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V. NO. 219
r HICKORY, N. C,
WEDNESDAY, MAY igT 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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unnmrMT rnnor onnnrn nrnrnn
HIT AT LENOIR COLLEGE
mi "ni r.p
,ivt"i-ity IVcMclcnt Deliver? Magnificent Ad
r(.$$ Before Large Audience and h Present-
l(Vilh Decree- Alumni Meeting Ycstcr
i !ny Fruitful of Results
LEADER
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.ii . hit mil only willi
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Ml , Unit lillcil llio nudi-
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lYHowship bel vvfti
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.."ir College .'iiiil lis
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i.il.c uuivcr.iiv. Tin
Vitv -Mill, had always
in Lenoir Co!-
. ii. ii i ui) much to .-ay
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ri il progress of lite south in general
ami of North ('arolinn in particular,
li. Chase, contrasted this picture
willi war-torn Europe anil declared
that (lie south has its opportunity
for leadership. College nun and wo
men an in training to make of the I
MUth a great reservoir of moral ami t
Washington, May l!5. -Will there
be a recess or nd iournmcift of con
gress? is a iptestion of engrossing
in I -rest in, the Capital these days.
The rcpublica'i leaders a it tcoiii.tr
ahead with plans for a recess starting
June .p. hut they arc anticipating a
message from the president warning
them that they had better rcmaki in
;ossicu--which they propose to ig
nore. Speaker Gillctt says ho favors an
out-and-out adjournment. House
Trader Moudoll is now driving I la
MATTERITWO lEROillTl ON HI
Q McLENDON WARMIHG UP
. IN HIS S
By -the. Associated Press.
Wia.sJiinjrt.ou, Mav 20. Two Amer
icans. Homer 'air ami a man named
McDonald, have hern taken prisoner
at Jiniiue, Chuhuahu.-:, have been
taken prisoners, accord in ;r to a. re
port from the American consul at
(Jhihulhua to the state 'department.
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of its success to
lii.wn hv the state
Md (trillion ouKht to
pot merely the ehaneo to uet .
the world, hut a hirnc opoor- j
for rewire. 'n .'etieration has;
tri ealer opiicrl unit v for ser-'
('base said, cxplainiiitr that
mil PM'au lh.it. the collcuc
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itiii't ili.'ii tai'i was an occa-
V w Ii mini ;md esultatiou. Dt.
hjj ilea rci s hat the col
jiivl I'm1 viniii'.' men and woinea
iiuv mi', uf I hem are to do ill a
Inctl up lv (lie irreutcst
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v "I mi' ;i:'fi. i ne luiure nis-
ivfi rriiv; lo the present., will
it i! i'.r- i.ue ;f "fhOsc
ill whii h history
' i, iimi t uf speauer
iV'Ti't u'l iti r hud declared t
" ,:ni i "f tlii. war ran bacK I
niiii'ii'- A'! I lie rvorld had done j
',ii"lit fur Mm years hud eon-'
inlii tlir battle lines of!
U lur i rrii t he end of the ,
iii iiml wr kinjv.' it ami are fac-1
!'ic;ik ii, hi.itorv such as
iuh fiii'clv M'eit. Wliat Part
''ii wil! iiluv in the new
uliiirt,
Will Make rrimrcNK. !
ifidnit that tbej
be bellei' III U
; he a -i eoilidn t I hat, i
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iirt.ere aim llial Ipe
hti'ii'iin empire would
i 'ii hl-lory just as the
iii.'u k"d an epoch when
',' r i: o' ci Kurope. iuit
h"i"ful of posterity.
li in (be pres.
ir i nn dc'tinie-,.
spiritual
mean
ei, in
li.nitv
l ad a
v ice. Di
1 1 is dot
n an or woman must dream of himself.
The college must be able to demon
strate that it has somethiiur to offer
to meet the need of a world hungry
1or leaders!) 1 p. '
Same in Depth
A yood student in collctrc will not
fail in the world. lafe in both is the
same hi depth little simple duties
make up the trrea't hulk of their eop
ttst and he cited how colVire men
without exception made leaders in the
war. That was an ama'.insr record. If
education means anything. then
fore, u means the ability to deal
with situations as they arise. The
day is none when the teacher will
regard it, as his business to train
minds alcno. lie must develop the
moral and spiritual force of his stu
dents and in this task tin southern
colleircs must take tKc lead.
