VOL V. WO. 136
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY "EVEN! KG,
.APRIL 17, 1920
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was it Washington at 'their ,,rese!it pnpuhdion can not bo
eaiioip was tHiblished. 1 'corn pared with that of 20 years .ago;
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Iveijiirded a.- U eopt n.
B:e political :inrai--ris rf sur
'" years, fl.flv!n : th- eat: 're
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1 '''".'.u rded as a potv afn' p-)li'ic.d
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''bur: up the notoricu Tweed
e:id had far-neudiiru (feet in
eaoirinigns, political, state and
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" of the most effective cartoon-1 have been other contributing causes.
i' (he present generation was Owing to the change in the date of tako
noip't and every one rein' mbers ing the census the interval between the
1 depicted Mark Harm?, in hi? jWnsus of 1910 and that 'of 1920 was
' f dollar-mark clothing during .Uir,.-!.. hv .ib.nf. two months than the
- v.'h'. n tmit getuteivian vs?
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l,,;i,i;i-or. fp after years. Mr. Harina
I"'1 .'b, Dive:i!iarf became .'ood
''"'ib and Air. ILtnna would fre
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,! ' !h former picturinir of hinvelf
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tiis.'s i;n'',(. li.ev i-'t'i.ioiii ! ad in
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v a-hhigioi-. Are il 17 T!r '. hi'
; !rg 'peard.'.-'- n;oti"n to disjaiss the
of William naldolpli Hears t.
i m, the sab- of t!') former dor
mart 'iiiers was dismissed tod. iv hy
t'e i; t e'et supreme court. T'-" couv
i.n ie'. -uned .Mr. Hearst's vlglit as a
;:.:; i . ; to st.- the side,
WITH Mi:S KSSFX
Ti'e Prilathea Class o. the First
I!ar.ti:-.t church he'd a mo,t delightful
lui.-inr-s and social meeting luut night
with Mrs. A. J. K:sex with Mis. J.
ri'h'-tt "s as-ecir.te bot"ss. Nine
teen members ".ere present. A very
gi'atifving report. wa: gi'en bv Mrs.
L 11. Y.Ui.'ti.' bo with Miss raptela.
. v tilt V!v
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rlteek. err.,;-'d .in V'.-. ter . rent to
. . ) T 4 ... 'I ..... -. S. ....... 1 tw.inty
w.no i- i at -1 - i i".- .v.... i
ado. lied hy the . ; a. reve'e.! months
lr. a ::: ,.rt :'. bu -mess
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e-..d by the
s re Mrs II.
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" ; '! ' . .-mil -ttrtce. a special
liieh:- hi I'l i'nuv. He cono-s bore
i . ii- .Ml.! .p. Augusta G-r., and
Ut
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A f-r (hie." deputy imfs .'!;. 1 bu
,-.iiihi i!: di-trict of Gemgio.
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tie
ten, A-.ri! Id.- Sari 1 . F-"-Tar
Hrd b. cf the
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per.-t idago i'i ".rase; h."'vn in
p ; eii. eit ics .iliea ly i .ihii'at-
i-. 'i ids biererre is ;:i avt'va."e ..
;jl.p tut ee-U. ' ."! 'ir:?v ( he pu'-.l F"' ;'vM---.
i. "ieas:d !n:migr.!ti :t, hlr. Roi-e:s
-s.10)!". sts, may be a p'sioai thy y.vr
ce.Ui".''es ai-a 'lu.miiig lower this een--u-.
thai) the la----1.
Fr to and including April 14 the
l ure iu f the census bad iumouneod
the I'opulatioii of bit) cities or iowns.
the aggi gate popultionoe inese
uhie":; bemg 1, ... i he bst
;nebek-- 21 i. aces which, wore noi m
- - . . A .,
exisieu'e as separate coioimtnu :os as
i l. in i n 1. ....r. ... I ........ ,
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v r niiCK ;is ioio, m-iving aeon oij.-a.i-
l ip as iva.r
; 'izp pi uces com para oie
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f;.!'.ires J"-" .-.v ihtblo for the censuses
..f ;v t B'-B ard 1020. The popula
ti. p of there places increased from .-
r,r in B'Oi to S. Fit), 1X2 m 1010.
