North Carolina Newspapers

1" 3 VM I 1 wnxwnmii i i i'1' i VOL. NO- 11 I HICKORY, N. CSATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 9119 PRICE FIVE CENTS . ;,7 H B T"Si " H" I. I - Z " ' -- ---- -..-r-- - . - . . " 1. ' U ' I Jl 1 .1 .1 "ii l n J K M! rff I ' II R a H"? F"1 m D I riLT. Btn nH. CI n vr . 4 I V? TO! R BIRTHRATE FALLS S(i,C0O IN NEW YORK By the Associated Press Nc;w York, Jan. 24. Now YorV state's normal birthrate has been reduced by 3 0,000 since January 1, 10 IS, because of the war and liijh cost of hvmv, according to a state ment issuer today bv the state com missioner of health. iter! Fro sr. v, Jan. 23.- :i rv, or Germany ih iram.l re , V' IVCii.ll! J.U ( 0 .diu'd if :n 1 for V ard c. dared jit the r -ruler nv.ikes his 1 i t n was HMD COUPLES HELD ii Hi WEi FLOOR IILLlriEPUBLIGlS Fllfflf !1 i THIS FBI - ON TREATY . IEIIE ir.;c t Pres cor- i Hickory is to hive a new flour mid with a capacity of 100 barrels a day. It will be located on the corner of Fifteenth street and Tenth avenue, opposite the First Methodist church, and work will be rushed on the building. Tins announcement was made to- Scrgt. Eugene Simmon taut Citv ; day by Messrs. R. m. Pitts nrrl Or- Manager Fallow, kit this morning ! Pitts, the proprietors. With icr Lynchburg, Va., where they will : ho Ilcrsofcrd mill, which has a return wit h two runaway couples and j capacity of 50 barrels a day, the two children who left their homes '. new Plant will turn out 130 "barrels in Highland the day before Christ-! ilom" every 24 hour?:., making' it mas for part.; unknown. Two men : one cf tho largest plants in this im- v.i-hYion had ,: 'i-dv rt- i r:"f' tv"G cornea are "charged with : incdiuto section 7EP elepebment or abandonment undo- state- law and the men will face day cry t , f , i- toil l :.e C 'l til ii. dvi. jr. id h :;:r--e n- .?f ::-ned a!' l::e . Whether It , wd.i be :-.:: will 1 I' : u " !;. confer .u:e. will ba i.vUi in ha been iixed !--t pcj-.'.!:i;;j; ;,' !, ilice :.lati ttbd It i. rhe building will be of brick; will a 3:avc thrcio floors and wiil be on the hairc of whlto riavcrv urdor the ' " "with ride track runnincr federal iaw. 1 to its doer. The plant and building Harry Hunt r.m! "Cu!;!j" Tnvlor ar-r;!Wlll cost about $5,000 complete, the men a.;.d IVTrsv Dorcihv Djul.i, -VT-S"rs- 31 iVL arid Oscar Pitts wife of Mr. Tate Deal, and Lottie , v ecn hip;hlv succossfnl in the Yount are the women. Hunt is ' our nul1 business and Mr. J. T, "barbed with abandoning liis family. 1 ayloi, vho secured most cf his Mrs. Deal took two children with llv.lmn" Wlth the Statcsvilie Flour net- and also $150 of her husband's 1 'VillIs comes as miller with an gx mcney. it is aile-ed. Tavlor Vrizncc cf 20 years back of him. t barged with eloping with a married 1 rhcre ls, no question about the sue- Woman. ui ure new ujiteipiise Cn'ccrs have been at work on the Ey The Associated Press .'Washington, 'Jan. 24. Republican senators met in informal conference today to consider procedure with the peace treaty in view of the protests against further compromise made yes terday by the eight Republicans head ed by Senator Johnson cf California and Ecarh of Idaho. In order that the Republican con feih'ce might proceed freely the Re publican leader. Senator Lodere, can- celLtd the meeting planned with the ! Democratic committee headed by Sen ator Hitchcock to discuss compromise reservations. Mr. Lodge called a number of Republicans, including those of the "mild reservation" group to his office to consider the situation PTseentcd bv the threatened dissen sion of the Johnson-Borah group. LITTLJE CRIPPLED GIRL IN ROOM 15 YEARS By "the Associated Press New York, Jan. 24. Harriet Scars, a 15-year-old cripple, saw the big out of doors for the first time today when she was taken from the squalid East Side r:om in which she was born to St. Charles hospital for crippled chil dren where specialists will treat her and nuns will seek to train her undeveloped mind. Harriet's parents admitted to welfare workers who found the girl that they had never permit ted her to, leave the room for the 15 years of her life. They thought it would be best to keep her com fortable in her room. Physicians say the girl appears to bo bright, although her educa tion has progressed onlv to count four letters cf her A-E-C'S. Ill EHJDYS BEST YEAR IN HISTORY LlOU IS SEIZED BY HICKORY OFFICER b.