North Carolina Newspapers

CKO KY Stale Library D AILY HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING MAY 29, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS vi OF NEGROES BEATEN i ST. LOUIS RACE RIOTS ,01 i of Negroes From South to Replace Cause of Rough House Alleged In HVrcd Woman is Signal for Mob of 2,000 to Act. LOCA BUY L FIREMEN MORE FACTS LIBERTY BONDS REGISTRATION TUESDAY ON GERMANSHIND i I REGISTERING CITIZENS ER AIR FIGHTING INDICATES i RENEWAL OF BATTLES By the Associated Press. Washington, May 29. 'German in- SiDDnPDcoe MAncI ...... I E II I Hill I 1 I 15 :;. iii,..m!,..,hu.'- I , :u'i','" tin' riv- I lhe Hickory fire deDartment Mon- Bv the Associated Pres.... day night" decided to purchase two. Washington. May 29. All men uuimb oi each and to make who claim exemption from rmv v.. :i..x:. application to the governor to estab-1 , , --- --- - --v uus w cuuimi xmy legisuauu.. lish a home guard in Hickorv Aho-it-' draft when they reSlster next Tue-1 and the selective draft and uncovered 65 members will compose the euard day Wl11 be required to explain fully it it' is organized. .0: ii i . . . lointeine local guard will be called be called, Provost Marshal Crowds ;nj(,tmmk to sorvwo mi Tniir t-u . indictments. ' . a whi'-4 and two ! :lu !U','ric: , of the city, vis tlu1 city .;ot over the ; I;- tvphue t'r '.i.u'tu irucf- .i known to N HICKORY WN ac o iVd : :' ! I r. t ti St his All iv .rc was J.'ii'O no- sa!o William II James, the public loimtant who audited the books the city of Hickory, gives the public an adequate idea of the progress of the municipality in figures. For ex ample, the assets have increased at the rate of $ 1(5.000 a year for the past two years and the last board, of which Mr. S. L. Wjhitener was mayor, put over $15,000 into the sink ing fund. country that they are willing to their bit. pose the guard uay W1U De required to explain iuny in Texas bv a federal errand iurv in later why they believe they shall not vestigation have already resulted in Other indictments on , the same charge made in other cit . ies are apparently not so closely j linked with German influences, but 1 are being investigated. in some western cities efforts to j defeat the registration, but the de i partment of justice, it was officiary i announce!, is fully pr. parcel to deai ... . 1 A .1 T I. 1 .1.1. f 1 thmio-lit if l ik" ti. e . annuunceu louay. ruuiic autnon I mought it woul dbe the part of wis- ,. . , . 'dom to form an organization here to ties Wl11 determme the exemption ot take the place as far as possible of each individual who does not quality Company A. Secretary Gamble was on the brief furnished registrars. All men who are married or who IS Flyers are Busy on British Front, but Infantry Held to Trenches Italians Continue to Make Gains in Isonzo -French Capture Post Near Verdun. nstructed to write the governor at once. The firemen have over $100 in the! may bslonS to classes who may be ex treasury and they decided that lib- empted will not necessarily be sub erty bonds would be a good invest- ject to exemption. Every man be ment and at the same time show the1 t.wen sp-ps of 51 r,rl .1..,-, . 0 - - AiA.i. d0 must register unless he is a soldier th the offenders under existing law MORGENTHAU TALKS 10 A. AND E. STUDENTS or sailor in the United States ser vice. Men past 31 should not try to reg ister as they will be refused and will only confuse the list. and the new espionage bill now near ing completion in congress. the emu . ! went infan par. in By the Associated Press. Raleigh, May 29. SHenry Morgen thau. former United States ambas sador to Turkey and treasurer of the dur- inir the recent camnaitrn. was the days, but in the meantime citizens' principal speaker here today at the will be interested in reading what Nrth Carolina College of Agricui Mr. James says of the last adminis- tu a,ll Engineering commencement. U;1"'l'1: theme of his address, that the gradu-j total net worth ot the city ates do not content to be mere no- Th ntnlitiir'. rurwirt will t,a' pniucu xor disirioution in a Tew .MR . i ITALIANS SHOVE! AIIOTniAMO mi i i ism hi nuuimniio RAM AM FUNERAL TOMORROW MORNING Accompanied by Alderman B. Pate, the remains of Mr. Ai R. ir. r.. it ( M ' ' 1 t.'