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Hickory Daily Don't I nil t see that your mime is (,n lhe rcghlriit'o" hooks. WEATHER Faii; tonight and Thurs day, little change in temperature. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS BANKRUPTCY AND RUIN FOR AMERICAN FARMER JAMES JOY JEFFREYS DONALD M! CALL wmmm LOWDEN AND MORROW TO BE WITH COOLIDGE HERE Governors of Illinois and Kentucky to Accom pany Republican Vice-Presidenial Candidate on Tour of South-- In Hickory. Thursday, October 21 Report cf Committee Agricultural Confer- . 'is . ence Speaks Out Again ePreiiSon f Raw Products and Witholdii. Financial Assistance to Farmers oi Country Hv ins A .social cd Press. VVadiingb-ii. O.-t. !'-!. (in.-r;ij ) :ii.!.ii.i.'tk'.v and I'uin are inevitable,' iH.uif remedy is found to relieve .i', ' nu,.!i! jrue situation as it nf-f,..-,' the farmers, s.iys a report u' iV.i'iird ! the .tgf it-ultuval conference il- f .. . :;y by a ouiiniiittv appointed t';.' organization:. '11m uoi-.it was adopted without a dissent ing V'.l'. 'Hi,. committee blames the federal i it- A-iv-' sv tini for present price, , h-iruirp: 'that it "ha arbitrarily wuhh'lii ftoin n - i t i 1 1 c the b.isie iuiu.ry .it this fountiy to maintain n '.,.'1 'if puces thit at hast meets ; i .; .if ;i oj'.in i:m" jK-hiiiut,' that the mind of the farm le'-datUm is oniinou:," the commit ter y.y, "this stale of mind can on- !,,. i-hanged by a frank and fair at ;',ti. !i nn Ihe pail oi" those in the Litln nty. the test of whiih in net- in,, i-nmiiiittee sav- "U is wron as ,;.ii"n of policy nrtilically to press . v, i tiie pike of commodities and .. t icv'itiuiv wrong to begin with 'i.v iaw commodities fr such a pro--ii i inevitably forces upon the pro ,: i t f tl.e heaviest burden of vecon- COsTTAXPflYERS IRE III l!y Hi? Associated Tress. Chiiiero Oct. V'. Six months of railroads ; 1 1 mi i e operation of the mii the ta.-iai ei of tl vouutiv ! than twi. thirds na much siv two years and two months of federal icrtiol, Interstate Commerce Com-n.-inncr Woolley declared totlay. "'I he two years and two months t tederal control cost the tax-pay-us SDO'J.OOO COO, according to latest .Murr.H," said Mr. Wool ley. "As y.nuuz that the interstate commerce . !i iii i -iw ion will allow nil mainti aiae charges for six months only .-ro! (inn :om. 'fl at the deficit of (iri'a'iu'.:' hi round numbcts. ' Fui thermore beginning npproxi i.attely in September 1 new freight rules and passenger fare increases led tu be l,riiHVH)CVJitf went into elVicd." Mia! SIXTKKN INJl'IU:!) . ( it. "JT o i. in.- siv. To.m v;ere ii.ii'i'ed, seven of cticiislv when an improvised tar.d ct I lapsed durinK the h.-i of l he t'arpoiith't'-iievin'-ky ii'ic hist d!h; r :r,i'd. which had Ikvp erected .; :.ih If.UU! )t. i IV 'I i ut.dut the hall park where the bouts wen' .-ti.-ed. gave wav under an over h of f ht fa.'.s. maPV of whom weir c:iavht and crushed under the ut'i'rht i f f'dliiu' tinihL'rs. 11 midnlkrht the Jersey C.'itv hoa t'lt.ii reported tha ef the in lure 1 Ju.li'-d thfee for tieatnunt. id I but .even w.r alile to i to their home:;. COTTON I!y the Associated Press. NVv York. Oct. 13. A new low f prices wa established in the cotton iiiiirki-t here today. Liverpool (bowed decline. over the local holi dav. whiio renortn from the goods trade were unfavorable and the wea-tb-r in the nouth continued favf.r ablc fur picking and maturing of the ircp. These features led to a food (h-i.1 of local and Wall street Hllitu-. whilM there was further lutlfe ,-nllinK in th south and active fi.ir 'In sold, net losses of about lo '!' tm t ri t s. Of en .....21 CW 20.40 PJ.R5 ....pj.r.o Close 21.45 O. t.iher . I'ctinber. hirunry . Muich Mv ... 