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HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING,
APRIL 10, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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MUST HAVE TAILS, SURE
ACTIVE IN BIG STRIKE
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iiiuiu l q o l ui l n ii y ll lu iibi 'imi -Hi w s .jj&ii-i
Vnf! This Brings Up, the Question of Vice-Presi
dent on Goth Tickets and What These Fellows
Do Besides Presiding Over Senate
and Hoping
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l:i the- triangular debate between1 Newton, April 10- Catawba Re-! By the Associated Press
Lenoir, Morganton aal Hickory high j T.ublieans met here today, nominated j London, Aprpil .10 Doclraaticn
schools last night, Hickory wen at j a brand new county ticket, beard A. j that the allies repeatedly declined to
home and at Morganton. j A. Whitener, candidate for senator; j sanction the advance of "French
Mv W S. Mann.
'. i;'o. dv uic as ningio.i , ot vue president is
Star.)
1 he question for debate was: "Re- Jacob F. '.Newell, candidate for con
solved: That the United States trov-i cress, and John J. Parker, candidate
'the president. Jokin aside the rn-.., ern.ment should adopt a 'policy of I for governor, ad adopted resolu-
gration
troops east of the Rhine and that Pre
mier Millerand and other officials of
tiiat country had given indication I'
France would decline to take rdnele-
;A.i It n. April
,,,,:!,!,.; 1: 1 kite '.mnvh'-d
,',,'..! i,,rii'it!i:)'; of the
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D.'oro importance than it is often I Kiauon. , ' .fW' x j prided action against Germany, is the
credited with. The v-ce biw dent iJ At heme the Hickory high school I HicKory. was largely atrfndig. and attitude of the note sent to Paris, savs
10. wry: rivvde over its "sessions, and ' must- i was represented by Margaret Brur.s j "one OI c Pent omce-noMers j lke Tinies.
at the nr.-! ptvido ovee its sessions, and f re-' and Albert Hewitt who upheld the af-inl! ff'i A CCS,1 Emphasis is laid on the fact that
Ket'ub'ican unentlv rtidir il.-ii.in ,,-p .,..., livmstivi. aiA i ,.-x5 v,;,u ,u,wvi !Anty na.e seiveu si.v years. . . ww nrrWomc in u a--.-.-
t--"'"- I'J- ill nil. 1-AVl ULlUil J1.
liai'tu s must have a : iniport.uiice. That is his chief uuic-a! i represented by James I)u!a 2nd Euc-one
AC '
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r Tmiy, in.- poniician- .tut y. in t event of th. . ,s.-d,i',tv ' Ail;ima
nuii 'i "reai'ini UK" or (.cam ot ino president tho v w- I Ju.lu-oe 41, ?.t
f-xcepiion of the clerk of coul-t, J- T.
Setter, of Hickory, whose lerm is
'rr.
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the tnil
nave an
ptul cn-
prt ;;i(!int becomes
cine 1
lo run two mors years.
Til. ) n i m Q.-l Aflnv -P.l 1 tiff
lliis has '.aont'iiis s."j luMPrilv i'ttm i .... .1 . IioU 0
t . 1 . . . . ' . . -.. 1 (. 1 1,1 1 111 iDLi.ll l ll V 1 1 i i Srimil I? ':f I pnnnm v.H
-I t!ii i,vi,-t lw !!. 1 1 iu., - mi i . . '' ipartnitnt 01 Lenoir Co lesre.
i.ii ni.r. imum no .:uei , tiioto (M l cult times a mat e- of ni)r-! m j , , TT. , ,
.. idrncv-.thi. !.d, nf ,1,,., ,.,..);., r.A .... 1 J??.V At jMorgar.ton the Hickory debat
Versailles treaty mierht rise in the
A" f future and it is assumed France will
f j. "ot act again on her own initiative, the
Department of Justice Holding Off Pending Ef
forts of Union Leaders to Bring Radical Rail
road Men Into Line Embargoes Declared 4
as Strike Spreads f j
sums
0UT1WECH
A Pmncf PrtT.nvm.' I'L-wbpaper says.