- ::aro for nearly v. month and r.ieht; a telegram was received Chief Lent announcing that couples were in Lynchburg. DETERMINING Cl:!LT last by the DISTRICT CONFERENCE WAS GREAT SUCCESS :Y'.v. ''.' demand hen do:iYcrir.g tv ' i-.fl di c'cs her . u . :t., . .aire, as t hove is ; ill- former tmporoi ii it Germany -would ac- . ;;i ) er cain wheth- : l ho erstwhile , i , i; Tlio district coriference at Granite Fails or Tuesday and Wednesday j i . c.j lhu u'.jt Dkiiuai,' iiit'viHiijj; ever EEFORE CKBiEjbebl, in the opinion of delegates who : attended from here. The Granite I Falls people made their guests feel at home, the attendance of delegates was large, the needs of the district fhw.-'iFS wpt'o In.'-kprl ;if-pv. in :i f! - best wo can understand his most vc-i n,iy!(.ial Vay " and "jJishcp ' Darlinqton, cent statement of his position, op- i who presided, delivered a magnificent Raleigh Times. Chairman P'rank A. Lir.ncy of the North "Carolina Republican part 7, as wm in SI TIM I. -.ted -::iv, Press -. . .tan. Tho army N ' I't , .1 . Paeific carrying ( : ii.-, .;:;t of the Aniovi-aa .!:::! ). iVr-rs in France and ! !;". - '",'( rs of the diobicd : 1 I i.v ;ta.a artived v:vv- to- - ' n'- pa:-cr,gers w!i wcr-' ' h: lp'e-'S rliip abcui' ;'! -"-i i fa'if,; r-.f (." rhe had - :p;r -"-. ;.-!-: d'iv" ,;;':!: d to;: wo men and poses revaluation on the ground that it doesn't mean what its propon ents say it means and that the Vvhcle plan is an effort to defeat veal tax ation reform in North Carolina and, perhaps, the income tax amendment submitted to the people by the same crowd who enacted revaluation. Ho takes democracy to task for having defeated the amendments of 1915 and gives sundry lenders of the party a well deserved Idling; but he ninkes a mistake in confusing Dem ocracy 1010 with tlvt of 1915, a mbtake hardly more justifiable than that of Democrats who seek to find similarity between Mr. Finney's Re--"hb;oini?m and that of the vintage of Fu.don. The general assembly of North Carolina is at least one Tar Heel in :tuation that has made great prog- .-s in if-s ll-.snUirig during the pn-st f ycnr. It has also shown a vili- scriv.on Wednesday night. Rev. W. O. Goode pronounced it one of the very finest sermons he has over hoard. The delegates from Hickory wore Dr. W. II. Nicholson, Messrs, Geo. F. Ivey, P. A. Sctzer, J. T. Setscr, P. A. Link and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shuford. The conference 'will meet next year at Mooresville, the date to be determined later. . i--a-ve TELEPHONE MAN DEAD Fy the Associated Press New York. Jan. 2. Nathan C. Kingsbury, -first victs-president c?f the American Telenhone and Tele- HERBERT HOOVER New York Tribune. An outstanding feature of the candi dacy cf Herbert Hover is that he is not a candidate. A young political friend who lately suggested his hat for the ring was forcibly and definite ly thrust out at the door. When Ju lius II. Barnes "nominated" him bc foic the National Dry Goods Associa tion Wednesday night, ho took care that the letter announcing his inten tion should reach the nominee togeth er with the newspapers reporting the speech.. . Mr. Hoover's hat is still firm upon his head.. Even more striking is the fact that Mr. Koover is a man without a party. The most Mr. Barnes could say was that "his political affiliations have boon with the progressive Republi cans.5' But the progressive Republi cans