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HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
APRIL 14, 1920
PRICE FiVE CENTS
CABINET TAKES
F NATION TURNED
ACTION ON GREAT STRIKE
ASHINGTON TODAY
D
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WILSON
WEATHER TODAY CLEM WEEK TQ GHAUT BONUS EYES 0
PHI nrnT IRI nrnmn iinnr I nrai i am nsy
! bllLUtSIIIH HtbM&NElit UuLLAn UM 0NW
President Undoubtedly Has Plan for Intervening
in Grave Matter, but It i3 Not Announced
Dressed in Business Suit and Laughs and
Jokes With Advisors
in 10 MEN
be aoservori in I'.v
April
Clean-un day will
The coldest weather for
many years if not in the recorded his-! Hickory the week beginning May 3
tory of this section, was reported this land the city wagons will 4nake their
j-jnormng, when the mercury registered ; rounds as per formerly in in effort to
-' degrees and ice and frost were j rid the community of trash, cans and ! dav's sot-vice
present m abundance. Belief thai i CTefe. refuse that have nwm,i1p.l
the peach crop was killed is general, j during the year. City Manager Hen-
mougn there is still a nope that some ! ry brought the question b
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imivtoti. April M. President
aii.l hi.-i cabinet di: cussed the
1 .-.ii'ikr fur mure than an hour
:t'd apparently reached some
,!. :, hut tlu re was no inti
li it.' nature.
.. v General Palmer made this
;? u.y lie left the wliite house:
. fair to conclude that the
.; nation was dtecuy-H-d. hut
prepared to suv what cor
u ,'i'c reach i d."
nvaioer i me cam net
MPT TO Silt
of this fruit
frost.
coiore coun-
jseaped the freeze and!" and the board fixed a convenient
- aato
the Associated Press
Washington, April 14 A compo
site soldier relief bill granting ad
justed compensation at SI for each
to apnroximatelv 3.-
000,000 former service men will be
reported to the house within a week
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee announc-
Apple trcL's have been slower to putWThe wagons will start ."in the first r, oi toe measure by the
lUlini. j forth blooms and as a result apples 'ward on Tuesday, May 4,40 will mahelf i DCIOie . - is. planned, senate i
jdid not run the gauntlet of tha' ice ! a ward each day until the tfhole citv j, ! "jlfders agreeing to its nassage he
ft II I ftftHl I king. Jhere should be plenty of this j oombed, the second ward being gone I adjournment for the conven-
H ! . " UMS upin'on 01 OD- r. ,uZ ,BtLonu e With the elimination cf non-com
Lf 1 -l.iJlllK ........ cm; vu. liaH t!iv)UIU U'.'
placed hi box
fiia
Cai'i
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Mr. Pit In-..
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So'.n rt'.'',
TO'Mih'V.l t(,
Ii:i;r!'"'i l-l'.'l
hn" 'mur 1 a
V:.h;:i..'' ii
1 a tc n e n t . r e f e v r i n .v
attorney general.
hovevev. that deti
bcen taken,
wearing a business
members of 1-is ol'i
y er.tei'e.l h.is studv.
,' -es.-'ion he t'Hik a seat
desk and tho cabinet
cr-iuped in a .-scmi-cir-f
idv.i according to th.eir
VImiral (Jravtai sail
v n ioved the meeting
in; good.' declared Dr.
M'itig that meeting peo
,! for Mr Wi'son.
!', rj declare I the nresi
l i', n in excellent humor
:'.!' ! and iokod with then;.
. I'li'ig. nrobablv will be
!! f '.it ure.
' wen, iinmediatelv from
Jm' til
; ii til'
: 1 1 ; 1 1 ' -
' i ', i i . 1
.".i the
i; t!
liu1
Tiru .,i l. . .. ...l jl i. . i i ,
r uL-iuvi v. iieut nan reached a
growth to endanger it is a question.
