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HICKORY, N. -C.f WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUAARY 14, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS AV1 a1 uflNERS Rtirnniiif! ;at mob &RLIN MACHINE u DflPirv Bmiore nDCT UVtK 400 LOST junoLLi nLrudLyrnid! n COT LOOSE ON GR Killed and Many Wounded Follow- renIciov, Riot in Front ok German Reichstag Martial Lav Proclaimed in Berlin and Brandenburg Province ! ... , i s ! ly ft he Associated Press Stockholders cf the ;Firsf N!Hnn-d Washington, Jan. 14. Commander : Bank helcLtheir annual meeting m David Worth Bagley, brother-in-law ; the directors'-room of that institution n ou-a'ur, larueis, nas caoieu jtm? : .vusturuuy anei noon, neani reports ul-.u(i uin'iii avinr mat nis luiinu , mat matte mem vermso moi'e French Ship Founders in Bay of Biscay With Terrible Loss of Crew 'and Passengers Soldiers Alone Reach Shore m Small Boats, Report States .- be considered only for such decorations tv'er the growth of the bank an , ..-..V.-I-UMM-M I 'I CSS Jan. 1 m.hl -S P. M. proi mimed is were conferred upon all captains community, elected directors and in tne ii'l' stclions of (!er- in l dc'iionslra; ia which leu per machino guns and ;,;! l-i" ! of defence, has I , . i.;i, mam !er in chief for 1 ; ill.'! i'h'! S and llran- i:;th:k viLtAfii-: is DHSUiOVKI) UV Qt'AKi-: h: Associated Press .Mexico Cily, Jan. 14. San Jo .min.a village of ;J,0C0 inhabitants in the Jalap:;.-! district, state of Vera Cray., meaning by cording to was destroyed tins an earthquake, nc in format ion reach i ng the department of agriculture. The 'oss of life was not learned. va ship. me li '1 - -1 : ! ' V lor ; I ' demons! rai ion-, i-r. hihited. hy extremist.-. tlie industrial :i u-' .a in ;,li'l inci , I.. f.nv lite reiciir.t this nun nhig. I'y i i. nding in ( he Thr , ili'i! by thousands of id i'lac's and phtcanbj. . 4 surrounded the . a.u'ds and mm hir.c V. (ill the mob to d'.-... r. wctsnina t u v a buylibLD PUDI iff! I tllD ; of destroyers servini : zone. Command- Barley, whose I . 1 Y. T ..... ' i i inu .jacou ..i ones, was sunic isurinj war, uas recommended lor a me!al but Secretary Daniels jrave hint ' a iistin.u-uished service medal. ! C'ommanders of tk'stroyers serv.i'njc in the war zone were awarded a navy. . cross. Secretary Daniels said today ; that, the message would be referred directly to the Knight board consid erine,1 naval awards. - Commander Barley who is serving , as navy attache at 'the -Hague recent ly cabled the department that ICuro- : pcan newspapers had :ubiishc(i state ments that Hear Ad mi ml Sims hud : charged., that C'ommander Bagley had received his distinguished service r.jedal because of favoritism by Secre- 'tary Daniels and that the "widespread publication cf this report had made the continuation of his duties as at tache extremely difficult. jcurned. n i. i i . : ... ... . ... i i wtunviiii; t'lc'CtiUIl Ol: M citicers by the directors. stock- (oinpany met and trans Is ad transacted i ; '! MSII (lllrti ur n. i f- ii- the year. The semi-annual -divi dend of four per cent was. paid January 1. W li n the stockholders met, Presi dent J.l). Elliott --.presented them a report that showed deposits of $1, B3, 799.7 o xt the close of business 3Tonday, and recounted the ft-rowih xf the institution 'during the past six years The peposits Januavf 1, 1915, than . I fh?! ad-; - ' ! Bv the rrt PSiiliif. ninnfv M tl S 8.. 