.XL XL i. U. -U.
VOL. V. NO. 213 .
HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, MAY 19, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
REGULAR OLD DRIZZLE IS
iOT TOO WET FOR D OKI E
1 Jjei! resuviue ana ceremonial Mere Last
flight Abridged Somewhat by Elements,
m There Was Plenty of Fun and Action!
at Armory Many Initiated
Tfl nilBT I
i i! ait mum
OF LADIES '
i nuy
Washingtcii- M ay
meat oi Mt. Vernon,
homo of
:orne
.lit"!!-'
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till-
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,ni o.n,..
in V'' l..n
( tl..-
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Mill
. i t'
ilt"i
I ,
ftenuent showers during
,miii nnd a iderJv dmzle in
,md a general sprinkling
- oh'lit, the spring cere
Temide, Dramatic
1 ! ef Khorass.r.i, moved
I'.icst rnioViib) 1 vrv.M dons
;it.', to iivli'o from ex -. r.'P-'-nl
ami vidMng votaviv-s
I In t a in dampened I hi' hot
ii. ' tin- etphmda-ni f tit"
II,.-1, were keen fi.c fun
i in" thev landed here until
,..'.' ' t M ( l' 1 ill l'h' iM'!D"!'
i ,.l i V r 1 1 jt!1 Band, an iir
,,i.t nt' who;;,, hiimhi -r..i
Hfth engineers, ron-
I in,! ,lc during t ho t'vci,iiu
.iu-,1 t h" major at I ract i"n j
which mile ('ft' in suite
, i . in tit it in ! (I fi.zl. The :
i i ,i 1 1 it- i out in tot n. al
io ..f the -00 vi 'iters aid 1
i ii: tl:. inarch f.nd i'le .v
i, 'j"'.- I'fcvs.-tiiv hau to
.;!. i' y-'y.i i: rainv li'"c
M'uuuva naturally
IV ill G ! I ISLANDS
1 , TOBE MADE
that
Washington, Mav IS The Ameri
can iz?it ion of, tin.1 Virgin Islands, in a
number of
n port of a
VH'KS Vll it'll hi'
"a ted condii kms
pat (i'u!ai !i it: proposed in
lotnt commission of con-
th roughly iuvesti
in this, the most re
acquired territory of the
States. The commission snout
in th" inlands and also held
lH'I'O. ,
recommendations
iMMp'.'-iop is the
13. Improve
Va., long the
Washington, ana
further restoration c.t the old wtaie
is to he carried cut hv trie Mount
Vtrnon l.til'-s" Association of Uw
vnion, which :elfl ita annual, meetinc
m,.:,,,, fow .l.-jvr, iiL'u. their obicct
t i,m i!"i. sairrtiUndinKS eon-
'l llliA tu "- . .
f.-.v, .v;iMlv- to that, "preioit
c'tliinston lived there after leavin
the presidency. ,
a .t.-.t;,it nf the association
owns Mount Vernon never lads U
revive the iseue as to wlieUicr ..lie
1 1 idled States guvernm?nt should not
own th" famous snot, mote rjvctcecl
,l!:..n any other shrine in Aracnca.
not "ceptiiisc F.mueil Hal! or 1 lv
n.,nith Rork. Finaneinu the Kovern-
,.,mi .hiving the present nest va
t--h i m event, atw i.eriou
i.. '..iih i lironvli a. measure
r ih estate this year
!.. ':i.i.' of the iuauc
the house an a m m-'l
than once it lias been ;
on the lloorj
a ib i r&ai I nsiinlnrr5i!3 in nflies 1 SI ! TTrfeY ft ftiif
mm i b hi a hfsksi lis ' i i isu -la. s m i Eisi s
. " una I
AL SITUATION IS
ECTED
TO IMPROVE
By the Associated Press.
Washington. Mav If. Cui tailment
of long-term loans covering non-essential
operations- and discouragement
of unnecessary borrowings of all
kinds will be the foundation of. the
Vcderal reserve board's policy to re
duce currency inllamation.
4n!;?!'i.on lonl,-irc" l'i"irn V i -1 or o t
n ... ., . . w ,oi, fu.. i-..i
tu'.iHijtivta 10 tuvj-'trtiitc vvitii Liic itu-
! eial reserve beard-
FREIGHT-CLERKS I
PC- j
ati.emnt ;
for the pur-,
hull
have : trong i
GEORGIA 01
By the Associated Press,
"Atlanta, Ga., May 19. Georgia
pfTno'crats split into . t'.v factions at
the close of the convention early this
morning the majority refust-i- to
support President Wilson and the
other endorsing the administration and
I pledging the delegates to Attorney-
General Palmer.'