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oi
r'': . , , tunes inve necome presidtuts upon ii 1 V r " V i V
lu- '.t.-t few dav: varies th- !e:Uh of the president. They n.-ve I "iroll E?s' represented the noga
'.. th fY-f the Hcpubli- 'John Tvier. who succeeded Pre:- s",e amI tho fact thcr won ls Proof
t- iiiocratl- tickets hav.. ,icit iNiam Henry Har -is.mi ; 1!?!- I ttl5lt tne wovk was well done by those
ers who were E:lr:ir Thompson ?nd
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I lu , i. 1 11 ri ulli ' f vv:i v
: Ik-'MH vf feeling ovt
.! i.v.xi. lentia! cindMaie
t . h, .'v rtaln whether thev
,.:' ;. if n it nominal. -d
ti'.c jeetnd place
hav
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tau'.--
iumounced
rv f- v
e:udi-
lard iMliniore. who succeeded Zac1.
nry T.iylor: Andrew Johnson, who
succeeded Abraham Linjoln: Cutter
A. Artluir, who sm-ceeded J;..!ne ..
(a-liei('. iuv I Theodore Roosevelt,
who succeeded William McKm.ey.
The "nun's of few vice presidents
f tho TiUvcd States in the nn-c iv
rcv in the memory, howi-'-o'1. Few-
two boys. Mr. J. L. Murphy was the
judge selected by the Hickory team.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the triangular debate that
Hickory has been able to win both con
tents and thereby gain the honor of
yroir.g to Chapel Hill to enter the final
state contest.
For the first Sunday in many months
the weather tomorrow promises to be
almost Jdeai and it is expected to re-
ivnee at the vari-
niY.m e'.itu! noin-' j- '.t-ns could tell offhand who was!
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the Vice nrCAldt-TlliHl cnmMdnt
!..'.. l-ecn the th.. ticket, with Willi.-,, 11 I town v. I
ut.; ' ! t. the i;l0 a,t time ho was nominate
and to C:Ht ai'0.:ii;l it was Niehola-i Mlll-rav l?uMor of
Xew S'ork, who has been menlioned
as New. York's candidate '"or th(
presidency this year. "Jim" Slipr-n-.an.
who would have been Taft's
vunnmg mate ued coout a week.
.bio man who v.t.s
tail end noniinn-
ii TWO DROPS OEID
.'erdirv; to the best
- nvn se'ected for
m Trni m
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catK-.l nomination, .'ot-f-jre tho Republican convention
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I ct ion vZ the Rctmh
. : ice president arc
i i-i !',! tie must bo a uood
'.' 1 1 tl he mint be uvn
" that is. if tho
n '..: Is fi-om the East.
; -idifdial nominee
West, or vise vorsi,
;' ; in'cseiit in a ncas
wing of the party
nicfcntcd bv th? head
la the selection of a
-Pii'"'e for vice presl
h lirst two points
Harit Places.
1 it i,-- the n:rt of the
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Dy the Associated PreM.
Rsme, April 10. While order is
being restored in the Ruhr region
after the prolonger region, a new
revolt hi reported in the industrial
town of Claucn. Sa.a n; (iemmun
ists there vcle''dnv atMvked the po-
1 lie. ;;i:d 1 ' u :i.;wi nv ami r.iror nai'u
I By the Associated Press
) Raleigh, April 10. Mrs. Carolina
Taylor Lodge, widow of W. A. Ledge
: fomcrly a well known druggist of.
j T'aVii'h and her neice. Mrs. Fred C.
' Doyle, dropped dead at their home
.IV. VVVtV.ll I 11I1IIUILU VA
(; her.
IIrs- Lodge, who has been ill for
! several months, arose this morning
j :.ml was walking from her room when
I she suddenly collapsed and fell to
I the floor. Mrs. Doyle ran to her as-
Mrs. Lcdre on the bed rushed out
to secure aid. She then feU dead.
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COM V I J LSORY M I LIT A R Y
TRAIMN; IS SCHEDULED
Reports from Paris that France w as
f ! told the earl of Derby would be in-
Hickory. , I ?tca not to participate m the con- C,.eVVr,ln
ror register oi aeeus rwmz inp- 111 I ous Sundav schools w chnroh Tiin
oard of Maiden. i France had given assurance that she ! ,3 SL 11 Lc.urches' ?.h,
. v r. .ci would confer with th lbW wl"bLfflil3' wmcn
xt i matters wero winfimfi hr tK. T m 5. nt-u L" .nz 011 unaay, and the m
For coroner J. W. Shuford of ' Tne, nfwspapcr says it learns that
Hickory rxench African trcops which crigmal-
For surveycr-I, R. Rink of Hick-I PiedTf rankfoi bave been
I v. v , uji Jt JUl VJ:t till lUI.tJ.
the text o the British note and the
reply of France have not been made
public nor is there any information
as to the tenor of the documents be
-J. V. Whisnant
ory.
