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HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, January 10, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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VERSAILLES TREATY PUT
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tial Gathering, Call for Which Will Be Issued
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resilient - vvusuii 1 unuwa Hjxcii.nt; or
Ratification o( Treaty
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villain'
; 10.--nu1 puuing CT 1 no
,',( M.il ions into being which will
f tin- immediate consequences
, ,ii!ifal it n of tho treaty of
II ClOl
uicui' on 1' riday morning
I:, it was announced today.
meeting u). Iho council
i;t!!"d to order and presided
Iron Bourgeois, tlio ropro-
ef Franco in tho council.
ISSUE CALL
V 1 1. SON TO
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nation
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rsnccti'd l
meeting
of
10. 1' resident
ign tho call for
tho league (if
roiincil immediately after re
!;i.lii'o from Ambassador Wal-
in nueting has been fixed
Friday. 1 no 1 1 n itci i mare-
participate in the council,
the senate not having rati
tnty. n for the president to is-
tho initial mooting
made in tho peace
IJAIJKS
FIUSKZK ON
MOTHERS'
WW EASTS
fly tho Associated Press.
Rcval, Jan, 10. Thousands wove
frozen to death in a blizzard which
swept , across Ksthonia on New
Year's day. Reports received hero
state that .'WO-bodies of refugees
were found in a forest between
this city and Narva and American
Red Cross workers say many ba
bies were frozen to death at their
mothers' breasts.
Many fugitives frcm the arniy
of C en era I Denekine were frozen
to death.
The T. P. A. banquet at Hotel Huf
fry last night was pronounced by the
j 71 members and guests present not on
ly the best in point of attendance but
alsa in point cf interest and enthusi
asm for Hickory. The outpouring of
members was so great that the hotel
management had to provide places for
ten extras, President Dellinger and
Secretary Johnston having nt idea
such a large number would be on hand.
Preparation was made, however, and
thf banouet, one of the greatest in
point of service also, was a great
success.
New
the Associated Press
York, Jan.
leaders as the next
fight against the.
assembly in
bers of their
fecting plans
A
10. Socialist
move in - their
action , of the estate
suspending five mem
party today were per
for a nrotest.
mass moetiner in Madison Smiam
Garden will be held at which not
only members of the Socialist party,
will voice their, protests, but other
speakers will be present.
letters
Formalities Closed Late This Afternoon, Offic-
ially Ending Greatest War of all History All
Big Powers Except United States Have
Ratified Pact What It Means
W& CHECK!
KG TRUST
While
ail parts
and teles-rams frcm
of the country, some ap-
IM"CIIM flC EOK finn
111 UUIVi Ul tDU.UUU
Just before the banquet, which lasted-! Paving . and others censuring the as
from O until nearly midnight, the post j sembly, other letters and telegrams
'idV
,,r t Jit- ciaHU'il is
,,;,!;, mid ollieials explain tjiat Mr
Wil.M n will U-iu the call as a mem
i C i ln rnnfireiu'o and nit as tires
ill !!'
Hell!
The
will W
t ton to
Italy
and net
ol tne u niton uuos.
reining into force of the treaty
through exchange ot ratihca-
iil.iy between (iermany, V ranee,
ami (Ireat I'ritain.
While teelinicaily tho state oL war
liriwciii this country and Cermany
Mil! exists, trade was resumed some
iiidiths ago :md is steadily incroas-
ing. part ii-ularly the export
nun! from the United States.
:Wilu jitruni :Ut
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move-
mm NOT READY
P.y The Associated Press
Irusscls, Jan. 10. Travelers from
Cermany reaching- here today
brought unconfirmed reports of
overthrow of tho government.
elected officers. Mr. C. L. Mosteller
was promoted to president and Mr. J.
F. Dellinger. who has served several
terms as chief executive, was chosen
vice-president. Mr. F. P. Johnston
of course was retained as secretary
treasurer. The directors are Messrs.
J. IJ. Cibbs, B. L. Hine, W. II. Crad-
! dock, O. C. Drum and F. A. Henderson.
