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The Landmark, December 1915
’where they destroyed “withsix lives.So far as the figures VOL.XLII. -/MONT.PARKS NOT GUILTY. One Alleged Assailant.of Me- »and Jones made a further search for -him Tuesday night,during which they ;f + “New Hope township Wednesday night .ter,but which the government charg- ‘ment’s testimony out of court,ruling _through a window ata mark,with a '160. -In-Charlotte-yesterday cotton jump- hathey Family Acquitted— Others at Large—Two Charg-ed With Blockading Give Bond moeeiher Distillery Destroy-ed. Jo.Nicholson and Sylvester Souther, the white men arrested by Sheriff Dea- ‘ton and his posse during their blockade fistillery raids into New Hppe town- ship the first of the weel:,have been released on $500 bond each for their appearance at the next term of Ire- dell Superior Court.Both men say they will plead guilty to blockading whentheircasecomestotrial.Lee Jarvis,who is charged with be-ing a partner of Nicholson and South- er,and who is also wanted by theWilkesofficersforhispartintheat- tack on the Mehatheys,as told in Tuesday’s Landmark,is still at large. Sheriff Deaton and Deputies Gilbert “houses-across| the line in Wilkes county. Mont.Parks,who is charged with being a member of the party which fired on the Mehatheys,was arrestedbyWilkesofficersTuesday.He was given a hearing before a magistrate, who released him for a lack of suffi- cient evidence against him. Rush Nicholson,who is charged withbeingamemberoftheattackingparty,is still at large.Rush is a son of:Jo.Nicholson,who was in jail.here,and the latter says that he had informa-tion that his son was shot in the armduringtheattackontheMehatheys.Lee Jarvis.is known to have a seriouswoundinhisthigh., Sheriff Deaton and Deputies JonesandGilbertmadeanothertripinto and found-and destroyed another dis- tilling outfit which was located near the Wilkes line,not far from the place those whichbroughtonthetroubleintheneigh-borhood.The still and part of thefixtureshadbeenremoved,but thesewerefoundhiddenneartheplant. Three fermenters,one of them havingacapacityofprobably1,000 galloris, were burned by the officers along withthetroughsandotherportionsoftheequipmentoftheplant. Sheriff Deaton says he is receiving the co-operation of all the better class of people in New Hope and Wilkes in his effort to “clean up”the communityandhebelievesthatwiththishelphewillbeabletostop.the blockading.The attack on the Mehatheys hasconvincedthepeopleofthe,neigh-borhood that the blockaders.are des-perate characters.A few nights afterofficershaddestroyedadistileryin New Hope last summer-persons sup- posed to have been the operators of the distillery visited the home of theMehatheys,fired their guns and shout- ed warning to Mr.Mehathey,telling him that he must stop reporting stills. A letter found posted in the yard next morning contained threats against the Mehatheys.and bore a crude drawing of a coffin.Sheriff Deaton was shownthisletterthisweek. Part of Charge Eliminated. William Rockefeller and his 10 co- defendants,accused as.one-time direc- tors of the New York,New Haven &Hartford railroad of criminal vio- lation of the Sherman anti-trust law, have been declared ‘innocent of one of the principal charges preferred against them by the government. This was the alleged unlawful acqui- sition in 1907 of the New York, Westchester &Boston Railway Com- pany,a line with a.New York char- ed was bought by the New Haven to prevent its extension into New Eng-land as-a competitor, Judge Hunt threw the govern- that it had failed to show that.the defendants had any criminal.intent in acquiring the road.The trial has been in progress in New York near eight weeks. The Sinking of Ships.: Reports to the British board of trade during November tell of the sinking of 53’British steamers with ay total net tonnage of 61,072,with the loss of 646 lives.In the same peri the loss was reported of 35 British sailing vessels of 4,977 net tonnage show only 20 of the,steamers were ‘sunk_by-German_warehips and ten by mines,but 495 of the lives lost were on steamers sunk by German war- ships.eThese figures do not record the to- tal casualties for November:but:mere- ly the _reports received,some of which relate to previous months. Killed His Sister. In.Burke,county this week Henry Swink,25,years old;was shooting 22-caliber.rifle,when his sister,,22 earg old,passed and was instantlykilled.The circumstance was some-what suspicious and Swink was lodgedin:zat until an.investigation could bemade.1 British Casualties Over 500,000. According to a statement of Prem- ier Asquith,British casualties,mili- tary and naval,since the beginning ofthewartoNovember9,totaled 510,-230.The naval casualties were 12,- Of.thetotal 108,923 were killed,6,940 oftheserbeing officers...~ *Th an rte 120 years od|months. t 3 STATESVILLE,N.C.,/ nt a0a See fenerTEACHHIGHER oweeprnnnedPracticesofthePast Have Been Changed in That Way andWarMayBeAvoidedinThat .Way—Dr,.Claxton’s Talk For Peace. Picturing universal brotherhoodandthedemocrati¢idea,and appeal-ing to those who ‘help make public sentiment to help bring about theseidealconditions,Dr.Philander Priest-ly Claxton,United States Commis- sioner of Education,elosed an ad- dress of two hours in behalf of peaceatShearerMusicHallWednesdayevening. _Dr.Claxton,whose lecture was thesecondoftheChautauquaWinter Course,is speaking on international peace under the auspices of the Car- negie Foundation.He was introduc- ed by Supt.D.Matt.Thompson,hisformerassociateineducationalworkintheState,who presented him as a gentleman who thinks and who says what he thinks.Dr.Claxton express- ed pleasure at this opportunity to yis-it North Carolina,where he was ‘for work,as superintendent of the Ashe- ville schools and elsewhere and as a-member of the faculty of the State Normal College.He remembered with pleasure,he said,other visits.toStatesville,when he was instructor in county teachers’institutes. At the outset Dr,Claxton explain- ed that he had.expected the war to be over by this time hig,remarks were intended to be on ns from the war.Some lessons have been learned,some are yet to be taught. Dr.Claxton further explained that there were some phases of the ques- tion’he could not discuss because he is a part of an administration that has kept a level balance and has not rocked’the boat;that has known the meaning of watchful waiting and what it is waiting for,It must be understood that nothing he said had anv«reference to any pending ques- tion or was in any way a criticism of matters now before the public.The war has taught us,said Dr. Claxton,that preparedness does not prevent.war.No nations had ever been s0 well prepared for war as those now engaged in it.He told of his experience in Germany 30:years ago,when soldiers and barracks were everywhere.Not only-was Germany preparing but by order of the Kaiser the school children were taught that Germany was ringed about by ene- mies and must be prepared to fight. France,Italy,Germany and Austria were all preparing for years.TheBalkanStateshadjustfinished.awarandhadseasonedsoldiers—thesoldierswhowoulda8Sd0nShootamanasarat.England was also pre- paring and had the biggest navy the world had known.Belgium had.the best,fortifications that could be built and a big army for a small country. When the war began it was vrepar- edness that brought it on»The un- derlying note of all the explanations made for it was that it couldn’t be stopped.They were ready and 10,- 000,000 men were set to marching. Preparation may be a good thing if youre going to war but it doesn’t stop war.If something is constantly on your mind.by and by you'll.do that thing.The immediate,cause of the war was 40 years of preparation.It has been shown that the effi- ciency and deadliness of the_instru- ments of war do not deter.We used to think war machinery would _be- come so deadly that war.would_be impossible.In the present war they have all the modern machinery that the human mind could devise.Mere brute courage is the lowest of all virtues,but we go on when we know we're going ‘to meet death.The hor- ribleness of the war has made it at- tractive.Men fight even when they don’t know what they’re fighting for. The old idea of what brings about war is exploded.It isn’t religious and racial hatred or.commercial greed.All religions and races are represented on each side of the pres- ent conflict.. The costiIness and destruction of war doesn’t prevent.The speaker does not believe in peace at any price but does believe that “peace is as good as war and would be willing to nay as much for peace as for war. He is a pacifist,a much criticised class,and all the talk of the pacif- ists fér all time hasn’t cost as much as the war has cost in 18Theideathatthecostliness of war would prevent or.that organ- ized labor would have influence suf- |feient_to_ston_it,has.been.exploded.|The very enormity of the cost.has made it attractive.People who hag- gle over a dime will waste a dollar and folks who would pause at $100,- 000 would squander a million.The glory in the enormous cost leads on. Dr.Claxton doesn’t believe that peace and lack of military drill will make a race of mollycoddles.Canada has no.compulsory military service and.no big army and the most daring soldiers in the war are the Canadians,the Trish~and the Scotch,who,were called to ranks from their ordinary avocations.In all wars:the best sol- diers come from forést:and fieldand}mine and workshop,Their ©work isthepreparation:for endurance and is better preparation than the profes-sidnal.,..soldier gets.Ordinary andpeacefulavocationsrequirecourage.The valué.of,universal,education and economic efficiency is shown inthegreat.fight.Germany has made,said Dr.Claxton,who candidly con-fessed that his:sympathy was.withtheGerman©peovle..Germany,—hesaid,lost her military advantage thedaysheturnedbackfromParis,buttohereducatedandefficient‘citizen-ship—the best educated people in theworld-is due the fact /that she has IDEALS: MEETINGS OF TEACHERS. Olin and Union Grove Teachers‘—-Reports on Moonlight Schools —Sanitary Cups,School Signs,Change of Names,Ete. Twenty-two public school teachers ofOlinandUnionGrovetownshipsat- tended the township meeting conduet-| Gray and Miss Henkel.:In addition to carrying out the regular township meeting programme,the Moonlight Schools and school betterment werediscussed.Monday night having beenthetimefixedfortheopeningoftheMoonlightSchoolsintheruralschools of the county,reports on their sue- cess the first night were made by a’number of the teachers in attendanceatthetownshipmeeting.In several few illiterates and only one or two! enrolled the first night.enrollment justifies opening ‘the’schoolhousesat night the “moonlight” boarding places of the teachers.Re- -ports—of enrollments the—first4nightandplentyofenthusiasmcame: from three schools.Ten pupils were enrolled at the Athens school,and asimilarnumberwasenrolledatHeb-ron.The total,attendance at ‘the Union Grove school the.first.night wasabout20,but only a portion of .theseenrolled. All the teachers at the townshipmeetingpromisedtomakeaneffort to bring,aboyt the use of sanitarydrinkingcups.in their schools and taake other improvements.Supt.Gray and Miss Henkel are urging that every school in the county place an attrae-tive white sign board at the schoolhousegivingthenameoftheschool, the township and district,and the Olin and Union Grove teachers agreed An effort is also being made ‘to change the names of some of the schools,which are not considered ap-provriate for such institutions.ixThetownshipmeetingforCoddlCreekandDavidsontownshipswillbe held at Mt.Mourne today and a fea- ture of the meeting will be reports from the Moonlight Schools in thesetownships. Dr.R.S.Carroll of “Asheville,a@ physician of prominence,has been ex-pelled from the Buncombe County Medical Society for immorality.Dr,Carroll’s wife recently obtained a di-| vorece from him. who is.United States minister to CostaRico,is being urged for the position ofambassadortoMexico. teach that we are citizens not of a single State or nation,but of the world.Our interest is international. There is now a world Commonwealth and we’re divided into States and nations for governmental purposes only.We can’t do anything in one part of the world for good or.ill with- out touching other parts of the world.Adverting to the effect of the war,in all parts of the world and especially in this country,Dr.Claxton said while there was a little spurt of pros- perity now on-account of the pur- chase of war material and:supplies,the reaction was bound to come.Af- ter the war the ‘nations destroyedwillhavelittl®to buy with.It is a dangerous thing to tell people they’re in danger and more dangerous still to teach that the State is above themoralsoftheindividualandthat might makes right.There is no na- tional morality different from indi- vidual morality and what is wrong for the individual is wrong for theState.‘The glory of war has passed—the martial music,the charging horses,the waving banners.‘Now they fightintrenchesandthiswaris-as roman- tic as digging a ditch in the Dismal Swamp.Going up in balloons and dropping bdémbs on hospitals and school houses and churches and kill- ing sick people and women and chil- dren may be heroic,but we couldn’t boast about it.. War has taught us nothing aboutarmament,preparedness or unpre- naredness for neutral nations.\Talk- ing.about the enormous cost of thewar,Dr.Claxton ‘said incidentally he didn’t believe it was going to “end immediately..He didn’t see how it could.He then discussed our own preparation.We are spending 270 millions a year onthe army and navy and they want to increase it to 400millions."He used illustrations to |show__what_that_amount-_ofmoney.would do otherwise employed —how many universities it would build and endow,how many collegesschoolsitwould.maintain. They say you can’t change humannatureandwarcan’t be avoided.Dr.Claxton would teach a higher codeofethics—that what is ©morally wrong for individuals to do is moral- ly wrong for nations to do,’and that whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.Hu-man nature hasn’t.cfanged but the world has changed many practices ofthepast.We.no longer bart peoplelatthestakefortherrreligiops—con-\victions or because they are believedtobewitches;slavery ‘has been abol-ished in almost.all parts of the world. It.formerly existed in our own coun-try,and was defended from the pul-pit.The liquor traffic has been abol-ighed in North Carolina and.otherStates.Human nature hasn’t chang- ed but:we don’t do many things now we formerly did because we havehigher.ideals and higher conceptions.Dr.Claxton appealed to preachersandteachers.and editors and all whohelpté...make public sentiment,toteachthesehigheridealsthat.wouldgivehigher\conceptions life,Heikwithch( and ed from 11 8-4 to 12 1-8 cents,hen the war is over we’shouldpeggesbigepolfiehesedone WARS x ed at the Olin-school Tuesday by Supt.} of the districts there are but very] Unless the}p, nupils will take their lessons at the} to have signs placed at their schools.) Major E.J.Hale of Fayetteville}, attention|from: FRIDAY,DECEMBER 8,1915.ee —Chureh News. Sunday at 11 a.m, 8 o'clock. officers of the Suriday school and tLutherLeague,the chureh council anthepastormakefullreports,in writ-ing,to the congregation. meeting every.member is expected present. re¢onducted a series of meetings. The Conference appointment of Rev.J.W.Williams to Race Street Meth- confirmed and unless there is further ‘changes Mr.Williams will be the ew pastor at Race Street.Rev.C. .Goode,who wag originally assign- fed to Taylorsville;has been appoint- ed to Cool Spring circuit.Rev.J:J.Edwards,who.has been at Gool Spring,is now appointed to Taylors-ville.~Rev.W.R.Ware,who comes to ‘Statesville from ‘the Salisbury —dis- trict,as presiding elder of this dis- trict.was in Statesville this week Making arrangements to move ‘here next week.Presiding Elder Mann, rwho goes to the Charlotte district, will vacate the district parsonage early next week and Mr.Ware hopes to move the latter part of the week.Rev.J.F.Kirk of Broad Street church received a letter from Presid- ing Flder Ware yesterday|stating that the annual meeting of the States-ville district stewards would be held ‘with Broad Street church Thursday.the 30th of December.A meeting ofthepastorsandlayleadersofthedistrictwillprobablybeheldatNew- ton on the 17th. STILL WINNING GAMES. Statesville Basketball Team De: -feated Lenoir College—Games to Follow. The Statesville basketball team won its fifth consecutive game Tues-y night when it defeated the Le- ir’Colleg: I“floor by a score of 47 to 20. contest this season. event was attended by a fair audience which enjoyed the game.Interest in the sport continyes to increase and Statesville is beginning to be knowa as “a good basketball town.” Following was ‘the line-up in the game Tuesday night:Lenoir College —Mooney and Yoder forwards,Hun- sucker.center,C:Yoder and Conradguards,Plunk and McKoy substitutes:Statesville—Newman and Kimball forwards,Etheridge center,J.H. Brady and Mitchell Orr guards;Troutman,Moser,Overcash and W. Brady substitutes.Prof.Coble of Lenoir College was umpire,Mr.L.J.Freel was referee and Mr.WalterCulbrethtimekeeper.Sa Tuesday the Statesville team will go to Davidson College to play the col- lege team that’evening,andthe Spartanburg,S.C.,team is sched- uled to play the local team at States- ville next Friday evening. Non-Suit in Case Against Coun- ty.a The case of J.A.Fore,receiver for the Piedmont Lumber Company of Charlotte,against the Iredell coun- ty commissioners,came up for trial -in Mecklenburg Superior Court Wed- nesday.On motion of.the attorneys for.the defense,a non-suit was order- ed by Judge Webb.Plaintiff appeal- ed.’The suit was for $622 and grew out of the’failure of the Solomon Construction Company of Charlotte, which ‘built ‘the Iredell county home, the Piedmont compdny —having fur- nished the Solomon company with ma-terial which was used in the construc- tion of-the Iredell home.’County At-torney Caldwell and Mr.H.P.Grierrepresentedthedefense. ‘Honor_For-Miss_Turner.__ Miss Bernice Turner of Statesville, who.-is_a—teacher_in_the.primary de- nartment of the graded.school at Rockingham,read a paper before the State.Association of Primary Teach- ers at its meeting held’in connection with the.Teachers’Assembly at Ral- eigh last week.The subject of Miss Turner’s paper .was “The ActualStatusofthePrimary”Teacher.inNorthCarolinaandthe—Conditions &high;but—merited,—her that..she should be the association,” Mrs.Easley’s Mother Hl. Mrs.Phillip 8.Easley has been in side of her mother,Mrs.M.who is critically ill.A.Flow, day:afternoon.had ©not Pwas:throughout ‘his address.makes ‘het condition critical. THEY CHANGE SOME MORE Mr.Williams to’Race Street, Mr.Edwards to Taylorsville Services at Trinity Episcopal church Rev.8.'W.Haddon will preach Sab- bath morning at 11 ‘o’clock at Perth and at Salem the same afternoon at .Sunday the annual congregational Mecting,an event of special.interest to the congregation,will be held atSt.John’s Lutheran church.At this meeting the children’s,the junior and the women’s missionary societies,the. At.this Rev.8.M.Stikeleather of AshevillewasinStatesvilleyesterdayenrouteomefromHunting,Creek QuakerchurchofYadkincounty,where—he fodist churchofStatesville has been| e team.of Hickory..on the -}appeared.—It’s—only—purpose- Under Which She Teaches.’s Speaking}edofMissTarasr§trip to Ree “a ki tat that:‘it iRockinghampaperstatedine selected toprepareand“read the paper before Davidson since.Wednesday at the bed- Mrs.-Flow suf- fered an attack of apoplexy,or some-,thing of that nature,Tuesday after- scious by the attack and up to yester-| recoveredtheshock.Her advanced “age: Mrs.Fleming,Mrs.Caroline Wilson and Others. Mrs.C.J.Fleming died Tuesdayafternoonatherhome,at Clevelandafteralongillness.funeral andburialtookplaceatClevelandyester- day.Deceased was about 52 yearsoldandissurvivedbyherhusbandandtwosons—Mr.P.B.Fleming,who is in school at the A.&M.Col- lege at Raleigh,-and Mr.G,M.Flem-ing,who is a student of a medical college in Atlanta.Surviving also are four brothers,Messrs.H.L.an W.T.Kincaid of Statesville,J.J. Kincaid of Maxton and J.B.KincaidofCleveland. Mrs?Caroline C.Wilson died Wed-nesday evening at Billingsley Hospi- tal,where she had been a patient for several days,death resulting from pneumonia.The funeral service was conducted at Trinity Episcopal churchyesterdayafternoon’at 2 o’clock bytherector,Rev.Clarence Prosperi;’and the burial was in Oakwood ceme- tery.Mrs.Wilson was the widow of the late John Wilson,who for some tress factory at the corner of FrontandOakstreets.Qhe was a native of Concord township,a daughter ofthelateAlfredMcLelland,and would have been 84 years old.ChristmasDay.For some years Mrs.Wilson had made her home with friends abouttown.She had no ¢hildren.|.Mr.Frank Tharpe,whose deathwasmentionedinthelastissueofTheLandmark,was taken ill a week agoatPalatka,Fla.,and died there Sun-day evening,Mr.Tharpe’owned an orange Grove at San Mateo,Fla.,andhewasonhigwayfromElkintoSanMateowhentakenillatPalatka.His son,Mr.N,W.Tharpe of Monroe,wasnotifiedofhisfather’s illness andreachedhimonthedayofhisdeath. TWO BOYS ARE IN BAD WAY Charged With Stealing Shoes— Methodist Preachers Change. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Dec.2.—Jessie tor, young son of Partee Rector of Miller’s township,and Glenn Lippard,youngsonofElmoreLippard,also of Miller’s township,were tried before Magis-'trates W.F.Pattergon and H.C. Payne yesterday afternoon for thetheftofshoes—a pair from the BeeHiveandapairfromtheWattsCom- pany:Young Rector was caught intheactoftakingtheshoesfromtheWattsCompanyTuesdayafternoonandtheotherpairwasfoundinLip-pars Dee aka ‘boysmoe oat cou ‘gave but.~i mee LeertnfatedataaltoFnd.-Rev.and Mrs.R.E.Hunt anddaughters,little Misses Mary Lee andElizabethHunt,will leave this morn-ing for Walkertown,where they willmaketheirhomeandMr.Hunt’willtakeuphisworkaspastoroftheMethodistchurchthere.Their manyfriends:here and in the county give them up with deep t.The Ladies’Aid and Missiofiary So-ciety of the Presbyterian church hel an open meeting.at the residence @:Mrs.J.H.Burke Tuesday afternoon.All the ladies of the church were in- vited to attend.and bring an offering.An interesting programme er of readings and songs,was rendered,after which sandwiches and coffee were served. Humane Submarine Command- er. A,Turkish submarine stopped theBritishpassengershipBarulosintheMediterranean,and after twenty-fivepersonshadbeendrowned,assisted in rescuing many of the 250 passengers who had gone overboard in ‘a panic, according to Eleanor Franklin Egan, a passenger,on the Barulos,who reached New York a few days ago.Mrs.Egan says the Barulos hadpickedthecrewoftheSailorPrince,sunk by the submarine,and in ashorttimethespbmarinefiredashot over the Barulos,evidently as a sig- nal for*her to ston.Instantly there was panic on the Barulos.Passengersrushedtothelifeboats,women threw their children in the sea and jumpedin.after them.Soon the submarineappearedbytheBarulos’and —thecommandershouted,“‘For God’s sake,go back to your ship;we are not mur-derers.’The submarine crew helpedtorescueallit,could reach,but 25weredrownedandotherswounded—all the ‘result.of panic.The work ofrescuecomplete,the submarine dis- —was_to examine the ship and the loss of life was entirely due to panic. Robbins Row Demolished. The last of the brick offices on Cen- ter street,so long known as the Rob-bins.row,has been demolished.Mr.D.F.Jenkins,who owns the proper- ty,is clearing the ground against the day when large and handsome build-ings of some character will be erect- Statesville is therefore still “unbeat-|bond en,”having beefi’victorious in every Tuesday night’s} “he brick offices,four in numberd-two rooms each,were built by theteMajorRobbinsabout40years r.F.A.a!_magnesdayfromtroutmantowherehehasestablishedlumandaplaningmilly© —iLicense was issuedforthemarriageofMiss MgenhardtandMr.CrawfordShilohtownshipcouple.© rri —The Civic League Tea willbeopeneverySaturdaywentuntil8o’clock in the evening;and dur-pm willingtheholidaystheTea be open every,day.ie ..Rev.S.W.Haddon’stiontookhimbysurprise ‘®night and gave him a “poundinggoodandusefularticlesforthe’and some of the real coin,9—Mr.C.L.Murdock,who beenaresident’of Mooresville fee.twoyears,will move his family to States-ville next week.Mr.Murdockis su-perintendent of road upkeep,tiga—District Deputy Herbert Hoff-©mann and other Statesville:attended the district meeting of theKnightsofPythiansheldinHickory ~The Iredell -Alex nder MedicalSocietywillmeet.at the court.house .in Statesville Monday at 11 o’¢lock.The annual election of officers ‘will beheldandallmembersofthesociety /’are urged to be present.EG -—The programme for the iz.organ recital in Shearer MrasienextWednesdayevening:is publtoday.The event will be of unuinterestandwillattractmuch.ation.Tickets go on sale Monday.—Miss Sarah Howard of BetownshipwenttoCharlotte.4daytoenterahospitalforation.She was accompanisister,Mrs.C.P.Johnson,remain with her until after.ation. * ‘by‘hetwhowill .the oper- —Mr.Rowe Connelly has given up -his position with the PolkGey BD noCo.and returned to,his home in:Win-ston-Salem to resume his former postionthere.He is succeeded’Polk Gray Drug Co.by:Mr.Plake -Chipley.:)oe—According-to a message frdmhisbedsideyesterday,Mr.Henry Hil,~who is in a Charlotte hospital suffer-—ing from very,serious:injuries recelv-ed in an automobile accident,Cayrinuetoshowsomeimprovement.He is now _able to recline on'a rolling chair aportionoftheday.ond ae ..—The ladies of Broad Street’odist church will hold their anbazaarThursday.Dec 9,at the ,oars house.i ee J hogbazaarare|i Mra.)A.Cooper and all"ingrediencookedarticlesbeMrs,E.GMr.Clarence.Stimpson’s,on!street.Deas —The case of Ed.AlexStatesville,E.B.Phifer.and’David Lockerbie of °Ctoargedwithanassaultonthe ¥Abernethy of Hick as |ittherecorder’s sours,Kt —-terday.Alexander and Phifer wereieengstaeetornatheeMr.L.ae oe >Ab- counsel for the defendants. Immigrants Released.to Come toNorthCarolina.‘ogWashingtonDispatchtoCharlotteOb-.server.re ay-Largely’through interest’of ‘thecommissionerofimmigrationatEllisIsland,‘the mother of Mrs.RoyBeachofHildebran,N.C.anlittlechildrenhave:beenindefinite:stayof ‘deportation and per-”mitted to remain inthis:country.‘Mhbrightfacesofthechildren‘attract-°ed the’attention of the commission--er,newThemother,Mrs.Rita Horner,children landed at New York ronSouthAfricaabout10daysago.Herhusband“woun'whileservingundertheBritish.flag and ‘shewagseekingtoreachfriendsinAmer-ica.She had just*enough money:to —vay her transportation to:New York.Upon arriving there they were ‘or-dered deported because of insufficient -proof that they would not ‘becomepubliccharges,.peMrs.Beach wrote Senator ‘Over-man,who promptly took upthe mat-ter.He was informed by letter thatthemotherandchildren*had beerordereddeported,but that an unvstinteresthad-been taken in the «by the commmissioner of immigration,.as a result of which a release onparolewassecured.Oe Mr.Sloop Dead—Caught Bya Falling Tree RS Correspondence of The Langmark,Rast, Stony Point,Dec.2.—Mr.Peter’:Sloope,who lived —inthe Libertychurchneighborhoodin‘Alexandercounty,died at the home of his*gon,©Ms.om R:Slaope,with os hie:livuesdayap.m.,a 73 henryFuneralserviceandburialatLibertychurchthismorning.He-is survived ©by two sons.Served in the Confeder-ate army and was a highly respecte : ° fago.No doubt at the time theywereerected.they were considered|quite an addition to the town.ing served their day they give wayto:larger things.cues eeRevenueCollections. During November Collector Wattsofthefifthdistrictcollectedinternal revenue taxes amounting to.$999,- 786.71,as follows:Tobaceo,~(all-forms) 4 $986,758.538,861 noms prefel gown ini Mans 2 her Emergency seen taxes «é nab).8ome.ugly ‘scalp.wound _was|Fines an ‘enalties .2,936,sustained,..She was rendered uncon-|}foome Taxes.-p-+-+-++Lis Oleomargarine License 16,00Thisisanine¢rease over last month of $13,783.03 and:$413,809.71 over No-|vember,1914,or 70 5-8 per cent, citizen.MeMr.V.M.Hendren,near #niworkinginthewoodsMoncaughtbya\falling tree and badly hurt}'.\ 4erence 65.2 ERASPrizesForCanningExhibit. The exhibit of:the Lynwood |Mt..Mourne cant tgstoreofSherrill&and the award of prizes Walows:Best collection,Miss JLinker;second best colleetieJ.Ostwalt;best piMargaret’ger; 34]Miss:Nena Kestler;ix bestLinker;best vegetables,‘Mi na Milita;hast,]:0ohnston,=0 by i) eering and the threat (by inference) --superstition and these chain ~-figure _§Landmark was wondering whether a :pee we wonder if he has given this than on the eve of Christmas.Before 'pened a week before are turned into ~—~a*courtesy.That this custom forces —‘i +\ reer!heerLANDMAR PRIDAY, -=December 3,1915. ALK ON,VARIOUS TOPICS. Their state of “unpreparedness”for Ye Christmas holidays is bothering folkspre ar.paredness for was " Mr.Kitchin told the President that ‘would oppose preparedness as an {hiividual,ed then Mr.Kitchin began ting letters—Hickory Record. be corer holds no brief for Mr.Kitchin;it is by no means in en- ire agreement with him.But isn’t it r to say.that he didn't begin fight- until he was attacked?It is nat- for a man who feels ‘sure of his ition to answer his,critics. “The chain letter business has broken t again.If you receive a “pious ter from somebody,‘with the re- quest that®you write nine similar let; to nine others,with the promise Sat if you comply you will receive a at if you fait something bad will happen to you-—why.that’s a chain leiter..Everybody has more of loneetters frighten some,who are afraid some- thing will really happen if they don’t mply;and-annoy others,who secret- iy fear the same thing,even when they have the nerve to disregard the request.It’s The Landmark’s private opinion,publicly expressed,that the full grown individual of sound mind who sends out these.chain letters ought to be put in jail for misuse of the mails.Be ays Seip Reco ey oy ’Mr.Andrew Carnegie,the thrifty Scotchman:who made many millions jn-the:steel ‘business,has given many millions for various publie and pri- Wate purposes.'He has often beer Quoted as saying that he wanted.to give away all his money before he fied and that he would consider it a rime to die rich.Every now and fhen newspaper writers get busy and ow many millions Mr.Carne- wie has given away.Recently a Statement of:this kind appeared and it left the impression.that the laird had about beggared .himself.The public subscription would be neces- sary to keep Mr.Carnegie out of.the county home,when along comes the ‘statement that he has a small pittance‘of $60,000,000 left.Possibly,as hevis now.80 years old,Mr.Carnegie canmanagewiththissmallsumforthe ‘balance of his days. %While we.care nothing about it one thay or the other,we fail to see wherethebenefitwouldcomeinfromaseg-¥egation law that would not allow a negro to own land in a community but would permit him to live on a white‘man’s land as a tenant:To us it ‘would appear that the social environ-‘ment would be the .same.—DurhamHerald.The Landmark entertains much re-for tHe opinions of Editor King, rious thought.The landlord of @ourse locates the negro tenant whereSpresencewillbeleastobjection- le-and the landlord of course con-ols the tenant.If the latter is ob-onable he can be moved.th iegro.owns land he is independent.e can locate his dwelling where,heooandifheisobjectionablehein’t be moved.There is no com-parison in:the social environment in Bie,two eases.We again call on the itors who oppose rural segregation to say whether they object to ne- owning property next door tothemintown;and if segregation is#right in town what’s the matterwithitintheruraldistricts?If theHeraldediton—and the Charlotte Ob- server editor,who is applauding:theerald—will give categorical answers |*haracterizes the Secretaryof these questions,The Landmark willropthesubject.. hd **-**& People who make extra purchases 'account of the holiday season can if course buy to better advantage now e rush begins there is better oppor- tunity to select what you want,the Stocks are not picked over and youoogetbetterservice.Everybody knows this,but the majority will wait until Christmas week and get unsatis- factory service rather than do it now.It’s human nature and-it seems im- pole to change the custom.Thendmarkspeaksfromexperiencé.Alltheseyearsmostofthefolkswho| want anything in The Landmark have | ‘waited until the day before publication to bring it in.We've explained many times that all the work on one issue ofTheLandmarkcan’t be done in one day.Sometimes things that have hap- the office a few hours before press time;and the people who want an-nouncements that\are not really newsnearlyalwaysbringtheminatthe dast hour,seemingly taking pleasure in putting the establishment to as much trouble as,possible to do.them — just now than the country’s f lwas,still hotdi 'Teutons.HayeTownsSave .War Zone._ HAVE OVERRUN.8h~All ImportantOng-—News of the cummary inthat.except ‘-ng a e The “Associated Pressyesterday’s.east ,One son tierandin’the Isonzo of the Aus>tro-Italian war zone,jittle fighting,of:momentis taking lace ona!ea Cybattlefronts.In France,and BelgiyirtuallynothingieSoeeeexcept’artillery:engagements,in>which,theFrench’assert,considerable ‘damage’has been done to German:defensivepositions.On the Russian front thefightingisatastandstill.°#;The Austro-Hun are constinuingtheirinroads’inte north and northwestern Montenegro,but.the Montenegrins,aided by Serbians who escaped the Teutoni¢net,’are giving them battle.,.With’the taking of Pris- rend Monday,the last important towninSerbia,except ‘Monastir,fell intothehandsoftheTeutons.Nothingofficialhascomethrough’as:to the fate of Monastir.es Vienna reports that during Novem-ber the Austrian army of General Koeves,.captured °40,800°“Serbiantroopsand26,600 civilians fit for mil- itary service.In southern Serbia the cold afd snow are holding up British and French operations.iAlongtheIsonzotheviolent.Ital- ian attacks have lessened generally, although at various points the bigItaliangunsarestillrainingshellsontheAustrianpositions,The political situation surroundingGreeceandRumania®has not “yet,cleared.Rumania.at last accounts dingoutfor the mainte=|néfce of her neutfality,while:Greecewassaidnottohaveansweredsatis-factorily to the demands embraceé inthelatestententenote..A dispatchfromAthensassertsthatthesitua- tion there is’tense.:i “A visit of the Emperor of Germany to Vienna,Austria;has caused much speculation,It is suggested that.his purpose was to prevent the possibili- ty of Austria attempting to secure a separate peace, AFTER PRESIDENT TAFT. x “eresSecretaryGarrison Knocks the Ex-President For’Remarks About the Philippines.’ Seeretary.Garrison-of the-War-De- partment has issued a formal state- rent .sharply .arraigning>former President William -H.Taft for hav- um ed “statements mbndacious in charac- ter and mischievous in intent,”with relatian to conditions.in the Philip- pine Islands under the present admin- istration.Circulation’of these state- ments,Mr.Garrison charges,show nlainly“that.the Republican politi- cians are attempting to lav the foun-detion for campaign.material with re- spect to the Philippine Islands.” Particular attention is given by the Secretary to articles.written by: ©.Garfield Jones,and published in a California newspaper and later re-4:blished in pamphlet form under the title,“Unhatpv Conditions in the Philippine Islands,”,with ‘an introduc+tion by-Mr.Taft,7/The introductionwitributedtheconditionsdescribed to the “blind and foolish policy of President Wilson and Governor Gen- oral Harrison.”In connection with his comment Mr.Garrison makes public’a letter tuhich he says was written recently by Jones to the department,asking ‘where a newspaper ma:ket might be found for a “much better article”which he had prepared on “The Fili- pinos-and_the.Democratic Regime,” declared to be highly favorable to the administration.pe Answering Mr.Garrison,Mr.aftar’s arraignment of him for his attitude on Philippine affairs as “unjust,vehe ment and unmeasured.”Mr.Taft seys that there has not been.theslightesttingeofpartisanfeelingin his interest in the Philippine prob- lem.“It seems to me,”he says.“that I have not been unmindful oftre&necessity for “standing by.«this Democratic administration in nation- al-crises,without regard to party con- siderations.” Democrats Organizing. The Democrats,of both houses of Congress have been holding daily ses- sions in Washington this Week to gettheorganizationofeachbranchof Congress perfected for the opening of the session Monday,and to decide on varty policies. The ways and.means committee,of which Congressman Kitchin is chair- man,is making up the committees of the House. “The Senate Democrats re-elected Senator Kern of Indiana chairman of the caucus,~Senator Clifton of West Virginia vicé .chairman and,SenatorLewisofNlinoispartywhip.There is’opposition to the re-election of Senator Clarke of Arkansas president vro tem and Senator Pomerene of Ohio is #candidate,That contest is to be ing lent his name>to *what are term-t+ Four to }Next Week—The RegulatiCorrespondenceofTheLandmark.The office of Dairy Field Work hagconductedanumberofDairySchoo suits obtained that it has announiHventien'pt sholding these.chooagainthiswinter.The applicationsfor,the schools have come in in «such be taken at a-place,as the office forceigtoosmalltoaccommodate:the.de-sired number of places.cil ‘For Iredell county the :followingplacesanddateshavebeenanoune-ed:Cool Spring school house,Decem-ber 6th;Trinity’échool,house (Olinroute1),December 7th;Gilbert school school house,December 9th, Tt is hoped that the farmerseachof.the communities.will putasidetheirworkonthosedaysand’ attend the school nearest them,ds itisthedesireofthoseincharge,tomaketheworkaspracticalcaereachingaspossible.Bring *your preblems and be ready to ask.ques-tions.Samples of skim milk,wholemiJkandcreamaredesiredfor¢aj overation of the crear separator, These need not.contain more.than, half a cup full except one for.dem- vustrating the use of the separator, which should:be about two gallons,The programme .begins at’:10 o'clock,prompt,with a lantern ™lec- ture and’continues until 12;and\b gin again at 1.30,lasting until.4)py, -m:—Where—requested—night-i Dairy School if it does not interfewithtravelto.the next dav’s school. Lhe conductors of these schools »are instructed to leave a community where these schools have been requested:if preparations have not been made,,or the people do not gather promptly. so make’it a point to be on:hand promptly at 10.ie G.E.DULL,County Agent. Watson Jury Couldn’t Agree. A mistrial-was ordered in Federal court at Augusta,Ga.,in the case- Thomas -E.Watson,the Thomson, Ga.,editor,charged with sending ee scene matter through the mails.The jury,after 30 hours deliberation,’re- ported”a hopeless deadlock and was discharged.According to jurors,the vote stood 10 for acquittal and two for convic- tion on every Ballot.i The RAYO LAMP OU don’t have tospendthegreaterpartofyourtimecleaningit—and won-dering why it won’tburn.The Rayo is:simple in constructionandindesign.It lights’without removing theshadeandgivesthebestsortoflight—thekindthatwon’t hurt: your eyes. Rayo | Lampsns Rayo lampsare,aii ornamenttoanyhome.‘They requireverylittleattention—yet always add to the attractive- ness of the room. The Rayo is the symbol of efficiency—economy— convenience.\ Use Aladdin Security during the past two winters and/feels so much gratified withthe-.res] great.numbers that instead of -hold-|< ing two-day schools only one day.canj ‘ house,December 8th:and Oak Ridge}: demonstration in testing and in.‘the|, will be held in connection with ae SAVES TROUBLE || _|VALUABLE LAND AT PRIVATE SALE. jgounty,less and known as the Alexander Clark place. tobacco’s come-back on the nerves? It comes also in 11 TWIST air-tight drums that keep.it.fresh. a “The Thinkers of the eS -“Country.Are the . Tobacco Chewers”’— said one of the greatest thinkersthiscountryeverproduced. t 4 hue .Keeping the Keen Edge.» The men who wrote and. printed this paper you are tead- ing must be on “the keen edge” every minute of the working day.So must every man who is truly.successful.’ There.is no better “controller”of nerves and mind. than a mild tobacco—the PICNIC TWIST"sort. ers of black,rank tobaccos are becoming Why should they risk the strong _ If you want a tobacco you can chew all day long without feeling it, TWIST is your meat.° PICNIC DicNtc twa‘CHEWING TOBACCO { The Flour of Quality.§ DAN VALLEYismilled from the celebrated wheat grown in } the Shenandoah Valley of Vir- ginia.IT HAS NO EQUAL. Makes better bread and more #“of itto the pound -than other ¢ flour.It is econdmy to buy DAN VALLEY.TRY IT. Cary ¢.Boshgmer, Local Representative,’Phone 125 Black.It.aw. Te l e l e l e l e el e as e l a l e l e l el em i l e e le l a e le l he l el o CE SE ee Ls ) “Under the terms of.the will of.Mrs,Har-viet Clark,deceased,the undersigned executor:joffers .at private sale a valuable tract.of land lying on the Catawba river in CatawbaN.C.,containing 151 acres more or The tract contains 50 acres of original forest‘and 40 acres of river bottom lands.The estatealso.offers a house and lot in Troutman and;an island of 10 acres in the Catawba river.“For terms apply to men to work overtime who have been hard run all day,and who must get out before day next morning to makethepresshourontime,is of no inter-est to the folks who thus impose onyou.They do not heed that Scripturewhichwarnsagainstprovokingotherstowrath.With this experience TheLandmarkholdsoutnohopetothemérchantsthatChristmasbuyerswillcallearlyanddothemselvesaswell |as the merchants a favor.’But what-ever they do about it,The Landmarkhopestheywillbuyathome. settled today.A reselution to provide a modified form of cloture.designed to stop the interminable debates in the Senate,is meeting much opposi- tion. Country Prosperous. Improved business conditions in theSouthareindicatedbytheincrease insbank clearings of the larger cities during the past month or more.F last week Memphis reported the high water gain in clearings,an increaseof63.9 per cent over the same weeklast._year.Atlanta reported:an_in-. ir of Dry Sox Shors.—J,KEE &CO.—ad.oe .Bold Robbers, A young negro walk&d into the gro-cery store of a colored man in Wil-mington,about 7:30 in the evening,covered the clerk and 4 customer withareyolver,walked behind the coun-|4terandtransferredthecontentsofthecashbox:(a cigar box),about $12,to his.pockets,and retreated in goodorder,The visitor was a |strangerandhadnot‘been overhauled at lastunt.be Thewhine evening two negroes at-tacked a white man in his store inatari,the evident purpose be-ing robbery,but he.offered suchstreniousresistaricethattheyleftitaccomplishingtheirpurpose.A NALACRRA, Prepare for bad weather bygetting .Me- ¢rease of 47.2 pier cent while everycitywhichreportedfromtheSouth showed.gains of almost similar’pro- portion.ehThesameconditionsexist generally throughout the country.“A New York dispatch says merchants there report that Americans have more money to spend for Christmas shopping ‘this year than in any holiday season since the Christmas of 1906.The big stores—prepared fora record tradeduringDecemberandwholesalehouses’are unable to fill orders inmanylines.This is attyibuted to arushofbuyersfromothercitiestoreplenishdepleted‘stock.. LAUGHTER AIDS DIGESTION.—~.Laughter is one of.the most-healthful exer-|tions;it is of great help to digestion.A stillmoreeffectualhelpisadoseofChamberlain'sTablets,If you should be troubled with in li-westion give them a trial.They only-cost -a quarter,Obtainable everywhere, a or}. Oil or Diamond WhiteOiltoobtainbestresults”in Oil Stoves,Lamps and Heaters.ce The Rayo is only one of our’ many products thatbring com- fort and economy to the farm.Ask for them by name. mS S Matchless Liquid Gloss. 1 Standard Hand Separator Oil i Standa:d HouseholdLubricant Parowax Eureka Harness Oil Mica Axle Grease If your dealer does not carrythese,write to our neareststation. STANDARD OIL COMPANY j (New Jersey)BALTIMORE Washi »D.C,Charlotte,N.C.Nortole Va.2 Charleston,W,VeRichmond,Va,Charleston,8. nt 4 ‘R.B.McLaughlin,Atty. |CROUP and PNEUMONIA ‘6-H:BROWN,Execut Troutman,N. July 12 1926.": “DANGER” (ome like a thief in the night and scize upon the infant child.Be prepared to saveFoeriteofyourlittleonebyhavingabot-le oO!’‘Brame's Vapo-Mentha Salve + 1!CroupandPneumonia,|2 Price 25c.,°60¢.and $1.00,.For ‘ale by all dealers or sent post-paid|on receipt.of price.“BRAME MEDICINE CO.,‘Ny Wilkesboro,N.C. |Butter Wrappers!.| “We have the very best*Parchment Butter Paper, -and can print your nameandbrandonsame,Let ushave.your order for anyquantityyouwant.See us.Prices reasonable. Brady Printing Co. Wanted COTTON SEED! Will pay 55 1-2c,a bushel,or will give even exchange of meal for seed. We are still ginning for the 40th and bagging and ties free. Imperial Cotton Oil ‘Co. ‘C CLEAN THAT WATCH OR CLOCK! Don’t wear them out before you have it done.First class work allthe time,and you can get your work when you want it. H.B.WOODWARD _Jeweler,| WeHaveThem The new Gypsy Boot—the low héel,cloth .top,patent vamp—Button and Lace.~ Grover'’s Soft Shoes for tender feet,. School Shoes for Children.Yours for the Price, ‘The One Price Cash Shoe Store. Your Shoes repaired while you wait.\ Ke - hs _-$Ourfamily doctortold my husbandSeeneuretssundaebee -ei at help me Pe a;my mot visedCardul,the’womare tone,Wikonatsit:was nouse oe Fras tecently deadseempmedthdomasanygood. Ht do all ¢i,Ni,SadOs |oa ale,ly own think Panta ts thepieces kthesche othee ": aaidlookitpla from any re ailments&owes geta Soutie of Cardui it will feiniy %Sane it has Gente‘i 80manythousandsofotherweakwomenigthepast50years. ne anes. jour cageand pace book, =andCelery! We will have fresh feesousnessand ~m e.mm,pak eyne,m.116 yp mtee AND TAYUVORSVILIA' x 16 ar.9.50,leaves 10.85 atrainNo.24 ar.8:14,leaves 814 p.lorsville.23 ry 10:00,leaves 10:40 aleaves7:06 p.operatedon Train No,Train No.16 ar,..6:40,Nos.23 and 24 are not A mandescribing*himself as Sam- uel White,27,an inventor,was ar- vested in New York by police and Se-cret Service agents,charged withtavingwritteningultingletters‘toMrs.Edith B.Galt,President Wilson’sfiancee,and)her mother,Mrs.Bolling.White was arraigned later and senttoBellevuehospitalforobservation. The New York anti-alien labor lawof1909,under which it was made compulsory to employ only citizensintheconstructionofpublicworks, has been upheld by the SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates. -_|STOMACH MISERY |QUICKLY VANISHES Your money back if you want it is the way in which the Statesville Drug Co.,the popular druggists,are sell- ing Mi-o-na,the great dyspepsia rem- Be 8B edy. This is an unusual plan,but Mi-o- na has so much merit and is so almost invariably successful in relieving all forms of indi _that Oysters _on—TuesdaandFridayofeac-week and fresh Celery all the time.See usforCocoanuts,Cran-berries,Prunesorany-punielyou need in ourine. -7’Phone 89,—Bale & Milholland. Oysters, Celery, Lettuce. ——FRESH— Every Tuesday and Friday Miller-McLain SupplyCo. Paine View Dairy Has just had its cows tested and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy with the Dacro System should be patronized. ~’PHONE 347 BLACK.— but little risk in selling under aguaranteeofthiskind. Do not be miserable or make your friends miserable:with your dyspep- sia.Mi-o-na.will help you.If ©it doesn’t,tell the Statesville Drug Co. that you,want your money back andtheywillcheerfullyrefundit. A change for the better will be seen from the first few doses of Mi- o-na and’its continued use will soon start you on the road to perfect di- gestion and enjoyment of.food. Mi-o-na hag been so uniformly suc- cessful that every box is sold under, a positive guarantee to refund the money if it does not’relieve.What fairer proposition could be made? The Statesville Drug Company give their personal guarantee of “money back if you want it”with every box of Mi-o-na that they sell.A-guaran-tee like this speaks volumes for the merit of the remedy. Christmas Box Paper r Calendars and Pads, Seals,Tags and Lables. R.P.ALLISON'S Book.STORE. SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. The ucereigoed administrator of the estateBass,deceased,will,onViofA.J. SATURDAY,DECEMBER 4TH,1915, scl]at public auction,for cash,all the re-mainder of the persona}property belongingtosaidestate,consisting’of live stock,crops} vehicles,farming implements,etc.,and a largequantityofcornintheear.The sale will be at the home place in ‘Cham-bersburs tannins and commence at 10.30o'clock,R.B.McLAUGHLIN,Nov.23d.11915.Administrator of A.J.Bass. THE BEST COAL! It is time you are ordering your fuel for winter.The best coal for general use is our celebrated DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and 6-inch DRAIN TILE on, hand. Common Bricks,Face:Bricks,alwaysready fordelivery. Statesville Brick Co. &Genuine Jelico Powhatan Blue Gem ’ Pennsylvania Anthracite Run of Mine Steam Coal. We also handle Oak and Pine Wood,and do all kinds of hauling:Moving household goods a special- Holland Bros. Depot ’Phone No.7. Residence "Phone No.310Black. CG.WATKINS for. -to Build With.”FULLSTOCK-.--LOWEST PRICESShingles,Tote a Ceiling, F Siding,Boxing,}Mould- Stop!Look!Listen! WE buy in car lots..WE sell:in any quantity. WE selb the celebrated Gold Cement,etc.,Medal Flour.ied Legestae Statewvilte WEsell Sweet Feed for Horses meme TE and Mules oaWEon8SweetDaisyFeedfor otton Seed Products.ee WE SELL FOR LESS.—’PHONE 147—WE pay eet ior country:orn and Oats.Sloan Pressing Club.WE deliver in the city. sds Coite L.Sherrill,M.D., "Will answer *phone -calls leftatDr.Long’s Sanatorium or— mere DR.C.L.CRUSE Veterinarian.| Office :ea)Polk Gray Drug Co, Oftice Phone 109.‘Residence ’Phone 198Green,wy = Geo:M.Foard!’8 residence.| FOR RENT Bexen roe pevetoneblockfromthecoflevenionces,MRS,DOA ”MILLER,~Oct,29, 4)i FARRER eC. at Moneeae am a IREDELL FEED CO., C..D..MOORE,Prop..."Phone No.88.114.Broad St. WANTED!| SCRAP BRASS——Heavy Brass7ic.per pound,Light Brass 5c.perpound.. '.FOR SALE: New.andsecond hand boiler room|supplies,| C.H.TURNER,Iredell ‘Phone No.74,Bell No.2. peers runt ‘|CorrespondenceofTheLandmark... ‘1 rights,‘hence this report. tnently:———_____—____-_-_____— ivesiiteeekof His Work the Past Year. With:the close of the year it is cher"been gecomplod aie Ic itnon-political.offictheproductiveindustries,a itiire of their money.wforthesalaryoflitical .or}thcaiaeasIbelieve|t" and manufacture,have a Tioknow‘and should know how- or the care-takers of their As very few have an adequateknowledgeofthescopeofthe”workafthecountyagéntasemoloved’by‘he county and the Federal Pepart-nent of Agriculture,I shall endeavortomake|this report as compote asnossible,yet concise.I will fret give the main activities:im tab-'4t-4 formthentakesomeofthemuprie‘indetail.Demonstration work from ‘SonnetoDecember1,1915—Miles travel-ed by team,2784;rail.465:visits tofarms,664;schools,89;club:plats,22;agents,s aera ‘held,67;at- tendance,4,52)Conferences Bath agents,95;busi-ness men,296;educators,.205;.mis- cellaneous,142;writing letters,662 newspaper articles.57;circulars,53;bulleting and circulars mailed,3,676;terraces laid off,62,000 feet:‘silosbuilt,9;assistance in planning barnsandotherbuildings.5;spraying and D demonstrations held 35,at-ten e,150;club members,corn,64:try,48;pig.3:tomato.100.This does not include telephone calls,ete..which are frequently asusefulandasmucha_part of |the work as the letter writing.visiting and reporting.Three weak,one _ we ¥heln to swellthe duties. The word visiting to some may bejustalittlemisleading,as it is notusedhereintheusualsense.Every visit is or should be for a purpose— to help some one.It has alwaysbeentheaim.of this agent,althoughitmaynothavebeensuspectedby the farmer visited.to leave some thought or suggestion that would beahelpin:bettering his agricultural. educational or social conditions.Al-though the visits to schools are for|the direct purpose of forwarding the club work.I hope any teacher or pa- rent wilt feel free to ask for any help or suggestions I may be able to givetomaketheeducationalorsocialad- varitages of their.community better. Every school should be a_center for instructive pleasure,.siving. enter- tainment and social uplift as well-as for educating the mind in the three R’s.and the teacher that is doing his or her best along these lines is per-forming a service that is,of untold value.The club work I consider one ofthegreatestfeaturesofthedemon- stration work,because it deals with the minds that.are still plastic and the impressions made here ieindelible.Their youthful enthusiasm spurs them on to try new mefortheimprovementofeverything. A little encouragement by the parentorteacherfortheboyorgirlintheir teens gives them strength to attain’ success bevond their childish dreams. This one thing I sometimes find lack-ing in a parent and ‘cannot help ‘butnitythatvouth.for well it.may be,seen that that life will go on just asthatofitsfatherandgrandfather before it.While the members of the various clubs have not had.phenomenal re- sults,their success has nevertheless been cuite uniform.The boys of the corn club have nroduced good yields. frequently much better than their fathers,and in many cases are_the means of getting ‘their neighbors started to nlanting better seed.The members of the poultry club have done equally as well in producing their birds and have won on their ouality at several of the leading fairs.The canning club.under the efficient supervision:of Miss Cora Bell.assisted,by the various_local leaders,has heen foine an excellent Work in training the girls for the du- ties of the home life.Since this work has been placed in charge of one who will give het entire time to it,a broadening ofits se-ne may be honed for with even greater success. The terracing,pruning‘and spray-ing “demonstrations.oy—field’schools. have been well ‘attended but their real,value denends mainly’on howwellthoseattendinghaveputin vractice any ideas.they may have rained there.The laying off of a ter- race is of no.value unless the ownerofthefield.goes ahead and builds it up pronerly.In fact it is worse than none,for besides making that fieldwash.worse than'before it has robbed some one who would have -completed the work of the chance to do it.While the.silo building did notreachtheproportionsthatwereat first promised.it has along with the high price of feed stimulated a great-|t!er interest in this work.Most ofthosebuiltwereofthecommonsensetype,made of wood procured on the farm.However,one was built of solid concrete at a‘very reasonablecost.and should deménstrate the ad-visahility of building more perma- Many other points of the workmightbetakenupindetail*but wouldservetomakethereportoflessin-terest by its lenght.Improvement is always possible and should Gome with a more hearty co-operation between all.Better equioment is an aid toanybusiness.Time alone works itschanges.slowly.ith the hope that I may be ofgreaterserviceinthefuturethaninthepast,I most.respectfully,dearfriend,present this revort for your|§consideration.G.E.DULL,County Agent. There’is more»Catarch {inthis section oftheeotntrythanallother:diseases.put togeth-en and until the last few years was.suppds-|to be incurable.For ©sreat many yearsGoctaesrohotinceditalocaldisenseandpre-scribed local remedies,and by constantly.fail-|ing to’care with local treatment,pronotinceditincurable.Science ‘has proven Catarrh to !Toledo,Ohio,is the only constitutional cure |qui ' a be a constitutional disea»-,and therefore rb- bl bury. terests are being looked after,wheth-Aertheirservantsbethecommonla-borer or the erpantnvet of that labor,personal brian. Tdinaval cadet and this is his second |wl ,eyei 4 and Mr.Ludwick..of The Landmark, Weaneviayenaninty November 24th,|the beautiful home of)Mr.and Mrs: .La Follette at Mooresville,wasntly.lighted "and.decorated forrriageoftheirdaughter,Eula,to Mr.Crawford 8,Ludwick of Salis- The parlor was beautiful in the dec- orations of ferng and potted plants.t one end of ‘the em was a mag-nificent arch of te .chrysanthe-Mums entwined wit ferns,underwhichtheceremonywasperformedinthepresenceofafewmostintimatefriends.|Mrs.Frank Freeze presidedatthepiano.The bride ‘oomwiththeirattendantsmarchedintothestrainsofabeautiful’wedding march,and during the ceremony Mrs.Freeze rendered softly “Hearts andFlowers.”The Serene Or was ehort but impressive,Rev.L.U.Weston,pastor of the bride,officiating. The bride was beautifully gownedinablueimportedvelveteensuitwithbrownfurtrimmingsand:hat to’match.She carried a bouquet ofwhitecarnationsandmaidenhair ferns,tied with tulle,while the groom wore the conventional black.MissMyrtleLaFollette,sister of thebride,was maid of honor.She was lovely in a gown of white lace cloth and carried a bouquet of pink.carna-tions.»Mr.Graham Goodrum of Da- vidson was best man.The groom is a son of Mr.T.B.S./§ Ludwiek,who lives near Salisbury.|ff He is a prosperous and up-to-datefarmerandisconnectedwiththeLud-wick Milling Co.of Salisbury.ThebrideigtheeldestdaughterofMr. and Mrs.J.C.La Follette and is oneofMooresville’s most attractive and cultivated young women.of amiabledispositionandisa_talented musi-' “was orgaBantistchurchat Mooresville:ind will be.greatly.missed in that capac- ity as .well as in others,as she was|i always faithful to her duty. Mr.and Mrs.Ludwick will make thcir home near Salisbury and theirMooresvillefriendswishthemmuchhappinessintheirnewhome,Out-of-town guests were Miss Ila}] Sherrill of Charlotte,Mr.and Mrs. Carl Carson and.Mr.Floyd Brown of Salisbury,and Mr..Graham Goodrum of Davidson. GOLDEN _-WEDDING DAY Celebration of Mr.and Mrs.T. F.Murdock’s Fiftieth Anni- versary. Yorrespondence of The Landmark. Hiddenite,,Nov.29 —-Esq.and Mrs.T.F.Murdock celebrated -the fiftieth anniversary ‘of their mar- riage at their-home at Hiddenite onthe22d.inst.It was one of the most|# enjoyable occasions that has been our suit. next to solidcomfort. ——-PHONE No.83-—. THE "THINGS You WILL WANT )you are beginning to turn your attention to eo holiday shopping.Make a memoranda of things you know you will want in:mtr and call to see’if {have them.Whatever you find here will arisless.If you don’t know what you want a look at what I have warinegestsomethingtoyou. ~One Lot Tee.MIDDIES48CENTS._ One Lot $1.25 SHIRT WAISTS938CENTS. matic NEW EVERY DAY...He good fortune to attend.Their son,Mr .N.F..Murdock,’and family of NEW suITS,aSalisburywerepresent,and __their NEW COATS,:son-in-law and daughter,Mr.and NEW SKIRTS, Mrs.W.A.Sharpe and family,ex- foe one son,Mr.Fred.Sharpe,whoisintheWest.The great.popularity ey this worthy | couple was clearly seen by the num- ber of friends who assembled andspent.the day with them,Mr.Mur-dock made a few remarks in whichhemade.all feel that they were more thant welcome.Appropriate’remarkswerealsomadebyRev.Lee Davis.. -Mr.T.B.Ellis,photographer.waspresentandmadeaphotographofMrs.Murdock,her daughter,grand- NEW WAISTS. See our line of Coat Suits at $9.95,ta,50and $15.Can’t be duplicated iin the city. SPORT COATS at $4.95—worth investigating if you |are interested... Shoes,Shoes!ne Something doing here all the timein our Shoe de-periment.Prices mupt;be right or we would:notbeeptsobusy.foie Everythingin Piece Goods and at very attractprices.‘Fee Are you ready for cool weather?We are.‘Come |and see us. The Store That Sells For Less. Why?We Sell For Cash. ee 212. Sue Lackey,who was present.Her ma rriage to the late Mr..R.C.Lackeycurredatthesametime.»iA table was laden with ‘the best oftheland.Rev.Mr.Fry,returned thanks and all ate and could have re-mained for supper and hada plenty.|] Mr.and Mrs.Murdock were the re-|; cipients of some beautiful presents. It is the wish of the writer thatMr.and Mrs. Murdock may enjoymanymoreyearsandhavemany more reasons to bless.the day onwhichtheystartedhandinhancethroughlife.A FRIEND. PASSING OF Mrs,TROUTMAN Death a Releasease From Suffer- -ing —Visit of a Navy Man. Correspondence of The Landmark, Statesville,R-3,Nov.29 —Mrs.} Blizabeth Kirkman Troutman|died last Friday night after a long illness,|' aged 58 years.She was the widow ofHenryM.Troutman and is,survivedfourchildren—-three sons,Messrs. .B..R.E.and F.E,Troutman,and one daughter,Mrs.Dora Brown.The funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday by her pastor. Rev.J.W.-Jones of Mooresville,andtheintermentintheTroutmangrave-rd.An immense crowd attended in burial.Not only was there a gathering of the kith ard kin,but the whole countryside for miles aroundattestedtheesteeminwhichshewasheld.It was realized from the rav-apes of disease that ere the snows of|another winter had fallen,the.home|and:friends who had known her_so|!ing-.weuld soon.know her.no more.It was remarkable with what.tenaci-ie spirit.clung to its tenement of| Peeeeoooonooreeti iesecvers seerreerriierererr reser ererereee eres Serre ey aaa.STOP AT THE Fountain of (uali y TRY A HOT DRINK: CLAM BOUILLION, TOMATO BOUILLION, CHICKEN BOULLION. _Hot Coffee,Hot Chocolate,Topped |mt —With-Whipped-‘Cream:— Statesville Drug Comp Quality Prescriptionists. SO O O C O O O L CL O OE C O 2 y,,and the patience and fortitudedisplayed-in:bearing the intense|ffering.She had long looked upon|#death as a release from her suffering|§and a passport to that home “where}# @-weary are at rest,”fe“Among the heme’comers for thisrs..Paul.W,'routman and Mr.and Mfs¢@ LouisKirman.of Rhodhiss.Mrs.R.A.Eller of Nor-spent yesterday _wiMr.Biller is Gurial were Dr.and y.andfolk,Vai,friends in this Mao \Rings,Bracelets,BarPins,fat Pins,ate. with the seal of Statesville College neMakeanicepieceofJewelryfor visit with home folks tne his en-listmentin-the navy t oN years2470,\\ HY YOU.SHOULD USE|oRAisidh.LAIN’S COUGH REMEDY. ‘Becnuse it has an intefonbyitsgoodworksBevauseitismostesteemiedy!by those who réputation |. oulres:constitutional treatment.Hall’s Catarrh'Gure,manufactured by Fi.J.Cheney &Co, fon the market.It ts taken internally.Tt.lacts directly on the blovd and mucous surfaces|of the system.They olfer one hundred dollaiteforatiy¢hse it falls to ovre.Send for cirev-lars and’testinionials,ant Bd.rin &CO,,Toledo,O.Draw be,|Take I's Peatiy Pills for constipation, “Sache rs At oe i ok JoaPPRLETELIANiciotdoe i ie ey .ee students as well as those now sen We have this line nowin,ve uded it for many Years,as oteasion resaandarebestacquaintedwithitsgood anilit ieee it loosens and relieves o cold andfiatureinrestoringthesystemto.a#thy condition.muse it toes not contain opiim or anylothatnareotic,Because.it is within tae teach of wll,“Itonlycosts»quarter.Obtainable everywhere. daughter and great granddaughter.The occasion.brought sad memoriestoMrs.Murdock’s only.sister,Mrs.|; oe IN OHIO,TOO, At ‘Gibonsburg,0.@ few days ago :John’‘H.Willey,who has beén acquit- ©ted of the,murder of his grandmother, was lynched.He was found hanging tea tree,within a few yods of where the murder occurred,and the Asso- ciated Press,which carried a brief}; item about the lynching,says it is be- lieved the man was lynched by neigh- bors,who were dissatisfied with the verdict in the case. {The Ohio people in this instance went a bowshot beyond the Georgia folks.In the Georgia case Frank was found guilty,but as the evidence was eircamstantial.and there was some doubt in the minds of many people 45 to his real guilt,his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.He was taken from the State prison and hanged.If the jury was right as to his guilt the penalty he paid was de- served.The great wrong’was in the open defiance ofFlaw. In ‘the Ohio case the man was de: clared not guilty;and the Ohio mob put to death a man declared innocen* by the courts.The Ohio mob,there- fore,not only defied law,but,what is infinitely worse,it put to death one declared innocent after a hearing by the courts, The case is but another évidence of the growth of lawlessness,which is the direct resuit of failure to prompt. ly execute the law and punish the a It is evidence also that Ohio .folks and Georgia folks are very much’ alike in matters of this kind;ard that in the matter of crime no State or community is in position to:lecture others on their shortcomings.Many of the newspapers in the cities of the North and West were unreasonab?y severe in their denunciation of Georgia on’account ofthe Frank.case...We shall see whether they find the Ohio case,which comes close home to them, less serious. “A word to the management of the Winter Chautauqua:Nine o'clock,or 8.45,is entirely too late to begin an entertainment of .a winter evening. If,the Chautauqua is to win favor with the general publie,it should|>y the Carranza army of Gen.Mariel Atlantic Coast Line,injured by thel" t hour regardless,and 8 o’clock is te an’hour to begin and begin at t Itis to beenoughinmidwinter. ‘but the politicians,who ‘don’t fancy regon,Carranza.military chief. is inclined”‘to ‘A cof Mr.ea who stands tp and does.ings.h lieves should he done,whetherthey’rre popularorunpopular,and “say- ing nothing “agin”Mr.Lee,whois a fine.man.|But Mr.Watt Asi’t ‘the type.to-make apopular.candidate.As chairman of the board of educition in Mecklenburg he went after and expos-ed the tax dodgers and theyheat.him in the next primary.The m in who has definite views and Sy‘for something doesn’t take well with the electorate.It may not be to tho electorate’s credit that this ‘is so,but it is—or such has been the case in the past.The electorate,left.to its honest convictions,might do Otherwise, the Watt type of man,usually that-it doesn’t. sec The..shooting |of a revenue officer in the mountains recently;and the shooting up of a home in the edge of 'Wilkes last week,in which women as well as men were fired on because they.were supposed to have reported an illicit distillery,is evide blockading liquoghas hy ne been exterminated in North)Carpli na;that we haven’t even made(as much progress as we supposed, there was reason to think that in.this locality at least.the blockaders had got past the shooting stage:All of which is evidence that it.will take time,eternal vigilance and rigid en- forcement of the law to suppress this element of the lawless.It has ap- peared to The Landmark that within the past few months there has been more drinking in,evidence and more and bolder violations of the law than usual;and»we have had occasion to remark recently that.:so far as Ire- dell is concerned the punishment |of those convicted ‘in the courts isn’t as severe as formerly.‘These two facts may be related,or they may not. fener a)oe neononsmnvnneceraneyVillaForcesDemoralized and Scattered. 'Jasideof account of his age--70 |/Mlosion in mine No.2 of the Bootner _|renitentiaryat w The Allenshadmadethenegroaneeandtak- announces that.he willdidnteforforre-election;that’ "Sixteen men were killed by the ex- Coal and Coke Company.at Boomer.a,Tuesday.Three hundredmenwereyywork,.af the time of the ex-plosion, ‘Means Johnston.county athownay of'|aftore county,Miss.,is in jail atGrebnwood,charged with shootandkillingDr.R.EB.©Birdson;neiehbor.No cause assigned,neesaidthemenhadbeenfriends,© The Suvreme Court of West.Vir-tinia ha§held constitutional that sec-on ef the liquor law which prohibitsliauor‘dealers outside the State fromadvertisingtheirwaresinWest.Vir-vinia:by circular letters and ,orderblanks. Col.Edmund ackiey;91,said tohetherankineConfederatesurvivorofPickett’s charge at Gettysburg. where’he was desverately wounded attheStoneWall,died at-his home nearTWaymarket,Va,Wednesday after a bvief illness.:et The trial of Dr.Karl Buens‘and his three eo-defendants of the Hambure-Amerienn Line on charges of conspir-acy to deceive and defraud the Ameri-san government,in sending supply shins to German warships in the At- tantic Ocean,carly in’the war,whichhasbeeninprogressinNew’York city for several days,was expected’:toveachthejurylastevening. At Joliet.THl.,Josenh Cappo,negro convict,was found guilty of murdering Mrs.Mfizie Odette Allen. wife of former Warden Allen,in the warden’s apartments of thée\State isa |--Palmyra,Pa=''My little girl ilar who!the brush picealee,followingbetweensone beqnipersinNogeles,M‘uneral a oly was:shipped to-Fair-wont,N.C.,Little's former.home. Lieutenant A.F.Dannemiller,com- manding the company to which Little Seieges:applied to the War Depart- ment to have the.infantry camp nam- ed in his nOHerbert.L.Cates,another ~North Carolina-soldier who’was shot in the same engagement in which Little re-ceived his death wound,was thought '} to be fatally injured but is now im- proving and»may —recover.Cates eomes from:Swepsonville,Alamancecounty.He ran away from home in; 1912 and joined the army,Hisyearenlistmentrecentlyexpired and he re-enlisted.| SSMRS,SLAGK'S LETTER fo Mothers of Delicate Children with Carranzagagementsieand’oTvileaAfter.the chronic cough and was so thin youeadcountherandshehadnoaNothingwegaveherseemedtohelpste until one day Mrs.Neibert asked a totryVinol,and now sheis hungry all thetinie,her cough is gone,sheis stouterandhasamorehealthycolor.I wisheverymotherwhohasadelicatechildwouldtryVinol.’’—-Mrs,ALFRED SLACK.We guarantee Vinol,:our delicious codliverandiroatonic,to make delicatechidrenhealthvandstrong..PF.Hall,Drugyist,Statesville,N.C. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. :Hoving qualified as administratorof the cs-£oW.A.Mill ‘Pamsey-Bowle Motion Ca. Re‘StoreWiththe Quick:Parcel,Post Reevical’ “MAR HOFF” MIDDY SUITS!| c Today we show a new lot Regulation Mar-Hoff Middy suits in navy men’s wear serge—-the most practical and economical dress for the cost. Especially adapted to school wear. hada |phey ave stocked in olf dives Yrom the childreit’s tise eighttomisses’number 20. Lot ft with gored and pleated Skirts $7.50 each Lot2 gored Skirts $10.00 each“Same with pleated Skirts 11.50 each Lot 3 gored Skirts -15.00 each eon him to their apartments as a serv-at.Their reward was the murder of Mrs.Allen.The negro beng.;iC.C.Daniels of North Carolina,avrotheroftheSecretaryoftheNavy,who was appointed special attorney for the White Earth Indians in Min- nesota.is not giving satisfactory ser-vice,it is said,and he will either lose his job or be given an assign-ment of less importance.It.is saidthatin18monthshehas.tried but eight or nine of 1.500 suits pendine.and at that rate it would take 125 years to complete the job.- The Upner South Carolina Confer-ence,M.E,Church,South,in session at Spartanburg,voted down by’an dverwheiming,majority a resolution ef protest against the policy of pre- teredness recently annaunced —by President Wilson.The advocates of the resolution pointed to the views.of ‘ormer Seeretary of State Bryan as iedicating the proper course the na? tion should follow.Opponents |of the “resolution held’that PresidentYilsonshouldbesupported. is to,be Nogales,‘Arizona;Dispatch. His forces defeated and scattered| Dieguez at Hermosillo,Francisco Vil-' a has disappeared,according to re-| ports received here by General Ob- The!hoped,furthermore —and the man-|reports are based apparently on state-| ent is “not blamed for this— ait the next lecturer who goes on will.realize that in this age few peo-ple want to hear a talk two hours léhg;and if there is any doubt on that point Chairman Kirk should take the next’one aside in advance and have a word with him.Dr,Clax- toh marred a splendid address Wed- ngsday evening by holding on until ‘the majority of his audience was tired out.The local men who are to go on the platform we take it will know better.If they don’t they will see some of their audience walk out of them. “The address of Edward Carson, formerly Attorney General.of Great Britai ,to the American club in Lon- do)»is!to The-Landmark’s mind a ong argument for ‘what is called “preparedness.”Mr.Carson says international law has been violated in this war because the neutrals were ~impotent;they were not in position to back with force their demand that -international regulations be-observ- “ed.The beliigerents know that and have been”indifferent accordingly. The worst.phase of this situation’is that interrlational regulations and agreements having been tramped un- der foot,nobody hereafter will have _any.confidence in them and nobody will feel compelledto-observe them; and the further consequence is that overy nation must be in position to enforce its own demands cr take what the.others allow it.We hope -that will not be the result,but.that “‘the situationas it how faces us, aeaaeteneieeniaieatenmiementennie’ “The story of the steamer Barulos, overhauled by.a Turkish submarine, makes the unspeakable Turk shine’by contrast with the Germans.The sub- marine fired a shot over the steamer as a warning to stop.The passengers were panic-stricken and many jump- ed into’the sea.“For God’s sake go back to your ship,we are not mur- derers!”shoutedthesubmarinecom-| “mander,and thereupon he helped in the rescue of the passengers of.the Barulos and departed.The loss of ‘life was entirely due to panic,_The submarine did nothing to the passen- ger steamer and evidently-intended to do nothing except examine it.But ‘the conduct of the submarine com- mander,whether Austrian or Turk, shines ‘when compared.with the Ger- “man,méthod;and if he was a Turk the contrast is all the grenter, ments -of prisoners. General Dieguez’s victory at Her-) mosillo is said’to have been complete.Three hundred Villa soldiers -were:found wounded after the battle.Six hundred were said’to have surren- dered south of Magdalena,while 200 More gave up their arms at Llano.The remainder of Villa’s forces,ex-cepijng those commanded by Gen. Jose Rodriguez,are declared to be demoralized and ~~surrendering in small groups. ‘Attributing his present situation to, the failure of the United States gov- ernment to’support him,Villa is plan- ning raids on American territory alongtheborder,.s.according to information reaching Major Genera Funston,com- manding the American border guard. RTSSUAARRONT COTERTEI Thirty Killed in Powder Explos- ion. Thirty workmen were killed and seven fatally injured Tuesday in an explosion of four,tong of black pow- der at the Upper Hagley Yard of the Dupont Powder’Company,at Wil- mington,Del.It was the worst acci- dent that has occurred in any of the cempany’s plants in a quarter of a century. The cause of the blastis not known, and according to a company©state- ment the origin “will probably al- ways remain a mystery.”Neverthe- less an investigation has been insti-|‘ tuted by the officials of the compa- ny.Nearly all the victims of the and 21 years of age.Most of themlivedinandaboutWilmington, Quart Law.‘Sustained.- The noted whiskey case of.G.M. Glenn vs.Southern Express Company, esting the North Carolina quart law, was decided by the Supreme Courtthisweek.Judge W.R.Allen writes the opinion for the court and fullyupholdstheStatelaw,affirming thejudgmentofJudgeDaniels.in theWakeSuperiorCourt,declining tograntthemandamussoughtto.com- pel the express company to ‘YeceiveRichmondanddeliverinRaleigh a quart of whiskey oftener than once in 16 days and in quantities of one allon where the package is specified or “personal and private use,’ It is said the case-will be taken totheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt. New Shipping BillDrafted. Creation of a Federal board with jurisdiction over deep.water*traffic, dd.over taile last were young men.between 16}: *|should always be the first.treatment Judgment in North Carolina State eourt for $1,000 in favor of General Burnette,locomotive fireman for the ioverturning of his engine on a run‘in 1907.between Florence,S.C.,and a Rockv Mount.N.C.,was reversed oy the United States Supreme Con|The suit was not brought until 191 and the court held:the recovery’un der Federal jaw barred by,the tyros)l'year limit on bringing such strits ‘as/) set forth by.the Federal Benphayery: Liability.Act.‘ In the:Circuit.Court ‘at Nashville Tenn.,‘Judge,Matthews ouster proceedings against”Mayor Hilary A.Howse,suspended from of-fice under such ‘proceedings July 27 The grounds.enumerated included failure to enforce the law,waste.of. the city’sofmanaging.the city’s affairs..The mayor avpealed,The.proceedingsarainstRobertElliott,commissionerofwaterworks.who had also’beenousted,were dismigsed and Elliott is back on the job. WorriedAbout'Timber itin Look- out Pond. A report comes from Newton that citizens living in the vicinity of the Looout.pond ‘on the Catawba’river are still complaining that a lot of timber will be left to rot in the water of the impounded stream and_,thatsicknesswillresult.The board:ofhealthsometimesinceinformedthezompanythatthistimbermustbere-moved*and the company.assured theofficialsthat-it would’be at the provertime,Citizens fear it will not be be-fore the immense pond is completeandareurgingtheCatawbaofficials to legal action.‘ LOOK AT A CHILD'S TONGUEmcrCROSS,FEVERISH AND ‘Take Ne Chatces!Move PoisonsFrom’Liver and.Bowels at Once: Mothers-ean rest’easy after giving “California Syrup of Figs,”because in a few hours’“all the clogged-up waste,sour.bile and fermenting food gently movés,.out of the bowels,andvowhavea-well,playful child again. Children simply will not take the time from play’to empty their bow- ‘liver gets sluggish and stomach dis- ordered. When cross,feverish,restless,seeiftongueiscoated.then give this de-licious “fruit laxative.”Children loveit,and it Cannot cause injury.No dif-ference what ails your little one—iffullofcold,or a sore throat,diar-rhoea,stomach-ache.bad breath,re- member,a gentle “inside cleansing” fiven.Full directions for ~babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are printed on each bottle.Heware of counterfeit:fig syrups. sustained!5 money and loose*‘ethpderees &! Bs,this—is-te-ne- ‘ity all persons having claims against said ex-sate to present.them to the on or:beforetember3,1916,or this notice will he pleadedinbaroftheirrecovery.All persons indebtedtosaidestatewil!make immediate settlement.Rh 4.MILLSAPS,R.T.Weatherman,att'y,Administrator.Dec.3,1015. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals -for the construction of draindaie imptovements in the Davidsdon CreekOrainageDistrict,[rede ‘county,N.C.,.will be received by the board of drainage com-jnissionersupto12o’clock m.on the L5th day of Deecmber,1915,‘at the office of Zeb.V.‘Turlington;Esq.,Mooresville,N.-©.Theeeandspecificationsareonfileattheof-ée cf the clerk of the Superior Court of Lre-}lei!county,The suecessful bidder will be re-quired to give a sufiicient bond for the faithfulrerformanceofthecontract.The board re-¥8rves the rivkt to renee ony .or all bids, A.BLACK,»x R.WITHERS, Jd.T..MOORE,Creek Commissioners, Nov.20,1915. BUILDING A HOUSE? ff you are it is perfectly natural that you want a good one at a low cost,I} garry in stock at all times ready for} delivery—not at a day’s notice.but whenever you wish to drive in to load your wagon—“Everything to .Build With,”and all I ask is that you buy [where you can buy cheapest.ie.WATKINS,Statesville,N.C. Lot 4-with-gored-Shirts ——15.00-each}—Vet There is one style in black for mourning wearFang one in the white serge at $12.50 each. These garments are man tailored by operators who con-tract with the government and this.insures superiorworkmanship.. WE'LL SEND THESE SUITS ‘for|your inspection if you'll say’the word. DON’T FORGET OUR PARCEL POST SERVICE. Everything sent to your door prepaid:~ Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co,, The Stcre That Pays the Postage on Mai Orders ed WV Make Your Christmas Gifts Useful Ones This Year. Buy Now For Christ- mas and Get theChoice3Things, e Itis thd:one universal Christ- mas Gist thatis always accept- able.We have the bestassort- ment we have ever had and‘have arranged to farnish in a neat ee package FREEOFCOST. FallLine of VOLLANDCARDSAGAIN. Make your selections early. StatesvillePrinting Compzny. if New Pack Mack-erel,5 to Goz, size; 5c.Each. Grain *Head Rice,10c. value,for7 1-2c. pourd. For your convenience I quote you the following prices: EVAPORTED FRUITS,NUTSANDRAISINS. Extra fine California Prunes 15¢.value 12¢.Ib. California Evaporated Peach- es,extra large and bright, 15¢c value 12¢.Ib.California PeachesCaliforniaPeaches Layer.Raisins .... Seeded Raisins . Currants ..< DatesEnglish Walnuts .Brazil Nuts Mixed Nuts Shelled Walnuts ..’..’..’. Crystalized CherriesCrystalizedPineApple .. FRESH FRUITS. California Oranges California Grape Fruit ..Malaga GrapesBananas Citron Fancy Cranberries California Kigs 10c.pkg.,8 tae 2 HAMS AND BACON. Matchless Breakfast.Bacon“a 80c.value for 2 Supreme Hams are guaran- teed to Satisfy,8s to at1 Queen Brand Coffee, ‘value for,. Bourbon Santos Coffee,85c. value.for 2No.1 Blended Coffee,25c. value forNo.2 Blended Coffee,ae value for 38c.Ib. ;PICKLES! Libby’s Sour Pickles,10c..doz.Libby’s Sweet Mixed Pick-les,28c.quart (bulk.)J Cream:Cheese The Robert Bunch Cash Grocery, “The House of Better Values.” -'Phone No.229.th THE ADVERTISER ASKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS. lels,and they -become_tightly packed,||#iz (IN HOLIDAY BOXES) roads by the Inter-State Commerce Commission,and appropriation by Congress of $50,000,000 for construc-tion.of merchant ships designed for use as naval auxiliaries,are proposedinanewshippingbilldraftedafterconferencesbetweenSecretariesMec-Adoo and’Redfield and submitted toRepresentativeAlexander,chairmanoftheHousemerchantmarine:com- mittee.From this draft willbe developedtheadministrationshippingmeasure to take the place of the one which Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,”thenacarefully,and se¢e-that:it is-madebythe“California Fig Syrup:Com- nany.”,We make no smaller_size. Hand back?with contempt any other fig syrup. Doors,Windows,Frames, ing,Wood and Tin Shingles,Roofing,Moulding,,Locks,Nails,Lime;Laths,Cement and all grades of dressed androughlumber.“Everything to Build|With”from foundation to roof. Mantels,‘Columns,Newels,Stair Rail-}'5 WhitePic White ake Present, epee failed of passage at the last sessionlofCongress,—’C,WATKINS,Statesville,N.C, at$1.00.PoBlackJapSilk Waists at $I.00 and $2.00,Black and NavyPesont Striped Silks at $2.00,:White,Pink and Flesh Color Crepe De Chene at $2.00,White and Flesh Color Georgiaette Crepes at $3.00. .These come one to the boxand would make an excellent Christmas We Have Just Received a Beautiful Line of Ladies High aud Low Neck Combination Shirt Waists in WhitePiecesJap.and’Crepe De Chene Silks:4 Yours.truly. ==MILLS &POSTON. MTredell \relatives ‘a1teceived’tHe“Pomewth Reported tor.Wha Radeeamasl of iriends ‘have|!gnnolinéement:_“My.and_Mr _Evan J tus Jonesannounmaoftheir|taushter,7 Lillian,to r,HomerArey,Saturday,November 27th,atWorcester,ea At home after Jan- wee Ast,méoga,Tenn.”¥.Arey “an Iredell man,a sonissMarionYountliasreturnedofthelateE,E.Arey of Elmwood, many.relatives and friendslinthecounty.)Miss ereats and Mr.ClydeLippardofTroweremarriedTuesdayGitainaonatthehome.ofRev.J;H.Pressly.who officiated.The}‘couple left on,the afternoon train.|for clr ys ea went to visit} ‘a visit to Misses RubyWie’alem.‘}Mr.W.Ho Mast of Valle Crucis,dawva county,is visiting his son-ward daughter,Mr.and Mrs.7 Clarke,at their home on Tradd f ea /Privette returned Wa y af noon,from:Wake F st|at the ho groom’s father, oy lege,where he took a special|Mr.J.B.ppard,They will make|’\in law.Mrs.Privette returned|their home at Trotman.The brideisadaughterofMr.J.S.Waugh of Troutman and is ‘an aviractive youngwoman. from Wake Forest some days ago.Mrs.Haley and.Miss Eoline Haley,Who were guests of Mr.and Mrs.W The session of the Civie\LeaTuesdaywasfairlywellattended. edly discussed.‘Theanxioustosecurefunds for theaonofpaoesthatitdecidedtohavetheTeaRoom;beginningthis}.week,open on Saturdays from.noonuntil8p-m.dtwill “be eaveeveryJayatnoon,during the holidThisistobedoneinthe0‘thattothepublictheTeaRoommaybe.comfort and a convenience,and toheLeagueasourceofincome.La-ties going out in the forenoon fortheirGhristmasshopping‘will find it ‘ea as well as hot lunch,Those who;have generously patronized the:Tea’Room agree that the ladies are servinganattractiveandgenerousmenu’andaverthatthepatrons“get the worth!<, subject of the ‘Tea Room.was vapisit |League,is~nad ; +convenience to drop in for a cup of | be,R18 to 20c.per Ib,Sides,12 1-2c.per lb,Shoulders,12 1-2¢.per Ib.Red Honey,8c,per pound.~Bourwood Honey Comb,16 bi 18e.per tb.ae ‘Grain,The following prices were paid yesterdayforgrainonthelocalmarket:Wheat,$1.25 per bushel./Corn,(new),60¢.per bushel.Oats,bbe.per bushel. Statesville Cotten MaOnthe|local market Sue 1L.75 perpoundwaspaidforbestgradecotton, Seed cotton,5.10.,Cotton seed,60¢per bushel. CAKES——-Orders solicited for Christmas cakes,Phone 269 blue.MRS.J.E.COLVERT. Dec.3--It. WANTED—Position asas clerk, "Ten years’ex- ‘ ‘and Mrs,J,BE.Murphy.of Faekace?}0 B.Blackwell,left Wednesday after-neon er sels home in Lenoir.’_;‘Mrs,C.Echerd and two littleaoeaeathomefromTaylors-le;where they spent several monthsMrs.Echerd’s home veople.‘Miss Janie Caldwell of Salisbury isspendingafewdaysatherhome 'e.‘Mr.Léwis Poston,who is in schoolat.Waynesville,spent the Thanksgiv-ing holiday peice with his parents,Mr.and Mrs.R.L.Poston.‘Mrs.R.J.White of Buffalo,N.Y sie a:are guests of their sister,W.Boshamer.aCe Boshamer.who playedontheUniversite.football team intheRichmondeandwhospenta féw.days at his home here,has«re-turned to the University.Capt.J.W.Copeland of Clinton,8...C.,.is in town..rs,Hb;nd —baby—caisise are here on a visit to ‘Mrs.eacham’s mother,Mrs.W.Wood,who is ill. Miss Mallie Watts,who spent sev-eval months with her brother,Mr.E.B.Watts.left _yesterday for herhomeinItaska,Texas.Miss Addie Rickert of Salisbury) spent yesterday in Statesville.‘Mr.and Mrs.J.Otis Wardwell and)>Mrs.George:Carter of Boston arriv- ed in Statesville yesterday and wentouttoMr.Wade H.Coffey’s place. in:Olin township,for their annual bird hunt.Attorney D,.F.Mayberry.has re-turned from a visit to Winston-Sa-lem.where he went on professional|business.connLeceriancunsinatagaigenrmonercinentsomaberetitetl THEY’RE LIVING At HOME Farmers Independent —Schools Opened —Retierment Socie- ty Organized,Ete Cotrespondence of “The Landmark. efjed towel. B,|orated.with vellow chrysanthemums Mrs.Robt.N. jnesday afternoon at her home on West 'P.Steele,was a special guest of thc Statesville,R-1,Nov.:30.—Thefarmworkofthissectionisabout) over..There have been a lot of corn;huskings this fall and the corn is all;stored away.The high priced flour|and meat will not affect the farmers |of this sections for we have it athome.We are glad that the eld smoke|hotise has made its way back to use-|fulness again,for it is much needed|these cold days.‘‘Thanksgiving services were held at|hesda Presbyterian church}nksgiving Day and a soug:sér-|was held at Mr.H.J.Murdock’s |nksgiving night,conducted by! Messrs.A.L.Sides.Charlie Hoover! oo4 Harvey Freeland.We were glad}have our teacher,Mr.Sides,with) us.-He was accompanied by his: niece,Miss Myrtle Sides.{‘School opened November 15 at the)Plyler.school house.with very good |ottendance..Miss Mattie Tolbert is!the teacher.A-lady able for the)work,this is her seventh term at this| place.Community Service Day was! observed at the schoo!last Friday and}a good number of the patrons attend-|.c:A Betterment Society has been;organized’with Miss Mattie Tolbert |president,and Mrs.B.C,Howard! "Mrs.J.C,Fowler.was hostess totheElericemohclubTuesdayafter-noon at her home on east Sharpestreet.In addition to club membersafewoutsideguestswerepresent. The club’s study topic for the after-noon was “Our System of Education,” and Mrs.R.M..Gray was in charge of the programme,Mrs.C.M.Steele read a paper on the consolidation ofruraldistrictsandMrs:J.L.Coway)discussed ‘“Vocational+Education. Following the programme two coursesofrefreshmentswereserved.Miss Ruth Gill entertained at twotablesofBridgeMonday.night.Ne prizes were awarded.The hostess served a salad course. Mrs.8.L.Parks gave a heart partyatherhomeonWalnutstreetWed-nesday afternoon.The game was play- ed at five tables-and Mrs.J.M.Cun- ningham won the prize,an embroider- A salad course and acces-| sories were served.The house was dec- Turner.of Monkton Md.,was an out-of-town guest.Mrs Parks will give another party this af. ternoon. The Round Dozen Embroidery Cir- iele met with Mrs.F.F.Steele Wed- End avenue.After a season of sew- ing the ladies enjoyed refreshments served by the hostess...Miss Taylor of Charleston,who is visiting Mrs.A elub. Mrs.J.Henry Hall was hostess tctheThursdayAfternoonBookclut November 26.Thecurrent Event: were of unusual!interest.Sketches were given from Puccini and Murger by Mrs.Chas Turner.Mrs.FBowlesgaveasynopsisoftheoper:La Boheme and Mrs.Chas.Turner some selections from the opera. Mrs.Hall served refreshments. The Why Not club members and ¢ number of other guests were enter tained by Miss Elmina Mills Wednes day evening.Bridge was played a/ itwo tables and hearts at two,but nx prizes were awarded.A salad course inuts and mints were served. A Near |Fire—Rabbits and Cat _—Personal Items. Correspondence cf The Landmark. Shiloh Township.Dec.1—Mr.Ed Johnson and Misg Minnie Dancy.were married last week. Mrs.Dick Miller and-children were ‘at’Mrs.Florence Blankenship’s last Sunday ¢vening.The children started a fire -with matches.It was with con- siderable trouble the barn.was saved.Mr.Charlie Goble killed two rab-hits at one shot,Mr.Ed Johnson’sbeyfoundarabbitandacatinthe same trap Monday morning.and Eu- gene Gray found a rabbit and opossum but thev were in different traps. Mr.Harr,who made Mr.Jake Lackey’s acquaintance when he was pean up reapers in New Jersey, and has spent several weeks.at.the Lackey home,will leave soon for |Plorida.Mrs.Mamie Sifford of Char- llotte and Mr.Will Moore and family of Statesville spent Thanksgiving at Mrs.Frank Moore’s.Mrs.John Fry of ‘their money.”We heard a full report from the ef- icient chairman of the finance com-|.mittee for the nurse fund—Mrs,Chas.A ign Enis Manet wae,aetal ue able showing.of the wonderful suc-neds with which this committe ea AND CAKES tomorrow at Gas office, orosecuted its work.”As this ae ‘gs to.be printed in full it is not néc-ae to speak of it at greater length! references, Dee.ay ot GIRLS WANTED te work.in.office,PIED- MONT RED CEDAR CHEST CO.Dec.3. perience in dry goods and groceries.Best ofAddressF,care The Landmark. MRS,J. tEXPE-RIENC! ma Ke teG.G.G. Dee.8. y stenographer and book- keeper,now employed,desiresBest,of references,sandeareThepaneDec. It afforded the League pleasure tO)por saLE—Berkshire vigs.Can be iahavewithitMr.Stanley,represent- ng the Metropolitan Life ineeengs Co.,our largest coritributor®to |yurse fund.He explained ‘the desire| xxpressed by the company that it be. represented on the advisory committee for ‘the.visitin loubt that Mrpany’s representative,will be as ‘o serve on that advisory committee.Mrs.Jones,our visiting nurse,made aer monthly report. +Samph i mens Coats at one-third.off regularriceJ. ed.JOHN D.FOARD Nov.30---2t* the |(FORSA erm of -acres,near town,N.Nov,30,|’ CARBAGE PLANTS,l5¢per 160.ORPHAN’S nurse.There is no!Stanley,as the com-} HOME,Barium.Nov,30--2t. FOR “RENT—Seven-room house on eadstreet,W..A.ELIASON.Oct. Address -M., {WANTED—Te borrow $1,000 secured by first’ mortgage on 100 acres‘improved farm land.care The Landmark.Nov.16. iat dies*and Chil M.McKEE &CO.—ad.’either-side, OLD NBWSPAPERS —All10c.a hundred.Worth this to start firesAlsogoodtoputundercarpetsand paper the walls.MARK for them. with. a you want at! Come to.THE LAND- °0R RENT—Cottage close in. sewerage. Lights and R.P.ALLISON..Oct, pera ee Weatherboarding,Boxing and are kiln-dried.They are cheapest be-cause ‘bought in «quantities and freight is less than cost.of hauling . neuen lumber.WATKINS,Neat to McElwee’s 5.Planters _Warehouse. All my Flooring,Ceiling,Casing the "Song and OrganRecital Dedicating Pipe Organ To Statesville Female College Wednesday Evening,Dec.8th,1915, At 3.:O0'clock, Shearer Music Hall, Statesyille,N.C. FLOORINGDRESSEDTWOSIDES|__g And center matched..You can use THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, H “ap ¥CREDIT,4 4 There are men who have gone through life and succeeded ‘with- Wk out having to ask credit.Such dE men are exceptions and might ; ne have attained greater success had they used credit properly. The bulk of the business of the world.is done upon credit. .ww One of the functions of this bank is to extend credit to those worthy of credit.This bank nor no other bank has the power to know absolutely who is worthy of credit but belief in the in- tegrity,sincerity and business ability of one asking credit.in- fluences the extension of credit. M a s is t s ” —+ A man who deposits his mon-,ey with a bank and transacts his business through the bank,do- “ing the strai time,the bankers observe and extend reasonable credit to such a man and feel that they are bestowing credit worthily.. Statesville,N.C.: Capital $100,000.Four Per Cent Paid on TimeDeposits. S.Depository. Don’t*Apalagien When you give a Box of Candy—justgive : 'Huyler’s.—a _Always appreciated. HALL’S:DRUG STORE,"PHONE 20.Freseriptigniens,|; | vice president and the writer secre-and little daughter,Violet,spent thetary.We hope our society will be a|/week-end with Mrs.Fry’s sisters-in-hod and a help to the neighbor-|law,Mesdames L.N.and J.W.Sum- mers.\-B.C..Howard is teaching at;Duck’Creek this season.i sMr.Edgar Wagner filled an.ap-)vointment at Shiloh last Sunday.Mr. Wagner is a worthy and promising young man,and there can be no doubt about his Christianity.He is a good| type for all young men,If all we; girls and:boys would devote our| About 60+young folks attended a ;pound party at Mr.Linden Pope’s |Thursday night and report a_nice time. Notice of New ‘AGvertisements. Christmas cakes.—Mrs.J.E.Col- |vert.Position as clerk wanted.Address .PROGRAMME. Soprano—Miss Elizabeth Guy Davis,Baltimore,Md. Organist—Mr.J.H.Craighill,Lynchburg,Va. \ |Lg&B| = $y Vanity wears Sune ©©fit;her EYES instead ‘of herFEET—pushes a three and.a half foot into a.numberthreeshoe—and MISERY1SMIGHTY! But BUSTER BROWN HOSE fit the FEET,fit thePURSE,and feast the EYES—they fit PERSONALI-}Ty and ate therefore’“THE SURVIVAL OF Tae Four pairsguariinteed to wear foitr months 25e.apair, In boxes of four pairs $1.00 each.i GEF THESE POPULAR HOSE : <nRO Mens J.M.McKee &Compan: spare time to something useful,I am|F..care:The Landmark.0 1 “Hew)oe es sure it would not be long until there!Bread and cakes.tomorrow.—Mrs :a a RS Flat (“St.An e's")eeewouldbeagreatchangethecountry|J.F.,Henninger.ig Mh ULE,OGTQME©»«oo os Relewitiessseentsga over.’If only we would consider the|Stenographer ©-and bookkeeper q,Introduction Choral responsibilities which rests upon.us,!wants position —G..G.G.,care (The 2.Menuet Gothiquetherejis..work for all to do.In the}Landmark.*3.Pri Notre-Damechurches,schools and homes are the!Middy suits.—Ramsey -Bowles--f£riere a ixplacesforustofitourselvesforthis|Morrison Co.4,.Toccate., or ne let’s wake up and ‘go ie Sone and organ ae next ee -§,“As the Hart-Pants.”(42d Psalm) Wor’earnest,and see how much/nesday evening in earer usic ~ Ms good ¥can do by trying to be use-|Hall.(A Sacred Cantata—The Music by F.Mendelssohn) fal.e@ can never repay our good|Christmas articles—R.P.Allison 4y>-Pastoral Sonate .......06s.ceceeeeees Rheinberger fathers and mothers for what they did|__Everything to build with.—C.Wat-.-Pastoralefor.us whén we were tots,and it-is}kins.:2 Int mezzoonrdutytotrytomakethemfeel}.Christmas presents.—Sloan Cloth~-is S er good-in their old days.fine Co.3.FugueMr.Will Perry moved his family}The\Robert Bunch Cash Grocery 5.Soprano Solo—Divinities du Styx (From Opera «Ay? toistheir nice new home today.Co.quotes prices.ceste’”)Gluck <Se Hoosier cabinets tomorrow.—SIRE OReeeeeeeaeMr.:Hefner’s Journeys—Meets|Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co.62°Romande.eaeeceeeles ,.Lemare re Mr.Walsh.Huyler’s always _appreciated.—Biring Song cogs cceece ssa eee Hollins iz Cotrespondence of The Landmark.Pe cits conteed,STasgnby-Pilgrim’s C horus Ac srtteers cy gs V WERREE ie “agate ee Texas.Nov.REarise’Montgomery Hardware Co.7.Hallelujah-Chorus ...0.0s....,.0 0.000560,Handel%er journev of several “days 5 aah 3 mateetatiedSakaeEntoutehereopBouterBrowhose.—J.M-Me 8..Williaty ‘Tell Overture <i...6.5605644._.Rossini-Buck oo the far West I had the pleasure|'R.A.Millsaps,administrator,gives “1,Andante’of visiting the North and South]notice to creditors.;2..AllegroCheyenneCanyonsandviewingtheaadhaa3.AndanteGardenoftheGods.After spending|Hazing Condemned —Cool :.a,Euhort time here in Sherman I went Spring Items x 4,Allegro Vivace .to Fort Worth.for two weeks,and|pr at tembealey.9,Soprano Solo—Beloved it is Morn,” returned here last week in time to|CoTrespondence o Poh ey.Florence AylwardattendtheGraysoncountyfairand},Cool Spring;Dec.1.—In the last be A 8issueofTheLandmarkInoticethe10.“Fiat Luxthesingingconvention,both of whichprovedasuccess.“While walking down Grand Avenue account of the hazing at-the A.and M. It is a disgr:aceandsshame and should 4 ‘ih Sunday afternoon I was delight-uly surprised to meet my friend,‘ev.W.M.Walsh of Statesville.whontlyacceptedacallhere.Those ‘his congregation with whom Jtalkedthinkagreatdealofhim.“I éxpect to spend the ChristmasteiayainNorthCarolina.P.E,HEFNER, owns HER GOOD HEALTH “TO CHAM-SURLALAIN'’S TABLETS,“Tt owe pr ee health to.Chamberlain'sTublets,we writes Mrs,R,G..Neff,Crookston,Ohio.«..‘Two years ago I was an invalid duetoatrouble,li blets and Raye since been in the.besthealth,”Optainable everywhere, I took three bottles of be-dealt-with by the-faculty—and-the law.If other criminals can be caught and punished these can,.too, Mrs.J,R.Abernathy had a stroke of parysis last Thursday.at her homeinOakForestanddiedSaturdaynight.She was.buried at FifthCreekSundayafterhoon.”She ‘hadetininehealthforsometime,ev,moves =Batesville this.week,are sorry to loose him,but wishhimmuch’success.The dredgeboat-on Fifth creek is en- Edwards of Cool Sere tering the last mile and is progress-ing nicely,: aS &. THIMlinitior BANG!BING!BANG! “Alleluia”..........Seti ER Se ada «+..Dubois _ScerzoSymphonique 1...sss sees _.Guilmant Chorus—Thitty-Five VoiceS)viv cee eens .Home Talent Accompanist—Miss Katherine Kirkpatrick : -Accompanist—Mrs.Bugene Davis “Choral Director—Mr:Chas.E.Mills ellen This Programme contains some of the pest there is in »Music,both instrumental andvocal.Nothing has beenleftundonetomakethisareal,Musical treat to the people on of Statesville and surrounding country.‘Tickets will gosaleatW.F.Hall’s Drug Store MONDAY,DECEM-BER 6th,at 10 o’clock a.m.Reserved Seats,50c.° at ledern She aed elaine {What’s the use of having agun and using poor ammunition? {If you do you can’t have much fun or luck or evensatisfaction, _/and it takes all these to constitute good sport.: {‘We are headquarters for guns,shells,cartridges,vee shotammunitionsupplies. {,If you want good prices and a good time--LISTEN: iS HEEN Dole in Iredent}™"ter.x pl oe ‘ee Auer.pet Ss we a i Some OtherCounties._Sir Edward son,late AttorneyTwenty-six thousand dollars have|General in the British cabinet,dis-| mn appropriated ‘by counties in|cussing “The Duty of Neutrals”at |Carolina during the ae tie Américan Luncheon club in Lon-} .i on,Said;iMmonttisforthepromotionoomesrsbiietnaldel ©demonstration work according to the “America is the When 1.at the present moment.annus report re rage ina mention America as ‘the greatest -agert,trom *’ oO ne Albert pipe and cigarette tobacco .like it just about answers all ques- mony.neutral.naturally I turn ‘to the con- 1914,to December,1915,Thirty-seven counties during the past year were enga in demonstration work with a enrollment of girls in the -eannms ha of 2,914,representing an inérease of five counties and 1,414 girls Sampson county reports &club in each of 18 townshins and &super- visor.for each elub.The total value of products for the year amounts to $104,241.89;the total cost $28,985.46; and’the total yearly profit of $75,-, 956.48;or an averageprofit per mem- ber of $15.37 on an investment.of $15.37.Sie wd “We are not finding it difficult to secute funds for the county to match appropriations from this.office,de- elares Mrs.McKimmon in her re- port.“In 24 of the 45 counties or- ganized for 1916 work,|su nt funds«have been appropriated not only to employ the number of-sub- agents necessary but to secure @ whole time agent to supervise home Jemonstration work the year around, Anson is the banner county wi 39,709 as the:total value of the.pro- ducts:$2,523.54 as the total cost of production;and $7,185.60 as the to- a é-ten best profit records made by pirls in the State in 1915 range from $183.80 by “Miss Letha Hay- wood of Richmond county to $82.26,by Miss Christine Whatley of Wake county.Seven of the ten girls made over $100.i “In Peden county 97 girls reported. The cost of the products’of the 97 fas $1,053.35 and the profits $8,005.+ 55. ne. NINA EEN AOA ; Progressives to |Call National ag Convention. A call has been made for the na- tional committee of the Progressive (Roosevelt -Bull Moose)party _to meet in Chicago January11 to fix the time and place for the meeting of the nAtional convention.In this connec- tion the following statement has been issued:oe,: “State issues which’have compli- sated elections during the past three vears are now a thing of the past. Tne next election is a national one. It was on national pea es a Progressive party was born and poil- ed i oe vote.The greater Potion 1 ues of 1916 will inevitably embody the salient features of the frogressive national platform of 1912.-Believing that the great Pro- gressive.independent vote of the country is just as firmly committed ta these principles as it was in 1913, the.Progressives |throughout the country are insistent on maintaining organization of the Progressive rty with all the:vigor.possible. refore,the national committee of ec ve party is hereby called.meet in Chicago on January 11,16,for the purvose of fixing theineand-place of holding the nation- convention of the Progressive par- &andto select “candidates for the *gresidency and the vice presidency ofBeUnitedStates.and to adopt’aationalplatform.”ti ‘inding the Cost ofRearing Pigs “Rarm Extension News...,Notwithstanding the fact thet thehostexpensiveperiodofapig’s life‘from time of birth to the weaningnocarefulstudieshaveyetbeen'taade.to detefmine the cost.This~work is now being conducted on three¢‘the test farms of the State and¢definite results are being secur- t each of the farms.Some ideahecost_of raising a litter.of an..be seen by some_resultsekedatrandomfromtherecordsétheAnimalIndustryDivision.yw No.1 at the Iredell Test Farm sed-six pigsat a total cost of $14.-,Sow No.2,from the same farm.ised four pigs at a total cost of6.23:°‘Sow No.1 at the PenderFFarmraisedfourpigsat'a cost+$1598.Sow No.2 at this,sam 25.Sow No.1 at the EdgecombefestFarmraisedsixpigsatacostof$10.16."Other records are being tained on these different farms and en the work has been carried onortwoorthreemoreyearssomefiniteideaastomethodsoflower-pe these costs can be given.At thesenttimeitmightbewiseforthe oe of.the State to give somemsiderationtothisphaseoftheirstockfarming. ioateaseeeatatiiaansiaameiaaiiinietanenimeem 4 Suicide Rate Increase. New York Dispatch.ay ‘The proportion of suicides to popu-lation.in 100 cities in ‘this country last year was higher than for any year sipce 1909,according to F'.L.Hoffman,Statistician forthe Prudential Insur- ae Company.’Mr.Hoffman’s reportowsthat4,982 persons killed them-“selves:This-is-at the rate of 20.8 for.each 100,000 of population. His figures indicate that in pro-portion to population suicide is more frequent on the Pacific coast than:intheEast.San Francisco heads’,his 'list.with 234 suicides and a rate of_52,4,while San Diego,Sacramento.Los Angeles and Oakland follow.In i-these cities.Mr.Hoffman reports. rate for 1914 was in excess of thatfortheprevious10years.~{The New York boroughs of Manhat ive a rate of 202,uihavearateo2,while Brooklyn’s rate is 12.6.The low rate here is ats fies raised nine pigs at a cost of| tributed in part to the law prohibiting|2 carrying of fire arms. “A I 3 aws erning the sale of poison seem not)be properly enforced in many com- ities.Three times as manv menwomencommitsuicide,the figures ADVERTISERS will take~noticeitcopy,for changes for Tuesday’:meet be in the office today or ow (Saturday)by noon.Noingespromisedafternoontomor- Lae mitigation of the horrors of way.Andnothingfillsme all the peace instincts of all nationswitha’view to preventing interrup-tion thostilities,has,I fear,been entirelyabolished,“or at any rate greatly en- the neutrals themselves.”Sir Edward then explained thatconventionsadoptedindimeof,peacecouldonlybeupheldbyneutrals.“Abolish the powér of countries notatwarandyouabolishinternationallawitself,”the speaker said.‘Thiswarfromthestarthasshownthein- eptitude and powerlessness of neu-trals.”::Sid Edward’said the invasion ofBelgiumshowedthefutilityofguar- th jantees,although they were supported by the great powers of Europe,andadded:“The necessity for‘the mainte- nance,the sustaining and supporting of international law and international Lis to-us——'~ member that a~~breach-oftionallaw,necessarily in the rules of war.leads to reprisals—and repris- als know no‘limit.Therefore,the path almost.to its abrogation.“Just as vyou'may delude or mys- tify or lull into a sense of security our own citizens by speeches and perora- tions—you will not thereby win a war—so in the-international sphere you may by diplomatic notes —nu- merous and strong,satisfy the con- sciences of your citizens.but you willnotbyamerenotemaintaintheob- ligations put upon you ‘as parties to international law,‘which is to —pre-vent breaches of civilization and tomitigatethehorrorsofwar.” fear for the future.since if interna- tional law proved futile in this con-flict no faith could be put in future conventions,There could only be one safeguard for peace—increased arma- ments:and:the maintenance of great- er armies than in the past,he said. “J am sure no one here will be of- fended by ahything I have said,”Sir Edward continued.“It is not meant to be a reproach to’any one.It is attention to what seems to me}jto betherealitiesofthelessonswe.havelearnedthroughthewar.But don’t imagine for a.moment that I am without gratitude’to ovr cousins be-yond the Atlantic.God knows what we owe them.:“TI could never.get through if Iattemptedtodescribethemanyben- efits they haye conferred on humani-“v;even if they have not done all we had honed for in this terrible strug-ele.But their latest oné—and nottheleast—I call to mind in the mur- der of that brave woman in Belgium,Nurse:Cavell.Never will there de-nart from the minds of EnglishmenandIrishmenwhounderstandthesit- vation the brave and humane effortsmadebyBrand-Whitlock and:Hugh Gibson,who indeed fulfilled not mere-ly the functions of representatives ofvourgreatUnitedStates,but showedthemselvesmenwhohadengravédin them those great qualities and _feel- ings of humanity which even in times of war are implanted by our greatMaker—of mercy,forgiveness andSetarGevalonedinthemuytes izhest degree.Weare grateful tothentipescaoughttobeproudofthem,as I am sure she is.” etterecliliadeiceahaad . ‘The’Mocksville Record says that A.J.Johnson,aged 65;who:lived.in Bail-ey chapel neighborhood,Davie county,was found dead in bed on the morning of Thanksgiving Day.He was ap- Horeca in.good health when he re- tired.apie .A civil service examination will be 6 (places to be named)to fill a $1,600 culture. ADVERTISERS will take notice * edition must be in the office today ‘ortomorrow(Saturday)by.noon. CROUP AND COLDS ox ae known to yield to an external treat- and itis said that one application onthechestandthroatatnightbefore going to bed rarely fails to break’up the little ones to let them suffer when such easy,quick relief is within reachofall.Then again,when croup andcolds‘are neglected,serious results follow.Gowans is absolutely safe touse,€ven on the most delicate chilédren,as it is applied externally to thechestandotheraffectedparts,and ‘when covered over with a.warm flan- lnel-eloth,it goes straight to the spot|‘and breaks up the inflamation and |congestion,Here is one of many|thousands of testimonials:©Prof.R. YA.Peters,Atchison,Kans.,writes:“I|cannot ‘endorse Gowans Preparation |too highly.Have used it for croup on|thy little boy and‘have always fotinditeffectiveandimmediatelys0.”.Askyourdruggistforabottle.“Demand Gowans,because Gowans is more pene- /trating.”25¢,50c and $100 bottles,,Sample and.testimonials on request of|the Gowai Medical,Co,,Concord,N,C,GOWANS2b3£ox duct ‘of neutr&ls in relation to the! more with’dismaywhen|think of the outcome of the!/horrible period through which we arépassing,than’the fact —I am_not blaming.anybody,but it is a faet—that international law,the product of civilization,even in time of eroached upon by the:impotence |of jurisprudence becomes more vivid—i hthome whenwe re: first breach leads on in the downward The speaker then.expressed his : meant in some way or other to,draw held in North Carolina January 5 ahd|* position in the crop statisttcs division MtoftheFederalDepartmentofAgti-|= that copy for changes for ‘Tuesday’s‘ changes promised after noon tomor-|zZ=_row, TREATED BY GOWANS'= Severe cases of croup have been|== ment known as Gowans,in 15 minutes,|= the worse attack.It seems unfair to = interna-|°. met bags hardyforciga- rette omokers),Sc;tidy red tins,10c¢c; handsome poun 3 that classy erystal-glass:pound humidor with the sponge-moistener top that »Reeps P.A.bang up. P:A.is sold every- *Here’s the latest member oftho “old-'time gimmy-pipers’’club.It’s a fine_dikeness of John BE.Bach,101 years|old,of Newark,IN.J.Ho has been asmokerfor80years,Mr,Bach,enjoys his smokes.every day,fives this idea of a long Life:“Smoke | all you want,eat all you want,sloep‘all you want—and.don't worry!" tions!And it does!Quicker you -get on speaking terms with this —‘national joy smoke the sooner you'll. get a whole lot off your mind._Be- cause,it just hands you more fun than you ever got out of a pipe ormakin’s cigarette before.‘The pat-: ented process fixes,that—and re- moves the bite and parch. the national joy smoke is the one ‘prand of tobacco you can take liberties with,firing away 24-hours straight without a tongue-kick!You get the... listen of'that.Fe Cut out lamenting for that old jimmy pipe stored away in the rafters;stop fretting about how you'd like to roll ’ém,but’you dassn’t,\Men,you can lay your last cent that you'll be top-notch-tickled if you catch the spirit of this testimony and get some P.A.and go to it!Never did re in toppy red id half-pound tin midors—and— anything but make smokers jimmy pipe joy’us and cigarette makin’s happy—and that’s just what’s coming to you! Can you sit-tight and get that P.A.aroma from somebody else’s friendly old pipe or rolled cigarette?Can yoy pass up pleasure that’s due you,and coming to you quick as you jump that fence into the Prince Albert pasture?Come on out and be a regular fellow who's: game to take a chance for what ails his smokeappetite division! _R.J.REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.,Winston-Salem,N.Cc. <= Big.Corn Crops and Many Shuckings. Correspondence of The Landmark.Hie »Mt.Mourne,Dec.1.—Box supper at the Mt.Mourne school’house Saturday.| night‘for the benefit of the building. Mr.B.D.Kelley and Mr.David Hudson visited Mr.Kelley’s home near Mt.Mourne the.latter part of last week,Mr.Tom Thompson of} Kannapolis was at his home near Mt.!Mourne a while’Sunday.| The corn crop of this community is the best that it has been for years. Mr.B.B.Templeton raised about 1,000 bushels on upland,with three horses. About 750 bushels were raised on 15acresofland.There were between 1,500 and 2,000 bushels raised on Mr.Latta Houston’s farm and about 1,200bushelsonMr.J.H.Houston’s farm.The three farms mentioned are ‘all; within about a mile of Mt.’Mourne. Many other corn'crops were unusuallygood.There has been a shucking near- ly every evening for three weeks,with the exception of Thanksgiving and Sunday.evenings,and several to come off yet.There were two or three shuckings the same evening sometimes,Everybody,that.has had ..a shucking so far has gotten:through with the exception of two.saicomesi |i ot Guns Gov.Craig has appointed W.P.Stacy of Wilmington Superior .Court judge of the ‘eighth judicial district ta.succeed Judge Rountree,resigned.‘Ai G.Ricaud,of Wilmington.was acandidateandhadtheendorsementof a.great.majority of the members oftheWilmingtonbar.Stacy was a member of the last.Legislature. E.G.Sherrill has resigned his placeas:clerk in the Secretary of State’s of- fie in Raleigh to take a job in Wash- ington,which he formerly held.A. D,Dupree.of Pitt county has been ap- pointed his:successor. ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS How Vinol Made Her Strong Beallsville,Ohio.—‘‘I wish all ner- vous;weak,run-down women could have Vinol.I was so run-down,weak ani nervous I couldnotsleep.EverythingI é ate hurt me,and.the medicineI had ta- ken did me no gc I decided to try Vinol,and before long I could eat any- thing I wanted and could sleep all mig Now I am well and strong,and in bet- ter health than I have been for years. —Mrs.ANNA MILLISON,Beallsville,Ohio. We guarantee Vinol for all run-down, weak and debilitated conditions. Mh ¢ A few single,and double!barrel Shot Guns left.We want to close ~—~out every one of thesebefore the ~~ holidays,and to do.this we are of- feringa low price ‘on them.We do not offer these for warfare—we air} are peace'advocates'and would go with Mr.Henry Ford to Europe on —his-mission-for-peace-werelfi to oe ask us.In the meantime tor any- thing in the hardware line....... Hh {Montgome if: | :Hardware Co.i! Settee rereBIG-ADVANCE ON COTTON FELT We are selling ou lineof MATTRESSES at old.prices.Will save you from $1.00 to $4.50 on each Mattress § bought.Call quick and save money. Statesville Housefurnishing Co. bommemreceseceuaaeans To the-Farmers of Iredell and Other.Counties: THE STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT COMPANY betoannouncethattheyhavecompletedarrangementswith‘‘THHOMEINSURANCECO.of New York,”’for insuring your.growingcropsofTobacco,Corn,Cotton and small grain against destructionbyHailStormatthefollowingverylowprice:' TOBACCO CROP.!$100 per acre valuation at 50 per acre valuation at 3.75 per acre 25-peracre valuation at 1.873 per acre COTTON,CORN AND.SMALL GRAIN CROP. $40 per acre valuation :$1.60 per acre 35 per acre valuation :1.40 per acre30peracrevaluation1,20 per acre25peracrevaluation1.00 per acre ‘20 per acre valuation .80 per 15 per acre valuation10peracre.valuation 40DWELLINGS,FURNITURE,,BARNS.$100 value for one year at 30c.,3:years at 60c.,5 years at 90c.Thislatter!insurancecovers also against loss or e occasionedwindinadditiontohail.=.-REMEMBER="‘*'We insure anything insurable.’’J,F.CARLTON,Manager,_IPHONE 54,STATESVILLE NG rgrtienineaeraetantnban $7.50 per acre *___5.874 per acre iencoreees SeWELLBUCKETS,STOVE PIPE! We havein stock Well Buckets made up in any size...No black fronused‘about bucket.Any size or weight Stove Pipe made to onder.Also full line in stock,see eanSTATESVILLETINCO.,H.C,Mohler,Manager. __'PHONES5.4 East BroadStreet, -ne were *‘i wl Or hbeg meat ‘SALA CYR te OF AWA ed Hee 5 ae MBILIOUS?CALOMEL SICKENS!>-PUM GLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY W. |Don’t Lose a Day’s Work!If Constipated,Sluggish_Headachy,Takea Spoonful of ‘‘Dodson’s Liver Tone’ fous’or constipated.Don’t lose’‘a with sour bile,crashes into it,br cannct ‘salivate or make you sick,ing it up.‘This is when you 4sthatawfulnauseaandersmping.you are sluggish and “all knout,”if your liver is torpid and_els constipated,or you have hiache,dizziness,coated tongue,. 80n’s Liver Tone. of Dodson’s Liver Tone.Take a'like its pleasant taste.”” oe FRIDAY,-+December 5,19F sk,dd 40 this the fact that prior.to ;ps ;:ete ;hs Mv Gite case tt the money war §i Ww ‘By ’,j we Wére expending annually on oury i Rae3|WE HAVE A BIG NAVY NOW iM from $20,000,000 to $30.000,000|ey at upon rai |Listento me!take no more sick-|spoonful tonight and if it doesn’tnintin|ni bil-|straighten you right up and makeening,‘seliveting calomel,when pil you Fool fie tes by morn-|We Have Expended and What)or the 10 years preceding the Eu-pie .‘ing,1 want.you to go back to the the Naval and Army Pro-|ropcan war we had expended on our y’s work!}store and:get your money.Dodson’s|gramme Will Cost. _Calomel is mercury or quicksilver |Liver Tone is destroying the sale of Extracts From Hon.Claude Kitch- -»‘which cayses necrosis of the bonvs.|calomel becduse itis real liver medi-|~jn's Published Address.¢ Calomel,when it comes into contact |cine;entirely vegetable,therefore it}All the talk ‘and writings:by the i haben a ies thnt onte poe of |Societies”shout our “utter helples3-fic cae son’s Liver.Lene will put your|ness,”our “dangerous urprepared-|i :: sdisluggish liver to work amd clean ness.”our ‘defenceless cae ition,”sae.into the nee ae we Pt wiyour,bowels of that sour bile and sour “growing weakness,”our “having.a Th »puny,egg-she r a navy oustipated waste which is clogging |fallen to the third or fourth grade co ‘Sexe PORE DAYS cn eenee. your system and making you feel|inferiority in naval strength,”ote.0b0.100.000 000 oe "at breath is bad or stomach sour,just|miserable.I guarantes that a bot-|is pure tommy-rot,based not on»cae iatludi ae pi i er take a spoonful ‘of.harmless Dod-!ile of Dodson’s Liver Tone will keep single fact.***Onvrmavy js sented r ercer pa e inayat ae ¢**Vyour-entire’family)feeling fine for)stronger than that of Germany,far)...51,oer a erabiihment ‘oigu mabillghe Here’s my guarantee —Go to any|months.Give it té?your,children:|snpertor_to that of France,more),ante hate ihe rai ath viii drug store and get a 50-cent bottle |It is harmless;doesn’t gripe and they |than twice as strong ‘as that of Ja-).ooo,$(00,000,000 or over by the! ay rT r Saree i mediately preceding the 7 rae I Pee ee Testimony .Shows,It \Ranks|™0re,than Germany or any other na-oa 4oytion(except Great Britain)was ex-Pain fs &visitor:to every homeNexttoGreatBritain—What pending on its navy.usually it comes quite upoxpectedly. you'are prepared for avery,emergency you keep a smallbottle /of Sloan’s 4;Liniment handy.It is the greatest pain killer ever discovered.oh Simply laid on theskin,no rubbing required—It drives ~ the pain away instantly,It ieyeallywonderful.ie -—Sloan’s navy over $360,000,000 more than Germany or any other nation.(ex-cept Great Britain)had expended onitsayAndyettheseanpolitan press,the magazine writers,the “Pa-press and the so-called.“Patrioti¢)..i,1).Societies”and the jingoes and|war traffickers would frighten the m E nan or of dny of the gther nations.),;_..Bea at is iAdmiral’Fletcher,the.highest:@efiga|Amo,tRe S10.yet eereeree| peresesetssitrezrrete.POSESTTeeeTeseTITITTeLET IIITLITTTI TsG h ::J : ~: Did you ever look up the word “PERFEC-uc .2 aenery f It’s’a lesson initheEnglishlanguage.Every synonym giv- en is short,inmaficent,weak! _When you pugOur COAL you get perfec-tion-in-fuel.There.is -no-thesimplereasonthatnobettercanbebought.Full proof of what our COAL will mean toyouinsaving.and satisfaction will be sentouonrequest.It’s a good thing to know.Phone.today. ra Ms WeA oaZ/'(OO,f}My es 1 om : Ca c a o TS S Ee e el e el e el el el e la l a el e le e el el e "PHONE 205——. Coal For Base Burners,Coal For Furnaces and Coal ForGrates. Statesville Ice &Fuel Company ,|aficer.in the navy,commanderof Mhe|....,-onriations we have been anpual-ine Word 0 (* cr.of the Atlantic flect (a member.‘o :‘i ; Klihe general ‘board of the ‘navy),d@ |vorrespondence of ‘The Landmark. |clared that no one had ever heardfh |Turnersburg,Nov.30 —-T°agree gicay that Germany had a superior)with my brother correspondent of : fi -caker,”as the metronolitan press,and we should be _contented with where can youge greater value than I the “Patriotic Societies”and the jin-|what we have.As for literature,we ::i :|edes end war traffickers would hex should have that in every home and in the Valve-in ead Buick Sixes, $the people believe,it is growing big-|we should stand by the dear old Bi-Sey :Igor,atronger,more efficient and:bet-(ble.We should teach it in every We have justreceived a shipment and —My {|ter ‘equinped ‘every year.In the two home.Yes,we have the literature)will be glad to demonstrate this car.: S|oval building programme authoriz-and abide by them?Don’t all an-,. :=a :.i beElias‘laeer'and more qty bye,Sow fall “in tai Montey |Statesville Motor Com’8 !990.000 than the entire four yeare,of Night and the peri app eat nie,Yy- |Ronsevelt’s last term and practically|tion were covered with a white mantle.:+6 TY:”} %\as large and costly as the entire four!(7,=QUALI FIRS ‘!Cs 4%vcars of Taft’s administration.There ACIDS IN STOMACH SOUR ASK US."PHONE 140. Mlis today over 50 per cent.more tors THE FOOD AND CAUSE 3 ae {ecrige, os |struction ii4|struction going on for our navy than;on the first day of March,1913,or ati)INDIGESTION. PPeTITTTSTISSTT ITTF PETEPISTSISSP TSTSSS Tees Teeeeeeeeessesesses eseissssiiirete Atlantis Gants the pan who om ie ly making: to do the fiehting if any is to Wd ng x é i(onge indgmont on naval sublats Eany 608"cease overthe:Secretary of the Navy,Me |<.. the naval committee,declared he.had Fe he’er bo sa oat : sooner take than that of any man in|. the world),expressly dactaeeel Bical AN anne atrealatima,be ik the .naval hearings during the Mast|nembered.Extra taxes must be oy i |.:sensi,ofCongress,thatwe had.uid by the people,be ie remembered?:At.the expiration.of the five-year Br ;tain”oer.ae oe deri d)for the programme this country Britaly.{"fn answer.to Une Quce ill then be expending on its navyIfinawarehGermany,coe our)a: aevy successfully resist that of Ger=.),Payne Poemay"te anrwored,“Yea ape ele teeoeerrsornar nert,testified:“Judge Withe o thans.England,with “her navalism,‘r :Ci left a more than’Russia or Germany,with:‘; wit their huge militarism.wo eon REEDhasprovedthatournavyissw ‘a that of Germany and I agree w S sesetcesndseaentninanin Should.Read the’Bible.° iSR OOmaemo EEE 1 army more than any nation in him.”Admiral Badger,ex-com' navy to ours.”.|Jennings,we should prepare for the The facts of record,the tests laid winter months around the fireside of down by naval experts here ~and!our homes with good literature and ::j abroad,and the naval authorities.of|make the home as happy as could be,Are furnished complete to the small- the world.confirm the truth of this|;for there is no.place like home—est detail.Regardless of the car testimony,\sweet home,If .it is not arrayed in :you buy or the price you pay,no- “Instead .of “our navv growing!luxuries it is a home just the same, lyoara of Wilson’s administration the 2nd how many -will read its leaves Bled is twice as large and costly ag,the |swer at once. lest two years of Taft’s administra-| 3 any other time in the history of oUr)«’oe oy a Sicountry.We have nearly 100 per Pape’s Diapepsin Fixes Sour, jeent.more torpedoes,mines,mine Gassy,Upset Stomachs in| CRECECR ECR EO BORE IIS ICES CROCE RCEOE,||TEXACO! .;“The Mark of Quality.”é - —~PEXACO ENGINE OILS;- TEXACO CYLINDER OILS, 3 TEXACO GREASES. s InBarrels,Half Barrels and Cases. Cotton Ginners,Lumber Mills—owners_of Machinery of any kind;if you’buy your oil in full packages,see us before you place your orders.ae We are in a position to demonstrate QUAL- ITY,and can make delivered prices that will ae interest you. i Statesville Oil Company. (Wholesale Distributors.)*Phone 61.'Office:Robbins Row.' BO.CRORORORCRCECECRCEOROROE OES CACACECACACE i =Meyers,powder and other munitions Five Minutes. H'1°13.and steadily increasing them,|‘If what you just ate is souring on|f|We have under Mr.Wilson’s and Mry)Sour stomach orfr like a lump of |% \Daniels’administration,for the firet)!cad,refusing to digest,or you aly ~ithen we had on the first day of Mareh, e'll Give Razor!) Instead:of selling you a razor and giving you the shaving §soap,we'll sell you a 25c.stick of shaving soap and GIVE”§ you the razor,ABSOLUTELY FREE.:e It’s a complete razor in fine seven times a week work- ing order.;ae jtime in years,the full complement’of £28 and eructate sour,undigested]§ lenlisted men authorized by law.alfood,or have a feeling of dizziness, |The Cost of the Proposed Programme heartburn,fullness,nausea,bad taste |The heretofore large and growing/in mouth and stomach headache,you expenditures for our navy had arous-’|can surely get relief in five minutes. ed the veople of the country into ask-|Ask your pharmacist to show you) ing.“Where shall it e.1?”Secreta-|the formula,plainly printed on these)% iry pene his aia to the last/fifty-cent cases of Pape’s Diapepsin,|%;Sy jsession of Congress.cember,1914,\then you will understand why.dyspep-ded .g‘said (and he was but substantially tie troubles of all kinds eet as ed No strings whatever to this offer.Don’t delay;the num- lreneating what had been said in theiwhy it relieves sour,out-of-order ber is limited.lt Lae Lt iBritish Parliament,the German)stomachs or indigestion in five min-:‘ |Reichstag,the.French Assembly,andj pigs.‘Pane’s Diapepsin”is harm- iby prominent statesmen the world |jess:tastes like candy,though each The Polk Gray Drug Compa over relative to the armament exPEN-|dose will digest and.prepare for as- ¢ ny. Fe ee seal Guare),Sethe na-|fimilation into the ioe all the tod “ON THE S¢(I JARE.”’ nal aibnvonriats *ne eoan_|you eat;besides,it makes you go to aN val appropy iations Im our own coun ithe table with a healthy appetite;but CECE CEOEC ECE EOEORES CEE ORCECR CSO CEO try have doubled in a dozen years |i | and have gene up_by leans and|what will please you most,is that you|4 bounds in other countries.Jf this/Will feel that your stomach and intes-|» mad rivalry in construction goes onitines are clean and fresh,and youl¢ the burden will become too heavy}will not need to resort to laxatives ori ff for anv nation to bear.”In his re-/liver pills for biliousness or constipa-|j# port of December.1918,he says.“The|tion. growing cost of dreadnaughts,of}This city will haye many “Pape’s|j :;Ah ke aot Bae powder and of everything thatmakes |Diapepsin”cranks,as some people]__200-acre farm 13 miles from Statesville,bordering on Catawba’ an efficient navy,gives reasqn to!will call them,but you will be enthu-|ve te a ot le Eee at ne40 ~which se.The he xpense commands!siasti :i ach |@ is Tiv nd;Two dwellings andone barn.acres pause ie Reavy exes com siastic about this splendid stomach)in exceptionally fine original forest—Pine,Oak,Poplar,Hickory rational and international consider-|pre tion,too,if you ever take it|@ y te x ome ation.‘Ten years ago our largest bat-toy indiger Hon,puna,heartburn:and Dogwood timber,within half mile of railroad’siding. le|FOR SALE![a] Ps s s t he s s ee ee s e s e e s e s es Pe s PP e a P F O O O O P P E T E D L E D +CE E S S S D E SO O E E S S O S O S O T E S SO D SO O O E S E S E S E O E S O SO S OO S O > TE N D E D Se oe.Bai pli 11 014,000."|SOUFHESS,dyspepsia,or any stomach}#:Eats able cottages on south Center street,centrally lo-|dsfi044,000,es cated,rent well.‘ (The dreadnaughts hereafter to be pupery:i :\:eae 5 ar »|Get some now,this minute,and rid!§Four-acres on the Turnersl urg road,half mile from Bethany authorized will cost from $18.000,009)|ig of stomach misery and indi-church,with four-room dwelling:and cialbarn.mto$20,000,000,and in:an interview the Secretary savs all ship materials and munitions of war have gone up f road.Three fine springs.Prices and terms right.; over 80 per.cent.)He asks “When seston’sn five mingtes,*45-acres one-half mile from Bethany church on Turnersburg pe s e c s s e o e s s PePseee see TTT e Ts) mmercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Capital Stock Paid in -—$100,000.00 Surplus and Profits -31,500.00 Members of Federal Reserve System. Your Banking business solicited and every accommodation extended to de- ing methods.a Fourper cent.paidon time and Savings _ Deposits..remaining on deposit three months or longer. ”OFFICERS:’ W.D.TURNER,~- -\-_.