S "
Daily
c, lr(KI" HIE
(()pi,;: ;
WEATHER
Local showers prob
abJy tonight and Sun
day: tinlle iailahie
winds. .
V( , V. NO. 2o'2
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 21, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
7 "
- - . . .... . - . .; ' . 7
SEE SOLONS RUN
OM NASHVILLE
AWAY FR
Jyerly-rive Antis, Unable to Take Their Medi-
fjiv. ;l Off to Decatur to Prevent Final
idMjn os. Suffrage Res Ira , Order
9
Issued for Various Offic
SOCIETY fn Newton Society
Mr
oned
and Air:;. II. R. Aiken cliapcr-
Newtom Aug. 21. One of the most '
delightful serial events oi the season
CHURCHES
;.oP yif yCilng,-P.t0p,e who the reception given by Mrs. L.
Ipff " i ----I was mo lecepuon given uy Mrs. L,. Joi
i, t ' a trU i5 niorn- F- Long at her lovely home on North ! Ke
ien everTd-v 1 U Main Stect whcn tertained At
PCna fca . five hundred in honor of her house I
Misr-e-- Hel"r. Be-rcr nnd Me;;sn
Harry Curtis and Addison Borcn of
iinv-nt ur;i ,;n-i' truest.-? at. a
I n;ir v r.i Mi;-,! 1.', -f.. n j
lli:'m Howard at the muurv.
guest. Miss Ma ration of Washington, ;
u. V. Meo'Janies Fletcher of Wil
ningion ; :! 1 G --vro Voder of Hick-
. a"' i'1'1'1' i'-'-- j,, , : to nr(:
. ., i ,,j 7 1 4Tli ily tlK Associated Pre
Kfiuse ory, were the winners of the priis,
lovely eiej'o ue chme hnndicerehiefs.
Mannic-u was aluo pVcsentMl
,...j-t . i!'r ti-tinessee m
,: n ! "' ti a nwlion
1M T I
,1
r it t
,!
ll.t".l!"'4
..I' i" in ralifviu;;
i.ii i iini'.'nil-i'c't and
. i.'i ' ti nt r'folitioii
,, ! ; C'Mt" ill OlflvT
h !" -M'tt t the mirrors
I I ?- I!ik, .uiTrae
.i . ct.?v.itu-
tr.o
s
T ' i 1
I 'l'M Ml' I-'Ti A .1.. AlVJ-
( Hecatur. Al.. aceordinf to!
c"'M::.' or ot tiio r.om:v
i
i
jf., p. T w, ., . ,. I with a beautiiui crepe do chine hand-!
. V.,0i .('V:;,cr ,Illck I?. be! Fletcher of Wi!min-ton. Gconre Yod- I
a wi-.it i.; vlt- i : I L, Ui iiickDiy, iioinia i ticks oi v
A. Whittle m canvassing Wmly City ir!.,- vvn? r a t.v,,4i., r r.ervc.
Thirtvi f,.; ti' ... : V05-" urocJ;-i 1). Cochran, J.
' " -s''w. Ilt-v.c.nt- l i -a ,.V 11.... , i. .Ts
'"OJM - l ill; Ul V aolllilULOn. '!
Ihe siilturh;; :vo beinsr
over before Ilickt-ry proper.
Lancaster and
Iltrly Trinity, Lutheran.
13th avenue and 15th street.
ev. C. 11. W. Kea-lev. nast.or.
t 11 A. M.. Ciiurch servir.es.
h.iect of sermon, "What do" vou
brina; to God?"
At ' 3 P. M., Servicer;, r.uhiprt
-:Afiam acid Eve and the old Oer-
At 9:45 A. M., the Bible school.
Ah men invited to the Bible class.
At P. r.L. tha Junior League and
4- rt T TIT J 1. f -r
"-t tiie Denior Jcacue.
Slranprc-rs and' visitors are hearl
:iv welcomed in our church. .
Thou rdinlt worship the Lord thv
iiini orjy ..shalt thoi;
MPT JUDGES "
WON'T EXE
FROM STATE PRIMARY
Senate Refuses to Make Distinction in Their Case
Many Bi!3s Passed in Both Houses High
way Commission Confirmed by Senate
in Executive Session
i .c.' h' ire tram.
M ::.''. lot! .iv.
vhich arrived there
nr.:
A 1
it..ii,ir'
OITICFRS KETR A IN ED
By the Associate! Wress.