A hi in n i Day Exercises
The nieetirifr of the alumni of Le
noir College- yesterday niorninjr was,
recording to the account of old tri ades.
the best attended, the most enthusi
ast m:. and the most productive of ben
eficial results, of any on record. The
meeting was addressed by Mr. J. J.
Cenrge, Mr. V. IS. Hudisill. and Rev.
0. U . Adcrholdt. Mr. (leorge deliver
ed the address of welcome, as presi
dent of the association. Mr. liudi
sill's topic was, "What the Alumni
must do to Win." lie stressed the
necessity f loyalty winch manifested i just
ii e : i. . i .. . ... ii : I
Hcil in woik, iii a tii'iiiiaiK'e iit ioiiej;i
functions, in active work for the ad
vancement of the college in every way,
of the duty of securinyr more stu
dents, flee, derholdt spoke on the
great; topic, "What the College Must . Do to
niiPMlVm His speech plaeed emphasis
lloteo 1 iiiidii llu' inwi'vilv i'f miiiu uf elfoi'l
and purpose. Me said a college divid
ed against itself von Id not more live
nd exist than a nation or family di
vided against, itself. And in his char
acteristically forceful manner pointed
out the duty of the alumni in this connection.
After the addresses the
meeting was entered upon
! committees to tret their
i of mressarv legislation
; 're fore June o. lie favors takiipr a
loree nu.'itii.s recess., subject at any
time to boinr caO'il back ly the
if any emergency arises,
when the Mouse reassembles
I 'LOO It TO
uh;e WORLD UNION
IJy the Assoeialefl Picks. '
C;harlol.t.-? N C, May 20. Th
eial assembly of the. Southern
gen-I'res
'ihei
'.ii September, he would
other recess until about
December,
I )eniocral ,ie lead'-r:;.
resenlr.itive Menry D-
who is chairman of the
congressional campaign
I,. D.
said
thv;
tins:
age j
giiua.
, o at ic
! mitte' tire quite certain that the
President will send a very po kited
! message to the congress in which he
; will accuse it of not having passed
j the important legis.Vit.iona he' out-
lined, and of having flitteretl its time
iawav (;l political legislation.
What Congress eglcctril
The-, three most important legisla
tive "mailers that congress has neg
lected and which will be urged upon
their attention by Hie President, the
! Democratic leaders say, are:
Reduction of the cost of living- af
liteting every home in the country.
I ucpcal ot some mu pieces ol war
i legislation.
; Failure to devise ways of raising
j revenue to pay the current expenses
'of the goverivnient and. about $8,000,-
j COO. 000 which the government must
! pay wthin three years.'
I There are many republicans who
loin with the democrats in expecting
-i.eh action from the president, de
manding that ci!)gress remain in
session to enact measures necessary l
get. this country bai'k .ri a normal and
mind financial basis.
Champ Clark, the Democratic lead
er is amoag those who say they
think that the president may call con
gress back even if it recesses for .90
days. One thing seems very certain
now. That is. that cocigress will
t in recess an during June, during
I '.he great national convcatios. .
What's on Program-
j In order that they may get away
;'n Saturday. June .r. before the Re
i inblicaii cfivcntion " opens, lloust
'Leader Mond'dl is pressing the com
mittees shandy to' clean up their
(Work for the session. Among the
i measures that it is planned to get
Mi rough are:
! The ccifereiicc on
priatioii bill.
: The conference on
i impropriation bill.
I The conference on
business ; islatica.
It was I The conference on the diplomatic
stray ends i byterian church refused lo allow Dr.
James I. Vance of Nashville, Tenn., to
maJie nn address in favor of the in
terchurch world niQvement, but by a
close vote accorded him the privilege
on the floor to answer questions.