.(rl to $:;:: I in 1S20. This shows
n i.?f reave ' .'ii'(M'! or 2S.4 per cent
from 1UC0 to tlJlO and of 1..7K0472 or
M.! per cent from 1010 to 1920.
C'.ium' "'tirg on the fact that the
r orcein. ig" of increase for these cities
and tcaei-i was smaller between 1010
and iU20 than it was in the preceding
10 years. Director Rogers said that be
'did' ret consider this surprising in view
of the check of imtnigi-ition which re
suitedfrom the world war. There may
census of 1900 and 1910.
The recent epidemic of influenza h?.s
probably had some' effect in retarding
the natural increase of population. But
the most important influence without
louht has been the falling off in immi
gration. In the last 10 years the
fetal iiiim ignition to the United States
was about n.l'.Jl.OO as compared with
8,795,0CO between 1900 and 1910.
P8IIRI nv. ' ! iginmnr i . . nm nra '
hP P Of i i rP- " i i I H
ttmnun i. iliUUIiiL- r Uli duD i
, I : - ; . i
Willi ?.'.) saddles, bridles.
raid, other ecuinmenl in ihe
g.oves
arniorv
:ul Hit- I 13 UO 1 ISSLKM I i'
j - . , ;?;'-iS;. t',i; HK-kov 'ttvii i
! ' V-ra:W:11-0'1 tlu'
!' a oaiiH'st. z !u men (irul t-verv
m.ui.'dnv nPvlu- - i - ,.,.r,ci,L...
! :ib!.- i.iirrcr in wvt-'
;ru!ddlc or M;:v Lieutenant Doraun!
!id eit'b: uua-nnmbioiK'd ofacoiv :
: ra to Vnvou Cordon, Atlanta, for i
scteia! traiain- and it is evKmac! ! J, - :Vpr-i n'"U' v;iLV !UUo J' n-
tbut ( hv hzrs -.viil be b.re ,oou af-,!T ,b riverr, oi mtiea
p.. tfv'r ( I' rn fro:-u ai"al Jot. at ice i:i reUif;;- I-cbrii-
bi;-.ra:idabre,: br.ve been receiv-1 P!'y far'hion , The n'uil rlec"' sc
ed i'.::?J cb.eo'd off. but the carbines (, :-'r' ho,d oac'k uie5r sit'l-s bi
have not .)! ,(. Pi wh Ti.c nl.it.-,.n. rt'.areh and blKHH:vn-,ed tort!; in Avrii,
hrand :-w eoa-.i'iv-at id nticwl
w i r.
oat iuriiistaj.I rtiuLr bnit-e !
caealr?v. 'i'iie ntatton has 4i 1
wit h a waithui list of sev-I
e'-'ai ard the idatoon ivii! be raided
io a. full trot y w 1 1; ' i horses just
:.r. soon as psnule.
i he Hn-korv reserve militia nrob-ithtin
a.eV vi!' maifereti out viifnn the
;v: weeks. The rii'es are pack
ed for shipa,-nl and LieuU-naat Dow-
, me.n '.vr.cte ;o -iie adiutani ueeieial a;
i U:i!eig'i t(;day infoi-niing him that he
roa Id end an ooicer here to muster
' tl'.e old fellows ;Ui
! i he cavalry of eour.se will need
i --. :ne assistance from Hickory :im:
! eouiKv anci this will be rendiiv i
i .xlemUcS- I
l-Itfll HELD T
I im,eral services over the remains
of Miss Ikmaje Ivosebi ough, who died
Thursday afternoon, were l.t b! tliir.
morning at 11 o'clock bv Dr. E. M.
, Craig from the Presbyterian church
mid interment followed in (Jukwcod
i cemetery. .
