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HICKORY, N. CSATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1919 il
PRICE FIVP CENTS
SIS niUGH H U STUN G S HO OTS lillLSOi WORKS RADICAL HUN6RYI0PERATORS PLAS
TO CLOSE BIG j TO 111 BIG THEN GIVES" fill ' STIEIS T01NTB "
i mm prizes lol Tilflf Bli ! m h
i
i
flap'
nurcries in uie otuui
fork
u.aiion lomoiiow win
r final drive to raise the j
b,i,lii)(l :M
lotted to them and there:
no il"
,1,,. t:i
ui.t unit an win respond
Ihe r lrst church o! ;
,. (llV has lii-en allotted $15,000,!
I ,t u,il raise .zu,ouu i or ine gen
IKcv. W. Bradshaw. pastor 01.
1 .' , -si 'church, attended a meet
,.t Wwton vcstcrday in which
,., plans were made1 for the 75 j
ijjfiii campaign. Dr. J. L. Vippev-j
Li! pa.-ii'i- of the Dallas church,!
K, wo' inspiring addresses, and;
I , )it: (fit's in the association re-
that they were either or- j
I,;, Those churches which have
t "iirrf'.rted an organization will be
hand at the end of live years
ih 1 1 n-i r diiotas.
$ :.,. ,,r the churches reported that
L.v would more than go over the!
" ' , 1 1 j i,Q;M I
UIIIVIS u t I lit I vji I unit uiru
would he raised. Interest was)
and Baptist churches wiil vie!
,a!i other in the groat work.)
I Mr. W.
11. Wilfong's automobile,
stolen one month ago last
recovered 12 miles south
Kails, in the Little river
Caldwell county, and run
lehl, was
(iraliile
tinli id"
To Jluivory on us own power, iiyiie
. t i it . .... i ...
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hiith, a i.auiwen man, is under ar-
r chained with the theft, and Cruel
I'ulHf .John Welch of Lenoir lias
i i- j- i a i i- : ,i
Be honor oi mining wie uiuciiine anu
iiiiMiiv: the thief to Hickory. Inci-
i;
ikiny .ur. wcicn may euiuii u iv-
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iiii of oll"'red by the owner.
Thf cir was stolen on the night of
k toher trom t lie street m lroru
w 1'astiine. Smith told Messrs.
van and Harvey WilfonK anl oth
,5 that he saw them enter the pic
me idn.w and made a beeline for
civ machine, which he moved out of
wn in a nurry. hp nan troume ttic
r-onii (ay, he saut. ihe car was
mill in a corn held about three miles
fihi where tjiiet Welch ot Lenoir
ivsied Smith late yesterday.
( hit l Letitz. beru"eant Sitrinon and
t- n muni.'; orotners nan no omicui-
1 1 r 1 1 p l . ii . . . l . i ! r l
in liiidirie,' the stolen machine,
fhicli, witli tko exception of exposure
iiiii ;i lew nussinu' holts, was in lair-
jiorul condition. The. mystery is
ov ;i car could lie kept anywhere a
Jinntli without beinu' detected.
Another machine, a Ford touring
i. was stolen last night from Main
Kft. It belongetl to Mr. I,. K.
aUilurd of the Southern Public
iliiit-s Company, who had left it
K ft 1 while he and his wife enjoyell
ii' Die lires. Ihev came out to
t rone.
V the Associated Press.
liicago, Nov. 20. Football claimed
Vf victims dm-inn- ihtt 1010 cpficirm.
licli practically closed with the
lanksgiving games, according to re-
"Ms received by the Associated Press
otiav.
x' number of deaths the lowest
11 V'Cai'y, wji five - lottu Hum in 1H1X
ti'l M'ven under the toll of two years
cvelopment of the open style of
'.v to supplant the dangerous smash-
l,lo (fame is lnvp'elv rpsnnnsihta fnr Hip
lewcr accidents.
U'PFAI.S V(Ml MINF.R
R' the Associated Press.
N-'cw York, Nov. 20. The commis-
oVi the church and social ser-
lrt' of the f iievn emiiieil n-f Hio
'uircli of Christ in America today
plli upon the government to pro-
(In
miners since by injunction
n has denied
fcti'ike.
them the right to
By the Associated Press. -
Topeka, Kansas, Nov.'k29. Prepar
s Hons for operating the mines in
Uceiver.ship went forward with the
ino'ipect,, according to Governor Al-
Jth. that an ontvmt. e.f 1ft flnO tnnoi
!(l-lily liet. Weel; ia l--rvr-i aaA ' . .