By the Associated Press This gram can stand a Jet of "punish-
Omaha. Nob.. April l l.-The at-! ,7' 11 a 1 npt.
ieir.pt by Prof. David Todd, of Am-' ,0i'-0im er.s rcc?U lVe ApnI pnow
l,.v roil,,,,,, t,. -t r ! ol 1SJ, w.ien the whole state w.is
a hnibon wi'.l be made April 23. a-i''ov,c. Wlla nox' one of the worst i occasion mis spring. Anf mspectio
( ;: d.ing V ) amn uncement bv Leo in "itory. Other Aprils have been Wil1 be n-sade of places. j
Stevens, halloon "expert at Omnlia ncte;l for late freezes, and some re-i
l l-ie protestor suggested next week ' Vdn inat (m tne aoth ot the month -iiii o iiAAUKT
Mai s will be closest to the earth at : tomatees -and other growing plants
rsy tne Associated rress
Washington held the center . of
the state today in the nation-wide
railroad strike.
Summoned by President Wilson to
i discuss the railroad strike, members
ni'fsinr.ri' nftirerc a rmo- with jIiaca oi his ca liner assemolel nvomm v nt.
if , - . j " ' " -. .......t ujk: l a 1
aiu oarreu; convenient wVin cnrwni -Ur, ta,nn ;n ,i.,r i I T n nVlnft fm- tim fivct cncainn uin.M
loiine street torce to handle. were employed in shipyards or who I his illness last fall.
I radically every family m Hickorv ! received fmm pmnliwr? ihn auv,. I While ih ,iv,v-r, v,;0r tvio..
National C&pstal Holds Center of Stage, Though
Other Efforts are Made Elsewhere Rail
roads Endeavor to Serve Public in Spite of D
Strike New York Still Hard Hit
cleaned
will be
number has I ing held i:i the white hcU3
nd it is hoped that there been lowered to . 3.000.000. E?;peis i meetings were bein
enerai observance cf the i rave informed tire committee thnt. frn pn".;i
me average service was ten months.
held fiu"i
. settle
otner
coas.
the
DVtHflLL CLUBS
SPFJi UP IIS ;
SOUTH
the average pay S3CQ to
strnce.
plan for raising nec-
that time-
.
RAZOR PARTY AIRED
BEFORE REGOfSOER
- - i
i were killed to the ground. Tire ther-
Imometer did not have to register 27
; degrees to do that, however. The 14th
: of April will be a record for many
! years and the month of April this
year wiil be notable through the com
ing years as a most unusual month.
IS SET FOR rAPRIL 27
Councilman J. L. CiRey tentatively
A meei ; f u ' strike loader, on Dy the Asor;ated Pr'-.-s
the I'aciu - vyast was to W !k.-u ' - Asheville. M. C, Apni 14. Horace
A a fT -iv C..v. ..tIiJI. T.. iO'T"rQll Tm f.ctce '-i'tcrr .- C 4-V.A
revenaes nas been deemed n;f rV,. f. M...iri. . n , -i..u : i i
neon, the plan Inost favored being a; v- u.j ...i.. ...J.,....!., ... ,t . , . . ..
flat tax of not. mm-P tlinn 1 t, iU1.K ah&yn'uiyl iar, .er nuueins oi ire mg'i -cnooi last night.
i eser. man
, No
essai'y
agieea last night to s.-ive ins retiring
banquet cn Tuesday night; April 2rF.
ti:e last night of his official connection
with the city. There is some doubt in
his mind as to whether he should give
with hn-.r fvnct -, "e icatt or -un i ne guest ot honor.
cn "all sales.
at intcivals.
et iv-s laithtul services to
lino rif-tT rmf r- U "U - J XI
If the fiu.t escapes this time, one; mayor, ether councilmen, the pohce
need not worry very much about rt ' rWof Whinv!. u t?...,,i ;
in future.
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il't p .'ill'
f"l' I'V.'i'!
ill cV'ir:.:
Ada Shuford proved the heroine of
a razor party given at tlu dr.r.ce hall
in south Hickory the other night and., j
alth ugh she drew M0 days m jr.il her:
... . .e :n i: : n... !
