MICEOEY BAILY
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KECORB
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VOL. V. NO. 133
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1920
PRICE FiVE CENTS
Much
Inside Information On
Wilson-Lansing
H. W
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tons . is
Made
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PRESIDENT DISPLEASED
EARLY AS FALL OF 1917
AS
f
Lansing's Sensational Statement Warning Coun
try of War Displeased Wilson What Took
Place At Cabinet Meeting After Presi
dent Became 111 Made Public
! -
I i
i -p.
Fv tin
W.. !
Yfi el
r ! iCtl
oc kited Press
',v(. Fob. 14. Rebuked
,n! Wilson for caliincr
. ctiutrs during hi. illness.
hanging has resigned.
i,vru has acecpicd
"with appreciation.'
r.
Mi
i.;tratit n
i wet ii y"
,;,': i;-u", p"r;;rn:c on t l-o itis'.rle of
;i,0 a-lndrd.-itration who know what
lt",'ti trinjr en say that way, not
(j:P ;it:i! the real reasons for the
;-() ha.d. ever a pcrbd ot
ninny urrths and come frcm fuuda-
ing and talking over inter-department
affairs but the meetings have
been held, and if the president did
j not knew it, it was because it was
'decided not to inform him.
New that the break has come and
and; m t n
. ...tw uiuiomi, i;d ;tuo lIIU 1IU-
the
secretary of
v.
forts
: A.
iir---t;
Press
14. Despite ef-
m various quarters to prevent
TT:1-,. . ttw-wiaiiui; ill il-'iJLlii Ll CDl-
liiey were in cominnmratmn
he
vtlV
i 1 1
nccomcs me .second sec- jnet? nuich mav bo rcVcaled of
. i 1 1. - .1 ... :..
, t stale 10 leave uie .uiimu- ,,vinf in vh,Vli fl-,
f'jrv 4- -- it 4-a ...... ,. J 1 -- .
vvuuaiv ,u rumors, ne mr nrMizn. Hiovprno? Ki hoe ..-it-.,. i r i. a i
situation nas shown a steady improve- ! Peai to ine w trained nurses m the Vv ashmgton, Feb. 14. Eepresenta-
ment in Hickory during the' past week, statQ lace themselves at the ser- tives of the railroad employes' union
an nvnvon-A -.-p w - ,i 7. ' i vlce of the state in order that com- continued their consid rtnT fn,inv f
inf ronnrtp'f,,!,' A.,lt' i munities sorely afflicted with the in- I President Wilson's proposal for set- ihe shipping beard from offering: for
city limits, however the nati" I hucT -Shi receive a measure of ; tlement of the wage controversy. (sale Monday the 30 former German
more serious and in West Hickorv.
north of Hickory , and in the country
ermlKv Ti- 4 i ihn ci i-,c i R0W engaged m private cases would
cirrred since the disease first recurred
in lir elutn
These are the facts as gathered to-! aay and expenses ana to furnish m
day from Dr. IT. C. Menzies,
says.
tnat not more than 50 nurses
! jn arses arc
1 1
neir
requesce
services on ihe
to volunteer
asis of $5 a
lorma Don
10
ir name and ad-
t;ver a u.ieemun. t'u.,state and the preEident differed in
matters of policy. Quite aside from
tht correspondence bc-, the aifferences at the peace confer
. Wi'-on and his secretary. onc.. thrro wrr nihnv tvfforonop in
ti;C : foreign p.licics and some of Mr.
call'ug cf the cabinet
pnysician. The fact that there is T,V 7 7 i-,
very little flu in town is attributed iRiC address of patient, name and
to the promptness with which council! I .-attending pnysician,
met the situation, it is believed, and! i" Sif m Iami. attenaed
it is hoped by everybody that condit- i WQl per? 111 famuy of
ions will continue to show improve-
frcm day to day.
emnti
The situation in the suburbs and
with i liners, Chairman Pavne wa nrnpppH.
in all rsarts of .i o. ' , - .
thpmitnin - i-u lejcive oms ior the
It generally was believed that a;'?,3- He cxl,iai-d. however, that
transportation strike had been averted ! 0ICS cy would be received and that
and that a way had been opened which I before acceptance the results would
would eventually lead to a settlement j be laid brf cre the senate
of the controversy 'ir- sharp opposition that devel-
loth me presidents proposal and j oped in the sprite cterdav ub
thc Icaaers's answer v;:re so carci'u'lh ! sided rr"'-i- :' ) P-.r. , ' -
,1J i i . . . " .si'MCb..'
guctiucu inat- not a worci was given ; ea d:i
"at- ' j mittf-e
I board.
