ckory Daily
CORD
ME
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GERMAN PEACE TERMS
, (, jviay Accept German Counter Proposal In
p , ,r(l to IiuitMiinity and Allow Plebiscite
Jn Silt A to Guarantee Germany Sup
ply of Coal
HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING" JUNE 3, 1919
change in tlif
. I'm- territorial
.. !, are being eon
,1 of four, it be-
SERVE SAUCE 10
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO ARREST NEW HICKORY PEOPLE GENERAL STRIKE WASHINGTON POLICE SAY
PKtSIDENT OF
RHINELAND
ENJOY FINE
E
0 AT
DECLARED
AT
THEY KNOW ANARCHISTS
-: uiii is the possi-
..iiiT of the GlT- !
', an indemnity of
. huh would in- j
i he allied financial i
( ii the Germans oh--',00(1
that there is
tin- mollification.
;.-. il is for a pleb-
enler to guarantee
il supply from the
BOTH PARTIES
HE URGES
ORDER STR KERS
IU I1UII 111
ATLANTA
Press.
?ie :!.-Nsuimr
rising employe
an I Atlanta
s of !
tele-
- : i,;it s! ril.ers are not
in- t rnment ser
. i i, :n i al Burleson
i'.i j.- Brown, president
:, I '.i ll Telephone Com
steps he felt al-
! the service.
,a hi- telegram in-.,,-nt
Hrnwn to inform
, ; t h- y would be eligi
a'.emeiit for 21 liours
,.. aV'I to him the names
.i d to report for duty
S at time.
:i;.als announced that
, i!d he given until
ir.orning to return
'A a somewhat dis
No disorder lias
, president i ine
with which the j
,. are atliliated rciter
a: M-oximately t'.oo em-
i ; i n - were on strike, j
Ell THOUSAND IN
EIGHTY-FIRST SI
By the Associated Press.
Washington, June 3. Demand that
railroad employes submit to regula
tion as do the companies was made
by President Bird M. Robinson today
I at the convention here of the Ameri
can short-line railroad associations.
"While government regulation of
the carriers is expanded to the most
minute details," he said, "the employ
es are left to exercise their own sweet
will, which they often do in a most
autocratic way. Wage demands have
j absorbed already the $1,000,000,000
rate increase, which was granted by
the director general," he said.
"in view of the reckless extrava
gance of the government in all its
business," Mr. Robinson said, "the de
mand for railroad economy was rid
iculous." He denounced the claim of
1.000.1 KH) saved in the first year as
unjust and charged there was a deficit
of !? 1.000.000 every day of the 16
months of government operation.
MERCHANTS TO HEAR
E LIVE SPFAKERS
SUM
-d PreS. '
I ' ; u' Pi t thousand men !
-.a, i N'oi't h 'nrolina. !
and I' lorida national i
' !.,.t night for Newport ;
i
M'ELROY
I A.
NFEDERATF. DEAD
',:, ! Press.
John A. Me-i
. ,,i..inan i. r of the 10th j
a i t 'irnent, Confederate
h; home in Madison
i
. a .! M.
Statesville, June 3. The seven
teenth annual eonentkn of the Mer
ehants Association of North Carolina
to be held at Wrightsville Beach June
17-19 promises to be one of the best
state meetings ever held by the or
ganized merchants, according to J.
Paul Leonard of Statesville, state sec
retary. A splendid program for the
convention is being arranged by Mr
Leonard and the other state officers,
and considerable interest is being
manifested by the members of the
association in all parts of the state.
Speakers who have accepted invita
tions to address the convention, and
their respective subjects, are as fol
lows: Charles William Burrows of Cleve
land, Ohio, president of the National
One Cent Letter Postage Associa
tion, and speaker of national fame,
will discuss business in general and
the fight for one-cent postage in par
ticular; Chairman Frank Page of the
state highway commission, will have
as his subject: "The Merchants As
sociation and Good Roads." Elmer It.