-_.President.f ,MORRISON,-~~-.Vice President,#"Dp,M,AUSLEY,= - -©Cashier,. fs cs Gd.EB.HUGHEY,a Assistant ,o~ eseeseecooooororesreeeserri siiestsesrseater ro Hlis this accelerating expenditure to be .7 mn For further informatior call on or write,wsracscrarcrarerl[18 {his accelerating,expenditire er |Magaificent Assortment |§os =led by appeals for the peaceful settle.wt ERNEST G GENERAL INSURANCE,RENT- ment of national differences,the dar °ALS AND REAL ESTATE. H lis not far distant when the growing ——OF ——PHONE 23.OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUI ;our naval appr “#17 XDVERTISERS will.take notice §burdens of taxation for excessive wat #jand naval expenditures will call a ‘-ue Sete eerae eeeaeieeneen meee := H halt.White,Pink and Red CATO OR ECHR ORRIN III IBID #ident declared both in his message to H Congress December last and in_his re H|Now,in the face,of the deplorable :::on truth recited by the Secretary;in the ;‘an Biface of the fact that we have a navy $5 j Hisunerior to that of Germany or any 3 er ]Ca @ S me Hlother nation,except that of Grea:|]:;H#|Britain;in the fate of the fact thal :hee mee ~ais eal by et Hiour navy is growing larger,stronger)}1 :-“ H and better equipped than ever before;eld he H pie Monkees club speech,“We avd - H\ithreatencd from no auarter,”the H |proposed prepared programme ROSES are always ad- 8 lat one bound—one year—increases our $, Bialready immensely large naval ap’)mired.They are the H|propriations more than our total in-/f*most appreciated of Hlin the face of the fact,as the Presi- Hicrease for the last.14 years;more : Hithan the increase by Germany all:the FLOWERS,al- Issued by this bank bear interest from date at the rate of 4 per cent per an- num.Savings Deposits 4 per cent, ‘credited quarterly.ae *oe ee ithe whole 15 years _preceding a 6 ° positors.consistent with prudent~bank-H|the European war,and more than tht though just_—at this POL Go ae eae ec ;Hicombined increase of all the nationy time the great Chrys-i H lin the world in any one year in their|{r ‘ H history (in times of peace!)-(©anthemum is comingThefive-year programme increases||either large or small cordially invited.. @ ee oprintion over 40 times in for a share of pop-:;f oe We want your business. B3!imore than the increase by Germany * Blin five years preceding the European |}:ularity. Hiwar;and $200,000,000 more than the}. Hicombined increase of all the na-|}- Bitions in the world for the five years| #\preceding the European war;ani B lover B20.000 more than _the|}¢° sicombined increase of all the nations Van Lindley Co i in the world for the whole period of|f MUVe9 a GREENSBORO,W.0, Hithat copy:for changes for:tele Polk Gray Drug (o., People’s Loan and Savings Bal 2 (OREIORRS:)5-33 GEO,H.BROWN =0.L.TURNE H ledition must be in the office today or tomorrow.(Saturday)by noon.No changes promised after ‘noon tomor- row,-.maT a January%Poultry Association.©— ™At?Tuesday night’s,meeting of the -Yredell County Poultry Association it was decided to hold the,next annual -poultih,oh,th and 8th.‘This gives >only a:month in which to work up in- -ferest in the show,but the members of the aésotlation at the meeting ex- thelr willingness and deter- to “get busy”and see to it that :Iredell’s established reputation “big and best”shows is maintain- x The number of breeders of blood- ed.poultry has greatly increased in s section and there is no “good eason why the entries from Iredell should not be much larger than here- tofore;and if the usual number of birds are entered from other counties another fine display of the feathered tribe may be seen in Statesville dur- inw the first davs of the year 1916, The association.re-elected officers, as follows:Mr.R.A.Cooper.presi- dent,Prof.D,Matt Thompson.vice president,Mr.B.L.Sronce secretary and treasurer,Mr.K,L.Miller assist- ant secretary and treasurer,Mr.J.D. Cochrane superintendent:and general manager of show room.Messrs.R. A,Cooper,C.S.Alexander,W.B Crowson,R..V.Tharpe,Harry Sher- rill and J.Paul Leonard were elect- ed a committee to solicit.special premiums to be offered in addition to the ‘regular cash prizes.This .com- mittee is to report at another meeting of the association,to be held this eve- ng—in—the—office—ofthe— Printing Co.Quite a number of special premiums have already been offered by manufactories,business in- stitutions,and individuals,It is hop- ed to have an unusually good premium list.“The pigeon and pet stock depart- ment of the show will be featured atid a fine display of pigeons,rabbits, guinea pies and other pets are ex- nected to be exhibited.The Carolina Squab —Breeders’Association of Statesville,of nee W.B,Crowson is president,Clyde S.Alexander vice “president and J,Paul Leonard secre- tary and treasurer,will have chargeofthepigeonandpetstockdepart- ment.Persons interested in this par- ticular department may address the association or Mr.Crowson. The Family Mileage Book. There was much talk in the papers4tly.about the!decision,of the‘United States,Supreme Court in the ease of:aman who had attempted toiseamileagebookpurchasedforhim-self for transportation for his wife,and about the railroad regulationswhichprohibitthe.use of mileage forothersthanthepurchaser.-“The fact is not generally known,robably,that the Southern tailway#elis a family mileage book which canbeusedforhusbandandwifeorforass:many members of the family asret;their names written in the booklenitispurchased.These books—“miles—are sold for 2 1-4 cents a~mnile‘and.are good only on‘the South- 'etn railway and only in North Car-‘‘olina.As the regular rate is 2 1-2aoemeangasavingofaquar-‘ter of-a:cent a.mile and when two ormembersofafamilytravelto-ther these books can be purchased-advantage;.or one member of afs.whose name is written in thejok,can use it singly until the mile-weis exhausted.teThe -rn doesn’t.push_the saleofthesebooksforobvious_reasons,bat they may be had for the asking.They can be used of course by a singleeprisoelwhomaynotcaretobuy1.000 ‘miles of transportation at onemethenamejornamesofmem-sera of the family written in the bookenpurchmeansthatanyof8duodiethemileagesinglyor.inmaysuit. ell’s temple of -justice was in pfands of ‘the Daughters of the wolution yesterday,the event be-the annual D.A.R.bazaar.Theaswellpatronized,practi-hing being sold by eve-re ‘the center and side cor-dors .of the court house were usedtheladies,the booths occupyingfrontportionandthecafedepart-the rear.Mrs.B.B.Webb metcallers’at the door.The attrac-‘candy booth was in charge of«Mary Crawford:and Miss Maude cholson,and ,Mrs.Eugene .Davis*.Qeeupied the “goose house,”whereelswerefedtoabiggoose,which Welivered’a package in return.Theyarticlebooth,where many retty things suitable for Christmas.ts__-were-sold,was-in—charge.—of.esdames C.V,Henkel,W.-H.McEl-and J.F.Bowles.Misses MamieweeandEstelleCarltonandMesdamesWalterMoore.D.L.Ray-mer,W.G.Hall,R.E.Nooe and W.G.,Lewis were in the kitchen,andMesdamesR.M.Gray,C.Watkins,J,-M.Ramsey and E.N.LawrencePoston,-Mary:Bet-}——_—tie Feild and Mary McLain attendedthediningtables.Mrs.J.C.Fowler ‘Was in charge of the sale of a biffrnitcakeandMissCharlyeTomlinwichargeofthesaleofadoll.Mrs..J.H.Hill held the money box. Thanksgiving Cheer For An ‘Old Lady. wondence of The Landmark. “Harthony,Nov.29 —The people of>River Hill,led by Mrs.E.A.Massey,.gathered at the home of Mr.and Mrs. «Renshaw on .the morning!’of hanksgiving—to—spend—theday with Sarah Smith,who is in her 94th/year.Among the number was Rev.fs Mr.Littleton of Mocksville,her pas-ter,who read and talked \people who are all well years.’As.the noon hour approached boxesatidbasketswerebroughtfromthe spreadand:their contents exhibjt in Statesville Janu-/' from thePsalmforthecomfortofthegood |free from up in =Rein eGh@ State ote ‘The Carolina Methodist Con-ference Me 1 Session at Wilmington,BishopKilgo presiding,= of 15 convicts from a Buncombe ployed at.the camp,eight in number.have been discharged.- C,C.Wright,who has made a State-wide reputation as arity superin-tendantco for Wilk esinweethesecretaroftheStateBoardofAgrciulturéviceEliasCarr,resigned,and declined the place Gayland Travis of Catawba county|serving a term of four months for lar.ceny on the Guilford county’roadsdiedWednesdayandhisremainsweresenthoméforburial.Application watpendingforthepardonof\Travis.~ The young man Tally of Charlottewhowassobadlyinjuredintherecent.wreck in Salisbury,is still in ¢critical.condition.His leg was ampu: tated this /week,;Mr.O,.Max:Gardner of Shelby shows continued improvement.| Judge Lane,who had to abandorRowanSuperiorCourtlastweekoraccountof‘the illness of a child,warunable.to return this week for thc same reason;:'Judge Shaw was secur ed to hold the court aad he began businessTuesday,S.P.Starnes,who faced severa’ charges as a result of his attempt trobtheSouthern’s passenger ticke’office at Salisbury and his murderousassaultontheticketagent,KennettBrown,was sent from Rowan court tcStateprisonfortenyears.* A_bugt of \the late Senator Vanec was unveiled in the Carnegie libraryinCharlotteyesterdayafternoon.Th«speakers were Mr.J.Lenoir Cham bers,ex-Mayor Bland and Mayor Kil.patri Major Z.B..Vance,thre youngestxon of the Senator,his wifeand.stepmotver,Mrs.Z.B,Vance,Sr. were present. Mrs,‘Julia Johnston.AndrewswidowofthelateCol.A.B,AndrewsfliedTuesdayatherhomeinRaleigt after a long illness.‘Mrs.Andrew: was a daughter of the:late Col.Wil- liam Johnston of .Charlotte and war born in that town in 1846.She mar. ried Col.Andrews:in 1869.A daugh-ter and four sons survive.: In Union county two boys,brother: aged 16 and 10,were hunting.Tholder,carrying the gun,thought th< younger went home when he disapnearedandwhen-he saw.what h«thought was a bird in some vines h¢fired..The load took effect in ‘the small boy’s leg.A physician ampu- aie the limb,but ‘the injury was fa- tal, C.Lyda,a young man of Hendersorcountywhohasservedaboutthree years of a six-year sentence for kill-ing his father.Judge Long, rarely makes a recommendation tc view of the brutal character of the prisoner’s father and the way he ap- peared to have treated his family anc his son. In its report the Rowan grandjurychargesthatthecriminallawis loosely enforced in Spencer and suggeststhattherecorder’s court at Spencer be abolished,as.the cases ittriescouldcomebeforetheRowarcountycourt.Mayor Burton of Spencer,who is also recorder,says the grand jury doesn't know the factsandintimatesthathisenemiesare trying to do him a job. In Rdwan Superior Court,|IreClark,negro;who had -killdd--a-mar of his own color,plead guilty of sec-ond degree murder and was sent tctheStateprisonfor20years.FlossicRose,a negro woman who killed her ‘husband and was somewhat justifiedunder.the unwritten law,plead guiltyofmanslaughterandwassentencec to eight months in jail with leave tccommissionerstohire’out. D.L.Brown,a Salisbury restaur. ant man,who imported booze by wholesale—65 gallons ata time—hasbegunhistermof15months‘on thecountyroads.Judge Shaw,holding Rowan court as substitute for Judge Lane,‘ignored petitions,asking thatBrown's sentence be changed to ¢ fine,but said he would hear any one clemency.No one appeared. Mr.‘Walter H.Savory,who has sold many linotype machines in NorttCarolina.and is well:known.to the newspaper fraternity in the State,has been made general sales manager oftheMergenthalerLinotypeCompanyandwillbeintheNewYorkofficeof the company.Mr.Savory.:recently had ‘headquarters in Washington.He is a’genial.gentleman and is verypopularwithNorthCarolinanewspa-per men.. *The freight.congestion at New Yorkand,other Atlantic coast ports,which has caused embargoes.to be laid or export freight by some of the.rail- roads,is worrying traffic men,.It is said that 40,000 freight cars are eith-er at terminals or on lines consignet’to New York.: “BEAR THISINMIND.= “I consider Chamberlain's ‘Cough Remed)by far'the best medicine in the market fo:golds and croup,”says Mrs.Albert Blosser Lima,Ohio.Many others.are of the sam:opinion.Obtainable everywhere. Carefully Treathildren’s Colds |Noplect of children’s eolds often laysthefoundationofserioug.lung trouble.Ontheotherhand,it is harmful to continu.ally dose delicate little stomachs with in.{ternal_medicines or to keep thechildren -As the’result of the recent escape|1 couny |ty convict camp,all the officials om: The.condition of | The Governor has pardoned Meridy whe ]. the Governor,urged the pardon ir] who would appear in court and ask || sme -HOOSII 4 D ON THE FAMOUS when these are all sold. too late. ‘else. &A home. $1 weekly quickly pay prevails strictly, No interest. ed with your Hoosier, you. today. :Men---Enroll Now For a Christmas Hoosier Cabinet. One dollar solves your problem.”Be gne of the men to give your wifea useful econom- ical Christmas.gift this year-——one she’ll en-joy three times.a day fox herlifetime.: WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR WIFE A HOOS-IER CABINET YOU -ARE ‘giving her themostusefulandpleasingGliristmasgiftthat you.possibly could give herat any price,and yet the price of the Hoo so low that within a few weeks you have’for at the rate of only $1 aweek.‘}t entirely’paid vehDON’T PUT THIS OFF=<It will be toolatetoordermoreHoosiersforChristmas fn3 %y _WE WANT YOU TO SEE THESE NEW CABINETS RIGHT AWAY BEFORE it.is After you have seen »them you won’t think of giving-your ‘wife anything $1 puts the eabinet you choose.in your §fort. The Low Cash Price fixed by the factory No extra fees. This sale is under diréct.supervision of the Hoosier Company.° Your money back if you are not delight- R PLAN FOR A SINGLE DOLLAR. This is “HOOSIER BEA 2TheNationalStepSaver Come in Yourself—Let us show you the Lifetime Con-struction—the conveniences that seem to hand things to } If $6ur wife isn’t delighted with this gift we'll gladly re-fund every-penny you pay upon it.Enroll your name -Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co., “The Store That Always Welcomes You.” LADIES:YOUGENTCEMEN RLAS.AND BEAUTIFUL LINE OF PRESENPENDEOSIONDOT,THINGELSE YOU CAN GIUE :AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE FOR }CAN GEST GET PRESENTS FORathMANSSTOREWeHAVEaNECKTIES,SUS-HA BRERodeEee ESENTS S EM.JUST COME INPRESENTS. TO THe—_—Farmersof Iredell County We want to thank you for helping us to » make Saturday,November 27th,such asplendidday,and will state to those whocouldnotbewithusonthatdaythattheexhibitswillbe|left on display for tendays,and they will still have an opportu-nity of seeing some of the best corn evergrowninthecounty. We.trust the farmers of the county,aswellasourfriendsintown,will call and see this ewe ‘as we want you to knowwhitIredellcountyisdoingalongthisine.It is our intention to make this an annualaffair,so we trust all the farmers of the county will bear this in mind and do still better farming next year,and let’s haveashownextfallthatwillbeacredit,to any community. ‘Merchants and Farmers’Bank,| Of Statesville,“The Bank For Your Savings.” RINT EET 3 LsANYE Practice Economy This Year! 1 always indoors.;|—Plenty of fresh air in the bedroom and a good application of Vick'’s **Vap-O-Rub”Salve over the throat and chest at the firstsignoftrouble,will keep’the little chaJcoldswithoutfijuringtheir di.gestions,2c,0c,or $1.00; A the long dining table;andcad DRESSEDBUCKETCEDAR SHINGLES®good things spread there-|Full 4x20——you know the life of a ce-d tempt a woodAfterdinnera‘was enjoyed.short sther the day was most high-'Nails,read en man’s ap-|dar bucket.Also a 4x24 cedar forsong|barns at $1.40 a squaré.All grades ofCedar,Pine and.Cyprus Shingles; ee ee cies :y-paintedredandthewishofallpres-|Ridge Roll.The biggest stock $that they may live to enjoytin Statesville and ore comthy.ianymoresuch:Tha ivings.ONE)PRESENT, vy C.WATKINS,Next to Rlwee’|Planters!Warehouse,mre Valley Tin andl. ‘ Sloan Cloth ing Company. Sidi CAREFUL Saves Ranwtne:need repairs don’t forget we employ only experts. ASK US +t “DRIVING eminem put should your car STATESVILLE._MOTOR CO.,“QUALITY FIRST.” Feed Edgar-Morgan Co's Mixed Feeds. ,Not sereenings or offal,orworthlessby-products,but se-lected feed scien-.. tifically blended £9 forresults.Made/o »,by a house with|~ Old Beck Sweet Feed. Little Ned Sweet Feed, Manna-Rice Chick Feed, Gem Scratch Feed.tee:a reputation forGemSweetDairyFeed.-integrity, C.W.BOSHAMER,-Local Representative.yor _~.."Phone 125 Black, 4 PHONE 140° oe|AeA Dl PARMAR.5 ARAL ETI fale?EMBER 8 i ies1d aR IA AR a RN ne er eeteenceREE oes Sesta hy aa7 3 ;‘i “ ay i 4 4 8 MARRS!RIERAEES OT MSRRC S 9 Nia EA TE 8 OT ONE aa Ue en ERE{< READ WHAT STATESVILLE BUSINESS MEN OFFER ix tr BLAMES IT ON NICHOLSON. ee ‘Jeeture in ee-VOL.XLIL. Pe STATESVILLE,N.C,TUESDAY,DECEMBER 7,1916. Lee Jarvis Surrenders and ‘Charges Jo.Nicholson WithOriginatingthe’Plot to Kill““*the Mehatheys —Nicholson Denies It—Hearing Tomor- row., Lee Jarvis,the young white man who was a member of the party of alleged blockaders which attacked ‘the home of Mr,W.M.Mehathey on the Iredell -Wilkes line ten days ago,and who was-wounded in the attack,is now.a prisoner and patient at theTredellcountyjail.After havinghiddeninthewoodsoftheBrushy mountains for a week,Jarvis sentwordtoSheriffDeatonFridaynightthathewasreadytosurrender.ThesheriffandDeputies.Gilbert and Jones went to Wilkes Saturday by au-tomobile and found Jarvis in the cus-tody of a Wilkes officer arranging _.-bond for hisappearance for trial inWilkesboroonthe28th.The Iredeil_officers had a warrant (for Jarvispre9Mpewithdistillingonthissideofcountyline,and as soonashehadarrangedbondforhisap-pearance at Wilkesboro to |answer the shooting charge,the Iredell offi- cers took him into custody. After being arrested Jarvis -toldSheriffDeatonthathehaddecidedto tell the truth about everything and let the law take its course,regard-less of consequences.He declared that the distillery which brought.on the trouble was overated by himselfandoldmanJo.Nicholson and Syl- vester Souther,which fact had pre- viously heen admitted by’Nicholson and Souther when they were arrested and placed under bond.Jarvis thenwentintodetailabouttheattackon the Mehatheys,declaring that old man Jo.Nicholson was the originator of the plot.When the old man learn-ed that the distillery had been dis- troyed,Jarvis stated,he became greatly enraged and placed the blame for the report of the distillery on theMehatheysanddeclaredhispurpose to kill them.The old man gave his son,Rush Nicholson,and Jarvis liq- uor to make them drunk,says Jarvis.and then took them to the home of the Mehatheys and told them to join him in killing and burning the whole family.Jarvis says he was under the influence of liquor and does not remember just how the battle start-ed,but does remember heing shotdown.After being shot he droppedhisgunandcrawledtoastrawstack,where he remained for a few hourshefore;he was able to go on to hishome.|Both Nicholsons.he~~“says,aided in the attack until he:was shot,after which they deserted him.— After hearing Jarvis’story,and in- asmuch as the shooting occurred ontheIredell-Wilkes line.the officersdecidedtore-arrest old map Jo. Nicholson and bring him into States-Ville with Jarvis or the charge of be- ing a member of the attacking party. Accordingly the old man’s home wasvisitedandhewastakenintocusto- dy.He denied havine any part in the shooting,but Jarvis ‘accused him in the presence of the officers of be-ing the instigator of the plot and having a part in its attempted exe-cution.Desnite his nrotests the old gray -whiskered blockader was brought on into Statesville alongwithhisyoungpartnerandrequir- ed to give a second $500 bond for his appearance here tomorrow to answerwithJarvisfortheshooting,at.a preliminary hearing to be held hefore Justice Lazenby.Jarvis’bond.was fixed by Justice Lazenby at $500.buthewasunabletogiveit.His fath- er and other relatives.who were able to furnish the bond,decided it wouldhebestforhimtoremaininjailun-der the care of a phvsician until:the hearing tomorrow.He has about 50shotinhisrightthighandadozenormoreinhisrighthand.Jarvis and the Mehatheys.were friends,and neighbors and on good terms up to the time of the shooting.In conversation with the writer Jar- vis said that “no amount of moneycouldhavemademedowhatIdid but I was drunk,and drunk men will do anything.I wouldn’t have shot at Mr.Will Mehathev for anvthingifV’d:been in my richt mind.”Mr.Mehathev told Sheriff Deaton that“ie and Jarvis hadbeen friends andheknewJarviswasdrinkingwhenhe enraged in the attack.%Sheriff Deaton believes that he andhisdeputieshaveaboutcleanedup_all_the distilleries on_this side of the|county line and he thinks the shoot-*ine and the interest it has arousedwillaidinaclean-up on the Wilkesside.While he was in Wilkes search-ing for Jarvis,a Wilkes citizen toldthesheriffthatheknewwheretherewereahalfdozendistilleries.in '‘Wilkes,but he didn’t intend to re- port them.‘Sheriff Deaton says he ;will furnish ‘the name of this man to©any officer,who has the authority to"destroy distilleries in Wilkes. Change at the Inn. _Mr.Wade Surratt,who had been in.charge of the Statesville Inn since hisfather,Mri W.D.Surratt,went toNorwoodseveralweeksagototakechargeof:a hotel.there,surrenderedtheleaseofthe*hostelry yesterday.‘Mr.E.G.Gilmer,the owner,will op- erate the Inn’-for the present._Con-siderable improvements are being _sramade on the interior of the building.Mr.Surratt left yesterday for Nor-wood.Se Raa ‘Mr.and Mrs.Frank M.Caldwell ofCharlottespentMatherewiththeiraunt,Miss Janie Caldwell._Hon.W,J,Bryan delivered a:free “Peace”:was the subject. !gx-supper at Ostwalt’’schoohouseWeltngnight,ara CONGRESS IS IN SESSION. Met Yesterday at Noon—Presi-dent Wilson’s Address Today. The Sixty-Fourth Congress convened at Washington at noon yesterday and bgth houses organized.President Wil- son will deliver his message in the form of an address to a joint session of both houses today.Vice President.Marstiall was not present on account of the illness ofMrs.Marshall,who is in a hospital in Indianapolis.Senator James P.Clarke of Arkansas was re-elected président pro tem of the Senate,he having de- feated Senator.Pomerene of Ohio in the Democratic caucus by a vote of 28 to 23.The vote was made unanimous on motion of Senator Pomerene. The Senate Democratic caucus aban- donéd the attempt.to present a cloture rule,on account of strong objection.It was declared to be tne sense of the caucus that revision of rules shouldnot_bea partisan quzs-lon,and that the whole subject should be referredtotherulescommittee.There was no opposition to Champ Clark for Speaker among the Demo- crats-‘and-he was re-elected yesterdayoverMannofIllinois,Republican.In the make-up of House committees North Carolina members received the following assignments:Claude Kitch- in,chairman ways and means commit- tee;Small,rivers and harbors;Hood, the census,fublic .buildings and grounds,immigration and naturaliza- tion;Pou,chairman of claims andsecondplaceonrules;Stedman,for- eign affairs and Indian affairs;Page, third place on appropriations;Godwin, chairman of reform -in the civil!serv-ice and a member of alcoholic liquor traffic and expenditures'in the War Department;Doughton,chairman of expenditures in the Department of Agriculture and member of education and roads;Webb,chairman of thejudiciarycommittee. FEW IN SOUTH IREDELL. Not Many Adult Illiterates in Coddle Creek and Davidson— Teachers Meetings. The Coddle Creek -Davidson town- ship teachers’meeting,conducted at Mt.Mourne Friday by Supt.Gray and Miss Henkel,was attended by every rural school teacher in the two town- ships.The regular township.meet- ing programme was carried out and the Moonlight Schools and tommuni- ty clubs were discussed.It wasfoundthat’the number ‘of.adult il-literates in Coddle Creek and David- son is very small and only one to two.pupils to the aistrict have en-rolled im the Moonlight Schools. These will be taught by the teachers at their homes or boarding places.Mr.Gray and.Miss Hehkel are en-deavoring to have a community.club organized in every school district in the county,and at the Mt.Mourne meeting the organization of several clubs was reportéd.Some of the clubs have already begun activity and are improving their school hous-es and surroundings.The grading of all the rural schools is also being attempted and methods for this work was explained to the Davidson andCoddleCreekteachers.|, The Cool Spring and Chambers- burg teachers will meet,at Cool SpringHighSchooltomorrow,the States- ville -Bethany meeting will be held at the court.house Thursday and the New Hope -‘Sharpesburg meeting will be held at Central school Friday. The regular monthly meeting of the county teachers’association will be held at the court house Saturday and all teachers of the county are ex- pected to:be present. Old Law Office Moved.- The small frame office building on the Robbins.property,which was:sep- arated from the Robbins brick rowbyanalley,did not meet the fate of the ‘brick buliding,demolished to make room for improvements.The “wood- en office”was sold by Mr.Jenkins to Mr.D.B.Stearns,the Charlotte house mover,and the latter rolled it along the-street.to'a—lot_he-owns_near_the Maiden.Ginning.Company’s plant,on Meeting street.The building was light and easy to handle and Mr. Stearns and his force pushed it along in a hurry,especially while it was on the pavement of Center street and as it went down the grade on Front street.:——The little office-building was one ofthelandmarksofthetown.It was probably built by the late Walter P. Caldwell,who owned the Robbins property before the war.Mr.Cald-well used it as a law office while hepracticedlaw-and during his term as solicitor of this district.Later it wasusedasalawofficebythelateMaj, W.M.Robbins,and by Robbins &Long.In recent years it had been occupied by.lawyers and others as an office and business house:Up until the time it began to roll Friday after- noon it was occupied by ‘Mr.W.A.|Ovetcash,whomoved out some of his|belongings after the building ,had been moved from its tl laa andstarteddownCenterstreet.‘ Brothers Fought—Court Items. Driving into’Statesville |Saturday aftérnodn,Deputy Sheriff H.L.Gil-hett of Shiloh township observed a couple of *ha “when engaged in afightatBloomfield.Rushing™.to the | land,Callie James,h y|ave.a hearing later,before Justice‘Asheville Sunday afternoon. } fight arid placed the combatants under ar- rest.The ‘8crappers”were Hub andothers.They will scene the officer stopped the zenby.‘Bilary —Caldwell,.a--young whiteAman,was fined $5.in the mayor's court TO BUILD NEW YARN MILL T,D;Miller and J.W.KaneerwilEstablishNewCotton Statesville is to have a new cottonmill,Messrs.T.D.Miller,secretaryandtreasurer,and J.W.Kaneer,sup-erintendent of the StztecvilleCottMills,and associates wiil build it.”‘The new mill will be loca justabovethePaolamill.The building willbeerectedinthespringandwillman- ufacture specialty knitting yarns forsweaters,underwear and hose.Thecapacityofthe:mill will be 30,000poundsaweek.The contract for tex-tile machinery has already been placed.Mr.Miller,who has been secretary and treasurer of the Statesville Got- 1892,will sever his connection with that mill and become president andtreasurerofthenewmill.Mr.Kaneer, who is an éxperienced mill man andwhoStatesvilleCottonMillsforafewyexrs,will give up his position there and will be:superintendent:and:gen- eral manager of the new mill. Near Homicideat’Lookout, At the Hardaway camp at Look-out Shoals Saturday Fred.:Loman,colored,crushed the skull of RichHarten,colored,with a heavy piéce of iron.He was unconscious for sev-eral hours and it was thought thathiswoundwouldprovefatal,but sinceSundayhehasbeenimprovinganditisnowbelievedthathewillsur-vive.Loman was arrested by Depu- ty Sheriff H.L.Gilbert of ShilohtownshipandwastakenbeforeJus-tice J.R.Warren of Shiloh,who committed him to jail without to await trial.According to infor-mation obtained by Mr.Gilbert the ing which Harten struck Loman.withapieceofpipe.The men were sep- arated by other workmen,butLo wag not satisfied and about 30 min-utes later he approached Harten andstruckhimontheheadwithalarge iron implement with which he-had been on the river bank,where he was later arrested by Mr.Gilbert.. TIL Dr.P.F.Laugenour suffered a sud- in his dental office.yesterday after-noon,the attack being due to hi blood pressure.A.physician attende himat‘his office and he was later re- moved by ambulance to his home on west Front street.Dr.Laugenour did not lose consciousness and it is hoped that the attack will have no serious results.At 6:30 this morning Dr.Laugenour was resting well.Mr.Jas.B.Armfield is seriously iliathishomeonDavieavenue.Hisconditionwascriticalforatimeyes- terday morning,but has.since im-proved.He is reported better this morning.‘-Mrs.W.W.Turner is critically ill at her home on.Davie avenue andthereislittleornohopeforherrecov- ery.Mrs.Turner rested 'well last night.Her sons,Messrs.J.L.TurnerofMonboandD.E.and A.M.TurnerofMooresville,aré here. Song and Organ Recital Tomor- row Evening.au -Miss Elizabeth'Guy Davis of Balti- more,soprano soloist for the song andorgan‘recital in Shearer Music Hall tomorrow evening,arriv yesterday and is-the guest of Mr.and Mrs.C.E. Mills.burg,Va.,the organist,will arrive to- day.: Miss Davis,as has’been stated,is the daughter of Mr.J.A.Davis ofBaltimore‘and her father-js a native of Statesville.She has been studyingwithAdelinFermininBaltimoreandwasapupilofothernotedvocalists.She has,sung in recitals in Baltimore and has‘done much church singing.Reserved seat tickets for the recital—50_cents—went on sale at.Hall’sdrugstoreyesterday,schools in town will be admitted for 25 cents. Changes‘“at Diamond Furniture Co.’s Plant. ham,Ala.,who is to be secretary andtreasurer“of the Diamond FurnitureCo.after January 1st,arrived inStatesville.Sunday afternoon.Mr. Thomas is a brother of Mr.W. Thomas,.the present.secretary andtreasureroftheDiamondcompany,and he will be in the office of the company with his brother until thechangetakesplace.Mr.W.B.ThomaswillgotoHighPoint'to become sec- retary and treasurer of the UnionFurnitureCo,He will-retain his in-terest in the Diamond company.Mr. position with the Union FurnitureCo.He is succeeded at the Diamondcompany’s plant by Mr.G.W.Wilker-son.who formerly held a positionwith.the Statesville Furniture Co. Pythian Meeting at “Hickory. district.Pythian’meeting atThursdayevening‘was ‘the time;“Mr.J Hoffmann ‘was and he told thtution.of the fame rege Y for exceeding’the —speedimitwithamotoreycle,“helped organize 21 years ago.‘ka ton Mills since it began business iw been_superintendent.of .the two negroes “fell out”while working together and engaged in-a fight,dur- working.After striking .“theblowLomanranintoacanethicket Dr.Laugenour Stricken—Others den attack of illness while at work Mr.J.H.Craighill of Lynch- All pupils of Mr.Fred A.Thomas of Birming-|’ ft.A.Lanier,who was superintendentoftheDiamondFurnitureCo.,hasgonetoHighPointtotakeasimilar The Statésville delegation to theHickory largestsent.by any lodge.District DeputyW.H.Hoffmann of Statesville presid-éd over the meeting,which was large-ly attended,and the Hickory Pythiansfavetheirvisitingbrethrenagood.H.amember-‘of-the-Statesville-delegation,brethren of the insti-ickory lodge,which he Henry ‘Ford and Party Go Abroad to Make Peace. For months Henry Ford,.the mil- lionaire automobile manufacturer of Detroit,has been agitating for amovementinthiscountrytobring the war th Europe to an end.Re- cently:he jdecided to charter a shiptocarryalargepartytoEurope,theavowedpurposebeing.to take the soldiers out of the trenches by Christ-mas.Governors of States and otherprominentcitizenswereaskedto join the party.:About all the Gov-ernors and many others declined but Mr.Ford had no difficulty in making up a party,as he was paying expen- ses.¢ Saturday afternoon Mr.Ford and80membersoftheFordPeaceCom- mission sailed from New York on the steamer Oscar II,for:Christiana, Norway.The party was accompa- nied by 57 newspaper correspondentsandphotographers,and more than 20 general ‘assistants,secretaries and stenographers,® William Jennings Bryan spent sometimeontheshipbidding“God-speed,”as he termed it,to the party,Thom-as A,Edison was another of thosewhocalledonMr.Ford after..the lat- ter had boarded the steamer.“There is some chance for’the mission “to succeed,”said Mf Bryan,“that is allIcaretosaynow,except that I wishthemeverygoodfortune.”Mr.Bry- an approved of the mission but wasunabletoaccompanytheparty.’:He said he might join it at The Hague.Before sailing Mr.Ford issued whathecalledafarewellstatement.¥I am ‘sailing with the firm.belief,”he said, “that great.good will come of thismission,It will keep alive the thought that peace is possible as well as de- sirable and so long as.that is hopeofpeaceexists.: “T know little of the details of the working plan of the peace confer. ence,but I do know that every effortwillbemadeforanhonorableandearlypeace.If this conference suc- eceds only in bringing about a be- ginning of negotiations for peace,it will have .accomplished a good work. ‘My heart is in this work for peace and it is for this reason that I have stood behind the ship and helped the people reach a common meeting place to discuss the possibilities of peace with the representatives of other neutral countries.“We are leaving with the feeling that those parts of the world now atpeaceandatwarhaveheardofthe plan and are in sympathy with thehmoveandthatthebest.wishes of the great majority go with us.” »Twenty-three members of;the par- ty are women.Students from Yale, ‘Vassar.Barnard,Dartmouth,©Ober- lin.Williams,Drake,Vanderbilt and Columbia and the Universities ofKansas,Ohio.Pennsylvania,Wiscon-sin,Iowa.Illinois,Nebraska,Michi- fan and Texas,accompany the expe- dition.In the published —list-—theonlySouthernermentionedisLieut.Gov.Bethea of South.Carolina. «This enterprise is formed and di- rected by Mr.Ford.The governmenthasnothingtodowithit.The mem- bers‘of the party were given pass- ports to:neutral countries only.thegovernmentnotbeingauthorizedto give passports to belligerent countries on account of the nature of the visit. The Death Record. Clarence McKinne,9-year-old’sonofMr.and Mrs,‘D.Fl MeKinne ofLouisburg,died Friday morning at 9o’elock of diphtheria.The boy wasagrandsonofMr.L.T.Stimpson of Turnersburg and a nephew of Mr. Clarence Stimpson of Statesville,His death was sudden and distressing.He developed a slight throat trouble Thursday and went ‘to a physician’s office for examination.No diphtheretic symptoms were discovered.Thursday night at 12 o’clock he became violent-ly ill with diphtheria.The anti-toxintreatment‘was administered without avail and at.9 o’clock Friday morn- ing death relieved the little sufferer. Mr.Clarence Stimpson —-went-—to Louisburg to attend the funeral: Mr.W.T.Creedmore,who lives inBloomfield,was advised yesterday morning of the death of his.wife’s brother,Mr. Yadkin county.Mr.Cranfill,who was about 70 years old,died Sunday.night.He was a veteran of the war of the 60s. Want Millions For Roads. The -administration’s-estimate of military and naval expenditures,in- cluding the first year’s cost of the B.\new national defense programme,was sent to Congress yesterday,with a to- tal of $152,354,259 asked for thearmyand$211,518,074 for the navy. For the two branches the increase asked over the appropriations last year is about $124,000,000 exclusiveoftheamountsforfortificationsandotheritems.which may be included in a general scheme of military de- fense..The entire plan calls.for something over $150,000,000 in excess of_the_last-appropriations... War Stamp Act Expires on 31st. A good many people were under the impression that the war tax stamp act expired December ist:December81st.is the date.a The act expires.by limitation De- cember 81st,but it is generally ex-pected that Congress will extend the!aet for another year,if not two more. It is also believed that Congress willincludemorecommoditiesintheact—gasoline being one,; Congressman Doughton has appointedMr.J.W.Van Hoy of Con-‘eord,-who-is..an-Iredell.man,clerk ‘tothecommitteeonexpenditurésintheDepartmentof-Agriculture,of.whichMr.Doughton is chairman. THE PEACE PARTY SAILED.|WILL CONDEMN EBPPERTY. City and Owners Couldn’t Agree on Price of Property ‘For Street—Complaint and~Re- quest—Cemetery Work—Bus- iness Before the Aldermen. The bodrd of aldermen.met in reg- ular monthly session -Friday night.The ‘items of business:coming beforetheboardwerefewandthesession ——Mrs,V.E.Lackanoperationforappendicitis atSanatoriumafewdaysago,isingfromtheoperationnh —-The county.commthe-cougty board ducattheirregularmonthlymeetincourthouseyesterday.,business was transacted. ~—-License has been iss marriage of Mr.Thos.F,Miss.Maggie E.Harris,aMcLellandandMissMaude&Mr.Sam Honeyeutt and The complaint of Mrs.Judith Doug- las that her property on Race streethadbeendamagedb the sidewalk,was street committee for action. Representatives of the congrega- of Western,Avenue requested permission the street alongside the church property.and.utilize-a-smallstripofthestreet..The request wasreferredtothestreetcommittee.The Western Avenue congregation templates the erection of a new church building to-take—the—place—of}; the present one and in order to getstraightlinesforthechurchsite.it will be necessary to straighten the the grading ofreferredtothe ‘»-The meeting of ~theAlexander-Medieal -Society,sé for yesterday,failed to”Only two physicianscourt:house atthe time were at ‘the:eo ~—Sheriff Deaton say:as how”there is so muchofcandidatesenterinmightjust-as well be stated sa candidateforre-nomina —-The W.A.Overcash profthecornerofFrontandOak stwassoldundermortgageatthe cothouseyesterdaytoMr.L.C.Wagfor$805.The.sale was subje prior mortgages. —Mrs.U.P.-Wilson of Taylunderwent:a serious operation,at: Sanatorium some days’ago.-son has been iandherbrother,Mr.W.8.of High Point,was here’ The cemetery committee was_in- structed to have designs made for the plotting of the new portion of thesubmittedtothe board.The matter of having the va- cant portions of the cemetery prop-erty sewed in grass was left:to thecommittee.The rental charge to the cemetery keeper for the use of the city’s house on the property purchas- ed for the cemetery extension, fixed at $7 per month,the keeper to pay for his water and lights at the regular rates.‘The proverty of Dr.F.L.Sharpe and Mrs.W.G.Lewis,utilized in.open- ing Water street from Center Meeting _street,demned through court proceedings, the city and the property owners hav-failed to agree on the price to be for the property.The salary of Mr."W.L.Mitchell as engineer at.the water station was increased from $45 to $50 per monthonaccountofadditionalworkmadenecessarybytherecentimprovementsatthewaterstation.Mr.W.J.Lazenby was allowed $50 for extra work on the city tax books on account of the,10 :per cent increaseadebytheState.Tax Commission onrealestateassessments. ‘They’re Fools.and Can't HelpIt. cemetery.to be contributions to the BariHome,Our Fatherless“practically every church gatothiscausethaneverbefoi the individual.giswellthetotal.”en :—Mr.J.L.Michael of Lexington ja.Mrs.:Michael,|brought to the Sanatoriumforan:operation,+,Micbeenoperatedonandher. vromising.Mr.Michael was.aFridayof‘the critical illnessbrother,John Michael!of:who was taken to Salisburyf —Red Cross Cross Seals aresaleinStatesvilleattheusual.the drug stores and’other,The money spent for these se:to help fight tuberculosis andtubercularvictims»who:can’tthemselves.’Buy Seals now and |your letters.atuberculosis:remove the danger f.—Miss:Blizabeth C.sehting the.North CaCrittentonIndustriallotte,was in Statesville FridaingaidforthesupportoftheMissBiggsaskedTheLanethank--all-.who..contributed—toworthycause.It is the first timeyears,she said,thathasbeenaskedinStatesvillnumberofyoungbeencaredforin SALE,OFRED CROSS The Campaign Now 0theProceedsAreUs Bulletin State.Board of Heal The total number of.sealstheState.during.campaign was:674,522, ed to $6,745.22,an215sealsand$1,The’Salem’s sale amounted to.|tegp to.$923. retary of theCommission,explains the ,conditions:ofSeventy.-five.per cent.of the pro-eeeds of the sale of Red Cross 'mas Seals is to be retainedimcommunitywherethe’séals..are:and used by the committeeas taevseefitinthefightagainst.t :Many’of the large t ;year used this to pay the salatpartorthewhole,of tubereuls iting nurses,others sent pajthe”Sanatoriumtotake:©tre:whilé smaller towns ©provandclothingforneedytubsufferersandarrangedfor 1charts,and exhibits,thus aiding ..itthegreateducationalfight Monroe Enquirer, Did you ever feel like wringingipguywhowent to neck of the cha@publicentertainment for ‘theposeofdisturbirig’and annoying theIfyoueverhadsuchfeel- ing you were wrong.The idiotic cusswhogoestoaplaceofentertainmentanddisturbsandannoysisnotméan.It is not his innate:cussedness thatmakeshimasheis:He is unfortun-He deserves your pity,not yourThepoorfoolcannothelpit,for it -is born in him do ththingheisdoingjustasmuchasit His:born in the dog to bark or the jack-un over the list ofthosewhogoouteverytimethereis a public entertainment in your com-munity and.by their abominable be-|.haviour mar the pleasure of orderlypeoplewhoattend;study them andseeifwearenothandingoutsome chunks of truth about them.A studythem.will show thatthetroublewiththemisdeep-seat- ed.Long before they were born—nottheeveningoftheentertainment—that is when the piece of folly theyaregetting,off ‘started.brains wenttoo little gray matter—and they are deformed in the worst place any human being can be defed—the think works,y.They can no more help playingthefoolthantheycanchangethe color of their eyes.They are built ass to.bray. of each one of 15-over the sale.‘of.Winstor te Red Cross It is a trage-th “Germany Asks to Be Shown. Count.von Bernstorff”yesterdaypresentedtotheStateDepa’communication asking for the reasonsfortheresuestforthewithdrawalofCaptainBoy-Ed-and Captain-vonPa- Donaldson Cranfill,of|Pe authoritatively,communication,that the ambassador would under noconsiderationasktheUnitedStatestogetsafeconductsfortheattaches. ‘The German government wassentedasconsidering it.ineumbentUnitedStates:to return}the attaches.in ‘safety to German ter-ritory and bring’.their the secretaryofthesionatSanatorium,cent;of which is--forvNational:Association for:and Prevention of its support and maintenanpercent.kept by the Statesionisfordefraying:theeheannual.Red Cross:iandforconducting‘tubereu day each year,‘ Should it develop from the StateDepartment’s answer that other inci-dents than the Archibald case andthetestimonyattheHamburg-Ameri-cantrial were considered.in askingwithdrawal,Germany will contest theShouldthedepartmentreplythatthosetwoincidentsalone‘were responsible,the withdrawal-will}take place at once. |___Want__$150,000,000More Draft of a bill providing for an an-appropriation of $25,- 000,000 to be used by the States highway improvement has~been-made headquarters of the Ohio.Good Roads.Federation at Co- lumbus,O.The measure was dréwnbyacommitteeoftheAmericanHigh- way Association officials for presenta- tion to Congress.f “Under the provision .of the.billonlythoseStates’which have highway‘departments of -prescribed standardsshareintheappropriation,butthose-which have no highway depart-ments would be given twhichtocreatethem, Statesville this year asusual, them and help a good cause. nual Federal Cleaning Up at-theTakingnoteoftheTheLandmark.‘su;cunneeny Teaeing}.antherefor fadedtrashwhich©thrown in theMatheson public at the progr inc ‘i ed ¥ay . Mentioning that’W:P.Stacy of \pecently appointed Su- judge,had filed with the vernor his resignation as a mem- of -the Legislature. respondent says “the Governor will probably make no appointment of a successor to Stacy as member of the Legislature unless there :should :the necessity for calling ‘Legislature in special session.”Inas- uch as the Governor has no au- ty to appoint members of the ‘Legislature he will hardly make the appointment at any ume, 1 .Some days ago it was announced from Washington that the German. embassy would demand an.apology and retraction —presumably |from the United States governm t—be- cause the name of Capt.Boy-Ed,the ’German‘naval attache,had been brought into the conspiracy trial’in New York.The Landmark observed ‘at the time that instead of the talk of demanding apologies the‘aforesaid Ed-Boy had better get._busy and phow that.he was not guilty of the 5 oa ome of the witnesses said he ~~was;and now,lo and behold!instead of an apology Uncle Sam has notified Ed-Boy to move out of the country and do it quick.That's Ed-Boy’s apology and he can make the most of,it.’we s ¢* ‘Few of us would.guess that there ‘are 8,315 persons.in the State draw-|- ing pensions from the Federal govern- ment,but the Chatham Record finds i a recent report of the Federal Pen- gin Bureau that 8,315 people in ‘North Carolina get from Uncle Sam $733,714 in pensions;and by contrast it is noted that the more than 15,000 bre pad m0 pensioners in this State paid-not quite a half million.The “difference in amount is of course ex- *lained by the fact that the State, hich pays the Confederate pension- ers,can’t afford to be as liberal:as ‘Uncle Sam.Not all the Federal pen- ‘gions in thig.State are for service in ithe Federaf*army in the war of the %0s.Some are for that purpose,al- ‘though comparatively few North Car- mians served in the Federal army. "Phe balance of.the roll is-made up of sioners who have moved into thetesincethewarofthe60sand oe of other wars—notably the ‘Spanish-American affair,which wasn’t -much of a war but was sufficient to ,id a large bunch of pensioners’to the roll. *** ~Washington ‘correspondents advise‘tis that a bill.will be/:introduced in House by Congressman Webb}which will give the President the‘Power to appoint,when the publicoddemandsit,an additional judge one judge has arrived at the—¥of 70 and is entitled to retire.“The samé bill will be introduced inttheSenatebySenatorHokeSmith.2A younger judge to assist the older *Tene is looked to,we are told.as a “means of promoting the administra-tion of justice in cases where thejudgearrivedat70isnotinthefull©ion of his strength.«When a;udydge has served on the Federal court .h 10 years and has reached theeeeof70heisentitledtoretireon’ ull pay.Many of them,however,as;is not unnatural with old men in all “avocations of life,hold on as long«.as_possible because they don’t want“40 give up work;and sometimes ad- ‘vancing years and failing health un-fits them for the work.It is this‘¢lass “Mr.Webb’s bill would.reach,but it.would be better to reach it an-‘other wav.The law should be made compel the judge to retire whenSod.chysically unfit.If the ap-ntment of a supplementary,judgeallowed,so great will be the de-mand for the places that one will be-apopinted for every judge who has-reached the age of 70,no matter-how physically and mentally fit the“ld:jadge;arid thus the expense willhedoubled'when it isn’t necessary,ae should be’a way of determin-_Ing a judge’s physical and mental fit- ness and when he becomes incapaci-’tated he can be set aside.The other qway means an unnecessary doubling-“up of judges.. .Talking to the preachers of the. North Carolina Conference at Wil- _“mington,‘Bishop Kilgo went after,the preachers who “put Godless lay-men in office of steward”and in oth-ér offices in the Church.The Church gains nothing by it,contended thebishop,and he is further quoted:“If ever a set of men build ghe gal-Tows that hang themselves it is thepreacherswhonominateunconverted_Igymen for office to flatter them.‘Preachers are to blame for the un-|— in the|_:eonverted laymen in.office‘ehurch,because the discipline givesthemthepowertonominatewhomtheywill.”Bishop Kilgo was~of ‘course talking to Methodist preach- ers when he said thé preacher was @esponsible because he nominated_\_the officersinhischurch.In some oftheotherdenominationsthechurch“members elect the officers but the Pastor,if he desires;as he usually‘does,can have much to do with nam-Ang the man.And so Dr.Kilgo wasiRivingotherpreachers,as well as his own brethren,a deserved =knock,‘Many preachers think more about‘the worldly prominence members et their congregation thin they dotheir-religion.Some of them makespecial.efforts to-_get4 man of some ence,socially or —otherwise, a member of their congregation—if‘his soul was a more -valuehha:eS 5 huniblestcitizereS)r him-by giving him post of“honor.The fact that his life—hiswalkand,conversation—may not be-as to fit him for leadership inthehouseoftheLorddoesnot.seem:count,Nothing the devil can pos- the}, him in they seek |, want to youIwant,to read.Can you teach meto read?Will you teach me to real?Will you read to.me? I will read to you.Teach me to read.wits yy‘Arithemetic(1)Writing numbers from zeroto 9,(2)Writing.the number 10,.(3)Writing numbérs by 10’s to 90.(4)Writing numbers from 1 to 99.(5).Writing the number 100.~(6)Writing numbers by 100’s to 900.:;(7)Notation afd numeration,of numbers to 900.‘(8)Writing numbers from 100 to999*i(9)Writing 1,000,aad: write I want to write.‘Can you teach me to write?Will-you teach me to write? Will you write to me? I will write to you.Teach me to write.Arithmetic...“: (1)Review and-drill.on.the points that scemed difficult for class to un- derstand the first night. (2)Writing numbers by 1,000’s to 9,000...:: (3)Writing numbers from 1,000 to 9,999.(4)Write the population of the fol- lowing cities as given in the ceusus of 1910:‘Elizabeth City,8,142;Fayette- ville,7.045;Gastonia,5,759;Kinston, 6,995;Mount Airy,3.844;New Bern, 9.961:Salisbury,7,158:Statesville,4,- 599;Tarboro,4.129;Washington (N. C.),6.211:Burlington,4,808;Golds- boro,6:107.(5).Writing the number 10,000. (6G)Writing numbers by 10,000’s to 100.000.f (7)Writing numbers from 10,000 to 100,000.i (8)Write the population of thefol- lowing larger cities as given in the Chand,1910:«Greensboro,15,895; Charlo@e,34.014;Durham,18,241; Asheville,18,762;Winston-Salem,22,- 700;Wilmington,25,748;Raleigh,19,- 218.ii and my IT can read and write. I can read my name,Will you write my name? -I ean write my name, I can read and write my name.Arithmetic.eee (1)Rapid review of the most diffi- cult points in Lessons I and I. (2)Fix thoroughly in the minds of the pupils the points most ‘difficult for them to grasp on previous nights. New W name ork Addition Without “Carr,if (1)If.a parent buys a primer for his little boy for 25 cents,and a read-, er for his little girl for 32 e¢nts,how much does -he pay for both? (2)If a farmer.has..35_acres of timber land,and 61 acres of cleared land.how.many acres of land has he? ~(3)A man buys 2 milk cows for $75,and 2 hogs for:$24.how much money does he pay for the cows and the hogs?‘: (4)Panid drill on adding units and tens.Add:23 67 45 74 54 82 24 25 (1)Ifa man pays $175 for a mule, and $220 for a horse,how much.does he vay for both? (2)On one ten-acre field.a farmer raised?575 bushels of corn,and on another ten-acre field he raises 424 bushels.How manv bushels of corn does he raise on both ten-acre fields? (8)Ravid drill on adding units, teng and hundreds.i875898658948224101941.151 hapsdk aceiphl aebeale’:etapa (1)A farmer pavs $2.753 for one tract of land,and $1,325 for an ad- joining farm..How much does he pay for both farms?ra (2)A town lot costs $1.250 and the house $2,125.What is the cost of both?: (3)Rapid’drill on adding units, tens,hundreds and,thousands.Add: *9482 8458 82652151654411734 like hook letDoyouliketoread?I like to read and write. I can read my book. “Let me read to you. Let me'read the paper.T can read my Bible.Arithmetic.— (1)Rapid review of writing and reading numbers to 1,000.(2)Rapid review :of writing and reading numbers from 1,000 to 10,000.(3)Rapid review of writing and. ae numbers from 10,000 to 100,- (4)Rapid review of adding ~units and tens;units,tens and hundreds; units,tens,hundreds and thousands. New WorkAdditionWith“Carrying.” (1)If a two-horse wagon cost $59,and a set of harness <ost $19,what isthecostofboth?:(2)If a parent buys an arithmeticfor36centsanda°grammar for 45cents,how much does he pay for both?(3)Rapid drill on adding units‘andtens,Add: “© “18967659 6538 1999 v mebrotherlettertownhe arm ah aif sgn 8 ‘ _I live on the farm.Do you live on the farm?I like to live on the farm..My brother lives in town.1 will write a letter to my broHewillreadSrletter.f Arithmetre.;(1)Rapid review of writing Tras Nepe .Apt }hee from 10,000’to 100,000, tens,hundreds andout“carrying.”.an.(3)Rapid drill on adding units andtens;units,tens and hundreds;units,tens,hundreds and thousands—with“carrying.”\«New WorkSubtractionwithout“Borrowing,” (1)If one of you’had $78 in:the bank and took out $52,how muchmoneywouldyouhaveleftinthebank?>~*~(2)Rapid-drill on subtracting units.and.tens from units and tens,Sub- tract:. 98-96 89 65.75 4962.48.55 -32-25.27 (1)A man having $878 in the bankbuysatownlotfor$522.How muchmoneydoeshehaveleftinthebank?(2)Rapid drill on subtracting units,tens and hundreds.from units,tensandhundreds.Subtract: 989 878 999 875 667 889 (1)If Tom pays $7,888 for.one piece of land,and $5,222 for anotherpieceofland,how much more money does he pay for the first piece of landthanhedoesforthesecondpiecé?~~ (2)Rapid drill on subtracting units,tens;hundreds and thousands,fromunits,tens,hundreds and thousands.Subtract:6785 7876 8987 9899 ..4473 6754 6765 8789 VI plow soil thousands—with we raisecrops We We raise crops on the farm. plow the soil deep. We plant good seed. We raise good crops. Plow the soil deep. Plant good seed. You can raise good crops. Arithmetic. (1)Short and rapid review of writ- ing and reading numbers from 10,000 to 100,000. units and tens;units,tens and hun- dreds;units,tens,hundreds and thous- ands without “carrying.” (8)Short and rapid drill in adding units and tens;units,tens,and hun- dreds;units,tens,hundreds and thous-ands with “carrying.”4 (4)Short and rapid drill in sutractingunitsandtens;units,tens, and hundreds;units,.tens,hundr BERLAIN'’S TABLETS. Ohio.“Two years ago >was an invalid duetostomachtrouble.I took three bottles oftheseTabletsandhave.since been in the bestofhealth.”Obtainable everywhere. SOUand other Skin Troubles Guarantees ———-Saxo Sal to.sto)with application or return yourmoney.There are lots of skin reme-dies but Saxo is the only one they guar- antee like this.Why don’t you try it?W.F.HALL,DRUGGIST,~~.Statesville.9 i NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the es-tate of W.A.Millsaps,deceased,this is to no-tify all persons having claims against said e¢s-tate to present them to me on or before De- ¢ember 3,1916,or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.All persons’indebtedtosaidestatewillmakeimmediatesettlement.R A.MILLSAPS,R.T.Weatherman,att'y.Administrator. Dec.3,1915,: -Notice to Contractors: Sealed _proposals for the construction ofdrainageimprovementsintheDavidsdonCreekDrainageDistrict,Iredell county,N.C.,willbereceivedbythé’board of.drainage com-missioners up to 12 o'clock m.on the 15thdayofDecember,1915,‘at the office of Zeb.V.Turlington,’Esq.,Mooresville,N..Theplansandspecificationsareonfileattheof-fice of the ¢glerk of the Superior Court of Ire-dell county.The successful bidder will be -re- quired to give a sufficient bond for the faithful performance of the contract.The board’re«serves the right to,reject any ot all bidsJ.A ACR eyJ.R.WITHERS,J.T.MOORE,Creek Commissioners. \ Nov.80,1915. NOTICE.TO CREDITORS, Having qualified as administrator of the es-tate of James C.Martin,deceased,late ofIredellcounty,North Carolina,this is to notify all persons having Claims against the estate ofsaiddeceasedtoexhibitthemtotheunder- sighed at J.M.Stroud’s,Statesville,N..C.,R-7,on or before the 29th day of November,1916;or this notice will-be plead in bar oftheir-recovery:—--All--persons~itidebted-tothesaidestatewillpleasemakeimmediatesettle-ment,:J.3.GRIFFITH,W.-A.-Bristol,Atty.Administrator. Si iban sawed,( reading numbers from 1,000 to ‘ca 4 (2)‘Rapid drill-on addingvunite:and.tens;units,tens and hundreds;units, (2).Short and rapid drill in adding OWES HER GOOD ‘HEALTH TO CHAM- thé itchin,d begin\healing |:ra ig an gin}ing Subtraction non (1)Hf.one.hadhedgershowwiuch money érould*-how’much wou‘ou tare rete th the bank?©2)Rapid .drill:act.58 61°76 77 84 92 93 9T 982928284975665849 Ae eR ape(3):Brownhas 8785/15 thebuysatownlotfor.How muchsioneydoeshethenRaveinbank?(2)Rapid drill in subtracting units,tens and ‘hundreds.Subtract., ‘688.728 812 922 925 917 952 900 499 699 675 784 786 798 798 899 cee farm for $5,999.How much money\has he left for equipment?(2)Rapid drill in subtracting units,tens,hundreds and thousands.Sub- tract:16888 6888 8888-9225 9754 9276 90002999499959994896689678998999 (8)If the population ‘of-ElizabethCity'in 1910 was 8.142 and the popu-lation of Fayetteville was 7,045,howmanymorepéoplelivedinElizabeth Gity than lived in Fayetteville? {4)If the population of Kinston in1910.was 6,996 and vhe population of Washington (N.C.)was.6,211.howmanymorepeoplelivedinKinstonthanlivedinWashington?. re ne a Plenty.of Corn in Union. Monroe Enquirer.* There is in the cribs of this coun- ty about a million bushels of corn. A number of farmers have.madeenoughcornthisyeartolast’themtwo-years.There is-a_lot-of-corn-ofthe1914croponhand,too.»There isanabundanceofforage. TAKE “CASCARETS”*HEADACHY,BILIOUSAND.CONSTIPATED. Best For Liver and Bowels,Bad Breath,Bad Colds Sour Stomach. Get a 10-cent box. Sick ‘headache,biliousness,coated tongue,head and nose clogged up with a cold—always trace this to tor-pid liver;delayed,fermenting foodinthebowelsorsour,gassy stomach.Poisonous matter clogged in the in- testines,instead of being cast out ofthesystem,is re-absorbed into the!blood.When this poison...reaches| the delicate brain tissue it causes con- gestion and that dull,throbbing, sickening headache.Cascarets immediately cleanse the| stomach,remove the sour,undigested| food and foul gases,take the excessbilefromtheliverandcarryoutalltheconstipatedwastematterand poisons in the.bowels.a A Sasearet tonight will surely straighten you out by morning.They work while you sleep—a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear,stomach sweet and your liver | and bowels regular for months. IF “I owe my good health to Chamberlain's |’: Tablets,”writes Mrs.R.G.Neff,Crookston,| »IMAGAZINE00ARTICLES-300 ILLUSTRATIONS KEEP informed of the World’s Pro:inEngineering,Mechazics and Invention.For]Fat i Son and All the Family.Iteapeaiaytoallclasses-—Oldand Young Men and Women,fis the Favorite Mpgazine in thousandso4esthroughouttheworld,Our ForeignCorrespondentsareconstantlyonthewatchiorgenewandinterestinganditis ritten So You Can Understand rt ‘he Sho;Nope Depactment {20 Pages)containsPractiYHinforShopWorkandensywaysfortho}iayman to do things around the Bome.Amateur Mechanics (17 Pages)for the Boys andtomakethings,ells howto makeWire-less and Te!sp Ontfits,Engines,Boats,Snow-shoes,Jewolry,Roed Frrnitnre,etc,Conteins in-structions for the Mechazic,Camper and Sportsnran.$2.50 PER YEAR SINGLE COPIES,[Orderfrom your newsdesler ordirect from thoSampiecopywillbesentonrequest.pore MECHANICS acest6No.Michigan Avenue,CHICAGO i -|VALUABLE LAND AT PRIVATE SALE. Under the terms of the will of Mrs.Har-riet Clark,deceased,the undersigned executoroffersatprivatesaleavaluabletractoffandlyingontheCatawbariverinCatawbacounty,N.C.,containing 151 acres more orlessandknownastheAlexanderClarkplace.The tract contains 60 acres of original forest and 40 acres of river bottom lands,The estatealsooffersahouseandlotinTroutmanandanislandof10acresin.the Catawba river.For terms apply toC.H.BROWN,ExR.B.McLaughlin,Atty.-_Trougman,N.C. July 12.1915.2 :oe a + in (d in .subtractingunitsandtens.Subtract.ye EN bank but} 1)A farmer having $7,888 buys a} Perettihittread Tall , :bir cag o .TobaccoChewers”—|>of the greatest thinkerssiidoneJythiscountryeverproduced. Js . obacco For ;The Brain Worker— must be.mild.’He .can’t ‘afford to’use a strong;ranktobaccowithitscome-back’ on the nerves. But PICNIC TWIST was just made for the folkswhodon’t use their’heads merely as a Bs‘hat rack.e As mild and:mellow as tobacco can.be,yet as full of taste'and as long-last.°ing as the strongest chew.“That is therightcombination.PN sae ICC aWIST CHEWING :TOBACCO ‘fry a s¢TWIST,then get one ofthoseair-tight freshness-preservingdsumsofelevenTWISTS. BUICK SIX-CYLINDER -—MOTOR CARS Are furnished complete to the small-est detail.Regardless of the caryoubuyorthepriceyoupay,no-where can you get greater value thanintheValve-ttiesd Buick Sixes. We have just received a shipment and‘will be glad to demonstrate this car. Statesville Motor Com’y..“QUALITY FIRST.” ASK US."PHONE 140. = Wanted COTTON SEED! « Will pay 55 1-2c.:a bushel,or will - sive even exchange of meal for seed. . We are still ginning,for the 40th and bagging and ties free._ ‘ Imperial Cotton Oil Co. “DANGER”GROUP and PNEUMONIA Come like a thief in the night and seize upon the infant child.Be prepared to savethelifeofyourlittleonebyhavingabot- frame's Vapo-Mentha Sale Co RORa Price 25c.,60c,-and $1.00, -6558°4868 78292949.28.19. (1)Ifa farmer pays $175 apiecefora_pair of mules,:what.does the pair ¢ost him?#(2)na drill.on adding”units, tens and hundreds.Add: 165 178.189 687 685 729 489 jy do so-harms the cause of relig-and 1 Church-as'this_sort of;for nothing so discreditsfreligion.and so discredits a churchepentshonasforaianwhoseeen 148 135 273 326 227 181-496 ‘ |(1)A farmerraises 2,898 pounds of character —-and moral character|To Drive Out Matariameans:to reiterate,can do morefigion‘than that.«>ent bé ‘honest,pay debtseeetalkfullduty“a citizen and \Takefellowman—.is not above|TASTELESS chill TONIC.You knproachandwhose¢laims to Chris-|what you are taking,as the formule 49 1°"meal are ayes with contempt by!printed on every label,showing it is:5 know he ‘we|Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. £0.Te@- And Bulld Up The SystemtheOldStandardGROVE’S Noy,30,TST”7 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF SUMMONSBY:PUBLICATION. North Carolirtia,:Iredell.County.;In the Superigr Court,January Term,19165.Daisy Parks,»plaintiff,vs.Espy.Parks,de-fendant.Rapa take notiec that an action entitled as abovhasbeencommencedintheSuperiorCourt’oIredellcounty,North Carolina,by the plain-tit above named for the purpose of securingh-divorce a-mensa et thoro;from said defend~ant;and the said defendant will further ‘takenoticethatheisrequiredtoappearat‘the to be held:on the fifth Monday before the firstMondayinMarch,1916,at the court house pfsaldcounty.in Statesville,N..Cy and answefor-denrur-to-the-complaint-in:said action,7 ortheplaintiffwillapplytothecourtforthereliefdemandedinsaideomplaint,rJ,Ay HARTNESS,Clerk Iredell Superior .Court: he Quinine<drives out malaria,the|Iron builds up the system,50 centa J.A.Seott,Jr.,Attorney for Plaintiff,7Nov,30,1915, P Espy Parks,the defendant above named,will’ term of the,Superior Court.of anid county, on receipt of price.BRAME’MEDICINE CO, NS Wilkesboro;N.C. et :We have tha very best Parchment Butter Paper, and can print your name ~and brand on same.Let us4.have your order for any.quantity-you-want..See_us,Prices reasonable. ;:7 -==|——aepeitinnisierne es. CLEAN THAT WATCH OR CLOCK! ~Don’t wear them out before you have it done. First-class work all the time,and you can.getyourworkwhen,you want it..H.B.WOODWARD Jeweler, Croup and Pneumonia,.¢°= For sale by all dealers at.sent.post-pald | ‘ButterWrappers!:| ~The new Gypsy Boot=the low heel,-elothtop,patent vamp-Button and Lace. Grover’s Soft Shoes for tender feet. School Shoes for Children.Yours for the Price, S.,:M.&H.SHOE CO.,| ~The One Price Cash Shoe Store.|a Your Shoes repaired while-you wait,— t we ne t ct o po ae [Eagle &‘Milholand fh so e 1 FOR-FINE CLEANING 1 N,C.—Mrs.Sarahtown,anlthy“Tokyears-stomach .yngawagmorethananyonex i at most medicintteneaom* theIreadonedayabouthtstonic,‘and i Oesien ee try ie°; almost cured.It did me moreeetheothermedicines|hadreoetoni abled oneoN grand |Toit poachedthemaboutisSeveralarenow:taking it,’oe ,lady reader,suffer from anyofthevamentsduetowomanlytrouble,h he,backache,sideache.everlastin;gly tired wine letus urgeyou to givs Cardui aWefee!confident it ent help you,alas it has a million other women inpasthalf ri to-day.YouAlldruggists.wor regetit. foie srWomen,”itforJavamlwoaaet ea:194 |Oysters and Celery! -We will have freshOystersonTuesdaandFridayof..eacweekAndfreshCelery:all the time.See usfor:Cocoanuts,Cran-berries,Prunesor any-fuisigiyou need in ourine, —’Phone 89._ Ovsters, Celery, Lettuce. ——FRESH — Every Tuesday and Friday Miller-McLain Supply Co. ——THE— Paine View Dairy .Has just had its cowstested and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy with the Dacro|System {should be patronized. —’PHONE 347 BLACK.— DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and 6-inch DRAIN TILE on hand. Common.Bricks,FaceBricks,always ready for delivery.Statesville Brick Co. C.WATKINS for’’ “Everything to Build With.” FULLSTOCK--LOWEST PRICESShingles,Doors,Windows,Ceiling, Flooring,Siding,Boxing,{Mould-: Laths,Lime Cement,ete.Hest Planters’Wh.Stateaville. AND DYEING —'PHONE 147— -Sloan Pressing Club.. Coite L.Sherrill,M.D., aenottakenbutaboutsixbottlesuntil a 24 &m.“10,08@1m,due $:26 p.m,Everrd due 10:25 pm|Train dug 10.85«,m.‘Train,;due 1.15p.m.Train due €:55 p.m.‘Train No.16,east-bound,due 10.50 p.mCHARLOTTEANDTATLORATYESFrom.Charlotte. He ae 9.50,leaves 10.85 0 m.|!Train No.24 ar.’8:14,leaves 614 p.m. ‘From:Tay Train No.23.ar.10:00,leaves 10 40 e m.Train oe Zz ar 6:ns ‘leaves 7:05Pe m.Noa,23 and 24 are notoperatid on Sunday Yellow ‘Jacket Changes Hands, A correspondent of the Wilkes- I |boro Patriot says a company _repre- sented by Rev.A.T,Abernethy,who assumes:a half interest,has bought the Yellow Jacket paper and equip- ment at Moravian Falls from Mr.R. Don Laws,the paper’s founder and builder;A partial interest in the new company is held by Barney W.and Shafter R.Laws,sons of the former publisher.The consideration is saidtobe$32,000,Mr.Abernethy,who has been aggo- ciated with the paper for the pastsevenyears,will become managing editor.There will be no change inthepolicyofthepaper.Mr.Laws will remain in Moravian Falls and devotehisattentionto>pablicstlan of his pet paper,The cal Whipper. {OLD AND NEW WAYTOTREATCATARRH} Breathing a Germ-Killing Air En- dorsed By Actual Results. The discovery of Hyomei has wrought a.wonderful change,in thetreatmentofcatarrh. Prior to three years ago the medi- cines ordinarily employed in the eure of this disease were.drugs,sprays, lotions,ete.In some instances they benefited,but .the improvement wasirtotlasting. With Hyomei you take into the air passages of your throat and head abalsamicairthatgoesintothemin- utest cells,and.should —effectually kill all germs and microbes of ca- tarrh.,Its purpose is to enter the blood with the oxygen,killing the germs in the blood,and restore health to the whole.system.Many aston- ishing testimonials have been receiv-ed from these who have been helpedbyHyomei.° A complete outfit is inexpensive and includes an inhaler,dropper and suf- ficient Hyomei for several weeks’ treatment. Perhaps the strongest evidence that can be given to doubters,is the fact that the Statesville Drug Co.havesomuchfaithinHyomeithatthey sell every package under a positive does not relieve. It is the one universal Christ- mas Gift thatis:always accept-able.We have the bestassort-ment we have ever had and have arranged to furnish in a neat Christmas package FREEOFCOST. Full Line of VOLLANDCARDSAGAIN. Make your selections early. Statesville Printin Compzny. ‘Calendars and Pads. Seals,Tags and Lables. R.P.ALLISON'S Book STORE, “te } : ~~ pe g e p e g e n t e e s fo s ey ‘Will answer ’phone calls leftatDr.Long's.Sanatorium orGeo,M.Foard’s residence. “WANTED! DR.C.L.CRUSE aud Veterinarian, Office :ea1 Polk Gray Drug Co. Office Phone’109,Residence "Phone 198 Green, SCRAP BRASS “Heavy Brass 74c. per pound,Light Brass 5c.per pound ny ..FOR SALE:— New and second hand boiler-room supplies) moe college,Modern con-one block fr D,A:MILLER.Oct,29,!-veniences. tai:Apam ReNtCseveiemhekee.,Mace,ot Cc,H.TURNER. guarantee to refund the money if it Iredell.Hardware’ seat re batTotheEditorof‘The Landmark: To the aeons ofafte Visiting Nurse |p) service,‘who by their contributions,have made possible the,work,©thefinancecommitteesubmitsthefollow-ing report,showing something ofworkaccomplished,the funds receiv-|ed and the method of the disburse-|ment.The work has been in operation|only nine and a half months,but,we |°feel that a report should be manoe tolyoubeforeaskingyouruppersfor| another year.Mrs.Vera onescametotheworl’a stranger.to-our|;town and community and had tonatetheworkand:familiarize herself|with the field.Another handicap that)7);she labored under was lack of trans-portation,-this necessarily limiting the}number:of persons reached in a day.|Nevertheless,by her untirine “nergy|and byinging to,bear the well <tained|mind and sympathetic hosri that.has |characterized her,the resvita’have | benn more than gratifying totheenm-| mittee.She has made 1,400 visits,1,000 of|which were sickvisits in which bedside|care was given or the care-takersstructedinthecareofthepatient.Of| this number 187 were colored patients.She has assisted with-23 operations.and with 15 special treatments,and|has aided the doc.ors_in obtaining | specimens for 15 laboratorytions,She has cared for 15 tuberedlosis| cases and at present has 13 cases un-|der care.To these she has furnished|sputum cups,given advice «and en-| couragement as,to manner of living,| etc.,and in cases where necessary|she has furnished them with milk and| fruit.zs |_She has assisted the doctors in a humber of obstetrical cases,her work|in these cases including visits to theexpectantmotheraswellasinfollow-|ing up the cases after birth and giving|care to both mother and child.This is a most important feature of herworkandwebelievemanyyoung:lives have been saved by her care.‘ Mrs.Jones has been extremely use- fulin the matter of looking-after way-ward girls and those inclined to be soShehasrenderedsomeformofaid to 10 wayward girls.Here again is.a matter of.extreme importance,Mrs.Jones is also a probation of-ficer of the recently organized Juven- ile Court and is in a position to render |much aid in the location and caretheboysandgirlsthatneeditsatten-: tion. Ther in-| is another class of boys al gisls who,for some reason unknownto the parents and teachers,.make no progress in school.The Caswell Train-. ing School is prepared to give the nec-essary care and training to these boys and girls.The nurse -has discovered | several of these cases. No statistics can give an idea of the |good she hasdone in co-operatingwith | in giving instruction in the homes along sanitary lines.Sheis subject to the call of the doctors of the town!-|when they.may need her services.We< want to take this opportunity .of| thanking the good physicians ofStatesvilleforthehelpthatthe rendered in this worthy work,e good they are doing passes too ‘yéak ally unknown and “unappreciated the public.The ‘nurse is not “simply a.charitynurse.but is for any who may need her services,regardless of their “wealth dered assistance,in homes of persons of all degrees,from:tne.poor to thewell-to-do and socially prominent.Sheisheretodogood.Call upon her.She has a well provided linen closet at her disposal,which was ‘supplied by ‘the generosity of the good women ofStatesville.From.this closet she has supplied linen to 28 tamilies in cases of sickness.The finance:commitee.composed ofMrs.Chas.Anderson,chairman,Mrs. R.V.Brawley,Mrs.J.B.Armfield, Mrs.J.L.Culley:and Miss Mabel Pos-ton.make the following report of col- lection and disbursement of funds to December 1,1915: Collections For the General Expense Fund. Albertson,Mrs. Allison,T.Allison,+R.Armfield,J.Anderson,J.F.... MBallance+Sullivan Co..Bristol,L.B Brawley,Brawley,Brown,Bailey, Renevolent &Relief Bryant,PegramBunch,F.*Brown,.G. |Bradford Knitting Mills...:.Rrady,J.A.......06.6.06Caldwell,t On sii hng 8.00 Conger,Coliger,»Mr.and Mrs.Fred..Church,Rev.G.H. Cashwell,Mrs.C.S Gray,_JohnGant,R.BGaither,F.Holland,—8.Harbin;R.Hughey,G.Purnell,P.Henry,R.FP,Hoffmann,J.Irvin.Mra.J.C. Johnson,Jones,Cedi.‘Johnson -Belk.Co. Jenkins, 6.00 1.00 Kirk,Rev.J 12.00 | Tong Mrs.6,00Tazenby,IL.6,00|Lockwood,M 2.00|wc.1.50 Lewis,Mrs. the|Raynal, ee e,Fi Toe g chek tania a eabbenris 00 Steele Bi Oy Me BOMB.i vidsceed tieeenies iStatesvillePrinting“Gervaacrtiaah sce 1|Statesville Furniture,Co...6s.seetaers ‘Sloop,Fa Bar vaindie dhe we dsmthe vile wecies Khe 2.00 Tate,Wes Weaitichececscecnsehwaabens § Thompson,D.*Thompson,yTomlin,8.8...biTomlin,W.tine Sapedcedenacege sah é“omlin,Ths Deivewcedersccecnmapenvayie .Turner,W.D..,peat ;Turner,©,ice .Watts,*Os yWilson,6.00Wanttirierioe“f,3.00Woodward,a HY 60Webb,Dr.6.00Welborne,z r 5.00;Wagner,L,C..12.00Westmoreland,W.4.00 Watts,Ai Descivccdicbavcnweiaedaogenne 12.00Wallace,Wm..12,00 Wallace,Isidore..12.00Wallace,Herma 9.00WailsagSig......4.00Webb,W.E.......2.50Walker,J.O......6.00Yount,H.A....ew 5.00 Millsaps,E.8......6.45 1,00 Total Collections ona Mutecriotions.$788.“60SpecialContributions.|Metropolitan Life’Insurance Co.......$146.00Z%Pony and Buggy.‘Alexander.AyYew.ceec ince reebe de eees $.2.00Ausley,Mire "D Mis bak hoki pee ness s 1.00Bowles,3,"Bisses-diliaketebeacerenee a 1.00|Bunch,Robert....1.00Brawley,R.V.,Mi 1.00Armfield,J.B.,1.00Bristol,W.A..1.00Carlton,Dr.J.‘F.2.00|Cooper,Mrs,Wm.n.on...eeetereeeeee 1.00Caldwell,Mra.LC:1,00 |Cash...0.4.odtins pation ob 50 |Clark;Bs Rissa is 1,00DiamondFurnitureCo.6.00Eagle&Milholland .......606ss50055 50Grier,Hy Pio eeueees 50|Gilmer,Mrs.E.G 60Gray,Polk.......1,00.Iredell Hardware.1,060Johnston,A.5 2.00Mille;—Roea.i:2ciccs sas agen set ce tiee tere 39|McLaughlin,R.B.1,00|Nash,T,N........-60Penland;Robert..69Raymer,D.L.....50 |Rickert,Romeet envio sce sesiececengtoc 26Self,BQ.,oy cviees gis 2.00 Stephenson,‘Baxter 26Sherrill,Jease..60|Turner,W.D...69ome,|Ws Aes c ices sbececeein see 20,00StsntesvilleHousefurnishingCo.......1.00Ramsey-Bowles Morrison Co,:1.00Weatherman,R.T..v.....---1.00'Wallace,Sig.....-.-.eeeeeeee 25‘Yount,H.As...e.eee 2.50SaleofRedCrossSeals34.85 Total Special Contributions SO ice binge’236.90 the officers.in work of sanitation-and| or poverty.She has visited and ren-j ° iL. ‘lation of recognized rights ‘under in- °|United)States,it was said,will’de-Lmand-that- |case.\ as o k Se e e ly,Rev.Pe rn Ramsey -Bowles:Morrison Co/Raymer,D.Rev.‘Stephany,Miss Rose.,|Sherrill ©Bee.ce kdb ea ha yeStatesvilleRealty&Investment Co. rz & Statesville Lumber Co. Total Collections For All Purposes.$1,025.440 -$787.60Disbursements.|Narn’'s salary,10 and one-half mos.Miscellaneous items,including sup- plies,livery hire,ete............005Pony,Buggy and Harness...4Tubereularexpenditures—Milk. Sputum Cups Eber cero cerasereseeses Total Disburs®nents ........6.-+.$989.95 -Total Receipts ...........0.50008 1,025.40|« Balance on Hands ......,..+.+-35.46Ofthisbalance$18.68 belongs to the tuber- cular fund.There is a balance on subscrip-tions uncollected,some not due until Decem-\ber.of $84.We have received a number of contributions|¢1 box‘in kind.”J.K.Morrison Grocery Co., of Ivory Soan;D.J.Kimball,soav;Milo|McLain Supply ‘Co.,soap;Mrs.Clark,$6 laundry book;Miss Annie Ferguson.antisep-ties;H.B..Woodward and John P.Moore,|wardrobe for linen;Mrs.Fred.Conger,milk .,|for two tubercular patients for three months;$10.25 given to Mrs,Jones for relief;work;36tromBaptistY.W.A.for fruits,etc.Num-of others not renorted to the committee. r.Carpenter and Mrs.Nooce have helpedmuchby.the loan of their horses for thenurse.The doctors have also been most lib- eral in helping. Will SearchFor the Light. Mr.H.C.Martin of Lenoir,who recently interested himself to organ- 4#é an expedition to search for “thesourceofthe.mysterious light that has been appearing over Brown moun- tain,in Burke county,for some years,announces in the last issue of the Le-noir.Tovic that the expedition will “make the dash”for the light today,Hh.if the weather isn’t too bad. '.The expedition will be divided into three parties,says Mr.Martin.One party,under command of Dr,Wilson, on Jonas Ridge,or that vicinity.Dr.H.Coffey will have charge of a party and will probably go in his machine to Graggs,or some point in that.vicinity.Others will go by rail‘o Gorge and then walk toThe:sum-mit of Brown mountain and establishtwoormorecampsonthatmountain,Any -reliable party who cares to ioin the expedition is invited,says Mr.Martin,each member to provide} his own eauipment is the way of|3 wrans,bedding and fTheLandmarkhopes the source of |! the mysterious light will be solved, and if it is.to Mr.Martin belongs the hnnor—and the profit.if there be any. If he gets enough information out of*t to make it worth while,he should conserve his material,take the lec- about it. British Take thé Hocking. Official announcement |that American steamship;Hocking hadbeenrequisitionedbytheBritishgov- ernment without the formality of ed by the State Department ingtonFriday,-in—a-from.Consul General Young,at Hal- ifax,where the ship has been.de- New.York to.Norfolk, This procedure will be vigorouslycontestedbytheUnitedStatesgov- ernment as being illegal and in vio- ternational law.Officials of the de- partment expressed frank amazement when they learned that the Hockingactually>had been”requisitioned.The the ship—-be_retained in|prize:court,on the charge that she|-‘is partly German -owned,and-thattheprizecourtactpromptlyinthe, e a will go in machines to Loven’s hotel,|Z ture platform and tell.the rest of us! the}z prige court proceedings was receiv-|< "tained since she was seized by a Brit-|= ‘ish warship while on the way from Is,Ss.e ei ti|Meat.Tall.cans,’ 30,value,for is eg bee ry AY te 25¢.wes [Cc i i MEATS AND aKRD:Just reveived fresh shipment forofSupreme;Hams.and ‘NUTS,Matchless Breakfast Bacon.This meat is as good as the Seeded Raisins esbestandisguaranteed.Currants 2.0.0.yyeeSupremeHams......21 1-2c.lb.|Dates .......2.004.Matchless Bacon ........26c,Ib.|Gatitornia Ags ‘Faultless Pienic Hams ..17c.lb.saniter vichiake Pure Latd36 6j's dager peers 13¢.Ib.3 for y'PoaoneLardscbdeesKn8-4e Ib.T Gocoanuts : urify Conypound ’in o 10 yes :“Pails $1.12—this Lard is ae Cranberrits «..worth $1.35 peane Bs ets ont ea No.10°Snowdrift Ce eee wv 26 Shelied Walnuts oo ce diel5 Snowdrift ..,.:63c.Crystalized Pineapple, CCRaO Oe VeRO WO Meee eee 23c.Bright Pieées .....+..0044e COFFEE Crystalized ‘Cherries.(iabrake Queen Brand Coffee, B5¢OBR cea Rade eee ae Contvalue:for si...)essa soe 88e.Ib,Brazil Nuts ......aa Bourbon Santos,Coffee (loose)Mixed Nuts .....the 35c.kind for.........,.-f Fancy English Walnuts.++ No.1‘Blended Coffee,25¢.Extra fancy walnuts ......2 value f0F hiicaoes.es 18¢.'Tb.|Grape Fruit .......4.66 The Robert Bunch Cash Grocery ‘“Phe House of Better Values.” ’Phone No.229. “The Statesville Realty &Investment Co.re===INSURANCE!&= Ae a great many.policyholders do not séem.to know.taetheirinsurancewillbevoidunder:certain conditions named’in the:contract of the policy which they buy.We deen it.advisable to,mention some of the causes under which the same willbe.rendered ze)valueless,viz: 1—Vacant or idle property for longer than 30 days—a to: your agent for permit.,ely.2—Mechanics making additions to,or extraordinary altera~tions in or on.property—always get permits from agents.|(iene3—Property upon which thére is a mortgage unlessnetige:of same is given—apply to your agent.; 4—Any change in the title or ownership,or interest in proper-cyt ty insured other than by death.i 5—Assignment or transfer of property to another.“ 6—By any increase in the hazard,notice must be given,:~ 7-—The taking of other insurance without notice.be 8—Keeping explosives on the premises without ae other ‘than kerosene oil.9—Property encumbered by chattle mortgage.jPolicyholdersshouldreadlines7‘to 30 of the printed ‘Goateesoftheirpolicies..It is impossible for agents to know.of.these -de+ficiencies unless notified..Call on us for anyINSURANCE infor+ mation.os)i as “WE INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE.”-J.F.CARLTON,mete Le; *PHONE 54..”STATESVILLE, CO O O L OT H E Es 3S THE PROBLEM PERPLEXING THE POLITICIANS!_ And isn’t.it your problem?Are you protecteda the % assault of winter on your defenceless’‘skin—the blasts of cold;Or : winds that ruin your complexion and leave it.rough,raw and ir-ritahle? You can render your tender skin impregnable to theravages °e ve eens by fortifying with a bottle of AZMON’S BENZO- ts rE Heals,protects ‘and iottens your skin. convince and cure you. The Polk Gray Drug Company | A small bottle’will “ON THE SQUARE.”» A few single ‘end double barrel s Shot Guns left.We want to chnee! out every one of these before the. holidays,and to do this we are of- We do not offér these for warfare—we fering alow price on them, are peace advocates and would go with Mr.Henry Ford to Europe on .*e ahismissionforpeacewerehe to In the meantime tor any- thing in the hardware line..... ‘ask us. ~~SkE— A-later-report-says-the British ernment has requisitioned theGeneseeaswellastheHocking,and that prize, Lutz,Rev.W.2.00Tawrencr.Dr,3.00 Lewis,1.90McElweeTobaceoFactory...12.00}Miller,Mra,5.B 1,00|Mann,Mra.Li Ti.ae 3.00 | “BEAR THIS “IN MIND. “T consider Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,hy far the best medicine in the market for|colds and eroup,”’says Mrs.Albert Blosser,Lima,Objo.,Many others ate of the cate} fredell “Phone-No;-74,Belt -No--% opinion,Obtainable everywhere, 1 |will be centralizedin-London: penetraTheQuinineThatDoesNotAffect The Head| Because of its tonic and laxative effect,LAXA-TIVE BROMO Con isbetter than aEnervous court proceedings against vessels of,the American’Trans-Atlantic Steam:|shin Company.which have been seized |«the number being given‘as several—if ee Eeeoe eepemiecivertke Tel aetee annnmeaienameafooforthesignatureofBR,W.GROVE,2° only experts. STATESVIL LE MOTOR oe VDA ui :yeeteQUALITYFIRST."~—nm ; 2 ee, jptand on the Right Hand at the Last “fo |ther.”.Not all of us canvisit.the December 7,1915. “OUR BLOODY RECORD.f *Statistics of homicides in the reg- istration area of 24 States of the Un- jon,compiled by the Federal censys “bureau,show that North Carolina led ql the rest in proportion to popula- tion.Our urban rate was 274 per “million:inhabitants and the rural rate 178 per million,against an average of 72 in the balance of the registra- tion area in 24 States. That is a distinction of which we .‘will not boast;we will not point with ‘pride to the fact that ‘North Caro- lina leads in thé number of killings in proportion to population.But it is a.record that should be blazoned in’every.community in the State, kept ‘constantly in public view,until it is corrected.We ought to know our own shame —the shame that we have so little regard for human life; that we view the shedding of blood with ‘so little’concern.In fact we _are now seeking to make it easier for the murderers —and God knows _few enough of them are punished—by inaugurating a movement to abol- ish capital punishment.\ Mr.J.H;Lassiter,who unearthed these facts:for the University.News Letter,‘was so disturbed about them that he spent a month trying to find ‘something,to modify the showing: “The result'of the research is ‘pub- lished in the News Letter and The ‘Landmark is printing it today.Tak- ing the cases reportedas brought in- -t the courts in four years,from the fall terms of 1910 to and including the spring terms of 1914—which by no means includes all the homicides in the State,because many are not brought to trial—Mr,Lassiter re- duces our average annual killings permilliéninhabitantsto95,which still jeaves usin the.lead.The figures of jhe homicides in:the different coun- ties and other facts connected there- with afe.of unusual interest and The Landmark is directing attention to them—for study and reflection. The Charlotte Observer thinks the characteristics which The Landmark eacribed to Mr.Walter W.Watt,and which this paper suggested would ‘not add ta his popularity as a candi- date,are.the best reasons why Mr. Watt’s friends should push him for corporation commissioner.“The Land- -mark,”says the Observer,“has de- q scribed the man the people of the _State are looking for.”That is the sort of man they ought to look for, but considering what the people of|:;,° Mr.Watt’s.own county.did for himinacontestforalocaloffice,because _he had displayed the very character- istics the Observer and The Land- mark approve,it would be interest- ing to know,judging the future by the past,how far the Observer thinks Mr.Watt would /get in a State-widecontest. ‘A number ‘of the newspapers havereferredtoMr.I.N.Paine’s report of the hazing at the A.and M.Col- lege,published in The Landmark a week ago,and all condmen the -haz- ing.Everything published the arti; ele in full.There is silence,however, #the college.The Landmark hopes 'thé farmers of the State will be so sroused that ‘the clement which dis-graces the college and the State will find its doors shut in their faces.It would be better for the college to close its doors than to allow the tough element.to dominate it.The fire Should he made-so hot that they will) be smoked out,as they can be. Col.Farabee of the Hickory Rec- _ord avers that his town could feed 600 to 750 people at hotels and pub- die:places,all first class,and would _Bnarantee to feed 400 to 5Q)an hour, “on the best that is grown in Cataw- ‘sick—that is,make helpful visits—or we think we can't.But if we’¢an’t in person ‘visit the’sick and afflicted‘land help them,perhaps the Father- will accept our service indirect—if we provide means for others to do that.ay Those of us in Statesville who think we can’t visit the sick,or can’t’help them if we do visit them,|should cheerfully and gladly contribute to the support of'the nurse who does this work.The report of the work of the visiting nurse,in Statesville for the past ten and a half months is’printed in The Landmark today. She is not only doing a good werk and a necessary work,but.a work that is too important to neglect.It should be continued and we should esteem it a privilege to contribute to it.Those who contributed the .past ear should continue th:subscription and others should help. The Ford Peace Commission.is a sort of joke.Just how the visitors will go about bringing any influence to bear in behalf of peace is not clear, and so far as can be scen the expe- dition:is destined to failure..While this seems to be true,let’s all hope that we may be agreeably disarpoint- ed and that something will,be ac- complished in behalf of peace. Conspirators Found Guilty. Three -high officials.and a subordi- nate officer of the Hamburg -Amer-ican Line were found guilty,in theFederalDistrictCourt.in New.York,of having violated the laws of the United States in sending coal andothersuppliesto.German cruisers intheSouthAtlanticinthefirstfewmonthsoftheEuropeanwar.Thejuryreturneda.verdict of guilty oneachoftwoindictments.The specific charge was conspira cy to deceive and defraud the UnitedStates._The maximum penalty for each indictment is two years’_im-prisonment and $10,000 fine.The four defendants affected by theverdictareDr.Karl Buenz,manag- ing director of the Hamburg -Amer-ican line in New York.former 'Ger- man consul general in New York and former German minister to Mexico;|George Kotter,general superintend-ent of ‘the line;Adolph Hachmeister,general purchasing agent,and Jo- seph Ponpinghaus,a former officer in the German navy and at presentasecondofficerin«the Hamburgs American line.A_fifth defendant Felix Seffner,super-cargo on one of the neutral steamers sent to supply the German fleet,was not.broughttotrial.He was captured by”‘theBritishwhileonhiserrandofrelief:Dr.Buenz,Geo.Kotler and AdolphHachmeisterweresentencedtoayear‘and a half each and Jos.Popping- haus to a year in the Federal prison in Atlanta.The corporation,theHamburg-American line,was fined¢Bail for the four men was fixed at $10,000 each and the case appealed. Opened Grave to Decide _Dis-pute. Quite an unusual case was heardattherecenttermofAlamanceSu-verior Court:About 22 years ago, says the Graham Gleaner,Bill Ma-lone,colored,died and was buried inthenegrocemeteryatGraham.AboutsightyearsagoJonasTate,colored,died and was buried in the same cem-etery.Last.May Annis .Malone,widow of Bill,went to the cemeteryandfoundmarkerserected.at whatshebelievedtobeherhusband’sgrave.She knocked the markers down.Mary Tate,daughter ‘of-Jo-nas,who -had -erected the markers:atwhatsheclaimedwasherfather’sgrave,had the Malone woman ar-rested.When the case cameup for trial,itwasdecidedthattheonly,way to set-tle it*was to open the disputed grave. This was done and the body of JonasTate,which had been embalmed,wasfoundso°well preserved that it was identified by persons who knew him;in addition his name plate was on the coffin. \Baptist Statistics. ‘A summary of statistics for theBaptistState|Convention,whichmeetsinCharlottethisweek,shows 64 Associations with 2,136 .churchesand268,088 members,not including 19 churches that)have not’reportedtotheirAssociations.The member-ship gain for the year was 11,489,andtherewasagainof43inthenumber county.”‘Accepted.But the col- el will.permit us to wonder:what he hotels and cafes and vestaurants lunch counters do with all that acant space all the time when there are.not 500 to 700 extra.people ‘in Hickory to be fed. ieaatannnnnieamenthithieaimaiteeenimamenninenel;The Hickory Record asks\The dmark if it remembers that “Mr. Kitchin paraded up and‘down the State a few years ago declaring thatDemocratsshouldsendamanto|ashington who.would Stand.by t Wilson.”It does,and it “mentioned weeks ago that Mr.Kitch- ift's talk then had returned to plague now.That,however,isn’t perti- |to the-issue of a square deal for.Kitehin.+ The folks who:criticised President Wilson for marsying so soon after “his wife died,should give.him credit ‘having a private and quiet cere- y.The latter is certainly in good faste. me |Great Day and hear the welcome|,.,W|plaudit,“Come ye blessed of my Fa- javege in the registration States.but k f 3Homicidesinthe24Statesof:thegistrationareaoftheUnitedStateswereexhibitedbyJ.H.Lassiter of’Northampton county in arecent issue,of the University News Letter.These‘rates were based on the 1913 volumjotmoralitystatisticsoftheFedera|Census Bureau and they showed that North Carolina stood first,with an ur-:ban rate of 274 homicides per millionofpopulation,and a rural rate of 173.seainst an average homicide rate of72.in the registration area.|6thefirstursadpre-eminenceintable,says the News Letters was sodistressingthatMr.Lassiter haseventanothermonthinastudyofthisdifficultsubjectbeforepresentingfur-ther figures upon homicides in NorthPapin.i ;uring four years beginning withthefalltermofthe1910courtsandendingwiththespringtermsof1914.the homicide ceses that came toain,North Carolina were 889,”of an sverage of 222 per year,as shown by the reports of the Attorney General of the State.Opr population of 1914 asestimatedby’the census bureau was 9.339.452;and ‘supnosing that'all homicide cases reached the |courts¢which,they do not by any means— The Landniark)our average annualratewouldbe95nermillionofpop- ulation.The rate is closer to the ay- it-is still:excessive and humiliating,In the First Annual Report of theStateBureauofVitalStatistics,pn.47,188,the deaths bv homicide ©in1914--were’21h;on which hasis “ourhomiciderateis91.5 ner million.|Eichty-eight of these homicide|deaths occurred in 63 towns of the]State havine 1,060 or more inhabi- ‘ante:which means.that the townrateofhomicidesinNorthCerolina was 248 against a country rate af 68,The figures of Dr.J.R.Gordon,Jeputy.registrar of.vital statistiesfortheState.show that the homi-side:problem in North Carolina con-serns the town population in largestsart.Barely “more than a fifth,21ner.cent..of our people live in incor- sorated ‘towns of any size whatsoev-ott hut they commit two-fifths of all the homicides..Seventy-seven of the88town‘homicides were committedwithfirearms;and 63 of the killed were negroes,|Three counties,Hyde.Pamlico andRandolnh.had no homicide cases ‘insdvrtduringthesefouryears.Six counties had between 20 .and|20 cases—Guilford,Buncombe.‘Union. Forsyth,Pitt,Haywood;and threeanuntieshad80ormore—Robeson20.Wake 36 and .Mecklenburg.45, More than a fourth.28 per cent..ofsllthehomicidesoftheStatedur-ing this neriod occurred in |these yine:counties.Dring the last two years,12 neo-:“la have been tried for homicide in,Haywood county alone.thus vresent-,ing the worst.record in North Caro- tina.But when homicide rates,not. tatals,are considered,38 counties*in ‘ha State make a better showing thay,the average for the registration area the United Stat-s—72 ner cent. Fifteen counties have homicide ratesmorethantwicetheaverageforthet: ~ogistration area;8 of them more) than four times and Robeson.morethan.five times this average!jTenofthecountiermaking.a:show- ing worse than the State average are in the mountain regions;twelve are in thé piedmont reecion:and 22 are in the coastal:plain and tide watersountry.where»nerro populations are largest.One hundred..pnd_sev-anty-seven.or four-fifths of ‘the hom=‘cides in North Carolina,were com-mitted’with firearms.This singlefactprovokes.earnest.thinking. .In the table publissiedby the News Letter Iredell:ranks nine in the listefcountieswithfourhomicides’‘in.the four years and a tate—on.the ha- sis of per centage in the country ~ompared to vopulation—of 29.This is a good showing compared withathercountiesoftheState,but there +s room:for improvement.Taking other counties in this sec-tion,Catawba ranks--ahead-—of=Tre-dell.Itsis sixth on the list.of .coun-ties in the State,with two homicidesinfouryearsandarateof18.Yad- kin is twelfth on the list.two homi-cides and a rate of 32;Davidson is1fth.with four homicides and a rate of 87;Wilkes 24th,sex homicides andarateof49;Ashe 25th,four homi-sides and a rate.of 624 Cleveland 26th;seven homicides and a rate of 60;Lin-aaln 26th.four homicides and a rate of 60;Alleghany 32d.two homicides and a rate.of 64:Burke 36th.sixhomicidesandarateof70;Caldwell29th.six homicides and a rate of 72;Mitchell 39th.five homicides and arateof72;McDowell 41st,four hom- icides and rate 74;Cabarrus ©.44th.sieht homicides and rate 76:Surry 46th,ten homicides and rate 84;Gas-ton.49th,13 homicides and rate 88;Watauga 53d,five homicides and rate92:Rutherford 56th.11 homicides andrate.97;Stanly 58th,eieht.homicides and rate 100;Rowan 61st.16 homi-sides and rate 107:Guilford 64th,27 \Isul “han three times,6 of .them ©more*} ven,who claimedimmiunity:from ‘al at San Francisco,daved th the Federal autbertwasreleasedon“$10,000 bond,charg: tween citizenstheUnitedSta' to block,traffic and destroy vessels sociate him with Charies C.Cadetective,and Lewis J. rested on.similar charges. as military attache’'of the German ¢on-|#jurnen-|'§es and |#He is|§with “interference with and|%attempting 40 destroy commerce be-|§the several States of|,and foreign coun-;ree.2 H ‘The arrest of von Brincken was*in|#.connection with the alleged conspiracy |'§ carrying food,clothing and ammuni-|§tion to the allied countries in the Eu-/#vopean,war,~Thesformal charges gs-|#wley,|ith,|#Crowley’s alleged accomplice in the]#handling ‘of German.funds for de-|#structive purposes,who haye been ar-|#rested.Others,it is said,will be ar-|# The grand jury at San Francisco is 5 ):wR Mews ~If your father,husband,’brother or best —-friend owns a car hewillep reciate more |.than anything else one of the following.automobile accessories:» Steering Wheel Coyer Goggles: Drixing Gloves oe ie ,Engine Covers. Auto Raincoats |Speedometer.Electric or Hand Horn Bumper. Tire Gauge Upholstered Cover, If he hasn’t a car then buy him a Ford,Reo or Overland.. investigating alleged German plots to destroy.munitions plxnts,and shins.ial |It.is said that Department ‘of Justiceofficialsareconvincedthattheyhave uncovered most of the iaen implicated in plots to interfere with Americanecommerceinmunitionsofwar. Mrs.Gait ef Children.— ferences of Mr.and Mrs.R.A.Gaith-er of Asheville,formerly of States-ville,were reported in the _papers, There was a separation,Mrs,Gaithertakingthefourchildren.Mr.Gaitherbrovghtsuitinthecourtsforthepos- séesion-of the children.The hearingwasdélayedonaccountofaninjury suffered by Mr.Gaither.a’little later,!his leg being broken in an automobileaccident,In Buncombe court last dy of the children to Mrs.Gaither.Mr.Gaither is allowed to contribute to their support,if he so desires, Tt has been said that every thirdpersonhascatarrhinsomeform. Science has shown that nasal catarrh often indicates a general.weaknessofthebody;and local treatments in the form of snuffs and vapors do little, rif any good.bs To correct catarrh you should treat itscausebyenrichingyourbloodwiththe oil-food in Scott's Emulsion which is a nedicinal food and a building-tonic,free fromalcohol or any harmfuldrugs.Try it. Scott &Borne,Bioomfieldt.NR.petit'MR.BUL DER! _Tf.C.Watkins,his father,and two brothers,buy Kiln-dried Flooring, Ceiling,.Weatherboarding,-Boxing and Casing in quantities direct from: the Long-Leaf forests,and the freight!to Statesville is less than the haul-| ing of short-ieaf pine from even as| short a distance as four miles from|Statesville,isn’t there sufficient reas-/ on for you to see my stock?I only| ask that you buy where you can buy.| cheapest.|C..WATKINS,Next to McElwee’sPlanters’Warehouse..| aaromen cess Buy Her a Set of Furs. outright, too. This sale comesyourselections her Awarded Custody # Some months ago the domestic dif-#| week Judge Long awarded the custo-}/ ~WHATCATARRHIS| *REEDFurSale! Thursday, We have arranged for a big three-day FUR SALE atwhichtimeweshallhaveabigvarietyofRich,lustrous Furs in the latest shapes,such as the Chin Chin Collars,Melon Muffs and double fur Animal Scarfs.The Popular furs for the season will be here in the correctshapesandtheywillbepricedmoderatelyasweareen-abled to,sell for less than if we were to purchase this lot Special Tire Sale. In order to reduce our,stock of Tires we are giv- ing an inner Tube freewitheverypairofTires sold during this month. oetorCo. Real Bargains, We have several good used Cars in stock which we are offering at real bar- gains.:ie r e s c o e r e r e r r o e r s Carolina Mo eyesoTeTSSSTTSTI sess cosseeosesseersessr eseeesesescesecerssesso:4 |i Just received big shipment of Drummers’ Samples—Coats and Coat Suits for Ladies, Misses and Children.Every ene the latest | ,style.All colors—Black Broadcloth and :all the fancy shades for the girls. Some unusually pretty Sport Coats.Buy now at little more than one-half their real value.We bought them at a sacrifice andgiveyouthebenefit. If you need any kind of Coat.or Coat Suitlookatourstockbeforevoubuy.|Yours truly, ‘J.M.McKee &Company. Great CoatBargains BRINGS JOY! I No one is ever disappointed if their present is some serviceable piece of JEWELRY and in good taste.That is just the kind I have. Rh.F.HENRY, Jeweler. F YOU GIVE JEWELRY you.can gamble on it you will give joy. Rich Furs For Christmas. Friday and Saturday Ask to see this most exquisite showing of| RED FOX,SON SEAL,JAP MINK,SKUNK,SABLE,WHITE ICELAND FOX,and NAROBIA LYNX FURS.We'll have a lot children sets, GRAY FOX,BLACK FOX,HUD- at the opportune timefor you to:make for*®your Christmas:Furs,so be sure to — make your purchases while the showing is so extensive. *xTherewere’17,900 baptisms,a gainof3,187 ever the previous «year.There were 678 churches which re-ported no baptisms,aeMoneyraisedfor«ail Conventionpurposesaggregates$208,195,a gainof$13,536 over the previous year..There are 1,212 active ,women’smissionarysocieties,including thejunior.organizations..They.raised$42,598 for regular purposes and a special fund of $6,278 for the Judsoneeandhomechurchbuilding‘und,Sunday.school enrollment:is 220,- 2 *ogof68in<the numberschools,\\; Over 400 Tar Heels on the Job in Washington. North Carolina has in Washington468personsundérthecivilserviceinpublicoffice.The officeholders “areparceled‘as follows:State .Depart-ment 2,Treasury 85,War 31,Justice7,Postoffice 40,Navy 24,Interior 72,Agriculture 49,Commerce 47,Labor6,Inter-State.Commerce 12,Service 6,Smithsonian Institute 2,Government,Printin ice 50,Gov-ernment District o ‘olumbia 64, State,War and Navy building 1,Li-brary of Congress 3,{ sof Sunday here during the holidays as one might homicides and rate 112;Buneombe “%th,28 homicides and rate 115;Or-ange 9th.seven homicides and rate116:Cherokee 70th,seven homicides and rate 128;Yaricey 71st,six homi- eidea and rate 124:.Union 74th.21hamicidesandrate128:Forsyth 75th,25 homicides and rate 180;Davie 77th,seven homicides and rate 181;Meck-lenbure 86th.45 homicides and rate168;Swain 92d,nine homicides andrate217;Anson 93d,“six homicidesandrate285:Alexander 94th,11homicidesandrate_.237;.Haywood95th,-20-homicides and-rate-288;-Gra- REMEMBER!THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT—JUST THURSDAY,FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.©All This Week ~White House Coffee ,five.and rate 242,Be it remembered,‘however,thatthesefiguresonlyaccoyntforcasesactuallybroughttotrial.The num-ber who kill and get away is consiA-erable and the whole number of kill-ings would greatly swell the total. Lnvemeeeecen «capercamer conn aod No Danger of |Durham Herald. ‘With several automobiles operatingfromtheruraldistrictsinadditiontothejugtrain,it.may fiot be as dry 1 think,i \ Jack Bivins.an old negro man,was FursThursday, Friday andSaturday. struck and killed by a Seaboard trainnearMonroe.Be : Will be served free to our friends by a representative of theDwinnell-Wright Coffee Co.of Boston.Come in any timeandseejusthowgoodthiscoffeeis Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison - \ Served all day long. a Beautiful Furs. Company. ‘. Everybody Likes PERTINENTLY |PERSONAL. Mention of Folks Who Come and __a_visit-te—his_seh.—_Mr. ‘ag their home on Davie avenue, “Swell “qualified for the-office. Go.Mr.Grier Waugh left Friday,nightforMiami,Fla.,where he expectsheemployedforthreemonthsorlong- er,t :»Mr.W.W,Miller returned,Fridayafternoonfromabusiness‘trip toGeorgia.En route home he visitedhissister-in-law,Mrs.C.W.’Spell.atGodwin,and his little daughter,Wil-ma,who had been at »Godwin forsometime,accompanied him home.Mrs.J.B.Connelly and “Miss EloiseConnelly,who havé neen,with Mrs.Spell for several weeks.’expect tosnendtheremainderofthewinteratGodwin.f jMrs.Ida Davis.who.visited at thehomeofDr.J.F.Carlton.has re-turned to her.home at Davidson.©Miss Mary McLain is visiting in Columbia,8.C.She will also visit in Georgia before returning home.Mrs.J.H.MeCall teft Saturday forLowell(o'visit her daughter,Miss Flizabeth McCall,who is teachingthere.:;Mrs.Jas.G,Gray gpent Saturday in.Charlotte with hey.sister,Miss Sarah Howard;who underwent an operation in a hosnital there Jast week. Mr.Wm.L.Allison of ChicagospentafewhoursinStatesvilleSat-nrday.He was en route from New York to Chicago,_Mr.J.E.Colvert has returned fromJ.-C.Colvert,| ‘at Linwood.Dayidson county.Mrs.R.M.@hatham of Elkin js visiting her fs Mr.and Mrs.R.E.Armfield.‘Mrs.W.W.Merrill,whovisitedhersigter,Mrs Chatham,Elkin.has refurned to Statesville..|Collector,Watts went to Washing- ton last week to take in the opening of Congress yesterday.| Mrs.J.Nj Thomtson and Miss Hbt-|tie Thomysén of Davidson will be the| in guests of Mrs.W.F.Hall this week.|Miss St@lla Mize is at home from)Emporia,Va..where.she did millinery;work the past season.|Miss Annie Troutman is at home}from Atlantic City,N.J.,to spend)several weeks,i Mr.and Mrs.Ad.Troutman,who} live in the State of Washington,arriv-| ed in Statesville Sunday for a visit to. relatives.Mr.and Mrs.C.T.¥{cks and daugh-|late.sandwiches,cheese straws, ter spent Sunday avd yesterday in} Charlotte.ed nuts. _MreS:R.Brown left last nicht for| a buginess trip to New York,Indian-| ‘apolis,Ind..and other cities. Mr.and Mrs.H.T.Willis of Burns- “vie and Mrs.J.Lee Reynolds and | little son.Jack,from Kentucky,are ests of Mr.and Mrs.Sam.Holeom) Yotice of New Advertisements.|by Mrs.Allen Mills. Dwelling and store room for rent.} —Mrs.T.R.Osborne.Loray.| Duroe Jersey pigs for’sale.—O.L.|Woodsides.j Berkshire pigs for sale.—H.H.| “to “the Address Audit.care The Landmark,|Blaylock. if vou want svecial.auditing done. The firm of B.M..Mason &Co has been dissolved hy.mutual agree- ntent.. Two pianos for sale—Rev.J.A. Scott. Rewrrd for retirn of sum of mon- ey to The Landmark. Tprec-day —fur—sale..—Ramsey- Rewles-Morrison Co. Pictures at The Lyric fhis week. let W.E.Coley do your Christmas harbering.Car to highest,bidder.—Carolina Motor,Co.os ‘Everything to build with.—C. Watkins. Crabs and shrimps.—The Robert Buneh Cash Grocery.- The Globe -Wernicke as a Christ- mas eift.—Statesville Housefurnish- ing Co.: The Bob -o-link tatting shuttle. -.R.H.Rickert’&Son. Christmas presents for men.—Car- olina Motor Co. Hardman piano and autotone.— Carlton A.Andrews. Farm land for sale—E.G.Gaith-|the State will come in for a share of |Noyth Carolina National “Guard dur- er.. Insvrance.—Statesville Investment Co. Preparedness.—Polk Gray Drug Co. Rockers for Bunch Furniture Co. ~The Merchants &Farmers’ Realty & ;And College Gir to|daughter.of. GE.GIRLS.RECEIVE, Entertained| oe Miss Blise ‘Wallace’of-Statesville}sang ata special Elks’memorial ser-'vice held in the Colonial theater atSalisburySundayafternoon. Miss Agie Lackey and.Mr.Wal-ter Watts were maryied Sunday af-ternoon at 5 o'clock,‘at the home ofthebride’s grandmother,Mrs.J.W.Lackéy,near Hiddenite,Will Sharpe,Kisq.,officiating.The bride’is ther,and Mrs.W.C.Lackey of Hiddenite and a niece,ofMrs.Hunter Moore and Messrs.Ver-non and John Lackey of Statesville. The groom is the son of Mr.W.W. Watts of Hiddenite.:Mrs.Henry Wyatt Weedon of Blow- ing Rock has issued invitations for the marriage of her daughter,EliseCathcart,and Mr.Philip Dalton Ken-nedy of Statesville.The ceremony will take place Tuesday morning,De- eember 28.at 10 o’clock,in the Pres-byterian church ‘at Blowing Rock. The boarding students of States- ville Female College gave a receptiontotheirfriendsatthecollegeFriday evening.“people attended the reception and, spent the evening pleasantly with the jhe hour svecified for a programme]j “college girls.”The guests were metatthefrontdoorbyMissesJulietMc-! ered to the library by Misses Letitia| Wiseman,Margaret Long and Mar-|<erviees and almost every other gath-|tor of Alexander circuit,arrived Sat- Punch was served inicring in Statesville that is.supposed to meet at a stated hour.garet Fleming.the parlor by Misses Ruth Harris,Mary Spratt,Moore Orr,Helen Flor- nce,Grace Cochrane and Marguerite | lexander.Misses Rosa Holding and Idelle Townsend conducted the guests to the dining room,where ice ‘creamcakeandotherrefreshmentswereserved.During the evening a pleasirprogrammeofmusicalandreading e The library,parlors event. Students of Statesville College.who were at the colle vear during theDr.J.A.Scott,includingthedaypupilsresiding.in_States- ville,were entertained by Dr.Mrs.Scott Thursday afternoon at their home on Mulberry street.The| erincipal source of entertainment ar-| ranged for the cccasion was an inter- esting game or contest known as & Trip Around the World,”.in which! Miss Margaret Fleming won the| vrize,a basket of flowers.The re-| freshments served at the conclusion| of the game consisted of hot choco-|ice eream and cake,and candies and salt-| Female | Mrs.F.N.Lawrence was hostess to the Bachclor Belles Friday after- ‘noon.The young ladies devoted their |for the ltime to making Christmas presents.|»aper Seasonable refreshments were served.| Hearts was played at six ta the party given by Mrs.S.L,Parks| Friday afternoon.The high vrize.a hand-made yoke,was won, A salad course; and candies were served. Decrease in Sale of Fertilizer |the great majority of the people would Tags Caused Shortage. The financial statement submitted| State Board of Agriculture,in annua!sessien in.-Raleigh .lagt.-week jshows a deficit to 1/064,the first the ‘in many years. utable to a phenomenal falling off in| fertilizer tax paid.This is illustrated| ‘bv the fact that the revenue from fer-| ‘tilizer tax for the year ending Decem-| iper.1 was $129,437,and of this amount | Lonly-$13.906-was receipts for the last ! ‘six months of the fiscal year.°{ The expenditures of the department ‘for the six months’term—June to ‘Decomber—amounted to $112,565,and| ot department has had The deficit is attrib-| ithe Juné 1 balance and~subséquent | deposit to Decembar 1 totalled $103,- 1/491.|"On aceount of the deficit the mem- ‘bers of the board decided on a general {policy of retrenchment for the next} ‘six months’period,the budget adopt-i State me «~led “being $107,770,compared with 1$108,455 for the ‘six months’period| /beginning December,1914. |Jt was ordered ‘that the size of the department bulletin be cut to not ex- leeeding 16 pages.There was a cut lin the appropriation for farmers’in- |stitutes,with the expectation that j the national Lever fund.. |"The board adopted a_resolution |recommending the gradual repeal,of ‘the North Carolina crop lien _law, gifts.—Crawford-!\hich has been the subject of legisla- \tive differences_several terms.Bank | will distribute more than $10,000 next ‘Galt-Wilson Wedding “on the week to members of the Christmas| Savings club.; +Christmas shopping list.—Mills Poston.;. 'Jewelry will bring joy.—RF .Henry. %Great coat bargains.—J.M.Mc- Kee &Co.Mr.Gaither May Be a Candidate| —Turnersburg News. Correspondence of The Landmark. “Turnersburg,Dec.6 —About alisbeengatheredandcrib_thecorn has_ Most of the cotton has been pick‘ed and has been put on the market,Some havefringingagood’price.decided to hold for higher prices. “Jt is in the -wind that Mr.J.-0: who has charge 'of theLinerailroad,will an-a candidate for sher- Gaither,‘Statesville AirnouncehimselfiffofIredellcounty.The,writer haknownMr.Gaither for ,some‘years and thinks that thé Democrat-4e party would make no mistakenominatinghimforsheriff,as he &5 everealreadyplanningfortheholi+‘days.This is a time when everybody ‘generally seems to look on the bright‘side of life,and is the happiest time ‘of the year.Let’s all try and makeitamerryChristmasforeverybody; ‘need is a friend indeed,by saying something kind or giving some poor one.a cheering word as we pass alongthroughlife’s journey. «)Mrs,V.EB.Wells of Fuquay Springs,‘Wake county,was fatally burnediwhenherclothingcaughtfirefromanpengrate.She died 36 hours later.“Was 26 years old and survived by hus- hed and a good crop was gathered. 20 ithe Pan-American reception.the first ‘make-:some.one.feel-that a friend:in- 18th—-Will Be Simple. &|The marriage of Mrs.Norman Galt {and President Wilson wil!take place “jon Saturday,18th..The event will be very simple.The president will have no best-man at the wedding and Mrs. Galt will not formally select a maid of honor.although one of her_sisters. probably Miss Bertha Bolling,will attend her during the ceremony.It was announced at the White House i lies and household and that no forma be issued. ‘lis exnected that’the rector ! “lehurch,the Rev.Herbert.Knox Smith dent’s ‘pastor,Rev.Sylvester Beach The ceremony.will take-place in Mrs s 'reception afterwards,but officia Washington will have ‘an_opportunity to extend:personal congratulations.at f the formal social.season,January 7.t ent-end—Mrs,-Galt+will go after.their ‘marriage is a se- cret.4 aiipchbihlninhiincline .There is mere Catarrh inthis section of the etintry than all other diseases put togeth-er,ag until the last few years was suppos~ed-to incurable.For a)great many yearsdoctpronounceditalocaldiseaseandpre-seri local-remedies,and by constantly fail-ing to cure-with--local tieatment,pronounceditifeurable.‘Science has proven Catarrh tobe‘a constitutional disea»e,and therefore re-quizes constititional treatment.Hall's CatarrhCute,manufactured by F,J.Cheney &Co.,T Ohio,is.the only constitutional cureon’the et.It is taken internally.It4notsonthebloodundmucousstrfacesofthesystem.‘They offer dne hundred dollarsanycaseitfailstocure,Send for circu-lars and testimonials,(|:Addr a Y &CO:,Toledo,O- \The last number started 18 minutes ng {tate for the reasons above indicated. 'The chairman is ready to take the numbers was rendered by Misses Kirk-|responsibjlity to say that hereafter patrick,Reid,Fewell ard Richards |the programmes will start on the’dot and dining reom/2t 8:30. were attractively decorated for/the leause of late comers,it will then rest | ge last\last lecture was too long,we ane all administration of}agreed. a few of|that it was worth it. and|sufficiently hearty gentle hint to the iv| December 1 of 39,-|\¢the thine;”they think it stylish te {nothing more manifests bad manners +ond those not thereon time:should-be ij custom jis never corrected by yiekling to it;and those of us who have to get |lon’t propose to he kept un until mid- This gives the deficit of $9,064.| that only members of the two fami- the President’s immediate _W | 1 invitations would Mrs.Galt is an Episcopalian and itof‘her will officiate,assisted by the Presi- Galt’s home.THere will be no large niPAVEOFHE FOUSomeGotoEntertainmentsLate 7 -‘and »~Thus DiscommodeOthers.To the Editor of The Landmark: The management.of the WinterChautauquapelansire'Coupge feelsthatthecriticisn’in the editérial col-umn of The Landmark of Friday isjustifiedbythefacts.The committeedoesnotseektoestaneitsshareoftheblame—for blame there is.It may he said fn extenuation,however,that}:Dr.Claxton*was ready to go on:the|wife,stage’at the word of the chairman.The chairman was not only ready to|Charlotte,and Kirby Lackey ‘of this send him on,but was exceedingly anx-|county;and two daughters,Mrs.Good- ious to do so;was somewhat irritated|in of Oklahoma and Miss Margaretbeéausethecrowdwas,at the hour}Lackey,who lived with her father.specified on ‘the announcement for |Mr.Lackey was a Confederate veter- the lecture to begin.just beginning to}an,having served in the seventh reg- assemble in the hall."Three times he|ileftthelecturertogotothefrontto}phenson.He was about 70 years ofseewhethertheincomingcrowdhad|age.Funeral:and burial services.were their|conducted at Sulphur Springs Baptist places for the lecturer to be heard.jchurch Saturday afternoon by the pas-Finally the chairman did go ahead,}tor,Rev.L.P.Gwaltney. even though the crowd was still com+}was deacon in ing in by twos and fours at the:time!number of years: ae rena R.Carton,hive “|‘f o r.Lackey,and their families,ofQuiteanumberofyoun#!Statesville audiences need to learn is|this place,attended’the tanerat: become sufficiently settled in the lecturer was being introduced. The one outstanding thing that they should be in their places at to hegin. lectures,concerts and public meetings,directors’meetings,church + This fendency on the part of hone If there is distraction,be- ym those who are lat«.As to the second count,that the It may be added,however. The committee ‘thinks that it shall be able to pat a future companies and lecturers that this offense shall not be repeated.We lesire to thank The Landmark for its igorous criticism of a manifest weak+ ness in our otherwise very strong, nrogramme.of winter attractions;also]yoonlight School at the Plyler school for furnishing us a peg uvon which to hang this pungent criticism of ourown,which is made in all good-will and earnestness.JOHN F..KIRK,ioChairman. The Landmark acquits Chairmar Kirk and his committee of any inten: tion to do other then what they think best.But at the Same time thir’ is sure that the great majority of the people would appreciate it if bles at|ovening entertainments began earlier’| Many don’t go earlier because theyscore|have become accustomed to thé dela¥|':on in the district will be able to have in starting and they prefer to wait af home rather then in the hall.If it was known positively that the per- formance would begin on the minute: soon learn to be in their seats on timeTheerrorthecommitteemakes.isinyieldingtothedispositionaleminoritytolagandgolatetoalmeetings.Thev do it for the “big be late,when as.a matter of fact than Jack of consideration for others Instead of yielding to this inexcusable custom,the programmes should go on at the hour named and it should be 8 o’clock.in winter instead of 8:30— shut out except at intervals.A bad wp and.go to work in the mornings night because a few people have the ‘diotic notion that 9 o'clock is the fashionable hour for,evening enier- 'ninments to begin.—The.Landmark. Guard Marksmen Wir |Prizes. Adjutant Geneval Young announcesthatCompanyK,First .Regiment |Asheville,is the winnerlof both thcnationaltrophy:and the DuPont.tro-johy in the competitive rifle range contest held by the companies of the jing the encampment last summer.The national trophy-is a massive sil- ver loving cup and the.DuPont tro.vhy is a silver national shield of large proportions.:The Ashevillesompanyattainedafigureofmerit of 103 plus.every one of the 74 men having qualified in the shooting con-| |test...The company has 11 expert riflemen,16 sharpshooters and 47 marksmen.The second highest mark was by Company L,Second Regiment,Lum-ber Bridge.This company’s figure of merit was 78.59,'21.of the.men having failed to qualify...This com- vany has 24 expert riflemen,’11 sharp- shooters and 15 marksmen,Among all the companies of the \State there are 83 expert riflemen, 194 sharpshooters and 202 marks- men.All these are among the land All), This is true not only as tol tosh. .enter-|the Bee Hive,left Friday for her Rorey and Elise Davis-and:were ush-|tainments,but it is true of committee|home in,Roanoke,Va.. urday afternoon and filled the pulpitacceptablyattheMethodistchurch his —,:Sunday morning and evening.- audiences was in the mind of the com-|Edwards and children are expected mittee when it fixed upon the hour Tuesday at noon. for these winter programmes,and it}family came here from the Cool was fixed at 8:30 for the entire course:|Spring circuit.: mecting of the Alexander Teachers’ fon Ries Pay ©Beaetqae a tot ae —=wee =,WILLIAM M.LACKEY DEAD).‘nen CaP hE LFS SE Citizen of Alexander —Jay;'*Torsville News.“°°” Correspondence’of The Landmark.; Taylorsville,,Dec.6.—Mr,WilliamM.Lackey died of heart disease athishomeinSharpe’s township Fridaymorningat9o’clock.Deceased hadbeen‘in ill health for some time buthadseemedbetterfor,a few days andhisdeathwasunexpected.He was sitting in a chair when’he passedaway.Surviving him are his.secondthreesons—Messrs.Robert Lackey of Oklahoma,Otis Lackey of ment under the late Capt.John Ste- Deceased|that church for a Messrs.J.R.Car- Miss Josephine Watts of Charlotte s the guest of Mrs.James S.MelIn- Miss Eula Peters,milliner at Rev.J.J.Edwards,the new pas- Mrs.} Mr,Edwards and There was a full attendance at the Association at the,court house Sat- urday.The following interesting pro- zramme was carried out:“How best to teach penmansh‘p to make it inter- esting to children,”by Mr,Fred Mil- stead;“How can teachers make the best use of the outline course of study?”by Mr.Neah Dagenhart; “What should be the ettitude of the teachers toward the recreations of the thildren,”by Miss Ila Watts. Fine Progress in a Moonlight _School. Sorrespondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-1,Dec.4 The house is in progress and there is zood attendance.Several illiterates of RRS SeanSapa aad \\oe SERV for it. proved each day. celled checks notice, and accurate. ICE. This Bank tries.to give’yougoodservice.It safeguards your funds.You deposit a check and wecollect the cash You issue a check,and we pay out,the cash as ordered. The blank check you use is even furnished free by us. Your cancelled checks are re- “turned to you as receipts and a récord of your transactions kept accurately to a cent and Under our system you do not have to leave your pass-book to be balanced.You find your statement of account with can-— prepared _ready for you on the morning of the first,or you €an have them any day in the month on a moment’s , The statement is made , out on machine—printed,neat Statesville,N.C. *Capital $100,000.Four Per Cent Paid on Time Deposits.Zs U.S.Depository. is.; have attended two nights and are ci- shering and.spelling right along. They had a spelling race last night and it was real interesting to ‘see those spell who have had such a pcor zhance at school;and they seem.to;be very proud of their opportunity, We all know that they are interest- ad in their school when four of the wcholars are sending today for new Blucback spellers.We hope at the ‘lose of this school that every per- | “he pleasure of reading.our newspa- gers,Bibles.and all good literature. ‘Would Also Knock Out Wine and Cider.re The report of the temperance com- mittee adopteff by the North Caroli- na Methodist Conference at Wil-} mington recommends that the Gen-| aral Assembly enact a law to prohib-}‘t advertisement of liquors in the|newspapers of the State,a law to| yrohibit the manufacture and sale of, wine ond hard cider and a_law to!grohibit the shipment of intoxicants! from other States into North Caro-limacand to prohibit the reception ofshesameinNorthCarolina, MARKET REPORTS. Statesville Produce Market.The following prices were paid yesterday ‘for produce on the local market.z , a ci EURO TOMUO TBRT TR UE 7] Te A ROYAL EASY CHAIR for Father, Husband or Brother will be a treasured gift,and that’s what you want it to be.Select it now. We will deliver any BO T TE OT T DE E N x Spring Chickens 12¢per Ib.i ec.per Ib. .per Ib. Bugs,26¢,per dozen. tutter,15¢e.per Ib.Beeswax,25¢.per Ib. Green Hides,12e.per Tb. Green Hems 15¢.pr Tb.Old Hains 18 to 20e.per Tb.Sides,12 1-2e.per Ib. Shoulders,1+2¢.per Ib. Red Honey,8e.per pound,Sourwood Honey Comb,16 to 18¢,per Ib. Graix.The following prices were paid yesterday .r grain on the market Wheat,$1.25 per bushel.Corn,(new),60¢.per bushel.Oats,55c.per bushel. Statesville Cotton Market. On the local market yesterday 12 1-8c.peryoundwaspaidforbestgradecotton.Seed cotton;5.10,ee Seed cotton,5.30. LOST—Pocketbook containing sum of moncy.eperte if returned to The Landmark.ec.T--1t' FOR RENT—Dwelling and storeroom at Loray.MRS.T.R.OSBORNE,Loray.’Dee.7-2t. Mon FOR SALE—Sixteen fullbiooded Duroc Jerseypigs.O.L.WOODSIDES,Statesville,R-6, or phone Scotts.riage Dee.7—2t. FOR SALE—Registered and grade Berkatlte pigs.H.H.BLAYLOCK,Statesville,R-2,T—~2t. "phone 409 Blue.Dec. AUDITING—Will do special auditing at night. Address AUDIT,c2zre The Landmark.Dec.7 FOR SALE—I.have at the college two“Haines Upright Pianos.They are execl- =0 40.0,68 =Ny PY WO E BU R U E R mU The s tore That A\I7a\Vaiavi Tevh avianexhTevhvavn7a\! Al XW i | no “PushiheButton-andRest” Ba oe grade of tapestry, ished.in day or hour you choose,: !Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company. :emPHONE 400.ammeee Lys ‘) UPHOLSTERED.AMERICANFIBERROCKERS. Welcomes You.— §Autotone ;:|: Q ’ 2 heoy a "beautifulice,$7.50. On Et i Os HardmanPi iforcesexcept 33sharpshooterssight.marksmen of the Navalserves, Vacation for Operators. Re- year,all regularly assigned employes 1 receive two.weeks’vacation,an week’s vacation. period also will receive’vacations.is stipula that the vacations shal and not used in other employment. The company estimates that givingthesevacationswithpaywillcostit$2,000,000. Grove'’s and| .The Western Union Telegraph Com- pany announces that beginning next who have been in the service of the company for two years,or more,willthose who -have-been-continuously inthe ser- vice for one year will receive ~one Operating employeswhohave.fot.been regularly assigned ,. the equivalent of full time’for eachIt be employed for rest and recreation ‘WheneverYou Need a General Tonic The Old Standard Grove’s TastelesschillToniciaequallyRatvableasaGeneralTonicbecauseitcontainstheopertiesofQUININE lent ‘instruments and are practically as goodasnéw.They were sold to me and.areguaranteed’by the famous Wm.Knabe PianoCo,of New York.1 will sell them for $165 each,Terms to suit pu-cmaser.’If interest-ed see me at once.REV.J.A.SCOTT,747N..Mulberry St.,Statesville,N.C.isDee.7-—2t. NOTICE.OF DISSOLUTION OFPARTNERSHIP. ‘Notice is hereby given that the partnership firm B.M.Mason &Co.,composed of W.A,Evans and B,M.Mason,was,on October 15,1915,dissolyed by mutual agreement..All ac-counts due said concern ate to be paid to W.A.Evans and all cebts owing by it will bepaidby-said-W,A.-Evans,who will continuehe-bustivess———B-A-MASON-&CO. ~ oan The most ideal Christmas present.You will have ae J.A.Scott,Jr...AttorneyDecember7,1915.°\ WANTED—Position as clerk.|Ten years’¢x-perience in dry goods and groceries.Best ofreferences.Address F,care The Landmark. Dec,3---8t* FOR BALg-Ferm of 58P.WATT. By W.A.Evans. acres,near town.N. Nov,80. YESTERDAY. Car Doors;‘Windows,Blinds,36 kinds”Mouldings,Stair Railing and Balusters,and Mantels unloaded,To- day unloading another car of the popular 4x20.Dressed Bucket Cedar Shingles.C.WATKINS and _buy ‘where.you_can,buy cheapest.Next “band and baby. |ress:Fy J./Sold by Druggists,760:Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation."AU biog t acts.on theLiver,DrivesMi»Enriches the Blood and(the Whole System,50 cents.to..McElwee’’Planters’Warehouse. joyful,soutful music for not only this Christtherestofalifetime,‘The best of itis youcanthismusieyourself-with-a Hardman Autotone,Th:it over if you have not already decided to buya Hman—foremost among pianos—from._2aaataeCarltonA.Andrews,_547 South Center St."Manufacturer’s A id 34 UUt fe eceepieenares so een -OLD NEWSPAPERS —All you-.want at10c.a.hundred.Worth this to start fires )street.Wy MARK for them, with,Also goodtoput under ¢a . paper the ‘walls.Come to LAND 7 POR RENT—Cottsewerage,R,Py Happenings Here andrytheState.- Guilford county,recently an 18- pom child ‘choked to death ona Rico which it had swallowed while atpha j as Anthony,a farmer of Jacob s township,Catawba county, ‘an arm.to a corn shredder last weok,’ 'The home of Geo.Harris,colored, in Guilford county,was burned with its contents and a 4-year-old child perished in the flames. Near St.Paul’s,Robeson county,a saw mill boiler exploded.A negroemployewaskilledand:two othershurt,one probably fatally.fhe 11-months-old son of Mr.and Mrs.W.A.Isenhower,of the vicinity of Hickory,fell in the -fire and died of his injuries two days later, The Watauga and Yadkin river railroad has been completedto Dar-by,Wilkes county,and strains are now running to that point. Judge W.B.Council of ‘Hickory has sold his farm of 100 acres,nearSalisburytoJ.W.Surratt of Salis-bury.Consideration said to be between $12,000 and $15,000, Amos Matthews,aged 30,a gas-fitter for the Tidewater Power Com- pany at Wilmington,was ‘asphyxiat- ed by gas while at work under a res-idence and was dead when his help-er foun?him.‘as Gongressman..Doughton’s friendswitsgladtoknowthathehassuf-ficiently recovered from his recent ill--_-ness—to—go—to—Washington—for the‘opening of Congress.He reached‘Warhington Friday.. '‘Pwo little daughters of Mrs.C.B.