-.na : e ccnmn. r--
told of the plan-
lithe
? i i ; .
arising s mends say he would have I m the country around ilickory is not
left the cabinet seme' time ago ex-! nearly so good, and there are a nura-
cept that he wished to spare the ! er of pneumonia cases to cause dis
, , 1 i tress, but the epidemic is not nearly
president an upheaval in his officia.jso seYere as it was in 1018.
family at a time when Europe vasj The Newton authorities have given
. -. - -- I- r c -!'- i? 1 . Thrill T,0
differences of opinion in lol-' v.i(Totlt t .. whpn t, lopen Montrny morning indicating that
I p.esiaent anci at a time wnen xiie.; - p - crn wVipvp moasnvos
1!''.lt."i
IC.V. I president was unable to l0C after : mrn nrnmn. nr.fl nr.orfrnt.jc nlso. th
The d :f agreement between the j foreign affas himself. ! disease was not serious or of long
trri'l'r.t a tul the head of the state,1 Mr. Lansing became head of the' (-u',atlcn , n r
1 . . t .. . i . , . . T t 1 There has been some, talk of lifting
ruu lit even antedate the entry state department when William J. Bry- tJ,. uarantine n Hickory, but it
, ( (h I'iKted States into the war. j an and the president had their differ-, probably will be another week before
The relations between the two men 1 ences over the Lusitania note. Mr. schools and churches arc reopened.
Lansing was councillor, an office in ;
u!ir.V'..'i readied the breaking part
?.rly in 1 1 i T when Mr. Lansing is
mil hi, x :lehratcd statement that
th- t"r::t."J States was daily drawing
r.nv the 1 rink of war." By some
r;n-, v;i:; t;'.!:cn to forecast America's,
fit: ry into tl'e war.
V president made evrry effort
to cAcrtr.ke the statemQnt after it
ifft t'l: : tnte department, but could
M Ml':c.:':'(l.
''In this emergency, when the ndo
pie" cry out for help," Governor j
Bickett says, . "no private duty j
should stand in the wa' This is no
time for any individuiLor family to
retain a nurse for private duty when
her services can be so much more
valuable nor is it time for any nurse
to remain on such private duty when
she can possibly be spared.
"IE there is any question in the
mind of a nurse as to which is the
more in.poii.ant, her duty to her pri
vate patient or her duty to the whole
people, I urge her to present the case
to me and absolve herself of the re
sponsibility of deciding."
tgjcwSt..
USE TARGET KANGE
: TO TEACH FARMING
THE CHURCH AND
THE COMMUNITY
JL i
By the Associated Press
American Headquarter:
Coblcntz,
, . , ? , , i i t i t 4.4. precedent are cf the most serious con-
which he had succeeded John Bassett le ce and j thmk wc will all
Moore. It has been common knowl- j agree in desiring not to lead in any G'j
edge that while Mr. Lansing's name ; -wrong direction. I have, tnerc.tcra ( VtYie w',orc German army recruits
was signed to the succeeding notes to ; taken the liberty of writing you to j wsl taught to shoot and where
Germanv nnd the note which nreceded i ask you this question. and I am sure j young Germans wero drilled in the
f " J- . , . -i ti. -. ,
i use ci tiis Dayonet is
nese are days when we hear so
much about missing the services of
the sanctuary. It calls to mind the
words of the Psalmist when he said:
"By the rivers of Babylon, there wc
sat down, yea, we wept, when we
remembered Zion." On these quiet
Sundays whn we hear not the sound
of the bell may we in our homes
meditate upon the things of God and
may the dispensation of the provi
dence of God that is upon us be the
means of making all of us appreci
ate mere and more the services of
the sanctuary. When our church
es once again are open may
from the sanctuary. When our
churches once again are open mav
all cf us from the bottom of our
hearts cry cut with the Psalmist, '"l
was glad when they said unto me let
us go into the House of the Lord."
It is well for all to remember that !
the senate in the matter.
The only remaining visible opposi
ticn to tba auction of the liners
Monday was an application for an
injunction filed in the District of
Columbia supreme court by Wil
liam Randolph Hearst in the capacity
cf a tax payer. The court ordered
the "board to show cause why- a
temporary injunction should not be
granted1.