' irs ellicc and sumnvjn- ln 1 11 1 oiince win linger m luc nuiuis ,
of the spectators for many years. It
the cabinet meeting the h doubtful if any other member of the i
."itihed the newlv-an- party was as happy with a knife as j
crs of the railroad la- Ada. and she so far eclipsed her bus- j
s g them to report to ;and. Toss Shuford, that he is willing
i . l be readv to func- iu admit that as a scrapper he is not ;
in it. Maybe Toss would have shown
up better hail net Smoke Morrison I
In hi bun out- nt thr first round with si i
I . . I C rt Yt ,1 M 1 t-T r l,-tl-, rm i V. t . r, vl. Yl r n 4
i pieee of wood. A man cannot be ex- r" l-v . " u ixwivu
. pected to defend himself under such ,l , ! "c .u ,:"" ul: wu,.a- ihuml tU
conditions. The trouble started ! nn , physical help in bcautuymg the
when Ada fancied that some of the . J-alxway between the station .an J the
i dancers neglected to pay the .fiddler, l P?rk bark Q station
(iewge Ramsour was the victim"' cf ! aftd;tle-mE!e sqirare south ot the rair-
I Ada Shuford's art. Ada annealed.1 n Federal street that blossomed
Ada cut Smoke Wilson too and in that; f?rth l year under the mimstra
case Recorder Pruitt susnended judp- Ion ,of the landscape artist of the
merit on payment of costs John Mor- i Southern Railway Company and sun-
rison was fined $10 and touts for sim-i 111 ,fi,lsu,lu ".v VT"",'1' ,
i t..... ti-.vvi Qrint-u tne c ay win iuniisii a team ana
...-.. ..,UI-.... .,,...VW, -
4- mew . win uoiiHLe si ) :i moiiiii ioi
; three months and the ladies promise j
TU : to do the rest. the city also will !
eniorce its ordinance m regard to I
nni i x rnii TIM
EUUVILtl
conterei : es were held. The girls of the Orange street school
While effort's were being mnde ::::- ;ir today organizh:g n cotton stock
duce the stikers to return, railroads in j mg cl 'b.
ai! parrs ci tne country were enoeiv-
oring to meet conditions. M'.r .:ng, GAINS IN CHARLESTON
reports indicated that in th- ; j fh- iho Associated Press
! the peak had been met and pita. : C ; rlesttn. S. C; April 14. Three
,in the middle west the reads had difli- i over 1 cluLs are lining organized in
iuity in doing more than hold their j this ei: the moven .i gaining head
own. J way with the object of bringing down
in unio and Michigan a crisis was j the cost ot clothing.
reported as a stoppage of fuel sup-
lembsrs of the fire department will i plies made itself felt on industry.
that when a big storm comes ! Sporadic walkouts also were reported I ly the Associated Press
l;n that i-ection. h Atlanta, (j;. April 14. lhe overall
; New York strovo vrdiantlv tn nm I club mcvemen. oritrinatini? in Tamtia.
oanquet. that was the first idea, but . a piace et satety. they did that i.it3 food and fuel supplies through the -?la., and spreading rapidly northward
"f r' oLvnn nam ioi air memoers U'.lor.ciay evening. A mack toll from blockade and to get its commuters' in
ot a family to be absent afj the same uu., u--,.i: ,i s. x x . :.. r...i-. .,.i-
s 5tfVPPit that. :rnlir i n ; 1 t i , t
... wi it n-fp-fiir ry, .-. 17 r r. r ' 1 r'.'.i 'rrirjv-a
moii' ;J: a score of ' .-a:;!.: vere on-
vtne ot these ur. vs Rrat - bv olsnterv .-.. : bomi-h no
the front will fall in, but the firemen ! great .-.!.'. 13s been made in break-
who reports the meetings t are
agt't'ed that the pleasure of provid
ing the banquet should be his.. That
is precedent. In has been agreed
among ' Mr. CUley's friends that the
men will not take their wives to the;
Innr fixixiniii n ipsmt
iriltblilllM
srn storm jis
!