Approximatelv 4.000 nev-.mi have
volunteered their services as
coal
a-'Srsers, officials said. .
i
illOBlE FOdHD
AFTER 01 MUnl
:I DEATHS IN
s 1818RESULT
FOOTBALL
KANSAS PREPARED
TO OPERATE MINES
Contestants are beginning to rea
lize that only three short, weeks of
the contest remain after this week is
gone. Do not let anything stand be-
twene you and success. Your own, et-
forts can win vou an automobile if vou
make them count. Ond day of good
work will put you among- the win
ners. (Jet out and see fdr yourself
how much you can do in a short while.
There is but one step between you
and victory. Take that step which is
effort, and be the winner .at the final
count.. Perserverance will bring you
an automobile. While others give
up and quit s if you go merrily on,
working tin ough their discouragement,
success will come to you and failure
to the discouraged. Failure looms
about us at all times but do not let it
get its clutches on you. Failure can
always be beaten with effort. ' Go
after success and failure will disap
pear. The . press is running . like a top.
Fach day the operators become more
familiar with its operation and it
becomes easier to handle. We are
going to press at an earlier hour
and getting papers ready for earlier
delivery both in town and out of
town. The Record is endeavoring
in every way to give satisfaction and
we are eacli day getting in better
position to do so. The carrier boys
are responding to our efforts to get
them out earlier eacli day.
A large list of new subscribers
is reported each day by contestants.
Sometimes there is a few lays delay
in handling this list, or it maybe an
incorrect or insufficient address was
turned in. But if you are not getting
your paper please call at the office or
telephone and we will see that it
reaches you. Conditions have been
so that at times irregular delivery
could not be avoided, but we are op
rating a new press and a new sys
tem and are seeing to it that papers
reach tiie subscribers on time.
There are two days left in which
to get, your twenty yearlies and the
gold piece. There is $5. in gold at
the Consolidated Trust Company for
everyone who meets the reouirements.
Meet them. Get 100,000 extra votes
and a gold piece. Put yourself at the
top of the list and stay there. Do
not let defeat overtake you when you
ure in winning sight of victory. A
davs work can bring your name to
the top of the list. Try it. This
week you can bridge defeat and
overtake victory Do not linger among
the defeated when 400,000 votes will
put you over the top. A gold piece
is waiting for an owner. Also there
are 400,000 extra votes sighing and
pining to sit beside your name next
week. Be a leader. Do not follow
the crowd. Be a winner, now and at
the end.
REUNION OF MILLER
FAMILY HELD THUIiSDA V
Thanksgiving day was the oc
casion of a happy reunion of the
lescendents and relatives of the late
feel Miller, a former and well known
resident of Catawba county.
Approximately 250 persons, nearly
all of them relatives, and some friends
of the family met at the residence of
J. W Mou3er in Highland just out
oide of the city limits of Hickory
ai d celebrated the day with a dinner
md the relating of reminiscences
tr.d exchanging greetings.
The immediate inspiration for the
reunion was that H. A. Miller of Mis
souri,' the oldest of tha family, and
Lis son Fred Miiller wei'e present, he
not having visited this state in 27
years. A number of comrades in
the rivil war met him on this occas-
jon and t hears was aiso a nuppy re
rnion.
It is well to note that
family is one of the
best known families
largest antf
vi i i . T
in taxawua
county.
Joel Miller, as he is remembered
was a man of unique character and
hnbits: nleasant. iovial. fearless, im-
j i. v ' y
mil aire and independent; a most loyal
friend to those whom he considered
friends but relentless and unforgiv-
toward those whom he considered
his enetimies. He had the rare gilt
of submitting to the inevitable with :
satisfaction when he failed to carry
his point.
His children are ten in number
Viz: II. A. Miller, Mrs. C. M. Cline,
Mrs. J. W. Mouser, Mrs. D. S. Fry,
Mrs. P. M. Hunt, Mrs. T. A. Wither
sr.oon, Mrs. A. J. Cai'penter, Jeff D.
Miller, Mrs. P. E. Cline, and J. R.
