approaching anew and far bet ter epoch than she has ever known before is to be credited to the d rided but righteous policy which Mr Wilson has patiently maintained through all this time of stress and bloodshed,in lu the face of doubting friends and critical opponents. Aeteneeeeememmmememmnenanimemnl Aldrich -Vreeland Money Comes On- ly to National Banks For Present. Washington Dispatch to Greens boro News. By affixing his signature to the icharter of the North Carolina Cur |available in |cotton rency A'ssociation Secretary of theTreasuryMcAdooMondaymade North Carolina $5,600,- 000 for the relief of the banks and and tobacco farmers.The |money,however,must come through the national banks.It cannot be is- |sued to State banks direct. When the Federal system is or ganized State banks who join thi system will be placed on a parity with national banks.Just now they must borrow their money through the national institutions. The trouble was that while the amendments to the Aldrich-VreclandactwhichpassedCongressgranted the right to the State banks and trust companies which.would agree to come into the.Federal reserve system the right to issue currency under the terms of the Aldrich-Vrce- land plan,a much older law was notrepealed.This law provided that any State banks,or institutions oth-}er than national banks,which issuedcurrencyshouldbetaxed10percent by the national government for theprivilege,which would make it rath- er unprofitable for the State benks to issue much currency,even under the Aldrich-Vreoland act,This old Inw was not repealed by the amend- ment to the Aldrich-Vreeland act |passed by Congress. \y. STATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO,LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J,Cheney makes oath thatheisseniorpartnerofthefirmofF.Cheney &Co.,doing business in theCityofToledo,County and State afore-sald,and that aald firm will pay thesumofONEHUNDREDDOLLARSforeachandeverycaseofCatarrhthatcan|not be cured by the use of Hall's Ca- }|tarrh Cure,FRANK J,CHENEY.Sworn to before me and subscribed|in my presence,this.6th day of De,‘comber.A.D,188‘i (Seal.)e,A)W...GLEASON,Notary Pubic. y mots directJy,on the blood anm8theaystetn, GHENEY &00,Toiste,0. Family Pills for eomatipation. ot| have happened had Mr.Wilson taken) policy was |© policy involved a certain:‘ Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal.| BELGIAN DEFENCE AT LIEGE. Germany Underestimated Belgian Fighting Qualities... The German army investing Liege|underestimated the fighting quali-} ties of the Belgians and ‘paid a ter-| rible penalty for their daring,in the} ;Opinion of Victor H.Duras,Ameri- }can vice consul at Liege,as quoted} by the Brussels correspondent of the |London Times.{|The correspondent says Mr.Duras was an eye-witness of the first two days of the siege,which he describes.|The Belgians permitted the forces of |General von Emmich to actually pass} the forts in their march on the town and then attacked,them in the rear! from the forts and on their front with infantry.He estimated the German casualties ag from five to ten times as great as those of the de-| fenders.| “Speaking as @ neutral,”says Mr.! Duras,aceording to the Times cor-| respondent,“it seems to be a part i of the new military tacties of the! Germans to fight as much as possible in the night-time.Comparatively little fighting oceurred at Liege dur-| in the day. “The scheme of the Belgian de-| fense seemed to be not to make any scrious resistance to the attack un-} til the German troops were actually past the forts.Then,when they were close up to the town and their several bodies trying to effect a junc- was opened upon them behind and from rifles and ma- ture,fire irom chine guns in frént,so they were caught in a trap and retreat wes cut off.There was nothing for them to do but to be shot down er surrender. Tt amount of suffering on both sidcs owing to an inability to deal promptly with the wounded was great,but .especially to the whose casualties were to-tentimes 4s humerous}those amontr the Belgians. “The Germans paid a terrible pen- alty for the boldness of their scheme ,which,from a_military Gorman from five a ¢tt 1)atlack po:nt of view,could be ‘justified only by a conviction on the part of the German officers that they would meet with only the feeblest resistance. The mistake they made was in un- derrating the fighting quality of the pea Belgians.” Who Lost a Rapier at Williamsburg? Secretary of State J.Bryan Grimes is anxious to ascertain for Capt.J.C.Payne of Wilkesbarre, Pa.,the identity of some member of the Fifth North Carolina regiment who lost a fine rapier on the battle ground around Williamsburg.It was picked up by Captain Payne where the Fifth North Carolina regiment fought.Captain Payne was a mcm- r of the staff of General Hancock }CALOMEL MAY HURTYOUR LIVER! Every time you take this powerful drug you are in danger.Take Dod- $on’s Liver Tone instead.Calomerl is ppiade from mercury,and while mer peury has many valuuabie uses,it is a |dangerous thing to swallow.If ealo mel stays in the system very long itsalivates.Even when it works nat urally,its after-cffects are often bad. The Statesville Drug Co.will sell youDedson’s Liver Tone,which is posi tively guaranteed to take the place of calomel.Liver Tone stimulates the liver just cnough to start it working,and does not make you sick- er than ever—as calomel often does. You feq good 2fter taking Dodson’s and it won’t force you to stop eating § or working after _taking it.It is as beneficial for children as for adults. Try a large bottle for fifty cents under the guarantee that your money will be given back cheerfully you’re not satisfied. NOTICE! Having taken over the business of our father, thelate T.W.Frazier, we are prepared to do all kinds of general tin work and solicitbusiness. FRAZIER BROS., North Center Street. your if |f I examine your watch for nothing.If there is anythingmychargeisreasonable.Do it right and promptly.If it‘needs regulating why bring it to me.Why not have good timeallthetimeyouhavetime.Clean and regulate for $1.00,: H.B.WOODWARD, Hall's Dentifoam!| The antiseptic Tooth Wash.Unex- celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——25 CENTS AT: HALL’S DRUG STORE,PRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20. We carry the largest and most select variety of oriental and domestic rugs to be seen in the city,and nowhere else will you be able to buy like qualities at the prices we sell them,‘While we carry the high- est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. other places for the common grades. weait HE RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and.good taste which only tbe best of materials and workmanship can convey. We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked at : The Williams Furniture House. ——— ,,P24nw,wae PO Sree eeSi Sothys Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings -Oil Cook Stoves. ia |Statesville Housefurnishing Co, Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than | Flowers| Our business is that.]|) offurnishing flowers for all occasions and _|| for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley Co, FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, Polk Gray Drug Co, Local Agents. The maximum yield of all crops by failing to top-dress withNITRATE-SODA.}_ Car load just received,cheap for cash only. If you want standard 7 1-2 Meal(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.If you want Feed Meal,5 percentammonia,26 per cent,tein,buy the other fellow’s.\"price is about the same—takeyourchoice. bs Sr or e ar ER ee n s Pe ee Ss ’‘’+ S IN ALEXANDER. «<tg Mins tt and Mr.Ford in Tay-ae oie bine Russell and =Mr,~~Tay-“Robinettein the Commies , -ups a“Jersville News—No He Kilby’s Gap. Correspondence of The Landmark, ‘Paylorsville,Aug.iss Ger- tae Hacdyects aud Mr,0,E.Ford were married Wednesday morning t 8.30 o'clock in the presence of a fe relatives a:id friends,at the residence of the bride’s parents,Rey. an@d Mrs -W.V.Honeycutt,The bride’s father performed the ceromo- ny-.Mrs.Ford is ‘an accomplished and unusually attractive young wo- man.She taught scheok at’Shelby fon four years and is very popular thete.She has made many,warm friends here during -her vacatiois spent with us.Mr.Ford is a promi- nept business man of Shelby..They left.on the morning train for a stay at)Wrightsville Beach,after which they will make their hone in Shelby. The out-of-town guests at the matriare were Messrs.J.C..Ford, son of the groom,and J.A.Peeler of Belwood. Rev.S.W.Moore,pastor of the Presbyterian church -at Bluefield,W. Va.,who is spending a few days here at the home of his father,Mr.John W,.Moore,preaciied at the Metho- dist ehurch Wednesday evening in- stead of the regular union prayer- meeting service. Mrs.H.M.Gibson of Baltimore is the guest for a few days of Mrs. Sarah Campbell.Miss Jennie Smith went:.to Charlotte Wednesday morn- -the remainder ef.-the week with her brother,Lawyer W. M.Smith.Miss Leone Herbert of Morehead City is the guest of Miss Gertrude Cooper.Miss Herbert ‘was a teacher in the Taylorsville State High School last year.Mr.Ray Nelson of Cleveland,0.,is visiting hig father,Mr.W T.Nelson.Law- yer J.H.Burke will go to Asheville tonight:on;business.Mrs.C,L. Wilson and children are visiting rel-| atives in and near town. Mr.J.R,Carson left Tuesday Morning for Durham -to attend the State Council of the Jr..O.U.A.M. Mrs.J.i.Gwaltney is the guest of Her daughter,Mrs.Chas.C.Echerd, in Statesville.Misses Eva Teague of Lenoir and Trenna Teague of Hid- denite,who were guests of Misses Julia and Mary Texgue,will return ta their homes this morning. Mies Lois Russell,daughter of Mr. Partee Russel!of Little River town- ship;and Mr.Elzie Robinette,son of Mr.Jefferson Robinette of Little Riv- er,were married at the home of the bride’s parerits Wednesday evening &6 o'clock.Rev..Ernest Bumgar- ner performed the eeremony.A number.of relatives and friends were present.©Mra..Wi!l Teague of Hiddenite is| Visiting.her daughter,Mrs.James Pool.Lawyer L.F.Kluttz has re- rned from a visit to his father,Dr. luttz,in,Maiden.+Main Street of our town,from the station to the corner ‘at the bank, ig very.well lighted with incandes-cent electric lights furnished by theTaylorsvillecottonmill.”They were on Wednesday night for the first time.I want to resent,for the good peo- le of Kilby’s Gap,the accusation of r.Brown that this was a_notedPlaceforpeoplebeingheldup,Theeldestinhabitantneverheardofany ~-@he-being -held-up there unless it was by imbibing too freely of old manTilfordTomes’or old lady Kilby’s old brandy that thcy formerly sed to thirsty travelers. ‘(itis but fsir to say thatBrownwasinformedthatsuch inci- dents as he encountered had occur-ged at Kilby’s Gap before,and suchwasTheLandmark’s information.) ROLLER MILL ABOUT READY. Protracted Meeting at Bethel—Much~Fruit Canning—Interest in Special Tax For Ostwalt School. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,Aug.19—Mr.J.M.‘Ostwalt’s roller mill is under con- struction.He expects to be ready to grind next week.The community is much pleased to know they can get flour nearer home. The Baptists are holding a revival meeting at Bethel.They are having large attendance and are doing lots we.iThe Ladies’Betterment Society will mect Saturday.at.the school house,at 4 p.m.iThe ladies of this community areverybusycanningfruit,Mra.U.A. Ostwalt and her daughters have ex-celled all othé@ts canning.They peel- ed and.canned,in the old-fashionedway,50 half-gallon jars of peachesimooneday.. Mr.Harrison Bradshaw was bitten Gya copperhead Monday and was @ very sick.Mrs.Lloyd Ostwaitiswerysick.Mr.Baxter Collins expects to fin-| ish his house,in two or three weeks. The crops of the community are looking finc. Ostwalt and others are busy sowing claver. Mr.E.J.Troutman has excelled allwur farmers raising watermclons. He ig the only one in the community that has been hauling melons to »M¥e will have a lecture at the Ost-walt.school house today on epécial tax,The people are interested in athooling.Many of the boys and have finished the country school a will enter at Troutman HighSchool.Among those who expect to go.are Messrs.Cullen.Ostwalt,Os-car Litten,Percy Troutman,Richard Gavin and Misses Sudie Ostwalt,Ruth Hurtline,Dessie Troutman. ville Lady Married in Hickory. ckory Times-Mercury. Mr.| Messrs.J.M.and Tate| a Ae DeiHe*; 24)ho emt i Re .Accidents,and ofLifeinthe.North.el W.E.White of Alexander county|tells the Taylorsville Seout he made68bushelsofoatsononeacre. The Taylorsville ut saysgressmanDouSinei!open campaign at Boone September ’7. Coli A!H.Boyden ‘of Salisbury'will speak at the Confederate veter-ans’reutlion in Newton this year. The Republian convention of the ninth congressional district is calledtomeetat.Newton September 10 andallanti-Democrats .are invited to participate. ‘Tom.Ratliff,a young white man of|Charlotte who horsewhipped his.wife ahd made no secret of the deed,gat 90 days on the roads,all of which hedeserved—tand then some, Republicans of,the cighteenth ju-| diciat district have nominated V.F. |Blythe of Hendersonville for soliait- |Or.The present solicitor.and Denio-| |cratic candidate is Michael Schenck| of Hendersonville. Chairman Warren of ‘the Deémo-| leratic State committee has ‘rented|rooms in the Yarborough House in. |Raleigh for headquarters.--He-says+;the outlook for the Demerats in the) |State was never better. |Grady Lane,a Moore county ne-/| |gro who killed another negro,will)|be electrocuted in the State .prison|today,Gov,Craig having refused to| j}commute his sentence..Jim.Camer-| lon,another Moore eounty negro,is jalso under sentence to die today.| (Martin Moretz and:Robt,Walls, of Watauga county,quarreled about| |the appointment of a read overseer, Land -went together,---Wals--cut--Me-!PPeRR SO"Severely “thar the”Tatter died? and Walls fled,Both men have fam- lilies.The tragedy occurred’Sunday, Mrs.Sarah Johnson,83 years old,| died suddenly Tuesday at the home of her granddaughter in Winston- Salem,where she was visiting.She was the mother of Sheriff J.H. Johnson of Wilkes county,with} whom she lived,and her remains were taken to Wilkes for burial.©.| Con- his |The Republicans and.Progressiveslofthetenthcongressional*district met at Hendersonville WednesdayandnominatedJ.J.Britt.for Con-gress.Notwithstanding it had beenoftenassertedthatBrittwouldnot be a candidate,he was present and accepted, Mr.J.Blakeney of Providence township,Mecklenburg county, sold .the first bale of new crop cot- ton'in Charlotte Wednesday.For 34 years,with one exception,Mr.Blake- ney has sold the first bale on the |Charlotte market.The cotton brought ten cents a pound. A. Increase in Autos For the Year—The Law of the Road. |Raleigh Times. There are in North Carolina,“ac- cording to the registration figures intheSecretaryofState’s office,just 3,- 440 more automobiles than there wcre on the corresponding date last year. |Up to the present time 13,105 auto- +mobiles are’registered:-Just-a~year ago there were 9,665,|The registration of machines has been good this year and there has been less “faking”as to numbers, |When the law governing automobiles and requiring them to be numbered according to the State regulation first went into effect pasteboard numbers were not uncommon things.Now close watch is kept and’the law is |pretty well enforced. |“fhe~automobile aw--has~in-it—a |provision for governing any conflict jthat might arise between horse and auto.It says that: “Whenever a person operating a motor vehicle shall meet on a public |highway any other person riding or |driving a horse or horses or other draft animals,or any other vehicle, }the person so operating such motor vehicle and the person so riding or |driving a horse,horses,or other draft animals,shall reasonably turn \the same to the right of the center |of such highway so as to pass with- out interference.Any person =so |operating a motor vehicle shall,on overtaking any such horse,draft an-|imal or other vehicle,pass '‘on)the left side thereof,and the rider or driver |of such horse,draft anima)or other vehicle shall,as soon as practicable, |turn to the right so as to allow free |passage on the left.Any person so operating a motor vehicle shall,at the intersection of a public highway, |keep to the right of the intersectionofthecenterofsuchhighway,when |turning to the right,and pass to the |right of such intersection when turn- ing to the left,” Census Shows 2,026,000,000 Birds East of the Mississippi. +Washington Post. |Approximately 2,026,000,000 na- tive field birds,exclusive of sparrows, jinhabit the United States cast of the |great plains States,aceording to par- tial returns of the first bird census in the history of the government,now being made by the Department of |Agriculture.Apparently the most numerous of these birds is the robin,of which,it is estimated,there are 100,000,000eastoftheMississippiriver.They average 59 pairs to the square mile, |while all field birds average 1,000 pairg to the square mile,after omitt- ing land planted in crops where there are small chances for birds to nest and timber land.} These early returns of the census indicate there are wide variations inthe‘bird population in different parts of the country.Exact averages can- not be given from the returns thusfarreceived,and complete results will not be published for many months. _The most extensive censvs of birdsinforestland,which supports a much smaller population than an equalarea | of farm land,comes from Montana,(ih thig city August 15,atthe home|where the careful counting on nearly of the groom,by.Rev.W.N.Gook,+1,000 acres showed an average of oneMtsLottieRobinsontoMr,Ré Tswrence.The bride lived in States-J,jpair to each three Acres. |The arid lands of the.Southwest}show the stallest bird population.| Am leaving town, PRicsesexcscrecscrmcrescceemnooRCRI WAGE EARNERS IN THE STATE.| Nearly a.Million North Carolinians |; Engaged in Gainful Occupations:| According.to the report on oceu-| pations issued by the census bureau) there were.947,839 persons 10 ‘years|of.age and over in North Carolina en-| gaged in gainful:occupations.in 1910.|These workers formed 43 per cent of|i the total population’of the State and 60 per cent of the population 10 years|of age and aver,In 1900 the 716,742|gainful workers of the State formed| 37.8 per cent of the total popylation| and 53.2 per cent of the population 16 |years of age and over.vais | The male gainful workers in North| Carolina in 1910 numbered 674,849,or| 86.4 per cent of all males 10 years| of age and over as compared with556,581,or,84.1 per cent in 1900,|The--female—gainful-workers-n=4016| numbered 272,990 or 34.2 per cent of all females 10 years of age and over as against 160,161 or 23.4 per cent jn| 1900, The gainful workers in North Car- olina in 1910 were distributed among he main branches of occupationsas | ‘ellows:| Agriculture,forestry and animal husbandry,612,226 or 64.6 per cont; extraction of minerals;2,102 or 0.2) per cent;manufacturing and mechan-| ical industries,158,412 or 16.7 per} cent;transportation,29,601 or 3,1) per cent;trade,39,028 or 4.1 per cent;public’service,4,839 or 0.5 per| cent;professional service,20,336.or| 2.1 per cent;domestic and personal service,70,676,or 7.5 per cent;cler-ical occupations,10,579,or 1.1-per} cent.of 674,849 gainfully -»oceupied males in North Carolina in 1910,457,-190 were native whites of native pa-| rentage,2,502 native whites of for-|eign or mixed parentage,3,329 for-| cignborn whites,209,378 negroes,and|2,455 other colored.| Of the 272,990 gainfully-occupied| females in 1910,129,457 were native| whites of native parentage,561 na-tive whites of foreign or mixed pa- rentage,.362...foreign-born...whites,} 141,391 negroes,and 1,219 other eol- ored.Gainfully-occupied males in 1910 were distributed according to age pe-| riods 4s follows: Ten to 13 years,53,457;14°to 15 years,38,192;16 to 20 years,100,- 855;21 to 44 years and age unknown, $18,040;and 45 years and over,164,- 305. The gainfully-oceupied females in 1910 were distributed according to age periods as follows: Ten to 13 years,30,822;14 to 15 years,22,161;16 to 20 years,56,441; 21.to 44 years and age unknown, 120,764;and 45 years and over,42,- 802. In North Carolina in 1910 there were 91,649 males and 52,983 fe- males 10 to 15 years of age engaged in gainful occupations or 57.5 per cent of the males and 34.1 per cent of the females 10 to 15 years of age were gainful workers.In 1900 there were 77,986 males and 32,421 females 10 to 15 years of age engaged in gainful occupations,which was 55.1 per cent of all males and 23.5 per cent cf all females 10 to 15 years of age, MATTERS OF NEWS. Gen.Huerta,late President o Mexico,and his family are in Lon-don en route to Spain, In the Democratic primaries in Georgia Wednesday Senator Hoke pith won the nomination over ex- roy.Jo,Brown by an overwhelming majority. The -United -States is now caring for the diplomatic interests of Russia as well as the other belligerent pow- no ers of Europe -execept Seryia and Montenegro.The addition of the Russians was viewed.with intcrest because of the absence of any treaty relations between the -United States and Russia.The Russian treaty was denouneed by this country in 1911, and no treaty to replaee it has been negotiated.i» Not a Case of Abduction. Mooresville Enterprise. A,T.Aikers,a Lincoln county man who came bere last week and indueed the bride of a day,Mrs,Jim Allen,to run away with him,and.who was charged with abduction,was tried be-| fore Esq.J.C.McLean Saturday morning.Evidence submitted would) not sustain the ¢harge of abduction} and the warrant was changed charg-!|ing the eouple with fornication .and adultery,after which Aikers and Mrs. Allen were bound over to court in.the sum of $100 and $50 respectively. Semensateenenasin Killed By An Auto-Truck. Zen Cleveland Pike,son of Mr.and Mrs.John Pike of Raleigh,was runeverbyanauto-truck in Raleigh Wednesday and killed.Mr.Pike is in eharge of the local Coca-Cola bot- tling plant and the boy was accustom- ed to\riding on tho truck.Wednesday he fell off and was run over, WAR. I offer my house and lot,corer Webb and Kelly Street,for sale at a bargain,if sold at once, Cash or on time.nd ; Two-story 8-room house,lot 102x300,.Good barn and out-buildings.House.in good condi- tion,with all modern conveniences.Desirable location,close in. = =re a rT ?oe oeee SE aye ee te Ne feet ohn eee eneninesTSS,ak beccet“int Gas Hee AL GLA OA LE {FOR Coen Nc SECROSORCEICDE EEE ROROREBORN BER ORI BORELOe will. BANKRUPT SALE $6,000 Stock Dry Goods,Notions,Shoes! Having bought from the assignees the Poston-Wasson Co.stock,we have it now on sale at prices to close it out quick.Nothing sold for more than wholesale cost and lots and lots of things at one-half that. ==eee SE ee ee eeeee We have added a line of staple goods to sell while closing out the stock which will all go in at sale prices.This is a golden opportunity to secure your needs :in Shoes,Dry Goods,Underwear and Notions of all kinds,and make one dol- lar go as far as two will at regular prices of same goods. You can’t afford to miss this chance in. justice to yourself.A dollar saved is one made.Very respectfully, J.M.McKee&Company 1890--Fall and Winter-- KEEP THE QUALITY UP.” For a quarter of a century we have been selling Shoes in Statesville. Here is how we did it:By keep- ing the Quality up.’Quality is thekeynotetowhateversuccesswe have made,This season we showthebiggesttouchofQuality.ever put into a.shoe.Quality,styleandcomfortputsKrippendorf-Dittman Shoes in the lead. Lot No.1638 Ladies’Patent Mat Top Button,cap toe,mediumheel$3 50 1639 Ladies’Fig.Silk top,button,plain toe,medium heel $3.50 1640 Ladies’Patent,plain cloth top,button,square toe,medium —r heel,$3.50 1641 Ladies’‘Welt Kid,button,Patent tip,medium heel,$3.00 1642 Ladies’Welt Kid,button,turn sole,soft tip,low heel,3.00 1643 |adies’Turn Kid,button,plain toe,cravanet top,medium heel,3.00 1644 Ladies’Tan Russia Calf,button,medium heel,3.50 1645 Ladies’out sizes for fat folks,soft Kid,button,3.00 Above Shoes on B,C,D,E and EE widths,size 14 to 9.Don’t miss this line of Shoes for Walking,Dress wear or home comforts,Require no breaking.Comfort from the start.Let us show you.Parcel Post to your door. ==MILLS &POSTON.= OO AN OE OSAEA ASCG TE TSaE | |.1 hereby announce myself a candidate for 1.The War God knocked oh oa cottage gate “Haste,haste,youne man;the call of Fate.”i. The.buglea blew on the battle field “Arms,afm,young man;there are lives ta vield.”nL The cannon ftoar,the Horsemen rush; trees and vineyard.H.G.HALLYBUR-|~. TON,june 9 |.ON.SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 5,1914,1|Commissioner of Iredell.county,subject to ws Will sell at auction oat the rqidence bf the |the —s..a pares county convens FOR RENT.—Six-i ith late J,J,Brawley four milés Wést of States-|Von,to ugus id.i oe Ceeen,i t OLIUS ville the following property :;August 7,CHAS.©,THARPE, .four ules,one 2-hovec wagon,harness,|~caper nccaneneearteyp nt WALLACE July 2h ho Farmer's Friend.grain drill,one mower|POR SALE.—Wood-working and Blacksmith and rake,one baling press,two No.19 Oliver |-®hop,with large Jot,central loeation inP—Nine-house on Elm.street.|.4 .a near State High School,withFORRENTme-room™nee Chilled plows and fall set of farming utensils.rmOny,buil The siaht lo.Water ond lights,©.8,TOMLIN,|.Right reserved to sell privately before this}late trade already.built up.* July 23,8,dite fdr eaisb or 1months time.4 husticr to.make snotiey,Ey ,‘ville.She has no chil ooHe|jt |Large stretches in Arizona and New|Then silence falls,tragic hush.COBL~Orters tha:for Coal oe delivers |Aum 14,nainge:Y,.BRAWLEY,Aame.o-‘tod aes mT di and.has five _Mr Lote do not contain more then one |x hin ta eR.nae Quality of goal guarantetd satish a nt i tt tne retin |sd oT ‘A:ee A «Jo.ras |pair to geven acres,fe "|wetohaa,.wales;but he oureee 6 oni “Bintes ges Write BR.om \1 eeSognFn Oe Ry aerarp NP,wart,: de a fel de me .Sa eM eon art “Ad pena a oth ae,pagan aoagenttanes:NOPETGAFone RA re gto CSIR tpi aa aS -ahsaAaicMattnakPc"Pei wit Po A CE IRS Sal tessea j ‘se ic a el il aha le ert bee M EE me a VOL.XLIL. aye -an ne _=”saree es ists GERMANS.FORCE.ALLIES,BACK. French and British Troops Forced f Retire—The War Story. The French and British troops op- posing the invasion of the German army in Belgium have suffered a se- rious reverse,aceording to official an- nounéemient issued by the French war office.In the battle line,which extends from Mons to the Luxem- burg frontier,several army corps, composed of both British and French, teok the offensive on Sunday against the Germans,but their plan of at- tack failed,owing to “unforseen dif- ficulties,”as described by the official statement,ind “the troops retired on the covering positions. The losses on both sides are report- ed as extrenicly heavy and the 4#rench officials describe the Germans as be- ing obliged to establish themseives in fresh positions in Lorraine.The French have abandoned those por- tions of Alsace and Lorraine which they previously had occupied and now look for heavy fighting in French ter- ritory.=e ee Felegraphing fromHolland,the correspondent ofLondonNewssays: “There is no doubt that a big bat- tle is in progress in the neighbor- hood of Charleroi,Belgium.The Germans are rushing troops in that Rosendaal, the direction.Only 3,000 ‘troops are left in Brussels. “The Germans have occupied all the villages between Louvain and Alost,that the passage of their main army across Belgium may rot bd interrupted.There are no Germans, exeept scouting patrols,around Ghent.”The French and British troops are facing the greater part of the Ger- man army along a battle line which extends from Mons to the Luxem- burg frontier.The allied armies— Belgians,French and English which have been concentrating at strategic points for the past two weeks,are believed to be strongly entrenched,with powerful forts to lend support in holding back the in- vaders.An official announcement issued atPariswarnsthepeoplethatthetide of battle may ebb and flow;that there will be actions along this tine which are bound to be responded to by just as stirring counter-actions by the Germans,and that the peoplemustwaitfortheoutcomeofthe phase of the battle,which prob- y will last several days before it ean be determined on which side vic- tory rests. While the Liege forts are said to be helding out,an official statement from the French government tells of the blowing up of Fort Chaudefon- taine by the Belgian commander af- ter it had been razed by German guns.Official Russian dispatches claim victory for the Russian forces over three German corps.Grand Duke Nicholas,commander-in-chief ‘of the Russian army,describes Russian vic-tories in-East Prussia,A report to the German minister in Washington, however,says the Germans checked the Russian advance,captured 8,000 prisoners and eight guns.Reportfromthesamesourcesaysthe French attempt to invade Upper Al- sace has been frustrated by the de- fenders.In Lorraine the French are retiring from the frontier. Reports tell of great victories the Seryians over Austria.It is re- ported that Italy will mobilize hertroopsthfsweekandthatadeclarg- tion of war against Austria is possi-ble because of Austria reproaching Italy for failure to live up to obliga- tions with the Triple Alliance, \At Brussels the German command- er,Gen.Arnim,issued a proclama-tion saying that German _troops would pass through the city and that he was obliged to demand lodging,food and supplies.He said: “I expect the population to con- form itself without resistance to these necessities of war and particu- larly to commit no act of aggressionagainstthesafctyofthetroops,and promptly to furnish the supplies de- manded.In this case I give every guarantee for the preservation of thecityandthesafetyofthé*inhabi- for tants.If,however,there should be, as unfortunatcly there has.been elsewhere,any act of aggression against the soldiers,the burning of buildings or explosions of any kind, I shall be compelled to take the se- verest measures,” The!German troops are camped in the suburbs’of the villages around Brussels.They are not in the town itself.No German flags fly over the royal palace or the town *hall.In fact,the Germans are leav- ing the administration to the civil authorities, It is said Brussels is quiet;that the telegraph,telephone and railway lines are in operation and business has been partially resumed. Japan Declares War on Germany. ‘The emperor of Japan has declar- ed war on Germany.This action was taken Sunday at the expiration of the time limit of Japan’s ultima-,tum to Germany’demanding the sur- render of Kiao-Chow.The Japan government has ordered the begin- ning ‘of operations on land and sea.The imperial reseript declaringwaronGermanywasissuedSunday evening.It officially inaugurateshostilitiesintheFarEastasa-re-sult of Germany’s failure to reply tothe.Japanese ultimatum,While theproclamationoftheemperorwasre-ceived with manifestations of ap-proval the enthusiasm does not ap- STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUES!JAY,AUGUST 25,1914. es TOM COMPTON IS IN AGAIN. He and Howard Gant of Shiloh Ar- rested For Making Brandy— Compton in Jail. Thos.Compton and Howard Gant of Shiloh township plead guilty be- fore Justice Lazenby®tate Saturday night to operating a distillery in Shi-loh township.Compton was_commit- ted to jail in default of $1,000 for his appearance at the higher courts and Gant was released on $500 bond. The arrest of Compton and Gant was effected by both State and Fed-eral officers and it is probable thattheywillfirstbetriedintheFederal Court.Deputy Marshal MilhollandandDeputyCollectorAlexanderse- cured information several days ago that Compton and Gant were oper- ating a brandy distillery on the Gant place in Shiloh.A trip was made toShilohFriday,night and the placewherethedistilleryhadbeenoperat- ed was found,but the still preper andotherfixtureshadbeen:removed. Saturday Sheriff Deaton and Deputy Sheriff Gilbert _joined the Federal oficersin their-investipations-and=at strong case was worked yp.Comp- ton was arrested in Statesville Sat- urday evening and Gant was arrested late in the night at his home in Shi- loh.Three negroes who had becn engaged by Compton and Gant to work at the distillery were taken in- to custody as witnesses.When plac- ed under arrest Gant confessed his guilt to the officers,but Compton de- nied.any knowledge of the distillery until brought face to face with Gant and the negro witnesses in the mag- istrate’s court.Seeing that he was ‘up against it”he also confessed‘ and both defendants entered pleas of guilty. Early Sunday morning Messrs. Deaton,Gilbert,Alexander and Mil- holland renewed thew search for the distillery outfit and finally located it on the Compton place,about six miles from where it had been in op eration.The blockaders had evident ly “smelled a mouse”and had taken the still away to hide it.The outfit wes destroyed by the efficers when found.Tom Compton is a familiar name on the court records of this and other counties.He has been in the State and Federal courts quite frequently for blockading and retailing for 20 years or longer,and has been con-vieted and.punished a number of times. The Colonel's Son Answered the CallandDidn't Come Back. Whis incident is reported from Par- is: Colonel Folque,commander of the French division of artillery at the front,recently needed a few men for a perilous mission and called for vol- unteers. “Those who undertake this mission will perhaps never come back,”he said,“and he who commands will be one of the first sons of France to die for his country in this war.” Volunteers were numerous.The son of Colonel Folque asked for the horior of teading those who would un- dertake the mission.The _colonel paled but did not flinch.His son did not come back. Some Cotton Going Abroad. The New York Evening Post says last week’s exports of raw cotton from the United States,3,577 bales, indicates that the embargo on ship- ping is lifting.The exports of the week previous were 1,308 bales.Butthoseofthesameweeklastyear were 42,051 bales. -—Hugh and Leland Wooten,sons of Mr.W.C.Wooten of Bethany, represented the Iredell corn club boys at the meeting of farm demon, strators in Raleigh last week.Abouf’ 40 corn club boys were present fromallpartsoftheState. Moore county Democrats have re-~ nominated Henry A.Page for the Legislature. proach that which preceded the war with Russia. Count Von Rex,the German am- bassador,has been handed his pass- ports.George W.Guthrie,the American ambassador,will represent Germany.The Japanese Diet has been convoked in special session fdr September 3.No action has been taken as to Austria and the Japanese,foreign of- fice has explained,that Japan will re- main friendly until Amstria adoptsanattitudewhichitregardsasof- fensive. Vicount Chinda,Japanese ambas- sador in Washington,Sunday for- mally notified the United States that Japan had declared war on Germa- ny.The American government wasaskedtocareforJapan’s interests in Germany. Viscount Chinda repeated .assur- ances recently given by the British government that Japan’s activity would be confined to the China seas and Eastern Asia. German preparation for the de- fenee of Tsing-Tau and the territory of Kiao-Chow is complete.News of German victories in Europe has in- creased the confidence of the defend- ing forces.The Governor of Kiao-—"has issued @ proclamation say-ng: “If the enemy wishes Tsing-Tau he must come and take it.He will find us at our posts.We look confidentlyintothefutureandarewellprepared to receive the enemy.”The German:Emperor sent a-mes-save to the Governor,August 19,or- COUNTY CANDIDATES NAMED. Iredell Republicans Name CandidatesForClerk,Sheriff,Register,Treasurer,Three ,Commission-ers,Coroner and Surveyor —SkipSchoolBoardandMembersofGen-eral Assembly —One Candidate For Commissioner a Democrat—Maangement of County Affairs Criticised—The Platform.? Iredell county Republican’conven: tion Saturday nominated H.V.Pure ches for clerk of the Superior Court,J.Anderson Lackey for sheriff,J.TL Sherrill for register,J.E.CotvertfortreasurerandL.C.Wagner,C.C.Tharpe and J.Lon.Turner for county commissioners,8.O.Lazenby for surveyor and W.L.Harbin for coroner.Mr.Turner:one of the ean? didates named for commissioner,1%a Democrat and was a candidateforcommissionerintheDemocrati¢ primaries last spring.; In naming only three candidates for commissioner and one of them #Democrat,the non-partisan idea if the management of county affairswas-stressed.No mention was mrade+of candidates for the General Assem-bly.-It was evidently agreed in ad+vance not to name candidates for the Legislature,the idea being to.con- centrate all effort on the county of- fices for which candidates were named.Neither was any mention made of candidates for superintend-ent of schools or members of the school board. The convention was called to orderabout11,15 by Mr.J.W.C.Long,the represented and as there were no contests a committee on credentials was dispensed with.Mr.Long wasmadepermanentchairmanandMr. L.-C.Wagner secretary. “On motion of Mr.W.A.Bristol the chair appointed a committee _of three on platform to report to an ad- journed meeting of the convention at 2 o'clock.W.A.Bristol,Judge Co-ble and C.C.Tharpe were named. Nomination of Candidates. Nomination of candidates was then taken up,it being stated that 34 votes were necessary to a choice.Mr.R.V.Tharpe,who took the floor to nominate Mr.H.V.Furches for clerk of the court,talked about the situation of the Republicans in Ire- dell and intimated that .they had been somewhat persecuted:in the past.He said when he lived in thecountryheusedtoslipinbythe back streets when he came to town, to keep from having the finger of scorn pointed at him.The majority party in the county,which he admit-ted-is composed of good citizens,has been in charge of county affairs foryearsanditisuptothecitizensto say whether the county business hasbeenmanaged~satisfactorily.Mr Tharpe then mentioned the road bond election.When this came up he said he wag called into council and askedtohelpcarrythebonds.He agreed to do so on condition that there should be no politics in handling the money.He was assured there would be no politics in it but the pledge was not kept,he said.He charged that the Democratic leaders of county,instead of building roads, had used the expenditure of the roadmoneytobuilduptheirpolitical fences,and this statement was vigor ously applauded.The man he was going to name,said Mr.Tharpe, would not fill the position of boss in the Republican party nor keep up his political fences with public mon ey,but he would attend to the busi- ness of the office;he would not,to get votes,promise to build this or that road or give this or that office. Folks witto had business with «the clerk of the court after December Ist,next,said Mr.Tharpe,could sce Mr.Hi..V.Furches.Mr.Furches was nominated by acclamation. Mr.J.M.Davis nominated Mr.J. Anderson Lackey for sheriff and thenominationwasmadeby acclema- tion. The office of register of decds seemed to be most,eagerly sought J.L.Sherrill,J.E.Colvert and C.FE.Sloan were put in nomjnation.On the first ballot Mr.Sherrill,who led,fell one short of a nomination.He got 33 votes,Colvert 19 and Sloan 15.On the second ballot Sher rill got 87,Colvert 14 and Sloan 16 The nomination was made unani mous on motion of Mr.Colvert. For treasurer Scott.Barkley and J.E.Colvert were placed in nomi- nation,Mr.Colvert got 36 votes and My.Barkley.31.Mr.Colvert’s nomination was made unanimous. For Non-Partisan Commissioners. Again Mr.Tharpe,who was sort of official motion-maker for the con vention,took.the floor to nominate candidates for county commissioner.Hg said,and truly,that this-was the most important.office in county af- fairs;that the people are beginning to wake up and insist that the coun- ty’s business should be managed in fA businés way;that a corporationemployingmendidn’t ask their relig-ion or their politics,but their busi-ness lifications.©County.affairscan't.be.managed satisfactorily,con-tended Mr.Tharpe,until we quit the| NEW STATE CHAIRMAN TALKS. Mr.F.A.Linney Attacks Demecrat- ic National and State Admivpistra- tions and Exhorts Iredell Republi-cans—May ‘Run For Congress. An audience which pretty nearly filled the court room heard the ad- dress of Mr.F.A.Linney,the wewStatechairmanoftheRepublican party,delivered before the Iredell Republican convention Saturday af-ternoon.Mr.Linney was introduced by County Chairman Long and spoke about an hour and a half,giving mostofthetimetodiscussingStateissues. He is an entertaining speaker and his audience gave him close attention. He has a good sense of humor and oc- casional witty remarks brought out- bursts of laughter from the audience, while more serious statements were approved with cheers, Before beginning his address Mr. Linney-thanked the citizens of Ircdell for allowing the picture of his fath- er,the late Hion.R.Z.Linney,to hang in their court house.And point- ing to the portrait.of the late JudgeArmnfetd,whierhangs beside -that-or his father,Mr.Linney said that in his youth he was taught that Judge Armfield possessed the greatest intel- lectua!l force North Carolina had everproduced.He recalled visits of Judge Armfield to his father’s home and said that he was glad that his mother -fit to name him Frank Armfield sinney The War An Excuse. lam glad to come and talk to you, county chairman.In mentioning the said the speaker,on questions upon business before the convention Mr.which we are divided,and ever shall Long thanked the Republicans for be.When the time comes that we all their kindness to him and stated ‘believe alike politically and religious- that he could not again serve as ly,we may know that the millennium chairman.He hadn’t lost his zealj'S 4¢hand.It is my purpose to talk or his willingness to fight,he said,to you principally about State mat-but on account of impaired health ters,but I will also have something he couldn't take active service.to say about national affairs.While The attendance on the convention the rest of the world is engaged in was larger than usual and considera-j 2"[am sorry that America is hav- ble interest and enthusiasm was|!"£(©put up with Democratic nation- manifested.All the townships were al government.The Democrats promised that if they were given the national government they would re- duce the cost of living and now they are using the war as their excuse for not doing this.It was claimed that the Republican policy of tariff was the cause of the-high cost of liv- ing and that they would so revise the tariff as to make living cheaper and sier for the laboring classes.And i rathet expected they would.But eri they framed and passed their tariff bill food products remained the saine,while wages decreased and the opportunity for earning wages was also decreased.They claimed it wastheRepublicanpolicythatmadesu- gar so high;that the tariff on sugar was Tobbery.But when they went to hang the robber they decided to kil him by degrees,waiting until 1916 for the finish,Why was this, you ask?Because Southern Sena-tors said that if sugar was put onthefreelistthesugarprodicersof the South would be ruined,Mwhile the sugar refiners of the country would put whatever price they chose on sugar....And we have lived to see the refineries do “this very thing.We were told by the Democrats that we were paying too much for our farm implements and that under theirpolicythe*price would be reduced. When I went to buy a new mowing machine the other day I found that it would cost me $5 more than the one I bought two years ago. Democratic State Management,At- tacked. Turning to State issues Mr.Linney aid that at the recent Republican |convention the Republican party was organized ‘with an agreement to take in every Republican,every Progres- ive and every Democrat who is op- posed to ring bossism.Mr.Linney said that he agreed to become State chairman if allowed to help write the platform of the party,because he be- lieves that the platform should stand for the things that the State needs. lle read an editorial from the Char- lotte Observer in which it was admit- ted that there is much good in the Republican platform.The speaker said that.when the’Democratic con- vention met it was reminded that the Legislature had recommended consti- tutional amendments to remedy the tax ewil,but the convention refused to endorse what its own Legislature had reeommended.It was shown by the speaker that the State collected (wice as much taxes in 1912 as it did in 1902 and yet this was not enough to run the State governmentand mon-cy had tobe borrowed.To refute the tatements of some that the money had te be borrowed on account of debts ineurred during the Russell ad- ministration,the speaker read the act outhoriging’that the money be bor- rcowedy in which it was stated it was necessary because of “appropriations in exeess of revenue.”The last Leg- islature decided that it was.still-run- ring th debt and docided to borrowmorethanamilliondollars.TheStateTreasurerwasauthorizedto ell bonds not exceeding $1,112,000.The speaker exhibited a letter fromtheStateTréasurerwhichstatedthatthefullamountofbondshadbeenis-sued and sold.gRealizing that the State is ‘still running in debt and that the small-preperty owners are paying more than their share of the taxes,the people asked for a revision ofthetaxsystem.A commission wasappointedtoframeconstitutionalamendments,but after they wereframedtheDemocratsrefusedtoputthemintheirplatform.It was .be-eause @ few of the Democratic bossesdidn’t want them there.They say letthepeopleyoteonit’and if it all dering him to defend Tsing-Tau totheutmost..).,‘Ni (Continued on eighth page.)