Nashville, Tcnn.. Aug. 21. Chan
cc.l'ot' J.i'iirri IJ. Newman today is
sued a writ if injunction temporar
ily restraining Governor Roberts.
u crtr.iry and ! Secretary of Ktato Slovens and the
: r.peakerr; of the Tenneiee senate and
i nouv fj'om certifying to Secretary of!
i;;te Loiv 1 eiinessee ratification
cT the federal sulTratre amendment. '
I'aperj were served oi Governor
Roberts immediately, but so far as
kn-jwn service hud not t-iken pljco
on the r.pcretarv of state and the
Mr.
(-,, ami L,avii!a
, , " ;"M'f-'. Mr;;. Lorc
i-osr.on ten vcsleidav for L,owell to
visit her parent?;. Mr. and Mrs. J.;
Titman. after beine iru3ats t hi -1
Watson., of Boston.
-ervei
a delicious
tii. I'aut':"., Lxithcran.
! T XT' V I. i- - ..
oundiv rclico! at 2 P.
I'reaching at 3 P. M.
xou are invited to these servise
M ';'. W. I). Cochr? r. was hostess io
iVlO l.:.1n.n T.V-1 fU "
f I.;. t.. , , I "4 ' iuu nwjy aitfilioon.
,T c i'rvcr rfv ' fi After a number of panics had been
i:o from" LofelX DV'0 I PIar ifc ' Mrs. L. F.
where Mr. 1- rve will be looatrrS 1 .n-, ! 1'!,K'' h:J,a 1i.:f. h?ncLjt score and vva
M.
BY MAX ABEI'NETIIY) to inccrac the pay of jurors from
Kalei-h. N. C. Aug. 21Votmg $3 to $1 a day and witnesses to
down the Burns bill for exemptiing! a day, in the discretion of the county
lusuces oi the
R.
car ns :i rerri:.iii-.fniv t-.f dm Vi I i'lwtu
tor Talking Maciii-ne Gomoany.
lilt.Y Ah'E
i i'i'...
'.!'. CI. -Twenty-
1 f n!'--ee huuv,
!' ii fic. f i f .ti on 1hu
eddn.pnt. flriivedi two S'pffkers.
....i,..
u nit-.
..1 'H':ne -i' '
f 'OVi-.ri wei'i1
. "i lT' 1 1 -1 e t . r
let', ttiih'iv ani
;v t! "in I'll
rm I'lntf ut.
ft'
JirJAVV UAINS PAM GE
TOi;AGrO IN MKGLMA
Th'nvi'l". Va . Aug L'l. Four inch
es ran f:i!lii::a duri'nsr the pa'd
hu 'it' t t i i- 1 . urti, na" f.erictJv
dnm:vc;l (.hi- tt.ha'co crop? in this
. "rftmn of th1 tate. The downoour
!' 'ie fintinu .?, since Wedne-ulav
fnd i'".-ie i w ir'dira i"P of rt cli;invi
'.r r ve-i'hei'. a.c.:rdina to gov
ennm t weather emci?..'.
in r r i sn;
nun ru
il
irnins
OHKERS ST 11,1
Crrinth. Reformed.
Walter W. Howe, pastor.
9:45 A. M., Sunday school, "W.
'v enver, laiyerratcndent.
11 A M r.T.v,i;,-,o. W..-1,J c..
witn tn-i prize! nio hv th mstov
Those enjoying the hospitality of '') P. 'M.. Christian Endeavor.
Mrs: Cochran were Mcs-dames W. A.! 8 p- M., Evening worship. Sermon
Mr. Frar.k Alien, son of Mr. and j Bhyne, J. 3. Lancaster, Charles W. I master.
Mrs. J.F. Al'en. left today for New ! Sherill, L. F. Long. Fred II. Yount ! trayc,r rtZ Wednesday even
York, where .'he wial practice law. ! David B. Gaither. Frank Garvin. Zehiin,at &-.clocc.
r. Allan graduated from Lenoir! Yount. Glenn Lone, J. C. Yonnt n I A,,e p-UJllc 'Is? cordially invited to
;u sci '.'ices, visitors and strangers
n fllo r-ifir R-.J .,i;..J I
iK.-i.iijf, i. vjiuweii, aim iuisses ceme.