Helati ives who were here to atteiul
i the funeral cf Miss Fannie' liose-
brough are:
Mi.;. J. W. V,"eatliei'!v of Ovecn"
boro. Mr. I). 13. Rosebiougb, Mr. II.
M. Rosehrou;.:':. Mi. Clarence Ibcso
bvough a;l Mis.s Marv ib Ibosebre-u"'!'
el" Cleveland; Mi s. M. D. Baiiov,
Miss Enr.a Bailey and Mir.r. ' Blanche
Bailey of Winston-Salem. Mr. Rob
ert Lend of Xew York. Mrs. Will IL
Abovnethv of Newton and Mr. Maurice
Bailey of Stuart, Va.
FUSSEES ME
by the Arsocinted Press.
Boiiin .Anvil 1. I inancitd and
ecoa.omic tidlapse in Gej.a.-inv wiihin
v. vee.r if the veopie do not realise
their methods of livhur antl reform
said Lr. Burth addressing a gather
ing he i e.
''if we ciiaoi brine: our linanoir.'
noli-cv in line with eonomie r-vinci
oh s " he evpiaine i. "1 confess I can
;o' to) y.av out. Another increase in
;:a.i.'S will soon demandeii hv rad
re.id workers and i shudder when I
com, 'mid -;te the n,-;-i. leioge! . B was
pm.eri the budget reig'it he bept
dawn to TOJ.OOt'.'iOt) niarics, but it
v.bl go to 12.0 )0 OOO.ttOO."
lLlWLMM I HI LSI
SOLD By ESTATE
Pv the Associated Press.,
" Henderson, N. C April 12. Pur
chase frcm the estate of the late P. T.
Way of controlling iatertsfin the Gckb
"Leaf Publishing Company,' publishers
of the enderson. Daily Dispatch and
Gold Loaf, is announced today by the
Dispatch.
R. S. McCcm and dames ii. Young,
who already own shares of the com
pany's interest,, and Henry A. Dennis,
for 'more than live years new editor,
w:!ibe the principal owners.
GREENSBORO LS NAMED
FOR BANK HEAD MEETING,
Hot Springs, April 17- Benebam I
Cameron, of Stngv-ilie. N. C. last
night was ' elected president, and
Greensboro, N. C. was selected as
be 1921 meeting place of the Bank
head National Highway Association,
which is hiding its annual conven
tion. Other officers ejected are Charles
E. McPberrin, Durant. Okla., and
Gtoree R- BekUng. Hot -Springs,
vice-presidents; J. A. Roundtree,
Birmingbm, Ala., secretary, and
I eon (b Jones, Talledega. Ala., treas
urer. Cbreensbcro was also selected as
the 1921 convention city of the Uni
ted States Good Roads Association
and the two organizations will meet
there at the samejlme.
CALL MEETING TONIGHT
IO. O. F., Hickory Lodge No. 200.
Work in the first degree. Every
member requested to be present.
W
ei m
Tl;c probable- ..pprouch of an impei-
r..i --.-.! .i ir i-,. ..!,. -a.
w... .-. - ..... pi. , , t 1 i 1 : j...
;S,tateh Ibeir bald b.'.:ds vvhwi on asks
Iht'i for a citation from looal natural
- ., . .,
: or tb-y pud ;;t tr;f fcrav
-d".":-.:. is and :-av. "V'iJ, I rocali-
i-'cyjloni see;- to v;Y:r, .ul.
! 1':?cr-1 ;Ui;,i; -("?SJVt; Ki'v-
, -V,cvo ,cn.rnr 1 -'at '.u'r ';own t;; thc
i.oalv, to jret a crtiil that will
in ore
-' 1 ca v;netl is:e i:iut ne-ir,fe lonn
bettor.
1' ar.r:-rc. have gotten bebi;
v;itn
ti.P
thdr plovring; and the vt rv
laey can jret into their ileitis' tht clouds
"Oiiio rolib-ov v) and rain "srahl driv.
inlo'.;rs. That has been tie his-
I f" rv uf this onseasoniibie sprihg. OM
inbi-biiant who have been, went to .do-i
cbue that the 1 eaves are c;i tnvn by the
tenth of May and some there f.e who
sny leaves woo';. givr,v after tlA;i d.ite
admit that the foliage must iiustie
if it ivcs up to expociatiuns ? Las:
year, some cf the observant, ones say.