Oettingcr of Wilson will discuss "Liabilities-Seldom
inventoried;" David
Ovens of Charlotte will talk on "The
Selling Organization;" O. P.. Eaton ex
mayor of Winston-Salem and state
field director of the federal reserve
bank of Richmond, will discuss "The
Merchants Association and War Sav
ing Stamps" William Parlatin, pres
ident of the Raleigh Merchants Asso
ciation, is to speak on "(letting the
Most Out of Business," and "Mutual
Fire Insurance" is to be discussed by
T. W. Dixon of Charlotte, secretary
of the Hardware Association of the
Carolinas. Other business subjects
are to be discussed by members of
the association. The meetings are to
be open to the public, and all repu-
table merchants oi me ww
ed to attend the convention.
ENDORSEMENT
i i: gie isv women
.I'lrn- Answering an
: . a, a: ' in the Abbeville
... . in wnii h it is charged
. r i f of the General Fed
', ! en's dubs, Mrs. Josiah
" of Los Angeles,
i olat ion indorsing
ra li
the i
HINES
IS
OPPOSED
TO
MORE
NCREASES
, I A I t
. ' oi, i nrougn tin- n i
I at the city auditorium
. ' niiht, the president
.. '.'tier i,f the national of-
! ' he -e charges.
: ared that, not one-third
.,te attending the con
' ! for the indorsement and
: a onents were not given a
These charges were
itt ,y some misinformed
' made without an in-
of the facts. A reliable
ie v. ho covered the conven-
!- of the local nowsr)ap;rs
1 'own papers is authority
mcnt that, at last W !'
delegates in attendance
f-'i ' he resolution ami did so
i I , ; the president did ask
and con vote and not ft
' - a ii t he entire auditorium
'i i the resolution r open
aioiiths about the matter
Uy the Associated Tress.
Washington, .Tune .-Only by in
crease.l rates can the government-con-troIkMl
roads me: t incrca.u-d operat
ing expenses, Director Ceneral Hlhca
told the house appropriations commit
tee He is opposed to any increase
at this time, however, because it
mKhi advance the cost of necess.t.es
of life.
By the Associated Press.
Berlin, June 3. The German gov
ernment has issued an order for the
arrest of Dr. Rorten, president of the
new Rhenish republic," the North Ger
man Gazette says. The government,
the newspaper says, has entered pro
test both at Paris and Spa, the head
quarters of the armistice commission,
against the behavior of French au
thorities in the occupied area of the
Rhineland.
FOR
QUICK
RETURN
OF WIRE SYSTEMS
By the Associated Tress.
Washington. June 3. Favorabe re
port on the bill of Senator Kellogg,
Republican, of Minnesota, for the im
mediate return of the telephone and
telegraph wires to private ovvwnership
was ordered today by the senate in
terstate commerce committee after the
measure had been amended to make
the time of turning over to 60 days.
The vote of the committe was unanimous.
WANT ANSWERS
ON ROAD DOND
QUESTIONS
Interest in the good roads bond el
ection on July 12 has not been very
great and the Record hears that
there is considerable opposition to it
in many parts of the county. In
Hickory there is disappointment be
cause there is no prospect of secui-ing
state and federal aid for hard surface
roads and in the other townships the
people have not been assured where
the money will be applied.
Those favoring the bond issue of
$500,000, it is asserted, should make
clear tnree points:
1. The number of miles of sand
clay roads needed in the several
townships.
2. The tentative plans for building
the needed roads.
3. The amount of state and federal
aid the county is assured.
Other questions concern the per
sonnel of the highway, commission,
but these three points are the most
important, and unless they are ex
plained and kept before the public it
requires no prophet to say how the
election will go.
The people of Catawba county
simplv demand to be shown. That
is all they ask before they commit
themselves definitely for or against
the bonds.
CREWS OF THREE SEAPLANES
GIVEN RECEPTION IN LONDON
Dr. Charles Zueblin delivered a
magnificent lecture yesterday after
noon on "The Great Highway" and
last night engaged in joint discus
sion with Leslie M. Shaw on govern
ment ownership of railroads. To
day's attraction at Chautauqua is
KryPs band and the largest audience
of the seven days are expected.