For County Judge
of Hickory.
For County Commissioners Os
borne Brown of Long Island, R. M.
Mumgarner of ickory, Nash Wyantt
of Banclys, J. Smith Campbell of
L. Moose of Ciines.
was elected county
Maiden and
J. T. Setzei
chairman.
fluensa epidemic in the early part of
the year have resulted in disorganiz
ing the Sunday 'schools and churches,
and ministers and superintendents are
expecting record-breaking numbers
tomorrow7.
the Associated P"ess
Washington, April 10. Should the
strike of rai'road employes threatens
a paralysis of transportation, the fed
jeral government will have to inter-
vene, it. was stated by high officials to
t-it v.
The strike is nol regarded as hav
ing reached that stage, j. wevei-, and
government offic ials vvho are keeping
in close touch with the situation are
of the opinion that the authorized
agents of the union would be able to
handle the situation. Some govern
ment ot-rals said they would not be .
surprise ; if a showdown was called '
between the Union officers and those
leading the strike. Officials declared
the present was a good time to deter
mine the question.
President Co.r.pers of the Ameri
ca Federation foL bar, wh has sen
m New York, left tbprp lnct m'o-hf
LEWiS BEACH HERO
promise of rain or hi'n wind
VOTld Wht. i' iniirfited frnm incivo? i .WU1 De JUS- rlS" t;' !' "t OUt
" ..v.... iwx ...J1,..l,UL,.n,n
sources. ,
FRANCE EXPLAINS
By the. Associated Press
London, April 10. The rtjply of
France to the British note on the act
ion taken by France in occupying ad
ditional German territory was receiv
ed in London today.
The note maintains that France gave
Great Britain ample warning on
April 3 that France considered it nec
essary to take military steps if Ger
i many failed to withdraw her troops,
j The reply makes mention of the
i treaty drawn up by Great Britain
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BEHT OF STRIKE
ai In
th
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.H-iar.-'d
Kan.,
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April
Washington, April 10. Compulsory
military training was shelved yester
I day in the senate, and, after a plan
! for volunteer training of youths wa.s
I substituted in the army reorganiza
tion bill, a light was started to elim
j inate this and strip the bill of all
I training provisions- Final action
went cvovr ui-til Monday.
! The fenate vote! 4G to 9 to substi
tute the vol..-niary for the compulsory
iiv.ethod. Th.era was no direct vote
!o:i ihe c;mruL-;ory plan. Its defeat
! was conceded and, to provide for some
; method c f training American youths.
.viany auvocaioea w i-uiniumui,v ";n
(1 -i itr'n l-ml iivn .Iti f n.inlir
t -i. in uii y .j v juiiatiii kj l l.nt: livjclt
and the necessity to protect French
i interests.
! The British foreign office has not
- I stated what form the French warn-
J ing took, but it is stated that it wras
Newton, April 1Q 7ftwtt: V.ipfh 1 presented veribaily by the French
school won over both Salisbury and
Statesville last, night in the triangu
lar debate. The affirmative was rep
resented at Newton by Miss Mar
garet' Feimster r.nd Miss Margaret
Garvin, and Spencer Murphy
Ai'ncld Walser, of Salisbury, and
the negative at Statesville by Miss
Elizabeth Bacon and Miss Helen
Abernethy, of Newton, and Lois
Mori"! -on and Talmage Adairvs of
Statesville-.
The query was: ("Resolved, That
United Statse should adoot a nolicv
of further material restrictions of !
immigration. '
The Judges at Newton were Rev.
P. W. Tucker, pastor of the Meth
udist church: Mrs- J. Yates Killian,
and Rev. V- L. Fulmer, pastor of the
Lutheran church. .
ambassador
Notwithstanding the insistence of
France that there was no alternative
for her in the circumstances except
occupation of German territory and
ana '.ier denial of the statement that she
had acted without warning, onlcials
here view the note as conciliatory be
cause of the expressed desire of the
French for an allied conferenc.
The day will be cool, but there is rr ! Lr Cleveland, O., luead charters of
. ine irornen -.od oi Kai.'road Tr;in
:. pn. Union officials would not di
. ;ge the reason for his leaving, but
i. was understood he wc : to confer
j with union heads.