20.ru; 10.09 19.40 10.31 Coricoid cotton, 23. t'oltun ieel, 4"c. PROP.Ain.Y SO Paeon "What's that dog making such an awful noise about? Suppose he h swallowed n bone Kgbert "No: he's probably making that noise because he can't.'' Yon der.-, Statesman. A NECESSITY 'There is great need for the com- iiir of hi'If-ccnt pieces." Why so; "Then people can acord ti tip-'.".l'.tdtiinoie American; glVGi Oar idea of insular ignorance is 'he ;k t ion of the Japs who were :ifiaid of insulting American Con-i!e:-;i,u ! ,v efiViiiig them a drink. Washington Post, E SAYS it By the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 1.'. The cotton farmers of the smith "should not jeopardize th. agricultural and com menial interest oi" th? country hv planting a large Cotton crop last, year materially improve" yas recom mend' d by a lotton committee hire today of general agricultural inter ests. THIS FIRE CAUSED E Tly the Asnciited Press. Pine Bluff, Ark.. Oct. 13. hire !e lieved by the owners to have bee" due from sparks from a passing loco motive early t.iday destroyed the gin of Ztbia l'er.nett Plantation Company at Noble Lake. ie? miles east cf thi; city. Thirty !ale?. of i otten also were burned. The i ss wa.'. I'Stinu.ted at WS.OOO. The nossibilitv that tl.e lire might have been meenmary wa.; ; by the fact that no wainin.: received to close down. uscrcuueo i hud been til the Associated I'vjss. Macon, tin., Oct. 13. I bousami:; or Georgia negtoes who raigrattd to the n rih and east soon after the out break of the war lured by high pi i :er !;rg uturning. and hundreds of others Uirilde to make the homeward trip bcfaii-'.:' of hick of funds are sending appeal;' to tludr former ernpioyers foi t'j.id:; on which to return to Dixi?. Pa ports appearing in the Mactn Nyvs from a number of counties in central anil southern Georgia state ih'.'t the migration is increasing :;outhward. Virtually all of those who returr and these who are writing for fun is-' si ate that they have been thrown cut of employment and state that thev i no faced with a hard winter in a strange lumh REPORT OF LOSSES Dy the Associated Press. Wasliingten. Oct. 13. Approxi mately 3.2,')0 -"armed Hniticn ban dits"' have been kil'ed bv United States marines or Haitien gendarm ery during the three and a half years of American occupation. Brigadier r.meral Oetrge Barnette, former commandant of the marine corps, says in a report made public today bv Secretary Daniels. Total marine corps casualties to- ! .v vy.r nhown to bf' one ofheer and 12 enlisted men killed and two of ficers and 2i men wounded. General Earnett. who prepared the eport bv direction ot mo navai le.-c- if.4-.nv i . v:::i not even K?siuii.- to e'-dimate the. number ot riaiuens- . . , -j. wounded by the marines ana gen darmerie local troops oWicered by ;hn marines. J. M. MEANS SHOT TO DEATH AND CONDUCTOR WOUNDED Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 13 J. M. Means, assistant superintendent ot transportation for the Georgia Rail way and Power company w.-m lo death in the office of the com pany and J. O. Knight a conductor employed by the company shot hmr. stlf. inflicting a flesh wound. One report to tne po ice was uuu Means was shot in a scuffle 1UI at- nistol when the latter tempted to commit suicide, after he was accused of being short in his ac counts. Means, who was fiG years tdd, entered the company a service a conductor. Farmers urged to curtail shjrplv SSK NGNE NEGRDESRETURN TO SOUTH BY THOUSANDS IN HAITI SCRAPS KijiMSi James Joy Jiffrfcyu is known ait over the country 23 "the Man in Over alls" and ao '"the Diliy Sunday of the Railioade." H j is a noted lecturer and I evangelist whe specialises in good citi- j 2enship, care of the body, including j food, exercise, morals, etc., as well as j in purely spiritual talks. ! PREPARE FOR TRIAL of mii mm 3v the Associated Pros?. ' Philadelphia, Get. 13. Satisfied that the mystery of the kidnapping on June 2 of Klakely Ooua'hI'm. the lo-inonths-rdd. son , f (h.orge II. t'ouKhlin of Mertistown. has chare:! un bv the c.