(Continued on cighth page.) sad i ee o>ee et a Fa +wae rcupied--the~property MRS.MARGARET M’AULEY GRAY Passed Away Saturday Morning inHerSeventy-Seventh Year—Death of Mrs.Russell and Mrs.Knox. Mrs.Margaret McAuley Gray, whose illness was mentioned in Fri- day’s Landmark,died Saturday morning at 2 o’clock at her home onWestEndavenue.Whild she had been in failing health since she suffered afal!last November,by which her hip was injured,Mrs.Gray was able to be out three weeks ago.Since Thars- day a week ago she had been confined to her bed and it was.realized several days before death that the end was near. Mrs.Gray was a daughter of the late Neill McAuley of this county and was born and reared in the Cod- dle Creek community.She was in the 77th year of her age.Her par- ents moved to Statesville during the civil war and resided here for severalyearswhileMrs.Gray and her sis- ters were in school at Statesville col- lege.Mr.McAuley owned and oc-between”Front,‘and Walnut streets,on which the homes of Mrs.D.M.Furches and others are now located.Adter the return of the family to Coddle Creek Mrs.Gray was for some years en- gaged in teaching.She married Mr. James C.Gray of the Prospect com- munity,near Mooresville,and lived in that community until after her hus- band’s death.She lived jn Moores- ville two or three years and moved to Statesville about two years ago. Mr.Gray died about 12 years ago. Surviving are four children, namely:Messrs.P.C.and R.M. Gray and Misses Mamie and Ol- ive Gray,all of Statesville.Sur- viving also are one brother and two sisters,viz:Mr.Neill McAuley of Walhalla,S.C.;and Misses Essie and Roberta McAuley of Woodruff,S.C. Mrs.Gray belonged to a promi- nent south Iredell family and was a woman of fine intelligence.Many of the men and women,now in mid- die life,who were her school chil- dren when she was a young lady, will learn of her death with regret. Her husband,the late J.C.Gray,was a prominent citizen of south Iredell and was for some time a member of the board of county commissioners.Mrs.Gray was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and her funeral,which was held at the residence Sunday morningat10-o’clock,was conducted by her pastor,Rev.J.H.Pressly.The burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs.M.E.Russell of Salisbury died Saturday evening “at 7.25 o’clock at the home of her son-in-law,and daughter,Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Cash, at Diamond Hill,the manufacturing suburb on the east.Mrs.Russell be- came ill while visiting in Concord several weeks ago and was broughtfromtheretothehomeofherdaugh-ter,where she died.Funeral servi- ces were conducted at the residence of Mr.and Mrs.Cash Sunday after- noon at 4 o’clock by Rev.J.H.Press- ly and the burial was at St.Paul’s graveyard,east—of town.Mrs.Russell was Mary ElizaWalkerandshewasbornandreared in Davie county.She first marriedMr.Thos.G.Furehes of Davie and after his death she married Mr. Chas.Russell of Yadkin county.Sheissurvivedbythreechildrenbythe first marriagwé—Mrs,Cash and Mr. H.V.Furches of the vicinity of Statesville and Mr.C.L,Furches of South Carolina—and two children by the second marriage,namely:Mr.W. D,Russell of the vicinity of States- ville and Mrs.Minnie Sides of Spen- cer. Mrs.Mary Graham Knox,motherofMrs.J.E.Sloop of Statesville, died yesterday morning at 8.30 at her home in Rowan.county,three miles west of Cleveland.She hadbeenaninvalidforayenr. Mrs.Knox was in her 65th year. She was the widow of the late JohnKnoxandigsurvivedbythreechil- dren—Mrs.Sloop and a son and daughter who live at home.The funeral service will take place from the residence this morning at 10 o’clock,conducted by Rev.D. Munroe,and the interment will be at Third Creek.church. Mr.C ger Has Sold His ResidencetoMx,L.P.Henkel. Mr.Fred.Hi.Conger has sold his beautiful residence,corner Broad and Tradd streets,to Mr.L.P.Henkel of Lenoir.‘The consideration mentioned in the deed is $18,000.Mr.Congerwillvacatethepropertyinabout two weeks,moving to Elm street, and it is whderstood that Mr.IfenkelwillmovetoStatesvillefromLenoir just as soon.thereafter as he can make his arrangements.Mf.Henkel had decided some time ago to move to Statesville and was making prep- afations to erect a residence on West End avenue.It is probable that Mr.Conger will erect a modern res- idence on his farm southeast of town,where he hay ostablished a dairy.The residence he has sold to Mr.Henkel is one of the largest and most costly in Statesville. The Star says C.F.Deal,fromLandis,Rowan county,is supposed tohavecommitted.suicide in Wilming-ton by drowning in the Cape Fear. His hat was found on the rive?bank,with a note saying the river was the only way.He was out of funds andydegpondent.sm Mr.Jo.Lowrance’died Friday oftyphoidfeverat-his home near Ca-tawba.He was about 30 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS, —The Statesville graded schools will open Monday,September 14th. —Mrs.C.B.Jurnéy is reportedquiteillatherhomeinNewHope township. —St.John’s Lutheran Sunday school will picnic at the State farm tomorrow. —The girls’tomato club will sell ice cream,and lemonade at CentralschoolhouseSaturdaynight. —License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Sallie Sigman andMr.Joshua Butler Witherspoon,bothofShilohtownship. —4Members ara requested not teforgetthemeetingofthe©Civic League at the Commercial club this afternoon at 5 o'clock., —Statesville was well represented at Ball’s Creek campmeeting Sub-day.The crowd at the meeting was estimated at several thousand. —While wiring a house a few days ago Mr.Carrol Siceloff,of the M.D.T.Electric Company,fell from a barrel and broke his collar bone. —Mr.J.J.Robertson,whose inja-ry was reported in the last issue ofTheLandmark,is a resident of Olin township,not Turnersburg,as stat- ed.4} —Mr.Edmond Tharpe of Harmo-ny suffered a stroke of paralysis Fri-day which rehdered him helpless,Hisconditionwascriticalyesterdayandthereislittlehopeforhisrecovery. —The Ladies’Aid Society of Beth-any Presbyterian church will serve cream and cake at the home of Mr. E.R.McAuley on Saturday evening,29th,from 4 to 9 o’clock.Proc for benefit of church.' —Mr.Chas.R.Austin,who.for-merly livedin Statesville and was ad.man on The Landmark,for the pasttenyearswiththeCharlotteObserv- er Company,is now linotype opera- tor on the Lexington Dispatch. —Mr.W.P.Beaver has sold hisinterestintheautomobilegarage business of Beaver &Troutman tohispartner,Mr.R.H.Troutman.Mr.Beaver will conduct a repairshopintheRobbinsrowonCenter street.."9 {The Landmark is asked to saythatthecollectiontakenforMr,A.W.Cook,at .his birthday celebra-tion,was $9.15.instead.of.$2.15,as appeared .in the account.of the.cele-bration in the i of TheLandmark.t+ —Deputy Collector Alexander andDeputySheriffsGilbertandJonesde-stroyed a brandy distillery in the edge of Alexander county y-The blockaders had just made a “run”and departed from the distillery when the officers arrived..The furnace wasstil!warm. —Mr.Wilfred Young,who sometimeagoenlistedintheUnitedStatesnavy,is at home on furloonaccountoftheillnessofhis er,Mr.B.P.Young,who is undertreatmentattheSanatorium.Mr.Young is stationed on the ship New Hampshire at Portsmouth,Va. —Mr.W.A.Poston,who has beenlivinginDurhamforseveralyears,arrived in Statesville Friday nightsickandisundertreatmentattheSanatorium.Mr.Poston is an.Ire-dell man and_formerly lived inStatesville.He is a brother of Mrs.N.-B.Mills and Messrs.C.L.andR.L.Poston of Statesville. —An inquiry came to StatesvillelastweekfromtheAssociatedChar- ities of Baltimore for informationaboutCaesarAllison,colored.Cae-sar is the crippled black boy whousedtobeaboutthestreets.HewenttoPittsburgfromStatesvilleanditissupposedhehadwanderedtoBaltimoreandsoughthelp. —Sunday night’s unionservice washeldattheFirstPresbyterian church.A strong sermon was preach- ed by Rev.J.F.Kirk of Broad StreetMéthodistchurch.The last ofunionserviceswillbeheldatFirstAssociateReformedPresby-terian church next Sunday evening.Rev.C.E.Raynal of the First Pres- byterian church is scheduled to preach. —Rev.Dr.Wm.N.Scott.anid daughter,Miss Agries,whe spent a Seott at the college,left TheyfortheirhomeinStaunton,Va. are traveling by automobile.“TheycametoStatesvillefromMontreat,where they spent several weeks,Dr. J.A.Scott,is pastor of thePresbyterianchurchofStaunton,_.teciternit:ot ;Suicide in Alex ed Him-self With Hickory he. Correspondenceof The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug.24—-Mr.NathanBentleycommittedsuicideSaturdayafternoonnearhishomeonBarretmountain,Ellendale tewnship-Mr.Bentley was about 75 yearsoldanditisunderstoodthat.heheverbeenstrong-minded.’ afternoon he went out on the moun- tain and was gone longer.thanexpected.Search was madebisbodywasfoundwithoneendahickorywithetiedaroundhisardtheotheraroundahickoHehadevidently.tied himself ttreeandthenplacedhisfeetthetreeandpulledback,himself to death.Pe Mr.Bentley is survived his pand oy grown children.°|agohe told his wife he was|-himself but hewe : Se Os Lil a a day and is survived by his wifeyears old|Be we f few days with Dr.and Mrs.J.AL. W..N.Scott,whois a brotherofDr.i wee ‘ of Se r e v aa Myeeert ANDMARK |,August 25,1914. “WATER BURDEN ON THE FAKM. Writing in the Progressive Farm- er in behalf of waterworks in farm homes,Jo.Cook,president of the Mississippi Normal College,ives some facts to show the great burden of the women in handling water.He \Al farm woman who.gets.water from a well with’a bucket has to draw water from the well,pour it in- ‘to another bucket,carry it to the kitchen,peur it into the kett!e,pour it out of the kettle into the dishpan- and then empty it into the slop-bar- rel out of doors.This makes six times she ‘has handled the water aiid, since a bucket of water weighs about 20 pounds,each bucket.entails a lift of 120 pounds,and,since food cannot be prepared,cooked and dish- es washed with much less than six buckets r meal,the farm woman wil!handle every day fully 2,000 pounds in getting water from the source of supply to the point.of ap- plication,if the well.is convenient. If the well is inconveniently locat- ed or the:water has to be toted up from a spring“some distance away, the drudgery of the woman’s labor is very much enlarged.There is no let up in this drudgery,for it is practi- cally the same every day,every week,every month,every season,ev- ery year,being worse at times. is 2-000 pounds every Monday,Tues- day,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday, Saturday and Sunday,forever.This drudgery of getting water from the source of supply to the point of ap- plication probably constitutes more -than one-half of the woman’s drudg-| ery on the farm.This drudgery can be practically eliminated by cheap vand efficient waterworks. Mr.Cook then goes on to explain “how waterworks may be constructed at small cost.Every householder without running water in his house| Mr.|should let the facts given by Cook sink in.Because the women ‘draw and carry the water uncom- plainingly;because they have always been used to doing that way,little thought is given to the enormous work entailed and the great saving of labor by the modern convenience The average.woman in any household has more than enough to do if she does her duty as a homekeeper and -she is entitled to every labor-saving convenience that the husband can pay for.She is a partner in the es- tablishment:and is entitled to a fair diyide of the revenue. Read over that statement again “about the water and then begin to figure on the installation of water- works.|ence The price of leaf tobac¢o,like the price of cotton,is depressed because of the loss of the foreign market as a result of the European war;and the tobacco-growing States have ask-| ed that the consideration shown the cotton farmers in the matter of financial help by the.gevernment be extcnded the tobacco farmers,which Secretary McAdoo says will be done.| On account of the condition of the to- bacco market Senator Simmons op-| poses increasing the tax on tobacco,| as has been proposed,to raise addi- tional revenue.The idea is pose taxeson luxuries rather than necessities,and from this viewpoint|be more currency in circulation here |mines tobacco and liquor could well be taxed heavily."The consumer pays the taxes in the end.Senator Simmons of course takes the view that an in- creased tax would further depress the price of leaf,as the manufacturer would use that gs an excuse.This *would doubtless prove true,while at the same time the consumer would be compelled to pay more for the man-| ufactured product,the tax being used as an excuse to raise prices on the one hand and depress them on the other.The Landmark wants the to- bacco industry to have a square deal, which it will probably get,but.if tax could be levied on cigarettes,say, that would put them beyond the reach of the average boy,the result would be a great blessing to the boy.Ai Gepatch from.Sperionburg,6.||bepatch from Spartanburg,8.)York for English ports these days It| to im-| with fairness,says no class in Eng- land drove the government to /war; that it was the deliberate policy of the ministers,states the article,un- dertaken from a sense of obligations to France,which were unknown to Parliament or to the public;from an honorable desire to support the Bel- gians in the defense of their territory against German attack,and,finally, if the Prime Minister and Sir Ed- ward Grey are interpreted aright, from a belief that the German mili- tary power is as dangerous to Europe as was that of Napoleon a century ago.The last reason,if not the con- trolling one,was a large factor.Eng- land was under obligations to France j and Belgium;but if there had been ;no concern about German military |power and no fear of German com- |mercial supremacy,Great Britain |would doubtless have made @ supreme |effort for,peace and probably would have found a way to avoid the war.a |The primary clection in South Car- |olina takes place today.Hope has |been held out that Gov.Blease will \be defeated for the Senate,but The |Landmark jexpects him to win,al- |though it sincerely hopes for his de- feat.As to the candidates for Gov- |ernor,this paper hasnt sufficient in- |formation to base an opinion. |Landmark-—and—Iredell--people-gener- |ally hope for the success of Mr.W. an Iredell man who is|F.Stevenson, a candidate for Congress in the |Cheraw district. ||eeLER |War Will Force Us to’Depend |Our Own Resources. |Baltimore Sun. |Seeretary of the Interior Lane opens up a new field for thought when he points out the oppartunity which the European war gives the United States to free its industries from the dependence upon other countries by utilizing resources of our own hitherto neglected.For in- istance,there are thousands of acres of deposits of potash salts in Cali- fornia which can be made available to replace the supply imported from Germany for our fertilizer industry. The Ferris bill,if passed,will bring about,the development of the unused water power in Western and South- ern States and pave the way for the extraction of nitrogen from the air, thus enabling us to obtain for our- selves what we import from Chile for fertilizers and high explosives. i The same thing is true of mangan- ese,which we have been in the habit of importing from Russia;antimony, smelted from Chinese and Mexican ores;chalk used in the fine grinding jof cement,which we have been ac- customed to get from England,and many of the chemical products de-riyed from coal.All these things ean be furnished from our own nat- |ural resources,and the war gives us a chance to emancipate ourselves permanently from industrial depend- ence in these respects on other coun- tries. On ! |torent ate erntna Californians Become Familiar With Currency as Result of War. San Francisco Dispatch. As a result of the European war, greenbacks. the banks in San Francisco and other cities of the State are passing out |paper money instead of the familiar ;gold-coins and there is now:said to |than ever before. |Atccording*to bankers,gold is far from scarce in the city,and it is be-jing withheld from the public mainly |for the purpose of discouraging the| |tendency of many persons in war time to hoard the yellow metal. |Old Californians are wondering |whether the change will mean the }passing of a sentiment which for |many years has kept the |Coast States commonly to employ So strong has been the gold habit and so infrequent the use |of the paper money in California, |that currency always has been re- |garded with more or less suspicion, land in some remote communities |strangers with only currency in |their pockets are as badly off as tour- \ists now in Europe with only trav-jelers’checks.. |gold.coin.| |’|Won't Ship Food Until Money is inSight. Every ship that sails out of New The} Pacific | C.,says 25 per cent.of the voters of sails light,though England is beg- Spartanburg county,which polls the |ging for food.The liner Celtic had largest vote of any county in South |5,000 tons of foodstuffs in her hold| Carolina,are unable to write.In- spection of the election rolls disclos- ed the fact that out of the 11,292 white men wha registered for the primary clection today,2,865 had to make their mark.In some”precincts the per centage of illiteracy ran as high as 62 1-2 per cent.This is the best explanation The Landmark has geen for the kind of men elected to office in South Carolina.It has been jfrequently asserted that the condi- ‘tions prevailing’in the Palmetto State were the result of the ignor- ‘ante of the masses;and if the State at large may be judged by conditions in Spartanburg,one can readily be- lieve that assertion. Colonel Springs sees great futureahead.—Newspaper Headline. It-is indeed fortunate the colonel| didn’t see the future behind.That would be a calamity indeed.It is always ‘well to state that the future is ahead so we may know exactly ‘where jt is. Judge Nat,I.Harris won the Dem- |when she might have carried 16,000 |tons.The Kroonland left the other |day with 4,500 and room for 8,000 j}more.The Adriatic,St.Paul,New |York,Philadelphia,and others of the 13 ships of the International Mercan- tile Marine,which have departed for England since the war started,have ;carried light cargoes.Other lines ‘tell the same story.The sterage ware- |||| |houses in and around New York are} {choked with supplies for which Eng-| land is offering fancy prices. |The reason none of this food is go- ing to England,officials of the trans- |Atlantic lines assert,is because |American shippers have no assur- ances that their drafts will be honor- ed in England promptly. merchandise,these officials say,are held up untjl arrangements are madetoenablepurchaserstopayprompt-|ly in gold for American supplies. anaenateeneeeammseenaeemnnemm! |Meeting of Masong at Windsor’s|Cross Roads. {A'social gathering of Masons will be held at Windsor‘’s Cross Roads,near Zion church,Yadkin county,Sat-urday,29th.All Masons are.invited|to attend with their families and bas-kets of luncheon.The meeting will|be sige en a number of short|8 es,will be made by any who took ined to talk.Rev.i.‘ W.W.Hollandtobepresentandspeak, Tons of} Life ‘Grady Lane,negro,was electro-euted in the State prison Friday forthemurderofFrankMcCain,color-ed,in Moore county last year. J.Gilmer Kerner will build in Win-ston-Salem an apartment house tocost$130,000.It will have.24 apart-ments of seven rooms each. Falling from a hammock,a dis- tance of only 18 inches,Robt.Jer- nings,a Wilmington negro,sufferedbrainlesion,which caused his deavh. The Conference of Seventh Day Adventists,in session at Greensboro, sent memorials to Congress in favor of nation-wide prohibition.but--pro- testing against Sunday laws. Mr,L.C.Kerr has leased the Clin- ton Democrat,heretoforé’owned ‘and paper.Mr!*Patrick,will stady taw, In Raleigh Thursday night Davis andored,engaged in a fight.Davis knock- ed Hamilton,down and cut him so that he died in a short time. was arrested.‘ Watauga Democrat:“Best corn crop the county has ever known,”is the report that comes from ‘every section of Watauga.And the fruit immense. James S.Hartsell,a farmer of the Woodleaf section of Rowan county, about 45 years old,is under bond to answer in Rowan Superior Court the charge of debauching his stepdaugh- ter,Ethel Horah,about 16 years old. It hws been decided to postpone.the opening of Salisbury Military School until the fall of 1915.It was the purpose to open this fall.The fac- lulty had béen selected and many pu- pils registered,but delay in construct- ling the buildings caused the change |in plans. Gov.Craig has commuted the sen- ltence of -Dixie Wall of Davie county, |serving a five-year sentence for steal- |ing three packages of whiskey and 120 cents from the Southern Railway Company,to two and a half years, more especially for the reason that ithe health of the prisoner is seri- |ously impaired. Miss Rachel Ross,daughter of Mr. land Mrs.J.N.Ross of Charlotte,and Mr.Walter M.Hunter,general sec- retary of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Augusta,Ga.,were married in the First Associate Re formed Presbyterian church of Char- lotte Thursday evening.Mr.Hunter is a son of Rev.W.M.Hunter,who was for years pastor of New Stir ling church,Iredell coynty. The Mountain Retreat Association, the organization which conducts Mon- itreat,the Presbyterian assembly grounds near Asheville,has begun suit in Buncombe Superior |Court, against Dickey &Campbell,for $5,- |000 damages.Dickey &Campbell |operate a lumber railroad through |the property of the association and lit i¢charged that forest fires started |from the locomotives of.Dickey & |Campbell damaged timber belonging |to the association. |—MATTERS OF NEWS. |Reported reverses of the German larmy caused Alfred Bruder,a Ger- |man seaman,to jump overboard at Wilmington,Del.He was drowned. Five persons were killed,seven se- riously injured and twenty-five oth-in Wilkes-jers less painfully hurt California is becoming familiar with|barre,Pa.,Thursday,when a severe)Doan’s Kidney Pi By general agreement|electrical storm swept the southern)yy Wilson had|Mr.. section.|{The steamship Victoria,from |Nome,Alaska,brought $200,000 of gold bullion last week’from the placer of Seward peninsula.The jgold ou lowing to abundance of water. Migs Vaudie Kiser,a teacher of the |Dickinson county,Va.,public schools, is a serious condition from knife wounds inflicted by Charles Lowe,a13-year-old pupil,when she attempted to punish him for a violation of rules. Warrants were issued by Speaker Clark Friday for 43 members of the House before a quorum could be as- sembled to coritinue consideration of a war claim bill.Deputy sergeants- at-arms rounded up the absentees. Ten were located at a baseball game. The American vice consul at Liege, Belgium,which has been.the center of the fighting between the Germans and Belgians,is now in London.He left Liege Friday of last week to re-port to Brand Whitlock,the Ameri- can minister,at Brussels.After con- cluding his mission he was unable to return to Liege. Col.Roosevelt has withdrawn his recent endorsement of former State Senator.-Harvey D.Hinman,a Re- publican,‘for nomination as Governor of New York on the Progressive tick- let and pledges himself to support astraightProgressiveticketin New York State. dition.says the colonel,will he be a candidate. Production of 2,700,000,000 bushels of corn in the United States this year is the forecast of the committee on statistics and standards of the chamber of commerce of the United States.Its.report is based on data secured as of August 12.The out-look is for about a normal crop, since the average for 10 years is 2,- 690,000,000 bushels. ‘Another step toward giving thePhilippinesindependencewastaken in Congress last week when the House committee onablyreported the Jones bill,which|would declare definitely for the first time the purposes of the Americanpeopleastothefuturepolitical status of the islands.It is the de- clared purpose to grant the Philip- pines complete independence as ‘soonastheyestablishastable‘overn- ment, LT The Twenty Year Test.“Some twenty years ago I used Chamber-lain’s Collie,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy,”writes Geo.W.Brock,publisher oftheEnterprise,Aberdeen,Md.“I discover-ed that it was a quick and safe cure fordiarrhoea.Since then no one can sell meanythingsaidtobe‘just as good.’Duringalltheseyenrs1haveuseditandreeom- mended it many times,and it has never die-appointed anyone.’For sale by all dealers, edited by Theodore Patrick.Jr.,and} succeeds Mr.Patrick as editor of the| Will| nry Hamilton,both ‘tol-| Davis | crop of every kind is,and has been, tput this year will be large,| Under no con-|¢ insular affairs favor-| Raleigh News Observer.| ‘A)well-known North Carolina cot- ton manufacturer has written to Sen- ator Simmons suggesting that a tax be placed_on coca-cola and other sim- jlar beverages to raise revenue, which,it seems,Congress is compell- led to do to meet ‘the —situation brought about by the European war. ‘This geritleman says that “If a tax of one dollar per gallon is placed on lthese soft drinks that an immense |amount-of revenue can be raised and lit will not be felt by the people as a |whole.!, |“These softdrinksareluxuries pure jand simple and could be taxed in the |same manner as tobacco,beer,whis- ikey and_other articles of this kind. |uy is Said by those in position to know that the numerous soft drinks |sold over the counters of drug stores and other soft drink places bring in an immense profit,sometimes as high |as 500 per cent.” The North Carolina man is sure that he is on the right track,end asks that his suggestionmade to Senator Simmons be given considera- tion.He claims that it would be much better to’place a tax on articles of this kind than to cause a revenue stamp to be attached to every check, deed,financial paper,insurance policy and things of like kind,as was done during the Spanish-Ayfierican war. And again it would cause a smaller consumption of these soft drinks, which in many respects are harmful to the younger generation,who throng the places where they are served from early morn until late at night.Nore During the-Spanish-American war patent médicines sold in bottles--were also compelled to carry a special rev- enue tax.This law might again been-| acted.aaa | The Monroe Enquirer tells of a} Union county citizen who has an acre in grape vines from which he has} sold this season about 100 bushels | of grapes at $1 and $1.25 per bushel; and he has that same acre planted in} cotton and last year gathered 1,000! pounds of seed cotton from it.| TAYLORSVILLE FOUND THE SAME? HAS The Answer is Found in the Straicht-} forward Statement of a Taylors- ville Resident. We have been reading week after} week in the local press of Statesville citizens who have been rid of tressing kidney and bladder troubles by Doan’s Kidney Pills,and we have! often wondered whether the same high opinion of this medicine is to be found in our neighboring towns. This frank and earnest-statement by a well-known and respected résident of Taylorsville will set this doubt at rest. N.P.Wilson,Taylorsville,N.C., says:“For some time I had kidney ‘trouble.It began with pains across |the small of my back and through my hips.Often I had headaches and the |kidney secretions were unnatural, |Finally,I began using Doan’s Kid-} iney Pills and am now feeling much better.I have scarcely any pains and the kidney secretions are more nat-| ural.” |(Price 50c.at all Don’t |simply ask for a kidney remedy—get lls—the same that Foster-Milburn |Co.,Props.,Buffalo,N.Y. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT LANDOWNERS. }North Carolina,Iredell County,In the Superior Court,Before the Clerk.In Re Fourth Creek Drainage District.|To M,L.Gunn,Ina Gunn;M.L,Gunn,|guardian of Ina Gunn;Jennie M.Eagle and|husband,George W.Eagle;the heirs-at-law of Louis Cabot,unknown,but for the pur- pose of this action called Louis,Mary and Henry Cabot,Mary E.Scroggs and husband,| Ralph A,Scroggs,of the landowners inFourthCreekDrainageDistrict:You will take notice.that the Board of Drainage Commissioners has filed a petition in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of drainage bonds heretofore issued in this pro- ceeding were insufficient in amount to meet the necessary expenses of completing said| drainage system,and that it is necessaryandadvisabletoissueadditionalbondsto! the amount of $6,250.00 to meet the neces-| sary expenditures therefor. Pou will further take notice that each maleverylandownerinFourthCreekDrainage| District is required to appear at the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of said coun.|ty on the 29th day of September,1914,and| answer said petition,and show cause,if any | he has,why the court should not authorize|an issue of additional bonds to the amount|of six thousand,two hundred and fifty dol-|lars,and if said landowners fafl to appear| and answer said petition at said time -the|petitionets will move for the relief therein|demanded. Witness my hand and stal this the 19th)day of August,1914,J.A.HARTNESS, R.B.McLaughlin,Att'y.Ge &: Aug.21,1914. dis- dealers. Iredell county,showing that the| The Landmark has on hand stacks of old pa- pers.All you want ‘at 10 cents a_hundred. They are mighty good for wrapping,papering walls,etc.,ete, French Dry Cleaning?Are you satisfied?If youdesire good work and prompt attention see us. Gillespie Pressing Club—’PHONE:350.— ENGRAVED CALLING CARDS Not the kind you get at bar-gain counters,but the last word in artistic engraving. Statesville Printing Co.’Phone 208,. {OPENS SEPTEMBER 10TH.Let patronsnowreportfor enrolimgnt {Primary Department,under a goodteacher,J ve {Business Department,including Stenography,tutta ieieeadeoe: ‘ie eee and Collegiate Departments giving complete education- , vantages.1 Music De ent—Piano,Voice,etc,;Art Department;Domestic| Seience,J.A:SCOTT,President. We Sell te H CTAG sem-raste PAINT ¢ Brilliant in Wont Peel or Color Economical a ProtectsCovers :More Surface “ONE GALLON MAKES TWO” OLLANDER & Mp,U.S A _@YIRSHBERG, Battimore. Iredell Hardware Company LIVERY ! I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town. Outsiders say “Holland has better livery.than towns ma- ny times the size of Statesville and equal to that found in cities.””Every kind of vehicle not only for the best mod- erp service but for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen Out with an outfit from my stables. Carriages mect all traips.Calis for promptly.Prices reasonable. S.J.HOLLAND, ’*Phone No.3. trains answered SURPLUS 31,000.00 Banking is a neeessary institution in the develop- ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a neces- sary institution in the development and progress of apy city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends upon its ability and willingness to eerve the legitimate business requirements for loan and discount accom- modation and to provide a safe depository for com- mercial and savings deposits. The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is-a local institution,with large capital and surplus,furnighes good security to depositors and with resources of over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com- munity in every branch of legitimate banking.Be- lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al- ways been,progressive and constructive,assisting in every legitimate way in the advancement of the agricultural,manufacturing and commercial devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our de- posits are local and our loans are likewise local and made to individuals and legitimate and worthy local enterprises. To our customers we furnish check books free, render statements or balance pass books at the endofeachmonth,make loans and discount paper upon security satisfactory to our board and in such amounts 4s business requirements and responsibility warrant.We pay interest at the rate of 4 per centperannumontimeandsavingsdepositsremaining three months or longer.Upon these bases we solicit your business. |W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,@.KE,HUGHEY, SS ee s ee Ty Oe Pe ag e aA Ua iS er e es ;President, Vice President,§& Cashier,-—Assistant Cashier. Reduction.Sale Still On. Men’s Oxfords Ladies’Pumps PATENT LEATHER,GUN METAL,VICI AND TANS. Regular Price Reduced Price Regular Price Reduced Price Boyden,$6.00 $4.50 -Patent Colonials $4.00 $3.00 Hurley,5.00 3.50 Patent Colonials 3°60 2.75Howard&Foster,4.50 3.25 Oxfords reduced 3.50 2.50Howard&Foster,4.00 30 *3.00 2.50 Herman,3.50 2.75 =2.50 2.00 Marsh &Franklin,3.00 2.50 2 00 1.50 Don’t forget to look over our $1.00 counter in Ladies’Oxfords, The S.,M.&H.Shoe Co., The One Price Cash Shoe Store. — ~BarringtonHall’s ba- kerized Coffee “no part oversteeped,withAe nobitter chaff flavor. Miller-McLain Supply Co. Soja Beans. We have a fairly good stock of a fine quality of Soja Beans and if you are in need of some for sowing,we would *be glad to have your order. Our stock is limited,and it will not last long,so if you will need any,we would advise you toget -your order in promptly. J.K.Morrison Grocery &Produce Co. gree figure with youony LET US next LITI OORAPH- ING order.Weare agentsfor one of the best companies and are in position to save you money. Statesville Printing Co. ’Phone 208. New Series August 1 The First Building and Loan Association of Statesville,N.C.,open- ed its 56th Series on Saturday,Augustlst,1914.| }H.V.Farches,~Sec’y. ECLIPSE ENGINES I will have some of our latest style machines here in a short time.Comeover the first time you are in town and see themandlet’s talk it over.C,Hi TURNER, Near the Depot. Iredell ’Phone No.74,Bell No.7. NOTICE! HOLLAND BROS.have changed their ‘phone number from 177to7. Call No.7 for draying,all grades best coal and wood,etc.Residence ’Phone 1310. Adding Machine Paper We have two sizes. Sell it by the RollorCase. —’Phone 200— Brady Printing Co. The Best For Less. Plumbing and Electric Supplies. C.E.RITCHIE. Jan,%, WHATEVER TYPEWRITER You buy wecan wish nothing more than that you will like it as wellaswedoTHEREMINGTON. Statesville Printing Co. >PHONE 208.TOBACCO.FLUES! We have a large stock of TorbaccoFluesreadyfordelivery. We have arranged with the McElwee Planters’Warehouse to furnish flues to tobaccd growers.Terms:Cash or when tobacco is sold. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St.,next door to Har- ness,Vehicle &Supply,Co. Cleaning Palm Beach SUITS A SPECIALTY.Price 50 Certs a Suit. Sloan Pressing Club. D,due 5:45 a.No.15,5 j m,|ll,west-bound,due 10.20 a,m.)21,»we |mm.| |Train ma.||Train na,due 6;m.||Train No.16,enst-bound,due 11:20 p.mCHARLOTTEAND‘TAYLORSVILLE..|From.Charlatte,|}Train No,16,ar.9.60,leaves 10.36 a.mm|Train No.24 ar,9.10,léaves 9.10 p.m.! }From Tayiorsvitle.Train No.23 ‘ar,10.15,"leaves 10.30 a m. Train No.16 ar.6.25,leaves 6.46 p.m. No,18 arrives from Mooresville at 7.40 a.|im.and No.17 leaves for Mooresville at 7.60, except on Sundays.Nos.23 and 24 gre not operatedon Sunday. Hope—Other ,in -New - News, Correspondence of The Lasdmark. |New Hope,Aug,20.-4The sunshine|of the past few days is fitie for dry- ‘ing fruit and a lot of it is being done. Corn is doing very well sinee the rain. Mrs.Mertie Lowe and children arespendingseveraldays,with Mrs.Lowe’s mother,Mrs}.Matilda Redman. Prof..George,who had been visitinginthispart,left Monday for his| home at.Mt.Airy.Rev.T.E.Redman conducted the funeral services of Mrs.Tol Williams, who died at her home in Lexington, and the interment Was at Prospect. Rev.and Mrs.Dexter Thomson of |Marriages };Horse Shoe are spending this week with Mrs Younger. Mr.Quince Godfrey and Miss Varo- na Williams were married several days ago.Mr.Perry Hollané and Miss Ger-_trude,daughter of Mr.and Mrs,8.T. Geforth,...were-smarriedtast-Sunday: They are popular yeung people and we wish for them much success. Thomson’s mother,Mrs. Misses Woodside Entertain at Loray.° Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray,Aug.20.—Misses Jettie and Estelle Woodside delightfully enter- tained the young people of the com- munity at their home Tuesday eve- severalning.Rook was played at table Light refreshments were served Miss Eunice Sloop of Mooresville, who visited Miss Eulalia McLelland, has returned to her home.Miss Lucile Osborne is visiting relatives at Oak Forest. Visitors in Eufola Neighborhood. dence The Landmark. la,Aug.20.—Mr.Walter Sher- of Florida is spending some time father and mother,Mr.and A.Sherrill.“Mr Mayme Taylor of Norfolk,Va.,.i visiting Mr.and Mrs.Jo.Sherrill.Miss Ka- tie.Little is the guest of Miss Berta Sradford.Miss Laura Bradford has returned from Montreat,where she spent some time.Miss Martha Cra- ter is visiting her Martha Carter. A series of meetings is in progress at Beulah Baptist church this week. invigorating to the Pale and Sickty The Cld Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVR’S TASTELESS chill TONIC,drives ont Malaria cnrichesthe blood.and builds upthesys- tem.A truc tonic.For adults and children.50c of cousin, SEVERE PUNISHMENT Of Mrs.Chappell,of Five Years’ Standing,Relieved by Cardui. Mt.Airy,N.C.—Mrs.Sarah M.Cha=of this town,says:‘‘l suffered foriveyearswithwomanlytroubles,also stomach troubles,and my punishmentwasforethananyonecouldtell. I tried most every kind of medicine,but none did me any good. I read one day about Cardui,the wo- man’s tonic,and I decided to try it.Ihadnottakenbutaboutsixbottlesuntil 1 was almost cured.It did me moregoodthanalltheothermedicinesIhadtried,put together. My friends began asking me why 1lookedsowell,and |told them aboutCardui.Several are now taking it.” Do you,lady reader,Suffer from anyoftheailmentsduetowomanlytrouble,such as headache,backache,sideache sleeplessness,and that everlastingly tiredfeeling? Ifso,let us urge you to give Cardui a trial.We feel confident it will help you, as it has a million other women inpasthalfcentury. Begin taking Cardui to-day.won't regret it.All druggists. Write to:Chattanooga Medicine Co.,Ladies’Advisory Dept.,Ghattanooga,Tenn.,for SpecialJustructionsSeehteee64-page book,“Home‘Treatmentfor Women,”inplain wrapper.N.C.194 You Statesville Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. —’PHONE 63.—— J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street. THE NEW STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho-siery.Men’s and Boys’Pants, Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions, SuitCasesandTrunks.Remem- ber the motto:More goods for same money and same goods for less.Wholegalo prices on Underwear.Come to 109 be- fore buying. J.F.HENNINGER,}, Next door to N.B.Mills’office,§||Statesville,N.C. |dbeceemnisitesterntatsiemeneestaeeibamsenntinienniiaeds | {road construction is jto the election of Wilson, 7 1 tatzhroofthieConstt-tutional mendments ¥ erats Charged With Extravagance ~For a State-Wide Primary.i The Republican State convention | in Raleigh Thursday wasa“gét-to-|gether”affair.Wheeler Martin was|chairman and Gilliam Grissom secre-| tary.|There was division over the sectionintheplatformwhichdeclared“infavoroftheadoptionofthepropos-| ed amendment to Article V of the| -eonstitution relative to revenue and | |taxation,to the end that the Legisla-ture may have power to pass suchlawsaswillprovidea«just “and equitable system of taxation.”Mr. MecGaskill of Fayetteville and L.D. Mendenhall of Randolph led the op-* position,which waxed hot.one while, but the whole matter was left to a|roll-eall vote amd the motion of Me- Gaskill to strike the section from thecommitteereportofthe‘platform was 80 overwhelmingly in support of the section that the vote was’not added at all.There was.no.futther objection raised to the platform as it |cor came from the committee and it.wasadoptedasawhole.: Opponents of the taxation ‘seetion »:;6 Caw CG *}¥4 great.and continued et theappointmentof.offiecholders.andotherextravaganciesintheadminis-tration of our State affairs,«We!therefore invite every taxpayer,for!his’own protection,to joip.us bringing about a more economical ed-|ministration in-the correetion-of these| abuses in our State affairs.} “We realize the difficulties con- fronting railroads built into new ter- ritory in undeveloped sections and favor laws that will enable such to earn adequate revenues. “We favor ong or more reforma-|tories for youthful criminals, “We recognize the dignity of labor and wage earners and pledge the par- ty to the-enactment of laws that will |best promote their interests and pro- tect them in their rights.” ep;trict executive,dommitteemen were elected.J.S.Lewis of Ashé- boro is the member for the seventhdistrict,J.D.Dorsett of Spencer for the eighth,J.M.Morehead of Char- lotte for the ninth and C.J.Harris of Dillsboro for the tenth.; Health Plank. believe the greatest field for ervation in North Carolina is the ation of “human lives,health, ,and efficiency.Preventa- liseases now destroy thousands of “ur er co hat DINCSS ble insisted that it was a Democratic).Cardlinians every year and measure and should not be endorsed.!;.,iporarily incapacitates tens of The reply was that the amendments j}ousands of others.The gross econ-were by a non-partisan legislative)omic loss to our State from prevent-commission and the taxation aMmMend-|able sickness and death now amounts ment would empower the Legisla-'t many millions of dollars every tures of the future to levy taxes in|.... the most just and equitable mamner.!”“[¢has been fully demonstrated in Frank Linney,the newly -elected),of our own State and elsewhere State chairman,pleaded for the ;practically all this tremendous amendment section and that other },..through preventable siekness andsectionforlegislationthatWilkal-death can be checked through ade- low long lines of railroads in newly ate,efficient public health meas- developed--territery—-to charge Democratic misrule rail-paralyzed andthatunder that monied men dare not —invest money in railroads if there ‘is any other means of investing it. E.©.Duncan heartily seconded Mr.Linney’s remarks about the rail- roads.He said he represented a rail- read that has recently invested $365,- 000,000.in North Carolina railroads through undeveloped territory and that it is now suffering from lack of adequate and fair treatment.Busi- ness men in this State no longer dare undertake construction and capital from clsewnere deserves 4 the fairest and most liberal treat-. ment.Mr.Duncan also declared in favor of the taxation amendment to the (tution. Mr.Frank Linney,who was elect- ed Sta hairman,pleaded for har- mony He id the folks back .at ho must be made to realize that Ve at administrations fre adily doubling taxes every.ten years and still going deeper and decper in bonded indebtedness and that Republicans would stop this-! His special plea was for burying the hatchet in Republican ranks and go- ing out after the overthrow of Dem- control.Mr.Linney insisted that the Republican party in thisStatemustputintotheficldforthis}campaign randidates for every Statd;4 county and township office to be vote ed for at the polls this fall.He said he never felt more like licking thé! Democrats than right now.He de- clared in favor of a corrupt pra act and charged that it was Decmo- cratic extravagance that forced the State to borrow $500,000.He is in favor of paying as we fo. The Platform. The platform adopted is as fol lows: “We Republicans,in convention sembled,appeal to the peopl North Carolina to set the welfare of our State above party and above p udice;to exercise their freedom to vote;to vote according to th tates of conscience and to choose suc! men for publie office and vote for such measures as will’best promot« our common interests. “We stand,as we have always stood,for the principles and polici: of the Rgpublican party and herct invite a comparison of the conditio both of business and labor that pr vailed under the laws enacted in pur suance of these policies during the 16 years from the election of McKinles with the conditions of today,when we h: had only.two yeats under Democrat ic policies. “We favor the adoption of the pro posed amendment to Article V of th: constitution relative to revenue and taxation,to the end that the Legis! ocratic tices ture may have power to pass such laws as will provide a just and equit able system of taxation.We favor the education of the children of th¢ State to the highest point possib! and as means to that end we favor the adoption of the proposed amen ment to the constitution providiny for a six-months school term. “We favor a State-wide legaliz primary applicable to all parties for all offices. “We demand a fair election and the opportunity for every man to cast a secret ballot and to that eni we favor the enactment of a law pro viding for the Australian ballot,with every citizen protected from fraud i: elections by a’most rigid corrupt practice act. “Instead of using our convicts raising cotton and peanuts in conipe tition with the farmers of our Stat: we favor the State’s opening up lime quarries and employing the cor victs in them,thereby giving our far mers lime at absolute cost,i their use in the construction of pub lic highways and other public provements;but we demand that more humane system be inauyurated in the management and working the convicts of our State and that th hours of labor shall be fixed and lim ited by law. “We demand that the discrimina tion against our State and her citie in freight rates shall cease,and that laws be enacted to correct any and all inequalities,irregularities and exorbitantchargesonthepartofthe railroads,insurance companies and al! other public service corporations.“We deplore the continual issue ofbondsmadenecessarytoprovide méans to meet the doficiengies in ourStateTreasury;incredsing in amount| and law in and im of +Fates +;that wit ear malhtenanes,saying| of railroads,},,, |hail the power of Jesus’name,” ¢|sumg by a strong chorus of voices; We.therefore.andorse..the—ef-— of those persons at present en-| in this work,so far as they yone,and urge that ample pro- ision be made for the more rapid conservation of this great loss,eom- I rate with its importance.