Miller All of these were present
except Mrs. . P. E. Cline. A great
crowd of grandchildren were present.
When it is considered that in a
family of ten children, the youngest
is about 50 years old and there has
never been a death in the family, it
is remarkable.
- All v the family as well as, the
neighbors and friends were glad to
meet Mr. H..-A. Miller again. He
was hit by three bullets at Gettys
burg, but survived and soon after
the war went to the west and enlisted
in that great industrial army which
conqured the great west . and made
iit the greatest agricultural and in
industrial region of the world.
. The whole Miller, family belongs
to the great, class of people which
hus made piedmont North Carolina
great section of a great btate.
By the; Associated Tress. .
Washington, Nov. 29. Mrs. Rob
son, comely young . matron . lying
near death in a hospital and Grovei
Gordon, little . more than a youth,
who said he iloved her, yesterday
shot the. woman through the body
and for the same announced reason
12 hours later kept her alive by
giving his blood for transfusion in
her veins, today were the principals
in one of the most remarkable in
cidents in Washington police his-
tory. . i '
j Following a jealous quarrel y ester
day, Gordon went to the home of the
young woman who some, time ago
separated fro mher husband to bid
'her goo,d-bye. as she had planned tfc
leave today for West Vh'ginia.
As she stood in his embrace Gor
don fired a revolver shot through
her body.
After his arrest last night Gordon
was told Mrs. Robvbnson would die
unless somebody offered to trans
mit his blood. He voluteered eager
ly and requested that if Mrs. Rob
inson were conscious she be told oi
nis .aci:. j
Physicians said today that it was
too early to say whether the oper
ation would prove successful.
FAIR WEATHER Ffl
NEXT WEEK I!
tly the Associated Press.
Washington, ,Nov. 29. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday include:
South Atlantic states fair
weath-
?r indicated with temperatures
'ow normal first half and above
rial second half.
, be-nor-
WEST. FROM
Ry the Associated Prciss.
Kansas City, Mo.. Nov .29.
or snow continued at all of
-Rain
many
and
localities in northern Missouri.
Oklahoma Jast night and there
was-
much suffering.
At Sallina, Kans., where the ther
mometer stood at 11 degrees above
zero, arrangements were made to set
up a sawmill to which all available
wood from near-by farms will be
brought and sawed.
MADAME POWELL BETTER
By the Associated Presa.
St. Louis, Nov. 29. Madame Pow
ell, the violinist, - who suffered. : an
acute gastric attack at a recital here
Thurday, was reported virtually out of
danger today.
AWARD FRANCE
Bv the Associated Press.
Paris, Nov. 29. France is to
get ten German submarines, the
jsupreme council decided today, be-
Ii.
PEOPLE SUFFER 1
TEN
f cause during the war c ranee aevoieo
the Millesther efforts to make munitions for all
the allies.
'
TO START NEGOTIATIONS
Ev the Associated Pres. -
'London, Nov. 29. The Esthonian
. i t i i . t
ipovernment has announced mat peace
negotiations will be begun at Dorpat
?n Tuesday next, according to a wne
less uispuicn rrom iuusluvi muaj .
By the Associated Press.
London, 'Nov. 29.--The bolshevik
forces have been"fiercliy attacking Es
thonian trops along the Marfa front
since Thursday, but have been repuls
ed with heavy losses according to an
Esthonian statement. l'
S
E
By the Associated Press- V
" -New York, Nov. 29 Unsettled
weather early , today with prospects of
rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm
of 40,000 ticket holders for the annual
football game between the army and
navy.. A light rain fel heavily dur
ing the night and a slippery field was
expected to handicap the navy, eleven.
The army ruled favorite in the betting.
1
AV IT
By the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 29. President
Wilson's message to congress will
not be transmitted, until Tuesday, n
was said at the while house.- It was
expected to cover a wide rango oi
subjects, with particular attention to
the industrial situation.
The president has been working or.
the message for two weeks, dictat
ing to a stenographer.
Because of his illness, the presi
dent will find it necessary to deparr
from his custom to deliver his mes
sage in person.
Congress will convene Monday,
but will only remain in session only
long enough, to notify the presi
dent, .to receive bills and resolutions
find then will adjourn until Tuesday
at noon.
Senators and representatives be
gan returning to Washington today
after a brief recess and they are
preparing for many months of hard
work ahead. The, session will run
through next summer.