Chairmen of the various committor
ire: Railroad, J. B. Cibbs; hotel, W.
IT. Ba'rkley; legislative, P. A. Setzer;.
nress, II. P. Williams; omplovment.
F. R. Tilley; sick and relief, John W.
Robinson; good roads, A. F. Townsend.
Rev. W. R. Bradshaw was elected
chaplain and Dr. II. C. Menzies physi
cian. With Mr. W. A. Self as toast mas
ter, a position he was called to by the
retiring president - immediately after
the serving of a generous dinner with
'urkey as the piece do resistance, the
toasts were not lacking in pep and' hu
mor, and tli speech-making, some of
it humorous and some of it serious,
was punctuated by general applause,
r las each man made some palable nit.
TO RESUME TRAD
! The list of sneakers was lhno1 but thai.
tkejdid not tire the'banquctors who heed
i ed not the flight of time. ,
! Incidentally, it was emphasized that
I Ll J. 1 ! . ' ! 1
an(j i no traveling men were responsible
........ ....... -. i . i . I . n I - .v . I inn . I il n 1 1 ti . 1
throughout the territory not o(
It was reported that the socialist
were masters of the situation
Hy tho Associated Press.
Paris, .lan. 10. Although the cx
dianjre of ratifications of the Ver
sailii's treaty this afternoon is the
final act that restores before the war
relations between Cermany and
I'liuice, no arrangements have bees
riiuie by Cermany, so far as learned
hm'. to resume trade relations.
fount von Lersner, head of the
Herman delegation is confined to his
tiKin under orders of his physician
.'i iid will not leave it until the hour
1''" hi!)' te i'-o to tlio French foreign
office for the ceremony of ratification.
by allied armies.
PROliABLY 'WRONG
n tact 01 which all members are nrouu.
for it means, clean linen, long sheets
land good sanitation in every hotel.
These points were brought out -by va
j rious speakers, Rev. W. O. Coode be
I ing the first to mention them and Mr.
tho Associated Press ' I Eascom B. Blackwclder, who? neces-
Lcndon, Jan. 10. In connection saruy must have a long sheet on
with the unconfirmed reports from ! any bed, commending that feature.
Ti usscls of a Cerman goverment i Before the diners sat down at the
overthrow, messages from Berlin j tables, all sang "The Doxology," and
Ctl
cup led
Bv
continue to pour into the party lead
ers, a letter from Chas. E. Hughes
tq Representative Sweet attracted
most attention.
The former -justice, condemned the
suspension as an act in "which the
very principles" of the American
government are ignored. He said
that it was the prerogative of a leg
islative body to consider changes
made against an individual, but as e
interpreted this action it was an at
tempt to indict a political party.
By the Associated Press
Chicago, Jan. 10. Miss Hanna
Steers, for two years a check girl in
restaurants here, in a suit filed in the
superior court today sought to obtain
$25,425 from the "Chicago tipping
trust." She alleges she received that
amount in two years and was compell
ed to give it to the trust. Three
men are named in the complaint.
"These men have acquired tho
checking, concessions in most hotels
and cafes," saiclMiss Steers. They
pay girls $9 to $15 a week and com
pel them to drop tips into an iron box
camouflaged with paper.
I was checKor tor two years
turned in more than $25,000' in
time.
and
that
JURflRS IRE HI iCHER PRICES SURE
FOR FBRtWRY TERM: FOR MEN'S CLOTHING
Newton, Jan. 10. The
jurors have been named
February term of superoir
First Week: Gerard Lail, o:
following
for the
court :
Ciines;
Bv
by way of Copenhagen received this
morning did not indicate that any
thing of an-extraordinary nature had
been foreseen
last night.
in dispatches filed
DUTC
II DETERMINED TO
KEEP EX -KAISER
liDUAIJDS "WET" LEADER
NEVER TAKES A DRINK
"New Jersey, led by Edward I. Ed
wanb, who will bo inauguranted Cov
''iiioi' in January, will make a de
termined light to restore the liberties'
f the American people," declared
former Senator James E. Martine,
''iitid h, is not bluffing, as the Anti
Siihiini league declares.