1
tell you
up, they
time
it v;
nales should honor the rMriiv nT. i structure shc -.. . d more inclination to
Aierraan. lhey promise, however, to ! crack and tumble
tUt.MIL Wiilx 4d- ! nr.! justice to the occasion, and
City council last night heard an ap- -Ir- Ciliey will have no Reason to
nenl from the civic cot. mil ton of the ! dcubt Their sincerity.
A I Til
1)1
a:
ni 14. ooncord it-??-
i'i the Fir.-t Presbyterian
city last night at 7:30.
: i men was by Rev. ,J.
1 1. !., the last moderator
I'". i 'lurk i. superintendent
i i i -i n s4 in the presbytt ry.
i .i va.-; b'ised on the word-s
t'el-r, "Launch cut in the
!! down your nets for a
.'ml was an earnest appeal
'!'- tit effort, for p ro f er". i '.tr
ill in ; for pastoral eve'tge-
! i r'eial evangeir-ra a rt:r-
ple as-au!t on
Monitor, drew a fine of S. a.
I'U'.l Tes5 dow a fine cf $13.
(Jordcn V'hi wr w?s fined S10
j f i-i 'ii .7 ri I'fii.-" ' lvnnprtv. '
WhitenoV bt'-Um digged with attempt-! tl-h and papers that litter the walk-
way lo me rear ol lMiiia avenue
stores and the place will be mde a'
I " h
! PLAHF !
i I
. i
the blockade.
?,:k: a
SITUATION IN WEST.
in,"; to j-.ut ti"e lute ; a
nival cut ( i ous-
I!.! Whittle v.-;! ; given three months
on the (listen county loads for shoot-
. .... 4 1 X . 1
i.",g iiiii i;;i::e. .n ar.peai was tan
By the Associated Press
Washington, April 14, Population
statistics announced today by the
census bureau include:
Winston-Salem. N. C, 48,395; an
increase of 25,695. or 113.2 per cent.
rnu' iipin'id to uirlc'tako thv unu.-uii.
The C.V.
IfriMi' , In.
-''i'i K' v. .1. ( '. Story of Mu: h::
R'v. NVid M:'Inni ( of Kir.nap:i!i.-
Whit!
v:r.
A. A. McLoar.. pan:." cf
h. u'.t ; 'vcfrd iiKd;'vnt"r
ar.d
!.;))
( i. (I i! ri.'k i,
H I'l ir' a d .
Til
by
T
Pi c:: bvt' rv h:.,:i,'d
ev. A. Vv'. (.raw-
attractive as possible. A .hedge of
flowers will adorn the walk.
Mrs. J. H. P. Cilley, chairman of the
out under a oond -'vlv-a ciinuiu.i ..x, nv,v
the delegation that appeared before
council. Mrs. Carrie Gamble who was
wivai rn yiw l chosen orate , and .Airs. ueo. cs. wat-iuay announced a common stocK civ
"n;. ' i-'T i v a i ::r i ATirn : son and Mrs. E. W. Lentz were the I id.end of 75 per cent payabble to
other members.
PAYS BIG DIVIDEND.
By the Associated Press
New York, April 14. Directors of
the American Tobacco Comnanv to-
i
I Hill, April la. More than
-111-'
. r i - '
'.endetit of h-m-.e mir.siors
of N'.vth Caroli-ia. g:v-
('
,' 000 ' ri-ma' invitations, nearly all
wil'-.in the state, have been sent out
f',r th i'lau-ruration of Ilarrv Wood
ford,
.f il
in:: . i m ciii-.i' nf the or'iortuni- i'U,: nri.-lfrf (if 1 ho I In :
... ....... -if ------- , VI, l 11 .H.v 0 llv.J.v-- ...
"'s ''.' I reeds and of the work being ; vo?.ity of North Carolina, April 28
ti the svrod. ' !;nd from present indications Chape!
Hill and the university, wnl be hosts
to otic of the largest gatherings of
(ducat ors, public men. alumni, and
friend:? of tho institution that the
stat .' Ins ever seen.