Dr. Zueblin upheld the affirmative
side of the owwnership question and
Mr. Shaw the negative. The audi
ence was large and intensely inter
ested. The applause probably was
about evenly devided and the atten
tion given each debater was rapt. The
large number of men and women in
the tent was thei-e to listen, it would
appear, and Jo get a line on both
sides of an important question.
The debaters were as Unlike in
person as in delivery. Dr Zueblin
stuck to his text and followed his
line of argument throughout. He
was humerous in a droll way at times,
Dut more serious than otherwise. Gov
ernor Shaw was both witty and sar
castic and was a perfect master of
irony. Dr. Zueblin sought to show
that in the great scheme of devel
opment and preparedness fcr com
merce and possibly war, the United
States should own and operate the
railroads for the good of all the peo
ple, running the roads, most of
which had fallen down under private
operation or had been drained by
speculators that the government
should operate them like the post
office department should be operated.
Governor Shaw on the other hand
contended that the real issue in this
controversy is between individualism
and collectivism and the ultimate end
sought is state socialism. He went
on to show what private ownership
had accomplished in spite of failures
and meddlesome regulations which
Dr. Zueblin also referred to in his
argument and declared that compe
tition was what the country needed.
The United States has more miles of
railroad than the rest of the world
put together and every mile was
built by individual enterprise. The
systems in the United States are in
comparably better than abroad and
he could find no reason for a change,
especially as it meant state socialism,
which is contrary to the very spirit of
our country.
anotherIter
VANCOUVER
By the Associated Press.
Vancouver, B. C., June 3. A gen
eral strike of organized labor in Van
couver in sympathy with the Winnipeg
strike effective at 11 a. m. today was
called at a mass meeting last night.
Exemption was made in the case of
bakeries, hospitals, water works, laun
dries, otels, restaurants, ten civil
employes to act as grave diggers, six
care-takers for the city water works,
ice wagons for hospitals, hotel and
restaurant delivery only.
It Was Italian From Philadelphia Who Was
Killed by Bomb Planted at Palmer Home in
Washington Very Few Lives Lost in
Latest Outrage
WILSON
DISCUSSES
REPLIES TO ENEMY
By the Associated Press.
Paris, June 3. President Wilson
discussed with experts this morning
the questions of the replies to make
the German notes on the economic
phases of the peace terms. The
meeting later developed into a full
discussion by the American delegation
of the peace terms.
ON THAT BAKER
1 r I
a, a
II,,
that in the rear of the
.re several hundred peo
"I not vote, but they were
''at.ors.
" ins t,o be no doubt but
i t majority of the dclf
1 1 red here from every state
on, many of them wives
at politicians, were most
inclined to the resolution
a true of nations.
.MEDALS I OK SERVICE
Certificates of award and decora
W. 1!. Council, Mrs .. u s Smith
A I'.ourbonnais aim
f;;,.the fplon-li.
Ifndered tl y vr(! untiring in
Tr-' r rf fiJ sirvk-c and could be
''V1 h sewing room almost ev
found at the scwim), treasure
,.ry day sucr.hc.nB : res .and pica
in serving their nauo b
l"",r"'1? "f, S!,';?', fro- the local
a two stripe decoration.
f ir r Knebal formerly of
Mrs. IL J. Krui q.llisKurv w 11
Chicago but now o hy at the
-SaS'sinr Highly
reoemmended.
London, June 2. The crews of the
three American naval seaplanes
trans-Atlantic flight, completed so gal-
i t 1 iL XT A U vaii rrVi - PV flV-
rival at Plymouth Sunday after
noon and were given a typical Amer
ican reception as their train stopped
at Paddington station. American
sailors and soldiers who had been
waiting for their arrival, rushed for
the car that contained Lieut.-Comdr.
A C. Read, who brought the NC-4
safely across the Atlantic sezed him
and bore him on their shoulders up
and down the platform and then to
an automobile for a parade.