-mf'-Msion of l'a. (inale. the state he Kan preparation i.-f its eas;. j.jrninit " 1 he crack. Mr. Couuhiin also paid he felt sure the cate had been solved. "I am very much relieved now that the temdonis broken. The suspense of !iii;e- the rest ef mv life without a 'live knowledge oc the fate cf mv bo.v. I am glad that the suspense i? over." Dv the Associated Press. Shanghai. Oct. 12 Gen. Chang T.no in. gov. of Fer.gtien has over thrown the Peking government am' pioclaime.l i monarchy, accouling In t rumor current in this city. This r fir ' '' lupll '- h.. . -:e .1 " 'a' was receive:-, I eiirres-! ;1 d; . d on Oru l.i'i wh-.h the s seal. Th' ao i c fei er.C;' a. t.. .1 O i i i i.r.nc; 1 All! ANSWER "Now," said the professor of chem istry, "under what combination is gold most quickly released?" The student pondered a moment. "1 know sir," he answered, "Marriage." Sketch. "Dealers T,osirg Mcne on Sugar." Evidently and making it up on cof fee an! rice. Boston Transcript. GEN. LORD RAWLIrJSON Gen. Lord Rawiinson has been ap pointed by King George to what is the blue ribbon of the army the office of generalissimo of the British mili tary forces, white and native, of the empire of India. It is a post that car- ni With II J v.- - uur, allowances and perquisites of at as ka6t at niuch mort. j PEgeiLlfi.S i MAX P.aieigh. Oct. MJEIINSTHV) i . ReappearaiK ; of a e'vudi hctw,'e: Solieitor Herbert i L'. 'ui ; i.s and V, C. Dor.Ias, pvomi- jntnt Italeigs! u'.t'OiT.ev. resulted yes- ; fei day altern.on in Va'e county su- I VLTlj;'". .'-i-urt when the solicitor re- i tu.-.e ''i . ece?)t it avioioa-y nitido bv I Mr. De-uirhis fc-r tt-.ark? he had i m r.do at the li.-l i;'im of court. I The so ieiio'.- thou;?!iL that tiie apol-' josrv as made was net satisfactory -i and -said so in th? eourh uresidedj i o'cr hv .fn :' John If. Kerr. As- aj .' eoiJseruK'iue the elder Douglas son. j l.'.vdt A. ioui-l:i:i, hi.-; fUher's lawf ; imrtncv. was denied the right to ap- i near as je. ivate counsel with the s.ol- ' j icitcr in a cae eljavgin two lu'jjroe:-: j I with demolishing a huiv bv siiik- iu.h it w-'ine eriviMv; irueus URKini-ir.g o the state highway a.iv.mission. j ir.'r me i.it ue:wern xi.e joiicuo! ::nd the ekler and young Douglas. .Tudfi'o Kt-rr urged that the hatchet , F:iil-fl tn nil ilni Tvrmli'.wi umtwo nn l U(C. v.um, Doufilas placed ' in the attitude . f iiciil' ft-.-:, ed from in court Wi tw, it1:. the mrks he had raarie ;u the r,t lenn c !4! I- I had to do with the so'h-ilor. the el ! J-v Doutrias said that : whs uiifcin- formed at the thne. Kolieiloj- Noni; made il plain that did i.ut see how I a withdrawal v:. Jld undo harm he i thinks im. been Lne him through Vfll.k V. 111V l: lewsii.i't'-'.'s rc-pf it-!. The.e reports tin1 Svdir-itor tliougnt, had been yiver. wide ymblieitv over the state and a rc-traet.:n now vvouk! not "catch up Witi! Hie earlier news. Ycur.tf Dctmdas came to the rescu.i f his ciie.it:-: but was toh! by the. j solicitor that ins assi-stiMice was not (iesiicfi. He Dr:.nip!lv informed Judge Koit thai the solicitor had refuse;' i to ailow him to appear in the case i l.n,.,,,, 1.., ,,, i! I' DouirJas v.ilh whom Mr. N orris had a evievance. The solicitor did no I wsr.t to go on record as barving vounr attorneys from practicing it. entit led to the privilege of control!