"II was upon an out-and-out 'wet'
I'liiifmiii that Mr. Edwards, a banker
utid business man, overturned a Re
publican plurality of some 70.000
imd s.000. ,And the new governor has
the courage to carry out the will of
the (iconic as expressed by their bal
lots. The initial fight was begun in
th" filing of the suit before the Unit
ed St;it cs supremo court, and Covor
nr Edwards will recommend to the
new legislature the enactment of a
W that will first permit the manu
facture and sale of light wines and
"I' rs and also the manufacture and
Kith1 of whiskey and liquors forNned
ieitinl and other purposes.
"The governor has the opinion of
SAFE
The Hague. Jan. 10. The first
chamber of the Dutch parliament
has drafted and presented to the cab
inet a memorandum suggesting that
it now is desirable that Holland re
( uest former Emperor William oi
Ceimanv, to return to his own coun
try. In the ordinary course of parlia-
mcntMry procedure the government
would answer the first chamber.
The government, however, it has
correspondent,
rea test legal minds of
and
"emie of th
the nat ion, '" '
uitliorities on the ("-nstiluthm,
he and the nernlo r Vr-rv
'h'Vo that th" i 1 -y'h .,v" '
Nient to thf co's 'f 'it ;'n v-'V-l c n
tii'dly destroy th" lil 1 lie i ri
ctican people. Tho No" Jcv jr.v p.-.
'ature is Repu1Ii ari. hut he gev
ernor elect has stn"d -nnrt the t-uth
the statement I am sure, conno!
.questioned that it has a 'wet'
Majority and can be depended upon to
t'i'iTy out the wishes of the people
"Mr Edwards himself is a teeto
taler; he has never taken a drink of
'my kind of intoxicating beverage,
"lit he believes in keeping sacred tho
jnnciples of our great charter of
iborty. If N0W Jersey should be
ie hrst state to win the first great
I'attlo against th" enemies of per
sonal liberty, I shall be proud that I
a resident of that state.
. am and always have been
.gainst the vicious nostrum of pro
'"'ition, and in the senate I voiced my
nvu-i ons, while a lot of senators
admit thev 'tnko n rlrinW
want to, and always will, if
have it.' votod i
to me. 'so . manv
want it.' "Wash-
heard a blessing asked by Rev. W. R.
Bradshaw. Mr. WTarlick was at the
piano and during the evening rendered
selections on the Edison.
Mr. Self explained that so many
of the members had seen him during
the afternoon and asked for opportu
nities to speak that he had made
many promises, but would try to hold
the orators down to a limited period.
Among those who had asked to be al
lowed to talk or sing was Mr. James
C. Shuford who declared that though
he could not speak well, he could sing
a .lullaby. But, he was told, "you
cannot sing two lullabys at once,", and
so was not permitted to try.
Mr. Self said that the reason he
was selected toastmaster was because
President Dellinger did not have the
riccn loarnrd hv iho covicspciKieTit, . , , 1 , , ,
does not consider the memorandum uiy.'" B A Z 7
important. It was explained it was 'the responsibility - Before the speech
iutrr.duced at the suggestion of a faking started, Mr Self wanted a
single member during the budget de- ; aebate on the respective merits of the
.hate, as a matter of formality. r restorers hanhled by the Hickory
As far as the correspondent has Grocery Company and Moretz-White-heen
able to learn the present Dutch; ner. Clothing Company Mr George
gcvernment has firmly decided that Killian ahd Mr, J. A.Moretz having
it will not surrender the one-time the shining domes that prompted this
German ruler. sally Looking at Mr. J. H. Patrick,
'Emperor William has N transferred whose strands covered much of his
most of his .wood cutting antivitie:-. forehead, Mr. Self ruled him out with
to Doom, where his new home is be- regret. .
ing built. Dressed in a green hunt-' Every speaker, not only-spoke for
ing suit he was seen yestertlay at Hickory and its progress, but for Post
Doom chonping or sawing: off the ' K, its strong membership and boost
banches of young trees which had ing ability, and its good work for this
been felled with the purpose of per- city and state. Various topics were
fecting a new landscape for the park chosen, but 'they all converged, on
ol tb estate. , working for Hickory.. Among the
Ah he ugh recently there was som- speakers were Rev. W. O. Goode, A.