One of the first to reach the NC-4 s
commander after he came from the
train was Harry G. Hawker, who
had attempted to shout his congratu
lations at Lieutenant-Commander
Head was being jostled about on the
shoulders and heads of a score of
men. The daring British aviator, who
had wired his congratulations to the
crew of the NC-4 at Plymouth, ar
rived at the station half an hour be
fore the train came in, as it was IU
minutes late. The huge crowd out
side the station waiting to see the
successful American flyer, cheered
him and Mrs. Hawker as they drove
up in their car. When they were
inside the station three cheers were
suggested and led by an American
oflicer and given him by the Amen-
n fighting men. They gave three
cheers for Mrs. iiawivci.
SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE
' CH A LONER $10,000 VERDICT
Washington, June 3. Federal court
decrees awarding John Armstrong
Chaloner $10,000 damages against the
Washington Post for alleged libel
growing out of publication of an art -&7n
1109 in connection w.th the k
incr of John Gillard at Chaioner s
nomef "Merry Mills," Va were set
aside by the supreme court.
ESTATE
SIGN UP NOW
Onlv a few persons have signed up
a,0guarantorsP for the Chautauqua
ext year and unless action is taken
ltlv there may be no entertain
promptly there may If the
Kutalqua is -nted, there should be
no delay in signing up.
Miss Kuth Bolick has gone to Boone
to take the 5 summer course at the Ap
palachian training school.
(By Col. G. M. Yoder)
According to the copy of the follow
ing letter that we received from one
J. A. Baker in Los Angeles, Califor
nia, who claimed to be a son of Joe
Baker's third wife, the Hefners are
laboring under a terrible mistake in
relation to that Baker estate in Cal
ifornia. We give this as general mis
apprehension sent out then and caus
ed many errors to be printed through
the different columns of the different
newspapers the following is a true
copy of the letter as received by me
from the foresaid Baker:
Friend G. M. Yocter: Dear Sir:
Your letter of May 13th at hand in
regard to my father, Joseph Baker's
wives. His first wife was Stine,
his second wife was a Burkhart; his
third wife was a Dollell. She was a
widow and had four children by
Doilell. She had four children by
my father, Joseph Baker, and I am
one of them. My father and his
brother, Andrew came to Indiana
some where in the year 1840, don't
know exactly. Somewhere in the
4o's then he married his third wife
He died in the year 1880, July 14.
He was 76 years old when he died.
His brother, Andrew, died in White
River in Missouri; what year he died
I cannot tell, but he died before my
father.
In regard to their coming to Cali
fornia. They never saw California
In regard to this estate it is coming
through and my Baker brothers
which came from Germany in the
early days. The names are Lu
wick, Joseph and John. They serv
ed under George Washington. They
took land in different states for their
services. This land was leased by
different parties for a period of 99
toovc mnt nf this monev and prop
erty is in. Pennsylvania (as the Hef
ner heirs claimed the estate we made
the following assertions).
You said that makes no difference
what my grand father or my great
grandfather's first name was. I
think it makes all the difference in the
when it. eomes to this matter in
regard to that estate you are alluding
to.
You want to know how much this
estate amounts to. It amounts to
over $700,000,000. You want to
know how old I am. Was born in
1855. My father was born in Ca
tawba county, N C.
You can tell them that this estate
I am looking after is not coming
from Andrew or Joseph Baker It
is coming from Joseph and Andrew
and the other brother, Noah Baker,
grandfather. If I can find out if
John Baker, the father of my father
was John, what was my great
grandfather's name and when did he
come to this counrty and where did
he land and where did he settle and
what state? I hope that you under
stand what I am trying to get at. If
you can give me any information in
regard to this matter I will be ever
grateful to you. Hoping that I may
hear from you soon, I remain, yours
respectfully,
J. A. BAKER,
4022 Winter St., Lon Angeles, Cal.
FORMER GIANTS
ORDERED OUT
OF
LINE
By the Associated Pre;;s.
Washington, June o. -Twelve pre
dreadnaught battle lii"s will be reliev
ed of active duty with tha fuet, placed
out of commission and probably even
tually broken up as junk or used as
targets for more modern vessels, ac
cording to announcement today.
The ships are of the "mixed bat
tery" type and are not considered to
be of any value against latest type
fighting craft. Four of the battle
ships, comprising the historic Oregon,
Massachusetts, Iowa and Indiana, al
ready have been relegated to the
scrap heap.