Dr.Vance, who is the originator of
the iulenhurch world movement and
member of its executive committee,
declared "that a lot of money has been
w -is ted by I he . otlicia!;;, and the best
thing that could happen would be to
come, to-the crisis which confronts it.''
propose an
the hrst of
including
1' food of
Rcp-Vir-
dcnio-
com-
WERE NOT KILLED
IN ALTO ACCIDENT
Ey the Associated Press
Wilmington. N. C. May 20 Mrs
Robert C. Callacott and daughter, wVu
were reported in an Associated Pres
dispatch from Salisbury yesterday as
having been killed in an autcniobilc
accident near this city, are alive and
well. The. Associated Press news ar
ticle, was based on a telegram said to
have been receivdd bv Mr. Callacott
a Fayette vi lie Elk. attending the con
vention in Salisbury.
The report is believed to have arisen
through the misinterpretation of a
telegram Mrs- Collacott sent her hus
band yesterday announcing the deatl
of a niece in an accident in Shreve
port. La.
NEGROES ARE JAILED
ON SERIOUS
CIIARCE
the naval appro
the agricultural
the budget leg-
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a lure of eastern
Rusbiu. where
d been facriliced
r'.'ir : Russia with
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"" i."ni. which he termed
''V turned wronpVidi out witll
' '':nr - huwiiig. (ii'i nianv and
"ii i' iiti tbiile little to civil
; long lime and France.
11,1 I'lfe'liiir-, sv:Ay ,u,.,v jov
1' i I h her iv it iii'obleltl
',i'i"n Of all Kuropean
ii. 1' ne i ,.i ..ir i., ii...
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.'""I moral upbuilding, and
'"li'hind. the urcnt mnioritv
;i'"ii!r voung men ure victim
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"H" nuiic ot moral and snir
1,111 '''"in Dui'one for many
'mi-1 he ..I,.,,., I i
I iirni-h Leader.
' tn ii -1 U, t 'America for
America va hut seratcb-
iiii
decided that nil money in
pry at .present, be donated
lege libra rv. This
$ I ST. Feeling that this amount was
too small, if was agreed to increase
the donation to $000. Of this all but
!j'1f0, was raised on the spot ami a
committee was appointed to raise tlie
remainder before fall. This, incident
ally, places some $1100. at the dis-
p.l-.".al ot the I Piracy coniiiiir.ire, oilier
gifts amounting to MX). being now
on hand. Plan:; were advanced for
anil consular appropriation bill.
of
carrying out the sentiments-expressed
in the speeches of Rev. Adeihohlt and
Mr. Hudisill. The following oflkcrs
were elected: Mr. George was reel-
the treas
to the ed- The conference ca the District
amountd to ( (dumlua appropriation nut.
Ibe proposed bonus legislation lor
fcrinec service men.
A report from Representative Fcsy
o Ohio on his bill pnividkig for vo
cational rehabilitation of industrial
cripples.
The Volstead bill exempting farm
er? and certain farm organ i .a tit.ua
Jfiopi certain provisions of the nnti
t rust laws. . .
With only eleven' days reniaming in
By the Associated Pres
Henderson. N- ()., May 20. Georgt
I'awkins. Toni Hawkins . and Ifeprv
Dunn, negroes, are in iail here toda
awaiting a hearing before a Unitet
Stales comniissioner charged with
c mmissioner to assassinate H. M,
l ewis, a federal revenue agent. The
negroes are alleged to have raise'
jv.oney to pay another negro $,'100 foi
killing the officer.
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HOLY TRINITY
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Ave. and 15th. Street.
-Washineton, ' Mav 2(5. ConntrcEs is
iohmiied over what is . believed is the
I plan of an EuKli.sb syndkate to'diuun
j several thousand airplanes into the
j United States and establish a grea I.
aerial express service in tins cowifrv
by using machines that the. British
war office has 'discarded ais aoing
obsolete for military purposes: and
a vigorous fight is to be made da the
senate -to keep these planes out of
ompetition with thoe built in this
'.initrv.