Grace Gaither, Marmion. of Washing-!
ton, D. C, and lone Mebane. Mrs. j First Methodist.
Cochran served a delicious salad! Rev. W. O. Gocde. oa:;tor
course.
Mrs. David B. Gaither was hostess j Lor-
to the auction bridge club on Thurs-I ,J fcVt V 01?e at'term mornnnir
IC CiK'-." hlS liaer s degree at! L. Evcrhardt, Sid Smyre, Will Aber-
1 i o v ji nui in Carolina
and hi; law decree at Harvard, lie
i:j not oniy Avell qualified to compete
h: the practice of law in the metrop
Hn. but he possesses high oualitie.;
fliEit. son 'will eomme?id him to those
with whom he associates.
uprcme court and
iudges of the superior court from
participation in primaries, the ?cnate
tcdai' had oa introduction of another
primry bill by Humphreys of Wavne
which provides for a referendum of
the whole primary question to the
people in November. He asked that
the bill be not referred to a commit
tee, but on being assured that thc
committee e-n elcctiton laws would
each it., agreed.
The scenate worked for 2 1-2 hours
Baracas Entcrtaindd.
The Junior Fhilaheas of the First
Methodist church entertained the
Baiata .Class with a most enjoyable
porch naity and wateriiieJon feast
:'t the home ( f Miss Dorothy Ivev on
'Ie:it!i h venue ia-t night.
'I here wnr, a large crowd present
ipd ti' evening - w;r: delirhl fulW
;pent .n playing various eames.
sundav school 9:45 A. M.
Preaching- 11 A. M., by the pas-
Mis
"TV
;. i -1 . C'l Gereo
. ',. . V'.j'l, ed-4o. w:u
r 11 " cfdMntr Irt t"-
I :' . mid' (-.'(ood t he
i f i ' i ! :tl" W-'l't oi' T
;i i . r , tn be (lis-
Iho'inr.r i.i expected
"i" vie it w'ck.
nmipinfiin
q j .1 n avainiu'v
By th A??oci?.te;l P e?.
G?r.3t"ntnople. Aug. 21. Advice?
to lb" I'lcneh mir.iion Icre report the
capture of Casiw, Aaia Miner, by
French troopr, and hope is hl! out
for the American n Irf workers who
have been under i.eige at Adana since
June 2o.
0
SENATE IS AGAIN
SCORED BY
GOK
: : ', I I' :
Ai : ,r bo;-.l--:.vi,r
' " !- ..f f.vv, ?.(.00M to
' " t !: r -u ri h i j bv I'ol-
1 ' n Sielil.-.e and
.''''' ...-.. .;v,j to pre."'
: ' ' " . J.-r? todav.
H)!,!K rr.T(X TERMS
'u AioeMt'i t'rrss.
IT i
' t!i .,o.ff,iih confer
f v:-': 'Hnirsd.iy. the Polish
'i;nn fminiiivi'd Poland's peace
' ""! ; I' fe y.nd inivolntc
""'r", n.'ording to Mo&co'.v
'! At th3 second
it P,
V )-"' ttf-,-4 .fin id Poland
l" hi.ii.. wir. It had sent
'''!'T'; I'i'o territorv onre be-
in; ff) ft..,, ,lr.i 1 -iv.wl Pninia
3 in rvhiri'f.
up '40vit overn-
' ' 'i i-i'm! Pre
Au:t. Preparation o'
'" 1 " ' ; -u; rc hv tlie great vic
.v''h v.'"('k" over the Rmi
rr;. v-i Hiding t., opinion gen
,' cn,'beii.-.l in Fieneh military
Vi t. j.ro.ablf :it Win
J" ( ' '",,''''f'r faults. The bol
j1' will '-ft,p destruction.
, 1 "'''t riom losses in re-
Wiih Mi-,J5 Rowe
Louise Rowe entertained a
'"r c-f !nr frietii's at hrv home
on Tliirienth avenue last night in
honor of her cousins, Missei Madaline
?nd Emma Lee Hoover of Thomas
vil'e viho have hern visiting her for
several days. The evening was pleas
ant'y r.pent together and games and
contests of various kinds were en
rtH'ed in. Just before leaving the
scucts wcrt 3trvo.x wi'h kc ever-m.
cake nod grapes by Mrs. W. W. Rowe,
assisted by her daughters, Msses
Louise and Gladys Rowe.
rl;iv nffcvMnrm h vivnU 01.- i worship. No services at r.ie-lit.
hotel. The nnrJor b.-.d lM..Pn Wfr . 1 rayer services o o clock Wednes
fully decorated vith roses and other
cut jlowers. Thc prize, a lovely work
basket was won by Mrs. Glenn Long.