CHURCH DISCIPLINE
Charity
There
ad Children.
is a maudlin sentiment
among our churches. and we are
sorry to be believe that it is steadily
growing, that it is -wrong to with
draw fellow? bin from a member ex
cept those who murd.r somebody or
v.'ate the moral law so palpably
as to create a scandal. Our revival
methods, on fve other hand, open
the doors ci -. church so wide that
any scrt -of a '.erson can join with-
; out any sort cf obligation to correct
aec?nt Jiving. Ihe conseauence is
th
bin
9 armistice, Mr. Wilson wrote them ywi11 b? lad ans?er",r w
-. , .. - ,.. .. . , j ."1 am happy to note j.rom
mself; in fact he practically acted as1recent notc to Mrs. Wilson thai
.003
turned-
II., c. -i.. I'l-.l . , r.t cf'lfn if In Mill i .,! f- . -r . . rr. OtUlC
M.-. .iui-.m.y wi vvM ix. , u i!;,on ann .-.iccretary iansing anter ,
vcl he woo supported by pr
n
.ne
rom veur
at your
ecrctary of state during the negotia- ; strength is returning.
.tions with Germany. . "Cordially and sincereiy yours,
"WOODROW WILSON.
L, , . TT i at ' "Hon. Robert Lansing, Secretary of 1 ne eld
' l.i.'. 1U1 VlKll JlJ.vv uiu.il .i. . , ,,
state.
Mr. Lansine's Position
cn the Mexican policy never has been "The Secretary of State,
cedent in eal.ing the cabinet togeth- j revealed, but officials who are in close j "Washington, Feb. 9, 1920.
cr. bf-okirg up th . historic record, j sympathy with IMr. Lansing say this ! "My dear Mr. President:
i , t i i i i i i i . i i "It is true that irequcntly during
lip fout'd th.t it hnd been uono v.iicr. j Was one cause of the break. Y illncss j requested the heads of
1'ic: ident Giufield lay ill for week? j It has been generally believed in of- : the executive departments of the gov-
iifttr having been shot bv an as.as-, ficial cirilcs here that the sharp notes ! ernment to meet ior informal conier-
in ami that it had been den', before
th-i a Hon President Taylor had i1
. T . AH V - J K V. .
president became i binct of which I was one, felt that
exercised over. ! view of the fact that we were de
be
to the Americans for
mi' a
Iticr- i and was succeeded ul ti-
bv Vii"Prc?idcr.t l'illmo:c.
which Secretary Lansing sent to Mex- j once.
. i.- . ....- t..- i "Short-v after you
m f.fAhnv cnrtain memoeis oi tne
...U-.i. K- 4ii v--. --
vase are wiuii. tin
p.gricultu-sl purposes as part of
plan of the American forces in Ger
many to teach farming to soldiers
des'ring to take up such a course.
range i near Fcrt Alexander
mil ovenccKing ooie: vn
JlbJnc. , Agricultural text books
have been ordered frcm Washington.
A new ?flucational program being
worned cut at army head Quarter?
embraces opening of unit schools of
instructicn for ever? district organi
zation cf iiho American Forces in
Germanv. Thus the Motor Trans-
Corns is to
no criticism is made on the part of
imiiisuj ui mi our uux u. j- j Vv e have cur churches filled with
Luit. i(jgutai.ions. me puunc Wili sr.-nin .x-i
always find the ministry and
rort
i -
were taken ill
th.
1 1 1 m knew
iilent.'.-; ilir
forrv, c;l cf
inform;"
ef tho extent cf th? pres
'.; hut expected to hti ir.-
......... -.
lir.' president that Mr.
had culled, the cabinet to-
Whn' and the president, somewhat
cist u rlicil, gave Dr. Grayscn a me:n-
crnniJum.
That rmy Mr. Lansing sent for
h'r. (Jrayaori. T!u; president's chair
ot tin; Iioarl of the table was left
vacant, until Dr. -Grayson arrived
and he was a d:td to take it.
Gr.iyson," Secretary Lansing
rcpcrtwl to have said by those who
vrre prc.--cnt, "wc wish to know the
f'ltuic of thy president's illness or
"he: her lie i.? capable of transacting
twine!-,..."