Snator Harry New. of Indiana, is
he most outspoken ia Jus opposi
:cin to a foreign etpjipped ct nimei
:al air service in this country, and
t. will be his amendment to the r.ih.v
pproprpriaton bill that seaators of
limilar ' belief will support in an ef
fort to block what they characterize
is an attempt by British interest to
xp'.oit Ameica. That the senate will
ake keen interest ir; anything af
fecting aviation in this country is
ndicated bv the action of the scute
military affairs committee which re
c.itly raised the appropriation for
the army , air service from $27,250,
000 as passed by the House, to $40,
00,000. Secretary Baker had asked
for $(50,000,000. -
The very critical condition in which
hir service now finds itself was il
lustrated liy Scntor ' Wads worth,
hairman of the military alTairs com
mittee, on -the Jloor of - the senate a
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ew days ago. mh-h ue mi.
C'onsidcr Our ' Pl;ne
"With the excepttion of five exneri
.icnta! plaaes. all "the planes now in
ossession of the army of the United
States are. two years old. Most of
hem are DcIIaviland 4's which were
Ti&nufacturcd during the war, winch
loved to be of bad design, and scver
,1 of which have been remodeled in
-rdei- that the American flyer, if he
:omes to grief in the machine, may
iave some show for his life. They are
ut of date as compared with the ma-
nines ot otner j?oum,nes.
Evangelist 'Rakes Card Players and Dancers and
Tells Them There Is Nothing in Them
Urges Hearers to Follow Jesus, not lo
Lose Him in Their Lives
Taking Ins text from Luke 2:41-45.
ilfv. I lax ret. McLcndon. who is .hold
ing revival services under the tent,
last night, launched info one of tin
most direct and straight-forward
sermons heard here in long .time
and held the undivided attention of
his hearers from start, to finish.
While Mr. Mc London lacked sop'e "f
the sensationalism that som,j of .i
blearer;; expected, vet his gestures
were extravagant. 11- warnicl to hi.
subject at, the beginning, snatched off
b's collar and tie and in the simplest
of . language fold the story .of Mary
losing desus in fhe-templc when the:
Jews went up to the Passover at Je
rusalem. And when he was through,
many . doubtless were searching their i
hearts to find if thev too had lost I
Jesus somewhere along the way of'
life. j
"But they supposing Him to have
in the company went a long
MER RIO IS
PLiCED AT , ,
. ssa.Bin ..."
they sought h:
Ik and acdua'u.
e-
P5th
Several minisfe.rs visitors at tlu
uoir College ommencmient will b
present for t he services tonight. ,i'cv
Samuel Ilawn ami the Itev. Deaton
Jr.. two of the finest young preacher;
in the Lutheran church in the Unite
States will make -short addresses. Tin
pastor, Rev C. II. W. Kegley invite:
the public to hear them. Before
'church a very brief meeting of thv
church council.
and will
at all worthy of
serviceable and up to
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Abernethy en
tertained a few friends at their homt
l.-.sf night in honor of Dr. H. V..
Chase, president of the University
following his address at Lenoir Col
Jege.
" ItEGITN TO ?.ET.
The .Hickory post of the "Amcricai
legion -will hold its regular moMir."
in the K. of P. hall tomorrow liigh
at o clock. Ail members are urged t'
be present.
"We also have. a tew tcrman i'ok
ers, which constitute our share of
he divisicn of the airplanes wlucn
lie C.erman government surrendered
r.der the armistice- Wc also purchas
d at the end of the war a few Brit-
di S E 5's. All these machines are
wo vears old: comparatively they are
ut of date. The best testimony that
he military" affairs committee can get
s that by thee nUo taon
-vrv will all be worn out
have no airplanes
icing --called
late."
Tbou rh no official
ms been marie, it has been learned
in good authority that a company
recently incorporated under the laws
.f Delaware with an authori.ed cap
ital of $20,000,000 expects to
' .ra aerial express lines in this
y within the next year, ysin-g sev
eral hundred big Handley Page
lombers and DeHaviland machines
purchased from the British govern
ment soon after the war by a syndi
;.r,t. T'. e Hendley Page Ltd., owns the
controlling interest in the syndicate,
ard Frederick Handley Tage, Eng
'and's foremost airplane builder, is
,iow in this country, living opened a
,mite of offices in New York.
No pas'sengcrs are , to be carried
lirs i
announcement
open
coun-
i oeen
! day s .journey: and
I among their kinsto
jance,
j "And. they found him not. 1 hey
l 'turned back to Jcrusale'iu. .seeking
; him."