! cay evening.
! Everybody invited to
vices.
Jill
ser-
KACE POSTPONED.
3y the Associated Press.
"Elsin. 111;. Aug. 21. The Elgin
national road race scheduled to start
st noon today was postponed this
morning for one week on account of
:.' in.
ILH 51.1115
Ve A.
I,. f
i"'C'i,(tr.(i press.
Ey thc Associated Press.
Orviib. O.. Aug. 21. Another
r. i t s i pttack on the senate "oli
garchy" was made here today by
Govrrnir Cox in an address reolv
'ncr to that delivered xecentlv bv
Senator Harding, his Republican
opinen!:. in which Mr. Harding
commended the senate as a forum
ef public service. '
"Hi? Republican candidate.' said
Gcvrinor Cc.i, '"has devoted a front
nonh session to the defence of the
United PUtes senate witii character
i. tic resctionnl isolation from the
current of public thought, lie fails
to distinguish between the United
Cv tales .-senate as an institution and
the lht of the United States scna-
crs who hnvf taken ciiarsre f an
important part of the irovcrnment.
"It. i : our contention that a grouo
of men have formed a domineermir'
r lirarcnv m the senate and that thev
h.-ive interfered with the welfare of
ho world, delavtd recrnsi ruction n
ihn country, an to me cusunci
iurv of the neoule."
'lhat tin Republican senate erouo
xvi trvinv to annex the presidency
al o wn.i a-.serted by (overnor Cox
who s'ooned here todav en route to
Cantrn. O.. where he was to spe.
ajrain tonight at a "Cox day" raUv.
na feeling against the senate.
Governor Cox declared, "grows spe
n fir;llv out of the abuses of the
flWHi-chv. Prompted bv its success
in ' r.Wtiifdivp tactics it ha3 moved
i.ito an entirely new undertaking
2nd it ?eeks to annex tne presiaecy.
o.nHnninir hia attack upon Re-
n-iHicnn camnaian contributions,
Cftnnft Coy nlao charged that the
"creedy iterests which are making
thn eontributiens have been in no-fnrii-n
rensort with the senate
oligarchy" ,
jl I 111! T"
COTTON.
ENJOYABLE TIE
ONTHURSDAY
. EVENING
f u
21. Polish residents
nivi! pud down a
-'.n-iiit Avnicn has oeen
r ome time, ac-
: sue
While members of the canvassing
committee for Oakwood cemetery
paused in their activities today, plans
were being developed for an enter
tainment on the public square next
Thursday night lhat will add to the
band concert and serve to bring out
hundreds to hear the music and en
joy the cream and cake served by
the Cmmunity club. The band con
cert will remain the principal attrac
tion of the evening's program, but
it will be suplementcd with other
members of real interest. The can
vassers reported today that they had
received between $700 and $00 for the
eepiot'-'-v cmimii-'sion. a-nd thev will
start out Monday with the expecta-
. . i i i inr rrr 1
tion oi raising rne entire ,oou need
ed to make the improvements.
In adition to the band concert
Thursday night, the Mandolin and
m-cdfdp clubs will perform a auartet
will be on hand and young ladies will
be dressed in nrettv costumes.
Ice cream and cake will oe serve a.
Bv next Thursday night it si hop
ed that the weather will be fair and
pretty and that the Hickory Concert
Bsnd. which is sivin0, such fine en
tertainments every Thursday night,
will be reinforced with other numbers
to be put on as interludes.
VEGETABLES REACH
LOW PRICE LEVEL
fi:
;p'",uYu;i proposed by the
I 1 1 1" . . 41 1 1 V
'vi a n a'urces.
,J wiu.i-t.K ft.om Upper
.jjj, V"'Sf: '.' have emigyotod
-truT r 1n tile l't tw veTS.