-i in: his docket. The Douglas-Norris clash created somewhat of a sensation in the court ! ..n,l l, 41, a Pftnirfil r, iittr,.-- i neys atalking. 1LE PRO! ill Raleigh, Oct. 13. The probability of a joint debate between Mrs. Mav Settle Sharpe, Republican candidate for State superintendent, of public in- struct ion. and Dr. Delia-Dixon Cr.r- i roll, . iiitmincnt woman or Raleigh- at this time has progrese i ur DERAT authenticated I but little, althougn the -enerai con .i?terr.tion in j sensus of opinion is thai it would lo i tho higgest attraction of the cam- paien. That the reports c the probabil - i h" of the debate were rumors found ed on suggestions mad" hereabouts did not nrevent considerable discuss- c;,.,f vrt..te ua un r.r nf ,rMt. ing a sensatitn in a political wa agree to speali lomtiy it is me do !i f of inanv that good has been done j alrt-adv because the women now ur destand that thev are realiv in poli tics, are to he 'talked to and nlvnr and must submit to it whether it to their liking or not. - The Democratic state chairman an ticipates that each f the one hun- di-Pfl eount;es will bid for the first debate if the women agree to speak iointlv. and he wonders whore ad ditional clerk hiro nnd funds for keeping his office cleared of the ex rra mail is coming from. Neither ofjrrih self-determination league. It is the women has made a statement re- deelaved a doctor in attendance did gar-ding the .talkfest. But whether the debate between the women is to ha staged or not the women are going to figure in the campaign. Miss Mary Graham, presi dent cf Pe?ce Institute, will take 'h stump for Democracy next week. She' snenk? with Senator i,ee m. uverman at Tarhovo October 10 nnd ft Mow :noninhthf fiU? Sf IN HEALTH WORK IS PRAISED two weeks of Ihe alloted ime. j xT RaleiKh! scheol teachers havej New York, Oct. 13. North Caro fceeii naid for their firs t month'. - j lina is declared by the international work after a delav of eight davi-. ! health board of the Rockefeller foun- Tlu ii- n..rl,ie! tn which ihev affixed h' eanital f'tv s'hon t fodoweo would ive them chocks on the first iv of each month but financial em havrasment on the part of the capi tai ot tne staee Keeps is irom ineie. a full week. John J. Parker. Remibliean dand: - date for governor, is billed for an arl - dess to Wake county voters here Thursday night. This will be the . Re- publican nominee's first political speech in Wake county and local Re-1 publicans are anticipating a full house for him. HELPFUL HINT He (tenderly) "It's a mistake for! n man to ro throuerh life alone." ! She "Why. don't you get your mother to chaperone you?" Th? Widow. i Donald M. Call is one of-54 living Medal of Honor men in this country and the only actor who received the citation, the most distinguished merle of honor the country can confer. During his service with the French he received, a divisional citation for the Croix de Guerre with a silver star, and later the Croix de Guerre with pslm and the Legion of Honor. 13y the Associated Press. Ilockv Mount. N. C., Oct. 13. Joe Williams, negro convict, was shot and painful! v injured, a guard wa? painfuliv injured, when five convicts attempted to escape late yesterday: Williams, according to prison 'of ficials, was the leader in a plot o'l ! convicts to make a general get-away and Grappled with his guard while the others ogt away. Another guard c to tne rescue ana the negro htlu the otiicr guard m front of him s mtlu lo f- r':meiT- the tner guard twisred away, the u" guaju openea lire una ine ! negro died an hour later. By the Associated Press. Concord. N. C, Oct. 13. The 13th annual convention