Included ih the list to whom in
vitations have been sent thus far are
a large numbor of alumni members
nf fhc Faculties of all colleges in the
Acting cn a ct.,t nf!iers and officers of
'('in"
, '' atf' i. dance :t trie opening ses
Moti Uii ; M',u mnlly gcfd, there being
f weti'y even Muui.-tets and twenty
'iirht n;!iig old"rs who answered to
Ht-i r- ii, ones u the roll call.
- CBi 1
f'W.'WCH.A CO.Ml'ANY
Of DKLAWAKK KNIOINE3)
Atlanta, (hi.. Anril 14..
CREEL BRANDS REPORT
'ONE OF SMOOT'S LIES'
New York, April 12. George Creel,
former chairman of the committee cn
public information last night branded
as "lies"; the allegations contained in
a report made public by Senator Smoot
in connection with the transfer of the
official bulletin to Roger W. Babson.
"This is one of Senator Smoot's
lies," Creel declared, "and no one
knows better than Senator Smoot that
it is a lie."
"When the official bulletin was dis
continued," Creel said,
rolders of class B common stock cf
record of July 15.
MISS WHITENER'S RECITAL.
hops that when it does, they won't be
around. The structure is unsafe and
probably wiil be condemned if a state
inspector should take a squint at it. ; By )Ptl Assoc".tfod Press
City council last night discussed the j Chicago. A; ; 14. Improvement
municipal building ami lian3 will bef1 &zM .conditions itw.the
. , , , , J j central west coiitinued today with
carried out to Dudd a new structure insura:ent railroad men returning to
as soon as possible. Bonds will be j work at several noints but the indus
so!d in about a month and work start-!trial situati.m reached a critical
, j stage owing : inortase of food
tu (.while some iniarovenient
If you W3irt to make firemen give pec'od in the Pacific ?ntf
von a rold look. inst. M ih.. ! ! J insurgent" to' ifcis ana
their building is good enough.
ATLANTA BUSY
through Dixie, Ir't Atlaoia this after
noon. A central organization will
be formed -at the Baptist tabernacle
Sunday afternoon.
was
Ey the Associated Press
Jackson, Miss., April 14. Upward
of 500 students of Mississippi College
at Clinton have dinned overalls and or
ganized while 19 members of the law
school of the University of Mississ
ippi at Oxford came cut this morning
in overalls.
road brotherhood 'officials said
mils w !
FOR GEREiil
ex-
lai - -the
I light had developed into a lingering j
affair, but the brotherhood officials
sa;a the insurgents were grauuaNy
losing strength.
NEW CARNEGIE HEAD.
OxNE IN RALEIGH
By the Ass"eiat;d Press
Raleigh, April 14. An erall club
Utas been cr gardzed in Ral .gs with a
membership ot J.' cl 25, it was learn
d eday, several cf whom appeared
' baseball game yesterday.
Red Springs, April 14. The re
cital here last night of Mis Miriam
Adele Whitener, pianist of Hickory,
and Miss Ruth Vardell, violinist of
Red Springs, was heard by a very
Jarge audience. . Miss .Whitener's
playing was characterized by a
strong feeling for rhythm and her
interpretations were full of fire
and dash. The Schumann "Vienna
ran y of Atl.vita i.nd te Coca-Coia
C'.inpany f,f Cattanoorra. principal
df'iler, Jn-le-c George Bell of the, Al! cf these will take part
Ful'im c.nnti, r.iif r,i.1tr lucnod :m i academic nrocession.
inj.inctior. inlninir,. tho " Ceca-Cohi 1 ing across the campus to Memorial
"h 'pany i.f Delaware: from anyway
int'ifenrig with cntacts made be
'v. ' i n Hi.. Cfica-Coa Co.npany and the
h't.t lers. The in junction was made
Cai nival Pranks'' had a splendid
a ...j ..-.j . . j. ii ;x..