1 S I T!!.! fs h B !l tt iS X J j " "Ul I S h a LI i 1 i 13 U ; mrmiffi tn . li vi 1 tin- ,i-.i m.n.11.1 1. 19Hh to $((6,14.4.59;' on Januar 1!17, to $1,002,158.21; on January 1. - 1918, to $1,211,754.39; January lj Newton, Jan. 14. A l - -1 - , JM..4Z'0,.5:.-Us; cn .January i, woo nas cnarge ot the poultry 1920. 81,780,715.1 by and on January J work in North Carolina, told Si,tn.;,7i;i.(.i.-; corresiionnent today that the Ca- Discussin this statement, Presi-' tawba county poultry vclub inembers dent Elliott pointed out that ;.!ie j will have an exhibit at Madison First - S -ecus :y Trust Cornpany?2fff Square poultry show the week " .'of gain in denosits for the year was i Jnuiry 20-21. Oliver, cum oiii your Associated Press Larochelie, t'lance, Jan. 1 i. More than 400 persons ai'e bdievqd io iiave lost their lives in the wtvek cf the steamer Afrique on Roclie Hone shttal of Piscav. Onlv 57 survivors re known to have been landed, liope for (he rest of tlie passeng- . a- 4'r. i.. i .1.. i. v lcjii-: uun :a lilt dght as hour after hour passed oeuii-. auer tne vesse . tonnnnvod. inaiiy feared one of the greatest mar !:i;e tragedies ViS f modern times vVa- enacie off the coast of Franco Sunday mm ning. Sauors and r 'reach eoioniai sid !icrs were the only persons known to have past and reaciuc oCKie ot tea; claved that wher fy tlie boats wer ers were afraid ttiov were hi i mil; ,'!. !i ;l iv 1 ' the crowt rain employe lie was anif: were be- : I. IV, O ' . ( I I U ... I . isiau I - !!I Oi " i . ' .'.ran ai . lii'ritinded tic. a. '10,000 and Hie pour eU't I! iera r; City council last night discussed a number of matters, acted favoiamy upon a petition for an improved sti'C-i't. passed thc South sclicol bond issue on first re a ling mid guv.' h 'ar'y endorse -.merit of the efforts of the officer;., flo break into the vagrants abrat thv carrying red L.iyt ive the sov-1 rn1c street to.b" improved is Tenth .1 hi il I TL:..i itito tiie ootween laeventn avtnuo ami 'lnin beenth avenu ". It wi 1 be graded. , , it , I op-soiled, widened to 50 feet and a ,v m;l:a hy thv JfUanls sidewalk laid. Tlie petitmners are i.isr the mob, but it j Messrs. V. P. Councill, K. C. Ivlen- f wai niiigs. At last vdes," Vvf. P. Menies and Mrs. S. II. ihss ,f the machine iuabee. ... , , !- ("uin"!' n-''rd tne ordinances ' " r ,;',,,,l,k,rs (f tlu' providing for $.000 of 5 and 1-2 per i;;. i!U..!,- a rush against the t.,nt school bonds, subject to an eiect- i';n!: ii, (ii-;MU tlie guards add 'jon in .March 1, 1920. These bonds are ,tho sam as were voted last summer ;uid soid and later found to be invalid because of legal technicalities. There is of course no doubt of the result of ti e electi.ui and the city officials have made certain this time that there will b; iio further complications or delays. The bends will be voted March I, and sold and delivered and paid for soon thereafter. The legal proceedings hi s time are in the hands of Attorney M BALLS earn OUIEQ IT Ml ?;:0b,000 in addition to $100,000 m. This is the world's Petwcen 75 and 80 bales of cotton j.vl ,,v.v,1 am. - -.i.l-jii ( fte total volume ot ousmess nait were destroyed at. Maiden last niglii ,x during the year was S53.608.00 m a tire that originated m the Caro- , . , , Una and Ncrth-Western depot from which ma,le a luJo mote than a mi a cause that was not learned today. hon, a wok af,uallT nd3 , r' The cotton, which was insured, be longed to Mr. W. B. Murray, a gin ner. The depot loss is not large, the First Security Trust The bank gained