of the North Car olina Farmers Union convened at the court, house here today. The early morning hours were devoted to wel coming addresses and registration.. A feature of the afternoon session was an address bv Cen.j. C. Marsh, secretary and director of legislation of the farmers national council cf j Washington. Mr. Marsh directed hi speech to an appeal to the farm peo ple to organize and stand together declaring that in the rapid decline cf farm products, this is the only way th- farmers cgn hold their own I RATHER BAD NIGHT By the Associated Press. Tendon Oct. 13. Terence Mac Swir.ey, lord mavcr of Cork, did not have a good night at Brixton prison, pcr-nri'lino- tn :i bulletin issued" hv the not find his condition so well. "I feel I am about played out" is a statement repeatedly made by the lord mayor, according to his ehaolain who is ducted bv the Herals. Mac- Swinev today began the 62nd day of hungre strike. i jftnrra rinni tva's PRflP.BRSfi I Nation to be among the leaders of among states in this country in "county health work'' in the board's annual re port for 1019, made public here. Be- - ; ginning there in June 1917 with the ; ore-anization ot a department health for Wilson county, the work rew until the end of 1919 found the i i t t with 24 counties, embracing 38 j , f.Un ftm.utinn imilw - Se'rl m am 1 - EMOTION WASTED "Did you hear what happened at Smith's? He took down an old pis tol, pointed it at his wife, and pull ed the trigger, thinking it loaded." wasn't "Good heavens!" "Well, erican. it wasn't. Baltimore Am IB TO ESCAPE HO IS KILLER SPEC!! UHGLS - l-HMLHS! OUT j TOgllZE MB FAuutu im urn n n nrp rm mm m nrrt FI SIMS' n i I By the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. l3.Ati.orney General Palmer today telegraphed Dan W. Simms at Annapolis asking for his reasons for resigning as special as sistant attorney general in prosecution of cases against coal operators and miners pending before Federal Judge Anderson there. By the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 13 Agnes Wil son, wife of Seerctaryof Labor Wilson, died early today. at the Wil son home here, aged Gl years. Mi's. Wilson was stricken with a paralytic stroke about ten days ago and this resulted in her death. Nine chil dren ami her husband survive. Funeral services will he held Thuisday and burial will be in Pennsylvania. By the Associated Press. Boston, Oct. 13. A request by the leaghc of nation's day committee headed by President LawTCtiee Low ell of Harvard University that the governors of all states p.roilaim Sun nay, Ortober 24 as league of nations day to promote better understanding of the covenant, was refused today by Governor Coolidge. To a suggestion that the people on that day be invited to read the iov enant in their homes and other plac es and that the announcement also be made through the schools, the governor replied that "the people of the state would resent intrusion of their worship on Sunday and that he would not undertake to make in nocent children advocates of what they do not comprehend." The MacSwiney "case is certainly suggesting -a' practical remedy to 1 ring down the high cost cf food. Caltimove meriean. - "There .are Senators" says .the Detroit Free Press, "who will be grieved because Senator Harding spoke of pork barrel appropriations rod condemns them." But they won't 'rievo loud or long he-cause they know Senator Hardin"- didn't realiv mean it. Chai lesten News and Courier. WILLIAM T. TILDEN I! William ifr Tilden delohla. whef defeated II of.'Phila. William M. Johnston of San Francisco , in. jt he final of the national tennis hanipi.on shlp tournament at Forest Hills, LI I. Tilden worr tthe world champtosh'p I at Wimbledon, England, this, summer. 