Action of the convention itself was
made possible by a combination of the
supporters of United States Senator
Hoke Smith and Thcv-. E. Watson who
with Il i. Palmer ran in the presiden
tial primary.
-Iv linrl rut ifo'-nid ftic
rid chose del-
i a rici sc o c on v e n -i
Georgia's stand
the national con-
Movcinent to Cui Off Loans for Speculative Pur
poses May Bring Relief to Consumers
Many Cities Report Reductions in Mer- J
handisce Dentists Cheaper yf fi
Alter this body had
aimer dr'letvates met i
y UimL ..-.'in? .pii-?. of
ion
ciitly
1init'.l
.a week
hi-ariiie'
JlH'Ulded in the
proposed by the c
-imiR i lers 'ii
nil mo Vi
the subiect of siieeches
ef eitiii r house.
Of itn.i oi thousands
visit ML Vernon cve.
i-om ;-. Il'l sro wmi .i vtiT
Pv the
'Allai
clerk
of
Mi
Ml
Mr. V
I.- i'.-t'f
i i it-!
-v j v m l
rv. i),
Iv.ir ,, 'I
is n. i
FHiut:
1.1. '
1 in1
M)V ''I
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M;
i h
' ' !F"tel lUitfry was
'aHni'Mils. the do
i.rov open at S : 1
il.li'f. viiirli ineiuiieii
. band for t he r,,o
..lid t uldes took I'lia
and Tvros.
it k lev .acted ha tonst
.vt.r .f. I). Fdlintt !c-
es of welcome. Tin'
e; t aolishnmnt oi a cede ot laws oased
upon American principle:-.; and ideals,
lo .-upev'ede the 1'aidsh !;;ws. An
A mer
;car
place of
system of
the present
woo
I'll: ( ' - i
r:t idea of how the place
t- iiied. and the impression
miUi'-ly owned s very
has never been out. oi
.,,,.i mis
' ... i : l.
.r ih.. nssoeiaUon wiucii
title. KituatOil eiRtiieeo
the Potomac river from
o : .wr-i.tvililr- bv a mi-
by electric cars or v i
I it
I ro
'hrnds
I holds the
; miles down
, W.ahinfftoTi
: vato boat, l-.ne
Associated Press.
fa. Ga., !T.ty 10. Union
4i,., r....;o.iii ofi'ir-. ff !.
1 111'-. lllfll V.I. V i
Central cf Georgia were out today in
t i , -, r ft . . : .. 1 T
i i nan: dozen cities oi vreoiuui. ivjmu
tourists (bers of the unii
vear-llarta, Macon, S
indeli-1 ;ind other point
is main-j fused fi confeience demanded by the I
that it ris i men M ay 14. Kailroad oflicials said;
ifenera.- ith ,, nuRstion cf waces was before tnc i
leva! railroad labor board in session
Chicago. ;
wil
I ven
i ri he
I control oi.
i and held
with one
taken before
i
11ISEI- -
Smith-W atson delegate
he
private con
been in the
now
I ICi
I in
on quit work in At- Ijll L 1 1
savannah, AmerL-ur.il !i a g 1 3 1
s. Road omciala re-i S
IF
mi
thouirh the latter means neces-
a at re ten oi
mm i ( fore the feast. Votaiv
i n kwelder presented Mavor
i 'he first orfasioii juul Two
'. on the second. Mi
i1 ' I "a several visitors for
n't t"!ls and ri! were rood.
r-'H'linir were T). T. Jackson
ciirreney in
Danish svstem
...t.- i. i i .. . ... .1.. : i i';'J I.
r i . w . '.I sites traei o.i-i
uie oi cx!'iiaiM;x' raies resiii'in m.-- , , ,
t! - decreased purcha: in"; value of ! 1'uU'-I'"! ro'1' i,rnc
the. Danish money, also is proposed. hlunved o lnU C-;
i',iiu..iii,,n,ii h,i.j- in w iuiM-,iijl iri,.,c.,. u.'iin maintain that
vliould In, in-piiilv ..vi(-ii'lf.,l :md i n -' i; ,.., o -ii-.n'd remain uinler Us pres-
tensitied. "the commission halds. It. ;(M1t 'mammemerd point out I hue i Hy th- Associated Press
il. f, ....lrt,i estate was Tor sa.e i.wn vv asiUmrton . May J'J. nevisum
Mount
. wna ;ikfd tiv Kit v
. who like the mavor ! urjrcs, too, as a paramount need, the t-.e famous estate was m 'r
estaltlisliment ot an adermatc water I than sixty eais .i r-.. r ;
svstem in St. Thomas and St. Groif. I showed small interest in its n
l h(. two m-ineinal islands of the I t '...n. and appeared wit.in eo
oiMiiM Th,. well wt..r in the isla nds 1 1 ' mI ico he dismantled or ta!l lnti-,tjK.