are no more as an organization; and Mr. Barnes further deepened the v-soe'-'-nint-.' when he stated that if the Republican party were to -adopt a non-progressive nlatform," and otherwise line up with the old guard, it was "conceivable" that Mr. Hoover, might head the Democratic ticket. Mr. Will Irwin, who was Hoover's roommate at Leland Stan ford, gives a similar account. Mr. Hoover's world-wide wanderings as a mining engineer have always pre vented him from voting,, with the ex ception of 139G, when he voted for -McKinley against Bryan; but Mr. Ir- Three gallons of liquor were lo cated in the baggage room at the ! at ai! times 1 F. Ohio, in I860. DR. DEATON HONORED Dr. W. A. Dcaton has been advis- ingnesa to stand by its conclusions ; od by the bureau of the national i v"hf d through hcncr:t mental pro- Lutheran council that his name has (..-tfc-f, been listed for publication in the V woid.d rot ho d Mr. Lmncy ; heck ot l.'J'J'J prominent Lutherans in the United States the who s UFM SETS r.Y A M FLE whd!v ro-ponsible for this distrust of lv? nuvno-y? of the dominant party; ut until revaluation fails .to do what who of the church. The honor win on cam? unsolicited, win oe ap- it-i supporters hope for it Mr. Finney's preciatcd all the more by Dr. Dca- ri"" ti !'.:." r-fi etl. 0 rt' obicdiV.r ; to it ate onv suspicions ' r. I! v1! tha ' F-:-t : ;( :-:;-f s j,:hrJ h" , or is tho exrbnn 'i .-rn over i;olit;rs vhi : 'Felgiu'n ? : -p ')' (hMVcrco"!' 1 cf'Mo prejudice and voting "agin" some- thine; will hardly be .justdicd m find ing the Democratic party guilty of s -'mc thing before it has had the chance to commit a crime. -t?- WARNiNfi FOR HUE i 1- '; r.'b.'dMlit.-.tto-.'. an rr .;-!,; cun-.r'os in ;;n ir. tr.T striking to S!-''tcsville Land ma rk . ! Woo unto you when all men speak 1 well cf vou. or words to that effect.-. .f ( , tn h lv.. Nct all m.pn, strictly speaking, have ; , . : :f zwm well of Mr. Herbert Hoover. ' j . : I 0 it IS gi.'.'H. I ill IV Ulitllt l.Wi iui. Hoover was a groat and shmmg suc rr nr. fcotl administrator; tliat lie 1 'v.r !i.o da v. was invaded ii' enemy main- ton and his friends. P'?'7 ,irtiirli ,1 lip," .PT)f nVr-i?a tlio : tnvp or" in f.-rf- cimiic? V illV.ll lyv V 'U t;w'r 11" ; t V, 1 .J C.!.', Ill iiVj ullllj.l ' .i'limrt the big and diTtcult job across The average weekly earnings of the factory workers in New Y'ork state passed the $25 mark in November- The average weekly wage in November is 100 per cent higher than the average for June, 1914, being . iit).0 i , October average, and 2 per cent above the September average. All branch es 01 manufacturing showed an in crease of 15 per cent over November, 1918. . Markets .-;.'; ,, ;v.-,'ib a maximum oi success and a liVlllv tinned :5 oi itionvAnd his conspic- " ;iU r p ilous success as an acmimstratov ' .nn.::c U.vtur. .:. ,..,hic. aftairs is the solo reason for !!-'! Public altai Hit;';-. 1 I'-.l r: i'-; i.Kr! -.,.i,t -tlio rro ?idencv. But of wiiich much i n- , YCl, HbM should one of the .'1 t . ;--uvcu too glass , p.,rl;t.g nominate you for pres :b!" to s-urp!; struct- Yrknt.'tho others will bo saying, before you 1.0 1 1 ( 11 "i i'vdi ccMt mines and r ill roads. Alcmst bavo lv en revived, eteut titan others, t!ie restoration is al n-'-iruil pdnt. J'- n.'.ii !'': til,. , !,( i V;ll'i" i !-: re;,! , iiini, " 1 iT-nt'.i..- fl,Vii.n !.. .r Hip Had Novemlior days, that vcie the one- conspicuous and colossal faP-rc, and they'll intimate that you fattened cn graft. And they'll not these things, in a way to Invo'd libel suits, but they'll have a lot f'f 1( iluu neucving viun tuv.y St! h are the ways of an American presidential campaign. th: Perhaps lit ih' Fel- I'AMOUS AUTHOR DEAD r)i.- t-r i !i 'ii! ;!, .