.o :i- ncgvucM IS READY of Hickory as shown under schedule L, is $310,211.4(5, as compared with $-' 1. 107,07 April 30, 191(5, and $177, 1(52.00 on April 80 1915; reflecting a gain in fixed assets of approximately i-lC.Ooo for tach of the past two years. Th?se assets have been ac quired from the general revenue of the city, supplemented by $5, ono from property owners' assess ments, but including no part (f the assets asquired by bond issues. "Under Schedule II current liabil ities exceed current assets hv S3.- out today and with the student body 277.X 1, as compared with $2,GG3.73 of the institution turned the college one vear ago. .However, it must be over to the summer sdiool Kch,ich noted that $5.040 has been set aside is but two weeks off. lirected for sinking fund purposes during the The college has- furnished more a.v.'nu- current year, and previous years did than 60 men to the army services of not bar this charge the country ana today wnen AmDas- "I have to renort that thf trans- sador Henry Morgenthau. lately re- ! iliat (5.00;) iicti,)ns 0f the year under review have turned from Turkey, made the final -t St Louis be.n properly recorded, and such er- address to the graduating class he ror.s as were discovered were pointed lett no doubt ot the need tor an out and corrected These were all of men who have gone from the colleg a clerical nature and very few in es and even less doubt of the demand number. In my former reports to for those who are left at home, your body I have covered at some .Discussing the plans of the college iength improvements in your account- for the summer today members of ing system. The federal govern- the faculty indicated that its purpos ir.cnt 'has prescribed uniform sys- es to meet, with the courses offered, terns for railroads and public ser- tne immediate needs of the country vice corporations throughout the have gained intensity by the corn country, and the census bureau in like mencement messages. The summer manner has prescribed a uniform sys- scnool is to give special preparation tern for municipalities. It is this for the teachers who must both by system of accounts that I have en- teacher's knowledge and by their chavored to have your city adopt. I understanding of the great world ;.:i)c::C at 2 . U thj s-tre.-ts ,:al. said thvy a!; if the ne- !.. ay ar.d all dang.-r I:. st . i a..-o re im-st ':. i-.'.Iinu' them, t riuployers , iH'rci1::, r : ' i : n (iover i." 1 fu.r com '. -. ;i.l guanls-tt'ol)tile. j Ames, who met his death at Kins ton Monday as the result of coming in contact with a live wire, arrived in Hickory this morning and will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock when the funeral will be held. The funeral will be conducted from the residence of Mr. Frank P Johnston, father-in-law of the young man, by Revi J. G. Garth, and burial will Rome, via London, May 29. 1W follow in Oakwood cemetery. Dr. Italians on the Plava sector yester- F. S. Ames of DeFunak, Fla., arrived day drove the Austro-Hungarian today to attend the funeral J Thp Kinston Frpp Press of Mor.- ! forces to the end of the valley east dav contajned the following account of Globna, says the official statement of Mr. Ames' death: issued today by the Italian war office "'In the, midst of life we are in 0. t.t . ,, . . , death." That awful fact was brought Since May 14, the statement adds, , Kinstonians early Monday tended the commencement exercises Austro-Hungarian prisoners taken morning when in sight of many peo of the North Carolina College of: on the Julian front number 23.681. pie A. R. Ames, in the employ of the Agriculture and Engineerings went T, Tiion, ai-0 ranhirprl qfi p-nns city as electrician and lineman, was including 23 of heavy calibre. bodies and in concluding he declared' ..,-, that it was better for a man to live By the Associated Press a few years of usefulness than a de cade of indolence. iSeventyi-two graduated tbut only half the number were here, the others being at