'-be leaves ailed out. after May 10, but
that was the only time they can re
member the phenomenon. They will
remember it again this year.
Scanning the hevizen early today,
mom.' weather observers prophesied a
f-n Sunday. The wind blew from
the south, but the of her signs were
goetl. bast Sunday, as many'- real!
with grateful hearts, was beautiful;
propably tomorrow will be a :repiiLi:;n
ot mat gio-uius day.
iei eina i
My the Associated Press;.
Birmingham, April 17. The botch
ova ard wen rem eiub, the wohjen's
..u a diary of the over.Mi ciulo was
'grvP;ed hero today. Members plot:
od themselves to weir their obi
eh.thie.g until price are reduced.
KUIJOPS BELIEF 01 FEBED
Rev. V.t R. W. Kegb-y and other
Lotiieraa ministers of our city, coun
ty an-i western part cf our
statej
are in meeting touay at iNewton in
!,oha!f of a drive for S2.000.000 in
augurated by the I 'luted Lutheran
Church far help to the needy in Ku
rt, pe. Their former drive brought:
hundreds of thousands cf dollars
above the first amount planned arid
t the cail is so great that the grsnd
total from both drives wi!i not bo
equal to the awfui suffering of the
most needy countries.
T'if'eon candid.-! tes were initiated !
.'j .;vtav,ba ehapfer Ny. do. iioyal :
in
Asc'i Masons, at a meeting last night.
1 i of J he novv members being from
-Marion and the others from ilickorv.
lb.6 ' chapter added :'0. ir.vm'isri dur-
iUg
the vast
, oa
;nd its -roll contain
i oC names.
()hic--rs of the chanter are
ra trick, righ. pries:: lb !..
kin
F. A- ffenlorson.
scribe; J.
W.i
L. t
j."
spev. captain of the hosts: Kjk
Boatrigiit. priryi'ipal soiourncr; ' TT- IT.
Hhuford. royal grcli captain: Geo.-S,
W tison. master cf the third veil; AI
:lis C. lien-lorson, master of the sec
ond 'veil: William J. Davis., master
ct the: fii-st veil; John W- Moose,
vjj;n.sl Joseph D. Elliot!;, treasurer,
and Hugh M. Miller, secretary.
Vcsz, J. W. Piers, Jr.. R. J. Noyes.
Pleas, J. W. Pieas. Jr.. R. J. Noyes.
O. F. Adkins. W. L. Morris. II. , IL
I-Vite. J- Q. Gilkey. J- V. Winborne.
I). E. Hudgins, R. E. McCall, and
M. E. Whifeaor of Marion, and A. C
Hewitt, O. II. Hester, IL C. Lut. and
P. J. Suttlem re of Hickory.
Markets
COTTON.
New .York, April 17 There was
a good deal ef realizing for over, the
but the market continued relatively
sioauv owing to i-am in , i- .c wuiu.
i i. ; i ....:., .,,fV.
Prices after easing off right
after1
the call soon stiffened.
Open. Close.
May 42.40 42.25
Julv 39.90 39.85
October : .36.35 37.00
December 35.55 35.89
January -- 34. Oo 35,00
Weather
For North Carolina: Cloudy with
probably local showers and thunder
storms tonight and Sunday; not
much change in temperature, mod
erate variable winds.
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F1FTEEM MEMBERS
RECEIVED BV CUnPTER
Cy the Assoeiated i'ress.'
Pittsburg, K:vn., April 17. .Tudpje
:idvvv J. t-uri'Mi totiay ordered
i Alexander llowatt a ad other district
; oiik-Iala of the Kansas miiier-s'
: union to order back to work th' niin
i er: wlio have been idle for a week.