' nicin to a crisis in the Dutch j c. Hewitt, P. A. Setzer, Dr. J. H. Shu
e. ,'.in:t, there now seems to be no;f0rd, Dr. E. M. Craig, J. A. Martin,
m nhaHlity that the government will fRev.C. R. W. Kegley, W. H. Barkley,
fall. - The most opposed measure off S.-4J. Farabee, Rev. W. R. Bradshaw,
the j ivernment, which already has iascom j Blaclcwelder, Rev. W. W.
bee n i ;, :sed, concerns the torcen loan ; j?owe
T A. Brown, Hickory; E. C. Peeler,
Hickory; J. H. 'C. Huitt, Clincs; A.
Watts Harwell, Mt. Creek; ... Rut us
E. Lail, Ciines: Chas
Hickory; Clyde Wagn
Newton; Alonzo -Hewitt, Catawba;
Robert A: Setzer, Newton; Thos C.
Hunsueker, Newton; J. W. Ballew,
Hickory; George L. Rowe, Newton;
Herbert E. Mouser, Newton: J. L.
Huffman, Hickory; P. E. Rowe,
Caldwell;. J. M. Abernethy, Cald-I
well; W!. M. Bumgarner, Hickory,
R. C. Bradshaw, Ciines; Robert P.
LFrazier, Ciines; J. Rufus Sain,
Bahdys: Casper S. Coyner, Newton;
R. L. Whitener, Hickory; George F.
Coulter, Newton; G. A. Sigmo'n.
Hickcry: IX M. Boyd, Hickory; For
ney Dellinger, Hickory; W. I. Cald
well, Hickory.; W. T. Hyder, Hick
ory; Ed Hammond, Hickory; Z. II.
Pierce,. Hickory; David S. Deitz.j
Hickcry; Lawrence Eckard, , Ciines;;
P. E. Fry, Newton. j
Second week: John M. Arndt, Mt. ;
Creek, H. F. Huffman, Hickory; J.
D. Fishers Mt. Creek : A. H. Williams, !
Newton; D. B. Taylor, Hickory;
Clvde R. Hilton, Jacobs Fcrk; E. G.
White, Newton; P. -Lee Miller. Hick
ory; F., Preston Ritchie, Bandy s;
Lawrence E. 'Brinkley, Clincs; Elmore.
P. Rowe, Newton: Jones M Whisen-
hunt, Hickory; Clyde H. Herman,!
Hickory:.. Fred. 'A. Link, Newton;;
John Sigmoh, Ciines; J. O. Moore, j
Hickory: Thomas N. Horner, Cataw-i
ba; Philip P. Cline. Newton.
the Associated Press
New York, Jan. 10. Large increas
es in prices of mens clothing without
much change in style were predicted
by delegates who attended the 10th
annual convention of the internation-
E. Huffman, ; al association of clothing manufac-
Newton; W. ; turers here.
Labor contributes about 00 per
of the cost of a suit, it was said.
While the- supply of wool was
to lie-'' increasing, designers held
little hope of lower pirces.
cent
said
out
niiTTinin nnim mm
WPil 1 f I I L, KM IUI 1 i
M IB HI M
m -mr a nar m mr nun
C000 C0H0ETi.0iii
3y tho. Associated Presa.
Paris, Jan. 10. The treaty of Ver
sailles making peace between Germany
and the allied nowers was mil into of-
feet at 4:15 o'edock with tho signing
of ratification.