I asked the u e ' L,eiuKil iU11 ?;- vant'i,v, luiui
and nuance, tne ordnance ci tecn-
- - ... - ... f . i nil i vv .ill .1 . I I i I ; l v r- . I ill
Aortal its assets to public auction. ine e; nrt,moripaFn i local lodge: Messr
Reo and Juliet" aroused much en-
rtii'.n nled bv the Coca-Lola 1 -om-. y. ute institutions, and tne citv anf attorney-general ior peimiitm to yuv, ,iv..ij ft, Bascem B ackwelder. m behalf of the bv tbo don.nrf mer.t. oi :t:ce
With a Lenoir team of 15 members
doing the work, five candidates were
given the third degree by the Knights
of Pythian s last night before a mem
bership of visiting brethren that taxed
the capacity of the big hall. Plans al
so were made at the meeting for the
spring ceremonial of Bagdad Temple,
Asheville, to be held here the week
beginning May 13, and following the.
work a social hour with refreshments
was enjoyed. Mr. Robert E. Martin
presided over this delightful feature.
Besides the 15 Lenoir Pthians, del
egations were here from States ville,
Asheville and Morg.i nton. Col. H. E.
Walter, secretary of Bagdad Temnlo
spoke on the forthcoming ceremonial
and othc -addresses were made bv Mr.
Ey the Associated Press
New York. April 14. Dr. James
Roland Angell. for many vears dean
of the University of Chicago, has
been elected president and chief ex
ecutive officer of the Carnegie, foun
dation, it was announced today.
FEDERAL JUDGE TO
rnq m nru nun
RICRJHRflW I
i npif r
By the Associated Press
New Orleans, April 14. United
Slates District Ju !ge Rufus Foster
today called a special sessior o the
federal - rand jury to consiu ." the
cases of Light "outlaw" strike lead
ers arrested last night charged with
violating the interstate commerce
act and violating the Lever act. Judge
Foster ann ur,- 'J evory phase of the
strike situation onld be investigated.
FiCERS GflUSLH .i
y i it
By the Associated
Washingon, Ann! l-L - Ev
'Vmcc cb-
F. H.
Deaton, C.Uoc!ay Was said to show that the Rus
sian communist international is un-
coiir.1v snnerintr.ndonts OI
Carolina. . . Was a mailing list Ox aooui Ao-uuuj 7Hof" o.-ri n.!, n. IM. Adams and J. M. Joxmev of States- cotnTnunist international
in the ina,d subscribers, the majority oi these j . ... ,.".. villo nid rw- TVT. T.ano. Jr.. of Mor- ,i,.,r; -oU.-.-o,i ctiit-n
!-, 1' i . . j i inusiasm m rue iiuuience. roiiownig . ...... - , , - - Uti laauis, tv.. uoi
whicn march- kubscrintions unexpired. r., ... .. ft crtmi Them vww 40 or RO visit.- L -u ,r,i.,v.i .w r-.f o
II tA Kmlt-f-tl r tninnriATl If AT rK. 1T-.nff-L.lil''-'"-. --xx " - - lilt" VlllH.lt; i. J L til. I i VJ- -
. , . l. -4- ( . . , rr-tii.i-ii i im riH.uni i u i. r v inn - - -
tree the governmem ox u.e j n -ic-ans w"as jldd at the pi.esidenfs
pense and annoyance of leturning the A. Whitener, of Hick-
money,
J xl 1 ' . U ., . . , I . I , I hn
tended the recital.
"'Hirriahk; Apiil 28.
Half a car of sweet potatoes were
FliiiM.ed by the association to a North
hall where the inaugural exercises
will be held at 1:30. will furnish one
of the brightest and most merest- property to the highest bidder
ing events of the day. Olhciai dele-rlxiil.'?. " i ;t o-
gates from more than 100 educational
institutions and members of the uni
versity faculty who wiil walk in this
orocesr'on will wear ' their can and
jiowns, with ir.eir i innaiuiy coioiu
nt'' lina noint. nart if tho potatoes 1 i10,1(iu indicating1 the different uni-
'" ing for seed and the test for table' VtPKi'.ier. and degrees
'if". Tho growers receive 1 S 1.25 a "'ih ('inner to be given by the uni
' fntc delivered at th'j d'Jiiot pi .tforp'. yor'dty to the delegate-;, which
The northern markets are how ng in- manv others will attend, will be fea
'"'"st in the nroduct and whfh th- U-.vd by greetings to the university
frci'di' i.tnl.n..r i iiti.,1 i!i.vi.i!;i cats i jiii.l to President Chase by the reprt
v. ill move out from hi re.