. ho action va5 taken on the motion
: of the attorney general of Kansas
tor permission to amend the posi
: lion of the state for a permarieni in
, iuneiion against the strike.
The jui'ire n-Hered the union off:
i eiah to take this aeticn ov show
cause for r.ot tloing so on April 27
p'o: that date the hearing will be held
In make th-e temporary injunction
; permanent.
A!1 of the mine except one deep
none and., three steam shovel pits
were idle. About 11,700 minors are
not working.
Beads for Alexander Jlowatt am"
j i, ,,o,.. , 'f - i , . .
:;eit:;.fe1f:.re
i or iaos at ouowa ana loin were
epproved bv Judge tbirran.
" '
GfilGE 8F mm
KM
V-y the Associated Press.
Cork, Ireland. April 17 Charges i
of wiliu! mui'der against Premier
Lleyd George were brought hy the
verdict of the jury' in the death of
Mayor MeCurlam of -this city, as
sassinated last montb. returned to--'ay.
WSJ
BE AT ALLIED
pv tp.e Ass'-Wed Pro'-s
''San Romor Baby." April i7.
Whether the United States would be
represented at the conference of the
-0iO,,i ..rO.,1 1n morO
Remo is a juesiie.n which has not
been answered as the chief renro-
s.enlatives gathered here for the first
meeting Monday.
NOT REPRESENTED.
ta a Associated Fress.
By
Washington.. April 17. At the
time of the first announcement that
the aided nations would hold a con
ference at San itemo it was said at
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lilt.? iLCll,'. l,it.l Ciill.1. t.!lcll. Lli.- lHULv)
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Mtati- o v 'Ji.Ji nu'j -c- ;t!ierA.io-to -e,( (
no change in policy has been 'an
nounceel-
ILL III FORGES
jure mm
B ' the Associate! Press,
'fbdoioh. N. C. April
pcau?e
of i 1 health. Associate Justice Geo
lb. Brown, o fthe North Carolina pu
eroi V". court, has. authorized ' the
,-:.'iteoiorit that fe wii' not. seek re-
ft
. s : , ,
iiirDini muwt
I HUH Oil ;
ill
! nomination in trio Juno primaries.
J.' II. i J'udge ' Brown suffered a severe at
Mieer, lack of influenza a year ago and has
not been in good health. He has been
on the bench for 16 years.
OLD
HICK CR Y DIVISION IS
TO HOLD REUNION SEPT. 28
Asbeviilo, April 17. Naming Sep
tember 28 and 29 as the dates for the
second annual reunion of the Old Hick
ory association of the GOth division,
the executive committee of the asso
ciation, together wfth a number cf
prominent local citizens, last night ar
ranged the first details for the big re
union to be held bore.
The Asheville committee announc
ed that free meals and lodging for the
actual members of the association
would be guaranteed for the meeting
bore.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
FORMED AT BROOK FORI)
W'itb between 75 and 100 members
the Brockford Democratic Club was
organized last night with Mr. Tom
Oliinino-pv ns nresident. Mr. G; C.
I Stariios as vice-president and Mr J
I'i. iiailliOS as &tfC-CLai. uu- jhwi i.
. r , , ,
louiii, ittuu ti.- mew Lilian mi
meeting.
A campaign committee consisting
of Messrs. H. L- Jav, C C. Hooker.
Geo. Ci Starnes. G. C. Stiles. J. C
Byers. Robert McBaiiey, O S. Doa
ton. R. W. Pope. A- C McFalb Mi
A. Hoover and A. A. Barger was ap
pointed and all members, it was said.
tjre enthusiastic.
Mr. J. L. Murphy, of Hickory, and
others made short talks. Four vears
ago. Mr. Robert Yount said. Demo
crats were scarce articles in Brook
ford, but now there are between 75
and 100 . enthusiastic party men in
the town.
Workers in Philadelphia
Reaim to Jobs Today
Last Night Effect Will Be Pronounced
' Elsewhere Flow Situation Looks .
:
feral !