, ,lr)r "'Mun or Polish: the set
'!(. v h, i 1' f-'rovernment for
" 2C vi in vhf? district
,a JWRpancrs declare thc sit-
Bv tho Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 21. The cotton
market was under continued press
urn nr. the opening of the cotton
market today. First prices were b
Points higher on July, but generally
11 8a noints Jbwer and actixe
n-onths sold 14 to 43 points below
Inst ni3ht!5 closing during the first
fcv minutes. The market rallied on
covering.
Open CI os
October 26.75 27.42
December 25.90 26.43
January 2o.l0 25.6o
March 24.95 25.50
May 24.75 25.30
Wahinton. Aug. 21. Potatoes,
and fruits and vegetables generally,
neared the seasons low price level
to date last week, according to a
department of agriculture market
summary issued yesterday.
At $3 a barrel, reached in New
York, Dotato prices to growers "are
rev lower than they ought to be,
considering the cost of production."
the statament said.
In western cities, potatoes are
higher than va the east, and the
price range is from $4 to $5 a bar
rel. Onions, at 70 cents a bushel, and
cabbage at $20 a ton. the statement
raid, "aie going at radical prices."
The hostess served a salad course
at the close of the Karnes. Those en
joying the hospitality of Mrs. Gaith
er were Mcpdumes L. F. Long, J. S.
Lancaster. C M. McCorkle. J. C.
Yount, R. L. Taylor, W. D. Corhran,
Frank Garvin, Ralph Corpening, W. A
Phvne, B. B. Bible, Lamar Stanback.
Vied II. Yount, Glenn Lomr, Zeb
Yount. Rosi Huitt. P. O. Carpenter.
Mis;;e:5 Grace Gaither. Marmion. and
Lavina Watson.
-v
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dove and
damrbtec. Miv-s Marion Dove, of Co
lumbia, S. C, are guests of Mrs.
Dove's mother. Mrs. M. J. Rowe. Mr.
Dove ir, secretary of state of South
Carolina and has no opposition for
election thir. year
Mrs. G. C'eve Little md daughter. I
who have been spending the sum
mer with the parents of Mrs. Little
at Atlantic, N. C, have returned
home.
. Mrs. Tcrissa Hoyle Wlison, who is
engaged in county heaith work at
Chester, S. C, has returned after
spending a few days with Mrs. J. A.
Young.
Mr. Mack Drum of Tiilsa, Okla
homa, is the guest of his brother,
Mr. C. D. Drum this week.
Miss Nellie White of Washington,
D. C, has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. J. Y. Killian. She left todav j
for Ralrigh. accompanied bv Mrs. B.i
J. Applewhite, who has been spend-1
mg tiic cummer with her daughter,,
Mrs. Killian.
Mr. Clarence Clapp, Jr., is spending
a week with relatives and friends at
Albermale and other places.
Messrs Fred Manning and C. G.
Long, students at Davidson Colege,
are spending a few weeks in the
city.
Mr. L. F. Klutz is spending this
week at Morganton, attending Burke
county court.
Miss Jessie Drum has returned from
Atlanta, Ga., where she
month with relatives and friends
Miss Dorothy Ervin has accepted
a
schools
leave for that city in a few days.
Miss Estelle Hinshaw returnel to
the city yesterday from Baltimore
and other northern cities where she
has been buying goods for the P U.
Carpenter store Uhdju studying JhiB
latest styles in millinery.
Mrs. R. L. Washington, sister of
Mr. P. O. Carpenter, left this week
for Richmond, Va., where she will
visit relatives for a few weeks.
Miss Mabel Bacon of Charlotte, was
the guest in the city yesterday of
friends, en, Joule to Bali$S Creek
camp meeting.
Mr.- C. II. Mebane, Jr., and sis
ter, Miss Evelyn Mebane, motored to
Winston-Salem Friday to visit their
sisster. Mrs. Coman Rothrock.
Mr. George F. Cochran, state newsi
editor of the Greensboro Daily Mews,
is spending his vacation with his
mother. Mrs. G. W. Cochran.
Mr. W. H. McCorkle, of Tyler,
Texas, is visiting his brother, Lieut- j
enant-Colonel C. M. McCorkle, and (
other relatives in the . city.
Mr. A. K. Thurmond, of Atlanta,
Ga., has been visiting his brother,
Mi;. C W. Thurmonjd, for several
days. This is Mr. Thurmond's first
visit to Newton.
Mrs. John M. Wagner and children
are spentiing some time at Ocoan
View, Va.