, . . , v, .... I i 1 1' ' - . 'r.4 lOfinn' ;l
j ihC
iRFPilR! 10K RSIRV 1
Willi SUGBESTIDNS
j
Bv the A?
3 took 1
trie convention yesterday 1
it threvsrhoot ' the nieSn
4: l
!
I
EUT-SIRP 1
naif, .ii arsminrft!
hut y has m E
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By the Associated Pres
War.hingtoti, May 19,
-Membo.rs of
haceo merchants association, of
the United States in convention here
were asseuied today by President
Charles J. Isenhour, of Philadelphia,
that tobaco and byuor would not be.
buried in the. same ravc. He sai l
I here was not the shell lest basis for
ir that the
prohibited.
The- speaker
use
o
f tobacco would
.By the Associated Press.
. Washington. May 19. Adoption b.?
American barj-rers of the recommen
dation , of Governor Harding;, of the
federal, reserve board, to ''liquify
frozen loans" was expected by board
officials to alleviate the financial sit
ratiou and to ko far towards reduc
ing the high cost of Jivintr.
Governor Hardinjr applied the
terms "frozen loaas" to -i it ov
tensions which was permitting larga
: locks of merchandise to Pe held in
storage for speculative purpose. Snec
ulation could be prevented by strict
regulation of credits, he said.
Representative Kins?, of Illinois, re
cently charged in the house that
present methods of finance kept goods
off the market with resultant in
crease in prices. Representative Kincr
said he had been reliabtv tcM th.t
700.000.000 pounds ef condensed milk
had been stored in New York aeainst
8.000,000 pounds last year.
W -i t:!im tvl r;n
;oe.iated Press.
May 19.-
WiLson today signed the
navy pay bill providing f
rary nay of oflicera and mi
the adoption of a. permanent
n re-tested
further increas.ee of taxation
;-acco pron'uets. vhich he he.-
not. fciing more
-President i su aiption would
army ana
lemno-
pei.diniv
military
la-amst
of to-would
revenues, since eon
be reduced.
liri'ti'iif.
f U. 'i1. . Frank McDowell of
lcvrvt..'i W. M. Jovtivr of States- i
It. tir.' .. W, Webber of Lincoln-!
F'i'.""il'!i',.r the bntnuet several dvrt
alki . '!. made from the' clerk's
k in th" hotel. Votary A. A. White-'
ivt-1 -.ther:. rpeakirig .fj'om this!
r i
Mur Hri.-orv people came down'
S ...fu. noon to meet ii finnd!
f'vl !!! -.' ,'is much mernnif'Tit. Mnv .' ;
'r vi e u. i. wild men. with titrt ahv-.l
f'VU. firi'l thev were set to van. '.ii
dpni'i r, from street ec;min i, '
iml'iiri' t"i.,k and carriages. Av
'';.ffi, tl lain, which wa- "erv lire
"i - "iiii.'n ; nd -tra wberrie i. in.irr.
f i t " tun i.f th' afternoo'i and v 'v
r'r.'7, h'.i'. tli.p w.'u .Tiouv'h ef it to ;. i
"vv.i,- 1. now t'lmt It wi:i a live
n. h ii ,i' :- emh'eil here I rn-.x tl.-.
Vt'.'tili luiif of tl,e sh'io.
fU' . ' i in i a 1 in tin ;) eep
;..-
!,!'. I.
three trunf-".-.- n-id
Itol.ir::. t i.e
lin.'i'ii.iji ve.
tmds of the
in the islands
i1 Pot good. The pet pie are forced to
depend upon cisterns, iron redenta
e'es and barrels to obtain their
drinking water. One ve'-ir conditions
were so bad water had to be im
ported. It- i estimated that it wilt
cost about $1250,000 to establish v.- ter
fupti'v systems in each ef the two
ls'ann.
The Virginia
ed by this government from Den
mark' for the sum f S 'r. OOO Ok and
possession wa , oiitained March P't7.
Sinc I hat tim" the ."rrnm'n.it- of be
islands l.'a.; been conducted by the
about
Pdarids ve"" nr-'a
'l'llite!!r.
com;::'.
ar.
i' i
IV no.. o
n.'jvv de
i'M of tl
'I'" a
in charge
1 I','. ":"irv t' fi'i-C
'i.ive ijeeu lak: : .