' Many matters are pending, includ
ing the peace treaty, the treaty with
Colmbia compensating that counttry
for the partition of Panama and the
Polish treaty. Many measures, deal
ing .with radicalism are pending and
because of the activities of the alien
reds both houses are expected to
take action.
Oklahoma City, Dorsey Carter,
president of the OklahomaCoal
operators' association, announced
today that Oklahoma ; coal operators
would throw open their mines to
ron-union workers, and would finance
the. state troops in the event United
Slates troops are not furnished.
N GENERAL
AC I FIG LIFE
Mr. II . R.
tenant in the
experience in
the general
Mutual, Life
Aiken, formerly lieu
aviation service, with
. France, Jias accepteu
agency . of ? the : Pacific
Insurance Company of
California for this section and wul
have . his,Jieadquarters in Ilickorv
The company, which was established
in , 1868 in : Los Angeles, has - Assi't:.
of $45,432,690, and is the largest life
insurance- company west oi the
Mississippi'.' It is most successful,
and Mr. Aiken will introduce its
policies into the counties of Cataw
ba, Burke, Caldwell, Alexander and
Iredell. :
Mr. --Aiken wTas a former, newspa
ner man before volunteering in the
war and
fraternity
will have
cess.
is well known among the
throughout the state. He
their best wishes for sue-
Locally
Mr.
Aiken is
well known
will to wTell
a doubt.
ard popular. That he
there is no question of
ACQUITTED MURDER
Granite Falls,' Nov. 29. Mr. Lu
ther Starnes, who was tried for mur
der in Yadkin county this week, was
acquitted of the ciime.
Mrs. Zeb H. Yount and two children
of Newton came up Sunday and spent
a few days visiting her father', Mr.
D. S. -Henkel.
Mr. H. E. Kirby went ta the Rich
ard Baker Hospital. Thursday evening
to undergo an operation for chronic
appendicitis, and gall stones.
Thanksgiving passed very quietly.
A few of the boys went l-abbit hunt
ing, was about all that happened out
of the ordinary..
The weather has turned much warm
er which is not very favorable for
killing hogs.
The farmers have about finished
sowing wheat and rye, and picking
cotton. Most of them have sold their
tobacco, which brought the highest
prices ever received for tobacco.
Bv the" Associated Tress.
New York, Nov. 29. The cotton
market showed continued nervous
ness and imsgularity at the opening
today, first prices being- five to. 15
points higher on near months, but four
to 14 points lower on March and later
deliveries. There 'was some selling
on outside inuences1 and the weak op
ening of the stock market, but the un
favorable weather market caused a
rally of 10 points above last night's
closing prices.
Open
December 37.80
January 36.00
March 33.90
May 1- 31.90
July - 30.35
Close
38.00
36.15
34.12
32.12
30.92
WEATHER
. For .North . Carolina: Rain ,:and
warmer tonight, .Sunday, probably
f air.'- : Cooler in 'west portion, in
creasing east to south to south
winds on the coast, probably be
coming moderately strGng.
Mk.AIKE
AGENT P
By the Associated Press.'
New York. Nov. 29. The hunger
strike of "the Ellis Island soviet"
was broken today. All but five oi
the 68 radicals who had refused to
eat since last Monday evening eag
erly answered the call to breakfast.
After a five day fast, they were ra
venous and were first in the; dining,
hall. They devoured mush, substi
tute butter and coffee and asked for
more. Second helpings were refused
however, not only because one help
ing was 'considered adequate, but be
cause the radicals might eat too
much. '' . v
Those who contiued the hunge
strike in an effort to have removed
an iron barrier separating . them
from visitors included Ethel Burn
stein and Dora Lipkin, who were a
rested in a raid on Russian head
quarters in New York.
STILE EXPECT IB
rnrrn
rUtLU
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By the Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 29. While no
definite announcement was made at,
the state department today concerning
the status of the Jenkins case, it
was appai-ent that officials had not
abandoned their intention to obtain
an early release of the consular agent.
The situation was complicated by
the repoi't that W. M. Wallace, an
other American, had been shot down
by Carranza's troops.
Although reports of, lighting be
tween Cai-ranza and Obregon forces
in Mexico City yesterday have prov
ed unfounded, it was pointed out that
negotiations would not be postponed
on account of revolution.
iUT NOT TO
By the Associated Press.