Fi CHAPEL II
Forty-six high school debating
teams including Hickory and New
ton, will go to Chanel Hill April. 22
for the finals in the contest at the
University en that dav and the next-
IJ .-il e. !. . : i j i. . - a.
jicu: a i oe t.cieriisinott i oe state
and the winner of the
A vcock 'cuu
Of the 1S4 victorious debaters on
; the winning schools. 80 are girls. 'Tt
' is by far the largest number of girls
that have ever won their way
through the nreliminary rounds,' said
; rb li. Rankin, secretary of the de-bating
union.
Fignt of the winning schools," he
continued, "are represented entirety
bv girls China Grove, Dixie, East
Bend, Goldsboro, Meba. Newton,
j Pineviije, and Taylcrsviile. Five
ether school"- have three girls each
oUt of their four debaters Bethel
Corno'ius, Keniy, e'lanklinton. and
Orruro. On'y eight of the winning
schools robed entirely on boys."
Whien the 84 debaters, with their
teachers, coaches, and chaperones.
reach Chapel Hill, - April 22. wheie
lev will he entc-ilained by the uni
versity, they wi'l enter into an elim
ination round which will reduce the
number t 12 teams on each side.
April 2'i another round will pick out
the best team on each side and these
: two teams will meet each other in
; the. final contest for the state eham-
nions.hip. The. query is "Resolved
Lhat the United States should adopt
a policy of further material restric
; lion of immigration-"
i Previous state champions since
; 191.3, when the university started the
I debating union, arc Pleasant Gar-den.
: Winston-lern.' "Wilson. Graham.
i VVaynesville, and Durham;. - The cem-
j niete list of schools who have been
i.'cT.ovtCa T surv:VT n'K" ro",,d
! )l!tw?': AFX- Ashovdle. urehan
l'1 ""-.--r -lUilJi.., Uf.-ttl'lllfi V-'ltV,
Bethc h Bilrmcre, Burlington, Canl
ier, Charlotte, C'hina Grovel Colum-
bus. Cornelius. Dell School; Dixie,
East: Bend. Enfield, Falling Creek.
Frankihiton, Goldsboro, Guilford
College high school, Hamlet, Hickory
Keii'y, tiinsten, Kinston, Lexington.
Mills River, Nebo, Newton, Oakwood
Phievihe, Orrum, Princeton. Red
0;k. Itoc'iineham, Roanoke Rapids
Rop-er, Rttt herf or'dton-. Stem, Stony
Cre' k, Tavlorsviile". Toachev. Vance-
. , . , . , -i j i y i .
i hero, vv ashmgeon Collegia nt Insti
tute, Wesley Chapel, and Woodland.
CATAWBA CLAIMS
PREMIER -HONORS
Newton, April "17. In the best
game -played on Mars Hill ground
this reason was. won bv the. cham
pion team cf Western North Caro
lina coileges Catawba having won
six out of nine games nlaved, claims
the 'championship to date. Ike game
nlavcd against Weaver Ccu'ege yes
terday having been thrown out. for
the fact that Catawba was the vie- i
I i'im- a deliberate- frame-un. thej
umpire Doing u-rtuir in or; decisions ;
This statement is substantiated by j
Weaver College fans.
(bd-nvbu nlavs Li oori v-T' i i m o r.L
-bio-Jay
and Belmont Tuesday,
am! Friday. 1
PREACHERS TO WEAR
'EM
Py th-"3 Associated Press. !
Portsmouth, Va., April 17- The;
Rev. Edward E. Denton, pastor of : 4
the Elm Avenue Methodist chuhch M
this city, announces tnat no win t
preach iii overalls at both services
tomorrow if be can procure a pair,
today.
I!i- morning subject will be. -'The;
Clothe -,- of Righteousness" and his I
evening abject, "The Wadding Gar-1
ments- He announces that men in
overalls and women in bungalow
aprons will be welcomed.