'ihe island:; o
mar!
pnifo t,'ic. Th.re
are ot. Thot r.n", St.
C,-e' ,. Th"!- are ab
h i.vrtd" be' 'n:-ing to 1 h
the
nav
and rd"ddd be
as! until the
1 f r Ai.iericani
i-
as
-ft
' ens
the
vation. and
tie nhve be
dei-av beyond repair
VlA m Pamela Cunningham of
Sl uth Carolina, organized the iMoiint
',- i ...Ar' Aionation ei the
1 : lew ...vl live Years
i,.,.i rai7.il and paid over to
rant, heirs ot .Oieneral
iooo noir obtaining title
((liVUjVuvi
,r...'- and 237 acres
of 8,000 a:-res.
o;., Ihnt tiro
mrW. of the outbuildings
,i-d. a lare amount
.ne-tenhi has been coltecteu
- . ,i i j
in trie oiu
nlatfonn suggesti-vns of the' speci
.nonp of party chiefs, including the
oaiiottui chaii-niin. Will IT. Hays, are
and naval po'icy.
Increases provided total
mately $00,000,000 a year. Tliey
retroactive io, last January 1
will continue until June o(). P)22
r
Republican leaders of the
nd liouse.
her. i .ii wnr; said the task cf nutt ing the
' f:iiTrniittee!o report.vinto final f m m
I i'm- rlio. ("hirav i ronva-ntion ivobablt
of
latex
the mo-
Washiuetoti
to the build
the original
would be eomrdetea during Uie av..
The report, however, does not, toitCH f .
on some ot trie issues wnicn are
be' expected to be foremost ir the
p'atfcrni.
I
: ii rnnii n aifra
, : i i d j MBmi.Tan
M H h !h
mm uoi uiii
i I
I .MOST BE PR
i
RJllli!F
- 1 !
pproxi- i
-i LEAVE ml M
I , j
i j
I P.v the Associated Press.
- u
" RoanoVe. Va.. Mav If. Avmroxi
nanrni '
r fl H i" 1 1 '101 l!'n" 0VC"L a difference wit! is the
CONTINUE PRICE CUTTING.
P.y the Associated Press.
Chicago. May 10. Reports of
price-cutting in wearing apparel a-ii
miscellaneous merchandise continued
to come in from all parts of the
country today.
Owners cf department stores in
eities from New England to the Pa
cific coast and the Mexican border
announce reductions ranging from
15 to HO per cent. Reductions in
shoes have been cut one-fifth, while
a ready-to-wear announces large re-du.-t
ions.
Dentists have stepped into the pro
cession, umaoa reporting maieriui h-
d action in prictV;
work.
reduc-
av sliop-
wa'ked out at 11 o'clock th'3
'riondng ovn- a difference witli the
imr-atcr mechanic at the, company's
! Princ; ten, W. Va., shop, according to
the main house and
have xeen
of Wash-
1 nrin
ouse. mciuuiis
RELIEF FOR FARMERS
PLANNED f3Y CONGRESS
eu
1l.h, r:ire eobectmns c'.S
rjencral Washington s
red. and ins sworus.
, . . . . T 1 I V rI ' I . . , . .
pl.ac-, Washington, r.rav im luv uuuti
svich I has adopted a resolution authorizing
the treasury to buv . iederai tana
the '.ible;
is erne
icha.v
.., h oVltr'; nut ? I '.!:
hi I ! ne I!a'b:d ieinpl
.i i i . . i
oil the W'...t
two -former
hi'iuitiful an'
r of ...qitoti. gi'iU;:,
v.
frti'-l fi.
in.. 1 1. i n . .
1,1,, !,
rc!ni',if. -
Veik U'n
'in III ri
,v''l'i- .lilt I'V.
ft-at'liii. v.'ir:
'id ..l.-ict did n full ts.gue v.
'n a i- r .- the r renin, uai a ?U' cess and.
'v !; ),( r.efu! of h".';-'. it aaram
'vht) 'i.t weather Will he more favor-
'. Aho'it ".") were pre-ent from (
Hi'k'itv ami other noitii.-, mid it wa?
i M"!-ti'iid t t't of no, p.
,'imu,x('j;mi.:nt of .. . -
Hiinl'iv morning at 11 o'clock thy
rm-.M will b" preached to the seniors
cb.i of t he Hickory high rchojI ot
'!; I'tf-divteiian church bv Dr. fc. M.