-.aag. i '"'''"I't V: :' i I'ack t 'I' .1 liclgii: tn o v;orF Pv the Associated Press. "New York, Jan. -4. The Rev. Cyrus -ipw.nu. -1 , ; mcrv butter Ber lb known author and i.pisccpar uuu,,- - y t 1 1 i.lir - XVi-.V- " - . ' j A.' ! Pork (under 125 and over 275) per lb 17c GRAIN lied here today mm ' - 3 . -4) kj m r - 7 orius int-R-; niniEll IHIfifir HT i Mt 1071 vim uniinhi m LUJ-HLfJ UhWLU Kli ! o'i'jrili f-nmnnnv. dir-r! Knddnr:lv nt ids heme here" last night cf heart ! w.in Points out that Hoover has done S He was born in Mentor. I -'1S OCSL worK "-c01' tne Present aamin- istrarion and nas lay any su pper tea t ne president, not only with regard to the league or nations but also with re gard to the famous ap ea- of J01S. that the nation, regardless of poiitics, return a Democratic congress. To Mr. Irwin this indicates that Hoover -could run on eitheV ticket." Such a record and such an attitude arc not likely to allure the practical politicians of either - party, whose chief inter ests center in maintaining the soli darity and vigor of their organisa tions. No man is a great man to thorn who is net also potentially a great political leader. The fact remains that Mr. Hoover is thus far the most interesting presi dential possibility with the exception of Leonard Wood. The two charac- The bril liant success of General Wood's ad ministration in Cuba, which won world wide celebrity in its day, stands on an even footing with the Hoover fed administration. The far-sighted and practical idealism of the Plattsburg training camp, without which cur army must have been very inefficient ly officered, is equaled by Hoover's prompt and energetic interposition In behalf of Belgium. Both men have pursued their ideals of patriotic ser vice with an utter disregard of the result of their personal and political fortunes. Of the two, Wood has to day the stronger national standing. Hoover the more nearly world-wide celebrity. Brand ' Whitlock's "Bel gium" enshrines a heroic figure, cer tain features of which receive furth er modeling in Maynard Keynes's re cent volume, in which Hoover appears in his subsequent European activities. 'This is an era of wide and rapid expansion in onr activities as a nation In the rapidly shifting currents of the tjme many things weuld have been trangcr' than that such" a man should rise suddenly to power and place. The trouble is that the time has not yet passed when party regu larity and merely partisan leadership have ceased to be powerful factors in presidential nominations. As for Mr. Hoover s own intention, passenger station last night by Sergeant Sigmon and Night Officer Pope and seized under the law. The liquor was in a suit case, which had been checked for train No. 1G bv some unknown passenger, and vho left in the baggage room until time tu leave. The officers entered The room to warm, detected the odor and investigated. Chief Lentz has the confiscated juice and will be glad to get in communication with its owner. . AN EXPLANATION New York Times. Quite needless weight is granted to the acceptance cf spirit commu nications by men like Lodge and Crocks and Doyle. They are intelli gent, unquestionably, and in their owm domain of science or art trust worthy, but out of it they are far from being experts, and it is only necessary to read British memoirs and biographies to realize that the English, longer than almost any cher civilized people, have retained their liking for ghosts, and still treat them as something to be proud of cCS retainers which only old families' can have. "White Ladies" abound in Great : Britain, and derision cf -such visitants is resented by people oth erwise sane and sensible. ME5E II UP II 10 111! With a large number cf share holders in a tendance, the adjourned meeting of the Mutual Building and Loan Association was held in the home of the association on Ninth av enue last night and the report of work done for the past year vrz so gratifying t1-: . directors were re elected by u-.:o- ..mas vote and the secretary and treasurer was given a rising vote of thanks. Mr. J. W. Shuford, president, railed the meeting to order and de clared that the- year 1919 was the best in the association's history. For this achievement-, he thanked the secretary and treasurer, but it was brought cut by Mr. Little later that the directors had stood bv with heln T.oe year, as the sec- Dy the -Associated Press. New York, Jan. 24.