'enfjtives cf otner lnsuiuuoi's. m-"-ludel
among the speakers will be
attorney-general in writing, forbade
me to do this, telling me that all mon
ey must be returned and that the
mailing list must be made available
to every citizen."
"I ordered the money returned and
made announcement that any - cue
could cony the mailing list who so
desired. Babson availed himself cf
this permission. He received noth
intr at. all from the government. The
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At a rocen1: lreeving of the four
literarv sor-'etics of Lenoir Colle-ge.
Miss Willie Costncr a special stu
dent in expression and music, was
oh-ctcd editc r i--chief -f The Lenoir
ian. the monthly magazine of the
college. Miss Costner succeeds Mr.
Lloyd Denton, former editor-in-chief,
who resiii ?d. following a temporary
Mrs- W. II. Little will be hostess to
the Thursday Study Club tomorrow
afternoon.
Weather
For North Carolina: Fair weather
and slowly rising temperature to-
whole trouble comes from the fact ; night and Thursday: frost in the
that some of Senator Smoot's friends
wanted a copy of the mailing list iur
BASEBALL SEASCfi
IL
IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Pv the Associated Press
Tunned and hank'ntd by six week?
' f intensive training under southern
;,Jf the baseball teams of the Amer
"''h and National Leagues opened
',1 season this afternoon,
'vi .'ithi r permitting. While it was too
'."'I'll to expect mid-summer ploving
1' 'ni. there appears every indica
' "ii that the playing will be good.
I'ne government forecast calls for
'"ld fair weather with high winds
Mr. K. L. Shuford left yest onlay
1 r Asheville to visit Mr. and Mrs. 13.
l" Mi u ford, Jr.
-.mo of the best known educational j n5shed them at tn0 government's ex-
r;if ni's in the counci v. iuchuuh
will b held after the dinner.
A special train has been arranged
for the visitors who wish to leave
Cvapel Hill on the night of April
2-. It will contain day coaches going
-ast hs far as Kaleigh, i unmans
which will connect at Raleigh with
the Soabobard going north, and other
Pullmans which will go to tireens
t,.,v nn,l ffiiniect there with the
pense. 1 his l rctusea ro uo.
"The. whole incident is merely an
c-r-iicsxi -frw Smnftt tn rpvpiipe Viimsplf
UOV. . V- 1 uiiiuv.
for my share in the Mormon expos- j
interior
winds.
torrigvt, gentle variable
Markets
ure.
"The government wiped out the com- Ey the Associated Press .
mittee on public information cn New York, April 14. The cotton
June 30, 1919, right in the middle of ; market showed renewed irregularity
its liquidation, but while every ex
pense and annoyance has resulted to
Southern going south. This train will ire, the final accounting is almost ready
leave Chapel Hill at ,11:30 p. m., to be announced and expenditure of
April 28. . every cent is set down.
m ' r "The entire work of the committee
HOLY TRINITY covering almost two years, bcth in
LUTHERAN CHURCH j America and every country in the
Avorld, cost a little over a million,
At fi:!.0 n. m. tcdav a meeting tor less than the otner Deingerents spent
children. At 7:30 p. m. church ser
vices. Subject: " Study in Inner
Mission Work." The pastor, Rev. C
in one country in one year.
Mrs. Buren Neill and little daughter
R. W. Kegley invisted the public. The of Charlotte are the guests of Mr. and
usual fine attendance is expected.. jiviis.
D. M. McComb.
vith a somewhat smaller volume of
business during today's early trading
Liverpool was relatively weak and
after opening 15 to 25 points lower
prices here sold under last night.
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Mr. J. H. Miller, who was injured
in West Hickory yesterday when a
iack kicked out from under a house
he was helping to move, was much
improved today. He was down town
to have the wound dressed- A brick
fell on his head, inflicting a painful
scalp wound, though it was not se
rious, and he will be all right in a
Jfew days.
mg Pytmans m the hall. mass strike in the United Stale-.