1 !:ei,i
Tii" to'al
thar. l.'O
....:;-,., i .l.if.rts werec not ro
OI O, llltil i.j-
e,l from Den-I vt pbea
f i . . -i . - , ...r
mincina! islands i wutie
John and St. i wryn
it fiftv smaller j,v,lleu
groun. inepr.
named and uninhabited.!
era of I ho group is les
t i:vs
statr.
l.ii-Hi anii oanas. isssueu rt-if.xxiat.
I oeTC.ie iasi ioaicu i. uuuns
l-,r ivifinciii'o if i c-.v(r t'inris
proved
t ' iaiir. pvtpnrl the. measure, to cover
. . i i : I P; - Iff Hill." lit Al A'lartH yt,j ii
have been ebtamed in .- ,w a f t d 14S to j2.
instances, as m SuDPorlers ot tne legisiaiion saw
- IXf-ii I Li , 1 1 I I i v I i , .
i eoac h ot me ui i c puni-tmpii w.t; necessarv to nn
is kept, thou en nci i n
Washington was wont to ma.
All states intcrcijuu
a iu? re m'dei
Fur Naval Rase.
a .-trategic naa' base, the is
are h'ld be of great impor
to the United Slates. It has
"I t'uiiple band luriiislied
t tli e i enionial and thi
en loved immeiist-l .
As
la tel.;
tance
been aiserteil by
that with a strong
The
regtnt,
nava.1
al
nav
authorities
base at St.
adies association me.uu .
now Miss Harriet C. Com-
and one vice regent n.i-u.
Und-r their management ef-
ervth ng possiote is imn tw .....
The v". r vith. the dignity and
b-'utv cf the home of Washington-V-
Washiii?'ton never entertained on
sJnSys, "to 11- grounds are nevee
own to the Public on that c of tie
No RmoRii K la t' "-" .
5 f, -rlntff bouse or on the .rounds.!
n errmnds are kept- immaculate.
PrniV This j no ,-,icnic lunches .may be eaten im
t A. . . i- I-. c 1 1 W -' T I J 1 1 f I I
the lawns m tu ""f";;"r,
thougn tnere ate -
the gate.
s mound the Place
r,F the Civil War,
.tilmrif"' '
i'i'v""
'iiHnv evenid.T !t the South
'mi the tudrnfH of this .-ubord
"re nn etitertaluineiit.
iii"ii
tillljl
Tin,
Vl,!-,:
i'm I ;
lirvilny
,vi!l he
evening n
given at
en tprtf) li
the No rib
Thonia'. where the hnroor 15 e.ceo
! tonally line it will he possible to
,i-,r.,;.,-,t Mm mea from New York
,.c fnv cnilth POt'tf. 11
invht made the islands desirable to
the United States. . . , wood?.
T!ie;p.pulat'"n of tbe Virginia is- ju,,t
P hwv according to 'a census taken i Ajj 0f ne guari
i.i'T m,...i or. iir.l The iirnnla- n
HI laii i"1" '-.' i.ie giev vt wic... - , ,,,
tioti of St. Croix, about lo.mx); ot i.i posscssed of a courtesy am.
. uiii.. in nun iitiH of!' .I nitr bow many
I nomas, ji intu- .... --. tj,at never uri'S" 'j
-Tnh, about Ijmo. There has been visirors swarm through ttiei
. innroasp in imiiula tiou , . i... :.... ii.o dnv. or how man
..: 12'ir. .vt.cn it wa i reported at, . , cnn,1c, thev ask. lne
..MM,- . - - Ann c lOOIlSII muw-o ' ,
A?. 1 irX Tr av only aooiu '"o. ui , r,. ,11Pt by a
il.n iw.nn'ntion is white. WKW
ill-. I
tiegroes ami 'i,ovv .iic
blood.
'ri.,. .nn'i-i t !i1 eriTiflltlfitir, on
i-.,l nv. finnmolouft and shocking.' ,limpni on the assumption
lactment was neeessar
i.i.l X
rnce farmers as an loans oy wim
lean banks h?.d been suspenjd pend
ing '.i ligation in the supreme court
attacking the constitutionality of the
farm loan act. The resolution now
goes to the senate where it is ex
pected t cotnte up for early consid
eration. Under the resolution tbe treasury
will :have So4.00C.000 available for
the purchase cf the bonds, but no
r-tt cement was made in the house of
the amount required to finance the
loans aporoved prior to March.
By the Associated Press.