Fort CJethorpe Itraining for the offifcers' reserve corps. Raleigh, May 29. Twenty-five sen iors of the 85 who would have at MM T MAY , electrocuted while working at the j top of a big pole. The terrible ac l cident occurred on East Gordon street just beyond the Atlantic Coasc i Line depot. John Weyher. super i intendent of the water and light de- partment under whom the young man. worked, said that Ames came in contact with the primary circuit fliTftunpli T 1 -V. 1 ft V. wino O QOA OVlfi I billUUgll VI 111V.1I 1UUO i.,UUU vuito aim perhaps had also connected with the circuit. Mr. Ike Taylor, helper, was with Ames, and at the time of the accident was on the ground immediately be- finance committee which is revising ( which was t be lifted to the top the house war revenue bill today took of the pole. He heard a commotion up the provision for a general tariff and looked up and the body of Ames ELIMINATE SECTION By the Associated Press. Washington, May 29. The senate increase of 10 per cent. Prospects were that the provision was swinging from his safety belt, apparently lifeless. He ran to the nearest telephone and asked that would be either stricken out or ma- the current be shut off and help be terially modified, especially the pro- sent. Roy Cox, in front of whose w lick-. A strr.no- spnti- home the tragedy was enacted, had ''V n lUU ;;flN,;u''m"tc!'. f"rmS ' r!,.y0Ur . e peaceful side of ,et prevailed amonK members of 'MZTZa.MhiloUUm BOY SCOOTS WILL SELL BONDS Hickory Boy Scouts will meet tonight for the purpose of hearing the prop osition by Mr. K. C. Menzies, cash ier of the First National Bank, to sell liberty loan bonds and secure the three prizes $10, $5 and $2.50 in goid for the Scout doing the best work. The contest is open to other boys and girls also. Scoutmaster - D. T. Applegate said today he was sure the Scouts would jump at the opportunity to work for the country and at the same time win handsome prizes. The bonds will be in small denom inations and there are few families in Hickory that cannot afford one. A bond in every family is the motto these days, and it is expected that Hickory, wht-n the Scoufas hit the trail, will be among the first cit ies of its size in subscriptions. It is suggested that other business firms add to the prizes. Mrs. L. R. Totten of Charlotte and By the Associated Press. Vjhile the only sphere of intensive military activity at present is on the Austro-Italian front, where general Cardona is. day by day pushing back the Austrian line on Triest, there are indications that the stag nation along the British and French fronts in France is about to end. The signs that points most strong ly to this ompendng- change ijs the intense aerial activity taking place. For the present, however, the allied infantry is being held close to its lines. Raiding parties by one side or the other is the only form of activity displayed aside from the ar tillery engagements. The German infantry facing the British armies is apparently being held in check by its commanders as closely as that of the British com manders, but some attacks are being made in the Champagne. Two as saults were launched last night, but each was easily repulsed by the French fire. The French made a minor thrust on their own account in the Verdun re gion, where the activity is becom ing more marked of late on both sides. A small German post waj captured in this operation. Brazil is rapidly passing from the status of a neutral to that of an ac tive partizan of the side of the en Mrsi Howard Campbell of States- tente in the world war. ville arrived in the city today to at tend the t antral tomorrow of Mr A. R. Ames. BALL PLAYER SHOT TO DEATH DURING GAME The measure revoking her neutral ity is now well on its way through parliament. Lenoir, M'ay 29. (Saturday after-; noon while a baseball game between; Hibriten acamedy and Valmead; team was in progress on the latter's diamond a little over a mile north of town, John Coffey shot and instantly killing Albert Kirby, who was play ing on the visiting team. Accord ing te- b ,-st information there was an old grudge of long standing between SHIP YARD CHARTERED FOR ELIZABETH CITY tnriiu'ht will cel- ii of the arc n hi- one of Many Hickory c:.'