\Plaiss of Asheville,aged eight and tenyears,played with an old pistol,The -yeunger girl caught the bullet.in herjaw.Two teeth were shot away andpartofthe’jawbone shattered. John A.Barnes,a resident of the Southmont section of Davidson coun-ty,was found in his yard Friday withhisheadpracticallytornoffbygun-shot.Suicide.He had been weak ft -mentally and physically for someinsime.ahh to.!Gov.Craig has granted a second‘fall \prieve to Wylie:Price,the Mecklen- the @&county ‘negro under sentence of‘th for criminal assault...The.re-nO Maye js to January 5 and grantsinththertimetoconsiderthematterofcommutation. dn Winston -Salem Sunday night Policeman E..E.Wooten killed a.ne- gro he was trying to arrest for steal-ing coal.The negro,it is alleged,attacked the officer with a stick and ‘coroner’s jurv found that thelingwas-in self-defence. «W.D.Davis of Washington county,92years old and three times a widow- There in Feer,“jumped the broomstick”for thefourthtimeafewdaysago.His brideis89yearsold..Davis is the father of:'41 children,33.living,and 192 young folks call him:grandpa.. Fred,;Shook,-a carpenter employed with the bridge crew on the Transyl-‘vania division of the Southern rail- way,Was run over by the.motor car'used:by the crew and received inju-ries’that caused his death in a shorttime,Wife and baby left. Mr.J.D.Elliott of siickory has re-signed the.chairmanship of the Dem-ratic committee of Catawba countyandit-is said he will be a candidatefortheDemocraticnominationforStateSenatorinthedistrictcomposedofCatawbaandLincolncounties. .Frank Walters,who was arrestedinYadkincounty,in charge of an au-tomobile:transporting whiskey,was_dischi -after'a hearing beforeUnitedStatesCommissionerJamesatYadkinvillé,,on the ground that hewasrunningthemachinefor,hireandthat.the whiskey belonged toothers. Passing along,a public road in Stokes county,near Poplar Springschurch,Mr.Marvin Moore sawa fire and noted a peculiar oder.Going tothefirehefoundbrushpiledonabox. part of the box.being unburned.Smallbones.were found in the ashes which bt geme pronounced the bones-ofa &Fred.Hinshaw,an alleged promi- nent (2)citizen of Winston-Salem,was convicted in municipal court of“brutal treatment of his wife.All that faved him from a road sentence wasthepleaofhiswifethatherchildrenmightnotbedisgraced.Hinshaw was put under $1,000 bond not tomistreathiswifefortwoyears. }John Purser,an employe of the Southern railway shops at Spencer, was knocked under a train Friday and received injuries from which ‘he diedepeare-aeter-He was waiting to*board’a-train to take him to the shops‘when an engine on another track camealongandknockedhimunder‘theetrain,The victim was 35 years oldandleavesawidowandthreechil-dren. »..Policeman C.W.Wright died,in“Lexington,Friday after a few hours‘illness,apparently from ptomaine“H.Raker of Lexington|soning.W.hhad died suddenly under similar cir- "the-day before.It is al-that.two negro women had al-died:under similar circumstancesjopotat.-persons,who suffered‘esimilar attacks of illness,had escap-ed death...These:mysterious illnessesyanddeathscausedasensationinLex-ianata ..It was reported,or suggest-ved,that some of them had =drunk“wood alcohol by mistake.ye is Recently it was announced_thattateSenatorW.B.Cooper of Wil-smington had brought suit for —libel ;I ,a 1ntbusinessman:of that city,.on“the:ground that‘Covington-had ‘said‘that:Cooper had:buncoed him.out of_48500.Both men were members.of“the same church and last week,throughthe.influenceof Bishop Kil-a and others atlending the Metho-t Conference at Wilmington,theymthan,wae settled.Covington sign-Yea ‘a*’statement withdrawing the ..“bunco”charge and Cooper withdrew t it i@ suit. |PliesCuredtn6to44weHrste “promi” A Swedish passenger on the CmardlinerOrduna,jumped overboardandwasdrownedbecausefellow-pas-sengers taunted him with being aGerman.,Pee a Preparations have ‘commenced forthetriumphaleyof.Gen,|Ve-nustiane Carranza into,Mexico City about the first of the new year,ac- cording to reports from that city.Triumphal arches.are being erected. Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin is)opposed to the preparedness pro- gramme if it is to be carried outthroughprivatecontracts.He thinks the milliobaire owners »of munition plants are)making too much moneynow.i Kamenski was sunk off Cape Hat- teras Saturday in a collision with theSpanishsteamerCondeWilfredo,ac- cording to a wireless message fromtheSpanishsteamship.The schoon-er’s crew.was saved.Ls Marked improvement in business isreflectedintheNovemberrevenuesofthe50largestpostofficesofthecoun-try,which produce approximately half the postal receipts.The increase was $2,038,138,or 17.96 per cent for thoseofficesoverNovemberayearago. Chao-Ho mutinied at-Shanghai Satur. day’night and opened fire on two otherwarshipsandthearsenal,Thetirewas returned,the engagement lasting foranhour.Several shots fell in’theforeignconcession.The results of theaffairwerenotmadepublic,” Sunday marked the completion of100yearsoforganineyBible.distri- bution at the hand8’of the AmericanBibleSociety.Duringtheyear1914 the distribution was 6,406,328|«vol-umes.And during its first century the society will have circulated,it isestimated,115,000,000 Bibles or parts of Bibles.> The national Democratic commit-tee meets in Washington today to se-lect’the time and place for the meet-ing of the next Demoeratic nationa) convention.Four ‘cities —Chicago,St.Louis,Dallas and San Francisco—are in the race for the convention.Dallas and St.Louis delegations areonhand.‘* One-armed Michael ‘McCarthy ‘was shot and killed by two men who heldupasalooninSt.Louis,Sunday night,because at their command of “hands up,”he raised only his one arm.OnesleeveofMcCarthy’s coat hung empty,its end in the coat pocket.The rob- bers apparently thought he was reaching for a revolver, Nearly 96 ver cent of :the enlistedmenoftheUnitedStates.navy arecitizensoftheUnitedStates.’AstatementissuedbySecretaryDaniels shows.the percentage as 95.49 and that 3.27 per cent are Filipinos..Theremainderarenon-resident.‘aliens,Porto Ricans,Samoans and Chamor-ros,with less than 1 per cent of each. Charging that:it annually carriesthousandsofpoundsofbaggagefor versons who buy tickets,then maketheir.trips in automobiles and returntheticketsforredemption,the Cen-tral of Georgia railway,on behalf of itself and other railroads,has peti-.tioned the State railroad commission.to fix a rate for carrying such bag- R.H.Byand,financial agent “of: David Lloyd George,the:minister ofmunitions.of Great Britain,in anaddresstobusinessmenatOttawa,Canada,said that*half the populationofEnglandisengagedin.producingwarmunitionstoaidthe3,000,000meninthefightinglines,ina war 000,000 an hour. Our government is advised that American tobacco cannotonly be ship- ped to neutral countries when intend- ed for neutral consignees therein,but that.tebacco can be shipped to Hol-land and exported to Germany with-out objection on the part of the Brit-ish government.That gives tobacco the right of way that should relieve the tobacco market of any embarrass-ment.: ~d@Ws in America have contributedmorethan$1,300,000 to the relief ofdestitutemembersoftheraceinthewarareasandinPalestine,The cen-tral’committee in New York for thereliefofJewsreports‘that the situa-tion of the Jews in Europe and Pales-tine is even worse than that of theSerbiansandBelgiansandthatitisa: auestion of saving them from ex-tinction.: The validity of contracts for ad- vertising in Sunday newspapers hasbeenupheldbytheMissouriSupremeCourt.The case at issue was a suitofthePulitzerPublishingCompany (St.Louis’Post-Dispatch)againstHenryJ.MeNichols for part payment on a contract for Sunday advertising.MeNichols’defense was that the pub- lication of a newspaper on SundaywasaviolationoftheStatelaborlaw. Lieut.Edson ©.Oak,acquitted by a court martial‘recently .on charges growing out -of ‘the boiler explosionontheUnitedStatescruiserSanDie-£0,a year ago,when nine men:werekilled,has been notified that his res- Lignation—is-—y-Dan-=iels.criticised the exoneration of Lieutenant Oak,who was chief en-gineer on the San Diego at the time!.of the explosion. Typhus fever,which has been ep- idemic pmong the lower classes in Mexico ‘City and vicinity for the past‘wo months,has grown to such alarm-ing proportions as-to terrify the en-tire population.‘The death rate from the disease now exceeds 130 a day andthenumberofcases..is constantly growing.It is estimated that:there are 11,000 cases-in®the-district ofMexico-City and neighboring towns, att We aeee.habitsaprpractice +|People about us.Not until.we change The American schooner Linah |G/) The crew of the Chinese stemer| which is costing Great Britain $1)-nt school house.on the evening vited, from clean,es when viewed inthelight.of .modern day’cleanlinessandsanitation,.:LRWeao,Sronaunly ates the trashpeesalleyasa.ménace to h,ae guletty allow mereelneto.eureggreaterenemiestoheainthetncleathabitsangpecticesof @ considerable number of our insani-tary habits and customs will we be-come a clean people,both in name andinreality,‘The following list isgustinglyfilthyhabof.disgustinglyitswerepointedoutby’atravelingmanas‘being those ‘almostdaneobservedinaday’s trvel:|“A waiter while taking ‘orders estwisthismustacheorscratchhisheaandthenhandlethefoodorthedish-es before washing his hands.at“A waitress in midsummer will car>ry a wapkin under her arm and ‘thenwipeherplatewithit.; “Any day men can be seen to deaveatoilet,pass the.washbowl ‘withoutusingit,and go straight-to the diningtable,Ns“The tongue is the ‘greasing post’for salesmen in every kind~of foodstore,A\baker will put hisSmee tohistongueandthenpickupasheetofpaperandwrapaloafofbread,‘street car conductor adds acertainamountoffilthtoeachtrans-fer by licking his finger before peel-ing a slip from the pile.,_The grocer and the drug clerk -willpickupa.paper bag,open it up byblowingintoit,and then fillvit withcandy.The breath in ‘the bag doesnotaddtothecleanlinessofthecan-dy,though it may change its flavor._“The cigar dealer will blow open acigarholderbeforefillingit,A cigarpareneehandlesmanycigarsbefore@,purchases.Having purchased,hesticksacigarinhismouthbeforestickingitinthecommonclipperonthecounter.A man purchasing a pipesucksascoreormorebeforesettingonone,°Pipes in stock have beensuckedbymanymouths._“Every diner in a restaurant willhandlethe.toothpicks.3“The average man will puthis.fing-ers in his mouth a dozen times a dayandinoronhisnoseevéhmorefre-quently.,:avers man willing’and coughing first_and then usehis_handkerchief.\Some _use theirhands~in place of a‘handkerchief,—!,“Men will pass a washbow!severaltimesadaybutitwillneveroccurtothemtowashtheirhandsunlesstheyaresofilthyastoshowthedirt.” is snéez- The 4-year-old child of Lee DrumofCaldwelltownship,Catawba coun-ty,was smothered in a pile of cotton.The little one was playing in the cot.ton,dug a hole,fell into it headfore-most and was dead when found.Discovery of a new comet by As-tronomer Taylor,stationed at CapeGoodHope,is announced in a cable-gram.from.Copenhagen. Senator Zeb Weaver is a candidatefortheDemocraticcongressionalhom-ination in the Asheville district.The little son of Judge and Mrs.Henry P.Lane,who has been_ill atTimmonsville,S.C.,died Sunday. -Box Supper at Leonard’s Correspondence of.The Uandmark. There’will be.a box supper at the December 11th,beginning at °8o’clock.|Proceeds for the benefit ‘oftheschool.The public is cordially ins CAROLINA’PEOPLE.TELL OF STOMACH REMEDY, Sufferers Find Swift Relief by UseofRemarkableTreatment.- Stomach sufferers in the Southeastand,in fact,all over the country,have found remarkable’and efficientresultsfromtheuseofMayr’s Won-derful Remedy.Many have taken this remedy andtelltodayofthebenefitsthey,receiv-ed.Its effects come quickly—the firstdose‘convinees.:.Here is what two’Carolina folks.have written:W.R.DAVENPORT,Parker,N.C.—‘For years I have suffered from‘adiseasewhich:puzzled doctors.I heard of your remedy and one bottlegavemerelief.Your full treatmenthasaboutcured‘me.”iJ.T.ERWEN,Winston-Salem,N. 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Shuttle. R:H.RICKERT &SON. 4 Always anpreciatedWAYS-—Ap . \\ HALL’S DRUG STORE.—_Prescriptionists, ~aseelnt WELL BUCKETS,STOVE PIPE!.We havein stock Well Buckets:made up i ize.No black iron~used about bucket.Any size orweight Stove Bips made toit der.a Also full line in stock,STATESVILLE TIN.CO.,H.C:Mohler,Manager:|--114 East BroadStreet.iPHONE55,‘ ]‘a ns,Just rub it”on:theaffected partafiatnightaiidnoteimmediaterellef. Don't let some unscrupulous dealer put| something off on you “just as good,” “Domand Cowang,because Gowans is na penetrating.” re tho treatrysevere.colds,asthma,tah -"anteo ervables,pneumonia,ete.,©dn praising its mapy fine aGowans.being more powNeectiae:is much preferred eetroubles.&bottle ob Med edMai emisk Concord,N.C, O not settle your 1916 reading until you get this |paper coming to you.Its Twice-a-Week,full to =overflowing with news,State and general—A North Carolina paper that ought to be in North Carolina homes. Act now.Gut this out and mail with S@ec.Make upa Club.Send us names forpanel wicca Fountain ofQua ity Spenasoaereneenstyhe gpheonestryerce ee Fee eee ae ese ete siegerorAtTHEiB TRY:A HOT DRINK: CLAM BOUILLION,: TOMATO BOUILLION, CHICKEN ROULLION. Hot Coffee,Hot Chocolate,With Whipped Cream. Statesville Drug Comp’y; Quality Prescriptionists. Topped Saeear eerieesseesesasisse tae Seer eaErapasrasneesenaeeeneseseee | Fio5ry¥ aOo Le.0fsa s SIssIssjtsistsThere's.Just One Word | Did ou ever look up the word ‘‘PERFEC-TION”in the dictionary?It’s a}lesson intheEnglishlanguage.Every synonym giv-en is short,insufficient,weak! When you buy our co AL you get perfec-tion-in-fuel.ere is no better,for thesimplereasonthatnobettereanbe:‘bought,Full proof of what our COAL will mean to-you in saving and satisfaction will be eyyouonrequesIt’sa good thing tokPhonetoday. ow. iN intd ———’PH ONE 205-———. mn For ie Burners,Coal For Furnaces andCoal ForGrates. Commercial National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C. _Capital Stock Paid in .-$100,000.00SarplusandProfits31,500.00 Members of Federal Reserve System. Your Banking business.solicited and every accommodation extended to—de--——_positors consistent with prudent.bank- Four per cent.paid on time and Savings Deposits remaining on!deposit three months or longer. OFFICERS:|:t W.D.TURNER,\Phealdent:EK.MORRISON,"‘a “Vice Président.D.M.AUSLEY,Cashier,G.Et,HUGHBY,~Assistant Cashier, oes tions:jt is of great hetp-to digestion:A stilt “==|Tablets. Sample!and testi-Salals sent free by writing to Gowan|lenue required to.pay the increased ex- ent = RE C U R Sg TE R R I C E D S RE E S E ED O O T E E ? si c k SSISSTi |. feeoe wa and to prevent-the charge DEUS:LANDMARKRK |TUESDAY,7 "December 7 1915,1915, GOVERNMENT REVENUES. ladereturd MeAdoo’s Estimate of ;the Amount Required aad |‘Where It is to Come From.\- |Measures to raise additional rev- |penditure for national defense,and in-jeidentally meet an expected deficit, ‘are suggested by Secretary~of |Treasury McAdoo,who proposes to |obtain the additional revenue by in-creases or extensions in internal tax-ration.His’specific proposals,for.in- j cresaing the'income of the govern- ment are as follows:|Re-enactment of —the emergency revenue taxation law, |Repeal of the tariff’law__provision |pu tling sugar on tae free list.|Inercased taxation on individual and\¢crporate incomes. Reduction of theiineome tax exemp- ition from $4,000 to $2,000 for married |and from "$3,000 to $2,609 for single |4 persons. Provision that the surtax on in-; icomes shall begin at $10,000 or $15,-| |000 instead of at $20,000,as at pres-| jent.| }A tax on gasoline and crude and} |refined oils, A horse-power tax on automobile, land other internal combustion engines. The Secretary estimates that with he defense programme in operation ,it will be necessary to raise addition-|‘nl revenves of $112,806.294 in the fis-|eal year onding June 30,1917.Thisjinchidespayment‘of $93,800,000 for |aational defensein that fiseal year. If payments for Panama canal work during the fiscal years 1916 and 1917)were to,he made from the proceeds of thesale of bonds,the amount of ad- ditional revenue required would be re- uced from over $112.060,000 to $62,- 34.22.But the Secretary argues inst sellirg bonds for this purpose, his estimates are based on mak- jandling payments for canal work out of }ereble. leurrrent Pevenucss \The estimated disbursements.for and 1917 represent what the va-|< =departments of the government} +t to expend fro.n the appropri-ayvail able in 1916.and from the f appropriations suhmitted|i ‘The estimates of appro- ‘s for the military establish-|iment.for IONT are $182,221,231.44,in; leluding $67,832,000 for army pre- i |naredness.The avpropriations for\the imilitarv establishment for 1916Y388,751.12.The estimates 5 \3 for the military es- “lishment tor 1917 are 3219,550,- 1.24,including $49,000,0680"foe pre+ rredness.The appropriations for {the naval e stablishment fer 1916 were 5 151.109,627.96. While aatot al of $116,832.00 will be ivwsked for preparedness in 1917—S67,- 5 #82,00 0 for the army and $49.060,060 er the navy—-the War and Navy de toestrana stimate that they will |papers in 1917 only $93,800,000 for this|avrpes2,$58.800.000 fer the army and!= 355,000,060 for the navy.The estimate lof appropriations for preparedness in bee are larger than the estimated | isbursements,because the estimates! \of appropriations represent the beriine} ining ef a specific programme and dg} not contemplate.expending all the!imoney in one year. In the estimated disbursements for 16 there is included $10.000,600 in: ants from the Treasury for estimat-|ied postal deficiency and $8,000.000 for ae for the same purpose.The re-! ainder of the postoffice expenses wil! Yee cared for from Posstoffice receipt: Ww hate “the:-Coniion-Hound!GeosGees Cver the Bloodhound. |“The Landmark has expressed jepiaipn on occasion that the ordina- rv flap-eared hound was worth more lier trailing griminals—and it is usa- jal}y worthless in that resperi—than ithe so-called bloodhounds “they try jont im North Carolina.The Raleigh|News and Observer,telling of th¢! { the eanvietion ef B.G,Gainey,and Sih aey trouble for over |Gilbert.of Johnston county,for illic- lit distilling,tells how a one-eyer hound played.a part.The News Observer says:About 1h months age Deputy Col-ilectors J.P.Stell and George MoorelandPossemanR.L.Flowers located a still near Benson.The distillers %s- jcaped,but the officers captured t |one-eved black hound at the sti 'The hound was able to keep his lone ped up on his blind side and captur-! SBLECTING ishovld have a white cob,A medium- sure (aisedeeed: me more relief than any othey cine Thad ever taken.”:Lf Don’t)§ 4‘THEHE SEED CORN|§ Mr.Morrison Tells How.to:ostheBestSeed.| orrespondence of The Landwwark. The proper place to select oe corn isin the field.“Any method of, seed eclection that does not.take the|nlant.as a whole into consideration,|’is not going to lead tothe best.re-! sults.for the stalks and ldaves,which|are the manufactories of the plant,|determine to a considerab |the size and quality of,the ears)By) continu:lly "selecting ‘and plantingseedwhichpossessescertaindesira-| ble cheracteristies,such as tion of two good ears per stalk,it! will ke found,as the selection goes} on from year to year,that these de-| siyable qualities have eacH year be-| aome more thoreughly’fixed,{“In mking selections in the field at’ leas!three to four times as much! fern should be gathered as is desired) for p-od ovurposes the following Year, so.that further and mora careful se- Joeticn can be made after the ears! have boon taken to‘the seed house,! when a lejsure time presents itself.jin the final selection the ears should|be arranged conveniently on the floor! or:ground,and with an ear of the type desired in mind or in hand,go}aver lot and remove all undesir-| able ones;store the seed in some) try place until wanted for planting.|Tis 2 common practice with farmers} to moke seed corn selection from the} crib in the spring,just before plant-|’ ing time.At this time the quantity: is small and the ouality inferior.| Stolks—The kind of stalk from which to make selection is one pos-)ng a tolerably large cireumfer-| t'the base and gradually ta-|nering toward the top,as this is thetypewhiehstandsdroughtbestand|ia-not as apt tobe blown down as-the+ high,slender stalks. Fart —In selecting seed of a vro-} lific variety,I always select from| stelks having two good ears,with |-fF shenks not too long,and those on apposite sides of the stalk arepref. The cylindrical ear is the! }as it is the one that gen-| Fields the highest per centage’ grain to cob and the largest total | amount of shelled corn per acre.The! rows of kernels should run parallel) ed full length of cob,without change | shape or diminntion in size;or if es but very slightly,Color’of Cob—Yellow corn should have a deep red cob:white corn of ize i cob is the best.1 believe by careful selection of seed corn the yield can be increased from 3 to 5 bushels per acre.“As to the secret of my success in winning at the fairs this fall,there is no se-| eret to it.If.a man knows a ‘rood ear of corn,or what the standard of|»certain variety of poultry calls for 2nd has the birds,it is no trouble to win.E.A.MORRISON.aERT «Faster Dixon,a youns farmer of Beirtin county.accidentally shot,died of his injuries. "UNCEASING MISERY. So me States ville Kidney Sufferers Get Little Rest or Comfort. little reget,lit- ic There is little sean. \‘le Heace for many a s thdney trouble.Life is ane continu-! 2&¥round of pain.You can’t rest night°when there’s -You suffer twing2s and “stabs”of| pain,anny ay urinary disorders.| lamgness and nervousness.You can’t} be ecomfe work with darting!| nains and bil ading dizay spells.Neet- lect these ailments and serious (roua at) ble at \es may follow.Begin using Doan’s Kidney Pills at the first sign of.dis- Thousands have testified tocrger.BUSa produc:|”tf :{kidney hackache.|& Cocce With,You:| OU needn't have a cold . room,a cold cornerin -your house,or a chilly moment in the day—if you — ‘havea PERFECTION SMOKE- LESS Om HEATER. Just take it wherever the éxtra heat. is needed.In five minutes it changes chills to cheery warmth, It's ng trouble and it’s very little expense—ten hours of comfort on a single gallon of kerosene.Why start a big coal fire’whena little oil heater will do? ‘The Perfection is smokeless,odor- ‘less and absolutely safe. Use Aladdin ‘Security Oil or DiamondWhiteOiltoobtainbestresultsinOil Stoves,Lamps and Heaters. STANDAR OfL COMPANY. at BALSIMORE: Washington,D.CNorfolk,Va.Richmoad,Va a d SS z oa so m e = ee NN er Charleston,5 Look for the deg tins Trademark. Sold in “many styles and sizes at all hardware and general stores. mM<>P. Highest award Panama-Pecihe Exposition : thojr,merit.. Freof in Statesville testimony:Mrs.&P.Allen,124°E..Sharpe)§ t,Statesville,says:“I had kid- a yeer, imes my back .caused me a jeal of misery and my kidneys were!4 Doan’s Kidney Pills gave |4 medi-|} Price 50c.,,at all dealers. simply ask for a.kidney Foster -} ‘burn Co.,Props.,Buffalo.N.Y. ‘ed him,After having captured the)|dog,the officers’started to town.! 'They did not go far with the dog.He! jeseaped.The next day officers went! lin seerch of evidence and found the}tan e-eyed dog at the home of Gainey.| iGainey disclaimed the dog.No sir, lit was some one else’s dog.The dog,| |however,refused to be disowned.He! irefused to leave’his old home.The ||officers were certain that Gainey own:| jed the dog and also had knowledge|jof the still.Thev arrested him.Later) they captured Gilbert. Boy-Ed ‘and Papen Must Move.| Immediate _withdrawal of Capt,|Karl Boy-Ed and Capt.Franz von Pa} pen,respectively.naval and military fattaches of the German embassy,has! been reauested by the State Depart-/ ment.In making formal announce- ment of this action.Secretary Lans-' ing said the attaches had rendered) themselves persona non grata toa;the United States government.by~im- propér activities in,connection with naval and military matters. The Secretary acted with the full approval of President Wilson,who is understood to —have determinedthat,the-United States-shallbe rid of [he Magnificent Assortment White,Pink and.RedROSES! ROSES are always ad- mired.They are the most appreciated of ~all the FLOWERS,al-~~ though just at this =time the great Chr oreign omeiais-who make themselveobnoxiousbyactivityharmfultothebestintetestsofthe‘nation. The State Department.made its re- quest several days ago through CountvonBernstorff,the German ambassa-dor.Announcement of the fact:was withheld as a matter of courtesy-to being made that the jury trying the |e warship supply conspirators of thelf”Hamburg-American Line in New Yorkhadinanywavbeeninfluencedinreachingaverdict. LL TOTTI,_LAUGHTER AIDS DIGESTION,|* .Laughter jis one of the most healthful exer- more effectual help is a dose of Chamberlain'sIfyoushouldbetroubledwithtn.ti-weation give them a trial.They only ‘cost a anthemum is coming | in for a share of pop- -ularity.~ anoe Van Lindley.Co, GREENSBORO."Wi.0,Polk Gray Drug Co., *4+Leeal Agenta. quarter,Obtainable everywhere, remody—|§ get.Doan’s.Kidney Pills—the leye on one officer,but another slip-|that Mrs.Allen.had. igsame|ifMik|§ oaOFee AlN if _[#]FOR SALE! 86 acre level.red land farm,1 mile from Brady's eross.roads,uein'le from school houses,six miles from Statesville.Seventy-fivencresincultivation,balances in woodland,Small.dwelling andLaen,spring's,well watered for dairyingand stock rais-ings retThreefine 78 acres:2 miles from Statesville.Forty acres”in cul vation;varhiJaneeinweodland,five of which is branch bottom,acottage,small barn,two branches;well located for dairy farm-‘ink.esTwofout-room cottages on South Center Street.meose pay aintereston‘investment.reIlotonFourthStreet.Mee :i Yor further information call on or.write, ERNEST G.GAITHER,LaeINSURANCE,RENT-| PHONE =.babes NO.1,MILLS BU tDING, poon3 ee reirtnetECO)Cece HOUR EEOQTRLOLSOMSREROIOH Certificated of Deposit RS _Issued by this bank Bear interest from :“date atthe rate of 4 per cent per an- num.Savings Deposits 4 per cent, credited quarterly. Checking Accounts ae either Jarge-or-smatl_cordially-invited-—— _We want your business.»: He.OFFICERS: GEO.H.BROWNOLi,TURNER Bk OA aed Childraly,Weeafi4 Our 1915 Christmas Savings Club Will Close ThisWeekand Checks Will Co Out to All the Members onDecember 13th, Any member who has changed address since the club began will please notify the bank atonce,so there will be no delay or disappointments in receiving checks promptly.! Wefeel sure those who saved their moneyby joining this club areglad they joined.and willbemadehappywhentheyreceivetheirchecksnextweek,just.in time for their ChristmasShopping. Now we want to make just one suggestionicelittlesumthatyouhavesaved,thatINGSDEPARTMENT,where it will dr :the bank. We will be glad to explain anything To all who open accounts in this de of your balance,and which you m ef you Would like 't n—and it is this—that instead of spending all .you place at least a part of it in our regular SAV-aw4 per cent compound interest. * \ of this partment we furnish a neat pass book showing the amountaydrawanytimeyouneeditbypresentingthebookat ‘PARTMENT when you come in to get your check cashed. Our new club for 1916 will be opened for membershidetailsoftheplanwillbeannouncedinthenearfuture. o know about our SAVINGS DE-| p within the next few weeks,and full AY,--~December 1915. DR.ROBERTSON HERE Recalled Boyhood Days in States- ‘ville —Baptists Go to State .Convention—Church News. «In his unusually entertaining and‘manner,Dr.A.T.Robert:#on of the Southern Baptist Theolog-ical Seminary at Louisville,Ky.,Dreached a strong sermon at the3=Baptist church Sunday on “Theoung‘Man Jesus Loved”—the richyoungrulerwhocametoChristask-what he might do to inherit eter-nal life,but who was_not willing tosythepricewhenChristtold.himsellallthathehadandgiveitto»poor and thus remove his one sin.ar.Robertson's applications of _thensoftheNewTestament.inci-t to the voung man of today were‘Very forceful,‘-.Before beginning his sermon Dr. IS &FARMRRS’BANK of Statesville “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.” ABOUT THE SAME STORY.|ANSWERS THE CRITICISM, Little New From the War Zone|Mr.Tumulty Replies to Com—Await Greece's Definite An-|plaints of Catholics About swer.:Carranza. Greéce,so far ds known,has not complied with the demands of the!very violent in their criticism whenEntentealliesforabsolutefreedom)President Wilson recognized.Carran-for their troops on Greek soil.Unof-|za in Mexico.‘They charged that theficialadvices,however,assert thatCarranza element in Mexico had out-the Entente ministers in Athens have |Taeed priests and nums of the Rom-been assured that Greece’s reply will'as are most of the Mexicarr people;be_satisfactory.i t but it seems that Carranza is not.inTeutonictroops’are continuing favor with the Romish Church.their gains against the Serbs and|Montenegrins in.the North.In the private secretary,is a Catholic.Writ+South attempts by the Bulgarians to ing to a friend recently,who had ‘ask-capture French positions near Kos-!ed an explanation of thee wide-turino and along the Cerna river,spread criticism,Mr.Tumulty saidwerechecked.[the files of theThefightingontheMontenegrinfailedtodisclose any official record ofhorderisdescribedbyVienna.as vio-)a single proven case of outrages uponlent..The :Montenegrins ate report-nuns,and he included in his letter aedashaving’taken ‘the offensive,'statement by the Catholic vicar gen-only to be repulsed.=.eral at Mexico City,which,while dis-Berlin reports the defeat bythe closing the shooting -of-priests,and nm spoke of his boyhood daysNdville40yearsago.He re-led the organization of the First3churchofStatesville,whichewith:15 or 20 members.The|te Rev.J.B.Boone was the firstofthechurchandatthesame’ime he served the First church atCharlotteandIndependence—church,:the neighborhood of Charlotte,Yow there are three Baptist church-es in Statesville with as many pas-{“and.a half dozen or more.Bap-tist churches it Charlotte.:‘Dr.Robertson spent Sunday after-Hoon and night visiting relatives .at‘old:home in Cool:Spring town-sie.and went to Charlotte yesterdayo.ttend the Baptist State Conven-on,which convenes today.Dr.Rob- ertson was accompanied to CharlottebyDr.Charles Anderson of the FirstBaptistchurchandRev.C.8.Cash--well of Front Street Baptist church,9 will attend.the Convention.Mr. «A.Thomas will go to Charlotte to-r ‘to attend the Convention asaafromtheFirstchurch,andMr.H.-C,-Wilson-and—others expect:;ee later in the week.“|Services at New Stirling chureh to-r w at 11-9.m.,forthe ordinationinstallationofthepastor,Rev.R.Kidd.Rev.J.Hy Pressly of States-le will preach.» lawk and Jay Bird in Combat, Mr.and Mrs.Smythe .Campbell,0 visited at.the home of Mr.ampbell’s father,Mr.J.P;Camp-,in Union Grove township,left tr. } ‘effectively shelled,.according to Par- <their-home-at} Bulgarians of the retreating Serb the expulsion and imprisonment ofarmysouthwestofPrisrend.Rail-,others,declared there had been noway_communieation-between Nish’violation ‘of nuns jin that district.and Sofia has heen re-established.Secretary Tumulty said in all warshasbeenconsiderableartil-the horrors of the conflict have beenleryactivityinFranceandBelgiur:|kept alive by those on the losing side,in which German positions have been!but that it should be the duty of allcitizensofboththeUnitedStatesandis.Mexico to contribute in every mannerFightingontheRussianfronthasitotheearlyrehabilitationofthena-consistedof sporadic artillery.duels.|tion so long torn:by civil strife andOn:the Austro -Italian line the vio |to,avoid keeping open the wounds.lent ‘fighting around ‘the Goriziabridgeheadhas‘lessened percentibly.Constantinople renorts the BritishinMesopotamiastillinretreat.A.large German,.ammunition fac-tory at’Halle,Saxony,is:reported tohaveheendedbyanexplosionwiththelossofseveralhundredlives.Discontented.workmen are said to besuspectedofblowinguptheplant. ful and would be merciful now,be- cause they would be of wonderful ef- co inthe work.-of :reconstruction,”wrote Mr,Tumulty.“Efforts.to arouse rancorous feelings among them will have the’effect of opening anew the wounds which should be healed, and of creating an open sore to tor- ture that poor people as long as their minds are kept inflamed against theirethren.” Some of ihe leaders of the Roman’2. Catholic Church in this—eounty:were ish Church,Carranza is a Catholic,’ Mr.Tumulty,President ,Wilson’s ' State Department: “Counsel ‘and sympathy.are need-! ficacy in uniting the people of Mexi-! fs" TO M O kins to ma Pillow Cases,RO M O UO M O i ‘ TO M O |Bring This Christ- mas List With You. Welt WHC EPC ALI AUIEC NTIE NEN NETIC TNC NEI } PeRA R E OT R O a) CHRSHOPPING LIST! Wwe JFFER a-long-line-of—excellent—values “in_stapleandfancyarticlesforChristmasShoppers:Flowers|Plumes,Velvets,Silks,Percales,BS Flannelettes,Ducklings,i owels,Towel Sets,Guest Towels,Toweling,Sheets,lee ey Pena womtorts,DownvertMillsKnitUnderwearformen,women and children,Kid Gloves,Knit Gloves,Mittens,oe'Silk Hoe,ey tee ee oe Ee Cushions,Match Hold-ers,Shoes tor men,ladies and children,Bedroom Slippers,;Coats,Coat Suits,Waists,prey pantsand‘many other things not mentioned here. Mills &Post Make Your ChristmasGifts Useful. Ladies’Hats,Veils,Pins,ress Goods,Madras,Ginghanis,Crepes,Damask with Nap- Quilts,Counterpanes,Cal- Umbrellas,Ties,Wool,Cotton and Petticoats,Gowns,Kimonas,Shirt Waists DOWNTOWN na Do Your ShoppingEarly, |ChristmasBarbering! Look for W.E.Coley's .BarberShopforyourChristmaswork.(ft Everything clean and work first-\j class...All ofthe materials,suchif-as tonics.the best._ELteCTRIC MACHINERY—Get ashampov and leave with yourhairperfectlydry.No bad-coldsfromColey’s shop:Four-_good_barbers—always.- Bank Messenger Killed and Rob- Emphasis was laid on the recogni-tion of Carranza by the —Latin-American countries which joined~inthePan-American peace confefences,All of these Latin-American coun- |tries,Mr,Tumulty pointed out,wereCatholicnations. Finally,a statement was repro-duced which was given the State De-partment by Eliseo Arredondo,the Washington ‘representative.of Gen.:,Cartanza,last October,pledging theup.De Brosa,who’carried three re-Cayranza-‘government to _respectvolvers,nearly 200 cartridges and a éverybody’s “life,property.and re-bag of black powder.attacked them ligious_beliefs.” ti¢kets-at—a-—stth=|"saeeamentniaieeemden Allan Gardner,a-bank messenger,was fatally -shot;and.George-—-DeBrosa,his assailant.was.dangerous-ly wounded ‘by :Walter F.Orleman,another messenger.in De Brosa’s sen-sational attempt to steal a package containing $4,000 from the messen-vers in New York city.last week. The messengers were employes _ofthe‘Bank of Metropolis in©UnionSquare,near.the-seene-of ‘the hold« Came and be treated right. W.E.COLLEY.TELEPHONE 242. December.7—6t. Car to Highest Bidder! The Reo Touring Car, owned by Mrs.Corbin One needs no further-endorsementthanthetrade-mark Monticello,Fla._’Driving along the road en route toeyejeavardayMr.a bi he picked its breast:When Mr.|approached the fightingthehawkattempted_to fly away!the jay bird,but the jay birdadsuchagoodgriponthehawkiitsfeetandbeakthatthehawk wk d do little flying and Mr.Camp.°&bloc“captured both the hawk and thebirdandbroughtthem:to States-?ey were given to par-ted t6 cage them.'*The BAAD)4! scream in the woodsa|second messenger.'short distance from the road.Going|bag but was chased and knocked down Weare old apintothewoodshesawasmallhawk’by a policeman while he wag attempt-_J,the ground with a jay bird in its|/ing to shoot the officer.dar hee jay bird was on‘its back!”eenfoughtfuriouslyeverytimetheStill'Bad Form in,Some Sections. as-they were buying- Mrs.,Octavia.Sloan Co’way station.He.shot.Gardner,séiz- ed the money bag and attempted to mr.Shmuel Cowan,died ‘ThursdayCampbell|get away when he was shot by the’morning at het home ‘at Davidson,|He dropped the 4 victim of pellagra.She was 59.a daughter ‘of the late’James.Lee Sloan, ‘three daughters. }is y 3 }Durham Herald.a LAIN’S COUGH REMEDY.“!Notwithstanding we thave had State'Because it hax ain established -reputation|vrohibition for seyeral years now,it won by its good works.aeisstill.considered bad form in:some:.Because it is most esteemed by thoge whi,ities *:have used it for many years,as ocension re-commits SPanes AY the Presence iiuired,and are best acquainted with ite (oodSiSSalInvifame‘thePale :etna “mage oe re .ae ani|Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly ‘nids nature in.restoring the system to'ition.‘Poe ameneralstrengtheningtonic,py ee ont Toss not contain oplim “or any|The Old Standa\-GROVE'S TAST |Malariajénriches’ in,wife oft Sr.,of Davidsona}.She is survived by -her husband ‘andj ~of Winston,is at the garage of the CarolinaCo,and will be sold thiswerktothehighestbid-er, ae —_—iad eeeWHYYOUSHOULDUseGuaupei@January Weather Forecast|- ;a fcr cold weather,with sleet and snow.Now istimetocoveriyour:house or makearly.other necessary improvements.Procrastination is:-your-loss,I-haveverything‘to Build With”at.low- #@ and children,60e. orsa only.costs ‘quarter,ObtabAaaeraciNkneecap—— \j refehillTONIC drives oat athena ;Scopoebuild,er nareotic.Ce vee SayAasive,tall”variety.|4 true’parie ts fog and’childrea,G0e,{qn enue:ae waett Came ekelyOt Mitay 48 b a “4 ‘"rn te HSDab tt lanters’Warehouse, “SLPS ihe mc owt ‘ade accompanied |.the StobeWernicke {to-establish the real wor :giBdonareaeesuchagift Reservations made now.for Christmasdeliveries;Do not wait until too late to order from:Y the factory;rsWearesoleagents in thiscity. Golden Oak Mahogany,Barly English Finish. di= “<>ef Stateville HousefamishingCo,°| r i 1 MBO eia car elNS,next.to.MeBlwee’s| ;prices,and ready for,delivery.|:: i “THE ADVERTISER ASKS FoR YOUR BUSINESS,~~ sich dennaandanhaaerodates carne DOeanach ee Chet ANUS iis wrydoconek ss ye VOL.XLII. _STATESVILLE,N.©.FRIDAY,DECEMBER 10,1915. af Oe te HOSPITAL AT MORGANTON. -Supt.McCampbell’s Report to_-»)the Directors—Patients Treat- Be ’ed During the Year and the4asIncrease—Cost of Mainten- ance ‘Reduced—Population By Counties,Ete. ey The report of Supt.McCampbell ofertheStateHospitalat,Morganton, ing of the directors Wednesday,show-fi ed that the number.of patients onSy,the Hospital roll a year ago—Decem-es ber Ist,1914—was 1,359—560 men and799women.On December Ist thisyearthetotalnumberwas1,490—632 men and 858 women—a net in-"erease of 131 for the year.The to-,tal admitted during the year was.-850—-162 men and 188 women;‘total (under treatment for the year 1,709—722 men and 987 women;dischargedasrecovered79—41 men and 38 wo- Hae +-IT men and 26 women;discharged asnotimproved,two women;died 102—38 men and 64 women;total removed219-90 men and 129 women...The increase in admissions was duetotheopeningoftheReceivingBuild- ing for Women and the New Colonyformenintheearlyspring.The re- covery rate was 22.5 per cent of thetotaladmissionsandthedeathratewas5.9 per cent of the total under treatment..The unusual.death rateislargelyduetothefactthatwiththeincreasedcapacitymanyoldandfeeblecaseswereadmitted.There were no epidemics or serious accidents during the year and the nealth of thepatientsgenerallyhasbeengood.The new water system,for which $60,000 was appropriated by theLegislature,is about complete.The additional water supply was turnedonaboutamonthagoandatowerand tank are under construction and willsoonbecomplete.The new supply gives the institution an abundance of good water,not only for present pur- poses but for years to come.There is a balance of $10,816 fromthebuildingfundappropriatedbythe Legislature.Supt.McCampbell rec- ommended that this be used for the erection of a dormitory for women,the material to be secured so thatworkcanbeginintheearlyspring.The board adopted the recommenda- tion.By strict economy the Hospital liv-ed within ‘the appropriation of $200,-000 for support..The per capita cost the past vear was $162.33,a re-~~-@uection from.$168.12 last.year.The:cost of course varies somewhat fromyeartoyear.“The lower cost thisyearwasduetofavorableconditions which may or may not exist next year;and conditions.which cannot becontrolledmayofcourseincreasethe cost another year,or favorable condi-tions may reduce it.The increasedsuvply._of-food—and ‘feedstuffs from the farm the past year has been very gratifyine.and the sup-ply of pork will be larger than usual. Fifty-two hogs have been killed andabout200areyettokill.The dairy. herd has been much depleted in past years on account of tuberculosis.Itwasdecidedtobuildanewandmod- ern sanitary cow barn and two silos.Some additions will also be made totheherdofcattle.A side-track from the ‘Southern railway to the Hospital,which has.been considered in past years,wasdiscussedanditwasdecidedtotake the matter up with the railroad peo-nle and see what could be done.Theae~ Hospital’s freight bill was about $14,- apy 000 last year and it is thought the *railroad people should.under the cir- cumstances,give the side-track favor-able consideration.Mr.Millner of Morganton,who is promoting the cohstruction of a pow-er plant on the {Catawba river,in the vicinity of Morganton,made a prop- osition to supply current to the Hos-. pital for light and power.The prop-.osition was referred to a committeewithpowertoact. A.table recently made out showsthepopulationoftheHospitalbycounties.,The number of course variesfromtimetotimebutitisofinterestto‘know how many patients ‘are intheHospitalfrom.different counties.‘Buncombe leads with 90,Guilford isnextwith76,Mecklenburg third with_38,.Forsyth and Rockingham haveatTeigai,OL ‘each,Gaston 58,Iredell’57 andAeSurry52.Other counties in this seé= ,y-10,Ashe 24,Burke 44,€a= ‘-barrus 28,Caldwell 29,Catawba 38,Cleveland34,Davidson40,Davie 26,-Lincoln and McDowell 29 each,Ran-dolph 48,Rowan 44,Rutherford 34,en ey 23,Stokes.24,Union 36.Wa- m ge 16,Wilkes 38,Yadkin 27.Ad- ssions are not governed by coun-ties—that is,there is no restriction on the number any.county may have;but the table is made out to show thenumberasamatterof.informationand:some.-effort is made,all things being eaual,to equalize to some de-gree.when.this.is.practical.The ~hcerinenapermernremteictreED.|ARE UNDER HEAVY BONDS. The Mehaffey Shooting.Aired at Hearing—Story DEATON CASE REVERS Supreme Court:Reverses Decis- ion ‘in Iredell ‘Tax ‘Commis: sions Case —Decision Cowles Case Affirmed. In the report of Supreme Court de- cisions,handed down Wednesday andprintedinyesterday’s daily papers,are the following of local interest: surance Company,‘drem Iredell;no;error.“Mills vs,Deaton,Iredell,reversed.The latter is the famous tax com- missions case,in which brought -by the county.commissionerstorecoverfromSheriffDeatonthe commissions on 1914 taxes collected after the first Monday in.December,1914,when the salary law was.effec-Sheriff Deaton retained commissions on the ground that they were @ part of the fees due him priortothebeginningofthesalarylaw. The contention of the -plaintiff wasmen;discharged as improved 36—|that as iff paid_beginning with the first Monday in December,1914,alltaxescollectedafter that date should go into the public treasury. An agreed case was made up and at a hearing before Judge’Lane, chambers at Concord,the decision was in favor of Sheriff Deaton. Supreme Court having reversed that decision,it is assumed to mean thatthe-sheriff must :turn over to county the commissions in controver-sy.However,no digest’of the opin- ion was published in yesterday’s pa- pers and its full meaning is not yet positively known. The suit of Cowles vs. company was an action brought byMrs.Juliette Cowles,administratrixoftheestateofH.C.Cowles,vs.theProvidenceLife.Assurance Co.The suit was for the face value of a $5,- The company.set up a note given by Col.Cowles for $2,500 and claimed that the amount actually due his estate was about $900.The insurance company won in the lowercourtandthejudgmentisaffirmed by the Supreme Court.. Mrs.Flowe of Davidson and Mrs. Deal of Statesville. Mrs.Mary Alexander Flow..ovidson,‘mother of ‘Mrs.P of Statesville,died Tuesday morninginaCharlottehospital:a week ago,as mentioned in TheLandmark,Mrs.Flow suffered a sud-den.attack of.illness and fell down the stairs of her home,she received what was supposed atthetimetobe-nothing more than asealpwound.After a few days she was removed to:the Charlotte hospit-al,where it was found that the baseofherskullhadbeenfractured.Two operations were performed in the hopeofsavingherlife,but she died with-consciousness. a PreliminaryoftheAffair on the Iredell Line. The preliminary hearing of the charges against.“Old Man”Jo/Nich- olson and Lee Jarvis,who,with Rush Nicholson,son of Jo.,are ©chargedwithhavingsttackedthehomeofPMehaffey.on the Iredell- Wilkes line,with shot guns,result-ing in slight injuries to three mem-bers.of -the Mehaffey family andmareorlessseriousinjurytoJ.The Landmark,~-washeldatthecourthouseWednesdaynoon,Justice W.-J.-Lazenby~presid-ing.Jarvis plead guilty to his partin’the deplorable incident and impli-cated the Nicholsons,and the Stateintroducedother.testimony to.sub-stantiate that of Jarvis,‘through his counsel,plead notguilty,but offered no testimony in his~de- The State swore sevnesseswhowerenotexaminecterhearingtheevidencethe courtfixedNicholson’s bond at $1,000 and Jarvis’at $500.for their.appearanceSuperiorCourt,asked ,that Nicholson’s bond be made$2,000,but inasmuch as the defend- ant—was—already-under a $500 bondforhisappearanceatthe made to the regular quarterly meét-| vis,as told in commissions on Sheriff.Deaton which he admits,the amount in’the shooting case was reduced to $1,000.mortgaged his.farm:to g case and $250givethebond. bond in the shootin in the distilling case..The testimony at the hearing did not materially change the aspect ofthecasefromthatalreadypu Jarvis told about the same storyhehad.previously told the officersandTheLandmarkreporter,declar-ing that Old Man Jo.Nicholson:plan-ned the attack and drew him into:it by giving him liauor. that Old Manfirstshot,Rush thethethird,and thereafter there wassomuchshootingnocount¢ould beHerememberedbeingshotdown,but could not recall just how long he lay,on the ground wherestartinghome.tributed his lack of memoryto boththeeffectsoftheliquorandhis Mr.Will Mehaffey and his father.Mehaffey,were both plaeeilonthestandandtoldof‘the at -which began when Mrs..°Elias haffey went on the porch to get aMr.Elias Mehaffeywassickinbedatthetimebutim- mediately got.up.secured:his gunandreturned.the fire.haffey,who had been away home,arrived after the attack had begun and immediately secured hisgun-and_joined—his-father. He also statedNicholsonfired(second and he drink of.water. Mr.Will Me- CUPID'S ANNUAL CAPERS Ten Less Marriage License Is- sued in County This Year Than Last. Cupid and the match-makers have evidently been loafing on their job in Iredell the past dozen months,the number of marriages occurring in the county ‘during the year which closed’with Monday—the first Mon- day in December—being ten less than last year,Register yd’s_record shows that only 321 marriage license were issued during the year «justclosed,compared with 331 ‘the yearprevious.“All the license issued dur- ing the year ending-Monday were se-cured from the office of the registeratthecourthouse,there having been no deputy register at Moores-ville since the salary law became ef- feetive.This fact may.have hadsomethingtodowith’the decrease. Mecklenburg,Rowan and ‘Cabarrus counties may have gotten a few li-cense fees which-might—have —comethiswayhadtherebeenamanatMooresvillewiththeauthoritytofar-nish the matrimonial contracts.LastyearJusticeMcLean,who served asdeputyregisterat.Mooresville,issued license for 93 couples.:Of the total 321 license’issued dur-ing the year just closed,75 were for colored couples,a gain of one over last year.The'record shows furtherthat*Degember is.still the “marrying month”‘in this county,despite the fact that June gets the credit for be- ing the month of weddings.For sev-eral years past the-number of license issued during December has rangedaroundahalfhundred,while June’s record of 26 this year is above the average for that month.November is the.next best month,according to the record,a total of 39 license having been.issued during last month.Any of the fall months will show a largernumberthanJune.The year 1913 is the only year in which,there were mure marriages in Iredell than days on the calendar,the figbres for 1913 being 372:Up ‘to 1913 the year 1907 had held the rec- ord with a total of 355,which has this year’s record beaten considerably.The number per year ran above 300 over he|a decade ago. The license issued the past year served their pruposes in legalizing the marriages of couples of all descrip- tions—old and.young,rich and poor, large and small and the go-betweens.The variation:in ages was probably as great as the difference in sizes, financial standing and looks as well:One couple was so ‘young that’theregisterrefusedtoissue.the license until the parents of both bride and groom signed affidavits that they con- sented to the wedding.The boy was less than 18 and the girl was barely 14,but with the consent of their pa-rents their application for license was Easley,who was called to her mother’s bedside the day after she fell,re-mained with her until the end.Dr. Easley attended the funeral,took place at Davidson Wednesday.Mrs.Flow was the widow of ‘thelateRobertFlowofDavidsonandwas.68 years old.She was well known and greatly beloved in her home town. Surviving are eight children.° Mrs.Elizabeth Deal,wife of.Mr.J.W.Deal,died Wednesday morning at her home in Bloomfield,death result-She was 49 years old and is survived by her husbandandanumberofchildren.A services were conducted at the resi- dence yesterday morning by Rev.J. H:Pressly and Rev.G.H.Church and the remains were taken to Island FordBriefserviceswere also conducted at the church by Rev. nesses said they were positive there were three versons in the attacking narty.though it was too dark to dis- tinguish them,and they were positive that they recognized the voicesJarvisandRushNicholson.different voices,they testified,cursed and abused them.declaring “we’veWillMehaffev.” Mehaffeys would net say thatthirdvoicewasthatofOld Man A single-barrel shot gun found in his yard after the battle by Mr.Will .Mehaffey was ‘produced and was identified by Jarvis as the weap-on he used in the attack.Jarvis hadstatedduring,his examination thatheused:a ,,single-barrelwhileOld”Man come to kill ing from cancer. Nicholson -hadble-barrel gun and Rush Nichol-a gun and a pistol.Mr.Thos.Jarvis.father of the de- fendant Lee,testified that he heard the shooting and while listening at the shooting heard Will Mehaffey ex- claim:“Lee.Jarvis;I.never had any- thing against you,\ this exclamation he realized that the shooting was at the Mehaffey home and that,his:son was a participant He visited the homes church for burial. 8 and 77,161 bales of Sea Island, Fire Alarms Sparks from the kitchen flue setfiretotheroofofthehomeofMr. Lee Albertson,on the northeasternedgeoftown,Wednesday.The firedepartmentwasnotifiedandafewofthefiremenwentout,on the motortruckandassistedinputtingoutthe fire,buckets of water being used.The amage was slight.e home is outside the city limits and no general fire’alarm was given. Wednesday evening the fire depart- ment.was called to the home of Mr.Lum.West on Alexander street,where a chimney was burning out,and yes- terday afternoon an alarm from thehomeofMr.Ross Garrison on Mul-berry street was-answered.No dam-lage was done at Mr.West’s.A smallburnedatMr.Garri- son’s,the fire originating fromtrashpilewhichhadbeenfired by Mr.Garrison,The two latter alarms were general alarms.and will,cost.the city about $50.in firemen fées.|he feels that a little more care should bé taken with fire,and less excitementwhenoneoflittle:danger is discoveredwouldsavethecityagoodmanydol- Occasionally a general alarm isturnedinwhenafewbucketsofwa-ter would stop the fire. As he neared the home ofOldMan_Nicholson hecomefromthewoodsand enter the house and.heard the two discussingng.When He entered the the witnessNicholsonsatfirst hknowledgeoftheshooting.but the old man finally told him,he avers, that he “guessed Lee.was over with his;brains-shot out.” Sylvester Souther,who was.part- ner with Jo.Nicholson and Lee Jar- vis in the distilling.business which brought on the trouble,testified thathehadheardOldManNontwo.occasions ‘that.if Will)Me- haffev ever caused him any more trouble about r..Albertson’s tion range as follows:Alexander 22, guthouse was Chief Kerr says whiskey he Mossrs.L.C.Caldwell Weatherman appeared for Nicholson. They did not argue the case,but in osking for a small bond it was statedthatthedefensewouldintroduce.tes- smalles numbe 0 m.any-county—is. three.Avery—a new county—and each.Graham.and Swain haveeach.Ten is the next lowest,number— ye 7 mp ants The executive committee of theboard,in session Tuesday,refused theapplicationof.Mr.-Pike,of «Guilfordcourty,and it may be of.public inter+ man,went to Hopewell,Va.,and had“been there only.a short time when hekilled:a companion and fiend.Ar-raigned for that,it was Hecided thatRegPike,was insane and the Virginia au-~~thorities promptly dent “him”to ~his ~gt Morganton:«Section 4617Revisalprovidesthatwhenacommits:crime,or is charg timony_in-the -higher-—court—.vwouldshow,that.Nicholson.was noti pe:nresent.at.the shooting:and wouldimpeachthetestimonyofferedbatonstatedtothe court that he-could.introduce other:testimony would corroborate that already © ee,€Dr.F.C.Hyatt,Greensboro super-Clay—a_small ©county—have—three)intendent of:health,Sunday night be-6,tween 8 and 9 o'clock,wiunderhisautomobilenear Elon Col-thatlege.He was rendered unconscious:;Abythd:machine overturning and layoutmostofthenight:b Bazaar Yesterday. The Broad Street Methheld-a successful bazaar,at.house.yesterday.Two attractiveworkboothswereconductedatesR.A.Cooper,Ly estto state why.Mr.Pike,who was4 crime,and it is;decided he is insane,said to have been an exemplary young|he no discretion in the matter,It is notunusualforapplications. ed for persons ¢ t ,convicted oflatives:in’Greensboro,who at.once)beateapplicationforhisadmission“ThePewith to show.that ‘unnotadmissibleplication,for theiriwasteoftime,. granted and-they became husband and|lost.-“meena %Friendly but firm terms,it is said,characterize the decument which isunderstoodtomaké4particular point of prompt assurances for thefuturesafetyofAmericanlives,Aus-tria -Hungary hag never‘notified theUnitedStateswhetherthecommand-ers of its submarines had beeneninstructionssimilartothosewhich the German government.Rave tocommandersaftertheLusitaniatrag-It is understood that the noteréferredparticularlytothechargethatshellsfromthesubmarinekilled or wounded somé-passengers on theAnconaaftershe asked for an explanation on the point. Germany.Will Consider Peace Compatible With Dignity. “If our enemies make péace pro- compatible with .Germany’sdignityandsafety,then we shall al-ways be ready to discuss them,”saidtheImperialChancellor,Dr.von Beth-addressing the wife.On the other hand there were some grandmothers ane grandfathers and a few old maids and _bachelors who became brides and grooms during the year.ever,were within the “marriageableage.”the age of the majority of thebridesbeingfrom17to25,while most of the grooms were in their 20s.‘like the two years previous,there wasno“backing out”this.year after license had been issued,all the:mat« rimonial documents having been re- turned to the register signed by a minister or other persons authorized to perform the marriage ceremony. Most of the couples,how- Un- Cotton Ginned to December 1. -Cotton ginned :prior to December 1 amounted to:9,711,453 running bales.including 93,361 ‘round balestheCensusBureauannoances.~-That compares with 13,073,386 bales,or 82,2 per cent.of the entire crop,ginned prior to December 1 last,year,12,088,412 bales;or 86.5percent.in 1913.and ©11.854.451 bales,or 87.9 per cent.in 1912..The average auantity of cotton ginned prior to December 1 in the last 10 years was 10.691,933 bales,or 83.4 per cent.of the crop.‘ Included in the ginnings were 93,- 861 round bales compared with 39,- 682 last year,86,878 ih 1913 and 73,-030 in 1912.Séa Island cotton in-eluded numbered 77,161,bales,com- vared__with_63,024 last.year,61,049 in 1913 and 51,275 in 1912.In North Carolina 612,117 |baleswereginned,compared with 674,340onthesamedatelastyear. Marriage Postponed in Hope That WarWill End. Emperor William has fixed the dateforthemarriageofhis.youngest son, Prince.Joachim,to Princess’Marie of Anhalt,for the end of February.at Potsdam,says an Exchange Telegraphdispatchfrom.Amsterdam,\which|j gives.a message from Cassel,Prussia,as authority for the statement.“The marriage was to have takenplacebeforeChristmas,”says the dis-atch,“The emperorand—empressopethat.the war-will.be-ended—by-February;and they therefore.post-poned the marriage ceremony until <»‘of which if interesting if true. Mr.Alexander Destroys Distil- ~Tery inLincoln County.” Deputy:Collector.Alexander©ofStatesvilledestroyedadistillingout-at thehome of Cal.Shrum in Lin-“county several days agoitvi.located in an outhouse inum’s.back yard and,was te erved the approach of Mr.aoe eae va waeey,a :am ake to be indicted in |Court:as the result .ofofthedistifery,~ i A ahi MRE ney NO 89. STORATES. CHANGE IN Mr.Haddon Given Additional) Work—Mr.Kidd’s Installation —Church News. The First Associate Reformed Pres-bytery has grouped Perth and SalemwithPresslyMemorialchurch.of Statesville and assignedRev.S.W.Haddon to the work ofservingPerthandSaleminconec- Statesville pastorate. Mr.Haddon accordingly preached atallthreeof.the churches last Sun- day..Hereafter he willPerthintheforenoonof the first and third Sundays of each month and atSalemintheafternoonofthTheremainderofhistimewillbegiventoPresslyMemorialchurch. Archdeacon Hardin of Salisbury will preach and adminster the Holy Trinity Episcopal is &ber at W,E,Coley’s shop. —A score or more attended the m —Mr.A.A.Sherrill is @rities!at his home,the Henry ©south Cénter street., —License has beenmarriageofMissBessit and Mr.Charles Ernes' ~—Mr.M.W.Johnsona.barber shop’in ofMorrison’s.store tion with his rooms,on south preme_officersderofHeptasolocallodgetonight.:—The Statesville basketballlostits-first game this season at -Davidson Tuesday night,’when:theoreteamdefeatedit —At its meeting MondaboardofeducationL.Gilbert.school ‘atforShilohtownship to sucA.W,Stevenson,resigned.© ‘Mr.H.V.Furches repgood.turnip crop.on.hig.town and brought The Lpairofturnips—one weigh and one four pounds—as Lindsay Barkley and Chick:ton were lodged in jail lastnblockadinginhasbeenarrestedforthandwillbebroughtinAllparties°are colored. —Mr.and Mrs,:W.M,.child left Tuesday for Polktonwillmaketheirhome.will engage in the lumber boPolktonwithhisbrother,Mr.Miller,who has beenaboutthreeyears. Communion .-in. church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The public is cordially invited. -Preaching services in all three oftheLutheranchurches-in the Trout-.man charge next Sunday as follows:St.Michael’s at 11 a.m.;Amity at3.30 p.m.;St.Paul’s at.7 p.m.:Ser-mons by Mr.J.L.Morgan from the Lutheran Theological Seminary,Co- lumbia,S.C,.The public is cordiallyinvitedtoattendthesesorriesy Miss Elizabeth Davis of Baltimore, the soprano.soloist at the song andorganrecitalinShearerMusicHallWednesdayevening,will sing the.of-fertory solo at Broad Street Methodist church Sunday evening.Miss DaviswillalsosihgattheFirst-Presby-terian church.Sunday morning. Rev.A.H.Goodin will preach attheCountyHomeSundayafternoon at 2 o’clock..*Mr.E.4 Shaver All the ministers of the town have been asked to preach,Sunday,ser- mons that will aid in the campaign for better health.Everybody is urg- ed to hear these sermons.At a called meeting of the Presbytery of the Associate Reform-ed Presbyterian Church,held at NewStirlingyesterday,Rev.G.E.Kiddwasordainedandinstalledpastorof the united.charge of New Stirling,Elk Shoal and New Amity.”Rev.J. H.Pressly presided,propounded the ~vonstitutional ques-tions,Rev.S.W.HaddoithepastorandMr.J,G.Shelton the,Dr.R.-G.Millerhowaspresent,made |layi present a Bible and flag |ton school,District No,township.The new schooljustbeencompletedand§there Monday,taught by don addressed Mecklenburg,a few appropriate remarks. Demand on.Austria -Hungary. The United States has sent to Aus-tria -Hungary a note asking:for adisavowalofthesubmarineattaeItalianlinerAncona,assur-t such an act.will not:berepeated,some degree of punishmentforthecommanderofthesubmarineandreparationfortheAmericanlives _—Capt.P.C.Caraslightstrokeofweeksagoandwas ftréatmentatBillings!now at his home onWhilethereisnoma :his condition he is”‘ful and enjoys seeing friends,<—Mr.John.A.Price,xizen-of Iredell,-Va...writes.The Landmarkuced85.bushels and thfinecornonanacrethis year,ta cost..of $26.25.He sold thefeed,.including’shucks,for $20;°ing the net cost of the ‘corn --Mr.Mack Feimster,Hy P.Feimster of Taylderwentanoperationat.hospital Tuesday.A tumormovedfromhisbreast,Wooten of Cool Spring underwent an operation at’Tuesday night.performed by Dr.A,G.BiCharlotte,assisted by Dr.L. Meeting of Teachefs. All the rural .school teachers’ofStatesvilleandBethanytownshipsmetwithSupt.Gray and Miss’Hen-|kel at the ¢o y and‘discussed school matters.Therealsoafullattendance‘of teachers atthemeeting—for 1 :Chambersburg ‘townshins,Spring Wednesday,which gratifying to Mr.Gray and ©Henkel,.So,few.illiterates_ha’norted for enrollment.in the light Schools of the four to named that the teachersthosewhodoenrollattheboardingplaces.showing consideranight-school work.The Sharpesburg-be-held.day,and the:regular{ng of the Iredell Tetionwillbeheldat Sta lege tomorrow.; mann-Hollweg, Reichstag yesterday.fThechancellormadeitclear thatinhisopinionitwouldbefolly’forGermanytoproposepeace“a as in the countries of our enemies theguiltandignoranceofstatesmenareentangledwithconfusionofpublic Conscious/of her military successes,the chancellorclinesresponsibility for a further con-tinuation of the war.Germany,he dé-clared,_could-not-be charged with the purpose of fighting on to m er conquests,Divided on County Attorney.| The Taylorsville Scout says that atthemeetingoftheAlexandercom- missioners this week the election of the county attorney came utorneysJ.H.Burke,L.F.Klutz andW.E.Bogle each received oné vote.As there was no election and neitherofthecommissionersshowedanyin-clination to change his vote,the resultJ.H.-Burke county attor-ney until the next board elects his Can’t Shove Passengers Around. ‘Railroadswhichtakeonmorepas-}séngers than “a car.can seat have no right “to move such passengers aboutlikepawnson._a.ch District of CoAjudgmento mbia Supreme Court.the lower.courtaffirmed,-awarding $1,000 damag Ambassador >fadvised the 8 r “UD a watOeya“move-up-front.or American protest tioning of ships -'Trans-Atlantie CorTestcaseswillsteamersHocking pending decision sures the United’Sta J [vessels of the ‘con : of the Landis’Hardware Bros,atLandis,Rowan county,werey_night of goods andMooeaail0a oung,who has been:poeols for.au sringen dent-—has retired.She is‘}@l-years old.Hie is PALK ON VARIOUS TOPICS. That one who is neutral,non-par- Yisan,is not in favor with partisans, ‘is a well known fact.The German sympathizers in this country eontend that/Uncle Sam is °practically _an|- open enemy of Germany.Every ac- tion of §this government—1io0 matter what it does and what it does not do is construed by this eae e se friendly to Germany and an act 0 ‘partian ship for the Entente allies, in the other hand the Entente al- lies,while they may not hate us so much as the Teutonic allies,-evident- ly.Jook upon us with no friendly eye, le,from the German viewpoint, we've given them all possible help ‘short of going into the war on their *side,they seem to be mad_because ‘Ki we don’t actually go.to war for them. .Richard Harding Davis tells of the feeling of the French toward us, their main grievance being that we’re neutral;and a North.Carolinian who spent a year abroad after the war began,says he heard no good ~word for us in England..-The advo- -eates of preparedness,insist that ‘we're cordially hated abroad by all *the nations at war and that we'll be »hated worse after the war because of %our commercial supremacy—or rath- er,because we'll be in position to con- *trol the world’s commerce if we take *advantage of the situation,and,there- fore,we must be prepared to keep‘the foreigners off us.—In-view-of-the reports coming from abroad,this ar-gument for preparedness is a strong ‘one;and the whole situation,if it be *‘correctly represented,is the strong- #est possible tribute to the sincerity of our neutrality.It gives the lie tothehyphenatedGermansympathiz-ers who are planning to defeat Pres-*ident:Wilson on the ground that,he*has been unfair to Germany. ».The editor of the Presbyterian We have fruit and flowers.».Mother keeps our home.neat ‘andclean,j ty|«/Arithmetic.—//_(1)Short and rapid review of writ-ing/and reading numbers from 1,000°to 10,000;from 10,000 tofrom100,000 to 1,000,000.(2)Short and rapid drill in-addingshortcolumnsoffiguresofunitsandtens;units,tens and hundreds;nits,tens,hundreds and thousands.|::(3)Short and rapid review of sub:tracting units and tens;units,tensandhundreds;units,tens,hundredsandthousands—without using “bor-rowing.”\(4)Short and rapid drill in sub-tracting units and tens;units,fens and hundreds;units,tens,hundredsandthousands—using the borrowingprocess,New Work.Multiplication.(1)°Oral work.If one 5060-poundbale’of cotton brings $50,how much money will 5 such bales bring?If you buy 5 acres of land at $607 anacre,how.much money will thé 5acrescost,-etc. Multipjying \Quantities by Gne Figure. 2)Written work.If a farmerpa144apieceforapairofmules,ow muvh money does he pay forothmules?(8)Short and rapid drill on multi-.blying quantities by one figure.Mul-tiply:.124 1384 148 111 122 188 121 122x2x2x8x8x8x4¥4 125 185 145 186 148 125 127°K2)°x2 x2 x2.x2 x8 xB » )Assign for the following ‘nightthe:first ten lines of the multiplicationtable.VII.have help tities b:Land wat gHnwebalersete 4,Review.lastshortdivision._night’s lesson: 5.She iwDivision.Dividing quan-one figure usingbothnumbers,anddividends.will show remainders,|roblem».ia.Mr.Jones sowed 275 bushels ofoats,sowing 2 bushels to the acre,How many acres did he sow?cab.year 8 tomato club girlsput.up 5,768 cans of tomatoes.If ” cans,how many did each save?c.Mr.Gray_is a farmer,He owns4horsesandbuyshaytofeedthem.Tt requires 8,125 pounds a year,Howmanypoundsdoesonehorseeat?Find thé”cost of hay for one horse atlocalprices;for four horses.‘heorchard of 464 trees in 8 rows.Howmanytreesineachrow?He sold hispeachesfor$684,What were thepeachesoneachrowworth?:e.Drill,(Similar to that at closeoflastlesson.) ey) Big Proportion of Country’sBusinessin.Hands of Small Concerns.;eee A great proportion of the nation’s business is still in the hands of the small business man,according to Ed- ward N.Hurley,vice chaifman of the Federal Trade Commission,who out- lined »before the.Association of Na- tional Advertisers,in.New York “a few days ago,a survey of business Mr.Hurley —saidshowedthateliminating the bank. ing,railroad and public utilities.cor-porations,there are about 250,000businesscorporationsinthecountry, come,90,000 have an income of less than $5,000,and ‘60,000 an income of $5,000 or more.;‘i . Of the 60,000 corporations in the last class,20,000 heve sales annuval- ly of less than $100,000;20,090 sel) +i each girl put up the same numbergef|"D neighbor has a young peach: BIG BUSINESS HASN’T ALL.| being made by thecommission... investigation|° Of these 100.000 produce no net.in-|. Mee,PRYhiROMAt AR RT Se teiinmevetettania eau tyim rn ee en WillNot Be,Partisan Measures.remepablesns.will,make no}purtisan “fight oh the national ‘dprogrammeifitisnotframedby theDemocratsin.caucus,Senator Gal-linger,the Republican leader,—toldPresidntWilson’that the Republi-cans ‘want the army and navystrengthenedandareeryco-operatewiththeDemocrats.Later Mr.Gallinger said President Wilson.hadtoldhimhewouldnotapproveoftheemocraticcaucus.making the/de-party measures,It isalso..announced that in a conference‘Chairman Chamberlain.and Hay ofthemilitarycommittees,had decidednottointroducebillstheyhadpre-pared at this time,but to:submit‘them informally to the committees fense>plans for deliberation, A Few Hours |Pleasure in Beal ‘theEvening HE brightlightoftheRayolampmakesreadingandsewingrealpleas-ures ,“The and 1 nia «py thedoneandinthewayyoufeel a strong,rank tobacco.TWIST is a softer,mellowerwithalong-lastitig sweet flavor.it is M-I-L-D. We,spell thatout—it’s important—to you, Thinkers oftheCountry‘Tobacco »said one of the greatest thinkersthiscountryeverproduced. after chewing all dity Try a TWIST,then buy 11 TWISTSinanair-tight freshness-preserving drum. Chiptdtiasbenhsttds. 4 Are,the —.Chewers”— Svea altChewWhileYouWork— chew a mild tshaccs, ‘ry some PICNICTWISTandyouwillnoticethedifferencejawayyourworkgets .¥No need to worry your nerves with‘PICNIC chew And word Pre Nic fwisGHEWINGTOBACCO ff ese evenings.“Rayo Lamps The Rayo gives asteadylightthatcan’t hurt the eyes.It-requires almostnoatteftion.Itssimplicityofdesignmakesiteasytokeepclean.You Standard continues to warm the dead-{SchoolteVitedjinderto|must teacherbeats.Here’s his latest remin We wart-w gone achtol We must have a good teacher.A good school wil!help me and:mybrother.We like our s¢éhool.We like our teachee. goods worth from $100,000 to $250,-000:10,000 from a quarter to half a.million dollars;5,000 from half a.mil- lion to a million dollars;4,500 from}. one to five millions,and only 462corporationsdoanannualbusinessof |$5.000,000 or more, “These figures exhibit a -conditionthathasexistedformanyyears,”continued Mr.Hurley.“They show conclusively that big business consti-}+tutes but a small.fraction of the trade and industry of the United h@use **®”that class:>.“This world is in many respects out>f joint,and it needs the arousement“weoabeonscience to get.it straight.In-.pothing is there more needed than aAeeienceinthepayinuntparnl.of ee ee We keep our schoothouse neat and| ®~«wher a man breaks into my house |cleati.f é and is my.goods,it is no difficult Arithmette. ~®task:“to smane him believe,when}(1)Short and rapid drill in adding®caught,that he is a thief.The fact is|short columns‘of figures in units,tens, %,too-plainjfor argument;but when he|hundreds and thousands,States,They make clear that there9owsMymoney,or pretends to buy;(2)Short and rapid drill in sub-5,an unduly large proportion of un-4 ;or'uses my labor for his|tracting units,tens,hundreds and}cuecessfnl business concerns,»own benefit,it is not so plain that thousands.|Mr.Hurley warned exporterslie‘has something of mine that he|.(3-Short and rapid oral drill on!iy=aide return the jagainst assuming that the Europeanfirstfenlinesofthemultiplication|y/,+i“Nothing proclaims more loudly |table."eres,Mee nears bens Spereiemer:the hardening of conscience than to,(4)Short and rapid drill in multi./2°°ei#2 market to be retained.with-.see men who owe stores and schools,|nl sTSTITTst = ChristmasPresents ©Men! If your father,husband,brother or best:friend owns a car he will appreciate morethananythingelseoneofthefollowingautomobileaccessories: Gegeles. .Engine,Covers. |Speedometer.© |Bumper. Uphoistered Cover. If he hasn’t a car then buy him a Ford,Reo or Overland. RealBargains..,Special Tire Sale. We have several goed In order to.reduce our used Cars in stock.which stock of Tires we are givy- ing an inner Tube freeweareofferingatrealbar-gaits. Steering Wheel Cover Driving Gloves ' Auto Raincoats Electric or Hand Horn Tire Gauge *jout effort.ON ying quantities by any figure from;“the American.manufacturer,”.heandeven‘their ‘servants,brazenly of-/1 9,|2toaid.#&..:3ficiatinginthehouseofGodonanNewWork.pee mrenewline Cet in aneequalitywithhonestmen.If the)Written Work—Multiplying by 10.|j.)4 Germany ‘and‘Ttaly and only aichurcheswouldexpel’all.who con-|.(1)If a barrel of flour costs yl few Sri Frande Unless we take,ads-tract debts when they can see nojwhat will 10 barrels cost?vantage at the opportunity we now]3 way,of paying,there would no doubt},(2)Short and rapid drill on multi-|}jayve we will find that 90 days after]; be'a gredt thinning out of members,|vlying quantities by 10.Multiply:ithe:wars erids the European nations ‘ut the Kingdom of God would be}7x10,9x10,17x10,18x10,19x10,\.51)be on their way.to.a position invisiblynearer,and the Church of/117x10,118x10,119x10,127%10,!ine World'ns amabkete even stronger%God would inspire greater respect in|128x10,138x10.|the eyes of the world.”(8)State the rules for multiplying"The Landmark has always thought|quantities by 10.t the man who takes advantage Multiplying Q than they occupied before.” wantities by 100.-|‘your confidence in him and by de-|(1)What will'a farm of 175 acres!ception obtain:ly ‘worse PP e e s e r r e s ce s e e r s o v e r s e l o o e s Naval Service Attractive. The United States navy has awaitinglistatitsrecruitingofficesandacceptsonlyonein,six of *themenwhoapplyforenlistment,See=( ratary Daniels told members of theSouthernSocietyofNewYork, speaking at the society’s annual ban- quet on “The Navy.”When he tookoffice,the Secretary said,there were4,053 vacancies in the authorized ew listed personnel of 51,000,but as aresultofthestepstakentomaketheservicemoreattractivetoyoung men of proper qualifications.this has been overcome and in addition the tains your goods,is moral-|cost at $100 an acre?than—the-thief_who takes}(2)Short:and rapid drill on multi-_your goods under cover of darkness,|vlying quantities by 100.Multiply: -or when your back is turned.In,the,175x100,185x100,195x190,275x100,*first case two wrongs are committed|375x100,875x100,975x100,ete.*—a fraud is perpetrated by deception.|(3)State the rule for multiplyingbeinthelattercasethethiefmakesno}quantities by 100.f .Pretensions.He is guilty of plain Multiplying Quantities hy 1,000.|©.larceny and legally punishable.The’(1)Short and rapid drill in multi--other is not guilty ofa legal offence—|vlying quantities by 1,000.Multiply:'although he should be—but morally /2785x1000,.3895x1000,5898x1000,che is a greater,offender.9875x1000.°ska:(2)State ‘the rule’for~Asked about politics while:in with every pair of Tires sold during this month.~ Carolina Motor Co. -don’t have to re- move the.shade tolightit—just lift thegalleryandtoucha Jo4match.Most con-venient —most eficient —most{economical._Use Aladdin Security §Oil or Diamond White- Oil to obtain best resultsinOilStoves,Lamps and Heaters.The Rayo is only oneofourmanyproducts‘especially suitable for multiplying use on the farm. Standard Household The Statesville Realty &Investment Co.duantities by 1,000.“Washington this’“yweek,Collector1Wattsexpressedtheopinionthatif%the “present prices for,farmr prod-ucts continue through the next elec-,tion the President will be re-elected*and.North.Carolina will send ten;motrats ‘ta:the Sixty -fifth Con-sss.”Experience has demonstrat-ed again -and»again,that “good>times”and “bad times”count moreinanelectionthananything.If%times are good —good crops and©good prices,the factories running4.and employment for labor—the peo-ple are content and are not disposed'to make a change.But if the re-*verse is true the populace is dissat-isfied:anid they seek a remedy.Theconditionsmaybenofaultofthenational‘administration —may be due to storms.floods,droughts,warsandrumorsofwars,or to other con-©“Stions which the government isteerlesstocontrol.It makes nodifference,Dissatisfaction naturallyresultsfromunsatisfactorycondi-tions and the dissatisfied strike at,the first thing insight...This is:notacomplimenttotheintelligence|oftheelectorate,but it is a fact.The _into cause and effect.They see what~~is on the surface and act according-ly.Political demagogues of courseencouragethem.-The opposition.charges everything to the party in¢power and the dissatisfied,seeking -a»‘reason for “the trouble,accept theplausiblearguments.Sometimes ~~those who make arguments of that i ‘acter are ashamed of them |at;rt,because they know they’re not.‘true;but they help to fool the peo- ‘mass doesn’t go very deep |_ Multiplying Quantities by:Units andens.(1)If a farmer buys a farm of 69 acres at $83 an acre,how much does the farm cost ‘him?((2)Short and rapid drill in multi-plying quantities by’units ‘and:tens.Multiply:©5 25x12,26x22,36x83;46x44,s 58x55,66x66,79x59,89x89,99x99. Multiplying Quantitiesby Three orMoreFgures.. Ixcost bad less than roads communitychurchWewant good roads.Good roads will help our community.We want a good road to school. ‘We want a good road to church, We want a good road to town.Our community must have goodroadsandagoodschool.: Good roads cost our community lessthanbadroads.a -1.Review multiplying by one figure. a.State a simple problem:.solve it,b.State the inversé—division—solve it. tion-division idea,j .2;Short Division.Dividing quan- tities by one figure,with all even num.bers and no remainders.:i Problems.“a,A.farmer sold 2 >yvoung horsesfor.$424.What.was the value of each?; b.Four corn.elub boys raised ontheir4acres488bushelsof™corn,What was their avevage.yield?c.“In a certain community:6 farm quantities| wT ¢.Drill oncombination multiplica-|cough,was run-down,and proportion of re-enlistments has:ris-en from 54 per cent.to 92 per cent., “which means the securing of men of long training for the service.” RE RL TE EEICTLEELE TITTIES, Taft and Wilson Fraternize. President Wilson and former Pres- ident Taft sat on the:platform to- gether in Washington Wednesday,attheannualmeetingoftheAmericanRedCross.The President and for-mer President greeted each otherwarmly, In a brief address.President Wilson praised the humanitarian.work.be-ing done by the American Red:Cross in the ‘European war,saying it was,the greatest agency the United Stateshadforgood.President Wilson pre-sided at the afternoon session of theRed,Cross and introduced Dr.Rich- ard Strong,who,recently returned from.Serbia where he had charge ofthetyphusfight. WEAK,SORE LUNGSRestoredToHealthByVinol Camden,N.J.—‘‘I had a deep seatedmylonewere|weak and sore,I hadtriedeverythin|guggested without help.One eve:|ning I_read—about Vinol and decidedtotryit.,Soon I noticed an improve- The soreness is all,[donot have anyedfifteenpounds. am_a_welliman.gone from my luncoughandhave_HILLMAN.a coughs,colds and bronchitis and for allweak,run-down conditions. Veounty,N.C.,containing 1251 acres more or >|The tract contains 60 acres of original forest i}For-terms—apply—to- ment.I kepton taking it and today I |: We guarantee Vinol for chronic ae »Lubricant Standard Hand Separator Oil ParowaxMicaAxle Grease Eureka Harness Oil -Matchless Liquid Gloss-If your dealer does not,carry them,write to our nearest station, STANDARD OIL COMPANY(New Jersey)BALTIMOREmhington,D.C.Chariotte,N.C.“Nowell Ve Charleston,W,Va,Charleston,S.C,Norfolk,Va.Richmond,Va. AY EY VALUABLE LAND AT PRIVATE SALE. Under the terms of the will of Mrs..Har-riet ‘Clark,deceased,the undersigned executoroffersatprivatesaleavaluabletractofjandlyingontheCatawbariverinCatawba less and known as the Alexander Clark place. and 40 acres of river bottom lands,The estatetisooffersahouseandlotinTroutmanandanislandof10acresintheCatawbariver. + —iaes their insurance will be void under certaincontractofthepolicywhich‘they buy. valueless,viz: your agent for permit. tions in or on property—always get perm same is given—apply to your agent. ty insured other than by death,© thary kerosene oil. ficiencies unless notified.Call onmation. J.F.CARLTON, *PHONE 54. INSURANCE! As a great many policyholders do not seem to 4—-Any change in the title or ownershi 9—~Property-encumbered by chattle mortgage.i,‘Polieyholders should read lines 7 to 80 of the printed contract |of their policies.It is impossible for agents to know of these-de-.)us for any INSURANCE infor- “WE INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE.” ees —_—_— know thatconditionsnamedinthe We deen it advisable to .mention some of the causes under which the same will be rendered 1—Vacant or idle.property for longer than 30 days—apply to 2—Mechanics making additions’to,or extraordinary altera- its from agents.8—Property upon which there is.a mortgage unless notice of ’ p,or interest in proper- 5—Assignment or transfer of property to another. f—~-By any increase in the hazard,notice must be given:7—The taking of other insurance without notice.8—-Keeping explosives on’the premises without permit.other | NR Manager,STATESVILLE,N C. C.H.BROWN,E:;R.B.McLaughlin,Atty,Troutman,N.C. Jaly—tk 1916. “DANGER”’ CROUP and PNEUMONIA Come like a tifief in the night and seizeupohtheinfantchild.Be prepared to savereweofyourlittleonebyhaving.a bot-eo BRINGS I No one is ever disappointed if theirpieceofJEWELRYandingoodtaste. JOY !; g You GIVE JEWELRY you can gamble on it you will give joy.resent is some serviceableatisjustthekindIhave. ple;and the politician who has no ~gseruples about “fooling the people”©is yet numerous. j nd so Mr.”Watts”has simply#/stated a fact,apparent to any pb“<<gerver,when he’says,in effect,thatiftimesaregoodnextyearMr.Wil-Bonwill be re-elected and North:Car-olina will send ten Democrats to Con-j ‘lope ney state 7 ous“%happen if the opposite is true,—Poli-~~tician:dee care to make gloomyictions.But it is putting it mild-;iy to say that in the latter event con- itions would be much against us. NL TRAIL SA ee eeWHYYOU“SHOULD USE CHAMBER:“LAIN’S COUGH REMEDY, .Beeavse it has an established tati‘won by ita good works.Derg5itismost. W.!.Hall,Druggist,Statesville,N.C. Doors,Windows,Frames, Blinds,42 kinds—Moulding,~Mantets,|Columns,Newels,“Stair Railing;Laths,Lime,Cement,Shingles...Full’stock of “Everything to Build With” on hand and ready to deliver at.alltimesand.at lowest prices. C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee'’sPlanters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C. Notice to Contractors, women sold in a single season $684worthof~poultry and.eggs,|WhatWastheaverageamountsoldbySach5eegeAed.To build 8 miles of good sand- clay yoad costs about $6,848;.whatdoesitcosttope1mile? bodies”eatfood Brame’s Vapo-Mentha SalveRan Croup-and Paenmonia.—2 For sale by ull dealers or sent post-paid|tonreceiptofprice.BRAME MEDICINE CO.,N.Wilkesboro,N.C R.F.HENRY,-Jeweler. well cleanlinesslongbehappyKeepwellandyouwilllivelong. Keep well and you will be happy:,“ Keep clean and you 'will keep well. To keep well:‘:we must keep our bodies clean,we must ‘keep our homes clean,we must keep our.community+elean,-Peat Na giesscky we must eat clean food.“Cleanliness is next to godliness,”Arithmetic,:1,Review “carrying”.in addition._2.Review “borrowing”in subtrac-Soni fs FEN a Pe ri - Butter Wra pers! 'We have the very best Parchment Butter Paper, and can print your nameand‘brand|on'same,Letushaveyourorderforanquantityyouwant.See u"Prices reasonable,..-—Brady Printing Co’ fodiness ‘#:aThenewGypsyBoot-+#the low heel,clothtop,patent vamp—Button and Lace,isGrover’s Soft,Shoes for tender feet, School Shoes for Children.ae Yours for the Price,~ ¥ Sealed proposals for the construction ofdrainageimprovementsintheDavidsdonCreekDrainageDistrict,Iredell county,N.C.,will’[be received.by the board of-drainage:comeTinissionersupto12o'clock m.on the 15thdayofDecember,1916,at the office of Zeb.V.Turlington,ae Mooresville,N..0.'Theiplans—and -specifications-are-on-file-at-—the-of.+.fice of the clerk of the Superior Court of Ire-dell county,The successful bidder will be re-|quired to give a sufficient bond for the faithfulperformanceofthecontract,The hoard re-serves the right to reject any or all bida,—~ BA ACK,ist *J.Ro.WITHERS,Yeai.Tt.MOORE,|” i :ed—-by those who:it for many years,a8 occasion resandatebestacquaintedwithitsgood ek loosens F relieves ‘a cold andnature‘in restoring the system to ja ameJ Somat contain opium orang:Rg pel.3 3.ReviewAtjswithinthereachofnitIt multiplying ®antities®quarter,Obtainable everywhere,‘by units or units an i4°¢Oo te N ~The One Price.Cash Shoe Store.——™Your.Shoes repaired while you wait... CECECECECEC ECE CECE ACECECE RG CECE TCH ott ‘i ‘ eee“ alee aah ~raat seat aed ia ..reck Commissioners, Nov,80,1915,+3 ;UCASEECAGHORE ONLACM OL ) Senet esha,ly wasmore thananyonecou tell. tried mostev:kibutMineon,ind of medicine, 1 oneday aboutCardul,the wo- ‘au to give Cardud aonidentitwillhelpyou,million other women in aCardui to-day.Yau|‘won't .druggists.* ‘hore:Bac ee foreisordnares a RE Te a es } J ing,La4NextPlanters’Wh.Statesville. baneeh pomeraaeeneneeeres eee ete eae |THE as DMARK Train No.16 ar.9.50,leaves 10.38 a mm.Train No,24 ar.8:14,leaves 614 p.m. From Taylorsville. Train No.28 ar..10:00,leaves 10:40am-Train No,15 ar.6:cad leaves 7:06 p.m,Nos.23 24are on ‘Sunday -Vouchers, I |Newton Entanpbtes Supt.Geo.E.Long Saturday de- clined ‘to sign vouchers.for teachers’ salaries because there was no money in the’bank to meet them,the law forbidding him to sign an order on the school funds unless.the cash isonhand:for.same.”Teachers weremoreorlesswrothaboutit,and dur- ing the afternoon got in touch with‘Sheriff Isenhour,who was collectinltaxatHickory,stating the case anlaskingforrelief;and the sheriff as-ies|Sured them that if the vouchers were signed,money would be in the bank.Monday morning,and it was. MOTHER!YOUR CHILDISCROSS,FEVERISH, es.°~Christmas-B :hws f 'Barbering! ——— Look for W.E.Coley’s BarberShopforyourChristmaswork.Everything clean and work first- All of the materials,suchaatonicethebest.ELECTRIC MACHINERY—Get a shampou.and leave with yourhairperfectlydry.No bad coldsfromColey’s shop.Four’good barbers always. |Come and be treated right. W.E,.CO LE Y eTELEPHONE242.December 7—6t. Oysters, Celery, .Lettuce. Every Tuesday and Friday Miller-Mcl.ain Supply Co. ——THE—— Paine View Dairy Has just had its cows tested and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy withtheDacroSystemshould be patronized. —’PHONE 347 BLACK.— DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and.. 6-inch DRAIN TILE on hand. Common.Bricks,FaceBricks,always ready fordelivery. Statesville Brick . Shingles,Door:Doors,Windows.Calne ; ic ole for’ eR pexina,¢Moul s,Lime,Cement,etc.,- Fbsgot PER FROM CONSTIPATION!{£2 If Tongue is Coated,Breath Bad, Stomach Sour,Clean Liver and Bowels. Give ‘California Syrup of Figs” Give “California Syrup of Figs” at once—a teaspoonful today often saves -a sick child tomorow. If:your little one is out-of-sorts, haif-sick,isn’t resting,eating and act- ing turally —look,Mother!see iftongueiscoated.*This is a sure’sign that its little stomach,liver and bow- els are clogged with waste.When cross,irritable,©feverish,..stomach sour,breath bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea,sore throat,full of cold, give a_teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs,”and in a few hours all the constipated poison,undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping,and you have a well,playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless “fruit laxative,”because it never fails to cleanse the little one’s liver and bowels and ,sweeten the stomach and they dearly love its pleas- ant taste.Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grovm-upsprintedoneachbottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot- tle of “California Syrup of Figs;” then see:that it is made by the “Cal-| ifornia Fig Syrup Comp:ny.” Itisthe one universal Christ- mas Gift thatis always accept- able.We have the bestassort- ment-we have ever had and have arranged to furnish in aneatChristmaspackageFREEOFCOST. FallLine of VOLLANDCARDSAGAIN. Make your selections early. StatesvillePrinting—Compazny. Christmas Box Paper .FFOR FINE CLEANING AND DYEING —’PHONE 147—- Slosn oeClub. at Coite L.Sherrill,M.D., :Will answer ‘phone calls left at Dr.Long’s Sanatorium or*Geo.M.‘Foard’s residence.” Al RCE CRUSE. Veterinarian.° ice tea.Balk.a oro Calendars and Pads. Seals,Tags and Lables, =RePLALLISON'S=_Book STORE, “WANTED! SCRAP BRASS =Heavy Brass 7c.per pound,‘Light ‘Brass 5c.perpound _FOR SALE: sii and:second hand.bolle r‘Toom |!supplies,. - Train 16,‘west-bound,due 7.24TrainMoilyWetboundedue100521due3:26 p.m.&&est &netlhflsrtsemeyRayll 7 Ig16p.mTrainNo.12, east-bow due nTrainNo.36,natok!det ie’oe CHARLOTTEANDT.‘AYLORSVILLE ‘Ypresent the prize. Sunday afternoon. +-—Mr.--an renentRR TR THE COUNTY’S BILLS.PAID. IredellCommissioners Meet ‘and Nghe‘With maatine The county ect laitade a?at their meeting Monday,ordered the.pay- ment of the following Cae against the county: County Home —W.C.Porky,sala- as superintendent,$40;Ry L.reeze,salary as farm y $35;Lewis Lucky and wife,servants,$20;Deitz &Patterson,blacksmith‘work,$1.20;Fptenr ie Ho hingCo.$12,W.P.Watt $9,BM.Wac-ner $36.10,W.B.Parks $5.85,J.W.Johnson $14.83.Smith &Brown $30.-41,Ramsey-Bowles orrison Co.$49.90,Sloan Clothing Co.$26.45,tatesville Drug Co,95 cents,W.B.had |Catawba Teachers and Their}parie $5.85;Sherrill &Reece.$13.65,Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware Co.$16.44,Statesville Grocery Co.$50.-26,all for supplies.Jail—C.L.Gilbert.jailer.$105.15,W.A.Evans $3.60,St-tosville Drug denartment,lights $6.74 :Miscellaneous ——Dr.S.°McFlwee,salary as county physician,$50; H.C.Cook,court house janitor,$45;Home Electric Co.,electric lamp for clerk’s office,$1;recorder’s court ofMooresville,costs in case of defend-ant sent to roads,$8;Policeman veyance of prisoner)to ‘Statesville,$4.55;Statesville Printing Co...sup-plies for sheriff’s office,$15.50;States-ville Sentinel,publishing tax notice,$14.50;The Landmark.publishingsheriff’s ‘appointments:for collectionoftaxes,$5.75;E.E.Robertson,forzpatienttoStateHospital,$10:Williams,burial expensesof.Sohn ‘Seca a Confederate sol-dier,$20;’West Disinfectant Co,,sup- plies,.$12.50;city light department,liehts for court house.$28.90:HomeElectricCo,$2.12;Brady PrintingCo...supplies for clerk and register,$15.25;Policeman Fulp,expense of bringing prisoner to Statesville from Salisbury,$5.50;L.C.Caldwell,rez-ular salary as county attorney.$25, fee for representing the county in the case of Fore vs.the commissioners of Iredell.$75;Deputy Sheriff C.L.Gil- bert,for conveying prisoner from Charlotte,$13,conveying goner from Hamlet.$26.16,conveying pa- tient to Morganton $7.20.destroyingthreedistilleries$60;D.T.Morrison, repairing court house furniture,$3.-75:Iredell:Telephone Co...‘phone rent, $8.29:R.P.Allison.supplies for clerk and sheriff,$6.85;Felt.&Torrent,Co..applies ‘for treasurer’s office,$1.42;W.E.Munday,supplies,$8.05;LoganStimson&Son,drugs,$4.15;J.R. Alexander &Sons,livery for jurors, $7.50;Mooresville Enterprise,lishing tax notices,$4.50;County’As-sessor M.A.Feimster,‘special perk with State auditor,$6.The commissioners received kom- pensation for regular services andextratimeduringthepastwerterasfollows:N.A.Lewis $12,W.CJohnson$16.90,W.L.Matheson $21.-60.R.C.Little $17.55,N.B.Mills $16. The annual report of the clerk of -ourt was filed with the board.|Af- ter being audited by Chairman.MillsandCountyAttorneyCaldwellthereportistobeplaced.on recotd, The Vance Clubs. “Sorrespondence of The tandmark. Statesvillé,R-4,Dee.6 —Vance Embroidery club "members had a de- lightful meeting “with Mrs.A.-Beaver Thursday afternoon,2d.Christmas tree for Vance oeschool,Vance Sunday school and the clubs,to be given at Vance _school house some time during the holidays, ~lwar the topic of discussion.The clyb}, will meet at Mrs.George Fox’s this week.Last Friday:night’s meeting ofVanceProgressiveclubandtheDe- hating society was well attended.Infactthecrowdcouldnotbeseated.It is indeed very encouraging to see so much interest shown.The Debating society had for discussion.“Resolved,That money has.more influence over man ‘than love.”Negative won on this question.The girls and boys of the Progress-ive club will have a story telling con- test.Vance Embroidery club willTheDebatingso- ciety will have for debate,“Resolved,That_Arts of Nature Are More tobeAdmiredthantheArtsofMan.” Speakera—Affirmative.Messrs.Wm. S.Carter and Burt Eidson;negative,Messrs.Frank Proffitt and Grier H.Sherrill. Interest Taken in MoonlightSchool—News From Athens. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville R-5,;Dec.7 Those in charge of the moonlight school at’ Athens are very much gratified attheinterestthatisbeingtaken. While twelve have enrolled as_stu- dents,only:five of these were illiter- ates,when the.school began.The others are going merely for improve-ment.Some of these completed allthelessonslaiddowninthebulletins in-one night.The people.of the com- munity have given the teachers their hearty co-operation,‘otherwise it could _not have been a success.The students of.the Athens school have organized a literary society, known as the “Stonewall Jackson club,’The following officers were elected:President,Nick.Kilpatrick,vice pres-ident,Annie Bell Gaither,secretary.and treasurer,Frank Bess.Rev.Mr.Mock,the new pastor inchargeoftheIredellcircuit,preach- eda very able sermon at Snow Creek d—Mrs,—J.—-and Mrs.George Carter of Haverhill, Mass.,are spending a month at theYadkinValleyHuntingclubs i Mother and Daughter Both Fine Musicians. Asheville Citizen.; Miss Elise Wallace,whose singing was a feature at the Elks’memorial meeting in Salisbury,is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.William Wallace,of Statosville..Her,mother was be-fore her marriage Miss Flora Whit- lock,of Asheville,and one of the firest.7H ns.inthe city...i {And Mrs,Wallace is yet a fine, musician-—one of the best in States- Cc.u.T aanredePhoneoRmat Co.60 cents.for eet city jight | Brown of Moserettie arrest and’con-, ub-| .|the beginning of the present year Otis.Wardwell lords. TheNecessity For|For Rural Credits—-The Increase in Tenantry—What Has Been Done in the Old World.> Reports show that agriculture inthig.country prnaebillionsof wealth each year andthat36percent.of the population isengagedin'it.or su y it,Ag-riculture is the country’s 7 idvb business and so far our ‘governmenthasnotgivenanadequatesystemoffinance’to he farmer.Agriculturaldifficulties‘are so far-reaching intheireconomicandsocialeffectsthattheymustbeworkedatin:anewlight.The confusion of thepresentcannotcontinuewithoutthegreatestpannetothenationatlarge.The spirit of Socialism isgrowingrapidly.and unless are ture is substantially encouraged andputonaprosperousbasisthroughagoodsystemofRuralCredits,the na-|thon will be confronted with an inter-nal crisis,when it will find itselfstructurallyweakonacepuntofnot |having given its agricultuye substan- tial encouragement,at the otherleadingcountrieshavedone,and willbeunabletomeetthiscrisis.The writer has been surprised to would be a dangerous thing to give the farmers an opportunity to bor- row money on long time and at lowratesofinterest.A system of Ru-tal Credits has been in.operation inGermany152years.The German farmers were originally:not as bright as the American farmers,but under the working of their system of RuralCreditshavebecomethebrightestfarmersin-the-world (and no-doubtitwilldothesametorourfarmers). Thirty years ago there were ‘less than one million tenant farmers inthiscountry.In 1914 statistics show there were over three millions,and restlessness.and Socialism has grownapace. Poe of the Progressive Farmer,an alarming increase of tenantry.Ofthe250.000 farmers in North Caroli- na in 1910,42 per cent.,or 105,000,were tenants and renters,and about men were white farmers.White ten- antry is increasing faster than:negro tenantry.In the.South Atlantic States,which includes North:Caroli- na,the increase ‘in negro farm aver- age in ten years was 13 per cent.,while the decrease in white farm av- wage was 2 per cent.In 1876 one-half of Ireland wasownedby700persons.Five yenrs later came the passage of the famous Gladstone act,_creating the =Irish Land Commission,that later flower- ind judicial body.In 1906 the tran- 10 marked that home owners number- id 172,548.Yet the tenants still numbered 422,796.But in 1913 the ratio had reversed itself and.therewere401,819 home owners,and at more than two-thirds of all the Irish land has changed hands,_being ‘ought from the landlords.either by friendly agreement with the tenants ow by compulsory acquisition 6n the part of the Irish:Land Commission. safely follow Germanv,Hungary, Denmark,France or Italy in giving vur farmers a good systent of Rural Credits.Australia and New Zealand have established a ‘system of Rural Credits which has changed their eco- nomic condition from the verge of bankruptcy to one of greatest”pros- serity.We have object lessons in alloftheleadingcountriesoftheworld an this question.showing conclusive-'y the immense benefits.to be derived*rom the establishment of a good sy$-tem of Rural Credits,and as-the con-lition of our agriculture is almost she same as it was in those countries when they adopted their systems.it‘s hard ta understand why our ~esentatives in Congress, “ration,do not take the question up ind be guided in their action by the‘xperience of these.countries,Inidoptingthissystemwedonothave to blaze any.new.trail.We have \bundant precedent to.guide us.It‘s intrusting the creation of a newronditiontoovrfarmers.to the only juthority‘which should exercise thesower,and the only one that has thesontinuitvofexistenceandthedis- interestedness needed to.insure the~esults desired.If we adopt a policy +he safeguards.incorporated in the Hollis-Bulkley bill.there need be no‘nisgivings.as to the beneficent re- sults.One hundred =and__fifty-two vears of experience and precedent of 1 system that has made Germany the freatest and most powerful nation in|*he world,ought to be safe for ourlegislatorstofollowasfarasadap- table to the larger conditions .inAmerica.Germany has only a littlelesslandthanfourtimestheareaof North Carolina,and her ‘system ofRuralCreditshasenabledherto,sat-isfactorily feed her‘66 millions’ofneopleandkeepthecostoflivingfar below.the cost.of living in this coun-try.—_Statisties-show that 18 1-2.percent.of the farmers of North Caroli-na are mortgaged und that 45 per.cent.of the farmers of Iowa are}:mortgaged.Farm land in North $20 per acre and farm land in Iowa trings from $50 to $400 ner acre.AtthesametimetheNorthCarolina land produces much more in amountperacrethanthelowaland.\The reason for this is,there are 14 mil-lions of acres of farm land-in-NorthporatinenotundercultivationownedbywhatistermedabsenteeJand- FINANCE FOR THE FARMER.- es an average of} hear a few business men say that it|j There is today,says Editor/§ 70,000 of these landless and homeless } been Leith "whieh will»m presents: Pillow Tops,Laundry.Bags,Bureau Scarfs,Scarfs—all embroidered or stamped for em: broidering.All kinds of thread for. Embroidering and Crocheting.’4 "Columbia Yarns—Germantown,Shetland FlossSaxony.a Bath Robes and Kimonos,oa Prices 98c.,i 98,248,298 wn 4% Men and Children. ‘NEW SUITS,NEW SKIRTS,ere eh arma NEW DRESSES,.age SRA sash y NEW SPORT COATS Special for the Holidays. two weeks off,Call early and |geepickoftheplums,2 Christmas iis only The Store That Sells For Less.: ‘PHON E.212, ed.into a remarkable administrative]. sition to home ownership had become |}, It:is idle to argue that we cannot}. Rep-| as well as|- the executive offices of the adminis-|; “f Rural Credits and place areund it} Men’s Neckwear25e.,B0c.,$1 aid $1,50 qu Men’s*aon ae 3to thebox ;oe2abox.| Men’s Gombitatiake Sets,consisting Handkerchief and Hose,$1 -Men’s,Women’sand Misses’.Bedroom_all styles andqualities. ——'PHONEBNO,gut at almost one-half the Ste price, the newest’Models. ored Suits. Styles are aAmongthislotaresomeine at especially good values,and:wouldsda"nice CatemasPresents, SWEATER COATS és For Men,Women and Children.Ask to see the6O-cant’and $1.00 ones.. We are getting in lots of pretty Novelties suitable for _Christmas gifts.Look over our one : Very Respectfully,J.M.McKee &Compan} Carolina can be parehased at $5 tolff oe ~PREPAREDNESS! Yes Lain betterter prepared to serve oe this year is eeu {steck is up-to-date:in Jewelry,Watches,Clocks.andd’Kodake.Christmas-is nut Christmas without Jewelry:Money lost whod:youatolookatmyplace.krH.B.WOODWARD Within 10°years ater a good sys- tem of Rural Credits is established|=most all of the 14 million acres will};he under cultivation and North Caro-| lina land will reach /its proper place.in value in comparison with valuesinotherStates,Iowafor instance,which is one of the best agriculturalStatesin’the West.There is every reason to believethatRuralCreditswilldomoretode-velop the entire South than anythingthathasbeenproposed,and‘as this =the time for united i to’secuthepassadeoftheHoll«Bulkley biwill,or a modification of it,it is the dutyofevoryfarmertoendorsethebillbysigning,the:petition being cireu-ff, lat ed by the Merchants’Assodiation SavesRepairing,but should your ‘car |need repairs don’t forget we’empley only experts.roeSTATESVILLE.MOTOR CO Rs “QUALITY:SIRST.** ASK us” Px ae the South.EPHENSON, ville,«<The daughter_inherits |the Loratalent.-The Landmark.)é Q.A.8;té Chairman.oper0ROD ir is oa wile: Fs FeNe *~ered and with great enthusiasm re- we;and organ recital Wed- See srtning was set for 8 o'clock, The audience and ‘the performers were nearly all in their seats at that hour,so that the programme was putonat8.15.This is evidence that the folks generally will go on time if you tell them you will start on time and mean business.The 15 minutes’ was not bad for a first effort in this direction.Keep it up and the folks will be there. _St.Louis is the place at which the Democratic clans will gather nextJunetonamethenatzonalstandard-bearers’of the party.The Land- mark has no objection to St.Louis,and the place where the candidate is -nameéd“has no bearing on his suc- cess.But it is an unpleasant recol-lection that it was at St.Louis,in 1888,that the Democratic hosts gath- ‘Cleveland,then and it is well| v -our enthusiasm at’the con- vention,We didn’t have it after the election,However,we do not antic- _ipatea repetition of that election in-cidentwnext year.—_—__¥_«_¥_ The Supreme Court sustains nominated Grover the ~conviction of a Guilford county man, »found guilty of ‘having an unlawful quantity of liquor in -his possession, notwithstanding no liquor was found in his’possession.It was a_strong: case of circumstantial evidence and warranted a conviction if cireumstan- tial evidence is to be accepted.In "some cases and some communities it requires little more than a_well- grounded suspicion to convict of of- fence against the liquor laws;while “in ease of the more serious offences‘homicide,burglary,arson —the strongest:sort of direct evidence is sometimes set aside.It is all the re- ~sult of public sentiment.If a strong public sentiment did not.sustain the enforcement,of ‘the liquor laws,pro- hibition would be‘a farce,as it is in -some localities where the sentiment _does not exist,On the other hand,the sentiment in om.state is almost._universally in behalf of the murder- arg,‘hence our record for homicides Yeads all the rest. Charity and Children demands of “Landmark,“When did you ever _in-this paper the claim that the ‘ladies are not superior to the men? 't try-to-hedge about-now.and_befanny,but out with it.”THe Land- mark couldn’t point to the chapter and :,but it had gained the impres- that Dr.Johnson was’a’little on the subject of women speak- ‘public and voting andall that, nhicl he‘evidently considers a man’s :job yherefore the conclusion that the/-déstor considered the men’superiag. possibly we read Charity and as carelessly as the doctor|4 h The Landmark.He says The Landmark refers “to the fact that “Mary Graham made a bet- ter h-as-president of the Teach- ers’Atsembly than Coon.”Neverit.‘Simply congratulated Miss 'Grahath on the fact that her annualaddresswasdeliveredinahalfhour; id the average man would have-taken two hours and would not have put as much good sense in the address a8 Miss Graham put in her half hour. _-Had no thought of an address byCoonandngideaofmakingacom- Andrew Freedman,a New York -man who died recently,left $5,000,- ~000 to be used for the establishment of°a home:for the aged “who have 'been in good circumstances but by reason.of adverse fortunes have be- -ome poor-and dependent.”Honor to -Freedman’s-memory!After caring for the children,whose helplessness .appeals and whose training for the future is,or should be,a matter of _general concern,there ig no charity that should appeal more to humanity than the care of old people—the peo- ple who have reached second child- hood;helpless:because of physical in- firmity and often with less mind than <a child—‘There-are-alwaysso-many} of these who either have no homey or »who are not wanted in the homes they have.Often they are pushed into insane hospitals by relatives‘who wish to be rid of the burden of their care,and sometimes they are sent to ‘county,homes.But there are ‘‘s0 many,God help them!who spend =their latter days in bitterness be- cause they feel they are not wanted. The Landmark has always wondered y ithropists..didn’t give at- 0 this c who so greatly }ties,duties’which it has rong ForsMore |National Defense -—~Mer-chant Marine Urged and Laws to Purge Country ofDislo:jy guetiRevenueInterna!,Taxation.‘ Following are extracts from Presi- dent Wilson's message,to Congress: Gentlemen of the Congress:Since I last had the privilege of:addressing you on the state of the Union the warofnationsonheothersideofthesea, which had then only begun to disclose its potentous proportions,has extend- ed its threatening and sinster scope until it has swept within its flame some portion of every quarter of the globe,not excepting our own hemis- phere,has altered the whole face of international affairs and now presents a prospect of reorganization and re-construction such as statesmen andpeopleshaveneverbeencalledupontoattemptbefore.We have stood apart,studiouslyneutral.It was our manifest duty todoso.Not only did we have no part or.interest in the policies which seemtohavebroughttheconflicton;it wasnecessaryifauniversalcatastrophewastobeavoided,that a limit should be set to the sweep of destructive warandthatsomepartofthegreatfam-ily of nations should keep the process- es of peace alive,if only,to preventcollectiveeconomicruinand:thebreakdownthroughouttheworld-of[theindustries “by”which’ite*popula-/'¢i netionsarefedandsustained,It was manifestly the duty of the self-gov- erned nations of this hemisphere to re-ress,if possible,the balance of eco- nomic loss and confusion in the other,if they could do nothing more.In the day of readjustment and recuperationweearriestlyhopeandbelievethat they can be of infinite service,Our Course in Mexico. We have been put to the tést in theeaseof:Mexico,and we have stood ‘thetest.Whether we have benefited Mex- ico by the course we have pursued re- mains to be seen.Her fortunes areinherownhands.But we have at least proved that we,will not takeadvantageofherinherdistressandundertaketoimposelupon.ther anorderandgovernmentof:our ow:! choosing.Passion For Peace. No one who really comprehends thespiritofthegreatpeopleforwhomweareappointedtospeakcanfailto perceive that their passion is for veace,their genius mee displayed inthepracticeofthe‘arts of peace. They do not seek or desire war,Theirthoughtisofindividuallibertyandofthefreelaborthatsupportslifeand the uncensored thought that quickens it.Conquest and dominion are not inourreckoning,or agreeable to ourvrinciples,,But just because we de- mand unmolested development and the undisturbed government of our own lives upon our own principles of right and liberty.we resent,from whatever quarter it may come,theaggressionweourselveswillnot practice._We insist unon security in prosecuting our self-chosen lines ofnationaldevelopment.We do morethanthat.We demand it also.forothers._We do not confine our en-thusiasm for individualliberty and free national development.tothe incidentsandmovementsofaffairswhichaffect lonly ourselves.We feel it wherever there is a people that tries to walk in these.difficult paths of independenceandright.From the first we have made common causw with all parti-sans of -liberty on this.side the sea, and have deemed it.as important that,our neighbors should be free from alloutsidedominationasthatweour-selves should be;have set Americaasideasawholefortheusesofin- dependent nations and political free- om,Out of such thoughts grow all ‘our policies.We regard war merely as a means of asserting the rights of a veople against aggression.And we are as fiercely jeatous of coercive ordictatorialpowerwithinourownna-tion as of aggression from _without.We will not maintain a standing army ‘except for uses which are as neces- sary in times of peace as in times ofwar;and we.shall always see to itthatour.military peace establishment| is no larger than is actually and con-tinuously needed for the uses of daysinwhichnoenemiesmoveagainstus. But we do believe in a body of freeeitizensready.and sufficient to take care of themselves and of the gov- ernments which they have set up to serve them.In our constitutionsthemselveswehavecommanded.that “the right of the people to keep andbeararmsshallnotbeinfringed,”andourconfidericehasbeenthatoursafe- “w in times of danger would lie in the risine of the nation to take—care—ofitself,as the farmers rose at Lexing- ton...More Adequate National Defense. It is with these ideals in mind thattheplansofthedevartmentofwarformoreadequatenationaldefensewereconceivedwhichwillbelaidbeforevou,and which I urge you to sanc-|tion and put.into.effect as soon astheycanbevroperlyscrutinized.anddiscussed.They seem togme the es- sential first steps.:and they seem tomeforthepresentsofficientsTheycontemplateanincreaseofthestandinyforceoftheregulararmyfromitsnresentstrength.of 5,023 of-ficers and 102,985 oanet men of all lservicestoastrengthof 7,136 officers. and 134,707 enlisted men,or 141,843,all told,‘all services rank and file bytheadditionof52companiesofcoastartillery,15 companies of’engineers,10 regiments of infantry,four regi-ments of ficld artillery,and four aerosauadrons,besides -?60-officers-requir-ed for a great-variety-of extra:ser-vice,especially the all important dutyoftrainingthecitizenforceofwhichIshallpresentlysneak,792 non-com-missioned officers for service in drill,recruiting and the like,and the nec-essary quota of enlisted men for thequartermastercorps,the.hospitalcorps,the ordnance department.andother-similar-auxiliary se:‘These-are the additions necessary to renderthearmyadeauateforitspresentdu-t6:performnotOnlyuponourowncontinentalooastsandbordersandatourinterior Great democracies are-not belligerent.|, which are to he completed within the nes,int the Hawaiian Islands,at theSeayahattortiso|:_By way of makin ‘country read:to assert somepied of ‘its Cittenetpromptlyandupona’ishouldoccasionarisplan:contemplates supplementing the armybyaforceof400,000 gisc pine cit-izens,raised in increménts;of 133,000ayearthroughoutaperiodofthreeyears,This it is proposed to do b:process of enlistment under whieltheserviceablemenofthecountry would be asked:to bind themselves to3ervewiththecolorsipurposesof training-for short veriods throughbutthreeyears,and to come to the colorsatcalltatany.timé.through-out an additional “furlough”period ofthreeyears.This force of 400,000menwouldbeprovidedwithpersonalaccoutrementsasfastasenlistedandtheirequipmentforthefieldmade ready to be supplied at any time.Theywouldheassembledfortrainingatstatedintervalsatconvenientplaces‘n association--with suitable units of‘he regular army.‘Their period ofannualtrainingwouldnotnecessarilyexeced:two months in the year. Proposed Naval Policy. Yt seems to me very clear that it will be to the advantage of the coun-‘ry for the Congress to adopt a com- orehensive plan.for putting the navy. ‘ywwon a final footing of strength andafficiehcyandtopressthatplantotomplétionwithinthenextfiveyears.The programme to be laid before you -ontemplates the construction within‘ve years of ten battleships,six bat- He cruisers.10 scout cruisers,50 de- stroyers.15°fleet submarines,85‘oast submarines,four gunboats,one‘ywspital ship,two ammunition shins,‘wo.fuel oil shins“and one repair ship. c 4 clear dictate|one nad fratofprufinanhope,about to undertake we shouldpayaswego.The peopleofcounareentitledtoknowwhatburdens’of taxation they aretocarry,and to know’from the out-set,now...The new bills should’.be‘paid by internal taxation.: By :Disloyalty.. There are citizens of the UnitedStates,I blush to admit,born underqgtherflagsbutwelcomedunderourgenerousnaturalizationlawstothefullfreedomandopportunity©ofAmerica.who have poured the pois- on of disloyalty into the very arte-ries of our national life:.who havesought.to bring the authority”andgoodnameof.our government.intosontempt,to destroy our industrieswherevertheythoughtiteffectivefortheirvindictivepurposestostrikeatthem,and to debase our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue,Theirnumberignot.great as comparedwiththewholenumberofthosestur-ly hosts by which our nation hasbeenenrichedinrecentgenerations yut of virile foreign stocks;but it is ereat enough to have brought .deep Jis@race upon us and to have made it necessary that we should promptly make use of processes of law by which we may besorruptdistempers.I urge you toenactsuchlawsat.the earliest pos- ,in what we dre now,. so I am urging you to do_nothing. less than ‘save the honor ‘and self-re- spect of -the nation.Such ereatures of passion,disloyalty and anarchynustbecrushedout./,There are some men among us,and many resident abroad,who,though thejust; purged of their} sible moment and feel that in doing} —apo eneeenneencnineemsennenmrie seein ‘Rich,lustrous Furs always make a well chosen Christmas Gift and are sure to be heartily welcomedby the recip- ient.This is the week for our : Annual Fur Sale. and we have surpassed ourselves this time m thebeauti-ful display we have for your inspection..The “ChinChin”animal Scarfs and Melon Muffs are the new shapes, and these we.are showing,as well as the stapie styles,in a variety of skins,such as i) orey,a Red,Black and Gray Fox,Alaska Sable,Black Lynx,Beaver,White Iceland Fox,American Mink,Skunk,Narobia Lynx,Combination and Children Sets.: Wt {Seon‘ES Spee Sie ed-that-of-this-number—we- “rst year vrovide for thesonstructionoftwobattleships,two hattle cruisers,three scout cruisers.‘5 destroyers,five |fleet.submarines. %coast submarines.two gunboatsxndonehosnital’ship;the secondvear.two battleships,one scout cruis- or.10 destroyers,four fleet subma- ~ines,15 coast submarines,one gun‘oat and one fuel ship;the third year.two battleships,.one,battle *puiser;two scout cruisers,five de- “troyers.two fleet submarines and 15 toast subniarines;the fourth year. ‘wo battleshins,two battle cruisers, “wo scout cruisers,10 destroyers.two Jeet submarines.:15 coast subma- ~ines,one ammunition ship,and one fuel oi]ship;and the fifth year,two Sattleships.one battle cruiser,two scout cruisers;10 destroyers,two feet submarines,15 coast submarines.one gunboat,‘one ammunition shipandonerepair.ship.: The Secretary of the Navy is ask- ‘ag.also for the immediate additiontothepersonnelofthenavyof7,500sailors,2,500 -apnrentice seamen and 1.500 marines.‘e sufficient to care fer the shins §scal vear 1917 and also for the num- ‘er of men which must be put ~in training to man the shins which willyecompletedearlyin1918.It is al- *o necessary that the number of mid- “hipmen at the Naval Academy at Annapolis -should be increased by at ‘enst 300 in order that the force of sficers should be more yapidly added |’ ‘o;and ‘authorityis asked to appoint? ‘ar engineering duties ‘only,apnrov- «1 #raduates of engineering collegesxndforserviceintheaviationcorps1certainnumberofmentakenfrom sivil life.ce If this full programme should be “arried out we should have built or building in 1921,according to the es- timates of survival and standards of slassification followed by the general hoard of the department,an effective navy.consistine of 27 battleships,of the first line.six battle cruisers:25 battleships of the second line,10 ar- mored cruisers;13 scout...crujsers. five first class cruisers,three second ‘lass cruisers,10 third ‘class cruisers108destroyers,18 fleet submarines, 157 coast submarines,six monitors. 20 gunboats,four supply ships,15 fuel ships,four transports,three ten- ders to torpedo vessels,eight vessels of special types,and two ammunition ships.This would be a navy fitted to our needs and worthy of our tradi- tions.'Merchant’Marine Urged. With a view to meeting the press- ing necesgities of our commerce andavailingourselvesattheearliestpos- sible moment of the present unparal- lelled opportunity oflinking the two Americas together in;bonds of mutn- al interest and service,an_opportuni- ty which may never return:again if ‘we miss it now,proposals will be made to the present Congress for ‘the nurchase or construction of ships to he owhed and directed by the govern- ment similar to those made.to thelastCongress.but.modified in some sssential particulars.I recommend ‘hese proposals to you for your “romot acceptance’with thé more sonfidence because every month that als were made has nade the.neces- sity_for_such_action more and more manifestly imperative,Additional Revenue. The additional revenues required'o carry out the programme of mili-‘ary and naval preparation of which T have snoken.would.as at present astimated.be for the fiscal year 1917, $92.800.000.Those figures,takenwiththefieuresforthepresentfis- eal year,disclose our financial prob-lem for the year 1917. How shall we obtain the néw rev-nue?We are frequently remindedthat.there are many millfons of bonds which the Treasury is authorized un-der existing law to sell to reimbursethesumspaidoutofcurrentreve-theconstruction.of the-Pa- This increase would}iiquiry to ascertain by a has elapsed since the’former propos-| in_the—_United—Statoan.red and calling themselves Americans, have so.forgotten themselves and ‘heir honor as citizens as to put their3Assionatesympathywithoneorthe other side in the great European con- flict above their tegard for the peace and dignity of the United States. They also preach and practice dis-loyalty.No laws,I suppose,canreachcorruvtionsofthemindand heart:but I should not speak of oth- arg without also speaking of these and expressing the even deeper hu- pilaton and scorn which every self- nostessed and thoughtfully patrioticAmericanmustfeelwhenhethinksofthem’and of the discredit they are daily bringing upon us. ansportation Problem. The transportation problem isan EY 4xceedingly serious and pressing oné) in this country.There has from time to time of Jate been reason to fear that our railroads would not:much longer he able to cope with it suc- cessfully,as at present equipped and so-ordinated.Y suggest that it wouldhewisetoprovideforacommissionof thoroughganvass..of the whole.question whether eur laws as at present fram- 2d and administered are as serviceableastheymightbe‘in the solution of the’problem.It is obviously a prob- lem that lies at the very foundation of our efficiency as a people.Such an inquiry ought to draw out.everygireumstanceandopinionworthcon- sidering and we need tq know all sides of the matter if we mean to do any-‘hing ‘in the field of federal legisla- tion.Yor what we are seeking now,whatinmymindisthesinglethoughtof this message,is‘national efficiency and security.We serve a great nation.WeshouldserveitinthespiritofitsSeculiargenius.It is the genius of common men for self-government,in- lustry,justice,liberty and peace.Weshouldsé¢e to it that it lacks no in-strument,no,facility or vigor of law, to ‘make -it dufficient io piay its part with energy,safety,and assured suc- cess.In this we are no partisans but heralds and prophets of a new age. Conviction in the Whiskey Po- tato Barrel Case. in the case of State vs.V.H.Blaun- tia from Guilford county,in which a barber was convicted and sentenced for having had an unlawful quantityofliquoronhandforpurposeofsale, when no.liquors were actually found in his.actual possession at all.Thisisthecaseinwhichtwobarrelsmark- ed “Michigan seed potatoes,”andfilledwithpintflasksofwhiskeywithpotatoestopandbottom,were foundinthewapetatGreensboro,consign- ed to the barber,and later other emp-ty barrels similarly marked and emp- ty flasks of liquor shape were found on.the premises of Blauntia. The Supreme Court holds.that the circumstances were sufficient to war- rant the,verdict by the jury and thatevidence,that the barrels found at the depot were there by order ofBlauntiaand.through his procure- ment amounts to his personal.posses- s10n,: LL ETELOTTLETS!TT Judgé Boyd takes occasion to re- peat that he won’t get off the bench unless he has to.That isn’t news;, but the fact that his honor repeats /cerned about his job. Most Powerful and Penetrating. ThereforeGowans retieves quickly.Goes straight, to the spot.Break fag up ccazesiion aud reducing the tever. ub:Gowansoverthethroatandchest,It promptly absorbsthroughthoskin,re-Nevin rapidly soro-\-| nama canal;and it is:true that bondstotheamountofapproximately $222,000,000 are now available for that purpose.Prior-to 1913 $184,-$31,980 of these bonds.-had-actuallyheensoldtorecouptheexpendituresattheIsthmus;and now constitute a sonsiderable item of the public debt.But I for one.do not believe that theneopleofthiscountry‘approve of nostponing the payment of their hills.Borrowing money is shart saieed finance.It can be justified only whennermanentthingsaretoaccom-plished whieh many.generations will certainly benefit.by and which it‘seems hardly fair that a single gen-eration should pay for.The--objectswearenowproposingtospendmon-ay for cannot-be so classifiell,exceptinthesensethateverythingwiselydonemaybesaidtobedonein’the These are priced moderately for quick-selling,and every piece guaranteed perfect make and styled up to the min- ute.This sale will continue for only a few days and you. will do well to see the display while the showing is com-2 plete,;Coat Suit Specials For This Wee: Many beautiful Suits priced especially for today and to- morrow.Some plain tailored,,some Fur and _Braid- Trimmed. Unusual values at $10.00,$12.50,$15.00 and $18.50. SPORT COATS—$5.00. Twenty-five new ones today. plain.On sale at $5.00. t % Splendid values—mostly RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISONCOMPANY. A eteeIeR He Deposit Your Funds WITH THE Merchants&Farmers’“BANK OF STATESVILLE. it so often indicates that-he is con-{ Watch Tuesday’s Landmark for Big Holiday - Offerings. Big HolidayOfferings. NUTS,RAISINS AND FRUITS. Seeded Raisins ........18¢.*Currants ./...ise i.err te ee 9c.Ib.California figs,wrapped in value for .,......,...38¢.Ib, Bourbon Santos Coffee (loose) the 25c.kind fNo.1 Blended Coffee,25c, valuo-for ..sesesvess Landmark for|}Z ;«.18¢.ne,2 Blended Coffee 20¢.value ~ or . MEATS AND LARD. |Just receive ipment sanitary packages,10c.each,BFP i ciccastiteasvecs 2«+10 and 8c.Cranberries—.,,-.12¢,-qt.— CocoanutsExtrafine Hess;—gestion,For adie byalldealers.Sample andtestimonialsonrequost.“Demand Gowans becauseGowansigmorepenetrating-*Tegel 4x20 Dresied BucketCedar Shingles. Are more in demand every day.Thepeopleknowthelifeofacedar.buck-Be and Sarco shingle:.These“will neither warp nor split,and--will -more-space than 4x18:shingles.All grades Long Leaf Pine,Cedar,.Cypress’andoePaintedValley Tin andTinstg C.WATKINS,next to McElwee’ RAILS SMS UGarte LD army posts;*butalso-in the.Philip--interest of posterity-ag swell as in our iS idge Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,Ny Ce of --Sppreme—Hams *“and-~>~Matchless Breakfast Bacon.This meat is as good ag thebestandis:guaranteed.Supreme Hams_.........21-1-2¢,-Ibs}Matchless Bacon ;25.Ib.Faultless Picnic Hams j|..17%c.Ib.Pure Lard .Compound LardsPurity.Compound fPails$1.12—this Lard Asworth$1.35 *:No.10 Snowdrift .........$1.26No.5 Snowdrift ...........638¢.85e.No. ~The Robert Bunch aaCashGrocery,__“The House of Better Values.”Phone No.|:WatchTuesday’s Landmark For big Holiday Offerings. OrangesLaShelled Walnuts ..:..:..°.48c.Ib.Crystalized.Pineapple,largeright.Pieces;vee AdeeCrystalizedCherries(unbrok-en)Res 42c.IbBrazil:Nuts .Mixed NutsFancyEnglish Walnuts .. Extra fancy walnutsGrapeFruit......,.....10c.each, COFFEE Queen Brand Coffee, . Seaver ees apene * Sat A ie mean ‘Event of Wednesday Afternoon/=-<Epworth League Will Hon- or Ministers and Their Wives. A large number of guests atteridedareceptiongivenbyMrs,Fred.Bradley at her home on Davie ave-nue Wednesday afternoon,the eventbeinginhonorofMrs.R.M.Chat-ham of Elkin,a recent bride,and.Mrs.Henry Lewis,The guests weregreetedatthedoorbyMrs.OsborneBrown:of ‘Long Island and theirveecardswerereceivedbylittleJuliaFowlerandWillieMerrill.ReceivinginthehallwereMrs.R.M.Gray andMrs.R.C.Bunch,ahd the receivingtineintheparlorwascomposedofthehostess.the guests of honor,Mrs.R.E.Armfield and.Misses Nell Arm-‘field and Evelyn Shepherd.Mrs.J.-~LL.Cowan ushered to the dining room,where Mrs.T.F.White and MissEstelleCarltonreceived,and MissesaaTeBrawléy..Annie Simons,—M Thomas and Margaret Sloanservedsandwiches;.coffee and salted ing reom by.Mrs.Annie Lewis.MissLoulaCampbell,Mrs.R.B.Kestler -and Miss Charlye Tomlin.The punch‘howl was decorated with holly.Thedeeorationsinthediningroom,whithelegantlyfurnished,.were vellow“sun-bursts”tied with tulle.Nareis- parlor...The Epworth LeagueStreetMethodistchurch will enter- tain in the Sunday schoolechiveofthechurchthisevening at 8a'cléck.complimentary to Rev.Mrs.J.F.Kirk,vy.and Mrs.W.R..Ware.Rev.and Mrs.J.W,Wil-liams and Rev.and Mrs.T.H.Rhine- hardt.Mr.Wore is the new presid- ing elder of this district,Mr Wil- liams is the new pastor at Race“Street church and Mr.Rhinehardt is>the new pastor of Statesville.circuit.All members of Broad Street congre-gation are invited to attend the re- .ception and meet the new ministersandtheirfamilies. PERTINENTLY PERSONAL. Mention of Folks Who Come and Mrs.L.K.Lazenby is spending afewweekswithrelativesinKen- tucky.;Mrs.F.A.Carpenter and baby vis- ited Mrs.W.W.Rankin in Moores-|ville this week.‘Miss Sarah Mellon,who was the muest of Mre,D.J.Craig.has re- turned to her home in Charlotte.— Miss Sallie Davdison of the vicin-ity of Statesville and-Mr.E.A.Mor-rison of Shiloh township attended the Asheville poultry show this week..Mrs.R.E.Nooe,Mrs.J.P.Mooreand-little Hannah Moore,and Messrs.L.K.Lazenby and A.A.Leach,-the latter Se rer pam,fesuehiy.ver.,local,people who attendthe:Baotist State Convention in Char-lotte.this week.Mr.Marshall C;Fewler left.Wed- nesday for Greensboro,where he has ~-geeuredaposition as bookkeeper inthecommissarydepartmentofthe Southern railway.’E Dr.J.Eliot Coit of Berkley,Cal., will arrive this evening with his fam- jly to yisit his mother,Mrs.A.M. >Coit.ih.Coit is Prof.of Citric Cul- ture in the University of California. Miss Anna Dudley of Kinston is the guest of Mrs.Z.V.Murphrey on ~Davie avenue.She came to States- -ville from High Point,where she vis- Mr.D.M.Coiner is at home from -New York to spend a few days. >“Prof;and Mrs.J.H.Hill spent yesterday in Charlotte with.Mr.Hen- ©ry Hill.fis S *Notice of New Advertisements. The Statesvlile DruseCo.,the store »of daintv Christmas gifts.ts All kinds fruits for Christmas cakes. —Eagle &Milholland.\ ‘Lyric Pictures.Bf gory eine to build with—.Wat- ins.3Bigsalecoat suits and coats.—J.M.'Mé¢Kee &Co.-*-‘Furs for Christmas gifts——Ramsey- ’Bawles-Morrison Co. Peposit your funds with the Mer-chants &Farmers’Bank.warm Christmas;with Monitor Ra- gtor baseburner.—Crawford-Bunch iture Co.‘reatchTuesday’s Lafdmark for bigh@lidayofferings.—The Robert Bunchtrocery.:‘Remember this.—Statesville Motor “Millinery sale Mrs.J,M,McKee,**Appropriate and useful Christmasgifts.—Sherrill-White Shoe Co.—-Preparedness.—H.B.Woodward.McGall’s magazine and patterns for~January.—Johnston-Belk Co. :*Jno.A:Scott,Jr.,commissioner,will ,Mell land January 10. Se Postoffice Box 1276,Richmond,Va.-Colts and cattle for sale—\V.H.Wil- son.-Clean rags wanted.—Diamond.Fur-_niture Co.ab -Promptness and Brevity—The ....Landmark Endorsed. To the Editor of The Landmark: /PHE--MUSIE~~DELIGHTED.-|Song and Organ Recilal a Bril|liant Suceess—Mr,Craighill’s BRADLEY RECEIVES.| E.ably surpassed all previous musical nuts.‘Punch was served in the live! ‘principal_flower—in—the} of Broad | depart-| and| -->Woman canvasser wanted.Address: I want to heartily endorse every Playing and the Singing ofMissDayis,Soloist,and the Chorus. Fittingly dedicating «to Statesville College a large and beautiful pipe organ,demonstrating the possibilities of talented and trained musicians and delighting a large audience,the song and organ recital held ‘in ShearerMusic’Hall Wednesday evening prob- events in Statesville’s history.Thirty-six persons took part in the recital andallacquittedthemselvesmostadmira-bly...It.is quite a compliment ‘toStatesville,and would be to any townofStatesville’s size,that such an ex-cellent and difficult prvgrenins ofmusiccouldberenderedwithsolittle outside help.”.iTheonlyoutsiders were Mr.J.H.Craighill,organist,of Lynchburg,Va.,and Miss Elizabeth Guy Davis,sopra-no,of Baltimore,Md?Mr.Craighill is no stranger to Statesville’s musiclovers,his ability as an organist havingbeendemonstratedin.former recitals here.’His selections Wednes- day night were varied,showing thepossibilities.of the organ in the ren-dition of all classes.of music.His ex-ecution of William Tell Overture was superb,all the orchestral cdémbina- tions of ‘the.magnificent organ beinglused,Miss Davis,who as puevioualy been stated is a daughter of Mr.J.Davis of Baltimore,a native of States- ville.possesses a ‘strong,clear voice which has been well trained and-hersingingasthesoloistoftheoccasion iHer singing of “Beloved,it is Morn,” was most delightful and the encore, “My Laddie,”a Scotch song,was sweetly and beautifully sung.Her first number,“Divinities du.Styx,’ ‘was as artistically rendered and}\doubtless interested the musical crit-|ics more,but the second number was more appealing to a popular audience.