Paris, May 19. Warning
F'rence must in the midst of
make preparations for future
v.-5 uttered bv Marsnad roch who
presided at the annual meeting c:
the Polytechnic school for 'army en
gineers todav.
j local officials
i the line- are
noi: given,
i TrsrfsDortatio'n
peace
X-v. w itu-
Practically all shope cn
affected. Details were
is reported not af-
wars
v
Mien as -
FE DELEGATION
I
i
i - .-irp-i-o-j
ElJEfi! i
ACCEPTED BY HOUSE
itr dental
! Some dentists have announced
i lions of 2r per cent.
: Men's silk shirts and suits were re
ported as having unuergone raaica
m ice cuts in Indiana, a number of
merchants having offered men's shirts
from 2'J to 50 per cent o-
A 20 psr ecst redction4n a-Vt anen's
garments and shoes was offered by a
Ttrre Haut, Ind.. store, said to be
one of the largest men's and boys'
outfitters in the country.
Reduction to 20 per cent in prices
of nearly ?dl goods was announced
bv one of the largest department
stores in Youngslown- O. There was
little material reduction in Chicago,
i.ui .. -nAvr-hant here said the reduc-
I Ll 'i K .
Vxn was an effort to satisfy
wave of hysteria sweeping across
country.
the
tr.e
Washington, May 1 8. Cooperation
of th United States is counted on bv
the allies, particularly the French,
for the settlement of war debts, was
urged at the conference at Hythe.
Ry the Associated Press
"Grand Rapids, Mav . 19 TJnm
ctrticted de'egate? to the national
convention vere named by Democrats
of the 13 conventions in caucuses
held befovc the meeting of the state
convention.
OFFICIALS SELL TICKETS.
Markets
ex-
ot i ,i v.ir n charge ot
, , i penses aie inc
arc , , v i mission. .
mixed I :rrtnB" on.ad out of congress wlm
' ; i-Tir, thnt the government should
. i3" ! Uke'over Xunt Von usually base
COTTON.
By the Associated Press.
"Mron. (la.. Hav, 19, Officials - of
the Central of Georgia Railway to
dav took the Places of striking ticket
sellers at the station here. 'I hey said
business was being handled as usual,
c.Cvh. vero shifted to the freight
.C,a- iho Central of Georgia
l-.ke'the place of strikers and freight
By the A-Ssociated Press
Wa.Hhington May 19. Republican
leaders in the house agreed .today, ty
accent the peace resolution adopted
by the senate and as a substitute for
the house resolution and to call it up
Friday ' for (mat- action.
h rf-.jt
MAN 92-YEARS OLD JOliMfcS
CHURCH IN TRANSYLVANIA
Asheville, May 1,. J. E. Duck
worth, aged 92. once of the oldest men
in western North Carolina and the
father ot ZU ctmaren, nirs just pi"
WED FOB CBIE 1
!1E SHOOTS HIMSELF
MBy the Associated Press.
feseed faith and has been baptised at 1 1 wo
Cathev' creek in Transylvania coun
:tv. by Rev. W. R. Braw&haw, of
Hickory. . He is believed: to be the
oldest man who has eveer been bap-t-i
,pd io Transylvania and the emer-
,-.i;ha t Mav i-t- Aiiei
1..ICC1111.1V, " , - l.
hiding in a wood tive ays aim
hunted him
Miii-fc of murdering
on
wife
the
and
nr.
his
i u: t o i.easiev.
uuviKs, ni'.i , . .
years oM. went to the graves oi ms
allied victims today and committed
icide bv shooting himseii inwugu
3UK
?d by a large num-
toi . iv,,.. a. a l.onvi nf tiip inovintain
Mill 1 1 lllV- Aiv. u
was be
:g handled well.
it was saia
i.
per cent
re legally
dav evening the graduation
will lie delivered bv Dr.
of Lenf.ir College. At this
III, . I I 1 t. .
gram luar scti'oi (iipi'". v ,! force t f c'i.to:
tit: it,. , f award and certificate?' f j (JjiVM f .Ktavcr
i'i"iii win tie presemeil ro imiyc
won them.
PHESBYTEHIAWS HUE
ill
nr
t.,...i,Uf tint -Tii ore t.nnn !'
I I U"(l '' .1 ....
.. 1. Anlfirnrl noPUh'ltlon .1
i' in' ..,.- - . . . , ..
marred. Unions hv mutiu raiin.
are the rub The chief ?ue for this
unfortunate condition is the strong
f cu-tom nrevaiung miico int-
y in the islands.
The 1'U'ir.esS ot Hie lSianos i
.nlture, mirticidarlv St. Croix, coaling
,f v-4e's and the mantuactunng of
v,v rum on St. Thomas and St. John,
-nil "f the famous Santa Cruz rum on
li.eu fiijiu.i.v.. ..mr,,.i!