over 500 checking accounts and 9G1. new saving accounts during the year. The average balance in the savings department is $375, which is a little ni eve than the average for New Eivgland prior to the war when New England led the country in thai m'Vcieuiar. The total volume of business i,0G0, il fhe tctal number of- loans during the year was 3,G99. Thf'se 'gratifying results, said Company. try shew and wiU consist new mrds in tne united State trom foreign countries, .pent today here with J greatest poul- of the AiKl ili.liii'-' Oliver W. Hen- I .1-,,...,. rescued sailers iO- with great diffivnl swung out nasst ag t jump for iheas, al;v:uly hail' fe.lt of Mr., but the destruction of the cotton en- ,i. ni 4- turning to Viee-P id en tails a less of more than (5100,000. in .!:.. :,n t! i.i.f'iiiie guns. Wlu-n it "Hi !h;;i the mob would not tin- niiulihie gum. ers opened ' fl'Hllt of tin ''i'h ilad ata i''i '.',ii. sunn i ci'iii iniicil it 'i tn wimh 'I ten In m; iv s it' Uli!ii;i..'. at close i ' o range u;i' pjinifcptj...: wounded st ored. sip ing P- tl.'e Associated Press I li1' u n; i! time it was an il id be; n h.'eught W tated that lie has haudh-d more than m frl Iuuce ('raven oi trinity, who is asso ciated with New York lawyers, and is roco-mir-vd as a i-adinu- bond man in North Carolina. Ma Craven bought the $127,0000 of street bends sold here .'soh'.cthing more Hum two years ago. and i.aid for them promptly. It is The funeral ser , Ins of .Mrs V. A. Washington, ducted trom ;: Conover yester 1 o'clock. Tlie bodv ''' bi Newton Mrnday 'irried to the home of 1 tc. sister of the de- liiiei' IIIMidipi1 ivf vil'ilii'f.': ' nit tuul flwi nril ifonit'il . i, ,!..,! ti... f., ........ t t. . ..c: :.. ti;..i.,.- ...m of ousinoss in. 1.1:1,1.11 UillCIl lO.lliiiU ill 11 iv iwi ,y anii bui.ii; vi aiungton, Jan. 14. Carrying out its announced intention of taking act ion against unfair practices of tiie big packers, despite the action - of the and Cashier Iv. C. Mcnsics, are large ly due to the energy and painstaking care of our efficient vice president and cashier and his worthy and ever-ready assistants. Banks are - commnr.itv builders and do more to help build up, develop, maintain and stabilize, a peo ple than any other single business en terprise; hence when you are boost ing your bank you are boosting you; community as well as yourself." The president asked the' stockhold ers to tell tlie cashier, tellers and young ladies of their approbation' and i a vote of .appreciation was given forth- with. i Directors and Officers ! Directors elected follow: J. D. El iiott, G. If. Geitner, Chas. H. Geitner. jCeo. N. Hutton, A. M. Kistler. W. ': B. Mcnzies, Dr. W. II. Nicholson, J. aucivs, county agricultural ' agtmt, visiting poultry club members and se lecting birds to be sent to the above show. This project will be financed, Mr. Oliver said, by the department o; agriculture cf the state and will he one of the best and most attractive as well as educational exhibits thai has ever gone out. The exhibit will be .' staged in a large display cage in the ! center of the garden and on the mam ! "floor opposite- the "Madison 'avenue ! entrance. It will be placarded in a way that i will attract the pimlie and press and j will bo seen by the many thousands who attend the show from all over! tne LuUed States and -Canada . l-i; taw Da seeing i Wilier. o E H f 0 U S flilE II UUil tills t l 3 Ulu mm nm n m i sin B'iJ & 1 s $ 4l ill I'-i Y of undeti i ed