I
Rev- Chas- J. Shealy, of Prosperity,
S. C. who has been called as pastor
of St. Andrews Lutheran church,
will- occupy the pulpit at both ser
vices tomorrow- Mr. Shealv has been
askerb to take the pastorate in suc
cession to Dr. John C. Peery, who
was elected president of Lenoir Col
lege. Rev. John L. McLean, of Morgan
ton, will exchange pulpits tomorrow
with Dne E. M. Craie. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Mr. Mc
Lean, who was a chaplain during the
war. was in the front line and was
very popular with the men. Hickory
post of the American legion has been
invited to attend the services at the
Presbyterian church and the mem
bers are expected to ' attend in a
bpdy.
i
TO OCCUPY PULPITS
and Baltimore Districts
Following Settlement'' ;
4
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, April 17. Hop- for the
immediate settlement of the railroad
strike here was definitely postponed
at noon today when the grand lodge
officers and trustees of the "outlaw"
unions reiterated their original de
mands and adiied new ojies.
By the Associated Press
Speedy termination of" th
port.ation tie-up wrougbt bv
authorized strikes of railroe
trans
li un
! v.ork-
lieoa. ed
crs throughout the country
assured today.
Switchmen, yardmsn -n.'i .her
employes of the Penns lva.:''3 .;t--ej-ing
and Baltimore & Ohio in h Piiii
atlelphia district one of toe eastern
strongholds were returning to wor-h
today.
William C. Tracy, chief of the
Pennsylvania bureau of mediation,
who effected the settlement here, said
the result would effect workers in
the tast. The Philadelphia settle
ment was effected on the basis jf
the promise by Penn'tylvania and
Baltimore Ohio managers thu't the
strikers would not lose their senior
ity rankinl and would be frte from
all discrimination because of their
having gone out.
Strikers at Baltimore, another
easterr,1, stronghold, were returning;
today, having voted last night to end
their strike.
In the Mew York district railroad
cfheials declared the men were re
turning rapidly.
BACK AT PITTSni'illL
By the Associated Press.
Pittsbuurgh. Pa.. April 17 At a
special meeting of the Baiti mere &
Ohio trainmen at which J. A. ob;?.
general chairman of the Brotherhoojl
of Trainmen, was present, th - men
voted to return to work today. Offi
cials said this action would restore
passenger traffic to normal and would
affect several hundred men who have
been on strike.
OFF IN ST. LOUIS.
By the Associated Press.
St. Louis; April 17 Striding yard
men met today, it was said, to con
sider calling of? Ihe strike. It" was
announced that the men would re
turn to work as soon as 'the rad ad
board would recognize the lubon and
consider their demands for iaeieased
wage s-
END EXPECT i (4.
Py the Associated Press.
Pittsburg, -Pa-, April 17. "Today
and tomorrow will sec the worst over
in the railroad strike." said C. II.
Sines, vice-president of the brother
hood of railroad trainmei: and leader
of the regular organization forces
that Have been fighting the "cutbrw"
striker's in the Pittsburg d- net,
saiei today.
SMlCISaFE
liillSUPFE!
Conrtantinople, April 17 Through
Musphata lO'mal'is nationalist gov
ernment at Angora, it v. as learned
today that all American v.-rkers in
Asiatic Turkey with the- exception.
ef those in Hacfcn, Oufra and Aintib.
which cities the Angora trovernmunt
has been unable to reach by wire,
ere safe.
By the Associated Press.
Danville. Va., April 17. Willie II.
Trimble, seven years old. who was
kidnapped from his home in Park
Place, a suburb, last niglat, returned
home this morning with his skmll
fractured- He was taken to a hospi
tal. The lad while in p. semi-conscious
condition told his parents a negro
and a white man seized him while re
turning from a neighbor's. The bov
said they carried him into a field anl
the white- man hit him on the head
with a hammer.
This morning the boyse'd be srrolz
in an old barn a short dis vce from
bis home. Further tietai re lack
ing. The father does not believe that
ransom was the motive of the kid
naping. He believes that enmity
prompted the attack, saying he had
enemies wdio probably attacked the
boy. , . . ..
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