H.'can snou.a oi- c.u
small, 10
tl at no .'vine:
pay a
1 t
iierore
fee.
the
however
tomb of
By the Associated Press.
New York. May 20. The suspen
sion of the rule limiting daily fluctu
ations in May contracts until the
close of trading cf May deliveries
on Friday was announced today. Mav
notices amounting to about J,uUU
..j i ',,.p,..-f. hn iomo oi utumv Kr.iA iwrr rprin.rT.en in cucmaiAoo
w....i,;tr.n or to walk through th! rmt"Mav"soIdi'P to 42-98 on the call.
portals of his white colonial mansion maiiing'a new nigh record, an advance
overlooking the historic river, rnev j of 8y points -on last night's closing.
Mill DELEGfl Its
s raur ron nnn?nn
LtiAVt run biirKDj
- in
3S. ! S I
El
b I I'll VVtib WllliCMC
''.! of recnlc.
Horn
this man has grown to almost the
century mark without having been
conected with any church or shown
anv inclination to do so, until a few
davs ago. Not only has he 20 chil-
livioo-. nut. ne nas scoies.
his brains.
OUTLAWS BEFUSED '
HEARING BY BOARD
ilorn nil
' . . . 1 , . . : A .1 I . , r.
and great-gianu- e;.y tne Associaitu nc..
! ' China p-o. May 19 The
! of grandchildren
children.
United
today
also hold that as mauv
eet to' Washington only on Sundays
end grounds should be onen on that
i... 41. ,f ..nrinle m New 101K.
There were some contracts tor sat
at this level and the mice later drop
nod to 12.f;0. Later months opened
to 21 pf)ints net lower and sold about
r-hi'ydelphia, Pitt.sburgh. Richmond. 2() to 28 points under last night's
Baltimore and otner cum muie .
distant could come .neie u..:,
holiday to see tne mace
less
SPLENDID RECORD
th" A-soeiated Press.
fWtaiiburtr. S. ('. Mav UkCmi
V'Kutiinn to the recent campaign bv
1" Soul Item Presbvterian church
Jtc.it.ted o $10.98 per capita, the
riijii.ii, me r,id ever made by anv
' Ht'h. a cording to the report made
V" committee on nyftcmatic ben-
St. Croix.,
. i 1 1 1.,' l4.U Q n,i iln!
I Ala islamic. .,;., Qliaj Uv
Since the congressonal commission Much c pie MountVer'
. i . r....-.u:;vr,ii An it meom-iine Tact tiictt tut, m. n.
I'y m.n. is nrivate V owned, ana omy tou
nvndations steps have oeen i.m "i - , n port!lin excursion line
u aid islanders along certain lines , ' . othevs beinE de.
! The U.'
to
to
'-n.-f
y' and stewardyjiip.
, COMMITS SUICIDK.
""".Associated Press. !
"kt Mount. N. C May 20.--i
'L. CornwaM. wife ot the
'nt'litor k; Vance county, ended her
;'t hev home ?tt Nashville earlv
l'"l'iV 'v Uking poison, acconling to
message received here today. Ill
'' !l 'Ii is nsvi-rncd ha the CllUSe of
l
I in
have been
along certain lines
rwmiinfr board has agreed; may
send all f hins it can to st. l nomas
'be coaled. The dentirtment of ag
riculture is to-estnw hi. m
voonl.:.! station in the" islands. The
American Red Cross h as been inter
ested in the people and better sani-
tation. The national uu.a.v --;
t.on vis taking up the matter of .
'tj.biishing public libraries in the
hsr,d, as an agent of the Treasury
!ri,....iMOnt hn e-one down there to
i , i ,j.a,. in vntrarrl to
see wnat can ut- ui .
establishing 'the use of American
monev instead of Danish- Under the
treaty by which the islands veiv
U-ken over, the-Danish West Indian
Bank was authorized to continue i
!L.iMio Kilr notes This matter may
have -to be further adiusted with Den
ir,oini. rinvinoe tViA par'v tradinc.
Open Close
Mav 42.98 42.50
July 39.35 38.66
October 36.35 35.70
December --- 35.40 - 31.60
January 34.73 34.00
By the As
New Yoi
Mrs- Carrie e.napman
An-n3 ; 1 he r nates am
1-.K ,
sattirc frani iNtrw
te'nd the eighth
ternaticn'ai wo
13- i
nied the right ot going io me naor
by water, as there are no other lami-
iri"- places near. As a part or me. go
1 1
. . i i . . . . . .-. , a
cAnment ownership nan it .s i''u";l
iosed that appropriation be mane ioi ,
proper nmtor highway ail tne wav
P,.Am the national capital to iuount
Vernon.