The entire ceremony which took
place in the Clock hall at the French
ministry, was completed at 4:15
o'clock.
Previously Baron Kurt von Lersner,
head of the German mission, signed
the protocol of November 1 providing
for reparation of the sinking of tho
German- fleet at Seapa Flow.
The sighing of th'is document occur
red in the olllce of the minister of for
eign affairs.
WHAT TREATY MEAN
P.v tho Associated Press
Peaceful velations between Germany
and the greater number of the nations
engaged in tlio great war with her are
established in the ratification of tho
peace treaty today. The peace treaty
will affect these nations Great Brit
ain, France, Italy, Japan, BelgiuiA,
Bolivia, Brazil, Panama, Peru, Poland,
Siam, Czt'eho-Slovakia and Uruguay,
The United Stales alone of tho "big
five" has not ratified the treaty.- China
did not siu-n the document because of
her ubiection to the Shantung provis
ions, hut proclaimed a state of peace
The treatv not only defines the state
of Veace with Germany, but contains
tho league of nations covenant and
the provisions of the international la
bor conference.
Speedy development following tho
action of today is expected to be
presentation to Germany of the list
cf war criminals to be demanded by
the allies for trial under the treaty.
It has been reported recently .that
this lht has been considerably cut
down from the original list of 1.200
names. It will still name the former
Oci man Crown Prince and 1'rinea
I Runorccht. however, it is reported.
" bile . th" treaty itself arraigns
former Emperor William for "a
siiwciiie oirV-nse against interna
tional morality and tiro sanctity of
treaties" and provides for a special
tribunal to try him after his sur
render has been asked from the
government of Holland.
Eight or ten progressive farmers
under the leadership of Mr. Robert
L. Wilson are doina: e-ood work in
j grading and sand-claying the Houck's
i chapel road and have copleted the work
i on the other side of Drowning creek
i and lack only two miles on this side.
; These men are cooperating with the
J township road force, about eight
teams being used.
The county will provide the bridge
across the creekand the road, which
follows a ridge, will make another
important artery of travel.
These farmers are doing their part,
but additional labor would assure the
completion of the road and it is sug-
MILLION LABORERS
TO LEAVE
li OFFICER
1
SPAIN HLLEO
Bv the Associated Press.
New York, Jan.' !0. Nearly 1,
i?ft the United States for Europe
since the armistice was sighed and
1.000,000 more will depart, as soon
if nnoinr.vf vn o-nl-it irini :iYP mtup. lr4?S
jested that some funds be raised here j Sariet, according to a statement, is-
wun wnicn to neip j se(j h(.re by the inter-racinl council
! of which General Coleman Dupont is
to secure labor
on the job.
TEACHERS
By the Associated Press.
Madrid Jan. 10. All army officers
cn leave have been ordered by the
Spanish--, government to rejoin their
units.
undo
hich every Dutchman with
nrr n-M'i" valued at more than 35,000
00,000' foreign born laborers have;
I an 10,000 florins, must subscribe.
i AIT WITH BRYAN ON
QUICK TREATY ACTION
who
they
they
as one declared
i'vpk. appear to
Jnjyton Post.
Portland Me.. Jan. 10. Procrastina
tion in tho settlement of. the senate'
ccntrovrscy over the ratification ofj
the ueate "treaty by the adoption of
President Wilson's idea of makingi
the treaty the issue of a, campaign
was opposed by former President
Tuft in remarks at a dinner of the
Portland Rctary club.
If the treaty becomes a camipaign
issue it would be 14 months, Mr. Taft
said, before anything like, a settle
ment could 1)0 reached and he con
sidered it. doubtful if even lheh.it
cculd really be accomplished. He
are-ued against the accentance of the
leadersrip of extremists at either
and
President. Mosteller, at the conclu
sion of the7 feast - and fest, dismiss
ed the good company shortly before
12. midnight.
Markets
"I
EXODUS OF ILL-PAID
New York World.