| |The encore for the first was,“The, |\Year’s at the Spring.”||While Miss Davis and Mr.Craighill||were featured in the recital,the event! ‘vould have been a failure but for the| |very excellent support of the large! lchorus of local people and the local} iviano’accompanists,Mrs.Eugene) |Davis and Miss Katherine Kirkpat-| lrick,No other part of the programme!was so inspiring as the sacred cantata! in which,at intervals,the voices of! the entire chorus blended in perfect harmony..with the organ and_piano; accompaniments;and the Hallelujah| chorus was also fine.It was furtherevidencethatStatesvillehassomeun-| jusual musical talent.tMr.Chas.E.Mills,whose ability: and enthusiasm as a musician has long been recognized in Statesville as an asset to the town,scored a bigsuecesginthedirectionoftherecital. It was really his affair,because it! was he,with others;who donated the} big organ to the ecllege and made possible the recital.The audiencerecognizedthisandgavefittingrec-|ognition in the storm of applause!which greeted this modest man when| he appeared on the platform.Con-,gratulations to Mr.Mills!-{The chorus organized’and*trained| by Mr.Mills for the recital was com- nosed of the following named persons:| Sopranos—Mesdames Dorman Thomp-|son.H.O.Steele,William Wallace,J. F,Carlton,R:H.Troutman and Jas.!} &.Tharne,Misses Anne Bell Walton,|Elizabeth Fewell and Marion Yount:| altos--Mesdames A.J.Salley,R.E.| Clapp,J.C.Duke,A.Py Stecle J.) Moroney and L.P.Henkel,Misses! Sudie Richards and sessie Setzer;| tenors—Messrs.Chas.E.Mills,Robt.!L.Sloan.C.E.Echerd,R.M.Gray! and R.E.Clapp:bassos—Messrs.J.Salley.J.F.Carlton,Royden| ||i .|Stimson.W.M.Salley.D.Ff.Mayber-| tv,S.B.Miller,C.E.Sloan,H.B.)Woodward,H.O.Steele and R.MRickert.Following was.the programme: 1.Fague In .E Plati‘‘St.Anne’s’’)Bach}2.Suite Gothique Boellmann|1.Introduction-Choral | 2.%,Priere a Notre-Dame4ToecatoScpratieSclo—‘Divinites Du Styx”|Cc.W.V.Gluck|Aria from Opera “‘Alceste.”|42nd Psalm MendelssohnPastoralSonateRheinberger1,Pastorale2.Intermezzo‘3.Fugue6.Romance }{wal ? Se Lemare Rossini-BuckPOWilliamTellOverture1Andante2.Allegro8.Andante4,Allegro vivace9.Sopratho Sola—‘Peloved,Jt.Is Morn.” .Florence Ayward10.“Fiat Lux”Alleluin”8SecrzoSymphoniqueGuilmant The sacred cantata,“As the HeartPants,”from the..42d Psalm,was di- vided into*®éven parts as follows: 1.-As the Hart Pants :Chorus2,For My Soul Thirsteth for GodSoprano Solo$.My tears have been my meat -,Soprano Solo and Chorus 4.Why.my Soul.Art thou so vexed|§._-My-Ged,Within-Me_is My SoulCast Dawn 5 Soprano Solo§,.“The Lord.Hath Commanded”sQuintet—-Male voices with Soprano obligatoWhy,My Soul,Art thou so vexed.Chorus Among the _out-of-to peopleherefortherecitalwere:Mr,Fran-cis Griffith of ‘Salisbury,Mrs.C.M.Richards and Miss Hattie ThompsonofDavidson,Mrs.J.H.Hamm,MissSallieDixonan.T.Jd.Wither-spoon of Charlotte.Mr..J,P.MillsitpMr.and Mrg.Winecoff of Moores-ville.: ‘A.|world in the face,for he owes.not land--Georgia Clodfelter are prepar- |ets. |off Menuet Gothique \ 'Adams of Sharpesburg township.Ire- ;| House moved to Statesville Wednes- |Spring Song Hollins|Pilerim’s Chorus Wagner|Hallelujah:Chorus Handel} Chorus | MAKE BLANKETS AT HOME. Card and Spin W ool From TheirOwnSheep-—The Yule Seasow and,What it Should Bring—Life on the Farm,Bec Correspondence of The Landmark,yo; Statesville,R-3,Dec.8 —Another Yule-tide is here,the.season when ‘peace on earth,good will toward men,”should abound;when all feuds and ill-feeling that not only spoil the happiness’of individuals,but’marthesocialpleasureofacommunity;should be wiped out —a”conditionwhichmustexistbeforetherecanbeanyrealhappinessanyseasonofthe year.i Farmers.have been «particularly.blessed this’year iin“basket and store.”and when the farmers prosr ner the whole world enjoys the_re- sults.Farm.work has progressed.sonicelythat.when winter closes in withtheusualbadweathertherecan.behutaveryfewfarmersunprepared.One step toward intensive farming“an be seen in the cotton fields,.In-stead of being left bare and brownandthelandlyingidle,oats and.ryehavebeenplantedinthemiddlesandtheircoatofgreebrightensthe winter landscape.Despite:somethedrudgeryoffaimlife,it still has its compensation.The farmer is alittletobeenviedwho,-withy well-filled larders..and granaries,*‘stochousedandfed,and who like the vil- lage blacksmith,can “look the whole anv man.”‘ This:neighborhood keeps pace with otheys_in many of the modern.stylesanditstillretainssomeoftheold “won admiration —for-her—throvghout.;“ommendable.wayss_of doing.things,|Chicago Herald. 1 Ttthey-are termed “old style.” Among the latter,for the women at least,is viecing quilts.knitting socks and stockings,ete...Misses Minnie ing to put in a webof “wool blank- Their father keeps a flock —of.sheep and their long eyenings now are spent in the way our grandmoth- ers spent theirs-—carding and-spin- ning wool—and their blankets whenfinishedwillbetheenvyandadmir-ation of their neighbors,ae Mr.F.M.Troutman was.painfullyinjuredlastweekbyapieceofsteelaplowstrikinghimin.the eye.Dr..Carpenter extracted the piece @: steel-from his eye and he is now get- ting along very well,A box supper will be given at the Ostwalt school house Friday night.Music by the Litten -’Suther.string| band will help to enliven the occasion. Rev.L.L.Moore Appendicitis Victim—Taylorsville News. Correspondence’ot The Landmark.eA Taylorsville,Dec.9.—Rev.L.L.Moore suffered an attack of appendi- citis Sunday night and went to _the, Presbyterian hospita!,Charlotte,Tuesday evening for treatment.Mrs. Moore accompanied nim.and willspend-some time there at the home of, her parents,Capt.and Mrs,*R,A. Torrence.nesday.afternoon stated that —Mr.Moore was_resting comfortably and|would probably undergo an operation, Friday.j »Mr.Mack.Feimster;underwent.,a;successful operation for removal of asmalltumor,Tuesdav night,at Bil- lingsley hospital.Statesville.|His father,Mr.H.P.Feirster.went downforthenight,returning home Wed- nesday,and Mack is expected home to-j, day.‘ Miss Grace Ingram, Lackey,who spent some time here at;the home of their grandfather,Mr. W.A.Ingram,to their home_in Statesville,to be with her sister,Mrs,John Lackey,who is rapidly recuper-|ating from an operation forappendi-|i citis.Mrs.J.I.Gwaltney is visiting her daughter,Mrs.Chas.E.Echerd,in Statesville. Much Moving at Stony Point— School Students to Give a Play. Sorrespondence.of The Landmark. Stony Point,Dec.9.—Mr.William dell county,is moving to Stony Point this week.We glacty welcome Mr. Adams to our town.Quite a lot of moving has been doneinStonyPointthisweek.Mrs.Sten- day;Rev.L.P.Gwaltney.moved in-to his new home,recently purchased of Mr.S.Grose;Mr.P.M.BarnesimovedintothehousevacatedbyMr. \Gwaltney,and Rev.‘D.Ws Poole |moved into the house Vacated by Mr. isame day.|Mr.R,L.Downs of Ellendale,mem-‘her of the board of.education.spent |Tuesday night in town and .Wednes-iday morning visited Stony Point High School with Supt,A.F.Sharpe.|Thursday evening,December 23,the ‘literary societies of Stony Point school‘will give a play in the school audito-.irium,the proceeds to go to improve-|ment of school*equipment.We.hope)‘the young people will have a goodjhearing.A Re|Rev.W.'T.Albright,the new Meth-jodist pastor,arrived in Stony PointHwith-his family the week.We gladly our town. \Back From Arkansas—A Mar- riage—Personal Items. Sorrespondence of .The Landmark. York Institute,Dec.6 —Mr.andMrs.Santa.Gwaltney are’expectedbackfromArkansastoday.They will ’welcome them to of cient punishment.or at any.rate he ;jto the bone*I quietly lay it on one A telephone message Wed-}; accompanied },her_nephews,Masters Hal and Jack |: ‘Barnes and Mrs.-‘Stenhouse.all the} latter-part-of last, BOYD'S RETIREMENT.— Says It Will Take Act of Con- ‘gress or Providence.to Retire Him. Greensboro Record,Merely incidentally this morning, Judge James E.Boyd,who is presid-ing over the Federal District Court here,answered a question which has been,intéresting Washington North Carolina in various ways forsometime.Last February Judge Boydwas70,a fact which is always a sur-,prise to those who are acquainted,with.his vigor,and immediately afterSt.Valentine’s’day,which happenstobethejudge’s birthday also,therewasspeculationrifeds’to whether he would retire on the government pen-sion of $6,000 a year or retain his judicial robe.Judge Boyd has now set at rest this questioning,although his close friend:knew that he would stay in office as long as hé thinks he is capable ofdoingitsduties,and today he said as much.In continuing the prayer for judgment in the case of Tom Patter- son,of Rockingham county,JudgeBoydsaidthattheprisonerhadbeen in jail five months before his trial for retailing and he .thought that -suffi- would continue the case for further hearing at the next term of court. “Then,”he continued,“I will pass upon it.if I am here and haven’t been retired for imbecility.It will take an act of Congress or Providence to getmeoutaslongasTamabletodis- charge the duties of my office;or as long as I think I am able.” The WayAround. “Tonyou come across”a goodmanythingsintheBiblethatyou don’t understand,like the problem of Cain’s wife,for instance?”queried the layman.“Oh,yes,of ~course,”acknowledg- ed the clergyman. “Well,what do you do about it?”“My dear friend,”replied the min- ister,laying down his fork,“I sim-ply do just_as I would while eating a nice fresh herring.When I come side,and go on enjoying the meal, Jetting any idiot that insists on chok- ing himself with the bone do so.” ai ah a aRa a A The safe of the Revolution Cotton Mills store,.suburb of Greensboro, was dynamited Sunday’night and robbers got away with $334 in cash. Made Strong By Our Vinol Fort Edward,N.Y.—‘‘I was in a run-down,nervous and weak condition,so I-could not do the housework for my littlefamilyofthree.I had taken cod liver oil emulsions and other remedies with- out benefit.A friend told;me aboutVinol.1 tried it and it soon built up my strength and made me a well woman soInowdoallofmyhousework.’’—Mrs.ELMER GLIDDEN.: We guarantee Vinol,our delicious cod}liver and iron tonicweakanddebilitated conditions:\W.F.Hall,Draggist,Statesville,N.C. +MARKETREPORTS. ‘Statesville Produce Market. The following prices were paid yesterdayfor*‘produce on’the local market. Spring Chickens 12¢per Th.Hens,10c,per Ib. ».Bges,2ie.per dozen."Roosters,5e. treen Hams 15¢.pr Ib.Old Hams 18 to 20e.per Ib. Sides,12 1-Ze.per Ib, ry Shoulders,12 1-2c.per Ib. ‘Red Honey,Se.per pound. Scurwood Honey Comb,16 to 18¢.per lb, Graiz,The following /prices were paid yesterday‘or grain on the local market:Wheat,$1.25,per bushel. Corn,(new),60¢.per bushel. Qats,55c.per bushel. Statesville Cotton Market. On the local market yesterday 12 1-4c..per pound was paid for best grade cotton, Seed cotton,5.25Cottonseed60¢per bushel. FOR SALE—Jersey bull,two horse colts,milkeowondsomeyearlings.J.Wilson,Statesville,R-5."Dee..10. WANTED—500 pounds clean rags.DIAMONDFURNITURECO.Dee.10. WANTED—An experienced Woman Canvassertosolicitordersfrom.house to house in Statesville for loca!grocers for a leadingfoodproduct.Salary $9.00 per week.Give experience and references.Address P.O.Box 1276,Richmond,Va.Dec,10. FOR RENT—Dwelling and stereroom at Loray. MRS.T.R.OSBORNE,Loray.Dec?7-—2t. FOR SALE—Sixtcen fullbiooded Duroc Jerseypigs.O.L.WOODSIDES,Statesville,R-6, ér ‘phone Scotts.~Dec.7-—~2t. FOR SALE—Registered and grade Berkshire and|. or all run-down, < CHECKS. A check is an order from.the depositor directing the bank to Hh pay out the sum of money call-RE ed for in the order.You depos- it your money with the bank and are given a receipt.When you want to get it out,all you have to do is to write a check di- recting bank to pay it to order. A check is something more than an ‘order,it is the best kind of a receipt.Suppose you have your money in the bank and want to pay A what you owehim.Just writea check for the amount and the bank pays it of your deposit.It is not paid out,though,until A has signed on the back,indicatingthat he has received it.At the end of [ENSe ::oy|eee with the idea that you had neverete=~paid him. have been issued by you and paid by the bank are returned to you and you keep them. Now suppose A forgets that you have paid him.All youhavetodo.is to show him the returned check with,his nameacrosstheback.A is at the end Statesville,N.C. Capital $100,000...Four Per Cent Paid on Time Dep U.S.Depesitory. .a. and deducts it from the amount - each_month_all theorders that of his row and will not go away .® HE FIRST NATIONAL B osits. a Ane ae BATE Continues with much success,New Hats arriving each week.All fine trimmed hats _. at big sacrifice, $4.00 to $6.00,now3,00 to $4.00,now1.50 to $2.00,now See our Trimmed Hats now 98c..Children’s =.J" Hats much reduced.Large lot of Christ-imasRibbonsjustin.}"Mrs.J.M.McKee, Black andColored Untrimmed Hats:: Se 14 .ory98c. ay Stop!Look!Listen! WE buy in car lots.WE sell in afly quantity.WE sell the celebrated Gold WE sell Sweet Feed for Horses” »WE sell Sweet Daisy Feed forCows. WE sell Hay,Corn,Oats:and WE SELL FOR LESS.WE pay CASH for country WE deliver in the city.a IREDELL FEED CO., *PhoneNo.88.114 E.Broad St. Dan_Valley| Medal Flour. and Mules ginia.Cotton Seed Products.Makes Corn and Oats. . C.D.MOORE,Prop. 0 pigs...HH.BLAYLOCK,Statesville,R-2,phone 409 Blue.Dec.7—2t. FOR SALE.have at the college one“Haines Upright Pianos."They are execl- lent instruments and are practically as goodas.new.They were sold to me and arefuaranteedbythefamousWm.Knabe PianoCo.of New York.I will sell theth for $165each.Terms.to suit purcnaser.If interest- ed see me at once,REV.J.A.SCOTT,747NoMulberrySt.,-Statesville Ni €—-—--Dec.7-—2t.'q WANTED—Position es clerk.Tet years’_ex- perience in dry goods and groceries..Best of references,Asdress I’,care The Landmark. Dec.38--3t4serreesyi | 'FOR RENT—Seven-room house onstreet.W.A.ELIASON.0 COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LAND Tradéct.8. Under,by virfhe of and in execution of a judgment of the Superior Court of Iredellcounty,made in a special proceeding entitled,W.P.Martin,administrator of Alice C.Mar- PHONE 89 FOR OT ‘The Flour ofQuality.DAN VALLEY js milled from“the celebrated wheat grown in % the Shenandoah’Valley.of.Vir-;3ITHASNOEQUAL. better breadand.more’:-of itto the pound than other &flour.It is economy to buy: Pure Mountain Buck-wheat Flour,= White Cap PreparedFlour.ae Log Cabin Syrup. All xinds :of fruits foryourChristmascakes, fuel for winter. tinuing:long and peopleTate,This is a subject that:has been e minds of the young—and all, and lean forward -too much, the “dgets” ‘JAMES E.THARPE.tesville,Dec.9,' LAUGHTERAIDSDIGESTION. 3 it is of great help to digestion.help isadose 0’ “give them-a t rial, coming jeglected for a long time,and news-papers and all good people shouldon-outand_correct..these.evils.”Brevity and promptness are great vir-“tués and they should be impressed on ‘Perhaps one reason why an enter-tainment seems so long at the college‘is the chairs are so uncomfortableTheyoertogivethemostcompos-to sit on’one an hour. Laughter is one df the.most seattlestpChamberlain'sld)be troubled with tndi-Theyoy cost ahere,(of Mooresville,Dec.9.—-Mr.W.N. Creswell.a prominent ~citizen ofMooresville,died at his home on Cen- ter avenue Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,after an illness of manymonths.Mr.Creswell was born atCreswellSprings,near here,March.8,1849,at which place he.lived for a number of years,later moving toMooresville. He is survived by the well,Mrs.J.J,McNeety;-Mrs.T.O.Brawley and Messrs.D;M.and W.M.Creswell,Two sisters,Mrs.Joel ReidofConcordandMrs.J.R.McNeelyofthisplace,also survive.-FuneralservicewasconductedatthehomeMondayafternoonat2:30 by Rey.Mr.West,pastor of Center’Presbyterianchurch,of which church Mr.Creswellwasamember,and interment was inrheCenter-cometeryy oo een following children;Miss Blanche Crese Spring and Mr. Agie”Lackey of SulphurWalterWatts_of Taylorsville were married at thehomeofMrs.Mary Lackey,.thebride’s grandmother,-near here,‘Sup- day.by H.N.Sharpe,Esq.Mr.Howard Sharpe’andMissyunHiddenite.today.Miss Nora Alwhospentlastweekathome..hasreturnedtoHiddenite.Mr.and Mrs, well-and Mr.D.V..Patterson spent, Saturday and Sunday in.StatesvilleandIredell,;(Gilelasininendaionhaninchnesigshniition OWES HER GOOD HEALTH_-TO-CHAM.‘<.BERLAIN'S TABLETS.' “I owe my good health to Chamberlain'sTablets,”writes Mrs.R,GOhio.."Two years ago *was an’invalid due sister,May,entered school ®iy: Ellison Walden,Miss Blanche Clay-) Neff,Crookston// selt—to>the highest—hidder—for—cash—at—pubticauetion,at the cdurt house door of Iredell coun-ty,the following described tract or parcel oflandtogetherwiththebuildings,thereon,sit-uated in Barringer tegynship:Twenty-five acres:more or,less,known %the Alice Martin home ing Bounded on the north by the lands of S,0,Overcash;on the east by the lands of Mrs.Jen-nie Sloan;on the south by the lands ofBrawley;and on they west.by the lands of 8.0.‘Overdish and being a part,and all theremainder,of the Amanda King tract of landownedbyAliceGC.Martin at the time of herdeath,:«JNO,A.SCOTT,Jr.,Geo.A.Morréw,Atty.«Commissioner.Dee.10,1915.“MR.VOTER! It.may make little difference with you building a house ‘there will:be muchdifferenceinyoureaifyoubuy“Everything to Build.With’from C. to stomach trouble,I took three bottles o[there Tablets and"have since been in the best -health.”.Obtainable evenywhere.~ \WATKINS,next to Me) place,situated..in.Barringer township and—be-|— wha is elected next fall but if you are| ee’s Plant-|. Eagle &*Milholland. ty.H ccCar toHighest Bidder ! It is time you are orderingThebestcoal for’general use is our celebrated Genuine JelicoPowhatanBlue GemPennsylvaniaAnthracite ©Run of Mine Steam Coal,_ We also handle Oak and PinewhegaMieBentoYorkInstitute,where .Mr.tin vs.A.E.Martin et.als.,the undersigned G d.d Li awordTheLandmarkhas‘said about!Mr.W.N.Creswell Dead.o's :-‘4 Pass Be ,oods elivered.: ertainments-heginning —late and |».snondence of ‘The Landmark Gwaltneywill be-_weageiated with Mr,comm ONDAY,JANUARY 10,1916,promptly.Wood,and do all kindsof SCno0i1 POOGs olland Bros.. Depot Phone No.7.Residence *Phone No.3101 a ing. “cers’Warehouse,Statesville,N,-C,.. The\Reo:Touring Car, owned by Mrs.Corbin of Winston;is at the garage.of the Carolina Bvins and B,M. the business,A,Ae Seott,Jrn A_.Degember_7,_1018, 0;and will be sold thisweektothehighestbid-}}°40.SShanuaue Wonder‘'with.Also good to putwhe,paper the walls, NOTICE :OF |DISSOPARTNERSHIP.Notice is hereby given that the firm B.-M.Mason &Co.,composed Masoti,was,on Oc1915,dissolved.by mitual agreément._counts due said concern are to be paid to Wy,A.Evans and.all debts owin Nbpaidbysaid,W.A,Evans,wee ttorney. MARK for them,” by.itan ReWe,Je des ON D a AAd ,:F sce et coe|FR \)ve ea December 10,1915,|Don’t Becanse Lesson F ChicagoenNeutrals.and Because and How It MayBe.Applied:[MS OF CURRENT NEWS.aon ore Nene ee K Bulletin State Board’of Health:| naan Sepecereenn ).r ng Davis,who recen We Here and There inj\yreturnedaT panes after a year's ae ponihee the ree die | the State..|absence,thus remarks on the chang-|,jarge class of humanitarians oe -os corneal _Useful. Mr.M.J.Rowe,former sheriff of eee the French toward believe that human life is sacred,and ER \Se tay ‘ell alt ;telas ~; ta}county,died Tuesday at his)”pefore-the war we were not undu-that the ¢hild should have:been ‘giy-OFFER a ong line of .exce ent values in stap e and fancy ome in Newton,after a long illness,|)fattering ourselves if we said the ena chance to live.On the:other =¥articles for Christmas Shoppers:.Ladies’Hats,Veils,Pins. Wife and six children survive,edtuda of the French towards the ape ng hipped pio,alae re Flowers Diniies Velvetu)Silks.e G i ’Cine hans’ The Baptist State Convention,‘in|United States was friendly.There|it was right to let the defectiv }piel)ey ?K8,:LIPess oods,dras,th 1 ‘exsion in Charlotte,elected Rev.Wal-|were reasons why they should regard)),.gic e.aave ie team,Sten ati a|. Percales,Outing,Flannelettes,i eklings,Crepes,Damask wit Nap- Seeeeeesireted Rav.l iret cael cecconete:Hem:kere by sie ie atv Herine has been seni t(]—__kins to match,Towels,Towel Sets,Guest-Towels,Toweling,Sheets, ivingston Johnson,resigned.parts of France we imported wines|QUslycommended.by Peeve aps all»Pillow Cases,Blankets,Comforts;Down Quilts,Counterpanes,Cal See Ee eee eee ea ee a i eerie ae eee clothes,(ty,mental and physical,‘and eae vert Mills Knit Underwear for men,women and children,Ron ,elected a member of the State|of us,millions on jewels and clothes.ably =<noral:detactive :a ‘oe it Gl Mi ,avail Ti Wool: Board of Medical Examiners to fill/In automobiles.and on Cook’s tours|”pyonably no other Cauk hee ‘called||B _.Kid Gloves,Knit Gloves,ittens,Umbre as,Lies,Wool,otton and i Bh -saeane caneNet,Seath ot levers samnter |AmenieaneSeatcy |tor at mich criticism,both favorable ||f Silk Hose,Neckwear,Handkerchiefs,Sox,Pin Cushions,Match Hold- ‘3 Me >*oO 1 i i oe °%eae 7 "property in Kinston,estimated at|were the natural prey-of Parisian ho-|Midunfavorable,Tt as mack people |e ers,Shoes for men,ladies and children,Bedroom Slippers,Shawls, hygeine g clog Marae dg Bt Waid Keepers Ter ee er eae conaider what axe.the ahve al:Coats,Coat Suits,Waists,Petticoats,Gowns,Kimonas,Shirt Waists :ess-s :‘,P allroad is claimed,by the road and republic,the two countries swappedrated pie adaypk Leipa Es ‘and many other things not mentioned here.feet ob ivate citizens.itigation in|stat f thei eat:men,we n he ome ae ;;:- progpect i at iabien >oath:cot nat “forgotten La Fayette aoe eet Buna ferns i eer a cay Christ-Mills &Poston Pou Do Your Shopping First Methodist church -o d x e war 1 +|iY ,sie,Fist,Methodist,church,of Honored’Pau,Jones.henthe war|"Wow if'all the energy,the emo-|iq|mas list With You.|“Ys 1")S77 ™'S Earl ‘‘i d sentiment that has beenmanandinstructedhimto.buy space |ourselves,a complete change.A year|and Se!‘ in local newspapers to be used from |ago we were almost.one of the allies,ae a ved”tod Chiceey reey week to week to set forth the work|}much more popular than Italians,oar :"urn a ¢poi isfon ¢nih nee and purposes of the church,more sympathetic than the English.|PCS 0.wre on Chi aeek ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. “H.B.Register of Columbus county,}Today we are regarded,not with ire i 4 a ak e :Meee aby’s aged 77 years,is pardoned by Govern-|hostility,though after the war.it}y.°At eath has not been in vain.)4°telegram.from.Alexandria,::i heories ‘so gen-;:or Craig.He was serving a life sen-|may grow to that,but with contempt.If only 8 few of the t Egypt,says that the |American tence ‘aecomplice in the murder of TEMS:mow regrettable change was pat ee te eneenentay a roret steamnaliip Goemannigaw,reported / Staley in 1903,Wretched health|first brought about by the letter call-|°°"Puy Own sunk off the coast of Tripoli by a ‘ Vitex (ay!/@\i @\il/@\h/a\ii ay)!/e\)fail /a\t favs WAL Fades and-al age reasons for pardon.ing ‘upon Americans to be neutral.a a ie voor we ol Tie asus submarine,arrived “at Alexandria ‘Milliard Saunders,colored,travel-|The French could not understand it.to the Chicago baby,Monday.°ec Oe :a ‘ing on a tain,dro his cash-—$23|From their’point of view it was an},8 oe Wireless ,adviees received from the :‘1s:ened hlg peck:TOT a a omncry saftront.It was as un-|For those who,consider @ |great!joace ship Oscar Il,signed by Henry Power is the thing which makes or mars ‘Rocky Mount,his.destination,he|expected as the cut direct from a anit al nee Oe ee ae Ford,tell of a/mass-meeting held on motoring pleasure and satisfaction.Other ‘found that:his -sock and.shoe had |friend;asunwarranted,as gratuitous,|.)|:4 ‘board Tuesday night at which ex-* }been cut from his foot and his money|as a slap in the face.The millions ihobicoratahpote ial:“reneVar ao ET Et “the messageofPresident|f~thingsmay haveastronger appealto the was gone,4 that poured in from Amierica for the|"fo ad he|Wilson to Congress were read.inexperienced eye,.but eventua ly all.mo- “The Supreme Court this “week|Red Gross,the services of Americans retinas on,one.It is the purpose of the Democrats torists discover that.power is the great i handed down the following decisions|in hospitals,were accepted as the‘4 Maur ;in Congress to «put through both ** ‘among others:State vs.Stephens,|offerings of individhall,.pot as rerk how poh sane inet ot eae ay housesThernew the Christmas recess a essential.And Remember this—Buick Gatawba,no error;Campbell vs.Sig-|resenting the sentiment of the Amer-|iii oF the bill te continue ‘the emergency war Motor Cars always have had Valve-in- ;,;::present and future fa~n i gen¢r a y Vi alve-In «mon,Catawba,no error;Thompson|ican people.That sentiment,the ;revenue law whicli would expire by | ’-.vs...Stockton,Catawba,affirmed;|French still insist in’believing,found er ea Ti Nentene“eptnn o Tmitatien December 81.This is es-Head motors.The Buick Motor Co.has State vs:Stephenson,Catawba,af-|expression in the,letter that called ti “aise ‘more’thi 80,000,-:a «)wirmed;Sadar va:Fry,Catawba,af-|upon all Americans.to be neutral,ee work wongerat sce ae tno aaaanee ore,than:'§developed a of motor to the high ‘vrmed.something which to a Frenchman is))ne-1.sere Ore i gedin ae hen|Freight and passenger:trains _on est point of efficiency yet attained in au- __Senstor Overman has invited Gen.jneither fish,fowl,nor good red her)ang serviee.Therearediseased and|the Seaboard collided Monday night tomobile engineering.Let us show you yeeisaiohingamatary camp.in).We lost casts'in other ways,We\ubinormal shildren,whe,fttie|colored,Aremah,on,the,passenger this car,Heth Gating at ihe Aahevile carpet a earfor thegovern:|pres,There ave babies ding duly|tn:ceaone|§=Statesville Motor Com’y ae “oxidauime City ne ante:ment pt it to mee ones aay,wy.ent sects aie bar defective fortack and.five colored passengers were 66 U ALI FIRS os These places have submitted urgent|are not losing much money by it,and,“)elichtiv injured,TY : Paniosts with attractive deoctipens until the French government protest-of pre-natal care.That these condi lightly “injured,h Q ‘ f pl itable fi ed,it was found that some of.our tions exist and continue to exist are}Aaron P.Prioleau,a negro .who,;‘PHONE 140 40 oo 4 patil a i ercAutactuvera were:aipplying Santis crimes against babyhood and human-|for 16 years has been son lasring ae eakingelCameo,Sf,Cre tha could nat be peropued to ea |,t0at Indeed need protein hea,Geet han fle ,who is making his way through Boil-|plode,and shogs made of pastebogrd.|"°ccm contest against seating Richard C. eee sasredRabe oh whieh -shoe “made in U.'S.A.”of which 80,-ABUSING A PRIVILEGE.vey As &een atts aan: +other and taken her to school for the |900 pairs had been ordered,the main Taking Goods on Approval De-|idently in it for what he can get,out“purpose of paying his sister’s way eck of which was brown paper.‘.f it.: through school.Miss Ozell Gard-When an entire people,men,women!generated From an Accom-'°Gaicee ‘Wayne Anderson,Jx\,of ‘ner is preparing to do mission work.|and children,are fighting for their)modation to Menace.Richmond,right tackle on the Univer- -he State has chartered the Alas-national,existence,and their individ-6 he Woes sity of Virginia football team,has “ka Valley Railroad Company,having ual home and life,to have such evi-FREEDOE RS =.a |been awarded,the Rhodes scholarship|its home office in Bryson City..The dences of Yankee smartness foisted It has been said that the privilege to Oxford.o former Virginia foot-| ““‘corporation purposes the —construc-|¥00n them does not make for friend-of ordering goods and then returning |\411 stars—John V.Ray and Robert; tion and operation of a railroad to|Ship.It inspired contempt.This un-|them to the merchant is a part of the!yet Gooch ake.pow at..Oxford.| extend from Bryson.City,on the|Dleasant sentiment was strengthened |piain system,of trusting the .g00d|/G och will leave London this week urphy branch of the Southern,to|by our failure to demand satisfaction|faith of the customer,upon which our/i,drive an American ambulance in the Falls,on Alaska creek,a.distance |for,the lives lost by the Lusitania)national business has prospered and|pyonce, f 12 miles.The road will be entirely }and_by the unfortunate announce-|>rown,And yet the return privilege,over mne Swain county.ment that we were “too proud t0/for decades fosteredby the retail bus-|If you don’t get $10.00 worth of The Newton Enterprise says that fight.’%es iness,in its careful policy of.pleasing,|fun,your 10c.back.—ad. ephas Anthony of Jacob’s Fork).This.latter struck the French not)o¢accommodation,has become a seri- “township lost his left fore-arm in a|Mly as vroclaiming us a cowardly|ous menace.:‘ m shredder accident last week,|nation,but,as assuming superiority)"“The testimony of the merchants,STOMACH MISERY ‘ ie uta’t!over the man who not,only would woe Fon heSpargeens,amputated the mangled geht,but who were fighting.And ax/S40!oertonetowhiektncus:QUICKLY VANISHES ens lost his left leg a couple of ee meus aeen mane *tom has grown,reveals some things epi oars:ago in a dredge boat accident thet they should Nek.was natural which you may find amazing. It.is}Your money back if you want it is ;Jgand is latest misfortune will serious-The change of sentiment is shown in|™°re than suggested,for instance,|the way in which the Statesville Drug .ite ly handicaphim.many ee To retail them would that clothing ordered “on approval”Co.,the popular druggists,are sell- :Boe eee mere Staci eens not help saatiitae But_as_one_hears|With the return privilege,is some-aye Mi-o-na,the great dyspepsia rem- was accidentally killed Saturday nev:of them from Americans who,since none bial a soe sg a8 mre This is an unusual plan,but Mi-o- ral miles from Mocksville.He was|the war began,have been,working jin is ease Ce Micatas,Phe Nites na bas so much merit and is’so almost f handing hi mpani the hospitals,on distributing commit-u *oo Deer e eat :Se fy ney prbet Seton tad ie was tees,in the banking houses and in of-|#00ds evil”seems to be due largely |invariably successful in relieving all aaUL)::é forms of indigestion that they.run er hy accidentally discharged.the entire ficial posts.that our country is most|/°&Claas:oF pertoee Wee ee rae but tittle rile th selling ander a a is ;;|.”Mitten’s|Unpopular is only too:evident.to as “fictitious shoppers.”One large|1 At thi =MareceHecan48.yeti cidand t is the greater pity because.the city merchant even testifies that the ee am sola a maa yoke r y) “eaves a wife and three children real feeling of our people towards|“fictitious shopper”is usually a Wom)eee ae with your dyspep-4:KORG Boe ,France in this war is one of admira-|man who has “a great deal of leisure|*rien Mie RT Oni i 1 FOE *Me gS aaa ,shanesTeIncomeTax Sug-|Car OF al Woe.able:Ameriena|and-not saficient mental capeety tolaa.MLonawil help vou,Mf tT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.|.ee who’respect efficiency probably hold|put her idle hours to good,profitable,|{pee 71S oun money hack and|!LADIES!YOU CAN BEST.GET PRESENTS FOR |AN’S STORE.WE HAVE AT . aepy osu gested.for the Frénch the most hearty good|or even enjoyable use.”": ».Radical.chariges in the income tax |feeling.affection and:goodwill.That|However,much of the bulk of the|they will cheerfully refund it. ae :e for the better will bel}.GENTLEMEN AT A $ .)to reach thousands not.now.subject to|through the government att Wash-|trouble must be due.to the human A change :BEAUTIFULCINE F PRESENTS.NE TES.Ss a Page:ste si ;:4 :seen from the first few doses of Mi-°2 \ je its provisions and to improve the ma-|ington this feeling has been {ll ex-|trait that causes so much trouble of o-na and its continued use will soon PENDERS.HOSIE Y,NOKERCHIEFS.UMBREL-: chinery,of collection,are suggested|pressed,if not entirely concealed,is|other sorts in this world—careless-:;N ae |to Congress in the annual report of|unfortunate.Mr,Kipling,whose|ness,thoughtlessness.Perhaps many an you a0 the as ba periere di-LAS.AND bore OF THINGS MEN PREFER 28 ANY- “Wi Secretary McAdoo,as means by which|manners are his own,has given as a|who are very nearly bona fide buyers Ml ck has Been Te A tenAIY wane THING ELS U CAN GIVE THEM.JUST COMEIN |. "the greater part of the additional rev-|toast:“Damn all neutrals!”Thejkeep goods out of sale,at their fal.that every hex ix aold Fler AND SEE WHAT WEA FOR PRESENTS. “enue needed to pay ror the adminis-|French-are more polite,But when/homes,through sheer carelessness,or|°°*®siti pee a to refund the 4_tration national defense plans can.be|this war is over we may.find that|lack of realization of what this sort *Sy Ti debe uot Toliate Whatogprovided,The Seerctary proposed to|in 12 months we have lost a friend of|of thing must mean.It is to this|fiene”vromosition i;:a ¢i t ry.fairer proposition.could.be made?Sl Cl h C 4 : ‘45.tr eS tetee:pai be ey Faden class that any effective appeal must The Statesville Drug Company give .Oa n ot ing ompany.;BE ‘ o :s d eee =be addressed,unless merchants as a ‘:“ee low as $3,000,and single persons with|About the Same Story From{|whole should take the bull by.the per Pee aes feat,every box»$2,000 imcomes.The exemptions now horns and discontinue the practice.f Mi-o-na that th iW.A ran--sare $4,000 and $3,000 respectively.the War Zone.The public suffers from,this privi-ten likethis a te a shunies be the}. Increase in the collection force,aj The Germans and Bulgarians have|lege accorded to it,or rather the abuse eb é ime of that returns must be|reached Kenali,on the Greek border,|of the privilege,in this way:all that gary Oe the gery: q “made of gross incomes in place,of net|10 miles south of ‘Monastir,‘thus|wrapping up and sending’out,and : “income,and a change so that the tax|threatening to outflank the Anglo-haha 4 etait sales,hes tobe paid TH BUILDER #shall not be withheld at the source,|French force’,while Bulgars,who al-|for,It is so much useless addition to Wants 4 house ‘without cracks,.and“ywere among Mr.McAdoo’s other sug-|so are supposed to be supported by|the cost of goods,which the:mer-the carpenter well matched lumber. ~4 gestions.He made no estimate of the|Germans,have attacked the allies’|chant must.charge to keep on doing |All my .Flooring,Ceiling,Weather.numberofpersons who might betax-|extreme right wing near Strumitsa.|pusiness béarding,‘Boxing and:Casing are:of ped oied apincat tinecnieth Lee vee this pressure the Frenc *penteeetetmtenemnme *ae dried Long a i ag are --nor tl mount that might.kpect-|have withdrawn from the Krivolak}Runaw ’.‘cheaper in price than the air dri red,but it connection with his Tequest|to a position 20 miles from the Greek bs nee ice Fire and short leaf ‘pine. for a larger collection force.he point-|frontier.The plans of neither the OIneh.2 UAE.C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee's ved a oe:of:ae east oi nor the Germans are yet quite|Asheville Citizen.Planters’.Warehouse,Statesville,N.C. “personal and corporation returns |clear but apparently the Germans are;Five freigh r idshowedthat63percentofthosein-(determinedon‘crushing the little|o¢9 train ent ee ae i aeen~spected disclosed that additional tax |force which went to the assistanceof].i).4...4...7.ve‘was due the government.‘On the|the Serbians and which has been and |UP the steep grade on Balsam moun---hasis of the examinations,the Seere-|is still-being reinforced.-\tain near ,Addie,upon_being-detached (tary says that apparently more than;There is little news from the other |from the train in some manner Tues-_$4,600,000 in personal tax and more|fronts.The Germans have scored a{day morning,ran down the mountain‘than $20,891,000 in corporation tax is |minor suecess-in-Champagne,-where}sidé-through Sylva at such a rate-of‘still due the government._|they captured about 500 yards of a/|speed that they caught fire,from ‘fric- sa pa aE fos French trench,part.of which,how-tion,later being derailed at Dillsboro,Marriage at Cleveland.ever,has been regained;the British|where they crashed into the office of ARNON is h ;rece prt.ae aaYe received Leia:rorya at Bee ae.Harris Clay pact setting it :CAS o . .r.H.E..Bonds:o oplar Tent|Fl-Amara,where they are making/on fire,as a result of which the office}.f 4 ie ! =and Miss’Mamie Cauble of Cleveland their stand after ~the retreat,from|was destroyed.The cars were also de-|'am Nd F i §B ANG!BING!BANG! ;aoe pomes ewecny at an coe ow ent:Bet for|stroyed.by:fire.’;i x |®: e bride’s parents in Cleveland,|the past two weeks have been on a :a ‘ae.Madey s *..4 The ceremony took place at 5 o'clock|the offensive,ate’now engaged in|The drug store of C.R.Mayer &|mgm ei ¥{What's the use of havingagun and using poor ammunition? andwaswitnessedbyanumberof meeting the Austrian-countet-attacks.|€o.,—Charlotte,has gone—into~bank=+F—|lm {If you do-youeat’:have-much_tan-or_luckor—even satisfaction friends and relatives of the cotiple,|,The expected offensive of the\Allies |ruptcy —the second Charlotte\drug sf HE land it takes all these to constitute good sport.( s Immediately after the ceremony Mr.|in Gallipoli apparently did not ma-|Store ‘to go that way in a.few at 3 (ins @ and Mrs,Bonds left.on a wedding terialize,while throughout’-Russia the|woeks.Charlotte’s health is proba-ie {We are headquarters for guns,shells,cartridges,powder,shot,, tour to West:Virginia.“Ontheir re-,|wintry,weather has put a stop to all |bly improving.Doesn’t need so many|f :ammunition supplies.\ turn they will be at home at Poplar|¥ut small ventures.~—_———=——S—=~SS«faruge stores.--MAGAZINE .et aaod ali Ta wood x»Tent,where the groom is a.well known|,[he Hunearian premier,addressing 1300 ARTICLES~300 ILLUSTRATIONS {|If you want good prices and a go -«young farmer;S:The Diet,the Hungarian Parliament,i Ay the Wortd’in x inf ent tt SHERE said:ow to reat rt iecuntine ot me fp Prowrese¥<r rh rc rr eae I ;échanics and Invention,For *Eliseo Arredondo,General Car-|.“The conclusion of peace depends| time ~LISTEN: Ki ring, %;:atic ;er and Sonand li the Family,J appeals} *ranza’s confidential représentative in exclusively on our enemies.The long-|Croup Externally j itt rygente eosin ¥enen eeeaa‘°+iff thougan eof i:Washington,has been appointed-Mex-|e"it takes to convince them that ;:’homes throug Mat the world,Our Forelan _)jean ambassador to the United States,|further prosecution of the war ie Rub Vick’s ‘'Vap-O-Rub”Salve weil |}for'thingn new andinteres a taste ta ,The,appoititment of an American am-|"°thing but useless and criminal car-the throat and chest fora few min-|(Written So You Can gaa.“bassador to:Mexico,in all likelihood,|"2g¢the greater ‘will.be our victory.then cover with a warm flannel cloth,6seat sfoeshop Ware ana Pages)contal an ny 4 Henry P.Fletcher,now,ambassador |The greater the sacrifices which the|Leave the covering loose around the neck i ehings Rae ra WELE B UCKKETS,k STOVE PI E a & es ¥ ary,ftore, ’ |ta Chile,soon ‘will ‘bo’announced,war entails.the more severe will be|9°,that thesoothing modicatedvapors aris. twas announced at a ‘meeting of the terms of peace for our.enemies.”|™8 may loosen the choking anil |flees andaiaeneeneineemmmeemntaiemnienledadaad bine iol the British Red Cvoss.in London that ee nenTae We havein stock Well Buckets made up in apy size.No black’ vy BRAR.‘THIS IN ‘MIND oo oe clea thaniean aatid applied.|frvus pg scr ay ke :used about bucket.Any size or weight Stove Pipe made to ond A revent.one-day collection taken|“1 consider Chamberlain’y “ouch Remedy|attack 250,60¢,or $1.00,”At drn pies wo te "jrect totes evicserd |}Also full line in'stock.‘ enoet the empire in behalf of |>y far the best medicine fin the market.forCrosshadresultedintheto-Te oe ee.04 Mis.Albert Blosser,;x }ng STATESVILLE TIN CO.,H.C.Mohler,Manager,shinion“Obuainehie erry ne,ft S|EE ar setae ||PHONILSS,...&>114 BastBroad Street, Tes Pegs ae re ee tee t aye ;One needs no further endorsement*than the trade-marl: |CABARRUS TURKEY CROP. iepetandeStrangerBuysTurkeys in Cer- I tain Sections of Cabarrus nlPays’for Them-in Worthless ,|Concord Tribune.j Checks.i There will be few:turkey.dinners in-No,10.townshipajd the Bost Mill neighborhood this Christmas,-But aslick-tongued stranger,representin,himself to.be E:S.Bowen,of a poul-try concern in Danville.will have a ‘turkey dinner or two or three or score or even a hundred or more turkey din-jners,if he desires.For he has thejturkevsandtheCabarrushousekeep-ers do not.And thereby hangs aitale,; About three weeks ago a smooth jtalking stranger appeared in No,10 avd the Bost Mill section,He engag-jed board and then began makmg preparations to buy ‘turkeys,A wag- on and driver were secured and a}farmer took the contract for making! lerates.Get the turkeys regardless of| reBeee KKIFARMERS\KILLING HOGS. A owintes.eh state teeo' Death of Mr.Jim Parker-and|“Other News From Harmony..| Sorrespondence of The Landmark.~~\f Harmony,R-1,Dec.6 —We are| having.some:cold weather and many| fine porkers have ‘been butchered.Mr.Wesley Cartner killed:two finehogslastweek.tMr.Jim Parker,~who was at Ar-|thur West’s temporarily,died Friday|morhing of paralysis ‘and was buried } at Zion’s chapel:He was anative of;Davie county.He is survived by a) wife and other relatives.{Clarksbury Sunday school is going|to have a singing.school Christmas|holidays,with J.L.Heath,teacher;|and this is not all,They are going |& to have a Christmas tree and’you! may rest assured the tree will be a}fine one.te } The road from -Harmony to the PIeeer|QOD OANODEROSH HOKE Aas HM **Prepare ¥ nt a 1$THE PROBLEM PERPLEXING THE POLITICIANS! And isn’t.it your problem?’Are you protected af assault of winter on your defenceless skin—the blastswindsthatruin, ritable?f your complexion and leave it rough,raw and ir- ..You can render your tender skin impregnable to the ravages aaftheblseoentsbyfortifyingwithabottleofAZMON’S BENZO-GUY CE ,:canes Heals,protects and softens your skin. convince and cure you.! The Polk Gray Drug Company.?.°“QN THE SQUARE.”17) A small ‘bottle will Post Highway is about all sanded,80 |ces cpercponHCHOCHRONO ORCI R ICANT this assures us fine roads any way we| go.Next thing we need is good) country roads,so let’s get ‘busy and}‘work our own roads;it will make ru-| ral life more pleasant and enhance|the value of our.property,for no one} vanis‘to buy a farm where they have! This Year!|St Practice Economy ithe price was the manner in which)no roads.| he conducted affairs,.The result was)Miss Virlee Heath |that the price of turkeys in that com- imunity:and ineidentally.in Concord ‘ees |Feed Edgar-Morgan Co's Mixed Feeds.|is ee |Na sila c e ae af -5 ot screenings or’offal,or land other peore:markets mandeey Women Suffragists Active.|O!d Beck Sweet Feed.worthless by-produets,but:ie he |went skyward in war-bride style.if -fs ;i .a Pail eink weHartGexcetiaedherevelingReejacrane,custenaiers,bemeah er if Lattle Net Sweet Feed.-|~lected feed albu:I lantil Bowen began manipulating the!ont to Congress again Monday and,5 i tifically blendedManna-Rice Chick Feed.for results.Made Gem Scratch Feed.by a house withareputation.for Ye, |market.Then 17 and 18 cents became |,..cwed their requests for support to| }Gem SweetDairyFeed.__—integrity. ‘the minimum.The news of the high!p,ocident Wilson,While the Presi- C.W.BOSHAMER,-Local Representative. i nyiees seattered over that section Of |tent declined to-take up heir cause | e@ ’Phone 125 Black. |SlobeWernicke f to establish the real worth of such a gift)as this,Ye t Reservations made now for Christmasdeliveries.: Do not wait until too late to order fromthefactory. We are sole agents 1 this city. Statesville. iCabarrus and the turkeys were sold|-.|;c |ie ,”in his annual address promised| vat oe :SO Soon f oo tonfer witheongressional leaders; DPECHae®Bnout 'y WOE Pes book./°'""the amendment and from that | sc ne SUR nee hada big specs “pig |20surance the ‘women derived much!|e was the representative of a big encouragement.Heretofore the Pres-|lpoultry.concern and was paying atGoldenOakMahogany,Early English Finish. |-much more than the markets at Con-|oy oo coy leord ard other places._Why not gel ate "President's interview with 300|Statesville Housefurnishing Co. 'to him?He was all right for he was!omen in the East room of the! ===|stopping at the home of a well known|White House.was the climax to | :7 |farmer i engaged:he ea hin day’s demonstration which included} farmer to hanl-the turkeys 11.el the presentation of petitions to Con-| :-°k housewife came near severing rela-|crossmen,speech -making on the| Ww e av e t e oO =O-in |tions with the family council beeause |steps of the capitol,the introduction|: er jit was suggested that-the-family tor-)of the Susan B.Anthony suffrage} jkeys had been engaged to certai|.mecndment in the House and a fa-Lfirmsintown,“They only pay AS\r.de of more than 1,000 women up ‘ere my turkeys,my means of making)"‘The celebrated suffrage petition,|=—;.leents a pound,”she contended.“They|Pennsylvania avenue. 6 wn soa m=:canatanas money a boring bhfew |18,000 feet long and bearing 500,000|a in u €jextra_t ings:ane ae es g for 17 (names ef voters in Western States,|e ,jfor 17 cents.”She.sold them 866 \which was brought across the conti lident has held that suffrage was eeeINN ONEg ec Shot GunsReduced |: ——=——= loants and accepted a check for:$66-/,0,¢in an automobile by Mrs.Sara So did other people sell for 17 and 1 \Bard Field of Oregon podfMiss en | one and they,too,accepted chec¥®.|ces Jolliffe of California,was lost be-| Se ee act Gea aoe ally |twoe?Washington and Wilmington, itiful as there ee unusually |Del.by the express company which erze number of turkeys.Thad been entrusted with the last fewJastto_add confidence to the PrO-imiies ef its journey.The women} jcvodings Bawen decided to take oma had another petition with them,how- ae the No.16 farmers to Danville ae ever,and although less.pretentious, hor Rie sie Wace ae “The aio jt was presented to Representative o3sstr3 re prepared for market,The (Di afondell,Republican of Wyoming,“on| made,but after arriving at Dan-the steps of the capitol. :me ©|ville,ven b e sually busy- S dust One Word |lle,Bowen became unusvally busy.—=—— |After spending a part of a day look- line after various Imatters Bowen im-|Ay,: jformed the Cabarrus citizen that it SOURNESS,HEARTBURN, |was necessary for him to make a trip GAS,GR INDIGESTION! to another town ‘and so the Cabarrus|peed jmon returned home.The Moment “Pape’s Diapepsin” hi Soon after his return a few checks .:Bs Sizcean to return.And.they -were|’Reaches the Stomach All Dis-|= tress Goes.Mi marked “No account here,”etc.,.by} A few single and double barrel° Shot Guns left. out every one of these before the We want toclese R.H.RIGCKERT &SON. holidays,and to do this we are of- We do not offer these for warfare—we = fering a low price on them, 5 are peace advocates and would go Did you ever look up the word ‘‘PERFEC- TION”in the dictionary?.It’s a lesson in the English language..Every synonym giv-. with Mr.Henry Ford to Europe on his mission for peace were he to en is short,insufficient,weak!;m the First National.Bank of Danville’ Siinon whieh they were drawn:The _cood will Christinas spirit’of No.10 »Do some foods you eat hit back—! taste good,but work .badly;ferment) auto stubborn lumps and cause a sick ask us.In the meantime tor any-— vice you buy cur COAL you get perfec- tion-in-fuel.There is.no better,for the oath are Ga simple reason that no better can be bought Bjpow chanting &See oe er ee reer axl4:;gar.4%T.D.Maness,of the local bar.has |Diapepsin digests everything,|leav- Ful proof of what our COAL will mean_to Slicen retained ant eae “being |ye paling orda esatan oe aieakt 3i“a yee a to ale-t renend Bowen.To-date,“Pnere neve:s—anything--6 bys you in saving and satisfaction will be sent ft however.“the efforts have been uns |yeks so certainly effective.No dif-|= you on re uest.It’s a good thing to know.{successful and there is no trace of!ference how badly your stomach is ’Phone today. SeLSae ‘where or under what name he ship-!disordered,you will get happy relief|== OK|j 1bitia? wes suddenly transformed and the #turkey raisers of that community are hymn of hate.Mr. sonr,,gassy siomach?,Now,Mr.o thing in the hardware line......ake ——SEE—— H ned the turkeys or what disposition‘infive minutes,but what pleases you s/he made of them..most is that it strengthens and regu-eoves-Sienmmenenesnipitanincamre |'Se Ree ._,lates your stomach so you can.eat More Than 2,000 Bills the First)our favorite foods without fear. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.@ Day.|Most remedies ‘Beena iE ae ST HD spines :ob =:|i5| :|}sometimes-—they,More than 2,000 bills and resolu-)"""Sy a.Bas a ~/tions,including about 1,500 private 5UrC Rage?es 13 oar ; pension bills,were introduced in the FOSitive,anc puts your ‘stomacn'in a1onees:Gi Horse of Congress Menday —the healthy condition so the misery won’t first day —-and it was a short ges-|come back..:3 ision,too.All day the documents|You feel different as soon as)) lnoured in,until they.overflowed the,‘Pape’s Diapepsin”comes in contact|§ lbill basket and covered:the clerk’s;with the stomach—distress just van- ij desk.ishes—your stomach gets sweet,no|# There were many national defense:a t gases,no belching,no eructations of o i pills,setting forth mainly the per- S [x|FOR SALE![« “86 acre level,red land farm,1 mile from Brady’s cross roads,/ +nile from school house,six miles from Statesville.Seventy-five -acres in cultivation,balance in woodland.Small dwelling and © Larn.Three fine springs,well watered for dairying and stock rais-— ing.i .undigested food,your head clears andj § jsonal.views of Representatives.Ad-se :;you feel fine.is ;ministration preparedness measures|"Go now,make the best investment)¥ lwill come later,their introductioniaevatOn|you ever made,by getting a large)} lawaiting the ofganization of the mil-fifty-eent case ne Pape's .Diapopsin itary and naval affairs SE from any drug store.You realize’in|§ Representative Gardner:of .five minutes how needless it is to suf-|g isachusetts proposed investigation 0.Jas from indivestion,dyspepsia ort} ‘the Navy League,Labor’s Peace y ieander spepsl @ iCouncil,the National Security any stomach disorder.2 | t 78 acres 2 miles from Statesville.Forty acres in cultivation,-t hulance in woodland,five of which is branch bottom.Three-room..’céttuge,small barn,two branches;well located for dairy farm-ing.:-_———’PHONE 205 —— iSCoal For Base Burners,Coal For Furnaces and Coal ForGrates. Statesville Ice &Fuel Company, PS99209 090979 29205000000177eeeees eer s sees sssssstistirestec: Two four-room cottages on South Center Strect.Rents pay a geod interest on investment..»wore ad IT lot on Fourth Street.: Yor further information call on or write,tne GENERAL INSURANCE,RENT- ‘ATE.ERNEST G.GAITHER,S°tNb ‘REAL ESTATE...BUILDING. eague and the American Defense)== Society.Representative Randall —of ‘California,the only Representative -lof the Prohibition party in Congress, weresesressrrecrewererrenieiisieetiieeiistisnitscsetetsettsneeiessssreseneintroduced a measure”designed..to imake the “liquor traffic a ~national ©mmercialNational Bank Jatlaw”and barring liquor advertis-, a Magnificent AssortmentSanage4 ‘White,Pink and Red ROSES! ROSES are always ad- mired.They are the ~ most appreciated’of- all the FLOWERS,al-_ though just at this time the great Chrys-, anthemum-is-coming—— in for a share of pop- _ularity:¢ nf .PHONE 23.OFFICE ‘NO.1,MILLS Several plans for raising revenues ‘were proposed.Representative Long- lworth of Ohio.submitted a_tariff, ‘commission ‘bill and Representative Hill of Connecticut one to répeal the ‘f{roe sugar provision in the Under wood tariff law..Representative Ad- amson of Georgia introduced a __se- H ities of bills,including a proposal to amend the Panama canal law to per- mit charging of regular cargo rates Hifor ships ‘loaded.with dumber on their decks.. 3 Representative one of Colo- Hirado put in the Keating-Owen child Hilabor bill.Representative Mann pro- H |posed a.biireau of’public safety. H |Representative ‘Hill also introduced Hin bill providing for duties on manu- H i factured dyes-and dyestuffs designed opr i i ies being built up to produce the dyes for}. which most of the world has depend- Hied upon Germany.Representative Montague of Virginia presented a H bill to allow-cabinet members...to H speak from:the floor of the Senate H |and House. ACROR IIB IEIRIRPORALEOIARI IERIE BIER BORIS ETI Certificates of Depo:, ing from the mails. OF STATESVILLE,N.C. Capital Stock Paid in -$100,000.00 ~Surplus and Profits -.—31,500.00 Members of Federal Reserve System. et ee e su c o o r e s e e r r e r er s st Issued by this bank bear interest from __ date at the rate of 4 per cent per an- ;num.Savings Deposits 4 per cent, ©Your Banking business solicited and credited quarterly.va ien-extended—to—de-—— \positors consistent with prudent bank- ingmethods. Four per cent.paid on time and Savings Deposits remaining on deposit threemonthsorlonger.5 Checking Accounts e X Pe e e s Pa y ? TS S Te SS S PE T S Se ee e Se e STE S e Fe o Tee “either large or small cordially invited. We want your business..; 53 There is more Catarrh in this acetic of 3 ithe country than all other diseases pint tometh+ ier,and until the last few years was,suppos- ed to be incurable.For a great many years B |doctors:pronounced it a loeal-disease and:pre~ 3 |scribed local remedies,and ‘by constantly>fail- Sling to cure .with local treatment,pronotthced Bit incurable.Srience has proven Cal rrh to ibe n constitutional disease,and wear re- ruires constitutional treatment.Hall's Cathrrh |Curve,manufactured.by F.J.Cheney &Co., Tolédo,Ohio,is the only constitutional cure on’the market,It is taken.internally,1" |scts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Ai of the system,They offer one huindted dollare *$8 |for any.case it oe to cure.Serid for circus fe jlars and testimonials.‘ce ipVehddvess;F.J.CHENEY &€O.,Tolédo,Q. Sold by Druggists,7ie.; ‘Take Hall's Family Pills for ‘constipation, y ‘ OFERICERS: W.D.TURNER,--~~.President. ~D.M.AUSLEY,-Cashier, -@.BE.HUGHEY,-Assistant Cashier., Pe e S o r e r e re so s o a People’s Loan and Savings . So ORRIGRRS:0GEO,H.BROWNOtTURNS PORCRCROCRORCRORRC ROO ae Van Lindley Co., .GREENSBORO,8.6.Polk Gray Drug-Co., hacal Agents. —_~ ee s te s r a e e e e e s s c o e u r o e r e ge te CECE OETalelet— We Cordially Invite You to Come to the Reval Sore Where We Will GladlyShow You Our Holiday Line,* Christmas Candies Fresh by express December 15. Dainty Perfumes anne s Ideal,Ma- udnut’s;Toilet Sterling Silver,Highest Quality Toilet Sets,Military Sets.Bouquet Laurece,HouberyGarden,Golden Glo,Infant Sets,Vanities. “Lockets,Dorin’s Shoe Pins. Gents’Belts with Silver,Buckles. ‘Friendship Circles, Cigarette Cases,Smelling Salts. Card Cases. « 'A distinctive line—NO DUPLICATES! "Leather Goods That Ptease _Hand Bags,Skirt Purses,Card Cases,Pass 4Cates:Letter Books,Lap Pads,Traveling Cases,Sewing Cases,Manicure Sets,Collar. .Bags,Pullman Slipp ers—suitable for every member of the family. “Jeory-Pyrolin .Toilet Sets,Manicure Sets,Military Sets, ‘Infant Sets,Mirrors,Brushes,Combs,Puff Boxes,Hair Receivers,and many other use- |.fulpieces. a—>A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. {QUALITY o Tops. ’dles,Silk Tops. Water,Sachets-and Extracts,Domestic and Imported,-25c.to Five Dollars. CROSS SEALS,POST CARDS,CHRISTMAS LETTERS, __._SEALS,BOOKLETS,_ -ADDRESS CARDS, ETC. Umbrellas Gents’Umbrellas,Silver Handles,Silk Ladies’Umbrellas,Silver and GoldHan- _$5.00 to $18.50. A $300 Stock to select from.. THE REXALL STORE, Norris’,Apollo’s,Liggett’s,1,2;3 and 5-—lb.Boxes,80c.and.$1 .00 the pound,Spe--’cial Chocolates,33c.pound.Pure SugarStickCandy,2-lb.box,40c.the box. Attractive ‘Giationery In distinctive boxes,25c.to $5.00 the box.Correspondence Cards,Initial Cards,InitialBoxacaAmostacceptable:Gt im L.E Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens Sterling Silver ‘and Gold Mounted,$2.50to$10.00.Regular Self-Filler and SafetStyles.Points suitable for:every Hand. Over 150 Pensin stock. Lavalliers Solid.Gold,with Diamonds and Pearls,Rubies and Pearls,Amethysts and Pearls— $9.50'to $22.50. QUALITY December 10,1915. ONAL CONVENTION. Will Meet June.14, 1916,in St.Louis —WilsonAdministrationEndorsed., hington Dispatch,7th. vot areibe held at St,Lou,June 14.at:National Com-conventioncra ~jand international questions demandshis:renomination’“and re-election asthetruestleaderofthenational Democracy in 1916.“We heartily commend the efficientserviceofthosedistinguishedSena- tors and paper in?CongresswhohavetirelesslyandsuccessfullyendeavoredtoassistthePresidentintheworkofhisadministration.”A proposal by William D.Jelks,committeeman from Alabama toamendtheunitrule,which so long hasheldthevotesofmanyStatessolidinconvention,aroused such heated dis-cussion that it was.quietly.with-drawn,The problem offinancihg the cam-paign caused much talk in the exe-cutive session but no comprehensiveth_was devised.It was made plain ion,‘bat St.Louis easily led:‘oo ere oe o he voting%el e votingseen,Texas moved that the choice:is be Poe enpees id ‘Second lace on the firs -it.wasco by Chicago on customary heretoforeconventionstobeginwork,The fact that Tuesday th next year maynothavehadsomethingtofies’‘determination of the Dem-committee to begin the pro-rs a day later.The official .ex-on,however,was that the oeionwouldnotrequiremore}or four.daare to complete iteanditwouldnotbetoolateinsktostartonWednesday.of.the three cities contestingeseaantooconvention.put.in ocean of the session was giv-‘One,atmosphere of a love feastThomasJ.sees at ere etaprotegeNavy‘Daniels,:was elected secretar in a speech of acceptance declaofdifferencesbetweenhimself‘National Chairman W. regardedas-a representative of the ad-ation,said amid cheers thatchadworkedharmoniouslyinen:in the.past and purposedharmoniously.with in the irman McCombs declared ‘there 86.tnot a oun onthe Democraticonof|;nd was_theduty.committeeto see.that none should Tesolution itdorsing theWilsoninistrationandtheDemocratic-of the House-and—Senatehavehelpedtocarryforwardhis ies was adopted by a standingItfollows:o “We congratulate the country on theadministrationofWood-ow Wilson.Under the most tryingyapinourhistoryhehas{Sie ed for the cause ‘of-a@nd has avoid war,withoutdingonwellrecognizedprinciplesaeralaw,justice and.hu;:-He-has-vindicated-the-riral9iethesea,he’has upheldtionsofhishighofties,st Es trust with suchessandefficiency,ice ‘and|;ca Pe. 7 His |at to all committeemen,however,thattheyshouldsolicitcontributionsfrom assess them fixed amounts. Have Nothing tb eet Says Mr.Wil- President Wiens‘told members of the Democratic national committee at the Republicans had no issue for the next campaign except the tariff andthatDemocracywas.certain to win.“Our constructive work has startedan.irresistible movement.which can-not be stopped,”he’declared.“Anyonewhotellsyou.otherwise is talk-ing through his hat.”Mr.Wilsonsaid-nothing to indicate whether he «|would again be a nen for the presidency isibalamesias“ Saving inCatawba—sitCatawbaSite For County Home. The Catawba commissioners Mon-day re-elected C.ee Mebane county|®ge.and Jesse C.,Sigmon countysolicitor.The auditors gave the savings tothe‘county for the first year underthesalarysystem.Estimated re-ceipts of the clerk’s office were $1,-Y|845.38,salarybee receipts of reg-ister $2,081.89,salary $1,800;re-ceipts of "sheriff$3,593.58,salary $2,- 000;treasurer’s receipts $2,000,sal-ary $800—total receipts that.former-ly went to officers $9,471.86;salaries $6,400;total.savings $3,071.- Ten acres between “Conover andasthesiteforthenewcountyhome...» OurBloody.Record. Our Fatherless-Ones,a8 Did you know,alah thet 4in thematterofhomicidesNorthCarolinaleadsalltheStatesintheUnion.Yes,sir,we have more descendantsofCainiiNorthCarolinaaccording'to our population than any.otherStateintheUnitedStates.Humanlife:is cheap in North oe poeyet,with such a bloody recous,there are those who arid abelishcapitalpunishment.|‘Our |Lordcommandsandstandssponsorfor.it,|and it is not for man to.change thelaw.Human life will be the cheapest,sort of thing when-we do away withcapitalpunaliment |masterly _handling “ofbothnational! officeholders only ‘as citizens and not f SHORT COURSE AT A.and Special Instruction For Farmets{{ at Small Expense. A four weeks’short course in agri-|§ culture is offered the farmers of North Carolina by the Agricultural and Mechanical College.A special in-vitation is given them to come to thecollegeandstudyintheclassroomsandworkinthelaboratoriesforfout full weeks,without any charge for the tuition..While at the collegemealsmaybeobtainedatthemesshallfor25centseach.Rooms may.either be obtained in the city of Raleigh,or out at West Raleigh in someof“the boarding Houses adjacent tothecollege,as the individual maychoosé¢,.Special courses will be given insoils,.drainage,fertilizers,field crops,ruits,.vegetables,farm animals,dairying,poultry,plant and animal diseases,marketing and —farm:man- ‘agement.The college has a splendid,equipment for the purpose of ‘giving! practical instruction along all the; ,lines mentioned,and the opportunity |a luncheon in the State dining room’offered the farmer to improve ‘of the White House Wednesdaythat |self in his methods has never before’ ithethe a;desirad:full information_on the him- n equaled.This is due in,part to’ the many changes in farm conditions and to the frequent methods whicharediscoveredfromtimetotimethatareimprovementsover.-old|anethode|The new dairy and creamery at thecollegewhichisnowshippingbutteron.a commercial scale,will give newvoints.The improved and pure be tive stock in the college barns “athemethodsofhandlingsameshouldbeofinterest,The experiments onthecollegefarmandthemethodscroppingcould.also be studied with cvrofit.So a lot of practical good ‘aswell.as theoretical knowledge can be gained.Every_farmerinthe oeedtocome! A TNATT Delay Because of Emperor’s hit terest. Germany’s delay in complying with the United.States government’s rée-ouest.for the recall of Capt.Boy-Ed‘and Capt.Franz von Papen,attaches of the German Embassy in am’s:personal interest in’the twofficers,the State Department ibeeninformed.It was stated that wo attaches Wwe: Karl! total dec i Na is due to Emperor wir i] i t Lyfe Tt eal —OFFERS— TODAY “The Incorrigible Dukane” With John Barrymore A uniquecombination of drama,comedy and ro- mafice..No one who -wishes to enjoy an un- usual photoplay should miss this feature. Sa Monday :The J uggernaut” Positively the most -thrilling and wonderful. feature ever shown in Statesville.It -will-keep: _RTeRBEE UES SUPE ‘A WARM CHRISTMAS© For the Whole Family if You Install a MONITOR RADIATOR BASE BURNER HITT JE BSED JERI BS The only Base Burner with five front flues.Holds §fire 72 hours.Heats the whole house comfortably. “Getit before Christmas. Crawford-Bunch FurnitureCompany,7 ieemmatllin,PISOINE:4.00)dttteanteerinnnnonr TheStore That AlwaysWelcomes You. (SeiteMC NECNETIC MMII NULLNOIUCSELEY NEC NCTC MELONI PDE MONT NALD MUO ELEC NUDE NETO APLNC MEC NEDNCNTTO MUA EUPY NETONATO.CouCM O TE N FR TE I RE O | fT TA N TO N FE N TO SE E aT AO L RR An DA DD oH itimperor,heprobably would’per-'sonally give orders for their.with; drawThe “Berlin foreign office,howéver,|—8ject.before laying i before.the Em=peror,and it was this thattherequestforspecificin orofacts:which-caused .the niteStatesgovernmentto.declare the taches persona’non grata. Fountains as Memorials. Among:bequests b jdt.aah M..DOLE,‘Raleighof Colonel me.{or rews ei are vis oripublicdrinkingtountalns"to “inestalledinreey.Andrews,..¢otheMurphybranchrailway,and Johnston,8beingnamed.f jeeripted; 1 i 1 i iy Southern}Andre“Colonel eeeWilliamJ: you amazed throughout. This attraction was se-| _cured at a big cost.and. “we will be compelled to _charge 10¢,and 5c. Don’t miss it, Lyric Theatre, __"The Little TheatreWithBroadway-Pietures.”* nee ual Don’t.Apologize:_ When you give a Box of Candy —just give ~Huyler’Ss. Always.appreciate HALLS ‘DRUG STORE, ,’PHONE 20,Seen VOL.XLII. oF te ee :; STATESVILLE,N.C,FRIDAY,DECEMBER 17,1915. Ue...Seaedeetstance iceyrere-s setae meemarenitmeneetosioere reeereees POWER ON AT LOOKOUT. Electricity Being Generated atéBigPlantatYookout Electricity is now being’generated/at the Southern Power Company’sGoal-electric plant at Lookout*One of the large generators/was put in-ion a few days ago-,and the power which is being geherat-_ed is now4going into the general sys- tem of.The transform-er station has not been.completed,but a portable transformer on a rail-way car is being used temporarily.The plant.will have three _vertical_-generators:directly connected with asManyhugeturbinewaterwheels.Work onthe other two wheels is pro-gressing rapidly and when these and.the transformer station are complet-_ed-the plant will have a capacity of33,/horse-power.ork on the big dam was complet-ed this week.The gates will be clos-ed lally so that the tremendousreservoirtobeformedwillfillwith}water gradually without affectingthemills,further down the river,de-—*on its flow for power.Unless ere are some heavy rains up theriveritwill,be some time before the pond reaches its fuil size.The big water wheel now in operation is run- ning with a 40-foot head of water,but when the dam 1s entirely closedandfilledwithwatertherewillbean 85-foot head of water.The big pondwhichwillbeformedbythedamming of the stream will cover a large area and will back the water up the riverthreeorfourmiles.The Hardaway Contracting ©Co.,which built the big dam,and is also putting in the power plant,has forsomemonthsbeenreducingitsforce “of laborers ard the population of the ecnstruction village has decreasedfromseveralhundredto;a small num-ber.The “shacks”which were occu-pied by the laborers are being torndownandthetimberfromtheseandthecompany’s equipment is being ship- ped to Baden,where the companyhasabigcontract.Quite a number of laborers are also being transfer-red from Lookout Shoals to Baden. Crops This Year Worth Over Five and a Half Billion. This year’s principal crops wereworth$5,568,773,200.at December 1—farm prices,the Department of Agri- culture reports in its final estimateandreviewofcropproductionandvalues.That compares with a5$4,966,497;in 1913 and $4,757,458,000 in 1912._.With the”wheat crop passing the-billion-bushel mark for the first timeinthenation’s history,corn produc- tion’reaching a three-billion-bushettotalforthesecondtime,and recordcropsefdats,barley,rye,sweet po-tatoes,;hay and—rice,-the-year has been an.extraordinary one for farm- ing.Prices paid farmers for somecropshavebeen‘higher than in oth- er years because of the European warandasaresultthevalueofsomeof the crops is the laryest ever record- ed.In addition to these crops |other farm products,such as minor crops »and animals and animal products.will bring the year’s total to about $10,- Freight Trains Collide and Burn. Two carloads of guncotton from theDupontPowderCompany’s plant atHopewell,Va.,and 13 cars loaded with tobacco,bound to Norfolk for export to England and France,were destroy- ed Wednesday morning in a rear-endfreighttraincollisiononthemainlineoftheNorfolkandWestern.railroad, “near Disputanta,Va.The freight train was standing onthemaintrackandwas.crashed intobyanoncomingtrainwhichcutits way through car after car scatteringseveralhundredhogsheadsoftobaccoalongthetrack..The two cars con--..taining guncotton took fire and were*burned.The engineer of,one train was fatally scalded. A.W.Hicks Pardoned. A.W.Hicks,former cashier of the~~Spencer branch bank of the WachoviaBankandTrustCo.,who had served nearly all of a two-year sentence inthépenitentiary,received a pardonfromGov.Craig yesterday._In issuing the pardon Gov.Craig ex- plains that,he actedsolelyon the ur-+gent recommendation dge Long ofheSuperiorCourt,whirtried the case iid imposed the sentence.Hicks had been:a-most exemplary prisoner andieprisonofficers.all:joined in specialéasforexecutiveclemency.' :i ee ne tah ae gaits .Hudspeth,a years,died at thehomeofhisson,Mr.Charles Huds-Me Pra Coddle Creek vicinity,on-last Saturday morning at 2 o’clock,.af-“an illness of several weeks.Re-2.mains.buried at Hopewell,in Meck- M,:M.-Coltharp of Rock Hill,§.G.,lost his life in.the fire which «broke out.in the Expressbuildingat.Monroe early yesterdayorning. Coltharp slept in the build- ©~The commissioners of ‘the Davidson‘Greek Drainage Association have letthecontracttodrainDavidsoncreck,_jn Coddle Creék ‘and Davidson town-ship,this county to Thompson &~Moseley of Greensboro.at »$..C,-Glenn,a Charlotte contractor,died Wednesday of pneumonia,the re-ult’of a fallin which ribs wereedandone.piercedalung. ‘Edward Tesh of Winston-Salem,1“years old,went rabbit’hunting;gun tated right,arm near shoulder. _|a Confederate veteran. =|Vienna,.on.Tuesday,according .to a accidentally discharged;doctors am:! BURNS PROBABLY FATAL, Mrs.Martha Brown,An Aged»Lady,Victim of Flames. Mrs.Martha Brown,widow of Ja- cob Brown,was probably fatally burned Tuesday morning about 11 o’cloek when her clothes caught fire from a‘heater at the home of her son, Mr.T.N.Brown,with whom ‘she livesonStocktonstreet:So much of thesurfaceofherbackandlowerlimbswasburnedoverthatitisfeared.thatshewillnotrecoverfromtheshock. She has been in a stupor ever sinceashorttimeafterherhorribleexpe-rience.Her advanced age—80 years is against her chances to recover.At 6:30 this morning Mrs.Brown’s condition was very critical.Mrs.Brown had gone to an up-stairs room™to do some quilting,her daughter-in-law,Mrs.T.N.Brown,having placed the quilt on the framesandmadea:fire in the heater of theroom-a short time.before.The agedladyhad~been “upstairs only—a~shorttime’when her daughter-in-law,whohadgonedownstairs,heard her scream.Mrs.Brown,Jr.,immedi- ately ran up to the room and was met in the hall at the head of the stair?by her mother-in-law,the rearofwhosedresswasablazefromheadtofoot.The victim of the flames was frantically fighting them withherhands.Her daughter-fn-law, quickly jerked a blanket from a bed in an adjoining room,and command- ing her mother-in-law to lie down,smothered the flames with the blank- et,which was wrapped entirely around the body of the elderly lady. Mrs.Brown,Jr.,then noticed that the quilt upon which the victim had been working was also afire and‘she displayed further presence of mind by seizing a heavy laprobe and throw- ing it over the burning quilt,thus smothering the flames..Water was then thrown on the laprobe to make certain that the fire was quenched. In the meantime Mr.W.B.Shoe- maker,who was at work at the Brown home,put the telephone into operation and called the fire depart- ment and physicians.A doctor and the firemen were on the scene within a few.minutes.The services of the firemen were not needed,.but the physician immediately applied him- self.to the task of dressing thewoundsofthevictimoftheflames. When the bed-clothes «were remov- ed from her body it was found thatMrs.Brodwn’s clothing*“had been en-tirely burnedsfrom her back and herinandflesh:were seared from,her.neck to her feet.Hér Hands had al-so been badly burned in her efforts to put out.the-fire.;~The distressing accident was un-doubtedly ‘caused by.Mrs.Brownstandingtoocloseto.‘the hot heaterwhilewarmingherback. Two.Deaths. Mr.Samuel D.Moore died Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at his home in the Cool Spring neighborhood,death re- sulting from pneumonia.The funeral service and burial,took place Wednes- day afternoon at’Fifth Creek church,Rev.J.Harper Brady,the pastor,conducting the service,Mr.Moore was 72 years old and was a_well known farmer of the community,hav-ing lived in the Cool Spring section practically all his life.Surviving arehiswifeandthetollowingnameddaughters:‘Mesdames John Aber-nathy,W.S:Reid and Chal,Knox,allofCoolSpringtownship.Surviving also are three brothers,Messrs. George and Robert Moore of Rowancounty,and Mr.John Moore,who lives in the West.es Mr.Peter Lippard died yesterday morning at 1:20 o’clock at his home in the southwestern edge of town,aged 82 years..He had.been in very feeble health for several years.and was con- fined at home a long time.Surviving are five sons and one caughter.The funeral service will be held at the res- idence this morning at 10°o’clock,con- ducted by Rev.W.A.Lutz,and the re-mains willbe taken:zo the Troutmangraveyardforburial.Mr.Lippard was River Bridge Again. The matter of the bridge across the Catawba,river at the Southern Power GCompany’s plant at Lookout is again up.for consideration.This week Chairman Mills of the county commis-sioners.was_in consultation with Ca-!| tawba officials,jand Messrs.L.C. Caldwell of,Statesville and <A.A.Whitener of Hickory went to .Char- lotte.as representatives of the,Ire- dell and-Catawba commissioners,re-spectively,to urge the Power company officials .to build the bridge.Mr. Caldwell had not returned yesterdayandtheresultofthevisitwasnot learned.'é :The proposition urged on the Pow- er people is for the company to payathirdofthecostofthebridge,the counties each to pay a third.Tolls:would-be ed until the toll_réceiv-|ed ‘paid the cost of construction andthenthebridge'to be free:The coun:ties also.propose’to take 6ver theStatesvilleBuffalo”Shoal andMooresville~toll-bridges;-charge—tolluntilthebridges‘are paid for andthenmakethemfree. Trouble Ahead With ‘Austria. The réply of the Austro-Hungariangovernmenttothenotefrom‘theUnitedStatesrelativetothesinking of the steamer Ancona,by an Austriansubmarinewashanded,to Frederic C.Penfield,United’Statesambassador at depetch from Amsterdam.The note,it,isunsatisfactory in tone and sub-Stance.If the note is as represented frame shot him and they disappeal eeai Se ees ITEMS OF CURRENT NEWS. Happenings Here and There in the State..neThecityofAshevilleownsawater-shed boundary of 17,500 acres,«thestreamsfromwhichhaveaminimumcapacityof4,000,000 gallons a day”At Norwood,Stanly county,Taes-day,Theodore Overby,about 60 yearsold,committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.Wife died yatfourmonthsagoandhehadbrooded since._F Our children_survive.aS The Shelby Star relates that a eit- izen of Lincoln county “clum”a treeforanopossum.‘He fell out of:thetreeandwaspickedupwithabrok- en arm,a hroken-thigh and acatedshoulder,but he;helton.tothe "possum.ae Near his home in Greensboro Wed- nesday evening,W.-W.Brown wasshotandseriouslyifnotfatallywounded.He said two masked ,ne- groes held him up and then ‘one |of! without makingany attemptto fob/him.; The express office at(LuvaianeinwasrobbedTuesdaynightof19quartsofliquorandafewminorar-ticles,such as a watch and suit:of clothes.There’s sorrow in Lumber-ton and thereabouts —not for thewatchhndclothesbutforthe’19missingquarts.And “hit’s”Christ- mas,too.: The Newton Enterprise saysallthemenwhohaveheldtheo!of clerk of the Superior Court intawbacountyinthelasthalfcentary are yet living.They are six in num- ber and the list begins with Capt. M.O.Sherrill,now State Librarian,who was elected in 1866 and held the office 16 years.:aa Transport No.1,of the United States Navy,will be named after v~ et Brigadier General Comma itArchibald”Henderson,who was born in Virginia in 1785 and appointed sec-ond lieutenant in the Marine Corps in1806.Gen.Henderson is a forbeargfHon.John S.Henderson of Salis-ury.°:The News and Observer says theofficersanddirectorsoftheStateAu-dubon Society have appropriated money to replace the black and white drawings for the North Carolina Bird Book,which has been under,prepar- ation for a long time but,which was destroyed in,the recent fire atplantofE.M.Uzzell.. The Mocksville:Record says‘barn of John Creason,near.Coo!twasburned“early Saturday morning: and three good horses and a lot offeed:were burned with the building. A small cow barn nearby was alsoburned..Loss estimated at more than$2,000.with ‘no insuranue.Fire be- lieved to be incendiary. In the case of State vs.Jones andotheremployes-of~-the Watauga &Yadkin railway,for forcible trespassonthelandsofJesseDulainWilkes) county,the majority of the SupremeCourtholdsthere_was_error in_con-victing the railroad:employes.JudgeWalkerdissentson.the ground that possession and not title is control. In Wake Superior Court this week Thos.H.Nelson ‘was given a verdict of.$2,000 against Coy R.Smith of Johnston county.This was a damagesuitthatgrewoutoftheautomobileaccidentinwhichSmith’s ‘machinestruckand’seriously injured littleThomasNelsonofWestRaleigh,while the lad was'returning to his home. The remains of J.A.Bailey,known to his friends as Jacx,were interred Tuesday at Woodleaf,Rowan county. The deceased was 22 years old and had recently finished’four years of service.in the United States navy.He died in Texas,where he was inbo employ of a railroad company,f6l- lowing an operation for appendicitis. The News and Observer Company will rebuild the office for that paper onthesiteofthebuildingbu-ned Novem-ber 6.“The new building will be of re- inforced concrete and an effort will be made to make it fireproof.An offer of$45,000 was madefor.the Capital clubbuildinginRaleigh,forthe News:andj Observer,but the club refused to sell. Mrs.John W.Hanes of Winston-Salem has.given $10,000 for the erec-tion of an industrial building at.theChildren’s:Home (Methodist orphan-age)‘in that city.This is the second wie for the same purpose within afew) weeks.Recently Mr.James A.Gray and-family.of a gave$10,000 for a building.—. Frank William,one of the chiefs oftheTuscarora-Indians“of-New York, is in Raleigh looking up land grantsintheofficeoftheSecretaryofState,with a.view to establishing for theTuscarorasclaimon’the lands in Ber- tie county now ‘known as IndianWoods.For some years members ofthistribeofIndians.have been look- ing into:the title to this land. |_Payton fla mpton,who has—served nearly half of his 4-years’sentence,from Vance county,for killing ‘anoth«‘er boy as the result of a quarrel over’a slice of watermelon,has been:par-doned,-The-trial judge,solicitor andothersrecommendedthe~pardon, which was granted mainly on ac- count of the youth ef the prisoner, he being 16 when.the crime was com- mitted, The commissioners of Davie coun-ty have passed an order that all mo-tor vehicles shall not exceed 10 milesan-howr in passing.,through ‘any vil-lage in™Davie county:‘The .Mocks-ville.Record properly observes thattheregulationis.all right if enforced,but that the numerous speed laws nowonthebooks—State,=county ~andtown—-are.dead letters because they i tly periodicals. the|Highest average daily wage of es- $10,000 donation to this’’institution’ NEWSPAPERS IN THE STATE Facts About“thePublication of Newspapers and Periodicals. Three hundred and twenty -sixnewspapersandperiodicalsare-pub-lished in North Carolina,with a com-bined circulation of 1,406,214,accord- ing to reports’which have just beentabulatedintheofficeofCommission-er of Labor and Printing M.L.Ship- man. The detailed report shows §eightmorning“dailies.with .circulation of 63.649;21 evening dailies with cireu-lation of 53,162;+194 weeklies with circulation of 581,573;31 semi -week~ lies with circulation of 79,900;46 monthlies with circulation of 249,580;10 semi-monthlies with circulation of 317,700;three annuals with cireula- tion of 100,000;13 quarterlies with cir- culation of 10,650. “One hundred and _thirty-two of these report individual ownership,” says the commissioner;30,partner-ship;104 are the properties of joint stock—-companies,—and-60_belong—-to- churches,schools,,societies ‘and fra- ternal orders.The names of ten ‘and the editors of 60 publications,‘have changed since the last report.There has been.an increase of one in the number of afternoon dailies,two in the weeklies,two in the semi-week- lies and four in.the quarterlies,Thereis'a.decrease of two in the number of morning-papers and six in the,month+ The number of annu- al and semi-monthly publications re- porting is the same as.last year.Onlytheeveningdailiesand quarterlies show an.increase in their aggregatecirculation,a condition resulting.inthemain,from the weeklies and semi- weeklies abandoning former business methods:and requiring subscriptions to be paid in advance.Five of the eight morning dailies are published every day in the week,and there is anoticeableimprovementinthesyb- ject matter and mechanical appear- ance of all classes.of publications which are finding their way to this office,The value of plants reported by:220 establishmerits is $1,438,540.A very considerable number of publications own no equipment and are printed by contract.Two hundred,twenty-five papers report the employment of 1,- 466 persons in various departments. Two hundred five of these estimate an aggregate yearly payroll of $785,802. tablishments reporting $2.51;lowest average,$1.09.Average.number of hours constituting.a day’s work,nine.‘Eighty of the newspapers employtypesetting.machines,and there are135ofthesemachinesnowinuseby the various papers of the State. Many Candidates Afield. The crop of candidates in Iredell will be unusually large next year.Al- ready there are afield three-candidates for sheriff,two or more for register,| so many for treasurer that the count is lost;and two or more for county superintendent of ‘schools,while the lists are by no means closed. Mr.R.M Gray,who is serving his second term as.superintendent of schools,will be a.candidate again.Rev.W.A.Lutz is a candidate fot thepositionanditissaidthatMr.H.Clyde Privette is.or will be,’while friends of Mr J.F.Mitchell are urg- ing him.to run.Mr.Mitchell has not determined his course.,Sheriff Deaton,who is a candidate for a fifth term,will be opposed byMr-M.-P.Alexander of |Statesville, deputy collector of internal revenue,and Mr.J.O.Gaither of Olin town- ship,supervisor of the State convict:force on the Air Line railroad.Boththesegentlemenhave_been’lookingoverthefieldforsometimeandthisweekauthorized.The Landmark tosay,they are.avowed candidates.The other candidates for county of-fices,so.far as ‘known,have been men- tioned. The Snipes Found Guilty. In the ‘Federal court in Greensboro Wednesday Frank Snipes,Jim Snipes and.Charlie Snipes of Forsyth county, were-convicted of conspiracy and ob- struction and assault on -Federal.of-ficérs ‘while they were engaged in thedutyofservingaFederalwarrant.These men:held.up»Revenue;Officer Neeley and Deputy Sheriff’Johnsonwhen’the officers went to’the:Snipes home.in Forsyth county to search forcontraband-ti ;Phe -officers—were!disarmed,threatened and made~toleave.Their weapons were unloadedandlaterreturnedtothemarid:theywereoffered$100.each :to..say noth-ing,with promise of further profit iftheywouldshieldtheSnipesfamily in their business.Frank Snipes:was.sentenced to:six years in the Federal prison in Atlanta and his sons to three years.each.Caseappealedandbondfixedat$1;000 each. Sick Baby on the Train. »When éast-bound _passenger train morning a traveling man rushed fromthetraininsearchofaphysician,stat- ing that a baby on the train was seri-ously ill.No physician was about the station and as the parents of the child did:not want to stop here they.remain- ed-on the train.A bottle-of.medicinewassecuredfromastorenearthe station.A message was sent to Cleve- land requesting that »physician meetthetrain‘there.The parents of the child live at some point east of States-ville and were trying to get home withtheir:baby,which,it was feared ;wawfatallyill...Their names were’nottearned:-nleahca en gn ht Mrs.Raymond Maiden left ‘yester-day afternoon for Jackson,:where she ENO:36 arrived in Statesville yesterday| Exposure of the Humbug WithWhichtheSuperstitiousFloodtheMails. The Landmark recently referred to the chain letter,or chain prayer,which breaks out now and again,and has expressed the opinion that thefullgrowncitizenofmaturemindguiltyofcirculatingtheselettersshouldbesenttojail.’S.L.Morgan of Hendersonville,vvidently a Bap- tist minister,writes the Biblical Re- corder of his experience with thesechainprayers.He first.quotes thepraver,which is as follows:' “Oh Lord,1 implore Thee to blessallmankind..Bring us to Thee.Keep us to dwell with Thee.”“This prayer is to be sent all overtheworld.It is claimed that all ofthosewhoassistinitsdisseminationwillbefreefromcalamityanditisaskedthateachonetowhomitispresentedwillmakeofitninecopies to be distributed to.nine.separatefriends-within-ni ~the the recipient of great joy.He whois.asked and fails to.do it,breaksthechain,and will meet.with greatcalamityorsorrow.”Then Mr..Morgay:submitsremarksasfollows:wee after year this or its equiv-alent continues to Come to me throughthemail.Usually it is written on apostal,sometimes it is sent in the form of a letter.Usually euch one caughtbythesuperstitionspends9centsinpostage,sometimes 18 cents.For the average writer it will require at leastahalfhourtomake’nine copies..Ifhalfoftheninepersonsyieldtothe superstition and each of them makesninecopieswithlikeresults,the ex-penditure of time and money becomesenormous. some a gross superstition.It is not.even a request to pray,but merely to copy a.prayer.It is a delusion identical innaturewiththeRomanist’s practice of counting beads;God will bless one for counting so many-ds,saying somanyprayers,or*copying so manywords.Failure to.do so.will .bring‘great calamity or sovTow.’. “J invariably toss the ‘prayer’intothewaste-basket with pity for the su-perstitious ‘friend’that sent it to il and all his angele to bring calam-ity or ‘sorrow on me fomrefusingdoasillv-deed.May the readerlikewise.”- —Other:News. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville,Dec.16 —The ~first for many.years,fell:Saturday.after-noon and night.It was 14 ,inches deep.:Mr.U.P,‘Wilson went to States-ville yesterday to accompany homehiswife,who underwent aserious op-eration at Dr.Long’s Sanatoriumsometimeago,\Mrs.;;Wilson is,notabletobeupbuttsgettingalongaswellascouldbeexpected,herfriends:will be glad to know.Taylorsville State High School willcloseFridayafternoonfortheholi- will go home for Christmas:MissesLottieandSueKerley;Charlotte; Miss Netfie Albright,Burlington.The many friends of Rev.L.L. return home in.a few days.Mr;Moore days ago and has been at the Pres- byterian hospital Charlotte, was taken to the home of his fath- spent a few days here at Miss “Annie Sipes.of .Harrisonburg, McIntosh.Mr.-H.T.Kelly spent Wednesday in Mooresville.ttorney5.H.Burke spent Wednesday in Statesville.:;Mr.Luther Price of the Liledouncommunity.returned’Monday from left eye removed on account of a smalltumorintheeye.ve More German Conspirators Ar- rested.es Margaret Cornell,who was in between the several‘Union and the United Stated and fo’ count in the indictments. charged in warrantstointerferewithandmerce.T$1000 bai/.Not Willing to Quit. Darham.Herald, have.gone to-a-salary-basisbeexactly‘satisfied.with itareholdingontotheirjobs. a break with Austria-Hungary is.im-minent,»Coe i Lad‘fare not enforced,f will Spend the holidays with her homepeople,‘te a eta pointed postmaster at,Greensboro. ine=3 4tenthdayhewhodoesthiswillbe “And all for what?To perpetuate; aPs DEEPEST SNOW FOR YEARS Fourteen Inches at Taylorsville snow of the season and the deepest' days and the following named teachers Miss Mabel Hendren,Wilkesboro,and |, Moore will be glad:to know that he}, is:very much improved and expects to suffered an attack of appendicitis ten s ‘undertreatment.until yesterday,when.he er-in-law,Capt.R.A.Torrance,‘inCharlotte.The operation has not been performed.anAttorneyW.M.Smith of Charlottethehomeof his brother ‘and sisters,Mr.J.N.SmithandMissesJennieandAddieSmith. Va..isthe.guest of Mrs.James S. Charlotte,where he went_to have his| Baron.George Wilhelm von Brinck-en,an attache.of the German consulateinSanFrancisco;C.C.Crowloy,a de-tective employed by the consulate,andCrow- ley’s employ,were indicted by the Fed-eral:grand jury in San.Francisco ontwo-counts,..charging conspiracy.tointereferewithanddestroycommerceStatesofthe eign countries,and use of the mails.toincitearson,assassination and murder,—Bail-was-—fixed-at:$5,000 on eachBaronvonBrinckenandCrowleywerepreviouslythconspiracyestroy“com-ner Pebeth!at liberty on “The officers in those counties that but:they A.Wayland Cooke has been ap THE.ANCIENT (PRAYERS. rill continues very—The’Iredell :.hare arrivesae c of court for dis ution,ae eke ge dheairaecanaieratCool. ig 00!ur night,mission will be ene Attractive holiday”The Landmark.Take a@memberthatChristmasis.hence.a pi beaA.TgeCoble,was: —JudgeAlamance county.Tuesday:count of the illness,of hiser,Mr.W.L.Goble.” —WMr.T.J.Ayers has 'pMr.T.T.Caldwell.ofhouseandlotonsouth. Mé#.Ayers will occupy the —The'Stony Point bas!passed through Statesville: en,route ¢o Moo e,were scheduled to play the Mteamlastnight.| neighborhood,Concord.townshderwent.a serious operation:lingsley Hospital ednconditionwas.reported favorterday.A Tau,—License has.been’issmarriageofMr..M.D.WeMiss.Myrtle D.Johnson,Mr,Sherrill and Miss Della .ShoenMr,John Q.Shives and Miss ErlieMoose.gg—Messrs.L,0.White aMayberryof.Statesville:TvchasedfromMr,J.H.Davisancountyatractof59acresonThirdcreek,in Cleveland toyRowancounty.«=~a Our Fatherless Ones ‘sayBarium:Orphans’.Home:has:r¢as a Christmas gift,a check fo1000tobuildaninfirmaryatphanage,The donors were MH.and James Sprunt of Wilmi —The new addition.to thevilleFurniture.Company's1,made necessary by thedemandforandst roomisnowpepticponeanpcgfor’occupancy.within a.shorttime, me,at the same time defying the dev-|).. .P.FP.LaArmfield,Mr.D,J:‘W.W.Turner,all leMr,Williams has matripstohisstore.Capt.P.C.Carlton shochange.~RN 8 F esthroughout.Christmaswlereytheion.an ins show.signsproachoftheholidayrush. eee et:$a 07 0theciteuamtancesoftheshootingthe.condition of Queen... ~Thinks Cigasetien In Durham Superior Court thisweekfiveboys,ranging in age from.11 to 16, were convicted of burglabreaking.Judge Allen foundcigarette-smokers and he aitheirdelinquencytothat.Ask ttheygotcigarettes:theyoungest“at the nearest place.”|OthersedadrugstoreandJudgeAllenthefolkswho,sold cigarettes to:‘were no better than the whiskeyeeoughttohavea:termroads.<3 peaseedSs.werepervisionofRev.S. ithe palclergyman,©")¢i Mr.Morrison Won at Charlotte Show.—Anes At.the Mecklenburg Poulin.Charlotte Mr.,E..0.MoShiloh.township,this county,Single Comb .Rhode IslanFirstpen,first cockerel,second and third —puilets;Comb,first cock.:-Mr.Morrison’s winnin)cash,lap robe-valued at on female \and ‘Sta’Club Ribbon. **** @ * 4 oeIfyou.would OrAlagive *be fresh.twice each weel two weeks in the year year’s subscri oe *mark.‘Two dollars a Puruhpee=x |THE Tmate EMPHATIC Is Upto Austro -Jungary toMakeGood‘About the Anco- na.: oN heat note.‘of ‘hs United Statesbiaaleeteatsg0nngererAnconwhichAmericanliveswerelostwasemphaticenough.Here is the important.part:“The government of the ©UnitedStatesconsidersthaythecommanderviolatedtheprinciplesofinternation-al law and of humanity b shalling.and torpedoing the Anconabefore thpersonsonboardhadbeenputin,a place of safety or even given sufficienttime.to leave the vessel.‘The conductofthecommandercanonlybecharac-terized as wanton slaughter of de- eeeAREYOU'A-MEMRER OF ~-jguffragettes hd Ansbla Greet thei;“THE COMMERCIAL CLUB?)"President. Both sides of the syoman suffrage Can You Affordord Not to ae question were presented to President Member id “Stilt Liv IN |Wilsoh ‘Tuesday.A delegation fromStatesville?—Some .the National Association Opposed to the Club HassDone and Woman Suffrage thanked him:for his Necessity For It.'..Jannounced opposition to a Federal con-} You are too much of a man to bewillingtoallowsomeoneelsetopaforandsupportsomethipgthat”is stitutional amendment enfranchisingwomen,and delegates tothe annual helping,haa’helped,andwillcontinuetohelpyou. meeting of the .Natiohal AmericanWomanSuffrageAssociationasked The only way we can judge the fus @iture is by the past,and for this reas~ ‘him to support such an amendmentanduse.his influence to have it in-dorsed in the.next Democratic,plat-orm.|Oo.you.nna eoee ren eh re The President did not commit him: Why?Because the Commercial:ClubhaschangedStatesvillefromatownwithareputationalloverthéState Don'chanceswith coughs,croup—-theyDataeecto }atte acidser ike tae olootfthetrouble7Ssweythousandswhehaveoncetebe wr "GOWANS3uhitOnycethishlabidlgeareitwine2crates |I have beenin theretail which timeI have’sold,as wcines.|must say,however,thatGavanma Preston is the bestoboe OLIhaveeverusedorsoldfortheuseforwhichitisrecommended,Meal:if it my duty as wellas m Paes tee Brut ©“ELA MORRISON,:Caos.Va. at we Ct department for the Unitedt!? ers of the Confederacy.It is acted aga the auspices and by ho of the North a n of the United Daughters of ederacy,by/Miss nifredofFaison,assistant historian oftion,Thay depart isaialresttothe ot ta ofthe Confederacy but is of eral interest:and is an important ture of the State Journal,a paper of unusualexcellence.. .self further on the question.He said °'nothing to the women opposed to suf-frage..To the suffragists he explain- The weather man must have cele~ ,,brated Christmas early.The forecasts tte in fashington to The Landmark dailyareusuallyveryaccurate,but they ‘sent from the national bureau Whave been off most of the time the 4oealities it is correct for others. week,It must be remenibered;wever,that these forecasts are for~all ore North Carolina’and‘weather of the_same brand doesn’talwaysobtainineverylocalityinallthe‘western part of the State;andwhilethereportmaybeofffor—_ n the great.majority of cases,however,the weather man is’surprisingly ac- ,curate. Lie ** It has,been the custom,in the matter *of national conventions,for the party out of power to wait“until party ‘in power.had named its fenseless non-combatants,since at thetimewhenthevesselwasshelledand|;, torpedoed she was not,it appears, resisting or.attempting to escape;and no other reason is sufficient toexcusesuchanattack,not even the possibility of rescue. “The government.of the UnitedStatesisforced,therefore,to con-elude ‘either that the commander of his instructions or that the imperial and royal government -failed to issue instructions to the commanders of itsaaDearinaccordancewiththelawofnationsandthepriziciplesofhumanity.The government of the United States is lmwilling to believethelatteralternativeandtocreditthe Austro-Hungarian government.with an intention to permit its submarines to destroy the lives of helpless men, women and children..It prefers to ‘believe that the commander of the the submarine acted in violation of as having the worst streetsof anytownitssize,to a City whose streetswoulddo.credit to a City four times its size, Listen:A former board of ‘aldermen triedto.have the charter of the City chang-ed,hy the Legislature,giving the @ity authorityin a limited way to have thestreetsimvroved,avd guarding’theinterestsofthepropertyholder.But). some of the very best business meni in the city raised a howl;said the board their pronerty.'seLatertheCommercialClub_taok. this matter up and through the’Club it was explained to the public,and as a result we now have a charter whichgivestheboardofaldermenmuchgreaterauthoritythan.the original charter provided.-Tho resuzi.of this ‘candidates and promulgated plat-;tors.Then the opposition met:and*opposed about everything the othersfavored;The Republicans havetheprogrammethisyear.‘They.want to “git on the ground:”as Gen,Forrest used to say.r will therefore’meet a week inanceottheDemocratsand“pointPrideandviewwithalarm”be-‘ore the hated enemy was a chance to“have its say.The custom was sim-ply custom and there’s.no reason whyitshouldnotbechangediftheRepub- ‘wonder is not that they are few but' licans feel that way about it.‘It willprobablymakelittleifanydifferencesofarastheresultoftheelectignis “The Mocksville Record notes the discovery ofa typographical error in recent issue of The Landmark andhinksthefactisworthyofmentionbecauseitissounusual.That is ahighcomplimenttheRecordpaysTheLandmark.This paper doesn’ttobefreefromerrors,and es- y errors of that character.The ‘that there are not more,consideringthe.;haste with which work must ofmecessit:y be done in a newspaper of-fice.It is a good proof reader who.nd all errors,even whew:proofs"are read with care.Often,with press errors. : hour in sight and time pressing;thepareMustbereadina’gallop,soand..gometimes'inc ting—chaste other errors are madeeearenomeansof:detect-Newspaper folks understand~this,of course,but not all thereadersunderstand.** When a married man sells or mort- *\ gages real estate his wife must sign ie the paper,and the law provides that_in:sych.cases the woman must be ex-“amined separately and apart from herhusband;that is,away from the pres-_ence_ofher husband the official taking-her acknowledgement:is required to"ask her if she knows the full meaningof‘her signature to’the paper and ifsheissigningitof.her own free willdconsent.This is called the privy3camipatjonofmarriedwomenandisin-prevent husbands coercingtheirwivesinsuchcasés.If a husbandcouldcompelhiswifetosignapaperagainstherwill,it is not often that.would admit the fact to others even outside his presence,but the“Bod provides this safeguard and it is or to ‘protect.the wife.“Gomplta nee with it,however,.is ofténernInsomecasesthefactthatthehas-signed is taken as evidenceim:ed willingly,in fullfoieof‘the effect.of her signa-“and she isn’t sven asked about“other cases:she isn’t examinedGeivatelybutisaskedinthepresenceofherhusband,or asked over thetelephone.In a case before the Su- Preme Court recently,in which it wasfoundthatthewifehadn’t been ex-amined privately as the law requires,the court held that .the title to the|°land was invalid,but decided tiat anactionfordamagesagainstthehus-oe “and wife’would hold.The.courtentlyhadtheidea,in ‘this decision, submarine committed this outrage without authority and-contrary tothegeneralorspecialinstructions which he had received.“As the good relations of the two countries must rest upon a common regard for law and humanity,the lgovernment of the United‘Statescannot.be,expected to-do otherwise than to demand that the imperial and royal government denounce the sink- indefensible act;that the officer who perpetrated the deed be -punished. and that reparation by the payment of an indemnity be made.for the cit- izens of the United States who werekilled.or injured by the attack on the vessel.“The government of the United States expects that the Austro-Hun- garian government,aporeciating the gravity of the case,will accede to its demand promptly,and it rests this expectation on the belief that the Austro -Hungarian government will not sanction or defend ah act which is condemned by the world “as inhu- mane and barbarous,which is abhor- rent to all civilized nations and which has caused the death ute _innocent American citizens.”j a Dr.Murphy in.Jailin Washine- ton—Serious Charge. Washington Dispatcn,14th,to Char-lotte Observer. Dr.Waleer C,Murphy,a native of North Carolina:and a-_resident:,-of Washington for many.years,‘was commited to jail this evening by a coroner’s jury until action by-~the grand jury,asa result of the death of Estelle Crawford,a young whitewoman,here yesterday.Dr.Murphy was arrested last night at Union sta- tion while planning to go to Burgaw, eid he stated his mother was very sic!It was Sunday afternoon,accordingto,information available tonight at nolice headquarters,that Miss Craw-ford went ‘to Dr.Murphy’s-office for treatment.Monday.morning soon after midnight he went to the near- est nolice station’and called their at- tention to the case,stating the girlhadbeentoosicktoberemoved. They refused to take up the matter|. and later he called on the Casualty moved,dying in a few.hours. Crawford's death was the result of a criminal operation performed by Dr. Murphy. y Protest to France. The United Statescabled’Ambassador-presentation to the French fo cruiser DesCartes of six Germans and Austrians from the ».merican steam- ships Carolina,Coamo and San Juan. ed on thecitizensof any nation from an Amer- flarrant violation of American rights, ing of the Ancona as an illegal andy. hospital.to which the girl was re- The coroner’s jury.held that.Miss government hasharp-at Paris for ign of- fice,a.note’.vigorously protesting against the removal by the French Immediate release of the men is.ask-und that the seizure of ican vessel on the high seas is without legal justification and constitutes a Couchedin friendly verms,the com- you sten out of doors. Iredell county outside of Statesville four years ago was barred out.of Statesville for abou:four .months every vear by the bad roads.about the present conditions?>:States-ville is the center of a net work of 250 miles of good roads,extending to all parts of the county,bringing trade is responsible for this? efforts and work was this matter ad- vertised and explained all over’thecounty.The result was nat the Good, Road Bonds.earried in the’county without the heln of the vote of éither Statesville.or Moorzsvile.In.other words.the.county people:were edu- the bonds on themselves. Last summer,and ‘a year ago,you, snioyed 2a week.of hich class enter, tainment.Who contributed largély. to make this possible?The Commer- sial Club. The Commercial Club had this matter clearly.explained to the voters and they voted the bonds. Tivo hooks have heen issued through the Commercial Club.advertising the city in a manner that is far ahead dfianv city in this section of the coun=: try..These books are being sent to all ine results.5 to this.section,.to.whom does he write74 with the information that we have no business organization?If we do,hecertainlywill.not consider-coming to a town that-is as far behind.as that. A:family wants to make Statesville their home.want.a place to board until:they.ret settled.They.-don’t know the people.turn?The Commercial Club. A man wants.s-farm.To’whom does he write?The Commercial Club. realestate men. business clearing honse of the citv. is too long.ene things that are done every month that the average business man is not aware of.Tf the Commercial Club is no good, let’s close it.up.But if it-is ‘doing .good work,you owe it your support, he you.Lawyer..Doctor.Merchant, Manufacturer.Farmer,Real Estate Dealer.or resident of the city,proper-' ty holder or not. Now in.conclusion,‘The Commercial Club:asks your,support.Not asa charity organization,but as.a business proposition—one that you:may not be dollar that it has handed to you.but one that will pay:you larger dividends: than anything you can go into. standard,and go.on reaping the bene- fits of the Club from:year to year. within the next 90 days,so hand your You ask how.the Club did this?) of aldermen was trying to:confiscate |. new charter is apparent every,time | ‘What |’ to us that.we formerly missed.(Who The Commercial -Club—for by its ' rated to the point were they voted,| Our new graded school is now a‘facts1 | ya varts of North America and are bring-"}’ When any one is thinking of coming}’ The Commercial Club.“Shall we alelowhisletterstobereturned’to him |" To whom do they |. Why?’Because he does not know our|’ In fact the Commercial Club is the) The list of.things that the Olub does |” There are a thousand and | able to lay your hands on a specific |# Won’t you join ug and let’s keep our}; goodly city up to its “present highs: _We are going to move down town}, eration a request that he change his eral amendment.More than 1,000 women shook hands with the‘President during the day,the their opponents 200, ed.that he already had under consid-|’ suffragists numbering about 800 and|& original position in opposition to Fed-|Ze frame to Mr.L.W.McKesson or to the Secretary,and “come on in,the wa- ters fine.’ The RayoLights Likea Gas Jet light the Rayo Yanip you don’thavetoremovetheshadeor.the chim-ney.Just lift the gal-lery and touch a“match.It is just aseasytolightasagas ©burnerand itrequireslittleefforttokeepitclean.Rayo Lamps are the modernlampsforthefarm.Simple in.design—-yet an ornament to.any room in the house. »UseAladdin Security~Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain .best.resulis in Oil Stoves,Lamps and Heaters. The Rayo is only one of our many products that are known in the household and_on the farm for their quality and economy. Ask for them by,name and you are sure Gf satisfaction. Standard Household *Lubricant Matchless.Liquid'.Gloss “Standard Hand Sepa- rator Oil Parowax Eureka Harness Oil Mica Axle Grease If -your dealer does not have them,write to.our nearest station. When doug youri Christuias Shovsiie do not overlook the hardware store for there =is no place you can go where you will find such a variety of useful and valuable gifts, We have.the largest stock of Aluminum ware ever seen in Statesville and our line of cutlery is complete in quality and de-~sign.”You ¢an get Here fromthe cheapest _ knife and fork to the handsome 1847 Rog- ens goods,percolators,tea kettles,fine carpenter tools.You can find almost anything suitable for your wife,your hus- band,brother or sister,sweetheart or -friend. Sometimes you can be a ‘‘tight wad”but not during the glad Christmas season. Limber up and ‘make your loved ones andfriendshappybygivingthemsomesplen-did gift.Yours truly, :Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware ©. eRe Candies for Christmas makeeveryonehappy,They are delicious.and wholesome. Discriminate when you buyyourCandy---select Huyler’s at our store. W..F.HALL,‘PHONE 20,Druggis t,Statesville,N.C. If your father,husband,aoeor bestfriendownsacarhewillappreciatemore.than anything else one of the followingautomobileaccessories: Steering Wheel Cover Driving Gloves : Auto.Raincoats i Electric or Hand HornTireGauge }Goggles.° Engine Covers. Speedometer. Bumper. Upholstered Cover. If he hasn’t a car then buy him a Ford,Reo or Overland. Real Bargains, We have—several good Special Tire Sale. in order to reduce our stock of Tires we are giv- used Cars in stock which we are offering at real bar- gains. munication states the American point of view emphatically and cites prece- dents employed in the case of August Piepenbrink,a German,who was.ye- moved from the American ship Wind-ben:by the French cruiser Conde .in November of last year,and relJeased after RTS bythe “United +sStates. Republican Convention in Chica: go June 7. .Chicago was selected by the Repub- can national committee as the meeting place of ‘the:1916 Republiean:nation- al convention,to be held June 7,one wéek before the Demoeratic conven- tion in St.Louis.Advocates of an early convention argued that now was the time for’the Republican party to take the offensive against ‘its political|,enemies without regard to the ancient custom’of allowing theparty.iii powertomeetfirstandannounceitscandi-dates and principles, LTT TT, Caught in a.‘Rain—Railroad Soaked For $15,000, The Supreme Court of the UnitedStateshasaffirmeda$15.000 judg- ment for the heirs ,of J.T.‘Bigger, who was caught in a cloudburst:while changing cars at Longview,Texas, took a cold and died.A Texas jury ‘of punishing the husband and wife to«Prevent collusionin such cases,but the|lawyers point out that the decisionmeansthatonemaydoindirectlywhatcan’t be done directly;that is.while a deed or mortgage isn’t valid ‘without the private examination of the :partyaccepting such paper|Mnnocently mav bring suit for dam-ages and obtain the property in th-* ‘way.In.a case in Burke county a‘few days.ago Judge Shay neld thatacknowledgementofthewifetak-‘en over the telephone was void.This;case was settled by compromise and will not be tested in thehigher court.|this méans that in passing legalSerenetheformsoflawmustbe~teptrietly complied with if trouble is to ‘avoided:and one who accepts a“paper in which the private examina:tion of the wife is required,must be Sure the “examination was reallyMadeasrequiredbylawifhewouldbesafe.It does seem,however,that+‘the officials—magistrate.notary orwhocertifiesthathehasex-‘aminedthe wife apart from her hus-Bind when he hasn’t,should be reach-ed in some way.: a,Better,I it |Costs More. Record.|t Tredell and Catawba:counties saved ing an inner Tube free with every ‘pair of Tires sold during this:month. _Carolina Motor Co. |STANDARD Oi],COMPANY(New Jersey) BALTIMORE Washington,D.C,Charlotte,N.C. }“Norfolk,W.Va.Charleston,W.Va. _Richmond,Va.Charleston,5.Cc. JACKSON,MISS,MAN Tells How To Cure Chronic Cough Jackson,Miss—‘‘I am a carpenter,and thear pe left me with a chronic: ough,run-;worn out-and-aveak,—} Tee alt Kasiotcom ona apeelp,I read aboutVinoi and deci NRE ne Before ‘had taken a bottle I “DANGER”] felt better,and after taking-two botiles CROUP and PNEUMONIA : my cough is entirely cured,and Ihave ained new vimand energy.7 _JOUN L.Come like 5 Pale.in the.night’and seizeuponthe’infdnt child,Be prepared to saveitheidofyour.little ane by having a bot- i tle.of Brame's Vapo-Mentha Sale -—_—-FOR-———Croup and Pneumonia, Price 26¢.,50c.and $1.00.For sale by all dealérs or sent post-paid|§dy on receipt of price.BRAME MEDICINE Co.,_N.Wilkesboro,N.C. z The Statesville Realty investnanne Go.~ ==INSURANCE!2} As a great many policyholders do not scem to know.that their insurance will be void under certain conditions named -in the contract of the policy which they buy.We deem it advisable to |,mention some of the causes under which the same will be rendered >valueless,viz:onger than80 days—applyto”your agent for permit.-2--Mechanics making additions to,or extraordinary altera- tions in;or on property—always get permits from agents.3—Property upon which there is a mortgage uniess notice ofsame.is given—apply to your_agent.cea 4—Any change in the title or ownership,or interest in proper--ty insured other,than by death.‘ 5—-Assignment or transfer of property to another.‘6—By any increase in the hazard,notice must be given. 7—The taking of other insurance without notice,ae 8—Keeping explosives on the premises without permit other oythankeroseneoil. ENNIS.Vinol is a delicjous cod liver endirontonic,guaranteed for coughs,colds andbronchitisandforallweak,run-down + gentsWe}.Hall sDruggist,Statesville,N C. DPHONE 889 FOR||x gLUL ree. an PureMountain Bucks °wheat Flour,~ White Cap Prepared...Flour. Log Cabin Syrup. Butter Wrapper! We have the very.best small sums as the result of the opera-of the salary laws,and itis prob-|that some of the opponents of|ir -are-contending thaticeisnotworththetroub-if a county should Joseee,rae system,it shouldThefeesystemoughttoeveryerin-the |4;y and"mut down for Rood, held that:the train crew railed to no- Bixger to step into another car.|With Justices.White,Vandevanter4andReynoldsdissenting,the highestcourtapprovedthatvierv. “BEARTHIS INMIND.hamherlain’s Couch ,Remedytyfarthebest™ime in the market for"T saute eolds and croup,”says Mrs.Albért B"ia sec.“ Seaae All xinds of fruits foryourChristmascakes. ~Goods~—delivered-promptly. Bb Pehiaae ade &al _Parchment Butter Paper, ~and can print your nameandbrandonsame.Let ushave-your order for any»quantity you want.See us, Prices reasonable.: ‘Brady Printing Co...paso Ninh n6 a he -_\ RR OGIeVsiemati “atetries 9—Property éncumbered by chattle mortgage. -Policyholders should read Tines-7 to 80 of the’printed contractoftheirpolicies.It is impossible for agents to know of these de-.ficiencies.unless-notified.Call'on us forany INSURANCE infor-mation.*“WE INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE,.J.F.Goi ‘Manager,IPHONE 54,STATESVILLE,hs a watt oft “oe net §TARR GI Utne abe JPR eons a A ON eeRPSHA He SY OHM 9 one iain ns ini ao _SERIOUS'SSICKNESS ty ti Lge wtp Oi ay]ee McD,‘Va—"I suffered forsaysMrs.ieB.Whittaker,‘o!‘with sickheadache,an eye fut ld ne Tad,ae family medi- -onhandall themy.children feel anie:and if ary Bley Dra is purelyle,and has been d to ‘regulai,adhas.be igestion,re-Teesiete,sice colic,——,nausea, *symptoms, na fe,“ansbce mohasbenefitedmore==gal and recommendsPriceonly25c.GetaN.C,123 aaa aaa|AMMLYANOS FS y e r r e r is : Train No.16’ar.9.60,leaves 10.85 IN THE MAYHEW COUNTRY Farm Work —Moonlight School—Personal Mention. Yorrespondence of The“ndmark. Mooresville,R-2,.Dec.13.—Thefarmershavefinishedseedingsmaligrain.About the usual amount wassownandithastakenarightgoodstartthepastfewdays.This snowwillbefineforgrain.The ‘cottoncropisaboutoutofthefieldsandthemostofitsold:on account of-theoricebeinggood.Corn shuckings are over in this section and the corncropisbetterthanusual.Mr.and Mrs.Fred.Smith of Ashe-villé are expected to be at home tospendChristmasholidayswiththeiraventeandrelativesnearMoores- vilie,The school at Brawley’s is pro- a e we d 2. FE RR og a oR Ra o ChristmasBarbering! Look for W.E.Coley’s Barber Shop for your Christras work. Everything clean and:-work_first-class.All of ~materials,such as tonics.thebeELECTRICMACHINERY—Getashampouandleavewithyour hairperfectly dry.No bad colds from Coley’s shop.Four good barbers.always.Came and be treated right. W.E.COLEY.TELEPHONE |os December 7—6t. Oysters, Celery, -Lettuce. ‘|"FRESH Every Tuesday and Friday Miller-MeLain Supply Co. —/PHE- e eo ePaineViewDairy ||\ Has just had its cows tested ‘and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy with the Dacro System should . be patronized. —’PHONE 347 BLACK.— -} eressing ‘nicelv, Miss Jennie Howard of Mooresville are the teachers.A Moonlight School will be held «:Brawley’s ev- ery Monday and Thursday night af- ter Christmas. Miss.Rachel Morrison is visitingMr,Rowe Morrison,near Statesville.Mr.and Mrs.D..Thompson have gone to north Iredell to look af- ter some business affairs.Mr.Thomp-son ig building a home there.They will spend several days with Mrs. Thompson’s mother,Mrs.Younger. Mr.J,W.Mayhew is exnected home from ‘the West to spend the Christmas holidays with his people near Mooresville.Mr.Theo.Atwell, from Salisbury,will spend Christmas with his parents,Mr.and ‘Mrs.J.B. Atwell. No Military Camp For Us. The numerous towns in this State that asked for the location of a military training camp,which the =x DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and 6-inch DRAIN TILE on hand. Common Bricks,FaceBricks,always ready fordelivery.Statesville Brick °Co. iSouth,will be disappointed. |beenicamp will be located at Fort Ogle- {has a military reservation and government is to.establish in theIthas|t practically decided that the Ga.,where the government the compared with thorpe, expense will be s' location. We would have been pleased if the camp.had been located in North Car- olina,but the decision in this case appears to be a sensible one, Vinol Restored Her Strength Canton,Miss.—“Iae Te yeeraoks and|became very weak and feeble from theeffectsofLaGrippe,but Vinol has donemeaworldofgood,It has cured mycough,built up my strength so I feelactiveandwellin.”’—Mre.LizzizBALDWIN,Canton,Miss.Vinol,our delicious cod liver and irontonic,without.oil,sids digestion,en- riches the blood and creates strength.Unequalled for chronic coughs,-colds*bronchitis,Your money backtfails.W.FF.Hall Sbiraant Statesville,N.C. ‘Dan Valley’ |The Flour of Quality. %DAN VALLEY is milled from } %the celebrated wheat grown in $ §°the Shenandoah Valley of Vir-% $ginia.IT HAS:NO.EQUAL.$ %Makes better bread and more % 8%of itto the pound than other # %flour.It is economy to buy 3 DAN VALLEY.TRY IT. 8 Cary (€.Boshamer,#Local Representative,#’Phone 125 Black.It.aw. C;WATKINS ‘for THE BEST OAL ~Miss “Tillett”and) what would be necessary for a new) T Se{YEAR -END-REFLECTIONS.|| ee $25.|How Have We Played Our.Part -~How We May Get the Best Out of Life,‘ To the Baitor of The Landmark!rete ‘December 13°—As thetas1wshereveeur-ins pers us,and the cold”-ber snow lies deepand ‘thick on ‘thegroundeeevesmindrunsbackthedifferenteventsandactsofyear,and we are madeto.won-der if we haye’ag our part in theworld’s.drama.|Have’we'done’allwecouldtomakethoseabout:us bet-ter and happier?Is the.communityandworldbetterbyourhavinglivedinit.this year?Some people —though there arevrobablynotverymanyofgetmuchenjoymentoutthethoughtofthegooddeeds’they —dohe in the past.Others worrk hard,worry and fret,hoping some ‘day to he prepared to live and get’somenicasureandenjoymentout‘of a.But how many.are reallv trvingto get something out of the px esent?My friend,the past is gone;the fu- ture may never come.webettertrytoget‘something out oflifeaswegothroughit?“As .weworkandthinkandact:each is the time to get some enjoyment outoflife.We ought to learn to;.pleasure out of our daily work. world has gone mad in its rash{forwealth,for styles and fashions oeforsomeemptyhonors,and for-gotten,to some extent,the r 1.is- sue of life.The farmer ought to enjoy Hainebetweentheplowhandles,the clerk [behind the “counter,the lawyer4atthebar,the editor at his desk,and.thevhysicianby:the bedside’of his |pa- tient.If we don’t learn to get somepleasureandhappinessoutofsourdailyvocations,oh can’t really Hopetogetagreautofthislife.There is ancelize thought that !want to give while I am on this,and it is this:That we don’t have toberichtoenjoylife.I verily believethattheordinaryworkingmaniishap-pier than the wealthy man in ‘hiscastle.The man that earns his dailybreadbythesweatofhis.brow,‘sits down to a table of plain,simplesra- tions with a good appetite,lies downatnightforgettingeverythingelse and enjoys a night of sweet repose, is about as happy as any ony. Whether you are poor or chy thebeautifullandscapesspreadout:be-fore you,are yours;the clear,|rip- vling brook,as it dashes down|thehillside.is yours;the sweet singing birds that make merry in the ‘treetops;are yours;the tender flowersthatgrowandexhaletheirsweet the blue canopy above and the green earth beneath your feet,are yours to admire and enjoy as you go through life,if you will have them.. Let us forget the mistakes ‘and jshortcomings of the past,except to iprofit by them;get all we can,outof‘the present ‘and launch out into the New Year brighter and ater with greater resolutions than ev do more and live better than tae have before.If we will strive as hard to be prepared for the Hereafter as we are to be.rich here, great wealth will be our reward.R.C.SLOAN. Honor Roll Holly Springs School ;—Christmas Tree. Correspondence of The Landmark. ThHose.on Honor Roll for _first-month at.Holly Springs School,who werenotabsentatall,or tardy:over,one time,are:Clara Baity,John ‘and Opie Reid Tharpe,Henry Glenn Cash, Opal Cook,Maunie and Annie For- if cum,:Edmonia and Roy Heath,Les- ter and Esma Hayes,Cathleen Kel-ler,Maggie and Ermie Maiden, Maudie,Robert and)Dewey Marler, Hal Messick,Ruby and Harold Tharpe. The children who are not absent,or tardy more than once,during the term,will be awarded prizes at the Ht iend of the term.There will be a Christmas tree at|Holly Springs schoo!house Friday =night,24th,beginniny at 6:30.Every- %\body is cordially invited to come and#|place presents on the tree.~MISS CECIL PARIS,MRS..Wm.GAITHER, Harmony,N.C.Teachers. Oak Grove Honor Roll. Correspondence of:The Landmark.i Honor Roll of Oak:Grove school for 3 |first month: Intermediate grades—Mason Adams,!Grace Bollinger,Frances Cline,Fred. |Hoke,Trevia Lackey,Audrey Lackey, Ruth Moore,James Patterson,ClaudePatterson,Gordon Rash,Webb.Thom-as,Lillian Thomas,Doris Wooten, Lois Norris.:;Primary Grades—Clarence Benfield, Thomas Benfield,Embelle Cline,EllaMaeDavidson,Cora Davidson,GuyGill,Robert;Gill,Clyde Hoke,Hal- bert Hoke,Marie Howard,JennieBelleHoward,Ada Hellard,Paul Lackey,Haskell Lackey,|Cecil Lackey, | wk fa :f FULLSTO.K.-LOWEST PRICES“"f Shinglés,Doors,Windows,Ceiling, “Everything to.Build With.i, Floorin:ing,La hs,Li Next Planters’ ,siding,Boxing,,Mould-:,Cement,etc., h.Statesville. FOR:FINE CLEANING AND DYEING—'PHONE 147— It is time youare ordering your fuel for winter._The-best coal forgeneraluseisourcelebrated Genuine Jelico ____. Powhatan Blue Gem Pennsylvania Anthracite ‘Run of Mine Steam Coal. We also handle Oak and:PineWood,and do all kinds of hauling.Movi household goods a special- Lucile .Lackey,Virginia ‘Lackey,;Jir,Earle Meacham,Carrie Millstead, Hoyt Privette,Eula Rash;Neil Saun<ders,Mildred Washington,Floyd Lentz,Spencer Jenkine.SELMA.SIDES,ESTELLE WOODSIDE, Teachers, More Cotton Spun—Cotton Mills}. Busy. Activity in cotton spinning through- out the country was greater during}3Novemberthaninanymonthforsome time.= ‘THE “SCHOOL °“LESSONS. ‘i “Xr,citizen its thee also +flag liberty|State of sing fragrance by the wayside,are ‘yours;+ reeretemerpreerneyrernen cert .acenier country.I must be a good citizen, (A good citizen eraotehis ‘community,ie also loves hA~good citizen‘toes”‘his’country and respects) ey and rapid-ion and “bor- 1.RevfeW agairesly“carrying”in)rowing”in subtr2.Drill on pr aii illustratingthetwoprinciplesinshortdivisionasgiveninlessonsnineandten,.Drill on.dividing quantities by10andmultiplesof10.4.Long .Division,units and tens.Problems,a.If 21 memberg of a Farmers’Union sold ‘their potatoes togetherfor.$2,583,how much was the equal share of each?.In Person county.the _ruralwhiteschoolpopulationis3,008,andthereare54ruralschool‘teachers.What is the average number of chil-dren for each teacher?;c.Find these school facts for your €|-ounty.Ought you to have moreteachersinyourcounty?In one season 69,750 crates ofstrawberries.were shinned from onecountyinacertainState.Find the number of car loads shipned.consid- ering 225 crates as a car load.According to the University Dividing by Get the :WITH SMITHEY'8'&FRApromveengrentinrsnepecmnetaney days:All Ladies’Coat slits sold up as blesas$96.00, them out atonly $3.98 each.| $20.00 Long Coats to close out at , $3.00 Children’s Coats at .... 50c.‘Ladies’.Sweater .....$3.00 Rain Coats for Children foronly $25.00 Men’s Suits for*only $15.00 Men’s Suits for only $7.00 Men’s Rain Coats 50c.Men’s Shirts $2.00 Men’s Wool Shirts for ‘ .$2,00 Men’s Dress Shirts for ......Mee wae vee $1.00 Men’s Dress Shirts for . 50¢e.Dress Shirts 50c.Underwear for Men and Ladies at eee ere slew ewes vee eee ee ee eee eee eene oe nee, ‘.GROCERIES.Ree25c.Coffee 2 lbs,for iJacksonSquare’Coffee 2 Boxes Cigarettes 2.00.b cece cece ee ee ey 2 Bales Snufhse.eeeesa eee 1 Plug Tobacco 5 Ibs Soda,Meat by the piece at Lard eee eR mm were were eres tere ee ee ee we ee ee eee eee ewe eee meee ene POOR Om ew ew ee em ee meme we eee eee ee ee you our wonderfulVieni News Letter country dwellers in Iowa on an average possess wealth amount-ing to $3.386.In North Carolina this SMITHEY &FRALEY average is $222.average wealth of a country dweller in Towa is equal te how many timesthat.of one in North Carolina?(Note. -~-Shall we raise our average wealth ‘n rural North nt Blessed are the poor “in spirit:for theirs is the kingdqm of heaven.Blessed sre thevVthat mourn:for thev shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek:for they shallinherittheearth.Rlessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:for thev shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the-pure in heart:forthevshallseeGod.Blessed are the peacemakers:fortheyshallbecalledthechildrenof God.—Matt.,V Arithmetic, Note to Teacher:Lesson XII is di- ~ided into three distinct sections. You may be able to use onlv one sec ‘ion—the first,second or third—the me which in your.judgment is best idapted-to your class at thig time,or vou.may.have time to take two seéc- ‘Fons.or all three,as your judgment lictates.1.Discuss and review briefly the four fundamental operations in arith-metic which have been studied in the nreceding lessons.2.Introduce a_few |fractionalforms—those most likely to be used in the community. Problems. a.A ladyin town ordered 1 bushel of tomatoes from a gardener.agree- ing to pay $1.40 for them.The gar- lener could deliver only 3-4 of a bushel.What were they worth? bh:A>poultryman carriedeggs and‘shickens toTe matter.He sold 8 dozeneggsat231-2c.a dozen,26 chickensat371-2c.each.-and 15 chickens at151-2c.each,What amount of mon-ay did he receive for.all?3.Give a few problems ‘in UnitedStatesmonev,showing.how to add, subtract,multiply and divide dollars and cents, for they| On this basis the! i New Things For Christ ee fa bd Sean ee a a 1 \_Handkerchiefs,Bureau Scarfs,Center Pe |Afew left to be closed out at extraordinary beAlso.a lot of Children’s Coats which weare closverycheap. |Get right and get a|this bad weather,cold feet will be .a thing of the past.Shoes,Bootsand Arctic Overshoes,°Underwearinall sizes in heavy fleeced,cotton.and"both union suits and separate garments,Call’our offerings.Traly,|J.M.McKee &Compan: JUST IN—Beautiful line of Ladies’andGente a Silk Hose,Towels,Mufflers,Hand B Scarfs and lots of other nice and usefutoshowyou.poneCOATSANDCOATSUITS. air of DRY SOx SHOESoneedofRubbers..Wet: Pull line RB a.A’*mountaineer carried a load ofvegetables,fruit,eggs,etc.,to town. sabbage.$5.25;potatoes,$11.25:ap- ames.at 17 1-2c.a dozen.How muchdid-he receive for his load?b.Two farmers sold cotton ‘the!kame day—one ‘sold his cotton for}: 8.823.46,What was the difference?c.A farmer sold 452.25 bushels ofneasat$2.2h a hushel.How much did}.he receive for them?jd.‘If'a land:dealer’sold 9.5 acres}:of land for $458.35;how much did he}receive for an acre? ney. =took his controversy with .UnitedStatesAttorney.Marshall of New} York,over.Labor’s National .Peace ticles for Mr.Marshall’s impeachment.Labor’s National Peace Council,of};which Representative Buchanan wassresidentuntillastJuly,now is un-}| dey .investigation by.the Federal;lvrand jury.at New York under the -vroney.*The grand jury.is trying tofind:whether the.council was connected-ith violations of American neutral:|; i,his articles of Représentative Buchanan charged|‘Mix,Marshall with.having neglected| ‘9 prosecute “violators of neutrality,having.violated the eight-hour lawand.having publicly.defamed and He sold as follows:tomatoes,$2.45;|. vles,$3.25;peaches,$4.60;6 dozen{s the other “for $4,946.24,1; Mouncil,to the floor of the House of| Congress.Tuesday by introducing ar-|{j Jirection..of Mr.Marshall,who has|#Jeclared it.was financed ‘with German| impeachment, Would Impeach-‘District Attor-a Representative ‘Buchanan of Illinois ’ All Kinds of Nice Things EF Christmas2.bee Cut Glass,O!Just come in and‘see!what:we have. Men’s Kid Gloves $1.95,$1,50,$1,Th ee Men’s Neckwear 25c.,50c.,$1 and $1.50 qualities. Men’s Jae Handkerchiefs,3¢othe box,fe“a box Men’s CuffButtons,Tie Clasps andScarf Ping, Men’s Combination Sets,consisti : Handkerchief and Hose,$1 and $ Men’s,Women’s and Misses’Bedroom§Iallstylesandqualities, ——"PHONE NO.8—a. Raut ae 4landered people.The_.resolutions re gpeterret:to the judiciary com- itri oe Club: ;Coite L._Sherrill,M.-D., wit answerphone calls leftatDr.Long’s Sanatorium.orGeo,‘M:Foard’s residence. DR.C.L.CRUSE Sy ‘Veterinarian. Holland Bros. Depot ’PhoneN:Residence "Phone No,310Black, WANTED!" SCRAP BRASS=—Heavy Brass 74c. per pound,baht Brass.6c.‘per, pound Office -earPolk GrayDrug Co, Office Phine a 109. Residence ‘Phone 198 Green,i ‘several years, The monthly report of the censusbureaushowed31,497,435 cotton spindles were active during November,a‘greater number than at any time forThere:were-a milion more Spindles in operation than dur-ing November last year and almost100,000 ‘more bales.of cotton wereused.than during November a yearago,the quantity in 1915 being 514,-634 bales,against 500,635 bales in Oc-tober ‘this year and 420,706 bales inNovemberJastyear.Cotton spinning showed renewed ac- ye ‘POR SALE: New and second hand boilerroom tivity in May.and te eaeSeeing eacmonth-sinee--then.--D:-four ure.month periodendingNovemcreas:30 cob|Ttonusedamountedto1,977,874 bales, supplies riiod last.year,; hh |he a conatitutional diseaye,ard therefore.te- against 1,671,149 dorthg the janeve nas Where:Fault Lies.‘ Durham.Herald. ATO all.is said and done,it mightnotbefarfromthetruthtosaythathazingiggoingon-at-the A,&-M.Col- lege because the hair ee permit it.|) There is more Catarrh in this section ofthe‘country ‘than all other diseases put togeth-er,and until the last few years was supp I piece of JEWEERY aridin'good taste. ©YOU GIVE JEWELRY you can’No one is ever disappointed if the R.F.HENRY,,. aeee ed to be incurable.For a great many years Joctora pronounced it a)local disease ‘and pre-scribed local remedies,and by constantly.fail-ing to cure with local tieatment,pronounceditincurable,Seience has proven Catarrh to ices constitutional coy Hall's patee® mucous eatraetea ENE @/C0..