I Mary losing Jeus, was ii. poss.iiile.
lie whose. Jile was so closelv inter-,
woven with hers, he who was her own.
son. could it he possibi" that she tiai
lost him? Mary lost Jesus in the tern
pie.
It ' may be that -we have lost hm, j
not in the dance hall or theatre ner- i
haps, but when we to!d some mali-i
cious lie. when we wrongly accused;
some person of something he did not'
do. we may associate with the wrong !
person and we may have neglected j
to pay some honest debt which we'
knew we should pay. Sin is Winded:!
we .may lose Jesus and find him onlvi
lo lose him again. -but- we may have!
a vision. Vision makes a difference. ;
It may be wc lost Jesus in the j
sanctuary. We might have been so!
active in our church activities that we j
lost the sight of Jesus with our eyes j
on our work. , j
Mary , was the first to lose Jesus, j
she had gone a long day's journey i
without missing Him. Thev thought
He was in the company, among- H3 '!
kinsfolk and fronds and Mr. McLcn
don asked his congregation how Jeiig
they hud Kone without missing Jesus.
Perhaps they though He was in the
company, in the church to 'which, thev
belonged but he, asked fhemv was
Jesus in their own hearts. Suppose He
is in the congregation, in the familv.
among one's friends? A man should
not live on supposition no supposi
tion to it. We must know we stand
on solid ground, must know that Jesus
is in our hearts, must know we are
saved or born again. Wre can not af
ford to live in hope. We must know
that Jesus is still with us. Here the
sneaker said lie would rather lose his
loved ones than lo lose Jesus out of
his heart,:
Come back to the old time relic-ion.
Ly the Associated Pies?.
.Washington, Mav 26. Contribu
tions to the fund of Attorney Gen
eral Palmer's presidential campaign
were placed at . $50,010 bv former
Pc m esentative C. C. Carlin. of Vir
ginia, his campaign manager.
The largest contributor was .Jaine
McClung Guffy. of Pittsburgh, who
was identified as an oil man ami proin-ii-eiit
in Democratic politic?.; in Penn
sylvania. The next largest contribu
tor was 'former Federal Jiidr" J.
Harry V 'oviiigton.', I reasu rer of the
Palmer organization, who g:tvo
(ICO. Carlin said.
COOD WOOD MAN.
: Vv'ii'iam C. Proctor, of Cincinnati,
f has advanced $500,000 to the cam
; paign fund of Major General Leonard
j Wocd, h? testified today at the scn
i ate investigation into ore-convention
i presidential campaign financing. Mr.
Proctor said that advance was '.more
' than the total contributions" to Gen
eral Wood's campaign. He added that
i he had contributed $10,000.
', Mr. Proctor fold the committee that
, between 50 and 70 per cent of thp
j i'l'iount had been spent for publicit-v
; and the balance on speakers and
I headoua iters. "We have .spent. I
think, an average of $8,000 a state,"
he said.
DANIELS THREATENS
TO M AKE A N APP EA1
By the Associatetl Press.
Washington. May 20. Decalring
that a "sotam roller" was leing userf
! on him. Secretary Daniels told tb'
j senate naval investigation c.oimiitt.
I tfida.v; t,baf:hf would apiea! to f lie- fit! X '
tWiniifk-e if- Chairifran Hlc iint
I sisted in puffing into the rccqrd'ar
. "unfair, and unfounded" statement -as
i-lo cohoifioji of Aineric rratship?
!rvhen" 'fh' war begsn. '
M. L. Miller. Le
, VV. J5. Kudisill,
in.
1 1 1 t.r ' i : v coiulict. The world
P I tin, 1 ...,:ir
. ""Ull II UIV.ll IllViUim
Mt ion; cm out. judging bv
:" I n t W hi'her on the
1,4 'i';id self. But wc do not
of
'"If iiilcr,.'.
"i tlie present generat .ion
III nil,. ,. U... l'......t
1,1 ' ''''' 'l VII. flilftHIIW
r "ii m
1 i
, mi' intact, and Hie world
" i"r for leadership. Will
Ins
the
in
slow process or j
oroi'cut gener-i
In the practical;
Pe
on French oil. was
v the world war, h.;r
ected president, Ilev
president; Prof Leo
and treasurer: Miss
noirian editor; Kcv
uthletic advisor. . '
I'injoy Dinner
In the afternoon some 150 of the
alumni partook of a splendid dinner
furnished at Highland Hall by Mr.