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Mrs. H. L. Hallman has
from headquarters of the
SERIOUS IN NEW YORK.
i.By the Assoc:; ted Press
New .Yorlr. April 10. An embargo
on express matter was ordered to
day as the railroad strike gained
around in New York.
Reports were curren. that a pas
senger embargo might be required
before the day ended. The express
. ' i embargo was made effective to all
u"ume but New England Mi-i New
ir i
corps a copy of 'the citation cenuica.e ' sZ,
IV. r OUl ..,,-,. orl tbo im-.onflroTll. of Sen-
ator I'rclingliuysen, Republican, New
a
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.n::ot;nconient rn-m ino nea.i- jcl.S(,V- incon,01-atin;r ihe voluntary
.I c i tie. rom ouoraLjis h.u'j. - .
ll -i0 cna! !ri:te5 are involved. imLino1:
th
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the :
a to
ci
pa:ivi- won
nan in to
' Senator J(h.tiy,oU on
tri- gone-ml out it
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!i)ANK CAlinOLIC ACID I VrY IS ON JOB
TO ESCAPE, THE ROADS Mr. Henry G. Tucker, formerly man
ager cf the Albion Hotel at Augusta,
o senator
)a vii-j L.aoir, April v. KatiH. tnanjfat iag arvived in the city to take
i.i c;Hv , -a:1: ve it .-.c lice on uie iu.nn. ifV.fcp of Hc-u-'l Huurv, wmch was pur-
ralr is BIOS
''' "'i,nl n'-.tef. S( nut oi"' j Vhi re drank a one-ounce bottle of j t.has'0(j seVeral days ago by Mr. John
I 'lVil! . J. '.ho, or Kei'von of .low.-., carbolic acid as he was being taken i j, Keed o thrt city; rir p. Dor-
, -aapM-tt a-.; of Johnson, also into tho county jail, and died ten hag becn n,ar.acrcr will leave
'.v',a,i I,. v,j.;i acceptable. But it 'p. ; ir.inyte..s later. Shores was convicted,:- ' This voung roan has
are not anxious t.oat the .November term oi conit
ihiu-s on t!v door -f tfie ch.irge of immoral conduct
FAVETTEViLLE GAINS
HE1S 10 IB
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vfhicn was awarded to her brother.
Newton Lewis Bcada., of Morganton.
who gave his life in France in the
service of his; country the 9th day of
October-, 191S. Many friends of the
oung man, vho was very popular,
will be interested in reading the vi.
ti.tion and knowing him will realize
that it was well deserved.
2ND DIVISION CITATION.
Pvt. Newton Lewijs Peach, sixth
mariner for d:stinguished and ex
ceptional !i-nti'.v at B'anc, Mont.,
on October 1918. in oP'-v.-to-.i of
excepted. 'ihu far parcel post ser
vice has not been affected.
This morning New York city
found thai, it was facing not only a
fuel and wood famine, but an actual
shortage in water. Many men and
women who daily commute from
New Jersey were unable to run the
strike blockade.
" Those who were able to reach the
Jersey shore from the interior found
that work rs on the tubes had ful
1m led their "hreats to strike. These
! strikers re !--'bled their efforts to
the American expeditions y fore-: - jcatt out more crews. for. the complete
in testimony thereof air! as an ex-j isoi-.tion of Manhattan,
r.ression of appreciation of his v.a'or The unauthorized strike of rad
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the S
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"n1" (o r.t'pvl.lp i.v."i. that bode.
'ahff i'i.iii'in;).'ion:; heve bren talked
'I: Wo..,! rmd 'oin-hxter: Wood and
"U'.lo; Mat-dii.g and Gov. Allen of
K;i" a ; Wood and Allen; Lowdcn
J,r'l l''.'i'i''..-.tor. And so thev go.
.motvr Democrat:'.
f)'. the hemucratic ?idc, McAloo
-'''"i (Idvcriior cf Oh.io, are por
v'ni. i.iof talked of than anv oilier
''"il'iiiutiori, both li'.-ciuse McAdoo's
'! '"'.-; for the presidential noinina
'"'fi :ae looming up mor.- a"d more.
fru hi'iatise j-nv man who hay been
j1''1' c.irrv a pivotal state like
Jaa f-.r governor three times wou'd
'" ciaisid'Ted an o'.-nn nt of re' '
l,i''rr.-;th on th" na I ion a I .icl '-''.