1 Um. ie mnuf iifiUiitLiuted chamnfon of the world. WIFE OF CUT ' OFFICER IS DEAD Cnm mnr iiinniT UrlltlLLU uUU ILiI llwl REPiLIEiS l EiLftU f .ggjfe gmm&stmm. i 1 mi I O 3 I K.m...,.w.-.BW,1II!!IM By the Associated Press. New York, Oct. 13. Governor Cool- ! idge. Republican vieo-nresidc-ntial candidate, w ill stall fiom Washing ton October 17 on a tour of Kentucky, West Virginia. North Carolina ani Maryland, ending at Baltimore Oc tober 24, it was announced at re publican headquarters ' here today. With Governor Cdolidge will go Governor Morrow of Kentucky and Governor Lcwden of Illinois and Job Hedges of New York. HERE OCTOBER 21 Governor Coolidge - and his party will be in Hickory on Thursday, Oc tober 21, for a speech at 10 o'clock in the morning. lie will c.om in a special train. It was reported that Governor Lcwden of Illinois would accompany the vice-presidential can didate, hut this was the first authori tative announcement of the fact, as v.a:3s as lhat Governor ' Morrow of Kentucky would be a member ef the partj'. Loth Refi.iblictri? and Pt-iuoeixts will make preparations lo extend ev ery courtesy to the distinguished Ma---sachusetts governor and while h mission here will bc'paiH-.:an the p-r ulace will make hi?, w'olcomt! unr.ni mous. The Associated Press will have representative on the train and IP orv will be ore of the main poir. visited by the Republican eanuic. for iee-preMident. By the Associated Press, Dunn. N. C. Oct. 13. Re.pnblicsi victory of 1918 was "won bv fa!?-? juetense and when SjOO.OOO men ivire away firm home in tho srnv ..!. ncvy v o.if.yied in Wfit work" Secretary Daniels declared here to day. 'The komi was won-bv the heme vete and the senate was -won by pur chase." Mr. Daniels Haid. "Tlie soldiers' and sailors will vote as thev shot and riot many r.f thci can be persuaded to vote for nnv rnan who favors bringing lasting dis pone r on Anierica by. & separata peace with Germany. They know why thoy went to war with Gjsrmany. They know the wt to end war. "The attitude of the fighters of Anierica is for a covenant cf peace The attitude of the straddkrs vr never went to war oc apprecflted iA holy passion i.i for scuttle and com proniise." Secretary Daniels said that tha at titude ef real fighters was wctl ex pressed by Col. Olias. L. Whittlcsy. who commended ihe 'ioat battalion." and told, the Germany to ''mi to tell' when asked to suiTonder. his com mand. "I am not frightened by ar ticle ten Colonel Whittlesy said. "Mr. Daniels continued. "I am not afraid of the internation alism of those who oppos the league. Wis are already interhationayv com mitted and we eannot resist it. W can not. escape it. We can resist for a time, but it is -.better to go with the tide." T1EE BfiOLY HURT By the Associated Press. Chattanooga. Oct. 13. Three er.i-nlo'-s of the Oconee h'-dro-e-Ie' nlant at Parksville, Charles Vest. Floyd Eaxter tnd Ernest l.p, vc : fatal'v burned by an unexplained ex- of the plant this morning. 1 be amount of damage was not ' learned.- but t1 plant was not putut of commission. THAT REMINDED HER Daughter "Pappa went ' off in great good humor thismoming." Mother "Mercy! That remind- me I forgot, to ask for any money. Stray Stories. '' '! m & The ma:i who know? jn-ir ihn t'. Kncychjocdia Britannica prints is th mm v. h knows just. -why. each ban ' f eoal miners decided 'to strike. Louisville Courier-Joiunal Anfth.r nrgument fer:.ri)e vh"pri" ' t in Delaware is provided in the ;( of the cowardly foster parerr? ... v; r (K-it ? 1 -year-old gul to dcatii- Kansas City Journal. - nivinc ennore 1
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