! and the ad '. 1 band music ih- exercises - x lie aunuui lias i-cii v,uui in -i . cjof inn forms to City Manager Ballew, and ricuiture and five in home economics the wnole sectl0n- aside from the advantages to be which fit admirably into the great gained by the classification of Or- national scheme of economic prenar-' edness. The peculiar needs of state and nation therefore call for spec- lal preparation and the institution d III.' ;i!l!)!if IS J'.t.--M. "ie Italian niis- il !o(i iy, was i.N'iit Marshal! i' was arrang- address the deliver Kin :'.-sage to the dinary and E.Vtraordina'ry Receipts anil Expenditures, tip bookkeeping will be cut one half. My chief crit icism of the method now used, which whicn gets its accent on engineering is very cumbersome, is the time and anci agriculture will place acutd em loss motion in finding any needed da- phasis upon agriculture in the seven ta from your books. I weeks that will be eone over bc- 1 "Comparing the transactions of the tween June 12 and July 27 of this year under review with former years vear ed by audited by this firm, I consider the , work accomplished exiceptionalay good and reflecting credit to the ad ministration. "In conclusion I desire to express my appreciation of the very cour teous and helpful assistance render ed during the course of this exami nation by city officials and employes. RUSSO RUMANIANS i CONSUMPTION TAX ON SUGAR AND TEA1? EXPECTED TO ATTACK known as a vjonah, and several men had been severely shocked. Ames jocularly replied that he was "on his job." and when next Mr. Cox's attention was called, he heard the exclamation "Ugh!" and looked up to see the prostrate form of the unfortunate man. ,M!i Cox ascended the pole to see if he could render any assistance but found life apparently extinct. Other electricians and helpers were sum moned and the body was lowered 9Q ir within twenty minutes after the ac- Ciuem,. Jr. o. ivi. i aiiuiii waa sum- By the Associated Press. Berlin, via London, May attack by Russian and Rumanian moned and found that nothing could troops is expected, today's official an- be done. The face, right hand and nouncement says. j side bear mute testimony to the ter- , I rible experience. It was Kmston s - - ' i" a. J i 1 1" AT 1 ' 1 By the Associated Press. P.aleigh. May 29. Charters for them, the tragedy being the culmina-jtwo new business enterprises in the tion of the grudge. On several oc-! eastern part oi tne state, wnn total casions prior to this they had quar-i capitalization of $350,000. were issued reled and threats had been passed. by the secretary of state today. According to several eye witnesses1 The Elizabeth City Ship Yard to the killing it seems to be the opin-1 Company of Elizabeth City, capital ion that Coffey went out to the bailjized at $100,000, will engage in ship game with the intention of killing; building and repairing and conduct Kirby, as he tried to pick a fuss withj '-n a general marine business. The him several times before the shooting! shipbuilding industry is expected to took place. j take on added importance in North Fearing trouble the officer of the Carolina, village phoned to Sheriff Triplett and! The other enterprise chartered was told him what wastaking place and j the Southern Land and Timber Corn to come out at once. Immediately iPany of Kinston. This company, the sheriff and his denutv. R. A. t which proposes to deal m land, tim- Deal, hurried to the scene in an au-'ber and farm supplies, has a capital tomobile. Evidently someone told! stock of $250,000, of which $200,000 Coffey the sheriff was on his way out there to arrest him if he did not behave himself and about the time the sheriff and his deputy reach ed the ball ground Coffey went out about third base where Kirby was playing ball for the visitors and shot him twice in quick succession. One ball passed through his body be tween the lower ribs, the other hit ting him near the same place has been paid in. 1 Recruiting Station Jses Poster Employed hy General Washington n c v ; i iiif patty hearing and seeing in a more par .