(Khi.'i comliin.'d i(ns sugge'-jU d -t
I'idrricr and Co:; I u'nier a'"'.' Hi ' b
'''u;; Hitchcock and (..:
'"i'i Owen. etc.
So far few suggestions have been
noide for a running mate for Herbert
i.oovi-r should he bo nriivmittri n
'i'rar ticket. I J ndoubt cd I v n m.".n
!'"ni ihe Fust would lte selected. If
I;'f)uldioan, and Mr. Hnuvi' hia de
'.I'l'd himself finally a Republican,
llnr;rur or (,'oolidgo wou'd be likely
'I'fcytions. Jf Democratic by any
""iMC, then Governor Cox would
''ain bo available.
.M.nuld I'vosidcnt Wilson again be
on
At
tho time Judgment was suspended
, . ' , I, . . . A 1 .1 -....
on tne payment oi costs arm i.e waa
in a few days. This young
won many friends here and being a
good fellow will give h;s successor a
good send-off. Mr. Tucker will be
vi,. ,c;i ' tt,o nromU of rood be-! given a cordial welcome to iiicKory.
liuvior. Some time, ?inc'-' November
court, however, he again began im
moral relations with the woman in
the case, and the two left Lenoir to
HICKORY DELEGATION
BACK FROM RALEIGH
The Hickory delegation to the state
Shores was in tre custody oi Ucp-i,0 .,ttcnd. Every county was repre
utv l.arrou icioort oi oueiisvuie
By the Associated Press
Washington April lCl. Population
statistics announced today by the cen- j
sus bureau today included:
Fayetteville N. C. 8,877, an increase
of 1,832, or 2G per cent.
Miss Faustina Jcives returned
home yesterday after spending the
holidays in Charlotte with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jones.
Catawba county 'iriarchct.3 on
Chapel Hill in the persons of four
debating teams from Hickory and
Newton, the young men and ladies
winning both sides of their contests
last night. It is an honor that has
never before come io the county and
the contests at Chapel Hill, whore
the voting people will hold. forth, wiil
be watched with great interest. Inci- i
dentally the teams will be well taken
care of by the University and the
visit to the second oldest state uni
versity in the United States will be
a rare privilege as well as an inspi
ration. The whole county will con
gratulate their worthy representa
tives. i m m
HIGHER PAY IN THE
NAVY ADVOCATED
Washington, April 10, Thou-
pr-nd'--, of desertions in the navy in
I award him this citation aw
June 25, 1919..
JOHN A. LEJEUNh,,
Mai. Gen. U. S. M. C. Com
In transmitting the citation 7'
i r i , j -njr t
ueerge iurnett wrote lvirs. mui
man :
" "f desire at thb time to express
to you mv personal appreciation of
the splendidi services rendt 1 ..a by
your brother in France when Ins
conspicuous gallantry in the face of
the enemy won the admiration of his
commanding officer and caused to be
conferred upon him the citation."
Mrs. . Hallman has been notified
that the bod: of her brother has
b-en ' disinterred and reburied in
grave 10L section 91, plot 2. city
".. d ical railroad workers in Chicago
which spread rapidly over this vicin-i'-y
yesterday grew to alarniing proportion-
during the movuinar hours:
food supplies wre short and ferries
n spasmodically
V"2 A'rgenne
r ':- T.""'?i
o " e
brot
Amertcs-n
cemetery.
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ORDEKS ACQUITTAL
OF JOHN
GOSSETT
Abbeville, S. C April 10. After
the defense rested its case at 0:30
o'clock last ev .ang in the case
against Kenneth Gossett and John
Gossett, cousins, charged with crim
inal assault, Judge Sense, presiding,
direted the iurv to bring a verdict
of "net guilty" is to John Gossett. The;
case against ienneth Gossett will go:
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, April ' 10.--Started as a
freight tie up, the ruroad striki to
day invaded the passenger field at
New York, where several passenger
trains were cancelled, while the strike
is spreading to all parts x the coun
try. In Chicago, the first place of the
"outlaw union," which caused the first
of the "illegal" strikes, brotherhood
hesds and railroad officials asserd the
situation was slightly improved day.
One sign was the delivery at the
stockyard of 179 cars of cattle, al
most twice as many as eti one day
since the strike was called.