Training Cainu -Vear.
TTn;i ji trninina- came was estab-
F"
Weather
nciated Pro:
V Mav .20. iieaueci oy i
Catt. 30 del- j
visitors are;
York today to at- i
c o n g r e s s o .t tne l n -1
,-ian's suffrage al-:
liance. at Geneva, avvuzei. a.m.
o 10 .Tnfsenhus Daniels will be
the olliciai governinent '""'
tive.
' . r, . rin-TUI.-.
TOM MIX Al l'AMi"B.
ti-ia nrooram at the Pastime
: t,!.r 4e Tnm Mix in
devil," a Fox western picture iud
of. thrils and daredevil stunts. Its
too good to miss. Tomorrow Doug
las Fairbanks will be seen in nis
new picture, "When the Clouds Roll
i By." " "
EVALUATION RIGHT
SAYS IB. WED
Mr.
thea-
Dare-
J M. Alired, formerly a mem-;
bev of toe board ot commissmneis oi
Caldwell county- and one of the most
level-headed citizens in North Caro-
pna, is a mm wnu.fi m ic.i-.-.-
..r.,-1 he loses no opportunity to press
tl-,.-, i"iih'pp r.f the measure on
who nucstion its
ciotoi! rai wav laoor uo-iiu
Patlv refused to hear petitions for in
ivared wages .presented by John
Grunau. president of the Chicago
yardmen's association, and officers ct
th" nev railroad union.
I
CAMPAIGN COSTS
WILL INVESTIGATE
For North Carolina: Cloudy tonight j REPORT DENIED THAT
and Thursday, probably showers... OTEE-V WILL BE CLOSED
gentle to moderate winas, , mostly ;
east.
a
, tit i. IT .. , . , , i . : n r flio
Iisneu near raount vcmun umms ,
v. ar the greater part of the road to i
that place was a poor roitte tor trayoj.
- concrete highway to tke camp
partly remedied that evil, but the
repair, and when the Prince of Wales
'vi-nn driven out there during his re
cent visit to America his royal high-J
i,( s-s got a s'haking up that must nave
been a novel experience to him.
Asheville, May lft. Absolute de-
ho question its wisnom. :vien com
to him trequeniiy wun a iuw i
end a tale of woe about their assess
ments. Mr. Alired knows something
about property values in Caldwel!
;:nd Catawba very much about them.,
in fact.
"Without looking at your prone r
tv." Mr. Alired replies, "I will pay
vou what it is listed at for taxes."
That generally gets results. Real
estate in every case is assessed at
than its market price.
Kir ih" Associated Press.
I "Washington. May ' 19-. Favorable
t was today ordered by me Fen-
' i l i 1-. ' Af r
t.te auditing commitree on u:
resolution calling for the expendi
tures bv presidential candidates and
contributions made in their behalf.
HIGH PBICED
G
mal by tne surgeou suii:ix Mr Alired told of a case that came
Washington that United States Army
at uteen, nea
eu.. f..'r.i..- fof c .jva fulrl nnil'f:i,Ti TTosmtal No. lU
retold everv'time the 'question, of the j here, would close in . six months
i rui- r
observation
ownership
broached in Washington, and it is
becoming apparent that, in time con
gress must .decide the issue, when
some very pointed debates are certain
to develop in the course of the discus
sions "in the house and senate. -
ville tonight from tnat .ueparuntut.
The officer sending the message
stated that there. had never been any
cause for even a rumor that the great
tuberculosis hospital would close, now
oi at any time soon.
she- would
his
of a large
be ruined by
where
thought
SHOES '
AND CLOTHES TO GO
It,, Bv the Associated Press.
LV Kansas City, Mo., May 19. 'The
! 1 ' I I i U. .1K ML II' ,
. A 1 1 1 t n -.- 1 1
he assessment bankers oi tne country aie u--.
ne dsbes.iiieiiu 0i,0ii w. nn more S2a shoes
farm was assessed- at . w?.uuu ""V i K Ma.-na
farmer later sold his timbered . ana ciuu, r""'
Ot St. L.OU1S, presioeiit ui tnc -un.. .
can Bankers association, tcld the
Missouri Bankers' association here
today. .. .
The
land for that sum.
Revaluation is a
direction in North
Alired is for it.
start in the right
Carolina and Mr.
mark.
ft