- Need of spindies for the cotton manufacturing business .of Japan, increasing by loops and bounds since the outbreak of the war, has become so great that in the last six months 50,000 work mg spmdles have been bought from running American mills, dismantled .- ' -a ' t was an nounced here today,. .Most cf these purchases have, been made in New England and N-erth and South Carolina. PUT BLAME ON WILSON COTTON rT the Associated Press New York. Jan 24. The cotton market was quiet during today's ear ly trading with fluctuations irregular. The market opened steady at a de cline of four points, but generally nine to 14 points higher. Open Close March --36.40 30.25 May 34.30 34.32 July -- 32.30 32.46 O' tobev 29.95 30.06 December 29.45 29.60 PRODUCE Eggs, per dozen Hens and roasters per lb. Old Roosters, per lb. . Well I V-' Ll 1 1 L JL J uy v-i , l-. 58c 24c 12c 40c . GSc lSc T.. .. nni,,i'i u.','' "::n- 24. Influenza and ei. MH f i.nt imir,l i ''Of' c ii---.,,,,. . , , ""in 1.0 spread m ' ; -l- IK' V-'d,, , 1 '... jl 1: j ru man jV(-j'.V 24 hours after hav- !f,v,l ,, -l a n?.V hurh u in h ."' I, Iw, ,, ,,, , p "- 'f'!:iv. " nut board announced Bv the Associated Press Washington, Jan. 24. -Although reports received by the public health service in the last 24 hours showed a gradual increase of nfluenza cases throughout the country, Sur-o-eo General Blue today said there was no real cause for the people, to tret panicky and that state and city health auth'efrfcica fippnreritly had the situation well in land. (Corrected daily by Horseford Milling Company) Wheat per bu $2.70 Corn, per bu. $1.90 Oats, per bu $1.00 Rye, per bu. . $1.90 Cowpeas, per bu c-1 no Weather For North Carolina: Rain tonight and probably Sunday. Colder tonight, much colder Sunday, southwest "winds becoming northwest and fresh by Sunday. . . . .L Afanta Constitution. Senator Poindoxter has discovered that President Wilson is "the world's" greatest menace" and is responsible for all the "red" ravens and bolshe vistic spooks which disturb modern America; while Senator New chips in with the anguished wail that the -coresident is responsible for the dire danger of a boost in the price of sugar Mcbbe so, mebbe so. But even at that the" worst has not been whis kered. For whether or not the presi dent is responsible for mounting sugar rotary 'rf oport mowed, was or? of Ui:preeede.-;s: urewth, the a ! o - iug ;?:27,dV.03. in 1919 m ;..;n 2 A GO el: a res were written an-.' tne first series of stock also was reined. It was figured, that the earnings of stool: amount to over 0 1-2 per. cent which is a record. On motion a proxy committee was elected, composed of Messrs,. R. L. Fritz, L. L. Moss and A. C. Hender son and on motion of Mr. Henderson the old board of directors was re elected. It is as follows: J. W. Shuford, J. A. Moretz, C. C. Bost, J. F. Abernethy, J. A. Bowles, L. F. Abernethy, L. L. Mess, W. C. Shell, F. A. Henderson and F. P. Johnston. Mr. T. P. P.raitt, attorney, dis cussed several changes in the consti tution and by-laws that had been suggested by the secretary and di rectors and stated that it would re quire special notice after action had been taken by the directors. The proposed changes include increase of capital stock t: enable the associa tion to expand, change cf time of annual meeting, revision of the rules as to a quorum, and some minor changes. Mr. Pruitt gave hearty ce.rimendaticn to the officers who had shown diligence and fiwelity in attending to the affairs of the stock holders. He stated that the income is drawing interest