Thi. r:c.-,!dcnt's jthysician is quot
''I h.v s.-irae cf the other secretaries
fruhr-t:;::t.:a!ly as follows:
"Th'. presirlcnt h doing r.3 well
could 1 e - c-d. he U in fu1'
PC.3.(..is;..t! ( f 1 I..; f. rrfih-? JUld 'Of
have a school for
automobile mechanics in Mettermch,
near Coblcntz, the signal coips w-ill
have a schocl for the study of 'tele
graphy, and vvircles.S, the quarter
masters corps will have a school for
s. and tne ?ngmeers
hool of their own at
-1 T1 . TJ-
near oDient.z. ib is
:i -i,l -4- C, ,-f
..i v..tni-e nc. tn win. h .ipt.ion couiu T).nnca to nave -.ii'-.vib m-L
ivt.!'J. l-io .vcnv?jif- ihn nrlm inicf r-i . ' . v 1 i -r-,,.. ,..,!;,.. -nL ! ..,rA n crrpat central SChCOl HI UO-
.,,... ..v.... k.v. ....-.. . k.. i pat no riTf .ii;ifJi i i rij.ii v. .Li. ii.i.ictx hia v. -
: 11" - v. - . ; -. ,
tion's Mexican policy and the general ! risers permitted you to pass upon. Ac- j bientz mter.
The JLauc;
beliet in the state department is that ; corcung.y x, a ""'" :'Lf ihU wk is COmnosed of Colonel
Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Lansing agreed . quested the mcraocis vl p g. Ycung, Lieutenant Colon el R.
,. 11 tit ti a T -I I net to assemble, for such informal con- 1',fz ' r m0 CS
nrettv generally. Mr. F etcher s let- . :-, . .--f rv.t.f.ii iW. iicaeines ana xcjo v.. o.
ierence: auu m vi.w vs. ni-
tor of resignation has never been giv-' benefit derived the practice was con-
... Tl ' . 1 - 1 1 J TT ..l . 4- .-,, trTlt-lT .-mi If -W.! , nArc onrl li'i r CT
f i ti"! . . . i . i . .. . i ir In: I.7I.VVH ri.-Wi.vfii' i nur muirv .r;if'ii i . . i : : t . i tj 1 1 1 . tx l ivj 11 i 1111 . 1 i ? - u r. . - c.-ivj. .,. v.-
i ic .v r.'rn ciiir.c as'.mii.tii ui; - ,.... . - n j.. .... ,
, . . .... ..u ..liriPtcher. former i.mhrss.orlnr in Mrv- wise for us to center mxormauy lo- ; win nave a s,
iir:-. nay oi cne mveung v.an ,m : ' """" '"V i ccthcr on inter-denart mental matters some point
. ..i'.ir- ii'rnTM 11 niTiir in Tnn t. lnnnr in - . -i - 11 i
if nf n'1-Mv..l..'.T- on for VO!.r 01."-"' " " m (
The Educational beard in charge
! Haight.
en out at the white house.
tinued. I can assure you that it nev-
. . . 1 :.- .1 1-I..-4-
But aside frcm his differences with cr icr a moment en.eieu . my mu.a ,
. , . , , 1 vns acting unconstitutionally or ;
the president, it has been common ; to wishes, and there
xnowiedge in Washington that beerc-; ccrtainly was no intention on my pare
tary Lansing has never been on good j to assume powers and exercise
terms with Secretary Tumulty and : functions which under the censtitu
there were differences between him ; "on are exclusively confined to tne
and Secretaries Daniels and Baker. pmg these troublous times
In the foreign relations committee I wicn marfy difficult and vexatious
the secretary is regarded as a trained ! nuestiens have arisen and when in the
diplomat. Senators remarked when
Bullitt gave his sensational testimony
that they regretted it very much on
Mr. Lansing's account.
CORRESPONDENCE IS GIVEN
OUT BY STATE DEPARTMENT
11.
. s
the
-The state
following
has
Mrc'-tcl me to irnu'r r'l
ft t ,
Washington, Feb
!erartn.ent issued
..tat'.ment:
Secretary Lansing has resigned and
his resignation has been accepted,
taking effect today." Following is
the correspondence between the pres
ident and Secretary Lansing:
"The White House, Washington, Feb.
w"i't authority lYn nuc.in:? cf t
mbinc-t wvi cdhl, what bu iness
was before it and what buiincss
ni'udil be trance .. ot n. cabinet
mi?lin- wilhout parf.rpaticn." j -lDear Mr. Secretary:
According to the story told at thrtj "ls it true, as I have been told,
turn. Fcc-retary Lan. ing had no op-i that during my illness you have fre-
pf rtunlty to reply, as some of tb?
,,lf' m-rr.bcrs -stepped into the
rji-cat-h and asked Dr. Grayson to say
to the president that the only pur-
f1"-!' of the mt.-.'ting was to inquire
i,s the sfite cf his health and to
!)('n'l a message of loyaity and en-
uraKcuK-nt. At that point the
nicr. tinK. i)rckc up an,j dkl not trans.