Many mines in Illinois have been
closed.
KITCHIN IMPROVED 1
PI5IC1S SAY
the last year have brought conditions j to the jury before noon tomorrow-. i
unparalleled in American naval his- jenneth GossfVt, on the v ilness'
tory. Rear Admiral - Thomas vVai- F,tand in his own behalf today denied ''
the case, and the two lett lienoir to- The KicKory oeieganon io ui state . litorv. Rear Admiral - Thomas wan- !c. rf h- behalf tod
gether. They wore arrested in Hick-! Democratic convention returned late " in.oton, chief of the bureau of nav;r;y priimiiv nssa
cry and brought back to Lenoir, to ;yesterday and report the finest gath- IMLStrKetS j raW seriate ivesti-i . nJa owkaVing
await the action of the court. fevinK it has ever been their privilege Kting committee. The whole naval i11; lt wirf V
julted the i
and had been taken from the court.
whf're a sentence of 12 months on
the roads had been imposed upon
him. Thev had started up the steps'
,f 1he when Deputy To'bert no
'i d tho prisoner put his hand to
' '' riouth. The fTicer said hs thought
sprtod and the delegates had on their
fighting; clothes. The outstanding
features of the convention have becn
noted in the Record, but the Hickory
folks were interested in honors that
came to two of their number elector
at large for Mr. W. A. Self and dele-
Utners
H) , IC'CCO
o raw tbe prnmiu mop a uottie
"id stagger. The officer picked up
'ho bottle and saw that It was labeled
;nih th" deadly poison. One-tenth of
V ccn'ents would have killed the
nv.iP, InU he had taken the whole
mcunt. Drs. A. A. Kent and C L.
Wilson wore summoned within a
few minuter and .reached the jail
l.'cforo the man died, but it was im
possible to save his; life. He refused
to take an antidote.
Afn Rbnrrxi d--.ntll horTlYie KnOW'Fl
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t"' Hcniocratic nominee for chief lit was learned that ho made several
cu t i v ii remote posvnbility ju I remarks ' that he would never be
'I': (:.iiu,n t.f hc iu ,' i ici-.i ti j innv. hj.irf.n to tb road 3. and that n he
ikr lv thnt ?i now runnimr mnto wnt triven a road sentence no nao
... i r j- I i.ii.n Vn VIt- I II H. lriT,.
. ....... imu mif i i inn. iT i n. . Y' ir z 1111 a-i - -. - -
in his mouth. A moment later iwno attenneu were iftic. .
COTTON
the Associated Press.
Washington, April 10. Physicians
that he attending Representatno Claude
i l 1 n 1 m .'17. 1 i i . . m . i 1 T
i - - j i j .1 riMii ifi:t JiriK i i iiii:cil wiin iivi imr-JT i firi.ri i h r iniiiri. icmuLiatiL.
SthCdUaSerWSSs congress imme- ! claiming that such advances were not j in lllf .last congress, who suf-
! lately enacts legislation raising the ' V; nrcontiwi 1 iered a stroke of .paralysis after
i finishing a speecli in the house yester-
Bv the Associated Press
New York, April 10 The reaction
ary sentimerit noted in the cotton
market late yesterday was stimulated
by reports of better weather in the
erne
Pruitt.
thv F. A. Henderson and Thos. i south and there was active selling dur
something in his pocket that would
rnd it. It is said that he even displav-
(d the bottle of carbolic acid at a
ASCENSION, EPISCOPAL.
Rev. S. B- Stroup, rector.
First Sunday after Easter. Ser
vices at the Episcopal church to
morrow will be as follows:
9:43 A. M.. Sunday school.
11 A. M-, Morning service. Euch
arist and sermon.
7 P. .Ml., Evening prayer and ser
mon. The preacher at the evening ser
vice will be the Rev. Chas. E. Bet
ticher, of New York city. Mr. Betti
eher was for years a missionary in
Alaska, and is now connected with
the church house in New ork. It is
privilege to have him in Hickory
me- todays early trading. ine
opening was fairly steady at an ad
vance of 10 to 25 points on old crop
position, but eight to 30 points lower
cn late rdeliveries and prices broke
sharply on liquidation for over the
week end.
a.,r .v;n .if wbiV-b bo worked prior for a service and it is ear
to coming into court and said that; hoped that many will come out to
. i1al V y 1 O l - ...til 1-. a j-k wi itnl Inrl
tie expected to Kill nimseu " near mm. ouice nc wm uc tumuencu
hn wjis! eivn a road sentence. It
seems that ho had prepared for this
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Mav 41.70 41.42
July 39.35 39.15
October 35.35 35.22
December 34.25 34.23
January 33.45 33.32
if" Weather j
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v u 1. 1 have to be selected for him. It
''id'-rntood that Vice President
'l'1'' iiall positively will riot consider
!;'lnnu- the nomination again. Knoui'lt
y ""inrh. and eight veara x a plenty.