‘aledo,0. ts thesteny i al goreontiistheeTtaaaterrialty“It, aAlineof }H.B.WOODWA ‘wilt believe and -|mated.saving of $1, ‘|salaries as against fees for the first ee CAN cur SALARIES. |Taking iit for granted that the ‘agit in favor of STREET year’s showing for Iredel]county sal- . |wee ee eheneereeeeeee bo December 17,1916. INGS.THAT ARE RIGHT:BUT a NOT POPULAR. ‘The Iredell.tax commission case)been séttled by the courts and].‘thereis no ‘further argument ‘about ‘that;but there may be a lesson in it for the people.A strong contention of those who held thyt the Iredell sheriff’was ‘entitled to all the 1914 tax’‘commissions was based’on the]. ‘fact that this custom had been fol- lowed in Rowan and Guilford coun- ties.»The practice there didn’t make it.law,of course,but precedent and custom are mighty in deciding a dis- ‘puted.point,The court decision in the :Iredell,case means that the taxpay érs in Guilford and°Rowan—if the lawis:the same in those counties,as is maintained—lost a good bit of mon- ey because nobody.concerned him- self”about the interpretation’of the 16 Ww;and the taxpayers are suf- ary law,is correct,it is to be sajd that while the saving isn’t as much as was4.06|hoped|for,it is nevertheless worth while;and’there is reason “believe, also,‘hat the balance in favor of the county will increase’as the years pass.But)in the event that the re- seipts from any of the offices show— as was the casg in the clerk’s:office the past year—that the fees do not amount to as much asthe salary,then it is evidence that more salary ‘is be- ing paid than the work justifies and the salary should be reduced.»That would be both fair and just..There is no good reason why the ecdunty should pay $3,000 for the conduct of an office that shows only $2,500 worth of business;gr $2,500 if the receipts are.only $2,000...Men can be found to fill the offices for a smaller amount, *vtneverfear;and men just as compe- tent as any who have filled them. The.salary of the treasurer’s office, for instance,was made $1,500 in con- sideration of the fact that the treasur- er should be the auditor, very well if it can be practically ap- The idea is ,ferers in more cases than they know about.for that very reason. In theIredell case the sheriff was legally advised that he had a right tethe:commissions.Under the circiim- “stances it.was his privilege to take i ‘them:‘and Keep them until somebody brought action and the courts held), _otherwise,If nobody had concerned _himself.“about it,the case would have gone by default,just as the Guilford and Rowan cases seem to have gone;and so far as any out- "ward and visible evidence indicated, the Iredell case would have gone that way but for the publicity given the matter and the resultant agitation by plied,whichis-amatter of doubt.jtions.Theygre variouslyreported toy Taking the duties of the treasurer as they existed prior to this change,a salary Scores of men in the county,as com: petent as any who have filled the of- fice since it was established,would be glad,to have it at that figure;and it is The Landmark’s opinion that it would be good business to make that change and in lieu thereof require the county commissioners to employ ex- pert.accountants,men who make a ‘business of that work;to make a thorough audit of all books at least once a year. simply a matter of business. only a custom now to require this of $1,000 would be ample. the county’s That is It is not anvserene Se pemeoe Feegandantionisn't to yourviking,pre. sent your plan for a different one.and|: urge it.But whatever happens,tak¢ full counsel of your better nature,of, your breadth and patriotism,and.give: your sipport to an organization.Ani if you do the Chvistmas cheer will be cheerier because you have rendered service to ie community ant to. ‘ourself,feSpaiveNOUTOFSku Army of Entente Allies Returnsto.Saloniki —Speculation — Gen.French Retires,a With the Anglo-French forces safe-ly across the Greek frontier and closetotheirstronglyfortifiedbaseatSaloniki,where reinforcements are arriving daily,the second phase of theBalkancampaign,which opened withtheTeutonicinvasionofSerbia’andthedefeatoftheSerbianarmy,has closed and the people of the belligerent countries are anxiously waiting fo the next move.iItseemsfairly.well settled that the Bulgarians do not.intend to invadeGreece,an ‘action which would’likelycausedissensionsin‘that country, which already is uneasy over the Bul- yarian.occupation of Monastir.Also| it is not believed that the Austrians and Germans have ‘sufficient.troopsavailabletoattacktheEntenteAl-ies. The'spectilation naturally has to dowiththeGermansand_their inten- be concentrated near Monastir and Deiran and on the Rumanian bo¥der and as preparing for an attempt.to drive the Entente Allies from the Gal- lipoli Peninsula.All these lack confirmation.; One thing seems certain to themilitaryobservers—that the Germans will have keep a close watch on the Rumanian side,not only because of the danger of that country enter- ing the war aghinst them,but meet the threat of a Russian invasionthroughRumania,which,although nothing has’been said of it recently, has not been lost sight .of,Wherever the Germans move they reports egetpeer ap eee NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF firm B,M. Evans and B.M.Mason,was,on October 15,|1915,dissolved by mutual agreement. counts due said concern are to be paid to W. A.Evans and all aebts owing by it will bepaidbysaidW.the business, Tater Seyomimnriaayh Wonien Work:te Munition’Fatstories. The,Aostian military aiNotibisearepreparingforasystematicmobil-ization of a great army of ‘womenworkersforthemunitionsfactories,where,owing to the number of menwhohavegonetothefront,work isproceedinginaslowandunsatisfac-|}tory manner,It is expected thattheemploymentof/women will release stillmoreménforthefront,and it,is de-¢lared that every capable fighting manisnowrequiredthere,It also will en-able the factories to supply materialtoAustria’s allies.Even mothershavingthecareofhouseholdsare‘urg-{ed to work half a day m tne factories.Not only in Austria but in otherbelligerentcountries_women “havebeensettoworkinmunitionfactories;andin other industries they have tak-‘en ‘the place of men,not only to re-lease men for the front but i.earn a support for themselves and others de-pendent on them. Sample Coats aree selling.fast,butstill,have some rare bargains.—J.M.McKEE &CO.—ad. Asthma-Catarrh== and Bronchitis Can Be Greatly Relieved by the NewExternalVaporTreatment,: Don’t take internal medicines or habit.forming drugs for these troubles.Vick’s“Vap-O-Rub”Salve is applied external}:and sallewen by inhalationas a vapor and_by absorptionthrough the—skia—eens and Hay.l’ever,melt a little Viewsinaspoonandinhalethevapors,also rubwelloverthespinalcolumntorelaxthenervousKSVeoSALVE25c,50c,or $1.00, Christmas | Another lot of Furs for this Special Christmas Sale—priced moderately.SuitsandDresses atHalfPrice. We’re still selling our Suits and Dresses at one-third meone-half off.Every suit in the house included in thesetwolots.Better come see them before the assortment is broken too much for you to get what you ‘want.Just see what $10.00.to’$12.pO.will get in the Suit De-:partment. Many Useful Gift Articles. Are shown in the.different departme nts-—all displayedforyourconvenience.. Handkerchiefs PARTNERSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the partnership Mason &Co.;composed of W.A. ® All ac- A,Evapsewho will —_—B.A.MASON&CO.,,J,A.Seott,Jr.,Attorney By W..Evans. December 7,1915. will find the Entente Allies prepared. Saloniki is being made Stronger daily and has the backing vy warships,asalsohastheGallipoliPeninsula; where the Entente positions likewise C.Watkins’ Will be open every dayin the year ex-|jcept Sundays,}|days of your own Christmas you will Ladies’Collars Men’s Neckwear ~Bed Room ramets Jewelry ‘umber Yard While you have a few} find it a good’time to make any little| repairs necessary about your home. “Everything to Build With.”C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s | f those who did not believe the law was “properly construed.The result is a saving of $3,000 or more to the tax- payers of Tredell.7 have been strengthened.The Rus- sians are believed by the military au- thorities to be able to cope with any army the Teutonic.Powers ean col- Ivory Sets Gloves,Silk Hosery Sweaters,Blankets Silk Comfortables audit in public offices,“but °.private corporations require it because it is simply good business to have a full But\the newspapers or the people}. ve concern themselves about these matters are by no means always re- garded as public benefactors,Their -aetivity is often regarded as perni- cious,not only by those who may ‘suffer asa result of it,but by their ‘riends ‘and by a large part of the in- ifferentpublic.Activity in behalf of tt one may regard asa “public con- carn is.often regarded as a personal matter,and it results in the loss of :personal friendships,which may be: valued),a loss of ‘business,and may ‘in other ways be disagreeable.In other words,this sort of activity of- ten’Means a sacrifice on the part of thoseengaged in it,with no corres- ponding benefits except the conscious- meas of duty performed.Usuallysmallthanksandlittlecreditaregiv- I by the public—the real beneficia- 8 it small wonder,then,that vol- rs in this sort of work are not }?Usually people who talkdlyinprivateaboutwrongsinthe plic service wouldn’t go on record achange for anyoreasdn.They %the courage of their convic- ‘and know that sort of work uadily ©méans a sacrifice—nothing TheSaudbiatk has certain well de-convictions abofit its duty in matters.-It believes,for in- that the people have a right know all about how their affairs “conducted |by public”officials, therefore it secks to give publicity to all such matters,.It believes,fur-her,that when it has clear convic- ‘tions on any matter of public con- ‘ern it should express them and give remeon,That is The.Landmark’s few of its duty and it will be con- ye that way so long as the pres- ent”management controls.It has neither regrets nor apologies for.the thepast.But frankly,if this pa- ‘looked at these matters from the‘fingncial and popular viewpoint—that is,from the viewpoint of not givingoffenceandbeing’»“good fellow” with everybody—it would hold its often instead of “bawling out”; and it would doubtless have as many _s=probably more —friends.and sup- ‘porters than it has,even if it didn’t have the approval of conscience. ;et the fact’beemphasized| that‘The Landmark lays no claim to ipetior virtue.It simply doesn’t iknow any better than to stand up for hat_it believes to be worth-contend- for,without considering whether pant is popular orsinpopalar. “hundred -engineers,.firemen,and switchmen employedBeltrailwayofChicagostruck“week and thousands of tons ofweretied.up.The ‘walkoutcausedre)the alleged refusal of to maintain passengeremployes”tiew termi- > promise-measure. of hard fighting on the part of those chief of the armies in the United King- who favored the change—which was opposed by county officials and the county organization—to get the law passed,It would not have been pass- ed yet had not,as a result of this fight,such a strong sentiment.de- veloped for it that it could no longer be ignored. promisé measure the friends of the salary law,anxious to get it under: way, than they might have done under oth- er circumstances. to show that the amount of salary as fixed is not irrevocable. changed as developments may indicate it is wise to make changes;and this is mentioned now so that the people may have it in mind in electing mem- bers of the Legislature next year.Ifanotheryear’s trial does not show that the work in the offices and the ‘revenue therefrom is worth the salary paid,then a change should be-made. REPRESEN ELITIST, statement of the standing of the bus- iness at least once a year.This audit by expert accountants‘might cost as much or more than the suggested $500 saving in the treasurer’s salary,but it would be worth the cost. The Iredell salary bill was a com- It took ten years In agreeing on a com- greed to a larger salary list This is mentioned It can be A CALE FOR SERVICE. The Landmark directs the atten- tion of every reader in Statesville— the ladies as well as the men—to the statement in behalf of the ,Commer- cial ‘club—what the institution has done'and what it stands for.The ne- 2essity of a commercial organization of some sort for an up+to-date town, for a town that.has public spirit enough to endeavor to sow and pros- per,is no longer:a matter for-argu- ment;that necessity must be admit- ted.in any public-spirited,progress- ive community.~It follows,too,thatatownwheresuchanorganization does not exist is not rated as’high ‘class;and one having had such an or- ganization and permits it to languish or.die,is put down as retrograding. For our good name,for the reputa- tion of our community,of which we are proud and of which we should be jealous,we can’t afford not to main- tain the Commercial club or some sim- ilar organization;and as a matter of business,as a necessary part of the conduct of the business of the com- |munity,we mustmaintainabusiness| organization of some character. Privately,beloved (this part is not for outsiders,but for home consump- sighted that unless’we see,with the naked eye,something coming in for what.we pay out,we are disposed to balk.This doesn’t show a breadth ofa goodgeitleeneD of which.we can boast,/-hence this private tall: about it,If an outsider were to ac- cuse us of such narrowness we would unanimouslytellhimhe was a not so. But between ts now,honestly,are not {too many of us so far gone in that di- ection ‘that we would hardly escape coriviction befo:"ean un,siased jury? 4medieal_brethren._—A—series.of arti tion),too-many-of-us-are-so-short=| "|Doors,Windows,Blinds,| teWATKINS,‘Nextto:Planters’Warehouse, lect on the Rumanian border,while Egypt,which is said-to be another of their objectives,also has been placed in a state of defense.’Field Marsha!Sir John French,who| at his own request hus been relieved |of the command of the British forces in France and Flanders,has been suc- ceeded by Gen.Sir Dougias Haig.Gen.French has been made commander-in- dom and for his 16 months’service atthefronthasbeencreatedviscountof |, the United Kingdom. Good Showing For State Banks. Deposits in.the North Carolina State Banks increased more than $6,- 000,000 during the past year and the total resources foot up $87,606,324,compared with $85,920,023 last year, a net gain of $1,740,300.These figures are compiled by the corporation com-mission.There were reports from417banks,including 21 branch banks.The number reporting one year agowas=including 18 branches. *savings deposits aggregate | $16,057,002,an increase of $1,455,- 099 for the year;demand certificates | of deposit total $6,742,055,an in- crease of $2,342,268;eposits sub- ject to check,$30,773,077,an increase of $2,239,180;time certificates of de-| posit are $8,574,518,a decrease of $1,011,661, Loans and discounts are $62,366,- 887,a decrease of $2,225,298;over- drafts,$443,019,a decrease ‘of..$88,-431;stocks and bonds and mortgages, $2,012,655,an increase of $65,167;bankinghouse furniture and fixtures,$3,009,717,an increase of $274,965; all other real estate owned ar315,increase of $23,911, Not For:Allowing“Baby to Die But For Talking About It. The council of the Chicago Medical Society has recommended to the so- advised against operating on the Bok linger baby,be expelled from the so-| ciety.The Bollinger baby was born,in the opinion of Dr/Haiselden,with every prospect,if the faint life in it persisted,of developing into a hope- less invalid and imbecile.An _opera- tion might have.saved its life,but the parents agreed with the surgeon that it should not be performed and Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C.| ciety that Dr.H.J.Haiselden,who |:5 Steamer Rugs,Over one hundred and one other useful thiiugs.Mail orders will have our prompt and careful attentionandeverythingsentpostageprepaid. Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. Buy Gloves and Silk Hosiery. Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets and Toys R.P.ALLISON'S Book STORE. _New Bags and .Suit Cases.” IT tS WORTH WHILE 0 STUDY THE ADS We haye reduced the price onall Ladies’,Misses’and "Chil-dren’s Coats and Suits from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent off for cash. Alsoa splendid line ofLadies’,Misses’and Children’s HatsatBargainPrices,/ Don’t fail to visit our store for Holiday shopping.Truly, Ey e i e e Wu i n e SO T A SY ' S ¢ SE M I N Wi l e SE T NE R Y NO T L C NY E Mi n e ST - t Y SO U SY Y Z Ni t e Na t y EY ? NE R Y SE D I RE X S1 8 7 ER C AE E EY 1 RC UMCAGCAVN AEEAUN MOLEC AML,AYZ NIN NINNERC NITENMTEC NOIEC NEI NOUNNED NTNMELO NERC VOLTNPTECNOTENECNEIMAN AT i the infant-was-allowed-to die,—— This,however,was not the chargebroughtagainstthedoctorbyhis e cles under his name dealing with this case and the subject of eugenics gen-erally,appeared after the demise of the baby.a few weeks ago,and forthesehewaschargedwithunethical conduct and found guilty.eee Austrian Admiralty Stands Pat. The Austro -Hungarian admiralty is entirely opposed to any disavowal of the course of the submarine com-mander who was rexponsible for thesinkingoftheItaliansteamerAnco- na.On the contrary,it approves his :The Most Wonderful Base Burner Ever Manufactured. ‘If you want your Hnitke really WARM AND COMFORT-ABLE.in-the-severest-weather,if you-want to get ALLoaHEATpossibleoutofthefuelyouuse,get a MONI-T It'is DIFFERENT from all other Base Burners.thiniateoflettingtheheatgoupthechimney,blistering the wallsbehindthestoveonitswayout,as the old style base burn-ers do,the MONITOR draws the smoke over the front of —~and deciared thathewouldhavebeenconsideredashavingfailedtoperformhisdutyif-he had/ allowed the Ancona to escape,;This does not mean,however,that the Austrian governmént will takethatview.The German admiralty opposed any disavowal of the Acts of’German submarines,but the GermangovernmenttooktheaeneR|view—when,it had to. Protect.your ‘feet—and health.Drv.Sox Shoes do both.—J.M.Mc-KEE &00.—ad.|; Columns,Newels,Mantels,Stairways,|Balusters,42 kinds Moulding;“Door.so rae ere vu art at allt mes and at low prices,only,eoe)you buy.‘where you can!fit the-fire pot and therefore throws the MOST pe eNoeHEATdirectlyoutintotheroom,\ This iis chiefly due to the five radiating flues builtin the.front part.which,even in the smallest\size MONITORhavearadiatingcapacityof1,250 square inches.In ad-dition it has LARGER BACK AND BOTTOM FLUESthananyotherBaseBurner,” it has lots of other good points that we will show you ifyouwillcometoourstore,where you can see one fired, __We want_you to edo what.ees do_about-the MONITOR.. *eWane *' p * Stephany.*Cottage for rent.—J.E.Sloop. Daniels. er ninger. —Crawford-Bunch Co. Morrison Co. wee to build with.—C.Wat-s ness”at the Lyric today. +Belk Co.%acy xe->)Poston. Bunch Cash Grocery.' }ture House.| \ ley’s.:“What ?—The Polk Gray Drug Co. Statesville Ice &Fuel Co. livers excess power.—Statesville Mo- tor Co. gomery Hardware Co. McKee &Co. ‘f Nice things for Christmas presents. «tR.H Rickert &Son. ware Co. Q6rrespondénce of The Landmark. »Turnersburg,Dec.16.—We are hav-ing some winter weather.Snow com-meénced falling Saturday about noonandbySundaymorningitwasabout| ,12 inches.deep—biggest snow we have had for several years. Seer ‘terson Sumter of Statesville.ceremony will take piace at the home:_of the bride Thursday afternoon,De--eember 30th,at 3:30 o'clock. ‘The Eclecti¢Book Club met Friday ye Program qHfsistedofadiscussion of current events entertained Monday evening byCharleyFomlinatherhomeon Davie ‘avenue.The gaméwas played at two tables.In accordance with club rules »served a salad course.Miss Elise Wallace was hostess toneBachelorBellesaadanumberofotherguestsWednesdzyafternoonat he @-on-Walnut—street.Hearts;was played-at five ‘tables and MissMaudeNicholsonwortheprize,dn em+broidered ‘guest towel.of.refreshment entertained this afternoon by Mrs._ ‘ele met Wednesday afternoon with..Mrs.Derman.Thompson.~meeting will be held with Mrs.Chas _A,Turner.—- a Notice of New Advertisements. ae at auction Monday,January :weaey articles now on sale at Room —Mrs.R.A.Cooper. People and Affairs in the Har- qbite.a good number of.them pickedupoutofthesnow, ‘A,Stine,who has ‘been sick for some house,-He will have a nice residence vicinity of Hiddenite will withinnext'few days issue invitations for@marriageoftheirdaughter,‘MissBlankenship,and Mr.John ae*2 rnoon,with Mrs.Jas.W.Wilson.me for the afternoon con- firs,M.R..Adams and papers“ied.Coble and Miss LoulaeleFollowing,the programmeBRsessionwasheld,afterrefreshmentswereserved. named”Bridge club wasMiss ch prize was‘awarded.The hostess Ton Two -courses. were served.ll Music club.will ’DT ie’Macdo:be Clapp and Mrs.¥.D.Webb at theeoftheformer. The Round Dozen Embroidery Cir- The next L.C.Steele,executor,will sell 10,First National Bank building. Bedroom set for sale cheap.—J.wd ‘Horses,mares and mules:—C. house. e omeCollector Watts,inturnedTuesdayto his Huntersville. Postoffice Inspector Webb was in St. Augustine,Fla.,this week,a witness in a case in court there. Misses Ada Pressly and Pearl Deitz visited in Salisbury this week. Miss Jennie Crowson.left Wednes- day for Columbia,8.CG,where she will spend the Christmas season with her sister,Mrs.BE.D.Joyner. Miss Sue Woods of Charlottesville,| Va.,who was the guest of Miss Beat-| rice Cunningham,went.to Davidson| Wednesday.: .M.Cunn P. yesterd Mrs.W.G,Privette of Washington, this State,has arrivedend.the holiday season with Mr. Privette’s home’people in th ¥citjoindays.wt.Mclver andbaby 7 ito spend '* _WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS.oa keanerey Brverde Meetings of Clubs —A Holiday]¢Wadesboros antes -,Wedding.eat Statesville ©Mr.‘and Mrs.T.L.Blankenship of |#¥ests 0 Dotson '|PERTINENTLY ‘PERSONAL. Mention of roms Who Come and ‘¢Atom 0.¢ adesboro are’expected to come to(tonight tu»ve:the holidayMrs,Mélver’s parents,Mr. and Mrs.P,V.Mr.John F.Watts,whowdayswithrelativesat his Mr.J Dr.J ing in the 5 mee years, B. Miss ‘Residence for.sale-—J.L,-Goedman.|¢ Cakes tomorrow.—Mrs.J.F.Hen-'"yt,Franklin Wallace arrived yes- ay from New York to spend.the as holidays with his parents, Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Wallace. Mr,Karl.Sloan is at homz from the A.&M.College at Raleigh., Mr.W.A.Thomas week ¥rom a-visit to He stopped in,Washington en rou Murtha -Mclaughn-is-at-home!a ‘report to ‘NewMonitor’radiater base burner. Furs and suits.—Ramsey-Bowles- Toilet sets,etc.,at R.P.Allison’s.Charlotte Walker,in “Out of Dark- Just seven days to shop.—Jobnston- Special holiday.prices—Mills & Christmas candies.—The Robert Favorite ranges—Williams Furni- It pays to trade at Smithey &Fra- Christmas comfortable and cozy.— The Buick valve-in-head motor de- Co.is is the place—lLazenby -Mont- “New things for-Christmas——J.M. Huyler’s—W.F.Hall: “Suggestive window of Iredell Hard- + #~mony Section.' Monday was adayforrabbithunting.There was The farmers are at leisure for awhile isnotsowellat this writing,~Mr.W.°V.Thomas is painting his F of da‘around*(Mrs.Julia Hix has returned homefrom.High Point,where she has been VisitingDottieHenly left last week for Rich-mond,Va.,to resume her work.She Harvey Henly,for 2 few weeks. ———@led in“and around Sarmony,which PLN aoFvillaninooew >Mr Scofield Retires. -has.been’a.resident at Davidson Col- ;Die."™gvq rs.C.A.Thomas;of Harmony,Mz.lomas returned .to Coats with his .He -spent-some time in andRaleigh. er son,Mr.druce Hix.Miss ad been at‘home.at“her father’s,Mr. Several residences are being remod- great improvemenz to the littlege.If-we just had the train run-through’there,”:shing!,The _Landmark “and its‘merry Christmas.readers a i,Stephen.C.Scofield,who since 1867 ege and.since 1870 a:merchant there,retire from business:Januaryist.Mr.Scofield is’a landmark atDavidson:and his retirement is.amatter.of unusual interest.He ‘s aer-in-law of Mrs,P.R.‘Patter-on.of ‘Statesville.i ae OWES HER GOOD HEALTH T iayBURLAIN'S TABLETS.negood,health toeTowem mberlain's, |terd ;Christm home. “MissfromSt.Mary’s’School,Raleigh. Mr.Lewis Poston will come from Waynesville tomorrow to spend his Christmas vacation. Miss Carrie Hastings of Kerners-|or five letters from out-of-town per- ville,-who has been the guest of Miss | Bell Garrison since yesterday morning. will leave today for her home. came to Statesville from.Lencir,1 student ‘at Davenport College.|\' o is|Burton.his|or ten votes after a painful’silence “she is a Mr.John Arey of Eemwood,wh a government dairy agent,left t week for Madison,Wis.,where he will take a special course in butter mak- ing at the UniversityofWisconsin. Mrs.W.T.Harris,who.was here to see her grandmother,Mrs. Brown,who was burned Tuesday,re- turned yesterday afternoon home in “Hickory.Susan Wood, friendd in Statesville,left yesterday afternoon for her home in Charlottes- ville,Va. Miss Iredell eirevi and had brokenacrosshisshoulders. ji Pays foisee Srhi ore RS.Nei ookstwoFearsagoxwasaninveliddu >You ‘your tyMarsHeSheta|de * ar town and with his brother,Statesville, home near 0. spending a few days in+y,whohasbeenliv-|tate of Washington for arrived in Statesville the first of the week and after visiting his brother,Mr.Dalton Kennedy,.went to} Annedy. Stony Point circuit, night,Jan.23-24,Maiden circuit,Maiden,Jan.29-30. Newton,night,Jan.30-31. Catawba circuit,Catawba,Feb.5-6, ‘Mt.Zion,11 a.'m.,Feb.12-13. Davidson,night,Feb.13-14. Mooresville circuit,Fairview,-20.Mooresville,Feb.20-21. ingham:spent a por- tion of this week in Grecusvoro,his former home. Dr.and Mrs,L. Statesville visitors to Charlotte this week. Gibson .J.Mott of Radford,Va.,ir) town. the Houstonville neighborhood yester- day to visit his parents,Mr.and Mrs. En ‘route to States- ville Mr.Kennedy spent awhile in San Francisco and also visited points of} interest in New Mexico.| Miss Wilma Estridge,who was the) guest of Mrs,Fred’Sloan,, ay to her home in Charlotte. Maude Sloan 1s at home from Charlotte. Miss Margaret Edens,w pd ane ere,F tT.ween yester-eliminate the headlight theory).* day for her home at Clio,8.C. ae Festi Elegyeee ie ithe belief that we are not dealing with a vis 2 3 g 4 . Mr.L.C.Caldwell apent &Do Oeof |per crop of jacko’lanterns.I will see ioe week at his farm in South Caro-/these lights or light no more till’the ‘lina.. |Mrand Mrs.R.G.Bunchsleft yes:| |eereey oo ee a their home people |prown mountain,abort.four miles |« *\in Spring Hall,-Tenn. 3 :|«Miss Hattie Taylor,who was the #lpwers for Christmas.—Barring-|guest of Mrs.A.P.Steele,returnec |yesterday to her home in Charleston returned_this|h.|izen of Spencer,who attended thepointsNorth.|:te}mecting called by Mayor Burton but to Presiding Elder’s Appointments -——Chureh News. The.Ministerial Association is call-| ed to meet at Broad StreetMondaymorningat Business of importance, Rev.W.R.Ware,presiding elder of Statesville district,has the following appointments for the first round: Lenoir circuit,Littlejohn’s,Dec.18- Granite Falls and Hudson,at Gran- ite Falls,night,Dec.1-20. Broad Street,Statesville,11 a.m.,now with the exception of chopping|1...96 wood and making fires.a AOE ee ‘ne eowi :Harmony High Schoo!is movin on po tae circuit,Providence. cely.°We are glad to .see of.oy Sth s 9 --Gankford out-again.He-has-been’on ret ee ase 1-2. the sick list for a few days.Mrs¢'N.| ‘ppoutman healt en.Troutman,Jan. -9.Race Street,Statesville,night,Jan. t,Olin,Jan.15-16.°ty eee ake oes See ee ircuit,Bethlehem,Jan.|that the children could get to school, hakte and wit of“Coats.spent Bow 16-17.ee :{We have had good.attendance atdevewithhelesarctte,Mer and eee circuit,Taylorsville,Jan.school,sogarliens of the unpleasant th |ReportsofHazingConflict. Mr.Chas.A.Sweet of Chicago,fath- er of the young man who diced at Vir- ginia Military Institute, Va.,and whose death,it was suspected,was the result of hazing,denies that hazing caused histhinkshisfatalinjury was.received in a football game.3‘Richmon son’s Geath.He newspapers have unani- mously demanded ‘grand jury investi- ation of the death,December 10, Thuber Sweet,of Chicago at the Vir-inia Military .Instibate.cott gave to Delegate,Hugh A.White a.statement that Cadet Sweettold-him-that-hazers-had-beaten him with a bayonet,the butt of a gunreebroomsticks Dr. in Statesville spent .a returned ho |visited home,Instead of the large and enthusiastic She |the recorder’s--eort in Spencer.Tho’where |resolution endorsing Burton’s admin- Martha | her who visited study 10.30 g’clock. Stony.Point Feb THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHT.| Dr.C.L,Wilson,a memberof theexpeditionwhichwentfromLenoirtoexamineintothesour¢e of the mys- terious light seen on Brown fioun in,|/in Burke county,reports,the result ofthebservationinthe/last issuetheLenoirNews.His conclusion 4thatthereisnotonelightbutmanylights,“caused by some local force orcombinationofforces.”:Dr.Wilson says the light can nowbeseenattwilightandwhenhesawititayvearedtorisefromthewest,side of Brown mountain,but it hasbeenseenfromotherpoints,as mawitnessestestify.Dr.Wilson’and hispartysawthelight15timesJndiffer, ent localities in an hour and 15 min- Rut Ex.|.Btatesville Produce Market. Origin Not et Solved,But Ex The |following vol were paid yesterdayplorersort,Progress—Fur-for Bvdee he the searket, ’a .rin .MetherSearchtoSeMadeNext)trieys,ise.per IhSummer.‘ines,Be.par denen. for grain,on pound was paid for best grade cotton. ,MARKET REPORTS. Roosters,be.per lb,Hutter,15¢.per:Ib..Beeswax,25c.per WU Green Hides,12¢..per ib.green Hams 15c.pf .lb--Id Hanw.18 to 20¢,per Ib.Sides,12 1-2e.per th:jiShoulders,12,1-2¢.per Ib.Red Honey,/8e.per pound.Sourwood,Honey Comb;16 to 18c¢.per lb. Graix,The following prices were paid yesterdaythelocal“fnarket:~>Wheat,$1.30 perSbushel.Corn,(new),66¢.per bushel.Oats,55,per Statesville Cotton Market.On the local “market yesterday 12c¢per Seed cotton,6.*Cotton seed 60c per’bishel, utes,the light being in view onlyahalfminutetoaminuteeachtime.“A more satisfactory observation can be had on a moonlight than on adarknight,”says Dr.Wilson,“from the fact that,you can get an outline:of the mountain and surroundings.50, far as I can ascertain,there ‘has never been an investigation made from T CAKES—Tomorreaw at Gas.Co. FANCY ARTICLES—AU fancy articles left MRS.J.PF.HENNINGER.Dee.17. over from the bazaar are now on sale atRoomMo.10,Firat National Bank Building, MRS.R.A.COOPER.Dee.17, ABLE FERNERIES ready for Christmas.Large ferns in pots.BARRINGER'S GREEN- HOUSE.Dee.17. the top of Brown mountain.This,in my opinion,would help to solve the mystery.'The light has no‘resemblance tothereflectionfromaneadlight‘hut ‘has characteristics.all its -own,|Ttresemblesthemorningstar,or a dis- charge from a sky-rockét.It also/res imiridsoneofaperson,at some’dis- F flOLLY WREATHS—Made on wire frames. ¥ OR SALE CHEAP—One second-hand bed-room set,sideboard,’glass closet,carpet,Ap-ply J;STEPHANY,Dec.17--2t. Cheaper and better than you can make.BARRINGER’S GREENHOUSE,356.WeatEndAvenue,Dec.17, OR RENT—Six-room cottage.Water,lightsandgas.Corner Walnuy and Race street, PROTECTION. SL A T S AS Some years ago there lived in “this county an industrious farm- er.By hard work and good man- agement he accumulated some money.He hid it about the premises.He bent together a gun barrel just'so it would take a piece of gold coin of the larg- est denomination and it is known that he had that pretty well filled:when he-died.After his ‘death his relatives,by ransack- ing the ypremises,undermining houses and‘more or less injuring property,found most of the money.promiscuously hidden xvi b e s a ee +E SLOOP,Dec.1i-=2t tance,carrying a lighted lahtern,‘andmovesaroundwithaboutthespeedofaballoon.‘I do’not regard ne asaweirdlight,yet I noticed I did’nysleepcultsnewellafterviewingit‘ I do at home.:.og We “So far as Yhe landscape is.- cerned,it is possible to see a light from Connelly Springs to.Brown|Mountain and Loven’s hotel,for Con- ielly Springs and Rutherford.College ean be seen from these points.Yet. aid not see the light Mr.H.C.-Martin lighted for me at Connelly Springs.on the night of the 8th (this.was Mr.;Martin’s ‘plan to either confirm or * i My investigation thu--far leads me to la single lieht,but lights,say a bum-_ POINSETTIAS in pots for Christmas,BAR- HORSES,MARES AND MULES—I am at my AZALEAS,PRIMROSES AND CYCLAMINS FOR ‘BALE—My residence on west Sharpe € For Rent—The J;W.Copeland residence on RINGER'S GREENHOUSE.Phone 57. Dee,17.: stables with 25 head good horses,mares and mules,Cash or time.”C,E.DANIELS, Dee.b7. in bloom in pots.-Barringer's Greenhouse,356 West End Avenue.Dec.47. street.Write J..L.GOODMAN,Raleigh,orseeJ.A.WHITE,Statesville.Dec.17. ARNATIONS and other cut fiowers.Give in your Christmas orders early.BARRINGER’SGREENHOUSE.Dec.17. Walnut street now occupied by the Com-Pessessivn can be given at Dee.14——4t.mereiw!l club.oree.DAVID,q:CRAIG. lroses bloom again,but when sumtherleomesIwillpitchmytentontopof}, jnorth of Joy postoffice.”: OtherSide of Spencer-Case. Hayine mentioned that the Rowanigrand“jiir§.criticised the administra-§ ‘tion of the law in Spencer and that |Mayor Burton of Spencer called a imeeting which endorsed the mayor, iThe Landmark finds it necessary to jreport further developments. Mr.J.D.Dorsett,a prominent cit- t lwas not in svmpathy with it,writesthe’Salisbury -Post:which \nuts a different face on the maiter. ‘crowd,Mr.Dorsett says to 40 were i\present:that the mayo ‘Shp.m.,the house and lot,situated in.Harmony, as 4 read fone House and Lot For Sale! By virtue ef authority contained in the will {Jos.L.Padgett,deceased,the undersigned xecutor will sell at public out cry,to the {highest bidder at the late residence of.Jad*Padgett in Harmony,N.C,,on MONDAY, he 24h day of JANUARY,1916,at 1 o'clock containing one acre of land,more or lesa, nd being ‘the late residence of said deceased. Terms—One-third cash,one-third in threc balznee <n six months,i evest on deferred payments:.Sale subject to onfirmation by the executor.L,C.STEELE, Dec.17.--—-8t.Extr,Jos.Padgett. ‘looring,Ceiling,Siding, oxing,Casing,Step Plank of Kiln- ried Long-leaf Pine are the cheapest ind best,because they cost me less jelivered direct from the Long-leaf orests than fo buy rough lumber lo- alty and manufacture it here. C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s anters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C. sons who,in answer to his request. ‘stated they had heard no eriticism of stration was vigorously advocated by A motion to adopt got eigh and some explanation by the mayor.|Some one wanted t&know on what?!information the grand jury acted and}it was brought out that Mayor Burton’had written Solicitor Clement asking|him to summon Rev.Dr.Carter,the) Baptist pastor.before the grand jury) —the result,it is understood,of the} minister having criticised the admin- istration of the law in Spencer.Mr. Dorsett says one of the spectators questioned Mayor .Burton and forced him to admit that‘on one occasion a man drunk and staggering on the sidewalk was not arrested,although the mayor’s attention was called to. the case.‘‘4 |Snow and Cold in Alexander. Sorrespondence of The Lanamark.: Taylorsville,R-4.Dec.15.—Nothing has occurred in~this section worth publishing except.the beautiful snow which fell last Saturday evening and inight.:It began to snow about noon and continued until after midnight. When we awoke Sunday morning we) witnessed an old-time snow like ‘it! used to snow—12 to 15 inches,deep. This snow measured from.12:to 14} inches..The weather since has been very cold,the thermometer register- ing at early morning:as low as 10 de-grees...Monday morning some boys of theschoolhitchedupfourmulestoatoad: drag and dragged the.roads in everydirectionfromtheschoolhouseso x TheLyric TODAY America’s Most Beautiful Actress, Charlotte Walker, In astirring play entitledee“Outof Darkness” é aSee i Tomorrow “Miss ‘Jackie Saunders, “The Maude.Adams of-«the Screen”.in »Will Be Married Tomorrow. ’President Wilson,.and ~Mrs.Galt will be married at the home of.the, latter in Washington tomorrow..’The only guests will be Mrs.Galt’s moth- er,her brothers.and.sisters;.the Pres- ident’s brother and sister,his daugh-}eve and the members of his hotise-old.rie ; :All kinds.Handkerchiefs in boxes." 4ARoseAmongBriars. A3-reel drama in color. -Monday |That’s the Question Agit oh gun-barrel of gold has=not been located.fe mM..This good old farmer did not. 'use tHe same good judgment in _taking care of his money as he {did‘in aecumulating it;Such ‘|banking is not safe and is not , profitable to.any.one.In a good ya‘strong bank is the proper place :ty,for money and the only safe one.-Bt Tics j eos aed a ce THE ECT ART|T NATIONAL BANK, sort Statesville,N.C..18hCapital$100,009.Four Per Cent Paid on Time Deposits ns U.S.Depository.BG Wy seers! You can do your Christmas cooking witheaseifeeletusinstallinyourhomeoneoftheseFavoriteRanges.We guaran-tee them.Best in the world.You can —heat.your house all gver with one fire if you will buy a Favorite Base Burner.Give us.a_call’’We are always glad.to see youwhetheryoubuyornot.»on :THE WILLIAMS FURNITURE H | aAUSE.| aCOCRTCROVCROYOLAOTR SCR ATC 8 9 nCOCECECECETECECRCECECECECECLECBIRCHCECREOLg ltaet |"Millionsof Minds What shall I give?We can give youthe correct answer,NUNNALLY’S CHOICE CANDY—so universally populat that it’s sure to be the right answer for the ladies,We have just received a big assortment of everything de- licious,fresh from.the factory.ote STATIONERY—always acceptable,because so useful.A very select line of the latest productions,eA CIGARS,the choicest—nothing so thoroughly satisfiesa Lexington, of W.#H. A shh,es +vxn_appropriate—Onristmas,presenJ.M,McKEE &CO.—ad. Few."Black Broadcloth Brocade Plush Coats left...Prices slaughtered.—J,M.McKEE-&CO.—ad.-—aA FOR SALE—Farm of 58 acres,nearP.WATT. town.N.!_P.WAT!Ri ct a Now.804 OLD NEWSPAPERS —All you want’,at|10c.a hundred.Worth this to start ‘fires!/with,Also good to put under carpets anpaperthewalls.Gome to THE LAND-MARK for them.SHINGLES!SHINGLES! One of the winter’s snows has already caught.you__without_a“new—roof_on ta a XriPporgeousscreenVer= sion of r “TheRosary.”| hs ‘° Prices for this attrac-tion will be 1c.and 15c. your house.Other snows will follow.The 4x20 Dressed Bucket Cedar shing- "Lyric Theatre,. “TheLittle Theatre::é _man_andmakeshim realize that Christmas has 3comeasaboxoffragrantcigarseALA ae%RAZORS—many aman faces the world with a smile eveity%,morning because of that quick,easy shave.We haveallkinds—the BEST-MADE..te ae AND—no_need to worry about the ChristmasJustawordthroughthetelephone,and RAGY’S delicicicecreamwillmakeitdelightfullyeasyforyou,C While doing.your Christmas”shopping,&few minutrestinourstore,with a cup of refreshing choeolate ocoffeeservedwithdeliciouspoundcake,will help youyourway.oe cf eee —Always-gladto-see-you-“On-1 he Sq Q saw With,Broadwayj.:::“te jle is’the “Best and Cheapest,All,*grades Lon “less Pine,Cypress:andIBin/Valley"Fin,Ridge Roll Pictures,Ms TRB weal lt ooAr ae Ary LAY Lb The Polk,G aaneOaOe I Was ff “|“dépye devil has no stauncher ‘ally nine ind tell :lazy. “their ‘mean or thought he-did—what -and_cameat ‘last, 16.|Solveiz’s coming to him inthe for-| r Gynt,The Button-Moulder, *ga Lean Person,‘and States- ;>»Wille, Written For The Landmark, oo ‘nt of.Perception.”» ea Peer Gynt found this out only eat the end when he was making des- umpts efforts to <nsane the Button- y ’s melting ladle.'Haine pt off salvation as long as fie could he was trying to negotiate an advantageous provision for eterni- ‘tvi.He made flattering offers $e Heaven and was surprisedto fin that they)were not expecting»him there.His ‘proposition,to Satan.for a ¢onditional option on quarters was algo curtly denied,He was therefore suddenly face to face with the fact hat he’nat.only could.not dictate terms but was rejected altogether. Heiwas,just an average citizen—not gaed enough to enter Heaven and tit Sufficient character as a sin- righ to,be admitted to Hell,This was avery trying situation for a man only a few moments left of time ar oie so much eternity ahead of him.f On e Button -Moulder offered ayoth pi glance at his ladle was ~enough-for Peer.Even as a:last re- .sort,being melted-uo,as waste mate- ,rial did not seem auite the thing. r ~o ate ;it Ihave begun at the end and i so ail dane go back to the begin-Bot fad tases totion abaGynthadlargenotion erhe a and what he meant to be.He was forever dreaming about a Kaiserdom-and he meant,above all .things,to be Emperor.of Himself. -But it takes hard work to live uv to “such visions and Peer was dreadfullySo,while bee ee"e the world and to become gr wh pot he’was just.knocking about doing nothine.He was like all the’yest of us—‘His grand intentions rec-onciled him.to his /petty perform-aPars youth was full of all sorts ofmythicaladventures.If he was gone|g2whole month hunting in.the moun-tains he came back without his game,»but with a wonderful yarn about the}stag that leant from the cliff’s edge_clear into the lake-at the bottom,with;Peer’on his hack,If his companions»jeered at him he endeavored ‘to:prove _-his prowess by boasting about ‘con-*juring.the Devil into:a nutshell and ‘(tricking the blacksmith into crackingsethenutonhisanvil.If he gazed atthesunsethemadeithiscastle:andjdreamedthatdidtinguishedguests‘were’drinking “his health— “Peer Gynt thou art eome of great things5Andgreatthingsshallcomeofthee.” -And so vivid was the vision thathespranguptoacknowledgethehon- or and bumped his head on a juttingrock.Rolling over on the ground,|.*half drunk‘and:bewildered,he dream-“eda dream within a dream...TheDovreKing’s castle under the hill—the green-clad princess,his daughter.—sthe.feast and the dance that follow--Greigvhas put it all into marvel-ous musi¢é—éspecially the dance of the‘imps.Peer’was a cheerful liar andnever8artisticaswhenhewasly-singtohimself,'.The one true and beautiful thing in‘his youth was the love of two:womentorhinj—hig.mother and:the:lovely«ind innocent Solveig.Like the ‘rest.f us.he was never to be so worthless‘a fall so low but that the love of hismooreandwifewastofollowhimstill.Well,after awhile he passed fromkyothtofull’manhood and’went:offintotheworldtomakehisfortune.‘He became rich and-traded in rum»and Bibles,missionaries and °idols.2nd sent them out to the heathen allinthesameboat—as we “Americanslo,.He traveled in far lands and wasistakenforaprophetbyawildArab_tribe.He fell in.love with.Anitra,mthe dancing girl,as other men haveGone,He saw Memnon’s statue and“the ‘Sphinx and made his guess:ating.He'’saw the worldandsampleditsfruits,as men ©arewonttodo.He was finally crowneding:of Himself in a madhouse by at_of other fools,~.All this may seem rather wild andBelich,but it is the ‘sober histary ofatPeerreallydid,or what he truly,wanted to.do.The average man haslagomeeyrious,ambitions .down undermisconventionalskin.He may not=strive to realize them for various veryjoodreasons:“But:if:all the foolish“and naughty ‘things we think aboutyaweredone,our lives would look verymuchlikethiswildchapterinPeer’s“life.You.are:mistaken if you think“hin?very bad man.He on ‘rest ofimswantto.do.As I have said before,.xeer was an average man;.-When Peer Gynt was old,and when“Hie had seen the world and all thex!ngdoms thereof,he set out to re-~:tohis boyhood home.He wasShipwreckedandfoughtwith,theip's cook for a_piece of floatingspar.He'was lost on the mountains stripped of hisalthandraggedagain,to Solveig’stintheforest,Here a woman'sowlulledhimintotheleepofdeath,just as a woman’s'ag-y had brought.him to the wonder-1 awakening of bicth—-Mother andebeginning94endingtheplay. ‘It is all-a very ‘marvelous story.great Greig tried to tell it in hissic.Richard Mansfield.did.hissttointerpretiton‘the stage.Iderstandthat-even the movies haveenitupnow.Ibsen himself couldittell‘all he meant,but you can readliswonderfulbook.See it,hear it,it,think it,pray it-—if you will,sen is showing you yourself!¢urself —-God help us —not as Heyabutagyoushave.made @ are great passages in thisyofbsen.As when.Peer wag?his_very soul and was. I ee te t Bobut:.great Boyg wastooverwhelmhim— 5 !1 it’‘tama hs catatSolveig began ta’£;rinkip’, :vr" i oan ‘the world {beautifu “|Gaze til fm tired,o'er thé promised land; ly did—|t strange|M "i"He Was “too ationg:‘There’were)wonidh.te mn he was a Ears for hisagainsthim-—butSqlveig’s braving the world ‘to cometohim.—‘coming home,”she called it,because it was.to his arms.Peer’s en when she was dying.There areporamehythingsin-all the world moreormorepitifulthan’that.t scene on the.mountains whenhe/is nearing the end,when thethoughtshehadneverYetsoaruptoGod,when the watchwords he hadneverproclaimed,when the songs hehadstifled,‘the tears he had left.un-shed,and the deeds.he had neverachieved,were flocking about him—threads,leaves,and broken .straws.And then at the very end when PeerasksSolveig( the true man?Where was I,with God's.vigilbapon my brow ?”"And Solveig answered—:Tn my faith,in niyShope,and in my love.”If Peer’s salvation had rested’withher,Peer would have gone safe.toHeaven,uae -.But he knew,poor soul,that he wasnotboundthere,Quite’otherwise—and yet where/was he bound? “So unspeakably poor,then a soul.ean gaBacktonothingness,inte the gray of the mist.Thou beautiful eirth,be noy angry with meThatItrampledthygrasses'tono’avail,Thou beautiful sun,thou hast squandered awayThygloryoflightin-an empzy.hut,There was no one ‘within it to hearten andwarm;4?2Theowner,they teJl’me,was never at home.Beautiful sun and beautirur ‘earth,You ae foolish to bear ang give light at myrth,+‘My spirit is niggard—asnature's is lavish:_|And dearlyonepaysfor one's birth with one’slife.AIwillclamberuphighto thedizziest peak ;f will look once more on the rising sun, Then try to xet snowdrifts piled up over me.They can write above them:‘Here No One liesburied.’{And afterwards then--Let things go as theycan, IV.There were never more wonderfulcharacters‘thah you will find in thisplay.‘Solveig and Oase for.loveli-ness,the imps and fairies for Spright-liness,and the Button -Moulder andtheLeanPerson’for ugtiness.~TheOldManwithhiscastleunderthehill,the Boyg that makes:you go roundabout,the.Button -“Moulder that isforeverholdingouthismeltingladletoyou,and the Lean One that dressedlikeaparishpreacherbutshowedaclovenhoof—all these—and Anitra,the pretty little Soneing girl. I have been:talking mostly aboutthesombersideofthestory.I havebeenendeavoringtointerpretits:in-ner meaning.On the other hand no-thing has ever been written that hadSOmuchsunshineitit.As a verygreatcritichassaid,“It is,I think,no exaggeration to say that nowhereinthedramaticliterature-of theworld,not.by:Shakespeare himself,isthere‘introduced into a play so.muchlovelinessofscenery,and such variedandexquisiteappealtotheeyes,as inPeerGynt.”2 What is the“God meant somethi:.g when He madeeachoneofus.”He’would never havemadeusotherwise,nor.would Hehavestriven’so hard’to save us.“Fora'man to embody that meaning of Godinhiswordsanddeeds,and so becomeinhisdegree,‘a word of God madeflesh,’ig to be himself.”Thus to be-come himself he must overcome self-ish and little desires;hé must followontoapprehendthatforwhichhewasapprehendedofGdd.NG“But what if a.poor devil can neverpuzzleoutwhatonearthGoddidmeanwhenHemadehim?Why thenhemustfeelit.But how often your.‘feeling’misses fire.Aye!there you!have it!The Devil has no stauncherallythan‘Want of Perception;<”Peer Gynt missed the meaning—hebecamejustanAverageMan.He wasbornjnNorway,Ibsen Says,and Ib-sen wrote the play for Norway.Heteitforacommunityofsmug,self-satisfied people,A community |.that was’so sure that it was ‘the -bestandmustmoral‘on earthnotfeelitsnakedness—so blinded byself-conceit that it did not know it-wasnaked.”iVII.And what is_the population of,Statesville?Some six thousand—Average Men. _——persons were burned to deathascorein Three and in ‘Chicago. Big snowoftheweekWesternStates.storm took on thezard, he German officivited-to-leave this-country forcountry’s good,will sail.fromYorkTuesday,accplans.=--—— Hon.Francis MarmeraeStatessouri,died in Washington Monday.As‘a mark of respect to the toreeeSenator-the-Senate adjournedyesterday. New Senator.from Mis- pri Congressman Kenne ex-Gov.Patterso n by about 15,000.By a decree of a tional Typesetting Machine Coasaresultofaforeclontivg*”brought by the Guarantpany,‘has been ordered for.7.The minimum bid is $6 0Anattemptwesmice¥of Congress Tuesdaof20minutesandsuffragedratorstofromthefloor,duringplanwasbalkedhy ,Page of North Cax¢';/.‘Charges thatfactoryaccepteBritish.gow’HEnglish—grryeme” SBFKant Unite 4Ky’5x in New Viienzle,‘Dr,ybix’men indi¢!the charge o ,000. add? the recess.Representative &%Bridgeport,Conn, Dr, ork by trying to help his old mother to Heav-|. “Where was I,as myself,as the Whole man,|\,‘ Vipurpose of it all?Well,|’ “that it did] jured in a fire which de-|;stroyed a three-story rooming hovge|; storms prevailed ‘the firstintheNorthernand/#In some places the|character of a bliz-% Captains Boy-Ed and.von Papen,|%als who have been in-1%the}? according to present |i ion Cockrell;for.!% until | In the second Democratic senatorial|mary held.in Tennessee Tuesday.)%s th D,McKellar of|emphis was nominated to succeed}#:Senator Luke Lea.McKellar won over’|ty New York 8thesaleoftheassetsof-the ate! ¥i the House |'¥¥U0.“take a recess |!aly w two woman|erecstheHouse.| The}3 dina,who objected.4 ‘da contract with ’the Ifernm¢nt to’supply the |“my wrth dum-dum bullets |#©in an’affidavit filed with |¥% States Attorney i‘Herbert |%S\einzlé is one of thel®Md-withyRobert Fay..on {8 :ats‘i Pe (alge ¥yeh 4 *”.Yes,sir,P,A.puts a razor edge on your-smoke-appetite-division that’s nobby enough«to ‘be photographed! No other pipe and ciga- rette tobacco can be like Prince Albert,because no other tobacco can be made like PrinceAlbert,The patentedprodessfixesthat—and |removes the tongue-bite and throat parch!Let that digest!. {___Andthatlineofconver- sation is 24 kt.,whether “you play P.A.in youroldjimmypipeorrollit. into a makin’s cigarette,For you can put your little old blue-pencilO.K.right here ‘that Prince Albert is aregulardouble-header for a single admissionasjoy'us to your tongue and taste one‘way as the other!. Will the “rollers”kindly step forward for aspellandgetsomeofthislistenintotheirsystems?Because Prince Albert certainandsurejamsmorejoyintoamakin’s paperthaneverbeforewasfiguredupontwohands! In the plain language of the hills,you can’tanymoreresistsuchmakin’s tobacco thanabullfrogcanpassupapieceofredflannel! _Because P.A.hands'to you everything anycigaretterollereverdreamed-out—rare flavor,and aroma,and mildness,and body;absolutely the best bet—the best smoke ~”7 Copyright 1915by R.J.Reynolds TobaceéCo, +‘;ong)& TheSenate judiciary committee has;Near the entrance of the Aaherite“voted to report favorably.the bill to|poultry.show a larye chicken haw .t apiempowerthePresidentto‘appoint faa.ee pe ee er eatinbstitutejudges’for Federal district|$US:2*ter 4 Sim hasofcirenitjudges,70 years or more|W2%with es i AFOMI Bim,NA of age,whofail to retire after ten Venu.ithebe have voted years’service.The bill isbeing pe $75,000-for sewer extension and $50,- eo ee Cages eho fotue ee clrconngag 000 for additional street work. =FtoarCAR BOXING,CASING, ‘Step plank and material for making Door and Window Frames being un-loaded.Also car 4x20 Dressed Bucket Cedar Shingles. A bill to prohibit carrying passen-gers on ships with war munitions andaresolutiontoputtheSenateonrec- ord for raising revenues for nationaldefensebytaxing.manufacturers.ofmunitionshavebeen:introduced by |fSenatorKenyon.They ought to pasg.|Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C. Work Guaranteed-—Expert Workmen We don’t claim to know much about the war or the’weather,but we do know how to repair leaking radiators.And how about giving your ¢ar a complete overhauling?We gusrantee our work to be as good as the best.STATESVILLE MOTOR CO.,“QUALITY FIRST.” PHONE 140 Make ChristmasComfortableaniCos !R.J..REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,Winston-Salem,N.c. C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s| ‘good tobacco you feel like you +4 you orany other man ever did roll and /putthefireto!Men,we tell youtowise Up.4), P.A.-is-ctimp cut and stays put—whichmeans.rolling P.A.is as easy as falling offalog.And it's good to remember P.A.is put,up in the toppy red bag especially for you4¢rollers.”Sellsfor the price of a jitney ride,Se. Now,will the “pipers”kindly open both ears? Here’s tobacco that has made it possible forthreementosmokepipeswhereonesmokedbefore! Any way you hook it up,Prince Albert is ay tobaccoinsurance!Yes,sir,it guaranteesyourfutureaswellasyourpresentsmok-ings!And just makes your tongue so jimmypipejoy’us that your smoke appetite growswhoppingbig.You menwho “dassn’t,”weSayyougotoP.A.,natural-like!Becathereisn’t a bite in a e f barrel of this national joy smoke. Unlimber your old jim- my pipe!Dig it out of the dark corner,jam it brimful of P.A.And make fire with a match!Me-o-my!° 'You get acquainted with Prince Albert in the toppy red bag,Sc;or tidy red tin,10c,but for the double back-aay,ves bay a crystal- glass pound idor,And thenyou're set!You see,it has the sponge-moistener top and keeps P.A.at the highest top-notchpoint of perfection.Prince Albert isalsosoldinpoundandhalf-pound tin humidors.° :*‘rThetidyred.tin,10c:. ae a i" eSPSeeses veeveveesecsse ssPSBSTSTseesissessihristmasCigars! aoe)pancomecaree ees ne:= Think it over;how many friends do youwant-to remember with a box of Cigars on Christmas|Morning?: 12 and 25 to the Box. .50 Cents to $3 the Box. ’Phone us their names.We will do the_rest. THE REXALL STORE., Statesville Drug Comp’ Quality Prescriptionists. /At your housé,Warm.it with _our clean, free burning,heat producing coal.We can supply you with any size and in any quantity.Better let.us have your order today.You'll need the coal any way..Why not make sure you'll have it when needed? ‘ships carryin /conspiring to blow up ¥.oun &,munitions‘to the allies.\¢(estes ue ie yan STMAS PRE PRESENTS FORLADIES:YOU CA ST eae iH FSERSHUUne.StPubscnis.ects oh a “SusComaoER¢,nt FOR PRESEN S. ‘PENDERS,.LAS.AND LOTS OFAROSaaRaetNge Sloan Clothing Co ENTS Lx |)AREADfianneal + fadedSecale de mpany. Ore needs no further endorsement than'the trade-mark aS\ StobeWernicke to establish the real worth of such a gift THE LANDMARK 3 .‘In this connection the Secretary says: Y,as this.| Reservations made now for Christmas deliveries. order from a ——-We-aresoleagents-inthiscity.— Statesville Housefurnishing The new Gypsy Boot—the low heel,cloth top,patent vamp—Button and Lace.»~ Grover’s Soft Shoes for tender feet. School Shoes for Children. ;Yours for the Price, S.,M.&H.SHOE CO.,, The One Price Cash Shoe Store. Your Shoes repaired while you wait. Deposit Your Funds —-teordingtothe-renerat-board’s-ealen—|Ur ;: lations.‘the Secretary says:Committee Assignments.| Battleships.first line,27;battle}1,the present Congress the North) Colden Oak Mahogany,Early English binish. Co.\2 m=WITH THES ‘ Merchants &Farmers’ BANK ‘OF STATESVILLE. ‘NS\ Cr a Cc |= 5 do cS a i =p |e CH oS =ce=i)TH pe d ©= Issued by this bankbear interest from ‘date at the rate of 4 per cent per an- Pa “num,Savings Deposits 4 per cent, |#.credited quarterly. ca ‘Checking Accounts either large or small cordially invited. -We want your business, ) “The Bank For Your Savings.” ra ee HOW THEY WIN-RESPECT? The Red Cross Seals and Their 4 «-Meaning. Bullefin State Board of Health. “Tie feeling that comes over me|’ when I open a letter on which has been:placed‘a Red Cross Christmas seal?is.one of jncreased admiration and tespect for the person who mail- ee it,”Ppp yOnne aonen ene) ;*aving in charge the mail of one of)mendedtoCongress inte,contaiies|the State's Departments,|.“It makes) niels./The report shows that for me feel.”said she,“that he ig not| ‘the first time in the history of.the panty willing:to aid the fight against |department the .Secretary's recom-tuberculosis but that:he is’sympa-) mendations inereasa the expendit-aatic at heart,and.generous in SPH:| vres proposed by the general board.if FREDAY,”Deeember 17,4915. HALF BILLION FOR NAVY. Recommendationsof the Sc retary and,the GeneralSone Details of the half-billion dollarnavybuildingprogrammeunderthefive-year ©continuing plan recom- ~- ’ “The letters that comé in stamped| with Red Cross.seals’bring other}; moessageg than the one pertaining to) business.’‘To me they say,‘We are} rot only living and doing:well but ure willing to help others live and do “well.We feel the Christmas spirit} and are big enough to.want others to} fee!it,and in the meantime we want| “oO :the plague of —tuberculosis| iriven out of our land,’ihe “In other words.”said the speak-| or,“the use.of Red Cross seals on a} man's letters.tome,takes all the} stinginess out of that man’s heart.| On the other hand,the:use of the} other kind of:seals,those meaning-| lass stiekers,exclusive of the::Red| Crosg ‘seals,only.marks the user as| “ther selfish or ignorant of the Red} Cross seals and the great sentiment thee carry out intone,world to oth-| ers.”} (Red Cross seals on sale in States~}— ville—at the drug stores and else- wnere,. “My recommendation of a five- year programme embraces the same number ae pronosed hy the general jhoard in the distribution it made fnjthefive-year programme of .dread-,|paughts,battle cruisers,scouts andldestroyers.JI recommended 15 fleet “\eubmarines where the general boardjrecommendsnine.and I recommend-ied 85 coast submarines as against 68rocoramendedbythegeneralboard. |For adéitional reserve ammunition. i {my recommendation is $25,000,000,‘whereas the general board ‘recom-|mends $11,000,000,They recommendlsomethingmoreforothercraft.My, ‘total for the five years is $502,482.- |214...The general board's total is |&499:876.000,a very slight difference \for.the five vears.theugh the boar 'sjrecommendationforthefirstyearis{much larger than the department's \estimate.” |Pollowing will be the composition lof the flect in 1921.built or byilding, Lif the programme is carried out ‘ac-board's -ealeu- Qur Senators Retain Former) “ = ee e o e Buy.today.)4 aman aeee so ff Why thoseP: Here is a testimoniz]unsolicited “Ti had my will itwould |. be.advertised on every street ‘ comer.Tho-man or woman that has rheumatism and fails ©tokeep and use Sloan's Lint-iment is like a drowning man irefusingarope."’--4.J,Faa -/ Dyke,Lakewood,N.J.i __Sloan’s fg Liniment aeae 7 Ie = sol3CC a emer re lernisers,6%battleshtps.second line, 2".armored cruisers.10:scout ernis- ,18:eruisers,first class,5;eruis- fers,second class,3;cruisers,third \class.10;destroyers,108;fleet sub- jmarines.18;coast.submarines,157: ®\monitors,6;gunbeats.20;supply. ichins,4:fuel ships,15;transports,, b 4:tenders to torpedo.vessels.—3; jsnecial types,8;ammunition ships, 9 Carclina Senators retain the same) -ommittee assignments.Senator Sim- mons,remains chairman.of the, finance committee and is a member of the following committees:Engrossed| bills,expenditures in the Depart-| ment of Agriculture,coast defence,| cormmerce,inter-oceanic canals,trans-| nortation,sale of meat.products oe} to examine the several branches of ae :f :;ithe civil service.. B|“In comnarison with the enormous|Squator.Overman continues chiair-| R\rxnenditures abroad,*the Seeretary!yan of the committee on rules and/ writes,“the large exnenditure is nec-|i;4 member of the appropriations| |CSSATY if our fleet is to be able to).ommittee,judiciary,industrial expo-| lenferee American policies.The les-|citions,forest reservations and pro-| san of the European war warns US/jicction of game.| O that it is better to spend money in|ST B |times of peace for preparation than)Rikin &Alleghany Receivership ito run the risk.however remote,of|and Reorganization C.B.Penny,who has been gen-Hi sorely wanting ships and munitions if| leral manager of the,Elkin &Alle-suddenly needed.” ;1 Sdn?|y railroad,for’two years, Roosevelt Didn't Ge}.s that the receivership for the a to Wer..\yoad was decided on after a confer- &Charlotte Observer.?jenop of the directors of the railroad l#j When Col. This type motor deliver®more power by 10 to 15 per eent,| than the L-or ‘T-head types of equal displacement,and — _affords greater economy of fuel than either of these types because it eliminates waste.Ey The impact ofeach explosion within the cylinders is ap-of plied directly against the piston heads,consequently the— entire foree of the explosion is utilized.There is no waste, of power and better ‘yet,no waste of fuel.ea Bd ; As a reminder:“Why not make this an Automobile ‘Christmas.”toe ee Statesville Motor Com’y “QUALITY FIRST.”a8 ASK US.iPHONE ee Mr.Roagevelt,as every one knows.)CO™Pany with Gov.Craig and the ie very much exercised because Prose]Council of State.“A conflict of in- ‘ident Wilson has not taken-terest.”he says,“between New York ing nations of Bovine Sy the neo’d Boston principals”made the re-| m\cf the neck and literally shaken them|°°"ership and the reorganization| Elinto a realization-of the demands of |mPcrative.The plan of reorganiza-| 2 |eivilized warfare,fe would have!0”5878 Mr.Penny,has not been | Zlhad ns lick Germany because of the |definitely decided on but it is assert- flinvasion of Belgium.-He insists th icd that the State’s interests will be Biwe played the arrant coward in n yrrotected.: =\wiping Turkey off the face of thé!=B carl esau of the Armenian oee-|WERE NEW VIGOR FOR |OVERWORKED STOMACHSe\cver there is the shadowor.pretext E of excuse for an intemperate out-eiburst he has “outbursted.” |.It is interesting then to note some) ejef the things that hapnened while |nopul =|Colonel Roosevelt was_President asidrug business long enough to have! =icompiled by the New York Evening their own opinion of the best way, ei Post,which ‘cites the following:“In|of gelling medicines;{hey say the) =|1902 the Boers-lost—their independ-jplan adonted_by.Mi-d-na,the great E'énce:.the Kishineff massacre.oceur-|dyspepsia remedy,is the fairest they| sired in 1903;a few years after 1903)ever heard of.They do not.believe B|Macedonia ran red with blood;in,that a medicine ought to be paid for 2/1905 the horrors of the Conro were }unless_it docs the user some good. E lost?its independence;in,1996 Mo-|And Mi-o-na is sold under a positive E rocco was parceled out by the Pow-|izuarantee to relieve dyspepsia:or to Biers;in 1906 the Russian government |refund “money.You simply leave =shot,hanged,and murdered thous-.50 cents on deposit with the States- Bicnds of her people;in 1909 25,000 ville Drug Co.and if after,you have| =iArmenians were slaughtered | | The Statesville Drug Company,the| ar druggists,have been in the} ‘at|used the box of Mi-o-na you decide|4 eiAdana.Between 1901 and 1909.the that it has done you no good,all you)4 E period during which all these things |have to do is to tell them so and s occurred,Colonel”Roosevelt wasi|they will return your money.P. E|President of the United States and)Hundreds of people have been re-|§ =\the nation remained at peace.{lieved of stomach agonies by using){ ST this remarkable remedy.It is not)¥ simply a food digester;it is a medi- cine that puts all of the digestive or-|§ gans into normal condition and gives|@ ruddy,glowing,vigorous health.A change for the better will beseen af-|§ ter the first few.doses ,of Mi-o-na,|§ P a n&land its continued use will soon give |g ‘for Governorin the trans-mountain|the power to eat anything at any Bicountry.He says:“time and not suffer distress after-§ a “T ‘have recently been over the |ward.Use ,Mi-o-na and see how|§ igreater part of the tenth congressional;much more there is in life.rs idistrict,and I am fairly well informed|x if Has to conditions in.that part of the!i eye 4 Magnificent AssortmentState.Many of the leading Democrats| wecesttie OP abcteie Hof my section are not only friendly to} White,Pink and Red | Hi Mr.Daughtridge’s candidacy,but are) ‘| ;actively at work in his behalf.And | Bi®hat is more important to my mind, ROSESarealways ad- mired.They are the E Conflicting Claims in the Tenth.’ =|Mr.James E.Carraway of Waynes-| \ville,member of the Democratic State jadvisory committee,tells the Raleigh ‘News and Observer that Lieut.Goy. aughtridge has a strong following .be } iMr.Daughtridge seems to be strong | |with that class of Democrats who do itheir own reading,thinking and vot- ing,but who go no further in political Himatters:If the sentimentthroughout the State is like it is my section,then Mr.Bickett has no walkover,but aj| very strenuous_fight-ahead.” _Seeing this statement ex-Solicitor Alley of Waynesville and lawyers and citizens'of Cherolze2 and Graham counties entered denial.They author=" ized the ‘News and Observer to say) that Attorney General Bickett is bet- ter known and has a stronger grip on the rank and file of the people in their section than any candidate for a State office from the east has ever had with the possible exception of Aycock. pe o e e s e r e r e s s pe o v e c v e c s i s e s s r i s e t s s e s & "OFFICERS: GEO.H.BROWN -President. 0.L.TURNER “Cashier. People's Loan and.Savings Bank, And there ye are,2s Mr.Dooley most appreciated of re :all the FLOWERS,al-ws |||ThreeMidshipmen Fire.|though~just—at—this Three midshipmen have been dis- missed from the Naval Academv Secretary Daniels,President Wilsén aproving the recommendations ofthe| Secretary and the superintendent of| resAcademy.The names of the men | iwere not made.public.Two of the! 3 ithree were among the 50 midshipmen | found guilty of minor offenses in‘eon-' nection with the recent hazing ant) cribbing investigations at the acade- my,all of whom were placed on proba- time the great Chrys-|anthemum is coming |, in for a share of pop- ularity. >P R O S O S S S O S S S SS S SO T O DO S S OT ee ee e ee e ee e ti s i s e tion for one year.The two violated WELL BUCK ‘used about bucket.Any size or weight Stove Also-fall tine instock." STATESVILLE TIN CO,,H.C.Mohler,Manager. F eee:~~“T04¢"East'BroadStreet.—- —©eet ates TitsHON Pah Ae OS ETS,STOVE PIPE!| -We havein stock We!l Buckets made up in any size.No blackiron. Pipe made to order. ‘|Van_Lindley Co, Polk Gray Drug Co., their parole and’the third was a per-i sistent violator of regulations. LAUGHTER AIDS DIGESTION, Lauyhter is one of the moat”healthful,exer- tions;it isof gute help to digestion.A still mote effectual help is a doge of Chamberlain'sTablets,If you should be troubled with indi. vi [|westion sive them a trial,They only coston ¥quarter,Obtainable everywhere,cod pa aieAutresitistia 2 REET SERREST ab Old Beck Sweet Feed.-worthless by-products,but se- Little Ned Sweet Feed.lected feed scien-es cea tifically’blended ENR Manna-Rice Chick Feed.forresults.Made Gem Scratch Feed.by a house with\|:a reputation for ¥Gem Sweet Dairy Feed.integrity.Ser &S | of NTA Practice Economy This Year!ay Feed Edgar-Morgan Co’s Mixed Feeds| Not.screenings or offal,or] C.W.BOSHAMER,-Local Representative. "Phone 125 Black, 's|FOR SALE!|= 41 mile from Btady’s cross toads,Seventy-five .and)|rais- -85 acre level,red land farm, +ncle from school house,six miles from Statesville.' ieres_in—eultivation,balance in woodland.Small.dwellin torn,Three fine springs,well watered for dairying and atoek iligt.ie 78 acres-2 miles from:Statesville.Forty acres in cultivation bulence in woodland,five of which is branch bottom,Three-room cottage,small barn,two branches;well located for dairy farm ing.é ‘i % Two four-room cottages.on South Center Street.Rents ‘pay a- gcod interest on investment.eae Tlot on Fourth Street. For further information call on or write, ERNEST G.GAITHER,SGS"in0 ‘Rear estaPHONE23.“OFFICE NO.1,MILLS BUILDING, Capital Stock Paid in -$100,000.00 Surplus and Profits -31,500.00 Members of Federal Reserve System, Your Banking business solicited and 9 Beans avery accommodation-extended—to-de-—i positors consistent with prudent bank.> ing methods. Four per cent.paidon time and Savings Deposits remaining on deposit.three — months or,longer.oa OFFICERS: W.D,TURNER;+.~~¥,MORRISON,=="+D.M.AUSLEY,Ai ate@.BE,HUGHEY,-Assistant ‘ eeeeseareses A look at our windows wal suggest a present for Mother,Father,—Brother,Sweetheart. 2 sure and see them. Christmas next.Sek.just ‘think ‘Of it!Your time to shop is veryshort.You had better call onjus and make your Christmas shopping-~——reasy.We can and do‘sell for less becausewe buy and selt for ‘cash.© One lot of $10 and.$12.50 suits,Blue, Brown,Green,Gray,to,close out at $4.95. $15 and $18.50 Suits,fine tailored, all colors,$25.00 Suits . These are beauties:: COATS,SPORT COATS,LONG COATS. Thisis just the*kind of weather for LongCoatsandthewinterhasjustbegun. $5.00 Coats$7.50 Coats,all colors,. $10 and $12.50 Coats BATH ROBES AND KIMONOS A splendid line to select from for Ladies, Gents,Misses and Children,from 98c.up to $3.98.It costs no more to own a Bath Robe __that will give service,warmth,comfort andwmatthesametimesatisfyyourtasteincolor and smart patterns. SHIRT WAISTS.. We have just added another lot of beautiful Waists for Children—-Crepe DeChine,Geor- gette Crepe,Silk and Cotton Wash Material_—48c.up to $5.00. [i |COAT SUITS ARE TO BE SOLD. Silk Hose 35c.,4 FURS!FURS! Another lot received today for Christmassales.We expected our first purchase to carry us through the Holidays,but found we would have to have more to supply the de- ‘mand.We have the Furs and we have thepricethatmovesthem. TOP SKIRITS.\ All kinds,sorts and sizes,prices $1.98 up to $9.50.Why not a Skirt for a Christmas present? RAIN,COATS. That will makea tigeful present and one that will be appreciated.We have them for every one from the largest to the smallest—prices$2.95,$3.95,$4.95.|MIDDY BLOUSES. Another useful present to make some onehappy—48c.and 98¢. ‘LOOK OVER THIS LIST. And make a selection. Ladies Kid Gloves,Black,White,Tan andGray,98c. Better Grades in Black,$1.50, cx~and 98c. Handkerchiefs,Collars and Hand Bags. Ties and Sweaters.‘ Pillow Tops and Suit.Cases. Bureau Scarfs and Table Covers. Marsailles Quilts,Counterpanes and Blank- ets. Towels,Napkins and Table Damask. And hundreds of other useful articles we haven't space to mention, DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS. Weare offering lots of specials. 10c.light Outing 10c.Striped Blue and Pink 12 1-2c.Ginghams FIVE CENTS. Our big 5c.Counter is filled with goods. worth double the price. RUGS,RUGS,RUGS! Rugs make good gifts for mother.We have received a Shipment today—98c.,$1.48, $1.98—that are worth one-third to one-half more.- ohns'Sonne Company. i}LANDMARK “December 17,“1915. RWELL A ROUGH TOWN ~Wirginia Mushroom City Like4theWildWestinOldDays. Greensboro News. -+“It is true that one negro ©wasTynehedforstealing,but it su aebeknownhowarAejot,and maybe kill while ‘that=sre hy said a | ad me He ‘alg a a<of sever peningsfirethathewiughawaytheleast,are faryfrom.the|ordinary torepeating.-i Thet the most cduiad writer of.-Spot boiled”fiction,be.it hate ie,never_imagined—any- E even approaching the rtwan-eontefition of this returned citizen.‘incident’that “impressed himallothers.happened in front’a little re,It was explainedrietorsofallstores,ents of all the shanty-like homes,’»all begah to myve their posses- ' the editor and asked hi and these minions of law and order,|according to the returned Greensbor-ite,even went a little further.Their;commands to any and all were terse. and to the point and were never re-peated.If not obeyed the first time,the.person failing to obey was shot,the officers:not..merely shooting toscarebutshootingtoconvincethescared‘inhabitants;that they meant business.Later,martial law was pro-claimed and the militia from nearby)¢ities ‘took charge,,whereupon the in-ere discriminote shootingwee stopped. "Glass Educated at thePrinter’s ‘Case. Representative S of the new.ba r Glass,author ‘and vere act,tnessed,'ig’the only”mianaber of the Virginia delegation in Congress who is not acollege-educated man,according ‘totheautobiographiespublishedinthe Congressional:Directory.Mr.Glassreceivedhiseducationata“printer's case,”as a typesetter in his father’snewspaperofficeinLynchburg.Whenaboyof14years,he wrote Charles*“A.Dana,then editor .of.the New YorkedSan,and told him he wanted to be an Ene suggestions.him.tips on,@ Lynchburg.Mr,Dana replied,what to read.Before tnsoutintothestreetinfrontofCongressmanwas30years old he wasaa’m»e0on as it was as-regarded as the most aggressive ed-the fire was certain itor'in Virginia,athe oe off the map.One in Virginia’s new constitution disfran-jérchant had moved practically all chising the negro,after the late Sena- ‘He Wrote the clause® | ot his stock into the.street and was tor Daniel and a half dozen other able‘standing guard over it armed with allawyers had failed vo aoe a Ee | ‘gun.==vision “which was.accep«/Two or three negroes had tried to;constitutional convention.igetawaywithsomearticlesandeach|been shot for his pains,when|7¢of the policemen from the du-it munitions works rode by on hisofficersfromthe.largehadBeencalledtoassthe|™1.officers,who.had found|900 was raised:in 16 minutes Raised $40,000 For’Suffrage|""** Campaign in.15 Minutes. The ladies who want to vote aremuch‘in earnest.*More ‘than.$41,- at .aivesutterlyunabletostopthemassmeetingheldinWashingtonby;is ,officer saw the mer-|the Congressional Union for Womanshoooneofthethievestelyshot oy wounded the man was,rede.esdown |the street.0k “never —i8he ot ne2 The not want to pat eine: \ and|Suffrage in connection with its annual@merchantdown.|Convention,£mounted cop did not pause to see|to finance the work of organizing for|Won:by its good works.a nation-wide campaign to sectire fhe The money will be used |Passage of the Sagan B,Anthony suf. Ww had|was that.obullrsons|lyeork elogetionsnnmeot {-\frage amendment by the present Con- The ee a nbeibation P,Belmont,tr _the “New |report says: idispatch fromWashington says We No Cure Found For Cancer. Now York Times. Various.recently announced “can-cer cures”have been tested at theCrockerCancerResearchLaboratories°.:at Columbia University with unaatis-{has been by.no means confined to Ev-, factory ‘results,according to the an- nual report made to President Nichol-as Murray Butler by Dr.Francis Car-ter Wood,director or the $3,000,000fundleftbythelateGeorgeCrockertoColumbiaforcancerresearch.The “In conformity with the terms of the deed of gift of the Crocker.Fund, investigations have been carried outontheeffectivenessofcertainso-call- ed cures for cancer,but,unfortunate- ly,no one of these agents has beenshowntopossess.the slightest.influ-ence on tumors in animals.Some ofthemhavebeentestedin_cases of. hopelessly inoperable carcinoma in man with equally unsatisfactory ré- sults._It-is -unnecessary.to enumerate!here the names or nature -ofvthese'“‘cures;”they have been wzdely adver-tised and are still being extensivelusedbyphysicians,despite theknowl-oan that their thereapeutic effect.is The effects obtained at these labonattoriesfromtheuseofradiumarestat-ed to be interesting,but Tess importangithanare.popularly supposed,-@ report says.that ‘during thiyear.ended June 30,1915,there were: used for ‘experimental ne,some52,000 mice,10,000 rats,.rabbits, _{Baltimore Sun. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS._ England Has the Champion Fool. A Full-Line—of ChristmasCandies From 10c. FULL CREAM— CHEESE| AT 23c.°Ib. Only six more shopping days before Christmas._If you | buy your Christmas Groceries at this store you can make them six days of saving.For your convenience the depleted ‘nations,without reghrd |I am quoting you the following prices:to such absurd obstacles as religion orprevailingformsofcivilization.“We ¥ are about to ask of the ‘superfluous’FRUITS :women.”he says,“that they ‘enlist [|Florida.Oranges,large and.their gift of motherhood in the service sweet,-atoftheState.May not her right to |Florida Oranges atgivethatgift‘without benefit of ||Florida Oranges at¢lergy’become the issue of another [|Fancy Grape Fruit at ....8c.eachterriblewar—a war*between a faction.||Bananas .«+18¢,doz.|putting racial ‘life ‘above morals and §|Tangerines’and Grapes to arrive |Ta faction’putting ¢lericallvy drafted Monday.. moral codes above the racial life?”Extrafine Cranberries ..12c.qt.There'certainly will be‘a war,if Mr;|Fancy coconuts 9c.each,3CosmoHamilton:tries to restore the |for 25c.,and 2 forharematthislatedate.But it will be,NUTS. &‘war of superfluous ‘and all other ,:‘honest ‘women ‘on ‘superfluous fools,|§|Extra fine California Wal-pwithf the’desirable result of eliminat-nt —-value for 28¢.;-or,'s for1numberofthelatter.ang..i eanmaunbineinienidasian California,Walnuts,value 18c.lb,or 8 Ibs.for ..50c.Contributions For the Oxford blk Head Mixed Nuts,Soe. The European wer hasproduced an' unusual crop.of fools,and the crop | rone,But we thank Heaven for one,thing,at least,and that'is that such fool”suggestions as are made by Cos-'mo Hamilton,the English novelist andplaywright.did not originate in this country.When the war is over,he proposes to restock Europe by set- ‘ting the world backward -several thousand years.in morality and re-ligion,or,m other words,to use “thesuperfluouswoman”as a breeder:for lb. SEEDED RAISINS AND CUR:RANT, 12 oz.pkg)Seeded ‘Raisins, 9c.pkg.pr 3 for 2be,Forest King Seeded Rai i 15c.value for 18c.pkg.(peas ¥Jou)eais20c.value for c Raisins 20c.value for ..; Currants,15 0%.Pkvaluefor.....¢.%:fc.pkg,| Figs wrapped in Sanpackages,9c.each or 3 for 2be,Layer figs ..,EVAPORATED FRUITS, California»-Peaches,16¢:value for 12c;lb.or 3 Ibs for abe. Evaporated Peaches (cho; 19¢.doz.I In the radium ‘experiments.alone:ie000miceand2,500 rats have b ———— FrankWeddington,assistantponymasteratConcord,has resigned.; 'dington resigned under charges,whihe.denies,Ny WHY YOU SHOULD \USE _CHAMBERLAIN’S COUGH.REMEDY. Because it has an established reputation Because it is most,esteemed by thode whohaveuseditfor.many years,as occasion rexeeearebestnequainted‘with its good.‘quatit!Because it loosens and rolleten a cold andaidsnatureinrestoringthesystemto&healthy ‘condition. other na een, .«ignrg lodge’to secure contributions use it does not containAa or any:4 Evaporated Pi at .Extra large California 5\Prunes,15¢lb,8-lbs.for ..40¢,Prunes,15¢.value for lic,hy ae ne value for 18c Ib.,or 3 Ibs for 50c.Brazil Nuts,20¢.18¢.Ib.or 3 ‘Ibs CANDIED PEELS,crrion.ETC, Correspondence of The Landmark,| The committee appointed by.the ‘or the Oxford Orphan Asylum thank)§)°°0"0 : the people for their hearty and gen-j]|Candied Lemon-Peel,©20c. @rous support.ene that,value for :1largerdonationsweremadetotheva-|§|Candied.Orange Peel,20c. tious denominational.orphanages value for : ian usual by:the good people -of|§|Citron,25¢value forStatesville,it was the rare éxceptionwhentherequestforadollarforOx-ford was not readily given,and’themakingofthiscollectionareal.pleas- ure,The-sum of $2665 will -be for-warded as.Statepyill:’soffering,OEE MANNS 6c.Ib.|Libby’s sweet mixedpickles ate fLibby’s sourPickles:10c,doz, London ‘Layer Raisins,‘15¢,%126.tb, The RobertBunch Cash Grocery,| _“The House of Better:Values.”ree»~-*Phone:No.229,‘ Smithey &Fra-|-"ae sani — parathasBecauseitis within.tae tench of ail:It, ®quarter..Obtainable every w| or only:26e.Other goods just|=~> ee Pim Cilemeseemoteearamceennacin wee 20e.tbl VOL.XL. sis *Cotton Ginned to The seventh.cotton ginning.report,issued by the census bureau yesterday, stated that 10,303,253 Bales of cottonhadbeenginnedtoDecember,13.That‘compares with 13,972,229 bales,or 87:- 8 per cent of the entire crop ginnedpriortoDecember13lastyear;12,- 088,412 bales,or 92.5 per cent in 1913and*11,854.541 bales,or 92.2 per centin1912.The average quantity of cot-ton gitined prior to December 13’in|School Notes. ten years was 11,476,189 bales, b eS / —— / THE DEMAND REPEATED. Our Government’s Prompt Re- sponse to the Austro -Hunga- rian Evasion. As was briefly mentioned in the last issue of The Landmark,the reply of the Austro-Hungarian government to the American note with reference tothesinkingoftheAncona,was en-tirely unsatisfactory.The reply,whichisbrief,reveals.that Vienna govern-ment denies that the views.presentedbytheUnitedStates,even if correct,warrant ‘the blame for the disasterlaceduponthecommanderofrine}denies that blame canbeplaced‘on the Austro-Hungarian government even if “a most rigorouslegalconstructionwereappliedtothejudgmentofthecase;”and states thattheAustro-Hungarian government isunabletodeterminewhattheUnitedStatesintendedtoindicatewhenitmentionedtheattitudewhichGer- ae warfare.It adds that if the United States intended “to express an opin-ion to the effect that a prejudice’ofwhatevernatureexisted”with _re-spect to “judicial consideration”oftheaffair,the Vienna government re-serves to itself ‘full freedom of main- the Gahene taining its own legal view.”The reply seems to be 2n evasion for’parleying..The United States govern-ment mide prompt answer.The replyisexpectedtobedeliveredtotheViennagovernmenttomorrowandwill not be made public until then.It is un-derstood,however,that former de-mands are reiterated. Little Activity in War Zone. The possible prelude of a strong,German offensive movement on thewesternfrontwheretheGermansare,reported to have received large rein- forcements,occurred early Sunday morning against the British line tothenortheastofYpres.The GermansdirectedcloudsofgasagainsttheBrit- ish who,in conjunction with the French batteries,turned their guns on the German trenches engaged in the gas operations.The British officials report of theattacksaysthatmostoftheGerman infantry were prevented by the gun- before reaching'‘the British line:__On the other fronts there has been little fighting of importance.The campaign in the Baikans,except for;_.the pursuit of the Serbians in north-inte ivine@t:.Albania and.minor actions,-.be-tween the Bulgarians and Montenegrins,is virtually at a standstill.Thestillstandingguard-Bulgarians are Brevard ‘streets. faithful member. Olivet. ago.riamed children: their way back to Saloniki.Along BasketballtheAustro-Italian linc snow.in the mountains and rains in thevalleys arehamperingtheItaliansintheiropera- tions against Gorizia. The withdrawal of the British troopsintheSuviaBayandAnzaczonesofthe-Gallipoli peninsula and_theirtransferto“another sphere of opera-tions,”is officially announced in Lon-don and suggests the abandonment oftheGallipolicampaign. Small Boy Accidentally Shot. Jeff.Hartness,the six-year-old son of Mr.John Hartness of Sharpesburg township,was dangerously wounded Saturday morning about 8 o'clock by ~>the accidental discharge of a shot.guninthehandsofhisbrother,HughHartness,aged about eight years,Theloadofshotstruckhimintheface,a portion of which was torn away.The victim was brought to the Sanatorium for treatment.His recovery isdoubtful. Jeff Hartness was standing inside aawindowofhishomeandhis‘brother ~-...»Hugh was on the porch with a gun:when the weapon -was_accidentallydischarged.The load passed through the.window.screen and glass and score of 64 to 11. struck:.ithe lower half.of Jeff’s face.Bridge. Flesh was torn from the right sideofhismouthandcheekand_scat- tering shot penetrated his neck andleftcheek.One tooth+was also shotoff...A local.physician was.called and gave the child temporary treat-ment.after which he was brought totheSanatorium,where his.wounds_..__.were--dressed—and-heis_under treat- ment.* -13. the 1ao or 89.5 per cent of the crop. “s *Amount ‘ginned in’North.Carolina +--+was-667,143-bales—against-766,445- the same date last year. -Peace With Villa. deidactegoverns of Mexico. —}when-—-the—repr: OF Adispatch,from El"Paso,Texas,schools be ‘says an agreement was reached and ted time if the pupils papers sen at ‘noon.yesterday“whereby the Villa faction:in northernMexicoconcludespeacetermswiththe he has an enrollment ofnight’school ‘and the Peston partment officials in Wash-|comeé-ao intensely,interes ‘ington have decided that,Gen.Villa ious to.gain gu ie may oeek eein the United States @ arrati they.have |the,Ain er 0setiption, ‘anlist-of STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,DECEMBER 21,1915. BRIEF:ITEMS I ne Red Cross: "the Civie.Le —Mr.R.W,Orr ianattackofbroneh —At a meeting oftheStatesvilleitwasdecidedtoypaydividendonthemillstock —Dr.and Mrs.nett county havewhereDr.Rosser.willprofessionofgeneral prac T.J.Conger asannouncethattheperancepledgeisagain.Farmers’Bank for Se ‘ —Mr,.G.E.Dull and Dr.Cruse will speak on live steHamptonschool,in Bethany,ent nen at bead oe e illus ;—was-in—readiness-whentalsiak ba -“i ved,and the cere-mony proceeded without music.Neith- er the President nor Mrs.Galt’had attendants and there were no ushersorflowergirls.Neither the army,the navy,nor the diplomatic corps was represented,the occasion being,whatRey.Charles C.Wilson,an Episconal,beth of the couple had wished it toAnnouncementthatthesuitwastobefiledcausedtheindefi- nite postponement.of the minister’s marriage,for which the date had been Peeteeegppn snare THE INJURY W Mrs.Brown’Died as Resilt of Burns—Death of Judge Co- ble’s Father and Others. Mrs.Martha Brown,who was fatallyburnedTuesday,as told in Friday’sLandmark,died Friday morning at11,10 o’clock at the home of her son,Mr.T.N.Brown,corner Stockton and AND THEY WERE MARRIED. Simplicity Featured the Wed:ding of President Wilson and}. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Happenings Here and There intheCountry. The First National ‘bank of ‘War-trace,Tenn.,having a capital of $50,- 000,surplus of $26,000.and deposits of about $130,000,‘has faiComptrolleroftheCurrfailureisa“result of the discoverybythenationalbankexamineroffor-geries and defaleations.” Next year’s winter wheat crop is estimated by the Department of,Agri-culture at about 540,000,That would be 115,000, less than the winter wheat harvestjutapproximately100,-,000,000 bushels more than the aver- e years,1909-13. It is repokted from New York that eroplane Gompany has closed a contract with the British gov-ernment for $15,000,000.worth of aer- In the fiscal year ended Oc-tober 31 last the company producedmorethan’$6,000,000'worth of aero-planes and motors,most of which -wenttotheBritishgovernment.: Miss Laura L.Johnson:of Minne-apolis has filed in the United States District Court in Boston a suit forallegedbreachofpromiseagainstthe ITEMS OF CURRENT NEWS. Happenings Here and There in W.©.Lisk,a revenue officer,is.avictimofsmallpox,He is at his in Rowan county.John McIntyre,colored,fell in a vatofboilingwaterataveneeringplantatMaxton,and died some days later. H.Hovle Sink of Lexington,years old;has been appointed consulMr.Sink lived in AS FATAL. Springs,Va. President Wilson and Mrs.Bolling Galt were married in Wash-ineton at 8.30 o’clock Saturday night, with a simple céremony in the bride’s home,in the presence of less than 30 guests,mostly relatives.were conducted at the residence Satur-soon afterwardsdaymorningat9:30 o’clock by Dr.Chas.Anderson of the First Baptistchurch,’and the remains were takentoOlivetchurch,Catawba county,for burial beside the grave of her late husband.‘Brief servicesconductedatOlivetchurch,of which the deceased was for many years aRev.J.S.Connell, the pastor,assisted in the service at at Amoy,China. Javan for several years. Davidson students Friday vo’ send.a telegram of congratu to President Wilson,a former student, and the telegram was sent._6 Miles P.Pegram,years a prominent citizen of Char- lotte,is dead.He was born in -coln county in-1834 and‘had liv Charlotte for 60 years. The news comes for a two-weeks’honeymoon at Hot Springs,Va,Their private car was attached to a special train leaving the capital for «HotSpringsafter11o'clock Saturday The President dined as usual at theWhiteHouseat7o’clock with |hisdaughtersandafterwardsdroveto his bride’s home,about a mile fromtheExecutiveMansion. ing rain which swept the city all dayclearedoffatsunsetandtheeveningwasoolandpleas: via Washington that Mr.Geo.A.Bellamy,known as ithe “Duke ofBrunswick”county,,willbeacandidateintheDemocraticpmariesforStateAuditor. There is talk that all ‘Democraticcongressionalaspirantsinthetenthstandasideandgive Judge Mike Justice of RutclearfieldtobeatBritt—if he ean. The Boone Democrat says an 8-inch snow fell in Watauga Saturday night, 1th,and more snow fell on Sunday, and Tuesdaywhichaboutblockedtravel for a time. W.L.Fennell,89 years old,commit-ted suicide in Charlotte Sunday byHad‘been ill with,pellagra more than a year and suicidewastheresultofmelancholia.|Wife Mrs.Brown was born Lowrance and was a native of Catawba county.SheoldlastAugust.SeveralyearsagosheandMr.Jacob BrownmovedtoStatesvilletomaketheir home with their.son,Mr,T.'N.Brown. Mr.Brown died three or four yearsSurvivingare fa l +—License has been ismarriageofMr.GroverandMissBertieLeeMasseyL.Lackey and Miss IdaMr.Chas.T.Coleman and. —EiverythingthePresident arri Brown of Greensboro,Jesse M.BrownofYoungsville.Pa.,and T,N.and Q.R.Brown of Statesville,° Aad underconcretion,Raliie dt tateadunderconsideration,being:idate for.the.Democratic.nforsheriff‘but has.decidedacandidate,and.thankshaveofferedsupport.;—Today and’tomerrow areedtobetheshortestdaysofandaccordingtothealmanacwinterbeginstoday.It isvailingopinion,however,tha’weather began in.thisthebigsnow,if not earlier, .'—The Landmarkis V4that:members of the Ladies’ciety.of the Firstchurch,who have promised \tions for thepleasesenddonations toWhiteby10.30 Frida:—The ladies ofdonatefilledstockings for |distribution.are ited ton,on west |Front:Vera B.Jones,the ingwilldistributethem.All.sshouldreachMrs.Jones ‘not lateThursday.:nantes ie?Ke»—Bloomfield,the..m suburb on.the be—a home wedding.On the first floor of the bride’s home,in two communicating rooms,aweddingbowerhadbeenarrangedwithabackgroundoffarleyanceand;maiden hair ferns extending from thefloortotheceiling.Overhead there was a canopy of green in the form ofashelllinedwithScotchheather.the background and at the center wasplacedalargemirrorframedwith orchids and reflecting the scene.AboveTwoofthedead|the mirror was a spray of orchidswereemployesandtwowerenegro,across a background of ferns and the corners of the canopy were with orchids.American beauty roseswereonbothsidesofthecanopy,be- neath which was a prayer ,rug..onwhichthePresidentandMrs.Galtkneltduringtheceremony.Just at the hour set for the cere-mony the President and his bride ap-peared at the head of the staircase,which was decorated with|ferns,asparagus vines and American beautyTheydescendedtothelower bfloor where the guests were groupedaboutinformally.The Rev.Herbert Scott Smith,rec-tor of St.Margaret’s Protestant’Epis-copal Church,of which the bride is acommunicant,was walting beneath thecanopytoperform.the ceremony. sist,was the grRey.James H.'Tay-of the Central Presbyterian Mrs.,William H.Bolling the bride’s mother,gave her away.After the ceremony.the weddingpartythenturnedtothediningroom, where a buffet supper was served.decorations there were in pink and onthebuffetswerebankedgrowingferns and pink roses.The tables were dec-orated with Lady Stanley rose blos-On a tablein the center was.ke—a fruit cake sev-+ornamented Mrs.Sallie Turner Bost,wife ©ofMr:Chal.Bost,died i*riday morning at her home on Seventh street. had been ill with pneumonia Thanksgiving Day,Deceased was 46yearsoldandissurvivedbyherhus-band and seven.children.The family moved to Statesville from Shiloh township a few years ago. services were conduc-ed at the house Saturday by Rev.J.W.Williams and the remains were taken to PleasantHillgraveyardforinterment.fMr.’Wesley Lucas Coble,father of Judge A.L.Coble of Statesville,died Friday of the infirmities of age at his home in Alamance county. Mr.Coble was in his 93d year anddied.in the home in which he was born and lived his whole life. well-known and_highly farmer,was,postmaster at his home—Hartshorn—for more than 60 years,fire fromleaving their trenches,whilej2nd was greatly esteemed by his other detachments were driven back _Five persons were killed and 11 injured,one probably fatally,Friday night,in a rear-end collision between an accommodation train bound from Wilmington,Del.,to Chester,and a train of empty express cars,on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,twomilesfromChester. shooting himself. Mr.Abel Pitts,’a citizen of Glen Al- pine,Burke county,died a fewsdays ago.aged 90 years.of Gatawba courity but.had lived at Glen Alpine for more than a quarter of a century.Thursday afternoon at Sherrill’s Ford,Catawba county,says the New- ton Enterprise,Miss Tri daughter of Mr,and Mrs.T.E.Sher-rill.and Mr.Gales Lester,son of Mr. and Mrs.C,.H.Lester,were wedded. Conrad.Tillman,a colored.citizen of Yadkin,was landed in jail last weekforstealing.a bottle of Vick’s croup and pneumonia salve,says the Ripple. Wonder if he really neededmedicineorthoughtitwassomething He was a,native of them school boys and the sixth the driver of the school bus—were killed Friday on a grade crossing near:Berthold,N.D.; when a Great Northern passenger train struck‘the omnibus which was taking the children home from school. A heavy fog.prevailed.The children, all under 16 years of age,were mem-bers of three families.oy The White Star Line has agreed to in ‘settlement of allclaimsarisingfromthesinking‘of the Titanic on April 15,1912,when more than 1,500 persons were drowned.Of this amount approximately $500,000wouldgo.to American claimants:and'$50.000:to British $114,000 would be for interest.and ex-perts in connection with the'numérous Six persons2-five friends and neighbors for and.-honorable dealings,his.modesty,candor and cheerful’contentment un-der all circumstances.He is survived by three children:Judge Albert.L. Coble of Statesville,John W..Cobleand.Mrs.Fannie.J.Reitzel.of Ala-mance,county.All the children werewiththeirfatherwhenhedied.ThefuneraltookplaceSundayattheLu- at the Greek frontier,where the An-|theran church of which Mr.glo-French ‘forces crossed to make A boy baby,about three weekswasdesertedbyhis.mother at the Southern passenger station in G -boro Sunday afternoon—put on a”and left and no trace of the mother: found.Baby was sent.to the Chil- dren’s Home.A 12 to 14 inch snow was reportedast.week,causing the suspension of logging operations and also,it is probable,making a trifle uncomfortable the stay of the lady who is holding Mt.peak against all comers. The case against O.C.Klingman of Greensboro,charged with the embez- zlerhent of several thousand dollars from the J.I.Case Threshing Machine Company,of which he was ‘local man- ager,was continued at the recent term of Guilford Superior Court. The large country store of C,-W. Taylor was burned Roads,six miles southeast of Newton, during Thursday night.Insurance of $1.000 and the property valued between $3,000 and $4,000.The cause of the fire is not determined. Miss Leitha Davis and Miss Bessie Love were seriously hurt,John Bau- com’s shoulder was broken and Green Paxton received a painful wound:in his head‘as a result of the collision of an automobile in which they were rid- ing with a Seaboard freight train,at a crossing in Monroe Friday night. Mrs.Lizzie M.King of Cary,Wake county,complains to the Raleigh po- lice that her fiancee,one R.M.Rob- ertson,inveigled her into letting him $204 of her mon- isappeared..The west,is“hoor-Ptoomfiel dent’s pastor, The Forest Service of the Depart- ment of Agriculture will gress to appropriate $10,000,000 to complete the National Forest System in'the east.Already 1,317,000 acreshavebeenpurchasedintheNewEng-land States and the South.Much of the land purchased is in the mountainscfNorthCarolinaandourfolksareinterestedinacontinyanceoftheap- had been a member.for many years.|wt.Mitchell ored’BaptistThe|Soliciting help:to give a.treat tocolored children who honetoprovideforthem.Themark‘ig’asked ‘to.say,thtionsmaybeleftatAlexander&Bro,or will be ciby“Pastor Allen if he is”h{Phone 393red. Taylorsville Scout,has.address’of Prof.Jas.H.Hill of.county,before the CiceroniantonicSocieties‘of the.,Institute,at’T \ address in‘neat format25centsaidpreservingplewill“doubtless a north Tredéll The Statesville’basketball team de- feated the Concord team,on the Statesville floor Saturday night by a The Concord play- ers have not been “in the game”very long and Statesville found it easy to “clean-’em up.”“But the local playerswillbe“up against it”tonight,when they must meet the Wake Forest.Col- lege team on the local floor. Forest has a team which is expected to prove a good match for Statesville.And tomorrow night.Statesville will face another good team on the local floor,when it will meet the Trinity College team.The games with the college teams will probably be the best of the season and large crowds are ex-pected to witness them.Extra chairs are being placed.to take care of in- creased attendance. begin at 8:15 each night.Manager Salley eappcts to arrangeforanumberofgamesinStatesvilleduringtheholidays,but-the schedulehasnotbeencompleted.The CharlotteY.M.C.’A.team is to be here New Year’s Day.and Statesville will go to Charlotte three days later. Thinks They Will Agree to Nearly~600 ‘horses valued at.a average of $200 each,consigned to Brest,France,for the use of Allied Armies,were drowned “in the North river,at New York,’Friday,when a barge sprang a leak and sank. animals were to be transferred to thesteamerAnglo-California for France.The barge went to the bottom ‘soon af-ter the loading of the animals on thesteamerhadbegun.MINE G.J.Thrasher of Montgomery,Ala.,R.CG.Howard and L,E,Aymant ofSouthCarolina,were all convictedintheUnitedStates,court at Montgom-ery.of using the mails to defraud inthepromotionoftheBankers’Bond and Finance.,Company,.a_company iol’the organization oThecompanyi eral layers”hspraysofpink [orchids in the center.Mrs.Wilson cut)the cake without for-i ngement Was made at Oliver’s Cross for bestowingthanthoseinthe wedding party. During the ceremony and at theluncheonafterward.the bride wore hertravelingdress,|a black silk velvet gown,with a pibeaver,with n excent one“feat] on the left side.wore the Presi cture hat of blacktrimmingswhateverherslightlyupturned]!At ner throat shentv’s wedding gift,a“Xl Earl Millsaps,dellwasbrought:to Statesvilleyby.Deputy Sheriff Jones and*p)in jail to await trial in Suponachargeofhouse-breJohnGrose,.colored,hearing before Justice reterdayonachargeofhaving’uor than.the law allow:$100 bond for“his higher:court.was notified Suanconsiderablestir.about the.homGrose,in Rabbittown;:and)wiofficermadehis.visit.he filon-of -booze:on the prenfindingoftheliquorbthe-arrest of Grose:—In.Justice -Lazenby’sdayWileyShoemaktoasimpleassault,on|Judgmentsuspended The games will maenificent:dia :The skirt of her gown was of walk-ing length and cut on “ull lines.Thewaisthadsilkenembroideryofblue,shading from the deep,tones of royal blue to delicate shades of pastel andwasthreadedwithsilver, vart of the waist was embroidered onblacknetoverabandofsilverinthedesien—of_lilies,below which ‘was agirdleofblackvelvet.The sleeves ofthegownwereofblacknet‘fashionedintiny.tucks with_long bell shapedcuffsofembroideredvelvetwhich11.down ovey the hand,Her cellar,which was high and upstanding, was of black lace.her honeymoon journey,Mrs.W wore ‘over her.gown abrondétailwithbands of Yukon and, muff to.match,She wore a chin-chin 5 Upstairsoneroom was set aside for- wedding gifts,which despite in- timations.from,the White House that nothing be serit*by any.others than relatives.and close friends,ran into In.deference.to President’s wishes the houses of Con- gress sent no gifts officially,but many members sent personal remembrances, The Virginia delegation,representing the native State of the counle,sent a Wytheville,the bride’s home town.sent a:minia’ f country banks. they promotedandsold’stock had 81 cents assetswhenitbecamebankrupt. A man who gave his name as Alex- ander Ruf;-apparently about-70-years old,went to an undertaking establish-ment in Washington,bought a.coffin,arranged for the cremation of his body and paying tre billwalkedtothestreetand committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol.At his boarding house.all that was known about him was that hewasa‘soldier and had no relatives.— Samuel Gompers,president of theerationofLabor,told have possession» ey.whereupon he lady doesn’t want the man but sheCountyAttorney.Caldwell,who with wants “dem presents back,”so ,to Mr.A.A.Whitener of Hickory,wenttoCharlottetoconferwiththeoffi- cials of the Southern Power Co.-rela- tive to:a bridge across the CatawbariveratLookoutShoals,believes that the Power company.will agree to the proposition:made by Itedell and Ca-tawba-counties.Mr.W the Power company,who has charge of such matters,was not in Charlotte counties called at the offices of the}company,but theother officials whowérepresent.talked -favorably “and promised that Mr.Lee wotld give the matter his attention upon his return to Charlotte.The two counties agree to pay one-third ench Power compahy to paycost‘of thé bridge.' f Wilson county will tary of the State Board of Agriculture after January Ist,suc~ ceeding Mr.Elias Carr,resigned.The position .was_offered perintendent of schools county,who declined ‘it.Mr.Barnes) was formerly a member of the Board K..W.Barnes 0hecomesecre When she left on Mr.Wright.su- American Fed tPresident-Wils |WC.Lyda,_who_lives-near Hender-| sonville,fell prostrate on the floor at his home Friday froma stroke of naralysis and while his wife called for help their 16-year-old .son, ‘da,who was convatescing from fe- d diphtheria,fell from his chair and with the utterance,“I’m dying,” passed into death. Baptists repreSentin Fork,.Caldwell and.NortAssociationswereHickory,Saturday considering the con- solidation of the three Baptis.inti was readytogive its support to thedefenseof.the nation and should’be allowed a.voice in making prepara-tions.Mr.Gompers asked the Pres-ident_to_appoint a representative.of labor to the commission he may name to confer with army.and navy officers on the mobilization of the nation’s.re- Gopies:of.the premium.Iredell Poultry Assoviashowarenowbeing:Searreary Sens ‘The sually g'one,manymiumsgivenbylocal,fered in addition.to medals,cups,—from the.requests forand,the inquiries abo‘the show there will be a:ber.of entries.w +he-hundreds. and ask the The assembling of two New Year's’ shiptoads of foodstuffs for Belgium is announced,by the commission for re- lief in Belgium in New York:Ohefand Mrs.Bolling,her pi xo will consist principally of~donationsof-th in conference at The rural schools of the county will suspend from the 24th to January 3d for.the holiday vacation. Pocahontas Memorial.Association;in Maiden,‘one at Lenoit and one at t “4 North Catawba.worked out and |continues ‘to grow and quite a number of teachers have expressed their Schools of the,count ¢Indian.Princess,sent 4 bronze statue.of .Pocahontas. Menominee Indians of Wisconsin sent a handsome’bead belt. queen of Hawaii sent a scarf.Every member.of the cabinet When the numerous gifts are sorted it is understood:all.those having in- trinsic value;which came from per- sons unknown to the President or Mrs. Wilson,will be returned.The President and Mrs.Wilson:are expected to return to the capital on or before January 4,when Congress;™enjum|reconvenes.‘ entofthe Uni thisterm,The first was:Preswhosewifedieddi ‘(Continued on eighth page) lief committees -in Pittsburgh andWesternPennsylvania.The second ip will carry foodstuffs and clothingivenbythepeopleofConnecticut.Itthe*ships will sail about plans are to be a location for the con- solidated institution decided on. “Charles M;Cooke’s home at; burglarized and silver,8.in money ‘and a hi ‘her of curios belonging to Capt. N.Gooke,who recently returnJapanandRussia,werekewasn’t at home wlied,but it*wouldryhisremarksif he get the fellow in his court. |Three outlaws”last.week hel ‘i passénger train on the Kansas , Southern railroad;nea: blew open the safe in the express car, robbed the mail car of packamadeasafegetaway.- beyond the allot-go desire.Myr.of the Hebron continue the schoo Ison,oes:rea graded sche Will |amorrowtospend“the.0.8.Johngon,teachéaf Louisburg was school inZOlin township,reports that ; k|‘The State of ‘Virginia has institut- ed suit at Williamsburg,Va.,againstckKernochan,an attorneyw:York,committee for Miss Ma-’Marshall,to cdltect $900,000,alleg-inpaid taxés due the State arid theeityof:Williamsbarg.Marshall,who:occupihonieneartheStateas by physicians of thinstitution,has’for more .than 18earsbeenaresidentoftheStateof jler, pupils have be-satan and anx- ing relatives and: to tun the school‘winter on sub-t iretaeke teachers in the list. n't shop It,is claimed ‘atWiltiamsbu‘under treatment *“answer to say the patrons should pass R * ;@ot cot the debt and patronage ,Of the at by indulging,but loses\his fria i a oy :had failed to provide the proper legal a :~ *roe Enquirer gives as-one reason that 1ee ;-..ton.case:however;does not:necessarily on the merits of the Morganton pro- ed.The judge held that the magis-‘trate’s court had no- -$20,applied to the “loéal bank,which |‘gave it to him for thirty days for $1; there may be some justice in these the community to do business on such y and lodging houses to see ifrecleanandsanitaryandBefireescapes,etc,—is authorizedlaw.In touring the’State thebyinspectorfound,300 hotelsrestaurantsin.bad condition andheissuedorders*for a clean-up.It is|berthattheinspectorispaidby|.oes levied on the proprietors of the“places inspected.The idea is a goodone.People who set up a place ofblicentertainmentshould‘be made‘to keep it cléan and safe.It is no ‘on that.They can’t always tell whattheyareeatingandwhenaccommoda-tions are limited they have to acceptwhattheycanget.’ Announcing thatit‘wilBdo business‘on the cash in advance basis,begin-‘ning early in the New Year,the Mon- the fellow who gets.in debt to a pa- ray is cut.off becomes an enemy.| t Says:°°:i“We could name several men in this county of ours who if fer years_They_have spoken a kindly word for i¢Enquirer we are not aware of it.|.Certainly they have sneered.Theywerecutfromthemailinglistbecausetheywouldnotpayanhonestdebt.”s?yThat strikes home to every publish-to.every.business man who hasdostby.bad debts.As a rule one loses dship.The favor of the longindulgence,continues until patiencegeasestobeavirtue,counts nothingwiththatclass.They owe and don’tintendtopay,and when they're cutofftheyseektojustifythewrongthey've done by becoming an enemyandseekingtohurtyourbusiness,Base ingratitude?Certainly.“Butwheneverdidadeadbeatgiveathoughtto:gratitude?The:only wayTheLandmarkcanaccount‘for this sort of thing is,that the,deadheat.:-knowing he isif’t Péing to pay,has no esp ‘or anybody.who trusts.him.We thinks more of those who refuseiimcredit.5 ‘It has en the custom ih Morgan- ton,as in other towns,to tax the owners of adjoining property withpartofthecostofsidewalkand ‘street.improvement.Two propertyeeeinMorgantonrefusedtopay,‘thecase went to court and Judge Shaweidedthetowncouldn’t collect.This cision has givén concern not only in ‘organton but in-other towns whereispracticeprevails,The Morgan- affecteother towns.-It all depends ontheauthoritygiven.in the charter.Un-der the old charter of Statesville it“Was supposed the town had authority‘totollect part of:this cost from ad- Jo property.owners..This wasdoneforsomeyears,until it occuredto,some of the property owners to re-fuse ae.When the city attorneyexaminedtheprovisiunofthecharter,a view to enforcing collection,helecided’it ‘wouldn't hold and no,suit‘Was brought.Later the charter was amended anda provision inserted thatwillhold,or at least nobody has un- ‘det O@test.it.That charter pro-visions of this character can be madetostick'is ynauestioned,but some towns have failed only because they ions,Note—It has since been explainedthatJudgeShaw’s decision was not »Heturned the case down onthegroundthatitwasimproperlyin-stituted,having been brought first in.@ magistrate’s court and then appeal- jurisdiction”andtheappealwasvoid.ts ‘ii +#®; This from the Progressive Farmer:.“A friend writes us as rollows: “My.neighbor,wanting a ‘loan:of what rate of interest did he pay?’ cent per annum—a rate which would bankrupt any legitimate »usiness onearth.Of course.the bank chargingsuchaninterestratemayholdthat.it was justified because o*the small‘Size of the loan,the short time it ran,and the poor security offered,and claims;but it is high time both bor-rower and lender realized that it isadbusinessforbothofthemandfor ret.We believe that the farmerwhohasmadeitapointtokeepanac-sent ‘with the bank,keeping his sur-lus funds there and paying by check,has as a rule so established his creditthatreasonableratesonloansaregen-erally obtainable;and we believe alsothat.really broad-minded-business menirécomingtoseethatusuriousratesaredetrimentaltothebestinterests hole mmuni'_in_a_trans- a ‘the one -ubove cited,bothareevidentlyatfault.”“in many “places—not all—banksjhave.a tule to make no loan for less$1;The landmark heard recent-a x a rinowhich-a borrower waswWaying$la‘mad month for a $10 loan.Hemadetheloanfor30daysandre-“newed each month and was therefore pa:$12 a-year for a $10 loan.Thatwoulddocredittoanyloansharkinthe‘land and~cannot’be justified byeyprocessofreasoning.The banks ve neither a legal nor 9 moral right‘to makea rule to charge a dollar “Unele Jo,” Democratic Revenue Bill Had’Produced More Money Prior to‘the War Thanthe:Republican Measure.:a ’y The House of Congress Thursday night,by a vote of 205 to 189,passed the joint resolution extending.theeeerevenue‘tax “until Decem- ,ave *‘Sénate Friday adopted the fautolutionafteralivelypartisandebate, by’a vote of 45 to 29,Democrats sup- porting it solidly and.Republicans un-animously.opposing’it,President Wilson signed the measure.Immedi-ately after the adoption of the resolu- tion by the Sopa vonacens adjourn-ed until January 4, -The Republicans,voting solidly against the resolution,were joined by five Progressives and five Democrats—Callaway,Texas;Hilliard andKeating,Colorado;Buchanan,Ilinois, and Wingo,Arkansos.'Several.pro-posed.amendments to”shorten the pe- riod of extension were voted down. Minority Leader Mann urged thatextensionfora‘shorter period was preferable\and former Speaker:Can- noh suggested an issve of Panama ca-nal bonds to meet the deficit.Representative.Kitchin,of |North Carolina,in’his first speech as Thajor- ity leader,told the House that unless the law was extended the Treasury would face a deficit of more thar $81,- 000,000 at the end*of the next ‘fiscalyear.; * is popular in time of peace,”he said, “but we would be unworthy of the rec-ord of the Democrats under this ad-" ministration and this Congress if we did not have the couvage and patriot- ism to arrange sufficient revenues to meet the government’s absolute neces-sities.”sitTheWashingtoncorrespondent ofthe.Greensboro News.says the House nd galleries were all attention when r.Kitchin,the Democratic majori- ty leader,presented the Democratic argument for continuing the tax.Cori- tinuing his report the correspondentSays:5: Taking up the guestion of objectionvmadebytheRepublicansthattheact was a burden on the peovle and that the revenue should be raised by the tariff,Mr Kitchin told his jRepubli- ean opponents that every ddl ar col- lected from the people under the actgoesdirectlyfromtheirpocketsinto the Federal Treasury)and not a dollar goes into the.pockets'‘of any.fayorite of the Republican party.~~~. “In the last 14 years,since IT h been a member of this House,”sgid the majority leader,“it has been.my observation that nothing makes a Re- dollar collected:from the people ‘goes into.the Treasury for the benefit of all the people,and nothing makes a Republican so happy as when a dol-lar:collected from the people throurh the customs house goes not into the Treasury,where .it belongs,,but into the pockets of the tariff-fattened fa- yorites of the Republican.party. “Of.course they»are,against .this bill.“Why,my friend Fordney -saysthat:if:there:was any national banker who would keep his books as the Sec- retary of the Treasury keeps his in reference to the financial statementoftheTreasury,he would be put in-to the penitentiary.‘What is the of- fensé of the Secretary:of the Treas- dry?It.is that he put down every single,solitary item of disbursement so that every man;woman and child in this broad land can understand it. “And,”continued Mr._Kitchin, “they want to penalize the Secretary of the Treasury for his candor andhistruth..I want to.say to my distin- guishedagriend,Mr:Fordney,that if it was a penitentiary offense to make(I will riot say a deliberate false State- ment)an absolutely false statement on this floor in regard-to the so-calledDemocratictariffandtheso-called Democratic extravagance,there wouldnotbeaRepublicanoutofthepeni- tentiary who has snoken here today.”_At this juncture Tom Heflin of Ala-_i r .|bama,who is the official leader of the--“The-answer,of course,is 60-per |forces on thesDemocratic side when itisintendedtoindicatetoanymember that his oratory is approved byhis collearue,gave the Indian war whoop and the other members joined in a demonstration that...was second tononeseentnWashington:in manyyears. ’The North rolina Congressmanwalked.up and «ie House cham- ber,calm.and collected,and “knock-ed”his Republican foes down each time.they arose to their feet to make a point.Mr.Kitchin did not speak from manuscript.He seemed to have an amazing knowlecze of the goodpointsof,the Democratic tariff andanegualamountwithreferenceto weak spots on the Republican side.The much-talked-of ability of Mi-nority Leader Mann to-twist-Kitchiminto,a double howknot’faiied to’ma- terialize in today’s oratorical eee on- “We Democratsknow that_no-tax!,¢pia, |ta vublican so mad -as when an honest }* ftrepresents the @ Uniofmillions ‘ofpeople,annatieaiam OMe Kitehin declared that hedid notbelievetheRepublicans:deliberatelymadefalsestatementswithreferencetothetarifforanyotherquéstion;relative to Democratic,legislation,“Idosaythis,”he continued,“that’ithesestatementsarenotdeliberateandwillful,you are the most ignorant!set of men that ever got together jinthisworld,”acl MisHethentookupthestatementofRepresentativeJohnson:@f Washing-ton,who had stated that the presentlaw.imposed a heavy burden.onthepoormanbecauseitimposedataxormortgages.“The truth is,”Mr,Kitchin,“there is.no tax on mort-gages.Here is the law.I want youtosendthisbacktoyourconstitnents:in Washington so that they will notbemisinformedastothelaw.”Kitchinthenreadthelaw.amid a storm of av-plause from the Democratic side:HetoldJohnsontotellhispeopinalsothattheRepublicanactof1898taxed notes and mortgages,while the Demo-cratic law exempted.mortgages,Taking up the charge of MinorityLeaderMannthattheDemocratshadbeenextravagant,Mr,Kitchin saidtherewasnotonewordof.truth inthestatement.“I know some of you Republicans stata untruths,”he’said,but.I don’t think you do it deliberate- lv.IJ attribute it to force ‘of habit.”He said that exclusive of postoffice appropriations,which is always ex- cluded because it comes vack in post- office,receipts.under administration ident—_Wilsen—and—Postmaster General Burleson,there was an.actu+al surplus in thementofthreemillion dollars,where-as eyery year since the Republicans had was a deficit.pe 4 “Excluding that,”he said,°“the Democratic administration appropriat- ed $17,253,000 less than the last year of the Taft administration./And yet the gentleman from ‘Illihois,Mr. Mann,the gentléman from Pennsyl-vania,Mi.Moore,’and even that dis-tinguished statesman from —Illinois,Mr.Cannon,talks about Democratic extravagance.I challenge any Repub- lican to deny my.statements.” Taking.up the Simmons -.Under- wood tariff measure,Mr.Kitchin madetheemphaticstatementthattheUn- der -Wood Simmons measure pro-duced $10,000,000 more from the time it went into effect up to the break- ing out of the European war,August} ,1914,than.the Payne -Aldrichvdidduringthe-entire previous He challenged any one to denystatementandtoldtheRepublithat.jhe would give them untilgressadjournsnextsummer_tovethet“his figures.were wrong,, eration October“From that time to August 4,1914,the day the European war began,theDemocratic‘measure had.‘produced;$10,889,000 more than the last Payne;Aldrich law for the identical ‘sainé months.” Atthis.point Mr.majopyity leader to yield forya qués tion.’ Mann “asked the ”“Import duties and.income tax, Mr.Kitchin replied. Mr.Mann:“How candid my friend was to the House.” Mr.Kitchin:“The.Payne-Aldrichactwasnotallanimportact,was it? You recognized,and it was so stated}: on the floor by Mr.Payne,that t6 make the deficit,in’customs:receiptsit-was necessary for them to put a corporation tax into that bill.I say we declared specifically on this floorthatwhatwelackedinmakingfrom customs we would make up with anincometax.We know,as you know, that Senator Dolliver was right when he said that under the Republican pro-tective tariff for.every dollar that went into the Treasury,$5 went into the pockets of the American manu- facturers.We resolved that the out- rage upon the American ‘people and robbery of them should cease and we reduced the tax so taat more impor-tations should come in,Weput.jingo. law an income tax that raised $80,- 000,000,so that every dollar of ’’it would go into the Treasury for the benefit of the people.I say that from, October 3,1918,to August 1,1914,the reyenue under the.revenue act amounted to $306.775,000,while for the same identical months under the Payne-Aldrich act,the year before this last year,it only amounted ta’$295,387,395."".See Pile of Gold as_Big as Three Cords of Wood. Two hundred tons of.gold,worth $102,000,000 and occupying the space of three cords of wood,are stored intheUnitedStatesassayofficeinNew Mr:Hull,thinks thatsitedSealey’wash tel hundade The Posioffice art, arge of.the government.there |, “The Underwood bill:went into 9p;3,1918,”he cai ging bounded on the ngrth by the lands of 8.0.|i “Are those import duties?”the Tl-!remainder,of the Amanda King tract of land|linois:member inquired. « or ti "|Boy in Teens. .‘The Enquirér says a woman,aparently40yearsold,walked into theregisterofdeeds’office in Monroe afewdaysagoandaskedfora.mar-riage license explaining that she wastheladyinthecase.and that a boyinhisteenswhoaccompaniedherwas“the man.”The register protestedthattheboywasapparently’not 16andthat18was-the legal age.Thewomaninsistedthatitwouldbeallright;that she beer housekeepingfortheboy’s father,his''mother.be-ing dead,and that the father had notonlygivenhisconsentbuthadpro-vided’the money to pay for the li- cense. of 10 Wai to Mare *While the woman was talking with race,”says the Enquirer,“the hoy inthecasesatbytheopenfireplacein the front office and was silent in 17 languages.”He said never a word. ithe ,woman’s disgust -and disappoint-ment,It was.afterward learned, was.not 16 years old.ss Road:Bonds Defeated:in Wilkes. Wilkesboro Patriot.4 bonds to improve.the publie roads of Edwards township was overwhelm-ingly defeated at.the election.held in that township Tuesday,14th.The vote stood 100 for the proposition to 192 against it,the ratio being two toone.RHEUMATISM ARRESTED the swiftness of a current of a;mill)- The proposition to vote $40,000 oft= Many people suffer the tortures.of:Jame muscles and stiffened joints becauseofimpuritiesintheblood,and each suc-ceeding attack seems.more acute until rhenmatismhasinvaded the whole system. To arrest rheumatism it is quite as im-portant toimprove your general health astopurifyyourblood,and the cod liver oil inScott's Emulsion is naturé’s great bleod-;maker,while its medicinal nourishmentstrengthenstheorganstoexpeltheimpuritiesendupbuildyourstrength.° Scott’s Emulsion is helping thousands |,every day,who could not find other relief. *Refuse the alcoholic substitutes. SHINGLES! jdf your house needs a new roof the Christmas present that would please for the House. Cypress,Pine and Tin Shingles,Nails, Ready-Painted Valley Tin,Ridge Roli and Shingle Stain,C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’sPlanters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.©. ‘Under,by virtue of and in execution of ajudgmentoftheSuperiorCourtofIredell,gounty,made in a special proceeding entitled,[WY P.Martin,administrator of Alice C.Mar-tin vs.A.E,Martin et..als.,the undersignedcommissionerwill,on B MONDAY,JANUARY 10,1916,j sell to the highest bidder for cash at publicauction,at the court house door of Iredell eoun- ty,the following deseribed tract or parcel of |land together with the buildings thereon,sit-| juated In Barringer township:Twenty-five iacres }}more or less,known as the Alice Martin home|\place,situated in Barringer township and ber| Overcash;on the cast by the lands of Mrs.Jen-}nie Sloan;on the south by the lands of -—-—~!Brawley;and on the west by the lands of S.|QO..Overeash and being a part,and all the} |owned by “Alice C.Martin at the time of her j death,JNO.A.SCOTT,Jr.,Geo.A.Morrow,Atty.Commissioner.Dee.10,1915, NOTICE OF SERVICE OF SUM.-MONS BY PUBLICATION. North,Carolina,Iredell-Cqunty. In the Superior Court,danuary Term,1915. your family most would be..a Hat)=eAllgradesofCedar,|= es Forks,Spoons of all kinds,inCutGlass.O!Just come in and see what we haye., Kinds of NiceThings For|s iis ri t as gy Watches,Bracelets,Layalliers,Brooches,Rings,Chains, Neck Chains,with Lockets,Cuff Links,Mesh Bags,Cloth —-Brushes,Comb,Brush and Mirror Sets,Stillettoes,Nail’|Files,a right fresh barrel of Hand Painted China,Knives, Presents.«| silver plate and solid silver, The license was nut issued,much to}== from folks who knew the boy,that he)&: COMMISSIONER'S SALE OF LAND|—— |R.H.RICKE : RT &SON.|| _ ace!| When doing your Christmas Shopping donotoverlookthehardwarestoreforthereisnoplaceyoucangowhereyouwillfindsuchavarietyofusefulandvaluablegifts,\We have the largest stock of AluminumwareeverseeninStatesvilleandourlineofcutleryiscompleteinqualityandde- ere from the cheapest~sign.You cangeth knife and fork to the handsome 1847 Rog-ens goods,percolators,’tea kettles,’finecarpentertools. anything suitable for band,brother or.sister, friend. You can find almost your wife,your hus- sweetheart or ei Sometimes you can be a “tight wad”butnotduringthegladChristmas‘season.Limber up and make your loved ones andfriendshappybygivingthemsomesplen-did gift. Dae Yours truly, Montgomery Hardwa RRReee Daisy Parks,plaintiff,vs.Espy Parks,de-|fendant.|Espy Parks,the defendant above named,will|take notiec that an actign entitled gs above|has been commenced.inthe Superior Court of a divorce a mensa et thoro,from said defend-ant;and the said defendant will further takenoticethatheisrequiredtoappearatsthetermofthe the plaintiff will apply to the court for thereliefdemanded‘in said com,d,A.HARTNESS,,m Clerk Iredell Superior Court.J,A,Scott,Jr.,Attorney for Plaintitt. Nov.80,1915. Pure Mountain Buck- wheat Flour. White Cap.PreparedFloutee. Log Cabin Syrup.» All kinds of fruits foryourChristmascakes, Goods deliveredpromptly. Huyler’s Candies for Christmas makeeveryonehappy,delicious and wholesome. Discriminate when you.byourCand at our store.., _W.F.HALL,’PHONE 20.' y---select Huyler’s They are -Druggist, Statesville,N.C. Iredell county,North Carolina,by the plain-3 tiff above named for the purpose of securing!# perior Court of said.county!3tobeheldonthefifthMondaybeforethefirst|#Monday in ‘March;1916,at the court hoffe of|#said county in Statesville,N.C.,and anéwer|§ ‘or demur to the.coraplaint in said aetion,or|¥ pleint,1% PPHONE89.FOR|| a}8 on ChristmasPresents 2Men!| If your father,husband,-brother or best *jr :friend owns a car he will appreciate more’than anything else oneautomobileaccessories:of the following Steering Wheel CoyerDrivingGloves { ~Auto Raincoats .eS Electric or Hand HornTireGauge :|Goggles. Engine Covers.-— Speedometer. Bumper. Upholstered Cover. If he hasn’t a car then buy him a Ford;Reo or Overland. ~~Real Bargains, We have several good used Cars in stock which we-are-offering at real bar- gains. “Tl Special Tire Sale.In erder to reduce’our #§—stock of Tires we are giy- ing an inner Tube free with every pair of Tires York.The gold is in 16,346 bars. ‘theaccumulations of British sovereigns and other foreign: coins brought to the United ‘States’within—about—six_weeks—in—an eff: Dy otdellandotherswhohave made repu- tations'as rough and tumble debaters on the floor of the House,were no match for Mr.Kitchin.Smiling at all times,and never for a moment los-ing ‘his self-control,Ke amazed his most ardent.admirers by his ready answers to all questions put to him. Answering criticism of Cannon andMinorityLeaderMannthattheDem- ocrats were not patriots because theyadvocatedthepassageoftheresolu- tion,Leader Kitchin walked:over.to the Republican side and,pointing his. finger first at Mann and then at “Un- to-maintain the financial -balante betweenEuropeannationsandtheUnit-/’ed ‘States.The bars have been melt-ed down to 916.6 fine,this being finer than the gold used in the —UnitedStatesmints.AEE eae ve Whenever You Need a General Tonic.:Take Grove’s”~-ib The Old Standard Grove’s ‘TastelesschillTonic‘is ‘equally valuable.as.aGeneralTonicbecauseitcon:the:well known tonic propertiesofQUININEandIRON,:It acts on the Liver;Drives. ‘ae sage ea loans at ie regular rate may not be profitable,betif they can’t afford to make themattheregularratetheyshculdrefuse!outright,Morally,violation ofheinterestlawis.no more excusablepviolatingotherlaws,which mayconsidered,more disreputable;and’ cle Jo.,”said:~~; “I know \you fellows/are not.pa-triots.I do not mean it in an offen-sive way,but diplomatically.You are The real difference between.you andthegentlemen’on this side of thechamberisonthequestion,What©ispatriotism?~Patriotism\is love and ‘worse stjll,the people who securesmalljoansarelessabletopayhighnteepepeectogaesecurebigloans,—ng high rates formallloansissimplygrindingthelaces-of the poor—taking advantage ofandnecessity.sede digestion.A stillofChamberlain'sbledwithin4i-only cost # loyaltyfor one’s country\but the dif-jference is that you think just a few.\little manufacturers:in New England To Drive Out Malaria .4nyAndBuildUpTheSystemTaketheOldStandardGROVE’STASTELESSchill-PONIC;“You knowwhatyouaretaking,as the formula isprintedoneverylabel,showing it isninineandTrottita‘tasteless form,he nine drives out malaria,the es Iron Ids.up the system.50 centa patriotic.from your own standpoint.| out Malaria,Enriches the B!:Bn “and other Skin Troubles —We Guarantee——\« hae the fi esisis eeenoney.ere’are lots of ‘skin’.idiesbutSaxoistheoaonethe‘rakesanteelikethis.Why don’t you trW.FF.HALL,DRUGGIST,|Statesville,*. to stop the itching andbegin heating’| reit ‘‘DANGER’*: Come ‘like a thief in the night and.scizeupontheinfantchild,Be prepared to savergikeofyourlittleonebyhavingabot-tle o:‘bane Vapo-Mentha SalveaaORs“Croup and Pneumonia. pee T25e,,teatfiat‘For sale by all dealers or sent post-paidohreceiptofprice.BRAME MEDICINE COo.,~N,Wilkesboro,N.C. Butter Wrappers! “»We have the very.best - *Parchment Butter Paper, “and can print your nameandbrandonsame.Let us.__have._your order for any _quantity you want.See us.\.Prices redsonable. Brady Printing Co.| _LCarolina Motor Co.sold during this month. ‘CROUP and PNEUMONIA ff Oj ~The Statesville Realty &Investment Co.=INSURANCE! bedi iia een —2 As a great many policyholders do not seem to know thattheifinsurancewillbevoid-undercontract:of the*policy which:they mention some ovalueless,viz: certain conditions named in thebuy.We deem it-advisable to ~the causes under which the same will be rendered .1—Vacant or idle property.for longer than 30 days—apply to mit;TR mo ._2--Mechanics.making additions to,or»extraordinary altera-tions in or ‘on:property—always get permits-from agents,< *.8—Property upon which there is a mortgage unless notice ofsameisgiven—apply to your agent.~~a—Any change in the title or ownership,of interest in proper- ye mation, ty-insured other than by death. 5—Assignment or transfer of property to another.