Mrs. Ernest Yount is the guest of
friends in High Point this week.
Mrs. Carrie Michael of Alabama,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. S. Deal,
on College street.
Miss Kathrine Page, of Greensboro,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
George Moose on Main street.
Mr. Max Hoyle of Salisbury, was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. A.
P.
the
First. Biiptist.
Sunday school at 9:45. T
Pruitt, superintendent.
Preaching at 11 . o'clock in
morning at o in the evening.
Junior and Senior B. Y. P. U: at
7 o'clock.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
First Pre-bvteria-n.
Fi. M. Craig, D. D., pastor.
9:45 A. M.. Suday school.
11 A- M. and R P. M., Preaching.
7:15 P. M., Christian PJndeavor
Societies.
Wednesday, S P. M. fpray""
meetin::.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all services.
You will find a hoartv welcome.
commissioners.
On a point of personal privilege,
Senator Rufe Haymore offered hrs
personal apologies to Senator Gray
for a ri murk which some thought
was a reflection on Scnntor Gray.
The e"jfjte f ijoivrned until 4
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The house today by a vote of 77
to 2 passed upon the second reading
the bii! for raiding revenues for
schcols under the revaluation act fol-
today passiing of a large number of ';lowing the aloPtion of an amendment
keoi measures and ciiposiing .of
many measures of general nature.
Following the regular business the
senate went into executive session
and confirmed the highway cornmis
"ion. there being no comment.
1. Making it uneeessary for a
cojrpora'ion to get an amendment to
it;; charter to issue preferred stock.
2. Iiicrcvtoiing minimum capital
3teck of bank in towns of 1.500 from
SI 000 to $5,000 and in towns over
1.500 from $10,000 to S15.000.
o. Alliowing county commissioners
on the recommendation of the com
mittee on finance and education. Tha
amendment as adopted provides that
each county must levy the full ten
per cent increase of revenue over
last year and in the event the sum
is not sufficient, the county may bor
row thc iamoufit necessary.
Included in the new bills int.ro-
duced in the house today was one by
Representative -Riser exempting
Stokes county from the operation of
the primary law.
Adjciirnjiient war .taken until S
o'clock Monday night.
CATTLEMEN C1T IETI
IS J
I
Z GALLE
E
exau
Church cf the Ascension, Episcopal,
Rev. S. Ii. Stroup. rector.
12th Sunday .after Trinity.
Services a-; the Episcopal church
tomorrow will be as follows:
7:30 A. M.. Holv Communion.
9:45 A. M., Sunday school.
11 A. M.. Morning prayer and
sermon.
Everyone cordially invited.
NEW MACHINERY
FOR WOMEN
"The status of a woman under
the amendment," says Attorney
General J. S. Manning, answering a
i
question, "is the status of a man j a'yo.jt a reduction of the cattle pop-learhinp-
his maioritv. All she wili elation which must in thc end mean
spent a j have to do is to pre3ent herself for j mounting beef prices and
By the- Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 21.
catUcmm are facing a very seriou.; 30,
"itualic-n, which hat; i
thc country's
Iheir inability
beef tupnly. due to
to get loanj. accord
ing to A. C. Williams, assistant sec
retary of the cattle raisers' asso
ciation of Texas. He said that the
money stringency was bringing
about the depletion of existing herds
?nd preventing the building up of
new ones.
:More good pasturage is going to
waste in the cattle country than for
many years." Mr. Williams said.
"Range conditions in Texa? and
elsewhere have been ideal for thc
past year, and prices, though unsat
isfactory, have not in general meant
actual loss to the stockmen!, The
relatively low prices prevailing have
been in goodly measure a result of
the inability to tain credits.'
The present financial situation,
however, following on the heels of
severe drouths in "both the soutn-
Thc Hickory Merchants' Associa
tion will meet Monday night. August
' ih" purpose of taking up the
bearing on i qucolion of a first class resort board
ing house for Hickory. President
Clark has received many pledges of
financial support and the association
is determined to put the proposition
across.
Merchants and business men gen
erally are erpected to be at the meet
ing in the interest of the resort
board inf house and it is one thing
the association is going to do next
year. 'That wid be a stort in a buiuT
ing program that is expected to
shove Hickory forward.