The remaining eight soon to be
relegated are the Kearsarge, Illinois,
Alabama, Wisconsin, Maine, Mis
souri and Ohio.
The twelve vessels, built between
1893 and 1901 represent a total for
hulls and machinery alone of more
than $90,000,000.
DEMONSTRATION BY WINNIPEG
STRIKERS AND SYMPATHIZERS
Winnipeg, June o. Hundreds of
strike sympathizers and strikers, pa
rading the down town streets tore a
sign placed by the citizens' commit
tee from the board of trade building.
Policemen and detectives prevented
the crowd from forcing its way into
the building.
RADICAL OPENS;
AT THE ACADEMY
The show at the Academy was en
joyed by a large crowd last night and
many of the people pronounced it the
best vaudeville ever shown here. The
Academy Company announces that it
will have a show every week in
Hickory.
Rev. F. G. Morgan, chaplain at
Paris Island, S. C, attended com
mencement exercises at Lenoir College.
M YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, June 3. Higher cables
and continued unfavorable weather
in the south led to an opening ad
vance of 30 to S8 points in the cotton
market. This was not a full response
to the firmness of Liverpool however,
and pr'ces soon worked off within 10
to 20 points of last night's figures.
Open Close
July 31.90 30.95
December 30.58 29.65
October 30.95 30.02
January 30.40 24.45
March av.tv .o
FIRE UPON
OFFICERS
By the Associated Press.
Pittsburg, June 3. Robert John
son, 35, president of the I. W. W. or
ganization, and internationally known
as a radical agitator, was arrested
this noon. Johnson opened fire with
a revolver upon the detectives when
they opened the door of I. W. W.
headquarters on the third floor of
the building with skeleton keys.
Several shots were exchanged.
MEXICO
MAD
IS
AT GILLETT'S
By the Associated Press.
Washington, June 3. Diplomatic
protest has been made by the Mexican
embassy against the speech made by
Speaker Gillett yesterday at the Pan
American congress in which the speak
er declared Mexico the greatest im
pediment to the development of trade
relations between the republics of the
western hemisphere.
State department officals are dis
turbed by the incident and are ex
pected to deny responsibility and ex
press regrets.
President Wilson's greetings read as
follows :
"It is with genuine regret that I
find myself unable to attend the con
ference and greet you in person. I
am sure that the members of the gov
ernments who are in Washington will
make you feel abundantly wrelcome.
but I should have wished to express
that welcome in person. We attach
the highest importance to this con
ference. Our hearts are set upon a
perfect understanding between the
Americans and the development of
relations which will be mutually ben
eficial not only, but will contribute to
the sort of relations which will pro
mote peace and good will as well as
prosperity. Pray accept my most cor
dial good wishes for the success of
the conference."
Speaker Gillett in an address that
startled the conference and was
greeted by applause declared that the
"present condition of Mexico" was
today "the greatest impediment to full
fellowship and international trade on
this hemisphere.
The Chilean ambassador and the
Bolivan minister took as the keynote
of their speeches the necessity of
onfidence and mutual understanding
and trust among the countries of the
Americas.
PETROGRAD
I
AKIN
FROM
BOLSH
EVI
Kl
By the Associated Press.
Copenhagen, June 3. Esthonian
and Finnish forces have taken Petro
grad, according to an unconfirmed tel
egram from Vardoe, received by the
National Tidine.
MITCHELL REPORTED DEAD
'T ;
A report reached Hickory today
that Mr. A. O. Mitchell, formerly man
ager of the creamery, had died in a
western state, but the report was not
even verified by the person who wired
it to this city. A telegram from Mr.
Walter Bumgarner at San Francisco
to Mrs. Mitchell here merely stated
that it was reported her husband
was dead. Mrs. Mitchell has wired
for particulars and it is thought by
tomorrow the facts can be learned.
BRYANT WASHBURN AT
PASTIME TODAY
By the Associated Press.