(:.! poster, or at t'.-ular manner, the great advantages r t'r," up. wo;d which these brave men will have, wno rge Washington shall embrace this opportunity of, .1 . 1 P 1 IVY 1 in" revolutionary pending a Tew najuy ! u .a U aft.' fol- ing the different parts of this beauli fid continent, in the honorable and '" Udi ,, arid well truly respectable character of a soi in this neighbor- dier, after which, he ay, if p v inelinntion to join pleases return home to his friends, under General with pockets iun oi money nu .- !he defense; of Iho1 head covered with laurels. MARKETS By the Associated Press. g Washington, May 29. Another ; fundamental change in the war tax gressggtrettimtmKiminmmmmmtl bill was agreed upon unanimously to- DURHAM COMPANY day by the senate finance committee, . . , 1 1 i . 1M A..4 . . . 1 1 1 1 a . wnicn oeciaea io striKe out uu section levying $200,000,000 tariffs As a substitute the com mittee proposes direct excise or con sumption tax on sugar and tea. COTTON FUTURES IS RECRUITED TODAY on BY the Associated Press. New ioi-k. iuny ncxc wcio Associated Press renewed liquidation at the opening of th Associated fre.s a tn market, todav and active Rurham, N. C, May 29, lodged just inside the skin on the opposite side of the body. Kirby sank to the ground and died is a few minutes. Some one asked if he was badly hurt and he replied, "No, I am not suffering any, but I am dy ing." Kirby was playing ball and from all accounts did not expect trouble as he made no effort to de fend himself. Coffey drew his pis tol from his coat pocket and fired before the onlooners had time to in terfere. Kirby was standing with his back to his assailant, who fired the deadly shots without notice as to his intentions, it is alleged. The tragedy occurred just as the officers reached the scene and the sheriff immediately went for Coffey, who turned the pistol in the sheriff's face. Deputy Deal seeing the at tempt to kill his superior officer fired Com- at Coffey, hitting him on the hand, MR. SIGMON ENLISTS Mr. O. M. Sigmon, treasurer of the Piedmont Wagon Company, has enlisted in a South Carolina engin eering company formed at Salis bury and has received his papers. Mr. Sigmon is a graduate of the A. and ir i n .1 . i . I ivi. college anu is a younj man wno ana would make an excellent officer, whom hundreds of youth would be glad to follow'. By the Associated Press. Washington, May 29. (Immediate consideration of legislation was di rected today by the senate agricul tural committe. It submitted the Lever food bill, passed yesterday by the house, providing for the food stimulation bill the senate has been considering, and added to it a penal tly for storage of fuel, foodstuffs and other necessities. Have you bought a liberty bond ? Aliberty bond is a good investment. chine and lodged in jail. Coffey madfc no starlcrmenfc when arrested as to why he killed Kirby, only say- CROCKER PARTY IS SAFE IN GREENLAND ZS aA 97 tn 98 nnintq under last pany M, third regiment North Car- causing mm to drop the pistol and heng he wished he had not done so. ' "iVJ fi Wtlv after olina national guard, the local unit, ran. Several shots were fired by tne Coffey is a single man about 25 lll.llUO " - :i.J 4- iV,, ,o ctnv,(Tfli o h."f the call. en at this tim I v iiri-t th. lr.iv.-A Wo. do.1 Th ne:'d for m .'iter than in the . " t . r . . . ... iu ore enfp K" Nolire ! of General Washington anu V '.. i ,. ...i.. n.,.,i.,i. .. -,s-, ,r i.Mintta men of "spirit 1 I'T-'l'-V, 1 ML .lU'lV, UiUI 111H,V ' , - - .nl.rn1 ' -1..V at Spottswood from this "neighborhood " The 11th received , nB,i,A. 'jnnii.,, monfinnpil bv the revolution- seum oi I'll ( By the Associated Press o,irc rw York. May zy. i iT;iir.n tv.a ovnlnrpr and other mem IVllllclll, 1 ' l The close was steady. Open July 21.22 October 20.80 December (- 20.88 January 20.86 March 21.07 HICKORY MARKETS i l w ,,,.r. ,.F no tl-n FTnltfK States. ' . , ,J j;4-:v,l '' if .vi Lit i 1 1 1 wnivu . . ., i i" ks 'iAflr in nil x 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 i.ivii -rx 1 3 1T Cotton ijjonaiu iuc- " toen vv neat v was recruited to the full war strength pincers at tne reeing man, one sink- years old and Kirby was about 23 of 165 men shortly before noon today, mg him in the leg just below the hip. years old and is survived by a wife Close thereby winning the $25 prize offered He was brought to town in the ma- j and one child. 