(ieorge and Mr, (I.. Mu-
This too .was '-marked
by enthusiastic - endorsement of
(f the school as well as bv amusing
reminiscences of college life. On
the whole, it is doubtful if any other
event of Tlie collage year just, past has
been indicative of more healthful en
thusiasm, coupled with real construct-
i ive effort, and marked by more whole
some college spirit than these meet
ings of the alumni yesterday. The
north, the middle west and nearly all
of the South Atlantic states 'were rep
resented, and all testified to the value
of the training and the efficiency of the
teachings they, had received at old Le
noir, and expressed in hearty and prac
f'enl manner their eag'Mtiess to repay
the debt they owed her.
j which lo put. through these mensuros.
j those who have other pet bills, are. eu
lii'eavoring to crowd them in- Calen
dar Wednesday must be taken care
!lir
V.l
NOT OPPOSED TO
WAGE
''I H e world expects of. I! v Ha1 Associated Pre;;;.
Chicago. Mav 20.- The jai.lroads of
the United States arc not opposed to
Dr. Chnsr said, is i v fair increase in wauen for their
Americanism. "Np onibloves if the employes guaruntee
E. J. Sox. vice-! of . the house leaders say. and the
Ptoliek, socretaKy j unanimous consent calendar is be
coming jammed with lulls as never
before in a dosin-rale endeavor to get
((ion at this session.
Veto Sure.
' Still further complicating the situ
ation for the Republican leader is the
certainty that the president wMl veto
the peace resolution passed by I in
house en Friday, endorsing the sen
ate amendments without sending the
measure to conference,
i There is a strong suspicion on the
part of the Democrats, shared in by
a large number of Republicans, that
'the president is Koing to have a real
i".omo back" that will startle coi
i gross and make an impression on the
j people of the country. The general
; grounds on which he will base hi-
jveto. as seed by those who have been
i in the confidence of the white house.
are:
That it is not the function of con
gress to declare a state of peace and
that this is a constitutional power of
the executive.
That enactment of the resolution
I into law would fotieit all or the prop-
icily in the hands of the-custodian of
'alien property, valued at more Uuki
INCREASE i $500,000,000; that we would lose all
I the. ships we have here now: that we
could not possibly get reparation for
Markets
COTTON.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Mav 20. Yesterday';
advances were followed bv irre.gulai
fluctuations in the cotton market
during today's early trading.
r
Weather
For North Carolina: Gencialh
fair tonight and Thursday, northerh
winds fresh on the coast.
, Vital (Vnter.
, 11 ""' : "iih.
"I tenlcr 0f
."' 'I'' country
';'' 'hi m.'s for
V1"' '-onth
ln"h i'h'iils
" :f Ibe
V';l !lliil. l;( ,
'i'1''' IH'Dlll,
11,1 '"111 I.f h,,lwh..lw,v, or.,1 vn.l
I - . ..,.,0,, fill,
I,1" " 1 v high places, inc'.ud-
''' in other soetions of ' the
1111 hi the Mouth the young
Winn.,, t i',.
,M" "''''.' the wonderful mute-
scntativo Flood of Virginia in his mi
nority report on the resolution.
Stating a Principle.
That these funds, approximate!'
half a billion do'.'ars. cannot be deal
with otherwise than by restoration tf
their owners because it is a fixet
principle of international law tha
you can't take the property of na
tionals of a bellieerant nation to pa'
damages except by specific agree'
ment of that nation. The Vers.-ullo
treaty contains such consent fron
Germany, but the peace resolution
passed by congress has no such safe
guard.
In regard to the loss of ships, th.
president is expected to lay stress ot
the fact that the treaty and arrange
ments ancillary thereto deal ni i
ho projects tun
which America
i American in
and veneration of
spirit, of popular
Here wc believe
can govern them
that they will give honest and enn
.scientious work in return. E. T. Whi
ter. remesentiiiL' the roads. : told the
the. cost oi maintaining tne arniy.otjoreci.se and definite way with- eneml
occupation, because we would bit ; shipping. Without these provision;
making a separate peace with Ger-1 great uncertainty prevails as to th
many. k title to and right to use those Ger
The president is expected to point man ships. The president, will point
out that oy thew treaty ot peace maae
nt Versailles- which has already been
railroad labor board todav in finishing approved by .a sufficient number of
his reply to the cnmloves demands.