tne residence ot Mrs. Jnba Hewitr. at Conover at 0:-!0 Uiis morning lias turealoiied the residence of hvr son- nTnired origin destroy- cotrntv slici.i. be proud of the fact that -eiccted trom w;thm h some of the birds that VI r7 Olive ir liorciers ivill go in very tins exhiDd , and have hcvn raised by tj;,, tne Boys and giris of the county, ii should be a great object lesson to all farmers that they' would give I hen hearty support to this great work and agree to line up. for this year to the end that each and eve: v farm m-law, M v. -Jerome IVdiek next .door, and caught 'the. Bolide shoos several during the. forenoon. Effect ive work by a truck from the Hickory hre department, which responded' to would nave a Uniterm stanc bred fleck of poultry and one b to the farm ill 1 i i reed attorney general, tlie federal trade l. Riddle, A. A. Shuford, E. Lyevly and commission today ciied Armour & a. B. Hutton. Officers chosen were -3. unta. i' violation t i i tv millions of dollars in bonds North Carolina since lie received the I u' ho arc! lOlirHj.' ;. "''Hit' I,! f nine' e C K, ' ilt! I-.. .1 w . i Id. I i I i vi .' I '!!' ' !"4 il lnnifn" in -i ,i j...i jjookout Kciinm u.,v,... i;i!;n .in.' immiliovj i;f,nooga, W lilliJU ! nery uoinjiaav, Company for allege- of the law and f noting concerns in violation Clayton act. The ccmpiuint chaigos that mour & Cov.-pauy by ae-.juiring trol of two compei.ijjvo concerns. tig Tenn., rresideut; E. OV control Ot com- vfr-o-nrciflPid- and rashifv ,,.iii,.U (iviiii.L'riil irvAi ir-n 1 1 ! the oflicers are going after the vag- 'vly tannery Company, bylvia, .. ' i ' .:m (-,.. C. eliminated those .concerns raillS anil lliaiiv iumuv.. win uv am- ... . Thero i ' loo --onii)eiiioi tn men re&ei;iive inift ui. ami restrained mu Ar-con-ihe Company, ( hat fa- j Menzie and th-- Harr.:-- 'i au la ten known as the N. n-.l U. ivlenzies. and J. L. of lhe .Cilley, assistant cashier. The same directors were chosen for the First Security Trust Company and the officers are J. D. Elliott president; IT. Geitner, vieo-president; Ti. C. active vice-president:' E. 'A. Carr, treasurer, and J. L. Cilley, sec- IlfFSPillT ; t!i n o'k'.m i For :i id tiiNmf.btv tli.-i Bolick residence and siiwps from de struction. Airs. Hewitt was rescued from her home after the roof had started to fall id, Conover citizens forcing th'ir way into the burning stiucture. She is old and feeble and would not have escaped from the doomed building. A high' win' was blowing ..during the whole time and the Hickory fire men, who did not arrive in time to save the home of Mrs. Hewitt did ef fective work in keeping a stream of water playing on other buildings. As it was the Bolick shops caught, sev eral times and the wate house of the Yount Cotton mills was set on tire. The loss is no retary. i Members of the Chamber, of Com j meree have their plans all made to ! attend the annual meeting and ban rquet at Hotel lluifry tVmorrov 1 1 i I i u t V i Wv I . . X 1 L .:ut(. i I u 17f iIULL.'Mv--vl yj .M I ilWWItv. large, though it would cost Vevera! thou .sand dollars to replace the two-story residence occu-- 'tsrafe Il (',,11, v ii in II! liny. 'j'"!. end Mis. ita rt t.wn. a 0. E son the. leisure characters will get a ; chance to exercise muscles that are M..- Jihcly to attrophy unless something -their is clone. commerce in the things they handle. iniTlllF aFSRIHR lUijsi i nous. . il.; sat he: : - ,- C i I and Secretary Joy have work Oti '.. j the -program, jwt.ieh will be short aao 1 sweet and the toasts will be made ),e- ! tween courses. A noted entertainer ill U no ;resene. n IB DEMPSEY FA V ET 1 : V ILI.K A OTES l!