“a‘6—By any increase in the hazard,notice must be given.~The taking.of’other insurance without notice.'8—-Keeping explosives on thethankeroseneoil,*9-—Property:encumbered hy chattle mortgage, premises without permit other’ é Polieyholders should.read lines’7 to 80 of the printed contract”-7oftheirpolicies,ficiencies..unless notified.It'is impossible for agents to know of these de-Call-on us for any INSURANCE infor- /,(PHONE 54, ‘C“wr INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE.”_J.F.CARLTON,Manager,—Lay.STATESVILLE,N.C.— jg Dai Ui Had mobi ery of co ite ™,|com a a ait sakKy—"1was ot abeeecaySaaao tie Te ym ;aagernee40.60 ywSel‘ou how |suffered with ":py”‘and wihwith nervousiiess and 10.35 em.)ae ty Train N .10:00,leaves 10: Phe eo peegood,an oo had No.15 i mae eymotheradvised meto take‘'s aes ¥thought|:*“tae pel vas early dead.and|&an t do all of myos amy ownpatina:ztheworSardeis’the best medicine in.took the -rere bo incrcreased, bg gp ao htite ailmeron,grhe batterdangerous.Weknow |} sa Ladiet’dak fomen,”1plain wrapper.ah = &: = cp Ff =e #8 Nos,28 and 24 arenot Money For Newspapers. Progressive Farmer.i ‘Keep preaching it,that every one- horse farmer ought to take $5 worth of papers,every two-horse farmer $10 worth,every three-horse farmer15worth.Southern farmers spena|to50,000,000 a.year to fertilize theirlands.If we’d spend about $1,000,-000 more a year to fertilize ourrai,wre profits likely be doub- ‘And have you ever noticed it‘nas the man who is “too poor totakeapaper”is not too poor to buy whiskey to stunt\..what God-givenbrainhehas?Half the money.theahasspentforwhiskeywouldaper-subsessp and a perpetual news- oar tion to every home in~jthe Sones |“Christmas TREAT CATARRH BYNATURE'S METHOD FIPENGION LAist.|\BA 6.|Rewer-Confederate |sane There Are More Deedso oa Sunday.|the Iredell pension warrants,which Sag es 4 “TredellThis ear.i .For the first time,in several years at least,‘the:num of ConfederatepensionersinIredellshowsaanneiparédwiththeyear number -Confederate veterans ‘andwidowswarhavingclosedmorethana century ago,the new names Dasa “a the pension list each year ‘had morethankeptpacewiththoseremovedbyeath.This year,however,there is alecreaseof19inthenumberofpen-sioners,compared with last year,andadecreaseof$216 in the aggregate of have been distributed from the officeoftheclerkofcourt.The total number of pension ‘war- rants this year is 268 and their total valueis $8,868.Last year there were 227 warrants.with a monetar valueof$9,116,and the year previous therewere278nensiorcrs,who Hereved atotalof$8,955.This year ‘Iredell hasonepensionerinaspecial¢Mr.M.P.Beard,who was in’the fourthclass,has become totally.blind andhasaccordinglybeenplacedin’thesnecialclasswhichreceive$120 a year.There is one veteran in the class—Mr,Milas Holtshouser—re-ceives $72 per annum;threein a sec-ond class,Messrs.R.A.Deal,J Moore and .T.A.White,who receive $60 a year each:five in the’third class.Messrs.W.L.Carter,J.A:\Fox,G.W:Hudspeth,J.C.Joyner and R. N.Ryan,who receive $48;and 139 soldiers and 119 widows in the fourthclasswhoreceive$32each,all,widowsbeinginthefourthclass.5Followingisalistofthesoldiers iSthefourthclass:Robt...L..Aldman,T. Heretofore,despite the fact that,ithe|DF Chisdiminishingsrapidly,in call 'the ‘keeping of the day a mock-ery,and decisfurtherfrom fulfillment than everbefore.‘War,hate and strife rule the tianity. fliwhich St.‘Peter described as abilitytoseeonlythatwhichisnear?TheycannotdiscernbeyonTheyhearthegreatgredeaftothebellsofpeacethataresoundingtheirsummonsin_theheartsofmenalltheworldaround.They see the heaped-up ‘corpses the slain,but have no eyes for themountainsofmercywhichhavearis- Who pera but that thisallhumanconflicts.maydownontheenduringpages of his-tory as the war of the pitiful heart? of mercy and brotherhood being done. .R.Bethlehem night has there been such)% new,strong strands of love and good- Mercy and BrotherhoodTnsayver-—Better Realization of\'' Follow the weeDr.William T.Fletebe his year atsmusicofpeace.They will)% eclare that.the mia!song world today,saythe:cities of Chris- Are not the essa af-with that sort blindnessStay: the .obvious.s roaring,but of en upon earth since this war begun.eatest,of e written Never before were so many deeds At.no other hour Since first the :Christmas music stole softly on the i a vital sense of love for mankind }¥among the children of men.Worldbrotherhoodisnearerrealizationto-day than ever before.The swift)Qiktesmshuttleofrecenthisvoryhaswoven will between nations,which twoChristmasesagowereremoteand alien.have heen drive n deaf, |Barbering! Look for W.E.Coley’s BarberShopforyourChristmaswork.Everyening ¢lean and work first-of the materials,such-]as tonics,the best.ELECTRIC MACHINERY—Getashampouandleave.with yourhairperfectlydry.No bad coldsfromColey’s shop.Four barbersComeandbetreatedright. W.E.COLEY.TELEPHONE 242.December 7—6t. ‘always.| Oysters, Celery, Lettuce. ——FRESH—— Every Tuesday and Friday |Miller-McLain Supply Co.ae ——THE—— ‘Paine View Dairy Has just had its cows tested and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy with the Dacro System shount be patronized. —’PHONE 347 BLACK.— DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and 6-inch DRAIN TILE on Every Breath of Hjof“Hyomei CarriesHealing,Medicated Air to the:In-fected Membrane, Nearly every one who has catarrhknowshowfoolishitistotryandcureitwithsprays,lotions,and the like.Temporary relief may be giv- en,but a cure seldom comes. Until recently yourmigaicien wouldprobablyhavesaidtheonlywayto change of climate;but now with asimplepreparationcalled.Hyomei you can carry a health-giving,climateinyourvestpocket‘and,by breath-ing it a few.-minutes four times a day,successfully treat yourself, The complete Hyomei outfit is in-expensive and consists of an inhalerthatcanbecarriedinthevestpock- et,a medicine dropper and a hottle of Hyomei.The inhaler lasts a life|Ttime,and if one bottle does not give permanent relief,an extra bottle of Hyomei can be obtained at any timeforatriflingsum.It ‘is more eco- nomical ‘than all remedies advertisedforthecureofcatarrh,and is.the only.treatment known to us that fol-lows nature in her method of treat- ing diseases of the respiratory -or-gans, The Statesville Drug Co.have sold a great many Hyomei outfits and themoretheysell,the more convincedaretheythattheyareperfectlysafe in guaranteeing to refund the money if Hyomei does not relieve. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the es-tate of W.A.Millsaps,deceased,this is to no- tify all persons having claims against said es- tate to present them to me on or before De- cember 3,1916,or this notice will beinbaroftheir‘recovery.All persons indebtedtoanidestatewill.make immediate settlement,R_A.MILLSAPS, R..T.Weatherman,ait’y.Administrator. Dec.3,1915. Toilet Sets, Manicure SetsandToys LATio R.P.ALLISON'S Book STORE..: Heating&Plumbing Ido both.For quick help catarrh would be to have ajC. J.Atwell,J.P,Austin,W.Mi pean. R.E.Beaver,P.W.Brawley,T.Bageerly,Robt.Brown.L.Barnard,DO.Bost,R.F.Bost,W.A,Byers,A. G.cae eacoh J.Crater,J..M,Craw- ford,A Cook,R.B.Bi B.L.Carter,PsB.Comp:ton,B;Camp-bell,L.A.Campbell,LM aeDanielpeariCohen,J.C.Campbell.J.W.-Cavin,.Geo.Cc.Dearman,H.W.Dearman.J.D Dagenhardt,B.C.Deaton.D.W.Ed- wards;G.L.D,Eller.W.d.Evans. W.A.Fisher,John Foster.F.A:ort- ner,Cain Fox,Silas Freeland,J.H.- Fesnerman,sfcie A.Freeze,‘A.‘Gay, D.Z.Craig,M.L.Goforth.Jas.G. Gwaltney,J.A.Galliher.A.H.meesin. Anderson Goodin,John H.Godfrey,W. A.Goforth,J.W.Guy.W.©.‘Houston, William ‘8.Holland,I.S.Henderson,.Hoke,H.Huffmann,G.W.Hollar. D w.Honeycutt,Milas Hicks,HaleHair.Wilfred Horn.H.H,Harbin,G.W.Hines,W.G.Hendren,John A. Hux.W..M.Hoover,J.A.’Ingram. R.B.Joyner,Henrv T.Johnston,E.L.Josey,A:‘A:Kelley,Columbus Kerr,R.C,Kennedy,W.R.Ketchie,J.E.Lipe,W.E.Ledwell.J.H.Link,N.L.Lewis.C.A.Mills,J.O.Moore,G.F.Mitchell,S.D.Moore,J.A.Mor-rison,J.L.Millsaps,Robt.E.May-hew.Geo.W.Mullis,J.F.Murdock,W.R.Moore,T.M.Marshall,F.E.Mennis,James ne —A.Melchor,T.B.Moose.Mont-gomery,G.W.Nash,E.W.Gcarensh,W.F-Parks,John oe M.LL.Pope,W.A.Prim,W..F.Padgett.Aaron Plyler,Jas.G.Page,.SamuelPharr.John T.Redman.Thomas:Ren-egar,W.—Raney,J.H.Reid.W:"W-Rogers.H.os E.K.Robbins,J.M.Ticket.W L.Reavis,W.‘W. Redman.E,P.Rodgurs,N.L.Robin-son.J.J.Rhyne,A.Clavton Sharpe.F.S.Shook,J.C.Siceloff,Richard,E. Speaks,Thomas Summers,J.P.Shoe-maker,J.B.Sharpe,J.P.Stout,W.W.Stewart.Thos.M.Snow,J.Shook.W.J.Wyatt?W.P.Whitley, J.HY Wetater,P.S.Wilson,Wm.Wooten,H.T.Williams,W.A.Wail,er,Thos.M.Walker,J.J.vat H.C.Warren,W:T.Watt,L.F.Young. L.York.Following is.the list toe widows: Node Mary H.Alley,W.A.Al-ridge,EB.A.Adams,Susan B.Ben- nett,Martha A.Brown.L.A.Black-burn,Mary E.Ballard,Mary E.Brad- urn,M.J,Beard,Marv Brantley,Jane Brandon.Mary A.Bass,Silvia Blankenship,Sarah Brown,3Burton,W.A.Cashion,Sarah A.Creedmore.Polly Childress,M.Christy,Sarah E.Cranfill,E.A.Cashion,.M.S.Conner,M.I.Carlton,pater €.Campbell,Emma~Crow- son,8.Dingler,M.J.Dellinger, M.E Millen;Frances zonedDeals MaryA.Deaton,Rachel Day,W.A.Earp,Emma E.Evans,Marinda Edwards, Katherine Foster,E.L.Fisher,J.S.Foster,Mary A.Gaither,Mary E. ee“Amanda Goforth,K.P.Graham,S..S.Horton,B.M.Howard, Mary.C:Hudson,Dorcas A.Honey-cutt,Eliza Hubbard,Harriet L..Hart, Flizabeth Hoover,M.A.Harris.L.A.Harrington,Mary Ann Hartline,8, M:Hoke,-L..Hampton,Jane Ireland, J.GC.Johnson,Jane Jenkins,Mary A. :hand.and good work call Common Bricks,Face -———’PHONE 209,—— Bricks,always ready fordelivery.awe D.HARRIS, Statesville Bri ck C0.t—l1t w.118 bal ne C.WATKINS for Stop!Look!Listen! “Everything to Build With.”WE buyin car lots.|FULLSTO.K.-LOWEST PRICES or , ~WE sellin any quantity.— FOR FIN E CLEANING 1 Shingles,Doors,Windows,Ceiling,}||Floovinng,Siding,Boxing’‘Mould.{||.WE sell the celebrated Gold |ing,Laths,Lime,Cement,etc.,ap Medal Flour.Next Planters’Wh.Statesville,WE sellSweet Feed for Horses Johnson.M.I.Johnston,Jane _V. Jolly,.Malinda Knight,T.C.Kinder,Sarah L.London,Macparet Lippard,Margaret.EB,Ley Mary Ann Mul- lis,ESt an Cc.noe Aman- da Mills,S J."Mullice,A L.Moose,Martha..C.Morrison,L.a Mayberry,‘Amelia BE.Mason,M.-.Millstead,M.Jane McHargue,8.E.‘Mise,Laura -_WE sell ae Daisy Feed for CowWEsellHay,Corn,Oats’anid” *Cotton Seed Products. AND DYEING WE SELL FOR LESS.—PHONE 147—-WE pay CASH for countrySloanPressingClub.we Seliverinthecity. =“11 IREDELL FEED CO.:C.D.MOORE,Prop.a Coite L.Sherrill,M.D.,1||phoneNo.88.114 E.Broad St. Toca te tane ‘whaue calls left ————Said+f.at Dr.natorium’or ‘|Geo.M Foara’s residence WANTED! 'fpleton,Laura Thomas,Lydia”Thom- ¢ash,Elizabeth Osborne,N.L.Over-|*cash,‘Martha Reddinz,Mary L.Rape;Angeline ets Mary<x’..Reavis,Sarah Reddick.E.A.Russ,Falia’A.Reece,J.H.nothnedn,Letitia Red-man,Mary J.Sprinkle,ElizabethShores,Mary E.Seaman,LovisaSharpe,Mary J.Sherrill,Shaver,.Rebecca Salmons,Shoemaker,Eva M.mei Gy Speece,Mary A.Sale,A.T.Stike-|leather,Adelaide Speaks,Jane €.Summers,Mary Ann Scroggs,M.‘J.Sprinkle,M.A.Tharpe,:Eller Tem- Malinda ,|DR.G.L.CRUSE .Meterinerian. Oltice rea:Polk Gray Drug Co. Office Phisne 109.Residence ’Phone 198 Green, SCRAP.BRASS—Heavy Brass 7ic.°per.pound,Light ‘Brass 6c.per pound < FOR SALE: 4 New and second hand boiler.room4supplies %t i edaalaned Sea oa - one“block front Kr coflere,rete contcon-yeniences.MRS,D.A,MILLER,Oct,29. Cc,H.TURNER. ‘Fi healthy condition. x Trou maestas,s.J.Vaughn,M.Laura White,S.A.Willett, Wilson,Ellen ¢Wilson,M.C.akdr,-Sarah Yates,Nancy.E..York:ct REWHY!YOU SHOULD USE Cita MabeLAIN’S GOUGH REMEDY. Because it has an established reputation won by ita yood works,Because it is most eatdemed hy those who have used it for many yehrs,as occasion re-quired,and are beat acquainted with fts good qualifics.Béeause Itaidsnature in loosens and /relieves a cold andrestoring.the system to (a Beéavae it does not contain opium ‘or any other narcotic. F.guns;and still others,in larger num--\ber,have been deafened metaphoric- M.\the words of the Cwrist.ever more A.|spirit to.Bethlehem,to the great L.|nilitv:of the nativity.— d Peebles.Rules:Against the Flour -|lating the sale of ‘artificiallybleached | Mills,E.F.Neighbors,Mary E.Over-j four:Judge Peebles-holds-thatthe}: Elizabeth|. = it-|the country than all other diseases put togeth- ‘the True ChristmasSpiritMay of CO R O et e te t n t i t i e t n e t n e t s ‘Phone,mail or tell us your onde THE REXALL ston y Stee per RT ee CetThat thine Pe Send it right off the ice.EVERY BOX FRESH.” APOLLO'S,NORRIS’,Lice6 »Fancy Bote and nie Ey Waa i literally,by the roar of the great ally,so that they cannot hear the deeper,sweeter,softer and moreabidingnotesoftheChristmasmu- sic.Today let us listen to the an- gels rather than to ‘the cannon.In- stead of the “Hymn of Hate”—which its author and his nation now pub- licly regret—let us listen to the words of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and’.the other agencies which are tirelessly,quietly at work in all landstoknittogetheragainthesevered hearts of nations.There’never ‘be- fore was a Christmas so full of thetrueChristmasspirit.For an up-to-date.Christmas,sup-nose we resolve to get a firm hold onthetimelytruth,as tremendous as it is timely,that Christendom was.neveroeforeso determinedl bent on whieving the great Christmas goalsistoday,Out of the social and eco- nomic chaos this conviction emerges clearly.This world war will mot}}: have wholly ended until the song.of : | || ||| Nice line ofLadies’and Gentlemen’s anal KID GLOVES,HandBags,17individualboxes: en,Doylies. Nice assortment of Rugs,which we are selling ELKIN BLANKETS specially priced for Me SILK SHIRT WAISTS. A new lot for this week priced to sell quick. Nothing nicer or more useful than apair.of.nice paorsister—we have that kind!)7+ BEAUTIFUL LINEN COUNTERPANES!A few more SAMPLE COATS and Coat Suits toreiedanout: during this week at still lower prices. to give wife,mother, styles—no old ones in.the lot!See.us this week.when in town or down street.to show you our selections for Christmas gifts. VeryTruly, J.M.McKee &Company. very ch o,408 All of thisseason's x We my the angels is made a present reality in this,our workaway world. Even “escieiph tna Chctetinas land is itself today garrisoned by Moslemtroopsatwar;even ough thesoundsofmilitarystrifere-echoaver’the fields where the shepherdswatchedardoverthehillswherethe Christ-Child:played,still we may know a deeper,truer Christmasanythathasevergonebefore.Opportunities for deeds of good WILL BEhappy with aChristmas doa Kk allturesoftheeestimes.I also have’sk iea =they grew big enough —$t w up “4wouldcomewhenthegiftline.SEE IT.H.B.WOODWARD will are more abundant than usual. No thoughtful person at the present]=‘ime can.contemplatea Christmasthatisnotsharedwiththeworld’ssufferers;the war-smitten sheneedourChristmasgifts.The greatheartofAmericashouldgoouttoverishingArmenia,to starving Ser-hia and Poland and Belgium.Were} vertinent than now:“Inasmuch as. ye have done it unto one of the least}of these,my brethren,ye have done} it unto Me.”What say the dazed and wonder- ing shepherds to us,as they standzazingupwardintothegloriousSyr-ian night of stars,after the celes-|tial choir had sung its song and 3poken its message?“Let us now goavenuntoBethlehens,and see:‘hing that is come to pass.”That.istheword.Let us reverently turn in simplicities.to the lowliness ~~hu- Wl the glitter:and tinsel of‘today'sShristmas-keeping,let us seek,;“hat smoke-grimed,~tetheerlesscave-stable,‘the great truwhichliesattheheartofoemas.God has drawn as near as Hetangetto.man,Babe is “Im: nanuel”—“God with.us,”No long-1wrarewetocontempiaieGodasen~}}shrined in the ineffable glory of the highest heaven.He has drawn nigh ia in Jesus,the Son of Mary;andoneChristmasnameis.“Saviour andive.” Mills. In,Wake Superior Coyrt.JudgePeeblesruledinfavoroftheState Department of Agriculture in the in-junction —_proceedings institutedagainstthedepartmentbynearly50flourmills.to stop the enforéemcit |of the North Carolina statute regu- statute contains no violation of either tee them. a call,whether you buy or not,— THE WILLIAMS PORNITURE 1 Niet Youcan .your..Cacetaiee.soaking withease.if you will letus install “inoneoftheseFavoriteRanges.Best in the world.heat your house all over with one fire avawillbuyaFavoriteBaseBurner.We are always glad ™see ‘you 7s ‘eeeee“Youean ae the Stateor the Federal constitution.Ttis expected that the case will be ap-péaled to the ‘Supreme ‘Court and will likely._be-.carried on to.theStatesSupremeCourtbefore finalsettlementisreached,The statute,the enforcement of which is being,resisted,imposes an es annual license tax of $25 on each C"WATKINS,next to McElwee’smillingcompany-that--puts.on the|Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C.mentmarket.flours.iartificially bleached.Ww.This tax is supposed to defray the ex-House and Lot For Sale! ‘pense of collectin sand analyzingin: State. thee is e*atarrh ihthis gection of er,and until the last few years was suppos-ed to be ineurable,Fora “many years:doctors.pronounced it a.local diseané and aeteeioedloealremedies,and by constantly fail-ing to>eure with local treatment,pronounceditincurable.Saience has proven Catarrh tobeaconstitutionaldisease,and refote re-quires constitutional’Lanne CatarrhCare,manufagtared “by F.J,Cheney &Co.,”Toledo,“Ohio,ts ‘the:.only 1 cure Build With”where you can buy cheap- Doors WWindows,Shiai - Mantets,.Columns,-Newels,42 ‘kindsUnitedMoulding,Door and Window Framesoermade,’cheaper than you ‘can them.Buy “Everything to |Ry virtue ofauthority sontained in_thewill!of Jos.L.Padgett,deceased,the undersignedexecutorwill‘sell’at:public out jery,to the highest bidder\at the eo)residence of Jos,|&L.Padgett.in Harmony,the 2ith day of SANUARY,1016,att ovelock pe mn.,the houseand lot,situated in Harmony,|mncansainingoneacreof‘land,more or less, and being the late residence of said deceased. Terms—One-third cash,one-third in three,months,and ‘the balance yn six months,’in-terest on deferred payments.Sale sub. ohfirmation by the executor.Dee,17.-8t, Cy on MONDAY, t toL.G,EB,Extr.Joa,Padgett. creptonthemarket.It’is Tale internally,It:acts directly onthe blood and mucous surfacesofthesystem,They offer one hundred dollarsforanycaseitfailatocure.Send for circu- QLD RAWARARERE AllJihe.a hundred.th.~Also ood ‘to put:under.-carpetsandpapersewalls. you want)atWorththis"Co tnat firee fredelt *Phone-No.74,Bell No.%Because it 1 within tae reach of ‘all.“It only costs a quarter.Obtainable everywhere, Take Hall's,Family Pills for constipation. “itesMCRhashate + Come to THB LAND-lars and testimonials.‘Address:F.J,CHENEY.&CO,,Toledo,©,|MARK for them.Sold by Druggists,76e.For BAL stm Of58 acres,neattown,NoPOWAsNow.80.) signed at J,M,R-7,on.or.befor ys1916,of this notice |willtheirrecover:itsaldestate Nov,‘NOTCH OF1915" Havinge liffed‘as:tate ofnejeu C.Martisreecounty,North CareBheesPehaving ngclaimsaito.exhibit wiil please 'n ristol,Atty. ing.qnaliGaeasiatonegegoreBt :sent same to me on o1916,or this aetheirrecovery,Hy :estate will”ine make settten atts \Cig Anderson Put tr —RT aT aeaLoadofIntoSon-in-Lawj©As ad thes hig wn ee.*ven.«|a A Touch of aMatchBringsaTouch of Spring||Touch'match.In five min- chill-freeandcosy.Pick itup—©utes the Perfection Smékeless andprs aPe want. Oil Heater isspreadingcomfort extra’ote aa ee 4 !r forms of enter-designed to bringthejoys|Queem 9 oy=|of Christmas tothose who would oth-5 The Landmark has mentioned:the].g2.00|crwise miss them,and to help bring |Shooting of Bob Queen by his father-the commynity together jn a’better in-law,Cling Anderson,at the AngeeboaeOatsonhome,in Wilkes county.TheappreciationoftherealChristmasshootingoccurredowthe10th,The ¢‘ xs 70 DEMAND A_FAIKRAEeendispatchtotheRal a Simmons and Overman “have‘heen appealed to to’see that'Dr.Wal--Cotton Murphy,charged with a operation”that resulted in“the death of Miss Crawford of Wash-‘ington,“has a fair trial and they will ‘sk District Attorney Laskey.to give ‘Mr.Murphy every right he is entitled to’under the law.Dr.Murphy has personally.requested the two Senators to demand that he is given time to collect evidence and present his side "of the case,”If it is necessary for United States Senators to use their personal influence to secure a fair trial for one accused‘in the courts oftheDistrictofColumbia;if it is nec- essary to ask the district attorney to give the accused “every right to whichheisentitideunder.the law”and “to démand”that he be “given ‘time to collect evidence and present his side of the case”—if that is necessary to getafait trial in the courts of theDistrict,of Columbia,in the capital /of ‘the nation,it is high time that United States Senators exert.their governs the District of Columbia, overhaul the courts of the’District, The'rights:which our Senators have heen asked to demand are rights which-should be accorded the humblest citi- zen,without demand,in any court in the land.i : Z Seen‘Direct taxes are not popular.You tun tax the shirt off one’s back indi- vactly and hear little complaint— hen we don’t realize how much we ive paying.But we raise a storm when the tax is laid direct.For this xizson the Democrats are at a disad- N\untage in continui the war tax. The Republicans have the advantage in being able to’point to these direct fares and name.the amount.“They would levy the indirect tariff taxes,‘which would take more off the indi-Vidual for the government and two 4¥three times as much for the favor- ed few who are protected,but they would do it _“unbeknownst,”so tospeak.But the’direct taxes havemuchadvantage,as will be realizedifwegivethematter4littlethought. By the direct method,every dollar collected goes into the Treasury;‘none of it goes to private individuals.Mortover,whcn we realize how much ™ -.We are paying and what things cost, ‘we are more apt to call a halt on ex- travagance,While it isn’t so agreea- :ble ‘to pay directly as to pay without :knowing when and what we pay,the ~advantages suggested—especially the fifst—are worth while. >The ‘report got.abroad in North Carolina recently that the Du PontPowdetCompanycontemplated es- ‘tablishing a-plant in North Carolina. Several towns in the State,especially inthe eastern section,got busy withoffersofinducementstotheDuPont people’and many columns of news- paper space were consymed.in ‘dis cussing the advantages and possibili- ties of a powder factory at different places.Finally it occurred.to some- body to write the Powder folks and in- Quire as to their intentions:The an- jswer was that the Du Pont people ‘were not interested;that they hadyno “intentionof building a powder plant in North Garolina.*Now the folkséee@Who-wasted time and talk on a pro-~ect that had no foundation in fact, want to know who started the talk,j i they say it originated in Kinston. ot ?_See REE RENE ANANTH Daniel Rankin,a veteran of the ‘Civil War,-died-in-Boston a few days ago.He had always believed,saysthereportofhisdeath,that he fired spirit.While theze will ve no com- munity gathering in’Statesville,~dif- ferent groups are busy to accomplishthesamepurposein,@ different way. We don’t want Yo ‘forget’that the real joy of Christmas is to help.bring good cheer to others.—not only to our friends and kindred;but especially to those who are so unfortunate that they.would know nothing of the Christmas cheer but for the remem- brance of others.Not in a simple gift, alone,but in the mere act of remem- brance do we help those who might know little of Christmas cheer,for they thereby realize that somebody eares and ‘thereafter to them the talk of the meaning of Christmas and uni- versal bratherhood stands for ‘some- thing;and whatever we may do to help others brightens and broadens and blesses our own lives,While we may be able to do.little,whatever we Jo in the spirit.of helpfulness will be twice blessed—it will bless him who gives and him who receives, At the recent term of the Federal court’in Greensboro,says the .News, several defendants who were sentenc- cd to terms in Guilford’county jail arked that the sentence be changed.to That-is not surprising.Guilford jail may be a very comfortable place as jails go,but the unfortunates.who pressed it up for the Atlanta prison had doubtless heard or read of the delights of Leavenworth Federal pris- on,as related by John Casper,and not unnaturally assumed that the Atlan- ta prison was like unto Leavenworth. While the Atlanta prison may not be so inviting as Leavenworth it is no dcubt.a much more desirable place of residence than any North Carolina jail;and then there’s the trip at the expense of the government and the novelty of the stay far from home. ceoeeneerenenaneromanncmneatanansnausannonsans “Editor Harris of the Charlotte Ob- server,who recently spent a few days in Washington and New York,makes this nO pe report en the’politi- cal situation:as he found it: The ‘political,situation as it existstodayhtbesummedupinthesim- ple statemefit that national Republi- can prospects are desperately.discour- aging.From no man,nor from anygroupofmen,did the Observer hearasuggestedconfidenceinRepublicansuceess.Wilson’s re-election seems tobetakenforgranted.What the Dem-ocrats have to fear,according*to this paper’s conclusion,is the loss of con-trol in Congress.A possibility to befearedafter1916isaDemocraticPresidentandaRepublicanGengress,though'the Observer would not go so far as to give this as a probability.It simply means that the national De- mocracy will encounter ater troubleinretainingitsmajorityinCongressthanwillcometoitinthere-electionofPresident.Wilson. While the controversy with the Austro.-Hungarian government seems to have reached a more-serious Germany,The Landmark does:not.ex- pect a break.There is reason to be- licve that Austria-Hungary will yield in the:end,just.as Germany did.-If that surmise prove incorrect,the sev- erance of diplomatic relations will fol- low but that does not necessarily: mean war.re “Mr.Ford,”says the Winston Re-publican,“isn’t mistaken about every- thing.He has said that when he gets backhe’will be much wiser.”~Mr. Ford will doubtless know more when he gets back than he did.We hope he won’t be sadder,but we know he will have less money than he had. Not Strong on Postal Savings. The annual report of the board of trustees of the postal savings systemshowsthatNorthCarolinapeopledonotusethepostalsavingsbankstoanygreatextent.The small town ofRandleman,in Raiidolph county,hasthe.largest deposit--$5.176,..Wil-mingtonisnext whe shot that:fatally “wounded Gen.Stonewall Jackson.The soldier who"capture *efferson Davis used to ap-‘Pear befors’the “public (a “difrérent ~man-oach time)every few years;The Boldier who shot Gen.Jackson is a thew one.‘The impression has gener-_‘ily prevailed,we believe,that Jack- $0n was shot by his own men by mis- -If anybody thought—and to some _with$4,653anivillethirdwith$4,635."Greensboro has$3,803,Salisbury $8,242 and Mt.Airy$1,381.$956,Gastonia $2,Hickory $516.High Point $420,Lenoir,$1,Lincolnton $5,Raleigh $130,‘Winston-Salem $1,626.Statesyille and ..numerous.otherorintheStatedonotfigureintheist,4 ‘ Fatal Shooting Affray at SundaySchool.eat A's the result of an affray at North Fork Baptist church,--Buncombe coun- in—Burnett-ay have been father to the|;;dead,shot through the heart;Wil- “House leader on account of his oppo- ie to the preparedness e,they have only to read,as t forth in The Landmark today;the of Mr:Kitchin’s first setanwledderintheHouseThursday. North Carolinian surpassed him- and won the enthusiastic admira- ;1 county,Ga., pro-|j liam Burnett is in custody,with a slight wound on his head,and Claud McAfee,the man who usedthe pistol, is in an Asheville hospital in a precar-ion as the result of knife LN TENET \ W.G.Adams of Johnston county,whose machine ‘ran over and killedayoungnegroandwhowasarrestedon a charge of manslaughter;has beendischargedbytheRaleighpolicecourt.Evidence was lacking that the a battle with ne-r to arrest fatality was the result of.criminalnegligence, anot, discharged but the load went wild.|_ stage than-even the difference with} dAshe-|of State,was expected to g |Peace party. Report ThatVilla Has Quit.-}}- -General.Francisco-Villa ‘has given| Charlottehas $584,Concord) Wilkesboro Patriot says the .rswhodressedQueen’s wound found the wound they took 100 or more shot,theshellwaddings,bits of clothing,a but-ton and a buckle,Anderson disap-peared soon after the ‘shooting andatlastaccounthadnotbeenarrested,The Anderson home-is in the Brushymountains,near the eastern edge ofLovelacetownship,Wilkes county.ThePatriotgivesthefollowingparticu-lars of the shooting:BPE NE“The-home of the Queens inAlexandercounty.Their home-said not to be the most congenial,andthat,Queen frequently beats his wife, »ather severely a short while before‘he shooting.and Mrs.Queen left herhomeandwenttoherfather’y ,Her father,Clingman Anderson,was not athomewhenshearrived,but came was relating her troubles to her fatherherhusband,Robert Queen;walked in.Anderson,who is said to have beenworkedunto'a perfect frenzy by hisdanghier’s recital,grabbed his gun:and ordered Queen tu leave his.prem-ises..The prompt interference of Mrs,Queen and her mother prevented An- derson from.shooting Queen on the In the struggle the gun was Anderson reliquished his hold upon that ‘sim but got another,and went out of the house by another door,:metQueen.and shot him’on>the ‘spot. Queen was fixing to leave the Ander- son home and was going towards his;a term in the Federal prison in Atlan-|.y1¢,which stood saddled a short Giaeinfluenceto.have Congress,whichte.;tance away. known as ‘Cling Coon’for the reason,it’js,said,that his late father,Enos Anderson.was a devout and success- *r)coon-hunter,bears the reputation of being a peaceful and law-abiding“itizen.This is the second time that Aueen has been the victim of a shoot-ing affair,A few vears ago he:was: shot in the leg by Dick Smith and wasfarcedtogotoDr:Long’s sanatorium. at Statesville,for treatment.” Cyclones in Mississippi and Ala- bama. At least four persons were killedandtwoscoremoreorlessseriously injured ,Friday,the result of 2 torna-do which swept through several east Wissise i counties and passed into Alabama \nofthwest of |Meridian.| Miss;Tw egro women and two neero children were killed in Giles. Miss,,a score of persons were injured and nearly 100 buildings,for the ‘most part occupied by negroes,were destroved in the town. At Shubuta,Miss.,scveral persons were injured and numerons structures destroved or unroofed there.There was.also damage and personal injury“t+Monasco and Brewer.Miss.¢At Obadias and Cullum in Gieger,Ala. ‘njuries to nersons and pronerty ar reported to have resulted.For.near- ly £0 miles north of Obadias damagedbuildingsweresaidtomarkthepath af the tornado.’Cloverdale,a fashionable suburb of Montgomery,Ala..was visited by the storm and roofs were blown off and small structures and frees blowndown.Electric light and telephone poles and wires were leveled and the streets flooded with water.No:person- al injuries resulted but the property damage is estimated at $25,000. Serious damage is reported at andaroundOrrville,and at MountainCreek,Ala.- Mr.Ford Still Optimistic. “Every nation in the world will soon look upon American peace pilgrims astakingtheinitiative’in stopping his- tory’s worst war.The landing ofthepeaceexpeditioninEuropewillberecordedasoneofthemostbenevolentthingstheAmericanre-public ever did,”said Henry Ford to the Associated Press representative,on stopping ashore on Norwegian soil'at Christiana:Saturday.‘The steamship Oscar II.,carrying.the Ford peace expedition,arrived at’}Christiana Saturday after a 14-days’voyage from New York.The dele-' gates expressed much displeasure be-/eause the vessel was delayed three,days by the British authorities atKirkwall.iMr..Ford said.he was ‘confident the; expedition would result in getting themenoutofthetrenchesbeforethewinterwasover.He deélared he had:information from official sources thathis‘peace plan was looked upon ap- in coming to Europe was to.developtothefullanunderstandingthrough- out-the-world-by—-the-time peace ses- sions were begun at The Hagué,whereWilliamJenningsBryan,ex-Secretary shot had not gone deep.Out.of.the ; e is : He is said to have chastised his wife|. some timé afterwards..As Mrs.Queen|, “Anderson.who is more familiarly 2 ‘bunds,ete. provingly.He addedthat:his motive|, and warmth, Weshington,D.NorfollsVe. PR-PUR-PERPERFECTION - RNesaiG The Perfection keeps any Soldin many stylesand sizes at all hatdwareand general stores, Highest Award at Panama-Pacific Exposition.Look for the Triangle Trademark.id ch i bi.Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to secure best results in “Oil Stoves,Lamps and Heaters, STANDARD OIL CO. '“Ten-hoursglowing warmth onroomagallonofkeroseneoil.— -SMOKELESS,O9L HEATERS How a Marine Corps Officer Made a Pile.; Sergeant Major James Deaver.of ihe United States Marine Corps,has been.placed oh the retired list afteraserviceof30years..While Sergeant Major Deaver will continue-to dra vay at the rate of $73 per month so long as he lives,he is worth morethan$100,000 in real estate.stocks, Deaver,who is 57 years cld and a native of Madison county, this State,had no:property when he entered the Mariné Corps in 1885.He saved his pay and invested,it in real ertate in Seattle,Wasn.,and made afortune. OFFERS ° TODAY | MissBlanch Sweet in The Case of Becky _A Paramount Picture. Tomorrow -Ruth Roland and FrankMayointhefirstofthewonderfulplaysentitled “The Red Circle.” Every lady wilt be ad-mitted free to see the.first ofthese stories.”One will be shown every TheLyric| join the up as.hopeless his struggle against the dé“facto government of Mexico, according to authentic advices fromChihuahua,Mexico.The followerswhostillremainedfaithfulto®themanonceall-powegful in north Mexi-~co have been warned to “take care ‘of.themselves,”and are said.to be scat-tering in,all directions.“Many,it issaid,are preparing to make theirith_the-Carranza Wednesday ~Thursday- The Kxquisite VianeseActress,MISS EMMY WEHLEN,in ~ s+THE 426CHRISTMASR IN Is On in Earnest. Only Four Days More -<To make your purchases.Come to the store where you'll find QUICK SERVICE and FULL STOCKS of useful Holiday Merchandise. “Use the mails if you can’t get to =town.Your orders will have me our bestattention. wy’ ~~RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON COMP’Y. lpeace—wit -_government-Villa in addressing the council ofwaratwhichhisdetermination,to abandon\the struggle was made pub-lic,is.gaid to have declared he would no longer sacrifice men needlessly.H is said to have been urged to abandon the revolutionary movement by hisstaffandadvisersandalsobyhiswife.Just,what the plans of the in-surgent leader.are have not beenmadeclear,although ve is ‘said tohavedeclaredhewouldcometotheUnitedStatesifheworepermitted,and if not permitted,would go toEurope.; LAY NATE fRSCoresOldSores,Other Gemedies Won't Core *A photo drama you willneverforget.= \ Come to hear the newPhotoplayerat‘ _LyricTheatre, ‘The Little Theatre The worst cases,no matter of how long standing,arg cured by the wonderful,old reliable Dr.Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil,It.relieves,Painant Yealsatthesame Wc,Be,$1.00, With BroadwayPictures.”- Work Guaranteed-—-Expert Workmen We don’t claim to know much about the war or the. weather,but we do know how to repair leaking radiators, And how about giving your car.a complete overhauling?-We guarantee our workto be as good as the best.||STATESVILLE.MOTOR COs|»#“ITY 7.*?7 hoheoQUALITYFIRSpuonete|ASK US" CaePa, ore _ing and.Going, Mrs.W.R.Bird of Springdale,|Ark.,who spent five weeks with her|”sister,Mrs.R.F.Cline,left last weekforherhome. RK!THE WEDDING BELLS,Mrs.Jas.Mac.Connelly and _child- :B ren went.to Rock Hill,8.C:,Friday Chime With the Holiday }to spend the Christmas season with;|Mrs.Connelly’s parents,Mr,and Mrs.T,O.Flowers.;Mr,and Mrs.Jacob Henry Hoff-|“Rey.Messrs.J.F,Kirk,W.Wil-“marin have issued invitations for the liams and T H.Rhinchardt,and Mr. wedding reception of their daughter,4 he ane “mene of 7 Hannie'Amelia,and Mr.Louis Davaille|Methodist lay loaders o tatesvilleaiaeinsposepape|dintrict at Newton Friday,: “B,1916,from 8 to 9 o'clock,at,Mrs.J.E.Murphy,who spent sev- thome,362,West End avenue,|&™2!weeks with her sister,Mrs.C. ille.Ceremony at the home at W.Boshamer,left Friday for her he groom-elect lives in Nor-|home in Jacksonville,Fla, ::Be i Mrs.W..E.Anderson’left Friday »Walker McLain left Saturday;isville,Ga.,where,this:after- night for Hot Sprb.cs.Ark.,where ;he wil/attend the marriage of she will spend the holidays with her seen son and daughter.Mr.McRee Ander-4h brother.Mr,W.Campbell McLain,Mets Miss Louise Stone.Miss MarycLainis ! son and Mys.Lacian Romseur.Mrs.Maleomb.Mason.and children of Lou- alreddy in Louisville for the isville,Ky.,wilh-also visit in Hot marriage of-her brother.Mr.McLainisaofMr,and.Mrs,W.P.Me- Springs during the holidays. i :4 Misses Myrtle and Amy Heinzerling ‘Lain:of Statesville and is practicing |are at home from Meredith College, law in Columbia,S.C.!Raleigh;to spend Christmas. Walesaurea evening Miss Anita’Miss Lena Gray is in Rocky Mountton,daughter of Mr,and Mrs.'to snend Christmas with her brother,..Thomas Walton of Morganton,and/Mr.Watt Gray. ~Mr.:George G,Allen of Concord,’Mrs.W.M.Payne,who spent.the were mafried in the Episcopal church|summer with Rev.and Mrs..E.D,at Morganton.Mr.Allen is an Alex-Brown at Loray,left Sriday for Roan- pnder county man,a native of the!qe Va..to spend the winter withVicinityofHiddenite,and is a broth-|},¢;'son,Mr.A.S.Payne.Fe a ee ee tice ta lp,Miss.Euphie Mitholiand of |Stony ury,graded schools.He has lived'in'roint is visiting relatives and friendsCorcordforseveralyears,where he/i,Charlotte :: hs tion with ¢ribson mill.-Miss 1 ; 4 axompany horses. I ey ¢—is— René For The Landmark.\from Fulton,Mo.,to spend the holi- ‘She Macdowell club held a very in-days with her mother.Mrs,M.R.Si- teresting meeting Friday afternoon monts.Miss Simons has not entirely with Mrs.T.D.Webb and Mrs.Clapp recovered from an injpfy .recently as hostesses,at the home of the lat-|Seffered while horseback riding. ter.A delightful programme was)‘—ie Austin and Mr.Gibson"|Avstin,who are in rartied out,most of the numbers bei,arrived home Saturday to apend | i |_War ailand'thedineuagtpn gccdrvent|t%¢holiday vacatiqn,|Theywere ac.re ;~teampanied by Miss Sudie Adcock an hon ie.following upaaners Were |Mr.‘Wm.Adock of Oxford,who:were | si Res ‘Abikee Foote |their guests unti]Sunday evening. ae ee *Fogte |Mr.W..W.Leinster is at home from| .aa Alms Conte)Washington.| ..«¢¥F,Shira|Migs Jessie Quinn,who teaches in,| * ‘i 3 :A !Miles “Marten Voc’|Winston-Salem.svent Friday nisht ‘in Marthofthe Holy Grail (fron:Parsifs')i 2 n wee mg ae on el ‘Wagner |Statesviile with her brother,Mr.E.} pes re A.J.ey |G.Quinn.and left Saturday for her| Se ck A.Btecle Perds ome at Rutherfordton. Waltsin ¥Moskowski}Messrs.John H.Gray.W.R.-Mille| th=,Miss Katherine ‘Kirkpatrick.land Earl Moser spenf’from.Friday| This last number deserves special night to yesterday in Washington.| _mention;being beautifully and accur-|Mrs.R.A.Cooper and Mrs.EF.L. ately rendered.<a) Rickpetrick ¥)Kigey spent Saturday in Charlotte.| “musical talents are hichly appreciat-|Mrs.8.C.Choate of Huntersville| f.“ed by oe mechs of the on and)was in Statesville Saturday en route| er numbers are always greatly en-|co Virginia.| Soved.The guests present were:Miss |Miss Vennie Templeton,who teach-| ',Celeste Henkel,Mesdames Cunning-'es in Burlington,passed through| W.P.Howard.C.V.~%Henkel,|Statesville Saturday on her.way to} tee and Mrs.*a After Mooresville,where .she is spending| programme delightfu ments.were served by the hostesses.} refresh-;'the holiday vacation vith home people.| Mr.J.F.Love is at home from Lum-| ¥kerton to spend Christmas.| Notice of New Advertisements.)Misses Marv Crater.Frances Flem-| Dr.RB.G.Rosser has located at ar-ling and Lila:White.who are teaching| mony for the practice of his profes-|**Huntersville,will come home _to-son.kos eres to spend their holiday vaca-| ‘aye _|tion..|Something substantial.—Crawford Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Chris pell spent |Bunth Furniture Co.Is dav in C};Flowers for Christma’and~the|°aturday in harlotte.‘holidays.—-Van Lindley ~o.,Polk’Mrs.G.W.Reavis and children haveronetoChester,8.-C.,to spend—the rvristmas season with relatives. Mre.-R.W.Turner and little daugh- ‘ood ;teF-Blanche,of Monbo,were in States-ville Saturday en route to Burgaw. where’thev will spend the holidays with Mrs.Turner’s home people. Miss Hazel Thomas.who is a teach- Gray Drug Co..local agents.C1 GC.Watkins for everything to build,with.t +.Christmas groceries..—T.A.W &Co.~Business is busincss.at the Crescent! tomorrow..::a ™M YacresattheLyrictomorrowanler-in the Monogram High School,in ’Only four more days.—Ramsey]Catawba.prey.passed —through_Bowles-Morrison Co.,ibn re Ng aes en toute to her} arate”and oysters.—-.Robert |Home in Florence,S.C. Bunch.Cash Grocery.Miss Margaret Kirk is spending her Christmas’candy.Statesville |holidav vacation with home people at Drug Co.{eee eee pried ‘ Mg ‘.PE cies 4.Miss Ellen Fuller is at home fromForgirlsandboys——H._B.Wood Laacart pte far Christmag Miss Katherine Kincaid —returned yesterday from a visit to Miss Mar-garet Mellon in Charlotte. Miss Leafy Brown was called homeFridayfromtheStateNormalat Greensboro,on account of the deathefhergrandmotiter,Mrs.Martha Brown.Mrs.E.F.Hubble of Chattanooga. Tenn..is expected to ‘arrive today to visit her parents,Mr.and Mrs.F.T.Wolser.é Mr.W.C.Raymer,who is a dental student in an Atlanta college,is spending the holidays with home folks in Shiloh township. Mrs.C.E.Keiger left for #visit to relatives in High Point and Wake Forest. Mrs.Ellen-J.Morrison, been visiting her son,Conductor Claude Morrison.in Charlotte,will pass through Statesville today .en route to:Okalona,:Miss.,where she will spend the remainder of the win- ter with her son.Mr.H.L.Morrison. Mr.and Mrs.E.S.Clayton of Ashe- ville will snend Christmas with Mrs. D,M.Furches. Miss Lois Love is at home,from ward.:“Basketball tonight and torhorrow ght.That Christmas present today.—J. M.McKee &CoOldfieldpinewanted by Boyce Lum- ber Co. *An easy way to have money.— ‘Merchants &Farmers’Bank. Christmas fruits,turkeys,ete.—M. P.Alexander &Bro. Sale of,valuable lands Saturday, January 22:—R.B.McLaughlin,com- missioner.. Second floor for rent.—L.B.Patter- son. ..Prices paid for photo cards at Cres- cent Theater.:. Sum of money found.—John Norris. Sweetmilk and cream.—Sanitary “Dairy.; Apples and cakes.—D.J.Kimball. Money wanted.—Write F.,care The Landmark. ‘Plumber wanted.—C.E.Ritchie. J.C.Fowler has qualified as exec- ‘utor.of Phylis Trexler. _. .Cake and eandy Friday.—Mrs.J.F. Henninger.~Indian Game cockerels for sale— who has “Smith died Friday about 11 o’clock at home of Mr.and Mrs.C.Renshaw, son days, Yuletide’Visitors Who Are ‘Com=|‘ Correspondence of The Landmark, tricky as .fiction. ton visited-the home of Mrs.,Lytton’smother,Mrs.Clodfelter,a young and rather spirited horse,which’was placed in the sta}l set apartforcompanyhorses.After spendingapleasant,chatty day,nope of the brothers at home, the horse.These ladies,be it knéwn,are not bundles of nerves and flounces*itut are standard-sizedwithabigW.,who wou noacher over the head with the pokerNowinsteadofharnessing,as »thought,the horse they had )they-bridled ‘and harnessed ayear-old Bucephalus which had & Same shape,same size,same calor ing in the stall usually occupied “D him into the.buggy and they larr little skittish friskiness and an aywardnessabouttheBucephalus,| he seemed.to realize that there waivyamasterhandontheotherendof the and he came down the road.He diln't come so meekly,but “he ¢: Some time laterdiscoveredthemistake the’girls wade.«She.didn’t know whether- they really-had taken the horse by mistake,but she was juleetlebitafraidthebig,untra:rascal might cripple ‘em:up. the brothers was and hurried after them to either school at.Mars|the news to them or to pick up the neces, ailate,then for a case-of nerves [Miss Malla Ostwalt of Ostwalt. ‘aud on for anumber of years,is to yesterday| Mesars.Scarr and Eugene Morri-Elon Collegearriyedhometrom-|vester afternoon tay pend’the holi- Mrs.A.C.Blakeley and little son, (rs.Elizabeth Turner.ofnesister,‘I d was an aunt of‘exas.DeceaseRenshaw.:treeat Clarksbury ‘Thursday afternoon for the holidays with Christmas exercises. Deathof-a-LittleChild.— Correspondence of ‘The Landmark. Ethel;-infant daughter of Mr.and iots.Jackson Smith,aged 17 months,‘died at their home in Gwaltney town-vship,Alexander county,on the 18th. *.‘Little Ethel was .sick only _three‘days of diphtheria.All that loving.hands and medical-skill could do waseringand\done-to alleviate the suff home..Many friends extend.theit he River’Hill school -will _close_| ~Hte-son,Edgar,who-have—been 4 promote the recovery ofthe little one,}eran ae Rav,and Mrs.Blakeley’s brother,Mr. for Morganton,where they will visitrelatives.ct ‘Mr.and Mrs.J.A.Rallencine left yesterday afternoon by automobile foravisjt.to relatives in Belton,S,C--|MissPerni ushee,who isfeach- F.K.Battle;left yescerday afternoon ; -broken Horse —Wedding morrow and Other:Events *Troutman, Leuu +Troutman.‘Dec.20 —Truth’!‘asSometime’@tesdamesJ.F.Orren and C.A. They drove| there “being ies proceeded to the barn to women,‘speltIdn’t sdfoccasiondemanded;to pound a y ‘Turkeys,l6e.”per tb.Hens,1c,per,lb.Exss,27¢.per dozen,Roosters,Be.per Ib. Beeswax,26c.Green Hides,1GreenHams6c.pr Ib. Old Hams 18 to 20c.per Ib.55)Red Honey,8¢.per poun2 Graix.The followitig prices were paid yesterdaygrgrainonthelocalmarket:/Wheat,$1.30.per ‘bushel.h orn,(new),60¢.per bushel. Oats,65¢,per ( On_the localpoundwaspaid for best grade cotton.Seed cotton,5.10.!cotton seed 60¢per bushel.Cc pring Chickens Ie.per tb, Ae.oer ty ‘ per a bsides,12 1-2.perhoulders,12 1-2e.per d.ourwood Honey Comb,16 to 18¢,per Ib. bushel.i Statesville Cotton Market,miarket yesterday 12¢pe & cokéd from between a pair of s he horse they had driven,and s' But they hi «4 him with the lines,There trange communicants—the lines+-f - WANTED—TI have authorized the ticket sellerattheCreseentTheatertopaytingpricesforPhotoCardsbeinggivenawaybythatTheaterwitheach)for “PEARL WHITE”a) I tT ¢ UX;10 eents each for “ARLINE PRET-r¥,”“IRINE BOYLE”and.“MAURICESOSTELLO,”5 cents each for “WARRENKERRIGAN”and “EDNA MASON.”L FOR SALE—Indian Game Cockerels,REV.W.T ;|FOR SALE CHEAP—One second-hand bed- rply J.STEPHANY. POR SANT eee cottage.Water,lights and gas. J.E’SLOOP. he follow- igsion-—-25 centsCLEORIDGE- .ECTOR,care Crescent Theater. ’.WALKER,Barium,’N.C Dec.21—2t. oom set,sideboard,glass closet,carpet.Ap-Dec.17—2t. Corner ‘Walnut and Race street..»1t--2t. Mother:Clodf ,HORSES,MARES!AND MULES—I am at my mules,Cash or.time.tables with 85 head good horses,mares andcc.E.DANIELS.Dee,17. wh or cry.It amused her to t FOR SALE—My residence=Write 5 ec J.A,WHITE,Statesville. on.west Sharpe ‘ ESTABLISHED. ~For more than aquarter of a _cenfuty_this Bank has served the people.An institution with a record of more than twenty- eight years of successful:busi- nes is certainly beyond the ex- ,perimental stage.It has all the strength and experience of _ma- ture years,with all modern fa- .cilities and improvements add- Se k cd f he bd wT Be r e HA L E S Ae Ee GOODMAN,Raleigh;-or Dee.17, One4placed’on a.hor For Rent—The J.W.Copeland residence onWalnut.street now occupied by the r once. ms nercjal elub.Possessiun can be given at DAVID J.CRAIG.Dec.14-~4t. When he arrived herethe,la- liex,like the politician,had “arraye” ond were unharnessing the:horse,” having driven an unbroken’h among the autos alone.No.fietio stiout.this,either.i oie There’s to be a wedding hete next Wednesday ——a church wedding >in Ceiling, Casing,Stairways,Step Plank and Material for making Door and Win- dow Frames at ready for delivery,Drive in and loadup.C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C. Long Leaf Kiln Dried, Flooring,Siding,Boxing, lowest prices and which the main participants will beMr.E:M:Wagner of this place aos v. Vagner is a mighty fine-young fandheistomarryassweeta J girl]as one would find in a’threeslay journey.“hhdxt on the programme after =theweddingisabiggameofbasketball R_G.ROSSER,M.D. GENERAL PRACTITIONER, HARMONY,N.C. Phone Harmony.Dec.21—8t*” ly the young bloods,.followed by a big ovster stew by the!ladies of the Civie League.Oysters will be-served ni their headauarters in the academy from 5 to 10 Wednesday.The object is not to make money but to see how many excellently prepared bivalves they can give for two bits. School will close Wednesday.aftersnoon.fer the holidays.Miss AdaSmith,who has been a teacher off sever her connection with the schoolforalltime.Her suctessor will be’ slected next week.‘Miss Edna Young,who has been intheNormalandCollegiateatAshé=) ville,is home for.the holidays.“MF, Herman Kyles,who has heen atRuth-| erford College,is also home for a short time.:Mr.L.B.Patterson recently pur- chased a car load’of Sherthorn beef cattle.which he breught-to his farm near here and is having them fatten- ed on cotton seed -meal and forage produced on the farr:.He is the first man in this immediate vicinity to feed cattle by the car load.The farm- -rs will watch ‘with much interestthe| outcome of the venture, Invigorating to the Pal¢and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,-GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC drives oatMalaria,enriches the blood,builds up the system. |A trus Tonic.For adults and children.60c ' FOR RENT—WMy entire second floor,over storereomofSmithey&Fraley,formerly occupiedbytheCommercialclub.Immediate pos-session ean be given.L.B.PATTERSON. Dee.21. FOUND—Stm_of money...Owner may_havebydescribingandpayingforad.JOHNNORRIS,‘Phone 499 Black.Dee.21. (ADVERTISEMENTS in this column 10 cents per line.No ad.taken for less then 25 cents:Cash must eccompany order.) SWEET MILK AND CREAM—the cream that always whips.Book your orders now-—can fill all phoned in earty.Orders will re- ceive my personal attention.THE SANI-, TARY DAIRY,M.8.Orr;manager.'Phone466.Red.Dec.21° PINE LOT VIRGINIA BEAUTY applies andsomeofthetgoodpouncecake._.KIM+ BALL,21.3 WANTED—To borrow $1,000 on real,estate worth $5,000.Write F,care The Landmark.D &21-—2t.ad Dee. WANTED—Piumber.None but first-class need:apply.C,BE.RITCHTE.Dec.21 FOR SALE.CHEAP—One |second-hand bed) room set,sideboard,glass cleset,carpet.ArplyJ.STEPHANY,639 Siulberry St. Dee.21 o ‘COMING! AE THE Crescent Theater 1 ‘Tomorrow ~~ 5“aS +a 1 Nat,C.Goodwin a America’s Most’Distin- guished Actor in an Elab- orate Production of That Broadway Success —“Business i who have never done a Banking» _business or those considering new connections to call.and talk the matter over with us. oes |ee oe THE FIRST NATIONAL B Statesville,N.C.=a Capilal $100,000.Four Per Cont Paid on Time Deposits..1 ake ese U.S.Depository, Old Field Pine Wanted We are in the market for several million feet of Old Field.4 Pine.to be delivered at once or to be contracted for next...:\1 - season,All purchases on a cash basis.eens Geo:H.Myers,|30YCE LUMBER CO,,PHONES:Q&Stpence 23 :\Manager:°**’RESIDENCE 423 ”comeiae1 ¥ Shahae For Christmas| Oranges,Grape,Fruit,Apples and Bananas;All kinds of Nuts;Malaga.| Grapes,Fruit.Cakes,Candy of all»© kinds;Turkeys,Fat Hens,Cranber- ries,Coconuts.and everything it: takes for a good Christmas Dinner,-M.P.ALEXANDER &BRO.|| BASKET BAL -—Two Big Games This Week:TONIGHT — Wake Forest vs..Statesville. ght: Pepe To Business.” t ANGST pia eg T.A.Wood &Co.| Nice Fresh Florida Orangesat......:.24¢,and 29c,per doz. Fresh Walnuts,Brazil andHazelNutsat20c.per Ib Nice LondonLayer Raisins 10c.Ib, Fresh lot Prunes.........12c.Ib. ine in Winston-Salem,is hereto abendChristmaswithherparents,Mr.anMrs.W.W.Foushee.Mr.and Mrs,E.R.Rankin and lit-with \.20e—per-basket. 7.arium.= a.Lm .Dee ‘High Point for the holidav vacation “ikng AND CANDY—Will have cakes and Death of Miss Smith—Christmas|Miss Florence Baxter of High Point)“candy at Gas Office Friday.Will also fill :‘reeat Clarksbu will be her Christmas.guest.‘phone orders at home.MRS.J.I.HEN+ RERSUUrY:Miss.Leila _Corpeningwillcome|_NiNGER-Dee.21.10 7 {Correspondence of The Landmark.home from Rockingham to spend|=A River Hill,Dec.20 —Miss Sarah|Christmas. Tomorrow Night: Trinity College vs.State Fille. “Pwo best gamesofseason Get tickets ,Masterpiece of Film Play,being adramitization of the Famous Parisian Play by Octave Mirabeau. IN SIX nites ts early at Polk Gray Drug Co.or Statesville :Drag 00.57 ee oe PACKED HOUSE EXPEC ||x!FOR SALE!:ns “86 acre level,red land farm,1 mile from Brady's cross: :m‘le from school house,six miles from Statesville._Seventacresincultivation,balance jin woodland,Small dwelling ctVLE riereeeee Fresh lot Seeded Raisins two.packages 25c. Mrs:Rankin’s home people for sever- al months,will leave tomorrow forAsheville,where they .will spendChristmagwith’Mr,Rankin’s people. Later they will return to their home|in Tryon.ices eae FRIDAY... Box Supper Tonight.‘ Correspondence of The Lanamark,'Call and see us.Very rospectfully,-On account of the bad weather,the inary Acts Binshs p++.10c,and-up. Groceries of all kinds. .FISH.AND OYSTERS“BACH TUESDAY AND r at the—tyard eebenl house waspostponed until warmest.sympathy to Mr.andPaAPRIE Mrs.dD. by a brilliant cast of Amer- ica’s most famous players. Mr.Goodwin is supported| turn,Three fine springs,‘well watered for dairy ne iing.\A ee y "8 acres 2 miles.from Statesville;Forty acres in cultivation,halance in woodland,five of which.is branch bottom,peepcottage,small barn,two branches;well locatedfor dairy” ing:;é ‘SecanSouthCenterStreet,Rents :Two four-room cottages 0}gcod interest on investment,~ I lot on Fourth Street. For further information call on or write, RNEST G.GAT GENERAL.{NSURAN(iRiCavanniWa -newresanon saceeomaencrutara eran aan Peeae esday night,Dec.21,beginning a‘o'clock.’Public cordially snvited .A a TA.Wood&Co.j|*! Lh ee Prices 10¢,and 15c | "EIS WORTH WHILE 10 STUDY. *gpeake bay .Ahat in Kentucky,too. ‘~about 50 ‘Li Khe JSa"Seven men ter sloop,sank duringa gale. >-Henty P,Fletcher,now ambassador |’-to Chile;has been nominated by eg=| ident Wilson for ambassador to.Mex- The sale of alcoholic liquors —in Mexico City’has been ,forbidden.for),days ‘to prevent the,phus fever.— Five persons were killed and ten in-jured Saturday when,a street.carwentthrougha’bridge over the Spok- ane river,at Spokane,Wash, An imitation pistol of glass was the only weapon that Fred Logue,theso-called “pepper-box”robber,needed to commit 18 hold-ups in Chicago dur-ing the last.45.days,according to the police. Two bandits were killed,a ‘third spread of ty- bag mortally injured and a city detective|=sustained serious wounds in a ‘gun fight which Friday night followed an|5attemptedholdupinasalooninan outlying district of St.Paul,Minn. The new Governor of Kentucky—|& Mr.Stanley—has decided to bar all intoxicating liquors from the Govern-/|&or’s.Mansion and to forego their use |ihimselfduringhistermofoffice.And Barleycorn is up against it. Engineer Martin,Brakeman WynnandAgentR.Lv’Smith of the Sea-|& board,while seated together in afreighttrainpassingFletcher’s _sid-|= ing,8S.C.,were all hurt when a bigreckerashedthroughawindow.The =men were taken to a,hospital at Ham-fet.“Three negroes were arrested in‘connection with ‘the.rock-throwing. ‘At Tusla,Okla.,Jgdge.Linn of the|== from office|’trict court remayorFrankW and T.J.uinn,police and_fire .commigsioner.\ey.were charged with failure to en-or the law against proprietors ofegedeesplacesandsaloons.Foster N.B ;gt previously been -removed'on similar charges...:“A half-million refugees fled from Serbia,”says a newspaper corres-pondent,“preferring the horrible al- ternative of a winter flight into snow- covered mountains to submission totheGermans.Little has been learned of their fate,but it is only.too likely that many thousands perishedof cold or starvation,or:were devoured bywolves.* Wanted to Fly and Flew toDeath.: Expressing the desire to:“fly oncebeforeretiringtoaquietlife,”Mrs. Lula Comstock,aged 74 years,of San,Diego,Cal.,arranged for a flight,with aviator Anton Meyerhoffer,.Jr.,thatendedwiththefallingoftheflying boat in the waters of San Diego Bayandthedeathofthewoman.aMrys.Comstock,previous to the be-iginning of the flight,stated that she wished to be taken to a height of at “Jeast 1,500.feet.‘Within a few min-‘utes’after the flight had been started,aceording to the storytold by.Meyer-hoffer;Mrs.Gomstock was seized with a fit and reaching out grabbed the Meyechorfirm grasp.oMeyerhoffersaysSestcupplod des-rately to free himself from the em-ae ‘the ‘ane ”me iy eee Sntfol "the machine,but that:before‘he Re teleasé himself fromher‘grasp lying boat,which wasintheair,turned over©and fell into the waters of the bay.The forca ofthe impact with the wa-ter completely wrecked the machine.“Mrs.Comstock had been a resident c of San Diego fora number of years, Be Se x SE S eu = . wa t t . ee “;ten an"inscription for the Soldiers’! oortually..aseless_in. alte % sc h Sh a h . rt h cs She is survived by a grown son and’laughter.|se as 5; Admiral”Dewey Urges a_Big Navy. Admiral Geo.Dewey,chairman.of the General Board of the Navy,in axtoRepresentativeA,P.Gard-ner of Massachusetts;declares thatunlesstheUnitedStatescreatesanavy..“strong enough to méet on equal,terms the navy of.the strongest.prob-able adversary”a hostile fleet,convoy-ing transports,might enter the Chesa- peake Bay and land troops for an at-tack upon Washington,Baltimore and other big’Eastern cities.‘,Admiral Dewey declared that theconditionofAmericanseacoastdefens- e mouth ‘of the!are such as to be vir--repelling-an-invasionfromtransports.He de-clared =the beat thi this country gould..do in:strengthening its nationalenseswouldbetohaveafleetofrshipscapableofdrivingawaythee:.Mpavgofany other:nation.: cy “rally all naval-men are for aiggernavy.It’s in their line.. Swiss Hospital.to Be NamedForPresident.~~ A dispatch from Berne,Switzer- land,says President Wilson has writ- Home bearing his name,to:bé dedicat-ed with elaborate -exercises-at BerneonDe¢ember 21,-~~Americans in Switzerlandhavevon-tributed $6,000 for three —of thesehomes,which ‘ate suitable for being transported along the frontier where Swiss soldiers are guarding the longlineunderrigorousmountaincondi-tions.The first home was .namedGeorgeWashington,the second Abra-ee Lincoln and the third Woodrow f anredrownedinChes-antihiay when “an -oys- Surely John = urns,chief of police,had|jf + Upholstered Fiber Rockers “1 AHome For Your Books ; Made of all fiber,upholstered with tapestry.Finished in beau-tiful brown.Very attractive|and comfortable.A splendid finish Foursections,made of Oak,fin- ‘ished Golden,Early English or | Fumed.Made also in Mahogany © Combination Table book sheles in both ends. of top x42 inches. ¥“PRICE $7.50.‘PRICE $11.50.PRIDE $12.50 Made of solid White Oak.Has, large drawer withdesk lid,two Size. Made in Royal Easy Chairs Push the button,relax and enjoyluxuriouscomfortinoneofthe famous ROYAL EASY CHAIRS. A Royal ChristmasPresent.__‘ PRICE =$16,$18,$22.50. Crawfo TILE STORE THAT Hi Wi, rd-Bunch Furniture Compa ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU. vsny, Pa eerereaprrcattyMaat Mr.Cashwell’s Sermon —Pros- perity in Bloomfield. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,Route 6,Dec.20— Bloomfield is about to enter upon a year of prosperity.The cotton mills are running day and night,with alltheorderstheyneed.Report says about 25 cottages will be built assoonds.the weather permits.Somelumberandbrickarenowon_the ground.Mr.Richard Hepler and MissRiancheSetzerwenttoNewtonSat- urday,got.married and returned toBloomfieldthesameday.' ‘Rev.C.SS.Cashwell,.pastor ofFrontStreetBaptist-church,preach- ed an unusual’sermon yesterday.His subject was that officers ofthe gov-ernment are ministers of God.HesyidthegovernmentanditsofficersareordainedbyGodandoughtto/berespectedandobeyed.He said”anofficeroughttoenforcethelaw,even if he did not approve it,and that acitizenoughtto-obey the law,even ifhedid‘not’appteve it.Some peopleconsideredtributeortaxmoney thrown.away,whereas every citizenreceivedmorethanfullvaluein‘pro-tection,for all the taxes he pays; thatwhen a man returns his propertyfortaxheoughttoreturnitatitstruevalue,At the conclusion of the sérvices morning and evening the en- velopes;containing the subscriptionstopaytheindebtednessonthechurch,were collected.«Over $80 were receiv-ed.The debt is about $120,Mr.Cashwell hones to raise the balance by January Ist.‘The eottonmills will only take twoorthreedaysfor!Christmas.Th Qak Ridge school will:take ..FridayandSaturday.Some have begun cel-ebrating by hunting,shooting,drink-ing,te.A D.H.B. From Jennings Community. Sortespondence of.‘The.Landmark..om Jennings,Dee.20 —Those of uswhoweregladtoséethatbig,beau-tiful snow come,were equally glad to seé it leave and welcomé the ‘bright,warm sunshine..he.Mr.8.8.Templeton and wife have heen visiting in south Iredell severaldays.The show caught them awayfromhome..Messrs.F.A.White andG.Wooten went to Winston -Sa-Hem last week to see Mr.W.J;Swaim,who has heen sick.They report thatheis.getting better.\.Mr..GeorgeWalker.and-his-bride.have been.vis- iting relatives around Senninge.this week,:\{Mr.J.A.Parker says that his son,Wilke,is now down on the Mexicanborder,helping tend to those Mexicanpeople.He joined the army ‘recently.Mr.J.T.Jennings ‘is setting anoth- er good-sized orchard on the hill southof;-and_facing-his mill pond.Itwillcompriseabouteightacresofland and contain between 400 and 500trees.It is a splendid location and Arrested. Paul Kooning,formerly head of thesecretserviceoftheHamburg-Amer-ican lines,and Richard Emil.Lyen- decker were arrested in New York Friday night by agents of the De-partment of Justice,charged with theconspiring,to blow up the’Wellandcanal.against the men is violation of that section of the United States.penal code which prohibits the planningwithintheboundariesoftheUnitedStatesofamilitaryexpedition against a foreign power. he the head of the German secret ser- vice in this country,and Richard EmilLeyendecker,a New York art’goodsdealer,Federal authorities assert) they have in their hands the clnes to! munition plants,which has already re-| sulted in the loss of many lives anddestructionofmillioasof—dollars’ worth of property.; For several years Koenig has beentheheaddetectiveoftheHamburg- American Steamship Company.Theevmpany,which is subsidized by the German government,was quick to eome to his aid and through a local surety concern supplied $50,000 bail for him and $30,000 bail for Leyen- decker,t The arrest of ‘Koenig and Leyen- decker was coincident with the arrest ly the county authorities of Freder-ick Scheindl,a clerk in the NationalCityBankofNewYork.Scheindl,detectives claimed,confessed that he was employed by Koenig to supplyhim‘with information regarding theshipmentof.munitions.to the allies. ‘Cotton Seed and Linters. Cotton seed ‘crushed from the 1915 crop té December.1.amounted to 1,- 981,140 tons against 2,473,931 tons De- cember 1 last year,according to the re- port of the census bureau.Linters ob-tained to'December 1 amounted to$81,927 bales against ,341,142.bales last year to Decembey 1. In North Carolina{118,695 tons.of seed were crushed and;19,876 bales of linters secured.é It was _annou ced’th the British House of Commons -a few days ago! interned in England,of whom.32,-: 274 are civilians and 13,475 navalandmilitary‘men.Besides these there are 21,205 prisoners of war now ‘in England.:: NO eS eae IN STATES- Pte BeingPubleMegeg~~Since *therlong successionc—srates™ ville reports were:first published “in Alleged German Secret Agents The specific charge preferred|| With the.arrest of Koenig,said to//R a country-wide conspiracy to blow up!ik OU T JE D OT R OL A Alsoa splendid line of Ladies’,Misses’and Children's HatsatBargainPrices. ” Ladies’and Misses’Coats and Suits! We haye reduced the price on all Ladies’,Misses’and Chil-dren’s Coats and Suits from 20 ta,33 1-3 per cent off for cash. Don’t fail to visit our store for Holiday shopping. Co m e se e Se t e EC CE S We e Se i n NR E St s Sa Si m s en e d ey RE E L Truly, G OneKilled and —Collision of Otto Love,a merchant of Franklin,riding in a car wi and her sister,Mis merce,Ga.,visitors at Franklin,lost control of the ma overturned,injuring.both ladies.Miss(Mary Siler’s spine was hurt. Miss Love died day morning as a ries. scrious. BEAR THI“T consider Chambe:by far the best.medicoldsandcroup,”says Mrs.Albert Blosser,Many others are of the sameObtainableeverywhere.Lima,._Ohio.opinion. Miss Davis’injuries are very.Baucom has a broken shoul- der and is thought to be internally in- jured,His -recoverydoubtful. iS IN MIND. Others Injured ;r Car and Train. ith Miss Mary SilerSEllaSiler,of Com- chine and it was at 2 o'clock:Satur- result of her inju- a .:Me coed Cough Remedycineinthemarketforrlain’s SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS. By virtue of a decree of the Superior CourtofIredellcounty,renentitledR.B.McLaughlin,administrator ofA.J.Bass vs.C.8.sell.at public auction that there are 45,749-“alien enemies”#t the-courthouse-door-in Statesvilles'N.C., SATURDAY,JANUARY 22,1916, m.,the following lands in} aif on at-.12-o'clock,Chambersburg townshIst.Beginning at acoxline;thence westC..Barringer’s cornertostake,Barringer'spoles:to:stake in C.Barringer’s line;theneceast220polestostake;thenee north 80 polesto-beginning,;containing 110°acres more or,less,exeepting 1 1-2teesShilohM.-E,-chu YOU CAN BEST GET.PRESENTS FOR |iasrice at tae hate i)GENTLEMEN AT @MAN’S STORE.“AUER.a‘deprees cast 160 ‘poles|BEAUT{EOLLINE OF PRESENTS.KreID)es _jand:cornerof Lot No,3)-it-being Bass cor-|ner;—thenceS,-88-4-2tostake,Lentz line;t stake,corner’of Lot No.6;thence.north 831-2 degrees west,-118 dered in the proceeding Bass and others,I willtothehighestbidders, ip,.towit: white oak in the Haith-/]158 poles to a dogwood,/F ia;thence west 62 poles ioeline;thence south 80 acres conveyed to.trus-}rch,South.|oak,“Hoover's.line,LADIES: hence 8.°39 1+2 poles to P poles to stake,S.Hoov- with the good selectién’of trees thathehas,it ought to make an_idealorchard.Mr.Jennings already has an’excellent orchard of 10 to 12 acres, “Married After Twenty Years.” Miss Harriet Jarratt of YadkincountyandMr.Henry ‘Lemuel Cook,a native of Davie county,now of KeyWest,Fla.,were married at the homeofthebride’s brother,My.A.Hy Jar-ratt,in Charlotte:on thé 15th.Friends state that this marriage ey the local press,there has.been no looking back."~Statesville evidence continues to pour in,and—hbetter still ~Lthose whose reports were:first pub-. lished many years ago,verify all they said in a most hearty and/tn- mistakable way.Read the experience of Mrs.L..B.Nicks,302 Seventh, street.She says:“I.suffered from backache and’was restléss at night. ers corner;thence v degrees west to the beginning,containing $4Acresmoreorless,“Sd.Beginningat bla Bass’.corner,thence south 29 poles to stake,Frecze’s’corner;thence south $8 1-2 degreeseast’194 polesto ‘pine,Lentz’s line;theneeforth29poles‘to s thence north 88 1-2 degrees west 194 poles tobeginning,containing 36 acres more or less.Ath.Beginning.atcpinerinBassline;thence south 45 degreest46polestowhit4andEidsonlot;thence south 88 1-2 de-grees st 160°polesa1pelts Sth.Beginning at to.stake,corner lot No,2;.theneenorth88:1-2 degrees west:194 poles to be-ginning,containing 34 acres more.or less, with his line north 45 ek oak,near graveyard, =| iWaarWe WV 7Ue{|Ul,CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.©|_ i)i] NECKTIES,-ERCHIEFS.UME RAN CIOETHEM TUT:AGEFor PRES TS. take,Hoover’s ‘corner; Lahickory,S.Hoover's Sloan Clothing Company.| e oak,corner Lot No. to ‘stake;thence north stone in patra ote was the culmination of a courtshipbegun-more.than 20 years ago;thatseveraltimesthecouple.were on thevointoftakingthemarriagevowshutineachinstancesomethingoccur-red to break up the match.Two'ortareeyearsagothenuptialswereallbutconsummated,but there was ahitchandanotherdelayresulted,Mr.-Cook is a civil engineer and wasemployedintheconstructiohoftheFlorida’Bast Coast railway.‘Thebrideisa’niece of the late Gen.Ching-man, **;eg[in—the—morning—--felt-*|lers line;thence enst 130 -polea to:stone’:‘2 ‘thentesouth $6 1-2.poles.to stone;thenceIsglalso.nervous and had dey)eotr130 poles to stone:thence vane an 1-2headaches.Doan’s Kidney”Pills|potes to besinning,containing 37 1-2 acres,5 ::*oF more or less.|*unped the pains in my back!And)’“sth,”Besinning At «stone,W.P.Mocton‘avidemykidneysnormal?’(State:corner;thence with lig and Bass’lire.north:=5 degrees-east 20 poles to stone,J.C.Plyler’sment.given March 1,1912.)corner;thence with Flyler’s line north 87 de-On March 6.1915,Mrs.Nicks add- ed;.I jhaven’t had to.take Doani’s Kidney Pills for several Years.” grees west 60 poles to stone in ‘his line andW.D.Plyler's ‘corner:thence with line be-|..tween J.C.and’W..D.Plyler south 85 poleal+ Price 50¢.,at.all dealers,Don’t simply ask for a kidney ,remedy—- get.Doan's Kidney Pills—the same ®YOU GIVE JEWELRYyou can gamble on it you will pive joy. I No one is ever Gisappoiated if their abysich is’some serviceable,piece of JEWELRY and in good taste.at is just the kind Ihave,.4BLF.HENRY,-Jeweler. **‘** *PLEASURE FRESH TWICEsEACHWEEK. *Yr you would give something for*Christmas—something that would*be fresh twice each week for fifty- *two weeks in the year—let it be a*year’s subscription to The Land-*mark.Two dollars so applied will,*go farther than the same amount/\*spent any other way.Of course*®whatever you give,will give pleas-%ure;but there are pledsures thatare.er we ee aie.eee =Se eee a ee Perea ee 2 Se eR ER Se BB Piles Cured tn 6 to 14DaysYourdruggistwillrefundyrOINTMENTfailstocareaty-caseof tiahee,The Lite gotrotrudingPilesin Gto l4days,ss Thefirst application wives Kase and Rest,50, *likepoppies spread,. the.riven,*—h-moment white,then melts forever.”***..** ea e to stone;thence with.W.D,°Plyler’s line’(~a ae =.Saeed tar :"ad —pou ma"ancoutarencast34,potesto stone,Ml WL BUCKETS,STOVE PIPE!|corner thence’wih’Hs line’nora edtac||Me gawein stock Well Backets made up in way size.”No‘binele tra:|grees énaty 60--poles to beginning,containing ysed about bucket.Any size or mates 8ae pe ree odes.:’mg teot ers Sars eink ‘-Also full line instock.Bed i 7 f ide,ENGR ae2‘a~~-One-,on Bag SPthat—Mre._Nieks-had,--Foster-Mil-|and-one-third-in--twelve ‘onthe.metas ‘STATESVILLE TIN GO.,H.C.-Mobler,Manager..oye burn Co.,Props.,Buffalo,N.Y.|!Dee.21,19164 i |ne |y PHONE 5b.t Fl Al4 East BroadStreet.ite aa Bg “-nig i i be eee cere b hs ve oT ae :wa eee Tee ee to {‘,ny me {¢j *“j }yiagi+emai wiser d ‘eee ct ;WES APS OI SCAG ANG ve :»ieae sto ‘ais worth $26,000,000Msthanintherecordyear. Ww ALTH iN ae “The potato crop received perhaps the most severe setsfitek of the ‘year. 8)Record.Crops5 This “Tae Farmers.plagfted a ‘tecord.acreage to duction and Value—An I ise \okbob nietalt’that a i esting Stor aly Be bushels below.th d you fesancaatsojertofSecretary,eff git MD BAOADD lens ther ast Yom.|fh.That :the Caveat Ag }Agricalture David Franklin Houston|+4:°value of the crop,however,was|ie ; places an estimate ‘of $9,873,000,000)422.000,000 more than last year,5 |Millions ofMinds! on the value of American farm bot The apple crop was 76,670,000,val- CM R I LR ee halt At your hiuie:Warm it swith our ‘teat ‘i aed at $156,407.00;the bean crop,in ; :i i ieBr mang anda el poe ‘thethree principal ‘pe ueing States,|)What shall I give?We can give you the correct a ' valuation without precedent.|ait 7however,probably wil}be eclipsedy oo 6,000 bushels--a meee Thueaetheprogenyyear’s showing.000-busels—valued at Om This valuation‘is an)increase’ee 200 ane the aye ree,$45,000.Thabout$88,000,000'over 1913,iteexta|busine s,waned et $2,845,000.|Thelthhighesteverrecorded.The ‘Ane V3aac of these three crops are include yerense ce¢eurred in the fave of a de-py the year’s,total.|cline in cotton from 12.5 cents’af The Crop in North ‘Carolina. ipound for the 1918 crop to an avetaae Thee estifated crop production in lof 7.3 conte for 1914.The totaly North Carolina this year aggregates! jue opsBip nip ed at pe =in quantity about 8 per cent more than, lat 6 000,was 283,000,4 4 pt year.Prices on December 1 aver-|i imore than the 1914 crop,although|“ée 7 per cent higher thah a ago,|man and makes-him realize’that Christmas hy rea. ilatter was 14 per .eent.greater makine totel value of crop production,|:g come as a hex of fragrant cigars. jquantity.es thie basis,about 16 per cent more f Sxnenle free burning,heat’producing coal.We can supply you with any size and in any quantity.Better let us have your order today.You'll need the coal any way.Why not make sure you’ll have it when needed?. SS eS ee ee e ee a a NUNTALL %CHOICE CANDY—so universally por that it's sure to be the right answer for the ladi have&just received a big assortment ofBei. Helous payee arom the ee very pos ‘ine of the inte:it yesdustionk “CIGARS,the choicést—nothing so thoroughly satis De the’tremendanin Mood ti than tdet weer,“The.estimates.are!RAZORS—meny a man faces the world with namie ev lwhich began neay the end of the fiseal|based upon those crops whose values|;morning because:of that quick,easy shave.We.h year govered.|by,fo Secretary =re-|»the last complete erop census rep-|all kinds—the BEST MADE, sort,man ne i :#ee product OF eee eee ted TS pe ee ye,iene aia AND-—no need to worry about the Christmas dessert, jricultural exports in the fiscal year},The North Carolina corn;crop wea Just a.word targugh the telephone,and RACY’S.delicious yiended June 30,1915,practically the}“car is estimated at 3,050,000 acres|4 ice cream will make it delightfully easy for you.Geo |Grst yearof the wer,were'$1,470,000,-|Slanted against 2,835,000 acres last |While a Christmas shop f a Ke which iis an increase of $356,000,+{(yesr and the production 64,050,000)4 hile doing your Christmas shopping,a few:minutes aeor ”per cent.,Omer weefo ithe bushels against a7,my,000-last yeas)Is rest in‘our store,with.a cup of refreshing chocolate or |Pr mM,yee and o 's pre rice December 1 was cents |ser e 1 2 jor nearly 4 2 per cent.,over the aver-ative 86 last year,and 57.5 and 64.4,1 sue ra erve with de icious,pound cake,will help a be lage of the five years 1910-14.-csnectively,the average for the Unit-|/OUL Way's ;|“What is needed more,prehaps,than|ed States.*Always glad tosee you “On the Square.” \janything else,the Seeretary says,is ,,O0 950.000.acres of land we pro-|j i i ea ee od 10,355,000 bushels of wheat this| g |tion.of common live.stock diseases.year.Last year on 611,000 acres~we| from which losses are enormous,would!»roduced 7,332,000.The price this}is. jresult in a materiai increase of©the!ycar was $1.20;last year $1.17;92) lmeat supply.“It has been corserva-|ind98.6 the average in the country at Lae een ee Sitsvely estimated,”the report contin-jlarge.- A jues,“on the basis of data*for 30 years,}We produced 8,050,000 bushels ‘of| *\that the annual direct losses from anl-|oats this year on 350,000 acres.while | imal diseases are app-oximately $212.last yveor the production was 4,375,000| |900,000.The indirect losses,whi on’250,000 aeres.Price this year 62) 18:Iso are great,cannot be estimated at}.cnts,last vear 65.“The average in the | jail.The direct,loss ascribed to each|-out 36.1 and 43.8, ic ee is $e oe ars 000,000;”The Irish potato crop on BEgot ane “og cholera,$75,exas this year w2s'3,150,000.bushels.Last |fever and cattle ticks,$40,600,000;tu-|year on 32.000:acres it was 1,716,000|:Motor Delivers Rxcess Pawar | .|berevlosis,~$25,000.000;contagious|:ishels The price was 78 cents “this| ‘abortion,'g00,000,000;blackleg, $6,-|y<.at 92 last year.‘The aver-| |600,000;anthrax,$1500.000;scabies|4.or e in the country for the two}This type motor Haleeeka more power by 10 to 15 per cont eesye gag eabtlc,"$4,60,000;.glan-|joes,€1.6 and 48,7,respectively.|than the L-or T-head types of equal displacement,and iers,$5,060,000;other live stock dis-in sureet potatoes we produced on}ases,$22,000,000;parasites,$5,000,-|<5.900 acres this year 8.925,000 bush-|affords greater economy of fuel than either of these bide 600:poultry diseases,$8,750,000,"ists.Last year 6,8449,000 bushels qn because it eliminates waste, he citrus fruit industry of ‘theGulf |775,000 acres.Price this year 56 cents,| States,the report asserts,is;#€-|15t year 65.Average price in the|The impact of each explosion within the cylinders is ap- {ously Hipsetenes,UF ane cankipr;@|-ountry.62 and 72 cents.plied directly against the piston heads,consequently mrhly infectious bacterial disease.!On 350.000 acres this-year we pro-|White tho greater number of infected!j.0.nt 848.000 tons ‘of hay.Lost yeer entire force of the explosion if utilized.Thereis no waste enters in Texas,Mississippi and Ala-'3,000 tons on 320,000 atres.The of power and better yet,no waste of fuel.; |bhma have been eliminated,complete|s)ice this vear.was $16.50 per ton, eradication of the disease from Lowis-})ee year 217.10.The average in the|f ~As a reminder:“Why not make ‘this an.Automobile ‘ana and Florida,the department be-niry at large was $10.70 andg$11.12.Christmas.”RS iiev es,will require lange expenditures}The tobacco crop this year was 198,-|] jfor at least two years.£00,000 pounds,produced on 820,000 {é ve 4 i ei)e ne for ,lesaation|Coe”Tear yar teow oonts'|Statesville Motor Com’y 5,000 acres.The average price| jelaae the following::‘bi ‘ar 11.2 cents a pound,last yest)oe “QUALITY FIRST.igs o 7)ate}1;One needs no further endorsement Legislation designed "5.The average in the country waa than the trade-mark .jbetter handling and storage of farm's and 93.ASK US.FHOSNE 140, sepsitoniinnsiietieNeisthricasn vocal.nnnabias is manera iproducts and trading on tie basis of;This year ‘we “produced 708,090 Z fixed grades ‘and standards,including }>..ales of cotton on 1.250,000 acres.|-—=oi y 4 a permissive warehouse act,a cottom1 ast year 931,000 bales on 1,527,000)‘NirunREEnURns Globe-ernic gz |standards act,a grain grades act,|eres.The average price per pound 2 :jand renee for ayin anit Sea serve shis year,was $11.2.las€year 6.9.The| 2 *.lice.‘A land-mortgage banking act In-oc ce in the aban as ala A to~establish the real worth of such a gift |tended to inject.business methods in-!4 FOES,BRS 3 AvP16.8.r he x ; )as this.ito handling:farm finance and to pl ace)naniariuncapeaoecteniiemaenioinriaaiod $ farm securities upon thé market in al¥Ho Will | Reservations made now “for Christmas ||:2sponsitle way.[ately HasFl oe-and Will F deliveries,‘.Assistance to communities near the}:nO | ‘national forests in road building and!italy now has 2,000,000 men engag-)2 -Do not wait until too late to order from similar improvements through a plan{eg in he warand is preparing to add)§ -the facto fa involving the advancement,of.funds;ancthcr 1,060,000.About 1,000,090|2 ry-:{for these pur‘poses to be char ged "men i ire on the fighting ling,stretched | We are sole agents 1in thiscity.lagainst theState’s future share of re-!:penis the mountains from Trentino}: \ceipts frova the forests.Authority to!the west to the Austr an lerant water power permits within the!holt of Gorizia in the east.nother| 1 Golden Oak Mahogany,Early English Finish.|National Forests for fixed periods.million is in reserve,for emergencies|3 ‘ond to fill gaps in the fighting lina asi. Statesville Housefurnishing Co.|The report <the gekional Dep:oe “needed.atfor am lion in,the =i ° lraant-of Agriculture finds the value of!kan’.The third million is rupresent 7)3theprincinalfarmerons,ion ed in the addi :Men’S$Initial Hiandkerhiel,3 to the box, g jezices paid to farmers December 1,to being asssembled dyring th m~|F i‘a.box. be $6,568,772.£00,making 1915 a bans!ine raonths as hes,seape of offen 5 :s ner year,both in Value andin produé-)ste defensive military operatipns :Lion be etiiowe Senna anlar,'aa s Cuff Buttons,Tie Clasps and Scarf The ocreage of the principal crop:gat yp :LsBvcatcegrepaielapprocimavcty‘THe Quinine That Does Hot Affect The tot Men’s Combinatiog Sets,consistin |486,570 squere miles;That is larger 'Becanse'of its tonic and laxative effect,LAXA-‘Handkercht f and ose,$1and |TIVE BROMO QUININEisbetter than ordinary 5 than the combined area ofGermany,|Quinine ‘and does not cause nervousness nor|3 t 1 \F rance,Belgium,Holland,Denmark)fringing inhead.Remember a full nameand|;Men’3;Women’8 andMisses’Bedroom.“Slippers : “The new oom Boot—the low heel,cloth ir eat Joe for the signature of B.W.GROVE.7°.all styles and qualities, top,patent vamp—Button andLace.(Corn was planted on 108,321,000SaRPPAGLAUSsic| PHONE NO.ae t Pcie vm jacres,the second largest area ever }5 Grover’s Soft Shoes for tender feet.|Planted,jand the harvest was 3054 /At a 4x20.Dressed Bucket coin , 585.ushels,the second largest)Shingle Roof,because he knows it is :SchoolShoes for Children.;a oe grown.i Its aice vee get oo acid Gheaneae, :060,exceeding that of the fre C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s|2 Yours for the Price,ran valuable corn crop by $33,-|Planters’Warehouse,Statesvilte,N.C. { g.&H..SHOE CO ;New records were made in wrpduee tie o4 *9 ition by wheat,oats,barley,rye,sweet| potatoes,rice and hay,while tobacco!CHRISTM AS AND i :=wm The One Price Cash Shoe Store..closely approached its production rec-||033pedseedzeseassetste eLeeerensererraTeTsTesTyeTBI Tsetse ord—1,108,415,000 pdvinds,made _-in}4.Your Shoes ee while you wait,eee ee Wires,in adel THE HOLID:AYS} Q oA eR £8 %A setae |tion,established records as being the | sta lptataes Sais =aes!most valuable crop ever grown,ex-| es ee Oe a os “|cept in the case of harley and tobac=| ILEIIIT IIIS,|C0 ae ees anion haetel Is the time of all times to|_OF OT eeN.CG. roduetion ©e first billion bush-|: el-wheat-erep-and-segond.three-billion|remember the sick one, ‘bushel-_eorn-crop_were features_of_the}:| year.Wheat acreage aggregated 59,-the invalid and the-person r 898,000 acres,or 6,000,000 more than -who i1S not so fortunate as|be ia §tock Paid in ts or re ever before,The yield was 16-9-bush-els an acre,the largest acre yield for you and cannot be on the aegee#|winter and-springwheat-combined_ev-l-outside toenjoy the pleas--}i#asand Profits =eeerattainedinthiscountry.The-final »Issued by this bank bear interest.from.‘estimate of-prodietion was.1,041,505,-|]ures of thisjoyous caontat date at the rate of 4 per cent per an- 000 bushels with a value of $930,302;- 000.The crop exceeded last-year’s;-tion eCeren num.Savings Deposits 4 per cents credited quatterty: Certificates of Deposit po o e g s r e s g e o t g r e ta e ? which was a record,by more than, 120,000,000 bushels and by $5@,000,-000 in value.Send Them Flowers,|Oats,rye,potatoes,seek potatoes ae Banking business solicited wae ‘and tobacco ‘all were planted on rec- ord areas.Oats exceeded its .record Nothing ‘will so brighten every accommodation extended to de- production of 1912 by 122,000,000 2 :fsbushelsanditsreeordvalueof1914)up the sick room,or bring maqehan goa with prudent bank- ing’metonods. 00.DAariey production:by $56,000;-a : was 13,000,000 bushels ‘more thah the |so much \I appiness and1815recordcropandwagworth#4:|good cheer to the “shut Four per eent.paidon time andSavings valuable”gro,that Se ee ins”as Flowers.We have}Deposits remaining on deposit:three. BeHeats uint tex WEE Teeord value wonderful displays for the months:or longer.7 3 by $1,700,000.-|holidays.re 8 t ded by 14,000,4!mek i sory ES 000 ‘bushels ‘the1918 record and ‘were |O i i ICERS: worth.$3,100,000 more than the /1913}|sete .;. Wirtia iecrouse overtheroxord-erop|Lindley Co W.D.TURNER, nm se 0 } ve 2 of 1912 and was worth.$55,60GH000|Van-hi cy 9 "a AUSLEY ” er Or ICEI St :OWSS HER GOOD HEALTHTo CHAM-|GREENSBORO,FF,6.E eo .H UGHRY,- ei “GEO.H.eee.cs :President.i ta)i tk owecoy bal to.stat’Polk Gray:Drug Co.,4 ; y Ke 0..L,oe i i Cashier.ma co.t Ohion."epwo pee ago s Wasae invalid due |I,hacalAgents.ere pa p t e s i a t s s t a t e s s i s t t t e t i s e e t t e Bl to atomnch trouble.‘1 took-three bottles of| B |these Tablets and have since been in the beat | of health,”Means everywhere, a5 i es epGETIrANDASUREWAYTOHAVEIT.JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB WHICBER27th.‘We will run sixclasses as follows:re ,Ae Mea ph HERE IS AN EASY WAY TO'STARTS MONDAY,DECEM H | 6 aaa.at etek ve Ae:fin ;¥ut eis tak age 4 bd ‘ .as RIVE CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS.Dae ae _YOU MAY REVERSE THE ORDER OF PAYMENT ‘a es 4 IF YOU WISH TODOSO.Pay 5 ‘cents first week,10 cents second week,15 —.oe Po ant Co:at cents third week,and so on for 50 weeks,and we will %FOR INSTANCE,in the 5 cents class you may start .4 1 issue you check or pass book with credit therein two 7 Ht a :Po wes bere Christ for ol intrest.---s=B@DuGe |Wi#250and pay 0eatslas each weakfor ftt‘_eive a check or pass hook with credit therein for,!TWO CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS.“y .plus interest......5..00...tie Gb adh g a Rpt ed ER a ha oo $63.75 o Pay 2 cents first week,4 cents second week,6 cents *a ion:third wen and so 60 Fa.Ei areer ane ew beanie 5 Or,in the 2 cents class,you may start with $1.00 and ;:i :you check or pass wi it therein two weeks -.',pay 2 cents less each week for 50 weeks,and youRehesbeforeChristmasfor,plus interest..:...........;0 ’|will receive,plus interest.....................pats!$25.50 ©sek,ear $25.50 7 wr *me i "hie ‘1 }al Wi IN THE $1.00 CLASS..etc IN THEFIFTY CENTS CLASS1.¢(;ee By ~eo You yes <i each aerh 50 ae aes =ge ti an pay 50 pee each week for 50 Weeks,and youq,‘ceive check or pass with credit therein for,plus 5 »/»will receive check or pass book with credit therein for,;interest ......oiveve tiers SSO OD PIUS INCOHORE ies metre eichewy nen dese eden e vee a+$25.00 eeeF;3 "Ke fe ee :‘P :5;wy nt : ;|,?taht Pad ?‘f-eae:y ‘a fo :‘::4 :as 4 ;2 :a $SOR Can you think of an easier way to provide money for Christmas presents?Join yourself—get every one in your family to join.Showc1thistoyourfriendsandgetthemtojoin.-:at :ay: *ae ty *bo.,:NO CHARGE TO JOIN AND EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.‘4 arw)‘If there is anything about the plan that you do not understandwe will be glad to explain fully when you come in to join.We take this opportunity’to thank our many friends and customers for their liberal patronage,and.wish one and all a very MerryIEMERCHANTSANDFARMERS’BANK of StatesaRole“THE:BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.” i c.e 7.2 ||———en <=| oor A look at our windows will suggest a present for Mother,Father,Poke |Sister,Brother,Sweetheart.Be sure and see them.|ae HE LANDMARK [CHRISTMAS AT CHURCHES.Teachers Home For the Holi-|Rabbit Didn't Have a Fair Show.'<.SOESDAY,---er 2t,1915.|Various ChurchEvents For the|%®Y®:J Nviile Mort.4.Kishan wae bps le :i live rabbits for _shipment oaESThegradedschoolshavingsuspend-|ing some 2 P |Faney Coconuts|.AND THEY WERE MARRIED|,Holldaye—Church News,_|__,7He,graded schools having suspend.|ing some live rabbits for shipshent YBemineen::‘|.At the meeting of the Statesville of teachers left Friday night.and Sat-|for liberty.The |cotton tail.ran|#!10c.each for 9c...and who Married about two years la-|nisterial Association yesterday urday for their homes atd elsewhere]8cross west Broad street and tried to 'as er,before his term expired.Hé was|ev:2-A.Dockery,pastor of the to spend the mid-winter vacation ag|Jump through the glass of a show/|§/3.for 25c.andmetriedinNew.York.President colored.Presbyterian church,submit-follows:Misses Bessie Crowell and|Window.Fortunately the glass re-Re:veland and Miss Frances Folsom|‘4.2 article he had written ‘relative Kate Finley to their home in Char-|sisted his efforts.Then up Broad|§!2 for l5c.BS were married in the White House in|the release of servants during Sun-lotte;Miss Ethel McNairy to her|Streetheran,with many turns “to'f}©oe ~——Fige,1886,ta et 2 day church “hours.The article Was home in Greensboro;Miss Ellie Grier avoid those who:gave chase,and ty.|ave ‘Be .a eae oe endorsed for publication by the asso-{9 her home at Matthews;Miss Chris-|ified by the yells of pursuers and by-"haf Chidetni Make “GS gases epemmray be ident:and Mrs,Wilson ar-cetee Other matters were discuss-'tine Rutledge to her home at Mt,Hol-|Standers._--The-_rabbit was:finally Only four more days eLore ristmas.‘;ot Springs Sunday morn-|°ti y the ministers,but no definite ly;Miss Laura Hastings to her home|caught,although some who witnessed J ‘é 4 :§o'clock...A crowd was’at the othe Fire taken.5 in Winston-Salem;Misses Annie Bruce|the run for life hoped he would gain|these four days of saving.by buying your 2aie,oy MTheyanced 88)int holdito.geent Chrlstizas crgel,Terryand ye an og,ey Pah eggaa ig Pr CHRISTMAS GROCERIES HEREhey:¢train.They we:he ;_Christm er.Reidsville;Ali <tagainst him.re w 5edtoHotSpringsbymeteratutationscisesatthechurchtomorroweveningeeehomeaCeHaofbramble-and-briar,no-broomsedge i :7 : almost every part of the world.|°*7-90 o'clock..,,‘Jessie Massey of Durham to Atlanta,|nor friendly hedge of honeysuckle :wes of good wishes came from|.,Children’s Christmas at TrinityGa:Miss Marea joe es Tae vine to aid escape...Instead there were FRUITS SEEDED RAISINS AND CUR-‘rulersof nations in Europe,Presidents |=P!scopal church Friday afternoon at in Durham;’Miss Mary.Wortham to}paved streets and stone and brick JJ OB BEDS RAN oa-.Of South-and-Central-American coun-.Services-on-Christmas-Day-at-10.-Ker homein|Franklinton;Miss .Jo.|walls,and beset by enemies on every ff]Florida Oranges,large and _.__[tafes,Governorsof States,diplomats,|°°:Stee ;,,1 Dunn to het home-jn-Albemarle;Miss{hand,_the poor frightened —-rabbit-[}-sweet,-at <<.+s<ss05s+28¢c.doz.|-12_02.pkg,Seeded Raisins,mem!of the Senate sha House|.,Rev.W.R.Ware,the new presiding Mamie Eaton to Ha hone at’Gar-|didn’t get a square deal.Bi Florida Oranges at ......24c.doz.9c.pkg.or 3 for ses egees se 2be..Justices of the Supreme Court elder,will’preach his ‘first sermon atland:Misi Cora_Bell,—Sloan-to—her}-—“‘Taling—about—rabbits,_the—reeent-f/Florida Oranges at_.....-19¢.-doz}Forest-King-S eee :“from scoresofpersonal friends|5T0#4Street Methodist church Sun--home in Richmond,Va.;Miss”Clyde Snow was the “best rabbit snow”in 9]Fancy Grape Fruit at ....8c.each |15c.value for a sn pkg.prelatives.During the two weeks|@#Y .morning at 11 o’clock.Sunday Field to her home at Sparta;Miss;vears.Hunters picked them up.by J]Bananas...............+18¢,doz.(pees @ you)8 ee ee oe:jore-before returningtoWashing.|°Vening the choir will-render-its an-Mary.Thompson of.Louisburg to Mon-'the hundreds.It was nov uncommon Tangerines and Grapes:to.arrive 20c.value ce ‘for 1Be pig.on to take up the official andsocial }"¥@!Christmas music.There will be roe;Miss Margaret Willis to her home fora party of two or more hunters Monday...Raisins 20c.value i <i Be pkg.ar4aidesoftheWhiteHouse,the couple "9,Sermon:Sunday night.».in Lexington;Mr.M.Ex Youlitto his to.get 40:to 60 rabbits of one hunt,fj Extra’fine Cranberries ..12c.qt,|Currants,15 oz.”p 4 Wee oPespif,motor and climp-tmountains|..Loursday_night the children ofthe ome in Hickory.Miss Nell.Arm-Many being caught by hand.The §|Fancy.coconuts 9c.each,3 value for .......i pkg.;oo her,and as far as possible be SUNday school and congregation of field of Statesville accompanied Mike rabbits,like the one on the street,for 25c.,and 2 for .sv...+..l5e,PF ae ane oe ads ed 4 ote aWrotectedfromthepryingeyesoftheBroadStreetchurchwillrenderacan-Marea Jordan to her home in Dur-'didn't havea fair show.They’couldn’t NUTS.Sltside world.tata—“Christmas.Ship Around the ham.and will be her guest during the 1%}in the snow.:Layer figs ........rye sive 20¢.Ib,MPhe President’will attend to 1 World.”Members of.the Sunday Far |og bipartiteta Extra fine.California Wal-.EVAPORATED.FRUITS.he most important public Shsizeee school are asked to bring their gifts holidays.—oo fLa /Turnersburg Items,-.nuts,25¢.value for 238c.,or sae oP lif,ant Peaches 15atHot:Springs;but “arrange-|‘©this service,as theywill be loaded Entertainment at Stony Point.|Correspondence of The Landmark.PAGE sone ts eonts ose are pees gs 12¢.Ib.oF8 Ibs f 36e,have been made for connecting|"the ship at the end of the cantata.|Correspondence of ‘The Landmark.(=1 California“Walnuts,—20¢.of.4 Wate Xor T2C.1+mn tOR:aeThefirstquarterlymeetingfotthehotelwiththeWhiteHousebyaPurnerabur;Ded)20 —We werei value i6c.ib,orf lbs.for ..50c.|Evaporated Peaches (eishes)(14 2 ial telegraph wire if necessary |Statesville circuit will be at Bethies|monly eee Coe uae:fearee nee Be lad to spe the snow leave Il ik Head Mixed Nuts,0c.|isaperatelPaaehba ae Ty Be.Ib,anit :airecttalephoneone|"n ,x.ished tertainment will be given in the audi courses have ‘been very high sincé the RAR ce tee rey ho recor ee Extra\large \Californm, \~'_e@mmunication with Secretary Lans-ene Advocate.The Bethel turium ‘of Stony ‘Point High:School|snow melted:|Brazil Nuts,wha ber we 50c Prunes,18¢Ib.8 Ibs.for ..40c,ee _oe‘va me nistake.This correusion ie 'tnnde by under the auspices of Adelphia.Lit-|‘Miss Lois Steele has’returned home 180..1b.or 3 Ibs for.........|Prunes,1b¢.value for r+<Uhe,Ib, —;crary Society,consisting of ‘a playj/from Winston-Salem,where she has ||CANDIED PEELS,CITRON,ETC.-Apple Butter:in Bul«,x8¢----‘Trees in the County.water tice Rev..W._R.Ware,pre-!aniomonde ad Hearts,”its three acta?|heat visiting relatives.pts es t Let all concerned take t CES 5 )Candied Lemon Peel '20¢,value for .0k wane le «18.Ib.a tree.at Rose chapel/due notice and act accordingly,~~sthies 7 +om x oieand Togal ie+3 ‘:wo oc oe Me tle ae:value.for........vases,160,Ibe ere sweet onl hee AMat.Sor aae te Friday at-—~_.COM.‘charged and the proceeds used be alpen |f|Candied Orange’.Peel,20c.-tb i i.a eu De ii Pe,doz.orootreeatMountainviewPf-Murphy Released on Bond.ciety for improvement,of V8chBdl|"The Sabbath school at Tarmersburg’f|Yalefor.s-,...s---ie:1b.|London fot crs coersayrectABesTbsSehoolhouse,district No.3,Sharpes-|Dr,Walter C.Murphy,a physician|“ouPpment is progressing slowly.-I am sorry to al :cs a ae aa Ptownship,tomorrow night,20d.|of Washington City end a native of Mr.Charlie Harrington of.Clear|state that there is nut as muchinter-|ae “is taught b Si North i :;Water,Kansas,is visiting his aunt,|est manifested as Should ne,Every ae iss ae asahoalistaughtbyRev.J..W.|Nort seer oes performing|Mrs.R.L,Bailey,at this place.'|church should have’a.lively Sunday’T @e no ert unc asn Tocery.“tree for the children at|a criminal operation on Estelle Craw.|g Messrs.Roy Gwaltney and Howard|school,as it is an up-builder to every ee church Saturday at 2 o'clock.ford af Washing on,the woman dy-and the amefrom’Chapel Hill to!church as well asto the neighborhood.“The io of:aeValues.”dof Congress are:evi je As the result of the operation,it ieeetteriatecin John Williams of Delton,Mich.,slip-ee a ite em ne No.2:fe ee «the Gaels cur pollens was releasedon $5,000bend.|The Panama‘canal,which has.been trons a alder which he was climb-Ne tad ;Pho :Ae ie cai“au the -ap-lat B urp Fwant to his former home closed since September 18,last by the|ing in.order to hang himself and’féll |=o -ee dat of kixteon :‘additional cal urgaw,this State,when released,worst slide in its history ill be open-|to the floor,striking his head so heavi-‘ii :_aaBdditional-p 1S.claim,that..the charge!ed.today forthe.age of vessels |ly that he-was killed.‘He was arra'ts :at EB BUS‘en meee ns Sx<AGGAiANet ednaninelenecthan sbcfeot afwaters ing:.te ;Ao‘i ;“‘actate sao ASHE es shes:pape cages 6 ‘%: :,meta is shay cat ge ee 43 Se Leaks tt se nm Ct ites ws wees (ati ,ee Lei aa HE *:u 4 ie 4 4]- -sinking of the Ancona,has VOL,XLI.... eS STATESVILLE,»N.C.FRI DAY,DECEMBER 24,1915. reentranttrersterreneeYor tha epee ten ‘THE:aS nena ISALL IN. No.‘Further “Discussion .WithAustria-Hungary —DegaraRepeated. “The reply of the United States tothenoteoftheAustro-Hungariangovernment.with reference to thebeenmace»public.It follows:On November 15,1915,BaronZwiedenek.the charge affaires of_Imperial and Royal governmentatWashington,transmitted ‘to:theDepartmentofStateareportofthe »Austro -Hungarian admiralty withregardtothesinkingofthesteam-ship Ancona,in which it was.admit-‘ted that the vessel was torpedoed af-'ter her engines:had been stopped andwhengerswerestillonboard.:Tie.aoe alone is,in the viewereupentoftheUnited t to fix upon the com-ian a ‘of the submarine which fired:for hav-|ees“ing,wilfully violated the recognized lawof nations and entirely disregard-ed those humane prinezples which ev-erybelligerent should observe in theconductofwaratsea.In view oftheseadmittedcircumstancesthegov-ernment of the United States feelsjustifiedinholdingthatthedetailsof Pts,the sinking of the Ancona,the weightandcharacter:of the additional testi- mony corroborating the admiralty’siveport,and the number of Americans killed or injured,are in no way essen-tial matters of discussion.The culpa-bility of the commander is in anycaseestablishedandtheundisputedfactisthatcitizensoftheUnitedStateswerekilled.injured,or put injeopardy,by his lawless act.The rules of:international law andtheprinciplesof,humanity which were thus wilfully violated by thecoramanderofthesubmarinehave been so:long and so universally rec-ognized and are so manifest fromthestandpointofrightandjustice.that,the government of the UnitédStatesdoesnotfeelcalledupontodebatethemanddoesnotunderstand that the Imperial and Royal govern- ment questions or disputes them.The government of the United States therefore finds no other course open to it but to hold the Imperial and Royal government responsiblefortheactofitsnavalcommander and to renew the definite but respect- ful.demands.made in its communica- ©tion of the 6th of December,1915.It :aoe sincerely hones that the foregoing}, statement of its position will enable oe Imperial and.Royal government AT.LOSE.we ne with them in iffeunkousandwithsameSakforthegood tions now existing between the Unit- ed States and Austria -Hungary. which prompted the government of the United SStates to make them. Japanese“Ship Sunk By Subma- ,rine—Crew.Saved. The new Japanese linen.Yasaka Maru,which was sunk in the eastern «Mediterranean Tuesday by a subma- nearMt.Mourne,this county. tine while the steamer was on her -way from London-to Japan with 120 passengers and a crew of 160,was sent to the bottom without warning, aceording to a report received from Port Said from the agents of the ownersAllon board the ©ship. one American passenger;W.J. including Leigh, were saved._.._The nationality of the “submarine is not mentioned by the agents and previous reports referred to the sinking of the ship_as done by ES either an Austrian or a German sub- nersible. Mrs.J.H.Thompson Dead. Mrs.Eugenia ‘Douglass Thompson, wife of Mr.J.H.Thompson,diedSaturdayatherhomeatLenoirand was buried Sunday at Center church, ‘More| than a year:ago Mrs.Thompson was seriously injured by a fall and had since been bed-ridden.She was 64 years old and was born and reared in Mt.Mourne community.Mr.Thomp- gon’was for years a merchant at Mi. Mourne,moving to Lenoir 16 years ‘ago.Mrs.Thompson’was a member of the Presbyterian Church and.a “good woman.-Only the husband:sur- “As gon and a daughter died some years ago. Queen May ‘GetWell: ‘House of Commons that Great Britain Mone aa FIGHTING “AT CHRISTMAS, Some Events in War Zone—England Increases Army—|Emperor William Indisposed. The heaviest fighting’on any of the battle Tronts appears to be taking vlace in the Vosges at Hartsmans-Weilferkopf,where the French cap-tured an important German positionthereTuesday.Paris says over 1,-800 German prisoners were taken, Artillery bombardments have_pre-vailed on most of the other parts ofthewesternfront. A report comes frdm.the’Russian front of ah almost complete cessation of the fighting, The most important engagement)on the Austro-Italian front has beenanItalianattackontheTolmino bridgehead,which was swept down by the Austrian fire.Emperor ‘William is suffering from a disability which will keep him in-w days. In the explosion of a powder plant and several ammunition depots.atMuenster,Westphalia,500 or 600 women employed in.the buildings arereportedtohavebeenkilled. In asking for another million.men for the British army,bringing it to4.000,000,Premier Asquith told the needed every man fit for military service.There was further intima- tion that unless the number of men enlisted came up to expectations con- scription might still have to be en- forced.The Irish Nationalist party for whom John Redmond was the spokes- man,placed itself on record as being|w. ready to oppose conscription by everymeansinitspower.The representa- tive of the Labor party announced strong opposition by the Laborites to conscription,although the leader of the miners declared that if the men would not volunteer they should be brought to the colors. Referring to the retirement of ,the100.000 British forces from the SuvlaandAnzaczonesontheGallipolipe- ninsula,the Premier ennounced what he admitted it ‘seemed almost _in- credible,that the operation had been with the wounding of only three men. Lost and Won—Basketball. The Statesville basketball team lost the game with Wake Forest Col-lege Tuesday.night by.a score of 41to31,and won the game with Trinity.CollegeWeWednesday.ees,by a scoreTheersarebushotaeFeydtohel?“up and doing.”At the end of thesecondhalfo‘the game with TrinitytherecordoftheStatesvilletinic- keeper showed"a score of 28 to 26 inStatesville’s favor,but the record of the:Trinity time-keéper showed a score of 26 to 26,To settle the dis- pute the game was continued for a five-minute period,durmg which Statesville made five points and Trin- ity.two.Both games were enjoyed by.good crowds,which displayed plenty.of enthusiasm.©The playing of Coach Etheridge of the Statesville team in the Trinity game won much admiration.S : Tomorrow ,evening the regularStatesvilleteamwillplaya‘gamewithategmcemposedofcollegestu-dents at Home for the holidays.In asimilargamelastChristmasthecol- legiate team won over the home team. Marriage License Issued. Licénse has been issued for the marriage of the following named couples:John LaFayette Alexander and Miss Nannie Blackwelder,RalphReeceMcNeelyandMissFannieMay Dagenhardt,Charles Clarence Deal and Miss Vera Ideen Miller,.Andrew Brewer and Miss.Clara’Josephine Overcash,Todd Messick and -Miss Kittie Hayes,Thomas W.Hair and Miss Fannie Effie Smith,Lonnie-Spurzeon-Johnson-and-—Miss— Susan Guy,L.R.Burgess and Miss Fottie--Moore--Campbell,Franklin/ Floyd Goodman and Miss Cora ©Lee|*Christy.Roscoe Conklin Fox »and Miss Mattie C.Steele,Roy OrrenShoemakerandMissEmma_LouReavis,Frank Gilreath and (MissFlossieBaker.Clarence Kale and Miss Emma Sherrill.David Kerr Lockman and Miss Cordia Hazel’Ball,Harry| Tracy-Stinson ane wre Mary.sada. Mason. Statesville andWilkesboro Ex: Selb -Wilkesboro Patriot. Robert Queen,who was so badly shot by his*-father-in-law,Clingman Anderson;at the ©latter's home,in Lovelace township.ten days ago,was. _brought to the:Wilkes Hospital here the last of the week,so that his phy- sicians could give -him better atten- Aion.,While Queen,received an ugly wound it is not necessarily fatal.An- derson,,has_notnot bbeen arrested. ‘Britain's LeLoss at Dardanelles, Great.*Britain’s loss of officers and es_up to Decem- ‘ber 11 was 112,921,This isthe grand total of officers|Sahdmen,including the naval lists ofkilled,‘wounded |and abt The—rfumber-killtiontothe total of casualties the1ar06.688.of sick mein to.hospitals Wilmi gton ‘and:“other ¢and.Tuesday.morning —wit%“is called:a record.snowfall for,that region,thefall be-dng about.seven.inches. ed-—-was-25,279,-In—addi-|— change: Statesville and Wilkesboro are to make’an-exchanee of citizens,Mr. J.B.Fraley of Wilkesboro,.who hasbeenin,business.in Stpeate aout a year,has.tr ee his home in Wilkes-boro to Mr.N.W.'Fowler for the lat- ter’s home .on~Davie avenue.Mr. Fowler’will:move his familiy 'to Wilkesboro and occupy the Fraley home and My.Fraley will.move ‘his family to Statesville and-occupy theFowler.home,the change to be made about January tst.Mr.Fraley has'al-8o bought the J.E.Stimpson proper-ty,at the corner of WainutandRace; streets. ‘Cne Released,One ©Committed _—Court Cases._ June’McLean of New Hope founship,who was in jail awaiting trial in:Superior Court on ‘charges of sections,_along the coast were visited Monday| Decembeaa day on three charges of.retailing. “Sherif J.D.Blaylock of-Stanly The arrest.of Greg-pectas 1k the first sheriff ih theState!oryPe be the local officers resulted ineeeiniStacie‘theee %uel ohSouthers of Wi kes|ue Treasurer 08:eral officers,88 men-|settled Wednesday,.(toned,elsewh bipekading,gave bond yesterday and |;was.releasAmos:Gregary,.colored,was given 8hearingbeforeJusticeMooreWednes- He was unable to give.bond and twasieeetojailtoawait carried out:without loss of life and or tion in- —— ITEMS OF CURRENT NEWS. Happenings Here.zandThere’intheState. “The postoffice at .Boone,Wataugacounty,has been raised to the:=dential class.: 8.C.Cornwell,city manager a8Hickory,has resigned,the bie tion effective February 1st.© H.M.Burleyson of Saltabarr ‘run over and killed .by.a-.pa :train in Salisbury Wednesday# The Gum ‘tobacco ee yGreenvillewasburnedMondaynigLosslargelycoveredbyinsvram There was $10,000 on the buildin Berry :‘Davidson,for “years a leaingcitizenofGuilford,a leadet «the industrial and civic life offhcommunityandthecounty;pd,few days ago,aged 85, Engineer R,S.Sigman“ot thSouthernrailwaydiedWednesdayathis’home at Spencer,at an age...He is survived by five,sons an a daughter.Three of the’ore engineers.shAtthehomeifthebridein ington Tuesday evening,Miss~Lo Hill,daughter of the late Dr.Mrs.Joel Hill;was married toC.Bower,solicitor of the twelfth ; dicial district. M.L,Flanigan,over 70 y was “arrested .in®Hickory ears olwithattemptedcriminala2 the 4-year-old daughter of iTroutman.°Flanigan was acquitted in the recorder’s court. As the result of a fund dacekan by.J.B.Duke for the purpose,$10,000wasthisweekdistributedtosuperan-nuated preachers,widows and <thevhansofdeceasedministersof+North Carolina:Conference... i aor Ex-Sheriff W.T.Fletcher of.Yad- kin county.who has been in-“ColorddobuyinghorsesfortheFr ernment,has returnec home,’He.rep-resented a syndicate that bought’‘and a shipped 4,000 horses to France. The State Supreme CourtedopinionsWednesday‘in 23 aandtookarecessto.January-when it will reassemole for the di ofa final batch of opinions”terminate the work:for the nthe Roanoke -Chowan“Times,pub lished at Rich Square,has’entereduponits25thyear,and Mr.AeJ.Conner has been at the helmthebeginning.Long.life oa The paper is not surpassed forhonesty.a R.A,Layton,38 years:old,a :road brakeman runningNorthWilkesboroandWinston-Sa-lem,dropped dead Wednesday when, his train:was about ready to leave North Wilkesboro.A exy is as- ‘signed as the cause.>: In Franklin county Tom Perry,an 18-year--old negro,reé@ived a load of shot in his mouth .and_his brains spattered on the wall.He lived anhour.Hilliard’Harris,who ‘held the gun,claims the shooting was acci- dentaf but he is in jail. Earl G.Thomas,son of Rev:I.W. Thomas of Lenoir,an enlisted man in the United States navy,has askedCongressman©Doughton and~other friends to secure his release from|theservice.Young Thomas is now sta~- ae at Paris.Island,Fort Royal,C.The average yield of ,corn for themembetsoftheBoys’Gorn Clubs of the State this year will be about 55 bushels per-acre,according:to the es- "timate of Mr.T,E,Browne,directorofthework.Mr.Browne has about1,000 reports on hand’and 300 more are expected, The Asheville Citizen hears thatEdwardR.Bacon,a wealthy NewYorkrailroadman,who died a few days ago,left $100,000 to the Clar- ence Barker\Memorial hospital;atBiltmore.Mr.Bacon was.a brother-in-law of Clarence Barker,in whose ‘memory the hospital was founded.~ E..E.Herman,son of Mr.and Mrs, ‘F,Herman of Catawba,was mar- vied to Miss Grace Smith at her home}t in.Asheville Monday afternoon.Mr. Herman is a flagman.on the South-ern ‘with headquarters at--Asheville. Mrs.Herman is the only daughter_of the late Engineer Finley Smith,who was:killed in a-—wreck.at Connelly Springs a year ago. a story of-.a--woman-abandoning a baby at the Southern passenger sta- heen found...She is.Mrs.Edgar Lee Burton.of High Point,and.was _mar-ried to Burton.last September...Hus- band and wife were ar rested forabandonment..The woman sidys they decided to abandon the baby to avoid trouble.with other members of the ne Murphy,the North Casolnian ae was recently arrested in Wash- ington on a serious charge,is divorcedfromhisvite,to whom he pays ali-mony.While under arrest,*charged with causing the death of a womanby: an illegal operation,the alimony in-stallment fell due and,when it was not.met:Dr,:Murphy's former wifecomplainedtothecourt.The defend-ant was discharged when thé cireum~-stances were explained and “Murphy agreed to pay. The Supreme Court has granted aewtrialtoJohnA,Peebles of Hay- ‘county,who shot and’killed’A,M.’Bennett,accidentally it/is claimedwasconvictedofmanslaughterandsentencedtosixmonthsin‘prisor.Peebles*formerly lived.in Rowanoe‘and all sorts of.influence’hasenthecourt:decision,to save him from}0.a bend lower court,how-‘good.reason tee .|Wednesday from.Charlotte, ue |treatment for appendicitis.pects to return:later for an opera-’ i Mr.and’Mrs,Calaway Campbell ~ithis county,and Mr:William Menis,tson of Mr.John Menis of Iredell, jbrother,Mr.J.A. The papers the past week .carried|. =“The-woman—hast rought to bear,in advance’of| BANK IN NEW QUARTERS. Mr.Moore Returns Home—+Ire- dell Man Wins Bride in Alex- ander —Taylorsville News. Correspondence of The Landmark.‘ Taylorsville,Dee.23 ——<The BankofAlexandermovedTuesdayinto‘thehandsomenew”building of Mr.Ed. Campbell.on the corner east of thesquare.‘The bank is beautifully fur- nished,Rev.and Mrs,L.L.Moore retyrned here Mr.Moore spent two weeks ;under He —ex- tion. Miss Ruby Deal,teacher ‘of.thesixthgrade,in the graded school of Winston.-Salemi,and Miss Ada Viele, teacher of mathematics in the high school,Winston-Salem,are--spending the holidays with their parents,Mr.and Mrs.W.D.Deal and Mr.andMrs.C.G.Viele.MissesMar: [CHRISTMAS IN CHURCHES Song Service at Broad Street and Service at Othér Churchés. The choir of Broad Street Metho-dist church has arranged.a special song service of Christmas music,\tobégivenSundaynightat7.30 o'clock.The offering at the service will be for the,choir fund.There will no ser- mon and ‘the programme to be ren- deredis as follows: Prelude.Rene Charmant.Gaston de Lille.Anthem And Toa Shepherds,Wilson:r, 1915. Hymn 121.Prayer,Solo---Star Divine.Mrs.J,B.Duke.Anthem--—-He Shall Be Great.Choir.Seripture Reading. 4g ers!¥:Herbert.ea * e@ n e e n e en e ea e ee *# ©4 Lansing. Offertory—-The Lord of Ages.Ernest Holt.Mr.J.Salley.Anthem-—Joyous Peal ye whristmas.Bells.Coombs. Choir—Solo obligato-—-Mrs.Thompson.Solo-—The Aes Refrain.Giebel.R.H.Troutman,Anthem—O Holy Night (cantique de Noel). y.Feim- ster and Sue Campbell,students at Salem Academy,Winsten-Salem,and Mr.Wade Campbell,a student at*|Mars Hill,are spending the hotidayswiththeirparents,Mr.and Mrs.H.P.Feimster and Mr.and Mrs.Ed.Cc.Campbell.Mr.C.T.Herman,a stu-dent at.Westminster School.Ruther- fordton,is here for the holidays with his mother,Mrs.J.D.Herman.MissMabelCooper,.teacher.of English in the high school,Wilson,will ar- rive tomorrow to spend’a week with her’mother.Mrs,Julia Cooper.Mr. M.Clyde Campbell,a junior at the University,is spending the holidays with his mother,Mrs.Sara Campbell. Mr.Connolly.Gwaltney,a freshman at Wake Forest College,is spendingtheholidays‘with his parents,Post- “tmaster and Mrs,J..L.Gwaltney.Mr.Hugh Wilson Lindsay of Harner Military School,Charlotte,and Mr. Alfred Henley of Guflford College, are spending:the holidavs with their parents,Mr.and Mrs.H.D.Lindsay and Mr.and Mrs.D.C.Henley. Miss Elsie Campbell,daughter -0 were married’Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock at the home of the bride’s Campbell,in the western:part of towa,.Magistrate H, C.Payne performed ‘the ceremony.Miss Elizabeth Lindsay spent Wed- nesday in Charlotte.Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Burke and Mrs.J,Frank ClementSpentTuesdayinCharlotte.in Charlotte. Barrel of Peach Bran- dy. Deputy Marshal ne and‘Deputy Collector P.Alexander, accompanied by Sheriff Deaton,went) over to Wilkes county Tuesday af-fernoon.placed Bynum Souther and son,Hilliard,under arrest:and de-siroyed a barrel of peach brandy al- leged to have been the property oftheSouthers.Word had come to the officers that liquor was being dis- pensed by the Southers and they ac- ‘cordingly decided to visit the place. A search of the premises revealed a 60-gallon barrel of blockade ~peachbrandy.The head of the barrel wasbrokenby.the officersand the con-|tents poured out.The two Southers gave $300 bond each for their appear-ance before United “States mis-=|sioner W.J,Lazenby’in Statesville January 4th. Treated For Burns—Boy’s Con- dition Still Precarious. Mrs.Geo,Smyre,who fell.in thefireatherhome‘at Newton four weeks ago and was seriously burned, was brought to the Sanatorium Wed- nesday for:treatment.She is badlyburnedonherleftsidefromherhips:to her shoulder and her left cheek is also burned,’the jawbone and the shoulder ‘bone being exposed,but herrecoveryisexpected.Jeff.Hartness,;“the-—Sharpesburgtownshipboywhowasshotanddangerouslywounded“by the acciden- tal discharge of a gun a week ago,and has since been under treatment at ‘the Pearce is doing remarka- bly well,considering the nature ‘of his injury,His.tondition,however,re-mains very.precarious, Postoflice Robbers Under Arrest. Three of a number of alleged post-| office.robbers--indieted-in-the—Court:at Statesville are now under arrest and are-subjects—the April term of the court at States-ville.“Old”Tom:Dowd,who was ar- rested at Winchester,Va.,a few days ago,is believed to be the ring lead- ér.of.the yeggmen.James Donahoewasarrested—in “Charlotte a few weeks ago and has since been in jail there,and Grady Brown is in jail atWinston-Salem.These three,withothers.are alleged to have robbed’the postoffices at North.Charlotte,Kan- napolis,Mocksville and.Hillsboro. Sick People. Mr,Gus Lewis of Statesville,wholis-a student at the Horner School ‘at Charlotte,is ill with pneumonia,He}was removed from the school to a arid a message from his bedside yes- terday ‘stuted)that his ‘condition wasencouragiMrs.iW.G,Lewis hasheen,with er son since Monday andotherrelativeshavevisitedhimdur-ing the week.‘Rev.Geo.H.Chureh has “been:illathishomeonWesternAvenueforseveraldays. An.infant of “Mr.and Mrs./J.Bost,who live on Sharpe street,died early yesterday morning and willbeburiedtoday’at Bethtehem grave- inns thetent yards Federal. entire* |Charlotte-sanatorium—a_few-days-ago] HuckK-Adanr.Choir,King of Kings.Shelley.Mesdames Thompson,Salley,Duke.Hymn,Mesdames.Thompson,Salley,Duke.Jerusalem from Gallia.,Gounod.Benediction.Postlude.-Grand March.Ed.St.Quentin,The annual Christmas exercises of the First Presbyterian Sunday’schoolwillbeheldatthechurchtomorrowevening.*The “White -Christmas”idea will be carried out.The prima-{"° ry department will g:ve an entertain-ment and the entire echool will join in giving white gifts for the poor ofthe.town.The Birth of Christ will be cele-brated tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock at the Lutheran church.Regular.serv-ices Sunday.«Rev.Mn ‘Snall.will preach at NewStirlingSundayat117a.m.:An entertaining programme wasrenderedattheannualChristmasex-ercises of the First Baptist SundayschoolatthechurchWednesdayeve-ning,the feature of which wasa littleplay,“The Capture of Santa Claus.” bostributions of food,toys,money,etc,,for the unfortunates of the com-|Bmunityweremadebytheclassesoftheschool,and each member of theschoolreceivedamodesttreat. Rev.J.W.Watts will preach Sun- day evening at 7 o'clock at Western Trio— ley in the New Farm: Avenue church.:0:Louisiana Man Killed Two,‘a Robert L.Knox,surveyorofcus<}-atomsfortheportofNewOrleans!cottonand’a Prominent Louisiana attorney,shat Aad:Hattiesburg,a.ae.joeandformernessaW.Alexander. be from Natchitoches:La.,in i elezooand‘Mississippi SS arhge depot at}:Baton Rogue,.La.,Wednesday,Ac-cording to witnesses,Knox walked}.into the crowded waiting room and/without ae a word drew a re-volver and three times.Foster, who was purchasing a ticket,wasshotandinstantlykilled.Fraenklinwasstruckby.the second or third}:bullet and died about 20 minutes lat-er.Knox then left the waiting roomandsurrenderedtothepolite.—District Attorney ’Holcombe,whoattempted_to obtain «s:atement.fromKnox,declared that all the prisonersaidwas“he ruined my life.”Knorelativessayhe‘is inegus6 ‘ature Statement.; Another Conspirator “Arrested. The arrestin.New.York of Ed-mund Justice,a night watchman em-TheployedbytheHamburg-AmericanSteamshipCompany,is declared by.Federal officials to’supply the Shine: ing link”.in-a chain of evidence ‘prov-|:;ing that the steamship company wasthefinancialagent,of ‘the Germangovernment-in -various plots against|+},American neutrality,alleged.to have|been uncovered by the DepartmentofJustice.Justice was arrested asan-employe-and fellow-conspirator of Paul Koenig,head o¢.the’et|American_-deteetive bureau,whochargedwithplottingtoblowup theWelland‘canal.©Shortly ster Jus-tice’s arrest-a lawyer representingKoenigput.up .$30,000 bond for ‘his release. Bank Hit For Usury. The State Supreme.Court °thisweek,in thecase of Cuthbertson vs. |People’sBank!‘of Elizabethtown,Tenn.,made:strict application of the :State_for-the-re-}lief.of the endorsers on three notes.’The amount due onthe face of the notes.was.$3,000,the maker having paid 10°to 12 per vent.in advance,The plaintiff ‘maker ante endorsers 'strecessfully sought to have the pen- alty provided by the statute,twicetheamountofinterest)paid,pctotheprincipalofthedebt.UnderRevisal,section 1951,therefore,©theplaintiffsrecovertwicetheamountofinterestpaidandaforfeitureoftheinterest,which in this caseamountedto$1,971,80, Governor “Orders F “Parole and Rest For State Prisoners. Gov,Craig has instricted the war-den_of the ‘State prison and the su-perintendents of ‘State farms.andconvictcampswhereptisonetsaré*in’ custody,.to allow all”trusty convictstogototheir\:homes’from Friday,‘December 24,to:Monday,Déceniber27.The Governor also authorizes three days’holiday for other ptison-ors from:their’usual.labors,In his order’the Governor directs|guestthesuperintendents,of prisons .andcampstomaketohim;-on or before}WiJanuary1,a full and complete reportofthe:paroles,giving names:and ‘theconductofthe.prisoners ahing their}da:three days’liberation,|oni bead Mi «Miss ONE MORE CALL Tuesday'sisaue ofmark’willfiextissue Bist,Today’s issue for the:‘year oe i Tuesday,104 editions ofperwillhavebeen The Landmark office elclosedtomorrow’bat ; open forbi &ee daily ee 5 “Merry Christmas to BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL 7 ~The postoffice will,be.morrow except from 11 toThecityandrural.carriers |their rounds as usual.ee~The fine weather of the oswasaboontolate€ma vers;also to ~thehavehadapoaatrade,hc -~-Mrs.Ben.operation for:erica at”‘Hospital a few °days*conditionis favorable to —The barbers alsoserveaportionofCh:a holiday,They will' vegaheritDeaton has ici Vv Gov,Zz Etat holi the chain gang convicts today & privilege to leavéthe cfromthismorninguntil —A number of Ff selind y farmers are exStatesvilleandHickory the creamery at:Hick GginCatawbaadoe —Mr.P.travelingseo the West;yeeaetly located.atisnowattheae ofHefner, —At the snate of Mr.andS.B.Harris,three miles soe ville,Tuesday nMissete‘Ha —Register J.Landmark ztell- rhereabouts,iMissMarydetain.Walker Mc’have ieeeTenet,Ga.where ea= Mi)Eales Stone,whieh”Tuesday at the home of.he er srvdalcouple -le.ce bridaLouisvilletoSavannah.pected to.arrive in.StatennighttospendChristmasMcLain’s parents,MsP.MeLain. ITEMS OF ALLa The North Carolina ‘Bartion--will-hold_its*—next-~mxJune,at Old Point Comfort,Y Members:of the Aner bé-sent to Belgian.soldiers’in hospitals in northérn:The dam “at Lookout isnwith‘water,which pettymilesuptheriver,andthe’PowerCompany can:now”the ‘machinery in its new-W.GC.Lyda,who sufferedofparalysisathishomenidersonvilleaweekago,~ days later.e¢onvaleseing ‘from an noneanddiphtheria,'dfailureroehisonthefloor,where.ofithe.stroke of ee‘ an apas fromNorth Winston-Salem,North Wiing.First report aathecoroner's:jwcaseof*SuicideItisreportedand,trouble ‘was16gambling, »Miss’Bess Lawrences ofwillnevinetideifMieaimington.pee ee aearace, orious Girls?Or was Landmark has referred,If that date has any friends they should e him in charge and have him ex- ined es »*&! The report comes.from,Washing- that ex-Senator Marion Butler is nning to take a prominent.part in North Carolina campaign’next If Mr.Butler scents a hope of’ e-back”’in the State he will be “am the forefront and-take charge.The x-Senator has been a resident of Washington for years,but votes in mpson county and is thus a citizen the’State.ead Mr.Ford’s peace catch-phrase at »the Weginning was,“Get the boys out ‘of the trenches by Christmas!”Land- “Sng in Norway he said,“Get the boys ‘out of the trenches before winter is vyheoh,BO wie mingaapong’{~Could find where y,does ithide Can it be lost, Nay,still his star Undimmed of time|—Francis MeKihnon Morton’of, Christian:Advocate,fp Christ In palace homes of rich and great, Where treasured jewels sparkle bright And wealth of gold and silver plate Add costly cheer to Christmas night?° That glorious light for The light.that blessed that ancient dawn When listening men heard angels speakAndChristtheLordoflovewasborn?' * Upon the earth shines on tWhereverloveitstreasure gives And man.serves man in Christ’s dear name he their Saviour lay? > x ip* * +ed rr eet :j nsborotoo much?~~In ¢hurches dim with incense sweet,sentence of It is®i ‘Unt ‘canilidata “fot,a .ie .onic a ee,i ment ee ‘*yomitiation for a \State|py °.UP ane ae the street,el oi yalready sending out»tickets |-Whereglittering stars of tinsel shine?_,})The defense in the nd along with the tickets is sending ee as ;ia Arichtne’heavit “copy of the “chain prayer”to which,Or must we seek ies me ae pace oe i ne oe eer United States Court of.saltasRihinonttok atone krehearinginthecaseofGeorgeB.HT Perkins,of Boston,Mass.,who,on November’11,1914,‘shet and killed F.W.R.Hinman,a widely known newspaper,man:ofpassengeronthe.hawk,”plying Charleston,8.©.e three years’.by the District Courthecasenowgoes back to that court for another trial,District CourtwasbasedonapleathatPerkinshad while,aner“MobetweenBostonandPerkinsisunderimprison- ‘er,© A ‘ rer and had taken ’rug which |‘A caused insanity.The court held thatinsanitymustproceedfrom..disease,of the mind or other natural causesand.the evidence presented had’notprovedtheexistenceofdeliriumtre- had *mens, which’we seek, 5,aant“ts he same. ,his star still lives. San Antonio,Texas,in Nashville = me — _@ever!""The Landmark is willing to ‘ord theboys out of the trench- 'es—even by Christmas of next.year.e au : whe Noting the landing of the Ford -party in ‘Norway,a news dis- tpatch says the venture had ‘up to that -<time cost $125,000.Of his amount wns 000 was spent in hotel!bills in New ork prior to Starting,and the voy- -SRge cost $90,000,including $2,500 in is and $6,500 for wireless.It isatedthatthe.total cost willipn,mark and Mr,ful ifhe gets off to worry.ai There was talk in the newspapers regently a joint discussion of the 4 redn:programme ‘by John “Temple Graves and Hon.W.J.Bryan: a suggestion dn the part of some ‘~gealous preparedness advocates that Mr.Bryan would not care for the dis- cussion.Recently the president of the Navy League at jWashington invited “Mr.Bryan to discuss.the question 4 jointly with some advocate of the pre- &paredness programme.Mr.Bryan *said he would accept provided’the “League will state its position,giving the amount of preparedness it.thinks necessary,and then secure either ex-President Taft or ex-President Roose-2 ‘welt to represent its 'side.These gen- iner potency aerate ache lonn ater picrerecansoc aaaNEWSITEMSOFINTEREST. Happenings Here and There in the Country. Germany734.“enemy ships,”624 eee toGreatBritain,sitice the *beginningofthewar,°Four of the men convicted in theTerreHaute,Ind,election conspira-ev cases have been’rereased from theUnitedStatespenitentiaryatLeav- ‘enworth,Kans.,!.on .parole...Theywereallservingsentencesofayear and a day.‘ A party.of*Washington |negroes have started a nation-wide movementto.protest:against thé ”reduction bytheRepublicancommitteeoftherep-resentation from the negro States of the South in the Republican conven- tion.The fight will he carried toChicago.: More than $500.000 has been pledg- ed the American Jewish Relief Com-mittee to succor starving Jews in Po- land.Serbia,Palestine and.Egypt, provided a total of $1,500,000 is rais-ed within a few weeks;says LewisMarshallofNew.York,chairman of the committee. The United States:Senate last week confirmed a dead man.for,postmaster. Bryan suggests that A debate between Mr worth going Ailes to ace semi-weekly-paregivingnotice that one issue o. the dailies have mych to say abou i a half week,to get.out a paver hasuchaneasytimethataholidayihardlynecessary.This k is ‘S ,~makes ahand,or gives _part_of'{time,to the “#“men are empl ye)Bngd ©en ne.soiy paper—that the daily writers profe with work tha #slaving ovhespendsinidstraighteningthetangl a yéar’s business. ANGSol enviousgeta vacation of awe‘year and can iy do ¥«©.remarks.son DIGESTION. th oka heckente e:ay 4 ©tlemen,”continued Mr.Bryan,“hav- -ing occupied the presidency,might not |who was nominated by President Wil- *feel justified in-debating with one who!son to be postmaster at Dillwyn,Bueh- has not held that:high office,but as I have tliree titnes received more votes#ied suddenly but the for the presidency,than either of them, received when they were last candi-dates,they might be willing to con- the event the debate is arranged,Mr-meetings be ld at five.points throughout the country,and selected so as to give ‘the country as’well as the city an portunity to supply an audience.) Wast account the meetings had notSarranged,but it is no favit.of Bryan would be _Along about this season.of the year :ters on the daily.papers take “note of the fact that the weekly andapers—-most of them their publications will he gmitted forChristmas,whereupon the writers on HW the pleasures of the weekly and semi- “4 weekly editors who can take a vaca-| {tion Someof them appear to think|that the editor who has a week,or ‘display ofignorancemakesTheLandmarktired.«Tf these writers knew what they wérewritingabouttheywouldknowthat*almost any editor of a weekly paper-#*-Joes more work,year in and year out.|against the boll weevil. i than any daily newspaper worker.If!ing thematterforanissueof|his paper was all he had to do,there=-might be some basis for-the-idea that §an easy time.But the weekly@ditér'as a rule is not only.editor,re-porter.Brook.reader.business manag-r,:ete.,ete,but.he oanis mechanical.department. *where from a half dozen to a dozenoyed,to do on a daily omission of one issue of the! “to think -is-such a-joy,merely gives“the weekly man a little time to catch up ais badly.behind,‘and Christmas Day and every:otheraGfsthatweekheissupposedtobe )A semi-Mlitor has more help than thenah—he has to have it—but rk is proportionately as heavy. daily newspaper| sional- ble *up work with the numerousotheremployesintheofficeandtake day or two off,would put in a fewson&weekly or sheatheywouldlearnwhatworkis\sthey’d quit:writing;nonesense |,the easy time of the weekly ed- 1 apply to the morning dailies,where |,erred to comes from.The |,laily editors who can sympathizemenarethoseontheoon,dailies,where meager sup-:sometimes makes it necessary!, one man to try to do the work of ts we SA CmProygwadGatrnbetroubledwithini.|*;They only cost o The man was the late John B.Hanes, janan county,Virginia.Mr.Hanes Postoffice:DepartmentwasnotadvisedofhisdeathwhenhisnamewassenttotheSenate. up as soon as.the that he will soon sail for Europe, “\liver certain ambassadors f|Way be’a peacemission. tiarzainst the British”government rica, s|treason prisoners:.The $ tend the department’s ing stretigthened and the cotton growing industry i\heing..handicapped....by-—appearanc there of a new.:form of.the pest.. 16 _seasom i¢_only_{what it was.in:the. American Consul has-sent.to the State Department th SS!acres against..