| ‘To this end we urge that provis- be made for increasing the capac- f the State Sanatorium for the tment of Tuberculosis as rapidly as the demands may require.and that provision be made for the treatment of our indigent tubercular sick at the ate Sanatorium. “We urge that additional provision ide for furnishing biological pro- ict ich as.diphtheria antitoxin, rabic serum,anti-typhoid vaccine llpox vaccine to all citizens of free of charge m the Stat "We urge that additfonal dutie |powers be given health authori to enable them to forestall and of and to especially cope with outbreaksPeeSepegetee »them to prevent the occur due to filth and in aay of disease anitation,”_ THE TROUTMAN REUNION. Large Gathering of the Troutman Connection and Their Friends—In- teresting Addresses and Papers. Correspondence of The Landmark. The Troutman reunion and the sixth annual meeting of the Troutman Historical Aissotiation were held at the Troutman school house Friday, 14th.It was a pleasant morning and by 11 o'clock a crowd that more than filled the:school house had gathcred to enjoy the festivities of the day.The programme which had been ar- ranged for this happy occasion was opened by that inspiring hymn,“All fol- lowed by reading of Scripture and prayer by Rev.W.A.Lutz.A hy “Onward Christian Soldiers,” mn, was af- ter which a brief business meeting of the Troutman Historical Association was held.Following this was an in- teresting talk on “Family Pride,”byC.E.Troutman of Marion.The hymn, “Come,Thou Almighty King,”was then sung by nearly everyhody in the house. We then had a talk on the subject “How may the Troutmans render the best’service to their country,their fellowmen and to their God,”by M. F.P.Troutman.At this hour dinner was announced and we all went out to the grove,where a long tabletheshapeoftheletter“T,”had been} prepared by Jacob C.and S.Marcus Troutman,and everybody seemed to enjoy the many good things that only the dear ladies know how to prepare. There was 350 of the Troutman clan and their friends that partook of| this feast and yet there was plenty and to spare,as several baskets of fragments were taken up.After ome time spent in pleasant conversa- tion and happy reminiscence,again the crowd assembled in the neat school house to hear the addresses of the day.The first address was by Rev. Prof.M.L.Stirewalt of Hickory.His subject was “The Training of Chil- dren,”and indeed it was a gem of precious thoughts in regard to the rearing of that best of all God-given treasures in this world—children.It was much enjoyed and greatly ap- preeiated by all present;and we hope ta,have Mr.Stirewalt with us on oth- cr oecasions. The next address of the afternoon vas by Rev.W.A.Lutz.His sub- ject was,“Climbing Higher,and the Reward.”It was a splendid address, full ef hope and cheer to everybody, ind we feel that we will all be lifted higher by these timely words of en- in ouragement so happily delivered bythepopularpastorofSt.John’s, Statesville. Wa are always glad to have Mr. Lutz with us at these reunions and hope that we may have the pleasure of his timely advice and help in the years to come.A very interesting historical paper vas read by Mr.Lloyd Troutman. It Was indeed a red letter day fortheTroutmanfamilyandwehope that all.went away feeling that it va8 good to have been there.We vere glad indeed to have our friends with us on this occasion,and hope that Many More will meet with us in the years to come. M.F.Pp.TROUTMAN. 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Merchants&Farmers’Bank. Of Statesville. “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS,” SPECIAL PRICES SURREYS AND BUGGIES.Just received three car loads.Attrac- tive stock.Call and see them. Henkei-Craig Live Stock Co. a! a inee ee ee a ; See Statesville Realty &Investment Co. 1906<em>1913 On October 31,1913,we closed our seventh year of business.We take this occasion tothanktheloyalpatronsofourcompanyfor the business they have entrusted to us dur-ing that time and we believe we have given satisfaction to all of our customers.Hav-ing grown out of infancy into mature man-hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS weaskforacontinuanceofyoursupportand influence, Remember “We Insure Anything Insurable.” We write all classes of BONDS,and_thus save you the embarrassment of applying to your neighborforsuch.Write us your needs. J;F.CARLTON,Manager.’ anete W _W.W.Rings If a Set*comesout,and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). This guarantee is good as long as the ring « is worn,We have them from $2.00 up. a corporation commission,opposes the ¥.|tax amendment to the constitution, ,‘which is.his privilege,“but «come =Tyings “in connection >with the tong SEP:-ss.$2.00)fight to secure a reform in our reve- 4 aseesee ++1,00)nue system,call for explanation.InMONTHSnr|his address to the State’Association “WiTCH Watch the label on your!of County Commissioners,in Fay- paper.If renewals are not in by date) stopped,etteville'a few days ago,Mr,Travis [ee Sebel.sober ‘will be |said the remedy for present condi- —eS—————_——————[—[—[—[—[—[=—= TUESDAY,---.Alugust 25,1914.|tions was to return property at its }cash value,as the law requires,and THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.|then reduce’the tax rate.The:sug- As The Landmark sees it,the Re-!pestion is not new,It is what the publican State convention last week jaw contemplates and the suggestion adopted about the most sensible plat-|that this be done has ,been often) form,with reference to Staté affairs,made and as ofen found impossible to the party has ever promulgated in put ifto effect. this State.The pronouncements in|Moreover,when at the last session favor of the constitutional amend-/of the Legislature Senator Cook of ments for tax reform and six months’Cabarrus,the chairman of the schools;for State-wide primaries|finance committee,was laboring ear- and clean elections,is in response to)neptly to secure”@ reform ‘in’our the public sentiment of the State.)methods of taxation,and a new as- The demand for reformatories for |sessment of real estate,with a view youthful criminals is an endorse-|of doing what Mr.“Travis now says ment of what has been done in the|should be done,was suggested,Judge’ erection of the Jackson Training}Pell,a member of »the corporation School at Concord.The Republicans|commission,sent an anonymous let- would extend this work,if they mean)ter to’newspapers all over the State what they say.The health plank is|urging them to oppose the reassess- also an endorsement of the present ment plan.Whether Judge Pell health work of the State.Most of|spdke for the commission or only the things they suggest are now be-/for himself,we don’t know.But it ing done and the extensions suggest-|is a fact that when an effort was ed will meet approval.|made to take the work of the tax The proposition to take the State|commission from the corporation convicts from farm work out merit,so far as The Landmark|devoting its time to the work,could has been able to see.Does anybody|do what Mr.Travis now says should belteve that if the State convict)be done and what the corporation farms did not produce a pound of|commission has failed to do—get the | cotton or a bushel of peanuts.or)property in the State on the tax corn for market the price of these|books at something like its real value products would be affected a cent aj|—when this was proposed the cor- pound or a bushel in consequence?|poration commission fought it and Of course not.Then the talk of con-|Mr.Travis lobbied in the Legislature vict labor competing with the farm-|against it. ‘ers is buncombe.At that time the corporation com- {Denunciation of freight rate dis-|mission seemed to think a constitu- crimination,amounting to a charge|tional amendment was the remedy, that the Democrats have favored the|for the commission thus wrote to railroads,is followed by a charge)Senator Cook: that railroads in undeveloped “If the present General Assembly tions are oppressed.should find some other means of tak- :i "are he deficit,and at thessuesbythe|=e care of the ‘; The charge that bond issues by same time submit an amendment State is a result of extravagance in|the people that’would remove some the administration of State affairs|of the constitutional restrictions on will not hold good.If it were charg-|taxation,it will have laid the prop- ea that ‘the bond issues are the result |foundations upon which the next Paes |General Assembly can _reconstruct of the failure of the Democrats to|the system of taxation upon moder provide an adequate system of taxa-|lines)and we respdctfully suggest tion that would provide sufficient|the wisdom of this course.” revenue for the growing needs of;Having opposed other the State,there would be some basis|suggested,the corporation for it.sion suggested a change in the con- But the Republicans are to be con-|stitution.Now Mr.Travis opposes gratulated on the fact that they were the change.The Landmark confess- broad enough to approve that which|es that it can’t understand Mr.Tra- they thought was right,notwith-|vis.If the present law could be en- standing the approbation in|forced,as he now seems to think,the some respects an endorsement of |State tax which the Democratic work.corporation commission,is the power —_—_—X—_{that eduld have enforced it.This it There was a slight decrease in the|has failed to do. wholesale price of sugar last week.Se It is claimed that government agents who are investigating the general Asheville Citizen? rise in prices have discovered evi-|-In_striking comparison to the :‘evasive and almost cowardly action dence of a conspiracy to raise the of the Democratic State convention, price of sugar as well as other arti-|or what purported to be the Demo- cles,and there may be some indict-|cratic State convention,some months ments-in-the courts fer violation of;2°stands out the open and fearlessides.trust laws.In the majority |Socaration of the Republican State SeC- changes commis- was commission,is warranted by the actual conditions.|and the Australtan ballot. This seems to be especially true in| the case of sugar.Nearly all or en-|effect and worse.Hear it: tirely all the sugar used in this coun-|The Citizen feels free to state that try is produced in the United States,if the Democrats of North Carolina bn as cannot obtain these reforms at theCuba,Porto Rico,Hawaii and the hands of their own party,they are Philippines,countries unaffected by!guilty of no treason in seeking to| In the case of foodstuffs!obtain them at the hands of any party that can bring them about. The question of the State-wide pri- the war. generally,normal conditions would| mean a decrease instead of an in-| crease in the price because of the!and the Amstralian ballot are not po- stopping 6f the export trade.The|litical questions;they are vital and increase is simply in anticipation of |necessary principles involving the fu- ae teetroay and te in|Tet have as their goal the plac- >°2 &|ing of North Carolina in the ranks of ¢rease in the price of sugar was aj enlightencfl and prognessive Com- special hardship,as it came in the |monwealths.' midst of the fruit canning and pre-|The Citizen has said enough to get Serving season.;” “Now that the people are talking|=-about the war prices of living the|While the Republicans are déplor- Democrats ought to be able to escape ing bossism they ought to come clean in the general confusion,”says the at home.It is charged—and by Re- Wurham Herald,It seems that for-publicans at that—that Mr.Sam Mar- tame ie favoring.the Democrats for shall of Surry was twice,cheated out once.They came into power in 1893 of the Republican congressional con- on the eve of a panic that had come|Vention at Greensboro last week.The on under a Republican administra-|Convention met on Wednesday and tion,but as the climax came while when the bosses found that Marshall the Democrats were in power they had the nominstion they managed Hind to bear the blame.This year to get an adjournment until Friday. the _Republicans ready i When they met Friday it was neces- charge the Democrats with all sary to do some sharp work,it is al-of shortcomings,which they leged,to prevent Marshall getting admit can be charged to the Euro-the nomination;and the Surry man pean war,and they are greatly dis-was so outraged by the turn of af- turbed because the war,as they al-fairs that he refused to move to make lege,affords the Democrats a place the of Benbow to get out.While the Democratic,'"°U* _Administration has nothing to hide|Francis Carbajal,late provisional Wand dothing to run away from,if)President of Mexico,arrived in Gal’the war helps the it Veston,Texas,Sunday.He says he Boas Wash ‘thay ‘have fallen heir to ae to Florida to live.Asked why Tek Radeiea’Wht foe v0 long ace —Carbajal said he or the best. was with the Republicans.The administration war risk in- ||Asheville has ‘a municipal bathing ath aie im ake ae Pe "th pool,open to men,women and chil-|House Saturday ;idren during the week and to men|this week “eg Pies —— and boys on Sunday.5 spublican Leader Meas.eda ieee ing. were sorts now nomination unani- Democrats ‘ i Ne ‘Emperors Prior toHostilities.aa The letters which passed betweenCzarNicholasofRussia~andthe: German ser befere the declara- tions of war have been published in Berlin and sent to the London Daily News,They show the irreconcilable differences of opinion which set at variance all possibilities of .peace. These letters follow: The Kaiser to the Czar,July 28: “J have learned with the greatest concern of the impression which Aus- tria-Hungary’s action against Servia has made in your empire.The un- scrupulous.agitation which had,been fostered in Servia for years has led \to the detestable crime of which the Archduke Ferdinand was the victim,The spirit in which the Sérvians mur- dered their-own king and queen is |still alive in that country?}"¥ou will ino doubt agree with me that we,too, |you and I,as well as all sovereigns, have a common interest in insisting} lthat all those who are morally -re-} |sponsible for the horrible exime| |should receive the punishment they |deserve. the 0 a | p of overhasa@nitbersh: sult of injuries sustained’when horse 1an_away and overturned his buggy,a few weeks ago.; Frank Ellege,who recently at- tempted suicide by shooting himself,| at West Asheville,died Thursday at) a Morganton sanitarium,and his re-| mains were taken to Asheville for) interment. ‘A,9-year-old son of Archie McNeill| of Cumberland county died of ‘pto-! maine poisoning as a result of eating| green scuppernong grapes and..wa-| termelon.Two other children were| made seriously ill. Alamance county Democrats have| nominated John H.°Vernon for the) Legislature.J..D,Kernoodle,:editor of the Graham.Gleaner,who been clerk of the court for several terms,was renominated. As the result of a quarrel,promot-| ed by liquor and a woman,Paul By- ars was shot,at Randleman,Ran-| dolph county,a few days ago,‘Isaac Randolph and E.L.“Hollars are in jail and Byars is expected to die.-; |“On the other hand,I.by no means| ignore the difficulty which you and) your government meet in resisting | ithe pressure of public opinion,Re*| |membering the strong tics.of cordial; friendship which have for so_long united us I am using all my influence \to induce Austria-Hungary.to seek a} frank and satisfactory understanding| with Russia.I confidently hope that| In Charlotte Saturday,says the) News,watermelons that weighed 60 to 70 pounds sold for 75 cents to $1, while one man paid $4.50 for a.mel- on that--weighed 91.pounds:and $4 for a melon that weighed a few pounds less. John H,Carter,former president of the American National Bank of Asheville,who was on trial in the 16 cn ae tal al a he rs 3 has|% because|commission and put it in the hands} “they are-competing—withthe farmers/-of a~-separate commission,with the |g of the State is not new and is with-|idea that a separatetate“eommissionsrypyently ask “you to ~ansist—MernnA |you will ae vada ”+aeioe |Federal court at Asheville for alleg- all the difficu Lee ‘a soe =ares:|ed violations of the banking laws, }'Your very sincere oe was acquitted by order of -Judge ae cae replied on July 29 |Boyd,who held that the evidence was o Mus mee ,me suficientto convict. “I am glad that you are back in Be ik kit}Whittle,20 ermany.at this grave moment.t-years eld—and_a_native of Catawba ‘county,Was kitted hy”tenting ““at* +too far. to} |Austrian Is this treason,this from the | .:::convention,held at the capital Thurs-| of cases the increase in prices is un-|day,in favor of State-wide pris.aries| The Citizen says more to the same; mary,the constitutional amendments| ture welfare of our State,movements| itself called “a wolf in sheep’s cloth-| |mean war has been declared upon a |weak country.The indignation,which I.share to the full,is in Russia enormous. “TI can foresee that I shal]soon be unable to resist the pressure which is being brought upon me and shall be compelled to take measures which will lead to war.In order to avert a ca- lamity such as a Europen war would be,I ask you in the name of our old friendship to do everything possible to prevent your ally from proceeding“NICHOLAS.” 29 the Kaiser again tele-|On July graphed:“T have received youf telegram and share your desire for the maintenance of peace.At the same time,as I told you in my first telegram,I cannot re- gard Austria-Hungary’s action as a ‘mean’war.Austria-Hungary knows from experience that Servia’s promis- es,so long as they remain only on pa- per,cannot altogether be relied upon. In my view,Austria-Hungary’s action ought to be considered as an attempt to obtain a full guarantee that Ser- via’s promises would also be translat- ed into action.In this view I am confirmed by the declaration of the cabinet that Austria-Hun- gary is--seeking no territorial con- quest at the expense of Servia. therefore think that it is perfectly possible for Russia to mai:.tain the attitude of a spectator in face of the Austro-Servian war without dragging Europe into the most terrible war she j has ever experienced. “T believe that a direct understand- ing between your government =ant Vienna is possible and desirable—nn understanding which,as I have al- ready telegraphed you,my govern- |ment is trying to encourage with all |the means at its disposal. “Naturally,military measure the part of Russia which Austri- Hungary could regard as a menace would precipitate the disaster which we had the wish to avoid,and would also undermine my position 2s an in- |termediary,which I,in reply to your appéal to my friendship and assist-| ance,have readily assumed. “WILLIAM.” The last two letters are thus given by the Daily Chronicle: From Czar to Kaiser:} “J thank thee frdm my heart for \thy mediation,which lecves a gleam of hope.***Jt is technically| |impossible to discontinue our milita-| ry operations.***So long} las the negotiations with Austria re- garding Servia continue my troops will not undertake any provocctive ection.I give thee my word upon it.} I trust with all my strength in God’s grace,and I hope for the success of thy mediation.Thy most devoted| Nicholas.”} From Kaiser to Czar:|“My efforts to maintain the peace| of the world have reached the limit.| It will not be I who am responsible} \for the calamity which threatens the} |whole civilized world.Even at this|moment it lies in thy power to avert|it.Nobody threatens the honor and||power of Russia,which could well| |have waited for the result of my me-} |diation.The friendship,which I in-| herited from ‘ny grandfather on his | |deathbed,for thee and thy kingdom has always been holy to me.I have||remained true to Russia.The peace| lof Europe can still be maintained by| thee if Russia decides to cease her} military measures *which on threaten | {Germany and Austria-Hiungary.”|LL |Land Increased in Price From $1,200} to $22,000. Rockingham Post. The sale of the Hussaw lands last week is a tale of tremendous advance! in the prices of sandhill lands*in aj short ten years.In 1903 the land} |was bought by _ex-Sheriff TT.S.}Wright and Mr.D.M.Morrison for} $1,200.They farmed it two years} and then sold it for $2,000.Later it| was sold to the Hiussaw Company for| $4,000,who two years later sold it} to Messrs.R.L.Steele and W.B.} Cole for $6,600.Last week it was sold| by Messrs.Morrison and Kelly,auc-| tioners,to other parties for $22.000. This is said to be an especially good} price,owing to the fact that it is war} times now.There are about 1,750} |acres in the tract, Only One “BROMO QUININE” To get the genuine,call for full name,LAKA-TIVE BROMO QUININE,Look for signatureof||B.W,GROVE.CuresaCold in One Day.|cough end headache,and works of cold, a; i |said he was Florence,S.C.,Friday afternoon and his remains were brought to Newton, his home,‘for interment.He was an employe of the Southern Power Com- pany and was at work on a pole when lightning struck the wires. An unusual accident befell a party of horseback riders at-Canton,Hay- wood county,one wight last weck when two of the horses collided, throwing and injuring Miss Elizabeth Burgin,one of the party,and Mr. Fred Adcock,and instantly killing the horse.The horse that was killed struck its head against the shoulder of the other horse.NS Fifth Distriet Republicans Nominate Benbow—Meeting Stormy. Greensboro News,22d. The Republicans of the fifth dis- trict met here yesterday afternoon in a session edjourned from Wednesday, the 19th,and nominated John T.Ben- bow of Winston-Salem for Congress The convention,Which was attendedbyabout30people,proved a stormy) affair and closed after a fytile effort make Mr.Benbow’s nomination unanimous. Samuel Marshall of Mt.Airy was Mr.Benbow’s opponent,.and after the ecretary announced the vote to be 92 for Benbow and 88 for Marshall, the latter was asked to make a mo- tion that the nomination be unani- mous.Mr.Marshall refused to:do this,saying “he had come twice with the nomination and would have had it but for the Rockingham county vote,which was equally divided by F.N.Cox,the single delegate pres- ent,and which Marshall said had been instructed for him.In justice to his supporters,said Mr.Marshall, and although he was a straight Re- publican,he could not and would not move to make the nomination unani- mous. He bitterly charged enemies *from Surry with coming to defeat him, naming one W.W.Hampton.Mr. Hampton said if Surry delegates had abided by the convention the whole 28 votes would have been ¢ast for Benbow. Mr.Benbow,who, to in the outsct, not a candidate,and would only accept the gpmination provided there was no division,arose near the end of the meeting to state again his position,and was informed that resignation would have to be made through the regular channel, the executive committee. Breakfast Bacon Package Short in Weight. linton Democrat. A gentleman who has to foot the ills at grocery stores and various other places that cater to the appe- Cc tites of his family,tells the Demo-|!crat that he has a suspicion that he| can go to the bottom of this questionofthehighcostofliving.The oth-|# er day he bought a pound of break-|8 fast bacon,or at least the package|& in which it was done up proclaimed it|4 to have that weight,at a cost of 30\2 For the satisfaction of his cu-| ty he weighed the contents of ¢s. riosi the package when he got home,and found that it weighed only half pound, the concern that puts the package) up but he is paying pretty high for|®Itbacon,some 60 cents per peund. is little wonder that housekeepers find it rather difficult to make both} ends meet in this day and time.| The Pope Left Small Estate —His Sister Dead.\3 Vius X,the Roman Pope who died| last week,was born in poverty and! lived in humble circumstances until he was made Pope.He left.a wilk in which he bequeathed $20,000,given |; to him some years ago,to members |}of his family,and $2,400 to nephews.| In his will the Pope said:. “I was born poor and lived poor} and I wish to die poor.” Annie Sarto,sister of the died the day following the Pope’s death,her death resulting from the shock caused by her brother’s death.| Whenever You NeedaGeneral Tonic|}Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless| chill Tonic is equally valuable as a)Tonic becatise it contains the|well known tonic propertiesofQUININE |and IRON.It acts on the Liver,DrivesoutMalaria,Enriches the Blood andStop|Builds up the Whole System._50cents. : 3 i( : = dis He is not only cheated by|§ Pope,|§ THE STOREWITHTHEQUICK PARCEL POST SERVICE.| ———_ New Fall Goods * = ¢ CO C O Crepe Plaids,Draperies, Woolen Plaids,Ribbons, Woolen Serges,Laces, Fancy Suitings,Silks, Broadcloths,Neckwear. 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In your advertising space in The Landmark with good copy you can keep your clerks busy. pe r e o r e r e r e c r r e s r e s r e r t s t i c e s e r e r s t e s s e r e c c e s e e c o o e e s TT T T P T S S S s T s i e s e s e s e r e s e ti s e ti s s s e t s e s c e s e s e c e s o c s r c c c s e s e s e s e s c c c c s s s o c c c c s c s c s s c c e s c c s s e s s e s e s c._haseball team,played——a trstermFridaey-and—Sat-:hur:noons on the ball groundTHELANDMARK|SEMPSE OF PASSING THRONG.|John W.Clark,in Fallstown town-jhe:core was 13 to 5in favor 4 4 4 4 |-——ship.;o viie Friday,and 5 lo Z iniPntiJiseine|f;.gyi eel ae;~|Personal Mention of People and Their Miss Mary Morrison,of the vicin-|fa Taylorsville Saturday.TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.ml Mary I ,\j ay JCaneSMovements.ity of Statesville,is spending a week S talks were made to the sol- OFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET.|Mr.and Mrs.J.L.MeLelland and|in Salisbury with her brother,Mr.|diers Saturday morning by Lawyer areca .ar ;5.9 3.Morrisoi Mivs Rosa Guy of|J.H.Burke,A.C.Payne,L.F.KlutzEP2N|son,Master Coit,are visiting Mrs.J.B..s |r )AleaeearNotcher|Eufola is the guest of Misses Mat-/and V.@.Beckham and Mr.William| TUESDAY August 25,1914 iter ae P ion ae eet tie and Ina Morrison at their home |Linney old soldier of the Vashti—‘imeniies St £0,t¥24.!Miller,at Polkton.|'|e ;ee eae.:,north of towr community.Ninety soldiers register i —{Mr.and Mra.W.H.Lowraneg,Mr J.M of Raleigh is|ed and re were a number of wivesSociairs.i=eee <p .Qtataae A murs.J.I £:1 (a number I VSocialAffirs_|who visited relatives in §tatesville visiting her sister,Mrs.J.P.Moore,|an:oficoldieraicresant mA Misses Frances Julian and Jennie/and vicinity,left Friday for their on né Center strect |bourtiful dinner was served to themSnyderandMr.Billie Hennessce of home at Chester,S.C.They were}Mr and Mr L.L.Caudle and|by the ladies of the town and afterSalisbury,Mr.Watson Smoot of accompanied home by Mrs.J.H.Sasas Winniabiios neal RAC Cras |dine colecrores oe.§»gse /ors anata pielnint watetatoe Mr |a?!v0 nq sng sr.,Gu u fae i——*and Ao ete eG ae e of Stony Point,a sister of Mr.don Rowland of Charlotte werejing picture show in the court house.ison are atte a se party |Lowrance.guests of Mr.and Mrs.W.T.Nich-es:::.,guests of Mr.and Mrs.shes en ..which is being given by Mr.Henry Mr.and Mrs.ne.Plott of =Sundar Mrs.Elma Rowland}To Stop Shipments of AgriculturalNicholsonathishomeonwest!Wren's,Ga.,are visiting relatives at and son,Bennett,of Charlotte:visit-|Products Into State.Front street.Miss Marguerite|Eufola BER COUN ERG aerate ae Ee |Raleich Ne and Observer Blocker of St.Petersburg,Fla,is Mr.McGilvary Orr,who visited hi omg a ae aCe ober :ee ;hon a oO7r1;:Mr.W.H.Morrow,deputy regis-o stop the shipment of corntheguestofMissWillieNicholson.parents,Mr.and Mrs.R.W.Orr,,,.)deeds,has returned from a},os to th Ste iMissLouiseWalkerofStatsville,|has returned to Goldsboro bt and pleasure trip to Wash-|r en a ea of,the "ternwhoisvisitinginAsheville,assisted;Mr.H.H.Yount of the Carolina :;B itimore rr beteataca hae i Me c 'H os.°vi st *k ,,any ie aturd:nich Pi ee eee eaten ees .|demonstrator said Mr.8.Hud- Senor Se.f =h :ae by |Motor :on pany -oo.a Fact 'Prof.Helland Thompson of New|son,who is’at the head of the farmMrs.Geo.F.Wright and her sister,|for a visit to the automobile facto-|y,/.arrived yesterday to visit his|de,A ork thi StsMissGilliam,in honor of Mrs.J.O./ries in Detroit,Mich.[parents,Prof.and Mrs.D.Matt\earq cnncn Work in |this|State.Wright of Jacksonville,Fla.,Mi Miss Lila White Icft Saturday for),hompson :|hi t 4 achi a th Ne f h CarolinaKateResorofCincinnatiand.Miss;Marshville,where she will tcach/|M Bonnie Riownlothl Mockeciite jt ee oe ort arolinaKatherineFitchofNicholsonville,|e¢hool 'anes f Mis n E att “She €)}farmer to grow his own corn and hay.‘ae eee te ;eee .is the guest cf Miss Evelyn Shep-]ess,which +2e is ivestockKy.The Citizen says it was “one of}Mr.Grover Critchadr,who with herd ly }|h which "feed Aen live coe relat »par-|Mr ‘ettcher ¢tld lvieitac ice ,;and to grow his own pork instead oboaeeea2oyMe-ce a erect 1 tok 1 |Mrs.Ross Lazenby went to Char-}depending upon the shipment .of tal 7 ,Frid =ht in a an i “jlotte yesterday to spend a few days}Western products.It will be one of.a :ea riday nig In Statesvilie with >)with Mrs.Harry Grezorw She was]en a je Sil perenne ¢Notices of New Advertisements:|parents,Mr.and Mrs.G.A.Critcher,|ae uadied We lillie Licine Gicne |the greatest things the farmers of The Statesville Floyr Mills will)and left Saturday for his homme in!who j be b here 0 -visit vaeren oe cae tees wey,wh ad been sre ON a Visit.34.naanaAndaniintihiel raepay$1.05 cash for wheat.Rock Hill,S.C.He was joined at]"Wes C.Seott of Charlotte,who tt@ State independent in this regardEight-room house for rent.—4ico.}Mooresville by Mrs.Critchcr and}.ae :=eon *”Tt_ywill be an economic saving to W.Absher.!child .W M Rarrinver:returned i .the people of the State in generalJuvenilecloth—Mills &Po ton.Miss Julia May is in Asheville to],,~Mantreat ‘where he is pend and to the are :aus if in eeTheCarolinaMotorCo.has just!-pend a month with Mrs.B.B.Webb.ehamecmnar :;ular Soe culable Th eniee i P i cars.f an re f ot mayer .er Wi ye able to ra 1s own porkreceived=ae =ro Mr.and Mrs.H.A.Milli of High |Mrs.A.A.Dobbins went to Ast le maak ot trom iret four nents,Goods as_represented.—Lazenby-|Point spent Thursday night Injvilte yesterday to visit Mrs.N.(:\Mo y Hardware €o.St tesvill >oute owing |-7 =a a a pound.Now he is paying for it atPigneeleibeheedStatesvilleenroutetoBlowing)aj;Mrs.B.F.Hargett of Pir :hav lintAttheLyricthisweek.-Rock,traveling ig their automobile.|Ji.who ae cuest of Mrs.Dob.|“2?Prices and they are liable New fall goods,—Remscy-Bowles-|Mr,Gus.Lewis,brother of Mrs.Mil-bins ‘went to Hickory a ee :soonest Co.«—.,'joined them here and es ce D.A.Miller and Miss Cx The “Black Poncuniiead!mas ranges.—\rawiord -Buncr |nj them to Blowing Rock,where},,j.4q.w ia Chaville vectos .ire ap ue ..Frrniture Co the :na a av 2 ee Wood went to Asheville yest«Francis Zavier Wernz,head of theStarbrandhamsKriderStock|'M lag *t "i a gti Tank Fine spend two weeks with their cociety.of Jesus of the Roman Cat}elar brane 7 eer ow Mrs.J.L.liolton and children o ae .St a Co |Mocksville are visting relative cal ore r,Mr.Jas.H.Wood.‘lie Church and known as the “Black“?oe re-openst oat Wncing :.——|Dr.J.D.Cochrane of Fayettevi Pope,”died in Rome 1 rsday mornStatesvilleFemaleCollegeopens)Cool Spring township.{has been the guest of his parent ;‘t]fi}|September 10th.7 -|Mr.R.O.Miller of Hydro,Okla.,Mr.and Mrs.M.J.Cochrane,at 3.-a P “ho in fatal ‘ll,Safety first.—First National |arrived last week to visit his parents,|their home on Hiarrill street,th:iy a :no ea an soeBank.::Mr.and Mrs.T.I).Miller.Mrs.Mil-|past few days.ey the a He “|,1 "yeahCidervinegar.—Eagle &Milhol-!jcy will join him here in a few days.;'Mr.and Mrs.W.F Hall and Mr ee ea rca eT aoland|Mr.and Mrs.F.E.Sloan and lit-|prank Hall have retur,a ee ayed that victory should rest orOurDelightcigars.—D.J.Kim-|16 a -.E.Jr.of West Palins Hall have returned from Mo:o Austro-German arms,lait he wa ach FF Se se =)Cinents a 5 =:tally anxious as to the fate of thor1tiyorkseeFrazicr|pent tee end visiting Mr.Sloan's)Mrs.J.C.Dye and little daughter,j,uits in France,Germany and AuBag)dion mowers a eee ae one a .poy |Lydia,are visiting Mrs.Dye’s moth sa ,hie ;Miss Katherine McDonald of Char-{cr Mrs.A.F.Cathey,at Davidsor vy ee ativVulcanizing—W.P.Beaver.lotte is visiting her sister,Mrs.R.|py.Dye rt Sunday at Davids The dead priest was a native ofSeeW.E.Munday for eight-room}y Gyav r.Dye spent Sunday at Davidson.’(;¢rmany and was born in 1842.He§Ese y 1M.Nay.,:;Mesdames L.C.Withers and id baa neadiotlihalSonctuothlccushouse.|Mrs.T.B.Walker and children,|tarry L.Zeigler and Miss Louise |21906.ee ees:nen a W visited relatives here,have re-!withore 1,hee ne 3.Child Hurt—Mrs.Price Dead—Old-|“ho 7ries reo.1 -€.,Withe rs of harlotte are guests of ——_ Time Singing Friday.|Summeds Vote €lico,'ete,|Mrs.E.S.Pegram.Old Folks’Singing at Tabor.ae |Mrs.Ashly Ogden of Baltimore,|Mr J.G.Colvert has returned!corramondageiea Teel LasacatkSeeeereeee|who was the guest of Mrs.J.C.Fow-|from visiting his son.Mr.S L.Col ees ™Stony Point,Au 24—Ethel,the!shoville ait t :ee oes 7m L.CO Old felks’singing at Tabor churchstonyont,g.7 ’jler,has gone to Asheville to visit/vo t t Wil rt Del ator :ee :|’vert,a lmington,+,anc rom th fifth Sunday—next Sunday.12-year-old daughter of Mr.W.|Mrs.C.S.Cooper tha inte Noeth 1 the fifth Sunday—next Sundaytoaweiveslenagesee.other points NOFth,The Christian Harmony will be used.Jenkins,who lives near the Cheat Mrs.J.A.Cooper and grandson,|i ae at 1 bri:;i ahile 3 ;.Everybo ,some and bringhamford,in Alexander county,while;ygocter John Cooper Fowler,are|Rey.‘C.M.Ervin Thrown From Bug-ybody invited to come a playing in the yard with other chil- dren last Thursday,fell and dislocat- ed her right elbow. the joint and no serious damage will result. Mrs.Jere Price died at her home in Miller’s township,AJexander county, Saturday night,aged about 50 years. Survived by her husband and several |vesterday fortheir’home.| children. request that The Landmark give final notice that the event is under way and preparations are being made to have an occasion equal to any in the past.Come out Friday,28th,and bring your books and baskets.Pro- gtamme will be announced at 10 a. m. Several persons went from heretoBall’s Creek yesterday.They say an unus@ally big crowd was in at-tendance.eensent Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. Stony Point,R-2,Aug.22-——Mr. and Mrs.Edgar Gamble and little son and Miss Mercy Lee Bruce,who have becn visiting relatives in the Clio community,have returned to their home in Reidsville, Mr.and Mrs.W.H.Lowrance have been visiting Mrs.J.H.Bruce in the Clio community.Mrs.Bruce accom- panied them to their home in Ches- ter,S.C. How To Give Quinine To Children. FPRBRILINE is the trade-mark name given to an wed Quinine.It isa Tasteless Syrup;pleas-to take and does not disturb the stomach,jidren takedt and never know it is Quinine,Also especially adapted to adults who cannottakenaryQuinine.Does not nauseate norsnesshorringinginthehead,TrynttimeyouneedQuinineforanypost.Ask for Pounce original pac e.aame FRBRILINKE is blown in bottle,Thecela, A physician set |), -|Promoters of the old-time singing} spending a week at Montreat. Mrs.E.S.Pegram and children| avi urt a visit of several},:lave ret irned from a visit of s tar of Huckory,was thrown from a weeks in Charlotte and Gastonia.|Mr.and Mrs.G.F.Eagle of An-|0U8%¥and killed,Sunday afternoon,B =@ i 8.x.‘u >f =jat Bostic,Rutherford countyderson,S.C.,who had been here on a a Ene .i we aie visit to Mir.Eagle’s parents,Mr.and|Mr,Ervin,Goo..Bridges and eiMrs.W.S.Eagle of Statesville,left |/atter’s son were en route to SundaySengehalogeneae:weuice }school in the Baptist church at Bos ;A |tic,the three riding in a buggy.Whil«Erie.Pa D.Cochrane is visiting in |descending a hill in the town a hold-wig Citar an 44,,|ing-back strap broke or came un-aMsg pee bo lerets yan |buckled,the mule became frightenedc,Frances,w visited Mrs.|,.:eteDiavis’.home people in Statesville,left bs =e ee ee eroI|shattering the buggy and throwing the three to the ground.Mr.ErvinSundayeveningfortheirhomeinColumbia,S.C.|:,-,|Was thrown against ost anc >Mr.and Mrs.H.L.Lipe and chil-|J ithin ae Sled st a post and died dren,who visited in Statesville and |hurt the sight probably destroyedvicinity,have returned to their home |,4 higteon'a:siculll wawitractared an at Kannapolis.Mr.Ervin w_;at =Mr.E as about §0 years oldMr.and Mrs.R.A.Lazenby,Mrs.ie had been supplying the church atRickertandMissAddieRickertof|p gy and Killed. Rev.C.M.Ervin,a Baptist minis Mrs.J. Salisbury spent Sunday with States-| ville relatives,making the trip in|their automobile." Mr.L.C.Caldwell and his stenog- rapher,Miss Annie Marvin,are at-| tending Cabarrus county court at | Concord this week.} Mr.and Mrs.C.D.Moore and lit- tle daughter,Miss Eva,have return- ed from a stay at Wrightsville. Miss Stella Mize left Sunday night for the millinery markets of Balti- more,New York and Philadelphia. \Miss Vera Foy,who studying nursing in Westbrook Sanatorium,|Richmond,is spending her vacation is with Miss Laura Lazenby,with| whém she formerly lived.| Mr.J.H.Hoffmann returned last | week from a Stay at Blowing Rock. Mr..Percy Clark,who is employed in the Southern railway shops at Knoxville,Tenn.,is visiting at home of his parents,Mr.and Mrs, jcaught in the same fix, ostic for several months. War Caught Some Farmers -With Cotton. Newton Enterprise. The suddenness of the war ha caught a number of Catawba metwithcottononhandthattheycould have sold a month ago at 14 cents a pound.One man,we learn,has 200 bales.The greater part he bought during the ginning season last winterandpaidfromlyto14centsforit.Another man who also put money in cotton during the ginning season has about 100 bales.Besides thesanumberoffarmershaveafewbalesoftheirowncroponhand. (Some Iredell folks were also The Land- mark hears of one who hag lost sev the|eral thousand dollars by the fall in {the price of cotton.)ty a||Soldiers’ eeTH of Taylorsville. Correspondence of The Lagdmark. Taylorsville,Aug.24—Miss Essie Watts,daughter of Mr.W.W.Watts jof the cotton mill village,aad Mr. James Little,son of Mr.Daniel Lit- tle of Taylorsville township,were married Sunday afternoon at 3 j0’clock at the residence of the officiat-fing magistrate,W.F.Patterson. }tey IS La{Salem Presbyterian church tomorrow jto begin ¢meeting that wilt continue{thr ugh Sunday.He will be assist- jed by Rev.W.S.Wilson,D.D.,pas- tor of the First Presbyterian church of Mooresville, and Mrs.Chas.L.Hunt.of |Hill boro,Ind.,who have been visit- jing Mr.Hunt’s sister,Mrs.R.S. jEcherd,have gone to Hickory to visit Dvev. Warren son|David Goble,and Mr.Ed. Ir of thisjofHughWarren,bothec |There wa |Friday for Everybody’s Day and Sat- jurday for the Old Soldiers’Re-union, |The merry-go-round and the other tractions Mr.Bridges’eye was fo; nner. The Important Issue. Raleigh News and Observer. The big problem before the North Carolina voters this year is the pass- se Of the constitutional amend- nents.A’vote for these changes in the State’s organic law is a vote to place Ne¥th Garolina on a_higher lane among its.sister Common- wealths of the nation.Every one of the proposed amendments has been} irefully studied by a commission of men appointed for the purpose likewise has the approval of Legislature.They will be good the State.‘ nd the HYMN BEFORE ACTION.| The earth is full of anger,| The seas are dark with wrath,The nations in their harness | Go up against our path; Ere yet we loose the lesion Ere yet we draw the blade,Jehovah of the Thunders Lort God of Battles,aid! Nigh tust and froward bearing, Proud heart,rebellious brow, Deaf ear and We seek Thy soul uncaringmercy The sinner that foreswore Thee, The fool that passed Thee by Our times are known before Thee,Lord,grant us strength to dic From panic,pride Revenge that Light haste and Protect us yetCloakThouour undeserving Make firm our shuddering In silence and unswer\ To taste Thy E'en now their vanguard gathers; Een now we face the fray As Thou didat™help our fathers |B@ Thou our help todayFulfilledinsignsandwonders,| an@ terror knows no rein,lawless error} again breath,ing lesser death In life,in death,made clear, Jehovah of ‘the Thunders, Lord God of .Battles HEAR!| ~Rudyard Kipling. ‘ *Wh3 ot mua Bi cg arn}Ve |Gm Reunion,Everybody's Day,Ete,_-Twe Marriages—Other News Moore wil)go to New| vere married Saturday after-| |noo o’clock at Alexander Hard- tware store.Magistrate H.C,Payne} |performed the ceremony. a very large crowd here| were on the streets.| |his |the idea of killing the plants that|firm.BRADFORD &MORROW CO,#come up from the hard shell bulbs.If|_4%#-18 1914 this is well done,most of the onions a < 7 « *ie SAFETY FIRST! CC E oRS| Y Weare a NATIONAL BANK, |y ——Member of — kl The Federal Reserve Bank.of Richmond. The National (urrency Association of NorthCarolina. The MAXIMUM OF SECURITY.Every con-sistent accommodation extended our patrons. CI C K hh h hh Oh h Ee CA L frelative’.Mrs.W.T.Woodruff of|D |}Mocksville is visiting her daughter,|:;:;}\Mrs,H.T.Kelly.Lawyer”W.M.United States epository.{iSmith of Charlotte spent Sunday}oe j hers with his brother and sisters,Mr.!» |J.N.Smithsand.Misses Jennie and|Addic Smith.Mrs.D.T.McCarty|pe Pier FDAE.2 x $100,000 and children of Fort Pierce,Fla.,are|“ here to spend several weeks at the |tlt Bab ety feo Pam patel tl pratig M aE pre’fexsobpew $37,500 jhome of Mrs.MeCarty’s father,Mr.||John W.Moore.'Lawyer J.H.Burke}mane Done Rie eo jand son,Master Harold,will go to|HOW TO KILL WILD ONIONS.|the pest.Sheep apparently eat the |Lenoir this morning.Mr.Burke goes |Methods ——nies onion most during the winter and jto attend court and Harold to visit his|“ethods of Exterminating This Pest early spring,when there is_littie oth-funcle,Mr,J.D.Matheson.Recommended By the National De-|.)green vegetation,or in poor pas-M Artie Goble,daughter of Mr.{P@rtment of Agriculture.tures where there is little to eat but oy Correspondenee of The Landmark.PrThe garlic,which causes an annual money the onion.On the better pastures,itor|may be necessary to salt the onions |occasionally to give the sheep a tasteforthemsufficienttoovercometheir .|natural dislike.}a@ year,can be eradicated by careful} |Washington wild onfon, loss to farmers of millions of dollars methods of cultivation,according to|SALE OR RENT—Eight-reom two-story r.°:-2 house,lot 102x300;modern conveniences,|Farmers’Bulletin No.610,of the De-|close in;desirable location,See W.ELpartmentofAgricultyre,shortly to Munday,Statesville J,T.PLOTE. |be issued.«The wild onion is the worst Aug.25—t& weed pest in a large part of the tcrri-]WHEAT—The Statesville Flour Mills is pay- |tory in the Atlantic coast region from|ine.from $1.06 to $1.10 cash for good +Massachusetts-te-Georgia,and as far]West ee ee |inland as Missouri.It not only gives}FOR RENT—Nice 8-room heuse,west milk a disagreeable odor and flavor,|Front street.GEO.W.ABSHER.but when the onion bulblets get in]Av®-25—1t*. |wheat they give the flour made from!For RENT—Cottage.N.P.WATT.it a pronounced garlicky odor and May 26.: taste.FOR SALE—Modern “T-reem house,water The measure recommended for the|and lights.Basement:.Lot 89x200..Pruit ¢radication of the wild onion,or gar-on and vineyard.H.G.HALLYBUR-4,pest are based on the’growing sone dune & |FOR RENT.—Six-room modern improvements,WALLACE, iabits of this plant.It ripens in June or July,when it has a stem 1 1-2 to 3 1-2 feet tall,on the top of which are found clusters of the aerial bulblets, incorrectly called seeds.The plant eldom produces true seeds.It multi- residence with allclosein.JULIUS July 24, COAL—Orders taken for Ceal-at $5 delivers) ed.Quality of coal guaranteed satisfacto-ry in any grade.Write RB.GANT,c yt Statesville,N.Cc July 14,|plies by forming 2 to 6 new bulblcts,_=eae|which start to grow after the leaves |MILK—Now ready te deliver Sweet and Buét!ae ..)Thee he +.termilk,Cottage Cheese and Creamery But-|nd stem die.rhe e bulblets consist}je FRED.HL CONGER,‘phone 413.|generally of a large bulb with a thin Aug.14. |white skin and smaYler ones with a .4hard,brown shell The soft shel];FOR SALE—Nice growing Ferns and Be-cea :gonias Phone 1195.Aug 21---2t*.bulb germinates in the summer delearlyfall,and the hard shell bulbs do|WANTED—To Buy Old Libraries,Seeon@ **? 10t start growth until a considerably Hand Books (Not School),large or small late late A hs sts rt ir pra:vi quantities,Also Old Newspapers prior téaterdate.A‘few start in the late)1965.YE OLD BOOK SHOP;‘Ashavitlyfall,but most of them remain dor-|N Aug.21—2t,mant until the following spring,or DRES SMAKING—Call a Wen BeP:<7 a :eee 2S8SMAKING—Cal rs..