II A AG CIRCUS HERE.
The mitrhtv Haair circus came to
'V.
I'lul
naticns. all such matters of compen
sation have been referred to a rep
aration ccmhdssion on which the
United States will not have a repre
sentative. In regard to the prospective loss of
the alien property custodian funds,
out. , his advisers
that the title of
in congress say
the United State:
to German ships which it seized dur
if. K the war is very doubtful, as the
ships have never been nut through :
prize court, and those ships now conn
under- the jurisdiction of the renara-.
tion commission. Until such commis
sion has affirmed title in the Unite
I States, . uncertainty, with attend-'n
town today, put- on the parade shortly
two performance. The tent is pitched I the president is expected to take the danger to American interests, will re,
in West Hickory. . . J same ground as was taken by -Repre- main. . . , ... '
v r, ms air service iiuhilk wi
ear,' but one of the large express
.cm panics is understood to be inter
ested in the epierprise,' and as some
, )f the big bombing machines liavc a
;argo rapacity of more than a ton
md a half they will be no small fac
;,()(' in the transportation field. By the
jime - the air express .has been in op
t'lation a year it is the blief of the
.Sroniofcrs that it will havebeen suf-
dently standardized to make a pas-r'-enger
service practical and profita
ble. .
It is the opinion of Senator New,
''uid -many of his colleagues, that if
.;uch a" service is established in this
country, it should Ik; with machines
.hianufactured here, and not with
V'.hose of . some foreign country.
I Should the service be inaugurated
!. vith foreign built planes it would
,nean that .new parts and replace
ments would have to come from the
i'-amc source, giving domestic nimm-
'"acturcrs no chance to compete,
i Congress is interested in the mat
; ,er from a military as well as from
'.vn industrial standpoint, for c:ipe
:. iertce has shown that commercial
piviation and military aviation are so
losely interrelated' that thev cannot
ye separated. If this country has to
t?an on foreign manufacturers for its
Commercial machinesrav members.
?h time of war it will find itself de
pendent on them for its war planes.
,And if the 15,000 trained pilots now
'jn this country give their service
nd experience to any other nation,
they will not be in a position to man
American .machines of different type
. I.vhen the ni'i'inh r u iu..c
The most feasible method of keen-
ng the discarded war planes of other
OUntriCS from lnterferimr witii i h,.
- . - - ' - -" vu I IV-
consrnf inn i i A l.rl, i. -
drcraft in this country, in the opin
ion of Senator New, is an importa
tion tax that will either be prohibi
tive, or will be so high that foreign
Snachines, no matter how cheaply
hey may have been purchased, can
ot be brought in more cheaply than
lew planes can be Jjuilt in domestic
actories. the senator wdl press for
remediate action, ac machines are
dready being shipped into this coun
ty in large numbers.
THREE LABOR ACT
-SECTIONS 1 N VALID
By the Assciated Press.
Indianapolis, May 20. Three sect
ions of the labor act were held uncon
stitutional by- United States District
Judge Anderson in federal court today
wboquashed 12 of the 18. counts of the
indictments against miners and oper
ators based on these 'scHions in rulin;-:
on tbo motion of has E. Huglws to
quash he indictment.
Counts 1, 2. 3, 1 and 17, baed oh
section y of the Lever law, which the
court held ennstitutionol, were oper
ative, he said.