-22,152,000 acres last eres)season.The decrease is attributed!|Will Pass,Says Mr.Britt. er od throughout the .country ‘ofcoursesofstudyfor claims to have destroyed |’ The British government has author+ question of lifting permenently the embargo against exports of Jamaicadyewoods,it is stated,will.be,taken shortage of _theproduct.in.Great Britain is relieved. Col.E,.M.House,confidential ad-viser,to-President,Wilson,announces attherequestofthePresident.The solewurposeofthetrip,:he says,is to de-informa-tion regarding this governmenit’s at-titude on various -international mat- ters now.pending.He denied ~em-phatically that his-trip will in any Gen.Christian Dewet,one of —theleadersoftheSouthAfricanrebellionin 4.who was convicted of treasonatBloemfontein,Union of South Af-last June,‘has been releasedfrom,prison,a8 have x18 other highprisoners were allowed to go on payment {oftheirfinesandonconditionthattheyabstainfromparticipationinpolitics. Secretary of Agriculture Houston has asked Congress for $64,000 to ex-campaign The Secre-tary points out that the area infectedbytheinsecthadbeengreatlyen-larged in the last year,the Sea Island ‘districts “of Georgia’and .Florida be- developing in’Arizona “India's cotton acreage for the 1915-i three-quarters of1914-15 season.‘Smith at Calcutta liangevernment6+second.forecastishowihgtheareatabe16,253,000 chiefly to the low prices.obtained for cotton last,season.‘The crop is.re- ported to be on the whole fair to good. _A plan for the immediate introduc- tion into the high schools and colleges| special’foreign trade! and the consular and diplomatic serv- ices will be discussed at,a special ed- Would Punish National Banks|For Usury.-" A plan to regulate the loaning.of | money by national banks,and to pre-|vent the charging of usury by petal! izing violators in civil suits,is out-| lined in a-bill offered by Senator Gore|of.Oklahoma.;Senator Gore’s bill re-|»quires national banks to keep a rec-)ord of its loans,showing the rate of | interest,deductions,charges,ete.,di-| rectly or indirectly :nace.Examina-dion of the record is required of the | national hank examiner,and ~thosefoundtobeinexcessofthe‘legal}: ‘rate of interest are to be reported to’ the comptroller,and this official is di-.)rected by the act to report the viola:|tors to the Department of Justicé.| The Attorney General would be direct~: ea to certify thé case to the -United}States district attorney for attention,| with direction that a civil suit be in-! stituted for the principal of the loan} end the full interest charged.Inno} case shall the government bring suit} for Tess than $250,even though ‘the| principal and interest ‘amount to leas.) Shculd the principal and —interest| amount to more than $250,the gov-) ernmertt would sue for the aggregate, whatever it might be.AyeAllmoneys‘recovered through suits’ sre for the benefit of the government.| The borrower is not relieved of .any.of his rights and he may_institute: suit under terms of the State usury| laws indenendently of the govern*ment:Bankers are allowéd to make}: a change of 25 cents for executing}the instrument of the loan,but~be-|yond that he is limited-to the legal}| { {|‘ sider me in their class,I would not/;,.4 tho ex 3 ,ers eee.:sed t portation from Jamaica tojrate 2s fixed in his State.|cure fo.er acetals “—any ove ithe United States of dyewood ship-||)Sesarene amen |igas¥representative than they.iments aggregating 4,700’tons.The}Villa Soldiers Riot at Juarez.| Three hundred Mexicans,former| soldiers of General Villa,rioted at; Juarez,opposite El Paso,Texas,Tues:| day afternoon,and before order was) rastored one American had been killed| and.according to reports,a number |of Mexicans Jost their lives.The Vil-:la soldiers,reaching:Juarez from,the| interior,were in a desperate condition|for lack of food.Being months in’!arrears in pay and learning the defactogovernmentwasinpossession|, of the town,they at once began ‘loot-;ing.: One shot :from the Mexiean side,believed by the United States milita- ry authorities to have been,fired atAmerican.troops,killed George .A.)Diepert of El Paso,a railroad brake- man.Shortly afterwaras two Mexi- cans were shot at the Mexican end’of | the Santa Fe bridge,by Mexican cus-| |Juarez varied. New York Will Eat Horse Meat. Sale of horse meat for food will be‘permitted in New York after January) the section of the sanitary code whichprohibitedthe-use of horse flesh,Commissioner -Emerson said ‘thatwhilethehealthdepartmentdoesnot exactly recommend it,no harim can be seen in its use.::“The horse never has tuberculosis‘ he ‘said.“Hereafter,old horses,in- stead of beiig sold for tneir bones,!which are worth little orwillbefattenedanddisposed of for meat.”Horse mea must_be sold as horse meat,however.It must.not be: sold as beef.“ ie Congressman:Britt,Republican,ofthetenthdistrict,says that.President Wilson’s preparedness measures.willpassCongress,-if not in the originalshape.planned ‘by the President,|at least varied so little that the cardinalprincipleswillremainthesame,Mr.Britt says that a majority of,theDemocratswillvoteforthemeasures ucational ek cation,P,P. 81,in Connection with one of the sesionsofScientifieCongress,which opensWashingtonnext.Monday. NEFee RO te NIT ****** PLEASURE FRESH TWICE EACH WEEK. If you would'give something for Christmas—something.that would be fresh twice each week for fifty- * |e he |p*ls * two weeks in the year—let it-be ayear’s subscription to The Land-mark.Two dollars so applied willgofartherthanthe‘same amountspentanyotherway.Of coursewhatevervougive,will give pleas-5 ure,but there are pleasures.that oe .nf Hi ; *You ‘white tise Somat ate svseomead igOr,Phe the snow-fall tn ih river,od}MONO hte,then gnelts forever 4 ¥ * xer- } shed if i conference .calted by theUnitedStatesCommissionerofEdu-|+>Glaxton,for December| and that a large majority of the,Re- itoms guards,Reports of fatalities:in 1,the board of health announces.) Commenting.upon the revocation ©of}: and almost never communicates al.malignant disease to human beings,’’|! nothing,4 2 eyes.‘The made. —because it —because it .Heaters. Oil Parowax ~ our nearest BALTI Washington,D.C.Norfolk,Va.Richmond,Va.~ aya “TA N A LN A i 2% “What Splendid - Light ~the RAY0 Gives! 1]TS glow is so softandbrightthatyoucanreadallevening‘without tiring your 'Lamp ‘is the most popularkerosenelampever: because it gives a clear,‘ powerful,mellow light, is easy to clean and light is durable,good looking and economical Use Aladdin SecurityOilorDiamondWhiteOiltoobtainbestresults.in Oil Stoves,Lamps.and ease if yon will lét us install in your home~~one of these Favorite Ranges.e guaran-tee them.Best in the world.You can =|heat.your house all over with one fire if-yous .will buy a Favorite Base Burner,Give us —.;a ca alwaysgladto:see yo as You can do*your Christmas cooking with ;whether you buy or not, THE WILLIAMS FURNITURE HOUSE.| Aew~~ — “All Kinds of Nice Things ForChristmasPresents.| Watches,Bracelets,Lavalliers,Brooches,Rings,Chains, Neck Chains,with Lockets,Cuff Links,\Mesh Bags,Cloth Brushes,Comb,Brush and Mirror Sets,Stillettoes,Nail Files,a right fresh barrel of Hand Painted China,Knives, Forks,Spoons of all kinds,in silver plate and solid silver, Cut Glass.O!Just come in and see what we have, R.H.RICKERT &SON. FHuyler’s Candies for Christmas make,— everyone happy,They are;delicious and wholesomé@.. Discriminate:when you buy your Candy---select Huyler’satourstore. W.F.HALL, "PHONE 20. -DruggistStateavilté.P e v The-Rayoisonly oneofourmanyproductsthatbringcomfortand.economy to the farm. Matchless Liquid Gloss Standard-Hand Separator fw Eureka Harness:Oil - Mica Axle Grease If your dealer does notgarrythese,’write to station. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NewJiersey)$MORE. Charlotte,N.Charleston,W.Charleston,5. Cca.c, eo)Whi ,,«Flour. ,Log Cabin -Pure Mountain Buck-wheat Flour. te Cap Prepared — Syrup. All xinds-of fruits for your Christmas cakes, atesaheatoni¢.whichlicts (‘inakea nareae, geist,Statesville,Cy pO an ey So oe use +%iristmasPresents ¢Men!| If your father,husband,brother or best friend owns a car he will appreciate more- thanany thing else one of the following — automobile accessories: Steering Wheel,Cover |Goggles. Driving Gloves |Engine Covers.ae Auto Raincoats Speedometer.: Bumper.. Upholstered Cover.*Electric or Hand Horn Tire Gauge <+Tfhe hasn’t J a car then buy hiny a Ford,©Reo oy Overland.-... Special Tire Sale. _.In order to reduce our stock of Tires we are giv-* ing an.inner Tube free with every pair of Tiressoldduringthismonth. Real Bargains. We have several good used Cars ‘in stock which we are offering at real bar- gains. “Carolina Motor Go.| PesooeeTeoessese rest ™% reePSSSSStItSIELISiSSTITSIIISSessa s eee sees eset Sess The Statesville Realty &Investment Co.‘ ==INSURANCE!2= As a great many policyholders do not seem to know that ” their insurance will be void under certain:cgnditions named .in the - contract of the policy which they buy.We deem it advisable to mention some of the causes under which the same will be rendered valueless,viz:af We 1-—Vacant or idle property for’longer than 30 days—applyto your agent for permit.;:2 2-—-Mechanics making’additions to,0 tions in or on property—always get permits from agents.) 8—Property upon}which there is a mortgage unless notice of same:is,given—apply Ao your agent,::ae 4—Any change in the title or ownership,or interest:in proper-.” “of property toanother.ty Insured other than by death.: 5b—Assignmeén ransfer. .6-—By any4ncrease in the hazard,notice must be.given. 7.—The taking of other insurance without notice.| 8—Keeping.explosives on the premises without permit other, than kerosene.oil.a rane s 9--Property encumbered by chattle mortgage. Policyholders sbpuld read lines 7 to 30 of the printed conti , of their policies.Its impossible for agents to know of these de- ficiencies,unless notified.Call jon us,ifor ‘any INSURANCE tion.is oemanon:«wit INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE.” or extraordinary altera- publicans.will also support the idea.,Goods deliveredsitetofares,ame me tetas]POMPEY.secon 'an-American’the’National Guar ssociation 0 ein|North Carolina will be held in Greens-gl\hore.January-6 and 6.4 Ka @ &Milholland. *|er : |j sé ER’’=HOW THIS-MOTHER =.DANG .é|CROUP and PNEUMONIA ;|Got Strength To Do Her Work Come like a thief in the nightand aelxe‘.sa *|Fair Haven,Vt.—‘'I was so nervous de Brat fitia'cos by |having a bee *!and run down that I could not do my tla ‘of *boueeecee nadbid ny ee of eee i |‘ H tored for nearly two years -f Ml h §| «|out help,‘One day I readabout Vinol,fame 5 vapo -!ent a alle +|and thanks to it,my health has been re-Lt ROR—an bcoked 468 aes goes Seta <ve dP alee gown once more.Jam n ee Dnerataofrme|Croup and Pneumonia. AMES H,EDpY.b diee Se Qbey :bde,and $1.00 =,Vitiolis a delicious cod liver and a oy Bor:a eat deolexs,of,sent post-paid ~JeB GARLTION,ManagPHONE54" 24 a,m.06 a m.26Dp.me28p.mweeee‘>»=m55p.m,oh Mm TAYLORSVILIS. ,wn WES Charlotte.‘‘Train 16 ar.9.50,leaves 10.35 a @|Train,No.24 ay,8:14,leaves 8.14 p,m. ‘Train No,23 er,10:00,leaves 10:40 &m.{Train “No.15 at,6:40,leaves 7:06 m.len BE Gnd Sd"ite wescleontedcn Ginn Big Additions to Our Merchant ,Marine. American shipyards have under con- sivuction now more vessels than ever'|hefore were building in the UnitedSiatestoaddtoanAmericanmer-ebant marine whose gross tonnage isthelargestinthecountry’s history,Says a report i by the Commis-sion of Navigation.' Ninety -.eight merchant vessels of more than 8,000 tonnage are beingbuiltorareundercontract.These with many small vessels being con-structed havea total tonnage of 761,-fll..The total tonnage of ships un-der the American flag,numbering 26,- not foreign registry since August, 1914, Armours Take Over Harris Plant.| Mr.Chas.J.Harris,who has been operating a tannery~-:at Dillsboro, Jackson county,has sold his plant at Sylva to the Armour Leather Compa- ny,a subsidiary of the Armour com- pany at Chicago,and it is announced that an extract plant to cost $100,- 000 will be erected in connection withthetannery.The new business will operate under the old name—the Har- ris Tannery Company—and Mr.Har- ris will be president of the company.A DELICATE CHILD_Made §By Our VinoPororaentceesoweakitmadeusvuneasy.I+|heard about Vinol and decided to it{The Flour’of Quality,#smiths seat roe mareion r tite i she gainedi iSeeTepelteentceiliees DAN VALLEY is milled from©#/in town.Mothers of delicate children thecelebrated wheat grown in &‘the Shenandoah Valley of Vir- shouldtry Vinol.”—Mrs.GORDONJESSUP. ‘ginia.IT HAS NO EQUAL.’ :Vinol fe a delicious cod liver and iron4]tonic without oil,a constitutional rem- Makes better bread and more # of itto the pound than other ¢ cn ieeeean Ae sian MSDE Stems aR! ‘Look for W.E.Coley’s BarberShopforyourChristmaswork.Everything clean and work first-class.of the materials,suchastonics.the best.ELECTRIC MACHINERY—Getashampouandleavewithyourhairperfectlydry.No bad coldsfromColey’s'shop.Four good barbers always.Come aad be treated right. W.E.COOLEY.TELEPHONE 242.December 7-6t. Dan Valley | ae CE O R C R O R C R O R C R C R O R O R C E RE C E S S Jt ealthy blood.t. ;|1.Writeto M z meet at Broad Street Me i Block "nahiano en 4 =ee -Big Be prone =church,on Sunday afternoon at)3fanveerGnaseaebookainofmoreft!,000 tons since|*’ 4 for Women,”inplain wrapper.B.C.uly 1.There was a net gain of 187|0’clock,January 2,to adopt someshipsdespi_vesselslost.aban-|form of United Charities.‘ 4 dened and sold.to aliens.Twenty-|“2 Thatthe associati52ethreecameundertheAmericanflagore=ee are ones .i hr {é Al fr i d 436 g 4 :istmas es tratalehetl tat ee a "the result of its deliberations be sub- ‘4h 4 ee.’I)”Altogether 171 foreign vessels have|mitted to the above named meeting dbs arbering taken American registry under the|°!citizens for adoption,amendment ::®act of August 14,1914.‘Ninety-eight|°F rejection.2.}oe sal—“Rev.C.E. Raynal,Rev.‘J.7H.American vessels have been transfer-|' tite,aids di- W.F.Hall,Druggist,Statesville,N.C. aEFORUNITED‘CHARITIES, Ministerial Union Favors Con-solidating Charity Work-~Meeting Called For January _The following report of .the ’ “Your.committee,‘after consideringthematterofchariftesasaffectingthe‘various church organizations,find the following situation:;“1..The charity organizations .ofourtown,while having accomplisheduhtoldgoodandreflectinggreatered-it on the unselfish and devoted.spiritofthosebackofthem,are not corre-lated and the result is a multipofappealsandsometimesadu‘ion of effort.:“2.We find the sentiment ”the members of our body to be tor 8eloserorganizationofthevy:charity organizations of ithe townandthatsuchacombinationbes fected as to place the entire ¢relief and corrective effort of |thetownonacommunitybasis,with acommonbudgetandasingleannualcontributionbythecitizensof town,payable at the convenience | the subscriber.“We recommend,therefore: “1,That.a mass meeting ofcitizensofStatesvillebecalled 4 Pressly,and Rev.'John F.Kirk wereappointedasa'committee in ateord-ance with the resolution:of the Min-isterial Association.” Mr.Kirk’s Statement, Correspondence of The Landmark.; There comes a time in the life of any growing town when it becomes a difficult thing for the individual,asanindividual,to perform the full du-ties of a neighbor and a_citizen.) When Statesville was a_village,ev-| ery one knew every other one,knew|the circumstances,the need and:the; neighbor were sick.everybody knew |about it in a few hours,and every-|body stood ready to help.If ne)should stand in need,the fact was a| matter of common knowledge,andj each one might aid according to per-' sonal inclination and the sense of}personal responsibility.BetButStatesvilleisnolongera_vil-|lage.We find it necessary to unite |our efforts and pool our knowledge in| order to perform our full duty ,as|neighbors and citizens.In attempt-|ing to meet the situation.we have) from time to time organized under | voses,and these organizations a wrought most excellently..Our Be, nevolent and Relief.Association was;organized years ago;in fact States-, ville was thus organized years before: edy which’creates ‘anandmakesEichildreTake i flour,It is economy to buy # DAN VALLEY.TRY IT. Cary.(.Boshamer,§ Local Representative, Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets several other much larger towns had any charity organization at all.Thosewhowroughtinthisfieldwere:pio- neers.men and women of vision. A little more than a year ago an arrangement was perfected for em- vloying a.visiting nurse.This was afamiliarenoughundertakinginthe larger cities,but again very few towns the size of Statesvilre had shown themselves sufficiently progressive toundertakesuchaprogramme.Those responsible for the inauguration .of this forward movement for Statesville tare to-—be——sincerely—congratulated. They have succeeded admirably —in the face of dire prophecies of failureandthesupportof.the visiting nurse ‘jis on a sure foundation. *Phone 125 Black.It.aw.and Toys ~~(RCRCROCROROR AT ee R.P.ALLISON'S.Paine View Dairy iol Has just had itscowstested _and they were found in good condition—another reason why the Dairy with the Dacro System should bepatronized. —’PHONE 347 BLACK.a THE BEST COAL! It is time you are ordering yourfuelforwinter.The best coal forgeneraluseisourcelebrated Genuine Jelico Powhatan Blue Gem Pennsylvania Anthracite Run of Mine Steam Coal. We.-also handle Oak and Pine DRAIN YOUR FARM. oe tity 4-inch and.|||Wood,and do all kinds of hauling. s 5 on eee eaeS a i eo household pciotls a soieial: »|hand.|Holland Bros. Depot ’Phone No.Residence ’Phone 7.No.310Blsck. Common Bricks,FaceBricks,always ready for’ A few months ago an organization was formed to investigate and place under.probation officers juvenile de- linouents..The plan.has not yet been sufficiently tested out to give any final verdict as to its worth to Statesville, }{but in other towns it has proved in- valuable.Now these three organized efforts are but phases of the same thing, and should be so considered and s0 supported.Other things related to the above must come soon in the nat- ural order of things.They are:all purely community.affairs_and_shouldbesoadministered.In all cities theyareadministeredasaunit,sometimes’ under the name of Associated Chari-ties;‘or United Charities,or againTheBureauofCharitiesandCorrec-tion.But the name is not essential.It is essential that’these allied activ- ities be united and that they be ad- ministered ‘by the community as a whole.Charity is the whole people’s business,not that of any one church, delivery._|Statesville Brick Co.|1 Stop!Look!Listen! ‘wh bay in car lots.4sellinanyquantity.as SC.vA ri WE sell.the.celebrated GoldefiildWith.”al Flour.”7°?)4::FOengtoae rnices|||WE sellSweet Feed for Horse*[Shingles,Doors,Windows,Ceiling,and Mulesring,Siding,‘Boxing,*Mould-WE sell Sweet Daisy Feed for _@*Ting,Laths,Lime,Cement,etc.,Cows.i.4!|Next Planters’Wh.Stateeville.WE sell Hay,Corn,Oats and‘a b :otton Seed Products.| WE SELL FOR LESS.WE pay CASH for..country Corn and Oats,WE deliver in the city... IREDELL FEED CO.,C.D.MOORE,Prop."PhoneNo.88,114 E.Broad &t. Coite L.Sherrill,M.D., Will answer 'phone calls leftatDr.Long’s Sanatorium.or__Geo.M.Foard’s residence.See denomination,lodge,‘tlub or;any oth-er part—but.thé-neople’s business.-Tam writing that you as a citi-zen of Statesvillemaybegin to think the thing over,and to ask that youcomeouttothe.Methodist church on Sunday afternoon,prepared to talkandtoactonthesubject.-:JOHN F.KIRK. Honor Roll Elmwood School. Cortespondence of The Landmark. List of pupils who have,made thehonorrollinElmwoodschoolforthefirsttwomonths.and who have beenneithertardynorabsent: Clyde Atwell,Wade Combs,Kath- erine Fraley,.Helen._Long,.Henry.Templeton,Edgar Witherspodn,Al-lison Thompson,Lois Stamper,Ber-tha Pierce;Claude Pierce,Paul Hines,Ola Gallihér,Guy -Galliher,|Ervin Pearle Cooper,Lucy Combs. MISS LINDA KNOX,.- ‘WANTED! SCRAP BRASS —Heavy Brass 7c.|per pound,Light.Brass 6c.per speund /; LE;|FOR SA New and second handboiler room‘supplies.|mnt Butter Wrappers! _We-.have the,very.best»Parchment Butter Paper,—ant eat brink your name‘and brand on same.Let us,:your order for any ~ \quantity you want.See us... |SBrlces reasonable, Iredell "Photie 4}Bell No.%.| pita it Teacher. |Cool Spring Items. Correspondence of The landmark. Gool Spritg,Dec,22 —Mrs,Sam.Moore js critically ill of pneumonia and ‘her recovery is not expected..Mr.J.%,Holland,who has been illforsomeweeks,is recovering.~~Messrs,J..M.Holand and,D.0,Montgomery,who are studying den-tistry ih Atlanta,Gai;are expectellhomeforChristmas.Dr.and’Mrs.G.As TRazenbyof High Point,will vis- fi a ‘ |:G:HéTURNER.hs 6 i gear a mesma tn SUNDAY FOR SERVANTS. A Plea That Servants Be Given the Statesville Min ditionbythepastorofthecoloredPres-},::mittee on charities was adopted by |byte a church,was endorsed by the —eeeee the 8 ill inisterial ©Associa-|2580cjation:By i ’ tion Criee ecient’9 oe 20th:.;|To the union of white ministers and e|ty34 affluence of each.inhabitant.If a). different names and for different pur-|for aspirations pcssibly undreamed Chester;Rosa—Combs,Ralph—Stroud,;, Fj More Time on Sunday For ‘Church and Sunday School.The following paper,read beforeialAssocia~ Christian people of Statesville:.jt ae ’Dear Péople—I wish not to be mis-taken in ‘this effort,I do not comeasadictatorofpolicies;neither asameddilerinyouraffairs.But I docome’as one desiring to be,if possible,a helpful medium.So I respectfullyaskyourindulgencetoconsiderbrief-ly one subject—the servant and Sab- e\ppreciation bath observance.I.Your friendly attitude for my 6 i race,and heart and hand ready tosympathizeandhelpthem,are no se-tions &;a :crets,While we feel keenly our slow \”We take this opportunity ofresponsetosuchheaven-sent environ- ment,yet we are profoundly gratefultoyouandAlmightyGodforit. Il.But that}in some respect,I.am|more interested in the welfare of myracethanyoucanbe,is natural.I)see both our faylts and our needs, which are many.Possibly our great-est fault is a lack of honesty and sin-cerity.But are thesé not naturalproductsofignoranceandirregulari-ty? Possibly our’greatest need is amorecomprehensiveeducationandaclearerknowledgeofourrelationto God and that knowledge applied to abetterchurchsystem.These faults&are -_signs of weaknessandarecausesforsympathyratherthanrebuke:Ih order to facilitate conditions,byyourhelpandplan,in our fight for a better day is-our hope and prayer.Ill,One of:the natural and mosteffectivemeansfortheneedededuca~- tion is the gospel of Jesus Christ,Inorderthatservantsmayhearmoreof|= this gospel on -Sunday,and.study]=more of it in the Sunday school,is|E ;:-Mon=Lazenby-Montgo =\ the point at issue.In most casesservantsaredeprivedoftheDivinemeansfortrainingbecausetheymust DARE NOT FORGET.uM extending to'you an expres-. sion of our appreciation for ty And now,as we ffyear. make another record in the.« -Book of Time,here is hop-#:4* \.ing,at this Glad Season,all hy__*+of you willenjoy ta the full:"J‘est,Peace on Eatth and fj — \,Good Will to Men.f Le!if ‘ ‘ ts Youfs truly,:jeo Ykip}Nil)Be eelryHardwareCo, ue serve on Sunday till too late for anyserviceexceptnight,in order to hold thefr job.Today it is just as.true as ever that “Where there is nO vision the people perish”;and “how shall they|%believe in Him of whom they have not)§ heard?”-Atleast these passages em- phasize the vital need of hearing and|¥% understanding God’s word as_the|% means to make life better. IV.The permanent.welfare of all men is largely conditioned upon prop-|%$ er Sabbath observance.Proper rest)4 for the beasts of burden and human|9 servants’is included in the condition. In view of the above facts,-as you are/¢ giving and receiving Christmas pres- ents,is there any present or gift more|4 appropriate and abounding with|¢ greater prospects of golden fruitage than to give the servant a little more|g rest on Sunday,so the King of glory,|% through His word,may prepare Him Send it right off the ice.EVERY BOX!FRESH. APOLLO’S,NORRIS’,LIGGETT’S, aOnetofive-pound #oxes.Fancy Boxes and Baskets.) ti’Phone,mail or tell us your orders.a THE REXALLSTORE. ¢ |Statesville Drug Comp‘y,-Quality Prescriptionists \of,and fuller developments of prin- \iples now in their inctpiency?a Again,your commendable and ag- gressive missionary spirit,which may|4 encircle far Japan,’Korea,China and|4 Africa,may be very productive in your homes by giving to these (in many ‘cases)docile.servants a word of direction for godd and more time on Sunday to hear more of Christ, who only can fit them for the great- est and most satisfactory service. “1 am respectfully and fraternally, yours for better,Zz.A.DOCKERY. Would Prohibit Unfair Competi- tion From Abroad. Foreign industriesat the close of the war will use every stratagem of industrial war to:resist the outreach of American industries.Secretary of Commerce Redfield so declares in his annual report to the President.He strongly urges the necessity for new laws to protect Amur‘cans from“monopolistic power”.which industriesabroadwillseektowieldoverthe United States.The evil should be treated as an attempted wrong to be forbidden rather than as an economic matter which needs to.be restrained,Secretary Redfield salé.‘ “J should prefer to deal with it byamethodotherthantariffs,”he said, “classifying it rather as an offensesimilartotheunfaircomesticcompe-tion we now forbid.It seems possible that:by using the existing machineryoftheTreasuryDepartmentandthe Department of Justice we may re- strain this.foreign “mfair competi-tion’on both sides ov the sea.I rec- ommend,therefore,that such legisla-tion be enacted as will give to the for- eign representatives of “the above- named departments such added powersandincreasedpersonnelastheymay need for this purpose,and that it be enacted,if possible,that merchandise sold in ‘unfair competition’or undercircumstanceswhichtendtocreatea Wl ee ican =# We have received a ‘consigned shipment.o Coat Suits,which we have added to the.f unsold ones we have on hand,which we ate.selling at almost ‘half price.In the lotare —some very handsome Suits in’Bload ‘Cloth,Poplins andSerges.a Lot of Children’s Coats._ way down prices,*, We are closing out at Look them over. Sample lot Rugs to sell very cheap.Yours truly, J.M.McKee &C Heeat ha tan Po he Nee ompany,| Practice Economy This Year! 5 “i it ark ee byte). monopolyinbehalfofaforeign pro-|}-:ag?ynducerinAmericanmarkets,shall be ‘Feed:pa -§Mixed :forfeited,=,;;: Decide Sweet’s Death Not Due :aa Not screenings or offal~to Hazing...|{-Old Beck Swect Feed.partlslonsby-products 6 The death of ‘Thurber Sweet,cadet ‘soak lected feed oeatVirginiaMilitaryInstitute,Lex-|]LittheNed Sweet Feed.ec SCICn=|ingtan,Va.,and #of ‘Ciosgy mil Mar Ri Chick Reed tifically blended ae ionaire,,was not due to zing,the |'‘|institute's board of wisitars decided,ee ee ha ‘othing to justify the belief .that eit a use Wi ;young.ae ve eeAbeta Gem Scratch Feed.2 pepttasion for ute was found during the board’s in-i .*;Soiestion,it was announeed,and Gem SweetDairyFeed.integrity.pbsniclans,ee i death ;hot PUT ORS ES EEwasduetoanaffectionofthespine,nshimisnotcausedbyroughtreat-|f!(W.BOSHAMER,-Local : ment.ae ,:ee a :.Rex's ‘Four Washington and Lee Univer-a ’*Phone 125 Black.eysitystudentstoldtheboard~that he icine PE HENSSweetshowedthemwoundsthedayAeeemenson— ‘he left the institute whieh he claimed a emma casa TEERSRE RD me we por by _‘rE broom-:f re Re pee AC aia ; sticks and bayonets wie y upper |i“J i yy OTA.j classmen.The vote of the board oes VWor Guaranteed---Expert W U Aiuhanimous,!re rons oT ene We don’t claim to know much about the,war ¢weather,(but we do know how to repair leaking radiaAndhowaiboutgivingyourcaracomaabeoe LAIN'S COUGH REMEDYBecauseithasan.established reputationwonbyitsseod:works,PBecduseitismostesteemedbythose whohaveuseditformany,years,03 occasion re- gutted and axe best,acquhinted“with ita.good re.Serena ve ta aw fqualities,oo aS pon 4 SB oe 2 see a ri TeBecauseit;loosens -and relieves’#old:and QT A”C7 Tt vy YreiD.| Roe natn 1 heat the system to al ‘oui iy :t ¥co Si j Ren A OR Dittsatie,,}att :: {BoniIe dee ete wohiahn oben oe sor Pj BA 7 “QUALITY FIRST.”+5other.nageitic.A athcdati ay ad #;tent Say Ratio t ;: iRenaiias it a within,the.peach of.a it ASK us "i “aki Abin cable oe \ only.-coata_n-quarter,Obt _avery where,|Sammanan =momo sntutenneentee ::. Leyte Y,--December 24,1916. the old days Saturday after- ~noon or evening was the favorite time for the weddings of colored couples,so they could have Sunday fora honeymoon,’gainst work time 2 y morning.Hereafter Satur- ‘day evening will be a favorite time for quality weddings.‘The President ‘arid the widow set the pace.* NS New York authorities have decided -to permit the sale of horse meat pro- vided it is tagged and the buyer knows what he is getting.That is “better than for horse flesh to be sold as a substitute for beef,as it proba- bly is on occasion,The doctors seem to think that horse meat isn’t so bad,and while it will not appeal to the average appetite,those who want to eat it should have the privi- lege. _Theydecided that the death of the GI ade h Virginia Military”Institute at Lex- ington,Va.,was not the result of hazing.Maybe so;buc they tried to frighten by threats the newspaper correspondent who sent the story tothepapers—and the basis of the sto- «ty.was Sweet’s statement to four dif- :ferent persons that his injury was“the result of mistreatment by his fel- “Tow cadets.|The threats against the ““hewspaper correspondent show |theamebspiritthatwascapableofhaz- “ing,whether there was hazing:in this particular case or not.7 “District Attorney Laskey has’as- sured Senator Overman,”says a re- |port from Washington,“that he will take every step possible to assure Dr.Walter C,Murphy,of North Car- “lina,‘receiving’an absolutely fair trial.”It is a pleasure to know that. since our Senators have exerted themselves,“a fair trial”is promised the ageused North Carolinian.|.“Dr. Murphy,”continues the statement, “is most prominently connected in “Asheville,Clinton and Burgaw.”So._.af it requires the influence of United >.States Senators to secure “a fair trial”for a man with prominent con- nection,what would become of the “poor devil who is not prominently con- nected and without influence.We re- peat,if it requires the influence of United States Senators to secure the promise of a fair trial in the Wash- ington courts,these same UnitedStatesSenatorsfailintheirdutyif they do not undertake to reform _these courts. May we suggest to the StatesvilleLandmarkthatitmighthavetrouble in getting a man to.take the job of'elerk of the court in Iredell county-for a long period ot years at lessthan-$3,000-a—year.But—The—band-mark is on the scene,and it says thesalaryshouldnotbemorethantheoffice‘collects—Hickory Record.The Landmark believes that pub-lic.officials should be paid a ‘salary commensurate with the worx per- formed,its importance and the digni- ».ty of the office.But the point made was that it was hardly properto pay an Iredell clerk $3,000 if the fees col- lected amounted to less.We don’t believe in letting offices to the low: est.bidder,nor do we believe in pay- ing smallsalaries simply because so --Many people clamor for office,but as ‘to the Iredell clerkship we have.no doubt that dozens of mien,9s compe- .tent’is any who have ‘filled the of- fice,would gladly accept it at $2,000. Be.it understood,however,that The Landmark advocates a reduction in Salaries only after a ttial shows that_.the fees collected are less than the Salary paid and that the work could be as well done for lessmoney, REEIAN > other column. Soule:ike the “Mavdedn-‘wituatiol! ifor merry-making.Get all the pleas- and have little to cheer them.=/The Landmark gives cordial Christ- mas greetingsto all its.readers and sincerely wishes for all of themfriendandfoe,the very best joys of the Yuletide season..The paper es- pecially renews its expressions.of good will to friends and supporters, those’who stand by it loyally andmakeitsexistence,possible.7:May they all live long and prosper.Neith-er can it allow this’opportunity to pass without renewing its customary exhortation to -special effort to maketheChristmias-time pleasant for the old people,who live-in the memories of Christmases past,and*who can spend but few more of these happy seasons with us;and for the little children,to whom Christmas means so much,The joysof‘childhood are a delightful memory for the years when. the stern realities of life:have /dissi-} pated the faith and innocence of ear- Again,a very merry Christmas to all who may read.these lines.- The Statesville Ministerial Associa-tion thinks it wise to combine the charity organizations of the town on a community basis,and have called a mass meeting to be held at Broad Street church the first.Sunday in January,td consider the proposition. The resolutions adopted by the min- isters and a discussion of the plan by Rey.John F.Kirk,is printed in an- The plan seems to be a proper and practical one.By all means a multiplicity of appeals and a duplication of.effort should be avoided.Our citizens should make it a point to attend the meeting call- ed.by the ministers,express their views and aid in placing this impor- tant work on a practical and business basis. Gmetad oceaniamis 0 rinsevialettacondenOi “What's.the matter with Kansas? That .State will be outsof debt Janu- ary 1,”remarks the Greenshoro News. Must be something seriously the mat- ter with any State,county or munic- ipality that is.out of.debt-in.these days when bond:issues are as com- mon as the boll weevil.It docs:not necessarily mean that something wrong is the matter in Kansas.if that State is out of debt;but it is a; condition so unusual that an investi- gation should*be profitable.A com- mission made up of representatives from other States,where cebts grow larger rather than smaller,might gather profitable information for the less.fortunate _Commonwealths by looking into the Kansas method.of doing business. Seenae, is coming Carranza’s way.The pass- ing of Villa,and:with him,so far as appears,all the important organized opposition to Carranza,came sooner than expected.President:Wilson’s handling of the Mexican’situation was much criticised.Many Democrats felt that he was too lenient,and strong influence was exerted to forcearmedinterventioninMexico.The President,however,stood firm,and while it may be too early to shout, the indications now are for a satis- factory termination of the Mexican troubles,‘for,which credit ‘will be due the President:: The glad holiday time'is the season ure out of it you can.But remember that what is sometimes “fun”-for some folks is a serious annoyance to others,Make it a part of this Christ- mas pleasure to consider others—to do nothing that will mar ‘the happi- ‘The news got abroad a few days ago that Col.Roosevelt was the guest |C2U8e to regret afterward.That will _of honor at a dinner given by-Judge |‘Elbert ,Gary,head of the steel trust,at Gary’s home in New York; that many prominent financiers,‘not| to say.“malefactors of great wealth,”were present,the -majority _‘being Republicans in politics,al-though some Democrats of promi- nence and a few Progressives also_gathered at the festal board,it —is_said.This dinner started talk.-Was ‘Roosevelt preparing to run for Pres-ident again and was he trying to/make.to himself friends of the mam-~mon of unrighteousness?it was ask-’ed.The members of the dinner.par- ty would ‘talk little;they said the|gathering was a private affair.An explanation,however,is that the din- ner was held to discuss preparcdness, not politics.Probably so.It is hard- probable that Roosevelt would ly ally himself with “big busi- es if the purpose was to inaugur- ate a presidential boom.The colo- ss and to privaveyy seek and “all the help he can,from the cor- tyle is to openly denounce big’ Mrs.Suttle saysithicahdinted-ong ness of others;nothing you will have iinerease your happiness,for‘you can look hack on the happy season with- jout a regret. i EEREATAOSYERRETCRE |Col,Henry Watterson,editor of the Louisville Courier Joyrnal,and| Mrs.Watterson,celebrated,on the| 20th,their golden weddiiig¢in New Orleans,where they were stopping en route to Florida,They were mur-| ried 50 years ago in Nashville.Thecolonelisthelastofthe-Old Guard of newspaper men.Jong may hejliveandUmayhis‘last days be his |best.y "¥ |Itis a pleasure to note that onesetoflegislativehogswhoraidedthe |State Treasury for excess railroad |mileage,will probably fail,The Mli-|!nois courts nay force Ilinois legis-| ldtors to disgorge: |Charged ny i th committing crimi‘assault,upon Mrs,C.N,‘auttlenat|Asheville,Phillip Fennélly,a youngitraveling‘salesman -for ‘a jewelry|house,is held in.jail at.Greenghoroivilegeofbail.‘The al-(without the pr\leped assault occtirred in a baggageht. led States ebbed toits lowest pointin $50;while 188,744 had less than $50 +Her—a: “he tide of emigration to the Unit- more than 20 years during the past fiscal year,according to figures made public in the annual report ofSecre- tary Wilson,of the Deparument of‘Labor.|hi i ate Verne ‘The total.number of:immigrantdtiens,the report shows,fell from 1,-218,480 in“the previous year to 326,-700 in the period ending June 30.last.All admitted arrivals of aliens,”immi-grant and non-immigrant,were only484,244 as compared.with’,1,403,801theyearbefore.y a.Of the 826,700 immigrant alfens.ad-mitted to the United States in the1915fiscalyear,52,982 were under14yearsofage;244,472 were vrom 14to44yearsoldand29,246 were 45orover.Those over 14 who™couldneitherreadnorwritenumbered365,-057,those able to read but not writewere$92.‘making the total wypiberofillitératesover14,35,499,or 13 per cent.f Deported aliens This included 24,111 excluced at portsandsentbacktotheircountry:of o¥-igin and 2,564 arrested -and exnelledtromthecountry.Of those excluded,2,722 were denied because they:werecontractlaborers,PEE SER 5 Immigrants admitted to the coun- try showed to customs officials moneyintheirposséssionaggresating'$19,~468,000,an average of $60 each.Each “numbered.26,676.‘ ND ALL. ot --TO ONE A |:*Yours Very.Truly,i ——Se BO G E CO CN S NS Be r e ee e ee ee e STORE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY. WU E Cy RST CSM MULE NCSCATL TENE ST ETN on Seasonable and Useful MILLS&POSTON,=| wa 7} oe ot 95,mmigrants 0 gach,Qne hundred and ninety thou-cand claimed to:have paid their ownpassageacrosstheAtlantic;128,146saidthattheirpassagehad.been paidbyrelativesand7,697 that it hadbeenpaidby,persons other than rel-atives.With reference to exclusions, the report asserts:“Conditions during the past year were so abnormal that accurate com-parisons with previous years are dif- ficult.Exclusions in 1913 amounted to 1.88 per cent.of the number ap- niving;in 1914 this was increased to 2.8 per cent.and in the past’year theinereasehasbeen-so great as to‘reach 5.8 per cent.” Must Be Voted For By Districts: While Superior Court judges -in North Carolina are elected by thewholeState,it has been the custom to allow the candidates for these posi-tions to be named by the people ofthedistrictinwhichthejudgere- sides..Lawyers in different.sections of the State have recently expressed the view that ther:is considerable auestion as to how,under the new State-wide primary act,the Superior Court judges shall be nominated,and at the instance of W.P.+Stacy,who assumes the judgeship for the eighth judicial district,January 1,Attorney General Bickett has made a ruling.He|holds that the judges will be votel for in the primaries of their immedi- ste district only.; No doubt.the Attorney .Genera right,but it’s a pity,the customnotchengedbythenewlaw‘These judges,are elected by the voters of the State because they serve.the whole Siate.‘That being so the entire State. not the people of the district,shouldbeallowedtonamethecandidates,bé- not.simply the people of the judge’s home district.‘ It is not unusual for a popular and able judge to be retired,not because he’isn’t efficicnt and popular in the State,but because,for some personal reason,he isn’t in favor with.politi- cians of his district.In the same man- n—unfit_man- a candidate and retained on the bench simply because he is chosen by thepoliticiansofhishomedistrict,and ac- cepted by the voters of the State be- cause he is.thus made the party candi- date,when,if he had to be chosen by a State-wide primary or convention,he would have been rejected.The customis.kept up because it is a custom,but it is notoriously unfair and can’t be defended. Decreased Coal Production. Manufacturer’s Record. the United States Geological Survey,the coal production for the whole country dropped from 569,960,219 corded in the history of the indus- try,to 613,525.477 tons in 1914..Withthisdecréasefortheyearof56,434,- 742 tons.or 9.9 per cent.,the total pro- two previous years.1912°and 1913. Yor the eleven ‘coal-producing States’of the South the decrease was 4.448,- 566 tons,as the amount last year was 187.971,555 tons,making a /de- crease of 3.1 pér cent.for that section, against 9.9 per cent for the .whole country and 12.1 per cent decrease expe- ‘ing the same period, OLLEALTENETOTEOY1ranean |His Bit May,Be to Make Us|Laugh.©i Greensboro News.:|Lords and gentlemen,Providence these days..They are the.greatest: ost in their,aspirations,noblest in} their sacrifice,mightiest in struggles,Promethean jin their ago- ny;but also,thank God;Rabelaigsian in their humor.Perhaps Henry Ford is destined to do a great thing after all—perhaps the roar of laughterthathe’has been the first.to’evokefromalltheworldisdestined’to veared to be tottering.Pity the deadwhodiedtoosoontoenjoyit. CHANGES©for ,Christiias ads,should be in The Landmark.office byTuesdayafternoon.confer a favor by.being prompt. CAR LONG LEAF PINE SHINGLES Being —unloaded.this week.TwelvegradesofPine;Cedar,Cypress andTinat$2.00 per 1,000 and up.RidgeRoll,Painted.Valley Tin,Nails “andShingleStains,.°«os_C.WATKINS,Next to McElwee's Presents For the Holidays : Men’s Shaving Mirrors. Pictures,copies of the Old Masters. Electroliers. Serving Trays. Carpet Sweepers. Ladies’Work Baskets Reed and Mahogany. Jardinieres in Stone and 4 few pieces of Statuary Make your home a home of and Vases at cost. Music,by buying a VIC- TROLA.We-have-them Rockers of all kinds,sizes, and prices. in i .as Rugs from cheapest to rom $15 to,$150. Brass Nothing could add more finest Sik.Bugs tn:gory Parlor,Center and Libra-pleasure to your Family.,menus.calorings:ait Aue ry Tables in all conceiva- ble finishes... 2 MeComeinandletusshowdredsofotherusefular- you,ticlés. \ Statesville Housefurnishing Co. el cause all the people are affected—!¥ ~According to statistics compiled’by tons in 1913,the highest.amount re-|j duction for 1914 was only exceeded hv |g rienced by the rest of the country dur- has been good to us in weaving the!f thread of our lives in the warp of} days of the world’s history —high-}f o their |; save the reason of mankind that’ap-/ Advertisers will |.MERCHANTS &FARMERS’ Planters’Warehouse,Statesvilley\N.C. jeat “at Greensbero Sunday “”is the widowbf BUILDING?Co WATERING: ies3 Everything is Ready For the : ‘New Christmas Savings Club Which Will Open Next MONDAY,DECEMBER 27th, You may join one or more of the following classes: * jFIVECENTSPROGRESSIVECLASS.hy Pay 5 cents first week,10 cents second week,15 cents third week,and so on for 50 weeks,and we-will issue you check or pass book with credit therein two weeks before Christmas for,plus interest TWQ CENTS PROGRESSIVE:CLASS. Pay 2-cents-_first week,4 cents second’week,6 cents third week,-and_so on for 50 weeks,and we will issue you check*or pass book with credit therein two weeks before Christmas for,plus.interest $63.75 - $25.50. IN THE $1.00 CLASS. You pay $1.00 each week for 50 weeks,and you re- ceive check or pass book with credit therein for,plus interest A a YOU MAY REVERSE THE ORDER OF PAYMENTIFYOUWISHTODOSO.~ TOR INSTANCE,in the 5 cents class you may start with $2.50 and pay 5 cents‘less each week for fifty ‘weeks,and two weeks before Christmas,you will re- ceive a check or pass book with credit therein for, plus interest ?4 Or,in the 2 cents class,you may,-start with $1.00 and pay 2 cents less each week for 50 weeks,and you will receive,-plus..interest.2.0.06...es ators Se. IN THE FIFTY CENTS CLASS ““¥You pay 50 cents each week for 50 ‘weeks,and youwillreceivecheckorpassbookwithcreditthereinfor, plus interest:...........Gene $25.50 \ seer No Red Tape—No Expense ‘to Join—Exerybody Welcome. BANKOFSTATESVILLE.~oe“The Bank For Your Savings.” At fvleig fame he,itd iced wi setiente se ‘ir x MasPTAEME) a “he ig. Dakine May HOLIDAY.THRONG PASSES:|CHRISTMASIN COUNTRY.’Why the Jssitaals Settlement ak: 7.|Yuletide Visitors Who Are Com-|Celebrations at School Houses|s Delayed.-ing and Going._|—Mr.Wagner Teacher and that full settlement Of the taetante a oan W.Botany is at home|Benedict—visting Old Glo-case,including reparation.for thekee.Mae for me oat °Nae eee -|from holidays.|.ry +Appendicitis ©Victim—lives of the American victims,wasMr,‘omlin an ughter,a almost agreed on when delay wasMissMargaretTomlin,spent Tuesday|Wanderers Return.-leaused by the dismissal of the Ger-sNANYN oe jin Charlotte.Sorrespondence of The Lanamark,1 and militarii;man naval and military attaches and Ine HO)DAY oe ALap *¥eee eee i &pee Brana:R-3,og 22 Sf =American fone -eae And Some y __.|ber_of the faculty of Catawba College|mas preparations are going on «|Hungary as a result of the sinking of}, Be Séclal the ew Year at Newton,.is spending the holiday farm homes with the’same thrill ofthe steamship Ancona.—,al Events.—vacation,at his home here.expectancy and excitement that per-|Consideration of the state of pub- ‘A double wedding was ¢tebrated *Miss ‘Nelk’Se vade the city homes.The community |lic opinion in Germany because,of y coniaat at *.Poet”in PB caclhiten whee Re ne spirit’of getting together will be.ob-|these two acts of the;American gov- the rlors of tel I :‘:served in this section,There will/be|ernment,itis said,has caused offi- i er M..te *Tiek ne ee tig Art At Hie Corsaran:.Pengo!Christmas trees at the Ostwalt,Trout-|cials in Berlin to deeide that such set- Miss Pearl Johnson and Mr,Paull’Mesars.Ewing and Gratz Millsaps,man Graveyard and”Clark school|tlement as might be satisfactory to Totten and Miss Sallie Cook and Mr,/Kugene Simons and Perey Grier,one nity Oe serene oe +eae Seoniee opiate Gar: Ke ET S ~~.Hobart Johnson,all of Buck Shoals,i ¢::::92.Yadkin county.eee aa erieer ot ever -oe re Miss Mary Lee Austin resigned as|many.,That is to say,while Ger-é.ae Mrs.Totten is the daughter of the ta nd Prank .Ki a th teacher of the Ostwalt school Jast|man officials might be willing to go GREETINGS.<>late A.3.Joh Both brid wEEnce yank ng ©©i Friday on account of her health;Mr.|on with the settlement,the state of GH bE a.,te Ba”m -9,donnson,les are/county,also A,and’M.students,are ce ;en Ng t aut vb =Sat,|accomplished and well-known in:their|at }for Christ Mr.E.H.Hol Edgar Wagner.of Troutman is,her|vublic opinion is suen that the set-‘’ yy Section,The grooms are good farm-$b at Winstop Halse,who ia'e stu-(seneeer’Tae ate ce.llamar eeacige ponlgec hye Pag ai We hope that all of our pa-Y “);:er a 6 (ful week in Mr,.Wagner’s ‘life,€|/sions at home,hence the delay.to a r*y ers.The wedding party arrived/dent at A.and M.,was in Statesville bogan his:first.achool tase ideas RGhE Nenienatane weumene Te:here Wednesday afternoon,accompa-|Tuesday on his wav ta Barium,where|on today he will begin his voyage on ncnbeeate anata at trons have enjoyed.the most |“4°nied by Mr.W.L.White of Rowan,j idays.y :~gounty,a brother-in-law of Mrs.Tot.|y7 hand the Rolidays.ys,islttt,untried waters of the matiimo-|Domestic Science Class and“ten,The celebration of the marriage|visiting at the home of his father,|tcex aad plenaure im boch ventures,|“Onor Roll of/Open View Schoo!|..in Statesville was for the novelty and|yy,ROR Hill,in.the Clio ¢ity,cess and pleasure in both ventory.; «oe other reasons.2;Beene »in.the Clio community.;The flag that was presented the|Correspondence of The Landmark. -———Mr.Hill has been living in the West!Ostwalt school by the Junior Order gs eas , Methodi hurch lly his is his f 3 t4'f school by the Junior Order,),The domestic science class ofAtthmMethofiatchore,at Tovut-/14 Years apdGisIe Ms Gra wait to|with much pomp,and omemanif,RB |Open.View schosl |nutehere,20,4ndx:r ¥rt ..,)@n years ago,and since the first Nag-|+,irls,‘Oys, (*Ostwalt,daughter of Mr.and Mrs,F.|Mr.and Mrs.John Davis and child|pole pave out has Leen unfurled,for hari Fe girls,hut the boys,are prosperous year of their lives. and that tomorrow finds them as a t ee : - < pp l e nn happy as they.desire. During the Christmas holi- days may every minute be one iH _of joy and “Peace on Earth and | i Good Will Toward Men.”| K,Ostwalt of Ostwalt,and Mr.Edgar |of Washington City arrived in States-|some time,.will be hoisted iy.)Aces ah tha “bana |roll ott the M.Wagener of Troutman were mar-|ville Tuesddyafternoon to visit at the!There will be a gathering of allth:school for the first Sdath are:Key ried.The ceremony was performed|home of Mr.Davis’grandmother,|school patrons,the singing of 'pa-|Barkley,“Minor 'Barkley,George KI by Rev.J.C,Keever,the Methodist |Mrs,Sue Wagner.triotie songs and “Old “Glory”‘will Barkley,Carl Barkley,Eugene Braw-it «.vastor.Miss Blanche Kyles was)Mr..J.L.Russell and family ofjonce more unfurl its folds over'the|ley,Mott Brawley,Benjamin Miller,|~ .>>hridesmaid,Mr.C.Holtshouser was |Durham are here tg spend the Christ-jheads of the future men and women)Ajlen Miller;“Glenn Mills.‘Luna Mills,|= 7: bx :fc ep ,best man and little Katherine Trout-/mas season with relatives.of Ostwalt’s,inciting them to anjap-|Lilly Mills,Neil Sowers,Floyd Wood-|~|is et vlayed the wedding march.Mr.and a be pt name tro 46.the do =Sf th grrr nis om —1 =ee '3 *‘i :%ol i 0 the donors o e flag—the or (4H}.:‘th et tate hs *-{Mys.Wagner will make their home at ene ee College ‘for the:holiday|0 i of Troutman.oy The appeal of Sam P.Christy and When oe Christmas «festivi iy i Troutman jand will-begin housekeep-My.and Mrs.H.-C.‘Wilson and}:Mr.Cullen’Ostwalt was suddenly|Ida Bel]Warren,convicted at Wins-ties are’over and your mind “ fing inthe ‘near future.«.Mrs.Wilson’s sister,Mrs,B.C.Hor-|seized.with an attack of appendicitis |ton-Salém of the murder of G.J.{: i Miss Emma,Lou Reavis,daughter ton of Abbeville,S.C.,who was here|/ast Saturday and underwent the Warren,was argued in the Supreme turns back to business for an-~ other year,resolve that you will confide in us.and let us aid.you.. of Mr.J.A.Reavis,and Mr.Roy isit.left W day for Wil-|usval operation that night.His gon-|Court this week.Decision will not Owen Shoemaker,son of Mr.F.A.ne oy S.C.whee tee will asend dition is favorable for an early al rendered until after the holiday ~Shoemaker,were married yesterday’Christmas with relatives.ery.;vacation. Ne afternoon at 3.30);0’elock by Rev.W.)"»a Miss Dessie Troutman,who ‘has!,Irs.R.H.Richey left Wednesday!,*4155,Vessie rourman,oe ,08 :A.Lutz,at Mr,/Lutz’s home.ei a he te Dr.P.W.T .n|.CHANGES for Christmas ads.A and Mr.Richey leaves today for spa iadegbe Re Ee ho contents an sheuld\be in The Lendmark office by||./-all we can in 1916. ~Mr.and Mrs.Julius Kaufman of|their former home,Florence,S.C.,to Tuesday~afternoon.Advertisers will eS The colony of young men who mi- -;i invitati ispend the holidays.or youn .x ;ah vee ar ie cr tent.Se rank ‘Cooncs tn-ak kbine thon crated from this vicinity ro the Noth confer a favor by being prompt. ye a Babe "i .and Mr.|Baltimore.west last spring is on 0}run |NRE Wilttes Herkert Hoffrasae of States.Messrs.Irvin Tomlin,Henry Nich-pore ae ars are expected to arfive MARKET REPORTS.Re Df hid.f ville,Wednesday ‘evening,January olson,Alan Anderson and Jack Wal-Flake Clodfeiter;is rh a hoxpta |Statesville Produce Market.ik gets »ace are at.home from.Trinity .Col-/1 The following prices were paid yesterday|eae Oe ae Ae ee ry lege,Durham.Mr.R.W.Giles of lowa City,Ia.,and is unable to jac on produce on the local market.¢|‘HE FI :''Marion,a Trinity student.is spend-|company the others.Another,Mr.)qniins Chickens 1 0c ser.Lh,,||rine Che RST NATIONALB. synagogue,Sutherlin avenue,Det a few davs with Mr.Tomlin.Bloom Ostwalt,has taken)unto Him |es Ae,per ib, ‘ville.{.**=.t ae Statesville,N.C;:jah ek aS :::|Mr.L.K.Laz i day |self a wife in that distant country,|Eggs,27¢.per dozen.‘4 5 Ore etaMr..Hoffmann is the son of Mr.}ir.L.K.Lazenby will leave today sid.somes eombent 4a Kemi:|peas.3c per,Come Capital $100,000.Four Per Cent Paid onTimeDeposits.a nd Mra.J.H.Hoffmann of States-|for Washington City to spend Christ-e e bl”Waetar, vale ana his aarvare will be the|fas with his sister,Miss Mary E.le-|ee conte gen sci Binsin te ae Ib.e U.S.Pepository. ;*+®,}by.;anc ing z .*|Green Hides,lic.per Ib. Pig in ee ih ae oe pr Mackie Fred.and Frank Deaton,|the writer once more extends best|Gaeek Hamk 18c.to Ide.per Ib.Pee Ne erat wae Peat ge eee cn Peter see e eveningof the Sth,a o'clock,|.esnts-wishes to The Landmark and its host Old Hams 18 to 20¢.per Ib.!1 8}Mi io Ross Alexander.Eugene and Watt af ‘BOB Shick 19e :ae Mr.Hoffmann’s sister,Miss Fannie);3 of readers,and to the editor and his|Stirs,Ve.ber is." :i igiEagle,Fred.Morrison and Long :|Amelia Hoffmanr,and Mr.Louis :staff we particularly extend our|Red Honey,8c.per pound. Eat Uaameh gata 8 Cale riya7,Tom UN hanks and apprecien for the pu)Pavel iy Ceo mw og it Will be married at the home of the |Mr.and Mrs.M..L.penne?ot joer.they pest via thet |nt Gratin, ~<=.ide’s parents»362 West End avenue,|Black Mountain arrived in States-|payin;:nis "Mia wy|-.28t_fotlowing prices were 'pald yesterday =Statesville and the |wedding recep-|Ville Wednesday.Mrs.Lackey went|Filipin os.Poly.Samos -Many |ne he Deere:ae ‘lon to Stony.Point to visit her home,Wives Mark of Distinction,eats #180 pee banka<ae eae i ill follow—from8to9o’clock.s :3 Corn,(new),60c.per bushel.?:on atherw=--frops veople,and Mr.Lackéy remained|Washington Dispatch.:|Oats,BSc.ge "badheks cues re tect Mr.William Edward Rutledge,ed-'here ~for a visit to his brothers,|Brig.-Gen,Frank McIntyre,chief| et 2 itor of the Yadkin Ripple.will cele-|Messrs.V.E.and Jehn Lackey.of the bureau of insular affairs,told;o,ee Sn ee 12¢perbrateChristmasbybecomingaBen-|Miss Laura Lazenby will leave to-)the Senate Philippines committee thai)pound was paid for best grade cotton. edict.The bride-elect is Miss Lola day for Thomasville to spend.Christ-|polygamy could not be preven in|Seed cotton,5.10. ¢Golden.deoghies of Mr.and Bre.|mas with Rev.and:Mrs.M.L.Kes-the Philippines without great blood-|_Cotton seed 6c per bushel. ,‘Isaac Shore,and the ceremony_will ler.shed*and recommended that a.para--: be performed at Hotel Shore,Yad-/Mr.and Mrs.C.E:Mills will spend/graph"prohibiting ©plural’marri ef wer heaa ee ee ne +4 oa Aeinwille,next--Thursday mavaenonh+e Christmas holidays pea ae a be eliminated from the pending bilij..cents.Cash must accompany order.) %December 30,’at 2.30 o’clock.e|Mrs.M.W.Seabrook at Sumter,S.C.|to give the Filipinos.a greater deq +»Landmark.congratulates Bro.Rut-|.Mr.and Mrs,Arnold Fisher and/gree of self-government.ae Toniinceie GREEN. ©ledge in acvonce -_will apr me |eee Miss Margaret ae of,a The general said paryeatty was!HQUSE,356 West End “Avenue.Dec.24. $old ‘shee after.him on the day of folk,Va.,are spending the holidays|common among some of the Moros,+se cere,sti enmeteor ,.the wedding.\with Mrs.Fisher’s parents,Mr.and|the wealthier classes regarding many ne.ae Cree Ye Noe $.srinnpeoneammerces ¢*.,‘+oe Ne 75.\.i y:rsy J.B.Glover.wives as a markof high distitittion.|’BARRINGER'S GREENHOUSE.Dec.24.i iMTheLandmarkdidn’t get one,but}:Mr:J.O.Rogers is here from:tHe suggested that a paragraph pro-|——~~~ for the benefit.of those who may be|,,;ton Universityto spend the viding that no law should ever be en-|#ORSES,MARES AND MULES—1 AM AT D i i he form of the Presi-“eh .:ams t my stebles with 85 bead good Horses,|@. f,interested in t ‘holidays with his Brother,Mr.J.B.j acted permitting plural .marriages},Mares and Males)tar.of nice one ed I} ake A Merry Christmas 2 dent and Mrs.Wilson’s |announce-|y : ;43 |Rogers.would end the practice eventually.|Horscs to trade for medium-priced Mules.|}ment cards,heresit iticd chite rover:(Mr,and Mrs,J.W..Marshall-re.|For the pledge in the bill's pream<|_Tett or ‘ims ©DANIESS Pee me with blocked edges:.'*|turned yesterday from Winston-Salem.ble that independence will be granted/poR RENT —SIX -ROOM COTTAGE. ;Mr.Woodrow.wilson |Mrs.L.Brady,who visited Mrs.J./when the Filipino people are fitted for |furnished or unfurnished,‘lights.“water-and ea feted ‘:and ““|A.Brady,returned yesterdayto -her|it,General McIntyre.advised the sub-|sits,raeey eoeretes Seber 1h me Mrs.Norman Galt,.home at Davidson.She was,joined|stitution of a promise of indenend-Dee.44,:ina ; :“Nee Edith Bolling,_There Wednesday night by-her daugh-|once when,—in-_the judgnient—of+the eit bee ce nn » ‘ter,.Miss Susie Brady,a-student at!United States,it would be to the per-/*O**02 Sitios de Panta Alles :.ir Marriage |4 rar©On getndee tbe Rigtimenth ‘of the State Normal at.Greenshoro,who!manent interest of the people of the].by:the Commercial club.Immediate pos- ae December.taecompanied her home:islands.‘The people of the islands,hej -session ean be given.-L.B.PATTERSON. Nineteen Hundred and.Fifteen {Mr Mi E.Ramsey left yesterday}said,had objected to being denomi-Dec.21.=E Washington D.c >ltor Due West.S.C..where he will/nated as even temporarily unfitted for)wANTED—To borrow $1,000 on real estate Wtaiee ‘spend the holidavs with his son-in-law|independence.;"worth 35,000,Write F,care The Landmark. A delightful party and Christmas|and daughter,Rev.and Mrs.G.'G.|The proposed creation of a bureau De.21-—2t. *tree for the pupils of the primary de-|Parkinson.;-at to have supervision of the non-Chris-WANTED—Plamber.None but-Srotcluss ueed ©partment of Statesville College mark-|Miss Bertha Cashwell,who teaches|tian tribes also avas objected to,’the|apply.CG:E.RITCHIE.Dec.21. ee »ed the close of the department for|at Bryson City,is at home for Christ-general declaring that experience had oil RAL Nadie daamk Cla eeJed:FEtheholidayvacationTuesdayafter-|mas...failed ‘to develop the expected antag-|""p WALKER,Barium,N.C.Dee,21-—2t. a .noon.The party was held in the col-|Misses Esther Dingefhoef and Car-|onism between the non Christian -- lege dining room,where refreshmentsrie Goforth of Lenoir spent Wednes-tribes and the native Filipino officers.:Hox Sauerne.soninenes 8 eet,can +were served,and the tree was in the|day nicht in Statesville—with Miss;‘The bill was amended in accordance seo J.A.WHITE,Statesville.Dee..17 play room.|Dingelhoef’s grandparents)Rev.andj with the suggestions and was then:fa-: :2 Correspondence Concord Tribune:/Mrs.W.A.Lutz.en route home from|vorably reported by the Senate éom-Poe Reverthe,3c Al Content senders os ,1 |‘a t 3 C ie -i ec.¢Mrs.G.J.Gouger entertained at her/the State Normal at Greensboro.itGbee eeet ee r eer the Pouskene can te.Given ak ie: home in No.3 township in honor of|Mr.and Mrs.W.Roy Plott and lit-|ygtica of New ‘Advertisemetts onee.DAVID J.CRAIG:Dec.14—4t. Ce /Mrs.Glen.Summers,who leaves in/tle daughter,,.Mgrtha’Elizabeth,left Fe ss eee r Ey +the immediate future—to-—reside in|yesterday for Waynesville,where they),Se:Ponte for rent.—Mrs.Be eeeNTarctan bien hice >Statesville.A most pleasant after-jwill spend the holiday.season with|4+.44«Vert ei flies ny +e with:Also good to put urider “enrpete ‘and. noon ‘was enjoyed by the many gussets,(home people.Flowers.—Barringer’s greenhouse.|paper the walls.Come to ‘THE LAND: -*not one of whom will soon.forget the |Mrs.J.C.Irvin and ‘Master John ae ee ~er area MARK for them. »kindness of the genial hostess._A de-|Cooper Fowler went to South River,NOUGAYS.-—tategville ouserur-'roR SALE—Farm of 58 acres,near town.-N. The Store That Sells For Less.” Re i a4 ity,ye to visit Mrs.|ishing Co.B.WATT.~Nov,80.area Lae y14.Tega broznuree anetieon wag ser:Rowan sourty,yesterday to Wsit ME /"'REC%y°Ghoisimas,—Iredell Handa |See “PHONE 212. ,|gret the departure of Mrs.Summers!Mrs:G.A.Critcher left yesterday |"0°Miller.McLain'Suppl PARTNERSHIP.in : and trust that circumstances willper-|for a visit to relatives in Charlotte Co reste een URY Noticeis hereby hes that the partnershiy A j e ! a pesldeihNoe nn |Mr LeRoy ‘Nash’is spending %the|,,Pvervthing to build with—C.Wat-|pitaa!an1h MtMaron”way anOctober 1 :jo the -|holidays with his si i i ins.'1915,dissolved by mutual agre :,“%Members of the faculty of Stafes-/hotidays with bis sisters in Rock Hill.)"Po,Gynt at Lyric today.Stee me eee etavilleCollegehavegonetotheirhomes|S.C.ul ldin materials “and|4-,Evans and all debts owing by it will beFullstockaldems.paid by said W.A.Evans,-who will continue ~"fer the holidays,asmare gsMie Miss Mary eoneny,who isPog painte_C..Watkin mid as ms ~HallieCovington-te—-Marion,—C.ine-sehoo]at-Biscoe,arAived in of EE SSE AMIR:a“|the business.‘.A.MASON &CO.,|; «\.Miss Isabel Fewell to.Rock Hill,8.|ville yesterday.and went to.her home ree itktciaa toed &re a a ior ge hiya By W.A.Evans.|)OOMe cera =©.Miss Katherine Kirkpatrick to|at Houstonville to spend Christmag.poehery:Hardens Co zenby -7 :‘‘ |Fort Mill,8.C.,Miss sedic Richards)Messrs.S.D,Dunavant of Hickory)*°ro.Christmas and Happy New|4x20 Dressed Bucket Cedar Shingles >to Liberty Hill,S.C,,Miss Ruth Todd!and M.V.Dunavant of Greenville.S.iy Sherritt;White.Shae Coe.: ~%-to-Due West,S...C.,..Miss...Eleanor|C.,-are holiday guests of Mr.and:Mrs.|veces pa wie bid Joh &Are the best and cheapest —1,000 s Moore Reid to Gastonia and Miss Fos-\€.V.Henkel.Mr.and Mrs.H,J.))Posperous New=teat ohngton-Feover about 20.per cent.more space ‘>ter.to Lancaster,S.C.‘Dunavant and children of,Charlotte|vA N or bri R .|than the same number of 4x18.“Does ¥.ne trtsinanespciaonsinoete \will arrive today to visit Mr.and Mrs.|Merry C istmas,—argey not split nor warp.You know the |@ ; .Monument For Mr.Elliott—Mr.|Henkel.;|Bowles Morrison Co.ink life of a Cedar Bucket.It fs the i :Houston Dead.|,Mr.dno.W.Heath,who is teaching |gymuaren's coats,—J.M.McKge &ne eee Rane ex Sinica!. *Correspondence of The Landmark,-‘in Bladen county,is spending —the .a gl i ATK »Nex McElwee’s ‘ 2 ‘Shiloh Township,Dec. 22—|holidays with his family at Harmony.|eee ra ier Cheioae Planters Warehouse,Statesville,N.C.j ;AND A é -/|Messrsg,J.C.McNeely.and.J._E.Mil-yagMiss Edna Wells’of Nebo is here to Merchants &Pureicra®Bank Void \ >ler,with two teams,hauled fromthefepend the holidays with Mr.and Mrs.eee : al}“4 Sane ees-.se cae ~~blue granite quarry,Rowan county;no.H.Gray at Hotel.Iredell.m Nineteen-automobiles..and other}.(:-s ;©the monument for Mr.Knox Elliott's;Miss Beulah Arey of Durham is|property amounting to approximately|}.|r eetings! ave at New Stirling graveyard.spending the holidays with her sister,|s30,000 were,destroyed by fire in Wil- :aElliott ™&member.,of ue aefe eas sade:wud chdideik ingen Pree CEI M whe A 2 men of the World.The unveil-8,dy te ;aze which started in an autom@bile}}7 :ia ‘Pegi belate 5h a eae Me Ras.StimsonofAsheville repair shop spread to n garage.Loss ne abou ae La %ir.-Emmett Houston died this are nere !une |partially’cover y insurance.~:i |\‘ “morning at 4 o'clock.Will be buried|home of Mr.S.W.Stimson.Miss an Wi Yow B.very Srey,‘e at New Stirling témorrow at 11 Kathleen Stimson,who had been vis-o'clock.iting in Asheville,has ‘returned home:(Mr.Houston was.35:years old and),Miss Pal.Morrison is at home from"is survived by.his wife and five chil-|Tarboro.POE se‘dren.The funeral was conductedat|.Mr.and Mrs.S.B.Miller and:chil-‘NewStirling yesterday at 11 o’clock|dren are spending the holidays with Oi and Mrs.8.Y.,Walkerof{|Christmas and a Happy 'FOR EVERYBODY.— Oth anniversary of their marriage and Prosperous Ne -Year.Se ae ;et See||We thank-you for-your :ed eo ae BUILDING?_C..WATKINS.||kindness to us during the .a oN tas ‘|Mr.and Mrs..E.EF.MceNeer at Elkin.:.nae tg tar Sa TL soma Galvanized?’|Past and assure you that Se ieFralbyrs.”Get.your.Extracts from jou named Seals argentwith shoot hi half as_much,|}OU first aim in 1916 will |]SHERRILL-WHITES years,of, andsave half.Other goods Just be to please you.‘|Miller-McLain ghd sh mia Bb jail |.‘The:Hous Aue UTS ag e of Good Sho 1G,33 Secretary Danie Reports of the destruction of véciois rl_hy.submarines.within the,past year»have.created the impression in this country that the submarine is supe- rh to all other craft for war purpos-“Diseussing his recommendations 1 Congress for a’larger navy,Sec-retany,.Daniels says:*My conclusions are,that ‘an adé-quate number of submarines must be |=included’in any”well-balanced navalprojectofnewconstruction,but that)=they have not demonstrated that they possess a preponderant value over other requisite-types,”care Daniels says significantly |= ¢,department is in receipt ofmiepafidentialinformationregard-e relative valtes of vessels,‘asSaorenentedintheHuropeancon- Finds That wee Won't DoAll the| i)Wena ennaOOOUWYAN filet:bit ‘this information cannot be |Bmadepublic.home,the Secretary says: ceutly addition to the enlightening ex- *ful war manoeuvers’have been yn- dertaken by the United States navy é for the purpose of investigating its«Present.capacity for defending this =country against‘hostile attack.It is&se eeecealy the unanimous opinion of = i perience of the present war,it may}:bepointed out that Several times dur-|eisingtheTast'year or 18 months care-|Be Bringing conditions He rye yy. ‘the responsible officers engaged thatforthedefenserequiredanedequate ‘8:supply of proper scouts is essential.”|o= Secretary Daniels says the aero-|=* “)plane and ‘balloon have demonstrated in,the European war their undoubted.value’for’observation and scouting’Purposes..both.on land and sea oper-ati Turning to the European war,the Seeretary says:“Phe first.and most.important _les- son (of the war)is that the Brit- ish grand fleet,composed not only ofdreadnoughtsandsuper-dreadnoughts but also of battle cruisers,light cruis- érs,destroyers,submarines,and aux- |: $ 2 tiful beovie.: and comfortable. gift. PRICE Upholstered Fiber Rockers Made of’all’fiber,upholstered;ee netole Very attractive A .splendid- $7.50. A Home For Near Books Four sections,made of Oak,fin- Combination Table Made of solid White Oak.Has.1 a : 4+Oe finish. PRICE ished Golden,Karly English or Fumed.Made il in Mahogany Sizé Made in ‘book shelves in both ends. of -top’26x42.inches. all finishes. $11.50.PRICE $12.50 Royal Easy Chairs Pushthe button,relax and enjoy luxurious comfortin one @ e.famous ROYAL EASY CHAIRS. ARoyal Christmas:Present: PRICE $16,$18,$22.50. *jliaries,has to date maintained com-|#2:mand gff.the sea,-thereby assuring to.Great’Yitain and her allies communi-*cation with all parts of the world and'|: “dt reasonably,safe oversea transport for'«her military forces and supplies,at«>the’same time denying similar advan-*tages to her adversaries.*-“Tt is.further known that,despitetheeffortsofsubmarinesandother 2 minor craft,the losses of.this fleet,have not been serious.“It would be unwise to build dread-*noughts so large that they could not%easily ‘pass throueh the Panama ca->nak:It.is also believed that,with the ‘increased efficiency of the torpedo,the»very extensive use of mines,and thebombsfromaircraft,it is decidedly er“peter to increase the fighting units number rather than in size,the:pate:mark in size having been;cae in yessels of the California4class “How the President:(Gets ‘Rid of Visitors. Tn,the fapry Afnerican MagazineoeanorllyinterestingarticlebyabrtogAeon’.the working hab--Presidenv:of tne UnitedpeneInitgegivesthefollowing_descrintion:of how Wilson rids him-;self of unwélcome visitors:“When.Mr.Wilson first came toWashington,Senators and members oftheHouseofRepresentativestriedtofollowtheirold:system of taking upReasmuchofaPresident’s-time-as—pos-sible.They were astonished to find;that the Sung could not pe.dane.Un- ait e6e whieh ‘they had patie “ape ;.pointments,were of:unustal import-+anae,.each--conference was:expected;-to-last-anywhere from three to five“minutes.At the erid of the allotted 1)time,Mr..Tumulty would walk intofthe‘Brosident’s private office,and the President would rise to his feet andsay:with pu.may,be ‘sure that thiswylophedinto.’ here was'no way of Stasing toaccept-‘that polite dismissal.After'each one had departed,Mr.Wilson, whelis himself an expert stenographereeartieatpagefromhisnote ‘Crawford-Bunch F urniture Lompany, LHe:ESTORE THAT ALWAYS WELOOM.si BOs ~~ ==Sr PARTISAN AND PATRIOT. Criticism of Wilson a Reminder of Lincoln’s Experience. New York World. In 1862 a committee of <citizens called at the White House to express|§ its dissatisfaction with President Lin- coln’s conduct of the war.After list- ening patiently to the complaints of A delegation,President Lincolnsai“Gentlemen,suppose ‘all the proper-ty you were worth was in gold,and you had put it in the hands of Blon- din to carry across the Niagara river on.a rope.’Would you.shake the ca-ble,or,keep shouting after him: ‘Blondin,stoop a little more—go alittlefaster—lean a little more to the north—lean a little ére to thesouth?’No;you.would.,hold..yourbreathaswellasyourtongue,and keep your hands off until he was safe over.‘The government is carrying an ehormous weight.Untold treas-pres are in their hands.They are do- ing the best they can.Keep silence |gm and we will get you.safe over.”President.Wilson,could well answerhiscriticsinthewordsofPresident’Lineoln,Most of the criticism,ofthe |Wilson,administration.resembles ‘the, criticism of the Lincoln administra-tion-in.that.it is -small_and-partisan. and aimless. cism of the Lincoln administration, it_comesfrom sec- It resembles the criti-ete oF C.Daniels of North’carolina| government attorney for Indians ‘in Minnesota,charges that efforts ‘tohavehimremovedfromhis_position have been made by defendants in,thelandcasesandby.political influences,some Republican and some Demacrat-ic.Mr.Daniels’statement is ¢on- firmed by Senator Nelson.of Minne-Sota,Republican.: There is more Catarrh in this ncktioi ofthecountrythanallotherdiseases:put,tegeth:er,and until the last few years was suppos-ed to be incurable.For a great many’yearsdoctorspronounceditalocaldiseaseandpre-setibed local remedies,and by constantly fail.ing to eure with local tieatment,pronounceditincurable.“Seience has proven .Catarrh to’be a constitutional disease,and therefore re-quires constitutional.treatment.Hall's CatarrhCure,manufactured by F.J.Cheney &o.,Toledo,Ohio,is the only constitutional weon.the market...It ig taken internally.acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces,of the system.They offer one hundred.dollars.for any case it fails-to eure.Send for circu~lara and testimonials.Address:F.J.CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,’Q,.Sold by Druggists,75¢. idamiles out. DO YOU HAVE. Your clothes made of “the wool from! your own sheep’s back?No,it is! cheaper to buy them.ready-made!from the wool country.The freight’ on my kiln-dried Flooring,Ceiling, Weatherboarding,Boxing and Cas-}ing from the long leaf pine forests.is-less than it costs to’get rough lum-|ber hauled:to Statesville from four, Doesn’t that convince you’ that you can buy “Everything to,Build With”ready manufactured|cheaper than get it from your own land?C.WATKINS,next to.McElwPlanters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.. R G.ROSSER,M.D. GENERAL PRACTITIONER, HARMONY,_---N.C. *Phone Harmony.Dec.21—8t" Take Hall's pee Pils for tipati ond and third rate men’and newspa-pers.Practically nobody who rails againstthePresidenthasapolicyof’his own to present.Even the most rabid of, the critics is afraid to come out:and| frankly declare for’war.Back of most of the assaults is a petty andchildishdesiretofindfaultforthe sake of finding fault.Whether the ident has mademistakesinhandlingtheforéignaf-fairs of the United States we do-notknow,nor can anybody know at thistime.He has succeeded thus.far inkeeping.us out of war without’sur- RESIDENCE 433423 “Old Field Pine “Wanted!! We afe'in the market for several million feet.of Old Field. Piae to be delivered at once or to be contracted for nextseason:All purchases on a cash basis. BOYCELILUMBE R CO.,Geo.H.Myers,©©PHONES:QEzICE. AND Happy New Year TO ALL! A Merry Christmas Manager.— Faney Coconuts 10c.each for 9c. 3-for 25c.and 2 for 15c. Iredell Hardware Com’y,, FRESH OYSTERS all this Week. Quart 45e. Pint -236¢. ~SreeSS Aas4:-yeh i,iWh “WH Only four more days before Christmas.Make these four days of saving by buying your rendering any of*our rights under in- ternational law.Whether his policy works out well or ill can be determin-ed only by its,ultimate results in the oni Stee aes*shorthand note of:the caller’s busi-StyoHness:At the end of-each day he through the -note-book-andtionsordictateletters,dis-4 M™ussing the day’s work.These rules Kefollows totlay.”‘ ST AE LOT Pasture Sheep to Kill the Wild...Onions. -Mr.T.C.Lee,merchant and farm- er of Monroe,tells the Monroe En- &.quirer that farmers can in two years, ;time eradicate any piece of land of ,wild onions.Sheep pastured on the is ee is the solution.The Enquirerahe_assurance_that.hasimadethetestand»knows what he istalkingabout,That paper continues: “Than.too,while the sheep arp kill-ing out the onions the farmer.will findhimselfmakingahancsomeprofiton:So,after all,who,knows but!lthe opposite shore of the Connecticuttheearliestplantstogerminateinthe|Tiver. mutton. that the onion crop,‘which is one of spring and one which sheep seem to|relish,will not prove a source of profitratherthanafieldnuisance.”“This does not take into.accounteeethedogsoffthesheep.Butiadgwildonioncropisanever-fail-HPakbiand the sheep crop _is_desir-¢,The Landmark is giving theSaistionfoundbytheUnioncounty| man.. History,to.Be Written. ‘The special committee named e recent ‘annual meeting offorthCarolinaDiviston,United Cén-te Veterans}to .perfect:plans|id taisa the funds for an authenticHistoryofNorthCarolina’s part in ‘the CivileWar.was in session in Ral-eigh this week.It is understood that ||the greater amount*of thé $30,000 de-x the work is in’sight.and!D.H.Hill,gresident of the| .College,will be engagedhhistory.+ HANGES for Christmas.ads.|The Landmark office jyipttarepen,cna an willvorbyavinBa light of.history.But--one_thing -is certain:Theré is no record df a se- rious blunder on the part of any Pres- ident of the United States who com- bined patience with high principle, OREETTETELRTIATE Another State Boundary Contro-versy.. Washington Dispatch. The Suvreme Court has been asked to settle the famous old boundary ‘dis- pute.between Vermont and NewHampshire.This is one of theoldest controversies between___adjoi CHRISTMAS GROCERIES,HERE.. FRUITS Florida Oranges,large and sweet,at‘Florida Oranges-at: Florida Oranges at Fancy Grape Fruit at. Bananas Tangerines and Grapes to arriveMonday. Extra fine Cranberries ~. TS. 9c.pkg.or 3 for 1&c.value for 12¢:qt. States,and it is again atboiling point. Vermont has brought the suit against New Hampshire,and the question that’goes to'the Supreme Courtis the right of New Hampshire to vax prop- erty built.to the high-water mark on The Connecticut divides VermontfromNewHampshire,and the dis-pute is over the question of whetherthewesternboundaryofNew.Hamp- shireis the high-water or the low-wa- ter mark on the opposite shore.Ver- mont claims.jurisdiction .to.the low-water mark.There has been a greatoverhaulingofmustydocuments’in |the public archives of Washington andConcordrecentlybyrepresentativesof| the.Vermont Attorney General,—andithatStategoesinto’the contestcon-||Vineed that the evidence,much.of!\whieh dates back »to pevela aeitimes,guatains,her position,Tt is likely that ‘the dispute would |ot have become ‘acute but for the,fact that commercial development |long the river in recent years,a8 a)sult of the establishment of power |Blanes anda sreat imerease in manu-|facturing,has given-to the strip of‘ae in controversy a large taxation |alue .| BEAT THIS IN MIND?eb het Chamberlain's Cough ame srk,:-yalue for—Fancy coconuts 9¢.each,3-7 Figs wrapped-.for 25c.,and 2 for NUTS. Extra fine California:Wal- nuts,25¢.-value for 238c.,or 3 Ibs forCalifornia Walnuts,20c.i value 18¢.lb.or 3:Ibs.for ..50c, Elk Head’Mixed Nuts,20c.ivaluefor18¢lb.,or 3 lbs for 50c. Brazil-Nuts,-20c.¢alue for ‘ 18c.’Ib.or 8 lbs forCANDIEDPEELS,CITRON,ETC. Candied-Lemon~Peel,-20ce:dt value for \16c.‘tb: Candied Orange Peel,mie bol value for Citron,25¢value a Cava Layer figs California -Peaches, value for 12c.lb.or 3 Extra large©Prunes,16¢Jb.3°lbs. ‘Prunes,15c,value for Apple Butter ‘in ‘Bal,-value for-s SEEDED eee AND CUR- 12 0z.pkg.Seeded Raisins, Forest King Seeded Raisins, (ppes 8 40U)suIsivy 095 20c.value for ...,....Raisins 20c.value for ..Currants,15 02.—pkg:;io in Sanitary | }packages,9c.each or 3 for 25c. EVAPORATED :'FRUITS. iaol sath Peaches (choice)“ t Evaporated Peaghes at . Catizornia Libby’8 sweet ‘nixedpickles 27c.gt.| Libby’s sour pickles ......10¢;doz, London ere penis 13c.p .15e.pkg. ibe.pkg. 15c, Ibs for 35c. apeBISEM AS PRESENTS.meeaSAN BEST.GET PRESENTS Fo! aan INEOeOF Pare gaywieRYsteedlgcnti||eeHo Ib.8c.Tb. for...40c. 18¢, ee ABCs Ib; WE meee ‘The House of Better Values.”>'Phoné No,229. ‘The Robert Bunch Cash Gna, Sey eeeeet seen ae i e G -aH =| aebareis ck Woll Buckets made up jn any.size. ucket.sizeor it St Pp aesf line in’atin or weigh 8 ove ipe opinion.Obtainable fvekethero,Besa uate‘ant’Rye oraeine ip thewficineLima,Ohio.Many others ae of the i) WELL BUCKETS,STOVE PIPE! ie YOUGIVE JEWELRY you,ean;pamible on it you will‘giveNooneis’ever piepocioted if their.present is.some’servicea“piece of JEWELRY and in oe taste.That is on the kind.I rg _,Meves by InhalationandAbsorp,,..oe 8 to theyhtion,NoStomach Dosing.Mie Notingthe in od memNoneedtodisturbyourstomachwith|ing thy body cells10drive out.in Medicines for these troubles.jing ge heVick's *Vap-O-Rub”Sulve,conil by a}. THE LANDMARK THE ‘CHRISTMAS CAUTION,red by Catarrh,Bronchitis, a He,d or Ch st €Id ?REAL CHRISTMAS GIVING.iday Health Rules,- f gee Cas td 0 £9 ¢[What It Symbolizes and What It!,“Se easy,during the’coming holi-th ¢‘Teak ihe iewtakina hi ted aeoe Does Not Mean.|Board of Health in its latest bulletin. haled all night long through the air passa.eae pown lg the phlegm,,andaid. PRG)tl ck dhe iaddition,Vick’s is absorbed through |¢cal of many -things.It represents |cases of colds,’and frequently pneu- 8s—Menthol Thymol,Euca-|the pores,reducing flanimetion and |neace,good will,charity.and love.|monia and tuberculosis,manifest -horandPineTar,so that whev aesout that faghtness and soreness,|It carries with it.the thought that |themselves largely because of intem-| ,or $1.00.:At all _|\the donor has turned gside—if only|perange or excesses in one or several ‘3 |UiEy r for an instant—from the daily.stress|different.ways.incident to the usual RK 'rag:jand worries that distract,to recall-holiday.season.”:. :-jin kindly fashion the face and pate)In summing the whole matter tp, FRIDAY,°-December 24,191%,Be Careful About Eating and :or;Leave OF the Drunks—Hol-). jday season.”is the advice of the State Anonymous.;\oe “During and immediately following Once again the period whenof all \the gayeties ‘and.festivities of the) times in the year gift giving is most holiday season,”according to this bul-|- prevalent is uvon us.In its finer iletin,MGs a favorite tne or all sorts| pects the Christmas gift is symbolix|of.digestive distunances.,‘Many ing. ing. gcod interest on investment.+“ {lot on Fourth Street. Ne.-For further information call on.or write, peseoscoreseereeei _Make Christmas ‘|“Je[-FOR SALE![=|— “86 acre level,red Jand farm,1 mile from Brady's cross roads, +nile from school house,six miles from.Statesville.Seventy-five neres ih cultivation,balance in woodland..Small dwelling and turn.Three fine springs,x watered for dairying and stock rais- 18 acres 2 miles from te&ville.Forty acres in cultivation, 'hilanceinwoodland,five of which is branch bottom.Three-room cottage,"small barn,two branches;well located for dairy farm- Two four-room cottages on South Center Street.Rents pay a PPNECT CATTIET NERAL INSURANCE,RENT- ©nehneldglll Ul Mails ALS ANL/REAL ESTATE.OFFICH NO.1,MILLS BUILDING? Pe PPeeeeTeser rT ISSOSSSeTET Ieee eee ee eres reesese sees ’ At your house.Warm it with our clean, free burning,heat producing coal.We can'supply you with any size and in any quantity.Better let us have your order today.You'll need the coal any way.Why “not make sure you'll have it when needed? MO E T CR O R E S ob o e oe ce e ee ti ee e en te i n n CA C H O E C E C R ee —_——PHONE.205 -——_ |Comfortable ant Cosy Statesville ice &Fuel Company, _..top,patent vamp—Button and Lace. Grover’s Soft Shoes for tender feet. 5 School Shoes for Children.fe pa oe Yours for the,Price, :S., <The One Price Cash Shoe Store. The new Gypsy Boot—the low heel,cloth M.&H.SHOE CO,, senality of ‘the one who receives the the board advises extreme moderation rift.;*\inethe matter of eating candies and |Yet-how often are the feelings,dainties and making certain that the ‘that reallv accompany the giving faricandies bobght or eaten are of the |different from these!Is not the per-|best materials and .contain no cheap, \gon giving frequently actuated by;poisonous or indigestible coloring |motives that are cuite the reverse of matier.; those which*the Christmas gift sym-|The annual Christaas drunk is al- \bolizes?Indeed.are not many gifts '<o tabooed on the ground that one |eetually given in a’spirit of unwil-;case’of drunkenness a year is just llingness,even résentfulness.as Of cne too mafly.Young people especial- |something done under.compulsion?{ly are cautioned against losing reason |»This should not be.To give ahout going to dances,parties,sup- lthis svirit.is really more harmfwl)ocers,spreads and balls-every night \than it-seems on its face.It engen-ang trying to keep up appearances on ders feelings in the donor that are nalf rations or sleep.Better eat less, not in tune with the season.Too.of-we jare told,and exercise more,dissi- iten it also creates a spirit of cynical |»ate less and get.more fresh air,on |skepticism in the breast of the One the ground that we will enjoy our iwho receives the gift.It breeds hyp-|Christmas more and live to see more erisy in oe giver an hmsiw _of them. vou yourself.never said.“The ve ee |eiven me this because they Felten I Rural Credits Bill.:‘: ;stottd—e |eae And with the auestion has come the jy both houses of Congress after the realization that you have done 80 holidays,is about .completed by the |Gift Wiving of this:sort should not!)naan’:f |he tolerated.It is a mockery eatin |at Congres for -repor’ak onde sue Christmas spirit.It takes from|The measure provides for a system lmany the havpiness which should be ,¢¢o-operative local associations, ‘he holiday season,when all menkind which banks would have the power to ‘into a period of mere commercial €X-pages of the local associations.Thelehenre,‘when.feelings of selfishness ||.,q banks,12'in number,would-be 6 nate.instead of love and good will,a board appointed by the President.B|Gift giving should be spontaneous They would be distributed in accord- ‘<jor not ay Re ecm ance with the agricultural needs of §CHRISTMAS DAY oF .DAYS.bined capital stock of not less than 2 Suggestions As to Its Celebra-$6,000,000. of Correspondence of The Landmark In a report to Congress on the |.Jennings.Dec.22 —Christmas!claims of postmasters for losses by ‘that day that represents:the great-.fire,flood,burglary or other unavoid- ~most here,Do we fully realize the 1915,Postmaster General Burleson lsenportance and meaning of that day?shows that about 50 postoffices in x {°,Go to Texts via! o&Route-the only!*é Ye iadjatingsolidtrains i 3Vfchange Memphis if NP eres trains daily:chair cara and dlectric ligers.Diningoarserviceofcars,cither coaches 0‘Trains from the SoutheatMemphiswiththesethroughtrainstoTexas, Winter Tourist Farea.daily to ;places in a Lovisiana and NevMexico.Stopovers.Long returmAfMay31,1746.6.‘ All Year Tourist Fores dailypointsinTexas.90 day limit.- Meke a trip to Texas no" ficnd today for free iustrated bao!Texas.and get ful)inform,abifaresfromyourtowntoTevia ncudtheCottonBeltBoule.es MF 9R RE FRI Pe Tne esAoce8 PANT Anh ©* this v ;|special joint committee created by the|: What shall I give?We ean give you the correct answer. NUNNALLY’S CHOICE CANDY—so universally popular © that it’s sure to be the right answer for the ladies.We | ‘have just received a big assortment of everything -de- \*heirs st this time..It transforms feqerated with regional’land banks,|: ‘noyld be at amity,one with another,j;sue bonds based on the land mort-|' M!and hypocritical discontent predomi-supervised"by the government through| the country,and would have a com-|# tion-Peace and Good Will,Postmasters’Claims For Losses.|¥ lost eveht in the history of time,is al-able casualty during the’fiscal year)¢ O\It is the one event around which all Nerth Carolina claim to have suffered mr While doin our Christmas shoppi a few j ‘others cluster.-All of our dates are losses,most of these by robbery.Inj}7 rai a lequnted from.it.:Everything that some cases the loss was by fire or|% iter it.Pi ito.be celebrated as such.I don’t be-|drawn.PDTevethatitoughttobecelebrated! ‘with guns and liquor,as it usually igi} How many people have set apart this, ~ ‘in the neighborhood,cuss out,the ‘happened before it is dated so many flood.At one office therats ate $22.) %\years before the.birth of Christ,and’78 worth of stamps and in this case} evervthing since as so many years af-the postmaster s*elaim was disallow-oa. ae ANuestion p Minds!Millions of licious,fresh from,the factory.’«|°: STATIONERY—always acceptable,because so useful,A” very select line of the latest productions.ee CIGARS,the choicest—nothing so thoroughly satisfies a - man and makes him realize that Christmas has really come as a box of fragrant cigars.ay Res RAZORS—many a man faces the world with a smile every ~ morning because of that quick,easy shave...We have —all kinds—the BEST MADE,“Ae AND—no need to worry about the Christmas dessert, Just a word through the telephone,and RACY’S delicious 3icecreamwillmakeitdelightfullyeasyforyou.eee rest in our store,with a cup of refreshing chocolate or . coffee served with delicious pound cake,will help you on your Way.:eae ; Always glad to seé you “On the Square.”» a.¥ |How shall we celebrate it?It is Claims for $50.61 from Buck Shoal,3 yin time to be glad,because it means Yadkip.copnty,and $8.12 from Con-|%\ lmoxe to the world than any event in cord %re disallowed.A claim for ‘history.But it is sacred-and-ought $11.87 from Albemarle was with-|4 The Polk ‘Gray Drug Comp P ROO ER CALAO COCR RORI CEE ORO On ee eee: any. HERE'S NRW VicoRFOR =| day to tank up on booze,raise a row &OVERWORKEDSTOMACHS iH ifsmily and cause a general disturb-; lance?Isn't it a pity that people in |-The Statesville Drug Company,the a civilized,enlightened,Christianized’popular ‘druggists,shave been in the lcountry;where we are trying to lead!drug business lang enough:to have inther nations to”a higher plane of}their own opinion of the best way ifving and Christianity,will do this?|of selling medicines.They say the Wouldn't it be grand if,on Christ-Tplan adopted by Mi-o-na,the great imas Dav,the ‘war cry on the blood-dyspepsia remedy.is the fairest they istained battlefieldsof Europe,would | ieease?If the sound.of the musket |t |aeenii lever heard of.They do not believe hat a medicine ought to be paid for land mighty cannon would hush andjunless it does the user some good. ===the smoke would die away on the still/A because it eliminates waste..nd Mi-o-na is sold tinder a positive The Buick Valve-in-Head Motor Delivers Excess Power This type motor delivers more power by 10 to 15per cent,‘than the L-or T-head types of equal displacement,and»affords greater economy of fuel than eitherofthesetypes i eopcaomen evening a the wounds alreadyjguarantee to reliev dyspe sia or to}. o@imade could be bound up and the hus-|refund tho money.Yo veththeStates-.©itends returned to their heart-broken'50°cents on.deposit wi Hinching heart-and then-all the world _to 4 “i\would realize more ‘fully the ediet}they will return your money’ lfrom Heaven—Peace on earth.and 'good will to all mankind.. cine th Monroe Journal. The German government,has hasti-} lerippling the commerce of Americans much more there is in life. CASRCRCACACARECEEERE ER Your Shoesrepaired while you;wait.; possesses & |.OF STATESVILLE,N.©.‘Commercial National Bank x wives,the boys to their mothers and {ville Drug Co.and if ,after you have S\ihe lovers to their sweethearts,iti used the box of Mi-o-na you decide lwould send a thrill of joy to many an|that it has done’you no good,all you }have to do is to tell them so and: Hiundreds of people have been re- lieved of.peo aeons by uene D |this remarkable remedy..“St is.no’ |BO.SLOAR,,a food dieses i is a medi- ‘APRILI CEE ale at puts all of the digestive or- |Germany’s Disavowal.-ans into normal condition and gives |ruddy,glowing,vigorous health.>A By |change for the better will be seen af- M1 ily-entered a full denial of any knowl-,ter the first few doses of Mi-o-na, The tmnoetof_eseh_exnlosion_wi ad,ani TN Ul UJ .ai bi OH C &thi , plied directly against the piston ds,conseque entire force of the explosion is utilized.There isofpowerandbetteryet,no waste of fuel..aoe As a reminder:“Why not make this an ‘AutomobileChristmas.”a a f Tt Statesville Motor Com’y |-“QUALITY FIRST.” c ASK US. dge of.or complicity in,the cam-|and its continued use will soon give PHONE140... a 0 ROSAS AAI OG ST Titers Hi baign of violence,fraud and general/the power to eat anything at any H \lawlessness which has been going on|time and not suffer distress after- J/in this country for the purpose’of}ward.Use Mi-o-na and see how n-handling-war_material____That_de-7 aneuene jnial is another German scrap of~pa-‘:7 ipsr.Laying aside the impossibility 4 ior -private persons having furnished CHRISTM AS AND \the,means for this propaganda,.there:A ] jare two things about it that has the t jtene German imprint.‘The first is that THE HOLID AYS otheyaretheverykindofschemes iwhich have been taught,advised,com- imended,and provided for in Germany “e e pees Bifor many years.The other is the fact Is the time o \all times to Rithat they are.promptly disavowed.er Hs \All the men engaged intthese no doubt remember the sick one, “understood:that they would ‘be!}the invalid and the person : rf ry &>€apital Stock Paid in ~Members of Federal Reserve System. Your Banking business solicited‘and every accommodation extended to de- positors consistent with prudent bank-' ing methods.|_siaps Four per cent.paidon time and Savings: _Deposits remaining on deposit.three Months or longer.: :*OFFICERS W.D.TURNER,<==-= KB MORRISON,fay uae Vice Presid bos :*D.M;AUSLEY,-:_Mem Noss <<GH,HUGHEY,~. po .$100,000.00: oe Surplus and Profits -31,500.00 re c e s s e s pe e Corticatas Nail pr r e r e r e e y s c r s r e sr e re s e r re r e Issued by this bank bear interest from ue date at the rate of 4 per cent per an-_ num.Savings Deposits 4 per cent,— credited quarterly. 3/promptly disavowed’if discovered. Hi Germany military ‘caste and her sp Hisystem are predicated upon this ver you and cannot be on the H|thing—prompt:denial of all the men i i is Hiand actions that become-caught.So outside to enjoy the pleas 3 =as yd well ieee persons be-|f ures of this joyous celebra- #\lieving Germany’s disavowal goes,,it °: Bimay as well not have been made.tion season, 3 ETI ET RSESY,: #|Booker Washington’s Successor|; 3)Robert R.Moton of Hampton Nor-Send Them Flowers. 3}mal ane A at Hae @ #/ton,Va..has been selected to succéed +N :. #|Booker -T.-Washington as.president Nothing will so brighten Blof ‘Tuskegee Institute by a special i (rT B\committee of the board of trustees of,Up the sick room,or bringH|Tuskegee,!soy much happiness and 2 oe es sore ne a ;{ B)Until.then:he will work on a ¢am7\ing’ara B |paign for the Booker T.Washington |ins”as Flowers,4We have #imemorial fund.He is a negro of un- |mixed blood and was born in Amelia holidays.” Bl county,Virginia,in 1867.He spent)y = |his ont days on the Vaughn planta-SeSitions,in Prince Edward county,ated at pton and|He 2 Il master,fin #/All the secret machinations of,the who is not so fortunate as {Checking Accounts. pe s e s e e s s e s e s e r s People’s Loan and Savings Moton will be installed at the coral;good cheer to the ‘shut,f GEO.H.BROWN ai wonderful displays for the ae = either large or small.cordially invited. We want your business. OFFICERS: 0b,TURNER - :Nea ¥4S i?wer %i »‘fl oe CY \an ‘od a i F ULL STOCK ,Bnet cc reg LOWEST PRICE S| Shingles,Ceiling,Flooring,Weatherboarding,Boxing,Doors,Windows,Blinds,Laths,Lime and Cement. Mantels,Mouldings,Columns,.Stairways,Door and WindowFrames ready-made,Sash Weights and Cords,Glass,Putty,Locks,Shingles,Nails,Ridge Roll and Valley Tin.:/ Pine,Cedar,Cypress and Tin Shingies—-12 Grades at $2 per 1,000 and up.Paints Treated With a Chemical That Renders ThemFire Resistant.and Durable‘Nad {;We gg is hs:J.B.Watkins,Henderson;W.C.Watkins,Roxboro;J.B.Watkins,Jr.,Reidsville,4 ca %iz i ‘ and C.Watkins,Statesville,buy 4 a me,-:||7 |in quantities direct from the long leaf pine forests.:The freight from the long leaf pine forests to Statesville is less than the'cost ofhaulingroughlumberfromfourmilesout,and if my prices were not lowest why are the following names amongthe list of my cus-tomers?:: of iF Statesville’s Coiftractors,Statesville’s four Bankers=-R.A.Cooper,D.~Brawley,Editor Clark,Mayor Caldwell and Sheriff Deaton,and.other|_Mr.Builder,All Ask is That You Buy Where You Can Buy Cheapest. |WATKINS,Next to Mcklwee’s Planters’Warehouse,_...,STATESVILLE Nc. BILL TO “STOP CHEATING. Drastic Measure Proposed to.Prevent Fraud in Advertising. Washington Dispatch’to-New YorkTimes:i A drastic amendment to the inter-State commerce laws to prevent“cheating and swindling in inter-State!and foreign commerce,”is proposedbyRepresentativeAdamson”ofGeorgia,the chairman of «the com-mittee handling commerce legislation. M.Ausley,F.B..Bunch and Geo.H.Brown—Postmgastergoodbusinessmentoonumerousforprint. FROM’OVER THE COUNTRY. {tems of Interest About Matters.— Lloyd Bingham,a member of theFord’peace .party,died Wednesday,,of pneumonia,at-Christiana,Norway.He was the husband of Amelia Bing-ham,the American agtress.”Captain Franz Von .Papen,Ger-many’s recalled military attaché,sailed irom Rete forasebieRb“13 Rotterdam:and declar e was leay-,Chairman Adamson’s bill would ing the country without’bitterness,”prohibit the false branding’and ad-:Fi :\vertising of an article which goes!,Proably 100,000 French soldiersry?2 Linto commerce between tes,|from:.the front_will-Ghristmas|}jbeen badly wounded and!»between this country and foreiga,With their families.The military ad-tofind himself in ahospit-!countries.It provides:’={ministration has been generous withcorneroftheroomhesaw|«phat any person,natural or arti-|leaves and soldiers are now allowed Thelri — Lf LANDMARK FRIDAY,-~-December 24,1915. The Soldiers’Most Gripping40Experience.. Baltimore Sun.;To several German soldiers whohadseenayear’s service or more theBerlinLokalAnzeigerputthisques-tion:“What was your most grippingexperience?”These men had seen\frightfulness in “Belgium,*hartishipyyRussia.Hoodshed and death ‘in‘And in answer one,of them at RAMSEY-BOWLES-|—MORRISON COMP’Y.|. The Stote With the Quick Parcel Post Service. * This is the theatre show:ing the most”talkedaboutplaysand--playérs -in the motion picture ‘world,~~< ‘WE OFFER | oy‘thought came to him if wy “could only get to it and play upon!*But he was-too weak to rise and ;to touch the keys in his heart.Ine day he got out of bed,but his:n was so great that he slip-!Wed tothé floor.“But the next day-hema to fight his ‘way.to the|i comrades crowded around,king him to play “Now Thank’WeOurGod.”Snt with the firstnord’his’feelings overcame him,he-burst into tears and had to be carried|way. a..Tree Deeded to Itself. vannah;Ga.,Dispatch:-.In the State of Georgia,at Ath.|ens,an a curiosity in the shape of a or of W.H.Jackson.yo its ever being cut down_dackson,who was very fond of the:tree,executed’a deed making the!tree owner of all the ground around |it,within a radius of eight feet.This!ison file at Athens and is the.ly,one of its kind’in the!world.Cu-|sly,this tree,of which few Geor-|fians know,is-famous-outside—of- State...eeThetreeisofthelive oak variety,and has a magnificent spread of|anches..It throws a dense and uni-rm shade and:is\very beautiful._dackson loved above all things to rest,in the shadows benenth its majesticHmbs.He was so afraid that after |his death the tree to which he hadsomeattachedwouldfall‘beneath |e axe that he took ’this extraordi-ae,Means of preserving it in perpe-y-‘RNR onroe Journal."Don't look for trains in crossing’i track,”said an automobile driver.Whe only ante way isto drive up’the tracks and stop still,andoutwhetherthere-is a’train or;This fives you control of yourer,assures you that the brakes won’tMmnortheenginechoke.It is abso-the only ‘vafe Ving to do.”>|his was Said after a crossing eol-it Monrde which cost &youngrlifeandseriously‘injured_At’s-good advice but few willwill--eontinue to takendmark.)—. Suiteat Smithey &Fra:f y..3.98,Get.one before? re t owns itself.It was pemerly 0 a9 ..jof heroism of her soldiers,Advice Little Heeded. inoted principally for his marine paint-. thave ficial,engaged in inter-State or for-eign commerce,who shall make,utter,use,or circulate any false’statement,lorweeks he lay there witl the yearn-‘verbal,written,or printed,in pic.intures,signs,or symbols,or in lettersorcirculars,posters,books newspa-pers,.or otherwise,as to the charac-‘ter,quality,.quantity,or value of anygoods,chattels,or merchandise be-ing shipped or sold in inter-State orforeigncommercewithintent ‘by cheat or defraud any person whom-Soever;or.who,by deceitful means.or artful practices in inter-State andforeigncommercewithintenttocheatordefraud,shall cheat or defraudanypersonwhomsoever,”shall beguiltyofamisdemeanor,”:The bill provides that violators oftheproposedJaw.shall be punishedexceeding$10,000,or in |the case of an individual or an officeroragentofacorporation,or of apartner,ing five years,or by both fine andimprisonment.—-|Near the close of the last session it’is understood that Chairman AdamsonconsultedthePresidentaboutthe.“pure fabrics”legislation desired to i ¥ nding~-of-varions artis}cles,and the administration approved |the idea)of a general law to curb!misbranding,false advertising,and,extravagant claims.regarding thequality:or quantity of all articles en-|tering into inter-State and foreign;jommerce i |AORRI RENE SEte RNRRRC }Painting Battle Scenes on the!Ground.;Cartoon’s Magazine. France,in order to preserve the acts 5 has senttists:to the front.|arles Fourqueray,' many—of-her-bestAmongthem*is G¢ ings.0 an interviewer Mr.queray explained how ne worked,|“tT-keep,”he said,“two or three’miles in the Year,anv when the fight-|ing is over I rush.to»the battlefield,|make.quick sketches of various points |before the bodjes and the/debris have|yet been removed,and the soldiers whoyeepart’in the battle explain|to me the positions and the very atti-|tude of the fighters,icking them before me,and pointing/ut on my sketchthechangésT ‘Ought’ Four. to Make.” CHANGES|for ads.roe be “The Landmark office byvesdayafternoon.,Advertisers wilt‘onlgtnafavor by being.pro to }d Ports was set,cheat or defraud,and who shall there-|.Carranza troops’under iTrevina engaged what remained.of often even mim-| six days at home,not counting ©thetimeofgoingandcoming, A Department of Commerce ©state.rment shows that imports as well as(exports broke records for the month.\A record of five billion dollars forthepast12monthsexportsandim-| the Villa Mexican army in battleTuesdayand.Wednesday at Mapula,10 miles outside Chihuahua’Ci ¥yMexico,inflicting aNine.hutitired “Villa”soldiers’wérekilled,wounded or taken prisoners,according to report.4Psi fTheGermangovernmenton Au-}/gust 9 filed at Constantinople a pro-:test against the Turkish treatment of|'by imprisonment’not:exceed~!A rmenians,according to Dr.JamesL,Barton,’chairman of the nationalcommitteeforArmenianandSerbianrelief,who has made public the pro-|:test...The protest,nowever,did notStaytheslaughternorstoptheout-rages,:eee eee eeMembersof‘the ‘Illinois Legisla-ture probably will be campelled:to pabaek'to the State ap’roximately $26,-900.which they voted themselves’forrailroadfareslast:winter.»The IlicnoisSupremeCourthusHandeddown®de¢iston sustaining the Sangamoncounty:Cirevit Court,which declaredthemileagebill-shaped last winterunconstitutional...tOnlytwowomenintheUnitedStatesholdlicensetojudgepoutra,One is Mrs.John Kruse of Minneap-olis,.a prominent club;woman,|and}:the other‘is Mrs,Florence.Forbes ofDecatur,Ala,The Minneapolis ©wo-men received her license last monthfromtheAmericanPoultryAssocia-tion.Only two women judges;©andyetwhoknowsmoreabout‘chickensthanthewomen?iy deTt:willFraleybefore you do your Christmasshopping.The savittg is enormous,|;——~ad, Doors,Windows,Mantels, Columns,.”Stair AQ kinds:Mouldings,Locks,’Hinges,Laths,Lime ;and Cement.DoorWindow.Frames::ready-made,AllSizes.and grades of Rough and.Dress-ed Lumber;Full stock at allsie:©,WATKINS,Next to Mck|wee)WN.C.Sesh IS, ti tN i i vill a rm Sh viele car ibat aR!AOA, Foreign trade of the United StatesNovemberjumpedto.the unprece-|dented total of half a billion dollars,| General! severe defenht.| vi ayyou to seeSmithey #l -Newells,| ry it TODAY| “CYRIL MAUDE, _England’s Noted Actos, b—IN-— ~“PEER GYNT.” A wonderful picture bas-.ed on Ibsen’s immortal masterpiece. 2.~~‘Monday— |“The Sing of the Mothers.” \You will be thrilled by,this story of a girl with~an inherited.passion for.-gambling.Come and see*what happened td her,‘Admissionfor-thispic-4)ture willbe 10c.and 15e. Lyric Theatre, “The Little TheatreithBroadwa:Pictures.” i bs weeAay * ae _.RAMSEY-BOWLES.MORRISON GOMP'Y.. .The Store That Pays Postage.on Mail Oxders, pennAneyneetegg ty vie eget ie one lock from the coflege. |FOR RENT—Seven-room house Race atreet,odern con-fonges)-MRSD.Ay MILLER,~Oct.29,ec Ss ORS ME UU RR seen iat arama PR Labs jigs 2 (READ Rh .oey ae eretert eWHATSTATESYILEEBUSI “they sent to-‘~<-French and Belgian shipping amount- oe iain& VOL.XLII————————S————— X a Daneergyemery_NEWS FROMTHE WAR ZONE, Scattered Fighting and No Ma-terial Results—French Steam- er Sunk—Submarines |Active. The fighting betweén the ,French and the Germans in the Hartmans- Weilerkopf region of the Vosges mountains and’between the Russians and the Austro’-Hungarians along \the Bessarabia front continues the .Most .sanguinary of any in the va- ~.vious war theaters,The Russians are-still vigorously on the orfensive to thenorthoftheBukowinafrontier.Vi- enna,while _asserting that.renewed\attacks against the Austro -Hunga-_tians failed with great losses to the_Russians,admits that superior Rus-sian forces compelled a retirement:atanotherpoint,,The German and French official“communications again differ on the,fighting near Hartmans -Weilerkopf.Berlin asserts that the French attackbroke.down under the German fireandthatthe‘French were expelled_from German positions they had pre-viously captured.Paris declares thatdespiteviolentcounter-attacks theFrenchcapturedaseriesofGermanworksbetweenRehfelsen,and.Hirz-stein and that.these have been added'to the trenches previously lost by theoGermans.Again there has been some'fighting in northwest Russia,in theregionofRigaandaroundDvinsk, but no noteworthy changes in .Tur-“rain have resulted.The Italian bom-bardment of Austrian positions on theTyrolandIsonzofrontscontinues.The Balkan situation remains un-changed.;—"Fhe French stéamer Ville de la Ciotat,proceeding from the far East‘for Marseilles with many passengers aboard,was torpedoed in the Mediter-ranean.The loss of life among the"passengers and crew is estimated at80,the survivors being picked up byaBritishsteamerandtaken.to Mal- ta.The official announcement of“the attack from Par:s says that the vessel was sunk without warning by a.submarine which flew the Austrianflag.No Americans aboard.Casualties likewise are believed tochaveoccurredinthetorpedoingof the Belgian steamer Ministre Beer- naert,two boatloads of the crew ofwhicharesaidtobeunaccounted)for.The activity of the submarines oftheTeutonicalliesisfurtherevidenc-ed by the fact that withina few days _Ing to a tonnage of nearly 18,000. When the Japanese liner Ysaka Maru was recently torpedoed and sunkintheMediterraneanitwasreported*that one American was aboard.TheStateDepartmentismakinginquiry to ascertain if the man was really an American and if so the case will be another cause for action against Aus-tria-Hungary. ae Encounter:With ‘Austrian Fleet. ~Two Austrian torpedo boat destroy-ers have been sunk as a result of an! encounter with sea forces of the.al- ‘lies at.a point outside of Cattaro inthe:Adriatic.The purpose of the Austrian ships -‘was to bombard Durazzo.An allied *squadron went to meet them with the result stated.In addition the re- *mainder of .the puerine squadron ¢was pursued by the warships of thealliesandcompelledtoflee:towardstheAustrianbase.Yies-SopThisinformation:was’‘congained’inanofficialannouncementof.theFrenchmarinedepartment,given outyesterday.Fitch isinMr.Shuford Enters Suit. A suit has been commenced.in theFederalCourtinStatesvillebyWadeH.Shuford of Hickory against A.D.Company of New_York,-in4whichthedefendantisseekingtore- cover $18,900 alleged to be due himforthesaleofindividualstocktotheBrookfordcottonmillat.Hickory.It‘is contended that the Juliards would “not buy ‘he stock-after they had con-tracted for it.The property of the-Brookford mills will be sold at public*auction January 5,and it is said thattheJuliardswillprobablybetheonlybidders,i. “Sudden Death Minnesota Gov- exynor.‘ Gov.W.S.Hammond of Minneso- ta died suddenly in a hotel at Clinton,»La.,yesterday,from a stroke of apo-|plexy,which physicians stated appar- ently had been superinduced by a re- eent attack of:ptomaine poisoning.Phe Governor was in Louisiana on’abusinesstrip..He was a Democrat!‘and the Lieutenant Governor who succeeds.him is‘a Republican. “Mr.Frick’s Generous Act, A savings bank at Pittsburg,Pa.,that had accounts with.41,000 schoolchildren,closed its doot's just beforeChristmas,to the great distress of thechildren.|Mr...Henry.Frick,million-»-aire,who had no interest in the bank,paid off the accounts of.the childrenandwilltakechancesongettinghismoneybackfromthebank.qotnintiieeanabenaiaitaheitlilitetiaepinnesies,»Mrs Lula Odom of Danville;Va.,60Bisaold,tried to commitsuicide by.eee Failing in that she satur-ated herclothing)with kerosene andapplicdamatch,dying soon.after-band died recently andhe’Beaneshed ree y in anti arefoROLLED DOWN.MOUNTAIN. Automobile Ran Off Mountain Road and Three Were Hurt. An automobile occupied by Messrs. Andy Nelson and Hunt Gwyn of Le- noir and Miss Nell Gwyn of Elkin, driven,by Mr.Gwyn,ran off an em- bankment on the mountain side fivemilesfromBlowingRock,about 8 o’clock Monday night,resulting ‘in slight:injuries to all three occupants.The car rolled down the mountain for a’distance of about 500.Yeet and wastotallydemolished,and the escape of the oecupants from serious or fatal injury is considered remarkable.The party was en routé to BlowingRock.to attend the marriage’pf MissEliseWeedonandMr.Dalten Kenne- dy of Statesville,Miss Gwyn beingoneofthebride’s attendants.The road was very muddy,making it nec- fessary te run slow, and——just -what- caused Mr,’Gwyn to lose control’of the car is not known.Anyway,the car,a Ford roadster,suddenly lefttheroadandplungedover‘the em-bankment.:When it firs.struck solidground,about 30 feet below,Mr.andMissGwynwerethrownout,but Mr. Nelson did not get clear of the caruntilithadrolledabout100feetfur- ther down the mountain.The roll- ing continued until the ear had cross- ed a ravine about 800:feet below the road,finally stopping-about 500 feet from the point where it left the road.The accident occurred near a House and women occupants of the house who were attracted by the crash and the calls of the victims of the wreck went to their rescue with a lantern and_assisted—-them in climbing back to the road.Automobiles occupied by Statesville people,en route.to Blow- ing Rock for the marriage,arrived on the scehe a few minutes tater and ar- rangements were made for_their transportation to Blowing Rock, where they were given medical at- tention.Miss Gwyn received an ugly gash on her ankle,but she did not suffer greatly from the shock and ‘af- ter*her wound was dressed by a phy- sician she was able to engage.in the wedding festivities and take her part; in the ceremony the following day. Messrs.Gwyn and.Nelson’:suffered painful scratches and bruises and Mr. Nelson’s shoulder was injured. A Shooting at Christmas. John Gray and Raymond Thomas,colored,are_suff with..pistol.shot.wounds received in a “mix-up”at thecoloreddancehallonMeeting-$trectChristmasnight.Gray has a in his hip and a ball passed entirely through the calf of Thomas’leg.Both shots were fired by Thomas,who trying to shoot Albert Byers.Ac- ¢ording to the information secured by the officers,Thomas was doorkeeper at the dance hall and the trouble started when Roy Byers tried to pass in without paying the admission fee.Thomas remonstrated—with Byers,whereupon the latter’s brother,Al- bert Byers,took up the quarrel withThemes-and-struck-Thom theas—on Pwill be elected.. |Christmas night by a score of 38 to iteam was composed of Alan Anderson SOME BUSINESS CHANGES Ice and Fuel Company Sells andPlanttoChangeLocation— Mr.Barringer to Leave Tele-=Co.—Mr..Williams Sells ut. The Statesville Ice &Fuel Companyhassolditsice-making machinery totheCrystalI¢e Company of Winston-Salem.The ice plant will be moved from its present location at Bloom field to new quarters to be e “bythepurchasersonatractofertwoandthreeaeresofland,at_2cornerofOakandSharpewhichwasboughtfromMr.1.B.Bristol.Work on the buildingaage the plant is expected to;beginashorttime.Details have not -yei.been.worked out.The ‘Sta’leIve&Fuel Co,will probably be dis- solved.,x ‘Messrs.R.A.Cooper and~AlbertNaghhavepurchasedthestockandbusinessofthe.Williams Furniture House from Mr.D.J.Williams,Mebusinesswillbecontinuedatthe present stand under the same Le with Mr.Nash in charge..Mr,Nash has been with Mr.Williams for some years.Mr.Williams is retiring fromactivebusinessonaccountof~his health.Messrs.Cooper and Nash expect to incorporate later. Mr.W.M.Barringer,who for nine years.has been secretary and treas-urer and general manager of the Ire- dell,Telephone Company,and whohasrenderedfaithfuland__efficient,service in that capacity,has bought the business of the Home’El ic Company from Messrs,R.U.War-ren and W.M.Walker.Mr.Bar- ringer has filed his resignation as an official of the telephone company withMr.H.P..Grier,pres:dent of the company,to become effective.on the 10th of January,when he willtake |charge of his new business.It is,expected,however,that he will give part of his time to the telephone com- pany’s business until after the annual meeting of the stockholders,Jand- arv 24th.at which time his successor Basketball. The college players won the bas- ketball game with the regy 34.The score’was a tie of 32 to 8?at the end of the perclae Pmpeandthegamewascontinuedfiveutestoplayoffthetie.The college of Trinity,center;H.E,Robley ofWakeForestandSearrMorrisonof Elon,forwards;R.H,Turner of Wake Forest,guard.Coach Etheridge ofthehometeamplayedasa_guard with the college players during the first half.and Julian Morrison during the second half.The line-up of the home team was Harper Brady center, Kimball and Guy forwards,OvercashandOrrguards,W.Brady and Mosersubstitutes.The feature of the game was the foul shooting by.“Bullet” (William)Brady. Cea ete |Mrs.daughter—been residentsof AsheVille and Mrs. lar team|Ww twoweeks . ae PR nee siege Year. Mrs.Amanda’Merrill,ijstepmotherofMr.W.F,Merrill of Statesville,died Christmas eve at her home in Da- vie county,aged 80 years.Mr,Mer-rill,who is teaching in Davie,was at bedside when shehisstepmother’sdiedandremained until after the fu-neral and bvilleMonday night to spend the re-mainder of the holidays.Mrs.Leeper,aged about 70 years, died Christmas Day at the home ofhérson,Dr.H.D.Leeper of Hidden-ite.The remains were taken to the former family home in Ohio for in- terment,Mrs.Leeper is survived by her husband,Rev.Dr.-H.Y.Leeper,a retired minister of the United Presbyterian Church,a son and a daughter.For some years Mr.and THE RECORDOF DEATHS. These Passed With the Passing ial.coming to States- ‘STATESVILLE,N.C.,FRIDAY,DECEMBER 31,1915. «Church News. There were twenty-five stewardsandpastorsoftheStatesvilledistrict present at the meeting of the districtstewardsheldatBroadStreetchurch yesterday morning.¢usual routine work of the board was transacted, the salary of the presiding elder be- ing fixed at an amount equal to one- ninth the aggregate salaries of thepreachersofthedistrict.The as-sessments for benevolences aggregate68percent.of salaries,“this.includ-ing the amounts to be raised for the Children’s Home and the AmericanBibleSociety.The total amount toberaisedasidefromsalariesofpas-tors-and presiding elder is $13,721.A plan forthe liquidation of the debt’on the district parsonage was had|tothevarious charges| Leeper was visiting her son at Hid- _jdenite when taken ilk*.Mrs.Agnes McCoy,wife of Mr.O. E.McCoy,died Christmas Day at her home,on Mills street,death resulting from internal cancer.Funeral servi-ces were conducted at the residence Monday morning by Rev.S.W.Had- don and Rev.J.H.Pressly and the in-terment was in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs.McCoy was 34.years old and is survived by her husband and a num- ber of children.*.:‘Francis Sharpe.Tomlin,.the 11- months-old son of Mr.and Mrs.Claude A.Tomlin of Olin township,died Monday..The funeral and burialtook‘place Tuesday at Snow Creek church,Rey.Ovid Pullen conducting the service. Mrs.Esther aged 71.years, Hoover,died Monday at the’home of Mr.Jack Bass,°a_relative,‘seven miles south of Statesville.Four chil- dren survive..The funeral |service was conducted Tuesday by Rev.W.A,Lutz and the interment was in St. Paul’s graveyard,near Statesville.Mrs.SarakElizabeth Moore,widowofSamuelD.Moore,died Wednesdaymorningat,i o’elock at her home atCool.Spring,death resulting frompneumonia.’The funeral service wasconductedatFifth\Creek churchedvesdayafternoon.by her.pastor,Rev.J.-H.Brady,'was in a gravehand,who preced Elizabeth |Hoover, that of her hus- ill when her hudeathhadbeen expected ever since.She was 75 years old and is survived by three children,namely:MesdamesChal.Knox,John Abernathy and W.S.Reid,all of Cool..Spring township. Mrs Moore was born Montgomery.Mrs.Robert H,Wiikinson,aged about 30 years,died Monday and was buried Tuesday at Prospect.church, near Mooresville,Husband and three children survive.Mrs.WilkinsonwasadaurhterofRev.and Mrs...A.W.Wilcox of Mooresville. Mr.W.N.Johnston,an aged and head with a heavy stick.Thomas.then| pulled a pistol from a.nearby’shelf and fired at Albert Byers.Byers es- caped injury and fled but the ball in- In a_sceond game Wednesday night the callege players defeated the reg-ular home team with a score of 43 to 22.. tended for him”entered John Gray’s hip.When the crowd gathered | around Thomas ‘and tried to take the; weapon from him he fired-again and the’ball passed through the calf of his own le Gray and Thomas left}the hall in search of physicians,and their bloody tracks on the pavement were the source of considerable:spec- ‘ulation’Sunday morning.Roy ByersandThomasareunderbondfortheir;appearance in the mayor’s court,but Albert:Byers has not been arrested. Water For Rural Schools. Mr.E.E.Grant of Iredell,who is teaching.at Glass,Cabarrus county, and-who—spent—the.Christmas—vaca- tion at.home,tells.The LandmarkthatoneruralschoolholiseinGabar-rus-the one in which he.teaches—is equipped with running water.So far as he knows it is the only.rural school in Cabarrus.furnished ith this convenience and the good for-tune is due to the fec:that a couple of good citizens in:the neighborhoodinstalledwaterintheirhomesandthroughthemtheschoolWousewasLsupplied.:a The Landmark méntioned recently that Cedar Grove school,in Olin township,this.¢ounty,was to ‘be equipped .with water,and lightsthroughthegenerosity,of Mr.Claude Tomlin,who ‘has these conveniences in his home;and it was .suggested that other citizens of the county,inthevicinityofschool:houses,.who installed these conveniences —as many no doubt will—should take the district school in their plans:The Ca-barrus case shows this is:being;done in other counties.. | |Directors were elected An interesting game is promised for tomorrow night,when StatesvillewillmeettheCharlotteY.M.C,A. team on the local floor.Mr.C.H. Sebring of the Winston-Salem Y.M. .A.1s expectéd to be here to refer- ee the game.‘ Millineer Co.Elects Officers. The first’meeting of the stockhold- ers of the Millineer Manufacturing Co.,Statesville’s new textile corpora- tion,was held Wednesday afternoon. as.follows: Messrs.T.D.Miller,J.W.Kaneer,A.P.Barron,J.G.Shelton and J.S. Moore,the last named being of Shi- toh township.Mr.Kaneer was electedpresidentofthecompanyand”Mr. Miller secretary,and treasurer.An or- der for textile machinery was placed. The company has been chartered’With an authorized capital of $125,000,of which $30,000 -has been subscribed. By the time the mill is ready for op- eration the paid in capital will have been increased to $75,000.The com- pany gets its name,“Millineer.”from themames of its prdmoters,Messrs. Miller and Kaneer.t They Missed The Landmark. In the last issue of The Landmark it was announced in black type,at the top of the column on’the first page,that the Tuesday issue of the paper would be omitted.’.Notwith-standing the announcement there were many calls at the office and tele- phoge auesengee for Tuesday’s paper. Some who read the notice forgot it, and when:Tuesday came and the ex- pected visitor did not show up,theyknewsomethingwaswrong. The Landmark,however,didn’t ob- Six Trusties in—Iredell Got a Holiday.; Gov.Craig’s Christmas:holiday or-der gave six Iredell trusty,convictslibertyfromFridaytoMonday,and the privilege.was not’abused,all sixoftheconvicts—~three white andthreecolored—treporting for duty byMondaynoon,the time limit.ive of‘the .trusties:were on duty at the coun-ty home,where they are engagéd infarmwork,and the sixth was with theregularchain,gang force..‘One trus-jty,at,the hadi ‘gang who had the of- >\i ) cts wererasholix|taahthesematches.Und this “State all ject “to the-calls.They:were evidencethatthe‘paper was missed.But ThLandmarkisondecktodayand,barr-ring accidents which can’t be foreseenorcontrolled,it will,.be-on hand reg- ularly’each Tuesday and Friday un-til another Christmas’comes.Piles Ui.sacoigebeoiclclan’sgtOnlySafetyMatchesNow.’- Withthe advent ‘of the New Yeartheremust’pass from sale or use inexceptdouble-dippandsafetymatches.This is undtheneworeateatpassed.the last Legislature.Th®actSasealaliytaboosphosphorus,single-ipped,,strike-atiywhere matcheso)Known as parlor‘act even -dou-not admissi- well known home in Mooresville.The funeraland.burial took place Wednesday af=ternoon,Rev.A.S.Barnes,pastor oftheSecondPresbyterianchurchof Mooresville,conducting the service.Mr.Johnston was 79 years old and had lived in Mooresville for many years.Surviving are his wife and five children,viz:Messrs.H..N., Robt.and Ross Johnston and MissesBeulah‘and Flossie Johnston,all ofMooresville.meMr.Johnston was.a brother of the late Mesdames J.K..Morrison and John H.White of Statesville.Messrs.Eugene and Wm.Morrison,Mrs, Dorman Thompson,Miss Hal.Mor-rison,Mr.Earl White and Miss LilaWhite,nephews and nieces of .thedeceased,attended the funeral..,meChristmasinStatesville.~~ It was a quiet Christmas in States- yille,comparatively speaking.A good crowd was on the-streets Christ-mas eve and there was.considerablebutnot;soTherewaslittlenoise and féw people’‘on the’streets Christ- mas morning,and the rain during the3evening¢eleared the fire cracker “‘ponping,” much as usual. eres and streets of the few.’The basketball enthusiasts—and—the-—picture fiends did not let the weather thing doing”there was some drink the holiday.season, drunks than usual Claus went his rounds,of he church societies and other char- itable organizations distributed gifts|bringingihad4;Most_of rchants.report a /good Christ-\/ among.the unfortunates,cheer into some homes which been overlooked by Santa;the memas.trade,Lc aciieentteiile meshiinneleietti Will Become Manager For Car- _olina Motor Co._ ’Sheriff J.M.Deaton,whose on the expiration of his present termofoffice,a yeareralmanagCompany,©whichStatesville, has garages the accidental discharge of the -oth WE MN ss ET EER widow of Sumter} the interment ed ber in death just citizen of Mooresville,| died early Wednesday morning at.his show.keep them in,but otherwise there was “no-Christmas night.While]¢ing.throughout accompany her to Korea for that pur- there were less,Pose.and the .general; order was exceptionally good.Santacourse, and the little folks were made glad. card announcing that he will not be a can-didate ‘for-renomination appears else-where in today’s Landmark,will,up- hence,become gen-|nelius,and three ©children er of the Carolina’Motor|Three half ~brothers also ‘survive. in Mooresville and.Newton.Mr.Deaton.has been a.stockholder.in the company ever since it was ‘in-corporated.The ‘position.of.generalmanagerwas,offered to him at ameetingofthestockholderslastweek. ‘Two negro.boys,were,hunting.inPitt:county when one ‘was killed’by Rev.I.Lee Shaver.a ‘minsiterialstudentatTrinityCollege,conducted prayer meeting ‘service at Broad Street church Wednesday night.The Epworth League of Broad StreetchurchisaidingMr.Shaver in meet- ing his college expenses. Prof.Teague of)Stony Point willpreachatWesternAvenue©churchSundaymorningandevening.Communion services at St.John’s Lutheran church Sunday,The pastor will be assisted by Rev.W.A.Deat- on of Hickory.An audience which overflowed themainauditoriumofthechurchen- joyed the annual Christmas song ser-vice at Broad Street Methodist chunch Sunday”evening.The programmepublishedinthelastLandmarkwas rendered in a very pleasing fanner,Communion service and sermon ‘atTrinityEpiscopal.church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,Mr.J.L.Morgan,theological stu-dent,will préach at Amity LutheranchurchSundayat11a.m.,at St.Paul’s at 3.30 and as St.Michael’s at7p.m.}The public is reminded of the mass mecting to be held at Broad StreetMethodistchurchSunday.afternoonat3o'clock in the interest of organ:izéd charity.iWatchnightserviceswillbeheldatFifthStreetMethodist:church to-night,beginning at 7.30 o’clock. waa Dr.T.M.Jordan of the State medical inspection of public schoolchildrenand:a course of popular edu-cation on:preventable diseasés;,,‘Theworkwillcost$10,per school,between$900 and $1,000 ror Iredell.ThpropositionwillbefaidbeforethcountycommissionersattheirmeetingMonday.‘The commissioners and theschoolboardcandividetheexpense if they:wish.pe It is hoped this work can be puoninIredell,as it is most important the cost.It is estimated that ahout500personsdieinthecountyeachyearandabout140of.these die frompreventablediseases.'The economiclossbydeathand.sickness,.whichmightbeprevented,is enormous,tosaynothingofthedistressentailed.lf the ‘school children ‘are taughthowpreventablediseasesmaybepre-vented,the next generation -will behealthierandhappier.The medicalinspectionofschoolchildrenisalsomostimportant,”Children who arephvsically.deficient cannot be men-tally developed as they should be. Will.Go to Korea to Teach, Miss Margaret Johnson,a niece ofrs,T.C.Gray of Bethany,who forsome-years made her home with Mr. it16,Wash.,February 4 forJa,Korea.Miss Johnson will go-toKoreawithMrs.Owens,.a Presbyte-rian.missionary who has been athomeona.visit,and:will teach Mrs,Owens’children,J aE ‘Miss Johnson is a ‘graduate of Greensboro College For Women and has been teaching for three years. Mrs.Owens found it necessary to se-cure a teacher from the home-landforherchildrenorsendthemhereto be-educated."senaration and she naturally prefer-red the former,which resulted in her arrangement,with ‘Miss ,Johnson’to Mr.E.C.Miller Killed at Rail- -road Crossing. Mr.Edwin C..Miller of Charlotte, 53 years old,was killed at a railroad crossing at Cornelius on the afternoon of Christmas Day.Mr.Miller was in an automobjle and:had been ‘to his farm near:Cornelius:-The train whichstruckhimwasaspecialandwasun-expected.Mr.Miller was a native ofsouthIredell,and ‘was for yearsamerchantatMiller’s;in David-son ‘township.He had lived in Char- lotte for 17 years,,where he was aprominent.business ‘man.His wife,who was Miss Mary Worsham of Cor-survive, They are Messrs.A.T.Torrence of Cornelius,William Torretice ofvidson,and’W..J,Torrence of Moores-ville.‘The intermers'was at Mt.Zi-on church,‘Cornelius. Mr.Rv Ly “Morrison.of ‘Scott's leftneyforavisit-to.Chase City,a.‘Mr.’Carl McRee,whothehomeof’Mr,MorrisonyesterdaytohishomHalem | Methodists Plan For the Year—} adonted,and the amounts apportioneddistrict. \Medical.Inspection and Health]vil Moare-.was.eritically}...Leetures For.Schools.1 sband died and~her % Board of Health was in town:this}paweektointerestIredellpeoplein| é| and Mrs.Gray,.will sail ftom,Seat-|iy er course-meant. visited at} —All the banks of | observe.tomorrow as a.will be\closed for the ¢ —Prof,J.F.Mitchell I tp be 4 ‘in’primaries ‘for countyofschools.te—Mr.H.L.Gilcidednottobe,a candihasenteredtherace.Deaton withdrew.— aa “if —Mr.J.confined at eral weeks,wasficeforashort »—Mr.Ralph A.’has a position in |Southérn Powerlotte.He began r ago.OE ee-—A fire alarm was Rash’s store,on45thismorning and’responded,but the fi ee are ;-Mr."H.C,Wilson.from the Imperial Cottontractof23acresofimprlandamilewestoftown.:Therationwas$2,400. ~—Mr.H.L,'Crouch,a linotype operator on ’for several years,severedtiénwiththepaperlastweekvisitingrelativesinQ:ent.-:pe_~-Governmentingtonarepreparingprovementstobemadeine.¥the local Fi ing.‘olvin,‘ue ee er: chine and his arm wasbcametoStatesvilletohave set at the Sanatorium. —The Junior Ordervillewillhaveaptheirlodgeroom.Kddteason by vasfeaturesof‘the «—Cotton ginned inber13,8,547 bales;date iat pan,2100 ; the delivery:wificewillbeopén onl11to12o'clock,= —Mrs.J,L:Goodmanand childrenleftWednesdayfor*vhthey.will:make theirhome.-Good,man,who is a railway engihadarunoutfromRaleigh to livein Statesville. ince last report license ‘harengnamMenserandMiss”Reuben Hobbs andleyCline,Sam.Margaret.Edna,Mi and Mwhosometime aj pied by Mr.A.W.Bunch.Miss Json,the new lesseeof the ho:in chargeof the institution.—Mr.W.A.’Cooper AStatecounciloroftheJunior| ev any dgeiee aspenr,Z.V.Long,dist rMRussellwill-Ti r meeting “aMondaynight.Tuesdaywillspeakatapublicmeeting,oftheWestStatesvillecouncil.s <The Herons ‘telephone.—girls want The Landmark toaPotiallwho’nce Christadaneemwithremeces™The Landmark.does.not know howmuchOldSantabroughttheHarmnycentralsbutitwillbettheynotreceivemorethantheirclever: the-United-States-Navy,a-Mr.J.W.GC,Long of StateswellknowntomanyofThmark’s réaders,was.recentlytothedeckofhisship.inharbor,by the breaking’of© and seriously hurt.ry %has been.with his brother,Dr,Long,at Newton,for the©He expects to go to Norfolk” Washington next...week doentheretoFloridatospend some tim Warrants Issued. ‘Warrants:for the ‘arrest.ofgressmanFrankBuchananH.Robert Fowler,formmanfromIllinois,H.Herman Schulteis,four’men indicted for conspmunitionplantstohiCangressmanBuWashington,will 8hity‘as.a member’o!is not believed,thisofthe’remaining8.nett,formerofOhio;Jacob C.!Labor's Nationalyt *ede ENN.|®ROM OVER THE COUNTRY.