Berlin, Friday, Nov. 28. The semi
official news agency says the workers
of the Bitterfield district have voted
6,000 to 4,000 in favor of a general
strike. The men declare, however, they
will continue to wrork in order to sup
ply Berlin with electricity.
SOLD BY FRIEDM
jBy the Associated Press
Berlin, Friday, Nov. 28. Dr. Fred
erick Franz Friedman, tuberculosis
specialist, is reported to have sold the
rights of his turtle tubercular serum
to two prominent socialist capitalists
for 2,000 marks. .
RESI
II ALABI
FIELDS
JBy the Associated .Press.
Birmingham," Ala., Nov. 29. Coal
miners of Alabama will renew . the
strike at midnight tonight, according
to labor leaders here today. The
miners state they will not accept the
14 ner cent increase in wages. A
huge mass meeting will be held tor
morrow to determine the future poli
cy of the miners.
Mrs.. H. C. Berry
Miss -Ethel Berry,
were shoppers in the
and. daughter,
cf Hildebran,
city today.
Newton, Nov. 29. Mrs. Loy Sig
mon was hostess . to the Auction
Eridge Club at her home on Main
street on Friday evening. The
highest score was made by . Mrs. J.
S. Lancaster, who' was presented
with the prize, a deck of gilt-edge
cards.
Those enjoying the hospitality of
Mrs. Sigmon were Mesdames L. F.
Long, A. H. CrowelL W. R. Aber
rethy, Julius Abernethy, W. A.
Phvne, Herbert Cornening, David B.
Gaither, Grover Murray. W. D.
Cochran, Frank Garvin, J. S. Lan
caster and Miss Josephine McGorkle.
The hostess served a delicious sal
ad course, ... .... . -
GERMANS TO STRIKE
TUBERCULAR SERUM
T
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, Nov. 29. Immediate re
sults in increasing production of bitu
minous coal were not expected today
to follow the government's action that
it proposes to seize- mines and the
posting at the: shafts byi the operators
of notice of the granting of a 14 per
cent increase.' " - Operators look upon
the latest steps' in the miners' strike
with optimism, however, and believe
that the strike will be broken soon.
Saturdays and Sundays generally
have been regarded as holidays anil
no material result is expected before
next week. .
On the ether hand, miners general
ly predicted that, few ; men would re-
turn -to work under these conditions,
adding that the offer would be gener
ally ignored in the great competitive
fields.
Mild weather today over much of
the country which for two days past
was in the grasp o low' temperatures
brought relief. Many small citiss
and towns are without, fuel.
TO PROTECT MINERS
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 29. Operators
of western Pennsylvania, which is a
part of the central competitive field,
will meet Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia Monday ti
discuss plans of protecting miners
who wish to return to work, accord
ing to information reaching here to
day. Those in close touch with the sit
ration regard it as the first attempt
to break the strike in the highly or
ganized field-s.
Anonuncement that all mines in
Wyoming were being worked .today
was among the encouraging bits of
news from, the field. Possibility of a
settlement of the strike in Illinois
also brought some
encouragement.
By the Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 29 Two
thousand - railroad trainmen and
yr.rdmen of Kansas City are to go
on strike at 4 Q.'clock this afternoon,
according to announcement of local
brotherhood officials. Ail railroads
entering Kansas City will be affected
but. one.
-aily this
t he strike
vote was taken
morning.
By the Associated Press.
Lake City.vFhi. ov. 29. En
raged at an insult alleged to have
been made upon; a young white wom
an yesterday, a party of white men
ivncheu Sam Mosetya negro, ten
miles from tHfeplacel 'Nothing was
known of the lynching- until passers
by saw the body hanging from a
limb.
By the ' Associated Press.
'San Djego, Chile, Nov. 29. The
Nacion says it has leadned from
well informed diplomatic circles that
there is a possibility of mediaton
in the ABC group Argentina. Bra
zil, and Chile with the object oi.
composing the difficulties that , have
arisen between the United States
and Mexico. . ......
By the' Associated Press. -
Brevard, N. C. Nov. 29. Plan--fnv
the 'construction of a new rail
road from, this
were- made at
city .to .Seneca, b C,
a -meeting of inter-
ested parties last
vey was ordered.
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