all the time and that there is not an idle dollar in the association. On motion of Mr. R. II. Shuford the stockholders gave a rising vote of thanks to Secretary Little. Following the meeting of stock holders the directors met and reflect ed the following officers: J. W. Shu ford, president; J. A. oMretz, vice president; W. II. Little, secretary and treasurer, and T P. Pruitt- attorney. The directors then decided to increase the capital stock to $1,009,000, to hold regular monthly meetings cn the fourth Friday night, and decided to call the stockholders together cn the night of February 27 to act on the proposal to increase the capital stock. SMUGGLERS FIND GAP Ey the Associated Press Kattowitz Upper Silesia, Jan. 3. There is a hole or-gap in the eastern customs border of Germany as well as in the west and through both it is charged articles of luxury and Ger man money are flowing. Illegal traders from Poland slip through the Gorman lines every day and return to Poland with whatever they can pur chase in the way of shoe-, clothes, textiles,, sugar and foe. ?v-ich of which Germany wants to retain for her own use but which are also great ly desired in Poland. There is no border and no hind race of this trade. It is alleged that 1 1 1 lit j 1. . 1- and tne worms g.eaiL menace , the Ig thu3 sh;pped from Germapv IS, WltnOUt question, ICafjmi&lUlt; XU. - - , 7ViQT,,i v,1T1 r intr, millinnc his conduct thus far indicates th? he is willing to wait. He is only forty-five and of independent fortune. VI R. COUNCILL MAKES G OOD, GETS PROMOTION Mr. William T. Councill, son of former Judge and rMs. W. B. Coun cill, has been promoted from as sistant cashier of the Rlosemary Banking and Trust Company at Rosemary to cashier and has been added to' the board of directors. . This news wras received yesterday by Mr. L. F. Abernethy, under whom " Mr. Councill secured his training here. The young man's -many friends will be glad to learn cf his promotion and all will wish for him continued success in the banking business. the world' sgreatest pests ; to wit, the Poindexters, - Lodges, Borahs, Reeds, Shermans, ad libitum ad nauseam. GENERAL OR DOCTOR? New York Times. The general himself, at Baltimore on Monday night, seemed to disclaim any desire to poso as a military can didate. "By profession I am a physi cian and surgeon. My military career is an afterthought." But he finds him self in the army and is devoting him self to it, and owes his allegiance to President Wilson as its commander-in-chief. A curious utterance at this time, certainly not a vote-getting one, since allegiance to a democratic pres ident is by no means the thought up permost in the minds of the repub- P'r-nn nr.werS. ... . ' into Poland has run up into millions of marks. butfi RT CHARGE P0W1II SOU: try MQRF TROUBIF By the Associated Press. Nalifax, N. S., Jan. 24. Misfor tune again today attended the at tempts to bring the disabled United States trasport Powhatan to port. The master of a Canadian govern ment steamer, wdiich yesterday was slowly tewing the trasport towards Halifax,, advised m,a!rine authcHti.es that one of the two lines had brok en and the towing had ceased. C e S S DCT L By the Associated Prss Washington, Jan. 24. Preli'i.rjy investigation into cltarges by Join. R. Rathcrn of the Providence, R. I., Jour nal that a naval "vice squad" at .Newport, R. L., had been ordered by naval officers to commit nameles3 practices against citizens was begun today by a committee behind closed doors. The committe will determ ine whether a public hearing shall be held. Arthur L. Fairbrother, a represen tative of the Providence Journal, read a statement before the commit tee- detailing alleged conditions. He quoted testimony frcm naval officers at the Newport training station and part of court records at a federal trial of the Rev. Samuel Kent who was acquitted on charges' made by the navy "vice suad."