‘er~even later.Inasmuch as thi plants|kins,120 Fifth Street,Phone 2296,om the soft shelled bulbs advance!Aug.21~6t. far enough to produce new bulbs Dea rrr This i -oy pascdeeGkpnWiente1p.lhe emit si—~Ehis is te notifyall persensorallthehardshelledbulbshaveIwillnotberesponsibleforany debts germinated,there is an overlapping}made by my son,Jas.L.Harbin Re J.merations,which is the secret of|HARBIN,Statesville,N.C.Aug.18—~4t.»markable persistence f thisremarkablepersistenceofthis 12%vr $i DISSOLUTIONITokillthewtldonion,the work The firm of C.E.Daniels &Co.has “beenmustbestartedinthefalltodestroypdissolvedne—mutnal consent——0-2,eeeh2Seen:ap WW,|#nd J.A.Davidson will collect all eeeountstlepiantstromtheoftaoedbulbsiduethefirmandpayallelaims.before they produce new bulbs.The Aug.14—3t.It.w*.best time is when the new plants are|~ee ee 2 NOTCH12to15incheshigh,or during Oc-EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.tober and November in the South an qualified as executor of the will|Co oe Hee)W.Setzer,deceased,late of IredellNoyerandDecemberinthe|county,North Carolina,I hereby notify all ‘North.At this stage the land should|persons having claims against the estate ofbeplowedfairlydeep,turning under a ——to present them to me ondheeae,or before August 21,1915,or thi iIltheoniontops.The tops should a nlecd hieenbae of athe fiaad.Jaen “a>completely buried by the plowing,T,F.BRADBURN,ind for this reason,a plow with a Executor of Will of Dehla W.Setzer.:Aue Ss ‘jointer attached to the beam will of-Ang,21.1914.ceili slitenheagreathelp.Disking the land A UC 4 TON SAT E !previous to plowing will also aid in|~;=:3:burying the tops.The following}ON SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 6,1914,Ipr>field should be planted in a|will ae Pree teir =residence of theulti:crop,corn in check rows |'2te J-rawley four miles west of States-:o ville the following property:being best.Another shallow plowing |Four mules,one 2-horse wagon,harness,mav be neces ary in the spring,but |one Farmer's Friend grain drill,one mowerjeeaeae7.t ,'and rake,one baiing press,two No.19 Oliver:rdfna pie disking or two previous |Chineg plows and full set of farming utensils.o planting will suffice.In cultixzat-|Right reserved to sell privately before thisingthcorntheeffortshouldbé*to |date for eash or 18-months time.:kill the onion plants that spring up},R.V.BRAWLEY,Aamr.;nia Aug.14,1914—Tt.and the easiest way to do this is to |Speanepeeeeeeeecutoffthetops.Cultivators of the |DISSOLUTION BY MUTUAL CONSENTsweeptypearethebest.On many of |puritanthemoderncultivators,sweeps 9 to|The firm of Bradford,Hedrick &Morrow18incheswidemaybequicklyattach-|7 SeqHh Es Hedtich tty bee ateedinplaceoftheshovels.Some Soils,|terest of D.L.Morrow.The anid Bradfordofcourse,are too stony or otherwise|&Hedrick will eollect all notes and accountsunsuitablefortheuseofsweeps.and pay all indebtedness of the late firm.e ,t Bradford,Hedrick &M fFromthetimethefarmer18ableofBradford&pipierahs "Ga eae dineciveatogetonthelandinthespringuntil|August 14,1914,D.L.and W.H.Morrowthecornislaidby,he should direct |taking Ss Ae te —*—aae.es eee aa |anc .BE.Hedrick,e sai .L.and °3 efforts towards preventing the |i.Morrow will collect all notes and ac.onion from making top growth,with|counts and pay all indebtedness ‘of the late will disappear by the end of summer. Some of the hard.shell bulbs,how-ever,may delay germination for a vear or two,so that by fall 2 few plants may again be in evidence.The farmer,therefore,should be prepared to follow the same plan of deep plow- ing late in the fall,succeeded by a carefully cultivated crop the next spring.In two years this treatment 15,000 Our Delights Arrived toduy to assist Fort Dobbs in defenceoftheirpopularity. D.J.KIMBALL, is almost sure death to all the wild;rok.onions in the land,and the work can| be carried out with but little extra|Fort DobbsandOurDelightlaborandexpense.The aerial bulbs Cigar germinate in the'early fall,but the gars. plants are weak and readily destroy- ed by fall plowing.Many farmers }and have found it to be entirely satis- |tock. |clump by the roots, |surface, reported as an efficient remedy.for have tried the ‘method outlined here —USE —~ MattsCider Vinegar factory. Pastures and Lawns. If grass lands are quite full of the onion,the easiest wav of disposing of them is the cultivation method.In fields where there are only a few! plants,the most feasible method is to dig the plants or clumps with a mat- Four thimblefuls of coal:tarcreosoteoilputonfplantwillkill! the nungerminated bulbs.Still,the! The best for your Sweet and Sour Piek- les.A full line of clean Spices and pure mattock method is best,as one well}directed stroke when the soil is moist|Extracts.Sve us for.°jand soft will take out the entire!Preserving Powders, Rubbers,Jar Caps,ete.‘ —’PHONE 89—Eagle & Milhol These should be} carried off where they ecan-cvive no! further trouble.It is then a,good |plan to fill the hole with sof!andsprinklealittlegrassseedonthe Sheep eat the tops of the onion,and grazing for a few years is *Little is known of the,operations early last week which put the Ger- man army between the Belgian forces and their French allies and enabled the Germans to occupy Brus- sels.. It is believed the Germans brought up strong forces behind their caval- ry screens and that a severe battle must have been fought to compel the Belgians to abandon’Brussels and. retire to Antwerp.Whether the French forces were engaged with the Belgians is not known, .No information is available.as_to whether the Germans intend to de yote themselves to reducing Ant-| werp or to an endeavor to force their| way southward into France..It seems,however,that the determina- tion is to attack the Belgian army of 150,000 men,,who _still are in or around Antwerp.The Germans al- ready are advancing in the direction of Ghent.They have occupied Alost, 15 miles northwest of Brussels,and Wettern,8 miles southeast of Ghent, and apparently intend to overrun the whole of northern Belgium to the ea. If this.is-their decision,however, #clear invasion of France through Belgium must be much longer delay- The German general has imposed| a war tax of $40,000,000 on the city | of Brussels.| The London Dnily Telegraph’s Brussels correspondent,en route to the frontier,sent the following ac-| count of the German entry into} UBY “T°SOCin the~-morning...the, city was surrounded by German cav- Chow:-“ The J government has is-sued the following explanationfor itsdemandonGermany:“Prom the beginning of hostilities between England and Germany thelatterhasbeenbendingallherener-gies to strengthening all the fortifi-cations at Kiao-Chow,even enforcingChinesecooliestolaboruponthem, Meanwhile the German squadrons.in the Far East /have been making:in- cessant appearances in.Chinese wa- ters,’making Kiao-Chow their base and,in co-operation with German converted cruisers,threatening and interfering with British shipping andcommerce.‘ “In the meantime,the above ac- tion by Germany has greatly demor- Trustworthy reports have been re-ceived of an engagement wear Char- leroi.It is claimed by the Belgians that 6,000 Germans were killed in this battle. The censorship here is now so strict that no news of the war is go- ing out of the city,except by courier, The Belgian.papers.because of the rigid censorship have’ceased to be sources of war tiews.They aré pub- lishing chiefly local matters uncon- nected with the war.The mails also are being held up.An order has is- sued.prohibiting the granting of further military passes to hewspaper| men of others,and without these it is| impossible for correspondents ‘to go outside the city. (The populace.(in Brussels)does not appear unduly excited over the prospect of fightine in their strects. The crowds seem placid and-the peo- ple are attending to their business as usual,| The fighting at Aerschot was ex-| tremely hot.The appearance of ‘two ‘eryman aviators was the first intima- tion that the Germans,who had been| repulsed on the previous evening,in-| tended to renew the attack,Flying| low,the German aviators surveyed | the position and then returned to re- ort.yj Soon afterward the German infan-|_, try,supported by machine guns and|F artillery,opened a fierce attack.The | Belgians were outnumbered,but put} up a desperate resistance.The troops| on both sides fought like demons’and| the battle soon became a_veritable} butchery.Two Belgian regiments, which already had distinguished themselves in the forts of Biege,held| the invaders in check for two hours.| ed talgobary Apa ibid —of the’Anglo-Japanese alliance.” structing and disturbing her shipping routes and commerce.In fact,the whole Eastern commercial world has been thrown into a state of utmostuneasiness.Some of the.Japanese merchant vessels have been detained and all the Japanese cargoes on Ger- man merchant vessels have been req- uisitioned.“It is clear that unless Germany has a strong base at Kiao-Chaw the conditions outlined could never have been produced.It is this possession of Kiao-Chow that is solely responsi- ble for it all;it is the strongest weap- ‘ar East is concerned. preceding and including her interven- tion,conjunction with Russia /to eliminate pletely if Japan.is diately complete peace in such possession com- to restore imme- the Far alry,which systematically “seized the| railway and telegraph offices and | “posted pickets at the cross roads,| When this envelopment was complet-| ‘ed a full German army corps march-| ed through Brussels.} “The first troops to enter the city| were the famous Black Brunswick | ¢Hussars,wearing the well known! death’s head badge.Their horses| The Germans in Strong-forze,most-|-tmited States Tells Japan What It ly cavalry and artillery,entered Tiré-7 *Expects.- lemont early this afternoon (Tues- i §lace,|.is ey}—Oe carat oar “by |ed States formal declaration of poli- attacking the flying,panic-stricken |CY bearing on Jspan’s delivery opulace,shooting and sticking them|Germany of the ultimatum demand- .domn.}ing the surrender by the latter coun- eed vce ;|of Kiao-Chow. About five miles from the town|tty of the territory ;3 two traind were made up and fully 1,-The American government’s attitude 3 i yas ined i reply to assurances,my.So swift and|95 outlined in reply u lade ecalgr Liptay age 7 oreign Minister Kato had given to alized Japan's trade interests.by ob-| on in Germany’s hands,so far as the|{ “The history of the seizure of the|place by Germany and her conduct| and | France after the Chino-Japanese war,| {show that it is absolutely necessary| East in aceordance with the terms| Japan has received from the Unit-| to | brave men;A thousagd hearts beat happily and when Musie arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked leve to eyes which spake again, And all went merry av a marriage bell; But hush!hark!a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! Visit our Grocery De- partment in basement. Everything you wantin groceries. Did you not hear it?—No,‘twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o’er the stony street; On with the dance!let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn,when youth and pleas- ure meet To ehase the glowing hours with flying feet. But hark!-—that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the.clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer,clearer,deadlier than before! |Arm!arm!it is—it is—tne cannon’s open- |ing roar!*.***** Try one of our famous “Star”Brand Hams. Ah!then and there was hurrying to and fro,| And.gathering tears,and trembling of| distress,And cheeks all pale, ago Blushed at the praise of their own love- liness; And there’were sudden partings, press The life from out ‘young hearts;and chok-| ing sighs, |Which ne’er might be repeated:who could | |guess |If ever }eyes, Since upon night so sweet such awful morn| could rise!¥| } '| which but an hour | such as ee Krider Stock Company,} Where Quality Rules Supreme,: "PHONE 236. ESePSSSTTSTTeese eeeTeese eeesise: tore should meet those mutual | re e r e r e s e e c s s e c e t e e r e s c e s es s e s ee e es es ee ee e ee t ts i t s s i And there was mounting in hot haste;the| steed,and the clatter-bfmusteringsquadron, with impetuous Everybody Get One! The ing car, Went pouring speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war,| And the deep thunder,peal on peal,afar;} And,near,the beat of the alarming drum| Roused up the soldiers ere the morning star; While thronged dumb,whispering with white lips They come!they come!” From Lord Byron's “Childe forward terror |' | Triumphant Entry “of ~the~€enstitu-}tionalist Chief Inte the Mexican| Capital. Mexico City Dispatch. At dawn Thursday the Constitu- tionalist troops began forming at close intervals in a double line along| the entire distance over which the} victorious Constitutional leader was the citizens with Or “The foe! Harold.” 'THE OVATION FOR CARRANZA.Gas Ranges ==$12.50 if hausted.Then came a :s é .a F Raleiix:of German infantry which relircrawat —a a Ambassador Guthrie,according to i sels [acane Q oe ae r |advices from Tokio,saying the integ- took possession of the Brussels bar-|jiyes men,women and children left spain’‘hi vould “ed 3 i & ee and heights.Regiment after}everything behind.Never have 1{rity -China woul he Preiifferes egiment quickly piled their arms,/.een such a picture of woe as that Whi e regretting se at nse i Mlooking rather weary;but determin-|presented by a group composed of a had arisen between <Dae eee enh ‘ed and fit.They behaved in an ex-peasant woman.and five children many,the United States pointed out emplary manner.”lstanding bewildered in the square.that it must refrain from expressing ‘-—.crying as though their hearts would |2"opinion on the merits of the ulti- "Paris Feels Stress of War —Thou-|;).,k.The woman said:matum,especially since the ultima- .sands Out of Work.|They shot my husband before my tum might lead to a The United ‘Al warning issued by the French|eyes and trampled two of my chil-ipa!open?diplomatic wie ta i “ government Thursday says that|dren to death.”friendly and dip quratl Ried 7 nee awhile one great struggle is in prog-|.The last glimpse that the refugees|°"record ea ing of the wess on the frontiers,another fight|had of Tirelmont showed smoke and|Situation,Po .ake :- Smust Be fought in the interior of the/flames in different quarters of the|First,that a Pi country.against,the misery which|town.not to seek territorial aggrandize- “féllows the disorder in its economical|ee |ment in.China.. life:|The Fighting Between French and “Second,that Japan had promised The prefecture of.police in Paris Germans.|to restore the territory of Kiao- estimates that there are 600,000 out}A dispatch to the London Times|Chow.to.China,a the jn .of work in the French capital and its|from Paris says that the first point tegrity of that repu lic and acting suburbs,or nearly one-sixth of the|at which the Germans crossed the only in accordance with the Anglo- to pass.Back of the troops were ranged the sightseers,and every roof and balcony also held spectators. It was near noon when General Carranza,mounted on a superb horse and accompanied by his staff and the generals of the northwest,the central and the northeast divisions of the Constitationalist army,left Atzcap- otzalco,escorted by -a squadron of cavalry and the arth Sonora bat-|talion or infantry@wpich acted as the} guard of honor.On reaching the city} limits the column was met by the} mayor and the city council of the cap-| ital,who delivered to General Car- ranza the keys of the city. After this ceremony the cavalcade proceeded to the historic Chapultepec Castle,where two batteries of artil-lery fired a salute in honor of the new Chief Bxecutive.Here the pa-} eeenenrnnenent is CONNECTED FREE. $1.00 Down and $1.00 a Month. Statesville Gas Light and Fuel Co., ’Phone 336.510 Center Street. One Case Persian One Case Crepe total population of the Department|French frontier was at Cirey-Sur- ‘of the Seine:|Vesouse.—Sinee-then_there was con- Those who have savings find diffi-|tinued fighting in that region until a culty In getting hold of them,as/day or two ago,when it ended in the they could draw only 5 per cent.dur-|victorious advance of the French ing the first two weeks of the war,|forces,who inflicted a decisive defeat but now they may draw 10 per cent.,}on the enemy and drove them back and it is likely the government will |across the frontier east of Luneville. further liberate the deposits in the|The correspondent says that the banks.laconic reports of the French minis- The labor leaders are co-operating|ter of war give little idea of the des- with the utmost energy with the gov-|perate struggle that occurred around ernmefit commission to reopen op-|the handful of villages scattered portunities for work.All the old|/along the French border.Point af- men ‘and youths in trades are to be put to workfinish-|one side or the other. ing buildings under construction.|following story of the Factories will be reopened and will|village of Badanviller employ limited forces.Far-reaching|villagers: charitable work,supported by the|“The village was occupied by a bat- government,is being erganized.|tation of French chasseurs a8 a Ccov- There has been almost complete|¢ring force and’was prepared for de- cessation of ‘orders in the dressmak-|fense by numerous trenches.The ing,millinery,artificial flowers,lace|battle began on August 10.The Ger- and embroidery and related indus-|mans bombarded the village,compell- triés,which under ordinary circum-|ing the chasseurs to evacuate it. stances employ over 4 per cent.of|“After nightfall the Germans in- the laborers of France.It is hoped|creased the bombardment and_the that American orders will continue.|inhabitants sought refuge in cellars, Many of the larger dfessmaking es-|as a’continuous rain of shells kept /tablishments are giving work to their|wrecking the houses and setting them staffs in the making of plain hospit-|afiré.”It was a terrible night.Wo- al garments for the wounded.This|men fell on their knees and prayed, is done at their own expense.|while children cried piteously. The labor unions in the Depart-|“The chausseurs retired defending ment of the Seine and elsewhere in|every house foot by foot and making France have opened’vast soup kitch-|the Germans feel their fire.The sun ens where those who can pay may|rose on a village in ruins.It had been have a meal for 4 cents.ThoseWho |utiter bombardmént 15 hours.When cannot pay are fed for nothing.the Germans entered they fired firsteeonallwindowsanddownloopholesin- The Russian Jew’s One Civil Right |to the cellars.No corner was spar- is Army Service.ed.” New York Tribune.|neremeemeerarmeere| The sole civil or political right that |The Line-Up at Waterloo. ihe ay mea cari Jew shares with |Charlotte Observer. other Russians today is that of mili-|Jp 1815 (at Waterloo)Wellington are the oe 2 —s com |commanded an army of 70,000 Brit- chery ctkae aie Manelns suuiet.ts ish,Belgians,Brunswickers,Hanov- eae ;:t,18/erians and Dutch against about theasoldierfromhistwenty-first birth-|.:dby prtil he has conpleted hia forty-same number of troops under Na- third year .P :Y-|poleon.It is of everlasting memory Not only is the Russian Jew with |how Grouchy failed to support Na- foo,Cerne _Wwith-|noleon,while Blucher and his Prus- out the right to vote,hold office or)cians.leaving Grouchy i tented otherwise participate in the civil or|sty idit fein lik ae “ao choiRetaaaadetheiincdctbet]ee ee eo me ceegm,ut)i alpo cotapeiled eo live within the on the great conqueror’s flank and Tale”ha OPelalin a ceatlon hon)ee the day.Then there was no esting of 25 provinces of the Rus-jerman Empire,but the Prussians gian Empire.It begins Sa cad |and troops from the two smaller ::Y'German States mentioned .fought wouth of the Baltic provinces :tos ;:vetehes th xd with the British and Belgians against st :roughout the west and ex-|the French—who,however,includedvidsasfareastas,‘os.|:o Seevitaty ast as the Don Cos |some Germans from Napoleon’s ox- 1A)few privileged Sebwe atch an |tended empire,among them Marshal aC as|Ney <i .: erchants who pay an exorbitant li-Ney.Of course the line-up is con- oe,‘Géafensional men and master siderably different now.As for ac- isans—are permitted residence aioe losses at Waterloo,they wereypartofRussia,but 93.9 per vent |over 40,000 for Napoleon in killed, jan Jews are coulloed to the |wounded and prisoners;and 23,000 2.7 Only 4 per cent live in the killed and wounded for the Allies. inder of Europe:asia.andi aie ::poner Al atte ceed Tureeaknns Farmers’Union Picnie at Troutman. :Agiatic possessions of the empire.)By a law passed in 1891 Jews are| Bie it te from buying land or rent-| He gives the fighting at the ,as told by the Correspondence of Troutman The Landmark. Local Farmers’Union day,28th.Public well-filled baskets.--——————— How to Cure a Sprain. A sprain may be cured in about one-third it from peasants,save in special|invited. ges called “Miestechkoes.” PilesCured in6 to “4 Days a fefand ‘money if PAZO|the time required by the usual treatment by|for several months,I pAcaatbean~Then:and ob-|Chamberiain’s Oolic,Chorera and DiarrhoeafcaseofItching,|applying Chamberiain’s LinimenttigorProtrudingin6tolddays,|serving the directions with each bottle.application givesEase and Rest,the.jaale by all dealers,i the building|ter point was taken and retaken by| will have a picnic at Troutman Fri-|} Bring|Texha Japanese alliance,one of whose @b- jects is the preservation of the com-| mercial interests ofall powers in rade turned down the beautiful Paso; de la Reférma avenue,which was de-| signed by the unfortunate Empress} Madras 10c.|Ginghams 10c. China and the principle of equal op-|Carlotta’and which lé¢ads from the} |portunity to all. |“Third,that in case of disturb- |ances in the interior of China grow- \fairs in the Far East,Japan,as a matter of course,would consult iUnited States before taking steps beyond boundaries of the territory of |Kiao-Chow.” |his last procedure,it was pointed t to Japan,follows in natural se- the arrangement consum-|ou |quence }mated at the time of the Boxer rebel-|workmen the flag |Madero dropped at that very spot onUnited of\lion between Japan and the |States,whereby the armed forces this government were allied those of other nations in the march on Peking for the safeguarding of foreign legations and missions. Baron Chinda,the Japanese am- bassador,has assured the United States of the sincere intention of Ja- pan to restore Kiao-Chow to China. He is confident also that in case of trouble in the interior of China the Tokio government would be glad to notify the American government of any contemplated measures. nl Americans in Germany Well Treated. The American consul at Rotterdam |has issued:the following statement: |“Americans yow arriving here |speak highly of the treatment ac- corded them by the Germans.Those |who had trouble were mistaken for |Englishmen.There has been no wil- |ful abuse,and any instances of hard- jships were due to the state of war land the precautions thought ncces- sary.The German government,ten |days ago,notified burgomasters that |they would be held personally re- |sponsible for any injury done to |Americans and other foreigners. |Frederick Wright,a physician of |Douglas,Ariz.,who has just come \from Germany,said: “Americans in Germany have no leause for complaint.Their.treatment }eould not be better.The hotel Bris- \tol in Berlin placed 150 roomsat!the |free disposal of Americans who were |financially embarrassed owing toi the |difficulties in cashing checks,Many |private families opened their houses |to Ajmericans.A large oversea ship- |ping concern in Berlin has taken charge,free of cost,of all American baggage.Germany is going out of her way to please Americans.” |;‘The total number of Americans \stranded and without money in Ger- |many is about 700.Most of }\ Their condition is due unsatisfactory finan- None of them is.dis- on-the-Main. j|to the present cial situation. tressed,as the hotels are giving |plans without further.bloodshed.”| them credit.eR |The Case of L.L.Canteron. The ease of L.lL.Cantelou,Clarendon, ve®used Chamberlain's Colic, |Diarrhoea Remedy.He says, been troubled For |Remedy After using the second bottle she @as entirely cured.”For sale by all dealers. | ling out of the unsettled state of af-|school children dressed in white,.each the| la hymn Written for the occasion,en- titled “Union and Liberty.” with|of the Huerta-Diaz uprising. )them |. lare in Berlin,Munich and Frankfort |‘ as,is similar to that of many others whoCholeraand “After trying |a doctor for several months,and using differ- ent kinds of medicine for my wife who :hadwithseverebowelcomplatnt bought a 25¢bottle of castle to the National Palace.| Along this section of the line of march were grouped hundreds of carrying a bouquet and a Mexican flag.As Carranza passed they sang Johnston -Belk Co. mething New Every Day One lot 72 inch Curtain Net,both White and Cream. ; When the procession reached the |National Theatre it halted in order that the Chief Executive might re- |ceive at the hands of a delegation of which President ithe fateful February 9,1913,the date |Passing down the Avenida San Franciseo the crowds gave the new President a continuous ovation.This lavenue leads to the historic Plaza de lla Constitution,the cathedral and the national and municipal palaces form- ing its sides.Here an immense throng gathered since early in the morning and vociferously cheered |General Carranza as he _passed ithrotgh the main entrance of the Na- |tional Palace. |‘A few moments One lot Round Thread,French Vals and Filet Laces,5c.the yard. after he entered President Carranza appeared on the| balcony under the liberty bell and addressed the crowd,promising a new era of real constitutional gov-| ernment.The troops then passed in| review before the new Executive,a} band of 200 pieces massed in the! square meanwhile playing martial airs. The day was a holiday and all}:i ae places of business were closed.|10c.Counter loaded with good thingsVoiles,Crepes,Madras and other dress Forced Dominican Government to fabrics,worth up to 25c. Make Peace.| One lot Round Thread Shadow Laces with insertion to match,10c.and 12 1-2c. yard. Many Bargains to be had for the next two weeks in our Summer Fabrics. Peace plans,supported by the guns| of American warships and a_regi-} |ment of marines,have been agreed| upon by the warring factions in the | Dominican republic. President Wilson sent the peacecommissioners,John Franklin Fort,|“4 |former Governor of New Jerscy,| Charles Smith of Portsmouth,N.E.. and Mihister Sullivan,after strong intimations had “been given both the Dominican and Haitien governments that unless order was restored on the island the Unite States would do some police work.At the same time the transport Hancock,with 4 full regiment of marines aboard,was| |dispatched to Dominican waters to} |join the half-dozen warships already | on guard there.Friday the State Department |eeived the following:|.“The revolution is over,peace has |been-accomplished and the jhas accepted President Plums to be gathered in our Ready-to- Wear Department.Don’t fail to visit it. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS. "PHONE 155, MonumentsandTombstones That.is My Business. |re- |Best material,first-class work,lowest prices and satisfaction country |guaranteed or no pay.Wilson’s |: ne Tf ese need anything in my line be sure to see or write me before you buy,as f am prepared to protect your interests. Ask your neighbors who have bought work from me and see what they say.De I appreciate your neighbors’bysiness and will likew appreciate yours. YARDS AT STATESVILLE,N.C.,AND MOORESVILLE,N.C. ZEB DEATON,Proprietor naman |Net Se Strange After All. You may think it strange that so many people.aré cured off stomach trouble byChamberlain's Tablets.You would not, however,if .you should give them a trial.They strengthen and invigorate the stomachandenableittoperformitsfunctionsnatu- rally.Mrs«Rosie Rish,Wabash,Ind, writes,“Nothing did me the least good untilIbeganusingChamberlain's Tablets.It isdecidedlythe.best medicine for stomach trouble...have.ever used.”For sale hy alldealers,' || ieee omens ONE PAIR SOLD SELLSMANYOTHERS. Because,not only will you come again for more—but you will send your friends in also. BOSTONIANS are made over lasts that have been thoroughly tested as to practicability. Our stock of BOSTONIANS is representative of a choice govern- ed by long experience in the art of selecting shoes that are built to fit right. Let uS fit you to that first pair today.HITESHOECO. A BOOK FREE! We have prepared at quite an expense alittle book that we are going.to give-tothefirst500mencallingforit.The only condition is that you present a copy of this advertisement and register your name and address.Itcontains miuch valuable information—especially for people Jiving in the rural districts. Remember the only cost to you is that you present a copy of this advertisementandregisteryourname.You will like it and will besurprised at the information it contains.Itissomething worth while. Big Reductions in All SummerClothing $10 Mohair Suits for 15 Mohair Suits for Come to see us for bargains. $7.5010.00 Sloan Clothing Company WE SELL “BETTER’’CLOTHES p ||l &(| Checking Accounts,Either Large or Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~ TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE. Have them acquire the habit while they are young.Early habits mold future charac- ters.The boy or girl who early acquires the saving habit is laying the foundation of a future success.The result of small de- posits has been the making of many a per- son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly,on Savings accounts. Come in and let us explain our methods,orifyoupreferwecantellyoubymail. GEO.H.BROWNO.L.TURNER President. Cashier. RL~FOR SALE! Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Race street with all city improvements. Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city improvements. All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city. Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acresofland,barn and out-buildings and fine well water. Twelve acres in Harmopy,half in cultivation,balance in woodland.New five-room cattage,barn and well. For further information call:on or write, “ERNEST G.INSURANCE,STOCKS,ANDREALESTATE.PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. iFOUNDEL1838 CHARTERED INTRINITYCOLLEGE, DURHAM,N.C, A Southern College of liberal arts with an established national reputation for high standards,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its large endow- ment fund makes possible ita first-class equipment and large faculty of welltrainedandcarefullychosenteachers.Student fees low.Comfortable,inexpen- sive rooms th carefully supervised hygienic dormitories. Classical and scientific courses leading to the bachelor’s degree.Graduatecoursesinalldepartments.Schools of Engineering,Education and Law.For catalogue and illustrated booklet addressR,.L.FLOWERS,Secretary to the Corporation, 1859 * |THE LANDMARKoeTUESDAY,August 25,1914. —————————————FARMING IN DRY WEATHER. |How the Effects of Drought’May Be |Largely Overcome.|R.E.Grabel in Charlotte Observer. Nearly all our crops have suffered| ifrom the weather this year.Are we to blame Providence for \this?Will we go along next year|just as we have this?Is there nowaybywhichwecanovercomethe|effect of dry or wet weather on our 'erop;or in other words,is there not |some way by which we can grow;good.crops regardless of the weath-?qe :|In traveling from farm to farm \this spring and summer we have|noticed here and there a farm where |the crops were growing beautifully |while right at its side would be a }farm where the crop looked,like it|}would hardly pay expenses,.The soil was about the same,the weather had| |been exactly the same.Then why|this difference?It was in the men }and not in the weather. I believe we can grow good crops! jregardiéss of the weather,except injextremecases,such as the recent[hail storm that swept over several {of our,counties. To grow good crops regardless of the weather is going to.take some |hard study and work,on most of our oils,for they have been run down and we are foing to have to ‘rebuild |them. |‘The first step along that line is to get cover crops on all our land pos- sible,to plow under for humus,80 that we can increase our water- holding and water-releasing vapac-t The trouble with most of -our farms is that we have so little veg- letable matter in the soil that there is nothing to keep the water in the soil when it falls,and as a result it is carried away and #@%3t does ga in the +ground--there is there,hence it evaporates in a short time and our soil is dry and.we won- der why our corn twists up. Not only do we want to get humus in the soil but we want to prepare our soil for xt year’s crop during the fall as near as possible.I know that soil with little humus,especial- ly the piedmont soil,is likely to pack ne and be as hard in the spring as it was before we turned it in the fall, and we have all our work to do over again.I have come ion our fall preparation depends in a measure on the amount of humus we have in the soil.Soil that is hort of humus is a very hard soil a good crop from under any If we have any hu- in our soil at all we should try it broken in the fall,if pos- Break it as deeply as possi- and then omething grow- ing an it, Seil is like a boy.If left idle will @rely get into trouble.The most important thing is to get a legume cover crop growing as early as you can.1 have found on nearly every farm I visit,Where the crop is grow- ing and fruiting during this dry weather that cover crops have been turned under at the proper time and in the proper way. It is impossible for Us to reyzu late the weather.Therefore,we art going to have to regulate and make it fit the weather.In many to set circumstances mu ret get our of the Western States they ar growing fine crops with far less rai than we have had this year.W< can do the same thing by applying the same methods,the first of wh is get plenty of humus in the Soi! the second is break deeply and cul tivate shallow. We are unable to change th: ditions this year and if our crop ha uffered it will have to suffer and we will.have to lose,but that does not bring a very satisfying feeling to our souls.Therefore,we will have to profit by this year’s mistakes ar not meet with the same fate next year.“ The government will give you bul letins free of cost that will tell you just how to grow a crop regardl of the weather and which if followed will bring success. cor id Breese Sent to Federal Prison in At |lanta,|Asheville Citizen,2Ist. After living seventeen years in the shadow of the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta,during the greater part of which time he bitterly resisted all efforts looking to his incarceration, Major William E.Breese,Sr.,former ly president of the First National Bank of Asheville,last night began a journey to Atlanta to begin th: serving of a term of two years fo: misapplication of the funds of the bank,which failed during the spring of 1897 with heavy losses to the de- positors.The aged man was taken to Atlanta by members of the force .of Marshal Charles A.Webb,after bidding his loved ones goodbye at the Swannanoa-Berkeley hotel,where he has remained in the custody of an officer since Tuesday morning. The departure of Major Breese for the penitentiary followed the order of Judge James E.Boyd of the United States District Court,that the clerk of the court issue the usual mittimus,after the attorney for the aged prisoner had announced that no efforts would be made to resist the execution of the sentence.Major Breese was not in court at any time during the day.He did not leave hi room at the Swannanoa-Berkcley hotel after his arrival at A'sheville until last night,when he began the journey to Atlanta. LL TTTTTL STATE OF OHIO,cITy oOLUCASCOUNTY Frank J.Cheney makes oath thatheisseniorpartner.of the firm of F.J.Cheney &Co,,doing business in theCityofToledo,Count:end State afvore-said,and that said firm wili pay thesumofONEHUNDREDDOLLARSforeachandeverycaseofCatarrhthatcannotbecuredbytheuseofHall's Ca-tarrh Cure.FRANK J.CHENEY,Sworn to before me and subscribedinmySonne,ee 6th day of De- le 6.cember,A.D, (8eal,)A,W.GLEASON,Notary Public,Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal- ‘esi druggists.Be.l's Family Pills for ¢omatipation.* nothing to keer it) to the conclus-| F TOLEDO,] RATS,FLEAS AND PLAGUE. |How Plague is Transmitted:FromRatstoManByMeansofFleas. |Bulletin State Beard of Health. |Rats are dangerous.They have! |no legitimate business,nor-can they! |Serve any good purpose in any com- |munity.Sanitarians are well agreed that rats are a serious menace to} |health.They are so filthy in their! habits as tenants of the sewers and/as feeders on everything dirty and} diseased that it is no wonder they are! carriers of disease,parasites and} plague infection.| That rats are afflicted with many}diseases more than bubonic plague,is| confirmed by Dr.Rupert Blue,Sur-| eon General of the U.8S.PublicHealthService,who,speaking on| this point,says:“Other infections of the rat are:Trematodes,or flukes;| or tape worms;nema- or round worms;protozoa;in-| sects and vegetable microbes.”Of) the rats examined in San Francisco 34 per cent were infested with tape worms.|Plague is primarily a disease of |the It is communicated from} the plague-stricken rat to other rats }and from rats to man by means of cestodes, todes, rat j fleas,as the principal agent,yet it! has been determined many times tthat handling a rat that has been dead of plague only a few hours gives the infection almost instantly. Pw mall boys while playing in an unused cellar found the body of a dead rat.The corpse was _buried |with unwsual funeral honors.In for- ty-cight hours both were ill with bu- bhonic plague.A laborer finding a sick rat on the wharf picked it up with the naked hand and threw it in- to the bay.He was seized three days later with plague.But the flea is the chief inoculator.Fleas aban- don a rat dead of plague and go in search of living beings who still have warn blood circulating in their velr Biting man,they inoculate sito him the living virus which ‘starts t disease. since plague is a discase duc to ra iid rat-fleas.and not to filth or dirty habits,there’s only one thing to to avoid plague:eradicate the be done by making do j rat his can Wa!1 them’with traps,poison and tarvation,and by “rat proofing” against them,that is by building them out.As a result of the Chi- natown plague epidemic in 1907,so |eff nt was the rat proof construc- tio that followed,that rats and plague were entirely “built out”of that part of the city.SS How to Raise Corn Without Rain. Raleigh News and Observer. “You have heard a lot about th drought thi ummer,”said Mr.C. Ifudson,in charge of the county demonstration work in North Car- j “Well,one of the objects of |}demonstration work is to‘show farm- jers that they can be independent of jany average drought.I have been j}down in Sampson county and they ph:ve told me there that the farmers +Who had _followed demonstration |methods had a crop,whereas those Who had not followed those method had been badly damaged by the drought.We have records of in stances where good ereps of corn were made without a drop of rain on it from the time it was planted to the time it matured.It was done by having plenty of humus in the soil and by dcep plowing.” Be Vigorous and Ambitious Drive the poisonous waste from your clogged-up bowels,and start your liver to working perfectly with gentle,blissful-HOT SPRINGS.LIV- ER BUTTONS. They purify the blood,put an edgeontheappetiteandputvigorandambitionintopeoplewholackener- gy: Take them,and headache,nervous-ness,sleeplessness and dizziness will vanish.They are simply fine,espe- cially for women and elderly people. Cut out calomel and other make- shifts.Take little chocolate coat- ed HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUT- TONS for a week,and notice the complexion clear up and_pimples vanish,All druggists,25 cents. Free sample from Hot Springs| Chemi¢al Co.,Hot Springs,Ark. Nothing more than your own presence expresses more de- light to the sick one at home or in hospit- al—than Flower Our business is that offurnishingflowers || for all occasions and for every purpose flowers are intended Van Lindley (o.,) FLORISTS TO THE SOUTH, GREENSBORO,N.C.| Polk Gray Drug Co.,) Local Agents. EXAMINATION FREE!1 I examine your watch for nothing.my charge is reasonable.Do it right and promptly.[ff it jneedsregulatingwhybringittome.Why not have good timeallthetimeyouhavetime.Clean and regulate for $1.00, H.B.WOODWARD,Jeweler, If there is anything w: ’T°HE RUGS we sell display that exceptional quality and good taste We carry the largest and most select variety of oriental and domesticrugstobeseeninthecity,and nowhere else will you be able to buylikequalitiesatthepriceswesellthem. est grade of rugs obtainable,our prices are not high. other places for the common grades. The Williams Furniture House.: —r SSS Hall’s Dentifoam! The antiseptic Tooth Wash.Unex- celled for the Teeth and Gums. ——25 CENTS AT-——— HALL’S DRUG STOPRESCRIPTIONIST.PHONE 20, RE, which only the best of materials and workmanship can convey. While we carry the high- We ask the same price for these better grades that are asked at Vudor Shades,Awnings,Tents,Window Shades, Rugs for Porches,Hammocks and Swings Oil Cook Stoves. |Statesville Housefurnishing Co. }IMPERIAL COTTON OIL COMPANY, ae The maximum yield of all crops by failing to top-dress with NITRATE SODA. Car load just received,cheap for cash only. If you want standard 71-2 Meal(39.7 per cent)Protein,buy ours.If you want Feed Meal,5 percentammonia,26 per cent Pro-tein,buy the other fellow’s.Thepriceisaboutthesame—takeyourchoice, ate"PHONE 205. ~~Mir,Lowranee gaid-he-dida’t-object throe =“the non-partisan part of tt,at th NDMARK , SOUNTY CANDIDATES NAMED.|UNTY CANDIDATES NAMED. ——————————— having so much politics in it.He charged that the‘commissioners of this and other counties used too much time in building up political affairs. For this office men of the best busi-|se-|ness qualifications should be lected and then their backbones ex- amined to see if they could be han- died by a-boss.He would name three men for commissioners,said Mr. Tharpe,without regard to their pol- ities,and in conclusion named ki C. Wagner of Statesville,J.Lon.Tur- ner of East Monbo and C.C.Tharpe of Union Grove.J.Martin Rébinson of Cool Spring and J,E.Hendren of Turnersburg were also placed in nomination.A motion by Mr. Tharpe,which was adopted,provid- ed that the three receiving:the high- est vote should be the candidctes, the purpose being to nominate only three. Mr.S.Al Lowrance ville said the party was pledg reform in county ‘affairs.He want- ed a board of commissioners that would require the sheriff to annually,or at least once in years;and he favored naming candi- dates for a full board.'He offered an amendment to Mr.Tharpe’s mo- tion,to nominate five instead of three candidates. Mr.Tharpe plead earnestly for his motion and for the non-partisan idea on the board of coinmissioners.He said Republicans who opposed that were showing themselves hide- boufd partisans and following in the footsteps of Democratic bosses. of Moores- they were to vote for Democrats he favored selecting the Democrats they were to vote for and he would vote for them only on condition that they voted “our (the Republican)ticket.”| A!vote was then taken and the} Lowrance amendment was defeated, 44 to 23.On motion of Mr.Low- rance Tharpe’s motion was made unanimous. The vote for candidates for coun- %y commissioners was then taken with the following result:Wagner 67 (the full convention vote),Tur- ner 60,Tharpe 61,Hiendren 7,Rob- inson 6.The nomination of Wag- ner.Turner and Tharpe was declar- ed and the convention took a recess until 2 o'clock. The Platform and Delegates. ‘At the afternoon session S.0.La- wenby was nominated for surveyor and W.L.Harbin for coroner.The platform was reported and adopted. It is as follows: “We,the Republicans of Iredell county,in convention assembled,ex press our faith and belief in a gov- ernment by the people in practice as| well as in theory. “We are unalterably opposed what is known as bosssim in management of the political affairs of the county,as well as in those of to the State and nation;and we appeal| to the people of the county,irre- spective of party,to set the welfare| of the county above partisanship and to vote for the best interests of the county.“We believe in an economic business-like administration of offices and financial affairs of and the the ‘county,and that all county officers} be required to make full annual set- tlements of receipts and disburse- ments. “We favor a State-wide legalized primary applied to all parties and for all offices,and in the enactment and enforcement of a corrupt practices act.to insure fair and honest elec-}| tions.In national politics we believe in a protective tariff so framed as_to procure sufficient revenue for the ad-|ministration of the national govern- ment and so as to encourage Ameri- can manufactories and to insure alivingwagetoAmericanlaborers.“We believe in the proper and ef-|people’s|ficient regulation by the government of the trusts and of the great combinations of capital. “We believe in the encouragement| by the government of the United States of an American merchant ma- rine,so as to build trade with foreign peoples in times of universal peace as well as when the nations are at war. “And we believe always and at all| times in the conservation of all our nation’s resources.” The following were named as del- egates to the judicial and congres- sional conventions,yet to be called: M..C.Arthurs,L.C.Wagner,J. A.Reavis,S.M.Goodman,C.D. Smith,T.W.Vickery,R.V.Tharne, J.A.Maiden,P.A.Barringer,W. M.Reid,S.G.White,W.A.Camp- bell,W.B.Gant,W.A.Bristol,Jno. HK.Gray,D.L.Raymer,J.L.Sher- rill,T.M.Stikeleather,J.T.Jen- nines.Ajlternates—!.M. J,E.Colvert,J.L.Deaton,C.D. Smith,G.G.Gant,A.L.Kennedy, A.W.Tharpe,J.Claude Troutman, L..B.Younger,W.M.Lundy,D.W.“Higrmon,J.D.Elliott,T.Scott Bark- ley:J.T.Cashion,F. Pliams,T.J.Matheson. W.A.Bristol County Chairman. The present committeemen met af ter the address of Mr.Linney and elected the following executive com- mittee:W.A.Bristol,J.M. Goodman,R.S»Templeton, Tharpe,H.V.Furches,D.liams,J.T.Jennings,FE R. J.Wil- man and HL V.Furches secretary. .®Little Ray.Stout Able to Go Home. Ray Stout,ttle son of Mr.N.P t of the vicinity of Stony Point at the Sanatorium here, child struck the horse with ®head,fracturing the skull. “aaeagesheis.feelirig ge the wound is-expected to hea the} AT TIRLEMONT AND LOUYAIN.| the Ger-m, |‘The fighting at Tirlemont and Lon- lyvain is deseribed by the Ostend cor-lrespondent of the London Express, |who says he witnessed it from a ‘church tower at Tirlemont first and:|later proceeded to Louvain,He says:*“Until lunchtime ©Tuesday Tirle- mont was quiet and ‘normal,Sud- denly,about 1 O'clock,came the |sound of the first German gun.The artillery had opened fire. “From the church tower it was possible to see distinctly the posi-| tion of the German guns andthe ‘bursting of their shells.The Bel- gians replied from_their positions east of Louvain.It was a striking sight to the accompaniment of the |ceaseless thud,thud ‘of bursting shells,with their puffs of cotton-like smoke,tearing up.the.peaceful wheat fields not far away. “Gradually working nearer,the |chells bejran to strike the houses in \Tirlemont,This was a signal for the | | ed to|populace,which heretofore had been|advance.in confident that the Belgian army| would protect them,to the rushing of rats from a disturbed nest, \tion except one. |“{moved down fo Louvain,where|countries not affected by the war and|believé we f t and pcace-|though the market for this product is |aeverythingseemedquie |ful. drinking smoking. troops were toward |“By midnig’ cafes |The people sat in the andtheirevening becr Meanwhile the Louvain. sof.a panic.Lon night-tnrones of refugees had to arrive,followed later by soldiers.