||Murder-inPolkCounty.TRG enemy B aaeeaimmmiaimmAEett46ide,I wanttoshoot Kamse.wie{tems of Interest About Various|you.""":Ramsey-BOv Tes-PHONESaae‘Matters..|This was the command that.greet-‘Morrison Co aFier.:i ‘ed John Hayes,a farmer.about 23 x i i °ee ;Be ‘President Wilsons.celebrated his!oars old,while he walked with two hy aGovernmentExpert,|£..E.Welborn ‘s fifty-ninth birthday Tuesday.~young women near Tryon,Polk coun-Vill Make dresses in|i%bis store in Greensboro Christ Thetotal ities in the British|};"be oe Ne Fel sie ep ee p Beh Two Ad in Day.Two.were ‘not dan ly |army since the outbreak of the._pie ReaTEMM mirloiaiy’ries Wi eas ew :ebruary Pictorlal atterns '° l on the Care of Hogs.|hurt.One,John Christian,died this|killed,wounded and missing-—t&De-|made by Frank Foster and it is saidEditorof‘The Landmark:week.Welborn is under arrest.|cember 9 numbered 528,227,.-|that one of the young women slippedoecholera,the most costly of all The reason for the shooting is not}Nearly 100,000 highly educated wo-|her hand in that of Hayes and said,ma ,and which takes a tol!{*lear.--<—*xs nt '|men in England,have registered|‘I'll die-by.your side.”over $70,000,000 from the Ameri-|The Yadkinville’correspondent of|for War work under the Federation of}But Foster,actuated,it Is believed,wa mn“farmer,is to be prevented get-|the Winston -Salem Journal says|University Women.They work as|by jealousy,was desperately in .earn-aetingafootholdinthiscounty,for Dr.|Dr.Couch of ‘Jennings,Iredell coun-|draughtsmen,expert accountants,ete.|est and he shot Hayes dead.in the R i'F.D.Owen,the expert trom the Unit-|ty,has bought property at.Yadkin-|A fire which originated in the store|Presence of the two young women,‘ed States Department of Aigriculture,|ville and is arranging to move his|of the Grundy Mercantile Company|'.later surrendered.to theGstoIredellcountytoassist}family there,to locate for the prac-|at Grundy,Va.,Christmas morning,|Sheri And is in jail.It is said an- holding a series of meetings and to|tice of his profession.i destroyed the entire pusfness section|ther person was with,nim at the“spread the messageof sanitation and|A buggy driven'by Mr,Reuben|of the town,entailing an estimated|time of the shooting but he has notgoodcareinswinefarming.Wagner.an aged citizen who lives|loss of $100,000,partially covered by|Peen apprehended.Foster refuses to.This work will consist of a series of near Walkertown,Forsyth county,|insurance."|talk.jtobeheldattheplaces|collided with an automobile.Mr.Wag-|Because she let a vind avhis-Good New Year Advice“named below,and which it is hoped all!ner’s shoulder was dislocated and his|key fall and broke it dusting these .,“farmers will attend,for there is vast|jawbone broken,while,his horse’s|piping times of prohibition in West Yadkinville Ripple.opportunities in this section for the|leg was broken.Virginia,Mrs.W,H.Lemley was ar-|Do you intend to start the.new‘development of the swine industry.The receipts of the_office of Secre-|rested on a charge of insanitypre-|year tight and with a clear con-At these meetings Dr.Owen will tary of State for.the two years end-|ferred -by her husband.She was dis-|science?If so,pay up all.your hon-,show,by means of an illustrated.lec-ing November 80 last were $299,922,|charged after examination and after|est debts and see how much better youorenrtheoeaerooeanincreaseof$129,224 over the pre-ae had told thericabgionscd ne end FOOdorimmunizedwie anti-hog).;s.In i thing crazy about.her was that she cae nee y ”»cholera serum;how the serum is made,|ViONy two,Yours.Ii.thatPeriod the |ved.withher husband.cnt Cyrus A.Willis.’96 years old.andhowitisused,how to clean up and)909 trom 11,398 to 20,589 |Shipments of foodstuffs into Bel.|Probably tired of living,committed.disinfect farms that may have become ’ate aes :suicide at Charlton,Mass,}inf with the di A ts At Rocky Mount’Bad Weilder y.aisium during December are declaredectedOeichingtathe|bad negro,»shot asd dangerously|by.the American commission for re-“*#ous other pictures relating to the °f ce ,3 2 y .‘:#1 wounded Policeman ~~Bartholomew /|lief in Belgium to have established a i.“=i ed:"Dr,Cen tates that immense good |When the officer attempted to arrest{Tecord unparalleled in the history of :é -Ourmonthly shipment of a ree eela hpi_ a oc i ‘elli :hilanthropy.Already 18 steamers Pr ,the mid-winter styles i h .-has resulted from the proper using him Yor selling liquor.There were|?:Sa:x t |VieS 18 nere,ny smart.ideasofthisanti-hog cholera serum,which|thFeats of lynching and the negro Maye Fete sees.Pingcrue ||ieee .Shown in this lot.Send for ‘the february sheetxsaaptlybecomparedtothewas’takerrto Edgec0}mbe-county jail.’Seg 7 i wee lee rae hii Wau 7ne faite Tee eeGooninstionvathumansloge:against}Three Buneambs eoaney poneics puns Satan tie Molatenn month will eS:Viet ae:the Wie Ce It will be sent forx,or.typhoid,in combatting |trusties,who were given brie yer-|"‘i 1 e asking’.e’re **eyivoondeiates‘of the human.fame ty under Gov.Craig’s order,fell into}Robert L.Knox,surveyor of cus-‘&still selling Suits at4ily.One thing,however,that Dr.|the hands of,the law for drunken-|toms for New Orleans,:who killed :Witte ;},Owen insists upon is that this serum|ness and disorderly conduct.One|Benjamin Foster,a prominent attor-oes a2 and 1 -3 Off’ce.fs ® *is not a patent medicine or y cure all,|white and two colored.Of 29 Bun-|ney,and Alex.Fraenkel at Baton_@ but a preventive form of treatment|combetrusties.receiving the benefit/Rouge,La.,will probably be commit-Rae ae ‘bewhich if used in time 1s ubsolutely|of Gov.Craig’s order,only.three|ted to the State Hospital for the in-s 3 yoy»sure of preventing hog=cholera.He|abused the privilege.sane without trial.as he is alleged to ;sey Bea ::¢summarizes the results of the use of]Miss Edith R,Royster,until Sat-|¢insane.Whether,he is insane or :We have a Suit for .;using this treatment in the following /urday assistant superintendent of |"his prominence.will doubtless en-aoe.Manner;In a series of tests conduct-|schools in Wake county,and Prof,|#bl¢him to get away with it,*ed by the United States Department/Zebulon V.Judd of the department of|Indictments have been returned 4 ae :erasofAgriculture,ine peels ane that |rural educationinthe Alabama Poly-|against Thomas Mott Osborne,‘war-,RAYO MP#the average .mattr of the disease|technic Institute,were married Mon-|den of Sing Sing prison,New York,é LA«is 850 hogs die out of every thousand/day in Raleigh.Prof.Judd was for-|charging perjury,absence from duty,|:ey |_q that get sick,but by the use of the/merly superintendent of Wake schools|failure to perform duty,.failure to SAVES TROUBLE_Serum in advance of the disease,this}ynd Miss Royster was his assistant,|Prevent felonies and immorality in ::ie ond if©mortality has been reduced from that)Frank R.Henly,an emplove of the|the prison,etc.Osborne is a reform-ty worth ana moreif you»85 per cent to 2-10 of-one per cent.!Q.cjina Power and Light Company|¢who was placed in the prison to OU don’t have to spend the greater buy one now. ‘you—and you’llsurely get your money’s _©And,although the serum is not to be at Raleigh,was killed Sunday after-|Work out his reform theories.He hasyconsidered.a.ed Se use in a herd).oon white working on the lines “of |€?¢™mies who have been after him,Wherethe disease has already appear-tha:cor Th |‘servide.has doubled:i part of your time©ed’the |vate ;pany at Method,Wake.coun-e postal serviée has doubled in ‘:EO ae -was reduced from 85 ty.Henly failed to ground’the lines,|the last 12 years and during the Jast cleaning it—and won-Coats are reduced too |this en Will be 1 tad bi the company ‘says,and’received a|fiscal year audited transactions reach-dering why it won’t :’Cae CeT |"the :SPP emonee ¥\shock which caused his death in 15/¢d the $2,000.000,000 mark for the b Th mines |:Sado]le actual’demonstration of serum|\i\ites first tie..Sales of ‘stanive,postal urn.e Rayo is Th ;|_treatment if.any one desires to have|,f a2 and :1 fos th °:‘eassortmentis good y=«thle animé tented.However,as|Monroe Enquirer:There tn in thisjsaniesmtamed envelopes,.thy/J simple in construction a*the serumtused by Dr.Owen is man-{County one survivor of the Mexican $258.000,000 for the year.Abdut $200,and in design.It lights d th riff is li ,©ufacturedbythe State Department War.Mr.J.M.Sweatt of Buford 00.00)eek aid ont th anh rey ithout *a and the tariff is ight.©of Agriculture in Raleigh,and as they |township.He draws a pension of $30/°00,000 was paid out in salaries./without removing the»are selling it to the farmers at con-|2 Month.The widew of Mr.C.Q.|Elly Reuss,2 woman missionary at shade and gives the€rably less th ’).|Lemmond and the widow of Mr.|Cdlogne,Germany,the head of a :me:peed the Pats of Po anglleshoume one Pletcher Ray both live in Vance town-|mall section of Seventh Day Adven-best sort of light —the“se vb Cupctchf'yay for an acho and Saw 12 ach'«month penne who prathed te practical ap-|kind that won't hurt _Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co.,an .:rm ;sions’as widows of:Mexican war sol-|Plication of the commandment,“ThouTERSeek26Sonedevsfohaveinswa#0 Mien iil eve nd war eone||YOUF EYES.~to do it with :Mai.ig ::.|ditions,was tried before a court mar-,‘meSerum,when he.isin’aneigberhons ler Of the,Neoth Coreg aes |tial charged with treason.‘The Ad:|,SUITS |The Store That Paysthe}Coats |lecdeltog will advise him as to the United Confederate Veterans,has an-|entists generaly repudiated the wa,ca QO 1-2 OFF REDUCED. nounced his personal staff.Gol,Hen-|220 and her sanity:was questioned.Postage en Mail Orders.ry A.London of Pittsboro is continued|.our hundred thousand dollars’‘in.{a8 adjutant general and:chief of staff.|Stock ae eS —ne al fh.'Lieut.Col.Cyrus Watson of Wins-|feristered mail pouch in Wilmington,uereN.C..|ton -Salem is judge advocate gener-j Del.,Christmas eye,while in transit Lamps~.These meetings will be held’atthe|al and Lieut.Col.A.*H.Boyden ef in a one-horse covered wagon from}iu_,following places:Linwood.school Salisbury is quartermaster general,|the Wilmington nostoffice to the Penn-:“house,near:Jo.Alexander,a.Mecklenburg prig-|5¥tvania railroad station,Two negro Rayo lamps are.an ornament |;:6th;:t over.who’had’served 10 years’of 4 drivers of the watten were arrested to any home.They require 320-year sentence in the State /prison,|*"4 about all the loot was recovered.very little attention—yet ¢C r *‘\has been’pardoned,His.record as)A little black dog following.along).always add to.the:attractive-re ‘_\a prisoner was perfect but the main}behind the murderer:of its mistress,ness of the room..:Se a ee ,}reason for.the pardon was that he|caused the arrest at Valentine,Neb.::;ae ae ee High Officials Indicted.‘wes disabled while at work and:is;of William Cryderman,a 17-year-old The Rayo is the symbol :y ;::*g t men,i ding .|now unable to work.A rock fell ‘on/farm hand.on the charge of commit-of:eficiency—-economy—THIS HOUSE OD SH xX ‘ Bigh ,including a Congress ,OES EXTENDS THE SEA;:ra ::dihim while he was engaged.in.road|ting a double murder.Crydeman,:eni-|convenience.n-one-ofthe-western-counties=:led_two-womenreceendAn:an m nsAttccnej3in.|WOrK4 -{ployed—-on—a-ranch,_kil x :eo Se Ie ;dicted Tuesdayby a.Federal ceani|Driving an automobile loaded with|the wife of his cmployer and her||Use Aladdin Security ||{SON'SGREETINGS TO-ITS-HOST OF-FRIENDS!———2 3 t P‘in NewYork on @ charge of con-|whiskey,W.N.McGhee and Pp.N./fiend.The doy followed him and)}Oj}9 Diamond.WhiteOeaafetoa‘strikes in’Ameri-ce Tod EeWe *He ee oo Oil to obtain best results ae '»Can Munition factories as part of a/small boy at Franklinton.ey were|-©”3 t ;‘\New.;é riti©campaign,financed Py,the Germanarrested in Wake county and ‘after Bornes because shehad afibeared fin Oi Stoves,Lamps.and mee ce New ce ne -ot well laden with,all the@overnmenttochecktheexportation|the boy’s condition’was reported im-|against him in police court at Colum-5 ood things to be had—and disappointments—may ‘theteofmunitions"bre Entente a ee and were released’on $5,000 ree,S..eee aun Heaters.i rs ;oo t t a ate .7.The men indicted were Congress+|bond..They will have x searing lat-|of ‘disorder ¥conduct,fd,ite,a The Rayo is only one of our €strangers to you.‘than Frank Buchanan of Mlinois,for-\er-on the charge of hurting the boy |former convict.stabbed Ada Geddings|},many cookin Sheree ieee ‘;mer Congressman H.Probert Fowler|as well as ‘transporting too much{to death and théifeut.his own throat.||fore and oi th 7 z j of \»Frank 8S.Monnett,for-|booze.ie He was dead when the police arriv-‘fort and economy to the farm,~We wish to thank our many customers who have so lib-mer ‘Attorney General of Ohio;H.B.|In Guilford county Monday morn-|¢t-White,who was 40 years old,|f°Ask for them by name.;eeeHnSchulteis,aA oe im,|Was ‘serving a life term for killing a’te atroni §i .ee tae pe neg i Rane:Yo ing Noah Breedlove and Jesse Swaim,hai ee beware sedaean aS Maichless Liquid Gloss i erally patronized us during the Year 1915,and we haveae,id Jacob C.i who had been at outs about ‘a land 1 :Z dived to do better thi in attending to the ShEessothegrraihline,ay together pen Erpediove oe B spec:as Cy is Standard Hand Separator a «=Fesaived to do better things im-attending to the shoe fe-5Rintelmarsattemptedtomoveafencewhich|Hopes of the ormer New Ha-j :i s of oliciti.formerofficers of:.Labor’s National!Swaim had set up as the line.Breed-|ven railroad directors that the Sher-:Or :3 quirements of our customers,thereby soliciting more ofPeaceCouncil;~The government love,70 years old,«was left uncon-|man law conspitacy charge against Standa.d Household 5 your liberal patronage for the year 1916,charges that this organization was}scious as.result of the encounter|them would never reach a jury dis-Lubricant ;c by Frank von ou itelen;~@\and Swaim,about -30 years old,was solved when Judge Hunt denied-the :inagent,to instigate strikes in|sent to a hospital *with dangerous|motions of their counsel for the dis-|{= Parowax~tion plants ‘while —ostensibly!knife wounds.missal of the indictment and riled!’Eureka Harness Oil«Manel pace,Van Biase is at|i2%,Cathe,Buncombe citizen|{het the easeshould besubmitted to)[UCM U Mrs ON 4 SHERRILL-WHITESHOECO.} uo Rw Orme ONnETessn * amef ew a fa a oe Y :;who has_infi j ion,:Present a ‘prisoner of war in Eng-fuer tne ae ieee he each and all the defendants.“The case ore Q Rah eaeTSASealantschaingangforconductingextensiveEpapetsontrialinNewYork’for|-"your dealer does not carry*a en a een —teaordComesHon:Fuk aoa blind tiger operations in.Buncombe}V&e%s:be y “<these,“write to our nearest |.:a oy SeayFordComesHomeThePeacecounty.The Supreme Court affirmed |..Protection for Russian’subjects station:5 -Ae ae;Party.the judgment of lower court and living at Hopewell,Va.,has been ask-].Pn :6 —“~;?Tip eee_,Henry Ford,the promoter of the|Cathey was surrendered by his bonds-|°¢of the State Department by the STANDARD OIL COMPANY 4 H ix !;ae_Prd peace party,sailed for home/men.He immediatety renewed his|®USsian ambassador at Washington,(New Jersey);r .F@~last—week.is~-sick—probably-in/bond,his counsel-announcingan ap-|"he ambassador said he had received ~-_BALTIMORE ‘,mind as well as body.It is stated,|peal to the Suprem+Court of the|complaints alleging mistreatment ofp pe an Gg.on =aeshowever,that he will continue to|United States,The appeal is of|Russians by the State.military.au-Norfolk,Va.Charleston,W.Va.‘xcethepeaceparty,which is still|course to gain time and wear out the|tMorities and police who have been ad-Richmond,Va.Charleston,8.C.9 ae E ‘:2ministeringmartiallawatHopewell!’§—{|For the splendid trade given us this year.We ask ra e oo Ln .‘abr but is accomplishing nothing.|case./y reMissInezMilhollandBoissevain,a)Oscar Ambler,23 years old and 6 sin¢e the town was burned:The com-wamberoftheparty,left it because |fect six i in hei |Plaint was:forwarded.tg:the-Govern=|ls -'mill.selbeaec ge eee Nigh Se oe seshdidntHiketheWayitwascon:|eotenek feng neight:wan or-loy of Virginia,7 ht pa that you continue it in the next;~~ :‘.- raigned in’Ashevill i f de ‘silosuaeTeonofSouthpate:an seamult on his father,’60 youthald.j oe ee Ng egy bat ngdriv-:peeanothermember,is seriously ‘ill on Christthas Day.’The ol ,/ing ambulances for the Freneh armyjf :*;‘-pharma in Denmark,‘The’memn-|the markavof the encounter andthe,he Pate front,4 utes Glen oft Heating&Plumbing|||KR.H.RICKERT &SON,_bers:have erg woe zeceioad every-/son was sentenced to three months orth Caeane ae recently omen cane ee £..;.in eesmeexceptinSweden,where someon the roads,wi ¢{to ‘the ambulance corps,Another|}~eymWaspaidthem.They ‘have freedom if he wouldais Colne North Carolinian,J,MeConnell,whol].+.at oo JEWELERS.'|wever,been accorded any offi-'from-his father.‘The son consented has been ‘driving an ambulance for a I do Both.;For quick -—Scognition -and..there.is-nojto-take the brushing andthe old fa-|Y2""eeqitly joined the Franco -i[-and.good work -call -Wigstac of their accomplishing any-|ther gave him a.sound,threshing,in American aviation corps and was dec-|f §Serepeace.th,:,{erated with the War Cross.‘The’work ’Fi|His Deeaanee of the police court offi is not devoid:of danmer:|Rinwnsdl ——’PHONE 209,——.. psals For Lusitania Settle.|;Melville Hall of Ann Arbor,—Mich.pe cig ae In Harnett county —tw itizens |:Waa AL :west on;ge county two citizens |an ambulance driver with:the FrenchNe.ment.Lsepee!ren were in jail for shoot-/army in Alsace,Send’Melita Christ-W is pP-HARRIS,rsiNewproposalsfromGermanyjfor,i"&into.a house and wounding a wo-}mas eve,while in the performance of|]4t-—1t w,118 Court St.‘a settlement of the Lusitania contro.)™4 and.a military gpard had to be shi duty..r which the Berlin foreign office Raced:around the jatt on account ial6 |est railroad station six,miles,fronting on,both sides of publicipeswillbeacceptabletotheUnited|threate of release by.friends.One 5;ae!:road soil location well adapted for fruit,grain and.stocktesx:to ‘be pFesented |°f she BophaBee slonberined to.three WEAK,NERVOUS OHIO.WOMAN ee “DANGER”:farming.Qver twostaan -fruit Ot ey eostoodthenegotiations‘be:{>cases and the otherwasfined,Made Well By Delicious Vinol |CROUP and PNEUMONIA.|)*dy‘lling,tho tenant houses,barn,andout-buildings..Well wateCount|Come like a thief in,the night and seize Mint productive,balance in:woodland.which will cut over onperetaryLansingandCount\$22 J.L.Moore,who had led the!I oa];7).x levelyiefonta!Ohio,—**‘ood was u the infant child.‘Be_dt 4 ‘istorff,the German ambassa.|MOvement.for the release of —the ae‘$608 =}We a a wea -Nr thelife of your little onehyhaving«bot hundred ,thousand feet of timber,Bargain sat $17.00 per acre,”mtly.progressed toa point |Smiths,got a sentence.of,eight :diff é tle of :vi sae ieeaemonthsforcarshingconses!..(fun-down condition.I .tried érent Seventy-eight acres one.and one-hbif,miles from Statesville,ad“ni aie wale the Gent |one and was raving concealed wenp remedies without benefit and one du:Hrame’s Vapo «Mentha Salve -joining the,State Experiment Farm.Forty acres:in cultivati ne e 300-acre Alexanjler County Farm,near school and churches,near- it is r try-!my druggist told me about -Vinol.level and productive,five of which is branch bottom,balanceBatsrakefrom.these |"&to:bribe the military euard about|iy.:atateprobityewillarrive|th®.jail.’Both appealed and ates ecblond atesbuilt Fla ri nah woodland.—'Three-room cottage,small.barn,two branches,y ;jail i d ,;?d for dairy and track farming.Xear’s Day.It’is\pory ‘0 Jail in default of $1,500 bond|my friends it Ia the best medicine on a oa en,anxious for a pee ee -|eurth,”’—Mrs,EARL BRUNSON.Croup and Pneumonia:'For further information call on:or write, ‘|BEAR THIS IN MIND.»i P Vinol,oe on ae cod liver and irom}hoe f dah .ic.bethat |.Price.266).B0e..-and:$1.00...bi AITHERR:GENERAL INSieMettstrinaani},Se ecgiyeda oe tons BISA A,ALEHULAG aLannbiae.i f "1,consider Chamberlain's Cough Resets ;SPICE ‘OR——— iwo ‘ar the best modieine in th,;due’.croup,”saya Mrs.Albert,Big ir,Ks ,9 re are.of othe, ? ee “4 MbAlry,N.C.—Mrs.Sarah M. not taken but about six bottles un the other mtogether,© friends began askiedsowell,aah J tolSeveralareiowtaking it.” such as headache, 1*Iso,Jetus w:le We feel confident4uf"= it will help you +pasthalfcentury. Bogs faking Cardui to-day,‘i regret it,.All.druggists, EATS! Everything in the gro- cery linethat the mar- ket and season’afford Coa ?Miller MeLain Supply Co. |PRabAT, oe Dae |one day about Cardui,the wo-ries and 1 decided t0 try it.I jew ie and s5secs omer was almost cured,-It.did me moreedicines1had | me why 1 |Correspondence of The Landmark. them about| ‘|Do you,lady reader,suffer from any |are spending Christmas hereOftheailmentsduetowomanlytrouble,|Mrs.Moore’s father,Mr.L..C.Over-ba¢kache,sideache,|cash.Mr.Geo.’N.Lipe of Concordcensens,and that everlastingly tired to give Cardui a 'family of Charlotte,Mr.Geo.Over- as it has a million other women in | reel ead —-~|With s@latives ’write to:Chattanooga Medicine Go.,Ladies?|Re er_Sroatment for Women,”in plainwsapper.IN.C. we VOCAL RAILROADSCHEDULS, Arrival andDeparture ef Trains wl Steves SE R E B E E S sf Rt town,says:‘Ieenswithwomanlytroubles,and my punishmenti.more thanany one could tell.w I tried most every kind of medicine m;but nonedid meany good,roe ille.Train No.23 ar.10:00,leaves 10:40 a m.leaves,7:05 p.m.on Sunday. Christmas Visitors at Shinsville —A Marriage. Shinsville,Dec,26 —Mr.and Mrs.\John Moore and:children of Coens wit Isnent Shinn. foday here,the guest of P.A.Mr.Calvin Overcash|and- ,cash and family,Mr.Bruce Leigh and family and Miss Mamie Overcash of Concord are spending the holidays Yau jhere with their parents,Mr.and Mrs. S.0.Overcash.Mr.,William Sloop of Kanapolis spent yesterday here |with relatives.Mrs.Everette Dennyjandchildren’and Miss Mary Baxter jof Concord are spending the holidays here.Mr..Jason\Brawley,a student in a Charlotte business college,came home yester-jday for the holidays.Mr.Andy.Brewer and Miss Clara Overcash were married December 23d lat the residence of Esquire Jno.*M |Overcash:|The’writer was very much pleased ito see that Gov.Craig had given or- lders to the penitentiary and all con- ;viet camps in the State to allow all \trusties to spend three days at home jand that all convicts be-given Friday jand Saturday as holidays.Gov.Craig. lis one of North Carolina’s greatestjmenoftodayandthisjactwillfurtherendearhimtoall \elasses of North Carolinians. \Mr.H>L.Gilbert is a Candidate For Sheriff.¢To the Editor of The Landmark: In your issue of December 21 I an- rnHa Dan the Shenandoah Valley of Vir- _ginia.IT HAS NO EQUAL. Makes better bread and “of itto the.pound than flour.It is economy to ‘buyDANVALLEY.TRY IT. Cary C.Boshamer, Local Representative,’Phone 125 Black,It.aw. LP O et s 23 CR O R O R O R I R O R OR O E O We alley Blinformed me that he =idate for,.one of his deputies,I felt that loyalty:The Flour of Quality.: DAN VALLEY is milled from } the celebrated wheat grown in §& other| inounced that after consideration I»,;had determined not to be a candidate4;\for.the Democratic nomination-for \sheriff.My reason at that time for not being a candidate was that,after a.conference with Sheriff Deaton,he was a candi- renomination;and,being ito him precluded me from opposing him.Sheriff Daton now announces 3ithat he has determined not to run. In this changeil condition,I.hereby announce myself a candidate and Siwill gratefully appreciate the support tiof the Democrats of the county. Respectfutty,H.L.GILBERT.Dee.27,1915-—1t™—aa. EMS,KERNS’ADVICE |To Weak,Nervous,Run-Down Women So.Cumberland,Md.—‘‘For a longtimeIsufferedfromanervous’break- down.I could not eat or sleep and wassoweakIcouldhardlywalk.My hus-band heard about Vinol and gdét me totryit.Now I have a good appetite, sleep soundly and am well and strong. Every nervous,weak,run-down woman should try Vinol.—Mrs,D.W.KERNS. Derg er parent,.—'|MR.MOORE~RECOVERING. |that the opegation ‘|telephone message Wednesday eve-|ry says he feels that his thanks are (COUNTY HOME CHRISTMAS. Taylorsville Pastor Appendi-|Inmates Remembered —WantcitisVictim—Holiday Visitors.| Correspondence of The Landmark, Taylorsville,Dec.30 —Rev.’and|Correspondence of The Landmark.Mrs.L.L.Moore and son,Master County.Home,Dec.27 —~The goodWilsonMoore,went to Charlotte Sat-|ladies of Statesville remembered theurday#€vening,where they were |County Home inmates ,with a treatguestsatthehomeofMrs.Moore’s at Thanksgiving and Christmas’eveparents,Capt,and Mrs.R.A.Tor-\the young ladies of Barium orphan-rance.Mondaymorning Mr,Moore age brought us all a treat of goodunderwentanoperationforappendi-|things—oranges,apples,candies,ete. {Among the other gifts this scribe re-citis at the Presbyterian hospital andhismanyfriendswillbegladtoknow |ceived a very pretty.neck tie,a giftA\that he much appreciates,Mr.Per- Shapcoote res catatoniaunde |Schools. ‘was successful, ning stated that he had rested com-|due the good ladies.of;Statesville— } to Hear Preaching —Old fortably all day and his condition.is 13 well as those at Barium—for their |} *|Auburn,DL,are visiting Mr.Ec|varents here,Mr.and Mrs.J,P.Beh with their families during Christmas,} favorable for a.speedy trecovery.’Mr.J.D,Smith left Saturday eve-| ning for Knoxville,Tenn.,to visit his|son,Mr.A.R.Smith.A son,Mr.|1.H.Smith of Chicago,is there algo Mr..S8mith is expected home today.|Mr.W.J.Byerly of Mt.Airv.vice}president of the Bank of Alexander,|spent Wednesday.hers J}irs as...|Tuesday evening Mrs.M.©.Gwalt-|ney,assisted by MissesLaura andSue |Hedrick,.delightfully“entertained \a |number of the young people,at the,attractive home of Mrs.Gwaltney. Soon after the arrival of the guests| the hostesses gave each guest paper, with pencil attached and requéthemtowriteadescriptionin of the person whose name wastenonthepaper—the young men de-| scribing the young ladies and ‘the!voung ladies the young men.Mr.Flake Campbell--won-the-gentlemen's |prize and Miss Mabel Cooper thela-| dies’prize,A number of games,h |interesting and amusing,were enjoy-| ed until a late hour.Dainty refresh-| ménts were served bg the hostessés.|Mr.and Mrs.Lawrence Echerd;of | herd’s| { }ie | -} erd,and other relatives in the coumtty.|Attorney A.-C.Payne spent Wednes-|day in Charlotte.Mr.and Mrs.Isaac| Connelly -and children of the vicinity| of Loray are guests at the home of} very humane} Mrs.Connelly’s narents:Mr.and Mrs.||R.M.Ingram.Dr.J.P.'Matheson of||Charlotte spent Christmas Day dj 'Sunday.here with his.mother,Mrs.W.B.Matheson.Mr.and Mrs.‘W.| L.Matheson of Mooresville snert the|week-end -with Mr.Matheson’s math-| { er,Mrs:W.B.Matheson.Mr.George |Rogle spent from Saturday until|Tuesday morning with his mother.||Mrs.Lelia Bogle.Mr.William .P.Al-| llen of Ivanhoe,Sampson county,’is, \snending the week .with his parents.Mr.and Mrs.W.J.Allen.Mr.andMrs.J.A.Miller,of _Middlesboro.| Mass.,are visiting at the home |oftheirson,Mr.T.H.Miller.Mrs,W.T.Woodruff and Miss Leonora Taylor|of Mocksville are spending the holi-|Nays at the home of Mrs.Woodrulf’s daughter.Mrs,.H.T.Kelly.Mr.andMrs.G,G:White and little son,Mas-ter William Robinette,of Statesville,spent.Christmas with.Mrs.White’s|mother,Mrs.L.D.Robinette.Miss| Sue Watts returned Tuesday from:anextendedvisitto:her aunt,Mrs.Ed,eed in Charlotte.“Messrs.Wil-liam Matheson.of .North Wilkesboro and Ross)Matheson of Kannapolis svent a few days’with’their parents, Mr.and Mrs.J.M.Matheson.Mr.G.F.{ngram.who has a position in Blue- field,W.Va...is spending ten davs with his family here.Mrs.R.L.Math- eson went to Statesville Wednesday to visit hexgdaughter,Mrs.Glenn Hol- land.“Miss Irene LeQueux is spend- ine the week with friends in States-ville.Mr.and Mrs,J.R.Carson,of Statesville were ‘guests of relatives here this week.Mrs.John Lackey and sons of Statesville are visiting at the home of Mrs,Lackey’s father, Mr.W.A.Ingram. -\first free schools were taught in Ire- -'kind remembrance of the Home,and he appreciates their’kindness very much, Rev.A.H.Goodin,who .was |to preach here on the second Sunday,was snowed out.Hope he will make another appointment soon.Rev.Mr,Kyles of Troutman preached —heresometimeago.I hope he will preach here again soon.Mr.Perry has beengivingacordialinvitation’all the time for all denominations to preach here.|But so far preaching here has’beensomewhatlikeangels’visits —-few and far between,Hope that when the}>} winter is past it will be different.Af-ter John the Baptist had been cast into prison he seht two of his disci-|>} ples to Christ,saying,“Art Thou He that should come,or look we for an-other?”Christ ‘said,“Go and_tell John the blind receive their sight,the lame’walk.*--*~—the dead_are-rais-} ed up and-the poor have the gospel preached to them.”Were the poor deprived of hearing the preaching of the gospel before the coming of Christ?I ask this question for in- formation.Will the editor or some minister please answer?Miss Ada Perry,who ‘has .beenteathingat’River.Hill,is here spend- ing the Christmas holiday days with home folks.Miss Ada is a splendid girl and I understand is having’a verysuccessfulschool.‘The,teacher that loves the work is the successful teach-er.; Speaking of schools reminds me of my own first school days.When the dell eounty I was just five years old,the proper age then,to begin school. My first teacher was a maternal1unt,a halfsister tomymother.She} was a good teacher,They gave her$10 ner month.Another of,the early teachers that I remember was JamesM.Holmes,who came to the harvest \field where my father and Jim Par- ker,both committeemen,were cutting loats.Mr.Holmes.wanted to en- gage the school.When father asked him his price he said he had been to 2 good deal of expense to -qualify nimself to teach and he ‘must have |$12 a month,I remember that father‘readily agreed to give him his price,‘but Parker grumbled at tke price be- ing too high..There was much grumb-. ‘ling in that day that farm hands had \to work hard,only at $4 or $5 per month «(the very ‘best work hands only got $5 per month),while the ‘teacher that had nothing to do got $10 or $12 per month... The school desks of that day wereloneslabbenthes,sometimes with ‘bark on,that would seat about a doz- an.All the same,we “got thar.”Wehadsomegoodteacherswhotriedto implant and did-implant good ideas ‘n the minds of their pupils.Some of these have followed me all my life.D.P.HEATH. Scott’s High School...+ Sorrespondence of The Landmark. Seott’s High School closed Thuys- day afterngon,23d,for the holidays. <THE Paine View Dairy Has just had its cows tested and they were found in good condition —another reason why the Dairy withtheDacroSystemshould be patronized. ‘Vinol is a delicious cod liver and irontonic,without oil,which we guaranteetocreateahealthyappetite,aid diges-tion and make pure healthy blood. W.F.Hall,Druggist,Statesville,N.C. THE BEST COAL! It is:time you are ordering your fuel for winter.The best coal for general use is our celebrated Genuine Jelico —’PHONE 347 BLACK.—Powhatan Blue Gem Pennsylvania Anthracite DRAIN YOUR FARM. Any quantity 4-inch and’ 6-inch .DRAIN TILE on hand.| Pes Common Bricks,FaceeaBricks,always ready forrhedelivery. Run of Mine Steam Coal. We also handle Oak and PineWood,aiid do all kinds of hauling. Moviag household goods 2 special- ”‘Holland Bros. Depot ’Plione No.7. Residence ’Phone No.310 Black. Statesville Brick Co. Stop!Look!Listen! WE buy in car lots. “Everything to Build With.” FULLSTO..K--LOWEST PRICEShinglés,Doors,Windows,Ceiling,Flooring,Siding,Boxing,;Mould- ing,Laths,Lime,Cement,etc., Next Planters’Wh.Statesville. CG.WATKINSfor WE sell in any quantity.“WE sellthe celebrated GoldMedalFlour.WE sell Sweet Feed for HorsesandMulesWEse!l Sweet ‘Daisy Feed forCows.; WE sell Hay,Corn,Oats and Cotton Seed Products. * ee Will answer ’phone calls left_at Dr.Long’s-Sanatorium orGeo.M.Foard’s residence. an ‘Coite L.Sherrill,M.D.,WE.SELL FOR LESS. .WE pay CASH for,country \Corn and Oats.WE deliver in the city.IREDELL FEED.CO.,C.D.MOORE,Prop.’Phone No.88.14 E.Broad St. WANTED! SCRAP BRASS—Heavy Brass 7ic.|}per.pound,:Light Brass 5c.perMOMMAiecesta Wiareest gift ever made.for retired$y.[largess mit rn WILL NOT BEA CANDIDATE Sheriff Deaton Withdraws ©For “Personal and Business Reas- ons.”s To the Democratic Voters of IredelCounty:~; After mature reflection:and delib- eration,I have decided not to allow my name:to go before the Democrat- ie primaries for the office of sheriff. Tam brought to this decision on ac- count of personal and business reas- ons.I have’been offered a __position T can realize from the office of sher- iff on the present salarv,after’all oxnenses_are-deducted.This position T intend to accept at the expiration. of my present term of.office. I want now to extend my thanks to the many friends who have sup- ‘ported me throughout the years of my service.I have given to the coun: ty of,Jredell the best that is in me.T feel that I have had tne sunport'of the,citizenship of the .county.For this.I'am very grateful.To the -many friends throughout the countv who have,without -solici-tation,offered—me—their—support—in which will pay me more money than|: .—-Christmas—-programme—was-fiven;| consisting of a debate by the Society, the querv being.“Resolved.that the United States should greatly enlarge the navy.”The negative won the nauestion.Speakers for the affirma-tive were Ernest Hunter,Staley Ma- 3on.and.Ralph Harris:-negative, Dwight Feimster. son and Marsh Feimster. Miss Morrison,Messrs: Harris and Mason were appointed to tompete in the triangular debate.Last and best-of all,Old SantaClausappearedinhisusualcostumeimmediatelyaftertheintermediategradessang.Hurrah for Santa Claus! School is full and tne work is.pro- zressing nicely.Much interest is be- ing manifested in.the cooking and sewing classes...W.a_»re_planning to fit up the cooking room immediatelyafterChristmas._Prof.Mitchell spent Christmas here.while the:other teachers |went to their various homes-——Miss Sides ‘o Loray,Miss Andrews to Ruther-fordton and Miss Bradford to Eufola, OPTRIERERENTREETESWORT Box Supper‘at Leonard’s To- night. “orrespondence of The Landmark. There-will be a box _supper___at. Catherine Morri-|" Feimster,|” SPTEO PEERS ORR EE EERERESOOEREESE ESROEOD:FERED EEE We Appreciate It. Wishing you aBright,Happy. andProsperous New Year. Yours for Quality Service,- Statesville Drug Comp” _Quality Prescriptionists.aie THE REXA pSITTFTSSTITsesesestescsssstreesessssees: Co O EC R CE E OE OE E ET eesseti ones Johnston-Bel |Clearance -_»Of all Women’s and Children’s Coats. and Coat Suits begins this morning, Price reductions are greater ‘than — ever before.eae The Opportunityis Yours Reduction without thought of value,©-Many reductions are farless thanhe ~~‘eos THE UNIVERSAL CAR | 2 Carloads of Fords:ft ® Just reveived two carloads of a the coming vrimaries,I express myheartfeltthanks.I appreciate the regard of my friends above all else.{trust that in the years to come Ilmaybeableto.show.this apprecia-|: ition.in’many:ways.‘I retire fromtheofficeofsheriffgratefultothe Democratic party for what it hasdoneforme.I shall never Jose an opportunity to serve the party in.any way which is in my power.Dec.27,1915.J.-M.DEATON. Mr.Watts’Gift For Old Preach- eetah Qty i Mr.Geo.W.Watts of Durham ‘has offered to give $68,000 to the South-ern Presbyterian Church’s Endow-ment Fund For Ministerial Relicf ‘onconditionthattheChurchraise‘twice:the amount.aa aby }‘Dr.Henry H.Sweets of Louisvitle,Ky.,secretaryof the board which haschargeofthefund,says Mr.Watts’conditions will be met and that thetotalamountforministerialreliefwillswellthefundtooveramillion,With the exception of $100,-000 contributed about six years ago’late:H.T.Inman-of Atlanta,the announcement:‘says this is the any denomination in the lowes Teonard’s school house Friday night, December 31,beginning at 8 o’clock, sharp.We «will also havea:votingeontestontheprettiestgirlandthe -will-ent-the:“heauty cake”-and-treat! her friends,while the boy will smoke his “long-stem pipe.” The patrons of the comninunity are ~rgently ‘requested:to come out withboxesan’pocketbooks well _filled ond help ‘«'the worthy cause of sup-vlying,new desks for the school house;and remember that for every dollar you spend the school gets two.Everybody “is \cordially invited tocomeandtakepart.G.ABSHER. Will Manufacture Explosives inSaliskury,? LA five hundred thousand dollar cay-novation has been chartered to manu-factvre,Huy and sell and,otherwisedealinacids,explosives and dyestuffs,The corporation was chartered underthenamg‘of Jule Manufacturing Com-If pany,and is ‘located at Saltsbury.One thousand dollars of the stock is|f} subseribed.The incorporators ‘ateWdwinC,Grerary,Salisbury;RobertR,Livingston.New York,and Joseph&.Chilton,Charleston.Rr BaR ‘GOOD HEALTH TO CHAM-©BERLAIN'S TABLETS,i health:Mire, homeliest doy.after which the’girl). i,Paras H Ford Touring Cars.©Start the© 'New Year right by buying aFord. -Carolina Motor Com’y,._Statesville,Mooresville-and Newton.— —e THANKFUL FOR:T I I want-to thank for their trade all who traded.with m|the year which begins tomorrow when be need anythxamtullig6 [ONE ENCOURAGING FEATURE._Christmases are usually quiet _inStatesvilleandtheonejustpassed was no exception in that respect, able and commendable feature for ‘this Christmas over some others,was Tar rem Speaking generally.’The ‘one notice-pared in determined last July to’takequestionofnational,prepa Killed.Father-in- Cowes!“NY tye Jacksonville,Onslow county,and killed his father-in-law,J,James,Monday evening.Suggs and his wifedidnotlivepleasantlyahe *|Claude:Suggs,a farmerJiving near :shot| thought her folks /were ,to ?Armed with‘a shot gun,he started|out to hunt for her Wrother,findinghimintheyard,at the home of hisfather.Hearing @ commotion in thevardthe:elder James went to thedoorandbegged-Suggs not to shoot Critics of the administration five-yearulldingBromeforthenavyhavedeclared.this.report was sup-pressed in part by the Navy Depart-ment and if published,‘would discloseerinadequacyofthegovernment’s the lessening of the fireworks explos-4 Jiohs.'The custom of delebrating ‘T T.fireworks is so old that it will not be 1 phenenet changed suddenly,but the disposition weerLiddenbeatsieseveenn (000)SL ee Tonse Brotuers *“Harris of the Charlotte.Ob- in the some cy ‘ud into some remar ‘jssue of The Landm nings this paper had tio idea of say- ing.Maybe the language was unfor- ‘tunate,but the purport of the re- marks,was misunderstood by the Ob- server editor.First,let it be said that The Landmark’s comment was not provoked by anything Editor Har- ris has said.He knows,by experience if we mistake not,the work in the office of a weekly newspaper and he has never been guilty of patronizing the countfy editors.Neither .was there any purpose to animadvert on the daily editors,to intimate that the dailynewspaper men were not hard workers,or to complain about the hard lines of the newspaper workers. The Observer.sees.no whines in this. paper about the hard-worked editor. _Newspaper work is most exacting, -_¢nd the ability,industry and close ap- plication required to succeed in the work wéuld command larger returns in many other lines,but that is an- other.matter.: The younger men on the morning dailies,who never worked on a week-_Jy newspaper and who have tio con- ception of the work required to pro- duce a weekly or semi-weekly paper,very.often let their imagination run riot and write of the joys of the country éditor, *the idea,or at least they convey the impression,that the work of produc- :.ing a weekly or semi-weekly paper “ean be done in a day or two and that the balance of the time the editor has nothing to do but loaf:It was re- marks of this character that provok- ed-the comment.in The Landmark.They had been seen so often that the ‘disposition to ‘say something about _them was irresistible.There was nodisposition:to belittle the work of the -daily men,but we repeat that the “writers we had fn mind don’t.know what they are writing about;and vhile they may thidk they work hard‘hey would have ansther thought if -)Ghey were to hold gown a job on a weekly or semi-weekly for a ‘season. “While the holiday season in the -State was well observed,speaking ay generally,and free from the outbreaks _that sometimes occur,at this season, the-number of homicides was.dis-_tvessingly large.We have ho.idea that all the killings inthe State ‘with-in the past week are tecorded in The Landmark today,but a glance over show that there were not a-few. There were also a number of acciden; _,tal shootings,suicides,etc.but aside from the homicides the holidays,gen- frally speaking,seem to have been better observed than usual..The amount of drinking has very mate- rially decreased and public drunken- ness has almost disappeared in many localities,‘compared with ‘formeryears.But the activities of the blind tigers in many sections,just prior to the holidays,séem to have been great- er and more determined ‘than’usual, and the amount of liquor shipped in, €ven under the quart law,is evidence ‘that too many people still considerthe“obejoyful”a necessary part.of‘the Christmas celebration. _ERENCE TLRERRCERERTETN LATTE .,The morning after the President’sweddingsomeofthepaperscarried |':bride groom making a horrid displaytecth—“grinning like a couple of‘boobies on a lark,”as Charity andChildrenexpressedit._Of course:the at pictures showing the ° to modify ‘this feature ‘in(Statesville this yedr was so noticeable,whether intentional or not,that one is encour- aged to hope that by and by'we will cease to follow the pagan custom of celebrating a holiday:by running riot with noise produced by dangerous ex- plosives.It is especially -inappropri- ate to celebrate Christmas in this way.In some places the custom .of plating lighted candles in tne win- dows on Christmias eve is practiced and encouraged;aiid the singing of Christmas carols on Christmas eve or early on Christmas morning is feat- ured in some communities.Both these customs are beautiful and especiaily appropriate to the Christmas season, and they help to bring a better fcel- ing than the practice of running-riot Twith explosives that endanger person and property.The Landmark:hopes that another Christmas will see a re- vival in Statesville of the ancient cus- tom of singing Christmas carols and other and better forms of celebrating the Christmas season than some we have had. “Some of the newspaper men tak- en by Mr.Ford en his peace ship are manifesting an inclination,to send funny stuff for the amusement of shallow-pated readers,rather than in- telligent and uncolored information They seem to aie reading public expects,”says the arlotte Observer;and that papér verypt ly condemns these news- paper men for lack of ccnception of| their duty to Mr.Ford and the pub-' lic.They are Ford’s guests and that fact alone should prevent their trying to make their host a laughing’stock. Moreover the reading public has a right ‘to expect from them uncolored and unbiased reports,no.matter how. ridiculous they may think the -Ford venture.Pee raterraORTIGAS The holiday trade in Statesville was fine—the best in years.For some months now the manufacturing indus- tries’have been very busy,and the good"crops the past year ‘and~good prices for.farm.products.ail give a distinct.feeling.of}optimism.This generally prosperous condition pre- vails throughout the country.From almost all sections:come reports of good business.And so we face tha New,Year with renewed hope and courage—-with every reason to be thankful for what has been.accom- plishéd;and with every reason to look to the future with confidence and de- better things,God willing.The Land- mark wishes for all its readers a hap- py.and prosperous New Year. Mr.Bryan.side-stepped the Ford peace party when:it sailed,saying he would probably join it at The Hague. It is now explained that as Mr.Ford is coming home Mr.Bryan will not go abroad to join the party.It igh The Landmark’s ‘opinion that Mr. Bryan saw from the outset that there was nothing to come of the péace party proposition,and while he avoid- ed any open opposition he skillfully avoided identifying himself.with:it. LETTENTT aed Speaking of Christmas,the Greens- boro News hears no motion to have it come twice a year.The children would doubtless vote solidly for,such a proposition,:but most of the adultsaredoubtlesscontentwiththeonce-a-year appearance.With all its joysitwouldn't be so enjoyable if it canie too often.; holding that the American but the first year gested policy is now revealed for.tfirsttime. spent.for new ships in fivedertheadministrationplan.board does not say that the British continuing this first year programme,but indicates’that heavier ex iures-would follow if ship buildingcilitieswereincreasedinaccorwithits‘recorimendations.eoeecamenererninntaeensvermeil f Murder and Suicide.oa _In Wilson county last week Fay-ette Langley,a farmer,was shotfromambushandkilledwhenhe,wenttohisbarnin.the early morning tofeedhisstock.Bill Gay,who ‘had heen employed by Langley and dis- charged,had threatened Langley andhiswifeandhadBreviConeattempt- ed.to shoot Langley.hen Mrs,Langley heard the shot she suspect-ed that her husband had been fired onand.she left the house in search’,ofhelp.It develgnped that Gay was the assassin and after shooting LanglehewenttothehouseandmadesforMrs.Langley.He.offered noharmtothechildren,who.had been left alone while their mother wentforhelp.Search was made for Gay for sev-eral days and_he -was.finally tracedfotheLangleyhouse,the Langley family being away.A posse sur-rounded the house and Gay shot him-self dead,blowing:off the top of hisheadwiththeloadfromashotgun,It is believed his second visit to the Langley home was to search for Mrs. Langley and to kill her if he:found her.‘The n was a desperate char- acter and believed to be mentally un- sound,; $1.00 Waists at SMITHEY &FRA- LEY’S for only 50c.—ad. MARKET REPORTS. Statesville Produce Market.The following priees were.paid yeaterdayforproduceontheJocalmarket, oes Chickens 10¢.per |b. Turkeys,15c.per Ib.Hens,9¢.per Ib. Eggs,2Te.per dozep.Roosters,5c.per Yb.utter,15c.per Ib,PReeswax,25e.perIb. Green Hides,lle.per Ib.Green Hams,13c.to,15¢.per Ib. Old Hams 18 to 20c.per ib. Sidcs,12¢.per Ib.Shoulders,12.per tb.Red Honey,%e.per pound...°feurwood Honey Comb,16 to 18c.per Ib. } ,Graiz,The following prices were paidforgrainonthelocalmarket;Wheat,$1.30 per bushel.Corn,(hew),602.per bushel.Oats,Gic:per bushel. Statesville Cotton Market.|On the local market yesterday 12¢pepoundwaspaidforbest-grade—cotton._Seed cotton,5.10,Cotton seed 60¢per bushel. yeaterday (ADVERTISEMENTS in this column 10 centssperline.No ad.taken for dess than 25cents,‘Cash must accompany:order.) FOR SALE—One 31-32 Holstein bull calf twomonths‘old,$20.R.LEE DAVIS,Hidden-ite,ee Dee.31—2t. FOR RENT-—Eight-room house with all mod-ern conveniences.J.A.DAVIDSON.. FOR SALE—Engine and sow mill,Apply toMRS..M.E.belo eaman'cheville,N.C.,R-5 REWARD—$10 will be paid for any‘informa-tion leading to the recovery of the black andwhitefemalesetteradvertisedinTheLandmarkafewweeksago.She was’lastseenenroutetoMonbo,where I<had securedherfromMr.Rome Saunders.WADE H.|COFFEY,Charles,N..G.—Dee,31—2t. FOR SALE—Two mules;two colts,milch cows and some beef cattle.Cash ortime.J.T.HOLLAND,Cool Spring.Dec.31-—-2t*. ans,:wThe board’s statement of —policy, nashouldequalthe.strongest afloat by1925,was published some time.ago,building °pro-gramme advocated’under that sug- It shows recommenda-tions for four*dreadnoughtsand fourbattlecruisers,with an equally largeprogrammeforothercrafts,and con-templates an expenditure roughly es-timated,at $300,000,000 the first.year,as compared with }$500,000,000 to be ears Un+ fieet could be equalled by 1926.by *irant officers. his son,Enraged athe old man'sinterference,Suggs shot him dead.He ‘then went to Jacksonville andsurrendered‘to’the sheriff,but feel- ing against him was so strong thathewassenttoNewBerneforsafekeeping.: More Men For Marine Corps. An additional 7.200 officers and menareneededbythemarinecorps,intheopinionofMajorGeneralGeorgeBarnett,commandant,as expressedinhisannualreport.‘Since the poli-cy of the N&vy-General Board has}heen to keep the corps at one-fifth of|the -total enlisted streneth of thenavy,however,General Barnett rec-ommmends the addition at present of only 1,500 men,60 officers and 23 war- Secretary Daniels:hasaskedCongressforthisenlargement.Every year.since the Spanish war, marines have been sent to maintain order in some foreign country and toprovidethemobileforcesforthiswork.Ship detachments -and those an guard ‘duty often have been drawnashore.} Wholesale Prices Lower. |Wholesale prices in the United States were nearly 1 per cent.lower in 1914 than during the year before,according to a bulletin issued’by the‘ureau of lalor statistics.Decided lecréases in the prices of clothing;fuel,metals and building.materials, nore than offset.ingreases on farmsroducts'and foods The bulletinlealsonlywiththeyear1914,before the full effect of the European war had been felt, Cores Old Sores,Other Remedies Woo't Cure The worst cases.no matter of how long standing,are cured by the wonderful,old reliable Dr.Porter's Antiseptic Ficaling Oil.It,relievesPaim~oA Seuis at the sane time.~2He,Re,$1.00, bs 4 saapen tot Spoken advertising is by far the » most powerful factor in the ex- traordinary demand for this car, Unsolicited letters of enthusias-* tic approval continue to poor in from every State in the Union. The motor is 30-35 horsepower The price of the Roadster or Touring Car complete is $785 (f.o.b.Detroit) Canadian price $1100 (add:freight from Detroit) wey my ‘STATESVILLE MOTOR CO.__ Sor SezeniaLowefocala |Saxo Salve to oo oe itching and begin healing |first application or return your|There are lots of skin rene i "t you W.F.HA DRUGGIST,Statesville.: Doors,Windows,Mantels,| Columns,Stairways,Lime,Laths,Ce-|ment,etc.A t“Everything to Build With.”iC.WATKINS,Next to McElwee’s;Planters’Warchouse,Statesville,N.C: Huyler’s Candies for.‘Elaliave “makeeveryonehappy,They gredeliciousandwholesome. Discriminate when you buy .your.Candy---select Huyler’s‘at our store.”: -W.F.HALL,"PHONE 20.--.Druggist Statesville,re : = FOR RENT—Brick wareroom.at:rear of Wil-liams Furniture Store.WALLACE.BROS,‘0.‘Dec.$1—-4t. LOST—Account book,between my home andstables.Return to F.H.CONGER. Dee,31-—1t*. LOST—Crescent of PearlsRewardforreturntoThe Landmark or toMISSLOISLOVE,317 Walnut:street. on the atrect, Yel al iva iivartivay{97 Selec NMRALEC ADO ATTIC NENT NITE NTO NE unity Is Yours! nto up a distorted effect. ide.—Charlotte Observer, The Landmark expressed its disap-Proval of.these pictures as soon astheyappeared;and the fact that they appeared on the first page of the Charlotte Observer is evidence thatEditor:Warris ‘didn’t supervise themake-up. SREern, It was a most commendable idea of ‘Craig to parole the trusty con-| viets.at Christmas and.give the oth- ers a rest from labor.Prisoners shouldtalltimesbehumanely—treated Thereisplenty,of room for prison re- form in North Carolina,but the re- :)the of Yeason.“Few men who got ‘should always be within are saints,and while alevilwaysshouldbegiven yiand encouraged to re-|}wll notbe led to be are to be petted and ‘than phnished fér must always.un- nust suffer.for pictures by theartistwithnointentionofproducirigicItwasalackof“good taste and skill on his part,andthepapersthatuseditmust‘haveZoneontheprincipleofanythingforapictureofthePresidentandhis “We do not know exactly what a flagon is,”chirps’the Greensporo News.Denying old acquaintance tiie morning after,s0 to speak. .Rebellion in China. A revolutionary movement was ‘be-gun several days ago in the provinteofYunan,China,under the leader-ship of Tasai Ao,former military governor of the province.OVernmenttroopsintheprovincejoined the revolutionists and the province has,beey declared independent.Thereisalso‘disaffection in other provincesandtheindicationsarethatthere-bellion may assume some proportions. _The trouble is due to the change rom republic to monarchy in China. The revolutionists oppose the changeandwouldmaintaintherepublic.It.lis said ‘there is some uneasiness in Peking,the seat of the Chinese gov- ernment,,¢: ‘Villaa Fugitive.~ Conditions ‘in Mexico continue to go}|Carranza’s way. Villa’s adherentscontinuetodeserthimbecauseofhisfailingfortunesandatlastatcountjewasafugitive,with a small band-|of picked followers around him,ght ta Mrs.Hipolito Villa,wife en,Villa’s.brother;a “nied by their children,as uber5rélativesandmanyservants,landed 1a"Unike."ian.Hipeiite ValsapTexaslast a number of{1% week:hut was|" Dec,31—Tt. FOR SALE—Peavine hay and roughage.HAR-mY GREGORY.<Dec,31.BeWANTED—White girls to wait on table,MRS.JNO.H.GRAY,Hotel Iredell.Dee.81, FOR SALE—Practicatly new lopse leaf Ledgeer.Bargain.DR.F.A.CARPENTER, Dec,31.‘ THE DAVIS MILLS will pay $1.35 for wheat,DAVIS MILLS,Hiddenite.Dec,31--2t. HORSES,MARES AND MULES—I AM ATmystableswith36headgoodHorses,|Mares and Mules,Lot of nice §younge t Horses to trade for medium-priced los.Cash or time,C.E.DANIELS.Dee,24..z. |furnished or unfurnistied,lijhts,water andlargegarden.Posscasion ‘ebruary lst.aa &A,COLVERT,‘Plone 222. ec,24,‘ ‘FOR RENT —-8IX «-ROOM COTTAGE,|| ThanaWish Fe All Ready-to-wear.Coats and Coat Suits must besold. Now is the time to secure a Suit or Cozt.A long =time to wear them yet.See us for real values. =MILLS &POSTON. ?‘A Cradle | FOR RENT—My entire second floor,over storeroomofSmithey&Fraley,f eee oO ledbytheCommercial¢lub.mediate *pas-a can be given.L.B.PATTERSON.) »RL OLD NEWSPAPERS —All you want.at10e,a hundred,Worth this to start fireswith.»Also good to put under carpets and paper the walls,Come to EK LAND-MARK for them., FOR SALE-—Farm of 568 acres,neatP.WATT.'" town.N.Nov,30. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.OF;PARTNERSHIP.é Noi DcipieeeMsoats‘Evans and B.M.i "dite are tobepald toA.)Evans ‘and all ‘Rebte (owing by.it:willtheby>said W,A.Evans,‘who will ¢ ‘ and Carriage, 1 -Combined.” } We can show you a saving i/ Oyiy* to show you. Just the Catriage for . Baby These , Price $10.00 ce : on every purchase.Always a pl ReductionsWithout Thought of Cost . CAPAC MEICNIN NAN NULL NTC NETIC TLE NEC NIACIN Good Values in.House Furnishings.- ne 4. uletideVisitors.Who Are Com-,ingand Going.”~fe gie Mr.George Ives,who enant:¢daysat home,has returned to Phila- ‘4 .Allen Turner is at.homeakeForestCollege.a .seersaiveeneiyhisSuestforafewdays.'Mr.Miles Cowles is at home.from.West Point for the holidays.-.Miss Katherine Cochrane,who is‘teaching at Albemarle,is spendingtheholidaypenttionathome._Mr.and Mrs.J.H.Shaw of HighPoint.former residents of Statesville,»were here Sunday.My.and Mrs.W:E.McRorie,whooieChristmasguestsatthehomeofMeRorie’s parents,Mrs,and Mrs.4.8,MecRorie,returned Monday totheirhomeinHickory.?.Edgar H.White of Durham “e spent a portion of the holiday season‘at home.we Mrs.T.L.Green of Lenoir! olidav.guests of Mr.and Mrs.}.sia Sherrill.:Mr.and Mrs.R.W.Elayn and Mr.-RalphAga_of Winston-Salem visitedMra:an >W.Elam this week,..Mr.and ate W.C.Gray and Mr.and Mrs.W.F.McPeters and baby of Marion are visiting relatives inStatesville.Mr.B.H.Reid and family of Olin‘and’Mr.8.’R.Brown and family made fn automobile trip to Charlotte Mon-day to visit Mr.Reid’s parents,Mr.'and Mrs.R.R,Reid.‘Miss Arleene Gilmer came homefromCharlottetosvendChristmas.‘Mr.Ben Stimson has returned fromafewMays”stav in Charlotte. 5 % re |Mrs.Glenn i ter,Miriam Pearl,who visited Mrs. ‘|were in Statesville Wednesday en r ery , ' .Mra J.HL.a ‘anid tistte daugh> Earley’s home people at Hiddenite, fete to their home in Winston-§Sa- Os,C.R.Lee and Misses Nannie,“|Ruth and Lizzie Lee of ae are|eyente of py R.A.CooFeusenmynan Dr aay M. oe 0 enite spent yesterday in»|Statesville,Dr,Davis,will go to‘to take up thenractice-of,medicing,fe was recent-ly in Wadesboro and made arrange-pt to locate there.rs,Ralph ©.Gouger of South Car-ting t hhere on a visit to relatives. Mirae Sig.Wallace and children are spending several weeks with relatives in Wilmington. Miss Helen Bischoff of Charleston,§..C.,is the:guest of Mrs.L.0,Gib-son.-Miss.Moy Swann of Columbia,who avent Christmas with her mother, Mrs,M.E,Swann,went to Greens- boro Wednesday afternoon to visithersister,Mrs.A.F.Heath...She is expected to return to Statesville to-morrow.Mr.Wm.L.Allison of Chicago,UL, and Mr.Raymond V.Allison of De- troit,Mich.,are spending the’holi-divs with home-folks. Mr.and Mrs.R.M.Gray and chil- dren spent the Christmas holidavs with friends and,relatives in.Meck- lenburge county.Miss Katherine Mc-Donald and Miss Willie Barrett ac- jcompaniedthem home and will spend 1 YULE SEASON omar WEDDINGS. Miss WeedonandMr.Kennedy at Blowing Rock—Others in Statesville and Elsewhere—Pre-Nuptial Affairs —_—Social Events. The marriage of Miss Elise Weed: on and Mr.P.D.Kennedy of States-ville took place Tuesday morning’at19o'clock in the Presbyterian charchatBlowingRock.Rev.Edgar Tufts}1officiating.The church was attrac-tively decorated and the wedding wasaprettyone.A large number.friends and relatives of the bridal pair were present to witness the cér-emony which united their hearts anddestinies.The bride was given ‘away by nas brother.Mr,D.R.'Weedon of Bos- ten,and her’sister,Miss .Juanjta Weedon.was ‘her maid of honor:Mr. Frank Armfield ofStatesville was Mr,bride’sKennedy’s best -man.'ThemaidswereMissesLenaRives ofRlowingRock.Mary Kennedy_ofHonstonville.Kathleen.Otive or Asher,ville,Allie Henrv Penn of Boone and | Neil Gwyn of Elkin.and the greom’s men were Messre,Moss Salley,Oscar. Marvin,Lonnie Mills,H.H.YountandCarltonAndrews,all of Stategrville.Mr.Morris’Dunlap:of Char: lotte and Mr.Mordeeai of>Blowing,Rock were the ushers.The —bride. wore 2 handsome traveling suit ,and carried bride’s roses,wetsMr.end Mrs.Kennedy:are avaner ing their honeymoon inthe .South. er,Mr.Herbert Hoffmann,who is to wed Miss Kaufman in Danville on the 12th,Miss Leah Stephany will enter~tain in honor of Miss offmann this afternoon.Tuesday evening.Miss Elise Wallace will give a course din- ner ‘to the bridal party,and at thesametimeMr.and Mrs,J.H,Hoff- here for the we Miss.Elvy M auction bridge Tuesday ne coplimentarytoMr.and Mrs. Land of Goldsboro,guests ue “Mrs. Land’s parents,Judge and Mrs,Long, The game was played at seven tables.No prizes were awarded.Following ithe game two ure of refresh-ments’were served.The house’was tastily decorated with Christmas em- blems. The Night Bridge club was’enter- tained Tuesday night by Mrs.Eugene Davis in celebration.of her fourth wedding anniversary.After a’season of game playing the guests were in- vited into the dining room,where 2a two-course luncheon was _served.Beautiful’hand-painted place cards were used and the table was attrac-tively decorated?..° The Thursday Afternoon Book club met’yesterday afternoon with Mrs.L. B.Bristol. Miss Altie Corpening gave a bridge varty at her*home on Walnut streetTuesdayaftérnooninhonor.of Mrs.E..8.Clayton of-'Asheville.In the}zame Mrs.David J.”Craig won the ‘seere prize,which’:was a ,hand-em- broidered guest towel.An embroider- ed towel,was*also presented to Miss ing. mann will entertain for other guests |» lwee entertained:at |" aie ee ‘posit,deposit with us to @raw in- RESOLUTION. Tomorrow —the first day ot the New Year —is.generallyadoptedasthetimeto“swear off”and make resolutions to beanddobetter.We would es- pecially enjoin those who have not been doing business with a bank or who expect to change their banking connections to start with us tomorrow. When you have money to de- a few days here. Mrs.J.E.Colvert ‘has’returned from Linwood,where she spent sev- ‘eral days with her son,Mr.J.C.Col- vert. Mr.and Mrs.J. tle son,Allen,visited relatives Winston.during the holidays.Mr.R.O.Hair and family,who vis- ited Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Hair,re- iturned Wednesday night to -their jhome in Winston-Salem. Messrs.James Pressly and ElbertShelton,students at’Erskine College| M.Suther and lit-|'in|° Mrs.M.W.Shook and little daugh-ter of ‘Lincolnton are guests of Mrs.| Shook’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.J.AFulp.Mr.Shook.who was here,has|returned to Lincolnton.Mrs.R.H.MeNeill ard children of| ~Washington City .are spending a couple of weeks with Mrs,MeNeill’s| varents.Mr.and Mrs.Geo.H.Brown.)M¥.“McNeill was’here for a day.Miss Fay Poole,-who is a student|!at‘a college in Murfreesboro,Tenn..is ‘spending the holiday vacationherhomeinAlexandercounty..Miss|'Mary Lee Austin of Statesville.a for-| Mer schoolmate.spent.a portion ofthisweekwithMissPoole.|.Messrs.Fred.and Frank Summers|Charlotte spent Christmas.with}ir mother.Mrs.Thad.Summers. “Miss Ola Boyd went to CharlotteMondaytospendafewdayswithrel- ptives.| Mr.George ‘Woodward has return-!ded from Davie county,where he spent }ia few days with his family.“Dri Reid Patterson of Charlotte,visited his mother,Mrs.P.R.Patter-!;this.week.“&*Mrs.W.G.Lewis has returned aes at the bedside of her son,Mr.|_*Gus.Lewis,who is ill in a-sanatorium| with penumonia,Mr.|Lewis’condi-! tion is eeeMr.O.Sowers returned to Clin-| -ton,8,C., wednantey,after spending|a few days with home peonle here: »Prof.and Mrs.J.H.Hill visited|Mx Henry Hill .in Charlotte this| eek,The latter’s ‘eondition contin-|“ues to improve.¥;Miss Ricka Webster is at hom-.frof Columbia to spend ten days. Miss Lillian Danlan,who is teach- jng-at Mooresville,is spending theholidayvacationatherhomeinthe“Dunlap neighborhood.‘.Mr..and Mrs.Fred.Shepherd of|“Concord were guests at the homeof |Mr.Shepherd’s father,Mr.J._L.Shepherd,during the holidays.:Mr.!_Shepherd,‘who is .overseer of spin-“wing in one of the Cannon mills at- «Concord,is.popular with the men un- der him.They presented him a hand-*some fountain pen at Christmas.Mr.Dent James of Loudon,Tenn., : el is the guest of Mr.and Mrs.Lackey. Misses Mariaddie-and Bernice Tur- ther.who are teachers in the Rock-|" gham graded schoolyare spending their holiday vacation‘at -home. Misses Ida and Corrinne “Clarke of ichmond,Va.,arrived in Statesville Tuesday night to be guests of the Misses Hoffmann until after the Hoff mann-Kaufman wedding’next.week.| Miss Rae Gill is at home for the Wheres from.Graniteville,.S..C., *Where she is teaching.J.B.:Ives,who spent.a tow:a‘with his:‘family,has returned to Wilntington..Miss Iris»McDougald ‘left Wednes- Hgcer for a visit to Miss Norma Bell in at” ~{from Charlotte,where ‘she spent’(a)| io Mrs.TS.Lazenby:is visiting Mrs. (ville vesterday en route to Charlotte ‘lat Wilson’s.Mills.Johnston county.- other of Mrs:Anderson Lackey,is‘ at Due West,S.C.,are-at home on} Aaration. Mrs.James M.Ramsey and Master \James,Jr,,are visiting Mrs.Ram- sey’s sister,Mrs.W.W.Hanks,in Charlotte.—Mr.Frank—L,Jenkins has.returned ito Birmingham,Ala.{ Mr,and Mrs.W..T...Kincaid and ‘Mp.and’Mrs,H.L.Kincaid and chil-dren returned yesterday from a visit 0.relatives at Cleveland. “Mrs.W.P.Howard.who visited her |daughter,Mrs.J.D.Ramsey,left |vesterday for her home at Russell- i Ville,Ky.. Miss Gertrude Conger is friends in Charlotte. Mr.and Mrs.Julian Ross |tle son,Harry,returned to ivesterday after having srent idavs with honie.neople here.Miss Louise;Sloan left yesterdaviforRotkHill,S.C.,where she will) anend a few days as the guest of|. 'Miss Marie Fewell.Mrs.W.M.Barringer,Miss Ada|Bell Barringer:and ‘little.Ardrey Bar« iying er.left yesterday fora visit toCorneliusandCharlotte.Miss Inez Gray,who is teaching at iCana,Davie county,spent Christmas!: lin Statesville with her sister,Mrs.J. iL.Kurfees,and went to eouneevills i vesterday.to visit:another’sister,Mrs \R.A.Lowrance. visiting|. and lit-|Newton | '?.B.Smith in Moorssville,Miss Addie Steele was in States- from Turnersburg,where she spent | the holidays. Mr.Frank Brady~qs at home from Columbia,.S..C.Editor Ed.<H,DeCamp of the Gaff- ney (S.C.)Ledger,-and Mrs.DeCamp spent yesterday -and last night in Statesville,the guests of Mr.and Mrs. iG.W.Taylor.Mr..Henry W.Lipnard,former|-Statesville résident who rab been liv- ing in =Kannanolis for nearly a.year, was in town Christmas,Day. Mrs.J.H.Gentry.a former resident of Statesville,‘who has been in town a few days,returns today to her home Mrs.W.G.Morrison.who ‘spent the holidays with her parents,Mr,and Mrs.J.W.Ward,has returned toherhome‘in Wilkesboro. Mr.Summers Very 1—DunlanVisitors.|_ Correspondence of The tandmar Dunlap,Dec.30 —Misseb Katie Gray and’Mary Dunlav,who are teaching.school near “Glass|are at home for the holidays...Mr.M.- ?iDunlap of Charlotte has returhed,af- ter.spending -Christmas with his home people.Mrs.Lillie Sloan and children of Salisbury are guests of Mrs.T;°C.Gray.’Miss*Lillian Dun- lap,who is teaching school nearMooresville,is at home for the holi- days y goodly number.of loca”peonle,Who|} C.|Miss Hoffmann. Late?they will fake vn their Yesl;dence in Statesville.Mrs,Kennedy is a daughter of Mrs.Henry Wyatt, Weedon of Blowing Rock and is a very attractive young,lady..She has visited in Statesville on several oc-| sasions and is favorably known to a ’will weleome her to meatereile as 4nermanentresident,iKennedy, Kennedy of Houstonville,oni made} his home of years.and has recently heen actives ly connected with the North State V+. neer Co,.of which he is an officer.Heig2youngmanoffinequalitiesand is popular with his friends. who is a son of Mr,onaliMrs.P.B, in Statesville for ‘a number |. Clayton as guest of honor.‘A salad course was served.The house was decorated with holly and narcissus.The Get-to-Gether clib met with i Miss Louise Brady Wednesday after- noon at her home*on Race street..An-agrams -was played.and Miss Eliza- beth Carlton won the prize,a hand-kerchief,“The hostess served a salad course, Mrs.L.QO.Gibson entertained at jher home on Mulberry street Tuesday vening complimentary.to her guest,Miss Helen Bischoff of Charleston,S. C.Jn-a game of hearts Mrs.R.L. Poston won -the ladies’prize,a crene Miss”’Rose Waugh and Mr.RieG|Allison of Troutman were married| Wednesday evening at.7 o'clock at) the First Baptist parsonagg on east| Broad street.Rev.Charles Andersen| nerforming the ceremony.The mertiagéwasasurnriseforthe‘reads of the couple.Miss Waugh,who is a)daughter of Mr.Sidney Waugh |Trotitman,/has for some months heeasaleswomaninthestoreofMillsPostonandshe:was on duty at the sre un_to 4.o'clock Wednesday eve- ning.Mr.Allison is an organize?of the Wondmen of the World.,It is as-the hol.|2med that the couple will make their home at Troutman,'Mr.and Mrs.James:W.Blackwel+|) der of Coneord have issued ecards an- novycing the marriage.of theirAsughter,Miss.Carrie ~Elizabeth Blackwelder,and Mr.Walter Jerome Barnhordt.whieh took place in foe Catholic church in~"Salisbury W nesday.Miss Blackwelder was three years emploved as a ‘waitressatHotelIredell,where she was.held Coneord Tuesday.‘ Miss Florence Holder and Mr.John‘|Dawson Eller of the.Diamond 'Hill community were married Christmas Eve at the home of Rev.J.H,,.Press- ly.who officiated.‘Ns Mr.John Smith and.Miss LauraBenfieldoftheStonyPointcommu- married.They came.to Statesville)*Fyiday.afternoon,secured their li-| cense from’Register’,Boyd and wete married in the register’s office at the gourt house by Justice W.:B.McLel- land of Sharpesburg township,who happened to be in th court house atessedintoserv-the time and wasice: “<Mies Anne Bell Walton enter tained the Why Not club members and a few other guests Tuesday afternoon in honor of Miss Amelia Hoffmann.whowillnext.Wednesday wed Mr.Kauf- man.of Danville.Va.Special guests in addition to Miss Hoffmann.wéreher‘sister.Miss Carrie Hoffmann,andMissesElise:Wallace and Leah Ste- vlianv,who are to be members of her bridal party.Auction bridge-was played ot four tables,but in accord- ance with club rules.no ‘score prizes+iwere—awarded.Miss Hoffmann.was presented with a*book as guest-of honor.A basket of flowers tied with meline which distinguished the bride’s game table,was also presented to Two courses of re- freshments.were.served at the,close of the game;The Walton home was attractively decorated for the occa- sion with holiday emblems,ferns,etc.An elegant’7 o’clock dinner ‘Wasgiven}by the Why Not club Wedneg- day evening at,the home of Mis ‘Tah:Adams.‘cOmplimentaryto1 £Monroe.a Mrs.’Frank Hovis and Miss Mary -“Dunn Ross of Charlotte were holiday “iguests of Miss Arleene Gilmer.©“Mr.and Mrs.John G.Turner and| children of Winston-Salem,who ‘have| with:home neople.in Statesville,will “4%return to Winston-Salem,today. ’Mrs.L.C.Steele of arlotte is the guest of Mr.and Mrs.H.0. teele,Mr.Steele,who was here, -®returned to Charlotte Wednesday, '.Mrs.R.W.Garrison and children »and emg Belle Gar?son went to Rock Hi Powel to.visit Mrs, ?‘of Mrs.Marley’s tertD.Clarke,during the -holidays.Mr.and Mrs.©.E.Mills returneduesdayfromSumter,S.C.,.whereleyspentChristmas’with Mr,andjcMrs.M.W.Seabrook!:*Miss Jessie Moore will return todayavisitinMooresville,.and Mrs.P.8.Bailey,who vis-Mr.Bailey's:parents,Mr.andW.F,Bailey,returned Wednes-)their home in Winston-Salem.ees by Mr.natventBailey. been spending the “Christmas season:- ‘to The Landmark and ha ee ‘read- Mr.James Summers of Anderson.iInd.,was celled home on account of |the ‘critical illness of his father,Mr.LW.H.-H.Summers.Mr.Summers.is not expected to recover.Mr.John M.MeTver “ot Galt has been the guest.of friends in this com-munity.Miss Marjorie Johnson.of Salisbury is the guess of.Miss Katie Gray...Miss’Johnson will sail for Korea in February,where she will teach for a missionary.|Mr.Roy.Nicholson 18)at home from Anderson,Indi;Christmas passed :very quietly inthiscommunity..Happy New Year ers, Mrs.Dillon ‘Dead-—Newi‘pect School. Correspondente of:‘The“Landmark. New Hope;Dee:28 —Mrs.Sayaagcer. Pre Dillon died a few days ago oMrs.Jane Pierce is’very si for the holidays with atree,“We.are.ee a”school,eels eetaeaendand= The school at New ee tu erie ae Amelia.Hofffann,the:club’s popular bride for next week.The.Adahomewasbeautifiedfortheclubnary | with.Christmas decorations,the dining table being very attractive with bloo ing narcissus,ribbons,.ned canalete,.The place cards:were:charactet- istic of.a wedding and the favors woe bon bons.-.While’the last course ¢ the dinner was being served the bridg- elect ‘was toasted by Miss Adams, hostess of the occasion,and Mrs.W. A.Bristol and Miss ‘Rae Gill. toasts were all very clever‘and Mi Hoffmann’s ‘response was fitting.the strains of a wedding march _play- ed by Miss Gill the guests went:frthediningroomtothe:parlor,whthere..wasa beautifully—decora the of gifts from the club membersto |guest-of-honor The remainderof |evening was spent in playing a’ ed with a handsomelycett saTheguestsinagacinysate|CorCorane Clarke of igt |three tables of bridge Wedyysday af- _|cle was entertained Wedne in esteem.She left for her home in}: nity eclebrated Christmas bv getting oe s $ Mi miniature Santa,Clauses filled wih The Christmas tree laden with a shower e|f bridge.Miss Hoffmann wasBopeyer3Ete de chine handkerchief,and Mr.W.W.Leinster won the ‘entlemen’s prize,a pair of silk hose.The guest |of honor’prize presented to Miss Bis- |choff was a ‘hand-embroidered guest towel.-Miss Virginia Ramsey assist- 1 the hostess in serving a saladHolidaydecorationswere4ECle!\" Mrs.©.V.Henkel entertained at ike in honor of Mrs.L.C.Steele f Charlotte.Jn the game Mrs.Wm, Wallace won the high scor prize. The guest of honor also “feceived a vhize:.A salad course,with hot cof- foe and sweets,was served. Roliday dances were held in the hall in the Andersun bnilding Sat- rday.and Tuesday nights,anda third danceis -seheduled 7roy temorrow night. The Eclectic Book club held its an- nual social event for itS members and their husbands last night et the home THE F IRST NATIONAL BANK _denionstrate to us your habitto” terest:or to be checked out”asneeded,Obligations paid by: check stay paid.In depositing your money with us to draw in- terest you not only earn the rate of interest on a dollar but you take care of money and in this way establish for yourself a line, of credit that will aid you inbor- rowing. Statesville,N.C.. Capital $100,es Four Per CentPaidonTime Deposits. S.pene of Dr.and “Mrs,M.-R.-Adams, The Round Dozen Embroidery Gir-| after-| noon by Mrs.Chas.A.T ner ather} home on West End avénue.-arate ‘Henry Kunkle ‘of Ports- mouth,Va.,and Amos Kunkle of Try- on ‘spent the holiday season.with then parents,Mr.and Mrs.M.Kun- kle.Christmas Day Mr.and Mrs. Kankle gave a dinner in»honor:of their visiting soris and their three’ sons of Statesville,Messrs.S..H.,H. C.and W.H.Kunkle,and the ‘day was ‘very much enjoyed as a family. reunion.It was the -first time in many years that all five of the Kunkle brothers”had been together,and be- fore the visitors left,Monday a pho- tograph of,the group was made., Mrs.Clarence.Stimpson gave a dinner party Tuesday at her home onWalnutstreet,complimentary to hersister.Miss Arleene Gilmer.arid’the Intter’s guests,Mrs.Frank Hovis ‘andMissMaryDunnRossofCharlotte. Oiit-of-town guests present in addi-tion tothe guests of honor were Messrs.McLean Rodgers of Rich-mond,Va..and Mr.John L.Fairly of Fayetteville.Miss Ruth and Mr.Alvin Morrison entertained a number of their young friends last evening at the home of their:parents,‘My.and Mrs.Eugene Morrison,on’morth Center street.aiel|Iredell Man Married in.Tennesaee. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loudol,Tenn.,Dee,23 —The mar- riage of Miss Marie James to Mr.Lowry ‘McClain o¢eurred at the coun-try home of ‘the bride on Wednesday morning at 10.80 o’clock.The cere- mony,which was simple and beauti- ful,was performed by the Rev.J.H. Wagoner.The bridal couple enteredtheparlor,preceded by.Miss Loy Mc- ‘Clain,sister of the groom,and Mr. Dent James,brother of the bride, twho served as attendants.The bridewasbeautifullyattiredin.white serepe-de-chine-.with pearl ‘and silvertrimmings,carrying.a bouquet:of TF |bride’s ‘yoses.Miss McClain’:wore white--lingerie-and carried -pink.Kil- larney roses.Mrs.McClain is the popular and ac- complished young daughter of Mr.and Mrs.J.F.James,former Virgin- ans,who has.many friends interestedin,her ‘marriage.The’groom is a prosperous farmer living near States,villé,North Carolina,where he and his bride will make theif?home,upon‘their return from a visit to Jackson-ville,Fla},and Washington,’D.C,The old Southern hospitality’was a|very much enjoyed by |the relatives S\and:close friends resent,°when they were invited intd the dining room to UThe.bride is.a:sister of Mr.J.Ah-derson Lackey of ‘Btuteaville-TheLandmarkapes was found.dead iPitt:county,Tuosd a wife and chil-leavesa eee of the bountiful wedding | sterminecnecininitiatine E.M.Cox,a.lawyer of ah fad -wvStart the New Tear Rai ] You can make yaur grocery buying easy,satisfctorandeconomicalbybreitngthehetodsMethisstoneintothelightofconsideration.,The cash plan willsaveyoumoneywithoutsacrificingthequalityofmer-chandise.For your comparison I am ee dive you the’folowing prices,es COFFEE.BREAKFAST FOODS., No.1 Bourbon Santos Coffee,an }|Cream of Wheat ;ieyurfinequality,5c.value,|Quaker Grits ................9¢OP.ulead Veggaaeeaees 26c./1b,|Puff Wheat ..........0....496. eee Blend Coffee,1.Ib,cans,Washington.Crisp h ;$5c.value.for occ.e ceceeee38¢.|Grape Nuts ......000.,Ne 3 Blended»Coffee,25e.ae Shredded ,Wheat .eee AMOR aies «e suaw eG wian ee ge 8 8¢e Post eDyDKo”2 Blended Coffee,“Bbc value,Puff bls iWitsHodesGolesi.canyloge:|QURKAE Oat cs ran ‘White:House Coffee,Lib.can.88e.:Rellone Core Flakes SMBAKINGPOWDERS,' Snow King Baking Powder.Royal Baking Powder,.1.Th.£0Raye)‘Baking _Powder, -Gold Ribbon.Coffee,1 Ib..can..24e. 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Libby's»prepared fnustard,‘1.hie ae Tuna Fish MGs TOM,oui eek bans vik e UOEOR Nc padi vies ba ey mustard dressing,1b¢.re van Camp's ‘Tuna.Fish, Mee i cen eee ¢‘or Eddy’s.mustard dressing,10¢.size,Kingan’s Potted’MeaLOPSvecesseeescuWaesSakensaeLibby’s or ,CamphelilyDurkees?salad dressing,80¢.<8 sorted.veut ARMIES Va ptm veg34idyreviwsys fs pala Yass Cee Oe MVR Mt", Steet ee brad a ben day afternoon,at the home of Mr. “J.G.Weatherman officiating.Imme- “this community.He is an industrious, “also of this community,is an attrac- =A protracted meeting is in session £2 Fry of Salisbury is doing the preach- ).understand. “make a living at.home”doctrine for »cellent supper was —He has .been teaching school for sev- .The.writer joins their many.friends ©”fruits.Here they are:Mr,Arley Hep- vo Ver killed a hog that weighed 354 ~~.pounds;Mr.J,R.-Huie one that weigh- ope-410.and..Mr.,.W,A.Gregory,who a - |¢West,-and a little nearer home. i 'gredit,as they deserve to. <>way“your debts promptly. :-Alexander Bond Sale Dispute ‘dignosing off-roadbonds"*=<in the sum’of $150,000.was vesterday a N a Charlotte Observer,Dec.30. RTH IREDELL WEDDING MissLowe ‘and’Mr...Crater— ‘Living at Home —Good Ad- »vice.“Correspondence of The Landmark, Jennings,Dec.28 Christmasedoffunusuallyquietinthissec- ‘tion.We.haven't heard of any drunk- enness,any accidents or,anything in the way of misconduct during the |V holidays.; Mr.A.M.Crater and Miss Mary Lowe were wnited in marriage Sun- «Jas.Lowe,father of the bride,Rev. jately after the ceremony a most ex- taicn served,Ph ieleasureanddelightofall,Mr.Cra- s a is the son of Mr.J.W.Crater of “energetic young man of good habits. eral years and hassee gone into the mercantile business.Miss Lowe, tive young girl of splendid qualities. in wishing them a most happy life to- gether. at Grassy Knobs this week.Rev.Mr. jing,He is a very able preacher,‘Lj Miss Pattye Jennings,who is at- tending school at Boone,came home‘for the holidays.She returned to~sehool this week.; ‘The writer has been preaching the *gome time and is seeing some of its deserves the prize,one that weighed600.If the boys will come on withiskindofworkwewillsoonhavefur‘snidke houses moved out of the ‘a The winding up of the year is a mighty good time to pay off our_debts,satisfy our creditors and start a@ new year with a clean record.If“you can’t pay all your debts,yououghttoatleastshowyourwilling-’ness by seeing your creditor and ex-plaining your,condition,and make asnearsatisfactionforhimasyoucan. ~’People who make store accounts andletthemrunfrom’year to year andevenfromtentotwelvemonthswith- out making settlement,are doing an*iniustice to their merchants and theywillsoonfind.themselves without The onlytohaveagoodcreditistopay. ‘Goes to Court. A temporary restraining order,en-»joining the boards of schools.countyandroadcommissionersofAlexandercountyfromdi signed by Judge W.F.Harding,who is spending his vacationin this city.The reauest,for a permanent restrain-ing order is made rezurnable beforeJudgeClineatHickoryonJanuary14,The local tegal firm:of Canster jJover by an a Wil the injury of a number of other per-sons.’ of Interest>Over the State. yyi20.years ol, '10-year-old son ofS.L.Long,ridjég.a bicycle,was'xnmobilesndseriously of Surry county has,000:the farm of the fa- Dave’Bryant,killed Clarence Kennedy,Both colored.Too much liquor.Bry-ant is in jail. the Norfolk Southern railway,wasrundownbyatraininCraven.coun-ty ‘and killed. Surry county is.to have,a newcourthouseandjail,the two to be constructed in one building,at a costofabout.$80;000.; Henry Massey,a 15-year-old colored boy of Charlotte,accidentally shothimselfintheheadanddiedfromthe effects of the injury. Commissioner of Agriculture Gra- ham figures that the reduction in the amount of fertilizer bought last yearbyNorthCarolinafarmerssavedthe farmers $4,500,000. “One joy of the Christmas seasontoTheLandmarkwasthattheMax- ton Chief,Bro.Harker’s paper,’reach- ed this office the day it was dated. Usually it comes the week after. A firecracker thrown against Guy Evans,a small boy of Greenville,ex-ploded and so mangled.his hand thattwofingershadtobeamputatedandothersmayhavetobetakenoff. Mrs.Elizabeth A.Murphy diedlast-week at her home at Burgaw,aged 92 years.She was the mother of Judge J.D.Murphy of AshevilleandofDr.Walter C.Murphy of Washington’City.mney : At.Wilson a colored man,65 yearsold,was run down by’an automobileanddiedfromhisinjuries.The driv-er of.the machine,'P.H.Lazer.ofGoldsboro,was -placed under $300 bond for investigation. in a mass of fireworks on display:in front of a store in Wilmington,a few days before Christmas,and the ex-plosion alarmed the town and brought out the fire department. Burglars blew open the safe in the store of F.B.Horne,a.merchant at Morrisville,Wake county,and got away with $300 in cash ang $800 worth of valuable papers.ome of the papers were found near the store. Edgar Lee Burton and.wife of High Point,the parents who abandoned the baby boy at Greensboro,were releas- ed in the payment of the costs ontheiragreementtotakecareofthebaby.Thev had been married ‘but three months. Willie Cooper,an employe’of therailroadshopsatSpencer,was ar--the companyandiwas acquitted..Hesuedthecompany-for.fe arrest and got $2.200 damages.e SupremeCourthasaffirmedthejudgmentof the lower court.:; Celebrating.Christmas,Isaiah!Gra-dy,a-negro-of Lenoir county,‘poured minister to Belgium,home for a’few weeks,sailed Tues-ar for Belgium to resume his dutiesere,Meat W.C.Coward,trestle foreman for)95 cents per gallon in localities,andthereistalkgation, .Christmas Day 19 persons,all col-!ored save two,were sent to the hos-pital in Macon,Ga.,suffering frominjuriesfrontfireworxsandgunshot wounds.. and a young”freight train at Avoca station, where they had gone to meet a Christ- mas guest.: confident of President «Wilson.Monday for Europe,where he goes on a mission for the President,|thenatureofwhichisnotdisclosed,. mate that approximately , 900 (par value)of American securi-ties which were foreign -owned when the been absorbed during the past 16 months. in government ‘ and<stations will receive increases in“stealing —from pay,beginning January -1 received.by employes.in like trades acommercialconcerns‘in the vicinity,regulate pay at the plants. President NEWS OF Gathered Incidents Gathered From Partaofthe Country, ‘The Navy Department has sold thegunboatVicksburgtotheCuban:gov-ernment._A collision of tains near Veeders- burg,Ind,‘Christmas eve,.resultedinthedeath,of four trainmen:and Brand “Whitlock,United ©Stateswhohasbeen The price of gasoline’continues’tojump,the retail price.being’around of government:investi- Three persons —two younkt girlsan.—-were killed ig iCol.House.intimate ©friend .andsailed Germany’s experiments with substi- tutes for cotton.in making.gunpow-der have been so successful that for eight months no cotton has been used,according to the report from Berlin. Mayor Keller of Toledo,Ohio,hasbeenindictedonthechargeofac- cepting a.bribe.he was given-an automobile to influ- ence his vote in awarding a city con- tract. It is alleged that Grieved at the death of a favoritecolt,Pendleton Butler,af&ed 18,_wholivedinthevicinityof:Louisa Court House,F Zack Butler,father of the youth,dis-covered his son’s death,he committedsuicidebyshooting. Va.,hanged himself..When At Milford,Conn,,Mrs.EdwardKrause‘threw her two small sons in- ;to the MilfordAsmallboythrewalightedmatchjumpedin-after them.The woman} was rescued but the boys were drown- ed.Mrs..Krause will be examined a& to her mental condition. reservoir and then experts esti-1,500,000,-New York -financial’ Evropean war.broke out,have in the United States Dr.Cook,the explorer,who is inDenmark,was refused an American passport to enter Germany.All ‘per- sons are refused American passportstobelligerentcountriesunlesstheir business is urgent and considered im- portant by the government. A majority of the 25,000 employes navy yards,shops Wage government Plaving golf Christmas Day,theandMrs.‘Wilson were Ish ‘Bethany Township,—er.Tuesday,December 28th,about 100young’‘people assembled at the homeofMr.and Mrs.J.B.Houpe,ap Beteanytownship,to spend the day in‘celebrating the Christmas season,At1o'clock ‘the guests:gathered in thediningroom,where a spléndid andbountifuldinnerwasserved.The af-ternooh was spent in playing gamesandsocialconversation.Time to.home came all too soon but all’whohadthegood‘fortune to be presenthadacigtimeandjoinedinwishingMr.and Mrs.Houpe and young son, J.B.,dr.,a happy New Year.Dr.Owen of Washington,\D.C.,will lecture at’Athens ‘school houseFriday,January 7th,at 7.30 p.m,County Agent Dull will also lectureandshowsomemovingpictures’oflivestock.These pictures have beenshownatanumberofplacesinthe county and were viewed.by appreci-ative audiences.Mr.Dull took thesepicturesfromrealanimalsandscenesandthismakesthemallthemorein-teresting,He had this ontfit made at his own expense and it is doinggoodwork.in helping the farmers and stockmen.‘ ae eam cneeener Big Fire in Ashe County. A correspondent writing from Lau-rel Springs,Alleghany county,to theWinston~Salem Journal says thewholesalestoreofR.Barr &Compa-ny,the First National Bank of Jef-ferson,nig the postoffice at West Jef-ferson,,the new town on the Virginia-Carolina railroad in Ashe county,allwentupinflamesMonday.‘The fire started in an upper story of the Barr building from a stove,and had madesuchheadwaybeforeit’was discov-ered,that it was impossible tq’control its The bank and postoffice were in the store building.—i 4 ett nataantemtinmiter capitnatenenti mR State Senator Cooper of Wilming-ton has bought from Mr.Herbert Mc- Clammy Wilmington’s afternoonnewspaper,the Dispatch.It is hopedandexpectedthattheversatileMr. James H.Cowan,who put the Dis-patch on the map,will continue withthepaper. NOT ENOUGH CHILDRENéverreceivetheproperbalanceoffoodtosufficientlynourishbothbodyandbrainduringthegrowingperiodwhennature’s demands are greater than inmaturelife.This is shown in so manypelefaces,lean bodies,‘frequent colds,and lack of ambition,i=a ek children}unmis'@ earnestness:They neSeott’s Kimulsion,and need it Sow;ttpossessesinconcentrated:form the veryfoodelementstoénrichtheirblood.Itchangesweaknesstostpength;it makesthemsturdyandstrong..No alcohol, Scott &Bowne,Bloomfield N,J.@ LONG LEAF KILNSDRIED Flooring,Ceiling,Weatherboarding,Boxing and Casings stay where they we say with grades dy-f istallies,ready-for delivery -WATKINS,Next to McElwee’Planters’Warehouse,Statesville,NC are nailed and are che -:Peuteres re cheapest.”Full ES oe Bg i) rey *¥ 4 | arrareares Wil .hasTheyearwhichclosestoday been the best we have had.Every department of our business.shows a good increase.For this we are deeply grateful to all who have help- ed to make it so. fhe feInourdealingswith‘the public’we Those who are already our custom- ers we want to keep and we want their good will ‘in drawing _new ‘customers to us.n To all our customers and friends we wish the compliments of the season and may the year which begins to- ‘morrow be your happiest and most prosperous.. Statesville,Mooresville and Newton. < Carolina Motor Comp’y,.| caught in a rainstorm and drenched, according to the chroniclers who re- vort thé hourly movements of the|{ President and his bride.They ought)f to have known enough to ¢ome in ‘out of the:rain. Wong Yuen Yung,former editor ofTheAsiati¢e News,a paper published at Shanghai,China,as the official or- gan of Chinese favoring ‘a return to the monarchical form of government,was shot in the back.and killed whileattendingaChineseChristmasban-auct in San Francisco,The assassin escapdd “atid was unréeognized.”* Alonzo Trimble,a deputy sheriff of Mountain Home,Ark.,went into thecountrytoarrestaman.who resist-ed,and the officer shot him,inflicting gasoline on the fire in his home.Oneof,his children was.killed,another. dangerously hurt and two others bad- ly burned..The:old man,who oughtto-have>been killed,escaped:withslightinjuries,-,fd _‘The prize winning essay.on the‘wisdom and necessity of preparedness,submitted in the contest.held.under‘the auspices of thé National Security League 2 the prize ‘07 $000.offeredbyJules8S.Bache of New York,was written by Landon M.Townsend.-ofRaeford,who is at present a student in Columbia University,New York. hn L.Sparks.committed suicide at.\llenboro,Rutherford.county, Chrigtmas morning,by shooting him-self through the head with a pistol * &Canslet..represented the taxpayers_,of Alexander county,plaintiffs in the.Yequest which received a temporary _granting yesterday.The defendantcicwerenotrepresentedbycoun- BONS FS Rese Ns ee cae isa.‘bonds -whose sale is held in abeyance wérg to have been disposed of upon “the open market yesterday.1 |They.were voted:i ayers ofT“Alexander county for road improve- “Contained in ‘the request for a re-_©straining order,which is signed byt‘Various citizens representing the dis-‘senting taxpayers,are a’number ofallégationsintendedtoshowwhy.the‘sale of.bonds is illegal.Chief amongAg:the jassertion that the two Appreciation! New Year’s Greeting| PyoseWethankyouforthelib- eral share of your patron- age during 1915-and wish you a Prosperous and Hap- py New Year, ii for the very liberal patronage our friends have favored us with during the year 1915,and hope by fair.and liberal:treatment to share evena larg- A @.ton Wednesday,at which Miss Marga- +o Which has excited much interest in-Alexander county. ,the:‘have riot preserved constitu- f oy eer prop-y*poll tax.nother par-agraph ‘alleges that the bonds aaefeed.sufficiently and properly ad- vertised,so,as to permit,the securingofaSdOCipurchaseprice.The contention,which will be heard by Judge Cline next month,is one nters. Every school building in the’UnitedStateswaspicturedasa__potentialtownhallatthesessionoftheAmer-ican Civic “Association.in -Washing- i}+ he had borrowed from a negro.Hetoldthenegro-he wanted the pistoltogohunting.Cause of the deed un-known,ree was 37 years old and is survived by his wife and a son. Sidney Horton -and his-son,ofWakéfield,,Wake county,started tothehomepfanoldcoloredwomanto protest a:eye the conduct of herchildren:¢nh route they pagsed..fivenegroeswhoinsultedthem,they said, ton fired on the crowd.’One negrowasshotinthefoot’and anbdther, Bossie Hovkins,fell dead.Horton was discharged,a verdict of justifiablehomieidebeingréturnedbythecor- ‘oner’s jury.although it was shown a fatal wound. barricade himself ina house to.es- cape lynching at the hands of indig-nant citizens andfortuntilrescued by -friends. To guard against introduction by|= mail of the pink boll ‘worm and.other cotton pests into thethePostoffice.Department has prohib- ited use of.the mails for samples offoreigncottonlint,except from.sixandonefiredapistor.-The.elder Hor-|S instructed postmasters to return to their origin!foreign,samples originat- ing elsewhere. his promised bride, him,Levi Stribbling tried to kill her. The deputy had.to remained in.the United States hastatesin-northern-Mexico,.and Angered .because Miss Ida Heaton, refused to kiss “Walker's _5e.,.10e.and 25c.Store. New Year. || | |We want to express ‘our gratitude er portion for the New Year of 1916. |Po Very Truly Your Servants, t WELL BUCK ETS,STOVE PIPE! We havein stock Well Buckets made up in any size.No black iron.‘used about bucket.Any size or weight Stove Pipe made:to order.Also full line in’stocik.Cae a |J.'M.McKee &Company:o that the ball in the dead negro didn’t‘ret.Wilson,daughteriree taatch the ball in Horton’s pistol.-Wilson,ided.rrMiss’:Wilson described the socialcentermovementasaplantomakeeachschoolbuildingnowidle18hours of.President He pursued Miss Heaton .-into _herjhoehome,firing at her without.effect. Then.the girl’s father anveared andshotStribblingdead.This reportcomesfromMolena,Ga.,\and the :{|tragedy occurred in that town or Wa hava ANEW¥..+5 YN SAVY‘voting place of citizens of its dis ict,turned.from a talk ith Coll Rede]near it.a ’assocuited’in one non-partisan,non-velt.Mr.Clark asserts that Col.|‘The American Association for La-with Flowers for all New é p c pp >‘Year functions,and for})}Greeting:é We wish td thank our exclusive organization to deliberate Roosevelt ig not a candidate for the¥bor Legislation in annual convention good customers for their questionson which they vote and to Re :re ;el a ::::.5 ‘publican nomination.In his opin-|in Washiitgton,devoted a’session —tosndbaphinens,of ict:Nays,the life |ion,however,Roosevelt would not de-|praise and defense of the new sea-|}¥eé pe New Year Gifts for the young ladies who are al- |liberal patronage the past year and wish for you a :‘of,the.neighborhood|sine if nominated men’s law which became operitiveorcityortown.The idea that.it was One of the most interesting state-|November 4 this year and which some ways appreciative of.your thoughtfulness in sending Happy.and Prosperous New Year. ‘Proposed to make the schools social|ments made by Mr.Clark is that the}shipowners have declared will drive flowers. betes :Eagle &|Milholland. _STATESVILLE TIN GO.,H.C.Mohler,Manager.‘PHONE 55..114 East Broad Street. R28 |rose SHINGLES?tl eee li ae nlEdwardB.Clark,a prominent0mor33 ++a8 a te=rae ww,a UWwEeUy AIT CSSCU uC CCedarShingles’are good and cheap..Full stock of twelve grades of Cedar,~,Pine,Gypress and Tin Shingles;‘at-$2.00 per 1,000 and up.Ridge:Roll: Painted Valley Tin,Nails,and Sh gle Stains.°‘AeC.WATKINS,Next to“McElPlanters’Warehouse,Statesville, COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF Under,by\virtue of and in’executionjudgmentoftheSuperiorCourtof©hhcounty,made in a special proceeding en W.P,Maztin,administrator of Alice CG.Mtinve,A.{E.Martin et.ais.,the unders!Rk ae —well,0ndMONDAY,JANUARY 10,1916,‘sell to the highest bidder for cash.at:auction,at the court house door of Tredélisty,the following described tract or ‘pjandtogetherwith:the buildingsuatedinBarringertownship:Twenty-fimoreorless,known as the Alice tin:place,sitoated in Batringer township.ins bounded on the north by the landsNeaiontheeastbythelandsofhieSloan;on the south by the’landsBrawley}and of the west.by theQ.:Overcash and being a part,..Cee o me Amanda King°ov",y Alice Martin at thetein..INOO ALSGeo,A,Morrow,Atty, Dec.10,1915,s NOTICE TO.CREDITGHaving‘qualified ax administ:tate of James °C.Martin,deTredellcounty,North Carolia, AL ce r e ce r e me e centers fot public arhusement or to colonel will not s ;p jean shi:;p support:Weeks,Root.|2ll American ships off the seas.Bet-}.a ene sreaaiaeetee aoe ary ee Burton or Fairbanks,should either of |}ter mo American merchant marinePubhtinteresttheand(a8 ator:these men be nominated.He.would,|than.ships without Americans,..say.she said,was a mlaebecestion means ton the other hand,support a Progress-|the labor leaders,_AS aha,Peon.ive Republican nominee,Neither will}Report comes.from.Yazdo_,City,he Support Former Secretary of State}Miss.,that “Jamies Gordon.Bennett,Philander Knoxof.Pennsylvania,It |former neWspaper.man_insCharlotteisintimatedthatthecolonelhaslook-\and Raleigh,N.C.,several South Car-j.ed into Knox’s record:in Mexico and |olina and other Southern towns,”who’does not like it.is serving a term in the,Mississippi/}.‘Hi a eae as re Clark,noe State prison for bigeny,refused |ii uatnns o vel_angd Justice Hughes “ave in the pardon offered’~bythe —Governor:}}business conditions war-|iesd for the Republican nomination at Probably decided he was best.off}!badvs ‘‘oo re to operatives,Chicago...Hughes has declined to be}where the two wives couldn't get tol],ye iVanLindley(o.,¥a "Peter of Serbia,who’fought|considered a candidate but he can’t/him.It is said that Bennétt has a GREENSBORO,8.6, es with his troops and.idoeline if nominated,it is asserted,|wife and children in North Carolina.RR EE AE NREI A j me\Polk Gray Drug Co., »Notes of wage tincreases affectingny’thousand-employes were posted:cotton mills in varzous cities ofhernNewWngland..The actiondaconferenceofmilltreasur,which it was agreed that im- }court death when his coun-IwadedbytheTeutonical-|‘There ts more C :7 |Through lapse.of ‘five years,©the'-Yatarrh in .th fi |;.,in Italy,having taken |the country than all other discasenpat tometh.|(Cnn for which they were disfranchis-we when.Serbia was over.|;Srl Until tp last few years was-suppoa-|or.the right of suffrage has been au-Sie :::\gectava tanec ft a nak Se eny vents |tomatically restored this month |‘toaK::ak 7 00 te;-‘is 2 epidemic in many “cribed loe¢al remedios,and hy Atithintty Ean about 2,000 male residents of Ad~Western —cities-'.and |i"%,t ae wylocal.treatment,Beenouneed ams.ae Ohio,The wholesale con-)many deaths the situn-tu.n eometiintinny meds,Proven,Catarrhto)vietions for bribery in Adams coun-ia.:?ae 1 conslitntional divease,and therefore re-|ty.Ohio,attracted tne attention of|+ the country in 1910.Some of:the !ous :|ut vees en ane treatment,Hall's CatarvhEatbaSeiLure,manufaetnred by PF.1.Cheney &‘edneSday’s rain and w “in’aday’s,rail nd wintistorm bribe-takers were sent to jail but inmostcasesthepenaltywas-a fine ind | ,Toledo,”Ohio,ix the only “eonstitutio °much oy i Portions of Ten.\jon the market.It.te taken totatgaliye or ee disfranchisement for.five years.The| Subscriptions| Taken to,all’Pub. ‘directly on the blood and mucoas surfaces signed at J.M,Stroud’s,States i e a :f O°Nepro lara j )i ;a A R.P.ALLISON'S ‘VO lara ahd Aestiyaginiata,ties were not.sufficient to accommo-||HARMONY,+)-—sles OK Srori seraitTil}Pies:a jeer BQOK |: lieations.— Club_ .-inl persons having claims againsHonsaonR.G.ROSSER,M,D.seven ie Meoe;jf the system.|Thegtoifer-one hundesd dollars Wo.oe thio notice Sel y -"girl,|Bold te Dronecc Re #00%Toledo,O.date those ‘convicted ae peer he ¢;21.it mi ee Sens Aa as Rates.micaid deceased to exbibit them for any ene it tain enre,Send for eiren-|jails in Adams and other nearby coun,GENERAL PRACTITIONER,their recovery.)All pe: vg :Toker Hall iTHE ELANDMARKaEOSFRIDAY,~«December 81,1915. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST, Happenings Here and There in‘the Country. Officials of the Midvale Steel &Ordnance Co,of Pennéylvania.an-nounce’that the company has Aosedacontractfor$20,000,000 worth |of tre what I always try to.give,If not satislied callagain..Time is money...Why not buy yourself some1oldeUhavefineiddesigVE Jeweleg shells for the French government.|The contract inchites 400,000 ahelis|iranginginsizefrom81-2 to 12}@ Buick :Valvein Head Motor Delivers Excess Power This type motor delivers more power by 10 to 15 per cent,than the L-or T-head types of equal displacement,andaffordsgreatereconomyoffuelthaneitherofthesetypesbecauseiteliminateswaste. The impact o h explosion within the cylinders is ap-plied direct}ealinst the piston heads,consequently theentireforceoftheexplosionis-utilized."Thereis no waste.of power and better yet,no waste of fuel. year. Engineer Irby Read of Nashville, Tenn.and eight negro laborers i j4 Nashville reesived fatal injuries in a:,|head.on collision between a freight” jond-a lpassenger train ‘on the North!Carolina and St.Louis railway on the3d.Twenty other laborers were fess eriously injured.t A sterm of hail.snow,thunder andHlightning,with wind that reached:a.impximam of 20 miles an hour; |peended vnon New,York Sunday.ti Censiderable damagrd to wires,land. traffic and shipping.Several per-\2sons perished in thelfstorm and there.was much property damage along the; |New England coast. Two young men.whd\rebbed the\Bank of Grant,at.Grant,Okla.,, 14 000,were overtaken and edeklad| 1 few minutes later by Cashier Webb, | |(af | f .i }*As a reminder:hy not make this an AutomobileChristmas.” Statesville2 Motor Com’'y“QUALITY FIRST.”: PHO NE 140. ;tot the bank,-who-ti |‘rom “a vault into which he had been| I tofeed by thé robbers.Both of the. jen were wounded tn an exchange of|lshots with the ea:shier.All the mon- ty was recovered, More than 4,000,ses of the popula; Hon of.Poland*are destitute and.en- irely dependent upon soup kitchens |where ‘there is issued to’each appli-| ‘ant a small loaf of bread and a pint t soup daily,‘according to William | HH Hamilton of the American-MerejandReliefCommittee...who reached iNew York a few days ago after a) i aby t}eau Poland, ~The new Gypsy Boot-“the sew heel,c!lothtop,patent vamp—Buttonand Lace, Grover’s Soft Shoes for tender feet. School Shoes for Children. Yours for the’Price, S.,M.&H.SHOE CO,Vhe One Price Cash Shoe Store.’Your Shoes repaired while you’wait.:2g::See z Mississippi and Missouri.rivets andiLOSHPIOOISASIPHOLLAOS:the Rocky movntains have heen grant-|.Watecet PEERED OAD ANODEA,|increases in freight rates by the}Certificates of Deposit |many.Socamacitien including agriculud ©tural imelements,canned goods *and} ots and shoes.The increas?is not!,oil the railroads -asked bat it will) ‘iake-a big difference in freight.retineipts ii A bake devianding treble davieget (of $759,000.ander the Sherman’anti- ‘wast law,has been filed in the Unit-) tes District Court in>NewyytheImperialFilm’Exchanzé™ inf New York against 16 igading man- infacturers and lessors of motion pic- tire films..The complainant alleges ‘hat the defendants consprred to ruin ‘business and oetheir ‘ny i gence { i /900 fer the year 1916 will he a NewiYeargiftofthePulimancompanyto! ,ertain of its employes.Five hun- |dred’thousand dollars of it will #0 to| jcenductors and ‘porters,an increase| \of ahout 10 per-cent.’Recent investi-| igation disclosed that*Pullman port-| vere dependent on tins*from.pas- 3 for the bulk of their a TRY senger ries Hatlroads opera between __Issuedbythis bank bearinterest fromdateattherateof4percentpérAn- num.Savings ee 4 per cent, credited quarterly,« :Checking Agcounts oe Laute s.Rockefe Her,wife ofMone*D.Rockefeller,who’died last \Mareh,left an estate valued at $1,-190,371.according to the appraisal “led with the court in’New York.either large or small cordially invited, table:and educational —institutions.We want our busind&s.Personal effects are left to membersofthefamily.Mrs.Rockefeller’s‘wedding ring,valued-at.$3--is left-tojherson,John D.Rockefeller,Jr. George Wi Glover,72>years old,) only son of the late Mary Baker Ed-/, ily,head of the Christian Stiense Church,dicd this week at his home! near Load,S.)D.Glover abtracted| vrauth attention hefore his mother’s ‘death by instituting suit in Massa- Leap to obtain a part of his moth-!s fortune.He was awarded ap-\Eroximately $250,000 after her death. ‘Me was not a Christian Scientist. Pthlic offiteholders and ‘members|political party committees “are ‘made ineligible for clection as offi- (cers or directors of Federal Reserve iBanks by ‘a resolution adopted uwhan- jimously by the Federal .Reserve} |Board.The resolution was offered by| |Secretary-of—the Treasury.McAdoo! ‘and was wise and timely.These ‘banks are business institutions -and} they should be guarded against any sort of partisanship. Pwo negroes,dressed_in/the uniforminfsoldierstodeceivethemob,were| \aken’from the jail at Musedgee,| ;Okla.,and,carried io another county| to prevent lynching.The mob was) 2‘People’s iii and savings Bank, OFFICERS: GEO.H.BROWNQO.L.TURNER President, Cashier.” ;tran onocooomsmgummcmMONALE SSeitarrsisessssetesseterystrscsstss7it3 pommel National Bank OF STATESVILLE,N.C,< .sssssstzeers cOL % Capital Stock Paidin $100,000.00 Surplus andProfits Ol,3900.00.. Members ofof Federal Reserve System.is wirechaos ae canti ee||charged with Killing a-po- ‘:oe bectneage Hupibea,of ‘armed negroes|;Your Banking,business solicited and eefoeee jail and Lhreatened |”every accommodation extended to de-|Indictments have been yturned in)positors consistent with prudent bank-—~~ffNew.York charging.Pail Koenig,|ief.detective of the Hamburg-|1ingmethods.||American line,and Richard Emil ||Leyendécker,an antique dealer,with|Four per cent.paidon time anesSavings conspiring.to dynamite the Welland| Deposits remaining on deposit threemohthsorlonger.: canal.Edmund Justice,a’Hamburg:| .OFFICERS: American-Line watchman,also was! ;|indicted with Koenig on charges of|conspiracy to secure military infor-| Imation for the German government.| The-men-had-previously-‘hee arrest.ed.They were released on bonds of\ $50,000,$380,000 and $20,00,respec:| tively.| Billy Sunday,the evangelist,is to!hold a meeting in Baltimore and by? consent of Cardinal Gibbons the com-| mittee arranging for ‘the maefing |H |will send a Tetter to the Catholiccler-|see of the city asking their co-opera-| tion i a»prayer for the success of|the Sunday campaign in Baltimore.| Cardinal Gibbons said he was glad to) approve Mr,Sunday’s soundness of!doctrine in certain:great:truths neg-|lectedby many modern Churches-and.stated:that he had no objection to the \%suggested letter being addxessed’to|ane clergy of his Church " .aucHieR Alps:DIGESTION.da oneae at ott manafoeelyioset!hel te vous ifChat “6 President,-.Mornsee,~Vice President,D.aesare Cashier,BH,HUGHEY,-Assistant Oa, RTTIITIIIs 3522229222922722' 'é are in the enc for several million Tee of Old:Fielaaetobedejiveredatonce'er to be contracted for,next.All purchasesona gon basis, abies ';Mere 1Ghiinti inches and all must be’delivered next|| killed and Fireman Harmon Lear of |} Salary increages aggregating $600,-| [?since midsummer. tachieved by"dyspepsia remedy. -The bulk of the estate is left to char-/; jhave brought on indigestion throurh| llinb¥e remedy. ‘lief and shoul?help any ease,no mat- j ter {remedy has heen so ratanals ‘positive guarantee to refund the mon-| ‘at the’court house door in Statesville,N.Cy twice repulsed by soldiers,but aoe it -To-complic ate the situation |to be yinni WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL flGREETI aa algemeepercmeneres Christ- Springs—. Case For Gratitude — mas Tree at Holly Personals. “orrespondence of The Landmark. Houstonville,Dee.27 —-The tora}eshassparedusanotheryear.We used = to think that.Christmas’came salilowly,but now it comes ctmost:be-|:fore we get ready for it.Yet wel®know that the clock of time has beenfoithfulandgivenusanotheryear): in which to live and do good, We have heen favored in many AYS compared to others,who havecensubjectsofmisfortuneandad-versity,’When we think of thousands whe heave lost health,gone through a si¢ge Of serious illness,those who}s ve sustained lo3s of property and toved &n es,and the poor heathen who mever heard of Christmas and} Phat it means}we hegin to see how! we ouerht ta be grateful to God and thokeChristraas what it ueht to be. Thera was ‘an entertainment Holly Svrines:school i ‘th,with Christmas,tree,music,rec- itations and plays.The |weather be-if i¢faverable.theredvas a large crowd)#if Voung and older people and all):had a geod time.Tt was #real suc- ‘ess in every respect.Mr,A.F.York} madewa short talk,which was very \iastructive. Mr.J.M.Messick is making jrangements.to move to the State.of| Indiana early next pein Santford|= |Goodin is going.to Statesville to.pub-| The-work.Claude Forcum,who has been ie : ing in Yadkin county for the past year,has moved back:to Iredell, Jas.I.Keller,who .has been High Point sometime,is visiting his | parents,Mr.and Mrs.W.T.Keller Haven't heard of any -Christmas| drunks or accidents.| ->} In extending our greetings to you. at this season,it is borne in upon our minds that the choice citizens _ys who have made prompt payments Vv for good goods bcéught of us dur- ing the year increase our “Prepar- edness’’to serve you better the coming year.\Wwe thank you,and- wish youa Happy and Prosperqus : New Year.Bug from us and be happy. =Lazenby‘Montgomery ae Co,ESR 2 :Pa Dr.John W.Stagg Dead. Rev.Dr.John W.Stagg,for,sev- ‘oral years pastor of thé setond Pres-| byterian church of.Charlotte and) ng that pastorate well knewn in} section of the State,died the day?)efore Christmas in a sanatorium at)Black Mountain.He had been,ill! Wife and.three} Wi MAY 1916 BE A Year of children.survive.|Dr.Stagg was a -native of Rich-|mond and his remains were taken’ there for interment.-For some time| prior to his death he was pastorof al church at Orlando,Fla.—e|Honor Roll—Cool SpringSehool.. torresyondenee of The Landmark.| Following is the honor rol!of Cool) Spring High School,.intermediate! department,fifth,sixca and.seventh} erades,for the month,of December: Guffy Moore,Rernice Guffy,Minnie} hite,Jay Foster,obs,Moore,} casant Canter. KATIE LOU STEEL Ey’| see Et The ‘Statesville Drug Co.“Have Such! Faith in This Dyspepsia Remedy | That They Guarantee [t. One of the greatest suecesses in| the ‘sale of medicine .has been'! Mi-o-na,the standard!and its sale is in+|== creasing so rapidly thet the States-; vills Drug Co.,the popular druggists, §work te keep a stock |on} It is very popular with bank-! is s,lawyers and others | wuose business or profession keeps} nmi closely confined,while those who) a” High }||j To-Our F riends and a |Statesville Housefurnishing Co,| irregular —seating,worry,or —other? causes,have found-relief in this re-Not screenings -oreeby-products,ected feed scien-tically blendedforresults.Made/by 2:house with)_a reputation forintegrity,| C.W.BOSHAMER,-Local Representative, ‘Phone 125 Black. Old Beck Sweet Feed. Little Ned Sweet Feed. Manna-Rice Chick Feed. Gem Scratch Feed. Gem Sweet Dairy Feed. form.and! } i-o-na comes in tablet id in a metal box especiallyde- ned for convenience in.carrying the medicine in the pock et or,purse. It is pleasant to take,gives quick.re-| Mi This:} Bue) essful that the Statesville Drug Co.! will in future sell.Mi-o-na under a of how -long a +standing. vy if it should not prove entirely sat-! sfactory: SALE OF VALUABLE LANDS,| By virtue of a decree ‘of the Superior Court| of Iredell county,rendered in,the proceeding|SmentitledR.B.McLaughlin,administrator ofA.Jd,Bass vs,C.S.Bass and o 3,I sell at public auction te the his “The Statesville &invesqubaree o ==INSURANCE!2 As a great many policyholders do not seem to know aetheirinsurancewillbevoidundercertainconditionsnamedinthecontractofthepolicywhichtheybuy.We deer it advisabletomentionsomeofthecausesunderwhichthesamewillberendered»valusleay viz: 1--Vacant or en property for longer than 30 daye—apply fo.your’agent for permit,2-—-Mechanies making additions to,or extraordinary tions in or on property—always get permits from agents, en iSATURDAY,JANUARY 22,1916, at 12 o'clock,m.,the “following lands in| |Chambersburg township,towit:} 1st.Beginning at a:white oak in the Haith-! cox line;thenee west 158 poles to a dogwood,|C.Barringer’s.corner;thpace west 62.poles; to stake,Barringer’s line;thenee south 80/4 |poles to stnke,in C.Barringer’s line;thence east 220 rm to stake;thenee north #0 polescontaining110acresmoreor-.exeeptingII-2 aeres conveyed to trus-xe8 Shiloh M.E.,church,South.9.2d.“Bo ning at white oak,Hoover's line,|jand “corn beta No.3,it being.Bass cor-}ner;.thende 8/"88 1-2 degrees east 160 poles ||to stake,Lentz line;thence S.89 1-2 poles to!take,corner.of bot No.53 thence north 83|-2 degrees west,118 poles to stake,8,Hoov-!er's corner;‘thence with his line north 45degreeswesttothebeyinning,containing 34acresmoreorless.j8d.Beginning at.black valk,near graveyard,|Bags’corner,thence ‘south 29 poles to stake,| Freeze's corner;thence south 88 1-2 degrees|east 194 poles to pine,Lentz’s line;thence. north 29 poles to stake,Hoover’s corner:thence north 88 1-2 degrees west 194 poles to!beginning,containing 35 acres more or less.4th,Beginning at a hickory,S.Hoover'seotnerjnBasstine:thence south 45 degrees|east 46 poles to white oak,corner Lot No.|4 afd Fidson lot;thence south 88°1-2 de-! gree’.enst 160 poles to stake;thence’north} SL poles to stake,corner lot No.2;thence | |north 88 1-2 degrees west 194 poles to be-|ginning.containing $4 acres more or less,|Sth.Bogiining at a stone in Hugh~Fly-|aer’s ling;thence east ‘120 poles to stone;ls [nk Goardntved Repack Won }west 130 poles to atone!thence waren 33 1-2polestobeginning,containing 87 1-2 acres,more or less. 6th.Beginning at a stone,W.PB.Morton’s|thence with his and Bass’line north | We don’t claim to know much about the . weather,but we do know hoy.to repair leakingradAndhowaboutgivingyourtaracompleteoverhaul! We guarantee our work to be as ‘good.as th STAT eeMO’ altera 8 soins2h ise 8—Property upon which there is amortgage unless notice.of.same is given—apply to yout agent. 4—Any.change in the title or Eenerabity or interest in proper:ty insured other than-by-death:-avi laadogesiecll ‘56—Assignment or transfer of property.to another.eay.6—By any increase in the hazard,notice must be given, 7~-The taking of other insurance without notice. ;8—Keeping explosives on the premises without permit other-than kerosene oil.9=6Property encumbered by chattle mortgage.—.:|Policyholders should read lines 7 to 30 of the,printed contract Coftheirpolicies:It is impossible for agents to know of evde>ficiencies unless notified.Call on us for any INSURANCE infomationse“WE INSURE ANYTHINGINSURABLE’ 5 ph énst 20 poles to,corner;thence with Plylereke north 87 de-|n his:line andlxreesweet60polestoy..ighence with line beePi aeao ¢orner?tween T.-C.and W,De Plyice south 94°poles}to stone;ent with /W.D.Plyler's line|south 8&6 degrees enst 5 9-4 poles’to atone,his;corner:thence with’W.P,Morton's line north.28 degiees east 6 poles.to stump,Morton's}corner;thence with his line north 84 des!grees ent,60 poles to ee gontalblingty qtenmore ut ‘Tena,,‘erms~—Oneet)‘cash,and.porns iy twelveemi Vit) e]‘Others are joining every day.We are counting on not less than 1,000 members t Thisafund for Christmas or save a certain amount of their earnings during the year.’ It is open to everybody ' first-Club deposit,and secure a depositors card.Deposits may be made weekly or in advance. |1 punting ¢tle rf |histime.The clubbeheldopenseveralweeksinordertogiveeveryoneanopportunitytojoin.| CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB plan offers men,women and children in every:walk of life an opportunity to accumulate .‘There is no membership fee,ot any cost to join:A\ll that is necessary is to call at the Bank and make your We areglad to see so many of our friends from the country joining this time.It’matters not where you live,you are cordially invit-ed to join the CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB.You can send themby mail.: dsea, FIVE CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS.: "Pay 5 cents first week,10 cents second week,15 . :pe third week,and so on for 50 weeks,and we will ssue you check or pass book with credit therein two ’ces,DOSEDweeksbeforeChristmasfor... TWO CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS. Pay 2 centsfirst.week,4 cents second week,6 cents. third week,and so on for 50 weeks,and we will issue before Christmas for you check or pass book with credit therein two weeks $9 5 5Beeneas You pay $1.00 each week for 50 weeks,and you re- ceive check or pass book with credit therein for.... IN THE $1.00 CLASS. ” “YOU MAY FOR INSTANCE,in the 5 will receiye %-IN THE FIFTY “You pay 50 cents each we$50.00.will receive check or pass book with credit therein for -YOU MAY JOIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES: REVERSE THE ORDER OF PAYMENTIFYOUWISHTODOSO. cents class you may start with $2.50 and pay 5.cents less each week for fifty weeks,and two weeks before Christmas you will re-ceive a check or pass book with credit therein for -_— Or,in the 2 certs class,you may start with $1.00 and pay 2 cents less each -week for 50 weeks,and you CENTS CLASS ek for 50 weeks,and you make the paymentsasyou come to town from time to time,or may $63.75 $29.50 $25.00. °THE ABOVE AMOUNTS WILL BE INCREASED BY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON AVERAGE BALANCE. |If there is anything about the plan you do not fully understand we will be gladS’BANK of Statesville,|in wat a 4 RCHANTS &FARMEI to explain when you come in, ~D :.THE LANDMARK) FRIDAY,--December 31,1915..arerere rater ere eereear enero‘Notice of NewAdvertisements Sentence to LifeImprisonment.'—Interest in Moonlight School. ee WYLIEBRICE’S LIFE SAVED.'TURNERSBURG :HOLIDAY®.|Holiday Visitors —Will Talk|Visitors in Scott’s Community.| diiiaitenieltteiieg Gov.Craig Commutes.Death About Hogs at Athens,‘Events of the Christmas Seasqn ieweontenesst Yas Cade :{3 ;| Account book lost.Return toFred.|Gov.Craig has commuted to life ‘Correspondence of The Landmark.chel Jurney,who.is teaching at/NewHLConger.Crescent of pearls lost.—Miss LoisLove.Peavine hay and roughage—Harry Gray,Hotel Iredell.;__Practically new loose-leaf ledger-sale—Dr.F.A.:Carpenter.«The Davis Mills wil!pay $1.35 for =Eight-room house with all.modern,-conveniences for rent-—J.A.David- son.*Holstein bull calf for sale—R.Lee,eo tees Hee and saw-mill for -sale—|ae et oreand,Moores- recovery of |dog Wade tC |1 Of lost dog:ade H,Cof-;fey,Charles.éMules,colts,cows and beef cattleforsale—J.T.Holland,Cool Spring.-Brick wareroom at roer of Williams|Furniture Store for rent—WallaceBros.Co.©+a At the Lyric tod.y,tomorrow and)Ys ‘ .Compliments of the seuzon from the ey nan «Forde k —C«v.Two ear’is Fords.arolina Be noesna’t }os©Big open or te Christmas Sav-;ee merrtaats «&‘Farmers’ Everything to build with Wat- et ee end Co. »New Year’s greeting from Eagle&Miholland.:..Subscriptionsto all publications:at|club ra R.P.Allison.~New Yéar flowers—Van Lindley Co.“Appreciation.from Wall-er’5,10and25c,Store.Start the Now Year’right—-RobertnchGashGrocery. &ew Year’s grecting from -J.M, os oie,&Co.ig be+Clearance sale of conts—Johnston-Belk Co.foal»BR.F.Henry is thankful for trade.~More than a wish—Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co. sisi ictorial patterns—Ram--Bowles-Morrison Co.hanks from R.H.Rickert&Son.Greetings from Lazenby-Montgom-Hardware Co.-od satisfaction—H.RB.Woodward. ew Year’s greetings from theile’Housefurnishing Co. is yours—Mills &Pos- @reetings—Sherrill-White rr plands—4B.G.Gaither.r i =Linihie 1 of The Landmark. @Bon,|‘William Harrison Bennett county.Mrs.BennettiberedinStatesvilleasMisseasnieceofJudgeand jAaAnce December 22d,to Mr.!: jimprisonment the déath sentence.of,Wylie Brice,the Mecklenburg negrowhowasconvictedsomemonthsagoofcriminally.assaulting the littledaughterofaphysician_of that.coun-2g "a7 ‘ty.twill be remembered that Brice ie :Renter.Tht:Thy was brought to Statesville’jail to ete he eeventapossiblelynching.The Gov-fernor assigns the following reasons ;;Jor the commutation::last Sunday morning,which was very “The prisoner,for whatever cause,did not persist with déterminationtothecompletionofhisfiendishpur-pose,This is the conclusion ofJudgeJamesL.Webb,who tried thecase;Solicitor George M.Wilson,‘whoprosecutéd;and the jury who triedthecase,.The conclusion is justifiedbytheevidence,This commutation isrecommendedbyjudge,solicitor andjury.The community in which thecrimewasperpetratedactedwithcon-straint for the orderly +administra-tion of the law.His crime was re- volting and intolerable but not pun- ishable with death.I do not feel jus-\tified in allowing his execution whenthelawdoesnotdemandhis.deathforwhat)he actually did.”;-When the case came to trial the so~ licitor sécured a bill for attemptedrape,which would have meant a sen-tence of 15 years in State prison.‘Phi idence did not justify any othercharge.But outside pressure was sostrongthatthegrandiury,which had been discharged,“was reassembled,abillchargingtheactualertmeinsteadoftheattemptwas’sent in,and thenegroconvictedandthedeathsen- tence imposed..This was notaccordingtotheviewof vers,but it was done to appease pab- lic sentiment,according to the report,and’thus the case put up to Gov, Craig.This.was not fair to the Gov- ernor but the course in Mecklenburg: was to prevent a possible outbreak. Home-Comers_at Loray: Gorrespondence of The Landmark. Loray,Dec.30 —.The following named young people spent.Christmasherewithhomefolks:Misses Minnie Morrison.from Winston -Salem,Eu- lalia McLelland from Old Fort,Lil- lian Bagwell from Ostwait,Rose Ste- venson,Presbyterian Hospital,Char- lotte;:Leila Stevenson from -CooSpring,Jettie Woodside trom Snow Creek,Mesrs.J.Ed.Bagwell Henderson,T.Me.Stevenson,from Florence,§.C.;Chas.Sides,Rich-mond,Va;W.D.Gook,,Charlotte,Sam.Cook,City Point,Va.;Harlee|Morrison,Davidson College, Mryand Mrs,Cody.Hedrick froHighPointarevisitingMr.Hedrick’sparents,j :, WHY YOU SHODLD USE eranBeLAIN'S COUMRE.REMEDY. |Because it hes an established‘ven by s ood rel ished _reputation ecause it in moat esteemed by those whcoeipeesfortightryasoceasionrered,and are a ted w"iauntiesequaintedwithits good ‘anne”it 1 sand reliever a cold andndsrearBtoriitthesystemto6 Because it does ot contain opiCergaveatic.Pe UEN ae Si BER- will refund money‘if Pi Protruding Pil ingtotsdage only costa a quarter,Obtainable everywhere,» idren.Miss Muriel Hendren,who has jurney is.visiting his sister,||Mrs. solicitor held at the time that the ev-itor Mrs.Griffin,returned home with just,|An +,anylaws eeman for Mr.R.P.alto from} Veratne it i within.tae reach of alk Tt Turnersburg,Dec.28 —The Christ- mas holidays have come ©and.gonewiththemostofus,and they wee ,very much enjoyed:There was lessdrinkinganddisorderthisChristmas Stirling,has returned home,accompa-nied by Misses Dagenhart.and Mor- the .holidays.who has made his home in the.Westforanumberofyears,is visiting his|mother,‘Mrs.Mary Cowan. The following named young peoplewhohavebeenattendingschool)areathomefortheholidays:Miss ‘Texie Bess,Messrs.Wm.Dobson and Ar- thur Harmon,from Harmony -|HighSchool;Miss Margaret Rickert |\from Stony Point.Miss Catherine ||| “Mr.Lawrence.Cowan,| Rev.Mr.Mock,our new ‘pastor,delivered his first ‘sermon here on i much enjoyed.We were very glad to get another good pastor.We were ivery sorry to seé Rev.PY.H.Brittainleaveus,as he was a good man and‘2 good preacher..We wish him God-,speed and welcome ‘Brother Mock.—|rence from Normal and Collegioinkeeeeeoe—and stitute,apne eee Bardrs.J.F.,was -‘KiriageSaturdaytoMissLink,daugh-“e F arene He ter of Mr.and Mrs.W.F.Link of|°Mr.and Mrs.LeRoy Teagué and| Olin.vicinity.“Both are promising |children,from Stony Point,are vi jyoung people and of good family.The iting Mrs.Teague’s father,Mr./C.F,eecad Reve etfs much joy and a Rickert Mrs.E.E.Harmon a ,::t|“Miss Addie Stesle of Charlotte!with Mr.Harmon,who is takibe a fe the holidays.with home people dental course.Mr.and:Mrs,| i here, Mrs,M._K.Steele,his mother-in-law.|tast week with Mr.Walter P Mr.and Mrs,Gri ne of Delaware |Mr.and Mrs.Arch.Jurney of |Wins- ‘spent the holidays with Mrs.a :ton-Salem/are visiting at the)homejfin's parents,Mr,and Mrs.J.EB.Hen-ifofMr.R.T.Campbell..Mr.Ernest i been visiting at the home of her sis-|Ferd.Casey,at Concord. Dr.F..D.Owens of the United States Department.of Agriculture, will speak on hogs,at Athens ischoolHouse,January..7,at 7:30 p.m..It:is hoped that the farmers will all attend. The Court Record. Mayor Caldwell’s court record 'Mr.and Mrs.Griffin.Miss Nora Hen- |dren of Lexington is spending the hol-fidays with horhe people here this i .Mr.J.F.McHargue,”who|spent the holidays abroad,reports aigoodtime,:i”Mr.FE.L.Cashwell of Statesville, Statesville,R-5,Dec.27 —Miss Ra-;A.C.Watt of Roscoe,Texas,are vis~ rison,who will be her guests during|44 pome, ispending the holidays in Wilmington. lare visiting.relatives here. +'days in Charlotte. Mr.N.D.Tomlin of States-!Privett and little son,William,|from|SMITHEY &Fraley’s.—ad. ville spent Sunday at the home “of,Washington,N.C.,spent men : 1 Correspondence of The Landmark. Scott’s,Dec.30 —Mr.and Mrs. iting Mr.Watt’s father,Mr.W.T. Watt.Mr.John Sechrest of Char- lotte,who spent the holidays with his uncle,Mr.J.R.Murdock,has return- Mr.W.G.Reynolds is Mrs,Sallie Fleming wf China Grove, is spending a few.weeks with y her daughter,Mrs,W.P.Morrison.Mr. and Mrs.William Reed of High PointMr.and Mrs.Clark Guy of Winston-Salem arevisiting”Mrs.Fannie Guy.Miss Le-ona Rimmer of East Monbo is visit- ing Miss Mary Murdock.Mrs.Mary Smith and little son,Howard,have re- turned home after spending the holi- Mr.and Mrs.F,J.Ostwalt spent.the week-end wtihMrs.Ostwalt’s parents. Mrs,Emma Folsom’Perrine,themotherofMrs.Grover Cleveland,whoisnow“Mrs.Prestdn,died a few daysagoattheageof70.| All Sc.Laces—2 yards for.5e.at ‘Treat Children’sColdsExternally Don’t dose delicate little stomachs,with harmful internal medicines..-Vick’s “‘Vap- O-Rub”Salve,applied externally,relieves by inhalation as a vapor and by absorptién through the skin.Vick’s ean be used froely with ‘ect safety on the ‘youngest- member oe family.25c,50e,or $1.00, 66 shows a number of holiday cases,but the ‘court.in -consideration .of theseasonandthefactthatpracticallyallofthedefendantssubmitted,dealtwiththemJeniently.E ~“Wilk Fortner:plead-euilty to being Store,spent Christmas with the ~et,in the fields of course.We were a rabbit hunting and had good luck, bagging a number of fat rabbits.«Mr.J.M.Davis is having his homerepainted,which will add very much V to its.appearance.Mr.Crocket Par-jdrunk and was taxed $2.50. is is doing the painting.Will Harbin and Clyde Shaver ap- “There was a Christmas tree at,neared to answer for an affray.Shav- Books.as quicklyas thearereleasedthepic2thatscorethebiggest hits,on Broadway.—Broadway likes them,|)we get them,You |.shouldn’t missa day at|this theatre.-.Bi a WE OFFERTODAY || The international starELSIEJANIS In a fetching romantic }comedy, “°Twas Ever Thus”— You will like this Para-mount Picture.a .Saturday A wonderful three reel It YOUWANTTO:BUILD Either’Bob Wasson or'C.Watkins will be ‘glad to estimate your needs‘and'the cost.All I ask is that “You‘Buy Where Yoti Can Buy Cheapest.”C.WATKINS,next to McEtwee’sPlanters’Warehouse,Statesville,N.C House and Lot For Sale! Fairmount church onChristmas eve er was discharged as not guilty.Har- night.A large crowd.was’out andibin plead guilty and was taxed.with the scene was very entertaining.The the costs.-"_: tree,delivered many nice presents.|R.N.Cuilee submitted to charges “There was much .interest in the of simple sgsaults on J.‘A.Pearson Moonlight School.at Hebron and some)and Will,Hendren and was fined $5 seem to be very much enthused ‘over|and costs,;in?'each case.Judgment the school and want it to sh ae was suspended th a case of disorder- awhile,as much good has.been acéorh-|ly conduct against Curlee. plished and will continue to be,John Black.a colored concrete -worker,sdmitted that he had been diunk:.There was no evidence that he had done:anybody harm,and in consideration of his .faithfulness in doing some work for the city recently: the mayor told him to “go andsin\no more.”without cost.4 Will Marshall was arraigned|be- fore the mayor on a charge‘of being drunk.It was shown that it was “a “harmless drunk,”andthe mayor dis- charged the defendant ‘without cost. ‘Baptist Association’Reading ‘School.Minis ;Dorrespondence of The Landmark,sf rv :ool”for the Brier;r Association will“Plains Baptist:ast of Taylors: ngGreekandAlexanbeheldwithWchurch,three miles|ville,-beginning.Mdnday,January, 8d;1916.All’minis of both As-sociations are requésted to he “pres-,ent..M.FELTS,4 esv@NibahM.Hi Jennings,R-2,a Teeny with the Hendersonville,Democrat,knee |hs eased:the Brevard -News:from||Card of Thanks,Jones,It is stated that Mr. talus saab lee una seas ill continue:with the:News.° ‘\their numetous acts nd kin i for) $3.00 Siik Underskirta at SMITH-BY &FRALNY’s for only §|nok |By virtue of authority contained in the will of Jos.L.Padgett,deeoased,the undersignedexecutorwillsell.at:public.out ery,’to.the, highest bidder ‘at the late residence of Jos.‘L.Padgett in Harmony,N.C.,on MONDAY,the 24th day of JANUARY,1916,at1 o'clock p.m.,the house and lot,situated in Hartmony,containing one acre of.land,more or less, and being the late residenceof ‘said deceased,Terms —One-third cash,one-third in three months and the balance +n/six months,in- terest.on deferred payments.Sale.subject to onfirmation by the executor,I.C.STEELE, P Dees Lit,Bxtr.Jos.Padgett, EXECUTOR’S NOTICE, Having qualified (as:-execitor of |PhylisTrexler,deceased,this is to \notify all per-sons having claims against the\estate to pre-sent aumé.to me on or before December 21,3916,ov this notice will be pléad in bar.oftheirretovery.All persons”indebted to saidestatewillpleasemakesettlement,J.-C.‘FOWLER,:Dre 24,1916.pateee mneed or. NOTICH TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the es-tate of W.AxMillsapas,di this is.to no-tify all persons.having claims against said:es.tate to present them to’me on or before De®cember 9,1916,Ge this notice will be’pleaded}!id.bar of their recovery.it geen :aeeeeetowaid’estate “will rege rs Tement, a ly.$1.00.each.| titeSAPS,-TW!rots att y,Uministeator, drama entitled .— “The Gold Cobra.”” Atso a fine comedy.patie | Monday — ~The most.charmingtressinfilms,in :aieThepriceforall,theabovwillbe-5e.and 10¢, “The Little The.With Broadway ie Pictures,” 7 ae i sua