Secretary Lane's announcement
that more than 14o,000 school teach
ers resigned last year to accept more
lucrative positions shows that the
war's effect on the teaching profes
sion was worse even than had been
supposed. This number is ver
nearly cne-fourth of all the teach
ers employed in the common schools
of the country in 1014. It is almost
the number then employed in
schools of Maine, New
Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New
racial pro
wit h them
which will
attractive to
fexactly
'a
the common
Hampshire,
Rhode Islanc
York,
WOULD LERID HEY
By the Associated Press
New York, Jan. 10. The continu
ed bullish character of good trade ad
vices and reports of sharp advances
in seme leading lines of cloth seem
ed partly responsible for the early
firmness of the cotton market. After
opening at an advance of 9 to 22
points, active months sold 23 to
points net higher.
Open
January , 38.45
March
.May
July . 33.G0
31.10
6o
3(5.80
0.ZiO
October
mA (f thp linp of controversy
anid.it was essential that world peace (required" hq said,
bo secured promptly and on the best ;j desperate. .situation
terras through compromise. j lions of people. .
By the Associated Press
Washington, vTan. , 10. Authority
to advance $150,000,000 for food re
lief in Austria, Poland and Armenia
was asked of : congress today ...by
Secretary , Glass. Mr. Glass said
this am mint would relipve the-situa-.
tion until next fall. Assistance by For Nrth Carolina: Fair to
tho United States is ."imperatively t night, slightly colder in the south-
ltn alleviate a east portion. bumiay lanv sngntiv
r
Weather
affecting mil-
T 1
warmer, moderate
east winds.
north and
New Jersqy and Pennsylvania.
'. What the withdrawal of so large 'a ;
; body of experienced teachers wiii
j mean in imparing the efficiency of
! the public., school system if it is not;
itself is too obvious to be recited.
! At a time When the country must j
rely more than ever on the influence ;
of the public schools to instil Am
mericanism and counteract the poi-'
soncus doctrines cf alien discontent,
it sees them crippled by the loss of 1
trained teachers. That -they were
! iustified . in leaving their ill-pai;i
C cp i profession for better remlmerattd ;
780 ' work 'is admitted. That they must"
o'o-i be replaced by equally competent,
ji;i SUIiS IS iiuiiiut .11, ii me "uuyii
is' not to suffer from the deterioration
of public education.
But certainly the pay for' teaching
must be greatly increased if men and
women of the requisite ability are
to be attracted to it. There are
no endowment fund drives for their
benefit, as for college - professors.
They must rely on the slower pro
cesses, of public .opinion operating to
liberalize public boards and corn-
north-1 missions, and .therein lies the gravity
v j of the problem, '
chairman.
Ten's of thousands of aliens 'are re
ported to be giving up their. Jobs
preparatory to returning to their
home lands, it was said, and many of
these "as the result of
judiees will take back
stories about America
make this country less
immigrants."
"The independence that has been
errant s?d the countries of Europe," it
was stated, "and the fact that 30.-
000,000 persons, women largely, aiv C
drawing aid from their governments y '
in the form of pensions, are factors;
which detract from the inccntiv;
heretofore existing for foreigners
seek their fortunes in the UnitC&v-.
States."" yKJ-'i
A nationwide educational . movc2v:(
mcnt among 30 rationalities in this;;';iV
country, havinc for its nurpose thcy-
endeavor to "adjust the foreign bom';7
to American life." has been under
taken bv the council which has held
r.mnerou0, ronfercnees with leading
representatives of each race. More,
than 400 industrial and financial
organizations of the country arft
said to be intersted in the. council
which advocates "a liberal attitude
on tho nart of the public toward
-4 -I
34.52
33,00
30.50
immigration as
ported unskilled
a result of the
labor shortage.
re-
NOW AT FORT BLISS
Corp. Edwin L. Springs, who saw
service in France as a member of the
first division, is now stationed at Fort
Bliss, Texas, with the cavalry. The
young man enlisted for the full peri
od and has 11 months more to servo.
After that, he is done, he informs his
mother Mrs. J. L. Springs. '