| By 11 o'clock the Belgian rear guard | was engaging the enemy at the rail-|lined to grind the faces of the poor.|Iredell is progressive in all things ex- road bridge at the entrance to the)from the legislation introduced in|cept politics,judging from some of Congress and from the earnestness|the political leaders. The |with which the government is -press-|town. “The firing was wounded began to come heavy. in.Rider-} less horses came along,both Ger-|that the American public isin noj Justice for forcing the L wcre|temper to be trifled with,and that to pass a corrupt practice act.man and.Belgian.These |caught and mounted by _civilians, glad to have so rapid a mode of es-| cape.| “IT remember watching a black-| clad Belgian woman running straight | down the middle of a road from the Germans.Behind her came the re- tiring Belgian troops,disheartrned but valiant.This woman,clad in| mourning,was the symbol of the Belgian populace. “At some of the barricades along the route the refugees and soldiers arrived simultaneously,making the defence difficult.All about Tirle- mont and Louvain the refugees con-| tinually interfered with the work of| the troops.The road to Brussels al-| ways was crowded with refugees.|————— Would Put Canned Salmon and Ap-| ple Jack on Par With Cotton. Washington.Dispatch,22d.| An amendment to the Smith cotton warehouse bill was adopted today which places tobacco and naval| stores on the same basis as cotton.| In other words,tobacco,naval stores and cotton .stored in government | warehouses will be made the basis lef currency,should the bill become a jaw. without further amendment. A crowbar was thrown into the | The War Simply Used As the Ex:|§ Por ~“puse;q ae fly blindly |}erop,and the present impossibility of settle|and unreasonably.All they knew |marketing it abroad.Take the case of |NEW two|was that the Germans were coming.|th,prominent drug store in Washing-:From the tower the scene was like|ton,the name of which we regret is |turns out wel sh ),|not given,which is said to have ad-The people fled in every direc-|vanced olive oil from 50 to 60 cents a|people did it, cause much old seed of crimson anc other clovers,as well vetch,rape and so on,to be thrown on the be careful,therefore,to seeds tested before that you may know how much more of these old sceds to sow to get a |normal : also. |for you before sowing. /§ oats due to poor seed, Baltimore Sun.': The government investigators aregettingsomeveryinterestinginfor- mation about the “true inwardness”of the increase of prices,For in- stance,take sugar,which threatenstojumptoalmostrecord-breaking|; figures.Evidence has been found to show that sugar producers and re-finers have combined to raise prices. And on top of that evidence comes the statement from Mr.Robert Ox- nard,president.of the,Beet’Sugar| Refiners’Association,that 1,300,000+ bags of sugar will be produced.this|year by the beet.sugar industty alone, and that in his judgment there is no reason for the advance in price,Take the case of flour as another instance. We Have Secured One Case of 1,000 Yards’32 Inch JuvenileCloth, Consisting of Stripes,Plaids and Checks,suitable for Dresses for women,misses and children;also men’s Shirts,Shrunk and sponged ready for the needle.Colors guaranteed and outwears any other cotton fabric of similar character or value.“These goods retail from full pieces for 18c,to 20c.per yard.Our price.at.present in ‘short lengths,though cut to suit customers,is 124c.per yard.Give it a trial There is evidence thiat an association| of Western flour -millers has com-| bined to boost the price of that prod-| uct,in the face of this year’s tremen-| dous wheat.crop..Lake the letter is-|sued by the spool cotton company of| New York announcing a 20 per cent,prices,to take effect August 15,in spite of a large‘eotton pint,though the supply comes from reduced by the war. It looks as if we were going to get LW:.Belgian|down to the bottom of this inflation retiring in good ‘order|jn ‘prices and to lay our hands on 2 some of the people responsible for it.)speaker quoted from Dr.H.Q.Alex- ht the town was in the!and if their guilt is established,a/ander’s speech at the Iredell Farm- g before mid-specia)convict suit,expressive of thegrecd--which-they have, manifested,should .be devised as a warning to others who may be in- ing this investigation it is’evident| some of these specufators are going to be hurt. ateeiennaaartnteae Farmers Should Have Sced Tested. Correspondence of The Landmark. to 1 of hairy is likelyTheEuropeanwar as this fall.You lave sowing in must your order market stand. Better look out for poor seed oats Better let us germinate them Many com- plaints came to us last fall_and ng from failure to get a stand pf Address all secd packages to the North Carolina Seed Laboratory,Raleigh,N.C.,and put your Own name and address in- side the package. JAS.L.BURGESS, Agronomist and Botanist.|NS spri Churches to Pray For Peace. The following resolution was adopted by the Personal Workers’| It has a good chance to pass |¢:eh ‘antres ;S re Conference,in session at Montreal]olyding with the statement: last week: “Believing in the efficacy of unit-| the said that he had at first thought and you will be pleased Yours,ete., =S5MILLS &POSTON.& STATE CHAIRMAN.TALKS. 1 we will say the Demo- crats did it;if not we will say the The Republicans en- dorsed the tax reform because they eed it.The Republicans iso declared for the legalized pri- The Democrats want the pri- mary for the larger officers,but it) mustn’t bother the county offices. They can perpetuate ring rule.The mafy. ers’Union pienic in which he urged his -heakers...t0.wate.for.the amends,ments.The audience was also re- minded that Dr.Alexander said that Corrupt Practice Act Approved. Mr.Linney commended Mr,E.J. egislature He read the provisions of the act and dis- cussed them in detail.He urged cverybody to read and study the a¢t. li is a little exciting,but very whofe- ome.The Republicans declared in favor of its enforcement.They also declared in favor of allowing rail- roads which develop new territory to chargé rates sufficient to pay their xpenses until they become establish- | ed Would Run Fer Congress. The speaker said that he was proud that he is a Republican andhehopestobeallowedtofightthe battles of his party until he is as old as Jo.Cannon.He enjoys the fight so long as his adversaries are fair, but when they turn on him he wants to call them cowards.He would rath- er live in.oblivion than to be ppro- moted by money.In closing his ad- dress he urged the Republicans of Iredell to wake up,declaring that he believed there is a chance to win North Carolina.His last words inti- mated that he will accept the nomi- nation for Congress if it is tendered him.Speaking in a humorous vein he would be satisfied in seeing the Republicans win North Carolina,con- it} have time I may also whip Dough- ton for Congress.” heretofore evenly -working machin-|.4 prayer,We Christians here assem-| ery which has been counted on to|bled at Montreat from all sections of| get money for cotton when Senator |our Church,appalled at the propor-| Lane of Oregon arose in the Senate |tions of the European war,in prog-|Seth Whitaker,who kilie?James ee an ene oe en |ee more or less throughout the}H Prtler Asheville on the [ith salmon on the same basis a5|5714,aghast at the carnage,the de-|and fled,surrendered to the authori- cothon,tobacco and naval stores.|-truction and distress,the orrow|tics Fridoy.“ Senator Lane argued his case with so and suffering entailed,do respectful-Clyde Cannady,the man held at much earnestness that when a vote|iy suggest that,in addition to the|New Berne for murder,is not Clyde |was nnen ——bd See to ris |private prayers offered,our Church-|Kiennedy,son of Mr.R.C.Kennedy, amendment -had-to make~a point of|°.remember at every service to be-}formerly-of Mooresville. conte eat seen ecm RI STATE NEWS. in up American| Johnson,| J.Axley,T.L. i Davis, 3.A.Maiden,P.D.Atwell,S.M. wy A.Mathe- son,Mr.Bristol was elected chair- )Was seriously injured by a horse Yen days ago and had since was home yesterday by his father. a and the animal kicked him on The ‘piece of skull was.removed e Sanatorium and the little fel- ro quorum in order to eliminate can- ned salmon as a currency basis.Senator Martin said he was tempt- ed to offer an amendment placing “apple-jack”on a par with ~cotton and other commodities produced in this country.He thought ample revenue could be raised in this way. eeera RE Wholesale Druggists Gouging. Condemnation of the alleged action of some wholesale dealers and manu- facturers in the drug trade,who be-.p ;;€at Durham last week,were:Paul V.|morning,and the police were look- cause of the European war,have raised prices,was ‘voiced in a resolu- tion adopted by the National Asso- |eiation of Retail Druggists,in annual conveption in Philadelphia.The resol- lution states that “it is common knowledge that many wholesale deal- lers and manufacturers of drugs, chemicals and medicinal products cm- |ployed in improving the condition of ithe sick are displaying lack of human- itarianism and patriotism by taking |advantage of tthe grave conditions that confront the American people to advance unnecessarily the price of the essential medical commodities.”ed Strange of the Episcopal Church Dead. Rt.Rev.Robert Strange,bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina,died Sunday at his home in Wilmington. He had been ill nearly a year,The funeral and interment will take place at Wilmington this afternoon. Bishop’Strange:was born in Wil- |mington December 6,1857.He served \churches in Raleigh,Wilmington and Richmond prior to his election bishop in 1904. wife and two children. ATL Tobacco Will Be Considered on Same Basis as Cotton. Tobacco is to be considered by Sec- Bishop the retary McAdoo as a basis for emer-|gency currency on the same basis as cotton,corn,wheat and other staples. This asstrance was given Senator Smith of Maryland,who called on Secretary McAldoo on behalf of the Senators from:North Carolina,Vir- ginia,Kentucky,.Tennessee and Maryland,the States which raise to- bacco consumed in the export trade. TL, Court.Items.eens Chas.Bikas was fined $27,50 in the mayor's court Friday for,disorderly conduct. 1;Mamie Williams,a youtig negroeay'On account of the child’s|woman,has been sentenced to jail1\for 30 days by Mayor Caldwell’for \disorderly condwet, it | as} l\cmech the God of all power and peace| to khring to a speedy conclusion this| ecnflict among the nations.| |“We suggest also that on the first Sunday in September throughout our| whole Church special supplication | |be made for this end.}————od Officers State Council of the Junior | Order.| The officers elected by the State | l council of the Junior Order,in session| |Jones of Tarboro,State councilor;| W.A.Cooper of Raleigh,vice coun-| |cilor;Sam F.Vance of Winston-Sa-| \lem,secretary;Geo.V.Fulp treasur-| er,H.O,Sapp inside sentinel,C.Vz.) Bailey outside sentinel,J.W.Mad-| dox conductor,W.L.Anderson chap-| lain,C.L.Sands warden.National| representatives:Dplos W.Sorrell,| W.B:Duttera,N.L.Eure,L.D.Men-| denhall.| |‘The council voted down the proposi- tion to establish a State organ for the order. Two Seriously Hurt When Crashed Into Bridge. |«An automobile driven by Everett | \Crotts of Winston-Salem,the owner,| crashed into a bridge over the South-| |bound railroad,four miles |Lexington,Sunday aftcrnoon, |Will Money and “Tobe”McGee, Auto over ‘the edge i tracks|riously hurt.internaHy. |fered a broken wrist and juries. jaway.It is claimed that the car was running at the rate of 30 miles an |hour. i eTATOE Personal Items. |Correspondence of The Landmark Statesville,R-3,Aug.24—Misses Ollie and Emma Little have returned to their home in.Gastonia after spending a week with Misses Maic land Alda Ostwalt,They were ac- jcompanied home by Miss Alda Ost- walt,who will spend several weeks there and in Charlotte before return- jing home,i |Mr,Jacob Little is spending awhile |with his daughter,Mrs.J.D,Ost- |walt,Miss Bertha Abernathy has rehurned to her home in north Ire- \dell after a short visit to her sister, iMrs.I.8.Ostwalt.Mr,Clyde Ost-walt has teturned from Cleveland, |accampanied by Mr,Horace Budy. é Ait 4 “ itt mi nerth of|and|témpt,the hearing being at Judge site | ting on the rear seat,were hurled| of the bridge and to the| 20 feet.below.McGee was &e-| Money suf-|was continued until other in-| A The rear,wheel of the car) He is,survived by his|was smashed and one panel of the) liron railing of the bridge was torn| \tire crop | Near Charlotte Saturday,Hallie | Zelle Walker,10 years old,handled| Her sister,sev-| Soth | E an “unloaded gun.” en years old,was the victim. colored.| The year-old child of Mr.and Mtrs.} Stephen Smith,who live near Ger- manton,Stokes county,fell into a hucket of water last week and was drowned.Arthur McLain was shot and killed in Asheville,at 1 o’clock Monday ing for Gus.Terrell,who was charg- ed with the shooting.30th colored. Terrell is the stepfather of McLain’s wife and the killing was the result of a family row. Mrs.Hessie Aldridge,30 years old, committed suicide in Winston-Salem Sunday by throwing herself in front of a street car.Wer husband had deserted her and the strain of try- ing to support herself and two little girls was too much for the poor wo- man and her mind failed. The Goldshoro Record that Judge Peebles drank charged too much and did other unbecoming while holding court at Goldsboro. The editors nnd publishers of the pa- per,Geo.W.and Chas.A.Brown, were cited before his honor for con- Peebles’home at Jackson last Sat- urday.Judge Robinson,counsel for the Browns.sprung a law point on Peebles that halted him and the case September 28. ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. Jamaica has stopped the exporta- tion of sugar,claiming that the en- is needed for home.con- sumption. Pope Pius,who diced last week,was buried in Rome Saturday evening at sunset;The cardinals of the Church, 166 in number,will meet in a few|days to elect his successor, |.President Wilson has appointed Col.Henry P.McCain adjutant gen- leral of the army,with the rank of |brigadier,to succeed Adjutant Gen- jeral Geo.Andrews,retired. |War in Europe promises to hold |}Congress in ‘session indefinitely, |Commerce,which the war has strick- len,is the principal subject with \which Congress is concerned.Follow- ling passage of the war risk insur- lance bill,ai proposal for the gdvern- iment to organize o corporation for‘ite trans-oceanic trade will.be’takenup. things’ gilireetcrensSoametaeeiclign: The Lyric Programme: Tuesday. Rivalry (two reels)—Thanhouser Film Mutual Girl No.21—Reliance Film Wednesday. Stolen Radium —Majestic Film Nancy’s Husband—Beauty Film Cowboy's Chicken Dinner——~_Retanée Fn Thursday. Tragedy of the Orient (two reels)Bronco Film Last Drink of Whiskey—Komic Film Friday. Million Dollar Mystery The Knockout—Keystone Film Saturday. Relic of Old Japan (rwo reels)— “=Domino Film Sparrow of the Crease American Film Monday. Three extra good reels Ten million miles of advertising. A half-million Fords,averaging 20 miles aday,circle the world 400 times every 24 hours.If the car wasn’t right this tremendous pub- licity would put the Company outofbusiness.The Ford is its own best salesman.A demonstration is a revelation—take yours today. Prices and specifications from Ford Motor Com- pany,Detroit,or from Ford agent in ycur city. Car Load Touring Cars just arrived. Carolina Motor Company. RaeeaSsETOTSSeESESS SESS SSESESSESS SSSRSSTESOE EE SEDS FOSS ETSTOEES —ay ——;'F "—<===GET BUSY == Save Your Fruit! PRESERVING POWDERS, *Scarr’s,King’s or Scott’s, 15c,the package,two for 25c. licylic Acid,10c.oz.,3 for 25c. 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SEE FRAZIER BROS: FOR GOOD TIN WORK. Repairing a Specialty. "PHONE ‘cabinet includes ex-Premiers Briand, _ed the boy’s injury its head was sent VOL.XLI.STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,AUGUST 28,1914.7" +— Bcea RESISTING GERMAN ADVANCE. The Allies’Battle Line 250 MilesLong—Germans ‘ake Namur Forts. The latest-hews is that the French and British <rmies,on a battle line of 260°miles,still are strenuously op- posing the advance of the GermanforcesacrosstheFrenchfrontier.There is little information of results.A.dispatch from ——sourcessaysallthefortsofNamurhavefal-len and Longwy,near the Luxemburgborder,has been captured by theGermansafteraresolutedefense. There is little satisfactory news from the battlefields.EngagementscontinuealongtheFrenchfrontierandinBelgium,but the informa- tion as to results is very meager. The French war office stated,Wed-nesday,that in the North ine French and British lines have been movedbackashortdistance,as has the French right in the region of St.Die. The French troops on the offensive between Nancy—and Vosges,are said‘tobe makhig “heavy:~~. The same day it was reported from Antwerp,Belgium,that BelgiantroopshadcompelledtheFourth German Division,advancing south- ward,to retrace its steps.It is add-ed in the official statement that the Fourth Belgian Division at Namur has fulfilled its task of arresting the German column and —allowing the Belgians to retire on the French line- A report came from London,Wed- nesday,that Togoland,the German possession on the African west coast, has surrendered unconditionally. Reports form Bucharest say the Russians have occupied Tarnapol,an important town in Galicia,while the Russians themselves claim they have driven the Austrians back to the river Zlotalipa,30 miles west of Tarnapol and about 50 miles east of Lemberg,the Galician capital. Dispatches from Tsing-Tau,capi- tal of the Germany protectorate Kiao-Chow,say that there was no evidence Wednesday of Japanese warships or field troops in that neighborhood. To give opportunity for a wider scope in the selection of cabinet of-ficers at the present time,the FrenchministersresignedandPremier_Vi- viani,at the request of PresidentPoincare,immediately formed a newcabinetinwhichAlexandreMiller-and took the place of Adolphe Messi- my as minister of war and Theophile Deleasse assumed the portfolio offoreignaffairs,which previously washeldbyM.Vividni himself.The new Doumergue and Ribot. A.dispatch from London says: “Much is also hoped from the un- expected progress of the Russian armies in Prussia and the fact that the Austrians have been compelled to abandon their ‘campaign against Servia.The belief is held here that even should the Germans.succeed in reaching Paris,the Russians will al- most certainly reach Berlin.” The Austro-Hungarian ambassa-dor to the United States says he re- ceived dispatches Wednesday an- nouncing that Austrian troops hadrdpelledstrongRussianforcesin Russian Poland,capturing many risoners and much war material. he military attache of the Russian embassy has issued through theRussianconsulateinNewYorka statement telling of the ‘great suc- cess of the Russians against the Germans ard the victories of the Ser- vians over the Austrians. The Russian government is becom-ing more generous as the war pro-ceeds.Recently the Czar expressed high regard for his ‘‘beloved’Jews” and made generous promises to thePoles.A dispatch from St.Peters- burg says Russian authorities are abolishing previogs restrictions against prayer meetings by Baptists and that the Baptists are opening hospitals in Kiev,Odessa and St.Pe- tersburg. Attempts of a Zeppelin airship to drop bombs into Antwerp failed,it is reported,and it is said the Amer- jean minister to Belgium,Brand Whitlock,has sent an energetic pro- test to the German government against the hurling of bombs into Antwerp from airships.Whitlock whs at Brussels at last account.He did not leave when the Germans en- tered and it is said his influence kept the authorities of Brussels from of- fering useless resistance to the Ger- mans,who,as a result,have shown much consideration for the inhabi-tants., Small Colored Boy Bitten By a DogThoughttoBeRabid. The head of a dég which had bit- ten Ernest Stevenson,the four-year- old son of Chas.Stevenson,cdlored, was sent to Raleigh last night to as- tertain whether the canine was suffer- ing from hydrophobia.The dog had been acting strangely and Stevenson had tied it at his home at Belmont, the colored settlement east of town. The dog got loose and yesterday at- tacked the boy,catching his.hand in its mouth and refusing to ‘release it until the father came to the boy’s tescue.The dog was killed and on the advice of the physician who dress- to Raleigh last night. Mr.F.T.Meacham isweekinRaleigh..’Mrs.M.M.Davis of Johnson City,Tenn.;is visititig:her sister,Mrs.0.L.Turner. spendingthis TAX VALUE OF CORPORATIONS Assessments of Corporations in Ire-dell As Fixed By.CorporationCommission. Register of Deeds Boyd has_re- ceived from the corporation conimis- sion the valuation for taxation of railroad,telegraph,and_telephone property,etc.,in the county. The Southern Railway Company has 53.20 miles of road in the coun- ty,which is assessed at -$39,120.09permile,making the total valuation of $2,081,189. The North Carolina Midland rail- road (from Mooresville to Winston- Salem)has 4.91 miles in the coun- ty,assessed at $20,499,856 per mile.The total valuation is $100,654. The Southern Bell Telephone Com- pany’s property in the county is val- ued at $32,024. The Pullman (sleeping car).Com- pany is taxed at the rate of $223.11 per mile and the total taxable value is $4,487. !The-Southern Express ._._Companyte"taxed at’the"rate of STIS7TSper) mile and the total taxable value is $9,018.The Western Union Telegraph Company pays taxes on a valuation of $36.95 per mile and its total hold- ings in the county are valued at $6,-019. Telephone companies in the coun- ty are assessed as follows:Moores- ville Telephone Company,$7,000; Iredell Telephone Company,$16,035; Harmony Telephone Company,$750; Clio Telephone Company,31,500; Amity Telephone Company,$565; Rock Creck Telephone Company $400.The Southern Power Company’s holdings in the county are valued at $85,770. There are in the county 47 other corporations—mills,mercantile es tablishments,etc.—-assessed at frem $1,250 to $400,000.The Mooresville Cotton Mills has the largest assess- ment—$400,000.Turner Mills Co.at East Monbo is next with $178,788, the Statesville Cotton Mills third with $111,300 and the Statesville Flour ‘Mills fourth with $100,000. Bank stock is assessed as follows for taxation:Commercial National Bank of Statesville $95.80,First Na- tional Bank of Statesville $97.50, Merchants and Farmers’Bank of Statesville $122.80,First National Bank of Mooresville $95,Merchants and Farmers’Bank of Mooresville$88.33.The shares of the People’s Loan and Savings Bank of States- ville had not been paid in full when taxes were listed and the value per share of this stock is not fixed. Many Iredell people own stock in outside banks.One citizen has more than $26,000 in an outside concern. WHITE SPOTS LAST RUN: A Fox Hunting Story By Billy Dock That is of Especial Interest in Statesville. “White Spot’s Last Run”is a sto- ry by “Billy Dock”in last week’s is- sue-of the All-Story Cavalier Week- ly.It is a fox-hunting story;and Billy Dock destribes,with the knowl- edge of one familiar with the ways of the wild creatures,the meander- ings of the fox—known to the hunts- men as “White Spot”because he had a white spot on his shoulder—as he went out before day on that last morning,seeking his prey.One ofhisvictimswasa$50 prize rooster in a farmer’s barnyard.The turn- ings of the fox to throw the dogs off his track,when he was chased by the members of the hunting club,are de- seribed in detail.At one point he ran on a bunch of sleeping hogs avd rode on the back of an astonished hog some distance.He finally es- caped the dogs by jumping from a rnil fence to a broken tree,in which he hid from sight.The dogs could never trace him beyond the fence. But it was White Spot’s last min be- cause he was-in a bad shape physi- eally when he started on the rece and he gave up the ghost immediatc- ly after secreting himself in the broken tree. \A.love story is woven in the chase.The hunting club was composed of both sexes end the fellow who osked the girl to marry him that morniog was told he would be aecepted if hecapturedWhiteSpot’s brush.He madé an earnest effort but when he fziled to find the fox he didn’t know any better than to believe it was all up with the girl;and.on the way horme she had to tell him it didn’t matter about the fox brush. Statesville friends of the authorwillbeespeciallyinterestedinBilly Dock’s well told stery and will also be interested to know that he con- templates doing considerable work in this line. The Monster Snake That Mr.Cone Saw. ‘Mr.Caesar Cone passed through Statesville Monday en route from Blowing Rock to his home in Greens- boro,traveling by automobile.While in Statesville.Mr.Cone was telling some of his friends about a big rat- tle snake he saw in the mountains.It was seven feet long,he said,and 14 inches in.circumferente,but it got away before it could_be killed. One of an inquiring tugn of mind wanted to know how Mr.Cone gotthedimensionsofthesaketoaninch,seoitig it got away.“If you don’t,believe what I.sayaboutthesna mn h ar tatefi epee egeen BLIND MAN SENT TO ROADS. Sightless Negro,Who is Believed t@ Be a Blind Tiger,Sent Up For Thirty Days. A blind negro,who says he is W. W.Acres of Charlotte,was sent,to the roads yesterday by Justice La- izenby to serve 30 days for disorder- ly conduct.The offense was commit- ted Wednesday when Acres apiattherailwaystationinadrunkenconditionandcursedsoloudly.thathecouldbeheardforsomedistance.He was arrested by the police and af- ter spending the night at the police station was taken before the magis«trate yesterday.Justice Lazenbyimposedafineof$25 and costs,and when the negro said that he could not.pay the amount,the sentencewaschangedto30daysinjail,with privilege to send to the chain ‘gang. As the officers were taking the negrofromthecourthousetothejailSupt. Henry of the chain gang drove upandtheprisonerwasimmediatelyturnedovertohim.Although he'is for him to do toward road building. ‘Acres is believed py the officers.to be areal “blind tiger.”He has madeseveral)trips to Statsville and it is claimed that every time he comes there are “drunks on depot hill.”Be-had liquor.eight gallons,but none of the color- ed people to whom it was addressedhadcalledattheexpressofficefor it.After his arrival in Statesville Acres attempted to take some of the liquor out,but was not allowed to do so without the signatures of the per- sons to whom it was addressed.Only, one of these—a woman—went to the express office with him to get the package addressed to her.Two oth- ers,a man and a woman,were indig- nant because the blind man had ship- ped liquor to their addresses and notonlyrefusedtosign,but complain- ed to the officers about the matter.On the witness stand Acres said thathehadshippedtheliquortohis Statesville friends as presents.tothem,buying and paying for it at the points in Virginia from which it was shipped.But the friends had not called at the express office for their presents. Acres is undoubtedly a “smooth article.”He poses as a Christian educator and says he travels about the country lecturing on religious subjects.“I spoke in Danville on the power of Christian unity,”he de- clared. GOV.BLEASE WAS DEFEATED. South Carolina Governor Fails in Race For»Senate—Second Race For Governor—Stevenson Defeat- ed. Ellison Durant Smith was renomi- nated for the United States Senate from South Carolina over Gov.Cole L.Blease in Tuesday’s Democratic primary by a majority of between 18,000 and 20,000,according to par- tially complete returns.With a to- tal vote of more than 123,000 report- ed,Senator Smith received 67,654 against 52,387 for Governor Blease. L.D.Jennings polled 2,282 and W. P.Pollock 1,262.! With from 5,000 to 10,000 votes still to be heard from it is not ex- pected that Senator Smith’s lead can be reduced to that point where a sec ond primary will be necessary. Richard I.Manning,Robert A\ Cooper and John G.Richards ar« leading in the contest for the guber natorial nomination,although the of ficial tabulation probably will be nec esary to determine which two of the candidates will enter the second pri mary September 8.There were elev en candidates in the race for Govern- cr. Returns indicate the renomination of all the South Carolina Represen- tatives in Congress.W.F.Stevenson, the Iredell man who opposed KepresentativeFinleyinthefifthdistrict, was defeated by about 1,000 votes. News of the Churches, The meeting which has been in progress at Bethel church for ten days,conducted by Rey.Dr,Charle: Anderson of Statesville,will clos: tonight.Baptismal services will be held at East Monbo Sunday morning at 10 o’clock.Up to yesterday thcre were 42 candidates for baptism.Rev.Dr.Guerney of Monroe will preach at the union’services at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church Sunday night.Dr.Guerney will preach at the.First.Presbyte- rian church Sunday morning. Regular services at.Associate Re formed Presbyterian chutch Sunday morning at 11 o’cloek.Rev.W.T.Walker will preach at Front Street Presbyterian churchSundaymorningat11o’clock.Rev.S.W.Haddon will preach at Pressly Memorial church Sabbathmorningat11.No evening service. Closed Damage Suit Before He Died. A short time before his death, James Ringold,who died in a hospit al at New Berne,following an acci-dent said to have been.caused byJames,Baugham;a young man of Washington,N.C.,Ringold and hiswifeagreedtoaccept$750.fromBaughaminpaymentforalldam-ages done hy the latter..After theoldman’s death his son heard of thesettlementandwasmuchdisappoint- nn-Wishet”is advised.that}Greensboro byte Mr Hernry wit find-something > The shipment totals about} ed,as he to sue for a large|sum.:The accident was caused by Ring-old’s.hopse.;bein,ned by CAR ROLLED DOWN MOUNTAIN. Mr.and Mrs.Harvey,Mrs.Conner and Geo.Smith in An Automobile Wreck in the Mountains. According to information received in Statesville yesterday,Mr.and Mrs.W.L.Harvey and George Smith of Mooresvjlle,and Mrs.T.F. Conner of Terrell,Catawba county, had a thrilling experience on a mountain near Blowing Rock Tucs-day evening,when an automobile in which they were traveling left the road and rolled down the mountain for some distance.Fortunately nomemberofthepartywasseriously injured,though all were painfullyhurt.Their escape from serious in- jury or death is considered remark- able.Mr.and Mrs.Harvey have been spending the summer at Terrell with Mrs,Conner.Mr.Harvey,who is a well known traveling man,decided to take Mrs.Harvey and Mrs.Con- ner to Blowing Rock in his machineandGeorgeSmith-of Mooresville Was secured to drive the car.ey left Terrell Tuesday and were near- ing Blowing Rock Tuesday evening when the machine suddenly left the road and plunged down the mountain side.The car turned over severaltimesbeforefinallylodgingsomedis-fore his arrival this time he nancnaitelowats:->bele e road.All the mem-shipped to a number of Statesville ber:of the party were thrown out colored people packages containing and badly bruised and scratched,but no one was disabled.Another car was secured and the party returned to Terrell Wednesday evening. It is understood that Mr.Harvey’s machine was a practically new Ford cag,but on account of its position on the mountain aqd its damaged condi- tion,he sold it for $150,“where it lay.” INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Looking For Location—Dr- *Linney May Return to Taylorsville. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Aug.27.—Rev.R.G. Miller,pastor of Sardis A.R.P. church,Mecklenburg county,and his brother,Mr.T.D.Miller of States- ville,were here Tuesday.Rev.Mr. Miller is one of a board to select a site for an industrial schoo!for girls to be established by the A.R.P. Gbarch.The school will be non-sec- tarian. A meeting of the citizens of the town is called for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock,at the court house,to see what inducements can be offered the promoters of the school.(Dr.and Mrs.R.Z.Linney and son, Master R:.Z.Linney,Jr.,who spent some time’here,guests of Dr.Lin- ney’s sister,Mrs.W.D.Deal,leftMondayeveningforHickorytovisit Mrs.Linney’s relatives.Dr.Linney, who is a son of the lamented Hon.R.Z.Linney and was reared here,thinks of returning here to locate.His many friends here and throughout thecountyhopethathewilldecideto come soon. Lawyer A.C.Payne is attending court.at Lenoir this weck.Miss Pearl Davidson of North Wilkesboro was a guest of Miss Elsie Allen the first of the week.' Holland is Neutral But Suffering From the War. Rotterdam Dispatch. While the major part of Europe is in a state of war,thought in theNetherlandstobeoneofextermina- tion,the ‘good burghers of Holland manage to live their normal lives in spite of the excitement that was ap- parent when the strife began. At that time large crowds gather- ed in front of the newspapers offices GIRLS’ watching the posting of builetins.Everybody feared that Hollandwouldbeembroiled,but today the feeling ig that the land of dikes and windmills will not be dragged into the bloody struggle. Holland,nevertheless,has ‘beenhardhitcommercially.On the fields rot thousands of tons of vegetables which formerly were consumed in England or Germany.The dairy market also suffers,and in the ports a thousand bottoms lic idle.The un- employed in Rotterdam alone num- ber 60,000,and in other cities condi- tions are similar.It is estimated that a total of 180,000 wage-earners have-been affected,but so far the sit- uatién is not desperate.The Dutch naturally are a thrifty race. Child'of Rev.and Mrs.Chas. Leonard Dead. A!letter received thisMr.and Mrs.J.S.Leonard tells the death of their Louis.Martin Leonard,the year-old child of Rev.and Mrs.Charles A, Leonard of Laichowfu,China.Death A. where Mr.Leonard and family hadgoneforthebenefitoftheirhealth aries. ican.missionaries and members their families are buried. Mediation,Name Day For Prayer. offer of mediation.The Suridayasadayofunited pra)se io.Ail thurches in.the ey.Bk flee Seeon* is) week by of little grandson, occurred July 23d in Chefpo,China, and to attend a meeting of mission- The burial was in a cemetery at Chefoo where a number of Amer- of To Ask.President to Renew Offer of The Federal Council of the Church-es of Christ in America will present resolutions to President Wilson ex-pressing its appreciation of his courseinopposingloansbyAmericancapi-talists to the foreign powers,and ap-pealing to the President to renew hisPresident will also be asked to designate someyerforUnited)ward a waa THE BATTLE AT CHARLEROL Dead Men Stacked in the Narrow Streets —Brave Charge on Ger- man Battery. ‘A correspondent of the Times sends the following: “At Mons the troops made them- selves at home.Preparations for the city’s defense were extremely com- London With heavy firing audible in the dis-tance British soldiers can sit quiet-ly on the banks of the canal,calmly fishing with bayoneted rifles as fish- ing rods.” The day after he wrote this the correspondent proceeded to Tournai, where he found the popalace ip great alarm.Six German cavalrymen mo- tored into the town and_inquired whether there were any French sol- diers there.Thay were told that there were none but later French troops entered the place and killed the six Germans.The next morning a large force of Germans attackedithetownandwas.repulsed,The cor-respondent.continues:; “Near Charleroi I heard some sto- ries of the bravery of the French soldiers.The Germans were bom- barding the city.The French troops made what amounted to a medieval sortie but finding the enemy in mych greater force than.was expected were compelled to withdraw.The bom- bardment continued relentlessly, whereupon the French Turcos,pick-ed troops from Algeria,debouched from the town and with a gallantry which must surely live in history,charged the German battery,bayo- neting all the German’gunners. Their losses are said to exceed those of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Of a,battalion only 100 men,it is re- ported,returned unscathed.Their bravery,however,was powerlcss against the German advance,which crept foot by foot through the out- skirts of Charleroi to the very heart of the town.;“There in the narrow streets carnage was_indescribable.The French infantry told me that theroadsbecamesojammedwithdead that the killed remained standing cp- right where they had been shot,sup-ported by their dead comrades.ThelaststandoftheFrenchwasmede before.the railway station in frontofwhichpassesthecanal.Here the Germans fought for two hours totakethebridge.After they had cap- tured the station with heavy cas- ualties the Germans moved rapidly ahead,taking various suburban vil- lages.”4 WILL DOCK ABSENT MEMBERS. House Passes Resolution to Cut Off the Pay of Absentee Members. Washington Dispatch,25th,to Balti- more Sun. The House,for the first time sincethedaysofthelateSpeakerThomasB.Reed,took drastic steps today tocompeltheattendanceofamajorityofitsmembers.A resolution,pre-sented by Majority Leader Under-wood,repealing gall._leaves.of.ab-sence to representatives and instruct- ing Sergeant-at-Arms Robert B.Gordon to kring all absentees and todeductfromtheirsalariesthe$20.-54 for every day they are absent af-ter today,was passed.‘The ‘Underwood resolution cre-ated an uproar on the Republican side of the chamber.Minority Lead-er James R.Mann and a few of hislieutenantsbrandedtheresolution as a piece sectional legislation.They declared that all the Southern primaries have been held and now the Southern Democrats are seeking to embarrass Northern Republicans and Democrats,whose primaries have not been held,by a resolutionwhichwillcompeltheirremainingin Washington.This charge was refut- ed by Mr.Underwood and other Democrats.Mr.Underwood said a quorum in the House is necessary in Washington,as there is coming be- fore the House every day important emergency legislation made necessa- ry by the European war.He pre- dicted that before many days legis- lation to provide additional revenue ‘the to meet the lss of $100,000,000 in customs receipts may come before the House.After the résolution was passed the Republicans began dilatory tac- tics.Three roll calls were forced during the afternoon on points of no quorum.It takes forty minutes to call the roll,and thérefore little busi- ness was transacted..Representative Mann served notice that he intends to see that “no faljo statements” are made to the sergeant-at-arms. The minority leader intends to force a roll eall every day to shot who is “on the job”and who is not. No Evidence of Conspiracy in the In- crease of Roger B,Wood,United States dis- trict attorney in New York,says theFederalinquiryintothehighcostof has not doveloped that the increaseswereunwarranted,“No evidence ofconspiracies.to forceup the ce offoodhasbeendisclosedwhichwould warrant criminal action being insti- tuted by the government,”Mr. Wood said:“Generally speaking.there hasbeennounusualriseinthepriceoffoodstuffs,There have been in-creases in a .few commodities .butsome.of these have become dearerbecauseofnatutalcauses.I will ad- @ general BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. —tThe tomato girls of Scott’s will ” forting in the workman-like detail.]; food since the war began in Europe|time.2 The Southern Rail ompan; sell ice cream at Scott’s tomorrow night.—Mr.Hugh Green of Henrietta hasacceptedapositionwithMurphy'sPrescriptionShop. —At the instance of CollectorWatts,the custodian,the Federal building is being screened. -~—Misses Laura Lazenby and Ma-bel Laugenour have been re-electedteacherfortheFeimsterschool. —Mr.Jack Wyckoff,who went toWestbrookSahatoriim,Richmond,four “months ago for treatment for nervous trouble,has returned home and is entirely recovered. —License has been issued for the marriage of.Miss Flossie Stewart and Mr.Geo.W.Brown,Miss Eddie Careline Sipe and Mr.L.M.Bow- man,all of Shiloh township. —fUJnder an arrangement with the creditors the stock of the Cash Gro-cery Company has been placed in thehandsof—Mr,J.E.Tharpe andthe —4Thos.J.Compton,self-confessed blockader,who was in jail awaiting court,gave bond yesterday afternoonandwasreleased.Justice Lazenby reduced the bond from $1,000 to $750. —Miss Minnie Morrison of Scott’shasresigneda8teacherinthecity- schools of A’sheville,a position to which she was recently elected,andhasacceptedasimilarpositionwithSalemAcademyatWinston-Salem. —Statesville ball fans were inter-ested in the series of games between Morganton and Raeford,which took and Wednesday,and a number wit-nessed the games.The series Wasfortheamateurchampionshipof the State and Morganton won. —iThe United Daughters of theConfederacywillmeetMondayaf-ternoon at 4.30 o'clock with Mrs.J.L.Sloan.This is important and afullattendanceisurged.Those whowillassistMrs.Sloan in entertain-ing will be Mesdames L.Harrill,C.H.Turner,J.E.Colvert,R.B.Lein-ster,T.W.Somers and Miss Jettie Harrill.—Mr.John.C.Shinn of BarringertownshiphasboughtfromMisses the Wilkesboro road,in.NoStatesville.The lot is 60x308 cethepurchasepricewas$400.Mr, Shinn will build a 6-room cottage on the lot at once and will.move to Statesville te live._Hiis Mr.L.O.White. FOUND NEGRO IN BEDROOM. Mrs.Kennerly’s Terrible ExperienceatHerHomeNearMNegroSuspectinJail. The horror of finding a negro inherbedroomwasexperienced“Wed-nesday night by Mrs.Roy KennerlyatherhomeafewmileseastofMooresville.Mrs.Kennetly was athomealonewithhertwochildrenwhenabout12o’clock she was awak-ened by someone touchingRisingfromthebedinastartled at-titude her hands came in contact withthe“kinky”head of a negro and sheimmediatelygrappledwithhimandvirtuallythrewhimacrosstheroom.The negro made a break for libertyandjumpedthroughthewindowwhichhehadopenedtoentertheroom.Mrs.Kennerly seréamed for help and on failing to get a responsetohercallssheleftthehouseandstartedforthehomeofAbeAllison,a young negro man living on theplace.When within a short distanceofAllison’s housé she stumbled andfell,again calling for help.Allisonsteppedfromthebushesbesidethepathwithaguninhéndandanin-stant later his wife appeared on thescene.Allison was in_his 7clothesandovercoat,His wifealsoinhernightclothes.groes aceompanied Mrs.Kennerlybacktothehouseandneighborswere aroused,Sheriff Deaton was notified yem-terday morning and went at once toinvestigate,accompanied by ;Marshal Milholland.En route inger and Constable.McKnight _ofMooresville.The investigation tothearrestofAbeAllison,who ispected,and he was brought to jail last night.aMr.Kennerly is foreman of one oftheroadforcesatworkontheSta’ville-Winston-Salem highway.did not know of the incident at hishomeuntilanautomobilearrivedattheroadcampyesterdayafternoontotakehimhome. STATE NEWS. the.Deaf is in session in Cha bGov.Cra has appointed J.W.Pass of Ya county a member;oftheStateBoardofElectionsto:fill avacancythathasexistedforsome has ‘awarded ‘contracts for.co’tion of thirty-six miles loubl track on the Danville division,betweenGreensboroandPelham,r will give it a continuous ate t line ‘across.the State o!lina from Charlotte to Tuesday at the ;bride’s mother,Mra. ow of the late Rev. D mit that the timel of our inqui- ‘ices due.toihe ef a adjoins the home of his son-in-law, etre"Wilt reper Yor:Business taakg place in Charlotte Monday,Tuesday , Ida and Maggie McLelland alot .on Thene-_ a were joined by Deputy Sheriff Cloan-a The North Carolina Association of. apie PAGETWO.7 THE.LANDMARK Y,-~--August 28,1914. =DOCKING THE ABSENTEES. More than once within the past week writs have been issued for members of Congress who do not at- tend the sessions,their absence breaking a quorum and preventing consideration of business;and in each case enough members were found loafing about Washington,in baseball parks and other resorts,to make a quorum.Amnouncing that he had issued writs for absentecs, Speaker Clark said: “The absentees are inot.treating the House right and are not treating the people of the United:States right by staying Away,especially those who are lolling about town and are not home for any reason,Mem- bers do not seem to realize that these delays mean Congress will remain in session much longer.” “>Democratic Leader Underwood said a large number of the members of the House are almost continually absent and are:neglecting their du- ties.Both the Speaker and Mr,Un- derwood seemed disposed to excuse members who were at home on busi- oe ness;it was those who loafed about|worshippers of military power since|are ‘Washington they were after;and Mr.Underwood found an_efficient remedy for all absentees when he in- troduced,and the House passed, Sesslution-te deduct-fromr-their satd* ries their dceily pay,which amounts to $20.54 each day.Therefore,while this’resolution is in effect—and it should be kept in effect all the time —every member who is absent,ex- cept in case of illness,will lose $20.