Evary day there are demands for
houses here and there are many per
sona in different parts of the count ry
who would liek to live in Hickory if
the proper facilities were here. The
Merchants' Association will see that
something is done.
west and northwest. is bringing
registration. She will be required to
position to teach in the graded Tiay no poll-tax this year because
tools of Morehead City and will j sh. h.f ; in 3Senct 5
v, maioritv' as far as voting is concern
ed, since the time for listing taxes."
The same opinion was expressed
bv Governor Bickett.
Machinery to enable woman to
vote has been carried in bills pre
sented in the general assembly, bat
under the ruling of the attorney
general this machinery will be un
necessary. Women will register at the same
time and" places as the men and they
will vote at the same booths.
There is a general suspicion in
Hickory that there will be more
clean collars, clean shirts and press
ed suits cn next election day than
ever before in North Carolina. It is
also believed that some of the to
bacco . chewing about the polls witi
be cut out. and it is another reason
able assumption that liquor-drinking
will not be practiced anywhere near
the voting preyns;
TAKE 15,01'Q PRISONERS.
By the Associated Press.
" Warsaw, Aug. 21. The Poles have
captured 15,000 soviet prisoners un
to Thursday, it was announced last
night.
nation-
A'idp pconornie loss
"On a recent trip through cest
Texas and New Mexico. I had oc
casion to observe that many pastures
were unstocked; or thinly stocked
t-nd. inquiry developed the fact that
owners were anxious to stock and
had plenty of security but could not
obtain loans.
"Many cattlemen whose ranches
were stocked were being compelled
in linni.late. and thousands of cattle
which should normally be used for
breeding, or at least for develop
ment into, finished beef, were being
sold for slaughter.
"The sheep-raising interests of
the San -Angeio country are even
more seriously threatened than the
cattle interests. This is due in part
to the financial stringency, and is
having its bearigg on the cattle sit
uation. "The principal factor m the sheep
men's problem, however, appears to
be the virtual withdrawal of the
wool buyers from the market. The
wool crop this year in the San An
geio territorv is estimated at between
8,000.000 and 9,000,000 pounds, an
increase of about 3,090,000 pounds
over formev years.
"Comparatively little of that has
been marketed because the buyers.
haninr comfortable stocks on hand.
are not offering anything like a fair
PERSONS ARE
LOST Oil STEM!
Young, during the week end.
Miss Macie Blackwelder of Hick
ory spent the week end with Mrs.
Dr. Glenn Long.
Mrs. George M. Cobb and children
are visiting relates in South Caro
lina this week.
Misses Mildred Sherrill and Carrie
Thornton hiVe retu.rh.ed frcm th
summer school at the state university.
Miss'es Lillian and Isabel Caldwell
have returned after visiting relatives
in Charlotte and Davidson.
By the Associated Press.
Sanlt Stc Marie. Mich. Aug. 21.
The lives of 29 person;, one of them
a woman, are believed to have been
lest shortly after 9 o'clock last night
when the sunnier Superior City
sj-nk thre miles from shore after
-pU;ding with another ld earner.
Four' members of the crew, in
c.'ading Cfcpl. Edward Sawyers, of
Alvion, Mich., were saved. Names
of the missing could not be learned
tod? y. sf-i rdl records of the Superior
City were lost. The missing woman
is known to have been the wife of
the second engineer.
MODERATE IRISH
s ": tit
TOMEETTUESH
By the Associated Press.
Dublin, Aug. 21. All moderate sec
tions of cninion in Ireland are in
terested in next Tuesday's conference
r-ollorl tn tTiKlf f-vpw r.Tiaso of fifimp.
price. The growers are endeaf oriiisr sentiment to unite in a state
to hold, and have sevewl million , ment tQ Premier Llovd G?or?e cover.
.lliiClU 1V
nounds stored at San
neighboring points.
The whole plain bearing the Great
Lakes is gradually tiliing. rising to
ward the northeast and sinking to
ward the southwest.
An English syndicate is exploit
ing great oil and gas fields recently
disocvered in Jugo-Slavia.
The Pacific wajrus is larger than
that found in the Atlantic.
in? homer ule for the island. This
statement will detail what measures
short cf a republic wil keep Ireland
within the empire. The meeting while
suggested by the Dominion home rul
ers will be open to every section and
group and wiE include many men
who until six months ago were iden
tified with, the unionist cause. ;
Cells in wasps' nests are in single
layers instead of two, as with highec
bees.
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