2i.4 by S. W. Minor of the company first ; . 1 . . 21.10 recruiting its ranks. 21.18 (Several other men enlisted after cht 21.21 first war strength had been obtained. 21.40 Durham citizens will give a barLe- j cue for the soldiers in honor of the I event. 21c time -which went into the Arctic in 1913,1 nn thP nortnwest cuasi ui CHICAGO WHEAT Greenland, according to a cablegram ; By the Associated Press today by the American Mu-j Natural History, V " . !i Re:idini- with hisiary poster needs men to day as it uiu ' party from Ma-! in 1776. it is still an organization as .f tl-r llth reg-iare a number of other regiments ot eoivn'anded by! revolutionary fame. The slogan ot en. for the pur-l JJic regular army at this 'time is fore fathers did enlist in ai- t, K.nf.f." t Tlickorv at all nours both night and day. The following young men nave utei. Wlheat develop- MACHINISTS STRIKE AT NEWPORT NEWS Every Report Brings List of Dead Higher as Result of Storm Many Funerals nt a- may be wil-1 arid the recruiting party is this honorable ser riben the pay j iiinmnnwin mnflrn MMIIU1WV i u Uh H llJ inuu 1 U MHITILU DDCMirD fit UIIMHADVi r n m m mm mm , i niifiiL.ti ui iiunufiiii By the Associated Press. tinues to mount as details come in Nashville, May 29.- (Seventeen are I from outlying districts and injur : known to be dead in Tennessee as f d succumb in hospitals and infirmar the result of Sunday's tornado. ies. ! Fifty lives are now known to have Bv the Associated Press. ! bcen lost and the wounded list is e i v I bv General! accepted for service ami forwarded to Associated Press, was in all about Fort Thomas, Ky., this morning: . rtand, vi r t,.rll nfnntrv? tiarrV juhivm. iVILirSIWlll iwwvii, '. Bowman, medical ueparunui i Chicago, May 29 ed strength today. Opening prices, which danged from about the same as vosterdav's close to 2 1-2 cents ! Unmr wit Vi Jul v at 2.02 1-2 to 2.0? n it. a , t-a tt.c. ' -' ' - ' - - u y nic Aaaui.iabi:u Aitoo. fir,! ContomTipr nt 1.83. were follow- i-kt t- -vr.,, it-,t oo Pnf in' . i - lNtjwiJurt cvvsi v a., .111 v . x . : . -,i ,-. c i - . , . - , ivTr.Tr oa snn.,v,-nrr aoove zou. oi wnicn halt a i ozpn nrp eu uy a o an aiumm. , ting their threats into enect, u:-; - xua., -v. m.wiu, .,,. ;,--i 'union mechanists employed in the to apparently reliable reports the rd,tauy injured. .mimnnmUluUUmHMWIIMI.Htm; niat. f t.ViP. Nwnort News Ship- death list m the four Kentucky coun- , V . , nffnntnJ -Wt 4-K i -..111 U O I ' A i I J T", M building and Ury Dock uompanv i"1 l"c stunn wm fiuu i 1,j i 'c zissutiateu rress. THF WFATHFR I went on strike today. They re- ably exceed 70 It appeared prob-1 iMattoon, 111., May 29. -Mattoon lllC IILilIIlLI 8 ported for work as usual this morn- ably this number would be increas-: tural committee. It submitted the and worked until 10 o cicck tl '-"'"f'e cuttis. ox iu3o-o if. The poster via. ing, v ivor lam recruit ll ' ir attendance as an opportunity of mtmmirtnn. when they laid down their tools and T i: -n: l wnlkpd out. Denard for higher r or i ui in v. ci uiiiiw . v"-o . . . London. icn. I wiiiitvr.'"w'i - ' . ,w. . i . . i"i - ' n it nr 1 1 i Hiiiinid. x' ail iwnifcuv ---- . . . . , May 29.-n omc w, ian. . t wages which the yard officials dec m- vjnaiioiai.u . .7 7 j . i. f i, on mvosti era 1 1 nn. portion, moderate west winds, Decom- to gianu iwu .n. , ing variable. jw the cause of the strike. in outlaying districts. w....,i i,i arf!llrv. mier ox OliUlUlU, Htm cv.....rf. victims of Saturday's tornado. Throughout the day the streets By the Associated Press. partie3 to the cemeteries. All the Birmingham, May 29. The death j funerals were private, a memorial toll from Sunday night's storm con- service being decided on later. A 41 I.,'