Widespread Comb explosions last
night, apparently a sequel to the un
successful May-day outrages when
infernal machines were mailed broad
cast from New York to men promi
nent in public life, were believed by
officials here to believe another move
by anarchists for the overthrow of or
ganized government in the United
States, rumors of which were receiv
ed by government officials and mem
bers of congress some time ago.
Evidence that the pact was care
fully planned was contained in a
pamphlet found at the home of A.
Mitchell Palmer, attorney general,
whose home iin the fashionable part
of the city was partly wrecked.
Warning was given that the "time
has come when the social questions
solution can be delayed no longer;
class war is on and cannot cease but
with a complpete victory for the in
ternational proletariat."
Although apparently - intended to
do greater damage, the latest bomb
explosions from the standpoint of
loss of life appear to have been little
more successful than those on May 1.
The fatalities resulted, as reported to
day, were confined to the plotter him
self at the Palmer home and in New
York, where from one to two persons
were killed.
The -full list of cities where explo
sions occurred are New York, Wash
ington, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Philadel
phia, Boston, Paterson and Newton
ville, Mass.
Washington police inspectors early
today believe 1 they had identified the
man who was blown to pieces last
night in an effort to kill Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer as an an
chist of Philadelphia. They also said
they were confident that the nation
wide plot against government officials
and public men originated in Phila
delphia. A blood-stained conductor's identifi
cation check found in front of Mr.
Palmer's residence early today show
ed that th? anarchist arrived in Wash
ington at 10:30 last night from
Philadelphia. He went direct from
the union station to the Palmer home
and a few minutes before the expo
sion was seen by C. S. Briggs of
Marion, S. C.
The police woud not reveal the iden
tity of the man, but they felt confi
dent their investigations since last
midnight would lead quickly to the
apprehension of his assistants, who
they felt confident were responsible
for the infernal machine plots a month
ago.
The anarchist apparently was of
Italian birth. His scalp, found by the
police' at daylight, had upon it hair
that was dark and curly.
Included in the heap of tattered,
scorched and stained fragments of
clothing- and articles belonging to the
man was a much-thumbed Italian-American
dictionary, indicating that the
owned knew little English. By a
strange freak of the explosion was
a hat which remained intact. On the
sweatband was inscribed the name
of "DeLuca Brothers, Hatters, 319 S.
Eighth street, Philadelphia."
The police are confident that the
plans of the anarchists to blow up
the home of Attorney General Pal
mer wou'd not have miscarried had he
not in his excitement in the darkness
struck his toe on a low coping six feet
from the front door, where it was ob
vious he intended to place the pow
erful infernal machine. The coping
tripped the anarchist and when he fell
the concussion set off the bomb.
The head of the dead anarchist was
found on the roof of a house more
than a block av.-ay from the scene of
the explposicn.
Representative Mansfield of Tex
as was passing near by when the
bomb exploded. Flying fragments
of the anarchist struck him and dyed
deep crimson spots in the light sum
mer suit he was wearing.
For North Carolina: Probably
showers tonight and Wednesday, mod
erate east winds.
The program at the Pastime today
wil be Bryant Washburn in "The
Gypsy Trail," a Paramount comedy
drama in five reels. Bryant Washburn
makes his first appearance as a
Paramount star in a picturization of
his charming story which was a stage
hit of last season. The story con
cerns the love of two men for a girl
(as usual), the girl being played by
lovely Wanda Hawley, whose blonde
beauty made such a hit in "We Can't
Have Everything" and "The Border
Wireless." One of the men is bashful
and prosaic and not a bit romantic,
and the other is Irish with all the
qualities which go to make happy that
race. Which of the men wins the
girl? That would be telling. Come
along and see for yourself.
TO RESTORE POWER
TO
COMMISSION
j By the Associated Press.
1 Washington, June 3. The senate
I interstate commerce committee by un-
animous vote today ordered favorably
i reported the bill by Chairman Cum
mins ordering the restoring at once
the rate making powers of the inter
state commerce commission.
Mrs. J. Worth Elliott and Mrs.
Eubert Lyerly went to Henderson
ville today to attend the State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs.
Miss Josie Person reports ripe
peaches in her orchard, which begins
bearing in June and has fruit until
after frost.