"""H'lliii,... to Mr. Marshall.
Vieti President's Job.
"Mr, Dooh-y" once said that the
' 'ui ,o oi int' Vice 1)'-Miujnt u at't a m picKt-u a turn.- tw . i , . r. , u nfVi v v. -;nri- j:,!,
u ' "11 at tho white house every just before he was to be placed in order to give him time to speak to I north and nor west wmda dinnmsn-
'"rning a-d ask j.fter the health of a cell and searched. I us. lin innt-
nav of officers and men to a point
that will allow the navy to compete
! with civil occupations.
There were 4 .606 desertions in the
I lrt siv months of 1919, . Rear Ad
miral Washington declared, and thus
tar this year they have averaged
around 700 a month, many of the
deserters being petty officers of sev
eral years' experience. Also at pres
ent rates of pay, he said, recruits
cannot be obtained-
R,'.av Admiral F. F. Fletcher.
member of the navy general board,
testifying as to the navy's prepara
tion for and conduct of the war. dis
agreed wdth Rear Admiral Sims'
charges that the navy was unpre
pared for war and had no well de
fined nlnns nv nolicies.
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TT J 1 i 1. I . TTn n VC hoTAl-H
l le asseiteii tut tw .vc" . ;-,nfj cc-ms
the unfted states .lomeu toe uuica a rnpmiPA
complete plan for a-ainst a 'cen- j me"ae.ai
tral European power" was prepared
and kept corrected up to date
throughout hostilities.
The case of the defense presented
today was in contradiction to that of
the prosecution offered yesterday, the
testimony of the two girls who went
ridine with the defendants on March
! 14 being challenged in a number of in
stances. The defense also neniea
and attached statement made by oth-! stroke can be detei mined
er witnesses for the state.
day, riiNd his conditio1 was consid
erably improved today.
Mr. Kitchin's side is paralyzed,
the physicians said, and ten days
must elaphe before the extent of tho
W. B. WRIGHT MILLER FOR
HICKORY FLOUR MILLS
The Hickory Flour Mills, Inc., or
known my many people as the Clon
inger mill is fortunate in securing Mr.
W. T5. Wrierht as miller. Mr.
Wright has had 3G years of experi-j
ence in the manufacture of high grade j
a !y i-- " '-'
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faSoS5fjE
tTtake the' evening tVain for Newi For North Carolina: Fair tonight
vvt u v,,nc neWl thnt the service and Sunday frost m, interior tonight,
t.f.mu i.nar in niwi nrpn.-irp 1 nil tin- . - ..... - -- . . n i
act and picked a t me to drink itbe at 7 o'clock, instead of 7:30. in risins temperature sunaay .trong
CLUB FORMED HERE
Thirty-five ickory citizens this af
ternoon had signed the overall claib
roster on display at Lutz drug store.
The club wil become effective as soon
as 150 members are enrolled and a
fine of $10 will be imposed cn those
failing to abide by the rules.
r fhf Assnrin'rvJ Press
Washington, April 10. With the ad-
At the present time the mill i- on-, option by the house of tha joint resolu-
lv running twelve hours, but a rapid-' tion declaring the war at an end, the
fy increasing demand for its flour senate today again became the battle
will necessitate running the mill I ground for th measure to declare
Kvpntv-fniir hours to supply the de- '.peace. Both Democrats and Kepub
mand. Mr. P. L. Clomnger, wno
has had many years of experience
in the milling business and is one
of the stockholders in .the mill, will
assist Mr. Wright and every effort
will be made to satisfy the public demand.
beans expect a hot contest, probably
Monday.
The resolution was adopted . by the
house late, yesterday, 242 to .150.
Only two Republicans joined the Dem
ocratic forces, while 22 Democrats
broke away from the minority ranks.
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