-t any hushiess, but it did not end
the Kialle-a informal gatherings of
Ul(-' caliiue-t.
lf has not been made plain that
incident Vilson knew since that
Fernet meetings had been assembl-
qucntlv called the heads of the exe
cutive departments of the govern
ment into conference? If it is, I
feel it my duty to call your attention
to considerations which I'do not care
to dwell upon until I learn from you
yourself that this is the fact. Under
our constitutional law and practice,
as developed hitherto, no one but the
president has the right to summon the
heads of the executive departments
into conference, and no one but the
president and the congress has the
right to ask their views or the views
of anyone of them on any public ques
t ion
10"f take this matter up with you be
cause in the development of every
constitutional system, custom and
- -1
r ireiimstances I have -been deprivea
of your guidance and direction, it has
church ready to cooperate with every
movement that is for the betterment
of the community in the matter of
health, civic righteousness or any oth
er problem that touches the moral j good works.
progress of the community. The
church stands for law and order and
it is no more than right that our locrd
laws should have the respect that is
due' them in regard to health condit
ions at the present time. So let
us all cooperate for the best and
may it all be the' means of making
us appreciate more and more our
churches and when the opportunity
presents itself again may we be pres
ent in God's house in order that we
may magnify and praise His great
and holy Name. May the God of all
mercy and compassion be with all in
this time of affliction and sorrow.
Yours in His Service,
WALTER W. EOWE.
--o-g!S. C
DISCOVERED ORIGINAL
GOSPELS ON MT. SINAI
ne: pic who have no sense of the ob
ligation of church membership.
The line of demarcation between
the church and the world ha3 been
well nigh blotted out. Wc are no
longer a peculiar pcopl-2 zealous of
COTTON
Bv the Associated Press
New Yrork, Feb. 14. The continued
bullish foreign exchange and domestic
consumption encouraged a 'resumption
of yesterday's buying in the cotton
market today. Wall street was
ICi I 1W -x-x --, , " .... 0
ben my constant endeavor to carry gcou unuya anu mu, x-.-i
out your policies as I understood ! points net higher while January ad -'hem
and to act in all matters as I vanced to 29 points above last nignc s
believe you would wish me to acr. jt -closing nmo
however, you think that I. have failed ;
in my loyalty to you and if you no '"Jarcn
longer have confidence in me and :
.c... ..-v Vio.m cinn.lipv ronrhlft our !"Uly
. - n .1 1 I V.nhpr
December 28.12
Open Close
35.90 36.23
33.60 34.15
31.62 32.01
29.32 29.75
28.12 29.28
PRODUCE
foreign affairs, I am of course reacty,
Mr. President, to relieve you of any
embarrassment by placing my resig
nation in your hands.
"I am, as ahvays,
"Faithfully yours,
"ROBERT LANSING."
Resignation Is Accepted
The White House,
"Washington, Feb. 11, 1920.
"My dear Mr. Secretary:
"I am very much disappointed by
your letter of February ninth in re
ply to mine asking about the so-called
cabinet meetings. Y"ou kindly explain
the motives of these meetings and I
find nothing m your letter. winch jus- "Corrected daily by Horseford Milling
tines your assumption of presidential j Company)
1-1- - ...4--. .t, . mo.ffl. Ami o V I v . . . A. . .
elULIlUIit I" ci uiain.1, j-'ju. t.' j V hCat S2.lt)
Bv the Associated Press
London. Jani. 29. The death is'rc
norted cf Mrs. Margaret Dunlop
Gibsrn, who in 1896, after six vints
to Mount Sinai, brought to England
the first leaf of v.diat is Known
the Hebrew Ecclcsiasticus.
With her twin si?ter, Mrs. -Agnes
Lewis, she shared the ustn.ct'cn or
dicoyering in 1892 the famous Syriac
palimpsest of the Gospels, m tre
monastery on Mount Sinai. It was
v?ry dirty, and its leaves were nca
fcr
On the contrary, church members
swear, drink and gamble precisely as
the people of the w?rld do, the only
difference between them being that
seme have their names on church
books and ethers do not.
Church discipline is designed to
teach, to admonish to ; warn, and
net to -punish, as some hold. If a
mem;;?r persistently refuses to at
tend the services of the church, to
contribute to the ;:port of. the
church c-r to show ;i hast interest
in the welfare cf the church, after
being faithfully shown his duty, that
vn?mbcr ought to be dealt with. It is
unjust to the church, not only, bt
to the member himself to allow him
to live in contempt of the church
and without a word of protest on the
part cf the membership.