Before the meeting of the lodge, the Reports from federal sgentr- w..e
tinl.-lQC- 1-olrl .1 l-M1-.mif TT.-5nt TTllfiFw I 1 .1 x .K..lr-r. 1-. 4T-.-I rnvyiiynili'.--
XV.VIV.O H.Vt Ci. XK.J... IV l, 1 XXVV-i J. -t w. w -J . . IM UlUUt Lliat L-iil- l.. U.l W . .. . . . .
The following local Dckies were pres-Bparty was financing the strike through i cran w; ".pioruu.ic reiauons oe-
x. . i''4.! nao ,,u-' f ,.i i tween the two young men s literarv
ent: j the agency of the industrial workers ' cocieties I
II. C Lutz, E. B Jones Fred Mur-jof the world J" 'I his election is significant chiefly
pny, ti. u iinna, v,. v.. oa-moie. J-'t- The end ana aim is a mass sriKe, n accoiiv,' of the fact that Mi
Oma II. Hester, . H. Barklev. R. (,. was declared, to be followed by revo-l r-.s1ner 1 he fir-.t me her nf the
Buchanan, C. A. "Vest, W. M. Sherritl, Tution. : fairer sex who has ever been hon-
R. L. Hefner, G. E. Hayes, E. C. John-( Reports regarding the cimmumst ; 01ed with this position. She was her
son, N. C. Burns, B. B. Blackwelder, 'international's part in the strike were' -Vied in with applause. Along witn
J. C. Shuford, M. S. Smith, S. A. Iscn-i said to have been discussed by the ! Mr. Deaton 's resignatioi five other
hour, W. M. Busby, J. C, Miller, and!caDinet
Col. H. E. Walter of Asheville; F. II.
Deaton, C. M. Adams, R. A. White
and J. M. Joyner of Statesville; R. J.
Alderman of Asheville; Frank McDow
ell, Chas. W. Lane, Sr., and A. S. Hen
derson of Morganton.
BOTTIElffllf I
nDnwic'cn mwu
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MAffl ON MLF1H;
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members of the same literary society
'signed from the editorial staff of
the Leneirian to prevent misunder
. standing rnd delay in the publication
or 'he magarme-
Keen iir.erest and eager anticipa
tion has been shown around the col
kve, awaiting the first issue of th
Lenoirian since the change of staff
has been made. Considerable specu
? tion as to whether or not the first
ial will be advocaon of wo-
Mr. C. TL Ceitner annealed before i nien .-urtrage or equal rights for wo-
jcity council last night and broohc trs j wen. has been made. Miss Costner
H-p npp?tirn nf nlaeing a sevn iru; i uituuciwi in j.picabiuu mis spring,
on Twelfth street north bef .re '
street is sandclayed. The main
would afford connection for five or six
! houses, some of them on I iiteer.th
avenue, which are too low tor the line
on that street. The property owners
By the Associated Press(
London, April 14. Andrew Bonar
Law. the government spokesman in Uvill advance the money without in-
the house of commons, said the gov- terest for one or two years, Mr. Geit
ernment was prepared to treat those ner said, and he made the point that if
prisoners in Mt. Jov prison arrested workvas done r-v it would net
. x x -T4- result in tearing up a new street later
on suspicion by competent military j Qn Council accepted the proposition.
authority amerent irom otner pns- ,
oners and they would receive amelio
rative treatment.
Salisbury census figures
anno vcd tomorrow
will be
under Miss ifether V. Schultz, at
pre - ent instructor in voice and ex-pre.-'on
at Lenoir Co'iege. formerly
with the Redpath Chautauqua Asso
ciation. Miss Costner, while in high school
wen the two Lincoln county medals
for excellence in recitirg and in
1916, won the state medal for the
best recitauon at Elon College, de
feating sixty odd contestants from
the differeHt counties of the state.
She attended the North Carolina Col
lege for Women in 1916-17. She is
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O- A
Costner, Lincolnton, N. C.
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