()Ml ISSt'M K)li WATKI'i FONT BOX SUPPER There will be a box supper at the ; Cloninger school house on Saturday , evening, .laduary 17, at 7 o'clock. All; I atrons and friends of the school are i invited. i 01 QUEST Eifai K 1 (III n.. ii. . a - j..-! ti i:y cno ssociareu i ress. ! Washington, Jan. 14. Cotton con j sum Of I during December 1919 amount ied' to 511,o85 bales of lint? and 25,050 bales of linters, the cansus bureau lilSLL IILUiUL nrnT PC liOL Rv S NOT SLACKER Markets An. ;'e 'Ml i. il k ir. 1 Mtl,,. ick K' ... igrn-d' toil: ay. '" a s at ;('. v. , !...,. i " " M,!,,;. y S II, Ul.H ''I' loe.n given' to tiie w is .:s niiiii.' Ul.lgC?:", Favclevillc, Jan. M. ly a ma- Joritv of ihr'ballofs the - citizens 'of Fayc tteviile voted for the issuance of j ' :?7r.000 of municipal bonds for the i const, uction of terminal facilities on jj ilm lii-iv fc.ml in order to nrovide for the resumption of river trnHic with t v the Associated Press the cr.mplction of the canalization of; 'New York, Jan. 14. The census te- the (-ape h'ear. . ' port was more bullish than expected With a registration of 5140 votei s, ! ;tr., ie,i to more covering at the cp ballots were cast for the bom, i f.ning of the cotton market today. . . r. i - v than the 175 necessary to : There was also buying by brokers with C..ITV the election. - ! foreign connections. Only IS votes were cast against tne; " I PRODUCE the Associated 'Press i Washington Jan. 14. Miners con- (inliod fjidnv ibpiv ;)i-ci'nnif)if! fn' W:-rn advances and .shorter hours before the j ' national coal commission to adust the dTffesonces in the coal fields. i announced today. Tin; consumption in December 19 It) amounted to 472, 90R bales of lint and 1 0,1 85 bales of inters. mm en . 1 V i 1 U! WW It is the .inability -C 1 1'-- 1 O -k4 require :ul CO f the miners to ii work that makes them per cent increases, John CONFEREES DEADLOCK ED OX OIL LAND LEASING MEASURE and H'ti itii ' ''a I : cam I ) n i ." m riass t. bi, au-. liu ttUHlii... ..,.4 ., ! , i-.i l 1 t.;a l,lt':. -., ,i ...t . inns f " ' .v mane ' 'oipuen. some time o''xard in making re- ill'l'U Dpninsi.'iV in nlnv-j ! i, f. ' - j ' ' 1 1 , . . U1L 'nm in class 11. "ni i Wuul, ah I,... . .li' I! ii .ni en V hi 4 Ki "'iitions Hit j measure i .. ITS STREET 016 Carried daily by Catawba Cream- j ery Company. j Ee-e-s. ner dozen 60c ' i liens and roasters per lb. 24c ' Old Roosters, per lb. r 12c ) Country butter, per lb. 40c, ! Creamery butter, per lb. (.he !Pork (125 to 275), per lb. 18e iPork (under 125 and over 275) per lb. -J - 17c Mo-'ro, president f the Ohio district, declared. No coal nv'ner car whether tlie mine is ging next day." . . Joh.n L. Lewis, active vice-president, gave out a . statement that the miners' demand for a 30-hour week only ask f r assurance that they will not less than 30 hours a week in a year. '"The public has, a wrong im pression n that question," Lewis said. LEGION TO MEET Washington, Jan. 14. House senate conferees cn the oil land leas mg W Ale? The residence of ".vfrs. Hall on Tent!; street completely destroyed this morning bill' made another vain attempt s(iT s i oVieck w n tiro tb-it ar'w rw;,.to adjust differences, failure to reach jmited from an unknown vi I an agreement, it was understood, ; threatened the destruct ion c: resulting m.'l insistence