There is not a" lodge on the face of
the earth that is as careless and 1
different in dealing with its members
as th. church of God. You let a
Mason ovOdd Fellow absent him
self without excuse fcr six months
or a year, and refuse to contributp
a cent to the support ex the lodge,
for him.
.cf asses
to bold up the highest moral stand
ards refuses . . call its straying
sheep back to the paths of safety.
Excluding a member from the
church does not exclude him from
and see vhat they w
o i-.
iH
And
vet, the
..1
c. u.
the Kin
ly all stuck together, through. - their ! .
havinf? remained unturned probably ; j ;V
s:"nce the last Syrian monk had died. ;
ir the nro"nst?ry centuries !. .
The -sisters to ok about 100 ph..
granh 'of it.. When thcrv re: vr?
. t-.... -i ... ..7 ,.'r.or. V. T'
TO llillgiai'.U IV -"AO 1.
frRsnrs 'Burkitt and Bensle;v
Cambridge University as the Cure
tcnian manuscript, one of the oldest
versions oi tne uospei .uii m ai.j
C :-r X .
If he is a Christian
re
ef
M come to his senses, coniess
beg for restoration to the
i - . - i i i
n-r ' : i rrn wncm ne nas
v. -. . .cu. a : 1 - Jl t in the service
ho 'las igr. ;; he is not a
CL; tipn the !!" '(:' place fcr him
is o: l :--!a-j of : .he church anv how.
We nave had a great awakening.
Thousands of the un-enlisted have
renewed their vows, but there are
, .thousands
have been un-
n? to Sinai and the tei Fwas copied. ! touched by the great appeal and
iu u. .it mi u l stubbornly refuse to assume the
r?"e"h fa'thrUoofjcblteations of church. Shall w?
t: j ' LiLiA'C tUL M. V liX7 KJLM. v " vv
W TT ' 1 "I I I 1 1 X. I
Gibson was the widow of ti;ej ec utter osw, t
Eggs 50c dozen
Hens and. roasters per lb. 24c
Old Roosters, per lb. 12c
Country butter, per lb. 40c
Creamerv butter, per lb. 68c
Pork (125 to 275), per lb 18c j
Pork (under 125 and over 275) per
lb. 17c
Biblical criticism
Mr
Reverend James
noted translator
poetry.
Ycung Gibson,
of Gervante:
ar
rl :,.
dead? Ve need a mighty back
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN
GRAIN
vou 'felt that, .in view of the fact
that ycu were denied communication
with me, it was wise to confer inform
ally together on inter-departmSntal
matters and matters as to which act
ion could not be postponed until my
medical advisers permitted me to be
seen and consulted, but. I have to re
mind you, Mr. Secretary, that no act
ion could be taken without me by the
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Corn per bu. $1.90
Oats, per bu. $1.00
Rye, per bu. $1.90
Compeas $4.50
Weather
For North Carolina: Fair tonight
nd Sunday. Colder Sunday, moderate
west winds.
Any members cf Holy Trinity j m
wishing to mak
DIED OF, PNEUMONIA
Mr. Thomas M. Hoke died of pneu-
orna at his home near Catawba
their offering to I Springs Monday, reaching the age of
' . . - -1 1 . ... .4-- - - f 1T
the church through the envelopes cr j srx.y-one ycaio, ai. nwuui. -
othervvise can do so while the church ; cnteen days.
is closed bv leaving the offeringl .Funeral services were held at bt.
with D P Bowman 1019 Fourteenth Peters church Wednesday by Rev',
street as he is the financial secre- M. F. Keguele, his pastor. He leaves
-rv a wife, one brother, two sons and
" Members of the pastor's Bible one daughter. He was a true Christ
Catechism class who wish to bejian, had a host of friends and was
rvn -firmer! will please continue their loved by all that knew him.
studies while the church is close...
All members should pray for the
jsipeclal Lenten 'services to begin
February 22.
The lire department responded to
an arlarm about 7 o'clock this morn
ing sent in from George Herman,
who lives on Eighth avenue, whose
kitchen stove had given trouble.
There was no danger.
This was one cf the pettiest days
of the season and tomrrow promises
to be as good.
Bv th Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 14. Cotton con
sumed during January amounted to
591,725 running bales of lint and 2:6,
506 bales of linters, the census bureau
announced today.