VERY BUSY
::on will spend
said Mr. Mclicndon. back to the Bible
and away from modern religion wii-n
its worhiJincss that is paralyzing the
c I. inch and religion.
v 'il i: .. i i 'i . - i : i .
i oii o. iiou v-iirioi I'gni wncrn vou - .-8-w-&
l,.ri xr. .. i r. . . '
litit o.jii. ,.iou iett iesu8, Jte li! not! SENATOR JOHNSON
no wiin you into sin. vou fave Him! - TO BE
:t.ntUl you Kai.iU.v ',",",." :r; Senator Hiram John
wrong 'S ,wo ,',iv(" (,;,yK NorU, C;i,!i!il
T,.,,',,,, ... . , , . this week in the interest'of his can
he w I u ' ' ir;,nV b;u:IkViL didacv for the presidency. He will
von'w rn t '"r ha! f ;V"tfect,bul speak tomorrow morning at Concm-d
v m 'ef r T1U f ' io -whcrc nd Salisbury and tomorrw afternoon
i l, you, c.10 not it:Komg .to a, fJrcensboro. and at Winsa-Salriii
ihut you out of heave,,. .Some of us ;n ,K. evening.
urp ffo.ng lo lmd li.m. find Him Senato,-' Johu.ou will Ewak m th?
wl.eie Ave slandered Koine' person., park hero Fridav at no,,,,, being vr
etole soniefhing lclonging to some j ute.l bv Mr- L. F. Klut.of Nc"'-
nc e.ist, hurt, someone's feelings, got! Jon. and from here he probabiv will
He. best of some man in a deal, failed I bV driven in automobile to Liucohdnn
to pay an honest debt. We ve got to i-for a short address before be sneak?
go Da ck and it we don t. t his old cov
ci ed up sin will 'never "die. it will fol
low us on and stand between us and
tFe judgment bar like" Pike's Peak.
Mr. McLcndon exhorted his hearers to
confess their sins to God. make right
those wrongs committed in the past
Mary anfd Joseph found Jesus at the
a tar and there is where we are going
to find Him. just where we jeft Him.
to ifoV a short address before be
at Gastonia at 4:45 the sante day.
Tlie local committee has mode great
preparations for his entertainment
and it is expected that hundreds will
be here from adjoining counties.
JITNEY ORDINANCE PASSED BY j
COUNCIL x i
City council last night passed on
first reading a jitney ordinance reg
elating the operation of cars for hire
in this city. All curs must display in
a conspicuous place their licenses
and rates and the charge must not
exceed 50 cents for any point in the
cdy. This action -was taken following
the decision of . the supreme court de
claring a municipality could not
charge "a license tax of more than )
per. year for eacJi car.
Council passed on second and final
rtading the ordinance authorizing the
sale of $12y,000 municipal building
bonds and ordered bids opened June
8. The advertisement was ordered in
serted today. "
SO U TH E It L A N D IS LEADING
GENERAL WOOD.
i'y the Associated Press.
Wheeling, W. Va.. Mav 2G. Re
turns from yesterday's statewide pri
mary in Wlest Virginia being com
piled here by a local newspaper
showed' at an' early hour this morning
that Senator Howard Southerland
continued to . lead Major General
Wood for the Republican nomination
for president.
HOSE DI'EAM IS
DECIDED SUCCESS
More than a capacity house saw' th?
jieseutation of "A Rose Dream" at
the South school last night, the hand
some new auditorium being over-run
and 200 persons standing in the hall
cr being turned away. The entertain
ment was delightful in every wav
; nd reflected credit on the children
?nd their teachers- To Miss Virginia
Allen, principal, and Miss Mary. Knox
t Henderson and Mi 4s Maycc B.teck-.
j we'der. who drilled the voting rwotI
j so 1hor ughly and Mrs. Robert Brown,
I who directs th-c music, go Che major
icccdif for the production,
j It. was indeed a fail 'v' operetta, with
j many, many beautiful children, aU
tractivelv costumed, doing their fall
I parts. The p'ay was in- two scenes.
Among the leading characters - it
would be difficult to pick out the
"stars." but the audience enjoyed
them all. The cost was aided by a
large company of boys and girls.
Those taking the leading - parts in
the operetta were Dorothy Doster, as
Little Rose: Hal Ballew. as Hon
My Thumb; Alice Summerow, FairV
Queen: Galloway Peterson. Giant
'Forgot": Mary Cil'ey. Door Fairv:
William Weaver and James Regan,
twins "Can" and "Can't": Haze! Dark
ley and Virginia Van Tassell, Rose
buds, and a chorus of fairies elves
and roses, : . t .. ..
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