of the mg residences. ause of auioin- Fanned by a high from bouse managers that the house rem- j wind, -the- flames soared into the air, eaieat section, oe adopted. Under this section oil land arui j careened downward and sent sparks holds m excess ot acres would i roof savea thG i1orn nf prof have to be returned to the government Mrs. R. W. Carver, while the senate provision would per-i; How 'the' fire started mav never be excess land to be 'ir i ' "l liass it. li .. -'! OKI l, I . ... X iiiivo seen service. A, Lcroy Williams, a negro, was con- . clt IIIHIU: ; VICtirU UC'IUIU XVVtui vi vi m. m. .7 ,! ,)'lil.s fin- (h. ilhv,. f . i.,.. . ,,A.,n,An oi-irl infpneed to 00 "iin i im 1 Mnt til tv 1 iiuwii in." .7V ..-.-. ( iiV this 'ins appjroxi- Jdays on the city street force, a new j Corn per bu , M',n), was raised for war j instiution designed to help, the needy , Oats, per bu ni ... t , i Williams left his wife and family,;, it lr b"' n,l 'f..i.. l i Vs travt'li'hir expen-' was chafed, and if he is not willing Xowpcas, pc fi',,,,,,,,;: 1 Without remumeration 1 to do food servce on the streets, he j GRAIN (Corrected daily by Horseford Milling Company) Wheat, per bu. $2.G0 Corn per bu. $1.90 $1.00 $1.90 per bu. . INTEREST IS SHUI So. 1 .1 American Legion will meet Thurs day nkr'ht January '15, at eight o'clock in the Knights of Phythias Hall." ' As this meeting a permanent name ! will be selected. Any suggestions as to name' from friends will be consid- i c'raded at the nlaeting tomorrow night. Other important business will come '; . ,T before this rneeting. Allmembers are j Much -nterest is being manifested erged to, be"present. ; in an additional mail carrier for Hick- lory and those persons not receiving FOR IW CURRIER known, as nobody wds in the Hail residence at the time. Mrs. Hall had been cut of the house for nearly an hour and the fire had got a bad start when the first alarm was sounded at 10:45. The Xo. 2 truck responded, promptly, but when it reached the scene, tli roof was falling iu. Thts efforts of the firemen were direct towards keping the blaze from catching other buildings in tlie vi--cinity. Truck Nb. 1 had been back from Conover for half an hour and it too responded. The .wind was so fierce that leaves and trees caught fire. I'lill,,..!!,. .iiiiuiiivryuoil ,s,,y win, i ,l lvt' t-harge 'I K 'l . . I Wl'ilUSL' i,;: r.!ii: 5vii.r iiiinhi,,.,. 1 ,HMnK a slacker nUn who served the nation - Af"r T-T-i11'e- vnchlr.vi'iA ifiin " AND CAPIAT OTEEX! ne dellvei7 se7lce are expected to , structure and will cost 8,000 oais become active at once. One petition v ginftftn in i., -.w f i -h. ihas been going the rounds and others Weather i mi i l t aj. . .1! ' ; ine sou tiers at uceen are neeuiiiKjare expected to follow. to do good ' servce on the streets he j can go to jail. . The eitVs nolicv with regard to tiersonrf sent to the" streets will be toj deduct the cost of board and pay uitrm , irt of &Uonwsvl BOrth-is1'ffi that ariy rcsponse w.ttin.S.heTO,,w ad ladies who are willing to knit xoi J , j t n- ht gaid thfi these-wounded or sick bovs will be ., ..i : ' ,3 For North Carolina: Fair tonight! furnished material by Mrs. W. B.lp ne?eu a,UUI u furniture also was destroyed. Ine loss was jjartly covered by insurance. The firemen did unusually fine work this morning. Mr. A. Craig Shufrd was a Hick ory viitor today, the first time he has been in town in many weeks, 'v i 8 i
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