- 54 for each day he is absent.It is safe to say there will be fewer ab- sentees hereafter.So long as mem- bers could draw their pay and neg- lect their official duties,many of them were entirely willing to take the ‘money they had not earned.But when absence means a loss of salary they will see it in another light.De- ducting pay for loss of time is simply business and is right.No official has a right to take money for serv- ice he has failed to perform. It depends on the nature of business a member has at whether he is excusable. tending to private business and neg- lecting the public business he is un- der contract to perform,he is about as inexcusable as those who loaf about Washington.Public servants the home, IT 18 THE CAPITAL AT STAKE. Many Causes Contribute to the War,But the Greatest is Greed—Man-ufacture of Iron,Not “Blood andIron,”Has Made Germany.Great—Politics and Business FigureLargelyintheCausesoftheWar—The Workingman the Sufferer and in Him is the Hope of the Fu- |ture—The Danger of Militarism in This Country. Correspondence of The Landmark. New York,Aug.25—Prof.J.T. |Shotwell was giving a course of lec- |tures on modern European history at |Columbia University at the time the |present war broke out.He natural- lly referred’to the war;and,as he lis a good authority on his subject, \I think he gave valuable suggestions \as to how to get a line on the situa- tion. His first suggestion was that we |keep ovr heads and not let the horri- ble grandeur of the conflict cause us lto think that the history of wars is |the only history.No battles have in- fluenced the destiny.of nations.as }much as the constructive work done lin times of peace.He showed a |striking example of this in Germa-|ny’s own history. |Victories of Peace That Make Great. |-Bismarck,it is commonly taught, lwas the founder of the German em-|pire:and his policy of “blood and liron”has been the admiration of all |his time.Germany’s greatness is, |indeed,due greatly to iron,but to|the manufacture of iron rather than |the use uf guns.The iron industry 4/is the foundationof,manufacturing.fi alt”the |therefore, great nations and is, basis of their wealth jand power.It ranks next to agri- culture in importance.Im recent |years Germany has excelled all lother nations except our own in \the “manufecture of iron.But,as |perverse fate would have it,she |owes this success to an Englishman. Germany has an abundance of iron ore;but it contains so much phos- |phorus that it could not be manu- |faetured into steel until about |when an Englishman named Thomas discovered how to separate the phos- phorus from the ore and use it in the manufacture of fertilizer.The |Germans recognize their indebted- lness to ‘Thomas,and he _is_better known in Germany than in England. 'It is not an exaggeration to say that Germany owes her greatness as much to Thomas as to Bismarck. Another striking example is the history of the steam engine.When Napoleon was on his rampage, |Watt’s steam engine was being in- a If he is at-|stalled in the factories of England;| invention,|and,by means of this |Watt revolutionized the whole world ‘infinitely more than did Napoleon |with all his grand display. Many Elements Enter In. |_Prof.SHotwell also suggested that 1875,| freight.Ant ,Belgium,wouldbeagreatprizeforGermany.Hereisanexplanationofwhy.the Bel-gians are fighting so hard.A few years ago they had no army or for- tifications,their territory being con-sidered rieutral among the big na- tions.But recently they got sus- picious of German designs,and fearing that the guarantees of their neutrality were worthless,they be- was timely.»If Germany does ‘succeed in ex- anding out to the North Sea,Eng- fand must take a second-rate place among the nations.In”every-day business this would mean that Ger- man factories and wholesale houses would get orders that otherwisewouldgotoEnglish.firms.The Eng- lishman cannot submit to this with- out a fight. all parts of the world even,business upon the outcome of the present slaughter.Aind these are the sub- |stantial reasons why the policies of “blood and iron”are so popular,notonlyinGermanybutinallnations. Should Be No War. stantial reasons why there is a war, put also.substantial reasons why there should not be a war.The \“blood and iron”policies of nations medieval and do not fit modern |conditions.Those who rely ~upon |such policies assume that no nation |ean achieve a‘splendid success except lat the expense of other nations. They,think.national.success.depends lupon the ability to make the best |guns and the power to endure the |loss of much blood.The Kaiser’s |summons to war reads like a sav- |age’s call to his warriors.It is in |the “we'll-eat-’em-alive”spirit.And |he gets the support of business men |who have millions at stake,because |they have the hog’s instinct about |business.They believe it is a matter |of killing theirt competitors before |they get killed.We see the same in- stinct shown in the barnyard when the |lone hog roots another out of |trough. |Great statesmen”say world-poli- ities has nothing to do with morality. |.Roosevelt,in The Outlook expresses |the idea bluntly in his criticis of |Bryan’s peace treaties.He sa¥s the agreements of nations are not worth \the paper they are written on when vital interests are at stake.And we might interpret “the vital interests of nations”to mean investment of |eapital.We have vital interests in |Mexico because our capitalists have invested many millions of dollars there. |But.modern science gives proof that hoggishness is worse than un- |necessary.It actually curtails |wealth production of even the big |ger hog.Modern machinery and sci entific processes of production have who have no regard for their obliga-|it is vain to look for a single,sim-|54 multiplicl our wealth-producing gan preparing to defend themselves. Events have proven that their action| ",ins fi t ry on eal te es taeStatesvilleFemaleCollege < foreign markets.And this seems to|fbethetimeforustobranchoutsud@)denly;~And we have capitalistsreadytoseizetheopportunity.New/ffbusinessconnectionsarealreadybe-|ffingmadeallaroundeveninourdo-mestic trade,If the war should besuddenlyhalted,certain Aimericanswouldmuchdisappointed.But We must certainly suffer in common with the rest of,the world for this reversion to savagery.Just before Wallace,the great evolution~ist,died he said he could not see that there had been any moral improve- The Pri Department of the CollegewillbetaughtbyMissLauraLazenby. Tuition will be $25 for session.This willbepayable$6.25 at beginning of each quar-ter.AH payments to be made to @ All around the map of Europe,in| men have stakes like these depending| Our lecturer gave not only sub-| tions to the public should be speedily pie explanation of the present con-|,ower “that there is no longer any relieved;and the best way to deal | with members of Congress who are| “almost continually absent,”as Mr.| Underwood.says,—istocut off their| ict.‘There are many causes of it, and their relations are complex.Race prejudices,of course,are real.The hatred the Germans and the French have for one another is a genuine cause of war. ~~while they a absent and make both sides use this unreasonable their names public.Let the public |prejudice more as a pretext and as a know who they are and let their con-|megns of fanning the war spirit to stituents deal with them.|wh e beat than as the real cause ance |for war. The’Landmark has mentioned that|_The political element enters in.Political parties and politicians are there was much of an up-stir in Lum-|,mbitious to gain the glory and pres- berton recently on account of the use|tige that wars yield.But we must of liquor and other corrupt methods |take account of the source of the pol- in the Democratic primaries in Robe-|iticians’power.The royalty of Eu- son county,and a mass meeting was|rope is composed of politicians,andlikeallotherpoliticianstheycannot held to denounce what had been done.|hold their power without pandering Speaking at the mass meeting,State|to the wealthy classes in their re- Senator McLeod,says the Robe-|SPective countri@®=2 sonian,knocked the newspapers for The primitive fighting instinct in yan oT human nature is a very real cause giving publicity to the matter and|of war.And it has been systemati- cally cultivated by all the govern- |ments of Europe in their militarypolicies.But evei savages do not fight just simply to have a fight.The American Indians had so many wars with one another because they were |incessantly quarreling about their |hunting grounds.A sustained fight j/must have a more substantial basis lthan a mere fighting instinct. The Capital at Stake. The Frenchmen have a habit of asking,“Who is the woman?”in anycaseofmurder.Historians have gotten into a similar habit in case of wat,inquiring,‘Where is the capi-tal at stake?”If we apply this test to the present war,and avoid over- working the idea,we may get a clearer understanding of the situa-tion.One remark of the Kaiser |sums up the situation.He says the said he had been mado “heart-sick”| by the reports sent out. the Robesonian remarks: That being the way Mr.McLeod feels about it,it is fair to say that while he was made “heart-sick”by the report sent out,those who sent out the reports were made heart-sickbythefactthatsuchthingsoccurred>and by the necessity of giving pub- licity.We hope you get the differ- ence.The reports made the Senator sick;the fact made others sick. 60.Mr.McLeod wasn’t heart-sick on account of what was done.He was sick because it was made public.ARN Medical science,which is constant- ly finding ways and means to relieve suffering and extend the span of life, Whercupon has conferred a great blessing on the|war is caused by other nations’jeal- mothers of the race in discovering|ousy for Germany’s “‘vigorous devel- means to relieve childbirth of pain,|opment.”In every-day language,.:this means that German capitalists Since the Lord God said to thefirst have been highly successful in get-mother,“in sorrow shalt thou bring|ting business in all parts of _the forth children,”in pain and anguish |world,which is true;and that Eng- have children come into the world.|/ish,French,Russian capitalists,and The “Twilight Sleep”method of pro-we might add American capitalists, ducing painless childbirth has been pag rel hare oe ——— used in hospitals and by eminent}For examplé,the Russians say physicians for come time,and secms|that they must,by all means,haye a to give satisfactory results without |200d seaport somewhere,perhaps oedehindeousaftereffects.It is h od |Suthenstern Europe.But the Ger- nge Cone is hoped|man capitalists have invested im- that the remedy will soon come into|mense sums in the railroads,mines common use.It will not only be a/jand other industries of Turkey,and great boon to mothers but it may help hence are jealous of any movement to change the altogether too preva- lent disposition to escape the dutiesandresponsibilitiesofmotherhood. That is ‘a mostinteresting expo- sition of some of the causes leading|talists would like mighty well to get) to the war and some of the effects, set forth by Prof.J.T.Shotwell,a lecturer at ‘Columbia University, New York,and reported by The Landmark’s New York correspond- “ent..The reader who wants to be informed is advised.not to let the length of the article prevent.a care- ful reading. ee~Bank officers.going over the ac- counts of the First National Bank of mt a.Fa,found $40,000 miss-?Dean,cas “the Glee bie o's jof Russia in that direction. |Another example:Germany’s pros- |perity rests upon her fron industry.|The principal source of this wealth |is in Lorraine,which she stole from |France 43 years ago,French capi- |that back.On the other hand,Ger- many,if successful in this conflict, might be able to take another strip off of France and thereby get the }remainder of her iron mines.For France’s iron wealth lies adjoining that of Lorraine in the same moun- \tain range.j The Germans are eager to get aseaportontheNorthSea.For at present they must ship the products of the Lorraine mines down theRhinethroughforeignports,or transport them by rail a long dis-tance to their own ports,Any busi-ness manrole the significance of leew charges on.heavy| need for some to starve to allow,oth- jers to prosper. \tion is proving its superior efficien- fey so that violent competition ap- pears foolhardy and mutually de- Yet the leaders on)ctructive of the interests of the com-|Vegetable Compound Re. |petitors.In other words,the gold-| |en rule has a substantial basis in the | facts of every-day business and) |must be taken account of in world||politics.| |Workingman Loses All. And the hope of Europe lies in |those who suffer most from the stu-||pid polities of its rulers.It is the | |average workingman and his family’| |who must pay the price.He goes} |out daily spending his life to add to} |the accumulation of the capital that} |is now the bone of contention.He} |gets war-mad and fights for it,while} his:family endures all the hardships| of war.And after the fight is over| he,if he lives through it,or other-| |wise his family,works still harder|to pay the war debts.And for him the result is about the same whoever wins.He just gets his daily wages or little yearly income,while these have an exasperating way of remain- ing in about the same proportion to the cost of living,except in the times of crises when the prices soar out of his reach.Some in the working classes of Europe have observed that their status is about the same in all coun- tries,.and have formed various in- ternational organizations.They haveadvocatedamostsubstantialpeacepolicy,which-was for all workers to unite regardless of national bounda- ries.This movement,of course,was overwhelmed by the present out- burst.Surely the most stupid of the working and middle classes,who,re-cover.from this present madness,will see that somebody “higher up”got all the glory and the profit of this terrible enterprise.At any rate,itisuptothesetogiveautocracyan- other slump and.administer what is due it for its consummate egoism,its hopeless stupidity,and its cynical disregard of all morality. Significance in This Country. Of course the war must have greatsignificancefortheUnitedStates. Many businesses are suffering on ac- |count of it.On the other hand Amer- ican capitalists see opportunities of getting more of the trade of South America,China,and othér countries |busy at home.we have Americans about foreign markets. Until recently we had been so busysupplyingourhome1aarketsthatwe |did not feel the need of foreign out- |lets. }there is a factory,we hear talk of In the past few years | Moreover,co-opera-| while England and Germany are 50 | heard much talk among! But now in every village where}; ment in mankind since the days of \the Romans.This catastrophe is cer* |tainly strong proof that we are not |many generations ‘removed from sav- lages.And it is well for us to reflect \that it has not.been many months since we had a clamor for war with | |Mexico.If eagerness for commercial| |gain is the chief cause of war,we | Americans are as liable for the infec-|% |tion as any other nation.1g President. J.A.SCOTT, AOooOAOoQOoaO Every man that reads this will please consider it an invitation to call to see the splendid new Fall and Winter Shoes we are now showing.The Country’s Best Makers of Men’s Shoes have sent us their best, and they are lined up for admiration or for choosing.The leathers,(the styles and shoemaking will allspeakforthemselves. Another new lot of NECK WEAR. The S.,M.&H.Shoe Co., The One Price Cash Shoe Store.:.5 tsityfortheminthedevelopment0 |CSCRCECEOBOROE DROROROROARIROKORO sniariee our abundant resources at home.Our}sts r crowing.outside interests...may..lead).W etree |ell It STAG sewraste PAINT us into direct competition with Euro-| Wont Peel or If this present conflict does.not re-|% sult in overthrowing European mili- |tarism,we may expect to see our own|% nation soon embarking on the same|% course.\eOur“vital interests”in for;| leign lands are growing.We have al-|% lready felt the rivalry of Japan inthe|} East.The Germans have much at stake in South America and may call| lour Monroe doctrine into question,if |% they emerge in triumph from the| present conflict.The only reason we have not kept up with Germany and England in “blood and iron”policies is that we have felt no great neces-|¥ rn pean militarism,However,it is vain to prophesy.The best we can do is| to hope and work for a better out-} come.|sneer Gen.Powell Clayton Dead. Gen.Powell Clayton,long promi-| nent in Republican politics in Ar-} Kansas,died Tuesday night at his home in Washington,aged 81.He| was a Native of Pennsylvania,served in the Union army,attaining rank of brigadi¢ér general.He located in Arkansas:after the war,was clected Governor of that State in 1868 and three years later was elected to the United States Senate.He was am- hbasader to Mexico from 1897 to 1905) and was for 40 years a member of the Republican national committee. Brilliant in Color Economical They Won't Resign. Newton Enterprise. The Statesville Landmark says that the janitor has more liberty than the deputies in Watts’office at Statesville.But we have not heard of any of the deputies resigning on this account. Protects PropertyCovers More Surface MOTHER OF —SCHOOL GIRL |Tells How Lydia E.Pinkham’. “ONE GALLON MAKES TWO” oLLANDER& Mp USA IRSHBERG. Bartimore. Iredell Hardware Company |LIVERY!| I have the best livery—Horse or Automobile—in town. Outsiders say ‘“‘Holland has better,livery than towns ma- ny times the size of Statesville and equal to that found in cities.”Every kind of.vehicle not only for the best mod- erp service but'for style.You will not feel ashamed to be seen out with an outfit from my stables. Carriages meet all trains.Calls for trains answered promptly.Prices reasonable. Ss.J.HOLLAND, ’Phone No.3. stored.Her Daugh- ter’s Health. Plover,Iowa.—‘‘From a small child my 13 year old daughter had female eee weakness.I spokemtothreedoctors) about it and they did not help her any. Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound had been of great benefit to me,so I decided to have) her give it a trial.| She has taken five botties of the Vege-||}table Compoundac-| cording to directions.on the bottle and she is cured of this trouble.She was all run down when she started taking the Compound and her periods did not| come right.She was so poorly and! weak that I often had to help her dress | herself,but now she is regular and is| growing strong and healthy.’’—Mrs.|Wil ‘ MarTIN HELVIG,Plover,Iowa. Hundreds of such letters expressing| gratitude for the good Lydia E.Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound has accom- plished are constantly being received, proving the reliability of this grand old |remedy.| ‘Commercial NationalBanl i OF STATESVILLE,N.©. CAPITAL PAID IN $100,000.00SURPLUS31,000.00 Banking is a necessary institution in the develop- ment and welfare of nations.It is likewise a neces- -sary institution in the development and progress of any city,town or community.A bank’s usefulness to a community depends uponitsabilityandwillingnesstoservethelegitimate business requirements for loan and discount accom-modation and to provide a safe depository for com- mercial and savings deposits.The COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK is a local institution,with largé capital and surplus,furnishes good security to depositors and with resources of over $600,000 has the willingness to serve this com- munity in every branch of legitimate banking.Be- lieving in this community,our policy is,and has al- ways been,progressive and constructive,assisting in every legitimate way in the advancement of the agricultural,manufacturing and commercial,devel-opment of Statesville and Iredell county.Our.de- posits are local and our loans are likewise local and made to individuals andlegitimate and worthy local enterprises.To our customers we furnish check books free, render statements or balance pass books at the end se c s e c s s e e e s e e e If you are ill do not drag along and | continue to suffer day in and day out but | at once take Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vege-| table Compound,a woman’s remedy for woman’s ills, 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 awomanandheldinstrictconfidence. Old Papers! The Landmark has on hand'stacks of old pa- pers.All you want ,at 10 cents a-hundred. They are mighty good :for wrapping,papering ‘walls,etc.,etc. oa me e n a ) ae ee n DD ae s How ABOUT YOUR D.D.D. —for 15 years—~ The Standard Skin Remedy Instant Relief a Skin Troubles The Guaranteed Remedy Polk Seer i .oe of each month,make loans and discount paper uponsecuritysatisfactorytoour’board and in such amounts as business requirements and responsibility warrant,We pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum on time and savings deposits remaining three months or longer.Upon these bases we solicit your.business. W.D.TURNER,BE.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, se c c s c e e s e a e s e e s e s e s e a e s e s a e s e e e s e c a d s e d e s s ac d s e e as s e s es t e s ee s es e s e s s s e es s e ee e ee e es e ee e ee e e e Va French Dry Cleaning?Are you satisfied?If youdesire good workandpromptattentionseeus.Gillespie Pressing Club—’PHONE 350.— ENGRAVEDCALLING CARDS Notthekindyou get at bar-gain counters,but the lastwordinartisticengraving, tesville Printing Co, Lo o PS P P E S S E S P S E S PS SS SP SS S S S S S S S S S S S S SS P SS OS OP P S S PS P SS S PS S S T TS F TO PO T ee ee e es e e e e s President. ~Vice President,Cashier; Cashier.—Assistant Peectneesded sedygere THE LA }t'FRIDAY,---August 28,1914.) i' There is a good de- mand for Dried Unpeel- |ed Peaches.Save all you can and trade them at your nearest store or bring them to us and get the money, | |Train No.16,west-bow due 5:|Train No.11,mn\frain No,21,pd)due $:2TrainNo.35,west-bound,due 19:/Train’No,86,east-bound,due 10,|Train No,22,east-bound,due 1 4 |Train|Frain No,16, |Train Né.16°ar,960)Teaves”16.35 a}Train No.24 ar.9.10,leaves 9.10 p. Train No.23 ar.10.15,leaves 19.80 a, i Train No.1§ar.@26;°;teaves 6.46 p.|No.18 arrives from Moorebville at 7.40iim.and No.17 leaves for Mooresville at 7.50,f except on Sundsys,-5 LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE.| |Areival ang Departureof Trains st Stetes-| WESTERN .ROAD. ~a ~So teo Be e b SF P es r rr &PE P E R E S S No.12,east-bound,due 6;east-boubd,due 11:20CHARLOTTEANDTAYLORSVIULE.From:Charlotte. pe e £8 t Nos.23 and 24 are not operated on Sunday.| J.K.Morrison Grocery&Produce Co. i TAKING CARE OF THE FRUIT. Work on Road From Harmony toH;County Line —Again Suffering |,From Drought. |Correspondence of The Landmark. Harmony,R-1,Aug.25 —TheP'Clarksbury Sunday school will have a picnic and Children’s Day next Sat-+ “ARK Nor.KILBYs- No”Blockaders.in That Community,|Who |ville and Wilkesboro,I wish to ask||space in your paper for a few words|‘in regard to this alleged hold-up.It|is a black mark for any.county to 'To the Hatter tt The Candmark:!p Mr.Bréwh'said he thought they|clectrocuted in the State prison —in were moonshiners or blockaderSeg taleigh today.Cameron killed .5 There are no people that blockndeyArchie Biue,a white man.Another 4 about Kilby’s Gap and no one that ore county negro,Grady Lane,TC all armers hs “a BOandl AEM,ge They Claim,and NobodyWouldHoldUpTravelers.; To the Editor of ‘The Landmark:.| I notice an,article printed in your|paper under the heading,of “A Hold-| |Up jn Kilby’s Gap,”whieh relates HE}nominated J.H.Currie for the Leg-area eee gee oan experience of Mr.Sam Brown of your|town,on the road between.Taylors- have people who will hold ap strang-|ers.It is outrageous for such re-|orts to be circulated and read’by\thousands away from the mountains,| who would naturally believe every word to be trueIwish,as a native of the gection|}in question,to give a few brief re-|, marks in regard to this report.We notice by reading the article that Mr. 3rown was on his way to Wilkesboro| from Taylorsville.On his arrival,athisdestinationwehaveno.re¢ord of his telling any one of the hold-up on} the mountain.The Wilkes Patriot; had to learn it from his home paper| The Landmark.Why ©didn’t Mr.Brown tell his trouble to the peopleof | Wilkes’,Why didn’t he go to a near-,by phone and have officers come and| arrest the three men—one negTo andtwowhitemen—who held him up?| Our people are not guilty of any- thing so low down and so uncivilized) as to hold up a stranger or anyone | else.It is below the dignity of the very poorest and most illiterate man you..gould..find onthe.Brushy moun) tain;and a knowledge of the road and |country would teach any one that a, hold-up would be an impossibility,as| much passing as there is on the road}|as many phones as you will ‘find } through this section;as.many people|o who live on Kilby’s Gap and .near by;any sane mah would know better than attempt such a thing.Mr. Brown can write Mr.J.Payton ‘Rus-| sell,who is seventy years old and was born and raised within two miles of Kilby’s Gap.Hie will tell him that he never heard of anything of this, kind ever being done,cven when the county was thinly settled. Mr.Brown will not find a negro,a blockader or a moonshiner in this see- tien.The day is past when people of thi ection will be classed as suth characters.You will find as muchgenuinereligioninthemountainse¢- on of Alexander and Wilkes as canbefoundinStatesvilleoranyother| town. Mr.Brown will have to prove to us| people that our mountain peonle held him up:and also prove that he is as truthful as George Washington,be-| fore We will even believe he was ever| held up at all.| HERMAN S.DEAL. Poor’s Kaeb,N.-€.,“R2. Mr.Russell's Statement. li o n pe c i n e m l i i n m e e t i e n e n t l e m a c i n e s : EE rlives about,here that wil]hold up and} urday,29th.Everybody invited to come and bring a well-filled basket. The road force is making good O et progress on the road leading from@1HarmonytoCountyLine.They now have the road graded ftom F.B. Gaither’s store to Harmony..Whencompleteditwillbethebestroadin .this section.The Federa)highwaye:cis Barrington Hall’s ba-will be the nearest way to StatesvilleestasmeniccnnliIMIaARN~}>for the peaple~of.thia»osaauniign 4 3 Good rains dround ws ‘but we are kerized Coffee —no suffering from drought again.This ;time it will .be more disastrous to .crops than the others,if possible. part oversteeped,with Iredell has myeh:better oa than some of the lower’countiés,where it .wasn’t ruined by the hail.It seems i no bitter chaff flavor.Davie county hag suffered from the «*drought,especially im Redland seec-| ‘tion.I have seen a few fields in z Iredell that will not make goad feed, 2 much less corn,and many in’Davie Miller McLain SupplyCo.jn Redland section.But we,have ‘a been blessed with a splendid fruit "Ri —crop and the people for the most part LET U figure with youon your|are taking care of it.Ye scribe has next LITHOGRAPH-]been very busy taking care of the ING order.Weare agentsfordne}fruit crop and every family is doing of the best companies and are in |likewise { position to save you money.With the panes roads in thia sec- ;e :tion leading to Statesville,it is a Statesville Printing Co.pleasure to drive to town,where it Phone 208.once was a tiresome trip.With the ‘:railroad to Harmony this part of the:county,so rich in resources,will rap N Se e A t1 idly develop. ew ries ug Agent Skipped With $8,000. .ne ae After making a plea to his em- The First Building and ployers to give ser a chancete meke cate up $774 which he had embezzeld Loan Association of from them,E.W.Amos,29 years Y Statesville,N.C.,open-old,agent for the Adams Express ed its 56th Series on Co.at Easton,Md.,is alleged to have made off with $8,000 in ewrren- }Saturday,August Ist,“-y,which was déposited at the ex- tart.press company’s office by the Nation- “:al Bank of Easton for shipment to 3 the Franklin National Bank of Phil-H.V.Furches, Sec’y.}ovupnn’ ,a How te Cure «Sprain. “ECLIPSE ENGINES A—eprain.maybe cured in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment by AND HRESHERS.spplying Chamberlain's Liniment and ob- AND.THR ——serving the direct th euch hotile.Fo: I will have some of our latest “*by all dealers peeled style machines here in a short “p@rarar Riisiaieers i time.Comeover thefirst time SEVERE PUNISHMENT you are in town and see themandlet’s talk it over.C.H.TURNER,— Near the Depot.Of Mrs.Chappell,of Five Years’ Iredell 'Phone No.74,Bell No.7.—ron Standing,Relieved by Cardui. HOLLAND BROS.have changed .; their ‘phone number from 177to7.|Mt.Airy,N.C.—Mrs.Sarah M.ChaCallNo.7 for draying,all grades}P ll of this town,says;“I suffered for7oan.grades |five years with womanly troubles,alsobestcoalandwood,etc.stomach troubles,and my punishment:Residence ’Phone 1310.was more than any one could tell. I tried most every kind of medicine,but none did me any good, i i.I read one day about Cardui,the wo-AddingMachine Paper man’s tonic,and |decided to try it.Ihadnottakenbutaboutsixbottlesuntiliwasalmostcured:It did me more“t pose gh ed other medicinesI had.ed,put together.Fe es 2 eens hee ea*+an o1 nem 4SellitbytheRolfCardui.Several are now taking it.” or Uase.Do you,lady reader,suffer from any‘Ph 200 of gy yoo one to womanly trouble,coe!—such as headache,backache,sideache,one *glee >ele,and that everlastinglytired ngBradyPrintingCo.Ifso,let us urge you to give Cardui ay8|trial.We feel confident it will help you,as it has a million other women in e past half century. |Begin taking Cardui to-day.YouTheBestForLess.|)won't reeretit.”Ail druggists. ERR a Write to:Chattaneoes Medicine Co.,Ladies” jena,©.E.RITCHIE. r WHATEVER TYPEWRITER You buy wecan wish nothing morethanthatyouwilllikeitaswellaswedoTHEREMINGTON.Statesville Printing Co. ’PHONE 208.TOBACCO.FLUES! =;°visory Dept.,Tenn.,for SpecialPlumbingandElectricSupplies.|fearononjourcare and 84-pagebook,Home Statesville Auto-Livery Co, Autos For Hire. Cood Cars, Reliable Drivers, Reasonable Rates. ——’PHONE 63.—— We have a large stock of To-® bacco Flues ready for delivery.We have arranged with theMcElweePlanters’Warehousetofurnishfluestotobacco growers..Terms:Cash or, when tobacco is sold. Statesville Tinning Co., 114E Broad St.,nextdoorto Har-ness,Vehicle &Supply Co, Cleaning Palm Beach | SUITS A SPECIALTY, hh & Next to N-B,Mills’office, J.F.HENNINGER, 109 West Broad Street.THE NEW'STORE. Sells Shirts,Underwear,Ho- siery.Men’s and Boys’Pants, Overalls,Hats,Caps,Notions, Suit Cases and Trunks.Remem-ber the motto:More goods for same mers and same ¥ for less.holéeal>prices on Underwear.Come to 109 ‘be-fore buying. J.FF,’HENNINGER. en le aa aka try to,.rob aiyone;no colored people}live in-fite miles of the:Gap.If it! was any one it.must have been some one traveling through. People here about the Brushy mountains,and especially about Kilby’s Gap,are as law-abiding as anywhere you might go..I live in two miles of said Gap,on south side,and can vouch for what I sav, J.PARTEE RUSSE! Taylorsville,N.C.,Aug.22. aeaeANRR Women Mobilizing to Get .Congress- men, Washington Dispatch. Armed with a “black list”of con- gressional candidates,“slated for po litical destruction.”members of the newly-formed advisory council and of the executive committee of the Co: gressional Union far Woman Suf frage will assemble next Saturday and Sunday at the summer home of Mrs.O.H.P.Belmont at Newport and begin mobilizing their forces for participation in the warfare of th: fall campaign. |The “black list”is now being maleupattheWashingtonheadquarte of the union,where determined-loo! ing women with puckered brows ar \trying to decide which members rf the present Congress running for 1 election are to be annihilated politi cally if Congress adjourns without taking action on the Bristow-Mon dell resolution.This resolution pro vides for a constitutional amendment enfranchising women. Gov.Craig Calls For a Conference |‘After a conference with represe! tative farmers,bankers and manu focturers,held.in Raleigh Tuesday, Governor Craig wired the Governor of Georgia,Florida,Alabama,Sout! Carolina,Louisiana,Mississippi Texas,Oklahoma.Arkansas =and Tennessee,requesting them to mect with him and appoint 50 delegat from each State at a conference tobeheldinAtlantaSeptember3to dovise,plans for saving from sacrifice and prevent if possible the threaten ed disaster to the cotton crop of the South.-The North.Carolina Execu tive is expécting favorable repli:from each of the Governors addres ed and there is little doubt but that the meeting will be held. Tent Meeting to Begin at Olin To- night, Correspondence of The Landmark. The Lord willing I will begin a re vival meeting under a large gospel tent at Olin Friday night,August 28th.Rev.S.S.Nelson,returned missionary,will assist me in this meeting.|Service every day at 10.30 a.m jand at 8 p.m.All denominations are |cordially~invited to take a part in this great revival,as we are expect- ing a great time.B.H,VESTAL. | The Twenty Year Test.| “Some twenty yeats ago I used Chamber- lain’s Colie,Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem-| |edy,’’writes Geo,W.Brock,publisher of| \the Enterprise,Aberdeen,Md.“I discover-| |||| |diarrhoea,Sinee then fo a e werinias said to be ‘just DuringyearsIhaveugeditalireeom- ne xd it’man;ape Py a Ag af “GAP.FOLKS.|LIVE ITEMS OF STATE NEWS, |Stonestreet for clerk.and Howard store where I know the merchandise j (Annie Hood died in Charlotie this I pay my good money for will be week from a pistol shot wound in-flicted a few days ago.Will Glenn,found exactly as represented and|who is charged with the shooting,surrendered and is in jail.Both col-where I know the truth will always \Mecklenburg.farmer sold a 96-;a pound melon in Charlotte this week be told about every article,regard ; for $5.05.The same farmer—E.B.ASS i "|Byrum of Berryhill township—had less of Price.a Several hundred laborers who have ie 7 ;i ‘4 heen helping to build the town of Ba-This is the policy of our store in a a din,near Whitney,have been laid off,a but it is said this will not affect the:nut-shell.The people who have “i ig construction work of the South-.;e Aluminum Company at that traded with us the longest know : I ace .*.Be |Dave Nixon,Sam Henderson and this.We invite those who have % Ed.Rozelle,all colored,were arrest-.i7e ‘;4SilkLacelewieseeatomtapeeeneverpatronizedourstoretofallin4g for the killing of a negro named with the ‘““Old Guards.’’a Clark at Mott’s Grove campmecting.°a They are in Newton jail and will have Yours trul “ag AED CeU Ory ee ee ee Oe ee :=j [See wee Das servedneyeeeee “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.”’’. |each and every case of Catafrh that can|not cured by thé use of Hall's Ca-| jed that it was a quick sot va tort Accidents,Crimes and Incidents of Life in the Old North State. Gus Terrell,who killed Arthur Mc- Lain,colored,in Asheville,has been arrested,| Cumberland counfy Democrats have —me e —_ cr o oa > cf cH on m a i g ct cr o cw Se c a islature over J.Sprunt Newton,who recently figured in the courts. _Cabarrus.Republicans fhave nom-‘‘inated A.N.James for the Senate,|A customer said,‘I like to trade ata8.W.Williams for the Huse,C.-C. aldwell for sheriff. on the market 12 melons that averag- ed &3 pounds each. com Salisbury Post:Theo.McLaughlin,a | 12-year-old son of Mr.Dan Mce-2 ; Laughlin,fell from the porch roof ;aANSe"vee ice sot |Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.) m.The lad was sleeping in a sec-'A a 1 story room at his father’s home|®.7 ir Miranda,and walked in_his ae :8 oh Warren W.Cornell of Orangeburg, S.C.,who was employed as foreman i in laying water and sewer lines in 1 West Asheville,was struck by light bs Monday afternoon,while he sat a tree near his work,and in- killed.He was 35 yes ld 2 aAASand|ave a wits a —IS THE G.T.Heafner of Crouse,Lincolnsity,Uae sinsieaey eer |SAVINGS BANK ROUTE |4 sal,died this week in a hospital at Rutherfordton.He was a victim of inal meningitis.He was 50 years old and is survived by his wife.For y -a14yearshewassuperintendentofOurSavingsDepartmentisatyour4 hools 1 Lineoln county.:sz 2 °aKannawcilecorrespondencealinservice,and it is your interest to make 3 bury News:Victor Fink,a man astart.You may open an accountwith “i about 45 years old,was found dead .«AAacipdayat§Gis.ene the Cae any amount from $1.00 up and will be 2 non Manufacturing Company mill.:j j Be :Be Ite bought a bottle of eoca-cola and glad to explain anything about ot ae %“ewasdrinkingwhiskeyfreely,which tem of banking that you don’t fully a it is stated caused his death.” Gov.Craig has refused to commute understand.rr a the death sentence of Jim Cameron,|i a Moore county negro,who will be} was electrocuted last Friday for the murder of a member of his own race.;og »Gov.Craig has pardoned Jasper Of Statesville.Me Wheeler of Yancey county,18 years four-year sente — |RRLR MRM (Na ih ; +) Pe r e a > murder.Pardon recommended by e judge,solicitor,prosecutor and oth-‘» er&Wheeler was in company with n § a party that fired pistols in passing ‘ a house and killed a man.It was 9 not in evidence that he fired 4 shot.- The twelfth annual session of the \ Nerth Carolina State Farmers’Con-f vention opened Tuesday morning at the A.and M.College in Raleigh,with an exceptionally large attendance for three days’session,to be devoted to | practical agricultural topics and dem- onstrations.Gov.Craig,President Hill of the college and Commissioner oi Graham made addresses of welcome.SURREYS AND BUGGIES.Just received three car loads.Attrac- tive stock.Gall and see them. The mutilated body of a _white man,apparently about 30 years old, was found in Muddy creek,near the Southern railway bridge,in the west- ern part of Forsyth county,Tuesday afternoon.The body had been strip- péed of clothing and the feet were tied with a piece of hemp rope.An-other piece of rope,twisted with the butt of a buggy whip,was found around the neck.——terse bmaterspncemigeeie ns tetera es William T.McGee,better known as| “Tobe”McGee,who wes hurt in an .( automobile accident four miles north Statesville Realty &Investment (of *Lexington,Sunday afternoon,died of his injuries Sunday night.The car,driven recklessly,it is said,ran 1 9 1 3 into the railing of a bridge over the | railroad and McGee and another man ee ee Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co. SS enareeeeSeeeeee a Ee On October 31,1913,we closed our seventh 3 eet below.McGee wa 5 years ‘$o old and a graduate of Princeton Uni-|year of business,We take this occasion to eS i ae thank the loyal patrons of our company for heard *.ea kle ta the burn of M.the business they have entrusted to us dur- H.Lowery,at Morven,Anson coun-ing that time and we believe we have given eRe Ge ce dahtoond oot satisfaction to all of.our customers,Hav- ting hen.Failing to get the hen off ing grown out of infancy into mature man- ee be gat x conch ape ache hood in the INSURANCE BUSINESS we a fire to burn her off.e succeeded,sbut’fh removing the hen two barns ask for a continuance of your support and were burned.There was $200 insur-influence. rere emsarm } anee on the property but the loss °was’much more.i Remember “We Insure Anything Insurable,” ee |We write all classes of BONDS,and.thus Cortespondence.0 ne szandmark.+ Children’s Day at Macedonia save you the embarrassment of applying to hureh,at Williamsburg,Saturday,your neighborforsuch,Writeusyourneeds. September 5th.Dinner will be serv-|sd ed on the grounds.The public~is ; cordially’invited.tring well-filked J.F.CARLTON,Manager.4 baskets. Refreshments will be sold for the ena a eee benefit of the church.Singing at night.L.R.CAMPBELL.e 4 STATE OF OHIO,CITY OF TOLEDO,W W \X }Rin = LUGAS COUNTY,Frank J.Cheney makes ath that 7 cl co be is senior partner of the firm of F.J eney &Co.,doing business in theCityofToledo,County and State afore-| sald,and that said firm wi ay the =..4 i. ouak Oe ONS RUNDRED RNa bee If a Set*comes out,"and is lost,we will re- place it free (except Diamonds). .$86,This guarantee is good asJong as.the ring — aay AW itary Puvite is worn.We have them from $2.00 up. i's Catarrh Cure is taken internal. iy;acts directly on the blood andmucoussurfacesthemystet,Send|*fedex or nee MX&00,Toledo,0.R.H.Rickert &A JL ‘2 -vv ¢; tarrh,re.FRANK J.CHENEY,Sworn to before me and subscribedinmySepornemy,this 6th day of De- fy CHEN! ipyatl cragse 4 ,land.‘ i But ifthe success_roca flea0 paper.If renewals arenot in by date on label,paper will be stopped. FRIDAY,---August 28,1914.) —_PROTRACTED STRUGGLE PROB-| /ABLE.| Phe suceess of the German arms means the prolongation of the war.) Of course unexpected events may| radically change conditions;but~the| present outlook,from the meager in-| férmation at hand,indicates that in-| #tead of a war of a few months,as} many of us had fondly hoped,the|After a conference with Seeretary| struggle is to be protracted...A dis-/ patch from London says the Rus- sian success in Prussia brings the | hope that “even should the Germans | succeed iri reaching Paris,the Rus-| sians will almost certainly Berlin.”That is evidence that the| probability of the Germans going to} which has} crowned the Geran arms ~inrBel- gium should continue,it will be many months before the German army can reach.Paris;and while the Germans| would be going to Paris,it is possi-| ble,of course,for Russians to go to | Berlin.But what is to happen is speculation.The outstanding facts now definitely point to a protracted| ~struggle.’ There is good ground for hope, however,that this country,having | adjusted itself to the changed congi-| tions and met the emergencies which have arisen,as -it_is believed it will,| that many of the inconveniences we} now suffer will be removed,even ghould the war continue.High prices| for the necessities of life of course may be expected and the price of foodstuff will increase as the war ,continues.This will benefit those| who have to sell but those who have to buy will suffer.jmust result |porting to the belligerent nations.BLEASE’S DEFEAT. It was often asserted during the primary campaign in South Carolina | that Blease’s defeat was certain,or was.probable;but The Landmark thought the report was too good to} be true and was prepared for the worst.Judging the future by the past,it expected Blease to be elect-| ea;for seemingly —it-is the —Blease_| type that has been most popular in | South Carolina since the advent of Tillman;and Blease and his type were the natural successors of the Tillman regime.| The Landmark devoutly hopes the defeat of Blease means a turningof | the tide in the type of politics and politicians that have afflicted the Pal-| metto State for near a generation.| The change won't come at once,of course,but the decisive defeat of Blease gives good ground to hope for| better things.,That such a man as he has shown himself to be is not to °cers.}be elevated to the United States Sen-|Paul and Kiffen Rockwell,broth-| from| Asheville,N.C.,are among those |,Before |eI ate is cause for congratulation—con- gratulation not only for South Car-| olina but for the South and the coun-| try.The South has suffered much| from the type of men some Southern States have sent to Congress,and es-| pecially to the Senate.It is hoped| that Blease’s defeat means the pass-| ing of Blease and his kind,not only | in South Carolina but in the country.| The school ’are a canny lot.They.will buy no more geographies until the atmos- lotte Observer,'| |Thercin does the burdened parent |N with children in school find ground | for hope. school term there are quantities of books to buy,with a sprinkling be-|further tegt of the method before cause is just en of Atlanta|CHILDBIRTH MADE PAINLESS. =|phere in Europe has cleared.—Char-| At the beginning of every |twilight sleep method in maternity | The “Twilight Sleep”Method Re-|lieves the Mother of the Prima!Curse, ew York Sun,r While a few New York hospitals|have signified their approval of the| |eases others are inclined to wait for a| tween times to’keep in practice.It is |adopting it. pare that books used by the older children can descend ‘to the younger.)ing the results of the method careful-constantly and it is possible that it may beChange—frequent and school books.If the European war|change—seems to be the idea as to, lseason of even a small part of the/and narcophin into the thigh. |Physicians connected with mater-| |nity hospitals everywhere are watch-| generally used in time. |The method consists principally of |inducing a sleep duripg childbirthby ||should result’in the cessation for @ jypodermic injections of scopolamin Too book buying,then many people would’much of the anaestetic is dangerous.| regard the European war as not al- together and wholly bad. LL, To Let Interest Rate. McAdoo Senators’Hoke Smith «of pi announced that a bill would be in- troduced in the Senate yesterday al- provided their capi- months. eral reserve system, will agree to increase tal to $25,000 within nine to get money direct,instead of through the national banks as at present...hare.are over 400 State banks.and trust companies in N6ftt™ Carolina against 70-odd national banks. Senator Overman has.introduced a bill amending the currency ‘bill which provides for a redyetion of the tax rate fixed in that bill from three per cent.to one per cent,for the first three months,and a half of one per cent.each month thereafter,un- til the rate shall reach not exceeding six per cent.If Senator Overman’s amendment is adopted,which now seems very probable,it will enable the banks to lend money direct to the farmers and business men at from three to four per cent.ed Could Step War By Shutting Off the Feed. Testifying at the New York Fed- eral district attorney’s investigation of the inerease in.prices,James Ward Warner,president of the New York Produce Exchange,and Geo. Zabrinski,resident manager for Minneapolis flour manufacturers, each said the end of warfare abroad if America ceased ex- There is a big demand for flovr in foreign countries,according to these witnesses,with a heavy demand,too, in domestic markets.Mr.Zabrinski said there is a shortage of 400,000,- 000 bushels in the Russian wheat crop.He declared the United States |could dispose of its entire flour out- put to France,England,Greece and Turkey at any reasonable price and | receive payment in gold before the| staple was put aboard steamships.Not only would war in Europe end if an embargo was placed on Amer- ican products,Mr.Zabrinski and Mr. Warner agreed,but normal markets would be established at home and the prices here go down. I Two Asheville Boys Enlist in French Army. London Dispatch. Many Americans have enlisted intheforeign.legion organized by Cap-} tain Ricci,who fought with Garibal-| The services of the legion have| been offered to the British war office|but have not been accepted.The le-| gion contains 3,000 men and 200 offi-| di. ers,young college graduates who left for Paris to enlist. |departing Paul Rockwell said: “We came over to Europe just for| a pleasure trip,but have made up our minds we want to fight for the allies.| Belgium won our admiration by her game fight. out as best we can.} “We desire to get into,action right| State Banks In and Reduce | |Georgia and Vardaman of Mississip- lowing all State banks and trust com-| panies which have a capital of $15,-| reach!999 to become members of the Fed-| they| Paris is considered possible im Eng-|this would enable hundreds of banks} France is in ‘the thick|of the fight and we want to help her| |The technique concerns the use of the| anzesthic and preventing the woman |from too abruptly coming out.of the| sleep,which is highly important.She| should sleep five or,six hours “after | ithe birth of the child and when the baby is born it is taken away at once so that its cries.won’t disturb her. The Long Island.College Hospital has been using the method es a mat- ter of routine since the return from Freiburg of Dr.John O.Polak,who studied the method at that German university.The Jewish Maternity Hospital has alco used the method in 125 cases in the last three months. Dr.Irwin Arnow,superintendent of the hospital,spoke enthusiastically of the method. He said that an assistant of Doctor Kronig and Doctor Gauss had been aiding his ‘institution.-This physiciandoesn’t want to have his fame pub- lic now,but next month he will read a paper before the American Con- gress of Obstetricians in Buffalo.“Normal delivery in childbirth without pain is an established fact,” said Dector Arnow.“We found,as did the method’s inventors,that the number of cases in which it was necessary to resort to aid in delivery was much lowered,and there have been no untow:rd symptoms-or com- plications in any of our cases,Our experience indicates that ‘success is dependent upon proper techniaue,as is the case with most new methods.” A $50,000 corporation is being formed to build a sanitarium devoted exclusively to the twilight sleep method. acne ne meea stramem CARRANZA -VILLA STATUS. Villa Would Eliminate Carranza— No Military Man For President. Washington Dispatch. While President Wilson and other administration officials are confident that the differences between Carran- za and Villa will be settled without recourse to arms,details of the po- sition assumied by Villa,as reaching here in official reports,show that the fighting general plans to insist on the elimination of Carranza from permanent power in the new Mexi- can administration. Carranza has sent General Obre gon to Sonora not only to smooth out local troubles in that State but to confer with Villa in an endeavor to bring him into complete harmony) with the Carranza government.Vil- la’s position,as outlined to the Washington .government,contains the following proposals,either one of which he will accept: First—A conference of military chiefs be called as agreed to at the meeting at Torreon,when the first Villa -Carranza break was adjusted, {one delegate representing every 1,- 000 men in the army;this convention would designate a man to be provis-| ional President,who under the con- stitution could not succeed himself, but would call a general election Second—Carranza can be desig- nated as provisional President by the proposed.convention,but-he must agree to abide by the constitution and not succeed himself. Villa would have ne objection,it is arned,if Carranza retired as first chief or provisional President and be-| came a candidate in the general clec- |tions,but Villa’s followers are confi- dent they could defeat Carranza at the polls.General Villa,it is under- stood from reliable sources,has let it be known that he does not wish to |enter the presidential race,preferring that no military man hereafter hold the reins of power in Mexico. |All my secretaries have gone to thefrontandIregretthatIwasnotable \to see active service myself. \cuse for that act except the desire| GERMAN AMBASSADOR TALKS. Just Back From Berlin,He is Mope- ful of Germany’s Success, Count von,Burnstorff,German am- bessador to the United States,re- turned to America this week.Speak- ing of the war he said Germany is pound to win-in the end-because hor “My wife is with the Red Cross atMunich,”said the ambassador,“andmysoniswiththeemperor’s guard.| “From the emperor to the lowest unskilled workman in the Father-land,Germany is united to defendherselfagainstthefrivolousandun-warranted attack of jealous powers. The German people will fight to afinishandwillbevictoriousinthe end. “At the outbreak of the war,”he) continued,“the English cut the ca-!ble to this neutral country for the}sole purpose of preventing the truth) from coming here.There was no ex-| to deceive the people of the United| States.But I belieye Americans will|prove themselves fair enough to| weigh carefully all the news that comes from English and French!sources.;| “The calling of the Japanese into a European quarrel shows one thing above all else.it is that England,does not feel very safe.The Japan- ese will doubtless take Kiao-Chow) —sheer weight of numbers assures that._But_by the end of the war Ja- Pacific—a thing she has striven for during many years.Japan took ad- vantage of the situation to strike this blow for the sole purpose of acquir- ing this supremacy.»| “When the true story of the.as- sault on Liege is told Americans will have a far different opinion than that gained from the colored accou its| from Belgian,French and English|sources.As a matter of fact the} troops under Von Emmich,which went to the assault of this strongly fortified position,numbered only be- tween 5,000 and 6,000 infantry and cavalry.The taking of Liege was one of the greatest military feats in modern times.What was expcted to take weeks was accomplished in days by two brigades.Von Emmich was slightly wounded in the leg during the attack but did not relinquish command.” The ambassador denied reports that the-crown prince had_been wounded by an assassin in Berlin. Moreover,he added,the crown prince had never been wounded before Liege for the simple reason that he was, not at Liege byt in command of troops at the fortress at Metz. “The best great German victory I heard “of before leaving Berlin,”said the ambassador,“was one at Metz by the army under the crown prince.” INCREASE IN COLLECTIONS. Larger Internal Revenue Receipts on} Account of Excise and Income} Taxes—Collections in North Caro-} lina.| Washington Dispatch Observer. According to the report of Com- missioner of Internal Revenue Os- born for the fiscal year ended June 30,1914,the collections during that year were the greatest in the histo- ry of the bureau.The total collec- tions from all sources amounted to $380,008,893,while for the fiscal year} of 1913 they amounted to $344,424,-| 453,an increase for 1914 of $36,584,-| 440.} Under the corporation excise tax $10,671,077 were collected in 1914, while from the corporation tax there were received $32,456,662.The amount derived from the individual income tax netted the government $28,253,534.| The principal item comprising the decrease in ordinary collections for 1914 was distilled spirits,amounting to $4,781,165.The increases were} $2,666,116 on cigarettes and $814,-) 522 on fermented liquors.| The internal revenue tax on cigars,| cigarettes and snuff produced during| the year 1914 $79,986,639,while on) fermented liquors .$67,081,512 were to Charlotte | |pal with heve~the-supremaey-..of the|‘ ~ High Grade Cotton Scrub Mops. This is the most satisfactory mop for scrubbing Kitchen floors, a This cotton mop :is porch floors and steps. ideal for scrubbing Linoleum,and tile. With this mop you can scrub with jess water,less time,less effort,and more satisfactory.After you have used one of our cotton scrub mops,and you are not satisfied with it we will refund the price you paid These mops are made on a long hardwood handle. Price 40c.CRAWFORD -BUNCH FURNITURE CO. 0—0--0-07-0—-0—0°700-000-000-000— — =—===GET BUSY ==: Save Your Fruit! PRESERVING POWDERS, Scarr’s,King’s or Scott’s, 15c,the package,two for 25c. Salicylic Acid,10c.0z.,3 for 25c. Parawax,the Ideal Sealer,20c.pound. pe e c e r o s e r o r e s s s s s s e s c e s e r s s : se e e s e e e e e s Statesville Drug Co., Quality Prescriptionists. pe p e r r c r e s o s e r e r s e s e s s s e r e SSSBIITIesiesiesessessssesssserieseers eestiaes, -_‘—QL O ODO OOOO OOOO ©OS Women’s Foot Wear [:Bo i” —_ee—_—e |away and the French army seems to}derived from the:government.|It is suggested that Villa intends Germany being supreme in field of drugs and chemicals,the lack| of imports from that country,as a) result of the war,is keenly felt by} thé drug trade.There is a serious | shortage in carbolic acid,a chemi-| eal much in demand and in general| if necessary,to offer our lives for} the allies.” Turkey May Take Sides With Germa- ny. the be the place for us,We realize how| serious the game is,but are willing,|to propose as a candidate for |presidency Emilio Madero,a brother of the late President. |Pushing Plang For Merchant Marine |—Bill Before Congress. ,:|-Plans for building up a permanent’ ‘A’dispatch from Washington says|American merchant marine by the the | |tension is so acute in Constantino-|purchase “of foreign ships to be oper- The total internal revenue collec-|tions in the State of North Carolina! |for the fiscal year 1914 aggregated| |$11,947,270.In the fourth collection||district Wheeler Martin took in} |$747,025,while Collector Josiah |W.Bailey turned over to the govern- ment $4,784,181.In the fifth North)|Carolina district,Collector George H.| The newest in Ladies Boots for fall 1914 will be those made with whole Quarters, either Black Cloth,Black Vesting or Bro- cade Cloth Quarters. use,,Virtually all of it comes from i Germany.The price of carbolic acid 'was recently advanced by wholesale }Brown turned in $176,063,while his|ple that diplomats:there fear Tur-|ated by the government,are going eer ‘hom ston D,Watts,collectekeymayatanymomentbedrawn|¢In-the House of C |successor, .|into the general European war on the |mendae eecthaatatre cGsaae |$6,324,733. 'druggists from 15 cents a pound to side of Germany and Austria.lintroduced the administration bill for |The State of North Carolina con-| 60—and it is probably higher 2 Ae eee pa an si |the incorporation of a $10,000,000 |tributed to ra ie?of ,= s i rkey,which ||United States y as a resultof| and only a few pounds were sold to a lare now controlled by the military|company to own and operate ocean| These styles together with a number of others have already been received and we customer.The coaltar preparations,| which form the basis of so many| preparations in the drug trade,come) shortage in these and other prepara-| tions which Germany has been fur-| nishing us.The wholesale however,have not confined ‘Selves solely to an advance in the | “price of imported goods,for which there is an excuse.Quinine,for in- stance,has advanced in price.Only a small part of the quinine used in this country comes ‘dealers, them-| from Germany.| and arediplomatic dispatches,to create strong pro-German feeling. The Turkish cabinet the preservation of Diplomatic representatives neutrality. of ence with the government officials, Great Britain and‘Russia -endeavor-| ing to keep Turkey neutral.The German ambassador,it is under- stood,has intimated that while Ger- many wishes Turkey to remain nep- tral,he believed the Ottoman empire should mobilize to prevent an inva- sian by Russia. The bark comes from the Dutch pos-| sessions and from South America, and is manufactured in_this country in immense quantities. William Randolph Heart,who has been mentioned as a probable Demo: eratic candidate for the Senate in New York,thas issued a statement saying he will not be a candidate. \Another cause for thanksgiving. W.S.O'R.Robinson of were Lost When Vessel Sank. Eleven Lives Eleven lives were lost when the!ment will be able tosteelpassengersteamshipAdmiral|trade routes and make the project |absolutely harmless to young people| Pacific ~Alaska|desirable to private capital,and to|and old,*It is a pleasant-tasting veg-| rammed|meét that possibility the bill would Sampsoh,of the Navigation Company,“was jand sunk by the Canadian Pacific passenger steamer,Princess Victoria, |off Point-No-Point,20 miles north of|Seattle,Wash.,early Wednesday |during a fog and thick smoke from forest fires. brought the survivors to Seattle. crew and three were passengers.in Moore could haveif,but he declared he(cbeum ald satel cera 4 =Ceee otal it being used,according to|ying board composed of the Presi-4/dent,the Secretary of the Treasury,| <2 |is wavering|from Germany and there will be ®|between a declaration of war and| va-|rious powers are in constant confer-| The Princess Victoria| ae ale W.'aright of the lost were mémbers of|the Senate ai chante,bet steamers under supervision of a ship- |the Postmaster General and the Sec-} retary of Commerce.The govern-ment would subscribe for not less than 51 per cent of ‘the capita!stock| by an appropriation.Ships would be bought by the sale of $30,000,000) |Panama canal bonds. |President Wilson reiterated his do-||termination to urge the ship pur-||chase plan.and said he expected it| |to be in operation within two or} three weeks.The fact that private |capital had shown no intimation of a desire to act until the government| |guaranteed securities,.he declared,| |merely made it necessary for the} |government to take the initiative.||The President believes the govern-| develop °new} |provide for sale of the s carumail |stock in the company at any time)the shipping board deemed that ad-| |visable.—_—_—_—_—_—_—Advocates of jail*sentences fortrust.law b rs won a victory in by a 29 to 21 vVote.in-|corporated.in pending Claytonsaved|bill a provisionto make violations of|it the £0|the ti oe 4ic ‘ined corporation excise tax,and from| |the corporation income tax the State}paid in $173,267.Individuals in| North Carolina paid a tax of $46,-) 566 during the fiscal year of 1914. TAKE DODSON’S ANDSTAYONYOUR FEET!) Taking Calomel means _staying| home for the day—take Dodson’s| Liver Tone and save a day’s work. If an attack of constipation or bil- jousness hits you,there’s no need to}take a dose of Calomel and spend at| least a day getting over the effects of| it.The Statesville Drug Co.sell Dodson’s Liver Tone,which theyguaranteetakestheplaceofCalo- mel and starts a lazy liver without bad after-effects.Dodson’s Liver Tone does all the}good that Calomel can do,yet it is etable liquid that will relieve consti-pation or sour stomach or other troubles,that.go along with a lazy liver,without restriction of habit or diet.You don’t leave off any of the things you regularly do when you take Liver Tone.A large bottle of Dodson’s LiverTonesellsfor50cents.Get the gen-uine-and if.you are not pleased withfromwhom ID O O O O O O8 0 OF O OO © O& O OO O 6 OO © © © OO O O0 0 00 6 4 O® & would like for you to make an early selection before the styles are picked over.| Our new fall lines of childvens shoes are in stock.We would be glad to show you the broad toes suitable for children. Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. OO OD O 0 O0 0 0 00 OO 0 OO OO O O © © OF A ) OH O OO OO © STSIITILeTTereesstststissiti) ADVERTISE AND.ADVERTISE MORE. Don’t try to do.business without advertising and hope to succeed.A farmer had just as well try to grow a crop without fertilizers.A new ground may.grow oné good crop or two without fertilizer but the perma- nent result is nothing.Same with any business.To put a business on a firm ‘foundation and keep it there you must put something back of it to make'it grow—you must adver- tise. Plant your fertilizer for a good business crop in the ‘advertising col- umns of THE LANDMARK and watch the returns, ee e e e r e s e c o r g e s e r e s e s e e s s e s e s e s s e s e s s e e e e s e e se e s se e r s ee e ee e ee e ss a s i s THE LANDMARK PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE:120 WEST BROAD STREET, TELEPHONE NO.4. FRIDAY,---August 28,1914. SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK Receptions in Honor of Out-of-Town Guests. Miss Elmina Mills Friday afternoon in honor of Misses Lucy Shepherd of Winston-Salem and Marguerite Blocker of St.Pe- tersburg,Fla.About 75 guests were invited.Hearts was played and Miss Amelia Hoffmann won_the prize,a box of correspondence ecards.Miss Shepherd was given a white fvory hat brush and Blocker was given a box of corres- pondence cards,guest -of -honor prizes.Preceding the game punch ._was served by Mrs,Rogs Mills and Mis#‘Willie Nicholson,from a bowl decorated with grapes and golden rod,and after the game a alad course was served. Mrs::Geo.B.Nieholson was hostoss to quite a party of young people Fri- day evening at her home on Race street,complimentary to Misses Ir- ma and Louise Mourer of Goldsboro. The guests were met at the front door by Miss Willie Nicholson,who conducted them to the receiving line in the parlor composed of the host- ess,the guests of honor,Mr.E. Gaither,Miss Laura Turner and Miss Elmina Mills.Receiving in the library were Dr.and Mrs.°E.N. Lawrence,Mr.and Mrs.MacKendrce .Long,Miss Blocker of St.Peters- burg,Fla.,Miss Shepherd of Wins- ton-Salem and Miss Butterick of Asheville.An ice cream course was served.Misses Nicholson will entertain this afternoon and evening in honor of Misses Julian and Snyder of Salis- bury and Miss Blocker of St.Peters- burg,Fla. 7 Miss Elizabeth Bowles eritertain- ed Tuesday evening at the home of her parents,Mr.and Mrs.J.F. Bowles,on west End avenue,in hon- or of her guest,Miss Ruth Wilkins of Goldsboro.About 30 guests were present and various games were played.An ice cream course and punch were served. entertaincd Reported for The Landmark. Mrs.W.R.McLelland and Mrs. .John Wakefield entertained a half dozen friends Tuesday evening in honor of Misses Fehnell of Savannah and Mrs.Teal of Morvin.Mrs.Mc- Lelland and Mrs.Wakefield gave each one a welcome to their home, where were many evidences of artis- tic taste.After an hour’s pleasant converse and some piano and vocal selections by Mrs.McLelland,Mrs. Wakefield’s two attractive little daughters served delicious cream and cake. A Near Fire at Mr.Stephenson’s— Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. York Institute,Aug.26—Mr.,H. N.Sharpe and daughter,Miss Mary, attended Ball’s Creek campmeeting last Sabbath.Mrs.Charles King spent a few days in Asheville last week.Mrs.Clark Combs of Loray, who has been the,guest of her,daugh- ter,Mrs.R.M.Morrison,for the past weck,returned home today. Mr.pnd Mrs.L.M.Davis attend- ed thé’funeral of Mrs.Jere Price at Liberty church last Sabbath.Mrs. Price was Mrs.Davis’youngest sis- ter.Mrs.Angus Leach and soht Fred., of Bryantsville,spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.Leach’s mother, Mrs.T.G.Walden.Miss Matlock of Winston-Salem spent last week at the home of her uncle,Mr.A.G. Matlock.: We learn that Mr.Stamey Ste- phengon,who lives near Mt.Pisgah, came very near losing his home by fire last week.The house caught from a defective stove.chimney,The fire was extinguished before much damage was done.-‘The protracted Miss | G.| va H at.Lin-be )tp ZLIMPSE OF PASSING THRONG.| Personal Mention of People and Their Movements. Mr.Mrs.C.C.McAlister of| Fayetteville were guests for a short time Monday at the home of Mr,and Mrs.J.M.Walker,in east Statcs ville.Mrs.McAlister was Miss Ella Burwell and lived at the college while her father,the late Capt.J.B.Bur |well.was president of that institution. Mr.C.A.Hamner ef his daughter,Mrs. this week. Mr.A.B.Johnzon is in th ern markets in the interest Johnson-Belk Co.;Mrs.Johns« and the vruest Walk was M Nort n of the n and children are visiting in Charlotte. Miss Corrine Treece of Richmond, |Va.,is the guest of Mir Blanche |Laugenour. |Miss Mildred StaHings,who visited +Miss Annie Adderholdt,has returned!|to South Boston,Va.|Mr.H.H.Swann,who spent a few} weeks with home people in States-| ville,left Tuesday for~Greensboro,| |where he will be the guest of his si: ;ter,Mrs.A.F.Heath,for a few days |before going back to Norfolk, Mr.and Mr E.E.Alexander have a stay at Alkalithia. Mrs.J.E.McKey,who was the guest of Mrs.R.Y.MeNecly,return-} ed Tuesday evening to her home in Mooresville. +Mr.J.F.Henninger more on a business trip. Rev.and Mrs.J.Clyde Turner of |Greensboro are visiting at the home fof Mr.Turner’s father,Mr.J.C. |Turner,on Davie avenue.| Rev.R.G.Miller of Sardis,Meck- |lenburg county,visited Mr.and Mrs. |}A.P.Barron and other Statesville jrelatives this week.He was en {route home from Montreat. |Mrs.Clyde Murdock,who visited| |relatives in Cool Spring township,|lleft Wednesday afternoon.for her! |home in Dallas,Texas.She was ac-| |companied by her sister,Miss Fan-} nie Lou Lackey,and Mr.Clarence Reid of Cool Spring. Mr.Logan Turner of the Ozk For- est community left Tuesday after-| noon for Iowa to visit relatives.Mr.} Turner contemplates locating in =)West. Mrs.Clyde Moose of Salisbury ar-}| rived in Statesville Wednesday af- .V.E.Lackey and Mrs.| returned from is in Balti- || ternoon to spend about two weeks with her home people. Mrs.H.C.Pitts and daughters, Misses Aline and Alice,and Dr. Glen Lazenby of High,Point,and Miss Evangeline Brown of Greens- boro,who were guests at the home of Mr.E,T.Lazenby in Cool Spring township,have returned their homes.Miss Rae Gill is at home from Gra- ham,where she visited Mrs.Geo.T. to Williamson. Mr.and Mrs.Cicero Barker of Salisbury arrived ~in Statesville Wednesday afternoon and went from here to Houstonville to visit at the home of Mr.P.B.Kennedy. Mrs.A.M.Cox of Charlotte is the guest of Mrs.J.D.Cox on _Bost, street. Mrs.H.P.Van Hoy of Concord is in the county in the interest of The Uplift,the publication of the Jack- con Training School,with which Mr. Van Hoy is connected. Miss Edna Hbinzerling of Salis- bury is visiting at the home of her! father,Mr.J.E.Heinzerling, Mrs.Jno.W.Gray is visiting rela-| tives in Atlanta. Mrs.L.E.Tharpe afd daughter, Helen,went to Mooresville Tuesday to visit.P Mrs.D,M.Furches returned Tues- day night from Rockingham,where she.visited her brother,¥Ax:G Corpening.Miss Altie Corpening has return- ed from visiting .relatives in the West and in’Asheville.Mr.Thomas Anderson,son of Dr, and Mrs,T.FE.Anderson,left Wed- nesday for California to enter LelandStanford Untversity.Miss Ina Anderson,has returnedfromavisittoFNeelMissDouschkaTurnerattended] accompanied home by their —little niece,Mi Matilda Bryant of Dur- ham,who had been visiting relatives in Charlotte and Mecklenburg.Miss Matilda left yesterday for her home in Durham,2ecompanied by her unele, Mr.H.E.C.Bryant. Mr.Richard Stimson,who visited in Asheville,returned home’yester- day. Miss Anne Bell Walton haa re- turned from a visit to High Point ind Goldsboro. Misses Jessie James and Lucey Shepherd,who were guests of ~-Miss Elmina Mills,left yesterday after- oon for their homes in Winston-Sa- Mrs.E.D.Joyner,who spent two wecks with her mother,Mrs.H.H.returned yesterday to her home in Columbia,S.C.She wags ac- ‘companied by her mother,who will Crowson, also visit Mr.L.L.Crowson in War- ienton,Gay before returning home. Mr.Onnie Hubbard of Greensboro has been the guest of his _sister, Mr Miss andClaudiaJordan en route from Hiddenite to tl homes in Winnsboro,8:€. Mr.O.A.Sowers returned to Clin f |SERIES OF CHAIN LUNCHEONS, J.H.Shaw,the past few days@jthe presents.Isabe)gant and plenty Clark were in Statesville yesterday,|Litten’s childr ir Mr.Sidney,w }:.it to|been at work for some time. Civie League Decides on This Method to Raise Funds For Its Work—No —of the Aldermen Intend- ed. Reported For The Landmark. The Civic League met in regular monthly meeting at the Commercial | club rooms Tuesday afternoon,The} [chief object of the meeting was to; consider ways and means of raising} funds to continue the present enter-| prises of the League,as well as oth-|ers which it hopes to take up later.For this purpose the ladies decid-| ed upon a Series of “Chain Luneh-} eons”to be-given during the month} September..These have proved successful in other towns.Ac- ling to the plan one hostess be- with an entertainment to which st five others are invited and as ,more ag the hostess may wish,| ach guest being expected to bring ten cents.This hosjtess asks five others to agree to entertain the fol- lowing week,each of the five invit- ing as many guests as she wishes,| andeach guest bringing ten cents,as Each one of these five hos- ses asks five others to agree to en- ertain in the same way on the fol- lowing week,and these in turn ask to do the same fer.the irth and last -week.Thus there’ |be one hostess for the first week.| r the second,25 for the third before. teé others ind 125 for the fourth:The form of, ntertainment is to be chosen by ach hostess,the only requirement heing that refreshments shall be very simple. 4 resolution was unanimously passed disclaiming any intention on the part of the League to criticize the city’authorities or to “interfere with their conduct.of affairs.The} SSOTUTIOH passe ata former—meet~+ f very few members’were to which exception was tak- intended merely as a sugges- when nr nt The League has always recog- ized the fact that Statesville’s mu- |officers look after matters of ne and sanitation to an un- al degree,and that under thei: r igeme we have one of thc t towns in the State.The igue regards itself only as ar ad- its only aim is to render :tance in any way possible along th lines to the extent of its ability. \BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. lic Meeting at Bethel—To Improve School Grounds—Other News. orrespondence of The Landmark. itcsville,R-3,27 Mr Litten was surprised yesterday, ixticth birthday,by a company in well-fillel]baskets and of nice presents also.The crowd trived about 10 o’clock.Mrs.Lit n had gone to church,so both were though it did our hearts she arrived about 12.15 Aug.-- ja bringing urprised, d when 'elock. She was ited the honor r OM so delighted and appreci so much,as well a: The dinner was elc- of ft.All of Mrs en were present except ho is employed ot Mr. Mr.Hyde—Litten was where I Philer’s store. home from Hickory };he has ton,S.C.,yesterday after a \re- home people here.(turned to }iickory accompanied —by Dr.I.C.Evans,resident ph;ian this brother,Oscar Litten,who will of the Hardaway Company he |spend several days there. Southern Power Company’s Lookout The Bethel protracted mecting Shoals development,was in States-will continue until Friday.Baptiz- ville yesterday en route to the camp ling Sunday. He had been on a visit to his former The Betterment society held a home,Clayton;Ga.|meeting Saturday afternoon but on Mr.and Mrs.G.E.Horm have ;aeeount of the busy canning season turned to their home in Mocksvil after a visit to their daughter, Ross Mills. Miss Edna Wilson of Morganton arrived in Statesville yesterday af ternoon and is the guest.of Miss No- ra Neal Foard. Mrs.T.C;-Hobbs and children of Wilson,who are guests of the Mi es Thomas,will leave tomorrow f: Greensboro and Spray. Miss Lucy Fulp has returned from a visit to Salisbury.Miss Linda Smith accompanied her home and is spénding awhile here. Mrs.M.W.Shook has returned to Lincolnton after spending a few day: with her parents,Mr.and Mrs.J.A Fulp. Notices of New Advertisements. Leather bag lost.Return to Polk Gray Drug Co.and get reward. Boiler and engine for sa!e.—J Will Robinson,Mooresville,R-2. Lee McCoy,liveryman,has moved to Westmoreland’s stables,‘phone 102. F.B.Dearman,Troutman R-2 wents two-horse farm.The Henkel -Craig Live Stock Co wants boy to assist in office wor! W.N.White,proprietor of Long Meadow Farm,has melons of guar anteed quality. Women’s footwear. Bowles-Morrison Co. Prepare for war.—Polk Drug Co.: Shoes for Shoe Co. A.gas range for $12.50.—Sitates- ville Gas Light &Fuel_Co. —"Ramsey Gray men.—Sherrill-White Fresh lot Whitman’s celebratedcandies.—Murphy’s Prescription Shop. New fall and winter shoes.—S.,M. &H.Shoe Ca.Miss Laura Lazenby will teach the K{primary department at the.college Dried peaches in demand.—J.Morrison Grocery &Produce Co.Trunk specials.—Mills &Poston.Slaughter price.sale—J.M.Mc Kee &Co. A Wilkes Postmaster in Trouble. Greensboro News,27th. Deputy United States Marshal J.C.Kennett returned yesterday from Whittington,a postoffice 18 milesnorthwestofWilkesboré,where heservedpapersonRobertL.Vannoy,postmaster at ‘that place,for viola-United»States postal.laws.js alleged that Vannoy sed the :J.Hunter &Co., all were not present.Our next meet ing will be next Saturday,the 29th, and Mr.Everette Wilkinson will present to assist us int improving our schoolhouse lawn and we hope Mrs. Re W.Orr can be present also at the same time. Messrs.Locke,Hoit,Carl and Her- man Lippard,Coit,Percy and Clif- be ton Troutman will leave Monday for “school in Hickory. Mr.Henry Hartline has bought a new gasoline cngine and will saw wood at East Monbo Mr.Orren Setzer,Miss Dessie Troutman,Mr.Ross Alley and Miss Blanche Setzer made a visit to Look- out Shoals last week. Mr.U.A.Ostwalt will soon go to Charlotte,where he'll be contractor for a large building. Elmwood Personals. |Correspondence of The Landmark. |Correspondence of The Elmwood,August 26—Miss Annie Leigh Hart of Mt.Ulla,who spent some days with Miss Ruth Arey,has returned home.Mr.and Mrs.A.E. Hendley and little daughter,Fran- ces,returned to Spartanburg yester-| day after spending a week with Mr. Hendley’s father,Mr.A.F.Hendley.| Little Misses Pauline,Jeraldine and Irma Womble of Asheville are spend- ing some time here with their grand-| parents,Mr.and Mrs.L.O.Chester.| Mr.D..A.White was called to} Lynchburg,Va.,Sunday,on account of the serious illness of@ his father. He was accompanied by Mrs.White and children. Mrs.H,H.Hendley of Charleston| and Master James Hendley of Spar- tanburg are spending some time here with relatives.Miss Allie Mae Arey! is visiting her Mrs.Womble,| at Wagram.Miss Alice Moore,who has been visiting jher sister,Mrs.| Ney Templeton,for some weeks,will return to her home at Clarksville, Va.,Saturday. Bethany Ladies’Aid Society to Serve; Cream.,| Landmark. The Ladies’Aid Society.of Beth- sister, lany church will serve ice creant at Saturda evening,August 29,from |k ending Aagust 25,1914Z::$‘|wee ve é a>,..5 t0 9 o'clock.Public cordially invit-}“Annie Caldwell,Col.Magar Foote,MixaledsProceedsforhenefit...of thé Vrouise Jopnson,L.M,Likey,Roy Luste,Wal- |church,| ' the residence of Mr.E.R.McAuley| says |‘A’Newton |correspondentJamesWhiteanddaughters,and Fred}pjeane Cline and wife,who were poisoned atBall’s “Creck campmeceting Saturdaybyeatingstewedbeefthathad.been over night in a tin vessel,are cut is a a with - (4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 4 4CG Carolina. (C E C E K C E C E C C C C C C E C C E C E C E E CAPITALSURPLUS&PROFIL SAFETY FIRST!“9 Weare a NATIONAL BANK ——-Member of —— The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The National Currency Association of North The MAXIMUM OF SECURITY.Every con-sistent accommodation extended our patrons. United States Depository.— 14 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 (L 0 0 4 44 0 NK << AE R A $100 ,Designed’:and oyPatented.; 1887 coat of paint.In addition Standard Ever Since 3 Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Company, Twenty-seven Years Ago the first Cortright Metal Shingles wereputon. CORTRIGHT METAL SHIN They’re still on—still in good condition,andtheonlyattentionthey've had is an occasional Fireproof,Stormproof and inexpensive, ‘%SSSTa taoPTSSaahhPasboabae, GLES to the lasting qualities,they’re For Sale by ‘ STATESVILLE,N.C. MEETING AT TURNERSBURG. Presiding Elder to Be Present—Good Rains—Some Reflections on the War. Correspondence of The Landmark. Turnersburg,Aug.27—We are be- ing blessed with good rains and I hope we will have enough to wet the :vround several inches,as it has not been wet here fpr several months. Quarterly meeting at .Turnersburg Saturday and Sunday,29th and The presiding elder will be us. next 20th. As the people of this.country view ih of the Eurepean situa- tion they may well take courage and thank God that they live in a land free from such conditions.as those prevailing in Europe.While moved hy profound sorrow for the awful tragedy that is beihe enacted,and sympathizing with the suffering on the ing of t horrors vroken hearts in homes made desolate by war’s destruction,we yetj battlefield andthe greatersuffer-| LOST—In Statesville Saterday,small leather bag eontaining card and spectacles.Reward if left with Polk Gray Drug Co. Aug.28.it. FOR SALE—30 h.p.stationary beiler;26 h,p.engine in good order,$300.Cash or on time J.WILL ROBINSON,Moores-ville,‘R-2.Aug.28—-3t* MOVED—i am now located at Westmoreland’sstablesPhone103,when you want me.LEE McCOY.Aug.29—It*, WANTED—To rent 2-herse farm.F.B. DBABMAN,.Troutman,Aag,23-~2t* SALE house, close OR RENT—Eight-room._two-sterylot102x300;modern “denveniences,in;desirable location,See W.EB. Munday,Statesville J,T.PLOTT, Aug.25—8¢* ing from”$1.05 to .$1.10 cash for good Wheat.Aug,26—2t. |FOR RENT—Cottage.N.P.WATT. }May 26. [FOR SALE—Modern 7-room house,waterandlights.Basement.Lot 809x200.—and vineyard,HH.G.HALLYBUR-|TON. FOR RENT.—Six-reom residence with.all have a right to lift up our hearts in|ie :1 °:.%Pr 1 «lose LIV!thanksgiving for the blesings of this |WittiCe 'Saar ee country in material things and in} the freedom from the conditions in|ee ~_Paws Coal at $5 deliver-nrg ,rea ¢.contrast|ch _Qualityo coal guaranteedsatisfacto.rurove.In the light of the contrast;,,in any grade.Write BR B GANT, hetween the blessings which the peo-|ple of the United Stats are now en-j; joving,with the magnificent crops of the year and all other privileges| vouchsafed to us,how small and pet-| ty seem our thoughts when we mourn| because business is not quite so good| might be and because our of making mioney are for the as it chances moment not quite so abundant as in times past. country put behind them such pes- t| Let ‘the people of this||ON SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 56,1914,I Statesville,N.C July 14, DRESSMAKING—Call Mrs.A.W.>Pérkins,120 Fifth Street,Phote 2296.°—— Aug.21—6t. NOTICE!—This is to notify all persons thatIwillnotberesponsibleforanydebtsmadebymyson,Jas.L.Harbin.J. HARBIN,Statesville,N.C.Aug.AUCTION SALE! |will sell at auction at the residence of thesimismandnarrowness,and in azfLPeat |late J.J.Brawley four miles west States-spirit of enthusiastic optimism car-|ville the following property:* ry forward the work of the day,|tee male one Danae wagon,harness,withou gi 3 one Farmer's Friend grain drill,one mowerwithouthesitatingorhalting,and |05%sake,one baling rent,tet the then there will be business enough for all when the temporary disad- vantages of the present situation have passed away. Better Crops Than Expected—Sick People—Improvements. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-3,Aug.27.The past few days have witnessed the falling of some splendid showers in this com- munity.It seems that there has been about.enough rain now to finish the corn and cotton crop.There is.going to be a much heavier crop of corn this year than was first expected. Cotton also scems to be well fruited. The young daughter of Mr.J.M. Waugh,who has been at the point of death for several days,seems to be somewhat better at the present writ- ing.Mr.Clarence Waugh is also sick with fever.There has been very little sickness in this community thus far,and we hope this may not prove serious. The members of St.Martin's church are making some very timely improvements on their qlurch and grounds,which will add very much to the general appearance of their prop- erty.And we continue to build.Mr:T. A,Rumple is building a splendid new arn.Hie recently completed a,new well.Mr.C.O.Lippard,who spent the past summer in Ohio}has returned home for a short stay before enter- ing school at Hickory again this fall. There will be a singing at’Mr.R.O. Troutman’s Saturday night. Mr,Roy Troutman has gone China Grove on a business trip. to ADVERTISED LETTERS. Following is a list of letters remaining inthepostofficeatStatesville,N.©.,for the ter A.Moore,Arthur.Steeles Mrs.Mary White,Henry Witehelt (Gihaon Wooley Co.,) Henry Witchell (Gibson Wooley Co.)Persons calling.for any of the above willeallfor“advertised letters.”DEWBY &.RAYMER.».™- WANTED —Young Boy a4 assistant In ef.fice work Apply to HENKEL -«CRAIGCOMPANY,Ray BBHAt. MELONS.—Guaranteed quality,e Chilled plows and full set of fafming utensils.Right reserved to sell privately before thisdateforcashor18-months time. R.V.BRAWLEY,Admr. Aug.14,19124—~7t.% The firm of Bradford,Hedrick &MorrowwasdissolvedAugust14,1914,Rv L.Bred}ford and H.EB,Hedriek taxtmng over the tn-terest of D.L.Morrow.&Hedriek will collect all notes andahdpeyallindebtednessoftheBradford,Hedrick &Morfow, of Bradford &Morrow Co.August 14,1914,D.LL.’and fstakingoverthe‘interest of Ri LyandH.E.Hedrick.The said D,L.Morrow will collect all notescountsandpayallindebtednessof firm.BRADFORD &MORROW Aug.18,1914, 15,000 Our Delights Arrived toduy to assiatFortDobbsindefenceoftheirpopularity,D.J.KIMBALL,——FOR—+- Fort Dobbs and Our Delight Cigars. E Sweet and Sour Pick+ les.clean Spices and,pureExtracts,Seeus ‘for (from60 to.70 pounds,now.ready:ket,Also smaller g dees he aie SB}Mase Mea ear| i)7i.arbhi sera WHEAT—The Statesville Plour Mills is *pay-— 5 ee A full line of | DISSOLUTION BY MUTUAL CONSENT PC ae lyURIS _The English 1epbass, »The French war office Tuesday is-sted the following official statement: se commander-in-chief,requir-ithe all available forces on the Meuse,é 2 ordered the progressive aban-nment of occupied territory.Muel-hausen again has been evacuated.““&new battle is in progress be-tween Maubeuge (Department of therd)and Donon,in Central Vosges.it hangs the fate-of France,Op-oa in Alsace along the Rhinetakeawaytroops.on whichightdependvi».It.is neces-sary that they al]withdraw from Al-sace temporarily to assure its finalxliverance.It is a matteryof hard ““West of the Meuse,as a result ofordersissuedSundayby~the com-manding chief,the troops which aretoremainonthecoveririglinetotakeupthedefensive,are massed as fol-lows:“The French and.British troops occupy a front near Givet,whichtheygainedbyhardfighting.Theyareholdingtheiradversariesand8lycheckingtheirattacks.st of the Meuse our troopshavegainedtheiroriginalpdsitionscommandingtheroadsoutofgreatforest‘Ardennes.*"To ~right we assumed te of-1 ing back the enemy by-»aaa ~Figorots"iach but Generaloffrestoppedpursuittore-establishfifrontalongtheline~decided on unday.In this attack our ‘troopsshowedadmirable.dash,The sixthtorpsnotablyinflictedpunishmentontheenemyclosetoVirton.“In Lorraine the two armies havebegunacombinedattack,one ‘start- Be fe 2 M I iy #7 Admit Reverses But Say#Doing Finé—German Story ‘ atse and*Their ing from Grand Couronne de Nancy,|tion of the city.German troops are|might be German interference “SIDE. His Sons— |UTMOST.DECORUM PREVAILED. Germans Marched Into —BrusselsSmiling,Singing and Whistling—Magnificently Equipped Troops. A:correspondént writing of the ad- vent of the Germans into Brussels last week,says: “Thousands of German troops made smiling entry into Brussels at3o’clock Thursday afternoon,contin-uing to pass through the heart of the city until sunset.The utmost decorum prevailed and the conductoftheGermantroopsiss¢rupulous in every respect.The amenities are observed,even ih the matter of lib-eral tips German officers pay at res- taurants,the military governor ‘of the city,General Von Barotsky,as-sures the Tribyne and the Citizen.He is scornful concerning reports of outrages by German soldiery.It is certain genial order of Germany has reassured cwascek Brussels,whichwasinastateofprofound,gloom allmorning.Troops,magnificently equipped,swept down the broad bou-levard of the Due Fardin Botanique, assing Within a stone’s throw of the acess where the Duchess of Rich-mond’s ball was given the night be- fore Waterloo.Officers wore glovesandBrusselspoliceatstreetcorfiers wear white gloves.Administrationhasbeenleftinthehandsofthe community,which guaranteed good conduct of the inhabitants. Germans do not even enter a hotel without saying:‘Will _you permit us?’The German entry of Brussells was made from ‘Louvain,en the east. Slight -resistance was met before passing Louvain.Most of the troops Rnine’“and “other They swing down the boulevards whistling,‘Every little movement has meaning of its.own.’”|Another correspondent writing of|the occupation of Brussels by the |Germans,says: *The gerjeral ‘estimate was that 200,000 had passed through during the 48 hours following the oceupa- patriotic songs. The| entered-Brussels singing “Wacht..Am, ‘MR.TOM BOST'S TRIP ABROAD.ROA He Wonders Why He Took It-HardLinesForAmericansWhoEncoun-tered the War in Europe—Dayg inLondon.Without Money uae anUnpleasantTripHome.; W.Thomas Bost in Salisbury Post. Of the 3,123 who jammed the Bal- tic for any sort.of passage back toAmerica,nearly 2,500 were American refugees,native,indigenous pro-ducts,who wondered all the way overwhyanyanshouldhavelittleenoughsensetospendnearlyallthe money he hadn’t made in his.life-time.for two or three weeks of such life as they had “enjoyed”under'the alias of a “pleasure trip.”Theyarestillthepreyofthesepuzzling speculations. These were among the first to em-|bark.American millionaires,doc- tors,lawyers,Roman Catholic vriests and prelates to the number of twen- ty,and scores of delegates to inter- |national conventions,were among ithose who were forced to ride what is ordinarily known as third class, but under the mollifying effect of a $10 raise in rates,became a “thirdclass”euphony thereafter.Some sort of bunks were rigged up and though you often found your head was form- ing the pillow for some immigrant’s foot (there were two strong ways of |detecting this,)it really didn’t mat- ter much. The British government would not allow mention of the Baltic’s sail- ing to be publicly made.We left British and the American flags went up together.The crowd sang andwept.At”fcame on.Their people sang “Come |Back to Erin,”and just about 2,000 |of us expected to conte back in about |three days,dragged into port by theio.°|}German cruisers which had _been jchasing British boats since the war|opened. |Sailed in Darkness. Though Londoners had |fear among Americans that spread there any |Liverpool at 5 o’clock August 13.The| UeSnsto wy.AO,1 AB and the other from south of Lune-|finely equipped and capable of mak-|hour on the seas or Germans drop- ville.”ling a long and hard ‘day’s march.|ping bombs on London any time af- The German Story.|Some of their officers whom I met in |ter the nights became dark,these This is the German story of same!the cafes told me that their compa-jdidn’t look to be more dangerousdate,given’out by the German em-j|nies were making’from 30 to 40/|likelihoods than the passengers hadbassyinWashington;|miles a day.to undergo every night.It was smal]“The German troops facing the}“The equipment of all the Ger-|comfort to swelter in the bottom French troops defeated them in bat-|man forces is wonderful.Every de-|berths.But above,you looked upontlefromAugust17to21.Numerous|tail is perfect.I noticed that of the|a darkrfess,decp,unthipkable in _its ensigns,more than 150 guns and 10,-|thousands of carts which passed not |thickne SS,and knew that your boat 000 prisoners have been captured.|one had been requisitioned,but all|was racing for its life across the At- “Lumeville has been taken and the|were built for military service :.nd/|lantie with every light out,all port army of Genreal Joffre broken up,is|bore the government mark.All their |holes blanketed,just a little specknomorecapableofaction.|Horses are equipped with an extra|which could not be seen a hundred“The German Crown Prince’s army]set of shoes which hang from the|yards away.Up above were a few chased the French west of|stirrups.,‘\lifeboats and refts to take caregwy.\..“‘At Waterloo I saw a part of|/of a panic of 3,000._“The’army of the Duke of Wuert-|th The sailors did not conceal their temberg,marching through Bel-|ward toward Mons.gium;"has crossed the river Semois,|guns. completely crushing the advance;“‘The Bourse and general postof-|came from the French army.Numerous}fice have been turned into dormito-“German war vessel,”the story went.| y guns,ensigns,prisoners and several |ries for the troops.None of the rég-|The ship’sWung to the left.and drove| *generals wete capired.jular barracks have been utilized,the|toward Bermuda.That smoke drove,“The German troops advancing|Germaris evidently fearing they had|us 500 miles from our path and sent west.of the river Meuse towards!been mined.;us into en unsziled sea.-Mauberg,defeated an English cav-|“In their dealings with the shop-}I had tried the anaesthetization of|alry_brigade.keepers the German privates are|the big Irishman’s.big feet three|i “The river Séemois,Longwy and)compelled to pay cash but the offi-|nights,but.it didn’t work well.I *the greater part of the Belgo-French |cers are giving checks which the took the deck and from Sunday,frontier,are in German’hands.Con-|shopkeepers are required to accept,|night,August 16,until Saturday| centric advance of all the German |although they regard the chance of |morning I had not gone to bed.And | army toward Paris is probable.”leashing them as very dubious..|when I came home yesterday I had| *The Kaiser to His Sons.“At evening the German officors not pulled ceed eeetet,foe seven ;:i |gather at the principal hotels where|successive nights.ere is nothingpucoteenreaweeredrinkchampagneanddance|Pleasant in the retrospect. William has conferred the decora-|With the pretty girls of the town.| eir artillery being hurried south- ¥ I counted 230|fear of the énemy.When three days| }out .from Ireland,«curl of smoke!And then the old man shook his head, up from the black horizon.|.. Some idca of the pleasures of such tion of the Iron Cross of the second |The private soldiers and the inhabi- and first class on Crown Prince Fred-|tants are on quite good terms.”*erick William and Duke Albrecht off . _*Wuerttemberg.He has conferred al-Spies Numerous and Many Executed. so the Iron Cross decoration of the}Another newspaper correspondent,second class on his son,Prince Os-|writing of the Gérman advance in--kar.His Majesty has*sent the fol-|to Belgium,says: lowing .telegram to the Crown;“The spying system of the Ger-Princess:mans’is said to be remarkably com-“I thank thée with all my heart,|plete.One spy was captured in adearchiid;I rejoice with thee over |fort at Liege,where he had been en- the first victory of ‘Wilhelm.God has}rolled as a German reserve officer.%been on his side and has mostbril-|Woman spies are frequently found«Tiantly supported him.To Him _be|disguised as nuns or Red Cross help- “ a sea voyage may then be gathered —sleeping in steerage at good soc- ond rates,sailing without darkness and cogitatine collision with the un- derstanding that you were taking|the Titanic’s exact route,warned byacrewreducedtohalfranksbythe war’s conscription of all the subjects of contending nations that a German menace was on our heels.The sail- ors were worked on half sleeping hours,Every boat had been reducedtothelimit.Then*Tuesday morning of last week,a stoker was picked up dead in the fire pit.He was wrapped up to be tossed into the sea when the passengers made up.$500 for his family and sent the body home.He was a volunteer fireman who fell dead at his work. Convoyed By Cruisers. The wireless had been dead by }thanks and honor.I remit to Wil-j|ers.These latter are known to havehelmtheIronCrossofthesecond!stolen across the battlefields fre- »and first,|quently and notified the enemy of*“Oskar also fought brilliantly with|the movement of the Belgian {his grenadiers.He has received the|troops,while pretending to be suc- §Iron Cross of the second class.Re-j|coring the wounded.port that to Ina and Marie.God pro-|},“Scores of these spies have beentectandsuccormyboys.Also in the}caught and executed.Belgian offi-future God be with thee’and all |cers tell me that most of the men iiwives.PAPT WILHELM.”|spies die calmly and fearlessly.The|censorship but was put to work at.‘oh execution of the women spies,howev-|sea.Rumors that British cruisersReportsfrom,London praise °the|cr,is generally made a terrible scenc.|were convoying us would have béenfightingqualitiesoftheBritish|The women who have been sentenced|good for the nerves if our wircless 4 who have participated with|to death on the recent battlefields|had taken.us into his intimacy.There rench in the battle against the |usually have struggled and seratched|were other rumors of five German rmans.The British casualties are}as they have been dragged to the/|cruisers.Sunday at sea before we reported at 2,000.Earl Kitchener,|post for execution.had a chance to run-we saw a boat British Secretary of State for War,|“Pillaging has started on the bat-|directly in our path.The boat wasannouncedthatthe100,000 men ask-|tlefields.One Belgiatt officer who|at prayer,mass and Methodist de- ed for in the first,instance have join-|was slightly wounded by a laiiee told |votions going on.in camps that af- ed the colors and said that reinforce-me he was stripped of all his pocket|terward developed a Protestant-Ro- ments to the British army will stead-|possessions and then his clothing by|man Catholic clash that came near fly and surely increase until Share |Hotere.The articles were taken]resulting in &fight of hot-heads.ButwillbeaBritisharmyinthefield|while he was unconscious for a few)that was after the boat passed.Likewhich“in numbers will not be less;moments.The pillagers when seen!the little fellow who asked Divinethaninqualityandnotbeunworthy|pretend to belong to the Red Cross|direction through the wood until heofthepowerandresponsibilityof|Society and press a bottle of cor-|saw the light and excused Omnisci- |dial to the lips of the inanimate man_the British empire.”:they have been robbing.”RTEmperorWeptWhenHeToldthePeo-tiple He Had Been Forced Into War.Consideration to Fallen Foe. One of the Aimericans who arrived!‘A story comes from AmsterdamNewYorkthisweekfromEurope|of the courteous treatment GeneralasMissFlorence'Ralph*of Buffalo,|Lemsn,commander of the Liege (Bel-who at the outbreck of hostilities was|gium)forts,received at the handg ofdyingmusic’in Borlin.She heard|General Von Emmich of the Ger-German Emperor deliver the |man forces.h in which he \snid his sword|d been forced into his hands by his|“was found by the Germans nearly mies.As he said it,Miss Ralph |suffocated under the ruins of a de-|Jared,he patted the hilt of a/stroyed fort.The German officerssabrehangingathissideand|treated him with the greatest friend-|tears fell from his eyes.The Ger-|liness arid took him before Gerieralmanscheeredtheemperor’s speech|Von Emmich,to whom the’Belgianuntilhetoldthemtogotothechurch-|handed over his sword.” “General Leman,”the story runs,| jence from further worrying detail—jour boat had come to see its way. |Our fear was wasted.The other boat was a friendly one, Saturday morning fishing fleets|and birds gave us the first sign of japproaching New York.Just then |the pestiferous cruiser gave the |fright of our lives.It came splitting |the water at 27 knots and we were plodding at 15.She turned and pok- ed her guns at us two miles away. Women fainted and men tried to look brave.The fighter turned back.ShewastheBritishEssexwhichhadpo- liced us,it is said,and left us to oth- }er pirates of:whom I need not speak.|These can be found about New YorkseeWey.a ce net In re of Cuter Leman’s|all hours of the day.:y before rlin the|brave conduct in a hopeless situa-|Hard Li f iauthoritiesissuedorders,”said Miss|tion,General Von Emmich returned|The om Pa.ee ‘Ralph,“tat no parades should be al-|his sword to him and after a short any ox recat e th i anelowedand\that any persons found |rest he was taken with pther captive Of Amectunin nt he 6 .aoesingingPattiotiesomeswouldbear.oftcers to |Aix-Le-Chappelle:snd when «rouiticnllliodaire waos po’ence to C©,os¢idea,I understood,was |e ONE He jas the commonest street beggar.AeedNetSoStrangeAfterAll.|bank holiday of one solid week foundupon‘the people that it was a)\may think it strange that so many|©0900 Almerieans without money,nce up-|tobe solemn and notto be over-|People ard cured of stomach trouble by |Clothes or possibility.of adva:i |on their letters of credit.I ran my|Chamberlain's Tablets.You would not, face,which Mr.Bryan described as|Rowever,if you should give them i{,trial.to |They strengthen and invigorate the Seon Pe ”*a long”in giving me a passport whenreedaysatvariousrestaur- nin*z md enable it to perform its Tanetions natu- walked the streets with o t the governtment wanted to im-| enbei ‘eer (Yet,they,found friends in abund-ance.The American,committee attheSayoyHbtelbegantoputupforthestrandedandthreedaysbeforeithebanksopenedwithnewpapermoneytosavetheexodusof”gold, Americans were getting $20 and $40loansorpaymentswithouttrouble, Something:of the desperation may lbe imagined when it is known’that {more thai 30,000 Americans lost their\trunks in Germany and France and |came to London without a-rag otherthahtheclothestheywore.Not one |has heard a word from that luggage |to this day,|These inpocent:travelers would he |flying through Germany,a veritable ivarden of thé gods,and gorgeous|France,when:suddenly the train|stopped,their trunks were thrownlupontheground,the soldiers took|possession and the trains:were gone. In hundreds ‘of depots these goodsmaybestill,but there is no way to reach the continent by’'mail and Ger- |many,especially,is so remotely in- accessible now. Dr.Walter Page,-our ambassador, prevailed upon me to stay in London,|but I sneaked away once and touch-} jed Paris and the German border’ cities.I fled back on the next train} before Paris had a chance to touch} me.If you bought a drink,a neck-} tie or any bagatelle,and gave $20) {for payment,you might have been lentitled to $19.50 in return,but you| got nothing. u WHAT IS IF ALL’ABOUT? Men Called to Battle Who Don’t Know |the Cause of the Trouble—IHus-| trated By Southey’s*Poet vi “The| Battle of Blenheim.” A story came from Belgium,soon after the war began,that German soldiers taken prisoner asked their captors what the war was about.This} story may or may not be true,but|there are no doubt thousands of sol-| diers in the European aftmies today| who have no adequate idea of what the war is about. An Asheville lady who .saw this story asked the Gazette-News to pub- lish Southey’s poem,the “Battle of Blenheim,”as an illustration of the idea.It follows: THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. fAugust 13,1704.) It was a summer evening, Old Kasper’s work was And he before his cottage Was sitting in the sun, And by him sported on the green His little grandchild,Wilhelmine } done; She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round, That he beside the rivulet In playing there had found;He came to ask what he had found,That was so large,and smooth and round. Old Kasper took it from the boy,Who stood expectant bp» And with a natural sigh, Tis some poor fellow’s skall,”said he “Who fell in the Great Victory.” ‘I find them in the garden,torThere's many here about, And.often phen I go to plough,The ploughshare turns them out;For many thousand men,”said he,“Were slain in the Great Victory.” “Now tell us what ‘twas all about,”Young Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine looks upWithwonder-waiting eyes;“Now tell us all about.the war, And what they killed each other for.” “It was the English,”Kasper cried, “That put the French to rout; But what they killed each other for,T could not well make out. “But everybody said,"’quoth he, “That ‘twas a Famous Victory,}} “My father lived at Blenheim then,iYonlittlestreamhardby; They burnt his dwelling to the grownd And was forced to Cy; So with his wife and child he fled,Nor had he where to rest lifs head. “With fire and sword theWaswastedfarandwide, And many a childing mother then,And new-born infant died. But things like that,you know must be After a Famous Victory. country round “Great praise the Duke of Marlborough won:|And our good Prince Eugenc,~ “Yhy,‘twas a very wicked thing,”Said little Wilhelmine. “Nay,nay,my little girl,’quoth he,“It was a Famious Victory.” “And everybody praised the duke,‘Who such a fight did win.” “But what good came of it,at last?’ Quoth little Peterkin. “Why,that I cannot tellj”sald he,“But ‘twas a Famous Victory.”Tse Southern States Slow to Take Cur-} rency.| Up to this week,according toJohnSkeltonWilliams,Comptroller| of the Currency,the 13 Southern} States have reccived but $8,768,000! of the additional or emergency cur-|rency provided under the Aldrich-|Vreeland act and under the Federal| reserve act and amendments.Alc-cording to the Comptroller,these| $169,883,000 of this emergency cur- rency,of which sum the national banks in,the State of North Caroli-/ ha can receive from the government$6,922,000. David R.Francis,former Govern- or of Missouri,has declined appoint- ment as first ambassador to Ariren- tina.He had been selected to suc-ceed John W.Garrett. French Remedy AidsStomachSufferers France has been called the nation without *stomach troubles.The French have for generations used a simple mixture of vegetable oils thatrelieveallstomachandintostinalailé ments and keep the bowels free from |foul,poisonous matter.The stém-jach is left to perform its functionsnormally. Mr.Geo.H.Mayr,a leading drug-gist of Chicago,curcd himsolf withthisremedyin2shorttime.The de- niand is so meat that he imports these oils.from.France and com-unds thom under the name of ayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy. People everywhere write and testifytothemarvelousrelieftheyhavere-ceived using this remedy—one ~dosewill)xid the body of poisonous acere-sions that have accumulated foryearsand-eonvince the most chronicsuffererfromstomach,liver or intes- HL Winston-|rafty.“Mre.Rosic Rich,Wie bash,I}Fe the points|writes,“Nothing aid/me the least geod oni ante Di ie the for ttomach |Contin EnglishusingChamberlain's Tablets.It isiKentmedicinef.:coin Had Secre ea hl a i Pee Ry rcmen et e r e r r o r c e e s eS S T S S S S S T e e s s s T e e s i s s s i s s i s i r e t e s e r e s e e r e c c r e c s s r c t c c c c c c e r e c e c e s c c c c e s s c c c c c s s e e : é ta alRahnelel ir’Brand Hams | aoe okey Visit our Grocery De- partment in basement. Everything you want in groceries. ‘Try one of our famous “Star”Brand Hams. Krider Stock Company Where Quality Rules Supreme.:,"PHONE ..236, Ten million miles of advertising. A half-million Fords,averaging 5milesaday,circle the world 400timesevery24hours.If the carwasn’t right this tremendous _pub-licity would put the Company outofbefiness.The Ford is its ownbestsalesman.A demonstration is a revelation—take yours today. Prices and specifications from Ford Motor Com-pany,Detroit,or from Ford agent in your city. Car Load Touring Cars just arrived. Carolina Motor Company. Southern States are still entitled tot £ 4 Qne,Case Persian One Case Crepe...Madras 10c.|Ginghams.-—-10c. Johnston-Belk Co. Something New Every Day One lot 72 inch Curtain Net,both White and Cream. One lot Round Thread,French Vals and Filet Laces,5c.the yard. One lot ‘Round Thread Shadow Laces with insertion to match,10c.and 12 1-2c. yard. Many Bargains to be had for the next two weeks in our Summer Fabrics. 10c.Counter loaded with good things—Voiles,Crepes,Madras and other dress fabrics,worth up to 25c. Plums to be gathered in our Ready-to- Wear Department.Don’t fail to visit it. 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MODERATE PRICED SHOES $3.00,$3.50,$4.00 and $4.50 which are the best Shoes these prices can buy anywhere.Give us a trial on your next shoe purchase we |can please Pr)you.ee -SHERRILL-WHITE SHOE COMPANY. iFRIDAY,--- —=——=—=—=—$_$$$>SE|MONEY ON FARM PRODUCTS.|ting the issue against those securi-| Our splendid Shoes always appeal to Men of godd-.> E made t up A BOOK FREE! |Geert|Warehoused Farm Products Basis of -|Currency By Federal Reserve Banks—President Urges Every In- terest to Help Itself. Representatives of the various \branches of the cotton industry,in feonference in Washington Monday with the Federal Reserve Board and other government officials,were as-jsured by the Secretary of the Treas- ury that properly safeguarded ware-house receipts for cotton would bethebasisforcurrencyissuedbythenewFederalreservebanks, The conference ‘immediately took the question of proper ware-house facilities and discussed the de- tails of financing the crop.SecretaryMcAdootoldthedelegationthatthe|disposition was to make not only 'eotton but tobacco and all other “sta-ble products properly secured,” .,the basis of bank credit.The confer- B cnce,which represented cotton grow- ers,merchants,bankers and manufae- turers form 22 States,after a ses-sion with Seeretary McAdoo and ‘the reserve board,-called on the Pres- ident.He assured them of the full co-operation of the national govern- ?ment in their efforts to meet the sit- uation confronting the cotton as a result of the closing of the European )x« The President urg-amarketsbywar. |ed that every interest do its best to ,help itself. |For Men Who Know Hew to Take Care of Themselves. “The conferences that we have held in 4ecent weeks have done a vast deal, =:‘first.of all,to clarify,problems,an‘second and perhaps more lems So --to show how by co-operation we can solve the problems.Not all of these problems are going to be entirely °.solved because the circumstez 5 areWehavepreparedatquiteanexpenseoeeichextracrdinary did@ieulty, a little book that we are going to give to but that they will come ~verythefirst500mencallingforit.The only Bee og ee8ae a condition is that you present a copy of ways we keep cool and think of this advertisement and register your name =eer ee .BCC emper we would cxercise !ms and address.It contains much valuable ditions ware not extraordinary.We information—especially for people living are not to be run away with by sud- ‘;;den excitement;we are not to be im- in the rural districts.posed upon by unusual conditions and Remember the only cost to you is that the minute we sit down together Iam ¢} i taco of this advertisement sure that we can work things.out. you presen PY =Warehouse Facilities.and register your name.You will like In the discussion of warchouss #2- *it and will besurprised at the information lities at a later se sion of the eon. ;;;;,$ference,S.T.Morgan o ichmond,it contains.Itissomething worth while.ce ae Vig lina Chemical Company,said —that e e e e following the Secretary’s announce- Big Reductions in All Summer Clothing ment his company had made all ar- rangements for building cotton ware- houses throughout the South,from $10 Mohair Suits for $7.50 North Carolina to Texas.He anid aes 7 that engineers had estimated that 15 Mohair Suits for 10.60 warchouses could be built for from Come to see us for bargains.$500 to $1.000 each,to store 1,000 to 1,500 bales. Postmaster General Burleson urg- —ed the cotton represcntatives §o disregard the many radical plans!§ Sic an (lothin Com an proposed for dealing with the situa-} )5 p ¥y tion,such as the valorization of cot-} 4“ir ”y ton,and to concentrate their efforts? WE SELL BE E CLOTHES toward plans whieh—would.be prac-} i ‘tical under the law.He pointed out} =the limitations of the bankir and urged that any plan be made to conform with them. y .master Gencral and the Secretary of EO)f S (an aVINGS all the Treasury warned against hyste- ria and panic. a The Warehouse Bill Passed. The Senate,without roll call,pa ed,Monday,.the so-called cotton .warehouse license bill,proposed by Checking Accounts,Either Large or Senator Hoke Smith originally to add ::value to cotton wzrehouse =certifi- Small,Are Cordially Invited.~~~cates by means of governmental in |speetion and>certification of the} TEACH YOUR LITTLE ONES TO SAVE.'rrades of cotton stored in lice ed warehouses.On the floor of the Senate the hill 2 .7 |was amended to extend its provi Have themacquire the habitwhile theyare ions to tobacco,naval stores,canned E ]h bi ld f t h selmon,grain and flax seed.Amend young,arly na its mo uture charac-ments for extension to apples,peachters.‘The boy or girl who early acquires co andolwere roth Sewn. the saving habit is laying the foundation of bill so as to exempt frpm the opera- ;tion of the grain provision thoseafuturesuccess.The result of small de-States having a State grain inspec- posits has been the making of manya per-il tana son’s fortune.We pay 4 per cent interest,|Preparing to Get the Plans Into Op- ded rterl Sa .ts eration. compoun quarterly,on savings accounts,Assured that all the currency ne- ::cessary to finance the country’s cot-j}Come in and let us explain our methods,or ton and other staple crops will be fur- if you prefer we can tell you by mail.nished by national banks on ware- house certificates,a committee of 18 cee a ce eee emerge oat emmerenees |representative planters,manufac |turers,dealers,bankers and sovern- GEO.H.BROWN --«President.iment officials,this week in Wash O L TURNER .._Cashier mate ee ae ms plan :-.z or actually bringing this moncy into circulation.Steps ‘toward —re providing safe and adequate warehouse facilities throughout the producing centers already are ane 'under way,and leaders in the move ~~F O R S A i ,EK ment are confident that in the cours: a °of a few weeks the emergency createdbytheEuropeanwarwil!have Six-room cottage on Walnut street with all city improvements.pa Alii wea appointed after| ive.i A a conference at the Treasury Depart-Five-room cottage on Race street with all city improvements.ment and ¢0 covddiaiete with it Secre Five-room cottage on Mulberry street with city improvements,tary McAdoo designated W.P.G. F j F Hiarding of the Federal Reserve All of above property is centrally located in residential part of city.Board;C.J.Brand,chief of the of ..fice of kets,.N.Carver of *Beautifully located new suburban five-room cottage with two acres ine office of snirinta ted.rural tt of land,barn and out-buildings and fine well water.ganizations.In an address to “:raat :\the conference Secretary McAdoo k ee aca inHannan —in oe balance in wood emphatically condemned valoriza ai SW,FIVE-TOOM CALAge,Darn and wel tion sehemes and suggestions that For further information call on or write,State banks issue currency.He dwelt upon the dangers of an in ERNEST 6 INSURANCE,STOCKS,AND flated currency and declared that le REAL ESTATE.the integrity and the financial structure of the United States dePHONE23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING. pended upon the national banks “It is not necessary to have every =zs :- FOUNDEL 1838 CHARTERED INTRINITYCOLLEGE, DURHAM,N.C. A Southern College of-liberal arts with an established national reputation for high standarda,noble traditions,and progressive policies.Its large ehdow- ment fund makes possible its first-class.equipment and large faculty of well trained and carefully chosen teachers.Student fees low.Comfortable,inexpen- sive rooms in carefully supervised hygienic dormitories.Classical and scientific courses leadittg to the bachelor’s degree.Graduateqoursesinalldepartments.Schools of Engineering,Education and Law,=FLOWERS,Senay the Oe ate Hig ne me isso retary. el tc ciimatn MTG SUE BeMAAR Cas lh ak body issuing currency,”said the Sec “The national banking sys-tem.of this country,property inspir- ed and under governmental supervis ion,should be the controlling agency for the issue of this currency in order \that we may know that every dollari|that isin circulation has been super-vised by the government and that it |will can current wherever it appears.“Tf you turn money over to the na-tional banks it will find its way to the State banka,inevitably.Local Agenta.“Thisis what ig happening in.the!Lang ,——___ Treasury State banks are actually depositing August 28,1914,|theirrbanks, Department,every day,| securities with the national) and the national banks are get- ties and turning it over to the State} banks.It is perfectly simple to get) it.All you have to do is to have |proper security.”Mr.McAdoo again pointed out the) necessity of banks desiring to obtain| emergency currency joining the ‘na-|tional currency associations. “I stated here’yesterday,”'he add-; ed,“that it was my purpose to accept from the banks of those currency as-| ociations notes and obligations se-| cured by cotton warehouse receipts, properly certified,and issued by re-{ sponsible warehouse men or ware- house companies.I do not say that| these warehouses have got to be built of brick,stone,steel or anything else,| or that they must be bonded All T) that those warehouses shall} be of such a character as to protect! the cotton itself from deterioration or destruction,with adequate insurance| avainst fire and backed by .responsi-| ble agencies,so that when their ware-house receipts’are issued we know} that they represent.something actu- ally in storage thére,something that be had on presentation of re- ceipts. “What does that mean?It means that the national banks of this coun- ask is can try can borrow to the extent of 70 r cent of their unimpaired capital} nd surplus on notes secured bywarchousereceiptsforstapleprod (not alone cotton)that I think t is safe to lend-on.” uct May Get Potash in Nerth Carolina. Raleigh News and Observer. Ths...Europeandevelopanother industry.in North Carolina.This is potash feldspar, which,though there are large depos- its in this State,has heretofore been| unprofitable to work,the potash used f¢fertilizer being obtained from (Germany much cheaper than it could he extracted from the domestic feld- spar.Now that the foreign supply off it is proposed to experiment the mineral here and it is possi ble that the industry will be devel- and continued even after the German supply can be secured again. Up to the present time Germa- y has had practically a monopoly in potash trade and has been able to dictate the price to Americans. Dr.J.Hyde Pratt,State geologist, poke about the possible development of the potash industry.He said that he had two inquiries about whcre leposits of potash and feldspar could be obtained.One was from a New York man and the other from an in- dustrial agent of a Northern rail- road.He informed them that there was a plentiful supply of potash feldspar producing over 10 per cent potash in this State.These deposits, Dr.Pratt said,were in Mitchell, Ashe and other counties in that sec is cu will oped ution.et) Asheville Citizen:As the result of investigations conducted in Jackson county by F.M.Jordan,deputy in surance commissioner.John S.Me Mahan is in jail at ;Sylva,charged with burning a residence and barn be longing to Judge George A.Shuford, laws "ear Sylva,and Lee McMahan is in jail charged with aiding and abetting Both the Post-}in'the ‘crime. 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"PHONE 205. aay te re itis W <=:‘HW 3 A RK|BIs-e®ANDTHE.NEWSPAPER August 28,1914.SeNOMAN LIVETH TO HIMSELF. The Words of Paul Verified in thenoWar—MonumentSkullsForSuccessful:Warrior. Presbyterian Standard. As measured by miles this worl re.Modern theMorningPaper—it.T »WhatWillHappenCenturiesAhead. The Outlook.> |There are people who think thof|Bible is an old-fashioned book}as amatteroffact,it is.more modernthanthemorningnewspaper,Thed|newspaper,if intelligently edited,is of ours is very large,and its inhab-|up-to-date;the Bible is,and alwaysitantsarewidelyseparated,and|has been,centuries ahead of date. thousands live and die without com-|The newspaper tells us what hap- ing into touch with each other.On|pened yesterday;the Bible tells ustheotherhandit1saverysmall|what is going to happen a thousand eve after all,and what one man|%ears hence.The newspaper givesoftenreachesitsjustheincidentsofthehour,the sur-remotest|bounds.Each day we realize the|face movements over the whole truth of the Scripture saying,that |carth;the Bible opens the deeps of no man tives to himself.|life and tells what the outcome of Some fanatic in far-off Servin|those events will be. murders the heir of the Austrian!:throne,together with his consort,|by violence and kept,there by force and from that brital murder has|and corruption until the world ac- sprung the most awful war of the |cepts him as having established a ages,and countless thousands are to|Substantial authority?The .Bible die,while widows and orphans|quietly announces his overthrow,and mourn.{when the time is ripe he disappears Dr.Stuart Robinson,that prince of |like a dream of the night.He has ers,in his “Discourses of Re-|violated the fundamental laws of life demption,”that incomparable book |which the Bible defines,and\sooner of sermons,has a vivid description|or later the judgment which the Bi- of the monument that should erected to the successful warrior.|derbolt.Is some system of oppres- Instead of the stately marble shaft|sion and wrong-doing so old that it with its chiseled story of his deeds,|has become respectable and so in- he would have men gather from the/trenched that it seems a waste.of en- fields of slaughter the grinning|ergy to attack it?The Bible an- skulls,out of which he would erect a/|nounced its fall two thousand years pyramid reaching upward to the sky,|azo,and no.force,ability,or inter- and over the surface of this pile he/|est can prevent its ultimate over- would have the blood shed and the |throw. tears that were caused,to trickle;As time goes on,it becomes clear down,while...through.the—hollow :that political history_is at bottom spaces the shrieks and groans should |economi¢hist6ry,ana ectifoniic™his- be ever heard.jtory is moral history,and the Bible But then this war reaches over the |is the history of humanity written in sea and touches our own homes,not|advance;it is a text-book of the in the loss of loved ones,but in add-|science of living because it is a rev- ing to the already high cost of living.|elation of life.Prophecy is not an ar- Unless the end comes soon,matty a/bitrary and “magical foretelling of child will feel.the pinch of want,and |things which are to happen in the fu- “many a family will be confronted|ture;it is a clear,searching knowl- with the barest necessaries of life.|edge of the kind of seed that is be- Thus we see that Paul was right|ing sown;in that.knowledge lies in- in more ways than one when he said/fallible foresight of the harvest thatthatnomancanlivetohimself.will be reaped when the time is ripe. =—Human life is as completely under JAPAN RENEWS ASSURANCES:|the control of law as the forces of |nature;there are no accidents in the The Premier Sends a Message to the |sense of things that happen without People of the United States.adequate causes;given a knowledge * The New York Independent prihts|of the principles and habits of a man| the followine statement from Count|if his youth,so far as his higher for- Okuma,the premier of Japan:{tunes are concerned,the story of his“{gladly seize the opportunity to|later life can be told in advance. send through the Independent a mes-|To the thoughtful reader the deep- sage to the people.of the United |est interest of the morning newspa- States,who have been helpful andjper is its confirmation of the Bible. loyal friends of Japan.|No sermons preached in pulpits so“It is my desire to convince your|convincing as the facts recited day people of the sincerity of my govern-|after day by the newspapers.At the ment and my people in all their ut-|top of the first page of every news- terances and.assurances connected!paper the thoughtful reader seeswiththepresent.regrettable situa-|these words written: tion in Europe and the Far East.“The wages of sin is death.” “Every sense of loyalty and honor}Column after column confirms this oblige Japan to co-operate with GreatBritaintoclearfromthesewatersthe |manienemieswhointhepast,the present|execution. and the future menace her Sterente,|tan occasionally a burglar or a foot- her trade,her shipping and her peo-/pad kills his victim;but.men and wo- ple’s lives.This Far Eastern situa-|men whose lives are clean and who tion..is not of our seeking.It was/are obeying the laws of life have lit- ever my desire to maintain peace as/tle to fear.Murder,whether —in will be amply proved.France or America.is a sudden glare“]have read with admiration the)of lightning on a dishonored and dis- lofty message of President Wilson to|honorable career;it is the culmina- his people on the subject of neutral-|tion of corrupt relations,of dishon- ity.We of Japan are appreciative of |est deeds,of violated trusts;it is the the spirit and-motives that inspired |harvesting of adultery,greed,per- the head of your great nation and|fidy.Every murder is the execution we feel confident his.message will |of the law of retribution in some meet with a national response.|form:he is involved in the coils of“As premier of Japan I have stated,|the sins of others. and I now again state,to the people|The tragedies of sin which culmi-of America and the world,that Japan|nate in sudden death are almost has no ulterior motive,no desire to |numbertess;but those that involve a secure more territory,no thought of |lingering death are many more and depriving China or other peoples of|most terrifying.The newspapers anything they now possess.jare full of stories of men and wo-My government and my people!men who are dying and do not know haye given their word and their|it.In the execution of the uncscap-pledge which will be as honorably)able laws of life the constable andkeptasJapanalwayskeepsherprom-|the prison are often in evidence but ises.they do not enforce the most terrible|form of punishment.Sudden deathjisstartling,but it is not so dreadful |as those lingering diseases of degen- |eration which destroy by slow and revulsive stages.The victim decays while he lives,and does not knowand|that he is disintegrating.The wages sin are paid to the utmost far- in the last two weeks under the new|thing,and the offenders do not know law requiring the registration of|that they are being impoverished in births and deaths.All these prose-|the view of the world,cutions were made against doctors|The trials for murder are full ofwhoforonecauseoranotherhad/brutalities.but the divorce cases failed to register births.In most)bring loathsome conditions to light; eases the doctors acknowledged that|Violations of honor,relations be it was a matter of negligence on|tween men and women from whichtheirpart,pure and simple,and ex-|the spiritual has been wholly.elimi- pressed an appreciation of the value |ated so that their relations become and importance of the law and prom-|2ppalling profanations of humanisednottobedelinquentinsuchmat-|Personalities,vulgarities which are ters hereafter.In such cases an ef-|rendered more repulsive becauseforthasbeenmadetosecurethe|they are unconscious.The revela- minimum fine.|tions of the divorce courts are made The doctors caucht in the mesh of |by men and women who strip them- the Jaw are as follows:Dr.A.A,|Selves bare in the presence of —the Bulla of Davidson county,Dr.R.H.|World and do not know that they are Morofield of Stokes county,Dr.J.P.naked.There is no death so terrible Hoskins of Edenton,Dr.Charles E.|88 a living death;and to lose theCheekofWakecountyandDr.H.|8ense of purity,of honor,of sniritu- H.Cauble of Kannapolis.jal integritv,and not know it,is liv-This law has now been in very suc-|inge a death. cessful operation for the last eight Whether by violence or by slow de- months and all doctors,undertakers,|cay,the tragic fact ig written*every midwives and others having io do|day across the first page of the dailywithithavehadampleopportunity|newspaper,“The wages of sin istobecomeacauaintedwithitspro-|death!” visions.It will be readily seen that a ee ee en)eepartialcompliancewiththelawgives:A letter received at Peking,China, only incomplcte and inaccurate sta-|from an American at Tsing-Tau,sea-fisties which render the work of all|Port of the German tertitory of Ki-the others of little or no value,Honce|90-Chow,says it is considered there need of fully complying with the|that Emperor William’s cablegram law from start to finish.-ae to the uttermost is virtual- “aetna ily the death w ,- THE CRY OF THE WOMEN.ber of the wen”oe eoety ae The ‘proposal of the United States that the nations at war regatd—as |seater shan Serene by a belligerentPior-wite,|cuattered exc usively to bring Amer-wane ee eee Sin be eae ee icans home,has been abandoned. for their ruler's greed There was some objection to it andtheships,it is now found,will notbeneeded, fold ways and instances of its } MUST REPORT THE STATISTICS, Doctors and OthersWho Fail te Re- port Births and Deaths Indicted. Bulletin State Board of Health. No less than six indictmentsconvictionshavebeensecured with-|of tell we of ware and rumors of wars,| And the orders of kings to men, And little they beed of the sorrow decreed By the atroke of a roler's pen. heir like sunset gold, hair like coal,the love of her life,The Case of L.L.Cantetou,|,The ¢ase of L.I,Cantelou,ClaTexas,is similar to that of many diane|have used Chamberlain's Gotie,Cholera’andeer.Remedy.He pays,“After ttyingiaaatoSeelorseveralmontha,atid using differ.nds of medicine for my wife who hadwithseverebowel tomplaint Is Napoleon III seated on a throne” be |ble predicts falls on him like a thun-|ina work on an average of nine hours |; and 47 minutes:per day,according to|@ terrible sentence by ‘describing the) Murder 1s never acciden-| There are 4,043,000 cords of wood, the farms of North Caroliia annual-ly,according to a report issued bytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAg-riculture,The total yearly firewoodconsumptioninthisStateis4,873,000cordswithavalue..of $9,523,000, North Carolina consumes more.fire-wood than any State in the Union.The consumption in the cities of thisStateis713,260 cords and 117,000cordsareusedinthemineralopera-tion of North Carolina each’year.In Continental United States the annual consumption of firewoodamountsto85,937,000 cords,valued at $250,000,000.Of this amount 69,-961,000 cords are used ‘on.the farms,14,222,000 cords in the cities of thenation‘and 1,751,000 cords.are usedintheminesoftheUnitedStates.|The average value of wood consumedintheUnitedStatesis$2.91 per cordand$1.95 in this State.The averageconsumptionperfarm.in the United States is 11 cords per annum.The farm laborers of North Caroli- a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.Farm laborers in only 12 States work lon- ger hours than those of North Caro-|lina..The farms of North Carolina valued at $7,076,000,consumed on |" A spe.Trunk is a safe,sure and reliable link between your startingpointandyourdestination.It provides a means ofpretest to yourwearingapparel,Before starting your son or daughter off for col-lege give em one of our s e Trunks.Rountree Roller Tray,Box Tray and the Patent Lift Tray—metal binding and brasslocks—$3.00,$4.00,$5.00,$6.50,$9.00,$10.00,$12.50 and $15.00.Sizes 82 to 38 inches,‘School Sheets,School Counterpanes,School-Blankets,School Towels,School Napkins,School Shoes,School Dress-es and School Umbrellas.t us show you.Parcel Post to your door.Yours truly, =5MILLS &POSTON.= The Slaughter Price Sale = employ 357,000 laborers and the aver-lage.monthly compensation is $15.90|with board and $22.30 if the laborer||boards himself.These figures relate| lio the year 1913,The average farm| labor wage in Continenta nited|States is $13.85 per month with boardd$19.97 without board. |The North Carolina horse ts now||worth $139 per.head,according to|\the report,while a year ago his aver-lage value was $128.There are 180,-||000 horses on the farms of this State| j and they are valued at $25,020,000.| |In 1910 the number of horses in this| |State was 166,000 and had an aggre-| |gate value of $20,086,000. |In the entire United States thereare20,962,000 horses and they are} worth $2,291,638,000,or $109.32 each.| Diseases caused the swine breeders of North Carolina to lose 68,100 hogs |valued at $612,900 last year.This is an average death rate of 50 per! 1,000 head.During 1913 the ratio was 58 head per 1,000 and a total of 77,400 head were lost.The latest census reports,which are dated Janu- ary 1,1914,show that there are 1,- 362,000 head of hogs in North Caro- lina and they are valued at $12,258,-| 000 or $6.00 per head.| The farmers of the entire natian| last year lost 7,004,390 head of hogs) |from)disease:Their total value was! |$75,000,009 and the death rate 119 |per 1,000. }| }an} ROADS AS CROP PRODUCERS. Government Studies Show How The Agricultural Output of a County, Depends Upon Its Highways. |{hat an improved road will in-crease vastly the productiveness ofthearea~through which it runs has now béen satisfactorily demonstrat-|ed by studies conducted by the United |States Department of Agriculture in Virginia.Conditions in Spottsyl- |vania county were investigated with| |particular care and the results have| |proved surprising.In 1909 the coun- ty voted $100,000 to improve 40 miles |of roads.Two years after the com- pletion of this work the railroad took away in 12 months from Fredericks- |burg,the county seat,71,000 tons ofagriculturalandforestproductshaul-led over the highways to that town.|Before the improvement of the roadsthistotalwasonly49,000 tons an-nually;in other words,the quantity\of the county’s produce had risen |more than 45 per cent.Still more in- teresting,however,is the increase|shown in the quantity of the dairy |products.In 1909 these amounted|to 114,815 pounds,in 1911 to 273,- |028 pounds,an increase of practically1140percentintwoyears.In the {same time shipments of wheat had|inereased 59 per cent,tobacco 31 |per cent and lumber and other forest |products 48 per cent.|In addition to this increase in |quantity the cost.of hauling each ton of produce was materially reduced. \In other words,the farmers not only|produce more but produce more icheaply,for the cost of transportd>. } | |} |tion to market is of course an irmport~ jant factor in the cost of production. |From this point of view it is estimat- |ed that the $100,000 spent in improv-i ing the roads in Spottsylvania countyhsayedthefarmersofthatcounty |$41,000 a year, |In the past two years the traffic|studies of the Federal experts show |that approximately.an average of 65,- |000 tons of outgoing products were |hauled over the improved roads in |the county,an average distance of }eight miles,or a total of 520,000. |“ton-miles.””Before the roads were limproved it was estimated that the |average cost of hauling was 20 cents ja “ton-mile.”Affter the improvement |this fell to 12 cents a “ton-mile,”or]pe a saving of 8 cents.A saving of 8centspermileon520,000 “ton-miles” lis $41,000 &year.The county in- }vostment of $100.000 in other words |returns a dividend of 40 per cent an- nually,sence cern WHO WANT WAR! A vanity girl and the tinned-qcoods man,One with feeble excuse for a brain,Craving the show of a uniformed beau; The other whose god is.gain,just gainThesebethesoulsthatthewarflamesfant A hot-headed boy with a painted dream.Springtime’s promise and life in the bud;With his youthfal brag of death for the flag, As flaga were vampires to feed on blood!‘Tis for his kind that the eagles scream| Two chancellors wWratgling over a patch «Of land,who piny on the pride of raceAndacountry’s need for their lying screedButhowwilltheylookGodintheface |Who fight their battles with ne'er a scratch? |An aged King on a tottering throne,His dead beliind him,and death before,|With little to choose if he win or,lose,A blank fn history,but for wir|Ah,soch are the demon’s very own! |And the sober-minded who dare not.shirk,|Perfotee,oy fearing to seem afraid,|Must harvest the spoll of thelr barren toll;The image,ofGod,defiled,betrayed,—.While the war fiend jaughs Yor his handi- |France that the Washington govern- amen ()|_Poston-Wasson Co.Stock _ Is going on with increased interest as the public find out the un-matchable bargains that are to be had in this stock of clean merchan-dise,ree going at absolutely wholesale cost and much of itatless.While closing out the stock we are filling in with all staplegoodsandsellthematapricémuchunderregularpricesforsamegoods.Don’t forget that a greater portionof this stock is in men’s,women’s and children’s Shoes and this is'where it will count for youingettinggood,clean,solid leather goods at such prices as are onthem.Be sure and look through this stock before making your pur-chases.It will pay you well.Respectfully, J.M.McKEE &COMPANY. ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. PRRRBTOES E:: SU RE R A R N E R AE R Dr.J.O.Dobyns,superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,has resigned to accept the presidency of Southwest- ern Presbyterian University,Clarks- ville,Tenn. So many steamship lines are re- suming operation from England and ment may find it unnecessary to send transports from this country.Forty- One sailings have been arranged from England and Italy between now and October and more ships are be- ing provided. The Wilson liner Francisco was stopped Wednesday as she was leav- ing the port of New York,by the United States battleship Florida.The Francisco had two 4.7 caliber rifles mounted at her stern and it was these guns which caused her deten- tion until her papers could be exam- ined.It was claimed the guns were mounted for saluting purposes. The will of Baron Basile Der Schlichting,one of the notable Rus- sian residents of Paris who died re- cently,leaves his magnificent collec- tion of paintings,bronzes ard sculp- tures,valued at $20,000,000 to the Louvre.Among his objects of crt are 114 snuff boxes for which the late J.Pierpont Morgan is said to have offered.$2,000,000.One of these box- es,painted by Fragonard,is valued at $100,000. THEY WH6 HESITATE ARE LOST DO IT NOW GET A GAS RANGE $12.50 $1.00 Down $1.00 Month STATESVILLE GAS LIGHT &FUEL CO. Phone 336 510 Center St. ICE BOXES IN POSTOFFICES. Governmént Contemplates Cold Stor- age For Perishable Parcel Post Products. Washington Dispatch. Farmers in North Carolina and other patrons in the State of the par- cel-post system will read with great interest the result of the experiments|% now.being conducted by the Postoffice Department in regard to the installa- tion of ice boxes in postoffices for the temporary storage of oggs,poultry and ‘other perishable goods.en the parcel post was.first in-|¢ stalled it was supposed to be a sys-/% tem serving merely as a carrier of|f small packages.It has developed un-|% til it has taken over most of the <e- tivities of the express companies,So far as the placing of ice boxes in|¥%postoffices is concerned,it is the plan of the Postoffice Department through |¢ this means to.bring the farm into direct communication.with the city home.Cold storage of eggs,butter, Talelelale ala: In Time of Peace Prepare for War. Especially when you’re called upon to fight the germs of disease you want to know right where to lay your hands on the proper ammunition. That’s our FORTE,furnishing the ammunition! When an army of microbes threatens the vattlements of your natural powers of disease resistance,a few well aim- ‘ed volleys of our high powered,sure shot drugs will put them to the right about,clear the field of action and in- sure to you a period of peaceful health and comfort. The prompt ‘and absolute attention.of ®a skilled pre- scriptionist exclusively at your service. Ask your doctor what you need,then let us do the rest. The Polk Gray Drug Company, “ON THE SQUARE.”+ fish,poultry.and other commoditiesusedonthetableoftheaverage :wy . American will reduce vet further the loss on perishable products and prove of the greatest advantage to the ship- zsOfficials at the Postoffice Depart- ment believe that the introduction of ice boxes at some of the larger post- offices ..throughout the country andinrural«communities will prove notonlyagreatbenefittothevroducerbuttotheconsumeraswell.It is claimed,for the system that it will re- sult ih.wiping out the ‘middle man,and doing away with this source ofoutlaywhichtheconsumereventual-ly must pay.The parcel post hasbeen,ope.of the greatest conveniencestothefarmersofthecountryever inaugurated by a Department of thegovernment.It will continue in its usefulness by extensions from time totimeandtheruralcommunities.are und.to be the chief.beneficiaries.ith the opportunity:now afforded of Just Received |! A fresh stock of Whitman’s cele- brated Candies.The kind SHE appreciates.Buy hera box now, Murphy’s Prescription Shop; “The Quickest.”ie ei op shipping.their’perishable products through the mails at greatly reducedatanaear.nich tn scpehed ‘or their.goods,which additionaldboartunltyfortheextensionoftheir}business they stand ready to embrace. Sik FRAZIER BROS.Goo TIN WORK. is # - . ~*~- be SENtae :*PHOR i’b RANJAN E.i ue elo okt